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I've seen this floating about with a bunch of variation. I'm just gonna go with the most common: 20 First Lines. These are arranged in chronological order from start date. Not all fics are finished or posted.
1. You don't feel sorry for Barnes. [Pine, Vantage Point]
2. Saving the President doesn't save Barnes from the shitstorm that follows. [Wide Open, Vantage Point]
3. It was taking too damn long for Vin to get out of his car. [Simple Thing, Mag7]
4. It would be inaccurate, not to mention unfair, to say that Charlotte Richmond is the only person to have ever moved Vin Tanner's heart. [Four Crimes, Mag7]
5. There's a crappy little sports bar three-quarters of a mile from the Wrestleplex. [Near Miss (Is A Hit), Wrestling]
6. Women are destined to be forgotten. ['til the morning light, Wrestling]
7. The bar is a pretext neither of them needs. [Somehow, Wrestling]
8. There's a softness in his belly that you'd never abide in yourself, that you know he hates, but it's your favorite part of him. [Inverse, Wrestling]
9. The memories are whitewashed lies, and they shouldn't be remembered with fondness and laughter. [Impune, Wrestling]
10. "How's your head?" [Proof, Wrestling]
11. "Do you miss him?" [Consolation, Wrestling]
12. AJ stood at the bottom of the entrance ramp in the Impact Zone, hands stuffed in his pockets, shoulders slightly hunched. [Chokehold, Wrestling]
13. Sometimes AJ thought that his mama had taught him too well. [Fallen, Wrestling]
14. They say your life flashes before your eyes when you face imminent death. [The Other Side, Wrestling]
15. It all started with the death of a cop. [Integrity (The Hanged Man), Wrestling]
16. Gail Kim was a godsend. [The Businessman, The Hooker, The Porn Director and His Star, Wrestling]
17. It's been three weeks since AJ last saw Daniels, but the reunion isn't quite what he had in mind. [Reunion, Wrestling]
18. Clutching his head, AJ stepped out of the trainer's room to find Christopher Daniels waiting for him on the other side. [Anything, Wrestling]
19. Chris Sabin has a sweet tooth. [Taste, Wrestling]
20. Every now and then, Frank would find his thoughts be inexplicably drawn back to her. [Five Things That Never Happened To Frank Martin, The Transporter]
Trends? Well, I generally prefer short simple sentences, don't like to start with dialogue though it happens. I've become really fond of the present tense. I just realized this. My stuff used to be all past tense.
In other news, I CAN HAS IKEA. Except it's so fucking exhausting. Moving shit, vacuuming, cleaning up. And this is before I've done any heavy lifting or putting shit together. BUT IT WILL BE WORTH IT. I hope so anyway. I mean, at the very least, I can see my carpet again. Wow, I didn't even know it's this color. c___c
1. You don't feel sorry for Barnes. [Pine, Vantage Point]
2. Saving the President doesn't save Barnes from the shitstorm that follows. [Wide Open, Vantage Point]
3. It was taking too damn long for Vin to get out of his car. [Simple Thing, Mag7]
4. It would be inaccurate, not to mention unfair, to say that Charlotte Richmond is the only person to have ever moved Vin Tanner's heart. [Four Crimes, Mag7]
5. There's a crappy little sports bar three-quarters of a mile from the Wrestleplex. [Near Miss (Is A Hit), Wrestling]
6. Women are destined to be forgotten. ['til the morning light, Wrestling]
7. The bar is a pretext neither of them needs. [Somehow, Wrestling]
8. There's a softness in his belly that you'd never abide in yourself, that you know he hates, but it's your favorite part of him. [Inverse, Wrestling]
9. The memories are whitewashed lies, and they shouldn't be remembered with fondness and laughter. [Impune, Wrestling]
10. "How's your head?" [Proof, Wrestling]
11. "Do you miss him?" [Consolation, Wrestling]
12. AJ stood at the bottom of the entrance ramp in the Impact Zone, hands stuffed in his pockets, shoulders slightly hunched. [Chokehold, Wrestling]
13. Sometimes AJ thought that his mama had taught him too well. [Fallen, Wrestling]
14. They say your life flashes before your eyes when you face imminent death. [The Other Side, Wrestling]
15. It all started with the death of a cop. [Integrity (The Hanged Man), Wrestling]
16. Gail Kim was a godsend. [The Businessman, The Hooker, The Porn Director and His Star, Wrestling]
17. It's been three weeks since AJ last saw Daniels, but the reunion isn't quite what he had in mind. [Reunion, Wrestling]
18. Clutching his head, AJ stepped out of the trainer's room to find Christopher Daniels waiting for him on the other side. [Anything, Wrestling]
19. Chris Sabin has a sweet tooth. [Taste, Wrestling]
20. Every now and then, Frank would find his thoughts be inexplicably drawn back to her. [Five Things That Never Happened To Frank Martin, The Transporter]
Trends? Well, I generally prefer short simple sentences, don't like to start with dialogue though it happens. I've become really fond of the present tense. I just realized this. My stuff used to be all past tense.
In other news, I CAN HAS IKEA. Except it's so fucking exhausting. Moving shit, vacuuming, cleaning up. And this is before I've done any heavy lifting or putting shit together. BUT IT WILL BE WORTH IT. I hope so anyway. I mean, at the very least, I can see my carpet again. Wow, I didn't even know it's this color. c___c