Stigma Love's Algorithm [ A BTS x Reader Poly ]

Chapter 6: The Initial Connection

Yoongi glanced at his phone, his heart skipping a beat.

You've entered the Initial Connection Phase with Y/N 💖

He opened the notification, and both of them stared at the screen in silence.

This heart icon marks the beginning of a beautiful journey. You've just made your first emotional connection, an undeniable spark that reflects mutual attraction and resonance. It's the start of something special, where two souls are beginning to truly connect.

Here's to the first step in a relationship that promises to grow deeper with time

Y/N couldn't help but let out a breath, surprised by how the app's design was playing out so accurately.

She had always known it would work in this way.

The app was built to track the emotional and physical connections between soulmates, turning what should have been an intangible feeling into something that could be measured-laid out as dots on a map, connected by lines that represented milestones.

The whole idea had been groundbreaking, but now, seeing it applied to her own life...

it felt strange, almost intrusive.

Her heart thudded a little harder against her chest. The initial connection phase-it sounded so formal.

But it also meant something undeniable. This wasn't just a random encounter; this was the beginning of something deep.

Yoongi, on the other hand, had reviewed every line of code and every feature, including Soulmap.

He understood how it was meant to function, but seeing their own relationship unfold through it was a different experience altogether.

"Is this... weird to you?"

Y/N asked, her voice soft, but laced with the shared curiosity between them.

She was the one who had created it, but she couldn't help but wonder if it felt invasive to him, too.

"Yeah, a little.." he cleared his throat, a hint of a smile tugging at the corner of his mouth.

"But it's not like we didn't know this was coming."

Y/N nodded slowly, her eyes flickering down to the map on her phone.

The other dots representing her other potential soulmates were still gray, dormant, untouched.

Only Yoongi's dot had begun to glow with the heart icon-a symbol of the emotional connection they'd shared, now officially marked by the app.

She couldn't help but feel a sense of reassurance from the glow, like an affirmation of something deepening between them.

"I get that," she said, her voice trailing off. "But it's one thing to design it and another to live it. It almost feels like the app's tracking us... like it's watching us."

Yoongi raised an eyebrow, looking at the app in his hand.

"I guess that's kind of what it's supposed to do, right? Keep track of everything, so you know what's happening in real time."

Y/N bit her lip, suddenly feeling self-conscious.

"So... um, I guess we're officially connected?" She cleared her throat awkwardly

"I mean, It was in the app design, but... seeing it in real time is a little surreal, don't you think?"

Yoongi looked up, his gaze meeting hers, a small smirk forming on his lips. "It's not just you, Y/N. I'm feeling it too. Definitely surreal. It's like... suddenly we're not just two random people anymore. We're soulmates."