#10 first lines tag game

[writingnocturne]

10 First Lines Challenge

Rules: Share the first line of your last ten published works or as many as you are able to and see if there are any patterns!

Thanks for the tag @louwhose!

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The Princess's Heart (7/7)

Long ago, the ancient land of Hyrule was ruled by forces at the realm’s edge.

I Know You...

Link wasn't sure what to expect when he unlocked the next chamber.

Dreaming of You

The bold light of the sun is nearly swallowed by the sea, crossing into the reflection that dances across the water’s surface.

Forget-Me-Not (4/8)

“I, Zelda of Hyrule, pledge my role as the Sage of Light.”

Stay

Ravio uncomfortably steps past two armored strangers along Lorule Castle’s east skybridge.

Tulip

In the heart of Kokiri Forest, three children pass through the dense woods.

My Sun

The traces of morning rain leaves a dim yellow-green sky over Hyrule.

Origins of Calamity (1/?)

A peculiar silhouette was outlined by the twilight that beamed through the skyward Temple of Time.

Oats

Emerald eyes slowly drift open, met with soft daylight through a window and strands of golden hair blocking it out.

Promise

Twilight is choked by dark clouds over a rising red moon.

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I notice I like setting the scene... especially with light involved. I love imagery I suppose!

Tagging 10 people to stay on theme! @skyyknights @citrinediamondeyes @zeldaelmo @zeldaseyebrows @ladye-zelda @isasan347 @bahbahhh @aurathian @wouldyoustilllovemeifiwasawyrm @onewingedsparrow

[kirishimasmom]

10 First Lines Tag Game

40It’s been a while since I’ve done a tag game, but this one seems super fun! Thank you to @kiljoius for tagging me!!

Rules: share the first lines of ten of your most recent fanfics and tag ten people. If you have written less than ten, don’t be shy and share anyway.

I’m gonna put fandoms and ships after them too, even though that’s not in the rules and doesn’t seem to be what most people are doing, just because, hey, maybe someone will be inspired to read one of these because of this and that’ll be relevant information for them. This is a really neat way to get some attention to older fics!

1. being alone is not what life’s about 

The news of Kiba's and Tamaki's breakup spread fast.

Fandom: Naruto Ship(s): Kiba/Shino

2. the only medicine i need 

"Shinoooo…"

Fandom: Naruto Ship(s): Kiba/Shino

3. the world to me 

So he hadn't realized the date, sue him.

Fandom: Hunter x Hunter Ship(s): Leorio/Kurapika, (Implied) Gon/Killua

4. Overwhelmed

"Shino, you need to take off your jacket."

Fandom: Naruto Ship(s): Kiba/Shino

5. 400th time’s the charm 

He really, really didn't expect an answer.

Fandom: Hunter x Hunter Ship(s): Leorio/Kurapika

6. you’ve got sunshine in your smile

Ochako liked to think she was good friends with everyone in her class.

Fandom: My Hero Academia Ship(s): Midoriya/Uraraka, Kirishima/Bakugou

7. overwhelm me 

"Shino. You're shaking."

Fandom: Naruto Ship(s): Kiba/Shino

8. you don’t know what it’s like to be nothing at all 

It was approximately 6:42 P.M. on a Thursday night.

Fandom: Naruto Ship(s): Kiba/Shino, Naruto/Hinata

9. what do you even do with kids?

Kurapika was sure it was a bad idea.

Fandom: Hunter x Hunter Ship(s): Leorio/Kurapika, Gon/Killua

10. Thirty Six Hours

Thirty six hours. (lol)

Fandom: Hunter x Hunter Ship(s): Leorio/Kurapika

That was fun! I tag ANYONE WHO’S READING THIS WHO WANTS TO DO IT, because tagging specific people makes me anxious! But I also tag @flowercrownoreo specifically :3 

[buttercupshands]

I started drawing this next day after I finished Act 6

13 or so days and it's finished!

Main things are traditional and Loop's body was edited digitally after

Unedited it looks like this

I've been torn on how to do Loop's body for the entirety of lining, also

A bit sad the main lines are visible only as a wip, most of this thing is literally just a ton of sharp lines

I think it's also my first day of drawing, Loop is just a sketch here (feat. my leg)

I even finished the beans before it so they were a moral support, because if you let me things like this take a year

[regicidal-defenestration]

The language part (ie the Main Actual Game) of Chants of Sennaar is very fun don't get me wrong - figuring out when a radical means person, or signifies a verb, etc etc - but the number system is absolutely fascinating

[divinemissem13]

Tag Game: First 10 Lines Challenge

Rules: Share the first line of your last ten published works or as many as you are able to and see if there are any patterns!

Thank you so much for tagging me, @curator-on-ao3! I currently have 5 unrevealed challenge works and I considered waiting, but let's be honest, I will forget by the time the author reveals happen in another week. So, I guess, watch this space if you're curious about any of those! For now, here are my last 10 works that are actually viewable!

Flirtin' With Disaster (The Closer: Brenda/ Sharon, 12 chapters, M)

Things with Fritz end just about as smoothly as they can, but it’s still hard. He threatens to start drinking again if Brenda leaves him, and she reminds him (as well as herself) that it’s not her responsibility to keep him sober.

2. Not Today (The Closer: Brenda/ Sharon, 250 words, T)

Brenda lightly kisses Sharon's fingertips one by one until the brunette stirs enough for Brenda to slide out of her arms. Sharon knows what she's doing. She wants to hold on tighter, but instead she feigns sleep and lets go.

3. Jankom Pog CanNOT Fix It (Star Trek Prodigy: Dal R'El & Jankom Pog, one-shot, G)

"Jankom! Have you seen this?" Dal exclaimed, crashing through the door of their shared quarters so loudly that Jankom nearly fell out of his chair.

4. When the Rain Washes You Clean You'll Know (ST Voyager: Janeway/Chakotay, one-shot, G)

The blankets on her bed were flimsy protection at best, but still Kathryn huddled beneath them as the rain pounded the side of the building, thunder and lighting crashing and flashing in quick succession.

5. I Could Drink a Case of You (ST Voyager/TNG: Beverly Crusher/ Kathryn Janeway, one-shot, T)

Kathryn steps onto the holodeck and into a program she has never seen before. The air is damp with morning dew, the landscape lush and green, and there’s a small house with a garden, stuffed to the brim with flowers and herbs she doesn’t recognize. She’s never seen it before, but she knows immediately where she is. Not that it matters; she’s here for a person, not a program.

6. Beautiful Disaster (The Closer: Brenda/ Sharon, 3 chapters, T)

No police officer ever wants to fire their weapon. No good police officer, anyway. And Deputy Chief Brenda Leigh Johnson, despite a myriad of other failings, is a good police officer.

7. Work/Life Balance (The Closer: Brenda/ Sharon, one-shot but fun fact: I'm currently working on several new chapters!, T)

It’s not unheard of for one or both of them to catch a case in the middle of the night, and so far, it hasn’t ever been for the same case.

8. What You're Willing To Overlook (The Closer: Brenda/ Sharon, fluff-spring drabble series, T)

“I find that good relationships sometimes depend... on what you're willing to overlook.” Sharon said softly, her hand on Brenda’s arm. Brenda’s arm tingled where Sharon’s hand made contact and suddenly, right there in the bullpen, surrounded by her team, their eyes met and a realization hit Brenda like a lightning bolt.

9. Time Stands Still (Doctor Who: Fourteen & Donna Noble, fluff-spring drabble series, G)

The TARDIS fit perfectly in the Noble-Temple back yard. It complimented the style of Rose’s shed - or maybe it was the other way around - and no one ever asked questions when it just showed up there one day and stayed.

10. Not So Secret Admirer (The Closer: Brenda/ Sharon, one-shot, G)

“You and Agent Howard patching things up, Chief?” Flynn asked, knocking on the door frame as he let himself in to Brenda’s office. “Now what would give you that idea, Lieutenant?” Brenda asked without looking up from her paperwork. “Well, someone out there must be trying to impress you,” he chuckled. “Special delivery,” he added, placing the vase of roses on her desk, right on top of the paperwork where they couldn’t be ignored.

tagging @ussjellyfish, @go-tell-the-bees, @caitylove, @fracktastic, @kate04us, @holy-ships-x-red-lips, @madamairlock, @neverenough37, @commandermeg and anyone else who wants to share! <3

[linksthoughtbrambles]

10 First Lines Challenge

Thanks for the tag, @mistresslrigtar!

Rules: Share the first line of your last ten published works or as many as you are able to and see if there are any patterns!

I'll go with the last 10 I included on a03, in order from most to least recently updated. Fic links included.

The Light Dragon wove along the plane of eternity between cloud and star, ceaseless, calm, certain, her reason for being etched deep within her mind by the point of a shining sword, age after age of continuance passing as cycles of constellations rose and fell within the blink of her great eyes—so long their shapes shifted from fox to dog, goddess to princess, demon to boar, the stars aging along with the land beneath them, though the dragon herself did not. (When It Sounded Like Joy)

2. She stared at the sea, as blue as his eyes. (The Horizon Cannot Come To Me, and @jdetan wrote this line, not me, I used the prompt as the first line of the fic 😆).

3. Link was extremely pleased he had his own arm back. (Eternal)

4. Sheik stared down at the Hero of Idiocy. (No Expectations)

5. So close! (Adventure Log+)

6. At first, Zelda thought nothing of it. (The Seeds of Love, Well Worn)

7. Absence wound cold between the rustle of gowns on the 17th winter solstice since Zelda’s birth. (Black Flowers Blossom)

8. She decided at the edge of a moment to hide from him. (Inevitable)

9. Link peeked into the cavemouth flickering with torchlight, relieved to see an old man inside and not a moblin. (A Public Service)

10. “Alright, Princess,” Link said with his hands on his hips and a sideways pull to his lips which might have been a smirk (or a grimace, or a smirk in attempt to conceal a grimace, or the other way around). (Motivation)

So far, the biggest pattern I see is I've done a lot of prompt-based writing 😂 - only Adventure Log+ is *entirely*unprompted in this list. 8 was only prompted in the sense that there was a challenge to write something nsfw to post on Thanksgiving. All the others? Some kind of prompt/event.

The lines from 3 and 4 certainly share a tone!

Tagging! Sorry anyone if I'm repeating you - @zellink, @embyrinitalics, @1up-girl, @nendil, @obsidiangst, @leadernovaandthemacare, @themarydragon, @jdetan, @deiliamedlini, @flutefemme, @aurathian, @zeldaseyebrows, @airplanned

[beyourownanchor6]

10 first lines

thanks for the tags loves @monsterrae1 @spotsandsocks @betty-boom @buddierights @prince-buck-diaz 🩵

rules: share the first line of your last 10 published works or as many as you are able to and see if there are any patterns

1. if i lay here, would you lie with me (forget the world)

Eddie got the call when he was in the middle of the barracks, readying himself for war.

2. heart beats so loud that it's drowning me out

Eddie brushed a hand through his hair as he picked up the discarded throw pillow, carefully putting it back in its place.

3. waddle into my heart

(technically this one starts with a text image, but i’ll just use the first actual line) Eddie closed his phone, sliding it back into his pocket, the smile still lingering across his face.

4. the truth is hiding in your eyes (but you think that i can't see)

Buck came in looking catatonic, the blue in his eyes razor sharp.

5. cowboy of mine

It had been a few weeks since he’d gotten struck by lightning and fallen into a coma, Buck slowly but surely recovering.

6. fire on fire

Eddie shook his hair out as he emerged from the water, looking behind his shoulder to see Buck following behind him.

7. i only tempt fate when it's with you

When Eddie swings the door open, he’s not sure if he’s more surprised to see that Buck didn’t let himself in, or that the man looks completely exhausted, maybe even more so than when he’d been in the hospital.

8. dancing all alone

Eddie was just buttoning the last of his work shirt when he heard his best friend barging in through the bay doors, all but panting and out of breath as he started talking a mile a minute.

9. both your hands in the holes of my sweater

Eddie pulls his hands in, letting the warm and comforting fabric surround him.

10. because i don't sleep at all without you pressed up against me

After the tsunami, Eddie thought everything would be behind them, that they could start to move on—he’d be sourly wrong.

—i apparently love starting every fic with eddie 😂

tagging: @heartbeatdiaz @redlightsandicedtea @justsmilestuffhappens @loveyourownsmiilee @onward--upward @honestlydarkprincess @zainclaw @eddiesbicowboy @alyxmastershipper @wh0re-behavi0r @elvensorceress @spaceprincessem @transbuck @djdangerlove @ronordmann

[monsterrae1]

10 first lines challenge

Tagged by @satashiiwrites

Rules: Share the first line of your last ten published works or as many as you are able to and see if there are any patterns!

1. I knew I loved you (before I met you): Buck tried to stretch his arms as he waited for the coffee to finish brewing.

2. Seasons change and flowers die (we’re still rocking side by side): Recovery isn’t linear.

3. (Sleep)walking into your heart: Buck woke up when he felt a stabbing pain shoot up from his pinkie toe and traveled all over his body, the pain bad enough to wake him up and make him blink away the rest of sleep still lingering, and let the confusion set in, wondering why the hell was he stubbing his toe into a chair when he had just laid down on his bed to finally sleep.

4. In which buck sends Eddie a thirst trap: Eddie would like to have it on the record that he was just out in the world living his life when his boyfriend decided to completely wreck his plans by sending him a stupid thirst trap video.

5. In which they adopt a puppy: Eddie had mentioned once, a long time ago, that he had always wanted a puppy when he was a kid.

6. Mark me like a bloodstain: Evan Buckley was 20 years old when his soul marks first appeared on his skin.

7. A King without his castle: Eddie took a deep breath.

8. Show me all the places you love (I’ll make them all the places I touch): It wasn’t something that they did all the time, especially not with the ropes, but sometimes Buck just needed to feel like he was out of his head, and that he was good, and Eddie loved doing that for him.

9. And I’d choose you (in a hundred lifetimes): Eddie Diaz met the love of his life through letters.

10. Love is on its way: It started after the lighting strike.

Patterns: I think structure wise they’re all different but they do a good job of setting the tone for the rest of the fic ? Idk 😅

Tagging if they wanna do this: @brokenribsdiaz @loveyourownsmiilee @heartbeatdiaz @cowboy-buddie @buddierights @greyacebuckley @rogerzsteven @spotsandsocks @the-likesofus @bekkachaos @mysteriouslyyounggalaxy @elvensorceress @jacksadventuresinwriting @hippolotamus @shortsighted-owl @littlebitofdiaz @alyxmastershipper @honestlydarkprincess @bigfootsmom @jesuisici33 @panbuckley @ebdaydreamer @911onabc and whoever else wants to do this!

[tathrin]

10 First Lines:

Rules: Share the first lines of your ten most recent fics and then tag ten people. If you have written fewer than ten, don’t be shy—share anyway! tagged by @aroace-moron (thank you!)

1 . On The Other Side of Mahal's Halls: They walked a-ways before Gimli noticed that Legolas's fingers were trembling in his grip.

2 . And In The Darkness To Unmake Them: Upon the ringing of the bell, Frodo fell into step beside Bilbo and together the two Hobbits followed Gandalf out to the porch where Frodo had spoken with his friends the evening before.

3 . Dead Faces In The Water; Dead Faces Everywhere: It started, at least in Mirkwood, when the king came home.

4 . To Live In Undying Lands: Gulls wheeled overhead and for once their cries did not pierce through Legolas’s heart like the blades of cold knives.

5 . The Last Temptation of Narvi of Khazad-dûm: Narvi flings the whole mess—sketches, gemstones, glittering metal bands, sheafs of scrap-paper covered in tiny terrible runes—down on the workbench and glowers.

6 . Within A Lonely Mountain Dark With Cold And Shadow: So this was how it ended.

7 . Will the Waves Carry Me Away? Thirty-five years, and Gimli still disliked riding horseback.

8. No Living Dwarf: When the Fellowship passed through the Doors of Durin, they found themselves walking in a tomb.

9 . Dream In Colors Borrowed From The Sea: My name is Aximili-Esgarrouth-Isthill.

10 . Blows Uncounted: Legolas lost count.

tagging: @bifuriouswaterbender @roselightfairy @realtacuardach @sallysavestheday @katajainen @estel-of-the-eyrie @babybat98 @storytellingdreamer @thescrapwitch @nocompromise-noregrets

[sarandipitywrites]

10 first lines

@ember-writer tagged me for this one; go check their first lines here.

Rules: List 10 first lines of chapters, scenes, or short stories, and tag 10 people

'It was the pain that woke him.' - The Art of Empty Space, Ch. 5

'She inhaled sharply - to scream or to laugh, she didn’t know - but the monster clapped a large, bony hand over her mouth.' - Ambition is a Lonely Tower, Ch. 5

'I have always been here.' - A Haunted Home (short story)

'The ocean breeze brought with it decay: rotting seaweed infested with sandflies, drowned fish with oil and eco caked in their gills, algae and mildew and rotting wood.' - Dead Roots, Dark Water, Ch. 8

'Art is neither creation nor destruction; it is transference.' - The Art of Empty Space, Ch. 12

'The silence amplified everything: the squeak of rusty nails in the boards beneath Luka's feet; the rat-a-tat rattle of the loose panes in the windows; Jules's unsteady breathing as they tapped on their phone; Luka's own stammering heartbeat.' - I Am Alive (short story)

"Okay, so here's the plan: we roll up on HQ, storm in, suckerpunch Torn right in the nose—" - Dead Roots, Dark Water, Ch. 13

'Ariana bustled around the small kitchen, heating the oven, chopping vegetables, and opening bottles in a flurry of organized chaos that left Mina feeling profoundly useless.' - Ambition is a Lonely Tower, Ch. 1

'Sixteen is too young for his life to be over.' - You Up? Ch. 1

'Time and space floated around and through him.' - The Art of Empty Space, Ch. 10 and a bonus line (or two), because i am insufferable:

"The monster is not your enemy." A half-crushed note, written in his own hand: the only familiar thing in the room where Lienzo awakened.' - The Art of Empty Space (V2), Ch. 1

no pressure tags for @ryns-ramblings, @byjillianmaria, @moondust-bard, @zmwrites, @liv-is, @kaiusvnoir, @isabellebissonrouthier, @talesofsorrowandofruin, @starscribes, and @kaiafosterwrites, plus an open tag for anyone interested

[hannah-heartstrings]

Writing Patterns/First 10 Lines Tag Game

Thanks for the tag @emeraldhazeart!

Tagging: @druidx @inkysqueed, and I'm not sure who all else has 10 fics posted, so: open tag!

Rules: list the first line of your last 10 (posted) fics and see if there’s a pattern!

I think I already know what the patterns are going to be, but we'll see. I'm assuming I go backwards. I also assume posted fics doesn't count wips. I'm not sure about snippets either but I included a few of the longer ones that feel kinda like fics to me.

1. Local Rule

            Stepping out of the barracks and into the dim morning light, Fairwyn crossed the courtyard where Garrus was already talking to a young redguard.

2. I didn't give it a name here on tumblr, but its file name is Date

            Garrus tugged on his red silk cuff. This shirt was way too expensive for him, what was he even doing?

3. Sweet Surprise

            Cradling two sweet rolls in one hand Lecrinn held them close as she pushed the heavy door with the other. She opened it just enough to slip out, leaving the chatter and warmth of the busy inn for the street outside. It was also busy and warm but more tolerably so.

4. Heart Warmed

            Cheydinhal marketplace swirled with activity from people and snow.

5. I Got You

            The world had faded away. Lecrinn and Garrus stood by the road, her head nestled against his shoulder as his leaned down where their foreheads touched, eyes closed, arms around the other.

6. Friday Kiss Tag Game

            Sitting along the riverbank, Lecrinn and Garrus laughed.

7. Starlight

            She was like a shooting star, Garrus thought as Lecrinn walked down the street towards him, showing up unexpected and catching all of your attention.

8. Stalemate

            Warm light flickered across the stone floor as the fireplace crackled, it turning to a blur as Baurus’s eyelids drooped. As his head began to nod he quickly straightened, snapping himself back awake. “All right, Martin,” he walked over to the table covered in a pile of books, “time for bed.”

9. You're My Rest

            Willow branches swayed over the lake shore, their shadows dancing across a quilt and the dishes strewn across, left with crumbs, drops, and last bites.

10. Shield You from the Rain

            Light rain patted against the dirt road, rippled through puddles, and left drops on the grass. It stirred up the scent of fresh earth and left a chill in the late morning air.

What I thought, I like to start by setting the scene. I always have but I haven't always been good at it. I used to struggle with it so much that I'd end up skipping over it. A lot of times the first paragraph was the last thing I wrote, which actually helped a lot so, can recommend.

My favorite ones here though break from the pattern a bit. Starlight and I Got You start with a quick line that sets up the theme and then sets the scene, I might look for opportunities to do that more often, I like the effect.

The other patterns are that they're all Oblivion fanfiction and they're mostly my ship. And that I don't finish nearly as much as I write, the amount of files I scrolled past to find the posted ones. 😅

[tuxedokit]

art dump of me and my little sibling cause i babysat them today

(i use it/they, sib uses they/them)

[singsweetmelodies]

tagged by the wonderful @vicsy to do this writing introspection meme - thanks so much for thinking of me, love 🫶

Rules: list the first line of your last 10 (posted) fics and see if there's a pattern.

PIERRE GASLY: BOND BREAKER?!

Pierre can count on one hand the number of calls he's gotten from Charles' friend Joris – which is why it's quite a surprise when he opens his phone and sees not one, not two, but three missed calls from "Joris Trouche ���🇨".

After nearly twenty years of knowing each other (not to mention just over two years of dating) Pierre likes to think that he knows Charles pretty well by now.

When Pierre's doorbell rings in the middle of the night, he knows who it is before he's even rolled out of bed.

Pierre Gasly, fan favourite member of the international smash hit boyband One Formula, is late.

"Do you know," Pierre says, thoughtfully, "that kissing is supposed to help with stress relief?"

There is something haunted in the paddock after Suzuka.

Between work at the café and all the new people in the loft, weeks pass quickly, and it feels like no time at all before the short probationary period they'd agreed on in the contract with Charles and George is over. (note: this is part 2 of a series)

Pierre is buzzing.

Pierre has never really understood the appeal of watching someone else drive.

any patterns?

HMMM! well, the first thing i can see is that i really, really like pierre gasly, and want to talk about him first thing, apparently... i am charles? (🤭)

in all seriousness, though - there doesn't seem to be any real pattern of sentence length or even sentence type. it all depends very much on the fic in question, and what kind of vibe i'm trying to get at? idk - this is a difficult one!! i tend to have a pretty clear vision of where i want the fic to go, and i need the first line to prepare for that vision - like the shock factor of the "pierre gasly bond breaker" one, for example, or the immediate oh this is going to be a fic about FWB vibes of "do you know that kissing is supposed to help with stress relief?" looking back on it, i do think that some of these first lines are more... striking, perhaps, than others? but all of them set the tone for the rest of the fic in some way, which is the most important thing. (some of them actually need the second & third lines as well to make a bit more sense, but it's okay!!) it was definitely SUPER interesting to take a look back at my last 10 first lines 📝👀

tagging: @boxboxbrioche, @welightitup, @hourcat, @francophonesfictions, @ilspredestinato, @radiocheck, @yukierres, @pinkierre, @your-littlesecret, @duquesademiel, @wolfiemcwolferson, and @river-ocean, if any of you feel like giving this a go! 🫶

[stories-by-rie]

10 First Lines Tag

@byjillianmaria tagged me in this, thank you so much! i also highly recommend checking out jillian's first lines, they're very fun.

Rules: List 10 first lines of chapters, scenes, or short stories, and tag 10 people

Revolutionary Achievement! (wip; The Five Senses, 1st chapter)

Margo kicks the pebble with mathematical precision so it lands in a puddle, only for it to be swallowed by the sad excuse of water as if it fell into nothingness. (flash fiction; to keep us both warm)

„You‘re only alive because I made a promise,” she hissed. (short story; A Heart's Promise)

The silence should have been warning enough. (short story; breaking out of darkness, finding it between us instead)

The House came alive like every living being does: with another’s cry of pain, blood and too much light after blissful darkness. (wip; House in Mourning (GLMGK 3))

While, up in the north, a dragon emerged from heavy fog, Dahlia found herself very troubled to take the first step to emerge from her forest. (wip; in the land of twilight, 3rd chapter)

It is really hard to clean out your cupboards if you don’t own any cups. (flash fiction; accidental soul disposal)

“Beautiful,” my mum says as she looks me up and down. (flash fiction; Dystopian Plotting)

"Jeanne, after all this time?” The voice of her old mentor sounded hollow in the old study room. (wip; invincible)

Despite the late summer, the air had grown cold with the night’s storm. (novella; Heart of Silver, 1st chapter)

tagging (only if you want, of course): @cilly-the-writer @fourohfourrealitynotfound @soul-write @scifimagpie @somealienquill @cwritesfiction @gailynovelry @knightsofeclipse @stuffaboutwriting and @the-orangeauthor

[autumnsup]

writing patterns

Rules: List the first line of your last 10 (posted) fics and see if there's a pattern!

I scooped this up from an open tag, but just for the heck of it I will tag a few ppl (sorry if it's a repeat tag! obv no pressure!): @divinerapturee @kbrick @moonage-xx-daydream @phoebe-delia @squintclover plus anyone else who wants to jump in!

Kissing the Tomb (Velvet Goldmine WIP, 13k, E)

Through the drugged-out, euphoric haze of the past, Arthur remembers two things about his first encounter with Curt Wild: that it uplifted him, and that it broke him apart in equal measure.

2. God/Monster (Harry Potter fest fic, 35k, M)

July 20, 1998

Dear Harry,

Feels weird to be writing this to myself, but it’s not like I’ve ever kept a journal before, so… hi.

3. All the Colors in the World (HP fest fic, 11k, M):

Rise and shine, Peppermint H, Draco’s phone greeted him on a Friday in June. 

4. But You Will: A Winter Valentine's Tale (HP fest fic, 4k, M)

“Eurgh,” said Pansy, wrinkling her nose.

5. Derailed (HP fest fic, 2k, M)

It started with a flat tire.

6. Hopeless (HP "micro" fic series, 6k, T)

“BUT. NOOOOW,” yowled James into his microphone, which was actually the forward-facing end of his Quidditch broomstick.

7. Sleepers Awake (Dark is Rising, 25k, M)

It had started in his early thirties, the unraveling.

8. In Somnio (HP, 66.5k, T)

Their month was almost up, and Teddy had barely gotten through a third of his dad’s epic record collection, even though he’d been diligent about listening to at least one every day so he could discuss it with his dad afterward.

9. A Show of Wands (HP, 15k, T)

My name is Merriwether Jones.

10. Bar None (HP, 31k, M)

It wasn’t supposed to happen the way it did, but in the end, Harry was grateful for the opportunity to start over.

(or if we're being sticklers about the chronology of posting...

Tender (Bar None epilogue, E): "The fuck?")

What pattern(s) do I see? I guess I tend to begin with "it started" or some variety thereof. I also tend to launch my fic with shorter sentences, or by dropping the reader in medias res and then working backwards from there. And lastly, I seem to include one of the main characters' names in many instances, although it doesn't always end up being THE main character.

Clearly the majority of my writing has been in the Harry Potter fandom, which will probably remain the case for now, as the writing spirit seems to be in abeyance for me so far this year. I'm too lazy to link each fic but here's my works page on AO3 if any of these pique your interest. I'm quite curious to see your first lines/patterns if you feel like sharing... 👀

[eddiebabygirldiaz]

10 First Lines Challenge

Rules: Share the first line of your last ten published works or as many as you are able to and see if there are any patterns!

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Thank you darlings! 💖

today i live for a single drop of you : Eddie has such a pretty cock.

red life might stream again : The wind is cool, causing the hairs on Eddie’s arms to stand up and goose bumps to pebble across his skin.

there's always been a rainbow hangin' over your head : Eddie Diaz does not panic.

we live and breathe words : Buck didn’t mean to snoop, okay?

slowly getting sober from the taste of your skin : The combination of the white coat and dark blue scrubs is admittedly making Eddie’s knees a little weak.

when the violence causes silence : It’s amazing the power that silence has.

addicted to the softness of your touch : The granite of the sink is hard underneath his thighs, and Eddie shifts uncomfortably.

forever taste like you and me : Eddie fiddles nervously with the buttons on his uniform.

even when i'm lost, with you i'm found : Buck runs his hands down the sides of his black slacks.

tumblr soft prompts : The soft, sultry croon of Dizzy Gillespie’s trumpet filters through the kitchen, its gentle and heartrending notes caressing the floor and cabinets and every inch of Buck’s skin.

If there is a pattern my brain is too broke to recognize it 😂

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