As tagged by @cassiopeiasara and @toastweasel ...here we go!
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.
I am doing this is most recent story first and going backwards by publish date on A03! Click the link if you find yourself wanting to read more. Got a favorite? Let me know! My favorites are #5 (for the pain it inflicts), #15 (because it’s a very apt description), and #19 (because it’s one of my fav stories).
1. In the early morning, Captain Janeway entered her office and headed straight for her replicator. (An Old Fashioned Holiday)
2. Rey noticed as they shuffled off the transport ship that Poe kept his body physically between Leia and the goon that was escorting them off the bounty hunter’s ship. (Old Friends)
3. It was the pitter patter of rain on the window that woke Lin. (Let the Rain Fall, And Wash Your Spirit Clean)
4. “I don’t understand what their problem is!” (A Dance with Pride)
5. “I’m tired, Lin.” (And May the Spirits Guide You Home)
6. The General’s tent was dark except for a single candle. (The General and the Admiral)
7. Lin stretched and glanced around the submerged metal arena. (In the Spirit of Competition)
8. There was already a candle burning in the kitchen when Kya entered. (When Dark Spirits Enter Your Mind)
9. Tenzin walked around the statue four times to make sure it was in the right place. (For Spirits’ Sake, Keep Your Hands to Yourself)
10. Lin let her legs dangle off the edge of the upper deck as she watched the sun set over the water. (Spirits Intertwined)
11. Filius Flitwick groaned as he sat up in his bed and placed a small hand on his forehead. (From My House to Yours)
12. The drinks had been pouring long before Leia sat down. (Cockpits and Bridges)
13. The bar at Five Points Station in the Outer Rim looked like every other bar in the galaxy. (Never Trust a Criminal)
14. The Falcon needed repairs. (Don’t Tell Your Mother)
15. Amilyn Holdo was where she was always meant to be, with her head in stars. (Leia)
16. A gust of wind rattled the silent street in front of the Republic City Police Station as the great flying bison touched down. (Elusive Spirits)
17. Jinora was angry. (Hypocritical)
18. Neville Longbottom awoke from his restless slumber by thin hands shaking him awake. (Not Alone in Their Suffering)
19. Leonard McCoy was slumped back in a chair, half empty glass of bourbon in his hand, at a table in the mess hall that was empty sans two people sitting at the table with him: Jim Kirk and Montgomery Scott. (Different Lifetimes)
20. When ALIE saw the drop ship fall from the Ark, she could feel an excitement pulse in her circuitry. (For the Living)
This was very fun! If anyone else wants to do it, tag me so I can see!
