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1. The art of denial. by Clemmieztime

   Fandoms: Hannibal (TV)  

   • Mature
   • No Archive Warnings Apply
   • M/M
   • Work in Progress

   03 Feb 2026

   Tags

   • No Archive Warnings Apply
   • Will Graham/Hannibal Lecter
   • Will Graham/Will Graham's Mother
   • Hannibal Lecter
   • Will Graham
   • Will Graham's Mother
   • Will Graham's Father
   • Beverly Katz
   • Bedelia Du Maurier
   • Alternate Universe - Regency
   • Inspired by Bridgerton (TV)
   • Forbidden Love
   • Denial of Feelings
   • Internalized Homophobia
   • Will Graham Needs a Hug
   • Hannibal is a bitch
   • but he has his reasons
   • Slow Burn
   • First Kiss
   • One-Sided Attraction
   • Tension
   • Yearning
   • so much yearning
   • Self-Discovery

   Summary

   Two weeks of restraint have frayed both Will and Hannibal. Desire simmers beneath etiquette, discipline, and fleeting distractions, until a stolen kiss shatters the fragile balance. Exposed and interrupted, the men face the undeniable pull between them, while Will confides in his mother about the consuming, maddening obsession he can no longer ignore. Denial has run its course, and reckoning looms.

   Series

   • Part 3 of NOBLE DEVOTION.

   Language:

   English

   Words:

   4,199

   Chapters:

   1/2

   Comments:

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   Kudos:

   3

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