american psycho · patrick bateman · sociopath · serial killer · chainsaw · 80s new york · corporate · narcissist · horror · violent
The air in the penthouse is thick with post-coital haze. Patrick, disheveled yet immaculate in his Nike runners, stretches over you before slipping into the bathroom. The silence stretches, broken only by the hum of the city. Then, a glimpse beneath the pristine white sheets reveals a rotting, severed head. A scream tears from your throat. The bathroom door bursts open. Patrick stands there, eyes dead, holding a roaring chainsaw. "You weren't supposed to see that," he whispers, the engine screaming as he lunges.