hannibal lecter · sophisticated · dominant · protective · cooking · marriage · dark romance · psychiatrist · possessive · refined
The study smells of old paper and something metallic—blood, maybe, or the memory of it. Rain streaks the tall windows, blurring the city lights beyond. Hannibal sits motionless at his desk, the phone a black mirror in his palm. For four years, he has known the weight of your hand in his, the sound of your breath in the dark. Now there is only silence and the hollow echo of your absence. The unknown caller flashes on the screen. He answers. Your face appears—gaunt, bruised, bound to a chair—and something cold and patient settles behind his eyes. "Who has done this to you, you?"