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[turps]

I was interested in the results for this.

Post the first line from your 25 most recent fanfics and try to find a pattern.



(1)Brian bursts into the room and Mikey's sidekick is lying on the floor.
(2)The thing is, along with his blond hair and blue eyes, Bob's genes have also given him the gift of empathy
(3)Lance wakes, thinks, bathroom-sleepy-bathroom-now-now-now.
(4)Ryan became Spencer’s best friend in a matter of weeks.
(5)A is for Award Shows
(6)One year ago we decided to investigate the underbelly of America’s sexuality.
(7)Frank laughs as he picks up the sheet of paper that’s been left on his bed.
(8)Mikey curls up, the bedcovers tucked up tight against his chin
(9)It starts in a shop, in a town, in a country that’s not even his own.
(10) Spencer’s house isn’t Ryan’s home – however fucked up things get at times, he has his own home – but he does have a place there
(11) Mikey’s thoughts skitter, twisting around on themselves until he can’t distinguish the end of one from the beginning of another.
(12)Mikey doesn’t even make it all the way into the room before Frank’s launching himself forward, leaping and clinging
(13)Frank’s arms are bleeding, covered with criss-crossed scratches from the thorns, but there’s a feeling of satisfaction as he reclaims each rose bush.
(14)Joey wakes curled on a small bed.
(15)The alarm begins to bleep at six am.
(16)JC has been in bed all of a minute – his knees bent, his hand tucked under his cheek – when he hears someone rap softly at the door
(17)Bob climbs aboard the bus and the first thing he sees is the kitten
(18)Head bowed against the drizzle, Chris hunched further inside his jacket, his hands deep in his pockets as he hurried toward the brightly lit shop, the only bright spot in the street of shuttered windows and doors.
(19)“Joey!”
(20)The crate arrives on Chris’ doorstep early on a Monday morning.
(21)It happened like this.
(22)Chris first meets Pete Wentz in a field.
(23)Lance blinked; stared.
(24)“I didn’t think you’d come,” Justin said, the words casual as if Chris being here didn’t matter at all.
(25)Mikey’s leaning toward the bank of mirrors; hip pressed sharply against the counter as he carefully touches up the liner that rings his eye



The pattern? Maybe, I seem to like Mikeyway?

ETA: It's been pointed out that I have a strong waking up/bed thing going on too. It's so true.

Comments

[llamabitchyo.livejournal.com]

I saw that meme and laughed. I don't have 25 fanfics. It's... biased to you prolific sorts!

(At least I think I don't... maybe if I go back 6 years...)

There is a lot of MikeyWay there! :D

[turps33.livejournal.com]

Man, those first few lines only went back to the beginning of this year. Of course, hitting the Chris month ficlets helped bump up the count a lot.

I bet by this time next year you'll have 25 :D

[llamabitchyo.livejournal.com]

If I include the two JuC swap fics, my total surprises me!

*tries to do meme*

(10 Popslash fics? How the hell did that happen?)

[turps33.livejournal.com]

YAY!

It happened because popslash is awesome and you're fabulous and together it means you're compelled to write amazing fic!

[crowgirl13.livejournal.com]

I'm with you. ;) Though, it would be interesting to see what kind of poem would develop from all the snagged first lines...

Hmm...

[turps33.livejournal.com]

*butts into thread and encourages poem idea*

[crowgirl13.livejournal.com]

I know you know this, but I have to say it again - I love you. *smoooches*

[turps33.livejournal.com]

Right back at you ♥

[crowgirl13.livejournal.com]

It also seems like you write about beds/waking up at the start of things too.

And yeah, there *does* seem to be a Mikey theme too. How unexpected.

[turps33.livejournal.com]

Oh man! There so is a strong bed/waking up theme. I wonder what that says about me? ;)

Mikey and beds. Hmmmmm.

[crowgirl13.livejournal.com]

I think you answered your own question there, honeh. :D

[turps33.livejournal.com]

Yeah. I think I should just hush now *g*

[sperrywink]

Hee! Mikeyway and waking up, two great things that go great together, I think you need to write a sleepy Mikey just waking up, all snuggled up with Frank ficlet.

[crowgirl13.livejournal.com]

Yes! Yes! I agree!
[So does Bob. :D]

[turps33.livejournal.com]

Well if Bob agrees....

Enabler. *mwah*

[crowgirl13.livejournal.com]

He most certainly does! [He's apparently a sekrit Frank/Mikey shipper. Who knew?]

Well, the enablement is mutual...
and yet more *smoooches*

[turps33.livejournal.com]

Okay, so now I have this idea where Bob is plotting to get Mikey and Frank together.

Mikey's about to go on a Starbucks run and Bob's all, 'the fuck, Way. You can't go alone. Take Frank with you.'

And Gerard would look up, all bright-eyed and earnest and say he wants coffee too so he'll go with Mikey and Bob will just shut him down and tell him that the last time Mikey and Gerard went on a coffee run alone they went missing for three hours and that's not going to happen again. So he pulls a hat on Mikey's head, hands Frank his jacket and steers them out of the door.

Ray and Frank are doing some guitar-ey things in rehearsal so Mikey wanders to talk to Bob. He sits on the side of the riser and hunches over as he texts and looks up, startled, when Bob says 'Frank looks good in that grey cardigan' and Mikey's expression is all, 'the fuck?'

Later, Bob overhears Mikey tell Gerard he thinks Bob has a crush on Frank and Bob wants to bash his head against a wall. So he ups his game and starts 'accidentally' locking them in rooms together. Though he stops that after the time Frank tries to climb out of a window and falls two stories.

And really. How is this so hard?! All Bob wants is his friends to be happy. Bob Bryar, closet romantic.

[turloughishere.livejournal.com]

*giggles* Poor Bob, his life's so hard! But I think Bob's got an ulterior motive, he wants to make sure Frank and Mikey is distracted by each other so he can make a play for Gerard ;-)

And you forgot my Bob in Spaaaaace ficlet! Though you're rewriting that so perhaps it doesn't count as a proper, finished fic?

[turps33.livejournal.com]

Poor Bob. *pets him*

he wants to make sure Frank and Mikey is distracted by each other so he can make a play for Gerard ;-)

The sly dog! I think you're right. Tsk, Bryar.

I did forget the ficlet. Bad me! I must have scrolled right past it somehow, which is a shame. It would have diluted the bed/wake up parts. I think I'll just pretend I did it on purpose due to the re writing.

[turps33.livejournal.com]

That is a fine idea!

Sleepy Mikey, all snuggled with Frank tucked against him. Yes. I think that needs to happen.

[sperrywink]

YES!!!
*BG*

[chrismm.livejournal.com]

The pattern? Maybe, I seem to like Mikeyway?

Surprise! Or maybe not. Hee. At least he's very worthy of liking.

[turps33.livejournal.com]

Yeah, not much of a surprise really *g*

[llamabitchyo.livejournal.com]

If you have a bed/waking up thing, I think... well, not my starting lines, but in my popfics in general, "the couch" or "a couch" could be the 6th member of NSYNC.

:D

[turps33.livejournal.com]

Hee! That's rather appropiate I think.

Well, if you have the couch and I have the bed, we need to find other people with furniture patterns so we can have a house :D

[puszysty.livejournal.com]

I believe a couch was a member of Nsync at one point. Though I have not actually seen the story myself :)

[turps33.livejournal.com]

It was! Joey turned into a couch and all he wanted was Lance to sit on him and it's so sad!

[musicboxgirl.livejournal.com]

It's kind of amusing that chunks of these kind of go together like 6 and 7, 11-13, 14-16 and 20-24. I think Chris may have gotten a Pete Wentz in a crate. . . in a field where Justin is waiting for him all the while Lance watches from a distance and is surprised. I think I might have to try this meme.


And on an unrelated note I snagged your TrickC moodtheme with credit in my profile. I hope that's alright :)

[turps33.livejournal.com]

I think Chris may have gotten a Pete Wentz in a crate. . . in a field where Justin is waiting for him all the while Lance watches from a distance and is surprised

That would be an awesome fic! You should do the meme, it's fun.

And of course it's okay. I'm glad you liked.

[musicboxgirl.livejournal.com]

Hehe yea I did the meme. I didn't have 25 completed stories but I got it done. Mine is not as funny as your though.

[turps33.livejournal.com]

Excellent!

It was surprising how many stories I had. All those ficlets add up.

[musicboxgirl.livejournal.com]

I think my bigger problem was finding finished stories. I have a ton of stories that are in various states of completion but only a handful that are actually complete.

[sinsense.livejournal.com]

I see a lot of simple action sentences, very few stories that start with quotations, and a fondness for multiple clauses in the ones that aren't short and action-oriented. Interesting meme! I really like it, although it is hard to distinguish patterns.

[turps33.livejournal.com]

It is an interesting meme. When I was gathering the first lines it was also interesting to see which ones worked in grabbing the attention of potential readers.

I agree with your assessments of what you see too. This whole thing will make me think about switching it up a little next time I start a new story.

[clumsygyrl.livejournal.com]

heh. i don't know if should do this meme. ;)

[turps33.livejournal.com]

You should. I want to see how many members of bandom get mentioned. I bet there would be many :)

[clumsygyrl.livejournal.com]

hahaha there would be! ;)

[lassieoshea.livejournal.com]

Hey, now, there's nothing wrong with liking Mikeyway...or beds...or Mikeyway in bed, for that matter!

[turps33.livejournal.com]

I fully agree! Mikeyway in bed is my happy place :D

[thelemic.livejournal.com]

... think if one didn't have 25 fanfics they could... fill in with original fic for the rest? (I have, um. Nine I think?)

[turps33.livejournal.com]

Of course you could! I want to see your list. I bet there's lot of Mikey!

[nopseud]

As well as the beds theme, you open quite a lot of them with names -- 16 out of 25.

[turps33.livejournal.com]

You're right. Next story I start I'll have to switch it up a little. Throw a little dialogue in or something.

[themoononastick]

Any pattern that involves Mikey and beds, and Frank (he's well represented too!) can only be a good thing IMO. :D

[turps33.livejournal.com]

YES! I so agree. So much Mikey and Frank, omg. You'd think I had a preference or something.