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Hannibal has to hide away from the world for a while, and does so by becomes a Priest in a Catholic church. Will is a very troubled, very beautiful young man, who comes to the church almost every day to pray. What he doesn't do, however, is confess his sins to Father Lecter, and Hannibal aches to know why.
And then he turned his head to meet Hannibal's eyes with one of his. “I just want to be a decent, normal man.”
The words shattered, fragile like a thin layer of solidified sugar, and Hannibal watched the man close his eyes and lower his bible, as he pressed his back against the back rest of the chair. A wounded bird.
Hannibal enjoyed crushing those wounded birds. This time, however, the notion alone was enough to make him ache.
“Normality is never feared,” he said, as he turned himself towards the broken angel beside him. “...nor is it celebrated.”