Vasar Huineo's "The Starving Heart" - An Effective Opening In Just Seven Sentences · 5:03pm Jan 14th, 2021
I stumbled upon this fanfic a couple months ago, as it was recommended by a post from Seattle's Angels. It's a fairly decent fic, concise and well-rendered given its premise, but what struck me the most was how it opened itself up to the reader.
Here, in full, is the opening:
My wife and I have a ritual. It goes like this:
I tell the truth.
"I love you."
And then she lies.