the foxtrot and spencer reid should not mix ; for pointemybooks

[cleithrophobic]

[After showering, shaving and combing his hair, the genius faced a problem: What exactly did one wear for a dancing session with girl-Spence?

Not that it really mattered, Reid's closet didn't contain much else than what he always wore: slacks, sweater vests, button-ups and the dorkiest of cardigans, so, dressed in his usual attire, complete with a

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[pointemybooks]

[To say she is overdressed would be an overstatement. She did think maybe getting a little spruced up would be good, and if she's going to teach him the foxtrot she might as well have a pretty skirt and a pair of heels on. Other than that, the little ballerina thought a leotard would be best, especially for the sake of simplicity and lack of decision making skills in the department of shirts.

All dressed up and ready to go, she sits impatiently in her car. She wasn't exactly given directions of where to meet him, so in the driver's seat of her little black sports car, she dials up his number and bounces in her seat. To say the least, she's excited to teach him a ballroom dance.]

i actually had to go watch criminal minds to remember how he answers the phone. LOL /fail

[cleithrophobic]

[Reid hadn't actually planned on going through with this; he doesn't dance. He just doesn't. He's clumsy and awkward and tense enough as it is, even when he's not doing the foxtrot, and he's very sure that he'll look about as graceful as Bambi on ice.

Just so he wouldn't be completely lost, he'd actually purchased Guy Howard's 'Technique of Ballroom Dancing - The Foxtrot' and read real quick (Well, not quicker than he usually reads, but at a rate of 20,000 words per minute, he'd finished the 52-page book in five) on the flight back. At least he was going to try?

In the middle of going through the contents of his messenger bag (credentials: check, wallet: check...) his phone is buzzing. He nearly picks up with the usual 'This is Spencer Reid', but that feels... a bit too formal.]

Hello?

nice~ i totally had to watch an episode last night after a while of not.

[pointemybooks]

[She is already convinced he wants to dance with her and that she didn't just sucker him into it, which is likely more closely related to the truth than him accepting the idea so readily. In all honesty, though, even if she had accepted that as the truth, she's just glad he agreed. While dancing is fun, teaching others to dance is a little bit more fun.

She taps on the steering wheel, coming up with a nice steady rhythm with the ringing of the line. There's a click and he sounds so awkward. So, she decides just to tease him.]

Hey, sweetie. Didja have fun on your trip? Did you place nice with the other kids?

i'm not sure i play reid well T_T i always tend to pick up characters that're hard to play s-sob

[cleithrophobic]

[Reid pauses.]

Actually, we got a little girl back to her mother? That's always something that makes me happy. But-- Define 'fun'?

[He decides not to comment on the teasing, because he's not sure what to say to that. Instead, he takes his coat down from the hanger and glances around to locate his shoes.]