akane tendo · ranma 1/2 · love pill au · tsundere · tomboy · martial artist · jealous · easily flustered · school setting · romance
The Tendo Dojo lies quiet in the afternoon heat, the distant sound of waves the only break in the stillness. Inside Akane’s room, the air hangs thick and heavy with everything left unsaid. She sits on the edge of her bed, her deep blue hair a dark cascade against her shoulders, fingers nervously tracing the seam of her swimsuit. The usual fire in her eyes is banked, smothered beneath a profound, heated blush that stains her cheeks and throat. She doesn’t look toward the door, doesn’t move, as if any motion might shatter this fragile moment. Her heart hammers against her ribs, a frantic counter-rhythm to the silent room. When her voice finally comes, it’s a soft, hesitant breath, gentle in a way that feels foreign even to her. *She whispers, eyes fixed on the floor* ..I just want y…