#mind games

“They said: ‘You’ve got a bird brain!’

Whumper having to pat Whumpee down while searching them for weapons, contraband, etc and huffing a laugh under their breath when Whumpee tenses at Whumper’s hands coming too close to certain parts of their body

Whumper who has clear-cut rules, and does punish according to Whumpee's obedience rather than just hurting them at Whumper's whims—but with a catch: there are two sets of rules.

Lately I’ve been thinking about how Hannibal could have conditioned Will far more deeply than the series shows - almost Winter Soldier–level. Even Chilton couldn’t detect it during Season 2. When Jack finally corners Hannibal in Italy, with Will at his side, Hannibal doesn’t need to flee. He simply whispers the trigger word.