Christmas Cup
DAY 5: CHRISTMAS CUP
Pair: Kuroo Tetsuro x reader
Genre: fluff
Word Count: 1.7k
Summary: Kuroo helps you complete the coffee cups stamps for the planner.
A/n: Did I self-insert in this piece? Yes. Yes I did hahaha. Did I grin or just feel giddy writing this? Yes. Yes it did. Though, even if this is kind of like a self-insert, it doesn’t mean this isn’t for everyone. @ice-icebaby this is for you too lol.
“Hey, y/n,” you look up from your office desk to find Kuroo peeking in your office.
Kuroo seems to be fond of interrupting you from time to time. It’s not like you’ve done anything for him. However, ever since you started working in the office, he seems to be just there wherever you go. Every new thing in your life, he’s just there. It’s odd, really. You’re not really the socializing type. It’s difficult for you to actually make friends or have someone in the office you could hang out with outside work. Then, there’s Kuroo. He seems to be just a magnet even if you didn’t really open up to him all those times he conversed with you. Then, years passed. You’re promoted and he’s still there being the typical Kuroo that you eventually grew fond of. However, you can’t seem to just have the courage to talk to him if you feel like it. A part of you feels like you’ll disturb him or annoy him if you do so.
“Paging y/n. Paging y/n,” he said he pulls you out from your thoughts and you look at him with a small smile.
“Anything bothering you?” He asked.
“No. Not really. Anything you need?” You said as you put down your pen.
He shakes his head as a no. He sits on a seat placed in front of your desk. “Have you seen the new planner collection in Starbucks?” He said.
Your eyes widened. Right! It’s already that time of the year. Every Christmas season, cafes always put up these beautiful planners. In order to claim them, you’ll have to complete eighteen stickers (one drink equivalent to one sticker).
“No. Not yet. I’ll check it later,” you said with a small smile.
Kuroo then mirrors your expression. Little do you know, he knows that you collect stickers every year to get those planners.
“The design is much better this year than last year. I say…we get a head start later,” he said.
“Well, maybe not a head start. I already started this morning,” he added. He pulls out the sticker card from his inner blazer and shows you the one sticker stamp on it.
You look at the sticker and back at him. “You got the head start. I haven’t even got a sticker yet,"
"What are you talking about? Am helping you complete it. This is your sticker for your planner,” Kuroo grins proudly which only confused you more.
“Um…you don’t have to do that, Kuroo. It’s fine. You use that to complete your-”
“You know I’m not a planner person. What’s the use of me getting it? I say…I will help you complete this card. That’ll be nice. Two stickers in the morning. Two at night,” It’s an interesting proposition. It’ll be easy to get the planner instead of forcing yourself to get as much drink for yourself. Though, you can’t help but question something.
“Is…there a catch?” You look at him naively and he can’t help but just melt in your eyes. He simply smiles and stands up.
“No catch. Just want to help a friend,” he knows for sure you can be quite oblivious. No. Not quite. You are oblivious. There have been many cases where his little subtle invites to the cafe or in the mall (pretending he needs help to buy a gift for his mother) are always seen as some polite gesture rather than an attempt to flirt or ask you out. In fact, there have been cases where he made some very smooth compliments about your newly bought outfit or just simply you in general, yet you just smile politely and say thank you.
What works for others and totally understood as flirting and a complete statement of his feelings, it doesn’t work for you. You always seem to think it’s just a polite gesture he gives to you. It would have been fine, but considering that it’s been two years then and you don’t notice it at all, it’s driving him nuts. Therefore, he’s doing a much more direct move. He just…needs time. Knowing that he’ll have to be more direct just had him feeling nervous and fidgety all a sudden.
But first…he’ll help you complete the stamps.
I am... Smiling like... Crazy...
I am grinning so much that it is now hurting my cheeks.
Flustered Kuroo>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
He really makes my heart do somersaults and my stomach goes 🦋🦋 (that sounded so weird but it's the truth!)
I am a simp for Kuroo and this just did the Zenitsu six-fold on it.