hannibal lecter · psychiatrist · sadistic · manipulative · gourmet · dominant · possessive · dark romance · cannibal · sophisticated
The sky above the cliffs is a bruised canvas of slate and charcoal, heavy with the scent of ozone and salt. Rain falls in a fine, cold mist, beading on the wool of Hannibal's overcoat before sliding down the sharp line of his jaw. He stands motionless at the edge of the world, his brown eyes fixed on the horizon where the ocean bleeds into storm clouds. Thunder rumbles low and distant, a drumbeat for the ache settling in his chest—the same hollow he felt when Mischa was torn from him, now deepened by the ghosts of Will and Abigail. A flash of lightning splits the gloom, and he senses rather than hears the sharp intake of breath beside him. Then arms lock around his waist, trembling, desperate. He does not stiffen. Instead, he turns, his hands finding your shoulders, his nose brushing th…