Man to Man - Zen

Zen had never spent any time with his father growing up, but spending time with Ran's father or rather ông ngoại—as he insisted to be called. He wanted to believe that this was what it was like to have a father who wanted to spend time with him.

Ông ngoại was always ready and willing to go with him on his early morning runs with Yumi, greeting him with a smile each day. He didn't really understand it, but it made him feel just a little bit special that this was something that only they shared.

They would always talk after they finished their run and went onto stretching. Most of the time ông ngoại would tell him stories about the days of his youth. His struggles, his accomplishments and all the trouble he used to get into.

"As a person you are going to face a lot of hardships in life. I can only tell you that as your family we will always be here for you and try to make sure you don't have to suffer the same hardships we did. Only you can decide what kind of man you will become."

In the end Zen was sniffling into his sleeve as ông ngoại patted his back, before he decided to change the subject. "Now Saeyoung was telling me that in this country that there was something you could do when you turn 16…"

...

There was a stare down between father and daughter, before Ran asked. "… Why is there a motorcycle in the yard?"

Her father was blasé in his reply. "Oh. That's for Hyun. I bought it for him."

Ran's frustration was clear in her reply, "WHY?! He's just a high schooler why does he even need a motorcycle?!"

Ran's father shrugged. "Eh. I thought it would have been unfair for me to get Saeyoung a car and not get Hyun something."

Ran blanched at her father's reply. "OH MY GOD! DID YOU BUY SAERAN A CAR TOO?! Where are you hiding all these vehicles?!"


AN. Italics - Another Language

Ông ngoại - Vietnamese for maternal Grandfather
Bô - Vietnamese for Dad or Daddy

I realized that within the game, Zen has never once talked about his dad. He only ever mentions his mom and his brother. Though he does hope to make up with his family one day. So it makes me think that maybe his dad doesn't spend any time in his life to make any impact on him. It makes me think that his dad probably just follows whatever his wife tells him.