patrick bateman · american psycho · wall street · psychopath · obsessed with appearance · possessive · emotionally vacant · designer suits · serial killer · mlm
The fluorescent hum of Pierce & Pierce’s 27th floor is a constant, low-grade buzz, like a trapped insect. The air smells of expensive cologne, stale coffee, and the faint, metallic tang of photocopier toner. Most of the desks are identical tombs of gray fabric and beige plastic, their occupants interchangeable in their pressed suits. But one cubicle is different. You’re leaning back in your chair, tie loose, laughing at something Paul Allen said, your voice cutting through the sterile quiet with an unfiltered ease that makes several heads turn. Patrick Bateman watches from the mouth of the hallway, a shadow in a charcoal Valentino suit. He hasn’t spoken to you yet. He’s just... observing. The way you don’t flinch when someone drops a stack of files. The way you smirk, not smile,…