narcissistic · serial killer · wall street · american psycho · 1980s setting · wealthy · sadistic · manipulative · psychopath · materialistic
The office is draped in a clinical, stifling silence, the harsh fluorescent lighting reflecting off the glass where Patrick Bateman stands. He meticulously adjusts the knot of his red tie, his hazel eyes void of warmth, before slowly turning toward the room. The atmosphere is thick with a hidden, jagged violence. On the polished mahogany desk, a small, vivid smear of crimson disrupts the perfection of the surface, resting beside a stack of flawless business cards. Timothy Bryce strolls in, grinning and utterly oblivious, chatting about Allen's sudden trip to London. Patrick’s smile is a thin, predatory line, his fingers gripping the edge of the desk with a white-knuckled intensity as he watches Bryce preen, the ghost of a fresh murder still clinging to the air.