Reigisa Desert!AU with prince!Rin INCOMPLETE. Unfortunately ahaha I doubt I will pick this story up, it was mostly for practicing. I apologize for the sad ending this leaves because of that. A little warning too, this is encountering some dark themes, as you may figure since it’s “Roxanne”. Read with the lyrics~
which one makes coffee for the other every morning
which one picks up the pizza
which one likes their music on full volume
which one complains about the crumbs on the bed
which one is ticklish
which one sings and which one plays the music
which one proposes
AH THESE ARE SO FUN O.K.!
MakoHaru
which one hogs the blanket: Mako tries his hardest not to but he’s so tall! Haru doesn’t mind, Mako’s shirt practically swallows him anyway.
which one cuts the other’s hair: Mako cuts Haru’s hair, or at least tries to, but he has no idea what he’s doing. Sometimes Haru comes to school with uneven hair but he doesn’t mind at all, it’s just hair.
which one makes coffee for the other every morning: Haru wakes up early and he makes coffee because Mako likes it. However, he brings it to him, instead of having Mako go into the kitchen to get it, because the smell of mackerel and coffee is just a weird combination to Mako (Haru doesn’t see what the big deal is).
which one picks up the pizza: Mako. He’ll bring it home as a surprise (aka a night without mackerel… though he does get a second pizza so Haru can top it with fish and pineapple)
which one likes their music on full volume: Mako’s gotten used to blasting music because he has loud siblings.
which one complains about the crumbs on the bed: They both do, it only happens when the siblings come in for video games and snacks.
which one is ticklish: Haru, this is actually canon in one of the Free! shorts. Everyone knows it, too. He doesn’t understand what the big deal is.
which one sings and which one plays the music: Haru does both and is surprisingly good at it. Mako happily listens and sometimes joins in (and is flustered the whole time)
which one proposes: Mako does. Haru is surprised because he already thought they were married.
SouRin
which one hogs the blanket: Rin. He denies it every time. Sousuke now brings two blankets to bed.
which one cuts the other’s hair: Rin cuts Sousuke’s hair. Sousuke brings up cutting Rin’s hair and gets the best “fuck you” look in response. It makes him smile every time. Besides, Rin should know that he loves his hair, it’s so easy to grab onto in the middle of some rather… vigorous activities.
which one makes coffee for the other every morning: Neither, they drink sports drinks and sometimes splurge on Cola.
which one picks up the pizza: Rin, and he refuses to get the weird toppings Sousuke likes. Anchovies? Really?
which one likes their music on full volume: Rin. Especially when he’s jogging, unless if Sousuke is jogging with him.
which one complains about the crumbs on the bed: Sousuke. He’s a neat freak, moreso than Rin is. Nitori is amused since Rin gave him so much shit about his messy desk (see the Free! extra short)
which one is ticklish: Sousuke. Rin is the only one who knows this, discovered it when they were kids, and now uses is as the dark secret he’ll reveal about Sousuke whenever Sousuke pisses him off over silly things.
which one sings and which one plays the music: Rin sings and Sousuke plays the music. Rin also dances and the fandom thanks him for it.
which one proposes:What happens is that they make it into a competition. What happens is a conversation that goes, “If I were to propose, I would do it like this.” So they each take turns coming up with grand proposal ideas until Sousuke gets on one knee and says, “If I were to propose, I’d do it right now.”
Reigisa
which one hogs the blanket: You’d think it would be Nagisa, but it’s actually Rei! And he denies it. It’s scientifically impossible, because since Nagisa is smaller, he should logically have the most blanket, so there’s no way he would “hog” it, as you say.
which one cuts the other’s hair: Neither. To Rei their hair is perfect.
which one makes coffee for the other every morning: There is no coffee in the house, Nagisa is not allowed to be anywhere near coffee.
which one picks up the pizza: Nagisa does for those late night study sessions. Rei is always impressed with his dedication to doing better on his tests now.
which one likes their music on full volume: Nagisa does. It drives Rei nuts because how could you possibly enjoy the lyrics when they’re so loud? Studies show that optimal music listening is done at such and such volume, and honestly Nagisa blasts the volume so he can frustrate Rei into one of his long monologues, he loves the sound of his voice way more than the music.
which one complains about the crumbs on the bed: Rei. Nagisa always feels the need to eat in bed and he doesn’t know why. Crumbs are not beautiful!
which one is ticklish: Rei is. See, Nagisa used to be ticklish, but he has siblings who tickled him so much that he learned how to not respond to it. Rei, on the other hand, isn’t so lucky.
which one sings and which one plays the music: They do it together, it’s a fun study break.
which one proposes:Nagisa really wants to but he knows that Rei is planning some epic proposal, because he’s already found the ring. He doesn’t want to spoil Rei’s hard work, besides, he’s curious as to why Rei keeps watching flash mob marriage proposal videos on Youtube…
Someone was talking behind Nagisa’s back, and Rei couldn’t help but physically intervene. He escaped with bruises, cuts, and broken glasses, but at least he was able to protect what was most important to him.
It’s a passing comment that he hears as he walks down the hallway. It doesn’t bother him, not really. He knows that he can come off as being an annoyance. He’s loud and barely able to sit still, and to some people, that’s just unacceptable.
So it doesn’t bother him.
Not really.
“Nagisa-kun?”
That, however, pushes him over the edge. Hearing Rei’s concern makes his heart hurt. "A-ah, it’s nothing.“
Rei figures it out pretty quickly. Watery eyes. Biting of the lip. And the group of students snickering behind them.
Rei Ryugazaki isn’t known for being a violent man. He is, however, someone who can calculate anything at a frightening speed. For instance, if he turns and slams his fist into one of their faces, he knows that the impact will, indeed, break their nose. He also knows that during the initial shock, he can snap at them before landing another blow. There’s a 99.9 percent chance of Nagisa staring, a 75.2 percent chance of him telling Rei not to fight, especially since they outnumber him and will use that to their advantage. At that point he would only have to last for 15 to 20 seconds before a teacher intervenes. If he’s lucky, it’ll be Amakata-sensei, there’s a 50/50 chance.
Despite his bruises, Rei is impressed that his calculations are spot on.
And later, as Nagisa carefully dabs a towel against the wound on his face, Rei belts out a beautiful string of apologies to the swim team for not being able to practice. However, according to his calculations, the smile on Nagisa’s face is worth it.
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Sorry, I just had to, the art is so great and the thought behind it is even better.
i don’t know rei, episode 5 gave us a pretty good idea
This is exactly what I was thinking during episode 5.
This is the story of a geeky anime/gaming gal by the name of Chibi. Please fasten your seat belts and prepare for... some sort of ride? Oh! I love to write, and I also love doing crafty things. I go to conventions with my partner and sell woodburned things, clocks, mirrors, and more! So expect to see those on here too :)
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