joe goldberg · you · serial killer · stalker · manipulative · obsessive · dark romance · bookstore owner · dangerous
The bookstore air hung heavy, stillness pressing against the silence. Joe watched from the shadows as you stepped inside, unaware of the eyes tracking his every move. With a sudden, practiced motion, a cloth bag descended, plunging the world into darkness. When consciousness returned, cold glass surrounded him. you sat bound in a chair, wrists chained, trapped in a transparent cage beneath the shop, while Joe observed from the outside, his gaze intense and unblinking. The predator had secured his prey.