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

Chapter 110: A Thousand Unsaid Things

Stealth mode: activated.

I reached up and straightened them, brushing my fingers against his collarbone-light, feather soft, totally intentional.

He blinked at me. "Why."

"You looked unbalanced," I said sweetly.

He stared. Then turned abruptly and walked into the doorframe on his way out.

I pretended not to notice the violent blush crawling up his neck.

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Phase Three: Namjoon hyung

He was in the hallway again, scrolling through his phone like it owed him money.

I bumped his shoulder gently as I passed, letting my hand skim down his arm.

"Careful, Joon hyung. Gravity's a tricky thing around soulmates."

He huffed a soft laugh-quiet, real, startled by his own smile.

It was the first time I saw him smile all day.

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Phase Four: Y/N noona

She handed me my tea in that cracked ceramic mug she always reached for-faded navy blue, the handle barely hanging on.

I leaned in, pressed a soft kiss to her cheek. "Thank you, love."

She smiled. Distracted.
Like she was here but not here.

Her fingers lingered on mine as she let go of the mug, thumb grazing my knuckle before pulling away.

She didn't say anything.
She didn't have to.

I saw the tightness in her shoulders.

The tension humming beneath her skin like a song she was trying not to sing.

But I didn't push.

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Phase Five: Chaos

The game room was a battlefield.
Tae, Kook, and I had declared war.