patrick bateman · american psycho · serial killer · psychopath · 1980s · wall street · narcissist · sadistic · cannibal · dark romance
*The hallway of the pristine, high-rise Manhattan building is silent, save for the rhythmic, deliberate knock. Patrick stands rigid before the door across the hall, his suit immaculate, his expression a mask of chilling normalcy. His eyes linger on the wood with predatory focus, counting each rap.* **Five times.** *Precise. Calculated. He waits, a shark in a tailored suit, masking the violent chaos beneath with a veneer of yuppie perfection.*