Clueless Boy - Minsung

Chapter 10

At some point of the night, Minho was still sleepless.

His mind has been torturing him for hours now, as he replayed their argument again and again.

Minho lost his shit. He should have been more understanding.

And as he heard the door of the dorm finally open, he decided to be a bigger person.

"Jisung ?" He asked as he left his room, noticing how the boy seemed to be defeated.

He seemed exhausted, and his nose was reddish from the cold. He might have spent all this time outside, maybe waiting to cool down before getting back.

As he heard Minho, he slightly stepped back, almost scared.

And Minho felt even more bad.

"I would like to apologize" He said quickly, not wanting Jisung to escape again.

Jisung's face softened, he appreciated it.

He nodded, but still didn't talk.

"Can we discuss a bit ? I'm curious about a few things" Minho continued, speaking softly.

"Mmh" He hummed, approaching slowly and sitting on the couch.

Slowly, Minho ended up sitting on the couch as well. They sat at different corners, keeping a distance, but still agreeing on being civil with the other.

"I'm sorry too" Jisung said lowly, embarassed.

"I appreciate it" Minho nodded.

For a minute, they sat in silence.

Minho was dreading to know more, but he didn't know how to ask.

Then he remembered Jisung wasn't one to have filters, so he went for it.

"You always talk about your mom" Minho said

"Mmh"

"What about your dad ?" He asked

Jisung frowned, turning to Minho.

"Huh ?"

"Well, you have dad, don't you ?" Minho asked, not liking the confusion.

Jisung thought for a moment before answering.

"I have many dads, I guess" He shrugged.

"Many ?" Minho almost choked on his spit "You do know that only one is necessary to make a kid, right ?"

"Yes" Jisung nodded "But it's not bad to have more as long as the woman makes the kids" Jisung shrugged.

"..." Minho was speechless "Is that how it works in your town ? The women only function to give birth ?"

"Mostly, yeah" He shrugged.

"You understand that it's not the same outside of your town, right ?" Minho asked to make sure.

"I've been understanding" He nodded, sighing right after "They told me that Seoul would be special, but I didn't think it would get this confusing ..." He said, his voice getting shaky.

"They told you that ?" He asked, taken aback as he watched Jisung nodding "You know that the rest of the country is just like Seoul, right ?"

He shrugged, he sincerely had no idea.

Minho sat more comfortably on the couch. There was a lot more to see than he thought.

"How did your town function ?" He asked