Collab with @connork1000! We traded linearts and I had the honour of colouring this really sweet work :)
We agreed on the theme "home," then went and independently drew the same scene....... I guess it really is all about jazz records and living room floors, huh
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!
Thanks for the tag @connork1000!
1) Buzzing in his head, loud, constant.
Horrors Told - Outlast
2) Lucien dragged the wet rag across the window and watched the blurry shapes moving around beyond it.
The Ildenmoor Tragedy - Wayfaring Curses
3) "All right, Leonida. Are you ready?"
The Disaster Five - The Disaster Five
4) It was summer in Detroit.
Pigments and Solvents - Detroit: Become Human
5) Gintoki hit the wall with the hammer again and again, the dry sounds of dense metal smacking against thick concrete wall loud in his ears.
Kabe (Continuation) - Gintama
6) The solid thunk of a boot connecting with the bone of a jaw echoed through the room.
Lucky Dog - Detroit: Become Human
7) Connor glanced at his reflection in the dirty window of the nightclub.
Out of Left Field - Detroit: Become Human
8) Markus felt anxious.
Not A Beta - Detroit: Become Human
9) A hush had descended upon the audience seated in the wide skating rink.
Gliding On A Broken Wing - Detroit: Become Human
10) It had been a week since the man named Markus had found him.
Things Don’t Work That Way - Detroit: Become Human
11) Markus leaned in the doorway with his arms crossed and gazed fondly at the younger man laid out on his belly on the floor, chest propped up on a pillow, elbows planted on either side of it as he studied the open book in front of him with intense focus.
Hot Apple Cider - Detroit: Become Human
12) Connor quickly slipped the cold hard muzzle of the gun back in the waistband of his pants, his mind reeling with the shock of terror and guilt.
Good morning, Lieutenant - (Vol. 1) The Defective Deviant - Detroit: Become Human
13) Hank Anderson was a solitary man.
The Three Little Werewolves - Detroit: Become Human
14) Settling in Canada hadn't been that easy, Alice could tell even if Kara tried her best to be optimistic.
The Big Sad Monster And The Brave Little Girl - Detroit: Become Human
16) Isaac was running late that evening and when he finally showed up at the park where he and Chris were supposed to join up, he noticed that the rendezvous point was devoid of any tall man with silver hair.
A Beast Leashed And Caged - Teen Wolf
17) Nines had been investigating a crime scene with Gavin.
Just gonna break it a little - Detroit: Become Human
18) A thin man with red hair, happy green eyes and a wide grin greeted Gwen at the entrance of the camp she was going to be working at as a counselor for the forseeable future.
He Smiles - Camp Camp
19) Markus, Connor, North, Josh and Simon were drifting along with the crowd that filled the fairground they'd just showed up at, trying to communicate aloud as best as they could over the sounds of laughter and screams of fear as the various rides that surrounded them swooped up and down in a concert of metallic noises and whooshes of air.
Ferris wheels are romantic, right? - Detroit: Become Human
20) "Move it, loser!" yelled Sixten from the rolled down window of his car.
Down the road we go - Detroit: Become Human
Whew, done!
Well, one thing I can say is that’s it’s pretty frustrating to be limited to a first line, especially for stories where my first lines are a two-beat thing where the first sentence sets up the second... Which happens a lot, apparently. I guess that’s my pattern! Short sentence starters.
Also, I’ve noticed I don’t do a lot of dialogue starters nor do I often start with descriptions that don’t come from the character’s POV. I mostly begin by focusing on something in the character’s surroundings, or by referring to their sensory inputs, or by stating something that is generally true for them (their living situation/temperament...).
As for my favorite opening line, it’s gotta be Good morning, Lieutenant’s! I think it’s the one that does the best job of grabbing the reader’s attention because it’s already so fraught with tension. Then again, it is a direct continuation to a tense scene in the game, so...
Can I go beyond the rule and make a podium? I’m making a podium.
I also like the one for Hot Apple Cider because it’s so soft, and the one from Down the road we go because I find Sixten very funny even if he’s rude as hell.
This was an interesting little experiment! I’ll tag (if you’ll allow me to, cause I’m pretty sure half of these great writers don’t know/remember who I am, but listen, I really like what you do and I’m curious to see what your answers would be) @lokiitama, @emiliaf25, @liketolaugh-writes, @not-poignant, @taylortut, @kianraidelcam, @unholygrass, @connor-rk, @a-good-omen, @ao3gingerswag
and I also tag everyone who sees this and wants to participate~
🍑 Eros - What physical aspect of another person does your character love the most? What physical aspect would initially draw your character to a person? (From this.)
Connor tilts his head from one side and then to the other, the gears in his head really working overtime on this head-scratcher. “The eyes,” he concludes after a while. “You can tell a lot about a person from their eyes.” He considers the second question, wondering about the people he is drawn to. “It’s not a physical aspect, but the way they look at me that I love the most.” He smiles happily, content to keep the rest of his thoughts secret.
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I think it is safe to say that Peppermint Connor doesn’t care about physical appearance so much. He would find anyone attractive, if he liked them. In general, he is attracted to people who are confident and comfortable being themselves. The thing he likes the Most is when they Notice and like him back. (Very much like all Connors.)
8. Things you said while you were crying.
Turning the lights off the house as he walks down the corridor, Markus makes sure everything is in order before looking for his boyfriend so they can retire for the night.
He peeks into their bedroom to find it empty, he presses his lips in a thin line. He looks at the end of the corridor where he hears faint shuffling.
He sighs and smiles sadly.
Another one of those nights.Markus' socked steps are soft, almost inaudible, where they fall against the hardwood floors.
Everything is silent and the only light that exists in the hallway comes from the big window they have in the last bedroom of the corridor.
He stops right at the door, looking inside he finds who he was looking for and he can’t stop the found smile that just his presence brings to his lips.
Connor.
Sitting at the edge of the bed, staring straight to the window -away from the door- sits Connor. Wearing nothing but a pair of sweatpants, similar to Markus, his back is completely exposed to Markus and Connor doesn’t make any noise or move of acknowledgement of his presence.
Walking over the bed Markus creeps over the duvet and kneels behind Connor.
“Hi sweetheart,” he mumbles against his neck, kissing it softly and resting there.
Connor sighs heavily.
“...Hi,” his voice wavers terribly at just those simple words.
Definitely one of those nights.
Rearranging himself on the bed, Markus sits right behind Connor, encaging him between his thighs, he pulls him closer to his chest.
Connor moves pliantly, not fully relaxing, but still settling comfortably against his chest.
Markus nuzzles closer to his boyfriend's neck, inhaling his scent and absorbing his warmth making sure to share his own. Connor starts to tremble under his grip, breaths hitching on their way out.
He holds him tighter.
“Want to talk about it?” He asks softly, turning one of his hands palm up just for him. To reassure that he’s here.
Connor hesitates a second before gently grabbing his hand, squeezing it tight when everything starts pouring out.
‘Don’t leave me.’‘I don’t- I can’t be alone.’
‘Please stay.’
‘...Am I enough?’
All these thoughts start leaking out stronger and stronger and with it so do Connor’s sobs, they shake his frame and leave him winded. Markus moves him so he’s curled up into a tiny ball against his bare chest, he tucks Connor’s head under his chin running his left hand through his locks of hair while his right traces gentle patterns against his skin. Connor burrows himself closer sinking the comfort, the love, the reassurances Markus passes through him, and the kisses he plants on his head.
Under the moonlight they stay sitting, only the soft sound of humming and small hiccups to be heard.
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This got kinda big whoops. :D
Honestly this one was kinda hard not gonna lie oof. Mostly cus it was my first time writing the rk1k bbs.
Also I dunno if this was exactly what was asked but the approach I took with this was more of unspoken kinda words instead of things said out loud…. Does that make sense?
(I almost asked you about rk1k but I think we both know the answer to that one 👀😂)
Imma do both! (also rk1k is the obvious one 🤣😂🤣)
Hankrose!!! I really, really love this ship! And there needs to be more of it! Honestly, I think they would mesh so well together. They both are pro-android and know deep personal loss. I imagine it would be quite a few years post-revolution but yeah. Love them!
Okay, so in theory I should really love Connorth, I adore both Connor and North so, so much. But ah, every time I see them I'm just like 'but Markus should be with either of them!' because I ship him with both of them a lot. I think my brain automatically interprets them being together as 'Markus is dead' and my heart just does not like that. I don't even know if that makes sense lol. But as a ship? Nah, I don't hate it, not at all. It's a good, good ship. Conorkus is where it's at tho.
Also yes, please give me more Connor and North as besties omg. The thought of these two bonding and just fucking shit up together.... Yes, gimme!