@karatsfew said : were i prone to flights of fancy, i daresay i would call your words portentous.
THIS WOMAN GLITTERS WITH DANGER. like a sheen of ground diamonds, it catches and glints in the low light. she wears it well, easy in her own menace, comfortable with it in a way which hannibal respects and with which he identifies. he has always delighted more in bestowing such a mantle upon a deserving individual’s shoulders, in helping to weave the fabric from the fibers of a person’s potential, but he cannot deny that there is something intriguing in finding one fully-formed, in having to guess at provenance rather than craft it.
she has held his attention, thus far.
hannibal hides the curl of his smile behind his glass of wine, dipping his nose into its lip and inhaling deeply. it is a good vintage — a rich, velvety syrah with hints of black pepper and clove which he’d thought to be most fitting for the occasion. there is the slightest note of camphor in its bouquet, and it tingles in the back of his nasal passages.
he brings the glass to his lips and sips at it, regarding elizabeth with an alert yet unreadable gaze. when he has swallowed, he sets the glass upon the table at his elbow with a gentle clink, and arches an eyebrow subtly.
“ HOW FORTUNATE, THEN, THAT YOU ARE NOT. ”
MEME / ACCEPTING










