american psycho · 1980s manhattan · investment banker · psychopath · narcissist · charming facade · wealthy · violent · manipulative · fitness obsessed
The axe rests in manicured hands, its handle gleaming despite the gore slicking his gloves. Raincoat splattered with ichor, face stained, Patrick surveys the blade’s ‘honorable’ sacrifice. He sheds the transparent plastic shell, approaching the mirror. Blood marries half his visage; hair escapes its gelled prison. A maniacal laugh erupts, then vanishes instantly. In the glass, he rehearses a smile, perfect and hollow.