A Cliché Family seven   Jonghyun is a smart kid. Dad has told him this so often. This is why he shows three fingers and grins proudly when his grandmother asks him how old he is now.

"Three!" he says and Dad ruffles his hair. Jonghyun is more than satisfied. His grandmother smiles at him before she shows him three fingers as well.

"You're three years old?" she asks again. Jonghyun is pretty sure his grandmother must be stupid by now - it's the a-number-Jonghyun-can't-count-to time she has asked him how old he is. He doesn't say anything though because Dad will be disappointed and Jonghyun doesn't like it when Dad is disappointed. He is just going to ask Daddy Bum later. Instead, he just nods and smiles wide before he turns to his Dad and takes his hand. Dad looks down on Jonghyun and when Jonghyun tugs a little, he finally sits down.

"What is it Jonghyunnie?" Dad asks. Jonghyun pouts a little because Dad is weak to Jonghyun's pouts. Jonghyun knows this because whenever Daddy Bum is mad and won't let him do stuff, he just has to ask Dad and whine a little. It always works. He heard Daddy Bum tell Dad that he shouldn't give in to Jonghyunnie but Jonghyun doesn't care because he gets what he wants anyway.

"Jonghyunnie wants to play!" Jonghyun tells his Dad and points to the playground. Daddy Bum doesn't like it when they're at playgrounds because he's scared Jonghyunnie will get a boo-boo (Jonghyun thinks Daddy Bum is stupid, he can totally handle a boo-boo, he's not a small kid anymore) but Daddy Bum isn't here so he hopes he can trick Dad into letting him go and let grandmother be alone. He doesn't want to tell her how old he is anymore. Dad just smiles and nods.

"Go play," he says and Jonghyun's eyes widen before he sprints off. He doesn't hear Dad's warning. Jonghyunnie gets a new friend. His name is also Jonghyun and they spend a good two hours playing. When Jonghyun wants to go swinging, he agrees. It's not until friend-Jonghyun jumps off the swing that everything goes wrong. Friend-Jonghyun lands on his legs but Jonghyun doesn't. Instead, he scrapes his knee.

Dad doesn't see it and Jonghyun tries really really really hard not to cry. But it hurts. It hurts a lot and he gets teary-eyed. When Dad finally notices he isn't even hurrying. Jonghyun wants to hate Dad. But Dad blows on is boo-boo and kisses him and Jonghyun also wants to curl into him and cry. So he does. Daddy Bum scolds Dad when they come home but Jonghyun gets a nice superman bandaid on his knee so he is okay. He tells Daddy Bum that.

"I wasn't even crying Daddy! It doesn't hurt! I'm okay! Can I play with Minhonie?" He runs off before he hears the answer.



Jonghyun finds Daddy Bum in the study room with all the books and the fun machine he sometimes plays on. Daddy Bum is playing with colors. Jonghyun knows this because he can name them all! Blue and yellow and green and red and that color in the rainbow that Jonghyun can't quite remember right now but knows nonetheless. "Daddy!" he says and Daddy Bum turns in the chair and smiles at him. "Yes Jonghyun?" he asks and Jonghyun points to the colors on the machine. Daddy Bum do