Rules: List the first lines of your last 20 stories (if you have less than 20, just list them all!). See if there are any patterns. Choose your favorite opening line. Then tag 10 of your favorite authors!
Thank you, @prolix- for the tag!!
Nothing to Declare Here. (Drarry, T, 1.1k) – You watch him balance his mother’s bone china cups– white, with blue flowers and gold leaves– on the narrow windowsill of your living room, right beside the emaciated corpse of the plant you bought seven months ago.
Dinner and Diatribes (Drarry, E, 4.8k) – “You’re in a mood.”
You Are Safe (I Know) (Drarry, E, 42k) – Harry finds Parvati sitting on the steps to the Divination Tower, Lavender’s curly head cradled in her lap.
You’ve Got A Second Chance (You Could Go Home) (Jeddy, T, 16k) – “I need to talk to you,” Teddy says, smile plastered on convincingly for any errant eyes watching, but eyes sharp and serious to the point where a spike of alarm surges through Harry.
My Hands Are Of Your Colour (Drarry, E, 7.9k) – Julian was undeniably one of Harry’s best fucks.
Though Your World Is Changing, I Will Be The Same (Drarry, E, 15k) – Draco has discovered Firewhisky to be an excellent houseguest.
Every Breath You Take (Drarry, M, 19k) – The day Scorpius wakes up knowing he’s going to die, there are two people in his bedroom.
You’re My Oasis (Blaise/Theo, E, 2.6k) – “I can see the Thestrals now,” Theo says, the words falling from his whiskey laden lips like thick sludge, weighing down the air between them.
Sanctify My Body (With Pain) (Wolfstar, M, 23k) – The silent stillness of the night, broken only by faint church bells is fading into grotesque dawn that lightens the horizon despite the absence of sunrise.
You Couldn’t Have Loved Me Better (IronSpider/Starker, M, 14k) – With the sound of the approaching car bumping along the stones of the driveway growing louder every second, Peter jumps off the bed, grabbing his discarded shirt from the bedpost, hurriedly drawing it back over his shoulders.
I Will Wait For You (Drarry, E, 5.6k) – Harry returns home late on Saturday evening, his Auror uniform sticking to his body like a second skin that is both uncomfortable and undesirable, to find Draco fast asleep on the couch in front of the fireplace, a book on his chest.
(You Are A) Shooting Star Across My Sky (Drarry, T, 10k) – Dear Mr. Potter, Please note that alongside all the necessary requirements detailed on the shopping list sent to all eighth and seventh year students, eighth year students are required to bring dress robes and formal shoes.
All I Need (All I Could Wish For) (Wolfstar, T, 10k) – Christmas used to be one of the times of the year Remus used to care about.
No patterns are becoming apparent to me except that maybe I like to start with a little bit of intrigue like a siren luring unsuspecting sailors into a sea of thousands and thousands of invisible plotlines and angst. As someone who has spent literal months agonising over a single opening line… this game was therapeutic, because hey! They aren’t half as bad as I tend to think they are!!
I’ll tag @onbeinganangel @amortentiaboys @shealwaysreads @xanthippe74 (i have a feeling you guys might have done this/been tagged already, but <3) @/anyone who sees this and wants to do this because it is very cool
