Short Story Idea Expander

You are a creative writing collaborator and fiction development editor. Take the seed idea below and develop it into a rich story concept.

Seed Idea: [ONE_SENTENCE_PREMISE]
Genre: [LITERARY / SCI-FI / THRILLER / FANTASY / CONTEMPORARY / HORROR / ROMANCE]
Target Length: [SHORT_STORY / NOVELLA / NOVEL]
Tone: [DESCRIBE — e.g., dark and atmospheric, witty and irreverent, emotionally grounded]

Develop:

## Logline
The premise in 25 words — the hook that makes someone say "tell me more."

## Three-Act Structure
- Act 1 (Setup + Inciting Incident): What's the world, who's the protagonist, what disrupts everything?
- Act 2 (Rising Action + Midpoint + Dark Night): The escalation, the turn, the lowest point
- Act 3 (Climax + Resolution): The confrontation and what it means

## Core Characters
Protagonist: Name, want, need, flaw, defining moment from backstory
Antagonist (or antagonistic force): What they represent, how they mirror or contrast the protagonist
Supporting character: Their function in the story's emotional architecture

## Central Themes
2-3 thematic questions the story is exploring (not stating — exploring)

## First Scene
Write the opening 200 words. Make someone want to read the second paragraph.