#RINHARU

[fishgirl514]

sorry yeah we queer coded your boyfriend. he’s arguing with his brash and emotionally reserved rival over something trivial for comedic effect. they have a special, vaguely suggestive bond that sets them apart. hm? oh uhh. yes they are blue and red

[bearofohu]

haruka nanase will always be the funniest sports anime protagonist in my eyes bc the crux of the show and the driving force of the cast is his magical autism. his connection to water is literally just his stim. in the show haru never gives a reason for his love of water beyond “i like how it feels”

he doesnt even give a shit about the actual sport and only chooses to give a shit bc of his separate love for his 17 boyfriends. and those 17 boyfriends will fight to the ends of the earth to explain why haru’s swimming will bring world peace end world hunger and it makes everybody horny immediately

rin matsuoka who has had ambitions to be an olynpic swimmer since before he knew his ABCs literally saw some kid stimming and without knowing anything abt him first was like “omg that guys going to be my consort at tje top of the world” and haru responds with “i hope your bike falls into the river with you in it”

[the-mother-of-lions]

@animeolympics2024 day 4 - rivals ↳ haru and rin (free! iwatobi swim club)

[shiruba-tsuki]

Rinharu Week - Day 10: The Final Stroke 2 (Blue)

I don't feel.. like I can't breathe... You can swim like yourself, Haru. Yeah. Sorry... For saying those mean things. No, I've always said selfish things to you, too, since we were kids. Sorry. You taught me what was important. I appreciate it. Idiot. I'm the one who always wanted to be like you. Don't keep making me say it.

[hitomikisugi]

[eleanorenchanted]

A gif you can hear

[dnana-2809-blog]

Here are another ships that I love (sports anime/manga edition).....

[tomakehimfreeart]

[shoyoackerman]

Don't you think it's funny cause actual canon gay characters in BL manga will say "I love you" but only the shounen bromance can spew out some of the most romantic shit akin to a 19th century poet writing a letter expressing his surpressed love for his lover 😭.....

BRO ABSOLUTELY 😭 like y’all spewing the most poetic shit to your ‘best friend’. Risking your life for them, will do anything for them, only to pull some type of ‘reki my love…of skateboarding’ after spilling your guts about how much you love them.

I’m crying so much about these bromance relationships. They have me in tears and pain and then you mean to tell me they ain’t even CANON.

And the way they have even more healthy relationships than most canon bl couples. Like can these creators please just make them kiss and in love

[partrin]

rinharu taking a selfie (i don't think this was ever animated.. was it? i can't remember)

ngawww haru's widdol peace sign hehe my baby

[polahusband]

Rin's pure happy smile that only lights up when he is with Haru is the cutest thing ever, they're soulmates your honor

[bearofohu]

we don’t talk enough abt how rin is just walking around in the first half of fs2 dropping his sad boy hog whenever it can land. like at least haru was somewhat subtle abt his debilitating heartbreak but rin is just out here in PUBLIC looking like a haggard victorian wife in a mandatory mourning period

like can yuo imagine being some athlete completely unrelated to this YA romance novel bullshit just trying to wait for your clothes in the wash but the entire time yuore in this room with the most miserable looking man god could create and put on the earth. if i saw this screenshot without context i would assume the typhoon came back for seconds and got his mom. but its literally just bc he and his “”””precious friend”””” and “”””rival”””” said mean things to each other and now theyre not speaking. like oh my god dude. join a discord server with a fucking vent channel yuore a danger to yourself and the ppl around you looking like that in public

[chibashiru]

“What changed your life?”

Free! The Final Stroke - Part 2

[klayr-de-gall]

The Break

by KazeN0_Kotoba

Pairing: Rinharu

Tags: Rin Matsuoka, Haruka Nanase, Makoto Tachibana, Domestic Fluff, Warm and Fuzzy Feelings, Jealous Matsuoka Rin, Mild Language, Cat Cafés

Summary:

The phone pinged, the clock ticked, the furin chimed and Haruka woke up.

The medley that would set Iwatobi and Samezuka's teams against each other was only two weeks away; yet, Rin shoulders heaved and dropped softly right in front of him, on his damp couch. None of their friends would have believed it if Haruka and Rin had told them they were going to skip morning training only to be together...

[read on Ao3]

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KazeN0 Kotobas and mine entry for the RinHaru mini Reverse Bang, organized by @thenightpool

I had an amazing blast working together Thank. you so much for writing such a lovely story and bringingmy art to life!

Also, thank you so much to the organizers and mods of the event! it was a blast

[bokvshou]

i gag when i think about the line "so that's why haru quit swimming competitively, because he hurt rin". holy fucking shit. like what do you mean haru stopped doing what he loved the most in life because he thought he hurt rin with it? what am i supposed to do with the fact that haru will always choose rin, even over water and swimming? and the fucking depressed look in his eyes, like he shared the same broken heart as rin? literally changed my life. HAUNTS me to this day.

[hitomikisugi]