Lonely Star (E)
"Anxiety attacks have become normal over the past few months. Naturally, they’re held in secret so as to ‘not risk the strong image and quiet edge’ that Haru holds on the competitive world- quoth Ryuuji. Right now, it’s only his mental and emotional agony, but it’s only a matter of time; if he keeps pushing it with his current, more aggressive form, he’s going to get hurt, and then he’ll have to hide that pain too.
But it doesn’t matter to anyone else.
How could it when he’s ‘Haru’?"
A devastating panic attack leaves Haru helpless to resist when a well-intentioned Rin returns to him.
Watermelon Sugar (E)
"‘It’s wild how things have changed over time. Hiyori and Haru get along much better now. Now we’re all eating dinner and laughing together.’
When he’d inquired as to why they wouldn’t get along, he ends up with this hour-long conversation about some drama involving Ikuya, how things came to a head after a race between Hiyori and Makoto.
About how Hiyori had specifically insulted Haru."
Rin figures out what happened to Haru while he was off at personal training.
Summer Skies and Sapphire Eyes (E)
"The large room has an eerie, bioluminescent beauty at night as the stars and moon sparkle down. The overhead display lights are off, only leaving the glowing lights in the tanks. Aquamarine, teal, amber, and violet glimmer from every case, like treasures in the deep, dark sand of the sea... Quiet, western classical music plays overhead, a small mercy that makes Rin feel a little more romantic and less lonely.... Sometimes, he lets himself get carried away and pretends that he’s a part of the ecosystem, swimming in the deep..."
Part-time aquarium security guard Rin gets a lot more than he bargained for when he falls for a strange, super-human strong merman with an obsession for mackerel and eyes as deep as the dark ocean.