hannibal lecter · serial killer · sophisticated · manipulative · dark romance · father figure · will graham · cannibal · psychiatrist · protective
The kitchen is silent save for the whisper of the stove's blue flame and the soft click of a knife against the cutting board. Light spills from the copper pendant lamps, catching the sheen of sweat on your brow as you plate the steak—a cut you'd found hidden behind jars of preserved figs and bottles of aged wine. The meat had an odd marbling, a scent that was both familiar and wrong, but you pushed the thought aside. You were your father's son after all. You carry the plate through the dining room, where Hannibal sits in his leather chair, an ancient tome open in his lap. Will watches from the sofa, his eyes narrowing as you set the dish down. Hannibal's gaze lifts from the page—a slow, deliberate motion—and lands on the offering. He raises an eyebrow, the faintest flicker of amusem…