ME: *Walks up to coworker who’s sitting on a bench outside the office and starts discussing department business*
My (Sort-of) Crush: *stares at me*
ME: *Ignores them (who is sitting next to the other coworker)*
My (Sort-of) Crush: *makes a space between him and the other guy* “Come on...sit”
ME: *hesitates as brain slowly commences self-destruct sequence*
Other coworker: “Go ahead, it’s ok”
My (Sort-of) Crush: *stares at me as i sit down with their little group*
ME: *Ignores and hides blush*
My (Sort-of) Crush: *Takes the pencil case of colored pencils I was carrying*
My (Sort-of) Crush: "There’s something called a pencil sharpener you know”
My (Sort-of) Crush: “This” *gestures to my pencil case* “I...see you sharpened all these with...a knife??”
My (Sort-of) Crush: "...”
My (Sort-of) Crush: “Really...”
ME: “In the right circumstances they can be...“
My (Sort-of) Crush: "Well...I wouldn’t want to wake up one morning to see my girlfriend with a knife standing over me”
ME: *Who knows? You might like it?”
My (Sort-of) Crush: "...??”
ME: *thinking* Wait...did they just allude to me potentially becoming their gf??
ME: *thinking* But did I just f*ck it up by admitting that I’m sort of kinda into knife play a-and I also made that confession not only in front of them but in front of my two coworkers nearby???
ME: *turns to my (sort of) crush* "Well...”
ME: “W-well...when you sharpen art pencils with a knife it’s easier to...uh draw and...do s-shading...”
My (Sort-of) Crush: “Really...” 👀
My (Sort-of) Crush: "..."
ME: *thinking* Ugh...they don’t believe me!
ME: *Mentally facepalms, ignores them and pretends to be busy talking to my other coworker about work-related stuff as though nothing was said*
ME: *thinking* I wonder how long this person (sort-of crush) will stick around me before they head for the hills...?
