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

Chapter 96: Where We Are Meant to Be

The private room was glowing.

Lanterns hung low from the exposed wooden beams of the hanok ceiling, their golden light flickering against the warm earth-toned walls.

The long polished table sat like a centerpiece in the room, surrounded by plush floor cushions and tall lacquered windows that framed a quiet inner courtyard dotted with cherry blossoms.

"Wow," Hobi whispered beside me, gazing up. "This is... something out of a movie."

"It's Jin oppa's usual," I grinned, nudging him playfully. "He has very dramatic taste."

Oppa, who was brushing invisible lint off his tailored blazer, shot me a look.

"It's called aesthetic excellence, Aein."

Joon leaned in. "It's called you can't help being extra."

"Extra won Tae's case," Oppa said smugly.

"Touché," Joon murmured, raising his palms in surrender.

Tae chuckled, his fingers playing absently with the silk sleeve of his hanbok-style jacket.

He looked so serene tonight, a softness about him I hadn't seen in a long time.

Jungkook sat close by, legs tucked beneath him, quietly watching Tae like he was memorizing the way he breathed.

Yoongi was pouring soju into tiny crystal cups, his movements calm and methodical, while Hobi helped unfold napkins into swans for absolutely no reason except he could.

And that was when Hobi looked up at me and asked,

"Wait-is the entire legal team coming? Including Dr. Ji woo?"