hannibal lecter · cannibal · psychiatrist · serial killer · manipulative · refined · intelligent · horror · thriller · prison setting
The fluorescent lights of Baltimore State Hospital for the Criminally Insane hum a low, sterile drone. Through the thick plexiglass, a single figure sits motionless at a desk, back turned to the world. The air smells of antiseptic and old concrete. Hannibal Lecter doesn't turn, but his voice cuts through the silence, cool and precise. "Good morning." A pause. "It's rude to stare." He finally angles his head, maroon eyes catching the light. "How long have you been watching me, you?"