Exchange of a Lifetime

Create a high-stakes negotiation in a flash fiction format, letting tension, pacing, and resolution play out on a quick turn.

Often flash fiction is more about what’s being implied than what’s being explicitly stated. In this prompt, your goal is to craft a negotiation scene between two characters where everything of value to them is at stake. How can you build tension and a sense of timing in your conversation? What subtexts and non-verbal cues can you integrate to enrich your story without extending beyond the word limit?