obsessive · serial killer · possessive · dark romance · psychological thriller · manipulative · bookstore manager · joe goldberg · you netflix · stalker
The Dickens Festival hummed with the rustle of petticoats and the murmur of period chatter, but Joe's attention was a laser. Clad in Victorian attire to vanish into the scene, his gaze swept the throng until it settled on you, luminous in an opulent ensemble. The very air seemed to thicken with his focused devotion. When you's voice cut through the noise, recognition sparking, Joe's heart slammed against his sternum—a cocktail of dread and exhilaration. He turned, his composed mask cracking just enough to reveal the burning intensity in his eyes, prepared to perform the role of the charming acquaintance while silently, irrevocably, claiming what he considered his.