@tauremornalome tagged me in smth so I have risen from the dead.
The 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.
To make this easier I'll go for last 20 published fics rather than overall written stories, otherwise I'd instantly loose track.
Counting backwards:
20. Lesser Passions
The huge fur coat should have looked ridiculous, really, but on Elias, wrapped tightly around his bony shoulder, it regained an almost redeeming, old-fashioned charm.
19. Unfavourable
His leg was almost completely healed when they brought him into Wilde's make-shift office and the muzzle had been removed, for now.
18. Linguistics
Carter wasn't sure how it had started.
17. Kiss and Tell
“He doesn’t kiss me when he’s sober."
16. Not very sensible either
Peter paused in the doorway to his old childhood room.
15. Bedtime Brew
Peter poked his head out from the kitchen.
14. Sky High
Peter was 14 years old when Conrad got married.
13. Sleeping Beauty
Elias had once read an article about a woman with narcolepsy
12. Hurts so good
Martin almost dropped the kettle when Peter materialized before him.
11. Family Values
They made port around 7pm.
10. The Vessel
Martin stared at Peter, waiting for the punch-line.
9. Thee Kisses
“Just ask him out already.”
8. All alone and a-lowly
Peter wasn’t too thrilled at the prospect of having to play messenger.
7. Happy all the Time
His brain had always been a little glitchy and oh that’s just funny, isn’t it?
6. And all is well
“I need some fresh air.
5. Changing Tides
Oswald had been one of the first rogues to take him seriously and they had soon evolved from lucrative business partners to actual friends.
4. Indebted
Christopher Drawlight was not a particularly well liked man.
3. Kindness Repaid
There was something fascinating in watching Jonathan eat.
2. House Call
Don’t you fret
My little pet
We’re off to see the doctor
And if this doctor isn’t in
We’ll have to find another.
1. Arts and Crafts
Edward did not stare at the green crayons and didn’t have the urge to take one of them either.
Observations
Well the pattern certainly is that I apparently have a tendency to start with a characters first name (11/20, damn). I also have a thing for jumping into stories during the middle of a conversation or similar in media res shenanigans, which is less surprising.
Faverouite line... oh this is hard. I suppose it’s from The Vessel aka The Platonic Fear Orgy (“Martin stared at Peter, waiting for the punch-line”). I like the way it throws you right into the conversation without knowing what exactly has been said but understanding fully how exasperated Martin feels. Which is your faverouite, squad? (Also wtf is up with this new tumblr design, I’ve only been gone for a year or so when did this happen? lol)
Anyway, tagging whoever is still following me despite the fact that i’m mostly awol atm. Hit me with those opening lines y’all.