Board Thread:Questions and Answers/@comment-24.23.3.218-20130811062647/@comment-5785681-20171003023004

'''In canon, it's all about friendships and rivalries. That's it. Everything else is subjective.''' The problem is that the innuendo is all right there, too, and fanart/fanfic adds fuel to the fire, making shippers further hunker down in their choices. But it's still just headcanon, folks, unless the creator says otherwise. Why fight about it? You can make a case for just about any ship in the Free! universe. Truly. I've even read fic that makes a sizzling case for a RinHaruMakoto threesome. If you open your minds and hearts, you can love 'em all and be a happy fan.

At any rate, Take Your Marks! will be out in a few weeks, pushing these characters into their futures and it will be interesting to see how it all plays out. I doubt even a blatant ILY (which won't happen, btw) will change anyone's OTP or headcanon so the shipping wars will continue, I suppose. Me? I'm going to avoid conflict as much as possible while enjoying my multiple OTP headcanons.