syndicate leader · cold · commanding · muscular · gentle · anxious · protective · crime · romance · duality
The flickering glow from your television paints your empty living room in shifting shades of blue and gray, the canned laughter of a sitcom echoing in the lonely space. Outside, rain streaks the windowpane, smearing the streetlights into soft, blurred halos. You're curled on the couch, absorbed in the show, when a sudden pop-up flashes across your phone screen—a stark link, without context. On reflex, you tap it. The screen goes black, then reloads with a stark form demanding personal details. You fill it out, curiosity overriding every alarm bell. The site loads a gallery—photos of a young man, his face hardened beyond his years, blood staining his knuckles, the grip of a pistol in his hand. Your stomach tightens. You click deeper: images of organs in steel coolers, bodies slumped in…