Ms. HONEY and Mr. SALTY (Tsukishima X OC Reader)

📖1: Prologue ☕

I entered a building that promotes a good amount of silence,

the scent of fresh books contrasted with the oldest ones ran across my nose as I strolled around tall protruding bookshelves,  the Blonde was reminded of a shroud memory of a girl reaching out a book she couldn't reach, as cliché as it sounded he was now imagining that moment as he stood by the section of books he wanted to get

But someone else was covering it.
It was a woman with red hair

He stood there for a while waiting for her to move instead of asking due to the awkwardness he felt

She was trying to reach a book that her fingertips were able to reach '(name of book)'

'she wanted to be a doctor someday too. I really haven't gotten in touch with her so maybe she did become a doctor'

"Excuse me" the tall blonde finally spoke out and stood behind the woman to grab the book she was trying to reach

"Oh" the woman replies as he then steps away before giving her the book "You seem to be pretty tall, thanks alot" she smiles and looks up the blonde and then her eyebrows raised "Oh wait."

The familiar copper eyes met his golden ones.
Just as he was thinking about the person in the library from his highschool days.

Here she was infront of him

"Tsukishima-kun?" She asks squinting

The blonde mutters under his breath
"This is unbelievable" while placing his hand on his forehead pressing on his temples
not knowing what to feel after seeing someone he'd lost contact with for years

"Well look who's gotten blessed in time. You look pretty handsome" her eyebrows wiggled confidently stating "Also, You've gotten even taller" she  casually spoke as if seeing him was normal

"You too...

You've gotten taller" The blonde answers awkwardly not able to process what he was supposed to reply in that situation, sweat trickles from his forehead wondering if what he said was not too offending and overly positive

"oho? I never thought I'd hear that from you~ oh how the years have passed" she swoons, responding "Actually, I'm 2 inches taller than in reality, thanks to these heels.

"So you're still short then"

The blonde's autonomous reaction made the red headed Kumiko chuckle as if reminiscing the past.
"That sounds more like you.
So, Are you busy?"
She was always like that even when they were still strangers she always managed to pull up a conversation.

He had things to read — it's not a lot, but thought it would be rude to not accept the invitation in a coincidental reunion "Not really"

"Then, would you like to grab some from the vending machine?"

'just the vending machine?' the blonde thought not expecting the casual type of 'drink' that doesn't take too much time

'Is she being cautious? Well I guess It's normal that people would accept the invitation even with work piled up'

"Have you had lunch yet? We could eat later outside if you want, my treat" He responds wanting his honesty to be validated

"Oh~" she expressed how pleased she was with the response and could barely hide her proud smile
"How can I not come to eat free food? Sure! I believe we have quite a lot to talk about" she grins seeming excited.

He quietly followed her to the vending machine as she rambled about how they met again the exact same way they first met in highschool

They were getting a drink from the vending machine and she picked lemon juice with honey

"Honey?" He reads the words aloud as it sounded familiar causing her to flinch and start looking robotic and clumsy, grabbing her drink.

Ah...right.

Ms. Honey

"how ironic. Miss Honey drinking honey" the blonde snickers, smirking with the tease

"S-shut up. You're making me replay my nightmares"

"Nightmare? But weren't you so proud of it that you almost told the whole school about that nickname you made? Miss Honey?"

"U-UGHH God I wish to be buried" she growls enduring the cringe with all her might

"So you finally noticed how much of a cringe it is? Miss Honey, Sweet Honey~"

"Ahh Tsukishima-kun you're doing this on purpose!"

"Am I though? You're the one who made your own nickname, Kumiko-san"

"That was in the past...! I w-was an oblivious teenager"

She bashfully remembers about how she was so happy with the said nickname back then
"Yeah blame it on teenage years" the blonde adds satisfied with the less stiff mood

"Even through the years, you haven't changed at all with that salty mouth, huh"

"Salty mouth?"

"If I'm Ms Honey then You're Mr Salty"

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"Please just quit giving nicknames"