Run: 2026-02-19-01KHT0TBEYXB5RQTKSMQPSQH28

Run Details

Model:: DeepSeek V3 (2024-12-26)
Test:: Bad Writing Habits
Scenario:: Fantasy: entering an ancient ruin
Duration:: 46.2s
Cost:: $0.002403
Provider:: Novita

Evaluation summary

Score	Evaluator	Details Link
100.00%	Adverbs in dialogue tags	(details)
88.95%	AI-ism adverb frequency	(details)
100.00%	AI-ism character names	(details)
100.00%	AI-ism location names	(details)
6.08%	AI-ism word frequency	(details)
100.00%	Cliché density	(details)
100.00%	Emotion telling (show vs. tell)	(details)
100.00%	Filter word density	(details)
100.00%	Gibberish response detection	(details)
100.00%	Markdown formatting overuse	(details)
100.00%	Missing dialogue indicators (quotation marks)	(details)
43.48%	Name drop frequency	(details)
51.96%	Narrator intent-glossing	(details)
100.00%	"Not X but Y" pattern overuse	(details)
100.00%	Overuse of "that" (subordinate clause padding)	(details)
100.00%	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)
91.93%	Purple prose (modifier overload)	(details)
100.00%	Repeated phrase echo	(details)
100.00%	Sentence length variance	(details)
60.00%	Sentence opener variety	(details)
100.00%	Adverb-first sentence starts	(details)
100.00%	Pronoun-first sentence starts	(details)
27.16%	Subject-first sentence starts	(details)
100.00%	Subordinate conjunction sentence starts	(details)
30.08%	Technical jargon density	(details)
100.00%	Useless dialogue additions	(details)
70.00%	Dialogue tag variety (said vs. fancy)	(details)
82.3211%	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 shimmered like a heat mirage as Rory stepped through the standing stones. The moment she crossed the threshold, the sounds of Richmond Park—the distant traffic, the rustling leaves—melted away, replaced by a deep, resonant silence. The ground beneath her feet felt softer, springier, as if the earth itself was alive.  

Nyx materialized beside her, their shadowy form flickering like candlelight. "Time moves differently here." Their whisper carried an undercurrent Rory hadn’t heard before—something like reverence.  

Isolde walked ahead, her silver hair catching light that didn’t seem to come from any sun. She didn’t leave footprints. The grove stretched before them, wildflowers blooming in impossible colors—petals that shimmered like crushed sapphire, stems glowing faintly at their edges. The trees were ancient, their bark smooth as polished bone, branches twisting in patterns that made Rory’s eyes ache if she stared too long.  

A breeze brushed past, carrying a scent like honey and lightning. Rory’s fingers twitched toward the Fae-forged blade at her belt. "This place doesn’t follow rules, does it?"  

Isolde glanced back, her lavender eyes unreadable. "Rules are mortal things. The grove listens to older songs."  

Nyx drifted forward, their form dissolving slightly at the edges as they passed through a shaft of light that shouldn’t have existed beneath the dense canopy. "There’s something ahead."  

The path—if it could be called that—wound between the trees, the ground shifting subtly underfoot. Rory’s pulse jumped when she realized the roots of the trees were moving, slow and deliberate, coiling away from their steps. The Heartstone pendant at her throat pulsed once, warm against her skin.  

A clearing opened before them, dominated by a pool of water so still it looked like glass. The surface reflected nothing—no trees, no sky, only a depthless black. Nyx crouched at the edge, their shadowy hand hovering just above it. "Not water," they murmured.  

Rory took a step closer, then froze. The reflection had changed. Now it showed her own face—but wrong. Her eyes were hollow, her mouth twisted in a scream she couldn’t hear. She jerked back. "What the hell—?"  

Isolde’s hand closed around her wrist, cool and unyielding. "Do not look too long. The pool shows what could be, not what is."  

Nyx straightened, their violet gaze flickering toward the trees. "We’re being watched."  

The underbrush rustled. Something moved between the trunks—too fast to make out, just a flicker of something pale and long-limbed. Rory’s grip tightened on the hilt of the dagger. The air hummed, a low, discordant note that set her teeth on edge.  

Then the sound of laughter—light, mocking—drifted from somewhere above. Rory looked up.  

A figure perched on a high branch, grinning down at them with too many teeth. Its skin was bark-brown, its eyes like chips of amber. "Lost, little moths?" it crooned.  

Isolde didn’t react. "We seek passage, not trouble."  

The creature tilted its head, then vanished. A heartbeat later, it reappeared right in front of Rory, close enough that she could smell the damp earth scent clinging to it. It reached out, one clawed finger tracing the line of the Heartstone pendant. "Pretty trinket," it hissed. "Dangerous, to wear a piece of Hel so close to the heart."  

Before Rory could react, Nyx was there, their form solidifying between her and the creature. "Back off."  

The thing laughed again and danced away, melting into the trees like smoke. Its voice lingered, echoing. "Follow the lights, then. If you dare."  

Rory exhaled sharply. "What was that?"  

"A guardian," Isolde said. "Or a trickster. Sometimes they are the same." She gestured forward. "The way is open."  

Between the trees, tiny motes of light had begun to glow—pale blue, drifting like fireflies. They formed a winding path deeper into the grove.  

Nyx’s voice was low. "This feels like a trap."  

Rory adjusted the pendant, its warmth steady against her collarbone. "Yeah. But we’re walking into it anyway."  

The lights led them to a stone archway, half-buried in ivy. The carvings on its surface were worn smooth, but Rory could make out figures—tall, elegant beings with antlers and wings, locked in some ancient dance. Beyond the arch, the air shimmered like oil on water.  

Isolde paused. "Beyond this point, the grove’s magic is strongest. Time will slip. Stay close."  

Rory met Nyx’s glowing eyes, saw the same wariness there. Then, together, they stepped through.  

The world twisted.  

For a heartbeat, Rory was nowhere—caught in a void between seconds, weightless, formless. Then her feet hit solid ground again, and she stumbled. The grove around them had changed. The trees were taller, their leaves edged in silver. The sky—if it was a sky—was a swirling tapestry of indigo and violet, streaked with light like falling stars.  

And in the center of the clearing stood a throne made of intertwined roots, its seat empty.  

Nyx’s whisper was barely audible. "This isn’t just a grove."  

Isolde’s expression was unreadable. "No. This is a crossroads."  

Rory’s skin prickled. The Heartstone pulsed again, harder this time, as if something in this place recognized it.  

Something, or someone.  

She didn’t have time to dwell on it. The air split with a sound like tearing fabric, and a figure stepped from nowhere—tall, crowned with twisting horns, their smile sharp as a blade.  

"Welcome," they said, voice like honey and poison. "I’ve been waiting."

Evaluation details

Result

Evaluator

Details

Meta Data

100.00%

Adverbs in dialogue tags

Target: ≤10% dialogue tags with adverbs

totalTags	7
adverbTagCount	0
adverbTags	(empty)
dialogueSentences	25
tagDensity	0.28
leniency	0.56
rawRatio	0
effectiveRatio	0

88.95%

AI-ism adverb frequency

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

wordCount

905

totalAiIsmAdverbs

found

adverb	"slightly"
count	1

adverb	"sharply"
count	1

highlights

0	"slightly"
1	"sharply"

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)

6.08%

AI-ism word frequency

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

wordCount

905

totalAiIsms

found

word	"shimmered"
count	3

word	"silence"
count	1

word	"whisper"
count	2

word	"unreadable"
count	2

word	"pulse"
count	1

word	"pulsed"
count	2

word	"flicker"
count	1

word	"tracing"
count	1

word	"echoing"
count	1

word	"warmth"
count	1

word	"dance"
count	1

word	"tapestry"
count	1

highlights

0	"shimmered"
1	"silence"
2	"whisper"
3	"unreadable"
4	"pulse"
5	"pulsed"
6	"flicker"
7	"tracing"
8	"echoing"
9	"warmth"
10	"dance"
11	"tapestry"

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	0
narrationSentences	72
matches	(empty)

100.00%

Filter word density

Target: ≤3% sentences with filter/hedge words

filterCount

hedgeCount

narrationSentences

filterMatches

(empty)

hedgeMatches

"seem to"

100.00%

Gibberish response detection

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

analyzedSentences	90
gibberishSentences	0
adjustedGibberishSentences	0
longSentenceCount	0
runOnParagraphCount	0
giantParagraphCount	0
wordSaladCount	0
repetitionLoopCount	0
controlTokenCount	0
maxSentenceWordsSeen	26
ratio	0
matches	(empty)

100.00%

Markdown formatting overuse

Target: ≤5% words in markdown formatting

markdownSpans	0
markdownWords	0
totalWords	884
ratio	0
matches	(empty)

100.00%

Missing dialogue indicators (quotation marks)

Target: ≤10% speech attributions without quotation marks

totalAttributions	4
unquotedAttributions	0
matches	(empty)

43.48%

Name drop frequency

Target: ≤1.0 per-name mentions per 100 words

totalMentions

wordCount

751

uniqueNames

maxNameDensity

2.13

worstName

"Rory"

maxWindowNameDensity

3.5

worstWindowName

"Rory"

discoveredNames

Rory	16
Richmond	1
Park	1
Isolde	7
Fae-forged	1
Heartstone	3
Nyx	8

persons

0	"Rory"
1	"Isolde"
2	"Nyx"

places

0	"Richmond"
1	"Park"
2	"Fae-forged"

globalScore

0.435

windowScore

0.5

51.96%

Narrator intent-glossing

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

analyzedSentences

glossingSentenceCount

matches

0	"something like reverence"
1	"looked like glass"

100.00%

"Not X but Y" pattern overuse

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

totalMatches	0
per1kWords	0
wordCount	884
matches	(empty)

100.00%

Overuse of "that" (subordinate clause padding)

Target: ≤2% sentences with "that" clauses

thatCount

totalSentences

matches

0	"called that—wound"

100.00%

Paragraph length variance

Target: CV ≥0.5 for paragraph word counts

totalParagraphs

mean

25.26

std

16.75

0.663

sampleLengths

0	52
1	25
2	65
3	28
4	17
5	29
6	48
7	44
8	37
9	23
10	12
11	42
12	12
13	30
14	8
15	59
16	17
17	24
18	6
19	19
20	24
21	9
22	17
23	46
24	15
25	15
26	3
27	57
28	17
29	10
30	9
31	18
32	3
33	33
34	11

100.00%

Passive voice overuse

Target: ≤2% passive sentences

passiveCount	0
totalSentences	72
matches	(empty)

100.00%

Past progressive (was/were + -ing) overuse

Target: ≤2% past progressive verbs

pastProgressiveCount	0
totalVerbs	134
matches	(empty)

0.00%

Em-dash & semicolon overuse

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

emDashCount

semicolonCount

flaggedSentences

totalSentences

ratio

0.144

matches

0	"The moment she crossed the threshold, the sounds of Richmond Park—the distant traffic, the rustling leaves—melted away, replaced by a deep, resonant silence."
1	"\"Time moves differently here.\" Their whisper carried an undercurrent Rory hadn’t heard before—something like reverence."
2	"The grove stretched before them, wildflowers blooming in impossible colors—petals that shimmered like crushed sapphire, stems glowing faintly at their edges."
3	"The path—if it could be called that—wound between the trees, the ground shifting subtly underfoot."
4	"The surface reflected nothing—no trees, no sky, only a depthless black."
5	"Now it showed her own face—but wrong."
6	"Something moved between the trunks—too fast to make out, just a flicker of something pale and long-limbed."
7	"Then the sound of laughter—light, mocking—drifted from somewhere above."
8	"Between the trees, tiny motes of light had begun to glow—pale blue, drifting like fireflies."
9	"The carvings on its surface were worn smooth, but Rory could make out figures—tall, elegant beings with antlers and wings, locked in some ancient dance."
10	"For a heartbeat, Rory was nowhere—caught in a void between seconds, weightless, formless."
11	"The sky—if it was a sky—was a swirling tapestry of indigo and violet, streaked with light like falling stars."
12	"The air split with a sound like tearing fabric, and a figure stepped from nowhere—tall, crowned with twisting horns, their smile sharp as a blade."

91.93%

Purple prose (modifier overload)

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

wordCount	772
adjectiveStacks	0
stackExamples	(empty)
adverbCount	38
adverbRatio	0.04922279792746114
lyAdverbCount	6
lyAdverbRatio	0.007772020725388601

100.00%

Repeated phrase echo

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

totalSentences	90
echoCount	0
echoWords	(empty)

100.00%

Sentence length variance

Target: CV ≥0.4 for sentence word counts

totalSentences

mean

9.82

std

6.13

0.624

sampleLengths

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

60.00%

Sentence opener variety

Target: ≥60% unique sentence openers

consecutiveRepeats	6
diversityRatio	0.4
totalSentences	90
uniqueOpeners	36

100.00%

Adverb-first sentence starts

Target: ≥3% sentences starting with an adverb

adverbCount

totalSentences

matches

0	"Then the sound of laughter—light,"
1	"Then, together, they stepped through."
2	"Then her feet hit solid"

ratio

0.045

100.00%

Pronoun-first sentence starts

Target: ≤30% sentences starting with a pronoun

pronounCount

totalSentences

matches

0	"Their whisper carried an undercurrent"
1	"She didn’t leave footprints."
2	"Her eyes were hollow, her"
3	"She jerked back."
4	"Its skin was bark-brown, its"
5	"It reached out, one clawed"
6	"Its voice lingered, echoing."
7	"She gestured forward"
8	"They formed a winding path"
9	"She didn’t have time to"
10	"they said, voice like honey"

ratio

0.164

27.16%

Subject-first sentence starts

Target: ≤72% sentences starting with a subject

subjectCount

totalSentences

matches

0	"The air shimmered like a"
1	"The moment she crossed the"
2	"The ground beneath her feet"
3	"Nyx materialized beside her, their"
4	"Their whisper carried an undercurrent"
5	"Isolde walked ahead, her silver"
6	"She didn’t leave footprints."
7	"The grove stretched before them,"
8	"The trees were ancient, their"
9	"A breeze brushed past, carrying"
10	"Rory’s fingers twitched toward the"
11	"Isolde glanced back, her lavender"
12	"Nyx drifted forward, their form"
13	"The path—if it could be"
14	"Rory’s pulse jumped when she"
15	"The Heartstone pendant at her"
16	"A clearing opened before them,"
17	"The surface reflected nothing—no trees,"
18	"Nyx crouched at the edge,"
19	"Rory took a step closer,"

ratio

0.866

100.00%

Subordinate conjunction sentence starts

Target: ≥2% sentences starting with a subordinating conjunction

subConjCount

totalSentences

matches

0	"Now it showed her own"
1	"Before Rory could react, Nyx"

ratio

0.03

30.08%

Technical jargon density

Target: ≤6% sentences with technical-jargon patterns

analyzedSentences

technicalSentenceCount

matches

0	"The ground beneath her feet felt softer, springier, as if the earth itself was alive."
1	"The grove stretched before them, wildflowers blooming in impossible colors—petals that shimmered like crushed sapphire, stems glowing faintly at their edges."
2	"The trees were ancient, their bark smooth as polished bone, branches twisting in patterns that made Rory’s eyes ache if she stared too long."
3	"Nyx drifted forward, their form dissolving slightly at the edges as they passed through a shaft of light that shouldn’t have existed beneath the dense canopy."
4	"The air hummed, a low, discordant note that set her teeth on edge."
5	"The Heartstone pulsed again, harder this time, as if something in this place recognized it."

100.00%

Useless dialogue additions

Target: ≤5% dialogue tags with trailing filler fragments

totalTags	7
uselessAdditionCount	0
matches	(empty)

70.00%

Dialogue tag variety (said vs. fancy)

Target: ≤10% fancy dialogue tags

totalTags

fancyCount

fancyTags

0	"they murmured (murmur)"
1	"it hissed (hiss)"

dialogueSentences

tagDensity

0.16

leniency

0.32

rawRatio

0.5

effectiveRatio

0.16

82.3211%