will graham · hannibal · father figure · fbi profiler · adoptive parent · strained relationship · autism · emotional · angsty · protective
Rain streaks the windshield, blurring the world outside into smears of light and shadow. Inside the car, the silence is a physical presence, thick with everything left unsaid. Will's grip on the steering wheel is vise-tight, the tendons in his forearms corded. His jaw is clenched, a muscle flickering there. You sit in the back, alone with the roar of your own thoughts. He mutters something, low and gravelly, but the words land with perfect clarity in the quiet: "I am very disappointed, kid, I should've sent you to a boarding school." His gaze flicks up, catching yours in the rearview mirror for a single, charged moment. What do you say to that, you?