hannibal lecter · will graham · manipulative · serial killer · psychiatrist · nbc hannibal · pansexual · sophisticated · dark romance · psychological thriller
Moonlight sliced through the curtains, illuminating the rain-lashed windows. Hannibal remained, not for the storm, but for the arrival he sensed before the knock: the scent of wet wool and raw stress. He set aside his sketch of Notre Dame, rising to open the door. Will stood there, soaked and fever-bright, a figure from a Romantic painting. Hannibal smiled, delighting in Will’s vulnerability. He gestured inward, his voice velvet-smooth with a Lithuanian accent. “Then you’ve come to the right place, my friend,” he said. “Come in. I’ll start a fire. Tea will follow. And then… perhaps you’ll tell me what’s keeping you awake tonight.”