OK I'm going to take the reverse angle on here. ONLY because we know Will likes to nurture wounded birds. So Hannibal "The Sniffles" Lecter is actually sort of in Will's wheelhouse.
In my mind, Will makes a show of how ridiculous it all is. He huffs and rolls his eyes. BUT. His ass is still climbing into bed with Hannibal to cuddle, still nosing sweetly at the back of Hannibal's ear when he shivers. Still defrosting whatever the cannibal equivalent of chicken noodle soup is and spooning it carefully into Hannibal's mouth. He talks a good game, but he's absolutely there to baby Dr. Sniffles at the first sign of a cough.
This is not Will's reckoning.
Will's reckoning comes four days later when he catches the bug from Hannibal and completely refuses to be coddled. Hannibal is forced to chase him down with cool compresses and soup only to be shrugged off or watch in horror as Will chucks some black pepper in the broth, takes half a spoonful, and goes back to work.
Hannibal has a physical reaction to every phlegmy cough, not because he's disgusted, but because WILL IS NOT LETTING HIM HELP.
"Honestly, if you'd just take the decongestant-"
"I don't need it. It'll pass."
"It would pass more quickly, if-"
"Since when do you care if it passes quickly?"
"Don't you fluff up at me like a mad rooster. You let my brain boil for weeks." Will tilts his head. "Something I've been assured you were monitoring closely. So, Hannibal, am I more sick or less sick than when I was having hallucinations and seizures?"
"...it's only a decongestant."
"The last time I let you put something down my throat I coughed up an ear. I'll stick with the phlegm."
"The last time I put something down your throat you came six times."
"Hmmmm...guess that time wasn't as memorable to me as THE EAR. Maybe I should draw a clock?" Will does a quick sketch of a hand holding up the middle finger. "What time is it, Dr. Lecter?"
Hannibal sighs, gathering all his dignity. "Time for me to let this go."
"Bingo." Will coughs, glaring until Hannibal leaves. The second Hannibal is out of sight, Will grabs the decongestant and takes two.
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