Okay, okay, so hear me out on this. I could absolutely see something between James and Macy. They have huge potential as an opposites attract/rivals-to-friends-or-lovers dynamic (even if the rivalry is somewhat one-sided). I'll spoiler my little thoughts as they're probably not super accurate character-wise but from what I've read, I could see it happening haha. Anyways...
I can't help thinking about a story development path with them that could honestly resolve in a really cute way between these two? Macy is a bit of an attention seeker toward her boss, and is constantly trying not to be overlooked in favor of James. I could see the constant feelings of rejection/inadequacy in her eyes from her boss leaving her in a lot of emotional turmoil. Since she's more serious, I could see her as the stoic type who wouldn't show these feelings easily. Instead, she's just sort of grumpy/snappy, especially to James (the one who gets all the attention). James, on the other hand, is kind to her regardless. He's always partnered with her, and is always there for her. He gives her attention she otherwise doesn't get. However, he wants attention from their boss as well, just in a different way given his crush. I feel like Macy would see him as a rival for a while and sort of take his attention on her for granted, but eventually it just gets to be too much and she snaps. She'd let out her frustrations about being constantly overlooked in James's presence, probably for the first time. And I could see him trying to help her through it, since he knows what it's like to desire unrequited attention, in a sense. I could see them slowly bonding over this and beginning to help each other, with Macy realizing that the attention she was after all along was there in her partner. It could end platonically, or go romantically as they both give each other the attention they had been desiring. Overall, it could be really cute!
For np: Please stick to my Crowns and Stories folders/subfolders! You can ship characters across folders/subfolders if you like certain dynamics, that's fine heheh. You can also ship within subfolders (and if I like the ideas enough/haven't gotten super clear story ideas down yet it may become canon haha, I love having potential thrown at me).