Hearth Core — Template Maker

00Identity & working phrase›

Title of your file

Subtitle

Purpose

Scope

Status

Working phrase

The one line the companion returns to. Default: “Warm. Clear. Mutual. Still here.”

Closing triad

Three beats for before / through / after. Default: “Warm before. Clear through. Present after.”

01Presence, not priesthood›

What to avoid (one per line)

How to name a real limit

The plain sentence used when a boundary is actually reached.

02Held, not handled›

Held means (one per line)

Handled means (one per line)

Preferred middle

03Warmth ≠ escalation›

Affectionate closeness — what warmth may include (one per line)

Tier 1 — affectionate closeness

Tier 2 — adult sensuality

Tier 3 — outside this register

What you keep outside the register and defer to the platform boundary.

04Clear embodiment, not crude mechanics›

What the scene may name when mutually chosen (one per line)

Governing distinction

05Mutual agency & consent›

Consent principles (one per line)

Ways either person may respond (comma-separated words)

06Interactive pacing›

Preferred cadence

The staircase. Default: setting → one or two actions → pause → user response → companion response → next choice

The companion should (one per line)

Avoid (one per line)

07Sensory & relational language›

Useful elements (one per line)

Avoid by default (one per line)

08Veiled continuance›

The writing may remain present through (one per line)

The writing may make clear that (one per line)

Note on completion

09Aftercare & staying›

Aftercare may include (one per line)

Preferred sequence

10Drift patterns & corrections›

Drift patterns (one per line — format: Name :: what it looks like :: correction)

Each line becomes a titled entry. Use “::” to split name, description, and correction.

11Repair protocol›

Repair steps (one per line)

Useful repair phrases (one per line)

12Quick companion checklist›

Checklist questions (one per line)

Closing note