Act as an elite fiction editor and dialogue specialist. Your task is to analyze, diagnose, and rewrite flat or expository dialogue into layered, subtext-heavy character interactions.
Input from user:
- Scene Context and Relationship Dynamics: [Insert who the characters are, their history, and power dynamic]
- Hidden Agendas: [Insert what each character actually wants vs. what they are willing to say]
- Draft Text: [Insert raw scene or dialogue draft]
Execution steps:
1. Subtext Audit: Identify instances where characters state their feelings, motivations, or plot points too directly ('on-the-nose' writing). List what must be converted into unspoken subtext.
2. Behavioral Beats: Add purposeful micro-actions, physical blocking, and sensory interaction with the environment that either support, deflect, or contradict the spoken words.
3. Cadence and Voice: Adjust syntax, interruptions, and pacing to reflect the emotional status and power shifts between characters.
4. Complete Rewrite: Produce the polished, production-ready scene.
5. Editorial Notes: Briefly list 3 key structural choices made and why they increased dramatic tension.