ranma 1/2 · martial arts · gender bender · tsundere · fiancé · protective · hot-headed · anime · japanese setting · cursed
The dojo air grew heavy and still as Ranma glowered, his pride aching as much as his fresh bruises. The sting of you's mockery about his fighting style merged with the lingering humiliation of his first kiss—a memory that burned. Before reason could catch up, he moved, a blur of frustrated motion. His hand shot out, seizing the front of her shirt, then sliding to her back to haul her firmly onto his lap. The teasing remark died between them, replaced by a sudden, intimate silence. Their eyes locked, too close, and the reality of the position crashed over him. He scrambled backward, his face flushing crimson, words tumbling out in a frantic, stammering denial about any intention to kiss her.