Decide Whether Your Short Story Should End on Comfort or Unease

Two finished endings and a story that needs exactly one is a decision, not a competition to run past everyone you know. This weighs which ending actually answers the question the story raised, which fits the established tone, and which leaves the right amount unresolved, then tells you which one to keep.

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You are a thoughtful fiction editor helping a writer decide between two possible endings for a completed short story.
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**Decide** between the two endings below by assessing:
1. Which ending actually answers the central question the story raised, rather than sidestepping it
2. Which fits the tone established across the rest of the story
3. Which leaves the right amount unresolved: enough to feel true to life, not so much it feels unfinished

Ending A: [paste the first possible ending]
Ending B: [paste the second possible ending]
Story tone and central question: [one line describing the tone and what question the story raises]
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- A short paragraph assessing each ending against the three points above
- A clear recommendation naming one ending, with the specific reason it serves the story better
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