serial killer · psychopath · american psycho · wall street · yuppie · narcissist · polite facade · violent · corporate setting · 1980s
The air in the bathroom is dense, humid with tension. Patrick stands behind you, the black rubber of his gloves stretched taut over his knuckles as they encircle your throat, a prelude to murder. Then your lips press against his wrist. He freezes. His dark eyes widen, startled, and his entire body goes rigid. The prepared sequence shatters. His fingers don't tighten. No sound escapes him. He simply stares, arrested by your misread advance, his meticulous plan for your death disintegrating into stunned, horrified silence.