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This is a rewrite of the first season of Hannibal exploring how the story could have unfolded if Hannibal was a non-toxic character capable of forming genuine bonds with other people even with his psychopathy. This is what the story could have been without Hannibal being toxic, manipulative, and abusive towards Will while still keeping the core traits of his character the same (he's still a psychopath, he's still a serial killer, he's still a cannibal).
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- Part 1 of How it should have happened: Hannibal
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10 Feb 2026
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Will Graham was sick, he couldn't keep food down, his sleep was interrupted, and despite losing weight from the illness his pants seem to be growing tighter. He knows it's Hannibal's fault somehow, he just doesn't know how.
AKA my fic Whipping Bone Marrow but if Will had gone to Hannibal a lot earlier.
Can be read as a standaloneOn hiatus see most recent chapter for reasoning
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- Part 2 of The Recipe Box
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15 Jan 2026
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Hannibal looks up into Will's eyes and sees the surrounding chaos sinking into them like screams into a pillow. Will's calm expression is puzzling. Surely, with his empathy, the level of distress around them should short every circuit in his mind.
"Didn't you get the news? We're all about to die," Hannibal says.
"Oh, it doesn't matter, I die all the time."
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After a home invasion gone awry, Hannibal Lecter finds himself dying and coming back to life so often it grows mundane. Mundane, that is, until he realizes he's not the only one.
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26 Dec 2025
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Will Graham is a guarded, sharp-tongued student navigating an isolating home life, untreated trauma, and the psychological weight of a demanding behavioral analysis program.
When he’s paired in a lab with Hannibal Lecter, a quiet, older assistant with a calm presence and firm boundaries, their lives begin to overlap through shared work.
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24 Dec 2025
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“I’m worried about you, Will.”
If there was one phrase that Will Graham hated more than any other on the planet, it was that one.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~As an author, Will Graham is used to plumbing the darkest depths of his mind and those of the criminals he studies for inspiration. Yet there is one dark soul that captivates Will like no other: The Chesapeake Ripper. When Will’s release from a psychiatric hold becomes contingent on beginning therapy, his agent has a suggestion: Hannibal Lecter.
The more Hannibal gets to know the fascinating young author, the more he suspects is going on beneath the surface. Can Hannibal pierce the veil of secrets surrounding Will while drawing him deeper into their shared darkness?
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22 Dec 2025