fic first lines
Rules: share the first lines of ten of your latest fanfics (or up to if you have fewer) and tag ten people.
Thanks to @beanarie and @mushysquashythingamajig for tagging me! 😚
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1. Tommy's first real memory—one he knows he made himself and not one that was handed to him by an adult—is of watching planes leave vapor trails in the sky while his father sneers to someone in the background, "There's something about that boy that just isn't right."
(From Just An Earthbound Misfit)
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2. Buck has never considered himself to be that guy, but when a man hands you the viral antidote he stole for you, kisses you on a rooftop backlit by the sunset while a couple of Sikorsky UH-60s hover threateningly, and whispers "Here's looking at you, kid" before ushering you through the rooftop door so you can save your family while a bunch of stone-faced Army guys advance, you tend to have an expectation or two. Like, that he'll pick up his fucking phone when you call.
(From The Least Vulnerable Spot)
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3. "They want me to say something."
(From Stage Zero)
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4. It takes Tommy maybe two minutes tops to do a post-flight check.
(From Red Over Red)
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5. The very second Tommy decided on helicopters, people came crawling out of the woodwork to offer their two cents on everything from industry politics (all dangled carrots and empty promises) to what constitutes a good operator (whoever's actually signing your paycheck at the time) to which jobs would bring in the most money (ditching helicopters entirely in favor of planes).
(From Wind Finding)
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6. "What was your best Christmas ever?"
(From This Very Simple Phrase)
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7. It takes only a second to scroll through the rows of photos until he finds the one he wants to show her, but instead of handing his phone over, he takes a moment to admire it.
(From Table of Contents)
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8. It would've been an allogeneic transplant.
(From Histocompatibility)
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9. When Buck sighs, it sounds despondent, even to his own ears, which is insane considering he's finally got a medal and isn't being court-martialed for his involvement in the theft of municipal property.
(From Sucrose)
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10. At the fire academy, three things are beaten out of every trainee: fear, a normal sleep schedule, and the social influences that prevent one from intervening in the event of an emergency.
(From Return of the Mack)
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No pressure tagging: @setmeatopthepyre, @screamlet, @dadvans, @firehose118, @geddyqueer, @leashybebes, @liminalmemories21, @apollabarnes, @adiprose, and @politenotice
