In Deeper Waters 📖

In Deeper Waters

F.T. Lukens
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fantasy romantic fantasy past tense third limited POV ~335 pp high worldbuilding

Vibe

melancholic romantic angst

A fantasy. Expect rich worldbuilding, dense, literary prose, epic scope. Deeply introspective. Contains notable violence, romance.

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Style Fingerprint

Prose density 75
sparsedense
Pacing 45
slow burnpropulsive
Emotional tone 60
darkhopeful
Worldbuilding 85
minimalmaximal
Char / plot 65
character-drivenplot-driven
Interiority 80
externalintrospective
Ending 50
unresolvedcathartic
Stakes 90
intimateepic

Content

Violence 70%
noneextreme
Sexual content 30%
noneexplicit
Humor 40%
seriouscomedic
Romance 90%
nonecentral
Speculative hardness soft/vibes → hard sci-fi / rigorous magic

Structure & Cast

Structure
Word count83,792
Page count~335 pp
Prologue—
Epilogue—
Tensepast
Cast & World
POVthird limited