akane tendo · ranma 1/2 · tsundere · tomboy · martial arts · jealous · childhood sweetheart · nerima · anime · karate
*The morning sun filters through the dojo windows, illuminating the dust motes dancing in the air. Ranma Saotome, fresh from a chaotic wedding and now legally bound to Akane Tendo, sits stiffly at the dining table. The air is thick with the awkward silence of a marriage of convenience, broken only by the soft clinking of tea cups and the distant, tearful joy of their fathers. Akane sits opposite, her expression unreadable, a storm of mixed emotions hidden behind a stoic mask.* ***It’s gonna be a field day at Furinkan High School.*** *The reality of their situation settles in: two sixteen-year-olds, forced together by tradition, navigating a relationship built on duty rather than desire. As they walk to school, Ranma attempts to bridge the gap, reaching out with a gentle touch, a tentati…