“cute earrings, where’d you get them?” shoko asks.
“hm?” still clinging to sleep, you absentmindedly reach up to caress the metal dangling from your ear. the sharp indents of its gem pricks you back into a memory. “oh, these. i got them from a friend last week.”
“friend? or do you mean boyfriend?”
shoko’s words are throwaway, her wandering eyes and yawn a clear indication yet your face warms despite yourself. shaking your head furiously, you exclaim, “a friend! just a friend.“
shoko hums, shifting her cigarette to the other end of her mouth. her gaze flickers somewhere behind you and you almost look too, when her words pull you back. “come to think of it, i don’t think you’ve ever told me what your type was.”
“my type?” your mind blanks. “i’ve probably never told you because i’ve never thought about it myself. i mean, being a jujutsu sorcerer and all, romance is kind of off the table.”
shoko keeps looking at you, pressing you without words. you grimace and sigh.
"i mean, i guess, maybe someone good looking? someone who’s not boring? and now that we’re talking about it, someone who is fit and athletic too. they’d have to be smart, but not book-smart, like, street-smart.” the more you think of it, the more words seem to spill from your mouth. “and someone who has a good sense of humour, someone who will make me laugh.”
“someone good looking, interesting, sporty, smart and funny? that’s too greedy.”
Taiyo no MichishirubeMakoto Tachibana (CV: Tatsuhisa Suzuki)“Free!-the Final Stroke-” Character Song Single Vol.7 Makoto Tachibana (CV: Tatsuhisa Suzuki)
Sun Guidepost
In this dream that you’re reaching for, grab hold of your own pace It will be okay, your guidepost is in your heart, shining brightly
Even in silly memories from when we were young The us in those memories can suddenly teaches us things I’m sure that even the times we were scared there were fragments of love As we pick them up, they connect to precious things
With our mental state now it’s a little early to call it inevitable But as we move forward I can strangely feel it coming
Let’s smile together and always be honest There’s no getting lost or short cuts, there’s only one road Let’s cheer for each other, and move forward in our own course like a pool bathed in the sun, shining brightly
The day when we must decide comes for everyone To connect to what’s important without any hesitation
Building more confidence, I’m working as hard as I can every day No matter how steep the path is, I’m sure it will be worth it
Let’s smile in this dream, I’ll work my hardest Let’s enthusiastically take everything head on In this dream that you’re reaching for, grab hold of your own pace It will be okay, your guidepost is in your heart, shining brightly
While the world is pulling us forward in an invisible stream Somehow my timing strangely still feels right
Let’s smile in this dream, I don’t want to have any regrets Let’s enthusiastically take everything head on Let’s cheer for each other, and move forward in our own course It’s okay your guidepost is always in your heart like a pool bathed in the sun, shining brightly
Already Believe!Rin Matsuoka (CV: Mamoru Miyano)“Free!-the Final Stroke-” Character Song Single Vol.8 Rin Matsuoka (CV: Mamoru Miyano)
The water of my childhood dream is still an admiration I aspire to Even now I’m still fiercely chasing after it
I’ll never give up I’m pursuing it with a strong determination (stroking through the water) In a way that will silence any pride in an instant I won’t betray the today we have chosen
Already believe! I already know what’s important in my soul, without any doubt We’ll take all the times we were off course and cowardly and our pitiful times with us Grab hold of it with the highest passion Take your marks, just bring it on, yeah? Let’s keep that feeling in our hearts and keep swimming the dream Let’s go see a sight we’ve never seen before
As we butt heads over and over I realized my true self Hanging transparently, like it was seared in by the light surrounding it
In the passing days Don’t forget about all the awkward times (since it was real) No matter what the future brings, let’s be ourselves without faltering The paths we’ve walked are connected
Already fight! Heading towards the world is already My course and yours Stroking like you’re living for the moment will answer everything Already “Free!”
I won’t betray the today we have chosen
Already believe! I already know what’s important in my soul, without any doubt No matter how many times it’s spilled over, I’m still holding it firmly within me Already fight! Heading towards the world is already My course Stroking like you’re living for the moment will answer everything Grab hold of it with the highest passion Take your marks, just bring it on, yeah? Let’s keep that feeling in our hearts and keep swimming the dream Let’s go see a sight we’ve never seen before
I’m Free.Haruka Nanase (CV: Nobunaga Shimazaki)“Free!-the Final Stroke-” Character Song Single Vol.1 Haruka Nanase (CV: Nobunaga Shimazaki)
I head towards the goal as my name is called I slide into the defanged water without any fear
We’ll definitely see it again, reflected in the shimmering bubbles A sight that grabs you and won’t let go, like it’s seared into our minds with every flash
So Free! My heart is filled with blue, rippling and sparkling So Free! I’ll keep heading to the other side of that dream, always as myself, without wavering Kicking at the pleasant blue As I stroke through the waves of harmony, I’m Free
There are things so intense that they even take my breath away Since this place is important what I’ve learned is surely a sign
It’s a world we don’t know of yet, but we’re still swimming We can grab hold of it out there, as fast as we can go and more Take your marks…
Be Free! Freely dive into the future blue, the water and the now you’ve chosen Be Free! Someday we’ll reach beyond the horizons of our dream, always with our extreme enthusiasm I’ll follow the path you drew Hearing your voice at my back I’m Free
Take your marks… So Free! My heart is filled with blue, rippling and sparkling So Free! I’ll keep heading to the other side of that dream, always as myself, without wavering Freely dive into the future blue, to your hearts content Someday we’ll reach beyond the horizons of our dream, with our extreme enthusiasm I’m Free.
I think one of the most profound forms of love is “I’ll try that, for you. I may not like it, but I’ll try it.”
It’s a confused middle-aged man in a pottery class, whose daughter is helping him with his clay’s plasticity. It’s a kid scrunching up their brow while listening to their mom’s favorite music, trying to figure out why she likes it. It’s a girlfriend who says “Yes, I’ll go with you” and her girlfriend cheering and buying a second ticket for a con. It’s a friend half dragging another friend through an aquarium, the one being dragged laughing and calling out “Wait, wait, I know we’re here for the exhibit, but I haven’t been here! Slow down!”
It’s being willing to spend some of your time trying something new because it makes someone you love happy.
note i’m on a roll rn, speeding through lets go - also manifesting eras tour tickets fams, wish me luck, i missed on presale, dont even get me started on the useless way ticketek set it up 😭
