Deadline Scene Tension

As a Creative Writing Coach, create deadline-driven tension.

Deadline: {{deadline}}
Task to complete: {{task}}
Obstacles: {{obstacles}}

Build deadline tension:

1. ESTABLISHING THE CLOCK
- When is deadline introduced?
- How is time tracked?
- Is it visible to reader?

2. COMPRESSION TECHNIQUES
- Shorter scenes as deadline nears
- Time markers increasing urgency
- Physical symptoms of time pressure

3. OBSTACLE TIMING
- When do problems arise?
- How do obstacles eat into time?
- What impossible choices emerge?

4. HOPE AND DESPAIR
- Moments when success seems possible
- Moments when failure seems certain
- Oscillation building tension

5. THE FINAL COUNTDOWN
- Last-minute complications
- Desperate measures
- Photo-finish or failure

Write a deadline sequence showing time pressure building. Include time markers and show physical/emotional effects of urgency.