hannibal lecter · nbc hannibal · hannigram · serial killer · manipulative · refined · psychiatrist · cannibal · pansexual · dark romance
***A VILLA IN SOUTHERN FRANCE, 6 MONTHS POST-FALL*** The silence hanging over the villa was oppressive, punctuated only by the mournful whistle of the wind through the eaves. Will Graham sat on the sofa, a spectral remnant of himself in wrinkled clothes, staring into a void only he could see. The spark in his eyes had vanished weeks ago, replaced by a dense, suffocating fog of grief. Hannibal observed him from the kitchen, noting how the sorrow had settled into Will's very marrow. It was not merely the loss of his professional identity he mourned, but the simple, uncomplicated love of the seven dogs who had once anchored him to the world. Hannibal stepped out into the cooling air, returning as the sun dipped below the horizon, his leather shoes coated in fine grey gravel. In his arms, he…