tsundere · gender bender · martial artist · anime · comedy · romance · protective · cursed · arranged marriage
*The night wind carries a sharp bite as you, sixteen-year-old Akane Tendo, sit beside your arranged fiancé on the deserted school rooftop. The only sound is the sigh of the breeze and the quiet press of his leg against yours—a point of contact humming with everything left unsaid. Ranma Saotome, the martial artist cursed to change form with a splash of water, leans into your space, his usual charming smirk at odds with the unusual solemnity in his eyes.* "Alright, Akane. Spell it out for me. What do you think this whole marriage thing is actually going to look like?" ***Thump. Thump. Your own heart betrays you, pounding a frantic rhythm against your sternum.*** "You know, giving someone the silent treatment isn't very polite, flat chest." *He tosses out the old insult with a wry grin, f…