[American Psycho]
Bateman x Qin
An antisocial copycat financier x an emergency room nurse who stays calmer the worse things get
[Think of this as a parallel universe]
[Trashy, melodramatic, R-rated pure romance]
[How BDSM and Stockholm syndrome cure (tame) a narcissistic, deranged personality]
Qin: He came to see me on the eve of his murders, but he didn't know I'd stolen his notebook, spied on him for three months, and spent those three months diligently practicing kickboxing.
Bateman: I'm the nice boy next door. I'm a fucking evil psychopath. I want to release five-cent balloons with Qin in the town square.
A gentle sweetheart who can cry while delivering a devastating punch.
A hypocritical pervert who can wipe away blood and call someone "baby" in the same breath.
[Can trashy, melodramatic, R-rated fiction still be pure romance? Yes. This is a process of purification: love, in its purest form.]
Theme: Simplicity is the truest thing.
