#first line ask meme

[takadasaiko]

For the first line ask—

“But what if all of our planning fails?”

“But what if all our planning fails?”

Looking out at the battlefield that stretched out before them, at the troops lost and the odds stacked against them, surely even the Hero with No Fear had to concede that she had a point. Ahsoka had hoped he would, at any rate.

Instead that slow and confinement smile stretched his lips thin. “Then we improvise.”

Maybe they would have a chance, because an unpredictable Anakin Skywalker was a dangerous one to his enemies.

Leave the First Sentence and I’ll Write the Next Five

#first line ask meme #Star Wars #ahsoka tank #anakin skywalker #thank you for the prompt!!

[vaguely-lavender-er]

I see your Klavier: “Sparkle on!” art and counter with Simon: “Fuck off.” art

Here’s a still:

And here’s the OG post 😋

#1) Would you believe me if I said that I sketched this around a year ago in my OS notes? and #2) I think it would be fun if each prosecutor had their own Sparkle on! day and theme #it was Klav’s idea to like brighten the office or whatever and Simon Was Not into it and so when asked did what he does best (be an ass) #and Klav was sooo thrilled he participated he puts the picture up every week and Simon is so pissed off that his strategy didn’t work #3) ty to my friend June for the bg suggestion I think it’s GREAT #4) when I first sketched this I was like tee hee funny but when you rlly think about the words he’s saying it HURTS. #anywho 😋 #Simon Blackquill #ace attorney #art meme #sparkle on! it's wednesday! don't forget to be yourself! #digital art #animated #fan art #procreate #purple #artists on tumblr #I kinda gave him Chandelure line flames 👀

[avirxy]

If you're still doing the ask meme, could you please do 🙏 for Jim?

Also, I really like your art- it's just amazing 😁😁😁

He don’t bite (possessed 🙏)

#and thank you! #wayy down the line in first frost he does get possessed #but Morgana finds a more suitable vessel not long after so he’s not murderous for too long #trollhunters #tales of arcadia #toa #jim lake jr #my art #ask meme

[zu-is-here]

I don’t know why but I have an image of cross and baby aim playing in the ocean?

#zu art #comic #ask #post dark cream #cross!sans #dream!sans #aim!sans #undertale #undertale au #utmv #at first I wanted to remake a meme with two types of fathers but then this idea amused me xp #thank you for waiting!! <3 #''He had a thousand excuses. I had one goal.'' (c) Cross (rest his soul) #perhaps this joke cost him a new world record for holding breath underwater xd #Aim wanted to be thrown in the water too then >:D #key moments of the past? <3 #thank you guys a million for 9800+!! (*ﾟ∀ﾟ*)♡ #it's so hot in the city now ;;; too lazy to clean the line xp

[roetrolls]

mallum and nymira for the ask meme<3

THEY'RE BOTH FUCKING PRETTY??????

#an ask tag (happy chase?) #drawing meme #ask meme #mallum art #nymira art #bloodswap #bloodline swap #au #SURPRISE UHHH nymira doesnt have a last name cause she's the first of her line #and a mutant #and thus. was not given one

[remyfire]

writing patterns (tag game)

rules: list the first line of your last 10 (posted) fics and see if there's a pattern!

I was tagged by @msculper!! Ty friend!!

Gonna go from most recent to last recent:

On a rare quiet evening when the golden-orange rays of sunset streak across the Korean soil, a doctor's legs hang over the edge of his cot in a filthy tent. (Notes of an Old Mistake)

It's a warm, beautiful, sunny Tuesday when Hawkeye is whistling while on his way to check on Corporal Gilbert in post-op and instead gets abducted into the supply tent. (Midnight Trepidations)

"Hunnicutt, I need to have a word with you." (Snits and Pearls)

Admittedly, the day that Rosie installed the glory hole was one of the funniest moments of Hawkeye's life. (Just A Drink Away From Honesty)

They are 36 hours into Hawkeye's 72 hours of R&R when BJ decides to replace Charles's small packet of the finest sugar with nothing but salt. (Desperate Times Call for Desperate Measures)

"Okay, so here's what I think," Hawkeye drawls as he leans across the sticky bar counter. (To Be Kissed Upon the Eyes)

Though BJ would never admit it, the sight of Colonel Potter sauntering toward the Swamp is unexpectedly welcome. (I'd Give Up Forever to Touch You)

"Y'know, I really don't believe this is that device's intended purpose." (She's Giving Me Excitations)

The moment Hawkeye has Mulcahy backed up against the wall inside the chaplain's tent, he can feel how fast the man's breathing against him. (Inch By Inch)

It's both shocking and utterly unsurprising, Margie thinks, that something like this has come together at all. ("By Any Other Name," my assigned chapter of The Famous 4077 Dog Tag Party)

I love chucking in readers like a football with either a line of dialogue or extremely brief scene setting before we get into the main event. A lot of these are or were intended to be shorter fics, so it felt necessary at the time of writing them to just dive right the heck in so we didn't use up words describing a whole setting that we would not even be occupying for very long haha.

I enjoyed this!! ty so much for the tag!

Tagging: @cuddleswinchester @serpercival @bbjkrss-blog @machihunnicutt @trappper-johnathan and anyone else who would like to participate!!

#ahh truly i am a predictable first line writer #but at least i am consistent i suppose #my writing commentary #ask meme

[tathrin]

10 First Lines:

Rules: Share the first lines of your ten most recent fics and then tag ten people. If you have written fewer than ten, don’t be shy—share anyway! tagged by @aroace-moron (thank you!)

1 . On The Other Side of Mahal's Halls: They walked a-ways before Gimli noticed that Legolas's fingers were trembling in his grip.

2 . And In The Darkness To Unmake Them: Upon the ringing of the bell, Frodo fell into step beside Bilbo and together the two Hobbits followed Gandalf out to the porch where Frodo had spoken with his friends the evening before.

3 . Dead Faces In The Water; Dead Faces Everywhere: It started, at least in Mirkwood, when the king came home.

4 . To Live In Undying Lands: Gulls wheeled overhead and for once their cries did not pierce through Legolas’s heart like the blades of cold knives.

5 . The Last Temptation of Narvi of Khazad-dûm: Narvi flings the whole mess—sketches, gemstones, glittering metal bands, sheafs of scrap-paper covered in tiny terrible runes—down on the workbench and glowers.

6 . Within A Lonely Mountain Dark With Cold And Shadow: So this was how it ended.

7 . Will the Waves Carry Me Away? Thirty-five years, and Gimli still disliked riding horseback.

8. No Living Dwarf: When the Fellowship passed through the Doors of Durin, they found themselves walking in a tomb.

9 . Dream In Colors Borrowed From The Sea: My name is Aximili-Esgarrouth-Isthill.

10 . Blows Uncounted: Legolas lost count.

tagging: @bifuriouswaterbender @roselightfairy @realtacuardach @sallysavestheday @katajainen @estel-of-the-eyrie @babybat98 @storytellingdreamer @thescrapwitch @nocompromise-noregrets

#first 10 lines #tag game #lotr fanfiction #and one animorphs! i'm so excited to see another fandom squeeze in for once lmao #i've been sliiiiiiightly elf-obsessed lately i know I KNOW shhhh #my writing #fic rec #self rec #ask meme #yes i know it's not an ask meme but i want it in that tag on my blog for navigation shhhh #it used to be only the first five tags counted publicly you know; that was very convenient for those of us who tag for our own navigation! #gimleaf #silvergifting #silverdoorsgifting #animorphs

[ndostairlyrium]

Kerry and Cullen for A1?

no, we're not going into "maybe later" territory because they're not into that - not with each other at least 👀

My dear, thank you for this option ;; the height gap gives me life 💛

The Meme

#ask meme #dragon age #hawke #kerry #cullen rutherford #fereldan husbands #ndo sta l'art tag #I really should develop that outfit with the rose theme. I described it with words but I've never drawn it because I'm afraid of failure :' #they'd both have the same background if cullen didn't leave to become a templar #but the west hills airling is a place for wine and spirits hence why the roses #did u know that roses are vital for cultivating grape vines? #I wrote some paragraphs on cullen and roses and how they're a perfect match in terms of symbolism lol #on a surface level we're all roses basically. soft and delicate but with a distinct layer of self defense and stuff like that #on a practical sense tho roses are the sacrifical lamb of agriculture #they're the first line against parasites that come for grapes #they're treated gorgeously and nurtured for then being sacrificed in favor of something more important #that's why you can see rose bushes in vineyards #they're there for a purpose and their purpose is to be shields - or canaries in coal mines <<' #...u already knew I'm not normal about this guy lol #sorry for rambling 🙏

[rottiens]

NO WAY YOU WANNA BANG ENJI TOO. YOU'RE LIKE ME FR FF

us (we are a reflection of each other)

#asks #lovers ₊˚ᰔ #JSDBFSF HELP THE PIC #and you love wolf memes too #one knee on the ground while holding an engagement ring for you #soul mates do exist after all #but i do. i need him #so so bad #please #always in line as the first people who want to fuck him #i have no shame whatsoever tying me up now #i need that dick

[secondbeatsongs]

🔀

the song I shuffled up for you is Get Him Back! by Olivia Rodrigo

(and it was number 28 on the list)

#asks #bregee13 #ask meme #it's interesting. when I first heard her music I really didn't like it #and in some ways it does seem very simple to me still. very...young? #but I've decided that I like some of it #and this music video is very fun to watch! the way it was filmed was interesting #and I like looking at how the shots were composited #also the line “I wanna meet his mom just to tell her her son sucks” is the best one

[kakusu-shipping]

I’m making a Mario Series Shipping Chart and Bowser is making it incredibly difficult to format

#Emile's Arts #Redrawing my own meme while I STRUGGLE #I shoulda made the lines darker before uploading my B #I wanna link him to Luigi and Mario and Peach and King Boo and Starlow and Broque AND still have Platonics in there as well #And it's VERY DIFFICULT ACTUALLY #You can either have Daisy in the Square and only connect Bowser to two people #Or have Bowser in the Square and not have Daisy connected to Peach #That's the delema I'm facing #I may just have to make one of those circle charts where all the lines cross in the middle even though I haaaaate those #My usual big web chart just isn't working out in this case #I could not include Familial relationships but that actually doesn't help that was just a thing for me that I wanted to do #I dunno why I made it Starlow the one asking who Bowser is she's just on my mind now #Mario Shipping #I'm not tagging all those ships btw this is just a little shitpost while I struggle that made my computer crash 3 times while uploading it #Butch Daisy and Chubby Peach my beloveds.... #This is my first time drawing Bowser btw I really really suck at it fun fact #I'll be back. Eventually. #Maybe I'll just write them all down in a post but that doesn't have the same vibe #I need you all to know they are a polycule #I call them the Royal Polycule

[gellavonhamster]

been tagged in a couple of writing games lately

Firstly, the Last Line Game from @enchi-elm (thank you! <3): Post the last sentence you wrote (fanfic / original / anything) and tag as many people as there are words in the sentence. I guess that would be the last line from the latest fic I published, genre conventions (though I honestly don't remember if it was actually the last line of it I wrote, or I added any other line while proofreading/translating it):

But so does he, so she finds she doesn’t really mind.

And the second one, the WIP ask game from @patron-saints (and thank you, friend ❤): in a new post, post the names of the files in your wip folder regardless of how nondescriptive or ridiculous. Let people send you an ask with the title that most intrigues them and then post a little snippet and tell us about it! If you don't write, list your art wips! The problem is, it has historically been so that I give my fic files very boring names of the fandom + number kind, and those names explain nothing. And I don't write very often, and when I do, it is usually one fic at a time (I don't even have a separate WIP folder), so the only title I can offer is:

musketeers2

plus, to borrow your phrase, a couple of UFOs (unfinished objects) that are just a couple of paragraphs each and are highly unlikely to become something bigger ever:

fdtd (I posted one of the snippets I have there as every day is a new discovery, but the rest of what I have there hasn't become anything)

skwad2

and that's it :( a boring answer, but the only kind I have if I'm gonna be honest.

Tagging @kcrabb88, @afoxnamedmulder, @mushiemellows, @moldygreenblue, and @beatricebidelaire - you can pick whichever of the two ask games you like the most, or do both, or do neither if you would prefer not to :)

#talk talk talk #ask memes #if anyone actually wants a little snippet based on these ridiculously nondescript titles pls bear in mind that these files are in russian #so i'll have to translate these lines first and that might take a little more time

[seariii]

Since he isn't using Tumblr right now, I'll say it before he picks it back up.

Fuck gender, all my homies hate gender

#im still a woman tho but idk the last post reminded me about my hate towards gender #context for the first line a trans friend sometimes uses tumblr and he says im an egg because of my #views towards gender. but im too comfy with the place where im at with it so technically im cis #but as the meme around here calls it cis+ because im well aware my views on gender arent exactly cis but i still am #fuutas 'it is what it is' was such a mood for me because i was like HE GETS IT and then i turned around and everyone was like omg trans #so i went and asked hey is this trans coded and got told yes #i love the fuuta trans hc to either direction but idk i like my fuuta with a side of 'gender is a social construct and it sucks'

[meyerlansky]

For the Wip title meme: 2- not a girl 👀

this one is a steddie fic, rounding out the full spread of “fandoms i tripped into while on my break from patho” and also 100% jumping on the Babygirlification Of Steve Harrington train just like for fun. for me. as a treat.

Steve Harrington knows how to treat a girl.

He earned his reputation, alright? The bad andthe good. Whatever else people might criticize King Steve for—and there’s plenty—being a shitty date isn't on the list.

And he likes it. It's nice enough to be good at something, but it's not just that. He likes seeing a girl’s eyes light up when he holds a door open or pulls out a chair, likes the curve of a girl’s body when he tugs her against his side, tucks her under his arm. Likes making sure his date feels taken care of, feels special. Worth the effort. 

(He likes sleeping with girls, too. Whether it’s a one-night-only kind of event or the slower, drawn out dance of figuring a long-term girlfriend out. Finding where will make a girl gasp, what spots will make her sigh and moan and yell his name if he really gets it right, the tight clench of soft thighs against his ears or his hips. He—yeah, he likes sex with girls, and he likes being good at sex with girls. It’s almost more satisfying getting a girl off than getting off himself.)

The problem is that Eddie Munson is definitely not a girl.

Which is fine. It’s fine! He's handling it. It's not like he can forget. 

Eddie’s got long lashes like a girl, long and dark and framing his stupidly wide dark eyes perfectly, but they’re about the same height so he’s not gonna look up at Steve through them, fluttering in surprise if Steve pulls him close. He’d probably laugh if Steve tried, honestly, and—well. Eddie has a lot of laughs. Steve doesn't think it'd be one of the nice ones.

Eddie has long hair like a girl’s too, but it’s messy and a little frizzy, like he doesn't use conditioner, which makes Steve’s scalp itch, but that’s a whole different conversation he’s not any more interested in starting. On the extremely rare occasions he tips close to Steve on a laugh or something, he doesn't smell like fake strawberries or watermelon. Instead, the weed he smokes and the incense he burns to cover the weed (it doesn't really work) clings to his hair. It’s not really nice, but Steve doesn't mind it, which is embarrassing, and it doesn't stop Steve wanting to rake his fingers through it, either. Which is also embarrassing.

And yeah, Eddie’s pretty. In the right light. At the right angle. But all the other angles? Eddie’s handsome, sharp jawline and long, callused fingers, and voice deeper than Steve’s. Especially when he laughs—stressed-out pitchy giggles and mocking snickers aside, his real laugh is a low, rumbling thing that sends shockwaves down Steve’s spine like the earthquake everyone thinks he’s somehow responsible for.

send me one of my wip titles and i’ll post a snippet!

#the babygirlification is down the line steve is busy figuring some things out first but then eddie's gonna rock his world #and a good time will be had by all #darling-shrike #asks #wip title meme #steddie #stranger things #my fic

[tallbluelady]

11. - heartbeat

"Pray indulge me once more, beloved," Urianger said, resting his ear on Rowan's stomach.

He could practically hear her eyes roll as she said, "You know they're fine, darling. Nothing's changed since the last time you checked yesterday."

But as she made no move to stop him, Urianger closed his eyes and focused on the aether of the loved ones next to him. His wife's strong and soothing aether filled most of his senses, but he found the heartbeats of the twins fluttering in the sea of their mother's. From what he had learned as a healer, they were healthy and growing. There were touches of his aether that made his heart swell to see, and above that they were growing more and more distinct from each other.

Urianger rose back to the physical world feeling Rowan's fingers in his hair. He kissed her stomach before moving back to lay next to her.

"How are they?" she asked softly.

"Same as ever - wondrous, glorious, growing." He kissed her cheek. "The sight rendereth me to awe of thee."

Rowan chuckled. "Darling, most women have the capacity for carrying children."

"Aye, that fact remaineth true, but thou art the only woman carrying mine. I can find nary a word to express my gratitude to thee."

"I couldn't imagine carrying any other's, love."

Thanks for the prompt!

#ask meme #i need a writing tag #rowan argentas #urianger #urianger x wol #beep boop pregnancy tiem #there's a reason the first line is pray indulge me! #these two would be very tender and sweet while she's pregnant but a lot of people don't really like pregnancy storylines! #or at least not in this fandom idk #anyhwo i feel like they have magic ultrasounds in eorzea #and urianger would abuse that fact every night #(also something something what feels like indulgence is very close to authenticity or whatever)

[oflights]

for ao3 wrapped: #19! 🥂

hi!! thank you!

19. What's one pairing you want to explore next year?

haha god, i have a terribly unsatisfying answer to this, i'm sorry! the answer is: i don't know! i'm fairly entrenched in drarry with zero plans to stray and i am (infamously?) a monoshipper in that, while i'll include other fun pairings along the way, i tend to only really ship and write one main thing at a time. this was kind of true in hockey RPF, too, which i know is not the norm at all there!

so basically, who knows? not me! i can rarely predict when the brain worms will strike and what they'll be hungry for 🤷🏼‍♀️ i'm as curious as you are!

send me AO3 wrapped asks!

#asks #goofingup #in hockey there was a fairly linear line of like #sid/geno -> sid/nate -> gabe/tyson -> nate/ej #that's only four ships in how many years of being in that fandom?? wild #i was too competitive for hockey fandom lmao i couldn't do other team ships #meanwhile drarry isn't like that because it's so fandom first for me #but drarry is still all i really care about tbh #my brain despite knowing there are dozens and dozens of hp ships (including more or equally popular ones to drarry): what else is there?? #AO3 wrapped #ask meme