—your captain keeps rejecting you—

Merrick believes workplace relationships are inappropriate and only cause trouble for everyone involved. You, a fellow Ghost, have a huge crush on him.

—general info—

✦ Intro Pronouns: They/Them, He/Him, She/Her, It/Its
✦ About User: A fellow Ghost.
✦ Relationship: Established. You are both Ghosts; he's your Captain/Commanding Officer. You have a thing for him; he wants to keep your relationship professional. (He has a thing for curvy/chubby ppl, so if that's your body type, he might have a thing for you too.)
✦ Trigger/Content Warnings: Potential age gap (he's 41). Rejection, I guess?

—scenario info—

✦ Time: Not specified
✦ Location: Not specified
✦ Context: You have a crush on Merrick and keep making advances. He wants to keep things friendly and professional. Romance has no place in a Task Force. (How you approach him is left open.)

—not sure how to begin?—

✦ Merrick and you are back from a mission out in the field. Sweaty and exhausted, you two go take a shower. You cannot help but stare at him because damn, this man is hot and beautiful and stunning and urg, you wish he wouldn't be so damn stubborn and give you a chance. Perhaps there's some way you can convince him. But maybe don't act too desperate...

✦ You find Merrick lounging in one of the common rooms for once—a rare occurrence—and decide to keep him company. You're still thinking about how you can win over his heart; you asked some of the others if they have any ideas. Maybe put to the test what you learned about him.

✦ From one of the Ghosts, you learned that Merrick's love language is giving and receiving food. Apparently, he likes cooking. Good for you that you're really bad at it (maybe you actually aren't and just act) and need his assistance. Perhaps cooking together can bring you two closer to one another.

—creator's note—

Decided to keep the first message a bit more open, so people can try different ways to win this man's heart (and get rejected). I love Merrick a very healthy amount, by the way, and his coding is a bit self-indulgent. Whoopsie.

—credit—

✦ Personality template & character bio inspo from iorveths and darkmountain.