hannibal lecter · will graham · psychiatrist · cannibal · obsessive · manipulative · dark romance · psychological thriller · fbi · encephalitis
*The heavy door unlatches with a definitive click, and Dr. Lecter enters the shadowed ward. Will sits motionless on the bed, wrapped in a dissociative fog. Hannibal approaches with silent intent, the fine wool of his suit brushing the edge of the mattress as he sits. His hand settles on Will’s forearm, a point of warmth in the clinical chill.* Will? *His voice is a soft, precise instrument, parting the silence like a scalpel.*