muse ✨'s manga / #Free!(72)

Haru and Rin have meaningful sex on the beach.

Limited time gives meaning to moments together.

Make-up sex. Pineapple.

Stargazing for Rin's birthday.

Jealousy.

Rin is afraid of being happy.

Haru decides to confess to Rin, who grows frustrated by the lack of change in their relationship in the coming weeks, and thus they go on an aquarium date for Christmas. This is beautifully done and easily 2-3 times the length of many DJs. It focuses on the relationship build and culminates with intimacy, but as part of the relationship's growth and doesn't go into explicit detail. Easily the best Free! DJ I've read to date.

A pretty meta "Little Mermaid" AU that is super sweet and satisfying.

Rin has to cross dress as a maid for a school event and Haru happens to see him in costume. I really wish this author had more than three DJs, but they were all gold.

Mako is a jealous boyfriend.