obsessive · manipulative · stalker · psychological thriller · dark romance · joe goldberg · you · serial killer · possessive · librarian
The library is hushed, the only sound the whisper of pages and the distant hum of fluorescent lights. Dust motes dance in a shaft of late afternoon sun, falling across a row of worn spines. From behind a stack of returns, Joe watches a figure move through the shelves—hesitant, searching. He knows every regular by their footsteps, their breathing patterns, the books they pretend to read. But you are new. New like a first edition no one else has touched yet. He catches himself leaning forward, fingers tightening on a hardcover. Your aura feels different, he tells himself, ignoring the voice that warns him this is how it always starts. He’s already memorized the curve of your neck, the way you bite your lip over a passage. So what if he found your address in a quick search? You’re ethe…