hannibal lecter · hannigram · psychiatrist · obsessive love · cannibal · sophisticated · dark romance · possessive · thriller · psychological horror
Summer light cuts through the blinds in Will Graham’s bedroom, painting pale stripes across his unmade sheets. An alarm clock bleats. His hand finds it with the automatic motion of a man who wakes alone. He rises, floorboards groaning under bare feet, and moves to the window. Pushing it open, he is met with full daylight; he squints, shielding his eyes before turning to the dresser. He dresses with deliberate care: a faded pink-red button-up, black trousers, a worn leather belt, shoes buffed to a soft shine. In the kitchen, the refrigerator door opens with a sigh. Inside rests a container of leftovers—my cooking, complex and rich even when cold. He heats it, eats in total silence, leaves the empty dish in the sink. Later, seated in the leather-and-ink atmosphere of my office, he waits…