It was already 2 AM, but London was awake - and so did a guy in his room. The only light was the screen of his laptop. He'd been working on his paper for hours, his eyelids were heavy, he couldn't concentrate, he was making typos constantly - he was tired like hell even though he had drunken a strong cup of Americano before he started writing. He wanted to finish it as soon as possible, but he didn't seem to succeed. The only thing which prevented him from falling asleep were the loud and quite sensual screams from the other room.
"Why are these walls so freaking thin? And why the hell let I him still live with me?" - he thought.
Robb got the apartement as a graduation gift one and a half years ago when he got in to the Royal Business University. He didn't want to live alone (it would have been too strange after living together with other seven people), so he rented the other room. The first possible flatmate was the strawberry blonde Theon Greyjoy with mixed Northern Irish and American accent. He seemed to be nice company, and he liked the flat so he moved in.
They got on very well since the first minute and they became best friends quickly. Robb's never had before such a good friend like Theon, although they were completely different in their features. Theon always went with the flow while Robb was a little bit control freak, Theon worried about school much less than his flatmate, he took home different girls every week and they always loved each other pretty loudly. It destroyed the spirit easily when in the other room Robb tried to spend some quality time with his own girlfriend.
"I haven't seen her for almost a week. There are lots of school stuff going on right now for both of us but is this an excuse for not seeing each other?"
He'd been together with Jeyne for 7 month. She was quite pretty but not specifically beautiful, kind and clever as she was a medical student. His family liked her very much.
"Except Arya. She said I could have got someone less boring."
Their relationship had never been that intense. They did everything exactly how it's written. On their first date Robb took her a to a posh restaurant, they talked very politely, he walked her home and kissed her in the door. They made love for the first time after five dates. She was introduced to his family after one month. Everything was planned perfectly and his mother secretly thought that after his graduation Robb could actually marry her.
Robb sometimes had to admit that his sister was right and even asked himself: "Why am I still together with Jeyne?" But the answer was always the same: it's the best and most convenient for them and their families.
That night Theon and his new girl were way too loud. Robb was thinking about going over and asking them to be less distractive, but he didn't do it. He rather shut down his laptop, layed in his bed and trying to forget about the sounds and his scrambled thoughts, fell asleep.
