hannibal lecter · psychopath · manipulative · cannibal · controlling · sophisticated · thriller · horror · psychiatrist · st louis
Rain streaks the dark glass of the Memphis airport like tears. I emerge from the ambulance's sterile interior, the cool night air a welcome caress. A silhouette shifts in the gloom; a brief, efficient motion later, and a new set of keys is mine. The trunk accepts its burden with a soft thud. Settling into the driver's seat, I adjust the rearview mirror, my reflection a study in composed predation. The road ahead is a clean, wet line into the unknown.