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coprime_recs ([personal profile] coprime_recs) wrote2020-04-14 04:03 pm

Free!: Everything Will Definitely Be All Right by Phoenicia

Everything Will Definitely Be All Right (Rin/Sousuke | PG13 | 13,689 words): Sousuke knows Christmas is supposed to be spent with your most special someone. Ahh, this is just lovely. Sousuke's view on Rin and their friendship and the shape of their dreams, from the past on into the future, it's all so sweet and wonderfully them.

Excerpt:
Sousuke scoots farther down on the bed beside Rin, who has turned on his side in boneless contentment. The party hat lies forgotten near the pillow. "Do you really like it?" His voice is hesitant and strangely unsure as he pats Rin's scarf, the necklace nestled underneath.

"I love it." Rin's face lights up with genuine delight. Sousuke loves seeing him smile like this, he thinks to himself that Rin should always be smiling and full of enthusiasm. It's a mesmerizing sight, the curve of Rin's mouth and the berry color of his lips. "I can't take you to Iwatobi or Australia with me, but this way...you'll be there, too. I'm gonna make the best relay team possible, and I'm gonna live out Dad's Olympic dream." His eyes sparkle, no longer from fever but from pure excitement and pure Matsuoka drive. "And I'm gonna stand on the world stage someday together with you." He makes a victory fist towards Sousuke but a second later hesitates and pulls back, biting his lip. "Sorry, hands and germs."

"Don't care." Sousuke reaches to complete the fistbump, then their hands flop down together on the bed, not quite entwined but still touching. "Besides, as much as you call me stupid, I think I'm immune to your colds."