Run: 2026-02-19-01KHT0QPP48FKNCT65TNMDJTNY

Run Details

Model:: Gemini 2.5 Flash Lite
Test:: Bad Writing Habits
Scenario:: Fantasy: entering an ancient ruin
Duration:: 5.8s
Cost:: $0.000689
Provider:: Google AI Studio

Evaluation summary

Score	Evaluator	Details Link
100.00%	Adverbs in dialogue tags	(details)
84.23%	AI-ism adverb frequency	(details)
100.00%	AI-ism character names	(details)
100.00%	AI-ism location names	(details)
5.36%	AI-ism word frequency	(details)
100.00%	Cliché density	(details)
100.00%	Emotion telling (show vs. tell)	(details)
0.00%	Filter word density	(details)
100.00%	Gibberish response detection	(details)
100.00%	Markdown formatting overuse	(details)
100.00%	Missing dialogue indicators (quotation marks)	(details)
83.33%	Name drop frequency	(details)
16.07%	Narrator intent-glossing	(details)
94.29%	"Not X but Y" pattern overuse	(details)
100.00%	Overuse of "that" (subordinate clause padding)	(details)
70.01%	Paragraph length variance	(details)
100.00%	Passive voice overuse	(details)
100.00%	Past progressive (was/were + -ing) overuse	(details)
0.00%	Em-dash & semicolon overuse	(details)
100.00%	Purple prose (modifier overload)	(details)
100.00%	Repeated phrase echo	(details)
100.00%	Sentence length variance	(details)
59.90%	Sentence opener variety	(details)
58.48%	Adverb-first sentence starts	(details)
100.00%	Pronoun-first sentence starts	(details)
21.40%	Subject-first sentence starts	(details)
0.00%	Subordinate conjunction sentence starts	(details)
71.43%	Technical jargon density	(details)
0.00%	Useless dialogue additions	(details)
0.00%	Dialogue tag variety (said vs. fancy)	(details)
68.8167%	Overall

Model input

System

You are an expert fiction writer.

Always keep the following rules in mind:
- Write in past tense and use General English spelling, grammar, and colloquialisms/slang.
- Write in active voice
- Always follow the "show, don't tell" principle.
- Avoid adverbs and cliches and overused/commonly used phrases. Aim for fresh and original descriptions.
- Convey events and story through dialogue.
- Mix short, punchy sentences with long, descriptive ones. Drop fill words to add variety.
- Skip "he/she said said" dialogue tags and convey people's actions or face expressions through their speech
- Avoid mushy dialog and descriptions, have dialogue always continue the action, never stall or add unnecessary fluff. Vary the descriptions to not repeat yourself.
- Put dialogue on its own paragraph to separate scene and action.
- Reduce indicators of uncertainty like "trying" or "maybe"

When writing text:
- NEVER conclude the scene on your own, follow the beat instructions very closely.
- NEVER end with foreshadowing.
- NEVER write further than what I prompt you with.
- AVOID imagining possible endings, NEVER deviate from the instructions.
- STOP EARLY if the continuation contains what was required in the instructions. You do not need to fill out the full amount of words possible.

User/Human

Take into account the following glossary of characters/locations/items/lore... when writing your response:
<codex>
<character id="4412" name="Aurora Carter" aliases="Rory, Laila, Aurora, Carter, Malphora" pronouns="she/her" species="Human" storyRole="Protagonist">
  <eyeColor>bright blue</eyeColor>
  <hair>straight shoulder-length black</hair>
  <height>5'6"</height>
  <age>25</age>
  <scar>small crescent-shaped scar on her left wrist from a childhood accident</scar>
  <description>Aurora, referred to by her friends as Rory, is cool-headed, intelligent, and known for quick out-of-the-box thinking.</description>
  <backstory>Born in Cardiff to an Irish barrister father (Brendan Carter) and Welsh teacher mother (Jennifer Carter née Ellis), Rory reluctantly pursued Pre-Law at Cardiff University. She fled to London at the behest of her childhood friend Eva after leaving an abusive ex named Evan. By day, Rory works part-time as a delivery person for Yu-Fei Cheung's Golden Empress restaurant. She lives in a flat above Silas' bar.</backstory>
</character>

<character id="4418" name="Nyx" aliases="Nyx, the Shadow, Nightwhisper" pronouns="they/them" species="Shade" storyRole="Wild Card">
  <eyeColor>faintly glowing violet</eyeColor>
  <height>approximately 6'2" in solid form</height>
  <age>ageless</age>
  <form>humanoid silhouette of living shadow, can shift between solid and incorporeal</form>
  <voice>sounds like a whisper carried on the wind</voice>
  <description>A being of living shadow, existing between the mortal plane and the spaces between realms.</description>
  <backstory>Nyx was once a human sorcerer named Aldric who became trapped between realms during a failed summoning ritual in 1643. They now exist as a Shade, bound to the mortal plane but able to slip between shadows.</backstory>
</character>

<character id="4424" name="Isolde Varga" aliases="Isolde, the Seer" pronouns="she/her" species="Half-Fae" storyRole="Oracle">
  <eyeColor>pale lavender</eyeColor>
  <hair>silver, reaching her waist</hair>
  <height>5'5"</height>
  <age>300 years old</age>
  <appearance>ethereal, ageless</appearance>
  <speech>speaks in riddles</speech>
  <footprints>leaves no footprints when she walks</footprints>
  <compulsion>cannot lie (Fae compulsion) but can mislead</compulsion>
  <description>A Half-Fae seer exiled from the Fae Courts for sharing visions with mortals.</description>
  <backstory>She now lives in a hidden grove in Richmond Park, offering cryptic prophecies to those who seek her out.</backstory>
</character>

<location id="853" name="Dymas (Gluttony)" aliases="Dymas, gluttony, Dymasian" realm="Hel" sin="Gluttony">
  <ruler>Prince Belphegor</ruler>
  <skyColor>warm amber</skyColor>
  <description>A place of excess and indulgence. Sprawling vineyards, orchards, and gardens provide exotic ingredients for master chefs — often helbound souls contracted from Earth. Grand feasts and culinary competitions are common.</description>
</location>

<location id="861" name="The Fae Grove" aliases="Isolde's grove, Richmond grove, the Grove" realm="Earth (Fae-touched)">
  <parkLocation>Richmond Park</parkLocation>
  <standingStones>ancient oak standing stones mark the boundary</standingStones>
  <timeBehavior>time moves differently — an hour inside can be minutes or days outside</timeBehavior>
  <flora>wildflowers bloom year-round</flora>
  <description>A hidden clearing that exists in a pocket between Earth and the Fae realm.</description>
</location>

<item id="2001" name="Heartstone Pendant" aliases="the pendant, Heartstone" type="Artifact" origin="Dymas">
  <gemstoneColor>deep crimson</gemstoneColor>
  <chainMaterial>silver chain</chainMaterial>
  <size>roughly the size of a thumbnail</size>
  <behavior>pulses faintly with warmth when near a Hel portal</behavior>
  <glow>faint inner glow</glow>
  <description>Given to Aurora by an unknown benefactor.</description>
</item>

<item id="2006" name="Fae-Forged Blade" aliases="the Fae blade, Isolde's gift" type="Weapon" origin="The Fae Courts">
  <material>moonsilver</material>
  <shape>slender, leaf-shaped dagger</shape>
  <temperature>always cold to the touch</temperature>
  <glow>faintly luminescent in moonlight</glow>
  <power>can cut through magical wards; particularly effective against demons</power>
  <givenTo>given to Aurora by Isolde as a gift</givenTo>
  <description>A weapon of the Fae Courts, rare and highly coveted.</description>
</item>

<lore id="7001" name="The Veil" aliases="the Veil, the Barrier, the Boundary" category="Cosmology">
  <solsticeEffect>weakens during the winter solstice, strengthens during the summer solstice</solsticeEffect>
  <appearance>faint shimmering distortion visible only to those with supernatural sight</appearance>
  <monitoring>rift points (tears in the Veil) are monitored by the Wardens</monitoring>
  <description>The Veil is the metaphysical barrier separating Earth from Hel and the Fae Realms.</description>
</lore>
</codex>

Continue the story using the following instructions:
<instructions>
Write a fully fleshed out scene of at least 1000 words in the fantasy genre.

A small group enters an ancient, otherworldly place for the first time. The environment is alien and wondrous. Describe their exploration — what they see, hear, and feel as they move deeper. Include moments of discovery, unease, and wonder. Let the world-building emerge through the characters' experience rather than exposition.

Use the codex entries above as your world reference for characters, setting, and lore.
Only include the prose of the scene without any markdown or commentary.
</instructions>

Model response

The air grew heavy, laden with the scent of overripe fruit and something akin to warm honey. Rory clutched the silver chain of the Heartstone Pendant at her throat, its faint pulse a comforting thrum against her skin. Beside her, Nyx’s shadowy form seemed to absorb the dim light, a silent, watchful presence. Isolde, ethereal and untouched by the encroaching strangeness, led the way, her silver hair a trailing mist.

They stepped past the ancient oak standing stones, their lichen-covered surfaces gnurled like the faces of old men. The air within the Fae Grove shimmered, a barely perceptible distortion that made the world outside waver as if seen through heated glass. Rory blinked, her eyes adjusting to the soft, perpetual twilight.

"Feels like stepping into a dream," she whispered, her voice sounding small in the sudden stillness. Outside, the mundane sounds of Richmond Park—distant traffic, birdsong—had vanished completely, replaced by a faint, ambient hum that vibrated deep in her bones.

Isolde offered a small, knowing smile, her pale lavender eyes fixed ahead. "Dreams are but shadows of what might be. Here, the shadows themselves awaken."

Wildflowers carpeted the ground, a riot of impossible colours. Blooms of sapphire, emerald, and amethyst unfurled before them, their petals dusted with a fine, iridescent powder. A gentle breeze, carrying a melody that was both music and scent, rustled leaves of pure gold. Rory reached out, her fingers brushing against a bloom the colour of molten ruby. It felt cool, like silk, and left a faint shimmer on her fingertips.

Nyx moved with a liquid grace, their form rippling at the edges. "This place," they murmured, their voice like wind chimes in a gale, "is woven from echoes. Old magic, untamed." They paused, a hint of violet light in their eyes sharpening. "It breathes."

They pressed on, following a winding path that seemed to shift and reform with each step. Strange, glowing fungi illuminated the way, casting an otherworldly luminescence on the gnarled roots twisting across their path. The silence wasn’t empty; it was alive with a thousand tiny sounds—the rustle of unseen creatures, the sigh of wind through branches impossibly tall, the faint, distant chime of bells.

A brook, its waters like liquid moonlight, babbled beside the path. Rory knelt, peering into its depths. Tiny, luminous fish darted through the clear stream, their scales flashing with captured light. The water, when she dipped her hand in, was shocking cold, yet it didn't chill her. Instead, a strange sense of clarity washed over her.

"The water here," she said, pulling her hand back, droplets clinging to her skin like tiny diamonds, "doesn't feel like water."

"It is the tears of the stars," Isolde replied, her gaze distant, as if seeing past the grove, past the stars themselves. "Gathered from the heavens and weeping into the earth."

They reached a clearing dominated by a single, colossal tree. Its bark was a swirling pattern of obsidian and silver, and its branches, impossibly wide, reached towards a sky that swirled with hues of rose and twilight purple. Dangling from the branches were delicate, crystalline fruit that pulsed with their own inner light.

"This is the Heartwood," Isolde explained, her voice barely a breath. "The nexus. Where the Veils thin."

Rory felt it then, a subtle shift in the very fabric of reality. The air thrummed with a more potent energy, a pressure that made her eardrums ache. The Heartstone Pendant against her chest grew warmer, its crimson glow intensifying. “The Veil,” she murmured, remembering the lore. “It's thinner here.”

Nyx extended a shadowy hand towards the Heartwood, their form solidifying slightly. A faint tremor ran through the tree's massive trunk. "A great deal of power resides here," they noted, their violet eyes wide. "And great danger."

They saw movement at the edge of the clearing – a flicker of iridescent wings, a flash of emerald light. Small, winged sprites, no bigger than Rory's thumb, darted from behind the Heartwood, their laughter like tinkling bells. They hovered for a moment, regarding the intruders with curious, multifaceted eyes, before disappearing into the golden leaves.

Rory felt a prickle of unease. This beauty was profound, captivating, but it felt ancient and indifferent. A world that existed outside the rules of her own. She looked at Isolde, then at Nyx. They were here for a reason, beyond simple exploration. Isolde's prophecies, Nyx's watchful presence, her own pendant—all pointed towards something significant.

"So," Rory began, trying to keep her voice steady, "you said this is where the Veils thin. About how thin are we talking?"

Isolde tilted her head, a slow, deliberate movement. "Thin enough for whispers to become shouts. For shadows to gain form. For a door, perhaps, to be nudged ajar."

A gust of wind swept through the clearing, carrying with it the scent of spice and something metallic, like blood. The golden leaves of the Heartwood rustled, and for a fleeting instant, Rory saw not leaves, but countless shifting eyes watching them from the impossible heights. She instinctively reached for the Fae-Forged Blade tucked at her hip, its moonsilver hilt cool against her palm. The blades constant chill seemed to sharpen, a promise of defense in this alien wonder.

"Are we sure we want to nudge that door any further?" Rory asked, her gaze sweeping the perimeter of the clearing, looking for threats unseen. The wildflowers, so beautiful moments before, now seemed to watch with silent accusation. The air felt charged, expectant, as if the Grove itself held its breath, waiting for their next move. The amber sky above seemed to deepen, the light shifting from twilight to something richer, warmer, like honey poured over parchment.

Evaluation details

Result

Evaluator

Details

Meta Data

100.00%

Adverbs in dialogue tags

Target: ≤10% dialogue tags with adverbs

totalTags	9
adverbTagCount	0
adverbTags	(empty)
dialogueSentences	16
tagDensity	0.563
leniency	1
rawRatio	0
effectiveRatio	0

84.23%

AI-ism adverb frequency

Target: <2% AI-ism adverbs (58 tracked)

wordCount

951

totalAiIsmAdverbs

found

adverb	"completely"
count	1

adverb	"very"
count	1

adverb	"slightly"
count	1

highlights

0	"completely"
1	"very"
2	"slightly"

100.00%

AI-ism character names

Target: 0 AI-default names (17 tracked, −20% each)

codexExemptions	(empty)
found	(empty)

100.00%

AI-ism location names

Target: 0 AI-default location names (33 tracked, −20% each)

codexExemptions	(empty)
found	(empty)

5.36%

AI-ism word frequency

Target: <2% AI-ism words (290 tracked)

wordCount

951

totalAiIsms

found

word	"pulse"
count	1

word	"comforting"
count	1

word	"shimmered"
count	1

word	"vibrated"
count	1

word	"silk"
count	1

word	"echoes"
count	1

word	"otherworldly"
count	1

word	"silence"
count	1

word	"depths"
count	1

word	"chill"
count	2

word	"sense of"
count	1

word	"crystalline"
count	1

word	"pulsed"
count	1

word	"flicker"
count	1

word	"profound"
count	1

word	"fleeting"
count	1

word	"charged"
count	1

highlights

0	"pulse"
1	"comforting"
2	"shimmered"
3	"vibrated"
4	"silk"
5	"echoes"
6	"otherworldly"
7	"silence"
8	"depths"
9	"chill"
10	"sense of"
11	"crystalline"
12	"pulsed"
13	"flicker"
14	"profound"
15	"fleeting"
16	"charged"

100.00%

Cliché density

Target: ≤1 cliche(s) per 800-word window

totalCliches	0
maxInWindow	0
found	(empty)
highlights	(empty)

100.00%

Emotion telling (show vs. tell)

Target: ≤3% sentences with emotion telling

emotionTells

narrationSentences

matches

0	"felt a prickle"

0.00%

Filter word density

Target: ≤3% sentences with filter/hedge words

filterCount

hedgeCount

narrationSentences

filterMatches

"wonder"

hedgeMatches

0	"seemed to"

100.00%

Gibberish response detection

Target: ≤1% gibberish-like sentences (hard fail if a sentence exceeds 800 words)

analyzedSentences	64
gibberishSentences	0
adjustedGibberishSentences	0
longSentenceCount	0
runOnParagraphCount	0
giantParagraphCount	0
wordSaladCount	0
repetitionLoopCount	0
controlTokenCount	0
maxSentenceWordsSeen	31
ratio	0
matches	(empty)

100.00%

Markdown formatting overuse

Target: ≤5% words in markdown formatting

markdownSpans	0
markdownWords	0
totalWords	946
ratio	0
matches	(empty)

100.00%

Missing dialogue indicators (quotation marks)

Target: ≤10% speech attributions without quotation marks

totalAttributions	9
unquotedAttributions	0
matches	(empty)

83.33%

Name drop frequency

Target: ≤1.0 per-name mentions per 100 words

totalMentions

wordCount

822

uniqueNames

maxNameDensity

1.22

worstName

"Rory"

maxWindowNameDensity

2.5

worstWindowName

"Rory"

discoveredNames

Heartstone	2
Pendant	2
Nyx	5
Fae	2
Grove	2
Richmond	1
Park	1
Isolde	7
Rory	10
Heartwood	3
Fae-Forged	1
Blade	1

persons

0	"Nyx"
1	"Isolde"
2	"Rory"
3	"Blade"

places

0	"Fae"
1	"Grove"
2	"Richmond"
3	"Park"

globalScore

0.892

windowScore

0.833

16.07%

Narrator intent-glossing

Target: ≤2% narration sentences with intent-glossing patterns

analyzedSentences

glossingSentenceCount

matches

0	"something akin to warm honey"
1	"path that seemed to shift and reform with each step"
2	"as if seeing past the grove, past the stars themselves"

94.29%

"Not X but Y" pattern overuse

Target: ≤1 "not X but Y" per 1000 words

totalMatches

per1kWords

1.057

wordCount

946

matches

0	"not leaves, but countless shifting eyes watching them from the impossible he"

100.00%

Overuse of "that" (subordinate clause padding)

Target: ≤2% sentences with "that" clauses

thatCount	0
totalSentences	64
matches	(empty)

70.01%

Paragraph length variance

Target: CV ≥0.5 for paragraph word counts

totalParagraphs

mean

47.3

std

18.68

0.395

sampleLengths

0	70
1	51
2	39
3	25
4	70
5	44
6	64
7	56
8	21
9	31
10	53
11	17
12	50
13	37
14	56
15	55
16	23
17	28
18	79
19	77

100.00%

Passive voice overuse

Target: ≤2% passive sentences

passiveCount	0
totalSentences	57
matches	(empty)

100.00%

Past progressive (was/were + -ing) overuse

Target: ≤2% past progressive verbs

pastProgressiveCount	0
totalVerbs	127
matches	(empty)

0.00%

Em-dash & semicolon overuse

Target: ≤2% sentences with em-dashes/semicolons

emDashCount

semicolonCount

flaggedSentences

totalSentences

ratio

0.063

matches

0	"Outside, the mundane sounds of Richmond Park—distant traffic, birdsong—had vanished completely, replaced by a faint, ambient hum that vibrated deep in her bones."
1	"The silence wasn’t empty; it was alive with a thousand tiny sounds—the rustle of unseen creatures, the sigh of wind through branches impossibly tall, the faint, distant chime of bells."
2	"They saw movement at the edge of the clearing – a flicker of iridescent wings, a flash of emerald light."
3	"Isolde's prophecies, Nyx's watchful presence, her own pendant—all pointed towards something significant."

100.00%

Purple prose (modifier overload)

Target: <4% adverbs, <2% -ly adverbs, no adj stacking

wordCount	827
adjectiveStacks	0
stackExamples	(empty)
adverbCount	17
adverbRatio	0.020556227327690448
lyAdverbCount	8
lyAdverbRatio	0.009673518742442563

100.00%

Repeated phrase echo

Target: ≤20% sentences with echoes (window: 2)

totalSentences	64
echoCount	0
echoWords	(empty)

100.00%

Sentence length variance

Target: CV ≥0.4 for sentence word counts

totalSentences

mean

14.78

std

6.35

0.43

sampleLengths

0	17
1	21
2	15
3	17
4	18
5	23
6	10
7	16
8	23
9	12
10	13
11	9
12	17
13	17
14	14
15	13
16	12
17	30
18	2
19	16
20	18
21	30
22	11
23	6
24	14
25	16
26	9
27	21
28	22
29	9
30	10
31	28
32	15
33	11
34	6
35	13
36	15
37	12
38	7
39	3
40	12
41	9
42	13
43	3
44	20
45	18
46	18
47	6
48	11
49	10

59.90%

Sentence opener variety

Target: ≥60% unique sentence openers

consecutiveRepeats	5
diversityRatio	0.40625
totalSentences	64
uniqueOpeners	26

58.48%

Adverb-first sentence starts

Target: ≥3% sentences starting with an adverb

adverbCount

totalSentences

matches

0	"Instead, a strange sense of"

ratio

0.018

100.00%

Pronoun-first sentence starts

Target: ≤30% sentences starting with a pronoun

pronounCount

totalSentences

matches

0	"They stepped past the ancient"
1	"she whispered, her voice sounding"
2	"It felt cool, like silk,"
3	"they murmured, their voice like"
4	"They pressed on, following a"
5	"she said, pulling her hand"
6	"They reached a clearing dominated"
7	"Its bark was a swirling"
8	"she murmured, remembering the lore"
9	"they noted, their violet eyes"
10	"They saw movement at the"
11	"They hovered for a moment,"
12	"She looked at Isolde, then"
13	"They were here for a"
14	"She instinctively reached for the"

ratio

0.263

21.40%

Subject-first sentence starts

Target: ≤72% sentences starting with a subject

subjectCount

totalSentences

matches

0	"The air grew heavy, laden"
1	"Rory clutched the silver chain"
2	"Isolde, ethereal and untouched by"
3	"They stepped past the ancient"
4	"The air within the Fae"
5	"Rory blinked, her eyes adjusting"
6	"she whispered, her voice sounding"
7	"Isolde offered a small, knowing"
8	"Wildflowers carpeted the ground, a"
9	"Blooms of sapphire, emerald, and"
10	"A gentle breeze, carrying a"
11	"Rory reached out, her fingers"
12	"It felt cool, like silk,"
13	"Nyx moved with a liquid"
14	"they murmured, their voice like"
15	"They pressed on, following a"
16	"The silence wasn’t empty; it"
17	"A brook, its waters like"
18	"Rory knelt, peering into its"
19	"The water, when she dipped"

ratio

0.877

0.00%

Subordinate conjunction sentence starts

Target: ≥2% sentences starting with a subordinating conjunction

subConjCount	0
totalSentences	57
matches	(empty)
ratio	0

71.43%

Technical jargon density

Target: ≤6% sentences with technical-jargon patterns

analyzedSentences

technicalSentenceCount

matches

0	"The air within the Fae Grove shimmered, a barely perceptible distortion that made the world outside waver as if seen through heated glass."
1	"Outside, the mundane sounds of Richmond Park—distant traffic, birdsong—had vanished completely, replaced by a faint, ambient hum that vibrated deep in her bones…"
2	"Its bark was a swirling pattern of obsidian and silver, and its branches, impossibly wide, reached towards a sky that swirled with hues of rose and twilight pur…"
3	"The air felt charged, expectant, as if the Grove itself held its breath, waiting for their next move."

0.00%

Useless dialogue additions

Target: ≤5% dialogue tags with trailing filler fragments

totalTags

uselessAdditionCount

matches

0	"she whispered, her voice sounding small in the sudden stillness"
1	"Isolde explained, her voice barely a breath"
2	"Rory began, trying to keep her voice steady,"

0.00%

Dialogue tag variety (said vs. fancy)

Target: ≤10% fancy dialogue tags

totalTags

fancyCount

fancyTags

0	"she whispered (whisper)"
1	"they murmured (murmur)"
2	"Isolde explained (explain)"
3	"she murmured (murmur)"
4	"they noted (note)"

dialogueSentences

tagDensity

0.5

leniency

rawRatio

0.625

effectiveRatio

0.625

68.8167%