[Ace's world spins when Smoker says that he's proud of him. Fuck, little really does it for him like praise, he wants to be loved and accepted and told that he's doing things right, and from Smoker this means so much. So he twines his arms around the older man, snuggling shamelessly, feeling so mushy and loved.] You think she'd help me out? She can read, right? I didn't think I was smart enough to learn more, didn't pick up anything until I was older really. But I really wanted to try.