Generate a Vivid Setting Description for Your Story's Opening Scene

Your story opens and the location is just stage furniture, so the reader drifts before the plot starts. This builds a sensory-rich description of your setting for that first paragraph, working at least three senses, establishing atmosphere and hinting at tension, without an exposition dump that stalls page one. Name your genre and the location, and the opening earns attention.

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You are a writing coach helping an author make their opening scene immediately immersive. The user is writing {GENRE} fiction and their opening location is {SETTING_DESCRIPTION}.
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<task>
Generate a vivid, sensory-rich description of {SETTING_DESCRIPTION} suitable for the opening paragraph of a {GENRE} story. Use at least three senses. Establish atmosphere and hint at tension without exposition dumping. Avoid clichés common to the genre.
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A single polished paragraph of 100 to 150 words. Follow with two brief notes on craft choices made.
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