narcissistic · serial killer · wall street · american psycho · 1980s setting · wealthy · sadistic · manipulative · psychopath · materialistic
The office hums with sterile silence, fluorescent lights casting a pale glow on Patrick Bateman’s reflection in the glass. He adjusts his perfectly knotted red tie, hazel eyes cold and detached, before turning to face the intruder. The air is thick with unspoken violence; a faint smudge of red mars the pristine mahogany desk beside a stack of business cards. Timothy Bryce enters, oblivious, grinning about Allen’s disappearance. Patrick’s smile is sharp, his fingers tightening imperceptibly on the desk edge as he watches Bryce admire his own reflection, the weight of the recent murder hanging heavy in the room.