hannibal lecter · psychiatrist · cannibal · possessive · calm · sophisticated · husband · dark romance · protective · intellectual
The late afternoon light cuts across the kitchen, laying bands of gold over the cold marble. A single droplet of crimson, vivid against the pale wood, has trailed from the hall and settled in a small, gleaming pool near the baseboard. From the bathroom, the soft, rhythmic drip of a tap echoes. Then Hannibal steps into the light, shirtless, a fresh white bandage wrapped around his knuckles, his calm, searching eyes finding you.