At 12:04 AM 24/11/97 -0500, Lord Archive wrote:

Time Lost:

The idea is that unusually harse upbringing of Pantyhose, without parents
and generally wandering Ryoga style (he can find his way, he just doesn't
have anyplace to go), is necessary for some climatic battle. Ranma and
Akane not only find out about the battle and the pivotal role that he
plays, but that they are his parents! A very pregnant Akane is sent back
in time so that Pantyhose can fulfill fate. A good portion of the fic
would be Ranma and Pantyhose talking about the revelation, and one of the
wierdest father-son bondings ever.

That's the sort of fate Tarou deserves. ^_^ This actually sorta makes sense
too, I could see Akane and Ranma as his parents. Of course, if Blade ever
sees this post, you will die most horribly. ^_^

(snip a lot of ideas, all Ranma-Akane centric)

Ending the Madness:
(Long Series)

Yet another fic idea that intends to tie up the loose end at the end of
Manga volume 38.

The night of the 'bombed wedding' Ranma and Akane come to the agreement
that they did want to get married and decide to remove their suitors by
almost any means possible. Of course as this is R&A planning it, things
rarely work as planned.

(snip)

So, as a wild, rampant guess, you're a supporter of the Akane-Ranma match,
right? One of the inherent problems with that match is, of course, that it
has been done to death, resurrected, danced around like a zombie, killed in
a splatter of gore, resurrected again, and then done to death once more to
make sure. If you're going to take on some of these stories, you might want
to be sure you put enough into them to make them interesting. Because Ranma/
Akane confesing love, then Ranma dumping Shamps/Ukyou is boring. Mind 
numbingly boring. To me, anyway, and to a decent percentage of other readers.

Of course, what you want to write is completely up to you, never doubt that. 
I'm just saying that if you want an interesting story(who doesn't), be careful 
how you handle these plot elements, because they have become a cliche of Ranma 
fanfics. That is, of course, if you or others use these ideas.

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