What if Damon confess his love to MC (In the grocery store of all places) and Rasmus find out about it by eavesdropping?
*scene: little convince store, not too busy, few customers, nice low day*
[Damon has been building himself up and getting hyped by DG to finally work up the nerve to confess to his heart's desire.
Rasmus is mopping the floor, pretending to be busy while keeping an eye on things...Things being his coworker. His secret crush. His venting target that screws up any progress of moving forward out of just being friends.
Lynsie minds the register, helping customers but seemingly disconnected, her thoughts elsewhere while moving on autopilot. What she wouldn't give for just a week to reset and unwind. But there ain't no rest for the minimum wage worker.
Damon nervously approaches the counter, occasionally looking out the window to see DG discretely watching and giving him thumbs up. A rose in his hands is held tight with trepidation as his palms sweat. This is it. Now or never.]
Damon: H-Hey, Lynn... *poor guy barely hides the sudden crack his voice makes*
Lynsie: *snaps from her thoughts* Oh. Hey, Red. How are you today? Looking for some candy recommendations or can I interest you in trying some new soda flavors?
Damon: Y-Yes...I mean...No, I'm...I'm here to...I'm here to...
*DG is suddenly much closer to the shop window and being distracting enough to break Damon's hesitation. Damon holds the rose up and presents it to her.*
Damon: Lynn...I really like you and I was wondering if...If you'd like to go out with me as my girlfriend?
*The room goes silent, the AC even going out to really punctuate things further...especially when the mop falls from Rasmus's hands and hits the floor with a shocked clatter.
Lynsie's stunned, blush spreading to her cheeks and her eyes widening with uncertainty. She's put on the spot. A spot that is so foreign to her that she might as well have been asked to perform brain surgery. And worse, now three people are waiting on her answer. An answer that was making her chest feel painfully tight.
Damon holds steady but is sweating bullets. He's asked others before but it's always gone bad. Always rejected. Always degraded. Always ending so so poorly...and sometimes death. Yet this felt different. She felt different. She didn't judge him. She always smiled his way. She was always nice to him. Heck, DG was also fond of her, that was so rare for his buddy to approve of his crushes. She had to say yes. He needed her to say yes. For the love of all that is fair in this world, say yes!
Rasmus, normally one who always has something to say, finds his voice ripped away from him. What was he to do? Yeah, he likes her. Yeah, this is a nightmare he's been dreading. Yet it's not like it's his place to stop this. He's been trying to get closer to her but always fucks it up by pushing her away. Keeping her distant. Not wanting her to get hurt if he did something stupid...like what happened with his mom. He knows this is a point of regret. Regret for not doing better. Regret for letting this slip away.
DG watches everyone. He has no worries about how this will play out. He's done enough digging to know Ras isn't going to make a move, he doesn't have the balls. And he knows Lynn is too softhearted to hurt Damon's feelings. It is annoying how hesitant she's being, but it's just how he knows she's thinking. Going over everything, every word she could say or action or tone, any and all possible things to make this the gentlest acceptance. He knows she'll say yes. Otherwise, he'll make her pay for breaking his buddy's heart.
