#but who am I to judge

[gorgonfreakman]

one of my favorite scorpy momence of all time (past and future)

[scarletdreamers]

There ultimately is one question that bothers many when it comes to Will: Is Will Graham actually a bad person? (because no one knows what exactly swims around in the hot darkness of his mind, but I tried to sum it up anyway)

The thing about Will is that yes, he is certainly not a ‘good’ person. At least not after Hannibal started messing with his head, though I’m convinced Will never was in the first place. However, not only Will’s character, but pretty much the whole show is about the thin and multi-shaded line of good and bad. Moral and immoral. It’s exactly that blurry line that makes Will such an interesting protagonist. He is not the bad guy, neither is he the hero in his own story. He tried to play the roles of both (FBI agent vs killer), managed to fool even himself for a while, but Will knows very well who he is and what he was doing.

It’s an ancient question, isn’t it? What is good and what is bad? Are those two defined by societal norms and standards? Are they based on culture, religion, or is morality something personal? Something only you can decide for yourself? 

I’m going to include Hannibal here for a second, because when it comes to Hannibal, the last one of those options applies. The thing with Hannibal is that he has his own philosophies, his own ideals and morals. Hannibal constantly rivals God, claiming that he himself can’t be called evil because God does the same things and isn’t considered ‘’bad’’. Hannibal has his own borders and limits very straight. He can recognise plain cruelty, but the thing with Hannibal is that he is a very stylised manifestation of sin.

Hannibal is religious, though there might not be a specific religion or deity he believes in and he worships no higher beings, he does believe in the ‘’rules’’ of certain religions. He is well aware that he crosses most of those. They hold no value for him. He makes his own rules, plays his own game. In his world, there is no ‘’good’’ or ‘’bad’’ when it comes to actual crimes against humanity. A bad person is for him someone very rude, someone who lacks respect and manners. He doesn’t consider himself a ‘’good’’ person. He is something entirely else. A way of perceiving life and his own morality that no one except from Will can truly understand. 

Hannibal, however, is to us a bad person. He is the ‘’ultimate bad guy’’, because the way he feels about Will doesn’t excuse the rest of his behaviour. Hannibal is a sadist, a narcissist, a manipulative and awful man. He kills and feels no remorse for most if not all of his victims. For him killing is an art, a pleasure, he delights in it. For him, that is not as ‘’bad’’ or evil as it is for us (society), though he knows he is alone in that world. 

For that same reason, Hannibal doesn’t consider Will a bad person. He considers Will his equal. He knows that the both of them are deemed ‘’bad’’ people to the public, but that doesn’t matter in his world. In Hannibal’s mind, it’s just him and Will against the rest of the world. They are neither good nor evil. They simply are.

So back to Will, who understands Hannibal’s view of morality, but doesn’t necessarily think the same. If we look at it the same way as we looked at Hannibal, in a societal and common sense, yes, Will is a bad person. Can a stereotypically ‘’good’’ person like killing, even if it’s bad men? The satisfaction in killing, even if it’s a bad person, isn’t a moral thing. Someone truly ‘’good’’ would always choose punishment over murder. Then there’s also the fact that Will didn’t blink twice when he and Hannibal ate human meat and that he consumed it, knowingly, without a single complaint.

Will had no issues using innocent people (Chilton, Freddie Lounds, etc) to achieve his own goals. He is as (if not more) manipulative as Hannibal and is sometimes cruel in ways that even shocks the Chesapeake Ripper. Will made absurd sacrifices to get what he wanted, did things no stereotypically ‘’good’’ man would ever think of doing. Then I’m not even talking about maybe the simplest and most ordinary example of how little he actually cares for most things, which is his sweet wife, Molly (her son Walter, too). 

However, Will did try to be good. He tried very hard. He wanted to be a good person, to save people. Will can care for others in ways Hannibal can’t. Hannibal has no moral compass, Will does. A broken one, but he does. Will wants to help people more often than he wants to hurt them (The conversation with Bedelia about crushing or saving a wounded bird is a perfect example of this. So are his needs to save dogs and Abigail.) The thing about Will is that he desired to be good. He worked for the FBI, saved many lives, because he understands pain and suffering like no other. He doesn’t wish such horrid things upon innocent people. 

During the show, Will's morality is completely tied to Hannibal, so much that Hannibal himself and the stag even serve as metaphors for his corruption, while at the same time, his morality has nothing to do with Hannibal. Will always had dark urges. He always knew that there was something fundamentally wrong with him, with the things he wanted and was capable of doing. Perhaps that’s why he joined the police and later the FBI. He suppressed the worst of him by focusing on the best of himself. By forcing himself to save people through a job, he couldn’t afford to misbehave and do things he knew were wrong. Will’s fantasies, dreams and understanding of killers throughout the show make it very clear that he struggled with his own morality, even before Hannibal.

Then came, of course, Hannibal. Who fueled those urges and gave them attention. Who didn’t create them, but cared for them. Allowed them to sprout and grow until Will got entangled in such a web of situations and feelings that he couldn’t suppress them anymore. Hannibal forced Will to deal with who he really is, he broke Will’s shield. His costume, the same way Will did with Hannibal’s person suit. Hannibal is a ‘bad’ influence on Will because he brings out what’s always been inside him, but was repressed for years because Will was aware that society would label him a monster or a freak if he acted on those feelings. Will felt alone and alienated his entire life, of course he tried everything to not fall into a complete pit of loneliness and darkness. 

That was until Hannibal came into his life and Will realised that there was someone who understood him, who loved him for who he really was, even (especially) his ‘darker’ side. Someone who was like him. Who understood how he felt and didn’t see him as an immoral person because of it. Will spent his whole life understanding others, but Hannibal was the first person to actually understand him in return. 

Hannibal thinks Will’s ‘worst’ side is the most beautiful version of him. Will himself is torn between what Hannibal (the one person who understands and cares for him) and society (his upbringing, religion, anyone he ever met, norms and values) think of him. He doesn’t know what to believe. He knows he’s a bad person, he doesn’t try to make himself believe he isn’t. As I said, Will still has a moral compass, he’s self conscious about the things he does.

However, there is a great possibility that Hannibal changed Will’s perception of himself. That he made Will see that there’s no need to think of himself as a bad person. Just as a person. A human with urges and desires. Who can decide for themselves whether their actions are good or bad. Law is far beneath them at this point. In the end, Will and Hannibal navigate their own morality through their perceptions of their own actions. They both have a dislike for labels. Good and bad, moral and immoral, those are all labels society has forced upon humanity. Cruelty and kindness are not. Will knows very well when he’s cruel and when he’s kind.

So my conclusion is, yes, Will Graham is stereotypically a self-conscious yet immoral person. At the ending of the series after everything has happened, at least. 

But, I think that, just like Will himself, it’s up to you to decide whether he’s truly good or bad. Some people have other reasons to believe someone is one of the two than others. Some believe that if a person can love, or if they feel guilt or know what they’re doing, they aren’t a bad person. Others don’t. I think that’s entirely up to you to decide. It’s just what you like to believe, because believe me, to Will the line is just as blurry as it is to us. He is as unpredictable to Hannibal as he is for the audience. Will is a mystery of a character, certainly when it comes to his morality. And I think that that is exactly what makes him so fascinating.

[momochimchim]

Silly thingies, dw abt it...

[onesizedgirl]

Every time I think about Constantine (2005) im torn between chewing anyones willing ear off about the gender-nonconforming Gabriel played by Tilda Swinton or what i consider to be the best depiction of Satan in modern cinema by Peter Stormare.

Nothing else in this film is of relevance

[neon-angel-02]

here are some cats looking very silly on my moms lap. to bring some joy to my three followers

[snail-day]

Hi! I just finished reading your Rotations Yan! fic and loved it! But now I'm curious, why do Utahime and Shoko fight so much? Is it because of stress from the long shifts?

Mmm, it’s definitely the long shifts and always being on call. They still love each other, no doubt, but I think some of their needs just aren’t being met anymore. Utahime wants kids, Shoko doesn’t want to give up her career. That alone causes tension. And I can see there being some sexual imbalance too. It happens in relationships, but in their case, it’s a bit more complicated. Shoko strikes me as more of a giver than a receiver. I really don't think she cares much for her own pleasure.

Like, early in their relationship, and maybe even into their marriage, Utahime was the shy bottom who didn’t have it in her to take charge. But now? Now she wants to top, and honestly, I just can’t see Shoko being the type to give up that control very often. She needs to feel like she's steering the ship, much like Suguru. She needs her environment, her pace, her terms.

So yeah, the mismatch sparks up issues between them. That’s where little ol’ you come in. You’re the easy fix. You don’t have much of a say in things, which makes everything smoother. Shoko doesn’t have to carry a baby. She still gets to be in control. Utahime finally gets to top you, and I fully believe the first time she ever put on a strap was when her breeding kink awakened and it was game over from there. Suddenly she has power in the bedroom and a little more balance in the relationship.

They’ll never break up, too much history, but having you around definitely helps smooth over the rough edges.

[cosmogenous]

most of u are depressed perverts

[cute-girls-from-vns-anime-manga]

please thank your friend for the dissertation on maid uniforms. I feel like I understand a little more now. That said, no, i will not get in the uniform *naruto runs away at top speed*

@euniexenoblade takes a Persistence hunting method to their endeavor in making people wear maid outfits. Run all you like they gonna keep just calmly walking towards you until you exhaust yourself and give in... the dedication shown is all at once admirable and terrifying.

[mumms-the-word]

alistair theirin polearm truthers 🤝 gale dekarios quarterstaff truthers

[andyis-sandy]

read my first trolls fic today where the author made floyd straight. i didnt know people did that lmao.

[wingamy24]

jeffannie enjoyers look like they would enjoy booktok dark romance

[livefromsummerview]

Happy Dawnfather's Rest Perise! Could I have a word, just for the night of course

Hm. Yeah sure, what's up?

[t3mpest98]

I keep coming cross accounts that look like they’re all by the same person that is centered purely on hating one signal character as much as they can and while I don’t really care and they can do what they want, the block button is easy enough for me to click, it feels more and more forced every time I see the newest account made with the same kinda pfp and along the same username just slightly to the left and like. You go my guy. Have fun I guess?

[cilantroh]

Behold, the boy aka my first commission

[haalyle-psychonauts-fan]

I, uh, sometimes find the helmet movement a little weird. Dunno how to really explain it.

[taehyungfirst]

what do you think about tae guide?

They seem hard working but i saw that some tae stans don't like them?

Mhh… Hardworking for sure, their prime was back when they had the tae print, at least in my opinion. I do think they work hard for Tae but I don’t know how much they like him, from going in gcs talking about Tnnie, to always treat other Tae stans condescendingly, also the whole fries situation. They like him, but I just don’t know how much. I also side eye people who bring up Tnnie every chance, so there’s that too.

Also, they’re a bit obsessed with heteronormativity.