{A.M.V.} Free!!
x Uta no Prince-sama / Mamoru Miyano (Inspired): “Canon”
(Second opening theme of Uta no Prince-sama Maji Love 2000%)
{In that series, Miyano voices “Tokiya Ichinose”.
This is not sung by “Tokiya” technically, but might give Tokiya’s image.}
I used Miyano’s inspiration to make a Free!! A.M.V.!
{It is my very first for this fandom, though I watched as it aired!}
Series: Free!! (C) Kyo-Ani
“Canon” (C) Broccoli-Games / ELEMENTSGARDEN
{Note: This is a FAN-work}
Characters/Pairs Featured:
- RinHaru {Rin x Haru}
- Rintori / NitoRin / RinAi {Rin x Aiichirou Nitori}
- Ai x Rin x Haru as poly-ship or open relationships;
(implied by the end)
Feel free to view your preference!
My Commentary:
I would like to propose a Concept -
Haru, Rin and Ai all have MULTIPLE HANDS.
(This A.M.V. showcases the dynamics / story progression of all three;
each of Haru and Ai with Rin, briefly, all acknowledging each other)
Contains spoilers for: Free!! Seasons 1 & 2; {Rin; Haru; Ai scenes}
“The Final Stroke” Part 2 start;
but nothing specific from Final Stroke’s ending {Yet?}.
(TFS Part 1 shows only in ‘scenic’ scene.) Others appear as support.
(Though I admit I am personally biased towards RinAi fandom-wise,
I’ve also enjoyed the canon dynamic between Rin and Haru.)
However, this work was partly made / inspired by an old mutual;
this mutual really loved Rin+Haru dynamic too,
so this is made in support! {They also like everyone as friends, as do I.}
I’m not able to make much for this fandom usually (in the past, I did briefly rp {role-play} Ai, but do not actively write fic or anything much outside rp)
but for the most part, this A.M.V. was very fun to make!
Happy 10~ years anniversary to Free!!
Time Spent:
- About an hour and 30 min on the 1st verse + chorus.
- Almost 4 and a half hours / a whole evening on the rest.
- I am not even kidding when I say this thing must have crashed my editor (Windows Movie Maker... it’s an older version, sigh) at least x30+~50 times while attempting to finish Nitori’s scenes timing and the ending.
As a result, this is technically a “first draft” (I know ending’s bit rushed, but I tried!) until I can go back and add in more timings and scene cuts! (Someday!...)
- My editor tends to crash pretty frequently if I attempt 50+ clips; sometmes even after 20~ clips or so. This one has just about 40 clips, with bonus KyoAni’s own timings helping to smooth out the rest!
- Sub-titles cannot be included at this time; I apologize!
(However, lyric{s} below the ‘read more’!)
It is recommended you view them in full (or in sections) before watching!
- If you watch, I’d really love to hear your thoughts; I put a lot of effort in!
Summary:
“I only swim FREE!.” - Haru
... DO YOU?
“I feel so useless.” - Ai
“A sight you’ve never seen before...”
{Lyric[s] Preview!}:
Distant feelings on a {‘SILENT’} hill,
… all of my love… (Get ready!)
“Do not tremble in this cruel world…”
Through the kiss of a song, better than thousands of words
We can give something up ({I} swear to you)
Just to live in this moment (Hold my hand)
For your sake and for mine,
we’re ready to take off now…together!
“SO, let’s GO!”
Your beloved voice becomes a powerful impulse
That makes dreams reality
As our heartbeats synchronize… Ah,
exceeding even miracles,
(Feel your song!) Up among the stars,
(Feel my song!) Until that dream
Reaches the unseeable FUTURE, I’ll PLAY this song! {“Free”}
I was scared of truth’s LIGHT…
(Lyric{s} via Uta-pri Wikia!)
“Canon” (description via Wiki): {no, not the fandom term.}
In music, a canon is a contrapuntal (counterpoint-based) compositional technique that employs a melody with one or more imitations of the melody played after a given duration (e.g., quarter rest, one measure, etc.). The initial melody is called the leader (or dux), while the imitative melody, which is played in a different voice, is called the follower (or comes). The follower must imitate the leader, either as an exact replication of its rhythms Rand intervals or some transformation thereof. Repeating canons in which all voices are musically identical are called rounds.
(For the meaning behind the title / theme!)
{In the A.M.V., I semi-relate (if vaguely) this theme to all three characters;
plus, more directly, make the comparison to
Haru + Free!! AND Relay Medleys.}
(There is vague inspiration from the original Uta-pri as well,
but not intended directly comparable.)
The final chorus of the A.M.V. is one I had in mind ever since first hearing this song way back around Apr 2k13, when the second part of Uta-pri aired.
It may be slightly more modified in a “final” version, but for the most part!...
Lyric[s]:
Distant {“Haruka”} feelings on a silent hill, all of my love… (Get ready!)
[Haru <-> Rin] (+Haru; specifically...)
“Do not tremble in this cruel world…”
Through the kiss of a “song”, better than thousands of words
We can give something up (I swear to you)
Just to live in this moment (Hold my hand)
For your sake and for mine, we’re ready to take off now…together!
“So, let’s go!”
Your beloved voice becomes a powerful impulse
That makes dreams reality
As our heartbeats synchronize… Ah, exceeding even miracles,
(Feel your song!) Up among the stars,
(Feel my song!) Until that dream
Reaches the unseeable future, I’ll play this song!
I was scared of truth’s light...
[Ai -> Rin]
Even at this great a DISTANCE, it’s too DAZZLING
An unspeakable LONELINESS (No more crying)
Thirsting for an impossible cure (Save my heart)
[Ai <-> Rin] Since I met you, I’ve sworn to start living!
The overlapping melodies of your voice seem to scorch my heart
Resonating dreams echoing for eternity
Like a sense of déjà vu, I knew today
(Feel your love) A bloom of hope
(Feel my love) An infinite rainbow
Now our feelings are merging as we become one
[Ai <-> Rin <-> Haru]
The stars are waiting for the sky, they want to become a dream(?)
The day will come when they bloom like a flower,
and a rainbow awaits us on that day
We’re ready to take off now…together!
“So, let’s go!”
Your beloved voice becomes a powerful impulse
That makes dreams reality
As our heartbeats synchronize… Ah, exceeding even miracles,
(Feel your song!) Up among the stars,
(Feel my song!) Until that dream
Reaches the unseeable future, I’ll play this song!
Feelings tied together on a shining hill…
Free! the Final Stroke - Budapest pilgrimage part 1
After being in love with Free! for 10 years now and visiting Iwami 3x already (soon it will be the 4th time) - you cannot imagine how surreal it felt when I heard about the Budapest part when the movie was released last year. Thanks to @fencer-x who confirmed many details and directed me to Japanese Twitter users (39_Free and Ladyoscar_1990) who actually found the exact location of the HaruRin train crossing and the little shop where Rin met Ai - I could visit the places quite quickly, living in Budapest myself. This particular post focuses on Makoto’s parts - Keleti Railway Station (I pass it 2x a day on my way to work and back), the Fisherman’s Bastion in the Castle district, the No 41 tram (they don’t use the same type of vehicle on that line anymore, so I went to Deák square to take photos of the type shown in the movie), the lower quay on the Buda side, the Chain bridge from the Pest side (it’s still under renovation and probably the red bench where Makoto and Haru sits and talks won’t be there after the reveal...) and last but not least the Parliament (photo take from the Castle district). Anyone who needs exact locations and addresses, just send me a DM!
I was super lucky with the weather - could take almost the exact same shots as were shown in the movie.
I had trouble with some of them. I didn’t know in which cabin should I put them. In the end this is what I decided:
Makoto it’s Demeter because he is green. And he likes to nurture little swimmers, so I guess plants too.
Kaede it’s Ares. No doubt about that.
Hiyori and Rei make a cute pair of stepbrothers as children of Athena. It’s suits them a lot I think. Bookworms both of them, and good strategists.
Another cute pair of stepbrothers: Asahi and Nao. Nao got Apollo’s healing powers. Asahi reminds me of Apollo when he was turned into a mortal in TOA.
Ayumu a huntress of Artemis. Gou and Isuzu are not meant to be huntress, although they are both badasses, cause they love muscles way too much.
Shizuru, I don’t know much about him, but he gives me Hephaestus vibes.
Nagisa with the power of “-Chan” it’s a child of Aphrodite. His Chan powers are his charmspeak.
The Mikoshiba siblings are hyperactive and peculiar, therefore I shall give them Hermes. Romio it’s their little stepbrother, he was born abroad and clearly has foreigner blood, so, I give him the God of Travel as a father.
Kisumi equals entertainment. No better dad for him than Dionysius.
Sousuke got Nike, Goddess of Victory. Secure Victory for my bae.
And Ai got Eros. Because of the p*rn magazine in his room in that little OVA where Rin was tidying up their bedroom. He looks like Cupid too.
On the other hand, I was very sure about the Big Three:
Zeus: Rin
Poseidon: Haru. Obviously🐬💧
Hades: Ikuya. He is so emo in season three and the fact that he almost died two times…
Natsuya knows that as a son of one of the Big Three, he is powerful, but he wants to escape from his more than probable spinous future and that’s why he travels so much and kinda “abandons” Ikuya.
Special crossover with Magnus Chase and descendant of Odin: Albert Volandel
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Abe Kaguya [ Furue Yurayura to ]
Aigasaki Kohana [ Magic Kyun! Renaissance ]
Aika [ RE:VICE[D] ]
Aikawa Chihiro [ Clover Toshokan no Juunin-tachi ]
Aileen Olazabal [ Arabians Lost ]
Airei [ Souten no Kanata ]
Airi [ Kami-sama to Koigokoro ]
Airi [ Shiro to Kuro no Alice ]
Airis Riedel [ Lost Alice ]
Aizaki Koi [ Himehibi -Princess Days- ]
Akagami Mashiro [ Kyoukai no Shirayuki ]
Akane Rin [ Ayakashi Gohan ]
Akazawa Karen [ Mashou Megane ]
Aki Miyazu [ Kanuchi ]
Akino Minori [ Step -Futari no Kankei wa Ippo Zutsu- ]
Akitsu Shino [ Dairoku: Ayakashimori ]
Alice [ Ikemen Kakumei ]
Alice Liddell [ Heart no Kuni no Alice ]
Alicia Hildegarde [ Mahoutsukai to Goshujin-sama ]
Amahashi Miku [ Garnet Cradle ]
Amamine Mika [ DesperaDrops ]
Amane Aika [ I DOLL U ]
Amano Hina [ Blackish House ]
Amano Nanao [ Harukanaru Toki no Naka De 7 ]
Amasawa Akari [ Sympathy Kiss ]
Amelia [ Death Connection ]
Anastasia Lynzel [ even if TEMPEST ]
Andou Serika [ Last Escort 2 ]
Anesaki Nozomi [ Watashi no Real wa Juujitsu Shisugiteiru ]
Ange [ Angelique Etoile ]
Ange [ Angelique Luminarise ]
Angelique Collete [ Angelique Special 2 ]
Angelique [ Angelique Retour ]
Angelique [ Neo Angelique ]
Ani Inaco [ Dame x Prince ]
Anna Hiiragi [ Lucian Bee’s ]
Anzaki Kaoru [ Tsumikui ]
Applause E Randolph [ Mistonia no Kibou ]
Aqua [ Fantastic Fortune 2 ]
Arashiyama Mari [ Storm Lover 2nd ]
Aria [ Ephemeral -Miniature Garden- ]
Aria Austin [ Vinculum Hearts ]
Arisu Yurika [ Taishou x Alice ]
Aru [ Princess Arthur ]
Asagi Akira [ Scared Rider Xechs ]
Asagi Haru [ Hanayaka Nari, Waga Ichizoku ]
Asagiri Kanna [ Hanaoni ]
Asahina Yui [ Kiniro no Corda Starlight Orchestra ]
Ashe [ Under the Moon ]
Ashihara Chihiro [ Harukanaru Toki no Naka De 4 ]
Aspashia [ Desert Kingdom ]
Atano Rio [ Dynamic Chord ]
Awaki Kotone [ Gensou Kissa Enchanté ]
Ayase Yuki [ Sachi no Tenbin ]
Ayashi no Miya [ Ayashi no Miya ]
Ayazuki Mei [ Meiji Tokyo Renka ]
Azumi Ritsu [ Tengai ni Mau, Iki na Hana ]
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Canna [ Arcana Famiglia Collezione! Piccola Amore ]
Cardia Beckford [ Code: Realize ]
Catarina Claes [ Otome Game no Hametsu Flag ]
Cecilia Falias Temirana [ Temirana Koku no Tsuiteru Hime to Tsuitenai Kishi Dan ]
Ceres [ Shuuen no Virche ]
Charlotte [ Zettai Meikyuu Himitsu no Oyayubi-hime ]
Chihiro [ Tokyo Yamanote Boys ]
Chikage [ Genji Koi Emaki ]
Chloe Sheffield [ Princess Britania ]
Chloe [ EPHEMERAL ]
Chocolat Meilleure [ Sugar Sugar Rune: Koi mo Oshare mo Pick-Up! ]
Christina Ranzaad [ The Second Reproduction ]
Christine Daaé [ PersonA ~Opera Za no Kaijin~ ]
Claire Eithéa [ Orfleurs ]
Cocoro [ Re: BIRTHDAY SONG ]
Collete [ Riddle Garden ]
Cyrus Tistella [ Steam Prison ]
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D'Artagnan [ Musketeer: Le Sang des Chevaliers ]
Daisy [ Tokimeki Memorial Girl’s Side 2nd Kiss ]
Diana el Circled [ Fantastic Fortune ]
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Eleanor Vert [ Ai no Uta ]
Elise Scarlet [ 0 Ji no Kane to Cinderella ]
Emily [ Eikoku Tantei Mysteria ]
Emma [ Genso Manège ]
Emma [ Ikemen Ouji ]
Enma Rin [ Tengoku Struggle ]
Eri [ Nameless ~Dangsin-i Gieoghaeya Hal Dan Hangajiui Geos~ ]
Erica Fleur [ Mother Goose no Himitsu no Yakata ]
Erika Arenia [ Kazeiro Surf ]
Erika Klause [ Tanbi Musou Meine Liebe ]
Eve [ Clepsydra ]
Eve [ Yuukyuu no Tierblade ]
Eve [ Yuukyuu no Tierblade ]
Éloïse [ Moonlight Lovers ]
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Felicità [ Arcana Famiglia ]
Fiona Galland [ Black Wolves Saga ]
Fraulein Gilbell [ Meine Liebe II ~Hokori to Seigi to Ai~ ]
so i’m celebrating my 1,050 followers (i know it isn’t much compared to others but hey, i can be happy about it, right?)!
*more under the cut
wasn’t supposed to tag mutuals as to not disturb them, but... here we go! @trumpkinhotboy @angel-cap @everythingnerdyxoxo @mimatosstuff @himetsundere @dutchforstrangers @ri-ships-takari @tangledupblue @earlgreymon @ashandpikachu @singinprincess etc. no worries if you don’t want to participate! this is just a little thing. please tell me if you want to be removed!
as a thank you to those who follow me, and especially my mutuals, i will be accepting requests for any of these (i have the right to refuse though):
celebrities/influencers
anthony mackie x reader
ben hardy x reader
chris evans x reader
sebastian stan x reader
tom holland x reader
william moseley x reader
criminal minds
matt simmons x reader
spencer reid x reader
digimon
mimi tachikawa
hikari yagami
taichi yagami & sora takenouchi
yamato ishida & mimi tachikawa
takeru takaishi & hikari yagami
jianliang lee & ruki makino
koichi kimura
harry potter
george weasley & katie bell
oliver wood x reader
inception
ariadne
arthur & ariadne
eames x reader
law & order: special victims unit
sonny carisi x reader
marvel
bucky barnes x reader
sam wilson x reader
peter parker x reader
the chronicles of narnia
caspian x x reader
edmund pevensie x reader
peter pevensie & eva skye bellamy (*they’re my grandparents’ names, not mine)
top 30 animanga ships
akatsuki no yona - hak & yona
akkuma no riddle - tokaku azuma & haru ichinose
alice 19th - kyo wakamiya & alice seno
*bleach - ichigo kurosaki & orihime inoue
cells at work! - white blood cell & red blood cell
*tenkuu no escaflowne - van fanel & hitomi kanzaki
tesla note - kuruma tanaka & botan negoro
*yashahime: princess half-demon - hisui & setsuna
yu yu hakusho - yusuke urameshi & keiko yukimura
zombie-loan - chika akatsuki & michiru kita
(*super selected)
i will also be doing a top 30 + selected prompts thing, though I’m not going to do it everyday. i realized i’m too ambitious, hehe. so I’ll be doing this during my own free time. what i do need help with is which ships and prompts i should write for first; you can fill this form here.
and, another treat for anyone who wants, send me a “meet cute” prompt + a ship/reader insert (listed above) and i’ll write a super mini-fic about it (3-5 sentences).
and for mutuals! send me a *🐾* and i’ll tell you my super first thought/s about you.
so that’s it! i know this wouldn’t be a big hit but hey, i tried, right? thank you!
Free! the Final Stroke - Budapest pilgrimage part 3
After being in love with Free! for 10 years now and visiting Iwami 3x already (soon it will be the 4th time) - you cannot imagine how surreal it felt when heard about the Budapest part when the movie was released last year. Thanks to @fencer-x who confirmed many details and directed me to Japanese Twitter users (39_Free and Ladyoscar_1990) who actually found the exact location of the HaruRin train crossing and the little shop where Rin met Ai - I could visit the places quite quickly, living in Budapest myself. This particular post focuses on Rin’s and Haru’s breathtaking meeting at the railway crossing. Which is in actually the very same district I live! Újpest/4th district bordering 15th district. KyoAni again went into insane details - it is at the final stop of bus 20E and near the tram line 14 at a stop called Óceánárok - a name containing the word ‘ocean’ in a country without any sea... And there’s a stream (Szilas-patak) and a swimming pool near this location - sounds like a very Haru-thing. I’ve been to this spot many times ever since - just as I said, it is so surreal that after visiting the other side of the world 3x to see the real location of Iwatobi, I get to live near a site that has actually became part of the Free! universe.
Anyone who needs exact locations and addresses, just send me a DM!
Happy 2021, everyone! 2020 was really something else so, like last year, I have put my top 100 songs of the year. I also compared this list to last year’s list. The legend of the list includes:
(=) means the song stayed in the same number as last year
(+) means the song went up in number compared to last year
(-) means the song went up in number compared to last year
(new) means the song entered the list this year
1. Blink cover by Rose Red ft. Yowane Haku, Kagamine Rin, Megurine Luka, GUMI, Kagamine Len, MEIKO, KAITO and Akita Neru (=)
2. Dionysus by BTS (+1)
3. Face My Fears (English Version) by Utada Hikaru (-1)
4. Show Yourself by Idina Menzel and Evan Rachel Wood (new)
5. Into the Unknown by Idina Menzel and AURORA (new)
6. Queen of Mean by Sarah Jeffrey (-1)
7. Rewrite the Stars by Zac Efron and Zendaya (+4)
8. Eternal Eternity by Junko Minagawa and Sayaka Ohara (-4)
9. Ready As I'll Ever Be by Jeremy Jordan, Mandy Moore, Zachary Levi, Clancy Brown and Eden Espinosa (-1)
10. Nothing Left to Lose by Jeremy Jordan and Eden Espinosa (new)
11. Creation Girl Gretel by mothy ft. Kagamine Rin (+23)
12. Seven Crimes and Punishments by mothy ft. Kagamine Len and Rin, MEIKO, KAITO, Gakupo, GUMI, Hatsune Miku and Megurine Luka (-6)
13. Boy of the End Hansel by mothy ft. Kagamine Len (+16)
14. Rolling Girl by Wowaka ft. Hatsune Miku (new)
15. Adolescence by Dios/Signal-P ft. Kagamine Len and Rin (-8)
16. Capriccio Farce by mothy ft. Kagamine Len and Rin, MEIKO, KAITO, Gakupo, GUMI, Hatsune Miku and Megurine Luka (-4)
17. Ex Wives by Studio Recording of Six the Musical (new)
18. Blessed Messiah and the Tower of Ai by Hitoshizuku-P x Yama ft. Kagamine Len and Rin, MEIKO, KAITO, Gakupo, GUMI, Hatsune Miku, MAYU, IA and Megurine Luka (new)
19. Alumina by Nightmare (+11)
20. Cinderella and a Poisoned Apple by luz (new)
21. Echo cover by LeeandLie (-11)
22. World Domination How-To by Neru ft. Kagamine Len and Rin (+28)
23. In My World by Rookiez is Punk'd (-10)
24. Kill the Lights by Set It Off (new)
25. A Tale of Six Trillion Years and a Night by kemu ft. IA (-5)
26. Kill This Love by BLACKPINK (+46)
27. LOVELESSxxx by SCL Project and natsuP ft. Kagamine Len, KAITO and Gakupo (=)
28. The Fifth Pierrot by mothy ft. Kagamine Len, GUMI and Megurine Luka (+21)
29. Love Shot by EXO (-14)
30. Monochrome no Kiss by SID (-13)
31. It's You by Henry (-15)
32. Ma Survival by mothy ft. Megurine Luka, Nekomura Iroha, SF-A2 miki, Lily (+11)
33. Jopping by SuperM (new)
34. Prisoner by Miyano Mamoru (-15)
35. Escape of Salmhofer the Witch by mothy ft. MEIKO (+11)
36. Jekyll and Hyde by Fantastic Planets (EruP) ft. Hatsune Miku and IA (+6)
37. Fool by Ken (VIXX) (+14)
38. Fake Love by BTS (-17)
39. Re_Re cover by LeeandLie (-17)
40. Re:birthed by Hitoshizuku-P x Yama ft. Kagamine Len and Rin (+35)
41. Blue Bird by Ikimono-gakari (new)
42. I'm the Bad Guy cover by annapantsu (+5)
43. Lifelight by Abby Trott (-6)
44. The Other Side by Hugh Jackman and Zac Efron (new)
45. The Truth Untold by BTS ft. Steve Aoki (-27)
46. Idol by BTS (-37)
47. CROWN by Z. TAO (-9)
48. El Dorado by EXO (-25)
49. The Lost One's Weeping by Neru ft. Kagamine Rin (+9)
50. A Million Dreams by Hugh Jackman, Michelle Williams and Ziv Zaifman (new)
51. Sarcasm by Get Scared (+16)
52. Unravel by T.K (+7)
53. Corrupted Flower by Hitoshizuku-P x Yama ft. Kagamine Len and Rin (+2)
54. The Lost Memory by SCL Project and natsuP ft. Kagamine Len, KAITO and Gakupo (-30)
55. Guren no Yumiya cover by LeeandLie (+24)
56. Overlap by Kimeru (-8)
57. Servant of Evil by mothy ft. Kagamine Len and Rin (+13)
58. The Song I Heard Somewhere by mothy ft. Nekomura Iroha (+19)
59. With You by AAA (+6)
60. X.U. cover by LeeandLie (+18)
61. Okaasan by Machigerita-P ft. Hatsune Miku (new)
62. Pure Love Restraint by Wakacha ft. Kagamine Len (+19)
63. Haru Haru by Big Bang (-22)
64. The Horror of Our Love by Ludo (-7)
65. Where is the Justice by Jeremy Jordan and others (new)
66. Confrontation by Anthony Warlow (+14)
67. Daughter of Evil by mothy ft. Kagamine Rin (-28)
68. Celoso by Lele Pons (-54)
69. Let Me Out by NU'EST W (-38)
70. Spring Day by BTS (-14)
71. Airplane Pt. 2 by BTS (=)
72. Don't Think Twice (English Version) by Utada Hikaru (-10)
73. HELLEVATOR by Stray Kids (-21)
74. Let's Not Fall In Love by Big Bang (new)
75. Night Falls by Dove Cameron, China Anne McClain, Sofia Carson, Booboo Stewart, Cameron Boyce, Thomas Doherty and Dylan Playfair (-12)
76. Sanctuary by Utada Hikaru (-7)
77. Closer cover by LeeandLie ft. PelleK (-44)
78. Shadow Kiss by MeseMoa (-14)
79. Epiphany by Kim Seokjin (-54)
80. I NEED U by BTS (+7)
81. Madness of Duke Venomania by mothy ft. Gakupo, Hatsune Miku, Megurine Luka, GUMI, MEIKO and KAITO (-37)
82. Simple and Clean by Utada Hikaru (+12)
83. MAMA by EXO (-15)
84. Can You Hear My Heart by Epik High ft. Lee Hi (-58)
85. Crossing Field cover by LeeandLie (-12)
86. Danger by BTS (-51)
87. Familiar by Zach Callison (-4)
88. For You by EXO-CBX (-56)
89. Que Fue Del Amor by RBD (new)
90. Comatose by Skillet (-6)
91. Don't Leave Me by BTS (-46)
92. Lotto by EXO (-56)
93. Not Today by BTS (-40)
94. They're Only Human by Eric Anderson and Carrie Manolakos (new)
95. Skydive by B.A.P. (-67)
96. Glass no Hitomi by SID (-6)
97. Blink by mothy ft. Kagamine Rin (-9)
98. Unravel (Rock Version) cover by LeeandLie (-44)
"If there ever was anything that could throw him off, that was probably fate — he vaguely recalls Rin to have argued about that — or maybe, just his luck."
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[Part A]
… Faded-white, cement bricks on the pavement covering each plane of the road side. Trees, willowy and tall, unlike the ones on his region. A playground a few meters ahead…
"Shit—" he cursed lowly. He's gotten lost— again.
Trying to understand when exactly he had messed up his route, he mindlessly made a beeline towards the small recreational area. The place was nice. If he had to get lost in the city this was a nice area to do so; the sun was stealing in on his face through the trees, a sweet warmth hitting his cheek, down where he sat on one open swing.
It was still a bit chilly outside, considering that it was just a couple days into March. Graduation day was merely a month away, and he had to consider a gift for Gou and go wish to Ai.
'Ai…' thinking back to it, his final year as a high school student was one very fond memory for him. He had simply hoped to see Rin again, but ended up finding a family. Ai, Momo, Uozumi, all of them— they had all accepted him as one of their own. They respected him. Not because of his status as elder, but because they considered him valuable. Him — Sousuke. They didn't try to dissuade him or look down on him when they had him found out. Quite the contrary, they took him in, they enveloped him with gentleness and comfort and made him their unrivaled, unyielding hero. They gave him their strength. And filled him with new hope.
He owed them so much. So— so much.
A brazen cheering pierced through in the background, effectively bursting his bubbling thoughts.
He turned to the side to eye a cluster of children, flowing out from a place somewhere behind him.
His mind was clear. Lucid as for the very first time after eons. No troubles. No pretense. He suddenly felt a tug at his lips. He was smiling, wasn't he?
If Sousuke could see himself at that moment, he would swore he didn't know this person.
Soft eyes— shining, tender expression, an almost smile. Something familiar and fond and very nostalgic pulling at his heart. It felt horribly out of character for something this sappy to bloom out of him. Made him feel so out of place. So empty…
<<Growl>>
'hungry?'
Without much thought to it, Sousuke got up from his swing that clang noisily from the quick flurry of his movements, and headed in the opposite direction from where the echoes of cheering still reached him. He didn't ventured too far from where he had been, and he found himself standing in front of a communal pool.
There were some kids that had yet to leave the premises, blabbing energized about this and that.
He didn't plan to, in fact he had wanted to turn around and leave once his curiosity was sated, but his feet carried him all the way to the entrance.
He found himself taking a quick glance of the time table attached to one of the door leaves, as he pushed behind the other.
[ Friday: 13:00 - 14:30 elementary students practice
14:30 - 20:00 public hour ]
He didn't even checked his watch as he noted that -something- had held those kids back for at least half an hour after their class. It was, currently, 15:15. He knows this much because he saw the time when he exited the station at 14:30 sharp and then again at 14:45 when he sighed for the umpteenth time that evening as he had lost his way.
He trod in along the entrance hall, taking in the poster-covered walls; practice notices, open invitations to past events, warnings and rules for the public and swimmers, a plaque of the buildings’ name, the founding day and the donor that had obviously put his money in the project. It was a small golden plate with neat kanji, that Sousuke couldn't find it in him to actually bother to look at. He just moved ahead.
Pushing open the double steel doors, each with a stained glass the shape of a hemisphere and a long cylindrical handle attached from top to bottom, he had felt at ease. Now, driving through another pair of doors; wooden this time and much lighter, rectangular semi-transparent panes on each panel giving little to none of what was going on behind them, he found himself buzzing with excitement. He couldn't remember when was the last time he'd felt this way. It seemed so bizarre to have all this energy all of a sudden, 'cause — wasn't he hungry?!
Upon entering he was greeted with all too many people, ranking on all ages. Young men and women enjoying the water or moving around in a relaxed manner, the elderly sitting along the benches that lined the walls, 3-year-olds that were taking their first swimming lessons from their proud parents in the kiddy pool and some slightly older ones too. And on the far end towards — what Sousuke assumed — the locker rooms, were a deep pool not quite the size of an Olympic one but big all the same, that bustled busily with chattering and splashing. A ring of spectators was circling the pool, children cheering excitedly and younger people staring amazed from the sidelines.
Sousuke stood. In the middle of the slippery tiled floor, that looked like an artificial divide between the two clashing energies in this confined space, he stood. He examined the cheering bunch, detecting the fine sound of rhythmical sloshing through water.
Someone was swimming there — a kid maybe?
(But not quite.)
He doesn't really have the time to act of his own as a kid sprints past him — and he follows it with his eyes to where it meets with a middle-aged woman, his mother, he notes — and now is quickly running in his direction again, only, the kid is loosing his footing for a moment and Sousuke reaches out one big hand and grabs him. He looks surprised — if not stunned — as if he hadn't noticed the bulk that Sousuke's sheer size was forming in the space between.
Sousuke looks genuinely surprised himself. He actually managed to catch the kid in time. He didn't think he would…
"Kid…" he started and he felt the boy flinch in his grip. Ah— he's probably intimidating, isn't he; standing almost 10 heads above, he ought to be. So he swallows and drops his tone a notch. He tries again: "kid, it's dangerous to run in the pool—"
As he releases his hold on the boy's arm he notices the distinct forming of fingerprints around the soft flesh. He bites his lip. 'Damn—'
He's got no time to apologize properly before the kid beams up a smile at him and grab a hold of his wrist.
"It's ok! It doesn't hurt. At least I didn't fell, so thank you! Also, I'm sorry for running in the pool…” He says as he drags Sousuke along, to the big pool.
"Both my old coach and my new coach tell me not to run on the wet floor—", he makes a face —indignant?— "… mom, too." He finishes as he steals a glance back to where the woman was moments earlier…
'So that's how it is.' Sousuke notes with a nod of his head. And maybe he's smiling, because the kid is training a curious eye on him now.
This boy reminds him of himself when he was little. Black, short, spiky hair and piercing gaze. But the way he's easy with a guy like Sousuke, brings forth memories of his best friend as well.
"Say, oni-chan, do you swim?"
"Ah, yeah…?" 'How— no shit, idiot! Of course the kid would ask you that. You're in a pool for fucks sake… DUH!'
And the kid appears perplexed for a brief second before he says: "No, I mean— like professionally! You know…"
And Sousuke's brain barely registers the following words as he comes into view of what the formless barrier of moving bodies reveal before his disbelieving eyes…
"… like Haru is!"
And there is positively one Haruka Nanase, gleefully drifting over and under the water with lazy movements, much like a dolphin playing freely — not in a closed off tank, but rather — out in the vastness of the ocean. Happy. Content.
And he hears, as if from somewhere far away on his right…
"Haru swims professionally, but he swims only free!"
And there is a tear at his arm — one that hopefully didn't rip open his stitches (and, could the stitches get ripped when they are already removed by his doctor? Or what?) — and he's inches away from the edge of the pool and the kid next to him is frantically waving a hand at Haru; like a cat trying to catch its masters’ attention and show him the mouse it managed to caught. Like a gift in a show of affection or something.
The kid calls at Haru.
"Haru, this oni-chan over here is swimming too! He's really nice and I think you can become good friends!"
And Nana— Haru, is stilling in his spot, shaking the excess water from his face. His eyes drift to the kid where they trace his hand back over to Sousuke's blank face.
Sousuke can tell he's surprised as well from the imperceptible rounding of his rims in awe, sharp gaze growing lightly wondering.
"Am sure you'll like him!" The kid says as he finally releases Sousuke to dive into the pool, moving close to Haru.
The man is still looking at the stone effigy that is Sousuke. Sousuke finds his lingering gaze growing even more unbearable as he lowers himself in the water, the majority of his features hidden in the shimmering liquid, his eyes alone striking with a strange glow.
And surely enough, Sousuke can hear a familiar voice from half across the earth, laughing in mirth at him and his misery… ‘just shut up, Rin!’
Because…
'Shit—' (now he wants to swim?)
…
[End of Part A]
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A.N.: please do take the world and background/buildings descriptions with a grain of salt, as I've taken some liberties in this story.
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Even though I struggle to really find and keep his muse, I want more ships for Sousuke. He deserves all the love, and someone...needs to be with him during his surgery, I beg. Who helped him? I don’t know, someone needed to be there for him. Aside from that he’s just a really good guy, and the sort of dynamics with everyone are so!! different. He could be the snarky dude in the relationship, or the literal giant sweetheart. I ship Sou with Haru, Rin, Makoto, Ai, Natsuya, Kisumi, and Ikuya
GIVE MY GIRL GOU SOME LOVE! Gou is the fucking love of my life, she deserves every bit of love, and just!!! she would make the best girlfriend to be honest. She too pretty to not be a romancable option, and I’m so!! glad she got some gal-pals I can ship with her now lmao. I aggressively ship IsuGou, but other Gou ships I love are with Haruka, Sousuke, Seijuro, Natsuya v low-key, Momotarou, and Ai!
Going back to my side muses, let me show Kunikida some love. This man does too much, and I would love to give him someone to give his all to. Someone he can turn his book of ideals away for cause there’s hardly such a thing as the ideal person when it comes to romance, you know? But yes!! Kunikida, I love hima nd he needs all the love in the world. I ship him with Ranpo, Dazai, and Chuuya!
Ships I have
Oh, my god, let me show @cxrnxticn all my love and thank her for being so patient romancing with the romantic dumbass that is my Haruka. They’re so freaking cute, and Haru is way too smitten with her <3. They’re the sweetest most supportive ship I have, and they’re just! e.v.e.r.y.t.h.i.n.g. They’re currently engaged and!! Haru is overwhelmed with emotions, but he’s so excited to call her his wife soon. just :heART EYES:
Y’all don’t have a shipping partner til you’ve shipped with @prsonatm. She has a ship with all my Free muses, and the minute I add another muse she’s already snatched them up lmao. WE HAVE A LOT OF SHIPS, but my obvious faves are NanaJirou, RinKaho, and AsaKemi. Theyre so!! friggen cute, and the DRAMA is so much akshsjkdld. Wyz is the ultimate ship partner <3
LET ME JUST LAY ON THE FLOOR AND CRY FOR A LIL BIT OVER THIS NEXT SHIP! @vonlived and her Tohru are Kyo’s canon love. They’re just aGH, I love Kyoru already, so much, and Madi’s Tohru is a literal goddess on Earth ok? They’re too cute, I love their interactions, and how they’re slowly coming around to each other (not so different from canon and i live for it). Just!! I love them, they, my whole as heart is over the moon every time they interact
This is a character interview from the Special Book included in Eternal Summer DVDs. It’s old so somebody probably translated it already, but I need to practice my Japanese so here is a translation:
Interviewer: Today we're receiving Haruka Nanase from the Iwatobi High School swim club and Rin Matsuoka from the Samezuka Academy swim club. Thanks for coming.
Rin: Thanks for having us.
Haruka:...thanks for having us.
Interviewer: Well then, let's begin right away. Please think about something that makes you proudly say: "my swim club is really great at this!"
Rin: Let's see...The facilities are top-notch, but really we boast about our indoor pool. We can swim all year round.
Haruka: .....
Rin: Um? What is it?
Haruka:...nothing.
Rin: hehe...Are you jealous?
Haruka: ...I'm not especially jealous.
Rin: Ah? Be honest!
Haruka: There's something your place doesn't have that our place has.
Rin: Heh! What is it?
Haruka: "A cute manager"
Rin: Wha!?
Interviewer: That's right! At Iwatobi High School swim club there is apparently a cute manager named Matsuoka Gou, isn't there!
Rin: ...Haru, you...do you really think that?
Haruka: Think what?
Rin: Don't try to dodge the question! You just said "cute"!
Haruka: Nagisa says it a lot.
Rin: Na..Nagisa!?
Haruka: "Haru-chan, Mako-chan, Rei-chan, Gou-chan, everyone is so cuuute!" he says.
Rin: .....
Haruka:...what?
Rin: You should have said that sooner!
Interviewer: (laughs) Well then, how are the members of your club?
Rin: There are a lot of people so it's hard to speak for everyone, but all of them have a passionate heart for swimming.
Haruka: At my place too, we're all serious about swimming. Makoto, Nagisa, Rei and I are swimming. There aren't a lot of us though...
Rin: You only got strange guys though! (laughs)
Haruka: So do you.
Rin: So you're not denying it.
Haruka: Denying what?
Rin: Never mind. Anyways, we don't have any strange guys! Never mind Momo, Sousuke and Ai are normal...mostly...
Haruka: But the strangest one is you.
Rin: .....
Haruka: What's wrong? You're making a sad face.
Rin: I didn't want to hear that from you, of all people...
Interviewer: I've heard your thoughts about your swimming clubs. Next is the free talk corner!
Rin: There it is.
Haruka: What is it?
Rin: There was a free talk corner before this too. It was surprisingly normal. (Rin was interviewed before in another book)
Interviewer: This time the theme is: what if I became a film director.
Rin: Ah...
Haruka: How is that normal?
Rin: You've changed your policy.
Interviewer: Before this, Hakuka-kun, you were eagerly watching the introduction video of the movie research society. But if you were to make a film yourself, what kind would you make?
Rin: It was that great?
Haruka: Yeah. It had Dark Hero Iwatobi-chan in it.
Rin: You guys usually give it a lot of consideration. You really love it, too.
Haruka: There's nothing wrong with that.
Rin: Well, if you became a movie director...?
Haruka: A movie about water.
Rin: Like a documentary?
Haruka: Anything is fine. A movie where I can swim.
Rin:...what? You want to swim in it?
Haruka: Yeah.
Rin: Isn't it strange for a movie director to swim while filming?
Haruka: Is it?
Rin: Yeah, no matter how you think about it, it's weird.
Haruka: Then what about you?
Rin: Me? Let's see... something like a passionate--
Haruka: Love romance?
Rin: Wrong!
Interviewer: That sounds lovely!
Rin: I haven't said anything yet though...
Haruka: Didn't you go see a movie with Gou a while ago? A love story.
Rin:....hey. How do you know that?
Haruka: Gou told us happily.
Rin:...ah...that's...She said she wanted to see it no matter what so I had no choice...
Haruka: But you cried, didn't you?
Rin: No comment!!
Haruka: Plus you like romantic things.
Rin: I wouldn't say I like them...
Haruka: That's why you'd make a love romance.
Rin: Oi!
Interviewer: Thank you very much!
Rin: I said oi!
Interviewer: Actually, there is one more theme. The decisive "What is your favorite word!?" Answer right away the first thing that comes to your mind!
Haruka: Swimming as much as I want!
Interviewer: As one would expect! 0.02 second! Next, Rin-kun!
Rin: Perfect swimmer!
Interviewer: 0.02 second! Unexpected tie!
Haru/Rin: Tch!
Interviewer: Thank you for answering so quickly! Now, finally, do you have a message for all the readers who've read this far?
Rin: When I talk with Haru, it gets out of hand somehow. Though when I did it with Sousuke it didn't really feel like an interview either. Continuing from last time, thank you for coming along. (Rin and Sousuke were interviewed in a previous special)
Haruka:....Thanks.
Rin: Haha, it's rare for you to be this obedient.
Interviewer: Thank you very much. I look forward to your future success.
Q&A (refers to episode from ES, see image)
Interviewer: (First picture) Makoto-kun's surprising appearance was really great, wasn't it!
Haruka: While I was making breakfast, I heard Makoto's screaming voice.
Rin:...stop it...
Haruka: Thanks to that, I wasn't able to grill my mackerel correctly.
Rin: I feel sorry for Makoto now...
Interviewer: (2nd picture) Nagisa-kun 's feelings of conflict with the swim club. How did they make you feel?
Haruka: I think it's good we got to hear Nagisa's true feelings.
Rin: To think Nagisa had this much passion too...
Interviewer: (3rd picture) At last, people were able to ascertain their mutual feelings for one another.
Rin: The number of troublesome people increased...
Haruka: It sure is tough, right, oniichan?
Rin: Why you...
Interviewer: (4th picture) How was it to be asked for a match by Makoto-kun?
Haruka: ...nothing special. I just swim as usual...
Rin: I was honestly surprised that Makoto appeared in a Free match. Did anything happen?