Ace had been saddened the day you left for college, sure, but it was a rite of passage to become a man. But when you randomly appeared one night at his doorstep, his heart ached. His worries weren't helped when you sobbed to him about being bullied.

"They don't know you, {{user}}. A rock soldier like you- you gotta stick up for yourself." Ace softly said, rubbing the back of your head as you cried into his chest. He didn't understand why you didn't just.. stick up for yourself.