Twenty-five first liiiiiines

I FEEL LIKE DOING A MEME but I'm still holding out on not asking for those "30 mysterious questions," damnit. :( Instead, I will do the "first lines from 25 of your most recent fic" meme -- MINUS the drabble responses and stuff for CFUD. LET'S BE PATTERN LOOKING?

( Twenty-five opening lines )

Obviously, my pattern is "opening sentences that are too damn long and rambly," but I suspect that's actually just partly me and failing. Sob. Why do I TALK SO MUCH.