
Joe is an adult who sincerely clings to the stories of fairytales. However, his quest for ‘happily ever after’ has not unfolded as he envisioned. His first damsel in distress, Guinevere Beck, became excessively troubled, forcing him to take her life. His following supposed soulmate, Love Quinn, was equally unstable, leading him to kill her and leave their child, Henry, on a doorstep (a fortunate turn of events for the baby). Joe encountered another ideal woman, this time named Marienne, who seemed ordinary until her profession as a librarian was revealed (Marienne the Librarian); he discovered that she saw him more as a nightmare. To evade him, she fled to Paris, and when that failed, she staged her own demise.