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

Chapter 53: Between Boxes And Promises

Taehyung is still cradling Yoongi's phone like it holds the meaning of life itself. His eyes are wide, his lips slightly parted, and I can see the way his mind is racing.

Processing.

Then-He shakes his head, looking up at us with something deep in his gaze.

"'I want to be here now,'" he repeats softly, voice almost disbelieving. "'For you. For Suga. For Y/N."

Yoongi and I stay silent.

Because yeah.
That sentence alone had wrecked us, too.

Tae swallows, staring at the paused image of Namjoon on the screen. "Do you think he really meant it?"

Yoongi speaks first. "He wouldn't have said it if he didn't."

I nod. "Namjoon doesn't strike me as the type to say things he doesn't mean."

Tae exhales slowly, his grip on the phone tightening slightly. "I didn't think I'd ever hear someone say something like that to me."

I feel my chest ache.

I reach for him, pressing my palm over his hand where it rests on the couch. "You deserve to hear it, Tae."

Yoongi hums in agreement, his other hand coming up to squeeze Tae's knee. "Yeah. You do."

Tae sniffs, blinking rapidly before shaking his head. "Shit. Okay. I need a distraction before I start crying again."

I laugh, squeezing his hand once more before letting go. "Okay, okay. No crying."

He sighs dramatically. "Thank you."

And then-
The phone rings.

All three of us jolt, suddenly cut by the sharp buzz. I fumble for it on the table, my heart skipping when I see the name on the screen.

Jin Oppa.

Yoongi catches the name too, raising an eyebrow. "Jin hyung?"

I nod quickly, already swiping to answer. "Oppa?"

His voice comes through the line-smooth, warm, familiar, love. The kind of voice that instantly makes you feel like everything is going to be okay.

"Hey, Y/N," he says, and just like that, I feel the tension in my shoulders ease. "Are you free to talk?"

I glance at Tae and Yoongi, both already sitting up straighter, eyes sharp with anticipation.

I know what this is about.

"Of course," I say quickly, pressing the call to speaker and setting the phone down.

"What's the update?"

Oppa doesn't waste time.

"We're set," he says, his tone firm, confident. "The plan is airtight. I've put together a team to make sure everything is handled down to the smallest detail."

I feel Tae stiffen beside me. Yoongi leans in slightly, his gaze locked on the phone.

Oppa continues. "We'll go over everything in a week at my office. I'll need your undivided attention for 3 days to a week for this-Jisoo, My paralegal will send you guys the details. This is important. I want you all to understand the full scope and after that if everything sounds right for Tae, this is going to move fast."

Yoongi nods. "Understood."

Tae swallows. "So... it's really happening?"

Jin Oppa's voice softens. "It is. We are aiming to close the civil suit in 3 days or a week, maximum, before moving to the criminal suit. This is happening. And it's going to go exactly how we need it to."