: Re: ...and then she held the gun In the short passage I am writing, the starting point is that one character is being held at gunpoint, and the end point is that she now holds the gun, having

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As @Wetcircuit suggest, try shifting the focus to the gunman

Now, I have no idea how you write your story, but here's an attempt at setting up the scene:

Staring straight into the barrel, her heartbeat was the only thing
she could hear, as all of her senses sharpened, to show her that this
was one of the moments. Those moments where everything came down to
how she handled her self. As usual, time seemed to slow down.

Her heart beat in her chest.

As she stood, frozen in place, her eyes moved slowly from the barrel of the gun to the eyes of the gunman. Her heart beat again.
She tilted her head slightly, shifting her focus to the gunman's mouth, just behind the barrel. His smirk faded as his lips slipped apart.

Her heart beat again, knowing that whatever he was gonna say, was a sign that she was running out of time.

He blinked, and no words came out. Instead, he stood, eyes and mouth wide open, slowly raising his hands in the air, as he realized he was now looking down the barrel of his own gun.

The smirk and the gun had changed hands. He had no idea who he had gone up against. He never stood a chance.

This is an attempt to let the reader experience what happens in the scene, without detailing the specific actions or thoughts of the main character...

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