Cheol froze, eyes narrowing at him in disbelief, before he shot back, "Why the fuck do you think I was calling him my mom?! Do you really think I'd just go around calling random strangers my mom who are not? Do you think I'm crazy?!"
Seungcheol blinked, now regretting asking at all, but Cheol wasn't finished yet.
"Of course Joshua's my mom, old man! What else do you want me to say?!" Cheol crossed his arms, his glare sharpening. "I'm not some idiot who gets confused about that, alright?"
Seungcheol opened his mouth to say something but faltered, feeling his cheeks burn as Cheol's words hit him harder than he expected.
"Wait-so... you're serious?" Seungcheol stammered, his heart racing. He hadn't exactly expected Cheol to be this blunt about it.
Cheol sighed, shaking his head, almost as if he was tired of this whole conversation. "Yes, I'm serious. What do you think? I wouldn't mess around with something like that."
Seungcheol could only stare at Cheol, trying to process the revelation. His mind spun with a mix of disbelief and confusion. This kid, standing before him, was somehow a product of the relationship between him and Joshua in the future. It was... a lot to take in.
"Yah, you really don't get it, do you?" Cheol muttered, before suddenly grinning mischievously. "But, you know, you're kind of cute when you're confused like this."
Seungcheol let out a heavy sigh. "I swear, Cheol, you're gonna be the death of me."
Cheol just chuckled and clapped him on the back. "Hey, I'm just here to mess with you. Get used to it, old man. Your future self is gonna be a whole lot of fun."
Seungcheol couldn't help but blush again, still not used to hearing things like that from his future son. The awkwardness of it all was enough to make his head spin.
He was quiet for a while after that.
Not because he had nothing to say-but because his brain was quite literally melting. Joshua. Joshua was his future partner. Joshua was Cheol's mom. His Joshua. The boy with the soft eyes and quiet smiles, who laughed into his palm and smelled like springtime.
The same boy he's been hopelessly in love with since sophomore year.
Now he was walking down the street like a zombie, every step fueled by nothing but thoughts of Joshua.
Joshua in the future... waking him up in the morning... making him breakfast... maybe even wearing his oversized shirt...
"God, I'm so whipped," he muttered under his breath.
"What was that, old man?" Cheol looked up at him with raised brows.
"Nothing!" Seungcheol immediately blurted, ears turning red. "So uh-do you have any... siblings?"
Cheol narrowed his eyes, clearly unamused.
"Oh come on, Cheol. Just a little info? One sibling? Two? A pet? A robot vacuum?"
"Nope."
"Do I become a good dad?"
"Nope."
"I'm a bad dad?!"
"I'm not allowed to say," Cheol said dryly, his arms folded across his chest. "Do you know how much trouble I'll be in if I mess with the timeline any more than I already have?"
"But-"
"No spoilers, future Dad. I've already said too much," Cheol replied with a smug smile before skipping a few steps ahead. "Enjoy the mystery while it lasts!"
T.A.P. - Temporal Access Prototype - 2
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