First Line Meme

Rules: list the first lines of your last ten published stories. if there are any patterns yourself, and see if anyone else notices any! tag up to ten friends!

I was tagged by @00qpidsarrow and @svengooliecat …  thank you both!

Here they are in reverse order, from most recent to oldest…

  1. It becomes clear fairly soon that Q is going to take a while with his… preparations. — Understanding Bond(age)
  2. James enters the cavernous theater, expecting to find Sophia, the Royal Opera Foundations’ director and his acquaintance these twenty years, or her counterpart for the Ballet Foundation, Charles. — The Dancer
  3. The first time it happens, he’s been back about two months. — Bond’s Break-ins
  4. “That’s lovely! Right there,” Q says, shutter clicking away rapid fire. —  “Where do you want me?”
  5. LLAP: Hey man, congrats on the new role. — Because there’s no backspace in real life…
  6. “My story’s somewhat boring, I’m afraid,” 007 says, anteing up.  — Poker Night
  7. The sound of the gunshot ricochets off the stone walls of the ancient dining hall until it fades to a thin, airless silence. — rescat
  8. “Q, are you sure this is all on the up and up?”  — Bond of Love
  9. “You know, 007, I’m quite jealous at the moment.”  —  Stained Glass
  10. Q hears the soft click of the door and looks up even as he continues to type. — phantom 

So, the first thing that I notice is that 9 out of my last 10 stories are 00q, so it seems my transition to that fandom is more or less complete.  I’m surprised that more of the stories don’t start with dialog, because I have a view of myself that I always start stories with dialog.  Clearly, that’s not the case., About half of these were written for Fest, and actually, “Where do you want me” may be my first ever AU.  Yeah…Pretty sure that’s right.

I’ll tag @a-forger-and-a-point-man , @beaubete , @boffin1710 , @commodorecliche , @dhampir72 , @elisa-pie , @greglet , @jaimistoryteller , @loves-pie, @opalescentgold, @semperama , @seepunkrun, @suedescripture , @trekbedtimestories , and  @zjofierose

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