#i really need to go thru all my xiv fic and post it to ao3 tbh

[reflectionsofacreator]

writing patterns tag game

tagged by @asha-mage

Rules: List the first line of your last 10 posted fics and see if there’s a pattern.

(This'll be pulling from my fic on @thecat-inthehat as well, due to some being posted over there, not just ao3. I've largely been working on longform fic this past year I think. I'm not counting Cyclical Recreations on ao3, that was originally posted back in '21)

It started when the Nightingales moved into the Alley one unusually hot April evening. [dry wine rebirth, DP x DC]

The cave was quiet as the elevator’s doors hissed open, save for the slight sound of someone typing at the bat computer and a few squeaks from the actual bats that were returning for the morning. [Running on Half-Caf, FFXIV & Batman]

A soft sniffle and a gasp that was barely heard over the sirens was all that heralded Helisent’s waking. [New Players (new threats), FFXIV & Batman]

Crowe Altius woke up in a body bag, naked and cold in the Citadel morgue. [Astralfire Credence, FFXV & Code Vein]

“Whence rises one’s true strength?” The prince asked, voice hush against the cold creak of metal that surrounded them, sibilant and curling underneath the senses. (First line not technically mine, taken from canon dialogue in XIV) [Under Your Skin, FFXIV]

“Tarnished, are we?” [Queen Malapropos, Elden Ring & Code Vein]

The steady drip drip of rancid water was far from the only sound in this lonely den of Lost, yet it was the one that irritated him the most. [Raven Feathers, Code Vein]

The hospitality at the Kienkan was … adequate, given how the nation of Doma was just barely starting to pick itself up off the ground. [FFXIV Write '22, Tepid]

The waves that lapped at Elidibus’ shoes were docile, and the last storm that had blown through the region known as Kholusia was barely more than a spring squall. [FFXIV Write '22, Pawn]

Snow was starting to come down over Camp Dragonhead in a fine light dust, just heavy enough to soften the rays of the noonday sun and bring a chill to the air. [FFXIV Write '22, Onerous]

Observations: A lot of these are pretty much solid from the get go -- I don't think I reworked many of them because I knew exactly how I wanted to start something. I usually have a strong idea of the visual setting of the scene and want that to be up front, as well as a particular sound to go with it. A lot of these are also a sort of comparison of itself? Highlighting why something is wrong (9, 4) or why this might not be expected (8, 3). I also don't start fic on dialogue tags as much anymore, good job me~ I used to have a really bad habit about that.

tagging: @lynmars79 @faerantstory @barbariccia @eorzeanflowers and anyone else that might want to~ no pressure tho!