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"You told me once that you sometimes lie at the bottom of the lake, for hours, still as a stone." Hannibal says. Quieter now, hushed. "I didn't believe you then. I believe you now."
Will has always sought solace in water.
Then he meets Hannibal Lecter… And the creature inside of him wakes.
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Canon divergence S03 E05.
Pushed from his train and relying on a hallucinated stag to lead him to Florence, Will is drawn up short when he reaches a junction and his guide disappears.
The path he chooses leads him to the right place, but entirely the wrong time.
...Or: Will needs pre-med Hannibal's help, and has to avoid becoming Il Monstro's latest art project without revealing the truth of their relationship.
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After the fall, Will drags Hannibal out of the Atlantic and they find their way north to a remote part of Labrador, where they try to make a life together.
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Bookmarked by sword_and_shield
11 May 2026
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Best Hannibal fic I’ve read so far. One of the only with what feels like a realistic depiction of post fall physical healing
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The Shadow of the Blackbird by gleamingandwholeanddeadly (something_safe), printersdeadly, printersdevils (tuesdaysgone)
Fandoms: Hannibal (TV)
19 Apr 2020
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In Edwardian London, single father Will Graham helps Scotland Yard solve murders most foul. At home, he finds himself in need of a governess for his daughter...for the sixth time. Upon advertising the position, he finds a most unusual applicant at his door, umbrella in hand - Doctor Hannibal Lecter.
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Bookmarked by sword_and_shield
14 Apr 2026
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Perfect. Lovely writing and so deeply atmospheric
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will graham is paranoid, but paranoia is a necessity when you live the life he does.
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- Part 1 of beware of dog
Bookmarked by sword_and_shield
10 Apr 2026
Bookmarker's Notes
Really fantastic. Compelling post fall characterisation