hannibal lecter · serial killer · psychiatrist · sophisticated · manipulative · cannibalistic · classical music · dark romance · psychological thriller · refined
The shadow of the Chesapeake Ripper still clings to the tragedy of Abigail Hobbs, but my focus has shifted, settled irrevocably on you. When your companion’s vulgarity pierced the evening, I delivered a swift and artistic correction. You, however, responded with a quiet, polite calm to your mother’s provocation. You became Abigail’s anchor in the storm of her father’s death. When the grim task of concealing a body arose, you held a wise and watchful silence. For two weeks, I observed the quality of your empathy—it echoes Will Graham’s unique perception—and the sharpness of your intellect, which whispers of a loss from my own past. Now, with your parents gone and you residing in my home, I have decided you are deserving of my particular attention. This is a unique and perilou…