I know that chair. Yes you should ask her out or make some attempt to get closer to her
Would i do that, in your position? Idk, ask someone else. You can either take a shot and risk rejection or live with a 'what if' feeling for the rest of your life - it is your life, nothing except learned behaviour compells you to behave in the way you do
>"Everyone strives after the law,” says the man, “so how is that in these many years no one except me has requested entry?”
The gatekeeper sees that the man is already dying and, in order to reach his diminishing sense of hearing, he shouts at him,
<“Here no one else can gain entry, since this entrance was assigned only to you. I’m going now to close it.
https://www.kafka-online.info/before-the-law.html
TL;DR don't kid yourself berndlefly
Who's the girl, btw? What is this hostile environment?