#i HATE first lines this was such a hard challenge to do my god jfksdkldskds

[hobisexually]

I was tagged by @missandrogyny to do the following thing: “List the first lines of your last 20 fics. See if there are any patterns. Then tag 10 of your favourite authors!”

I don’t even know if I have 20 wips or fics for this fandom, but let’s see how far we get.

1. It’s two days before Christmas, and Louis Tomlinson’s planner for the holidays has just been torn to shreds so effectively that the pages have become unreadable. (the Holiday AU)

2. Out of all the things Harry had once expected to lie ahead of her in her future, sitting next to Draco Malfoy at the Hogwarts teaching table had never been one of them. (girl!Drarry teacher AU)

3. Trying to force your friends into going to a party with you is never easy, but especially not when you’re an international popstar, your band is on hiatus, and the party in question is an industry party that no one wants to be found dead at. Persuading them once is annoying, persuading them thrice is a nuisance, but Louis never quite had a knack for sticking to the rules, now did he? (Tomlinshaw hiatus fic)

4. Louis is aware of a lot of things about herself - for one, she’s spectacularly bad at maths. (HL, girl direction uni AU) 

5. It starts out as an accident. Louis is nearly jumping out of his skin, is the thing. (HL, the big edging fic)

6. “You're late,” Harry’s voice sounds through the phone as Zayn hurries out the door one Tuesday morning. (Ziam teacher AU)

7. Louis scratches at the stickers plastered all over her head and chest, fighting the urge to flee. (bright lights, she’s fading)

8. For Louis, a typical Friday night at Hogwarts means that he’s being dragged down to the dungeons by Harry at record speed, a quickie undoubtedly included somewhere in the foreseeable future. (Captive in a Kiss)

9. Louis nervously taps her hands against the bag inside which she’s stashed her camera equipment. Her fingers quiver, though if anyone ever asks, she’ll never admit to it. (girl direction, HL, BBC Earth film crew AU)

10. Staring up at the green and white logo he’s come to despise, Louis bristles. He’s surrounded by tourists scouring the Leidseplein area of Amsterdam and, quite frankly, he’s not amused at all. (HL Amsterdam coffeeshop AU)

11. Funky Payno’s on Saturday night has been an overcrowded mess for as long as Louis can remember. Tonight is no different. (Ache To Know The Song He Sung)

12. The problem with crystal balls, glass balls, or balls in general (heh), was that they tended to fog up your sight and judgment. Mostly your judgment, in all cases. Louis stared at the fortune teller in front of him, his arms crossed, and tried to retrace his steps to figure out how the hell he had ended up here. (Crystal Fighters)

13. The sun is blinding Louis through the rear view mirror as she drives down the M6, the temperature in her Ford Fiesta heating up to almost unbearable levels. (It’s A Long Way Down)

14. Louis doesn't necessarily enjoy gardening. In fact, if anyone had asked him beforehand, he would've said that spending your time on plants that seem to grow whenever Louis turns his back on them is a waste of time, space and money. (Like A Saturated Sunrise)

15. The last show of the North American tour wasn’t supposed to be this draining, Louis thinks. He’s scrolling through Twitter, checking what the fans think they know this time around, and scoffs under his breath at what he finds. (Let Me Be Good For You)

16. Hearing Ed’s voice doesn’t make Louis feel particularly rowdy or anything. (HL, Shape of You lapdance)

17. Marrying Louis, and thus becoming Queens of the North, really should have tipped Harry off that one of them (or, more realistically, both of them) would eventually go into battle and fight for their place in the Seven Kingdoms.  (girl direction, HL, Game of Thrones AU)

18. Harry has slept in Louis’ bed before, and she knows she is always allowed to do so whenever she damn well pleases. There is absolutely no reason for her to feel as guilty about it as she does right now, except that Louis’ bed is softer than it has ever been, sliding underneath her touch, and Harry desperately wants to experience what it feels like against her bare skin.  (girl direction, HL)

19. Zayn’s too self-aware for his own good, and thus he is much too acquianted with his attraction to Liam, knowing it has been a problem he’s been trying to avoid ever since they’d been thrown together in the band. (Ziam, stuck in an elevator)

20. Being friends with a person that you love with everything that you have isn’t an easy feat. Being flatmates with them is even worse, and Louis is currently losing it. (HL pining fic)

I cheated a little because I just picked some drabbles rather than full blown fics, but still. I tag @karamelised @clairdeloune @infinitelymint @alivingfire @conscious--ramblings @harrysgaytour @cherrystreet and @latitta (or to to post as many as you can if you don’t have 20) <3