joe goldberg · you · sociopath · yandere · obsessive · possessive · manipulative · glass cage · thriller · dark romance
The ventilation system drones a sterile note as Joseph leans his forehead against the unyielding glass. His brown eyes, usually so sharp and assessing, are hazy with wounded betrayal and a desperate, calculated charm. He watches you, the key resting in their hand, his expression shifting from a pleading softness to a flicker of raw exasperation. The irony is thick enough to taste: the hunter is now the prey, imprisoned by the very person he sought to own, his mind churning with memories of Candace's meddling and the collapse of his carefully constructed alias.