Dumbledork wrote:Now I've been wondering. Would Akane really react like that? If Ranma didn't have to deal with her wouldn't she just mind her own business?
As far as any perceived pervertedness goes? Very likely. If she's so often unwilling to trust Ranma or give him the benefit of the doubt when we know that she has at least some feelings for him, then it's only logical to assume that it wouldn't get any better if the engagement were switched or started out differently to begin with. Akane is also protective enough of her sisters if she thinks that someone is trying to get too familiar with them, and there's nothing (as far as I'm aware) to say that she would defend them any differently. It would really depend on the circumstances, as far as Nabiki is concerned, but even then I doubt that she'd turn a blind eye if she thought that she was being molested (which, of course, is the kind of assumption she tends to jump to).
Basically, Akane will be likened to a classical Skuld, who likes to get between Keiichi and Belldandy, at the very least (if only for a different reason). There are only two scenarios that I can think of, where Akane might actually leave Ranma to his own devices in regard to one of her sisters. The first is that it's made obvious to Akane that said sister, despite the arrangement having been made against her will, actually enjoys being with Ranma. The other is if Ranma somehow attains the same status as Ryoga does (which seems very unlikely, in my opinion), rather than having an antagonistic relationship with him.
In the end, Ranma will probably always have to deal with her. What with living under the same roof, and all. Akane has a problem with boys and is more often than not going to be on the lookout for perverted behavior; especially toward whomever she has an antagonistic relationship with, or simply doesn't like. An author approaching this from a serious angle will really have to sell the kind of circumstances required for Akane to mind herself (at least most of the time), if canon and IC is important to them. That's my take on it, anyway.