RinTori

"From the second I lead eyes on him, Rin's been my hero."

- Aiichiro to Sosuke, about Rin.

RinTori is the slash ship between Rin Matsuoka and Aiichiro Nitori from Free!.

Quotes
"Swimming with [Rin] inspires me. I want to make him proud."

- Aiichiro to Sosuke, about Rin.

Fandom
AO3

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Trivia

 * The director of Free!, Hiroko Utsumi, commented that, if you left Rin alone, he would be isolated without anyone, so there needed to be a character — more like a conversation partner — who would draw him out. The character who had been born out of this need was Aiichiro. Aiichiro's role was to draw out Rin’s heart. Because Rin could understand parts of Aiichiro that were like himself, he felt like talking to him.
 * Rin made Aiichiro the swim team captain after he left.
 * Rin's animal is a great white shark, while Aiichiro's is a duck.
 * Rin swims butterfly and freestyle, while Aiichiro swims freestyle and breaststroke.