(any pronoun- mc/sc) = she/he/they, her/his/their, her/him/them for either character
**i wrote this a long time ago and am only posting this now, and back then i used specific pronouns for each character (because i had a specific plot) but i've now changed it to genderfluid pronouns so excuse me if i missed out some parts of the prompt that needs any correction! enjoy :))
**it's all a little confusing with all the brackets and corrections but please bear with me- i can't promise it'll be worth it but tell me what you think of this after reading <33
mc steps out of the office to take a breather. (any pronoun- mc) leans over the railing and sigh(s) deeply, head full of mixed thoughts and feelings altogether. (any pronoun- mc) isn't sure what (any pronoun- mc) should feel at the moment, but (any pronoun- mc) know(s) that (any pronoun- mc) can't stand the sight of his crush being so intimate with (any pronoun- mc) co-worker. unbeknownst to (any pronoun- mc), sc followed (any pronoun- mc) out and has/have been observing (any pronoun- mc). (any pronoun- sc) know(s) something. sc walk(s) up to mc and take(s) out a cigarette.
(any pronoun- sc) light(s) it up and take(s) a few puffs before saying, "you like (any pronoun- second sc), don't you?" mc snap(s) out of (any pronoun- mc) daze hearing that, and turn(s) to sc with wide eyes. "huh, what- what are you talking about?!" (any pronoun- mc) sputter(s) the question.
"you jolly well know what i'm talking about, but to make it clearer, i'm talking about you, and your obvious crush on sc." (another sc, btw) mc tries/try to give a rebuttal but lower(s) (any pronoun -mc) head in defeat, before letting out a sigh and leaning over the railing once again. (any pronoun- mc) knows there's no point denying it now.
"well, yeah, but it's not like i can do anything about it anyway." (any pronoun- mc) scoff(s), but choke(s) on the lump in (any pronoun- mc) throat before (any pronoun- mc) could finish. (any pronoun- mc) feel(s) a weight pulling on (any pronoun- mc) heart now.
(blah blah blah, sc and mc talk about everything, secrets are exposed, the truth is revealed, blah blah blah, and here we are.)
"smoking is bad, you know. you'll die early." mc smirk(s) up at sc.
"who do you take me for, a fool? of course i know that. bold of you to assume i don't wanna die early, though." mc shoot(s) sc a puzzled look, and seem(s) to be confused in (any pronoun- mc) spot for a solid three seconds. sc drop(s) (any pronoun- sc) cigarette to the floor after one last puff, and crushes/crush it with (any pronoun- sc) spotlessly-shined dress shoes. (any pronoun- sc) chuckle(s), and start(s) walking back to the office. (any pronoun- sc) stop(s) after a few steps and gesture(s) to the mc, just as mc is/are pulled back into the real world and is/are staring cluelessly at sc. "well, are you coming or not?"