Chapter 115: Hearts, Paws, and Patience

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"You're the light," he said, voice quiet, curling into my side like it was home

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"You're the light," he said, voice quiet, curling into my side like it was home.

Yoongi, without even looking up, leaned in and pressed a kiss to my collarbone.

"You make it feel like home," he murmured.

And in that moment-surrounded by wires and laughter and terrible jelly bean choices-I almost cried on the carpet.

Because this wasn't just a home we were building.

It was us, every inch soaked in love.
Every corner brimming with joy.
Every room humming with the quiet, steady promise that none of us were alone anymore.

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By day ten, it happens.

Tannie-our tiny, tender, fiercely loyal little lovebug-finally does what none of us dared hope for so soon.

He doesn't just sit near Bam.
He climbs onto him.

It's after breakfast, soft morning light stretching across the living room, and Bam is sprawled lazily on his favorite blanket, head resting over his paws.

He's dozing, content and warm.

Tannie walks over slowly, ears perked, tail swishing in thoughtful little arcs.

He sniffs Bam's shoulder once.
Then again.

And then, with the gentle decisiveness of someone who has already made up his mind, he steps onto Bam's front leg... and curls up.

Right on top of him.
A full-body cuddle.

Tannie tucks his nose against Bam's chest, his back pressed flush along Bam's side, tail wrapping around them both like he's sealing the moment shut.

Bam blinks awake, lifts his head in surprise.

Then-after one slow, assessing sniff-he lays it back down, this time nudging Tannie just slightly closer with the side of his face.

The room freezes.

I'm halfway through pouring coffee and forget what gravity is.

Jungkook gasps like he's watching a baby deer snuggle a unicorn.

He drops his mug onto a couch cushion (bless the pillow gods), then dives across the carpet toward them, arms open in a blur of flannel and feelings.

"BABIES," he cries.

Tannie stirs just long enough to blink sleepily, then sneezes-adorably, softly-straight into Kook's face.

Jungkook wheezes and collapses beside them, cradling his cheek. "That was the cutest sneeze in the history of life."

From the couch, Oppa sips his coffee with a proud nod. "He's not grumpy. He's dramatic."

"But he stayed," Tae whispers, dazed, watching them with his whole soul in his eyes.

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