Sneak Peek: “Pokes and Coffee”
Hello beautiful @queenoflocksley....here is that sneak peek I promised you! It is a little bit of a clue about what the entire story will be about. And as for the title...it’s a work in progress. If you have any ideas, let me know and I’ll change it. After all this is one of your gifts! :)
Prompt (i modified it a bit to fit an idea I got because of it): you sit behind me and poke me every time i fall asleep during 8 am lectures thank you can i buy you a coffee? au
Early morning classes were the bane of her existence. As Regina rushed out of bed, she glanced a look down at her phone resting on the bedside table. Below the time was a single message with the name “MOTHER” clearly shown displayed on the screen. Sighing as she pulled on a baggy sweater that read STORYBROOKE UNIVERSITY over her t-shirt she had worn to bed, she swiped her finger across the screen and read the text that Cora had felt the need to send on her first morning back.
Be sure to get up and look presentable for class.The early bird gets the worm, dear. Don’t forget that. xoxo
With a roll of her eyes, Regina threw her phone on the floor and finished getting dressed. A quick glance at the clock hanging on the wall above the The Dark Ones band poster read 8:04.
“SHIT.” She muttered somewhat loudly. Guiltily, she glanced back at her roommate to make sure that her somewhat hurried actions hadn’t woken the night owl that was Emma Swan. When all her ears picked up on was a loud snort, she let out a small giggle.
Hurriedly packing her books into her book bag and pulling her hair into a low ponytail with the hair tie from her wrist, Regina Mills exited her dorm room and she closed the door to Room 815 behind her.
It helped that her dorm was less than a five minute walk from most of the academic buildings, making it possible that she would not be THAT late.The fact that no one else was walking around on the quad or between buildings told her that she may need to pick up the pace though.
“No time for coffee then.” She said aloud crabbily. Regina hated the fact that she still had to take a general education credit as a senior in order to finish up her strategic communications bachelor’s. So she decided that she would pick something that would at least make her workload somewhat enjoyable. Thus, why she was up at 8:00 AM to take Dr. Blanchard’s course on “Fairy Tales in Film and Literature”.
Jogging into the arts and sciences building, Regina quickly ran up the two flights of stairs and jogged down the hallway. Looking both ways to locate the Lecture Hall 200, she almost ran straight into the back of someone.
“Oh…..” She said catching herself at the last moment. The man turned around and Regina was greeted with the bluest pairs of eyes she had ever seen.
With a smile accompanied with a sweet set of dimples, he said “Oh! I’m sorry mi’lady. My fault there. I’m just late for class.”
The guy had a British accent AND he was attractive on top of it. Regina was screwed and she was still late for class. What a way to start off the spring semester.