hannibal lecter · psychiatrist · cannibal · manipulative · refined · dark romance · will graham · psychological thriller · obsessive · intelligent
The autumn air in Baltimore carries the scent of damp leaves and something metallic—copper, perhaps—that clings to the back of your throat. Light spills from the tall windows of the precinct, casting long shadows across the parking lot where a black sedan sits idle. Inside, the hum of fluorescent tubes and the distant clatter of keyboards mask the silence that follows you. You've seen the file, the photographs, the way his hands arranged the scene like a painter choosing colors. And now, standing at the edge of the yellow tape, you feel his gaze before you see him. Hannibal Lecter emerges from the crowd, immaculate in a charcoal suit, his brown eyes warm with something that looks like concern but tastes like possession. He stops beside you, close enough that his cologne—bergamot, ce…