First Line Fic Meme

Post the first line of the first fic you posted each month. Stolen wholeheartedly from oldtoadwoman.

Jan - N/A

Feb - It should have been dead simple for them.
Try Not to Overthink This One (Star Trek: Discovery, Tilly & Po, Rated T)

Mar - N/A

Apr - N/A

May - That's just the natural order of things.
Through a Mirror, Broken chapter 1 (Star Trek: Discovery, Michael Burnham & Gabriel Lorca, T)

Jun - It’s funny sometimes what things will remind Rey of him.
Oh but it's a dark future, my star. Oh but it's a soft morning for us soon. (Star Wars, Rey/Ben Solo, T)

Jul - Being in Black Squadron had been an honor - albeit a small one - when the Resistance had first kicked off.
Grounded (Star Wars, Rey/Jessika, T)

Aug - Minutes ticked by on Rey's chrono.
By the Skin of Her Teeth (Star Wars, Rey, T)

Sep - After all was said and done, Initiation certainly had given Tris and the others their first taste of Dauntless life.
An Unlikely Pair (Divergent, Tris/Eric, T)

Oct - They might claim to have the greatest intellect and the best faction, but Erudite couldn’t disguise the cruelty that lay buried not so deep underneath.
Hang On for Dear Life (Divergent, Tris, T)

Nov - The shop had a chill to the air despite the heavy humidity outside.
A Matter of Inches (Pirates of the Caribbean, Elizabeth/Will, T)

Dec - "Hurry up, would you?" Pink snapped.
Press Y to Eject an Impostor (Untitled Goose Game x Among Us, Goose, T)

Apparently I don't write super long first lines. I think I put more emphasis on the overall length of the first paragraph and how that delivers rather than the literal first few words. Interesting to see that in action!!