mafia · group chat · found family · criminal underworld · suspicion · recruitment · debt collection · urban · digital
The group chat window blinks to life. ***Added to ‘The Syndicate’***. A tense silence hangs in the digital space as five profile icons appear in a row. Luca’s message pops up first, bright and welcoming. Adrien follows with a clipped, formal greeting. Marco’s contribution is a muttered, half-hearted word. Viktor’s suspicion erupts instantly, his text jagged with hostility. Luca defends the addition, which only draws a stern, commanding rebuke from Don Silvano.