-Haru has stayed over at Makoto’s house to the point where his siblings are familiar enough with him to fall asleep in his lap
-They share t-shirts
-It has become a routine for Makoto to enter Haru’s house and catch him in the bath.
-They would hold hands when they were younger
-Makoto’s character song “Shiokaze No Friendship” is dedicated to his relationship with Haru.
-They share popsicles with each other
-Haru said that if he were a girl, he would choose Makoto as a boyfriend.
-Makoto considers swimming meaningless if Haru isn’t there with him.
-They sometimes watch the sun set together.
-Makoto knows Haru so well that he can often guess what he is thinking and be correct.
-When presented with something visually beautiful, Makoto prefers seeing Haru’s reaction than looking at it himself.
-Their natural sleeping positions mirror each other, somewhat implying that they’re used to sleeping side by side one another with hands interlocked.
-Makoto will usually go to Haru’s house and wait for him. Haru will go to Makoto’s place first and wait for him on occasions when he’s concerned for him or potentially nervous.
-Haru, while generally stoic, is very protective over Makoto.
-The writers of Free! stated that Makoto and Haru’s dialogue is identical to that of a married couple.
All of these can be backed up with evidence. Feel free to add anything on that I might have forgotten!
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– They’ve got matching cell phones
– When they were younger, Haruka named the dog he and Makoto found Makoto then changed to Makkou, which still sounded like Makoto’s name.
– Haruka admitted that he would not be okay if Makoto wasn’t there with him. Everything is fine as long as Makoto is there.
– Makoto being at his side and supporting him is also part of the reason why Haruka’s character was able to come so far.
– Their duet song “My base your pace” was basically about Makoto and
Haruka being able to move froward thanks to their bond and the presence
of the other genuinely bringing comfort to their heart.
– In the same duet Haruka admits that he’s clumsy when he tries to answer to Makoto’s kindness.
– Makoto’s voice flows over Haruka
– Just seeing Haruka clam gaze is sometimes enough to calm down an agitated Makoto.
– Makoto and Haruka have shown canon jealousy because of the other interaction with a specific character (Kisumi and Rin).
– Their first fight disturbed Haruka so much that he immediately accepted Rin’s proposal to get out of the country.
– When he came back from Australia, Haruka wanted to apologize to Makoto so much he was speechless. No words were good enough to tell Makoto.
– Makoto was the first one to associate Haruka’s swimming form to that of a dolphin.
– When they were children, Makoto gave up a dolphin keychain he also wanted for Haruka. Since then Haruka has also kept dolphin toys in his bath. Looking at it reminds him Makoto’s giving him the dolphin back then.
– Makoto was the reason why Haruka joined a swimmclub in the first place.
– Seeing other people in awe at Haruka’s swimming form makes Makoto happy.
– Thanks to Haruka almost always walking in between the sea and Makoto when they’re together, Makoto feels protected and more at ease.
– The writers have called their relationship telepathic, a relation where they both need each other.
– The writers have called Makoto, Haruka’s other half.
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