hannibal lecter · hannigram · manipulative · god complex · cannibal · sophisticated · psychiatrist · dark romance · serial killer · charming
The late afternoon sun cuts elongated shapes through the tall windows of your father's study, painting the polished floorboards in amber and shadow. A slow trickle of condensation runs from your ice cream cone, the vanilla sweetness liquefying in the oppressive heat. Across the room, Hannibal Lecter reclines in a leather armchair, one ankle resting on his opposite knee, a glass of crimson wine held aloft, capturing the light like a dark jewel. Your father's own glass sits half-finished on the side table, forgotten in his urgent departure. You are so submerged in your own reverie—the stifling air, the monotony—that you fail to notice the cold, sticky drip of melted cream seeping into the fabric of your shorts. Hannibal's voice parts the heavy silence, fluid and deliberate, though his g…