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Sapphic September 2020 – Day 13: Sweaters

Fandom: Hannibal (TV)

Pairing: Kabloom (Beverly/Alana)

Thoughts: This moodboard was meant to include a full fic with it, but I'm no longer inspired to write it. However, I figured that it's never too late to share the moodboard that I created for the fic idea. And who knows, maybe someday someone will be inspired to write the fic so I don't have to!

Basically, the fic idea goes like this:

Some coworkers at the FBI Academy go out for drinks after work on a chilly Friday evening, and eventually they all trickle out of the bar except for Alana and Beverly, who continue drinking and talking together. When they finally decide it's time to go home because it's getting late and they've been there much longer than they'd planned, Alana embarrassedly realizes that she's had too much drink and can't drive herself home. Beverly offers for Alana to stay the night at her place instead of trying to find a way home. Alana protests at first but eventually caves since it's a weekend and they don't have to go to work the next day (and she secretly likes Bev a lot, though whether or not Alana already knows this herself or if it's a surprise to her too is up to the writer).

Beverly gives Alana a ride on her motorcycle to her apartment, where Alana gets to meet her cats. As they get ready for bed, Beverly lends Alana one of her sweaters. All the proximity of the night, the intimacy of the sweater (it smells faintly like Bev and laundry detergent), and the alcohol consumption results in Alana asking Beverly if she can kiss her. Beverly gently tells her no, not until the morning when she's sobered up and can decide for real if she wants this. Alana sleepily protests but Beverly tucks her into bed and Alana immediately falls asleep.

When Alana wakes up in the morning, she's initially confused that she is in a bed that isn't hers, but then it all comes back to her, including the "rejection," and she's extremely mortified. She tries to sneak out, but Beverly is making breakfast in the kitchen for both of them, so Alana begrudgingly (but also gratefully and relievedly) stays. When (or after) eating (it's up to the writer when this happens), Beverly asks Alana if she still wants to kiss her. Alana flushes and says she's not really the kind of person who dates (this was meant to be a callback to her conversation in canon with Will in s01e08 — but where this fic falls in relation to canon is up to the writer. It can be entirely an AU, I just like to make callbacks to canon with dialogue!) Beverly says that that's not what she asked. Alana eventually admits that yes, it was a truthful confession, but that she hadn't meant to say it out loud and doesn't want to make their relationship awkward. Beverly asks her if she remembers what she'd said last night: that they could kiss once she's sober if she still wants it. Beverly gets up, comes over to Alana, leans in close, and asks her if she still wants the kiss. Alana answers by kissing her. Where the fic goes after this is up to the writer!

But tbh, all that being said, you can create anything inspired by this idea and/or the moodboard if you want to; it doesn’t have to follow what I was thinking. Also, anyone is free to create for this idea if they want to, regardless if someone else has already done so or not. (It's free real estate, babeyyy.) All I ask is 1) don’t repost my moodboard anywhere, and 2) please include a link to my moodboard with your creation!

Also available on AO3.

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