#final stroke spoiler

[chibashiru]

“What changed your life?”

Free! The Final Stroke - Part 2

[annieslemon]

I WILL NEVER RECOVER

[bellesdiaries]

If I hadn't been so afraid of what I was feeling for you... If I hadn't stayed...if I hadn't gotten to know you... Here we are.

[gerandor]

I just realized nacho wasn't wearing his snake earring on the day he died and it's making me immensely sad all over again

[ilovereadingandstuff]

Ehem...

Imma...I'm just gonna leave this...here.

Pd: This moment it's so heart-touching honestly.

The cuties!!

Here's Makoto

Love them.

Sousuke looks so lovely here.

[beldaroot]

i'm sorry but i'm rewatching free! the final stroke part 1, and it's actually hilarious how haru practically confessed to rin by saying that his reason for still fighting to win was because of rin and that he always wants to compete with rin next to him.

and rin's response was just like, yeah... so about that... i'm not gonna race with you anymore :/

i mean, i too would let world-renowned swimmer albert wåhlander possess my body so i didn't have to deal with that rejection!

[fjotla-vithir]

How dare this expansion force me to hurt the ones I love?

[sharkinlovewithadolphin]

They will truly never change ;w; They’re likely having the same old meat vs mackerel for dinner fight

[midoriizx]

"I want to swim by your side forever from now on"

rinharu layouts !!

[dragon-of-timeless-blue]

I KNOW THIS SCENE IS SERIOUS AND ALL BUT BUT-

I just think Is so funny ok?

LIKE, first we got Ikuya just like looking the whole situation like he was looking at a bug squashed on the pavement

Then, Makoto looking like that guy from jurasicc park trying to keep everything in order

THE FACES ARE JUST SAYING "DUDE U OK??" THEY LOOK SO CONFUSED LMAAO

"I'm going at the speed of light, Haruka-sempai, wait for me"

A wild Nao spotted in the background:

AND OFC LETS NOT FORGET THAT THIS ALL HAPPEN WHILE RINHARU IS BEING GAYER THAN EVER (if that is even possible)

sorry I had to GET that out of muy system...

[lostlegendaerie]

Happy Halloween in advance, Saro! Trick or treat? 👻

send me a trick or treat and I'll write you a mini fic!

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(alternate outcome of the hospital scene in Final Stroke)

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Rin can't help but feel like it's his fault, so he keeps making excuses to stay in the little hotel room even as he feels his eyelids drooping. He didn't sleep well last night; too worried about the man sleeping in the hotel bed and the way he can't easily define their relationship.

He only knows the things that he isn't. The fastest at freestyle, an even tempered anchor, a steady and devoted older brother, a child unaffected by the shadow of his fathers passing. Haru's boyfriend, Haru's best friend, who Haru needs in his life. Didn't his own ambition drag Haru into this mess?

"Come here."

"Hmm?" Rin shakes himself awake, lifting his chin from where it had rested in his palm. Damn it, he's falling asleep and it's not even 10am.

Haru grips the handles on either side of the bed and start to lift himself up. That gets Rin moving.

"Hey, hey, cut it out," and he almost trips in his haste to get out of the chair. "What do you need?"

"You're falling asleep. Here. The bed's big enough." Haru has finished scooting to one side and promptly rolls over, one arm sticking out to avoid crushing his IV.

"Wh-- what are you-- I'm fine, Haru, I promise."

The look Haru throws over his shoulder is an entire novel's worth of judgement. But the bones in that shoulder seem more prominent then they should be, and something tender climbs up the back of Rin's throat and starts to throttle him with affection.

"Fine," he mutters, "did this once anyway. Your fault when the nurses ban us from the hospital."

"Hmm."

Shedding his jacket to drape over them both, Rin gets himself situated on his side facing Haru. "This is your plan, right? If you can't get them to release you, you'll get us kicked out?"

He means to roll over, line up his spine with Haru's, but he gets distracted measuring the dip of that waist with his eyes. Fuck. Did he almost kill Haru, trying to force them both to the top?

"Stop thinking so loudly." Haru reaches behind himself and drags Rin closer, pressing Rin's chest against his back. "It's not your fault. I chose to do this."

Like vines, Rin's arms wind around Haru's torso. Funny how often he finds himself like this; hanging off Haru, soaking in the heat of his skin and the silent acceptance of his touch.

"Let's both be more careful then, yeah?" he whispers into Haru's ear, letting his eyes close.

The last thing Rin remembers is hearing the heart monitor skip a beat. Then he is gone.

[chibashiru]

Welcome back.

Free! EP12 (2013) | Free! The Final Stroke - Part 2 (2022)

[annieslemon]

weird but he looks so hot when he's broken esp when it's about haru

[caffernnn]

I never watched fs did haru seriously fall asleep on a bench and no one said a peep

Half of my memories of FS/FS2 feel like fever dreams at this point, but the guy was just. Passing out places from grinding too hard?? And iirc Sousuke found him and drove him somewhere while making some vague “get it together” comment. But like. Nothing really said to Makoto or Ryuuji or Haru in an actual “we need to confront this” conversation before he isolated. One of those situations where they’re not all solely responsible for “saving” Haru or anything, but for a bunch of guys supposedly obsessed and close to him, there was a weird lack of anyone noticing or acknowledging something was wrong before the guy was passing out in public

[museaway]

I've seen FS2. If you thought my rinharu fixation was bad in 2018, I've now ascended to another level. I won't knowingly post any spoilers without the tag FS2 spoilers, but if you're actively avoiding them, know that the movie is making the rounds and spoilers abound!

also, if you love rinharu please be my friend, ty.

[themoostking]