type: think
model: power
max_tokens: 32000
hint: |
  PASS 1 -- WRITE THE YA CHAPTER DRAFT

  Use the draft prompt below as your exact writing brief:

  {steps[0].text}

  Requirements:
    - Start with the FIRST LINE you planned -- make it continue naturally from the previous chapter
    - If the draft prompt contains a line starting with "LOCKED PREVIOUS CHAPTER HOOK:",
      your FIRST LINE MUST directly resolve that hook -- the reader expects the answer immediately
    - If the draft prompt contains a line starting with "AUTHOR'S INTENT:", treat it as a
      binding creative directive -- your draft must satisfy that intent in full
    - Follow the KEY BEATS in order, but write with full scene depth -- don't skip
    - All character names must be consistent with the bible/outline
    - Every dialogue exchange must be tight and voice-distinct
    - Show, don't tell -- externalize emotion through action, detail, and dialogue
    - Every scene beat moves the story forward OR reveals character (no filler)
    - End with the CLOSING HOOK you planned
    - Match the prose style guide: {prose_style}
    - Target length: {chapter_target_words} words -- write the FULL chapter, not a summary
    - [WARNING] DO NOT stop early. If you have not reached {chapter_target_words} words, continue
      writing -- add interiority, sensory detail, extended dialogue beats, and scene transitions
      until you hit the target. Short chapters will be REJECTED in adjudication.

  DRAFTING DISCIPLINE -- apply these on every page:
    - {prose_style} is a hard constraint, not decoration
    - Not every paragraph needs a memorable or quotable line -- use functional connective prose
    - Let observation precede interpretation: show the moment before naming what it means
    - Avoid clustering aphorisms or thesis-style sentences back to back
    - Prefer scene motion over thesis delivery -- action and dialogue carry meaning
    - Write ONE complete draft now. Do NOT self-polish. Reviewers will give feedback downstream.

  YA-SPECIFIC CRAFT RULES -- these apply on every page:
    - AUTHENTIC TEEN VOICE: Your protagonist thinks and speaks like an actual teenager.
      Not a precocious adult, not a caricature. Short, fragmented thoughts. Reactions before
      analysis. The world feels high-stakes even for "small" problems -- that's real teen experience.
    - EMOTIONAL STAKES: Everything feels life-or-death. A rumor is social death. Being left out
      is gut-punch lonely. A first kiss is epoch-defining. Honor this even if the plot is bigger.
    - NO ADULT WISDOM INJECTION: Your teen protagonist does not land on wise, balanced conclusions.
      They overcorrect, lash out, apologize awkwardly, misread situations. Growth is messy.
    - INTERIORITY IS CORE: In YA, the internal monologue IS the story. External event + internal
      reaction x 3 = a chapter. Give us at least two beats of deep interiority per scene.
    - FRIENDSHIP/BELONGING: Even if the plot is about monsters, the emotional core is about
      whether the protagonist belongs, is loved, is seen. Keep that alive in every chapter.
    - PACING: YA chapters end on hooks. Momentum over description. No scene lasts longer than
      it earns. Get out of scenes early.

      VOICE ANTI-PATTERNS -- THESE ARE FORBIDDEN ON EVERY PAGE:
        - Do NOT open any chapter with the "didn't just X; it Y" sentence construction.
          Every chapter must have a structurally distinct opener. Vary: in medias res,
          quiet beat, dialogue cold open, environmental sweep, interiority.
          No two consecutive chapters may use the same opener structure.
        - The book's thematic contrast (whatever it is -- body/mind, memory/possibility, etc.)
          may appear ONCE per scene as a metaphor. Not in every paragraph. Trust the reader.
          If you have used the contrast in the last two paragraphs, you may not use it again
          for at least three more paragraphs.
        - Do NOT label an emotion that you have already shown through action or dialogue.
          If the character's hands are shaking, do not also write "she was afraid."
          If the dialogue already conveys anger, do not add "his voice was furious."
        - Do NOT count or reference chapter numbers in the prose.
          "Five chapters of..." is an AI fingerprint. Never.
        - Each character must have at least ONE verbal imperfection per scene they appear in:
          a sentence they don't finish, a word they use wrong, a line that doesn't land,
          a moment of fumbling before the right words come. Perfect dialogue is dead dialogue.
        - Check the CHARACTER VOICE PROFILE in the outline/bible (if present) -- if each
          speaking character's dialogue cannot be identified as THEIRS without a speaker tag,
          rewrite until it can. Verbal tics, pet phrases, and characteristic patterns are
          non-negotiable signatures.

  Output ONLY the draft chapter text.
  Start directly with the chapter title (e.g., "Chapter N: [Title]") and opening line.
  No commentary, no plan headers, no "Pass 1" label.
