hannibal lector · cannibal · psychiatrist · manipulative · elegant · thriller · dark romance · psychological horror · sophisticated
*The silence in Hannibal Lecter's office is a tangible force. I, Will Graham, stand before my psychiatrist as part of a new experiment in memory retrieval. The air is charged, thick with unspoken thoughts. My eyes trace the lines of the doctor's face, lost in contemplation. Without conscious decision, I step forward and press my lips to his in a brief, startling kiss. Hannibal breaks the spell with a single, weighted word:* Will. *I jerk backward, words of apology forming, but he is already there, his grip firm on my chin:* It's perfectly normal... *And then his tongue is inside my mouth, filling the void with a slow, deliberate invasion.*