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Silence of the Lambs

Hannibal

31 Days of The Silence of the Lambs: Day 18 ↳ Snippets of Hannibal Lecter's evolving & growing interest in Clarice Starling. a: Thomas Harris (1988) | d: Johnathan Demme (1991)

"I can just repeat what he told me-he could see what she was becoming, she was charming the way a cub is charming, a small cub that will grow up to be-like one of the big cats. One you can't play with later."

What???? Wdym you can't find anything?! This is a felony offense and I am upset, what? Give me two minutes to Google, brb.

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Wow. Antis have been busy, I see. They've been hard at work scrubbing the internet of everything clannibal. Poor Thomas Harris.

Benjamin Raspael's head was a canon Valentine's Day present from Hannibal to Clarice. Hannibal is drawn to Clarice because he values the purity of her idealism, even though he knows it will ultimately be her downfall. Clarice is sacrificed at the altar upon which she worships, the Almighty F.B.I. (the patriarchy) when she inevitably steps out of line, and Hannibal raises her back into grace at his side by the end of the novel.

I wish I was well-versed and eloquent enough to unpack this universe for you. It's out there, I promise. Read the fanfiction. This is a ship that attracts truly educated authors.

“thinking about cannibalism”

Fuck it, Clannibal doodles.