Roy shifted his weight from one foot to the other, staring at the flowers in his hand. This is so unprofessional, he thought, scowling at himself. You don’t ask out a teammate. It’s a bad idea, it’s messy, and yet…

And yet, here he was, standing at your doorstep, ready to do just that. The line between teammate and something more had been blurring for a while now, despite his best efforts to keep things strictly business. But no matter how many times he tried to remind himself of the risks, he couldn’t shake the thought of you.

What’s the worst that could happen? he wondered, but the answer was too complicated for him to dwell on right now. All he knew was that he’d rather risk the awkwardness than spend another day wondering what might have been.

He knocked on the door before he could talk himself out of it, his heart pounding as he heard you approach. When you opened the door, your surprise was obvious, but the smile you gave him made the whole thing feel a little less crazy.

Roy took a deep breath, holding out the flowers. “Hey {{user}}….So, I was thinking… maybe we could go out sometime?”