#knifewood

I was tagged by @sunsetcurveofficial ☺️ Thanks!

Rules: List the first lines of your last 20 stories (if you have less than 20, just list them all!). See if there are any patterns. Choose your favorite opening line. Then tag 10 of your favorite authors!

from recent to older

1. A Song Only You Can Hear [established Luke/Reggie & Alex/Willie, pre-OT4 Luke/Reggie/Alex/Willie, M, 49k so far (WIP), post-canon, part of series]

Reggie had gotten used to the way Luke touched him now that they were together embarrassingly quickly and easily.

2. Love Knows Not Its Own Depth [Alex/Reggie, M, 13k (WIP), pre-canon]

Willie had been a ghost long enough to have established a certain routine.

3. They Say That Only The Dead Have Seen The End of War [Rey/Ben Solo (Kylo Ren) & Poe/Finn, T, 27k (COMPLETE), post-canon]

Black One touched down safely, and Poe could see several ground technicians rushing towards him immediately, could almost feel the elation and excitement in the air.

4. Music Gives Color [Luke/Reggie, T, 2k (COMPLETE), canon-divergence]

Reggie hadn’t spent a lot of time thinking about soulmates in general.

5. Unfinished Business [Alex/Reggie, past Alex/Luke M, 26k (COMPLETE), pre-canon, part of series]

See, Alex… Alex was fine with the breakup.

6. Becoming a Memory, Becoming a Treasure [Luke/Reggie & Alex/Willie, T, 17k (COMPLETE), post-canon, part of series]

“You sure you want me to do this?”

7. Love Does Not Divide [established Alex/Reggie, pre-OT3 (Alex/Reggie/Luke) M, 7k (unpublished WIP), alternate universe]

After her husband had gotten a job in Los Angeles, he had ensured that the house they moved into was in a good neighborhood, right on the edge of the beach and close to a church their minister had referred them to and close to several of the best rated public schools in the area.

8. Dancing in the Rain [Bucky/Steve & Thor/Becca Barnes (OFC), M, 38k (COMPLETE), alternate universe, part of a series]

"Rebecca Barnes resigns as Earth’s ambassador to Asgard after pregnancy leak."

9. Starting Over [Bucky/Steve & Thor/Becca Barnes (OFC), T, 50k (COMPLETE), alternate universe, part of a series]

Steve liked going for a run in the morning.

10. Firecracker [Bucky/Steve, T, 6k (WIP), alternate universe (Omegaverse)]

Everyone had told Winnie that she might’ve been able to win the Governorship on a campaign based on emotional honesty, but she would never be able to win the Presidency the same way.

11. Called to No Account for His Crimes [Charles Blackwood/Ransom Drysdale, M, 2k (COMPLETE), alternate universe]

Alright, so this hadn’t been a part of his plans, and it certainly hadn’t been his intention to actually go to prison, but here he was, waiting for his incompetent fuck of a lawyer to get him out on bail, at the very least.

12. The Same Star [Bucky/Steve, M, 32k (COMPLETE), alternate universe (Omegaverse), part of a series]

In the years following the Third, nearly apocalyptic, World War in the early 2020s, followed by the Energy Revolution and the Nairobi Peace Accords, Earth and its inhabitants learned to accept and love its own diversity.

13. Beat the Bastards [Bucky/Steve, E, 26k (COMPLETE), alternate universe]

Sarah sat on the floor in her dank little cell, staring at the fragile pages Dr. Zola had given her, filled with notes on all that she remembered of Abraham’s research.

14. Dancing With a Limp [Bucky/Steve & Thor/Loki, M, 10k (COMPLETE), alternate universe, part of a series]

“I thought you were a dream,” Bucky had whispered, confided, once they’d managed to secure their own tent after Azzano, after Steve had relearned how to kiss Bucky, how to touch him, how to love him with his new hands and new body—after Bucky had spent an appropriate amount of time doing the same to him.

15. Chances [Bucky/Steve & Thor/Loki & Thor/Becca Barnes (OFC), G, 7k (COMPLETE), alternate universe, part of a series]

He hadn’t had much time to himself after he’d returned to the camp with Bucky and four hundred other former prisoners of war in tow. He’d not expected such avid responses from his superiors, and he had most definitely not expected to be patted on the back.

16. Decisions [Bucky/Steve & Thor/Loki, T, 5k (COMPLETE), alternate universe, part of a series]

The air itself still tasted of electricity and the stench of burnt ozone lingered in his nostrils.

17. Never Feel Alone [Bucky/Steve & Thor/Loki & Natasha Romanoff/Becca Barnes (OFC), M, 28k (COMPLETE), alternate universe, part of a series]

The new mission is complicated.

18. All the Art of Living [Bucky/Steve & past Thor/Steve, T, 3k (COMPLETE), alternate universe]

His ears were ringing and his head was pounding, and he could taste the sharp tang of blood on his tongue.

19. Anam Cara [Bucky/Steve, M, 29k (COMPLETE), alternate universe]

Steve was little still, recovering from a bout of pneumonia, and feeling quite cross at being deprived of the opportunity to go outside and play hide and seek, like the neighbor boys Fintan and Gilroy.

20. In Hell We Stand By You [Bucky/Steve & Thor/Loki & Natasha Romanoff/Becca Barnes (OFC), T, 40k (COMPLETE), alternate universe, part of a series]

There was music playing, somewhere in the distance, a jingling tune that Steve couldn’t identify for the life of him.

I had a lot of fun listing these up, and it was interesting to look for patterns in my own writing 😅 I feel like I mostly start with active observations, with statements! I have an absurd amount of Stucky fic too - I'm actually surprised at myself there. 😅☺️ Julie and the Phantoms is coming in as a close second though, holy shit 😅

Thanks again to @sunsetcurveofficial for tagging me, this was so much fun to do!

I've seen people talking about this concept...

KNIFEWOOD!!!