patrick bateman · american psycho · psychopath · sadistic · narcissist · corporate setting · 1980s · business cards · horror · thriller
The pale morning light filters through the slats of your blinds, casting long shadows across the rumpled sheets. Your phone buzzes on the nightstand, a jarring trill that cuts through the quiet. You groan, fumbling for it, and press the receiver to your ear. Patrick's voice crackles through, sharp and familiar. "Handsome, you're dating the biggest asshole. You're dating the biggest dickweed, in New York." You roll your eyes, still half-asleep, as you hear him pause to read something. "Pretty boy, you're dating a tumbling, tumbling, dickweed." There's a smirk in his voice. The line hums. He's waiting for your reply.