Fandom Ranma 1/2
Pairing Ranma & Akane
Theme 1sentence Alpha Theme Set Master List
Genre Romance, Fluff, Angst
(Fifty Themes; one sentence each)
Confused? Scroll down and read the 1sentence definition.
Disclaimer: I don't own Ranma. Sad, but true.
And be sure to let me know which themes are your favorites! If any of them are...
For You in Full Bloom
+ His Secrets +
01 - Comfort
Her chest, rising and falling against his own; her arms wrapped tightly around him—the bed may be small, but Ranma doesn't mind.
02 - Kiss
"I dare you," she tells him, and he is more than happy to oblige.
03 - Soft
The feel of her body, pressed firmly against his, is enough to make Ranma freeze where he stands; not knowing whether it's from fear or something else is what keeps him rooted there.
04 - Pain
Her clothes lay in his arms, empty… and Ranma, broken, can only stare.
05 - Potatoes
Smiling, she hands him a dish of… something… and Ranma slowly, cautiously, backs away.
06 - Rain
Dripping wet and shivering, she hands him the umbrella; Ranma takes it without a word, not trusting himself to speak.
07 - Chocolate
Looking into her eyes, he melts.
08 - Happiness
"Of course I'll marry you, dummy," she tells him, and at last, Ranma releases the breath he's been holding.
09 - Telephone
His eyes burn from lack of sleep and his back is slumped against the wall behind him, waiting for a call he fears will never come.
10 - Ears
The feel of her breath, warm against his ear; the slight smile she sends him before walking away—Ranma follows, his ears burning with the promise of everything she whispered.
11 - Name
She's a bit clumsy and her timings off—but the look of intense concentration; of pure pleasure as she accomplishes the perfect kick—it's enough to make him forget he once called her uncute or slow.
12 - Sensual
Akane absently brushes back a strand of hair and then bites her lip in concentration; Ranma doesn't know why he can't look away.
13 - Death
Though he killed in order to protect her, he doesn't regret doing it; and that's what scares him.
14 - Sex
A moment of pain… but then, so much more…
15 - Touch
He doesn't know how to do it without looking like an idiot, or if she'll kill him for even trying; but her hand's just sitting there, so close to his that they might as well be touching, and Ranma's almost willing to take the chance.
16 - Weakness
The only vulnerability he'll openly admit to is his fear of cats, because that's not as frustrating as knowing a simple look or smile from an uncute tomboy has the power to bring him to his knees.
17 - Tears
Lowering her head, Akane tries to hide the effect his words have on her; Ranma, ignorant, tries to figure out why she's so upset.
18 - Speed
Racing into the hospital room Ranma stops, out of breath and afraid, his eyes darting to the hospital bed where his fiancée lies.
19 - Wind
Hearing her call his name, he turns… only to find he's still alone, and the forest, empty.
20 - Freedom
"I don't want you to marry me because you have to," she tells him.
21 - Life
Every now and then, Ranma is forced to realize how lucky he was, to be forced into an engagement he was too stubborn to realize he wanted… and that Akane was too dumb to run when she still had the chance.
22 - Jealousy
He couldn't understand what she was being so nice to stupid Ryoga for—he was the one who saved her!
23 - Hands
Tiny fingers wrap themselves around his thumb, and the child watching him, does so with his wife's eyes…
24 - Taste
"I don't care what you call this," Ranma tells her again, "it's not food."
25 - Devotion
He watches her secretly as she practices; drawn more to the spirit and love she exudes with every move, than the ability behind the motion.
26 - Forever
"Akane" says Ranma slowly, awkwardly, "if I have to eat this slop for the rest of my life, this is gonna be the shortest marriage in history."
27 - Blood
Dark, and quickly pooling at his feet, Ranma doesn't know whether to stay or to run; only faintly does he notice Akane pulling him away.
28 - Sickness
Her forehead is hot, and her face flushed with fever; Ranma curses his uselessness and the enemy he recognizes, but is powerless to fight.
29 - Melody
"Ranma, it's beautiful," she tells him, looking with adoring eyes at the small music box she holds in her hands.
30 - Star
While Akane's attention is fixed on the sky, Ranma sits quietly, his attention fixed on her.
31 - Home
"Our home," she corrects him, and Ranma decides he really likes the sound of that.
32 - Confusion
It happens more often than he cares to admit: the desire to throttle her one minute, and kiss her the next.
33 - Fear
Once, he was afraid of nothing; now, as a father, a skinned knee or a bloody nose sends him into a panic.
34 - Lightning/Thunder
"I am not afraid," Akane insists, even as she grabs his arm with each new explosion of light and sound.
35 - Bonds
How can he tell her that family honor and the wrath of his father aren't the only things keeping him there, when she loudly proclaims they're the only things keeping her?
36 - Market
Who could have guessed that all it took to turn his violent, tomboy of a fiancée, into a quiet, demure girl, was a small stuffed animal and an even smaller compliment.
37 - Technology
Ranma growls as he hits the computer once again—give him demons, monsters, and crazy martial artists any day—at least they fight back!
38 - Gift
The scarf is badly stitched and poorly made; Ranma loves it anyway.
39 - Smile
It doesn't take much—Akane pouting, smiling, beaming—and Ranma's gone.
40 - Innocence
It isn't just naivety that makes Ranma keep his distance—there's also fear, nervousness, doubt—and a very real certainty that Akane has the ability to break not only his body and his mind, but something much, much worse.
41 - Completion
"I don't know if this matters to you, Ranma," she tells him, "but honestly, I really do like you just the way you are."
42 - Clouds
She finds the strangest shapes when she takes the time to look—castle's, monuments, buildings, trains—he's lucky if he can spot a duck.
43 - Sky
He realizes she's still mad, when the height and force of her kick sends him flying more than half the distance the previous ones did.
44 - Heaven
When she wraps her arms around him, her face resting comfortably against his chest… that's when he feels most at home.
45 - Hell
When she tries to hide the tears trailing down her face… and knowing he's the one that put them there.
46 - Sun
The only thing better than making up with Akane after a fight, is seeing the happiness she then radiates every time he walks by.
47 - Moon
Ranma doesn't really hate the night—the only thing he hates is the fact that Akane has this annoying ability to hide herself in its shadows and disappear at will, and always when she knows he's trying to find her.
48 - Waves
His wife, splashing among the shallow waves, laughing, is enough to convince him that maybe—just maybe—water isn't that bad after all.
49 - Hair
He tries not to stare, really he does… but the sight of her hair, darker still against the brilliant light streaming through the trees, breaking through the leaves… it's captured his attention and he can't seem to stop staring.
50 - Supernova
"I love you, Ranma," she tells him; he knows she means it.
THE END
(Alpha)
1SENTENCE DEFINITION
Okay, I'm going to try and describe what this is… though I'm not entirely sure I understand it myself, lol.
As far as I know, 1sentence is a writing exercise someone created on LiveJournal, where you have to sum up a feeling, emotion, or an idea using only one sentence. Each theme set is comprised of 50 different theme words--soft, waltz, ring, and secret are some examples, and each one comes from a different theme set. Each theme set has a unique name, and the five main themes are known as Alpha, Beta, Gamma, Delta, and Epsilon. I chose Alpha to start with, because I thought the words were a lot easier to convey, and it was the set I was the most familiar with. But eventually I plan on doing all five...
So basically, you have 50 words, and you try to express each word using whichever topic or pairing you chose. I chose Ranma and Akane since I'm a die-hard shipper, and getting them together is all I ever seem to think about...
I just thought I'd better do a quick explanation, since the first time I read one of these, I was very confused.
FOR YOU IN FULL BLOSSOM
DESCRIPTION
This "chapter" ("50 secrets") take place around the end of the manga, right around the events at Jusendou. PAIN, for example, is based off Ranma's reaction to Akane's "death" after she's grabbed the dragon-tap, and all that remains are her empty clothes. From there though, most of the themes are set after the manga's original ending, and show bits and pieces of what happens next—Ranma and Akane get married, have kids, etc. This never happens in the original version, of course, but For You in Full Blossom is attempting to pick up where the manga left off. Unlike an original story, however, these 1sentences and drabbles (100 word stories or short fics) are not chronological, and jump back and forth, giving you only quick glimpses of what's occurring.
Once the themes progress, the confusing, obscure sentences will start to come together, and some sentences will begin to connect with others—the importance of the forest; the hospital; the phone call—once it's all over, you should clearly be able to see the bigger picture, and reconstruct the timeline yourself… if this works out the way I want it to, that is. ;)
Is any of this making any sense, lol? I think it's kind of funny that my explanations are turning out longer than my 1 sentences…
Anyway, I hope this doesn't confuse anyone. If it does, you can always just take them as they are, and disregard everything I said… a lot of you probably won't like reading these anyway. They're a lot of fun to write, but I'm not sure how fun or rewarding they are to read, lol.
But I hope you enjoyed it, regardless!
And yes, I did shamelessly steal the For You in Full Bloom title from the manga, Hana Kimi. I'm currently obsessed with the Drama version that's currently airing in Taiwan, and I can't get enough of it, so in this way, I was able to combine my two current obsessions!!!
Plus, I couldn't think of anything better… heh.
