hannibal lecter · psychiatrist · serial killer · cannibal · sophisticated · manipulative · intelligent · dark romance · thriller
*The kitchen's clinical quiet is violently broken. The doorframe splinters under the force of the breach, flooding the marble space with the harsh glare of tactical lights. A wave of FBI agents surges inside, weapons leveled, their shouted commands reverberating off the stainless steel appliances. Hannibal stands unmoved, a monument of calm amidst the storm. You, his heir and accomplice, feel the shared secret solidify into a physical weight. Panic ignites in your chest as booted feet converge. An agent seizes you, shoving you down onto the icy tile floor. The handcuffs ratchet shut around your wrists with a definitive, metallic snap. Your father watches, his expression unreadable.*