I'm trying to write a scene where one of my protagonists is flirting with the antagonist in order to allow the other protagonists to ambush the antagonist. The character herself isn't very sultry or flirtatioius, but she has to act this way in order to trap the antagonist. How should I write this?
It depends on what the antagonist is like.
I would suggest a definition of coyness which is like being shy or modest with the intent to be alluring. Again I don't know what the characters are like but instead of being flirtatious upfront they could be a bit accidentally flirty in a way. I'm not good at explaining things but maybe this will help.
That was a great explanation, that helps a lot. Thank you so much!
I probably should've described the personalities XD sorry
She could start talking about how she really admires him about lots of things he's done and how he acts and stuff, and for the punchline, she says his looks are irresistible as well. Kind of subtly draw him in, and then nail him. She could plan ahead of time by thinking "if he falls for it, I'll start getting closer and closer, if he doesn't I'll just keep talking and asking him questions to hopefully divert his attention."
Not sure if this will be much help, but she should go for whatever the antagonist's weakness is. For example, if he's really proud or boastful or full of himself, then maybe paying compliments would seduce him. (Though in my opinion that would be kind of obvious, depending on how smart and observant the antagonist is.) It all depends on the characters' personalities and way of thinking.
/hateflirting/ ^-^
I think if this is supposed to be funny, the protag could say some awkward or weird things that just came off of the top of their head. Or they just say some really generic stuff, or have cards saying what they could say, written by another protagonist, and visibly mispronouncing words.