dad jokes //// sulay

ten.

"so you kissed?" kris asked through the computer screen. yixing nodded.

"yeah, it was nice," yixing said.

"with tongue?" kris asked, throwing some popcorn into his mouth.

"yeah," yixing nodded yet again.

"nice," kris said, "so should i be getting ready to welcome this guy into the family or...?"

"not yet. we haven't even gone on our first date," yixing said, "which is 36 days away."

"why am i not surprised that you've been counting?" kris scoffed, shaking his head, "so, you really like this guy, huh?"

"he's so cute, hyung. like, outrageously adorable," yixing sighed, "it should be illegal."

"so what's he do?" kris asked.

"he's a baker/chef. he owns his own bakery, he just opened it up," yixing said, recalling the cupcakes and chocolate bar he ate earlier, "he's really good at it, too."

"oh, great. maybe you won't have to live off of instant ramen anymore," kris said, causing yixing to laugh.

"let's hope," yixing smiled, "so, how are my children?"

"luhan is so ready to graduate," kris chuckled, "he won't shut up about it. he really misses you, you know."

"yeah, i miss him too. i'd call him more often if i wasn't so scared that our parents would get mad at him for talking to me," yixing shook his head, "god, i miss all of them. how are the younger ones?"

"taeil is learning to read, bambam hates middle school, sohye thinks she's some type of fairy princess, taeyang just wants to be a senior in high school already, jonghyun is taking vocal classes, and wonpil got a boyfriend," kris summarized.

"taeil is learning to read? how cute. why does bammie hate school?" yixing asked.

"puberty," kris laughed, "his voice keeps cracking so he's afraid to talk. he's getting pretty tall, by the way. like, almost as tall as you and i."

"oh, wow. so, what's up with sohye?" yixing questioned.

"she watched tinkerbell and now she thinks sand is pixie dust," kris sighed, rubbing the side of his head, "i know she's our only girl, and i love her, but god that kid can talk."

"wait till she's older. she'll be more caught up in trying to escape all of her brothers that she won't have time for tinkerbell," yixing joked, "so, taeyang is in a hurry to grow up, huh?"

"yeah. says he wants to get out of here, go to korea and become a singer," kris said, "he has a great voice. i think he'll succeed. anyways, jonghyun is taking vocal lessons and learning to rap, so i think he wants to go with taeyang."

"how are mom and dad taking that?" yixing asked, a heavy sigh parting from his lips.

"honestly? they don't even care. i think they stopped having hope once you left," kris said, "they do miss you, yixing, they really do, they just have too much pride to admit it."

"if they did they would call," yixing shook his head, "but let's not talk about that. wonnie is dating?"

"yep," kris nodded, "i forget the boy's name, but he's pretty nice."

"a bit young for a boyfriend, isn't he?"

"he's not given me any reason not trust him to date and so i won't stop him," kris shrugged, "so how are things over there? everything going good at SM?"

"yeah. the dean is telling me that i can graduate in october if i want," yixing said, "i think i will. i should start searching for jobs, though. i want to succeed, so it's best i get a headstart."