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princesandromeda · 7 years

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(//I've had ideas for nagirin fanfics and guess what, motivation too. I'm still so f*cking happy about basketball okay? I should probably warn that this contains nagirei too, though. And lots of angst orz It starts in chapter 5 of ES)

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When Rei had come to him asking for help in his swimming technique, Rin's first thought was that it might have had something to do with how the relay played out. He could understand it, though, and even if swimming with his childhood friends had been the best therapy from his Australia breakdown, he couldn’t shake the guilt afterwards when he saw Speedo Glasses' longing gaze at how happy the were as a team.

So yeah, he accepted the deal out of respect and gratitude.

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He hadn’t really expected to receive homemade cookies, or praise, or casual gossip about how his friends are managing while he's not there, and even if the point of view is not the same and maybe not as accurate as her sister's, who's known Nagisa, Haru and Makoto and since they were children, Rin still tries to let Rei know how thankful he is for that.

Rei smiles somewhat sheepishly and tells him that 'it’s the least he can do for someone as kind as Rin-san.'

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Somehow, after one of the trainings, Rei mentions the Iwatobi guys falling into the conclusion that he was dating his track ex-captain, and you don’t happen to have any idea as to how they arrived to that particular conclusion, would you?

Rin laughs along, mentioning that it was probably her sister that brought up the idea and the rest went along with it.

And somehow, they end up talking about their love lives or lack thereof, what with Rin being so focused on going pro at swimming and having no time for relationships, and with Rei thinking that 'a person in love is something absolutely not beautiful!'.

And it is not awkward at all the fact that Rin mentions having a small crush on Nagisa when they were children, that somehow, slowly but steadily, evolved into this unrequited love kinda thing. But even if Nagisa's eyes were filled with awe in his childish naïvete, if word of his thoughts got around the small guy, they'd be filled with pity.

"Rin-san should hear the way Nagisa-kun talks about him!" Rei interjects, proclaiming lots of knowledge regarding his friend's feelings, "sometimes, when he tells me about how you were at children, and the things you used to do, I get the feeling that I was only recruited to replace you." He tries not to squint his eyes as he places his googles out of his head and the world swirls into slight blur. "Does Rin-san know the story of my recruitment?"

The redhead could only nod. "Yeah."

(He had heard it. It had been Nagisa chasing Makoto and Haru to Iwatobi to form a swim club.

It had been Nagisa chasing memories at the swimming club who stumbled upon Rin, who greeted him so cheerfully and devoid of angriness towards his lack of letters.

It had been Nagisa chasing Rei to join the swimming club, because he could soar the sky so beautifully, and he could maybe soar the water just so.

It had also been Nagisa who chased Rin to let him into the relay.

It had been Nagisa chasing all the time; and Rin wanted to laugh at the irony. If he was a shark —according to a code Nagisa invented to reffer to his friends—, wouldn’t it just make more sense if he, as a predator, had been the one doing the chasing?)

"But don’t sell yourself short, he probably only sees me as the big brother, since I was the one to tutor him and stuff." He scratches his neck awkwardly, and tries to ignore the slight sting in his chest at the recognition of this fact. "On the other hand, he's totally smittem by you, and it’s painfully obvious from miles away that the feeling's mutual. The boy's got his way to have people wrapped around his little finger..."

Rei can’t help but nod, and Rin tries not to be surprised when, before he goes back to Australia, they announce they’re dating.

He also tries not to show his hurt, but he guesses it’s still pretty evident from the pityful looks he gets from everyone but Nagisa.

Maybe he's just not cut out for chasing penguins, he shrugs off the thought with the custom "so glad for you" speech and goes back to normal the date printed on his ticket.

(When he arrived at Samezuka for the last time, he allowed himself to feel hollow, and to feel dampness engulf his whole face, as well as small sobs to escape his chest, all because of the small voice in the back of his mind;

'Rin-chan's always been a crybaby, after all!')

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