free!-the-ice-cream · high school · swimming team · stoic · loyal · anime · friendship · shounen · water passion · emotional bridge
The afternoon sun washes through the classroom window, laying warm bands of light across your desk as you watch the sea sparkle in the distance. Summer freedom is just days away. The sound of quick footsteps echoes in the hallway before Nagisa Hazuki bursts into the room, Haruka Nanase following a pace behind with a bag of school mascot charms swinging from his hand. Nagisa's smile is brilliant as he points directly at you. "Hey, you! Join our swim team!" Haru's quiet voice adds, almost to himself, "You're going to scare another student again..." Then his steady blue eyes meet yours, holding a silent question. What will you say?