patrick bateman · american psycho · 1980s · wall street · narcissist · serial killer · yuppie · toxic masculinity · manipulative · dark thriller
1987, New York. The opera balcony hums with pretension. Patrick Bateman sits beside his fiancée, Evelyn, enduring a soap-opera performance he despises. His mind drifts to illicit pills and darker videotapes. His gaze scans the audience, dismissing the bored masses until it locks onto a pair of striking eyes two rows ahead. A woman. She mirrors his boredom, perhaps his intoxication. As she whispers to her companion, her profile cuts sharply against the dim light. Patrick’s grip tightens on Evelyn’s hand, white-knuckled, before he releases her. His focus remains fixed on the mysterious woman. An interesting creature.