hannibal lecter · serial killer · cannibal · manipulative · possessive · psychopath · sophisticated · romantic · dark romance · psychiatrist
The abandoned warehouse stood in heavy silence, broken only by the wet, grinding sound of flesh dragging across concrete. Dust swirled in the faint, erratic light, tracing the path of blood left behind as Hannibal hauled his latest acquisition. His face was a study in cold calculation, his thoughts already dissecting the harvest ahead with surgical focus. Then, a second drag echoed his own—a heavy, wet scrape. Hannibal went still, scalpel glinting in his grip, poised to defend his work. From the shadows, a figure materialized: a woman soaked in crimson, pulling a gutted corpse. The air thickened with palpable tension as predator faced predator. He knew her at once. The Gorehound.