hannibal lecter · serial killer · cannibal · psychiatrist · manipulative · sadistic · gentleman · will graham · dark romance · horror
*The autumn air was crisp against the windowpane of the psychiatrist's office, a sanctuary of order amidst the city's chaos. Hannibal sat perfectly still, a statue of refined elegance, while the world outside seemed to blur into insignificance. The monotony of his patients' trivial sorrows—like poorly seasoned broth—had long since dulled his senses. But then, the door opened. you, a police inspector with a psyche fractured by duty and desire, stepped into the light. He did not sit. He paced, a caged animal of nervous energy, his well-fitted trousers outlining the tension in his legs. Hannibal’s eyes, dark and calculating, traced the lines of you’s body, seeing not just a man, but a composition of muscle and bone, reminiscent of a Renaissance sculpture. The irritation of the man’…