Best RinHaru Mutual Pining Fanfics
The best mutual pining RinHaru (Matsuoka Rin/Nanase Haruka) fanfiction on AO3, curated by popularity. The delicious frustration of obvious mutual attraction, the anticipation of them finally realizing the truth, and the emotional payoff.
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Mutual Piningby makuroshi
Haruka was never fond of the Internet, or any avant-garde technology, for that matter. He tries to avoid using them at all costs, and everything goes well until one fine day, Nagisa, Rei and Makoto introduce him to the blackhole from hell called YouTube.(in which Rin is a rising YouTube star, Haru d
seen everything there is to be shown
by sauntering_down
Kink meme prompt: Rin has a nightly visitor in his dorm room. They don't notice that Nitori is very much awake on the top bunk of the bed and listening to everything that's going on below him.'Perhaps he should set up a throwaway email address and anonymously send Rin a link to the Amazon page for t
but loving him was red
by sauntering_down
Kink meme prompt: One day at a relay or at practice, something goes wrong and Rin gets injured or falls unconscious in the pool. Haru is the first one to dive in after him, even before his own teammates. 'His feet move automatically and suddenly he’s sprinting for the opposite end of the pool, disre
You Smiled Because You Knew
by damaskino
Rin's a florist, and Haru's an art student who keeps coming to his flower shop. Rin has no idea what to make of it.
Dead Even
by novembersmith
”So it is that ‘dead even’ means that two people or things aren’t just close in a competition. In fact, there is no way to separate them.” AKA, a competition in stamina. AKA AKA, shameless porn.
it's disgusting (how i love you)
by wino (thimble)
"Nitori, be ready to call an ambulance," Tall Redhead smirked as Other Redhead pushed the croissant out to eat it. He rolled his eyes, muttered something under his breath, and took a bite.Haru stiffened, and the rest of the shop seemed to wait with baited breath.Other Redhead chewed contemplatively,
Coming Home to You
by old_shizuumi151 (shizuumi151)
Everyone knows there's no way an omega will mate with a weaker alpha. After having been defeated by Haru, Rin leaves for Australia to train, telling Haru to wait for him. Haru hasn't seen Rin in almost three years, but he still holds onto the hope he will return. However, with mating season nearing,
The Smolder and the Glow
by Quente
Sousuke is aware that Tachibana has no clue, none at all. Rin warned him, of course, and Sousuke probably should've listened.These were drabbles and they grew.
Breach
by SleepingTsundere
Sometimes to find the most important person in your life, you have to look below the surface...or for some, above it.
In pursuit of Olympic dreams
by ladyzeia
Rin returns to Japan with one goal in mind: Rio. He's got it all planned out—kill it at the Olympic Trials, make the National Team, and—in Rio—show the world. Falling in love, though? That isn't supposed to happen… Olympic Free. Language, adult situations. RinHaru/HaruRin. About the rating: There w
The Pain of Dreaming
by sunnyappleseeds
Sousuke had warned Haru to stay away from Rin, as he would only get in his way. However, the freestyle swimmer brushes off his advice, causing Sousuke to lash out against Haru. After suffering through the humiliation and pain caused by Rin's childhood friend, Haru found himself in a situation that n
Behind The Sea
by WhatTheBodyGraspsNot
Haru's side-job watching over the town's lighthouse has its disadvantages -- like having to clean up after the teenagers who break in to drink -- or the pesky seagull who can't determine whether it's daytime or nighttime -- or, most troublingly, the feeling of being watched by something from the sea
Inked
by ellerean
Each time the Samezuka Motorcycle Club passed Haru's tattoo parlor, he noticed that one member in the red leather jacket who'd never come to see him.Then one day, he did.
3 Words from Falling
by gengar
Being a single parent and Olympic swimmer was hard enough already. The last thing Rin needed was his son's hot, stoic swim coach complicating things...
shave and taper
by achilleees
July 29, 2016 “Just think, babe. In four days, it's gonna be you and me and all the nude beaches in Rio.”Haruka would probably be enjoying his time in the Olympic Village more if his boyfriend weren't cheating on him. Surprise, surprise.
Long Distance
by clandestine7
Rin leaves for college in America, but he pays Haruka one last-minute visit before he goes. Their relationship progresses in the lulls between academic terms, in the glimpses Haruka takes of the future, in the two steps forward taken for every step back.
Kiss and Tell
by overlymetaromantic
In which Rin is forced to run a kissing booth in a dress, and Haru is determined to be his number one customer.
Teamwork for Hire
by junko
After the defeat of Aizen, Ichigo has lost his superpowers but not his skills so he's been hiring himself out to any sports team looking for a strong player. When Nagisa Hazuki approaches Ichigo to join the Iwatobi High School Swimming Club, something piques Ichigo's interest....
Starpool
by Daxii
Rin is the frontman of a renowned boyband and Haru is the idiot he finds in his pool.You know when people have accidental pregnancies but roll with it anyway? And the little baby is super cute? But then they're maybe too cheeky as a child and straight up rebellious as a teen, and the parents kinda r
moved my arms around
by novembersmith
“Did you ever think about any of us when you were away in Australia?” Nagisa asked cheerfully, years later at a joint swim practice.“I tried not to,” Rin said dryly.
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Why Mutual Pining RinHaru Fanfiction Works So Well
Matsuoka Rin/Nanase Haruka — Rin came back from Australia broken and turned a childhood relay into a feud, but it's also Rin who drags an aimless Haru to Sydney and hands him a future in swimming. The series runs on their cycle of rivalry, rupture, and racing each other free.
Mutual Pining — Both characters are in love with each other but believe their feelings are unrequited. Readers can see the truth while characters remain oblivious.
They make each other want things — the rarest event in Haru's life — and that mutual ignition is the whole ship. The delicious frustration of obvious mutual attraction, the anticipation of them finally realizing the truth, and the emotional payoff. That's why mutual pining RinHaru fanfiction is one of the most consistently popular combinations on AO3.
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RinHaru · Sports
Fic where the game matters: training arcs, tournaments, rivalries across the net or the pitch, and the particular intimacy of teammates who sweat and lose and win together. Native to sports anime fandoms and exported everywhere as the sports AU.
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RinHaru · Angst with a Happy Ending
One of AO3's most trusted tags: the story will hurt — sometimes brutally — but it promises in advance that the characters come out the other side. The contract lets writers go dark and readers follow without bracing for devastation.
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