He probably shouldn't have gone out drinking with Penguin or Shachi. Especially the latter; that was a mistake. Although the walk through campus and back up to his dorm is sobering thanks to the cold. He's just thankful there's nothing that needs to be done tomorrow and he's free from classes till late in the afternoon.

Opening the door, he finds himself torn with whether or not he hopes his roommate, Ace, is gone for the night. On one hand it would be so much quieter and he could sleep. But on the other, he finds it to be an unwanted silence. He's used to loud and obnoxious from his foster father and Ace, whether he wants to admit it or not, helps put him at ease while away from the older man.

Immediately he's greeted with the trills and beeps emitted from the hand held clutched in his fellow senior's hands. There's more than one bag of chips and chocolate treats strewn about the bed while slender fingers tap vigorously at the keys. He doesn't so much as look up as Law shuts the door behind him and heads straight for his bed, never taking his eyes off of the other.

Dark eyes briefly meet his own, "Back already?"

Law plops onto the edge of his bed while tugging his jacket off and throwing it onto his desk chair. "I thought you'd be gone," he states, effectively dodging the question.

Shrugging, Ace reaches for one of the open boxes of "Pocky" near him and plucks out a stick. He holds onto one end while shutting the game with his other hand, "Party got rowdy so we had to disperse. Figured I'd come back and wait for you."

A grin punctuates the end of his sentence and it forces Law to look away. If he wasn't tired he'd as it is he'd think about how it feels he could get drunk off of that smile more so than the liquor he drank tonight.

"What is it going to take for you to be quiet in the morning?"

He certainly can't hold his liquor as well as Ace; he'll have a tinge of a headache come morning for sure. Across the room, Ace seems to think for a moment before that grin widens further.

"How 'bout a game? You win and I won't make a peep."

Law rolls his eyes, "Fine, but make it quick. I'd like to go to bed soon."

Ace hops up and crosses the distance between their beds with ease. Although as he leans in close Law can't help but feel like the prey to a deadly lion. He shrinks back ever so slightly as Ace holds out the other end of the treat. Law knows what he's doing and he won't be having it at all.

"You know I don't care for bread."

One eyebrow quirks up, "But it has chocolate on it."

"It's still bread, idiot."

Ace doesn't miss a beat. His dark eyes have Law paralyzed as he pushes the latter down onto the bed. The simple treat is forgotten on the floor while Ace smiles down at him. "I guess that means you lose."

The remark has Law stumbling over his words, "You… You knew I-"

"But," he says while drawing out the word to get Law's attention, "I'll be quiet if I can get a kiss instead."

After a moment Law glances off to the side and drops his voice to a murmur, "Fine."

Ace hears it perfectly but he doesn't move immediately. Instead he leans down till their lips are a hair apart. Law pinches his eyes shut while waiting and it makes Ace chuckle softly. The sound has the taller man distracted and relaxing enough for Ace to happily press a kiss to those inviting lips.

It's nothing special, this kiss. The action itself is chaste and feather light – they barely stay connected for more than a second or two. But perhaps it's the thought of the deeper kisses that have left Law breathless that has his heart beating loud in his ears. The second Ace dares to sit up, just enough for their eyes to meet, he notices the half-lidded golden irises that gaze up at him.

Law's not sure why he parts his lips while reaching up and grasping onto Ace's shirt with both hands. In the morning he'll blame it on tipsy feeling he felt when he left his friends. But this very moment he's well aware of what he's doing when he pulls Ace down so he can whisper against his lips.

"...Please..."

That same word will be shot back at him in the morning when he kicks Ace off his bed and onto the cold floor. Except it will be coupled with many other phrases and pleadings that he'll ignore until later. For right now he'll bask in the warmth Ace gives off as they get closer to one another.

A/N: Does this match with the previous College AU? Perhaps. I don't see why not. Does it matter? No. No it really doesn't LOL On another note.

Prompt was; pocky game
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