Meme: First Lines

[caffienekitty]

Snagged from teithiwr
Post the first lines of your 25 most recent stories and try to find a pattern.

1. "I can't believe you'd drink anything that color, Dean."
   When I'm Blue, SPN/Trek fandom
   
   
2. Dean's voice was urgent on the phone.
   Quatloos to Gummy Bears, SPN/fandom
   
   
3. "So," Sam said, trying with great difficulty to keep his eyes on the road in front of the Impala, "Captain Kirk's cursed toupee."
   Boldly Going, Going, Gone, SPN/Trek fandom
   
   
4. John reached into his coat for the familiar comforting bulk of his journal and realized something was wrong.
   Are You Smarter Than a Fourth Grader? (or Sammy Winchester Ain't Indiana Jones), SPN drabble
   
   
5. The first impression John had of the room in Sopchoppy, Florida, was pink.
   Sometimes a Room is Just a Room, SPN
   
   
6. Dean took the plastic clip off the bread bag and upended it.
   Lunchmeat and Lore, SPN
   
   
7. "Dude. It's raw fish," Dean said with look of disbelief.
   Fish is a Four-Letter Word, SPN (Cheating on that one because otherwise the first line would be 'Dude.')
   
   
8. Something was going on with the latest case.
   The Birth (and Untimely Demise) of Dean's First Suit, SPN
   
   
9. The best thing about controlling people at a rock concert was it wouldn't raise any suspicion at all.
   Eyesight to the Blind, SPN
   
   
10. The TARDIS shook and spun, the floor rolling like the deck of a ship in a storm.
    Between a Quantum Rock and a Hard Place, 3/?, SPN/Doctor Who
    
    
11. "Dean."
    Five AM, St. Louis Time, SPN conversation (This doesn't do so well on conversations, I can't even cheat on this one because that's the whole first 'paragraph')
    
    
12. The way you stop the pain, in Hell, is letting go.
    The Sticking Place, SPN
    
    
13. Amenti Behosephat Jones was not a stupid cat.
    Behind the Glass Wall, SPN
    
    
14. It was raining.
    Product Misplacement, SPN
    
    
15. They pressed themselves against the doors as John slowed.
    Fruit of the Tree, SPN drabble
    
    
16. "Hey, Dean?"
    Always Ready to Travel SPN/Discworld conversation (Sigh)
    
    
17. The evil league approved my application.
    Everything I Ever Wanted, Dr. Horrible
    
    
18. I am thrilled with the way Dean draws eyes.
    Art Therapy, SPN
    
    
19. Johnny Snow stumbled out of his bedroom in search of a cup of coffee and the hockey scores when something flew at his face.
    Know Thy Enemy, Dr. Horrible
    
    
20. During his final year, Dean found himself playing a lot of pool.
    Your Heroes Left Unsung, SPN
    
    
21. He'd be a lot calmer if Moist would stop looking at him like he was a beaker of acid about to boil over.
    Dr. Horrible's Debutant Ball Dr. Horrible
    
    
22. Ruby crouched in the shadows beyond the parking lot with the wrecked helicopter, watching the possessed crowd storm in.
    The Wrong Horse, SPN
    
    
23. Sarah Jane tried not to glance at Jack Harkness and Torchwood in the split screen.
    Fourteen, Whoniverse double-drabble
    
    
24. Donna didn't dream.
    In Memory's Fire, Doctor Who
    
    
25. "Embiggening ray," repeated Moist.
    Doctor Horrible and the Embiggening Ray, Dr. Horrible
    
    

Analysis: In general, I think they try to give a clue as to what's going on, except where they are fake-outs or a set-up for a bigger hook. Or one word. 2, 8, 11, 14 and 16 are particularly useless and/or generic first lines. Also, many of my titles are pretentious. :-P