#Haru x Rin

[kalims-pessimist-bestie]

ngl, i really like red/blue gay combos

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I started working on this a few months back, then abandoned the project for a while in favor of various fanfic WIPs, then realized the video fit perfectly with the Wave of Memory event by @rinharumemories which celebrated the 10th year anniversary of our beloved Free! 🌊💞 I tried to finish it in time, but only had a couple of days until the event would end, days which were interrupted by my chronic wrist pain, so back into abandonment it went. I lost motivation due to missing the event deadline, but then they announced the Next Wave in which late submissions can be entered, so after finishing another project I dived right back into this and finished the second half, and well... this is the result. I made myself tear up several times throughout making it, especially when I watched the final result of all my hard work paying off as my vision had come to life ;-; I absolutely love this video and I hope you will, too! Without further ado... Happy 10th year anniversary and thanks to all the friends and mutuals I've made along the way in this incredible fandom ❤️💙

[petiteelfedesbois]

I loove them <3

[alice-chan-chan]

Haru x Rin for @nicerbutnot2u

[meiiior]

Posting late to tumblr but my contribution to unleashed blue event by @thenightpool !

[tae-shimura-is-my-wife]

My bi4bi couples💖💜💙

[angstintensifer]

me when I remember how much I love Yuki, Kyo & Rin 

Me when I remember they canonically dislike one another: 

[squishy-cake]

💫The Wish💫

🐬🦈 a rinharu fanfic by @squishy-cake 🐬🦈

🌊 written for @thenightpool : Unleashed Blue Aquatic AU Fest 🌊 explicit 🌊 7.2k 🌊 cw: human/shark-man sex (hehe)

🌊 summary: Rin dares to wish.

for @makeitp1nk 💖

🔗 Read on AO3 restricted🔒

[all-too-random]

Sora and Riku Sohma HC'S

Rin was around 25 and Haru was around 23 when the twins were born

Their birthday is May 23 (possibly in '05 or '06), making them Geminis

(Sora is very into astrology, and everytime Riku makes her mad she calls him a "two-faced ducking Gemini")

Haru is the one who suggested names, after Kingdom Hearts characters

He half expected Rin to say no (she also loves video games and had played Kingdom Hearts with him before, so it's not like she didn't get the reference), but she didn't soooo

Haru was absolutely ecstatic about being a parent the second Rin found out she was pregnant. Rin had a much different reaction.

She wasn't angry about it; she and Haru had discussed having kids and she had decided she was ready. But when the reality of it hit her, she became very anxious.

Rin had a lot of flashbacks to her own childhood, and that didn't help at all

In addition, Rin was hospitalized through much of her pregnancy due to health complications.

When the twins were born, they were both put in the NICU; Sora came home after 3 weeks, and Riku after 5 weeks

Rin was also kept in the hospital for several weeks for her own health to be monitered

She also had really bad post-partum, and went to therapy for it until the twins were 3 months old

Riku was a fairly easy baby; he hardly ever fussed, ate well, and slept well. Strangers could hold him and he usually didn't cry. Just overall, a good baby.

Sora was the opposite. She was almost always fussy, woke up sporadically throughout the night, and wouldn't let any strangers hold her

Half the time, she wouldn't even let Rin hold her. Just Haru.

The stranger thing switched when they were about 5 months old; Riku developed stranger anxiety, and Sora did not. She became a social, bubbly baby who was always smiling.

This demeanor carried on for Sora throughout the years. She loved talking and playing.

Throughout their childhood years, both Sora and Riku loved Tohru. She would come visit their mom a lot.

As a toddler, she became very close with Mutsuki because they were both always running around

She got the habit of T-posing when excited from him; Mutsuki did it for a whole day as a joke, so she copied him. Then she never stopped.

She would also act as a walking baby doll for Kinu and Hibika, and they would dress her up and carry her around

Anytime Riku would meet someone, he would hide behind his mother's legs or bury his head in his father's chest. This lasted until he was about 7.

After that, he stopped being so anxious, but was still much more mellow than Sora and far less talkative.

Riku usually preferred to play by himself; although he did love following Hajime around at family gatherings (much to the older boy's annoyance)

Riku also liked listening to Kinu read stories to him, which she loved to do

Because Riku is so antisocial, it lead to him being bullied at school when he was young

At least, it did until Sora threatened to beat all his bullies up (she got suspended, but people stopped messing with Riku)

She still bullies Riku. But only she is allowed to do it.

Out of the Sohma kids, they are closest in age to Kagura's son (im calling him Kiyoshi), and Kagura's daughter (who I'm naming Sayuri)

Kiyoshi, Sayuri, and Sora often spend a lot of time gossiping together about things going on within the family or in their lives

Riku usually hangs out with them, but doesn't say nearly as much.

They're really close, but only see each other when the family is together because he goes to a different school

Sora and Riku both view Shiki and Mina as little siblings

Sora always smothers Shiki with hugs and will go out of her way to embarrass him (pinching his cheeks, talking to his crushes, etc.). She also goes to the batting cages with Mina just to cheer her on.

Riku shows his affection in smaller ways, such as pats on the head or shoulder and just being around them

They love going to Sohma family gatherings to see their cousins, but usually it's just their dad who brings them. Rin doesn't usually make an appearance, and when she does, she keeps a distance from everyone except Tohru and Kagura.

Sora was always slightly closer with their dad, whereas Rikh was always slightly closer with their mom. They still have a great bond with both of them, though (video games = family bonding activities)

Rin and Haru always made sure to tell their kids that taking care of mental health was important and encouraged therapy/counseling if their kids ever needed it (they usually saw someone at least once a year, just to check in and chat about life)

Riku and Sora were diagnosed with autism and adhd respectively at about age 10

In terms of school, Riku always did better than Sora. •  In subjects he found super interesting, Riku would always get get A's. Other than that, he could keep a pretty steady A-B average

Sora was lucky to get an A or a B, and clung to the "C's get degrees" slogan for life

Sora was taller than Riku until they were 13-14, then she stopped growing and he didn't (she ended up being 5'3 and he ended up being 5'9)

She always tells people they meet that she is the older twin. They have to know.

Sora also loves teasing Riku about everything; for as stoic as he is, he can get easily flustered (no one can really tell except Sora, though). Sora, on the other hand, is embarrassed about nothing, so he can never get her back.

Sora and Riku love playing pranks on people. Riku is usually the brains behind it, whereas Sora actually carries it out.

This has gotten them into a lot of trouble at school and at home

Riku and Sora learned about the curse when they were 13.

They always knew their mother didn't like family gatherings, and especially did not like Akito, but didn't really know why.

Sora would asked about it as a child, but was never given a complete answer. Just something like "Well, Akita wasn't always nice to Mama." Or "It makes Mama remember things she doesn't like." Or something

She stopped asking for a while, but eventually she got curious again. So after a family gathering, she asked.

Haru and Rin decided the twins were old enough to know, and explained everything.

They explained the curse, and everything that went with it.

(They did give a warning beforehand, though. "If we tell you this, it may learn bad things about people you care about. Are you sure you want to know?")

Afterwards, Sora and Riku were both very angry. Not at their parents, but at everyone who failed them (specifically Akito).

They even stopped talking to Shiki for a while (the poor boy had no idea why)

Eventually, though, they got over it. They accepted that the past was past, and that Shiki had nothing to do with it either way.

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[messrsbyler]

it all comes down to if you were a rin x haru stan or a makoto x haru stan. there IS a right answer here

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I need more lee!rin from free!, Can you do lee!rin and ler!haru?

I absolutely can! I've gotcha covered, anon :D This was super fun to write, and I hope you like it!

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@myreygn, @duckymcdoorknob, @baby-tickles2022 @cupcake-spice13

“Oh, Moana.” Rin nodded upon pulling up a movie, turning to his boyfriend. “Wanna watch it?”

It was the weekend, soft little taps of rain bouncing off the roof of their apartment as the boys curled up  beneath a large blanket. Rin had suggested a movie despite Haru’s drooping eyes, reassuring him that he’d wake him up when it was over.

“Hm…” Haru blinked at the screen, reading the title. It was some sort of animation; a daring girl holding an oar stood with an enormous man holding some sort of bone sword. Behind and around them were waves upon waves of water. It looked, admittedly, quite lovely.

All the more reason not to watch it. “Let’s watch something else.”

“Why? I think Rei mentioned this one- he said it’s good.” Rin pressed, waving a hand at the screen. “You know how picky he is about movies. High praise from him is usually a good sign.”

“Animations are usually sad though.” Haru pointed out. “You’ll probably start crying halfway in.”

“First of all, not all animations are tear jerkers, and second of all- the hell you mean I’ll start crying?” Rin fumed. “I don’t cry.”

“Yes you do. You cry all the time during movies.”

“Name one-”

“Up.”

“T-That was a cheap shot-”

“Spirited away, Howl’s Moving Castle, that one Barbie movie-”

“Don’t bring up the Barbie movie!” Rin threw a pillow at him, cheeks red. “That was ONE time! Gou made me watch it with her!” Haru’s only response was a soft snort. “Gah, whatever! I’m not gonna cry. This time, I’ll be dry eyed and unmoved.” With that, Rin turned back to the movie, hitting play.

Haru shimmied back into his nest of blanket, the opening visuals inviting and warm. As the first character introduced began to speak, Haru reflected back on his friends.

Rei had said this movie in particular was amazing.

His eyes were also red though.

~~~

Unsurprisingly- Rei’s taste in movies was spot on.

As the ending credits rolled across the screen, Haru was surprised to find himself still awake. He had planned on napping through the film. When he blinked, his eyes were alarmingly misty, a noticeable lump settled in his throat.

“Oh…” Rin sniffed, balled up tissues littered around him as he dabbed his red eyes. “That was so good! God, I love movies.”

“So much for not crying.” Haru joked, nodding to the mess. Rin rolled his eyes, looking away as he wiped his face clean.

“Shut up. Fine, fine, I cry during movies. Still- I saw you tearing up too!” Rin pointed out- literally. He reached out and poked Haru’s arm in emphasis. “You were just as weepy as me during that one number.”

“I wasn’t…” Okay; maybe Haru did tear up a little during the Ancestor song. “At least I wasn’t blubbering like a whale the entire time.”

“Ha, funny.” Rin snorted, poking Haru again, this time in the ribs. “Deny it all you want- you loved it!”

“I never said I didn’t.” Haru grunted when Rin poked him again. “Stop it-”

“Why? You’re looking a little sad over there Haru. Let’s fix you up!” The redhead grinned, all shark teeth as he poked again and again, making the brunette squirm.

Oh, so this is how he wanted to play huh? Very well.

“Rin-” Another poke to the waist made him shiver. “I swear to god-” A poke to the belly this time, making him giggle. “Stop it!” He scooted away, just out of Rin’s reach. “There.”

Rin- being Rin, shot his foot out and poked Haru with it. “There!”

This motherfu-

“Can’t get away now, can you Haru?” Rin snickered as he continued to poke and prod at the other. Little did he know this was all Haru’s secret plan. “Let’s see that smi-AH!”

“Sorry, what was that?” Haru asked, a hand clutching Rin’s ankle while the other scribbled into his socked foot, making the redhead flail about. “I couldn’t hear you over the sound of my victory.”

“Hahahhahhahharuuhuhuhu yoohohohohou ahahahhahahhass!” Rin yelped through his chrotles, squirming this way and back as he struggled to pull his foot free. “Stahhahahahahp ihiihihiht!”

“Why?”

“Behehehehehhecahaahhahhause!”

“Because why?” Haru moved to his knees, making Rin squawk with laughter.

“It TIIHIIHIIHIHIHICKLES!”

“Oh does it now?” The brunette squeezed Rin’s thigh, a soft smile on his lips as he watched Rin explode with mirth. “I couldn’t tell- you were laughing so much earlier; I just assumed you were thinking about the movie.”

“HAHAHHAHAHRUUHUHUUHU!” Rin shrieked, cheeks as red as his hair and eyes squeezed shut with mirth. Feeling somewhat merciful, Haru temporarily stopped tickling him, watching Rin gasp for breath. “Ahehehe…hehehe..hehe..yohoohu suhuhuhck.”

“Rude. And just when I was about to go easy on you.” Haru mock tsked, his hands gliding up to Rin’s ribs, hovering. “Hey- I bet I can make you sound like the chicken in the movie.”

“Heihei-HEHAHHAHAHAHAHHAHAHA!” Rin did in fact squawk like the chicken, the snorts and wheezes from earlier booming out of his lips like crashes of waves. He gripped Haru’s wrists loosely, half heartedly shoving at his boyfriend as he cackled. “STAHAHHHAHHAAP PLEHAHHAHAHAHSE!”

“Heh, okay okay.” Haru tittered softly, finally pulling his hands back for good. Just as he was starting to retreat, Rin pulled him into his chest, wrapping his arms tightly around him. “Ha! Goohohohtcha!”

“Rin, let me go.” It was more an automatic response than anything. Haru let himself ease into his boyfriend’s chest, smiling as he listened to the other’s slowly regulating heartbeat.

“Never. I’ll never let you go.” Rin squeezed him gently, getting comfortable as he stroked Rin’s hair. “Your heart is mine, as mine is yours.”

“You're so cheesy.” Haru breathed out, his earlier drowsiness returning suddenly.

“Heh, you love me.”

He really did.

I hope this was good!

[frostfires-blog]

🎉Happy Birthday🎉

🐄Hatsuharu Sōma🐄

~20 May~

#better late than never

Disclaimer: Only official artwork is used in thia post, hence the lack of artist credits.

[exoskitz]

[AMV] Someone You Loved - Haru x Rin

Anime: Free! Iwatobi Swim Club

Song: Someone You Loved - Lewis Capaldi

Summary: Rin once confessed to Haru under the cherry blossoms.

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‘tis the season | free!

haruka nanase/matsuoka rin/tachibana makoto/yamazaki sousuke x gn!reader | fluff | ~1.2k words

warnings: some suggestive/18+ themes but nothing explicit

a/n: welcome to my xmas special for the free boys !! i would do anything to do anything domestic w rin like pls let me LEMME AT HIM. anyways, i left ikuya/kisumi/asahi outta this because i could NOT think of anything for them. AND ONCE AGAIN: REIGISA FOR LIFE, I AINT WRITING X READER FOR THEM. pls enjoy 🎄

18+ MDNI | under the cut for length

nanase haruka actually enjoys watching christmas movies. he likes to make you dinner (mackerel) beforehand and get cozy underneath the kotatsu while you debate which movie you should watch. 

haru always chooses to watch elf, for some reason. you don't know why and he won't say why. but you always end up watching it with haru’s head resting in your lap and your fingers threading through his hair.

“you're laughing.” haru points out during the snowball scene in the movie, a soft smile reaching his eyes and making them crinkle. you raise an eyebrow at him before looking back up at the screen.

“yeah, elf’s funny!”

“i know, that's why i chose it.”

“because you think it's funny? i haven't seen you laugh once, haru!” you ruffle his hair lightly, earning a small whine from him.

“no, because you laugh. and i like it when you laugh. it's nice.” haru says simply, not taking his attention away from the screen. you raise your eyebrows as you look down at your introverted, sometimes emotionally constipated boyfriend.

of course, he's said romantic and sweet things to you before, but it always catches you off guard. his blatant honesty always comes out of nowhere and squeezes your heart till you're breathless. 

you resume combing through his feather soft, raven black hair with your fingers and sigh happily. you're never exactly sure how to respond, but you knew that haru was never one for words anyways.

matsuoka rin believes he's a master at decorating christmas cookies. he stands behind you and tries  to make it romantic by placing his hands over yours while you try to draw cute little drawings on the cookies.

but it really just ends up in a petty argument, much to both your chagrin and your delight. riled up rin is one of your favorite types of rins.

“why are you fighting me so much? i'm literally steering you in the right direction.” rin points a finger at the lopsided christmas tree on one of the cookies. “what is that?”

“christmas tree.” you answer with a shrug, purposely acting with such simple resolve that it made rin exasperated almost immediately.

“why does it look like that, though? it's uneven!” 

“well, it has its own style!” a sly smile spreads across your lips. “looks like you could stand to have some, too.” you inch toward him with the piping bag in your hands, before quickly reaching up and swiping a glob of green frosting across rin’s cheek.

he narrows his eyes at you and grabs a piping bag from the counter, squeezing till some frosting squirts out and hits you in the nose.

this continues on for longer than the two of you would've liked, since now the kitchen and your bodies are covered in red, white, green, blue, and yellow frosting. 

“i'm sorry.” rin huffs stubbornly, taking a wet paper towel and starting to wipe down the counter. “i just wanted the cookies to be perfect.”

you chuckle at rin’s furrowed eyebrows and slide up to him, splaying your hands against his chest while you hug him from behind. “who says they have to be perfect?”

he turns around in your hold, a soft smile relaxing his features. he takes your face in his hands, and you can tell he's fighting the blush that is breaking out across his cheeks. “perfect cookies for a perfect girlfriend?” 

you smile and lean up to press a kiss to his blue frosting speckled cheek. “sweet.” you grin at him, licking your lips.  

“now, let's go get cleaned up, hmm?” rin flashes you a toothy grin before grabbing you, tossing you over his shoulder with ease, and carrying you off to the bathroom.

tachibana makoto is a master at decorating the christmas tree, since he's had tons of practice helping his younger siblings do it. you've not met another man with a better eye for design than makoto. there was one thing that he absolutely could not do, however, which would leave him totally depressed and helpless if he ever decorated a christmas tree by himself. the star.

sometimes he's tall enough to just stand on the tip of his toes and plop the star down, but he likes to get big and majestic trees. and he just can't do it.

he's afraid of the height. although it's a mere six feet up off the ground, which he already naturally is, it's something about getting up on a ladder and falling such a short distance onto the hard ground below that makes his stomach churn.

but, of course, he has you to do this for him!

“okay, ready?” makoto’s arms are encircling your knees and he's squatting below you, ready to lift you up whenever you’re ready. you've got the star in hand, all whites and yellows and gems and sparkles—it's makoto’s favorite thing. his weakness.

“ready whenever you are, mako!” you smile down at him and he hoists you up, holding steady while you situate the star on top of the tree until you're satisfied with the look. he carefully lowers you back down and holds you by the shoulders while you flip the switch to turn on the christmas tree.

the christmas tree glitters and shines in all of its white and gold glory while you and makoto look on in pure joy. he leans down to press a soft kiss to the top of your head and wraps his around around your shoulders, bringing you back to rest against his chest.

“couldn't have done it with you, y/n.” he sighs happily, eyes glowing with joy in the light of the tree you brought to life together.

yamazaki sousuke is way too good at ice skating, like, it should be illegal for someone to be so handsome, so good at swimming, have such a good heart, and be good at ice skating. no one’s good at ice skating! especially not you.

you couldn't really help it, though. you had seen all these ads of this new pop up ice skating rink with an attached rooftop hot chocolate bar in downtown tokyo and you knew you just had to take your boyfriend there. 

you thought it'd be cute to glide around the rink, fingers intertwined with sousuke’s, then stop for some delicious hot cocoa afterward. but instead, sousuke has to carry you back to your shared apartment on his back while you moan in pain. you'd taken a pretty nasty fall five minutes into ice skating, effectively twisting your ankle to hell and cutting the date night incredibly short. 

sousuke sets you up on the couch, a pack of ice underneath your ankle, a blanket spread across your legs, and pillows propping you up.

“here you go, daredevil.” you look up to see sousuke holding a mug out to you, and you take it with a smile. you peer down into the mug and smile up at sousuke with excitement in your eyes when you see what's inside.

“you made hot cocoa?” you asked excitedly. sousuke smiles at you and places a kiss to your forehead before placing his own mug on the coffee table in front of the couch.

“'course i did, you didn't get to have any downtown.” sousuke gently moves your legs out of the way so he can prop them up on his lap, holding the pack of ice against your ankle for you.

“how are you so perfect, sou?”

“perfect for you.” he gives your leg a gentle, what was supposed to be affectionate, squeeze. you hiss in pain and he grimaces. “sorry, sorry!”

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Watching Free! The Final Stroke

its just rinharu blahblah heavy so please only click if you're ready for this :) do not take me too seriously and forgive my chaotic engrish lol

I also accidentally called Albert “emu” instead of “emo” and just decided to leave it this way lmfao