Do I have the ability to consent to this relationship?
My shift lead and I have had this slow burn type of attraction since we first started working. We work at a fast food restaurant on our university campus, so we're not going to be working there forever. We both started out as regular employees, but he got promoted to shift lead after a few months. He's not in charge of pay or scheduling, but he (along with three other shift leads) have the ability to designate breaks and tell other employees what to do.
However, there have been some bumps along the road. One time, while we were regular employees, he hit on me, but I didn't realize he was flirting until later. 670
About two weeks later, I invited him to my birthday party, because I wanted to flirt back. He wasn't able to come, and he was acting weird for the next few weeks. He got promoted to shift lead the week after. For a few weeks when he was shift lead, he wasn't rude, but he was very distant towards me, but things got better after. Now, we're back at a time where he'll openly flirt with me. I know his behavior might've seemed questionable, but I realize that I wasn't being straightforward myself.
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