Chapter 92: Every Version of Us

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It was a pressure cooker

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It was a pressure cooker. The kind of quiet intensity that comes before thunder.

Phones buzzed softly.
Laptops clicked.

Case files were pinned and highlighted and tagged with post-its like war plans across the walls.

Hyung Sik, perched on the edge of the couch with a mug of black coffee, arched an eyebrow.

"They tried to reach out to the media again. Through a reporter in Busan this time."

Yoongi didn't even look up. "And?"

Hyung Sik grinned. "Intercepted. Our PR team already has three rebuttals prepped."

Jin oppa lets out a sigh-half-exasperated, half-amused. "They never learn."

Joon looked up from where he sat cross-legged on the floor, combing through digital case files on his tablet.

"That's because they've never had to be held accountable before."

His voice was calm, but it rang through the room like stone skipping water-firm, resonant, undeniable.

Tae, seated beside me on the couch, nodded slowly. He hadn't said much all morning, but he was watching everything.

Breathing it in. Sitting still in the center of a storm that couldn't touch him anymore.

He wasn't bracing for impact.
He was ready to deliver one.

Jisoo straightened her clipboard.

"All key witnesses have confirmed-Jiwon's parents, hospital staff, the forensic team, the neighbors from Daegu."

"They still remember?"

Tae asked quietly, not looking up.

Jisoo paused. Then smiled.

"They never forgot, Tae. They've been waiting to speak for years."

Yoongi reached across the cushion and touched his arm-gentle but grounding.

"Let them carry some of the weight now, baby."

And Taehyung? He just nodded. Once.

"Good."

Because this wasn't just survival anymore.
It was reclamation.

Dr. Ji Woo had scheduled a final session before the trial. Taehyung didn't ask this time if we'd come with him.

He just said "I want you there."
And we were.

Oppa took a seat beside him, formal as always but close enough their knees brushed.

Yoongi never let go of his hand.

Joon sat across from them, elbows on his knees, eyes locked on Tae like he was anchoring him through sheer presence.

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