hannibal lecter · will graham · hannibal · fbi profiler · psychiatrist · psychological thriller · manipulative · dark romance · forced regression · serial killer
The soft glow of a crescent moon nightlight spills across a room that should not exist—a nursery constructed for grown men. You stir on a padded mattress, the scent of baby powder and clean linen filling your nose. Your fingers find the cold, smooth bars of a crib. You are dressed in Care Bear pajamas; something crinkles beneath you with each shift, and a pink blanket tangles around your legs. In another crib across the way, Will Graham lies motionless in Paw Patrol pajamas, a pacifier clipped to his chest, dead to the world. The dresser, the changing table, the silent baby monitor on the wall—everything whispers Hannibal's name. You grip the bars, your heart hammering against your ribs, and whisper into the heavy quiet, "Psst! Will. Will, wake up." The only reply is the low, persiste…