#first line challenge

[exhuastedpigeon]

Fic First Lines

Rules: share the first lines of ten of your latest fanfics (or up to if you have less!) & tag 10 people

I was tagged by the wonderful @bi-buckrights & @spotsandsocks thanks friends 💛

write our names in the wet concrete Hangster, E

Any time someone has the nerve to ask Jake Seresin how a kid who grew up a couple hours outside of Dallas got into hockey, he just smirks and weaves a tale about a four year old kid up way past his bedtime, sneaking out of bed for a glass of water and ending up transfixed in the doorway of the TV room watching the 1999 Stanley Cup Finals.

sweat baby sweat Buddie, E

El Paso is damn hot.

room for two Buddie, E

Eddie’s been different since he got back from El Paso.

Shut Up Hangster, E

A year ago Bradley Bradshaw would have laughed if someone told him he’d be teaching at Top Gun instead of being deployed halfway around the world. Hell, even six months ago he would have laughed about it, teaching at Top Gun was never a part of the plan.

can′t leave me alone Buddie, E

Three weeks. Buck hasn’t gotten off in three fucking weeks.

the broken love I make to him Buddie, M

It feels weird thinking that a funeral is nice because there’s really nothing nice about laying someone you love to rest.

playing favorites Eddie & Pepa, Buddie, T

You’re not supposed to have favorite children and Pepa is sure when she has more than one of her own she won’t have a favorite — or at least she won’t tell anyone she has a favorite.

can't keep my hands to myself Hangster, E

Meet me at baggage claim at 1710 or find your own way to Asheville, dickhead 💙

like never before Hangster, T

The Hard Deck is surprisingly busy for a Tuesday afternoon, or maybe it isn’t all that busy and Bradley’s still a little jumpy.

D is for Divorced Hangster, E

It isn’t until they’re safely back on dry land and all temporarily reassigned to NAS North Island that it hits Bradley that something is different.

Bonus 11th fic because this post was in my drafts before posting this fic yesterday

hot just like an oven Buddie, E

"It's always a fucking lab. How do we keep end up getting trapped in labs?" Buck sighs, sliding down the wall and landing on the ground with a dull thud.

This was a really fun exercise. The last time I did this kind of post most of my first lines were more easing the reader in. I really like that I've shifted more toward jumping into action or starting in the middle of a scene to try to hook people.

no pressure tagging

@thewolvesof1998 @aristocratboo @asystolle @jackabbot @inell @rosieposiepuddingnpie @butchdiaz @greencreekwolf @mxrcusflint @tornadeoqueen @intrepidjourneys @halestrom @hangmanbradshaw @thekristen999 @elvensorceress @thirdwheelravi @cranberrymoons @generatorkitty @glorious-spoon and anyone who wants to share!

[kymera219]

FIRST LINE GAME

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

I was tagged by @recluserat, thank you lovely!

1.) Where the Flowers Lay(The Memories Remain)

"Hey Peter?"

"Hmm?"

"How come your eyes are blue?"

2.) Canines and Confectioneries

Hey guys I'm ba-OH MY GOD WHAT ARE YOU DOING?!"

Derek looked between Stiles and the box of chocolates he and Peter were sharing with utter confusion.

"Uhm....eating?"

3.) The Best Part for Me (Is Laying Next to You)

Stiles Stilinski had an unusual habit.

Whenever he'd fall asleep(aka crashing after a week long research binge), he somehow ended up draped across one of the other pack members . At some point, he'd cuddled pretty much everyone in the group.

Everyone except Derek.

4.) Contact Chaos

Deucalion was looking over the latest edition to his book collection (one of many his mates had gifted him with since his sight was restored) when his phone rang. He answered it without looking up from the tome, and was rather surprised to hear a total stranger on the other end.

"Deucalion Blackwood?"

"Speaking."

"Listen up, because I'm only going to say this once. We have your son, and if you ever expect to get him back alive, you'll do exactly as I say."

5.) New Year's Resolution Solution

What are you doing?"

"Oh nothing," Peter mused as he continued to mess with things on Stiles's desk, "just updating this quite frankly abysmal resolutions list you have here."

Stiles snatched the paper out of his hand, and rolled his eyes at the fact that what he'd written down had either been scratched out or heavily edited.

"Peter, does this say commit MORE crime?!"

6.) A Familial Present

Here."

Peter stared at the crudely wrapped box in his hands with a feeling of confusion, a feeling that increased when he saw who gave it to him.

When Stiles told him that he'd invited Malia to their house for Christmas, he hadn't expected anything to come of it.

Granted, he and his daughter had gotten a lot closer recently, especially after he regained the Alpha status and she joined his pack. Still, he never thought she'd actually respond to the invitation, let alone bring a gift for him.

Yet here she was, standing before him, giving off a scent of nervousness so strong that it overpowered everything else.

7.) My Furry Little Friend

Stiles Stilinski was not someone who kept pets.

Sure, he'd had that boa constrictor when he was younger, but that was it. Most of the time, the guy could barely keep himself alive, let alone an animal.

So color Scott surprised when Deaton sent him to Stiles's address with a large order of pet supplies. Thinking it had to be a mistake, he set everything on the porch before opening the door and going inside.

"Hey, Stiles? You here? Deaton sent me over with a weird order in your name, and I wanted to...HOLY SHIT!"

8.) Christmas Clause-tastrophy

"Let Stiles drink the spiked eggnog you said....it'll be fun you said....."

"How was I supposed to know he'd be such a lightweight, Peter!"

"Well maybe if you had bothered to find out before letting him go through half the punch bowl, we wouldn't be in this mess!"

9.) I'll Always Choose You

The last thing Peter expected when he entered his apartment and flipped on the lights was to find someone already inside. He bristled in alarm for a brief moment, then immediately calmed when he realized the person sitting on his couch was his Mate.

"Stiles," Peter said as he set his keys on the side table and closed the door," not that I'm not happy to see you, sweetheart, but why were you sitting in the dark?"

Stiles looked up from where he'd been staring at the floor, and Peter could tell from the red-rimmed, puffy eyes that he'd been crying. The wolf inside him raged, and he had to fight the urge to immediately go and rip apart whoever put that look on his boy's face.

10.) Spooks, Kooks, and Werewolves Oh My

"Why are we here again?"

"Did you seriously just ask why we're on our honeymoon? Cause that just makes me question your first marriage even more than usual."

Tagging @jadezdominion @jagged1 @kimmycup @deliciousblizzardshark @infiniteeight8 @clareguilty

[arminaa8]

First line game ✍️

Rules: share the first lines of ten of your most recent fanfics.

I was tagged by @thecouchsofa, who did first lines of posted and unposted works, which was brilliant so I'm going to do the same!

Untitled divorce/getting back together fic:

A warm, calloused hand drifts down Draco’s back, awakening him from a deep sleep. Annoying. They’re usually gone by the time Draco wakes up.

The (Chaotic) Courting of Harry James Potter

He stops short at the spoon.  “Hey, Nic?” Harry calls, walking right back out of his office. “Why’s there a spoon on my desk?”

I'll keep you (safe and sound)

Over time, Harry’s come to fear Patronuses—they rarely bring good news.

Never Getting Over You

For once, Harry knows bloody well what Draco’s up to.

Untitled (honestly can't remember where I was even going with this one):

The assignment was straightforward. Infiltrate a dangerous, dark organization with dangerous, dark ideas about sentient, non-human magical creatures. Gather intelligence on their members, their movements, their plans. Exit quietly and report back. Harry learned Malfoy was in the inner circle a week in.

Shag, Interrupted

Attempt 1 Random Stakeout in Some Abandoned Building December 23 22:00 “I don’t know! It never happened for me, alright? Can you let it go?”

Temporary

It’s a Tuesday, the night Draco’s world collapses. And it’s Harry who tells him.

Again, Again:

It shouldn’t work between them. And for the most part, it doesn’t.

Spin Me Right Round

“Booooo,” Ron says, lifting his arms to give Harry two thumbs down.

ManDraco

Draco thought perhaps Harry was having him on when he’d explained how Muggle children celebrate Halloween. He’d laughed and thought no more about it.

Tagging @the-forbidden-forest @tessacrowley @its-the-allure @dodgerkedavra @lettersbyelise @hoko-onchi-writes @tackytigerfic @starquestingfordrarry @cailynwrites, and of course anyone else who sees this and would like to give it a go!

[orolin-writes]

First line tag game

Thanks @lemonlimelea for the tag (read their great first lines here). Here’s the first lines from my last 10 fics. A mix of all sorts of ships!

Sanctuar (Charlie/Draco, 12k)

If Charlie were any other Weasley, the first thing he would’ve done when Draco Malfoy stepped foot in Romania would’ve been to punch him right in the pointy face.

One More Round (Harry/Draco, 14k)

Draco is serving behind the bar, pint of the week’s featured ale half-poured, when Harry Potter appears in the flesh for the first time in three years.

Tongue-Tied (Ron/Pansy, 3k)

Pansy is quiet when they meet again, six years after a war that tore them all apart.

Save The Date (Harry/Pansy, 13k)

Pansy’s day started badly from the moment she woke up, bleary-eyed and late for work.

In Your Dreams (Draco/Hermione, 7k)

There were a multitude of ways that Draco Malfoy was responsible for fraying Hermione Granger’s last nerve.

Victory (Oliver/Marcus, 4k)

The final time it happens, Gryffindor have just been announced as the winners of the Quidditch Cup, and the air is reverberating with the sound of three quarters of the student population cheering and stamping their feet.

Invincible (Harry/Theo, 4k)

The first time Harry Potter notices Theodore Nott it is Christmas Eve.

Five Days of Distraction (Harry/Draco, 7k)

On Monday, it’s Draco’s silver ring that snags Harry’s attention.

Present Tense (Tom/Hermione, 10k)

Hermione Granger is working in her office late one summer evening when the earth shifts tentatively on its axis and everything changes.

Beds, Knobs & Broomsticks (Oliver/Blaise, 20k)

Oliver Wood was someone whose life had been diligently planned out from the age of seven, when his Grandpa David strung a violet and gold scarf around his neck, took his mittened hand in his weathered palm, and apparated him to his first quidditch match.

Not sure who has done it yet but tagging anyone else who wants to do this! Rules are post the first line from the last 10 of your fics (or all your fics if you’ve written less) @thetacowrites @zeebee3 @youhavemyswordandmybow @sweet-s0rr0w @faiell @mourningliliesmorningglories @chiquita-3

[crystalline-cheeto]

First Line Challenge

share the first line of ten of your fanfics and tag some peeps. saw this randomly and wanted to do it hehe. I’ll also give context even though I’m not supposed to

guess I’ll just tag who I follow lol. I’m new to tumblr okay

@linderosse @incorrect-lu-quotes @ordonianhero

@gutiuniverse @poposusz @perryelornitorrinco

@inumbrapugnabimus-maybe

now to the first lines:

1- “Why is your shoulder all weird?”  (This is from my Link Club comedy AU, Waker [Wind Waker] asked City [modern AU representative] about his Korok tattoo)

2- “CALL THE A SQUAD! TELL THEM TO BRING THE BIG GUNS!!”

Everyone is screaming and either running around the room or rolling around on the ground.  (From another Link Club, Wild [BotW] started a fire after drinking a Noble Pursuit [which isn’t virgin until TotK] and the A squad is the squad of Arylls [WW Aryll, modern AU Aryll, and Adult Aryll])

3- “Who in Hylia’s name invited you?!” They all turn to see who was at the door that Ocarina just opened and their jaws all drop.  (Also from a Link Club- Mario arrived at their club and they were not happy. They hate Mario with a passion)

4- I entered the castle, my armor quietly clanging with each step. (From my first ever fanfic, from BotW Link’s pov)

5- Ezlo squinted and pursed his lips. “Drats.” He muttered with a sigh before placing the book back on the shelf.  (From my Ezlo and Vaati modern AU fic, a spin-off of another modern AU fic, and Ezlo’s half-Minish and not at all like his canon self XD)

6- “Okay, everyone. Settle down. Settle. SETTLE!!” (from yet another Link Club)

7- “I changed my mind. I’m staying home.” 

Aryll stopped and stared at him, her eyes widened with shock.  (from my spin-off of my modern AU BotW novel, Link is going camping with his sister Aryll and girlfriend Zelda but he’s too afraid of frogs)

8- He stepped onto the subway, glancing around quickly before reaching up and grabbing the bar above his head.  (From my longest fic [it clocked in at around 179 pages] entitled Breath of the City, a modern AU romance fic. Yes, those spin-off mentioned before are spin-offs of this.)

9- It all started on a cold, windswept morning in New Ordon City- the city of dreams, the city of hopes, the city of-

“Wake up, my sleepy, unfashionable roommate!” 

(From the sequel to Breath of the City, The Campus’ Ballad, the person talking is Ghirahim. Of course)

10-

“Hurry up, she’s on in five!”

“Okay, just let me touch this up!” Her stylist sweeps a quick layer of blush across her cheeks and takes a step back to admire his work. “Alright, darling, you’re ready! Go get ‘em!”   (From my popstar AU fanfic, which is actually way more depressing than it sounds)

[zeebee3]

First Line Tag Game

Thank you @erin-orolin for the tag! Read Erin's here 😍

Rules are: post the first line(s) from the last 10 fics you've updated or posted (or however many fics you have, if less than 10).

Here are mine!

You Do It For Me (Draco/Hermione, 260k WIP)

It wasn’t working. She was doing everything right but it wasn’t working.

Curved-Mouthed Bastards (Ron/Draco, 9k)

Perhaps the most peculiar thing about being forced to return to Hogwarts past the normal age of matriculation was that the school Draco returned to felt entirely new.

Unqualified & Untested (Draco/Hermione, 66k)

Hermione was running late. Which, on a typical Monday, was perfectly acceptable as she was beholden to no timetable but her own. But on the day she was finally getting her research assistant, being ten minutes late was less than the professional impression she wanted to make.

Pretty Little Aunt (Teddy/Hermione, 4k)

The door to Harry’s house opens often and easily, constant streams of friends-as-good-as-family arriving on a whim at nearly all hours of the day, whether Harry is home or not. It’s what he’s always wanted: to be surrounded by people comfortable enough in their intimacy and affection to show it, with casual action and thoughtful intention.

Something Else Entirely (Draco/Hermione, 17k)

In the past year, Hermione has made exactly two reckless choices. The first had been discontinuing her contraception. The second is putting in for a week of leave and taking herself to Spain midway through the resulting pregnancy.

In Pursuit of a Marshmallow (Draco/Hermione, 5k)

There are few things that threaten Hermione’s self-assuredness nowadays. Few things, but not zero. It’s just her luck that after she shucks her coat in Ginny’s entry way and leans in to greet her friend, she catches sight of two things that test her steel resolve.

A Joyous Conspirator (Draco/Hermione, 14k)

Tradition, it seemed, would never fully leave Hogwarts. It didn’t matter how many years the castle bore, some things were more lasting than those who matriculated.

The Quiet Comfort (Draco/Hermione, 6k)

It was midnight, and Draco was wandering. It was the best time for it, when even the ghosts had vacated the halls, enough memory of life in them to hold to an instinctive circadian rhythm.

In Actuality, Only Treats (Draco/Hermione, 7k)

It had been Theo’s idea. Draco went along with it, because it seemed interesting and he was tired of his usual weekend entertainment.

Will It Away (Draco/Hermione, 8k)

Draco was mid-grind when sleep slipped fully away from him. The jolt into wakefulness made the second half of the motion confusing and doubly-arousing, the friction of his pajama bottoms against the firm mattress pulling a sleep-rough groan from his chest. Shit.

This was fun to see! TIL that I like to start my stories with a statement of fact (and apparently the word 'it').

Play along if you want/haven't already! @b-lovedhunter @molivierposts @malfoyesque @vespertineflower @aurorasleeps-27

[m00neroni]

first line of my fics!

thank you dear @rae-lune for the tag!!! I had much funsies going through them for this!!! <3 (I haven't included my two microfics tho)

Coparenting With Benefits - omegaverse; friends with benefits to lovers with surprise pregnancy wolfstar

"It all started with a deal."

It's Kind Of Obvious - non-Voldemort and non-Prank au, teen wolfstar getting together during Valentine's Day

"Sirius isn’t a jealous person."

Defying Blood: The Untold Story of Remus Lupin and Sirius Black. - first wizarding war canon divergence with werewolf mates wolfstar and Lord Remus

"For those who don’t have the honour (or the misfortune) of having met Lord Remus and Lord Sirius Black-Lupin outside of their inner and secluded circle of friends and family, this couple of war heroes might come as unusual and, on occasion, rather eccentric."

Stay Wild, Moon Child - canon divergence wolfstar with cryptic pregnancy (lots of grief but also lots of fluff)

"Sirius is surprised the last few Moons have gone so well. It is widely known (by him and his husband and maybe Poppy) that winter Fulls are always more difficult on both the wolf and Remus."

Frustrating. Intoxicated. Complicated. - canon divergence exes to lovers wolfstar during Valentine's Day

"He should have said no. He should have cancelled and just postponed the whole thing for another day."

It's Beginning To Look Like Love - fake dating and fake family wolfstar during Christmas

"Walburga Black's favourite thing to say about her firstborn and heir to the family's fortune is that, one day, he will end up in prison."

Work Call - pwp one-shot with bottom gentle dom Remus and reluctant top sub Sirius

"“Please, Remus, just let me–” Sirius’ voice dies in his throat as the other man finishes tying the last knot, connecting his left ankle with the post, and tugs to confirm its consistency, eliciting a groan from the middle of his chest. “Oh, my–”"

"welcome home, baby (we wish your parents had told us you were coming)" - silly texting fic with wolfstar going to the adoption centre

"Mrs Pomfrey (9.15)

Hello, Mr Lupin-Black!"

March 10th - canon divergence; neurodivergent remus centric through five of his birthdays

"Remus was vibrating with anticipation, letting his little body swing between his parents, who grabbed his hands while they walked down the main street of their small Welsh town."

np tagging @wannabelilybriscoe @wylanlupin @moonysentropia @waltzreprise and @brinkworth <3

[curator-on-ao3]

First Line Challenge

Big thanks to @northstarfan for tagging me in the first line challenge! ❤️

So, um, tiny detail, but I don’t know the rules of the first line challenge. Therefore, I’ll make my own rules to choose a story at random and share the first few lines:

The siren always seems to sound just before daybreak.

Maybe because that’s when particulates in the planet’s atmosphere coalesce. At least in autumn, and it’s been autumn for almost three weeks — five weeks to go — which means the piercing whine yanks Una out of sleep, bedsheets thrown aside, her feet landing on the wood-plank floor before her eyes even open.

“Go. I’m right behind you.” Seven is slower, ocular implant glitches worse when her rest is interrupted like this, human biology nourished by sleep but xB technology still hungry for a regeneration alcove.

Even after all these years.

That’s from The Melody of You (and Me), a T-rated Una Chin-Riley x Seven of Nine one-shot.

Tagging without pressure (or knowledge of the actual rules of the game) — @starrybouquet, @deadheaddaisy, @elephant-in-the-pride-parade, @cnroth, @theredheadedcaptain, @fiadorable, @enterprise-come-in, @emilie786, @pc-corner, @grissomesque, @procrastinatorproject, @regionalpancake, @lorcaswhisky, @caladeniablue, @cicaklah, @divinemissem13, @coffee-in-that-nebula and anyone else who wants to play.