Having finished the exhausting task of rewriting TIL, I now want to move
on to my next story. I'm putting a lot of work into something I'm not
getting compensated for. :)
I'd like your opinion. I have three story ideas mulling around in my
head...
1) TIL side story: Kuno and Nabiki's prom night. I mentioned that
when I wrote part 8 of TIL, I was very tempted to write a lemon-flavored
story about these two. I still am. I don't like lemons for two
reasons: I don't like to think about the characters in *that* way, and
the sex tends to be terribly unrealistic. Kun-chan and I exchanged some
emails on this subject. Her point was that realistic sex wasn't
terribly interesting to read about. She wrote an amusing vignette about
"real sex" that I wish I'd kept.
Anyway, the point of this would be to try to right a romantic,
realistic, lemon-flavored story about Kuno and Nabiki.
2) TIL Aftermath: Shampoo's return to the Amazons. This is an idea I
got from Sean Gaffney. When Shampoo leaves Japan after Ranma and
Akane's marriage, she has a lot to answer for from the Amazon
matriarchs. Mousse would have problems of his own. I could also turn
this into a subtle case study of sexism, as we compare the
male-dominated culture of Japan to the mythically-female dominated
culture of the Chinese Amazons. This may or may not be interesting.
3) Completely new story. TIL hasn't happened, Akane and Ranma still
can't say the "L" word. A new student enrolls in Furinkan. No, this
isn't author-insertion; this guy doesn't have extraordinary powers,
doesn't know martial arts, and isn't much interested in solving anyone's
problems. He does become interested in Akane. Akane can't find any
reason not to be interested in the new student...he treats her nicely,
is intelligent, repectful, and funny. Not as good-looking as Ranma, of
course, but he does okay. In short, a normal guy. Akane finds herself
in the position of choosing between the zaniness of Ranma's life or the
nice, quiet life of the new guy. Of course, Ranma doesn't help his own
cause, calling her uncute and finding repeated ways to stick his foot as
far into his mouth as it can go. A study, if you will, comparing the
"normal" universe to the Ranmaverse. Before you say, "Of course she'd
choose the Ranmaverse!"; remember, the grass is always greener....
So, whaddya think? Which story would you like to see?