Cami/Jack

- @itsmemichael

Thought this was pretty fun so i wanted to hop on :)

Rules: List the first line of your last 10 (or however many you have) posted fics and see if there's a pattern!

(I have exactly ten fics so good for me!)

In order of oldest to newest:

1. The Magical Feeling of Falling in Love(i kinda fucked up the fic with this title tbh i do not like it)

“It was a weird feeling for Jack Sullivan.”

2. The Best Christmas Gift

“Today is Christmas.”

3. It’s Always Truth Or Dare That Screws People Over

“Wanna play truth or dare?”

4. What Do You Do When Your Classmate Faints?

“Jack was worried.”

(I am starting to see the trend here)

5. I Don’t Wanna Be Special

“Jeremy Heere is pretty attractive.”

(Okay the trend is broken nvm)

6. The Genius Is Heere

“Jeremy and Michael were inseparable, keyword: ‘were’.”

7. Shit.

“Seasonal depression or seasonal affective disorder (SAD) is a type of depression that comes and goes in a seasonal pattern.”

(Tbh i have no idea what i was trying to do with the opening of this fic i literally copied and pasted the definition of seasonal depression here)

8. Memory Leak

“Michael found himself switching monitors from radio static to more radio static.”

9. Remembering the ones who can’t be here

“Jake disliked Christmas.”

10. Finding Love On Valentine’s Day

“A week before Valentine’s, Rich started discovering these obnoxiously pink letters, accompanied by a different flower every day in his locker.”

Conclusion

For my tlkoe fics it’s pretty obvious that i went for a shorter one liner kind of opening which is something i did not expect tbh. Kind of a straight to the deal, instant hook(?) kind of thing. For my bmc fics i started using longer sentences? And it’s funny because there’s kind of a transition there lol. For ml i tried to do the “start with action scenes” thing which ultimately fucked me up/hj I think the main pattern here is that i either use short one liners that cut to the chase or a longer sentence that also cuts to the chase but gives less of a “ooh what’s happening” kind of feeling. Yeah i like short one liners more they have this weird impact

Tags! (No pressure <3)

from oldest to most recent :

love after you (is a weight that I can't get away from) - Blocking Sean’s number was possibly one of the hardest things Jeremy had done in a long time.

wasteland, baby - He couldn't breathe.

pumpkin, pumpkin (i need you to feel me) - The cat started showing up on Jake’s doorstep a few weeks after his parents had left for good.

you said it looked better on me - It wasn’t even a big deal to Jake, honestly.

my dirty little secret (who has to know?) - If you’d told Jeremy Heere that he’d make out with Jake Dillinger at a party, he’d laugh in your face and tell you that was so ridiculous he’d never even think of doing it.

perfection is so quick to bore - Jeremy hated Jacob Alexander Dillinger with every fiber of his being. 

from his heart's apocalypse - It would have felt like a meet-cute, if it weren’t for the massive swathes of zombies swarming towards them.

where we lay our scene - Jackie Dillinger was Mia’s worst nightmare.

how not to plan for getting laid - Jeremy really should have thought this all through.

an object in motion - Jack Wolff would be a liar if he said he didn’t think about the day that he finally explained everything to Nathan Lee.

Conclusion:

as I suspected: I really like lines that establish character names and motivations, and say the exact opposite of what will actually happen before I establish what WILL happen. or just basic establishment. I'm either fully 100% honest or it's a tongue in cheek "this fuckin idiot lol"

1. i am not a fool entire - It happens, funnily enough, when Donnie isn’t thinking about it.

2. run boy run - Of all the ways Davey had imagined the aftermath of the strike going, this was one outcome he hadn’t planned for.

3. vice, vermin, virtue - Jack's wings are ugly. He knows this.

4. say you came on first (i think you came on fine) - Davey’s late.

4. baby, that's the new vavoom - “Mister Jacobs.”

6. matches - “Jaaaack…” Davey whines, swatting at Jack’s knee like a cat. “Could you-?”

7. i would not ask (and neither should you) - Jack is not the kind of guy who takes things for granted.

8. heaven sent is a coffee cup - Davey's always been wired a little too tight.

conclusion: i like vague titles. i draw you in with possibility and no one leaves happy.

i might loosen my grip, but i’ll never let you go - "I guarantee you, you don't want me. You don't."

throw a punch, fall in love (give yourself a reason) - Jack has never liked hospital waiting rooms.

take me, my heart and my soul (pick me apart and look inside) - For the Jacobs boys, nights at the lodging house are a rare treat.

stay with me, just for the hell of it - “Ima, it’s fine, really,” David says with a laugh, holding his phone up to his face.

keep reaching for my hand (you see something i can’t) - As soon as he opens the front door to his apartment, Jack is hit by the distant smell of weed.

everything and more - Brown eyes and dark curls: the first things David notices about the boy who walks into the silent reading room on the library’s second floor.

too busy saving everybody else to save yourself (and you don’t want no help) - "David Isaiah Jacobs, don't you dare storm off like—“

some things to believe in, between me and you - The silver moonlight streaming through David’s open window illuminates the room just enough.

a soft and bright greeting from the sun - They’re in the back of his truck.

can’t stop my heart from beating (why do i love this feeling?) - “The party is inside, y’know.”

conclusion: i love starting with dialogue or declarative statements. i also love naming fics after noah kahan songs. and i loooove putting david jacobs in situations.

From newest to oldest:

1. my body’s craving (so feed the hungry)

The dance floor is a mess of bodies but Davey manages to carve himself a space amongst the masses, letting himself rock and sway with the thumping bass pounding through the speakers.

2. squirming outta my skin (i’m in love with you)

The team hasn’t even gotten through their first set of ladders before Albert sidles up to him, scowling darkly.

3. hopes are kindled (with scrapes and ashes)

Once again, the Lady Theophania lays her small, delicate hand across the breastplate of Jack’s armor, batting her lashes in a demure, courtly fashion, and as he watches them David feels the polite expression he’s been wearing for the last half hour start to crack and splinter.

4. possessive kiss 4 - from let’s cut to the chase

“I would’ve thought you’d have stepped in by now.”

5. hungry like the wolf

“So,” Jack starts, once they’ve both gotten their drinks, drumming his fingers against the bar top.

6. take a shot (but how’s your aim?)

For the life of him, Jack can’t figure out how the situation went south so quickly.

7. how ‘bout you tell me what you really think

In Jack’s defense, he’s running on maybe three hours of sleep.

8. with your hair falling into place like dominos

That first time, David doesn’t think anything of it.

9. some kind of gesture

Jack pours sugar into two cups of coffee, splashing a bit of cream in one and leaving the other black, then puts the carton back into the fridge and nudges it closed with his hip.

10. dress you up, dress you down

“So. Davey.”

00000

Some takeaways:

Ciarra reallyyyyyy loves to use parentheses in her titles. Also, four of these titles are song lyrics.

It says A Lot about my update schedule (or lack thereof) that both tie fic and take a shot fic are in my 10 most recently posted fics jc.

I open with either a long, run on sentence in medias res, with a sort of ‘character looking back on events’ type voice, or with a single line of dialogue.

Equal split between Jack’s pov and Davey’s pov, which I wasn’t expecting! If you’d asked me before I would’ve said I write more from Jack’s pov

FNAF

1) Down Puppy

Tap. Tap. Tap-tap. Tap.

2) Liquid Love

“Come on, come on.”

3) The Son of God

Michael rolled his eyes at the conversation surrounding him.

4) My Life Began the Day Yours Did

William’s life had been a faint, blurry hum for twenty two years.

5) Make Me Feel Until The Pain Don't Matter

“Father, I’m leaving for school…I made you breakfast.”

Newsies

6) Even In Silence

Jack bit his lip intensely, hoping his experimentation would pay off.

7) Routine

Jack Kelly, whether he liked it or not, was a man of routine.

8) Not Your Name, Not My Soulmate

Jack still remembers that night clearly: midnight of his eighth birthday.

9) The Intricate Chaos of You

"Ima, stop worrying. It’s five weeks then I'll be back."

10) David Jacobs' Guide To Dealing With A Bad Roommate

David did not understand what he had been thinking when he had agreed to be roommates with Jack Kelly.

*******

Obviously I like starting in the middle of action. Mostly with dialogue but apparently i also do it in the actions of the characters.

I am, apparently, incapable of starting with long sentences which is ironic because when I talk, the first sentence is the longest one i could possibly conjure.

In the newsies ones, jack is the centre subject in most of them (obviously i played favourites)

Im not gonna tag specific people but this is open to everyone that comes across it!

Thought this was pretty fun so i wanted to hop on :)

Rules: List the first line of your last 10 (or however many you have) posted fics and see if there's a pattern!

(I have exactly ten fics so good for me!)

In order of oldest to newest:

1. The Magical Feeling of Falling in Love(i kinda fucked up the fic with this title tbh i do not like it)

“It was a weird feeling for Jack Sullivan.”

2. The Best Christmas Gift

“Today is Christmas.”

3. It’s Always Truth Or Dare That Screws People Over

“Wanna play truth or dare?”

4. What Do You Do When Your Classmate Faints?

“Jack was worried.”

(I am starting to see the trend here)

5. I Don’t Wanna Be Special

“Jeremy Heere is pretty attractive.”

(Okay the trend is broken nvm)

6. The Genius Is Heere

“Jeremy and Michael were inseparable, keyword: ‘were’.”

7. Shit.

“Seasonal depression or seasonal affective disorder (SAD) is a type of depression that comes and goes in a seasonal pattern.”

(Tbh i have no idea what i was trying to do with the opening of this fic i literally copied and pasted the definition of seasonal depression here)

8. Memory Leak

“Michael found himself switching monitors from radio static to more radio static.”

9. Remembering the ones who can’t be here

“Jake disliked Christmas.”

10. Finding Love On Valentine’s Day

“A week before Valentine’s, Rich started discovering these obnoxiously pink letters, accompanied by a different flower every day in his locker.”

Conclusion

For my tlkoe fics it’s pretty obvious that i went for a shorter one liner kind of opening which is something i did not expect tbh. Kind of a straight to the deal, instant hook(?) kind of thing. For my bmc fics i started using longer sentences? And it’s funny because there’s kind of a transition there lol. For ml i tried to do the “start with action scenes” thing which ultimately fucked me up/hj I think the main pattern here is that i either use short one liners that cut to the chase or a longer sentence that also cuts to the chase but gives less of a “ooh what’s happening” kind of feeling. Yeah i like short one liners more they have this weird impact

Tags! (No pressure <3)

from oldest to most recent :

love after you (is a weight that I can't get away from) - Blocking Sean’s number was possibly one of the hardest things Jeremy had done in a long time.

wasteland, baby - He couldn't breathe.

pumpkin, pumpkin (i need you to feel me) - The cat started showing up on Jake’s doorstep a few weeks after his parents had left for good.

you said it looked better on me - It wasn’t even a big deal to Jake, honestly.

my dirty little secret (who has to know?) - If you’d told Jeremy Heere that he’d make out with Jake Dillinger at a party, he’d laugh in your face and tell you that was so ridiculous he’d never even think of doing it.

perfection is so quick to bore - Jeremy hated Jacob Alexander Dillinger with every fiber of his being. 

from his heart's apocalypse - It would have felt like a meet-cute, if it weren’t for the massive swathes of zombies swarming towards them.

where we lay our scene - Jackie Dillinger was Mia’s worst nightmare.

how not to plan for getting laid - Jeremy really should have thought this all through.

an object in motion - Jack Wolff would be a liar if he said he didn’t think about the day that he finally explained everything to Nathan Lee.

Conclusion:

as I suspected: I really like lines that establish character names and motivations, and say the exact opposite of what will actually happen before I establish what WILL happen. or just basic establishment. I'm either fully 100% honest or it's a tongue in cheek "this fuckin idiot lol"

1. i am not a fool entire - It happens, funnily enough, when Donnie isn’t thinking about it.

2. run boy run - Of all the ways Davey had imagined the aftermath of the strike going, this was one outcome he hadn’t planned for.

3. vice, vermin, virtue - Jack's wings are ugly. He knows this.

4. say you came on first (i think you came on fine) - Davey’s late.

4. baby, that's the new vavoom - “Mister Jacobs.”

6. matches - “Jaaaack…” Davey whines, swatting at Jack’s knee like a cat. “Could you-?”

7. i would not ask (and neither should you) - Jack is not the kind of guy who takes things for granted.

8. heaven sent is a coffee cup - Davey's always been wired a little too tight.

conclusion: i like vague titles. i draw you in with possibility and no one leaves happy.

i might loosen my grip, but i’ll never let you go - "I guarantee you, you don't want me. You don't."

throw a punch, fall in love (give yourself a reason) - Jack has never liked hospital waiting rooms.

take me, my heart and my soul (pick me apart and look inside) - For the Jacobs boys, nights at the lodging house are a rare treat.

stay with me, just for the hell of it - “Ima, it’s fine, really,” David says with a laugh, holding his phone up to his face.

keep reaching for my hand (you see something i can’t) - As soon as he opens the front door to his apartment, Jack is hit by the distant smell of weed.

everything and more - Brown eyes and dark curls: the first things David notices about the boy who walks into the silent reading room on the library’s second floor.

too busy saving everybody else to save yourself (and you don’t want no help) - "David Isaiah Jacobs, don't you dare storm off like—“

some things to believe in, between me and you - The silver moonlight streaming through David’s open window illuminates the room just enough.

a soft and bright greeting from the sun - They’re in the back of his truck.

can’t stop my heart from beating (why do i love this feeling?) - “The party is inside, y’know.”

conclusion: i love starting with dialogue or declarative statements. i also love naming fics after noah kahan songs. and i loooove putting david jacobs in situations.

From newest to oldest:

1. my body’s craving (so feed the hungry)

The dance floor is a mess of bodies but Davey manages to carve himself a space amongst the masses, letting himself rock and sway with the thumping bass pounding through the speakers.

2. squirming outta my skin (i’m in love with you)

The team hasn’t even gotten through their first set of ladders before Albert sidles up to him, scowling darkly.

3. hopes are kindled (with scrapes and ashes)

Once again, the Lady Theophania lays her small, delicate hand across the breastplate of Jack’s armor, batting her lashes in a demure, courtly fashion, and as he watches them David feels the polite expression he’s been wearing for the last half hour start to crack and splinter.

4. possessive kiss 4 - from let’s cut to the chase

“I would’ve thought you’d have stepped in by now.”

5. hungry like the wolf

“So,” Jack starts, once they’ve both gotten their drinks, drumming his fingers against the bar top.

6. take a shot (but how’s your aim?)

For the life of him, Jack can’t figure out how the situation went south so quickly.

7. how ‘bout you tell me what you really think

In Jack’s defense, he’s running on maybe three hours of sleep.

8. with your hair falling into place like dominos

That first time, David doesn’t think anything of it.

9. some kind of gesture

Jack pours sugar into two cups of coffee, splashing a bit of cream in one and leaving the other black, then puts the carton back into the fridge and nudges it closed with his hip.

10. dress you up, dress you down

“So. Davey.”

00000

Some takeaways:

Ciarra reallyyyyyy loves to use parentheses in her titles. Also, four of these titles are song lyrics.

It says A Lot about my update schedule (or lack thereof) that both tie fic and take a shot fic are in my 10 most recently posted fics jc.

I open with either a long, run on sentence in medias res, with a sort of ‘character looking back on events’ type voice, or with a single line of dialogue.

Equal split between Jack’s pov and Davey’s pov, which I wasn’t expecting! If you’d asked me before I would’ve said I write more from Jack’s pov

FNAF

1) Down Puppy

Tap. Tap. Tap-tap. Tap.

2) Liquid Love

“Come on, come on.”

3) The Son of God

Michael rolled his eyes at the conversation surrounding him.

4) My Life Began the Day Yours Did

William’s life had been a faint, blurry hum for twenty two years.

5) Make Me Feel Until The Pain Don't Matter

“Father, I’m leaving for school…I made you breakfast.”

Newsies

6) Even In Silence

Jack bit his lip intensely, hoping his experimentation would pay off.

7) Routine

Jack Kelly, whether he liked it or not, was a man of routine.

8) Not Your Name, Not My Soulmate

Jack still remembers that night clearly: midnight of his eighth birthday.

9) The Intricate Chaos of You

"Ima, stop worrying. It’s five weeks then I'll be back."

10) David Jacobs' Guide To Dealing With A Bad Roommate

David did not understand what he had been thinking when he had agreed to be roommates with Jack Kelly.

*******

Obviously I like starting in the middle of action. Mostly with dialogue but apparently i also do it in the actions of the characters.

I am, apparently, incapable of starting with long sentences which is ironic because when I talk, the first sentence is the longest one i could possibly conjure.

In the newsies ones, jack is the centre subject in most of them (obviously i played favourites)

Im not gonna tag specific people but this is open to everyone that comes across it!

- @itsmemichael

ah, a prize? let me think..

yeah sure that works. thank you! i will put an iota more effort into my posting now. also here's a digital kiss