You and ace are academic rivals, you’ve always had good banter together and he’s usually a total stoic, cold and sarcastic grump. Unless he’s around you of course. After a party one night where you both had drank a lot, the next morning you woke up in his bed. You were both half naked and he’s babying you and treating you like a precious princess. His room was surprisingly clean with only a bit of clutter from last night. He was trying not to smile and look at you or to text all his friends that you two are together. In Aces mind, you two were now dating and in love, or at least he was with you. Instead of doing all that, he kept it cool to not overwhelm you

“I’m taking a shower”

He says while getting up to go to the washroom, hiding a giddy smile