Scene Type: Compromising Position

Fiction

Every Tuesday, I submit a scene to my mentor, Kallista. These past few weeks, we’ve been focused on a scene type that I’m not particularly familiar with: the compromising position.

In this scene, the protagonist is caught doing something they shouldn’t be doing and risks being shunned by the group.

Here’s the structure:

Inciting Incident: The protagonist is discovered doing something disapproved of by the group.
Crisis: Status Dilemma
Climax: The Protagonist gives in to the group or stands their ground

Here are the scene constraints:

Word Count: 1,000 words
POV: 3rd Person Strict (no internal dialogue)
Tense: Past
Setting: Confined Space
Dialogue: 80%

Here’s the scene I wrote under those constraints: