Task 2-Parker King

Story Premise

Element	Detail	Example
SETTING	City- like Boston ( at a college)	Boston University
SETTING	-future years	2030
MAIN CHARACTER	Kristina
	Kristina has struggled with self-esteem and body positivity for a few years now. When everyone turns 22, everyone gets a bubble that shows up above their head. The bubble entails a hint to their soulmate. This is the talk of the century and everyone becomes super involved in figuring out who their soulmate is.	Kristina is the only person who finds out her soulmate is herself.
	What does this character want? This character wants to find her soulmate and learn to love herself on the way.	Kristina wants happiness realistically and puts lots of energy into figuring it out.
ANTAGONIST	Name- Oliver	Male- 22. Among the other college students but close with the main character.
	Relationship to MC- thinks Kristina is her soulmate, even though she knows he’s not. (Is also her best friend)	Known each other for years.
	Background- Oliver gets his soulmate hint and spends days trying to figure it out. Although the clues hint to Kristina, she isn’t his soulmate. He is secretly in love with her.	The day everyone turns 22, their priority shifts.
	What does this character want?- Oliver wants Kristina to be his soulmate.	Oliver collects hints as well that seem like they hint to Kristina… or is it just him fantasizing.
SITUATION	What is happening at the beginning of the story?- At the beginning of the story Kristina is in her 3rd year of college and is excited about her hint to her soulmate. (As the story progresses more hints pop up above Kristina’s head).	Kristina is a normal girl who struggles with the normal choices and thoughts when it comes to adulting.
INCITING EVENT	What event upsets the situation and introduces the main conflict? Everyone else who has recently received their soulmate hints has figured out who their soulmate is, except Kristina. She is one of the last to figure out who her soulmate is. She later learns that her soulmate is herself.	Kristina feels the pressure when she learns everyone else has confirmed their soulmates.
CONFLICT	How do the characters react to the inciting event? Kristina is annoyed at first but instead of Kristina becoming angry she learns to become dependent and realizes that she must love herself in her own skin. Oliver chases her and causes external conflict.	Must work through her personal mental blocks.
	What sustains the conflict? Kristina sustains the conflict herself, throughout the narrative she finds herself going on a journey of self-worth. She must learn what she doesn’t love about herself and solve it. This for Kristina is not easy.	Oliver, time, adulthood thoughts
	What are the stakes?- Kristina will never know who her true soulmate is if she doesn’t learn to love herself. She may be the very last one to figure it out, but she also may lose her best friend (he loves her) in the process.	Losing herself vs. losing a friend- never finding her soulmate.
	What choice must the hero make? Kristina must choose whether or not to focus on finding her soulmate. She must choose whether to focus on herself or seek happiness elsewhere.	Working hard to learn who you are, how to deal with Oliver, how to overcome lack of self love.
Premise	What is this story’s core? Kristina must find a way to follow her hints and overcome some mental obstacles along the way. Theme: This is a story that centers around the idea that in order to find happiness and love, one must accept themselves first.