Caught in the Spider's Web

In want of a better name... This is from the third volume of the glorious Ranma 1/2 fic by Mark McKinnon, The Shadow Chronicles, [link] it is an amazing story with an amazing plot line. So go read it! Unless you suffer from depression then I would advise caution because parts of this story are so sad! So sad infact that I cried like Soun, which is saying a lot. But then parts of it are all warm and fuzzy. Anyway its a great story.


(For a moment Akane just hung there, aware of the warmth of
Ranma's bare skin under her hands. Blood and sweat were
intermingled there, making his body slick, but for an interminably long
moment all she could think about was that heat.
He's alive, she told herself, almost dizzy with relief. I know for
sure now, he's really alive! She craned her head up to see his face, and
froze.
His eyes were closed, mouth slack, but what had caught her
attention was his hair. Unbound as it was, it mostly obscured his face,
but from this angle she could see that a thick lock, extending from
crown to a point hanging in front of his nose, had gone pure white.
"Ranma," she whispered, her voice tight and strengthless.
"What did they do to you?" )


Ranma and Akane are copyright of Rumiko Takahashi
The Shadow Chronicles are copyright of Mark McKinnon
Artwork is copyright to me