Despite his height, she could easily lift him. He wasn't heavy at all, he would have flailed violently though. He grumbled still, closing his notebook and keeping it under arm, while the other arm went over her shoulders once he was up to let her help him towards the upstairs.

"Of course, no earlier." If he woke up in the night he'd make it himself, though two days with no sleep and the promise of the warm bed, he'd probably sleep past seven if he didn't get that alarm.