[Event]groans. The first thing she notices is a terrible headache. She stretches out her arms and notices that she wasn't alone in the bed. Her brow furrows. She didn't remember going out with anyone the night-
before.... oh. She keeps her eyes closed a little longer before glancing at Soren. Well shit.
Søren
was
sleeping peacefully on his back, with an arm resting casually over his chest, the other over his stomach. He was still breathing deeply, showing that he was still fast asleep.
frowns and tries to remember what had happened the night before. She gets out of bed with a little difficulty, head pounding. This was terrible...
made a quiet sound at that, tilting his head towards her as he blinked sleepily. A look of confusion quickly showing on his face.
hears him moving and goes to hide in the bathroom, locking the door behind her.
slowly sat up, rubbing his head a bit. He looked around, noticing instantly that he wasn't in his room. He frowned a bit and made sure to pull down the sleeves of his sweater over his hands. He slowly got
up and used the wall for some support. "... Gjertrud?"
ignores him. This wasn't good...
held his head and hissed a bit. "I'm sorry..."
frowns. "'S not your fault..."
nods a little. "I should have kept more strict about our limits... and I should have known not to stay the night... just... ye asked, and I just wanna feel wanted...."
shakes her head. "No, I was supposed to be the responsible one..."
shrugged a bit as he stood by the bathroom door. "... Do ye remember last night at all?"
doesn't respond right away. "...No, but please do not lie to me about what happened."
nods a little. "Ye invited me in... ye made coffee, then passed out. When I came to wake ye ye clung to me and asked me not to leave, 'cause ye didn't wanna be left alone... so... I stayed."
frowns. Well, it could have been worse but that was still embarrassing...
didn't think it was. "A-and don't worry. Nothin' happened between us... just... sleep."
reluctantly unlocks the door and steps back out, stoic as usual.
smiles faintly. "It was a nice night... I liked it..." He fidgetted with the ends of his sweater shyly a bit
*.
..."It was just sleep, right?"
smiles reassuringly at her. "Ja. Nothin' awkward happened between us. right when we got to bed, we both just passed out."
nods slowly. She still was embarrassed though it wasn't as bad as it could have been. She steps out of the room and goes to make herself some coffee.
followed behind her, though not too close. He sat down in a chair after, looking down a little shyly still.
cleans up a little from the previous night while she makes coffee.
"So... since ye don't remember anythin', I guess what ye said last night won't be allowed now?"
blinks at him. "...What did I say?"
sighs. "Ye said I was allowed to visit the graduate buildin's if I needed to study. Since it was quiet here, compared to my dorm which is like party central..."
pours herself some coffee. "...Well, I don't see any harm in that. Just keep it to regular business hours."
blinked to her. "Really? I can actually come here to study?"
nods. "There's some common areas on the first floor." She sips at her coffee. "Don't take this the wrong way, but please do not tell anyone about last night."
smiled a little and nodded. "Don't worry. I wouldn't want to draw the wrong attention by sayin' I slept with the teacher... they'd never give me a moment to explain."
nods. "And they wouldn't want me teaching anymore."
sighs. "And I wouldn't wanna ruin that for ye. Ye're a great teacher."
ignores that. "I'll give you some of the grading when you leave so you'll have an excuse for being here."
nodded a little, not at all insulted by that thought. "And just so ye know, my respect for ye hasn't changed. I treated ye as how I would treat my sister if she asked the same. Nothin' more."
glances at him before looking away. "But I am not your sister, I am your teacher."
nods. "I know. But even still, everyone needs someone to just talk to or be with so they're not alone. Even if they're not in an intimate relationship."
sighs. "I have plenty of people to talk with."
nodded quietly and just looked down after, not knowing what else to say.
finishes her coffee. "I'm sorry for all of this."
shakes his head. "There's nothin' to be sorry for. I enjoyed last night, I miss good company."
nods slowly, still feeling awkward.
fidgeted more with his sleeves, assuming he'd have to leave soon.
sets down her coffee and walks over to her briefcase, pulling out some grading.
got up after a little bit to retrive it from her.
passes the papers to him, the answer key in a folder on top of the pile. "Thanks."
nods as he took it, smiling faintly. "No problem. Will ye be okay?"
glances at him. "What do you mean?"
shrugs. "Ye wanted company last night, so I didn't know if ye'd want it now. Even if ye are my teacher, I don't mind helpin'."
rolls her eyes. "I was drunk last night, I'm not now."
nodded. "Alright then." He headed for the door and got his shoes on. "I'll see ye in class then."
watches him. "Bye..."
smiles a little and waved before leaving her room, heading back to his dorm.
frowns faintly and returns to her coffee.
thought it was fun, even if it was a bit awkward. Though he wasn't that affected by it.
Gjertrud
was
less upset about it than she thought she would be...
wouldn't mind going out for another drink some time. As long as they really kept to their limits.
wouldn't mind either... Though she would not drink nearly as much the next time.
would hold her to that then. For now he just got back to his dorm safely and started marking.
straightened up her apartment a little to distract herself.
hoped she wouldn't let this affect her too much.
wouldn't. She'd probably only sulk about it for a day or two.
... hoped too that it wouldn't make it awkward any time he went to her classes.
wouldn't make it awkward. At least not deliberately.
couldn't wait then~