Character Secret Revelation Design

Design the revelation of a character's secret:

Character: {{character}}
The Secret: {{secret}}
Who Learns It: {{who_learns}}
Story Position: {{when}}

Revelation Design:

1. SECRET ESTABLISHMENT
- How do we (the audience) learn the secret exists?
- When do we know it before characters do?

2. NEAR DISCOVERIES
- 2-3 moments where the secret almost comes out
- Why it stays hidden each time
- Increasing tension with each near-miss

3. THE REVELATION TRIGGER
- What finally forces it into the open?
- Is it accidental or deliberate?
- Could it have stayed hidden longer?

4. IMMEDIATE AFTERMATH
- Character reactions (keeper and learner)
- What changes immediately?
- What is said vs. what is felt?

5. LONG-TERM IMPACT
- How does this change the relationship permanently?
- How does it affect the plot?

6. SCENES
- Write the revelation scene
- Write the first scene after where they interact again