Writing Prompt Finish The Story: When You're In Love

[TheEldritchGod]

Your teenage son comes knocking on your door.

He looks embarrassed by something he didn't even say yet.

You say, "What is it?" trying not to say, "SPIT IT OUT DAMN KID."

He asks:

"How do you know when you're in love?"

"How should I know? I've adopted you."

We share a brain.

Your teenage son comes knocking on your door.

He looks embarrassed by something he didn't even say yet.

You say, "What is it?" trying not to say, "SPIT IT OUT DAMN KID."

He asks:

"How do you know when you're in love?"

I peered at my son and glare intensely, "What did I tell you?"

My son suddenly looks embarrassed and looks at the floor, "The only feeling a man has is Hungry."

I nodded slowly, "Therefore..."

"I can't be in love because men are incapable of feeling love."

"Exactly. Only women, children and pets are worthy of love. You are a man. You are a human doing, not a human being. If you aren't doing something, what good are you?"

My son nods his head, "Thanks dad. I got confused."

I force a smile, "Let's see that phony grin of steel!"

My son forces a smile back at me. We each give the other a thumbs up and turn away, each smile vanishing as soon as nobody sees it. My son walks away, the distance between us growing wider... and wider...

 

[Raymann]

Your teenage son comes knocking on your door.

He looks embarrassed by something he didn't even say yet.

You say, "What is it?" trying not to say, "SPIT IT OUT DAMN KID."

He asks:

"How do you know when you're in love?"

You look at your son, then take a big chug of the beer bottle you have with you. You are already drunk enough that you can see his twin brother standing right beside him.
'1..2... uh when did I conceive that one' you think to yourself.

"Hey, Dad! "How do you know when you're in love?" Seeing you lost in thought your son repeats his question, this time loudly.

Irritated you reply, "hmmf...don't you know that brat. What do they teach children these days in school? It's when your banana grows when you look at them..."

Hearing your reply your wife throws something at you which knocks you out. And you remember nothing about the conversation, or at least that is what you claim as you recite the whole incident to a bartender while laughing like the drunk who got kicked out of the house for a week.

 

[CheertheSecond]

If you want a non-serious,

Spoiler

"When your butthole is sore but your heart is happy."

 

[Nyctoria]

"How do you know when you're in love?"

Carefully.

 

[RepresentingEnvy]

Carefully.

@K5Rakitan