hey! so here's that meme where you post the first line of a fic and have your flist try to guess which fic it's from. i kind of cheated with some where the first line was especially short/vague.
01. "What's that song?" / Brendon's mom sets a glass of juice on the counter right at the edge of the Living section.
give me more by
wearemany, guessed by
darksylvia 02. Gerard was so drunk, he couldn't stand up. He was sitting on the pavement with his back against the lamppost, trying to grasp a thought long enough to figure out how to get inside the front door.
the holly golightly club by
fluffontop 03. Frank hasn't even sat down when Mikey sticks his head through the door and says, "You're still looking for a lodger, right?"
conclusions by
bexless, guessed by
fleurdeliser 04. Gerard didn't actually notice that he was a girl when he woke up or anything.
wake up and notice by
cimness, guessed by
fleurdeliser 05. Gerard hasn't prayed in years, probably not since Gamma died.
an inexplicable occurrence of angels by stele3, guessed by
fleurdeliser 06. Frank wakes up to the muted chirp of his cell phone alarm at one in the morning on the Tuesday of the last week of summer school.
nightswimming by
wax_jism, guessed by
fleurdeliser 07. The sun beat down hot as hell on the back of Brian's neck. He took his baseball cap off with one hand and wiped his forehead with the other.
the lines you amend by
passe_simple 08. "You know what it is," Frank said, watching Luke prep his needle. "What it is, is that God hates me."
i have been all things unholy by
bexless, guessed by
fleurdeliser 09. Justin can't remember the last time he saw the stars.
subject to change by
soundczech, guessed by
colorthenight 10. The entire idea was sheer madness, of course, but Gerard was hardly going to let that stop him.
a lovely apparition by
wordslinging 11. If Kris could've, he would have canceled the concert.
if it kills me by
buffyx 12. "Gerard. Gerard. Seriously, stop staring at her. It's creepy."
typical girls by
nokomis305, guessed by
perspexsea 13. Gerard has a previously unknown allergic reaction to something he eats during lunch and Mikey and Frank rush him to the emergency room.
love: the package deal by
jjtaylor, guessed by
greedy_dancer 14. The nameplate on the edge of the desk is black plastic with cheap gold paint lettering, and it’s all Frank can do not to pick at the chipped, flaking arch in the lower case "m" of "Mr. Comerford."
something better by
lovelypoet, guessed by
fleurdeliser 15. Gerard Way leads a life of quiet desperation.
progressive diminishment and the art of living (or, how gerard way got his groove back) by
coffeewordangel, guessed by
fleurdeliser 16. "Okay, so I think you bust out the paneling," Gerard narrates to himself as he feels around under the steering wheel, prying his fingers into whatever gaps he can find.
tie your monster down by
stereomer, guessed by
fleurdeliser 17. They marched back into Colleville-Sur-Mer with the rising sun on their right, its first rays catching the pools of standing water that splashed across their boots.
peace which passeth understanding by
dreadfulrauw 18. The second basement of Building Six at the Kennedy Space Center is not, Frank reminds himself, straightening his shoulders and stepping out of the elevator, one of the more intimidating offices in the NASA compound.
the light from our bodies precedes us by
fleurdeliser and
mxtape, guessed by
fleurdeliser 19. "Can I quit school?" / Mikey is silent. Mikey is frequently silent, but this time it seems like he's waiting.
skin of the canvas by
sinsense, guessed by
fleurdeliser 20. So the thing is - the thing is, Gerard Way is totally not stalking the lead singer of Pencey Prep.
the last gentleman in new jersey by
etben, guessed by
fleurdeliser