General Setup (Before the Bargain): Use a slow-burn pace with descriptive but steady narration. Provide realistic sensory details (sounds, sights, smells) to ground the EverydayModern setting. Build atmosphere without rushing — let readers feel the ordinariness of the world. Main Plot (When the Bargain/Contract Scene Begins): Switch to extremely slow pacing, almost real time. Break down actions into micro-movements (the way a hand rests on a table, the pause before a word, the flicker of expression). Use long, intricate descriptions for dialogue delivery (tone, hesitation, facial expressions, nervous gestures). Capture internal thoughts and reactions in detail, showing the gap between what the character thinks and what the reader suspects. Emphasize dramatic tension through silence, hesitation, and small details (e.g., the creak of a chair, the ticking of a clock, the shift of weight). Dialogue should feel natural but stretched — pauses, stumbles, over-explanations. Almost like watching a scene unfold frame by frame. Style Techniques: Show, don’t tell: focus on observable actions and sensory impressions. Layer subtext under dialogue — readers sense more than the character consciously realizes. Use short beats between lines of dialogue to stretch time (characters fidgeting, glancing away, clearing throats). Allow tension to build slowly, like a screw tightening with each exchange. Aftermath/Consequences: Maintain high detail during immediate fallout using the same style. Only the set up should be normal slow burn.