I was tagged by @viharistenno for this challenge and to be honest, was a little hesitant to contribute as I don't *officially* have ten fics listed up on ao3 (yet) -- BUT, I *do* have a number of WIPs starring me in the face in my Scrivener, so fuck it! This is going to be a blend of finished and unfinished works and a little preview into what I will (eventually) upload to ao3!
Post the first lines of your last ten fics!
Five Stages (in Grief's Embrace) (WIP) - Agatha All Along. Agathario. The one in which Rio visits Westview to break Agatha out of the hex, but not without walking a different kind of road together first.
The hum of fluorescent lights in the Westview Police Department buzzed incessantly overhead above soft murmurs and shuffling papers.
Once (Twice) from Nicky - Agatha All Along. Agathario. The one where Agatha and Rio cling to each other, confronting the haunting question of whether anything—love, life, or loss—can truly last.
The room lay wrapped in deep shadow, hushed and heavy, each corner thick with the ache of absence.
Undone - Once Upon a Time. Swan Queen. Camelot Rewritten: A dark, slow-burn fantasy romance. A story of tragedy undone by love.
There are only so many unused pages left in the back of this storybook.
The Third Way (WIP) - Once Upon a Time. Swan Queen. A halloween/horror fic. Think: Insidious AU.
Regina cries out; it's a mother’s cry; it’s a cry that rings through Emma’s ears as she looks out to the horizon, unable to move.
Unwanted (WIP) - Once Upon a Time. Swan Queen. Sequel to Undone (yes it is finally HAPPENING!)
Oh my love, how I dream of you; grant me the power to look upon your face once more, if only, for one final time.
Love Her (WIP) - Once Upon a Time. Swan Queen. Somewhere during 6x14. Emma never receives a call from Hook and Regina gets her to open up through dancing.
Years ago, a social worker sat Emma down in a dark and dingy office with crisp white sheets of paper splayed across her stiff brown desk, her pen scribbling notes away as she peered back at Emma from behind thin-framed glasses.
The Velvet Web (WIP) - Spartacus: Gods of the Arena. Lucretia/Gaia. Post S1/S2 AU, Gaia and Lucretia unite their cunning and charm to reshape Capua’s power dynamics.
Capua had always been a city of contrasts—beauty and brutality entwined in an unrelenting dance.
The Color Red (WIP) - Once Upon a Time. Swan Queen. This has no plot yet. It's just poetic scribble at the moment examining the importance of colors in their relationship.
When Regina was nine, she had snuck into her mother’s wardrobe to play with a set of lipsticks she was forbidden from using.
We Who Are About to Die - Sweeney Todd. Sweenett. A poem of the same name of the original AU Sweenett fic, written by DojoGhost of FF.net.
The bayonet is upon my shoulders,
The final preparations are being made,
My mates say they're with me, through and through,
Yet here we all are in this big charade.
Miracle on Fleet Street: Rosie's Diary - Sweeney Todd. Sweenett. A diary from the point of view of one special little girl, Rosie, who happens to stumble upon the best meat pie emporium in all of London.
Dear Journal,
Michael and I have been without shelter for many weeks now.
Wow, talk about a mind trip. This has inspired me a bit, so thank you! I find myself yearning to shake the dust off of some of these. Suddenly, I have weekend plans ahead of me. Incredible!
Tagging @imptricks @wily-one24 @cinnonym @winged-mammal @nachdenklich-tj - no pressure to contribute of course! The challenge is also open to anyone who writes and wants to share! The more the merrier!