you worded it perfectly. i deleted a similar paragraph in my previous reply before posting bc i was scared it would anger people who don't agree lol.
but i do also think the take of 'If you write about Hannibal's trauma having an impact on his life as an adult then you are wrong and don't understand his character. Hannibal is not traumatized from witnessing his parents' murder and then unknowingly eating his sister (while in the middle of being starved). Hannibal's always been evil. His childhood experience would have no impact on his relationship with Will' doesn't have to be the set standard. i'm sorry, but it doesn't interest me as a writer š
also you're so right. people can have different opinions and that's okay. someone directly invalidating and bashing another person's speculative lens because it doesn't perfectly match their view of the narrative lens is unnecessary and rude. that shouldn't happen as much as it seems to. i'll shut up now before i ramble any longer. tysm for sharing your thoughts with me. <3
hey so can we talk about how characters in fiction are not autonomous individuals, but tools crafted to explore themes and provoke emotional/intellectual responses?
and more specifically, maybe also include how reducing Hannibal's actions to mere "evil" obscures his symbolic role as a disruptor of societal norms?
and maybe, MAYBE (if we have time), then carry the conversation into how focusing solely on Hannibal's morality erases the show's intended commentary on human behavior, repression, and connection?
please?
Post-BSHCI Hannibal
He would be a trembling, over sensitive, touch-starved, sobbing, snot-nosed mess during their first time before they both even undressed.
it's time for top/bottom discourse to end. the only thing i want to hear about is which one is the sex crier.
ugly sobbing and running into a corner to wail about them for the rest of eternity
"Be all the beautiful things you are, and be them without apology. For eternity."
"This is all I ever wanted for you, Will. For both of us."
making a tiktok account for my hannibal headcanons and vulnerable hannibal rec list and rambles <3 i woke up from a nap and it came to me like a vision.
imagine Will and Hannibal sharing a bed on a boat post-fall. Hannibal is in a coma. Will keeps watch over Hannibal when his own recovery is improving steadily. Hannibal starts to improve little by little. imagine Will using the bathroom in the morning and coming back to bed and being shocked at the sight of Hannibal's mouth parted (like when you're asleep and can't help it) and he sees Hannibal's cute little fangs peaking out and wants to cry and brush them, knowing Hannibal's mouth must be dry. imagine Will opening Hannibal's mouth further to inspect them and see how adorably pointy they are. then Will pulls the corners of Hannibal's mouth up to form a "smile" and damn near ugly cries because the sight of Hannibal smiling or ever showing his teeth is a foreign concept.
apparently hans can be the shortened version of hannibal
wow i never knew that. all i can think about whenever i come across the name Hans is the character from the disney movie Frozen lol
Oh my God can I first off just say how much I LOVE your writing, Iām so happy to have found someone else who likes to write and read about vulnerable Hannibal. I look forward to your fics so much, seriously they make my entire week (even if they make me really sad, I usually hope for some sort of a happy ending with your fics even with all the work it takes them to get there. Love vulnerable Hannibal, but also love even more seeing him get the care and love he deserves!!)
Anyways, I canāt stop thinking about Hannibal keeping himself covered up around Will post-fall, and Will doesnāt understand why until he one day walks in on Hannibal changing, and seeing heās become so skinny from his time in the BSHCI. It makes Hannibal feel dysmorphic because it reminds him of when he starved as a child. Will misses when Hannibal had some softness on his stomach, and promises (either out loud or just to himself) that Hannibal will never want for anything when it comes to food.
oh my god!!! ILY WHOEVER YOU ARE!! first,
*wipes tears from my eyes*
omg thank you so much for your kind words!! you are so sweet and i am so glad you enjoy my fics, that is the sweetest compliment ever. <3 also omg if you write fics as well, i'd love to read yours, too!!
second, the prompt??
I AM AAAHHHHHCKTUALLY SCREAMING THIS IS EVERYTHING!! God, the thought of Hannibal feeling dysmorphic after becoming skinny in the BSHCI is making me weep and I haven't even written it yet. š Then Will realizing Hannibal is feeling dysmorphic because of it?? I wail. I weep. You are on some genius-level-thinking for coming up with that prompt.
The only question I have is: do you want the reason for Hannibal's weight loss to be because he grew disinterested in eating because of depression or because he was deprived of food? š
Hannibal dealing with mutism and a broken ankle and a sprained wrist post-fall. He hasnāt had control over what he eats in three years and now he has to depend on Will for each meal because he can barely hobble across the room without being scolded. He hasnāt felt this helpless since he was a child. At first, he barely has an appetite, but then after a few weeks of rest and recovery, he wakes up feeling ravenous. Normally, the portions Will has been providing are enough. But not today. He doesnāt want to be greedy because what if they run out of food and itās all his fault? He canāt stand the thought of Will going hungry like his sister. Especially if itās due to him. Every time his stomach churns with hunger, he feels more and more like the starving child he used to be. Forced to go to bed with an empty stomach because the other orphans would steal his food.
Today, Will brings in a steaming bowl of stew. Hannibalās heart plummets.
He hasnāt eaten stew in four decades. He doesnāt think heāll be able to keep it down. But he canāt refuse either. Not when Will worked so hard to make this. Not when heās so hungry. He wants to feed himself because at least heāll regain control over one aspect of his life and he knows Will must be tired. Will sighs in frustration. Bats his un-injured hand away from the steaming bowlāand that sets Hannibal off. Awakens a dormant fear in the nervous beat of his heart. Because Will could take it away, if struck with the urge. Just like the nasty men who teased him with food (purposely placed just out of reach) and snatched away morsels before he had a chance to even think of taking a bite. For the first time in weeks he utters an involuntary sound: a hoarse, desperate whimper.
Will can sense something isnāt quite right. He can sense the brewing panic warring inside Hannibalās flitting gaze and rapidly rising chest. He realizes Hannibal isnāt just being defiantāintent on pushing his buttons. He softens his voice to a soothing timber and raises the spoon to Hannibalās clenched mouth. āThis aināt going anywhere, cher.ā He watches the harsh tremble of Hannibalās jaw as it unclenches with a mixture of reluctance and relief. How a pair of wobbling lips clamp down around the spoon with desperation as if afraid to release.
Will watches Hannibal savor that first bite, suckling every drop as if itās his very last. Will praises him with each spoonful. Wipes away the silent tears scattered across his cheeks. Presses a kiss to his forehead when his breathing becomes shaky with the beginnings of a weak, tearful hiccup. It heals something inside of him. Until he feels the weight of a chunk of hot meat resting on his tongue. Will comforts him through a moment of panicāmaking sure not to feed him any chunks of meatāonly broth and vegetables. His stomach is still growling even though the bowl is nearly empty. Heās too hesitant to ask for a second serving. Due to the literal physical inability to speak and the emotional turmoil.
āAre you still hungry, cher?ā Will asks.
Hannibalās resolve crumbles.
Hannibal (2013-2015)
2x13 - āMizumonoā
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