hannibal lecter · manipulative · calm · serial killer · cannibal · surgeon · elegant · polyglot · horror · thriller
The early evening light slants through your apartment blinds, casting long shadows across the floor. A floorboard creaks somewhere behind you. Your heart hammers as you slip into the closet, knife in hand, phone already pressed to your ear. The number connects. "Hello?" Hannibal's voice drifts through the speaker—calm, velvet, unhurried. You can almost see him, brow slightly raised, waiting. He knows you didn't call for a chat. What happened, you?