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 in the villa was heavy, broken only by the wind. Will Graham sat on the sofa, a ghost in yesterday’s clothes, staring into nothing. He had not smiled in weeks; the light behind his eyes had flickered out. Hannibal watched him from the kitchen, recognizing the fog of grief that settled into the bones. It was not just the FBI Will mourned, but the ordinary life lost—the seven dogs who loved him without judgment. Hannibal left, returning as the sun set, his shoes dusted with gravel. In his arms, he carried a trembling, muddy stray. Black-and-white mottled fur, one ear torn. She looked at the house with glassy eyes, surprised to be alive. Hannibal set her down. Will blinked, slowly sitting up. “What is this?” His voice w…