21 First Lines
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teaotter’s LJ late last week, and she urged me to play. By the time (this morning) that I had the chance to gather up the first lines of my last 21 fics, lots of peeps have gotten on the bandwagon, so I’m also ganking this from my lovely friends rabidchild67, dmk0064, angelita26, and ariadnes_string. (It’s a meme – so hurrah for everyone who’s playing).
1. Neal discovered the small, abandoned corridor one afternoon when he was bored stupid and terminally curious.
2. “Bail is denied.”
3. In prison, Neal dreamed of flight.
4. Mary Alice Brooks didn’t exist outside of a few pieces of paper and a computer entry.
5. Peter steps back to admire his handiwork.
6. “You know that we’re going to have to be very careful at work.”
7. Elizabeth doesn’t say much.
8. June knew what to expect from the world.
9. Reese may have told Peter that the brass had threatened his pension, that they’d take away his retirement benefits if he didn’t step down.
10. They don’t play hard too often.
11. Elizabeth pulled up to the gates of the Havisham Apple Farm.
12. Matt pressed the end call button on his phone, disconnecting from Simon.
13. Peter knew that the best tips came after hours, after the first show was over, after the second show was over.
14. Everyone knew to stay away from Big Bad Peter Burke.
15. Tim knew it was inevitable that when you did nude scenes, pictures of your naked body were going to show up on the Internet.
16. Neal should have been accustomed by now to discovering the truth about himself.
17. There were many constants in Peter’s universe: Someone always seemed to take his parking spot thirty seconds before he got home.
18. Neal finally tracked Mozzie down in Friday, his personal favorite safe house.
19. For the better part of a decade, Peter has had sex dreams about Neal Caffrey.
20. They are an odd sort of couple, the yellow dog walking with the elegantly dressed man in the anachronistic suit and hat (although it's Brooklyn, the home of all things hip, so the man isn’t completely out of style).
21. Neal never had a fuck-buddy who was, well, a buddy.
Oh, there’s definitely a pattern here. I seem to start nearly all of my stories with a simple, declarative sentence. A character and a statement setting up the fic. Of these last 21, only two start with a line of dialogue. Ironically, both of those stories were epic in length. “Bail is denied.” is the start of “Keep the Creatures Safe From Harm” and “You know that we’re going to have to be very careful at work.” opens “It’s Life that Just Sharpens the Blade,” the latest entry in The Wonder(ful) Years ‘verse.
Interesting.
Now you go do this.
And for making it all the way through, an unannounced Bonus Bomer.
teaotter’s LJ late last week, and she urged me to play. By the time (this morning) that I had the chance to gather up the first lines of my last 21 fics, lots of peeps have gotten on the bandwagon, so I’m also ganking this from my lovely friends rabidchild67, dmk0064, angelita26, and ariadnes_string. (It’s a meme – so hurrah for everyone who’s playing).1. Neal discovered the small, abandoned corridor one afternoon when he was bored stupid and terminally curious.
2. “Bail is denied.”
3. In prison, Neal dreamed of flight.
4. Mary Alice Brooks didn’t exist outside of a few pieces of paper and a computer entry.
5. Peter steps back to admire his handiwork.
6. “You know that we’re going to have to be very careful at work.”
7. Elizabeth doesn’t say much.
8. June knew what to expect from the world.
9. Reese may have told Peter that the brass had threatened his pension, that they’d take away his retirement benefits if he didn’t step down.
10. They don’t play hard too often.
11. Elizabeth pulled up to the gates of the Havisham Apple Farm.
12. Matt pressed the end call button on his phone, disconnecting from Simon.
13. Peter knew that the best tips came after hours, after the first show was over, after the second show was over.
14. Everyone knew to stay away from Big Bad Peter Burke.
15. Tim knew it was inevitable that when you did nude scenes, pictures of your naked body were going to show up on the Internet.
16. Neal should have been accustomed by now to discovering the truth about himself.
17. There were many constants in Peter’s universe: Someone always seemed to take his parking spot thirty seconds before he got home.
18. Neal finally tracked Mozzie down in Friday, his personal favorite safe house.
19. For the better part of a decade, Peter has had sex dreams about Neal Caffrey.
20. They are an odd sort of couple, the yellow dog walking with the elegantly dressed man in the anachronistic suit and hat (although it's Brooklyn, the home of all things hip, so the man isn’t completely out of style).
21. Neal never had a fuck-buddy who was, well, a buddy.
Oh, there’s definitely a pattern here. I seem to start nearly all of my stories with a simple, declarative sentence. A character and a statement setting up the fic. Of these last 21, only two start with a line of dialogue. Ironically, both of those stories were epic in length. “Bail is denied.” is the start of “Keep the Creatures Safe From Harm” and “You know that we’re going to have to be very careful at work.” opens “It’s Life that Just Sharpens the Blade,” the latest entry in The Wonder(ful) Years ‘verse.
Interesting.
Now you go do this.
And for making it all the way through, an unannounced Bonus Bomer.
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Date: 2013-04-15 02:00 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2013-04-15 09:15 pm (UTC)I was just needing Neal to come and comfort me in my time of hurt.
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Date: 2013-04-15 09:31 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2013-04-15 09:35 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2013-04-15 05:25 pm (UTC)So, here's mine: http://dieastra.livejournal.com/57236.html
As for the bonus Bomer... gorgeous. *Thud*
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Date: 2013-04-15 09:15 pm (UTC)And yes, bonus Bomer is gorgeous.
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Date: 2013-04-15 09:18 pm (UTC)As for the list, a friend wonders if she can re-arrange her first lines to make a totally new story. I might try that with mine as well!
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Date: 2013-04-15 06:51 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2013-04-15 06:52 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2013-04-15 06:54 pm (UTC)But yes, every other story in every OTHER fandom should start with Peter sex-dreaming about Neal. ;-)
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Date: 2013-04-15 06:56 pm (UTC)Ewww!
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Date: 2013-04-15 09:36 pm (UTC)I wanted to send in a letter telling Bitch that I used to respect them but no more. LOL
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Date: 2013-04-15 09:12 pm (UTC)One never wearys of the BB, Bonus Bomer. Thank you very much.
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Date: 2013-04-15 09:13 pm (UTC)I suppose you remember them all because they are the most recently published stories. I should have done a random sampling.
And that bonus Bomer is quite the special one, isn't it?
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Date: 2013-04-16 05:39 pm (UTC)Then again, Bonus Bomer has no redeeming value either...except for the obvious ZOMGFUCKINGHAWT appeal. I just adored him as Monty. ♥
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Date: 2013-04-16 06:57 pm (UTC)It does have some redeeming value - it makes you look at patterns and introduces peeps to stories they may otherwise have not read.
And semi-nekkid Bomer ALWAYS has redeeming value. If just to improve your day.