Love In The Form Of Paper
Pairing: Spencer Reid x Male!reader
Summary: Spencer tries to teach his best friend how to make an origami heart- but y/n still struggles
Warnings: Possible swearing, lemme know if there's anything else!
Flufftober day 13: Learning a craft
A/N: this idea is my favorite <3 (also sry its kinda short)
The stars twinkled behind the large glass windows of the BAU while spencer reid and Y/n L/n sat together, hunched over Spencers desk.
“ok- try it again- you can do it.”
spencer had been trying to teach Y/n how to make a paper heart for the last 30 minutes- and failing for the last 30 minutes aswell. Each time a fold would be off or a step would be missed and it would end up a creased mess of paper.
“this is like my 20th try spence! i think we just have to accept that it wont happen.”
“16th try-“
“16th try!”
Y/ns tone was mocking when he responded to spencers correction but spencer just laughed- the pair had been friends for so long spencer knew y/n meant no harm. Y/n sighed and grabbed another piece of paper from spencers stash in his desk.
"Ok, so first you make the creases.."
y/ns lips were parted in focus, and his eyes were narrowed on the page in front of him.
"Yup.. make sure crease them well!"
Spencer was leaning over y/ns should- determined to help him get it right.
"I know I know! Stop breathing down my neck Spence!"
Spencer's cheeks warmed and he pulled away from y/n slightly, trying- and failing to move his hands over y/ns to guide him, losing the confidence each time.
"Wait what do I do next-"
Y/n looked up at Spencer helplessly, hoping for help from his best friend. Spencer pulled his desk chair over, plopping down next to y/n to help him.
"Ok so you've folded the halves together, good- and now you fold up the corner pieces- like this"
Spencer took the piece of paper from y/ns hands and took each bottom corner and folded it to meet the crease in the middle. Y/n watched intently- eyes trained on Spencer's hands- definitely not because he found them attractive. No it was because he wanted to really make sure he got it right, that's why. Definitely not anything else.
"Here."
Spencer held out the now evenly folded piece of paper that now resembled a pixel heart. Y/n reached out to retrieve the piece of paper from Spencer's grip and when he reached Spencer's hand their fingers touched, y/ns fingers unintentionally caressed Spencer's-
Causing them both to blush. Though neither acknowledged it.
"Ok- now I flip it and fold the edges like little triangles-"
Spencer nodded his approval at y/ns actions as he flipped it and presented it to him. Although slightly wonky and wrinkled the piece of paper still resembled a heart.
"Y/n you got it! That's all the steps- you did it!"
"I did? I did!"
Spencer picked up y/n and hugged him tight, laughing in excitement. Y/n had always been Spencer's exception when it came to physical touch. When the laughs died out Spencer touched y/n back to the floor. When they both realized what had just happened the pair went red with Spencer stuttering out an apology.
"S-sorry I didn't mean to do that- I got carried away and-and I'm sorry if I made you uncomfortable-"
Spencer was cut off by y/n when he said
"Spence- it's okay, I didn't mind, I actually kind of enjoyed it..."
"Oh. Oh-"
With his second repetition of the word Spencer's tone changed to a more excited- happy manor.
The End
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