Chapter 78: Breathless Confessions

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Just me and Jin.

His eyes-so full of love, so full of us-search mine like he's memorizing me all over again. Then, without a word, he leans in-
And kisses me.

Not soft. Not tentative.
But full. Deep. Steady.

Like he's pouring all of it into me-the love, the forgiveness, the promise that no matter what, we are here. Together.

When he finally pulls back, his forehead rests against mine, his breath mingling with mine.

"Joon," he murmurs, voice low, teasing, warm. "You are an idiot."

A breathless laugh stumbles out of me. "Jin-"

"No, no, let me finish," he interrupts, tilting his head, his thumb brushing my cheek.

"You're an idiot, but you're our idiot." His lips quirk into a lopsided grin.

"And you should know by now-I forgave you a long time ago. Not just because I love you-" his voice softens, deepens "-but because what we've built? What we have? It's stronger than anything he could ever do to us."

A sharp inhale shudders through me.

Jin hyung grins, tapping my nose lightly. "So stop looking at me like I'm going to break, you sap."

Noona lets out a small, teary laugh behind me. "I don't know, Oppa, I think you're still a little fragile. You did cry harder than all of us."

Jin gasps dramatically, clutching his chest. "Excuse me, I am emotionally expressive-"

"-a drama queen-" Yoongi hyung mutters.

"I heard that," Jin hyung huffs, glaring at Yoongi hyung before turning back to me, softer now. "But seriously, Joon. No matter what happens, we fight."

He glances around, his eyes landing on each of us, his gaze burning with quiet certainty. "We fight together."

Taehyung sniffs, nodding aggressively. "Yeah. And if all else fails, I do have a slingshot and very questionable judgment."

Yoongi hyung sighs. "We are not discussing this again."

Jin groans. Noona laughs. Tae smirks.

And For the first time in a long, long time-
I feel held.

I exhale, my body sagging into them, into this.

We are a mess. A loud, chaotic, tear-streaked mess.
But we are together.

And Kim Sungjae?
He will never take this from us.

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Yoongi's POV

The scent of simmering galbi-jjim fills Jin hyung's private cabin, the rich aroma of braised short ribs mingling with garlic and soy sauce.

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