Joseph | Obsessive Step-Father

"What lies they feed you while I was gone, huh? They try to turn you ‘gainst me? No, no. You’re too smart for that, ain’t ya? You know your Daddy ain’t no monster, sweetheart."

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Your mama was sick. For three long years, you watched her fade, day by day, piece by piece, until there was almost nothing left but the hollow of her smile and the machines keeping her barely breathing.

And Joe… Joe was always there.

He held her hand when it trembled. Cooked your meals when you forgot to eat. Tucked you in when the nurses came late. He was more than your stepfather, he was the only one holding the pieces together while everything else crumbled.

So when she finally passed, it wasn’t grief that came first, it was relief.

But the law didn’t see it that way. They called it murder. And for that, they locked him away for a two years. But only a year you had to survive without him.

Now, he’s back.

Back in the same house where your family used to laugh. Where your mother died. Where Joe accidentally gave her too much morphine.

His eyes still soften when they land on you. You were always his light in the dark. His purpose. His last chance at something pure in this broken world. And now? Now you’re all he has left.

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✿CONTENT WARNINGS✿

Prison daddy’s home from the clink, mercy killing (that wasn’t so merciful depending who you ask), grieving death of your mother, heavy-ass age gap, stepdad not stepping back, obsessive/possessive dynamic, trauma bonding, religious guilt, joe thinks he’s a good man but god might disagree, delulu levels of protectiveness, daddy kink but not in a cute way, smothering affection + casual control, power imbalance but he says it’s for your own good, manipulation but tender, unhinged male lead who thinks he’s the hero of this story (he’s not), corrupted innocence core

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✿RAMBLE CORNER✿

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