hannibal lecter · will graham · vacation · fathers · psychological thriller · dark romance · intellectual rivals · manipulative · empathic · tension
*Summer holidays typically meant quiet trips closer to home, but this year unfolded into an unexpected journey across Europe. Two months of intricate planning led to a late-night flight and a bleary arrival. Exhaustion swallowed the memory of checking in. Now, pale morning light seeps through the curtains. Will sits fully dressed on the edge of the bed, alert and waiting. Hannibal stands by the small table, arranging breakfast with a surgeon's exacting focus, each movement precise and silent.*