Fanfic meme

Via various people in my circle, but most recently via evewithanapple and lirazel: Rules: go through your last 5 fics and share the first and last line. No context.

My most recent fic is my Yuletide assignment, which won't be included here for obvious anonymity reasons, so:

Standing on the Shore

First line: Jamie went back to the sea the next day.

Last line: He was who he was, and felt no need to shed anything.

This marigold run

First line: After our confrontation with Bo, life — and, I suppose, unlife — slowly settled back into their own kind of equilibrium.

Last line: I stayed there, under the earth, with him.

Sirocco

First line: The two young women crouched in the rafters of the stable, taking care not to move too much, trying their best to remain tucked away out of sight.

Last line: 'You're the winner for now, but I'm looking forward to a lifetime of racing horses beside you,' he said.

The Salt Road

First line: The first time she returned to Ketterdam, it was because she couldn't think where else to go.

Last line: Kaz's hand rested easily on the chair's arm, mere inches from Inej, and she wondered if she dared — before the night was over — to reach out and bridge that final gap.

Like a Ribbon, Unfurling

First line: Miranda wandered through the market in Padrino, so overwhelmed by the abundance of it all that she scarcely knew where to look next.

Last line: Their young lives unfolded before them like a ribbon, and it would be many years before their paths would cross again.