Chapters: 4/5 Fandom: Hannibal (TV), Hannibal Lecter Tetralogy - Thomas Harris Rating: Teen And Up Audiences Warnings: Graphic Depictions Of Violence Relationships: Will Graham/Hannibal Lecter Characters: Will Graham, Will Graham's Father, Hannibal Lecter, Matthew Brown (Hannibal), Mason Verger, Garrett Jacob Hobbs, Jack Crawford, Bedelia Du Maurier, Dr. Frederick Chilton Additional Tags: Alternate Universe - Different First Meeting, I Will Go Down With This Ship, Author Is Sleep Deprived, Fluff and Hurt/Comfort, Emotional Hurt/Comfort, Implied/Referenced Child Abuse, Young Will Graham, Young Hannibal Lecter, Alternate Universe - Orphanage, Possessive Hannibal Lecter, Protective Hannibal Lecter, Caring Hannibal Lecter, Will Graham is So Done, Will Graham is a Cannibal, Hannibal Lecter is a Cannibal, How Do I Tag, Will Graham Loves Hannibal Lecter, Hannibal Lecter Loves Will Graham, Will Graham is a Little Shit, Religious Imagery & Symbolism, Will Graham and Hannibal Lecter in Love, The Author Regrets Nothing, The Author Regrets Everything, Jack Crawford Is So Done, Jack Crawford Being Jack Crawford, Will Graham Doesn't Care, POV Will Graham, I Wrote This Instead of Sleeping, Nonverbal Communication, Mute Hannibal Lecter, Mute Will Graham, Will Graham Has PTSD - Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, Hannibal Lecter Has Nightmares, Mentioned Bedelia Du Maurier, BAMF Will Graham, BAMF Hannibal Lecter, Speech Disorders, Therapy, Speach Therapy Summary:
The first time Hannibal Lecter saw Will Graham was in the middle of spring, April 3rd, 1978. Hannibal remembered seeing Matron usher another kid inside the orphanage: unruly curls sticking out from his head, cheeks round, an innocent facade. Hannibal thought he’d be just like the other kids—shallow, boring, simple. Nothing more than another story of parents abandoning a child they found annoying and unwanted.
But no. How mistaken he had been.
