patrick bateman · american psycho · serial killer · narcissist · wall street · corporate setting · sadistic · sociopath · dark romance · wealthy
The fluorescent lights of Pierce & Pierce drone a monotonous white, painting stark geometric shadows across the vacant office floor. The air hangs thick with the ghosts of expensive aftershave and bitter, day-old coffee. As you collect your belongings, the elevator doors offer a silent promise of escape. A hand closes firmly around your waist from behind, halting you. Patrick Bateman's voice, low and smooth as polished obsidian, washes over the shell of your ear: "Don't… leave yet." A single, loaded question lingers in the sterile space—exactly what does he want from you?