Chapter 85: Need like Prayer 🔥

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Ringing in the new year with good food, board games, and an embarrassing amount of champagne.

The cinema room was a mess of blankets and half-empty snack bowls, the warm scent of cinnamon and hot chocolate lingering in the air.

Wacha was curled up beside Jin hyung, snoring lightly, while Yeontan was tucked against my side, warm and soft

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Wacha was curled up beside Jin hyung, snoring lightly, while Yeontan was tucked against my side, warm and soft.

A mindless action movie played on the TV, the sound blending into the background like white noise.

None of us were really watching, though.

It had been that way all night-quiet, distracted, lost in our own thoughts.

Until Jin-hyung spoke.

"He still hasn't answered."

The weight of those words settled over us, thick and suffocating.

No one responded right away, the silence stretching just long enough to feel heavy.

"He'll message when he's ready,"

Namjoon hyung said eventually, his voice careful, measured.

Yoongi hyung sighed, rubbing his temples.

"We can't force him."

Jin hyung ran a hand through his hair, exhaling slowly.

"I know. I just..." He trailed off, shifting slightly where he sat.

"I thought he'd say something by now."

Y/N noona, curled up beside him, pulled her blanket tighter around her shoulders.

"I did too."

Her voice was soft, thoughtful, but there was concern underneath.

A part of me wanted to stay quiet, to swallow down the frustration twisting in my chest, but I couldn't help it.

"I don't like this,"

I muttered, voice tight.

Jin hyung's gaze flicked to me, gentle but questioning. "Tae-"

"No, I mean it." I sat up straighter, looking around at them.

"I get it. We all hesitated before activating our profiles. But this-"

I gestured toward my phone, toward the unanswered messages. "This is different."

Yoongi hyung rubbed at his temple.

"He's an esports champion, right? Maybe he's just busy."

"Yeah, but the season just ended weeks ago," Namjoon-hyung countered.

"He doesn't have any upcoming competitions. If anything, now would be the best time for him to respond."

That made the silence return, heavier than before.

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