meme!

[fahye]

First lines of unfinished (original) fiction.

Um.

Those that have first lines, which narrows it down somewhat.

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The speaker closed his Bible with a snap.
- angelfoodcake

The brain thinks fast when you’re working on a deadline like imminent death.
- Dare Not Speak

It happens sometimes that the gods, bored with life in the Deipolis, come down into the mortal world for a while.
- Goddesses Don't Wear Black

It all started when I paid a Romanian peasant to kill her baby for my entertainment.
- Oranges and Lemons

If there was one thing that Pandora knew, it was that the gods don’t forget things easily.
- Pandora and the Devil

The Child-Emperor, supreme and absolute ruler of all the Land, was playing his favourite game.
- Quindlemire

Breanna didn’t like her name, not in the slightest.
- Raising Excalibur




...so I'll just go with the first line that I've written so far.


“He’s impressive.” Danica flashed her brother a smile
- Blood Casino

“And that is your first lesson, Mallory Tailor,” the Fool barked, one hand shooting out to point at her.
- Crossing the Rose

The boy’s lips curled, amusement in his dark eyes.
- In the Court of Cloaks and Daggers

“You’re a cute one,” the viola said as Lucien’s bow hummed across the strings.
- The Dream Singers

“Yahweh, my friend,” he said tightly, “have you gone entirely mad?”
- The Morningstar