#it's a bummer of a thing but tonight tonight is the third WIP to which the whole robbie hagan situation has attached itself

[heavencasteel420]

Does anyone have floating ideas that just kind of attach (and sometimes detach/reattach) to different WIPs?

[billsfangearring]

10 Lines Tag Game

Rules: share the first lines of ten of your most recent fanfics and tag ten people. If you have written less than ten, don’t be shy and share anyway!

I've seen this going around and even though I haven't been tagged I thought it would be a fun way to assess my own writing style now that I have nearly 10 fics published on AO3.

I've Built My Life Around You (ALOTO, Jess/Lupe, 250 words)

“Can’t believe it’s been ten years,” Jess says into the silent stadium. It’s not hard for Lupe to believe at all, actually, now that they’re back at Beyer.

Kiss Cam (ALOTO, Jess/Lupe, 250 words)

“We need the people in these two seats to make out,” the one with the braid says, shoving bills and a piece of paper into his hand.

keep you like an oath (ALOTO, Jess/Lupe, 250 words)

By unspoken agreement, Jess and Lupe keep Vi’s a secret—even from those who would be welcome. Lupe probably has a number of complicated reasons for it, but Jess only has one: she’s selfish as hell.

your love's got me trippin' on you (ALOTO, Jess/Lupe, 250 words)

“A beautiful drive into deep right by Brown, and DiGiovanni looks like she’s—yes, she’s going for third… Whoa! Woman down! DiGiovanni appears to have tripped! Rough luck for the Belles' first basewoman. Well, that’ll end the inning, and the Peaches hold the Belles scoreless through the fourth.”

red is the fire in our veins (ALOTO, Jess/Lupe, 250 words)

It was inevitable, really, a foregone conclusion, that Lupe’s gaze would be drawn to the muscled thigh next to her that’s outlined in insolent red.

Two Fingers Means Curveball (ALOTO, Jess/Lupe, 250 words)

“Miss García. Come with me for a minute.”

Love, In Deed and In Truth (ALOTO, Jess/Lupe, 250 words)

Lupe’s belief in God was built on an ethereal foundation of faith, but Lupe’s belief in Jess was built with the earthly planks of trust.

it's not enough (this time) (HP, Remus/Sirius, 2500 words)

If only we’d made a map of all of Britain, Sirius thought wildly as he made another random turn in Surrey. Then I could have stopped Remus before it came to this. I could have seen where he was, who he was with. I could have stopped him. 

Dinner, Interrupted (HP, James/Lily, 150 words)

“He shoots. He scores! Another ten points to Gryffindor. Potter’s on fire tonight. Look, he’s taken possession of the Quaffle again! Excellent broom handling as he dodges left and right. That hoop is wide open… goal!”

I’ve only published nine fics on AO3, but here’s the first line of my portion of my Jess/Lupe WIP with Molly/squidgilator:

Lupe has no idea how much sleep she gets that night, other than not much.

Tagging: @broomsticks @everythingbutcoldfire @mollymarymarie @squidgilator @tahtahfornow and anyone else who wants to do it!

A few observations below the cut (feel free to ignore):

As an ardent dialogue-hater, I'm surprised that half of my fics start with dialogue! The fact that two of those are sports commentary is giving me a good laugh. Apparently I missed my true calling?

In my opinion, my Wolfstar fic—the only thing I've published that's over 250 words—has one of the weaker openings, which is a bit of a bummer because I actually edited that fic. I'm proud of the closing lines of each section though! I'm telling myself that this opening being kinda meh means I've improved as a writer since last summer.

It looks like I tend to use fairly short and straightforward sentences? I'd love to hear if any other patterns stand out to you lol