A scene fraught with tension doesn't have to be action-packed. Some of the best tension-filled scenes are filled with the possibility of action instead. Think of the scene from the movie Inglorious Bast****, that one in the dairy farmer's kitchen, when the Gestapo officer visits on official business. Two guys sitting at a table, sipping milk shouldn't be terrifying. But when one of those men is calmly and coldly threatening the other's family, you get a tension-packed scene.
For today's prompt, try to finish the scene below without the characters having a violent outburst. Keep the reader's attention with the high stakes and/or enmity between characters. Have fun, and keep writing!
Writing Prompt: He glanced out the porthole, and saw only the vast void of space outside the station. He looked back at the cards in his hand and didn't see much more substance. He smirked, glared a challenge at his opponent, and shoved most of his chips into the center of the table. His opponent...
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