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

Chapter 61: An Expanded SoulMap

Yoongi snorted. "I'm scarred."

"Hyung, you're blushing," Tae teased, nudging Yoongi.

"Shut up."

Jin Oppa peeked at me with a soft smile. "We're just catching up."

"Sure," I grinned. "Just make sure to hydrate."

Tae cackled so hard he hit the table. "Y/N Noona, NO."

Namjoon's dimple deepened. "Noted."

The teasing spiraled, laughter filling every corner of the café.

For a moment, all the weight-the chaos of the world outside, the uncertainty of tomorrow-it all melted away.

It was just us.

Loving, teasing, bonding.

I felt Yoongi's hand slip into mine under the table, squeezing gently.

I smiled.

Just as the laughter began to settle, all of us froze when Jin Oppa and Namjoon's phones buzzed again-three rapid notifications lighting up their screens.

Oppa blinked at his phone. "Wait, what now?"

Namjoon's eyes widened. "Oh."

Tae practically vibrated with excitement. "WHAT?!"

Jin Oppa read aloud, breathless.

You have reached the Nurturing Connection phase with Taehyung.

Namjoon chimed in,

You have reached the Nurturing Connection phase with Yoongi.

Oppa finished, voice softening

You have reached the Nurturing Connection phase with Y/N.

Silence.

And then-

Absolute pandemonium.

Tae screamed, "WE'RE OFFICIALLY A FAMILY NOW!" as he dove into Namjoon and Jin Oppa's arms.

Yoongi laughed under his breath, shaking his head. "I knew this app was chaotic."

I just wiped away happy tears, my heart soaring.

We were really doing this. All of us.

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Friday nights were sacred now.

Without even saying it aloud, we all knew they were ours-quiet corners in the chaos of our weeks to just be. Except tonight, Taehyung wasn't here.

The penthouse felt a little quieter without him bounding around, but we carried him in our laughter anyway.

Yoongi, Namjoon, Jin Oppa, and I were sprawled in Jin's massive penthouse living room.

Wacha was curled on Yoongi's lap while Yeontan lay snuggled against Namjoon's thigh, occasionally yawning as if he, too, was missing Tae.

"He's probably buried in work," Namjoon murmured, scratching behind Yeontan's ears.

I sighed, curling closer to Yoongi on the floor, head resting against his shoulder. "I feel like we're missing a limb."

Jin, sitting comfortably beside Namjoon on the couch, chuckled. "He's the loudest part of our bond. The human version of a sugar rush."

Yoongi grinned, fingers threading lazily through my hair. "The bear cub's probably sneezing so much right now, with us talking about him like this."