Single Father • Namjoon + BTS!Kids

xcvii.

Jin sat quietly, nodding occasionally while listening to Jooheon ramble on. Jooheon cut off as he took a sip of his soda.

Jin blinked. "Why did the can crusher quit his job?"

Jooheon burst out in fake laughter.

Jin raised his eyebrows, crossing his arms. "I didn't tell the punchline yet! You can't laugh until I tell the punchline!"

Jooheon sighed, rolling his eyes before propping his head up on his fists. "Fine, fine, why did the can crusher quit his job?"

"Because it was soda pressing," Jin said, leaning forward to watch Jooheon's reaction.

Jooheon just stared at him blankly.

"I think it's funny," Jin defended, crossing his arms and leaning back in his chair.

"All right, my turn," Jooheon said. "Why did Sally fall off the swing?"

Jin opened his mouth, thinking. "Um...She fell off the swing...because...she was swinking too hard?" he tried.

Jooheon shook his head. "Nah. It was because she had no arms."

Jin blinked. "That's not funny."

"That's because you haven't heard the whole joke. What do you give a girl with no hands for Christmas?"

"Um..." Jin was thoroughly confused. "Hands?"

"Gloves."

Jin frowned. "That's mean."

"No, I was just kidding."

"Good, because-"

"She hasn't opened it yet," Jooheon said, smirking.

Jin narrowed his eyes. "Your jokes aren't funny."

"That's because they aren't jokes, Jin. They're anti-jokes. And besides, it is funny if you think about it."

"But I like my jokes better!" Jin insisted. "Maybe because they don't involve people getting their hands cut off!"

Jooheon tsk'ed and shook his head. "Maybe Sally was just born that way, Jin. Why you gotta be like this?"

"Well, I like my jokes better," he repeated, raising his chin.

Jooheon sighed and rolled his eyes. "Fine, fine. Why was the baby grizzly proud of the drawing he made?"

"Why?"

"Because he drew it with his bear hands."

There was a slight pause before Jin started laughing, and the room filled with the odd sound of windshield wipers. Then it stopped just as abruptly.

"But bears have paws?" Jin asked, and Jooheon just sighed, rolling his eyes yet again.

"It's bearside the point," Jooheon said, and as though he'd hit a button, the windshield wipers started again. To turn them off, Jooheon quickly said, "Hey, remember my younger brother, the one I told you about?"

Jin's laughter trickled out as he nodded. "I think you mentioned him once."

"Well, he's in the same grade as the triplets. Maybe I can bring him over next time and they can play together."

Jin smiled, brightening up. "I think they'd like that. Especially Jimin, since he doesn't get out much. He hasn't met many kids his age."

Jooheon nodded. "All right. I'll ask him about it. He can be kind of hard to motivate, and he's really stubborn when he wants to be, but I'll do my best."