I've not checked through this, so any mistakes are rightfully mine. This month's Rock the AU theme is school/university, so I thought that since I started university today, I would write a little something. Please leave a review if you like it.
Tom, sat at his desk in his and Sybil's bedroom, had been studying for a number of hours. It was mid-morning, about 10:30, and Tom had been up and working since before 9. He had always been an earlier riser than his girlfriend. He tended to make the most of the early mornings whilst Sybil made use of the late evenings. They were very different people, but they worked so well together.
Tom had recently got back into the swing of studying. Ever since senior school he had wanted to study history and politics at university. That was where his main interests were and he wanted to pursue this interest. Now he was finally getting the chance to.
As soon as he left school, he went straight into working. Aged 18, when most of his friends started travelling the world or starting university, he went to work at his brother's garage. His brother needed the help and Tom needed the money. He had worked with Kieran for over five years, and had been going out with Sybil for almost as long. Now that he was settled with Sybil, and he had enough money to spare (with some support from Sybil's nursing wages), he had decided to take the leap and start studying for a degree in history and politics.
He had entered university as a mature student and was, of course, living at home with Sybil, so he wasn't the typical student. But one thing that was typical about him was that he always seemed to be reading and researching and endlessly studying.
On this particular morning Tom was studying at his desk and Sybil was sleeping in the bed across the small room. Usually Tom's desk was in the spare-room-come-study next door, but they had been redecorating that room recently and they hadn't yet had a chance to move the desk back to its rightful place.
Tom took a deep breath and stood up to stretch his legs. He had been working for too long without a break and he was beginning to feel it. As he stood and walked a few paces away from his desk he saw Sybil lying in bed with her head propped up on her hand, looking at him.
"Mornin' love," Tom said, walking towards Sybil. "How long have you been awake? I thought you were asleep."
"I was," Sybil mumbled in a sleepy raspy voice. "I've only been awake for five minutes."
Tom sat on the edge of the bed and leant forward to kiss Sybil's temple. She leant into the kiss and hummed at Tom's closeness.
"You've been very quiet," Tom said.
"I like watching you work," Sybil said, pulling the duvet cover further up her body to ward off the cold air.
"Would you like a cup of tea?" Tom asked.
"That's not fair," Sybil said. "You're working. I don't want to distract you."
"Just the thought of you distracts me," Tom said with a smirk.
Sybil smirked back at him as she rolled her eyes slightly. She'd been spending too much time with Mary.
"But really, it's alright," Tom said. "I need to stretch my legs. I was going to go and make myself one anyway."
Sybil yawned into the back of her hand.
"Keeping you up, am I?" Tom said, mock offended.
Sybil ignored his acting attempt and instead said, "I love you."
Tom leant to kiss her forehead. "I love you too."
"Can I have an extra sugar please," Sybil asked through a smile.
"Anything for you," Tom said before leaving the room to make said tea.
And he was telling the truth. He would go to the ends of the earth and back for Sybil. For her, he would do anything.