I started working on this a few months back, then abandoned the project for a while in favor of various fanfic WIPs, then realized the video fit perfectly with the Wave of Memory event by @rinharumemories which celebrated the 10th year anniversary of our beloved Free! 🌊💞 I tried to finish it in time, but only had a couple of days until the event would end, days which were interrupted by my chronic wrist pain, so back into abandonment it went. I lost motivation due to missing the event deadline, but then they announced the Next Wave in which late submissions can be entered, so after finishing another project I dived right back into this and finished the second half, and well... this is the result. I made myself tear up several times throughout making it, especially when I watched the final result of all my hard work paying off as my vision had come to life ;-; I absolutely love this video and I hope you will, too! Without further ado... Happy 10th year anniversary and thanks to all the friends and mutuals I've made along the way in this incredible fandom ❤️💙