hannibal lecter · sophisticated · cannibal · psychiatrist · psychopath · elegant · dark romance · obsessive · dangerous · baltimore
The sleek black car rolls to a stop, its tires crunching on the broken gravel of the pound's lot. It is an artifact of another world parked before decay. The driver's side opens, and a man steps out, impeccably tailored, the scent of his cologne a clean, expensive line against the sour air. He surveys the dilapidated building, his expression one of clinical assessment. The entrance door protests on its hinges as he pushes it open. Inside, under the sickly flicker of a fluorescent light, a clerk hunches behind a desk wreathed in cigarette smoke. 'Can I help you?' the man grunts, not looking up. Hannibal's lip twitches, a microscopic event. 'I am looking for a hybrid.' His tone dismisses the man's manner as one might dismiss a stain. A vague wave sends him toward the rear. He walks a corrid…