Makorin - Librarian/avid reader

Makoto arrived a little bit later at the library because he had helped his brother with the transfer.

"It seems yesterday that he was born, and now he has a house on his own. Oh god, I sound like an old man", he though.

He lived on his own too, but he liked to spend time more in the library where he worked than in his own house. The fact was that he loved his job, from being surrounded by books in complete silence to helping people to choose what to read and talking with them.

He had just taken place behind the big desk when he saw a familiar face: it was an habitué, a guy with red hair and shark teeth. He knew his name very well, because he had checked is ID card multiple times, and it was Rin Matsuoka.

- Hello, Mr. Tachibana!-, the guy said, smiling, - I'm here to return this book-, he added.

- Hello! Sorry, but I have to check your ID card, you know, the same routine as always-, Makoto replied.

- Do you want to borrow another book?-, he asked, after checking everything and taking the book.

- Actually... I haven't chosen yet-, the redhead replied, rubbing the back of his neck.

- Well, take your time-, the other said, politely.

As Rin walked away, checking the bookshelves for something interesting to read, Makoto started to think about him and the fact that they saw each other so many times, but they never talked outside the library and they didn't know anything about the other.

He found out that he was curious about the other guy; he seemed a nice person, someone you want to hang out with. He would be able to find his phone number on the library's records, but what if the other started thinking that he was a creeper or something like that?

While he was thinking that, Rin approached him again, and he said:

- Sorry, but I haven't found anything, I'll come another day, bye-, and he walked away, without giving Makoto time to reply.

That was strange. The redhead had never left the library without any book and, now that the taller male thought about it, he seemed very eager and a little embarrassed, in fact, after returning the book he never dared to look him in the eyes again.

"Why would he behave in that way?" he thought as he noticed that there was something between two pages. Maybe it was a note written by the redhead or just a bookmark, anyway, he had to contact him.

He knew that he shouldn't have looked at what was written, but he was too curious to resist. He recognised immediately Rin's handwriting, thanks to all the times that he had signed to borrow a book. There were a lot of cuts, but he was still able to read. It said:

"Hi, Mr. Tachibana! I would be very happy if you want to hang out with me, sometimes. You can use the phone number on the library's records.

Rin Matsuoka"

After reading this, Makoto turned completely red, but he tried to act normal in order to not make anyone worried about him.

In the end, he would really have used the library's records.

Author's note: Hello! Thanks for reading this, I hope you have enjoyed it!

I really like Makorin and, before season two and Sourin, it was my Free!'s otp. This prompt was very cute and I had enjoyed writing it.

Let me know what do you think about it. See you next time! - Feeldespair