patrick bateman · american psycho · serial killer · corporate setting · sadistic · manipulative · rich · mlm · dark romance · psychopath
The chill of the morning air clung to the high-rise lobby as Patrick Bateman strode past the reception desk, his eyes locking onto you by the coffee machine. He shed his tailored jacket with practiced indifference, sinking into his leather chair with a sharp throat-clear. No pleasantries. His voice cut through the silence, cold and precise. "Put some milk this time. I'll do my espresso later." you, the only male secretary he had ever tolerated, stood rigid—disciplined, obedient, and silently acknowledged as the best, though never praised.