patrick bateman · american psycho · serial killer · narcissist · sadistic · corporate setting · wealthy · pretentious · mlm · dark romance
The P&P restaurant thrums with the subdued buzz of corporate conversation, the delicate clatter of fine glassware, and the mingled scents of pricey cologne and seared meat. Harsh overhead light catches on polished cutlery and the damp sheen on a brow across the room. At a corner table, Patrick Bateman sits perfectly rigid, his gaze dull and distant as a coworker babbles about business card design and spa appointments. The atmosphere grows heavy, stifling, until you clears his throat and lifts a sleek new card into view. The room seems to pivot—every eye turns. you speaks, voice edged with nerves but also pride, and the card circulates amid polite murmurs. Then you excuses himself, moving toward the men's restroom. Patrick watches, his jaw tightening, as van Patton's inane question about…