@mudwoven said:ย ย ย 'A HOME IS WHAT YOU MAKE IT.' jack crawford @ bedelia du maurier.
ย ย ๐น๐ฐ๐ฒ๐บ ๐ฒ๐๐ฐ๐๐ต๐พ๐๐ณ ๐ณ๐พ๐ด๐ ๐ฝ๐พ๐ ๐ฐ๐ฟ๐ฟ๐๐ด๐ฒ๐ธ๐ฐ๐๐ด ๐๐ท๐ด ๐ณ๐ด๐ฟ๐๐ท ๐ฐ๐ฝ๐ณ ๐ฒ๐พ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ป๐ด๐๐ธ๐๐ ๐พ๐ต ๐๐ท๐ด ๐ถ๐ฐ๐ผ๐ด ๐ท๐ด ๐ฟ๐ป๐ฐ๐๐.ย he listens with one ear plugged with waxโodysseus sailing past the sirens, only he is deaf both to danger and insight.ย he will underestimate hannibal lecter, and it will be his downfall.ย it seems nothing bedelia has to say will change this; she wonders why he bothered to puncture the delicate blister of safety sheโd constructed for herself if he had only planned to heed every other word she says.ย resentment and irritation flare under her breastโshe had forced herself to answer his call, had brushed aside her self-preservational instincts and returned herself to hannibalโs sphere of influence, only to be party to another one of his victories.
ย ย bedelia hopes she is mistaken, but doubts that is the case.
ย ย her head angles gently, gaze latching onto jackโs.ย ย ย โi was content with what i had made for myself,โย ย she says evenly, picking through her words with care.ย though her diction may betray her general malcontent, she is careful to maintain a mask of inscrutability.ย to insinuate dissatisfaction rather than grant it free rein.ย it is easy to do so.ย second nature to show caution in revealing the truth of her feelings; she has long since learned the necessity for it.ย ย โthat anonymity is... lost to me, now.โ
ย ย whatever hope sheโd had of evading hannibal is in the past.ย bedelia does not doubt that her efforts have already spared her life, but a great feat achieved once does not lend itself to repetition.ย her presence here has returned her to the heart of the maze, and the walls have shifted around her; to find her way out once more, she must choose a different route.ย it has already been proven that such a retreat as she attempted is traceable; if jack crawford can find her, then hannibal lecter can as well.ย she had been confident, before, that removing the temptation would be sufficientโthat dangling herself just out of reach would force him back onto his heels.ย now that his match with will graham and the fbi is drawing to a close, the entirety of his focus is liable to turn back to her.
ย ย but there is safety in closeness, and the prospect is not entirely undesirable.