#writing time!

[rotbat]

hello, who wants a mini-starter sent to their muse? (˶˃𐃷˂˶) ᵎᵎ

[bigshrimp365]

First Lines!

Thanks for the tag @cimmanombagel !! I may not have ten fics (yet!), but here’s what we’ve got, from the oldest to the newest:

Rules: List the first line of your last 10 fics (posted or WIP) and see if there's a pattern. If you don't have 10 fics, then as many first lines as you do have!

More under the cut…

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Between the Lines

Formula 1 AU, Rivals to Lovers, Modern AU || Rook x Lucanis || Rated: M || Chapters: 7/?

To Lucanis, the hours leading up to a race were always the same.

I love a good punchy line. For the start of BTL, I really wanted to focus on the small details of Lucanis’s pre-race routine (warming up, discussing tire strategy, etc) to show how regimented it was. And that goes right into who, exactly, put this routine into place and why…

A Brewed Awakening

Slice of life, Post-Veilguard fluff, Rook Still Can’t Cook || Rook x Lucanis || Rated: M || Chapters: 1/1

Rook had never actually made Lucanis coffee before.

Decided to start this fun little oneshot for Rookanis Week 2026 with a truth! I thought it was a good way to dig right into the heart of the scene: Rook making her beloved fiancé a coffee (and completely screwing it up lol).

Cooking Lessons

Slice of life, Rook Can’t Cook, Mr. Darcy Level Yearning || Rook x Lucanis || Rated: T || Chapters: 4/4

“Damn it.”

This one was definitely a fun way to start. I feel like this one (along with the next line about Leona wincing at the scorch marks on her rice) says a lot about Leona’s character in a few short bursts.

The First Strike

Rook Backstory, Crow Rook, THEY FIGHT!! (In a friendly way!) || Rook x Lucanis || Rated: T || Chapters: 1/1

The first time he met her, she’d held a blade to his throat.

You know, I think this one’s my favorite opener. Mainly because Miss Leona comes out SWINGING and I feel like that fits so well for who she is 💥

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Yeah, looking at all of these, I won’t even try to deny it 😅 I love a punchy lil one liner to start things out! I think it’s a fun way to add flavor and to drop someone right in the heart of the action.

Anyway, I had an absolute blast writing each one of these fics. Check ‘em out if you have time!

[aristobun]

no   i'm   not   crying   over   paul   walker   again   it's   fine

[constantfragmentation]

Here we go... it's time to write some Regency Silco!!!!

Two Masks is officially a multiple chapter fic.

I am rewriting "Don Giovanni" on Bend. I'll decide if I post it and will give a heads up first. But I AM currently writing the newest chapter too.

[yuesya]

What's next? more madness, that myheroacadamia fic, or something else?

Rest of this month will be for working on the BNHA fic! It's my personal NaNo goal this year: Updating 'madness,' and writing 20-30k+ words for 'railgun'

First half of the goal has been met (yay!), largely thanks to the fact that I already had like 10k words of it written going into November. So now it's time to be focusing on the second half~

[verascrow]

i’ve got spotify, a glass of water, ritz crackers, and 5 google docs tabs. requests, here I come!

[lucywrites02]

I'm writing for the first time in 3 weeks. Let's celebrate that 😂

Maybe you will even get something tomorrow 😌💞