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[nalyra-dreaming]

Hannibal self rec - Caged in silver and iron

Tagging @hannibalficwriters  - thank you guys for all your work!

1. What does the piece mean to you?

When I was looking through all the fics I’ve written in the last 18 months (56 and counting... ) I wondered which fic I would like to self rec to people because any and all fics mean something special. In the Post TWOTL category (which is most of my stories) this one is special though. The first one (currently working on another one) that I wrote chapter by chapter and that... had a bit of a different pace to it, with insights into different characters. Explicit, yes, but also... strongly emotional. 

2. What was your favorite line in your piece/what was your favourite comment that you’ve received on the work?

One of my favorite lines in it is this one:

„I meant to wake with you or not at all.“

Will says it, and even though I wrote it, it still breaks my heart somehow. While there are really a lot of hits on it by now and lots of beautiful comments as well, one of the main reasons for the big soft spot in my heart for it is that at RDC3 @rocioruizart came up to me, gave me a beautiful drawing and said “I had to do this for you on the plane, your story just touched me so much” (paraphrasing here, the blood was rushing in my ears quite loudly^^). It’s included as the final chapter in the story. I have that drawing on my wall next to the ad that Bryan and Hugh signed, and it is one of my most valued possessions - and will always keep this story in a very special spot.

3. What are you most looking forward to in Season 4?

The mind games, combined with their chemistry unleashed. Now -that- would be the dream. You know, like this just ... more.^^

Hope you will like it!

Caged in silver and iron (28900 words) by Nalyra Chapters: 21/21 Fandom: Hannibal (TV) Rating: Explicit Warnings: Graphic Depictions Of Violence Relationships: Will Graham/Hannibal Lecter, Will Graham & Hannibal Lecter Characters: Hannibal Lecter, Will Graham, Chiyoh (Hannibal), Molly Graham Additional Tags: Post-Episode: s03e13 The Wrath of the Lamb, Post-Canon, Canon Compliant, Imprisonment, Angst and Hurt/Comfort, Healing, First Time, First Kiss, Loss of Virginity, Anal Sex, Murder Husbands, Explicit Language, Explicit Sexual Content, Emotional Hurt/Comfort, Emotional Manipulation, Emotional Sex, #FannibalS4Story, Slow Burn, Hunters & Hunting, Cottage at the end of the world, Cannibalism, Original Character(s), Original Character Death(s), Blood, Dreams and Nightmares, Ravenstag, Possessive Behavior, Claiming Bites, Biting, I Love You, Killing, Tickling, Rimming, Truth, Fanart Summary:

Will threw them off the cliff, leaving their fates to chance. But chance has a funny way of being in other people hands, the decisions Chiyos this time, tired of being the little bird, deciding to be the one to clip their wings this time.

[weconqueratdawn]

#fannibalselfrec event - Hannibal season one

Thanks to @hannibalficwriters for organising this, I’m looking forward to checking out everyone’s recs :)

I nearly decided not to take part - I have problems with self-reccing, especially when I think something has received ‘enough’ attention. It just seems greedy. But that’s a) stupid and b) I have a story I want to tell about the writing of this fic.

I have literally only one (1) which qualifies. Others have strayed too far into AU-land to count as taking place in S1. That fic is *drumroll*:

Cathexis

Hannibal/Will ~ 57k words ~ Explicit

A Season 1 BDSM AU

Summary: What if Hannibal's sadistic tendencies only find expression through consensual BDSM relationships? Set in a Season 1 AU where Will is allowed to continue teaching, relatively undisturbed by Jack, and seeks Hannibal's professional help of his own accord.

The story I want to tell is how I went from not even thinking about writing, to writing something which juuussst about qualifies as a short novel (if we go by word count) in the same bound. (And how you can too! No, just kidding - I hate those kinds of terrible advice blogs. But stick with me, there’s things in this story which might be relevant for anyone reading.)

Before this fic, I wasn’t writing. Anything. Not only that, but I wasn’t even a frustrated writer who wanted to write but couldn’t. The idea of writing had never occurred to me. Sure, I was a frustrated creative person - I have been all my life, even since I was a very small child. Just before this fic, I had been studying fine art with a load of other adult learners and trying to engage with the contemporary arts scene in a fairly amateurish but genuine way. I would have described myself as an artist. My creative friends are sculptors and printmakers and painters. We had just finished putting on a group exhibition - just to see if we could - and were thinking vaguely of other things we might do together in the future.

Enter fandom. I had come to Hannibal post-cancellation and watched all three seasons breathlessly, then wandered around Tumblr reading meta and finding great fic and thinking WHY OH GOD WHY ARE THEY LIKE THIS in a way which is familiar to anyone who has just Found Hannigram.

My gf is a fandom-savvy individual and we usually talk about our obsessions, whether they're shared or not. We came up with something which we found funny and which you most likely won’t - after steeping ourselves in Hannibal's god-complex we thought it would be hilarious to reduce him down to a common-or-garden bedroom sadist. He would make bad bondage puns and have a dungeon instead of a murder basement. Lololol etc. I even went so far as to refer to this as Fifty Shades of Graham, which if you know me, demonstrates how un-serious I was about it.

I DID NOT INTEND TO WRITE THIS is what I am trying to say. It was a joke, a bad one, and a private one. I never intended to be a writer* at all. 

Because apparently, unbeknown to me, that’s what I’ve been all this time. Secretly, under the surface somewhere. And what I think is this: I just wasn’t ready to be a writer before. I wasn’t ready to discover this about myself. The things that I did before - all the visual art, all my academic studies and crap jobs - all have, in differing and subtle ways, all fed into this part of me which wasn’t ready to come out yet. 

And I also think that this is happening to all of us. It’s just as true for you as it is for me. We all have hidden pockets of potential, things even the most self-aware of us do not know about, or refuse to look too closely at. Those pockets might not lead directly to anything life changing, they may be paths to other, deeper and more difficult to find pockets. Or simply to activities and interests we find enjoyable, a way of doing something just for ourselves or of meeting people we need in our lives.

A wise person on the internet said “follow the rabbit-holes”. They all lead to the same place anyway, and the easiest path there is the one of least resistance. Follow that strange tug, dive in, see where it leads you without worrying about the destination. You might end up being very surprised.

*It took me maybe six months to start to feel I could use the hallowed word Writer when talking about myself, and now I can even tell complete strangers this without blushing and feeling like a fraud.

18 months later and I can't imagine not planning all my not-work time around writing - I think about it constantly. It nags at me when I’m prevented from doing it by other commitments. My weeks and weekends are based squarely around which project I'm working on and how much time I have until that deadline, self-imposed or not. I have so many projects lined up they are constantly being juggled and re-ordered so I can try to maximise my available writing time in the most effective way. I’m even looking beyond fandom and beginning work on an original novel. And it all started with this fic.

For the really curious, here is how Cathexis got written (under the cut):

I read even more fic (really amazing and intimidatingly good fic too) and even more meta and I thought more and more about Hannibal and Will’s complex dynamic. The BDSM AU became less of a joke and more of a place where that could be explored without getting too tangled up in the difficulties of Will’s relationship with Hannibal. I thought about it often. There was so much discussion and activity in the fandom that the idea of putting down your feelings in the form of a story didn’t seem so strange.

But still, it didn’t seem like that was the route for me. Until, one morning after Christmas, I woke up with dialogue in my head (those moments just before and after waking are so good for weird happenings like this). I didn’t move, didn’t do anything at all, before I wrote it down on my phone. It felt like a strange thing to do at the time - trespassing in a place I didn’t quite belong. It was a compulsion. I just knew I had to do it.

I had no idea if more would follow or if I even wanted more to follow. But more did. I wrote that down to, in the same place (which, by the way, was the note app *not* anything as official as a Google Doc - the very idea :0 !!) 

It took me maybe three-four weeks of this to brave the idea of doing something with the snatches of dialogue and scattered notes which had built up. They had become pieces of a puzzle which I needed to solve - until then, I knew I wouldn’t find any peace.

I had been talking with @wraithsonwingsposts​ about the show and had encouraged her to work on a fic idea she had been playing around with. She returned the favour and was so fantastic and supportive all the way through - and therefore, this is all her fault, as she already knows ;)

The rest of the story was the same for anyone undertaking a piece of writing - one word at a time, much time staring at a blinking cursor, a lot of editing. But overall, I think what got this written and completed was keeping my aims simple. The were 1) see it through to the end (i.e. solve the puzzle), and 2) try not to make a complete tit out of myself.

I know for certain I hit one of those goals.

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Bonus: for the very-very-very curious, here is the original and un-edited version of the I wrote that morning (a version of which appears in Chapter 8), and the first thing I wrote since school:

"What kinds of things do you say when you... afterwards?" "I thought you found it too difficult to hear?" "I want to know. I can catch the odd word, but the way you say it... I like the way you sound." Hannibal hesitated for a tiny moment. Will smiled and said, "I thought it was for my benefit only you don't say it in English." Hannibal sighed and conceded, "Perhaps it's easier, sometimes." He moved closer to Will, made it almost impossible for Will to escape from what Hannibal had to tell him, and to study his face as he spoke. "I call you my darling, my lovely Will, so precious to me. I tell you how beautiful I find you, how complete my desire is and how abandoned you make me. I tell you that you are mine and belong to me, that I shall never leave you, that you have made me yours. I praise you, for being so very good, for indulging me, and for indulging yourself also. I tell you that you deserve it, and more, and I tell you I love you." Will went very quiet, almost not breathing. He had known what to expect but to hear it stated so simply was almost too much. Hannibal continued to look steadily at him, waiting. Will turned over suddenly, so he no longer could watch Hannibal's face, and pressed himself back into his body. Hannibal moved to accommodate, folding him arms around him and holding him tight. He brought his legs up so his thighs pressed into the back of Will's, and his ankles tangled with Will's also. They lay there for a few moments without speaking, bodies perfectly aligned. Will felt safe again. "If you wish to explore these issues, I have a suggestion. There are things you could wear, even in public, which could serve to remind you of my possession. Something more concrete than a bruise or a bite mark." Will considered how it might feel to have such a reminder, one he could feel wherever he was. An image came to him of a collar made of plain but good quality leather. It could be concealed under his shirts, especially if he wore ties. It would be slim but solid, with one heavy buckle to fasten it. He could almost feel it's weight resting on the back of his neck, like Hannibal had placed his hand there. Will opened his mouth to speak and then realised Hannibal was holding and touching his hand gently. The gesture was so soft and specific that Will had to look, to watch Hannibal's hands. Realisation dawned on him. Hannibal was meditatively rubbing small circles up and down in between the second and third knuckles of his third finger on his left hand. Will turned over to catch Hannibal around the shoulders and demanded, "Did you just ask me to marry you?"

Cathexis on ao3

[vix-spes]

Fannibal SelfRecs Season 1

Okay, so I’m not too great at the whole pimping my own writing but seeing as @hannibalficwriters are doing this SelfRec thing, what the hell. So, here we go!

All Too Human on AO3

Will Graham affects Hannibal in ways that no-one else is capable of. (Otherwise known as an episode tag to 1.08 Fromage)

1. What does this piece mean to you?

This was my very first attempt at writing in this fandom so it means a lot! Plus, it was fun to write!

2. What was your favourite line in your piece/what was your favourite comment that you've received on the work?

I'm rather fond of the last line of this, as well as a couple of others. As for comments, both of those that I received were amazing but this line from my amazing beta @niakantorka meant a lot: That moment in Fromage, these soft looks and the visible relief both showed at seeing the other alive screamed Hannigram at the world and you captured it perfectly.

3. Did you research for the piece extensively when you wrote it? Did you learn anything new and unusual from writing it? Tell us something unique about the process.

Does watching Fromage multiple times count as extensive research ;) I learnt that it's inordinately fun to try and get into Hannibal's head in order to try and write him, even if you second guess yourself about a million times wondering if it sounds like him.

[thesexythighsofthebatman]

#FannibalFicRecs: Pauvre Bete

Pauvre Bete by @deafpool

*For the #FannibalFicRecs Alternate Universes event *

Read it on the AO3: http://archiveofourown.org/works/9665456/chapters/21834455

Words: 52748 , Chapters: 25/? , Language: English

Fandoms: Hannibal (TV)

Rating: Explicit            

Warnings: Rape/Non-Con, Graphic Depictions Of Violence            

Categories: M/M

Characters: Will Graham, Will Graham's Father, Hannibal Lecter, Jack Crawford, Abel Gideon            

Relationships: Will Graham/Hannibal Lecter, Will Graham & Will Graham's Father, minor abel gideon/will graham            

Additional Tags: Daddy Issues, Implied/Referenced Incest, Implied/Referenced Rape/Non-con, Canon-Typical Violence, Anal Fingering, Kidnapped Will Graham, Manipulative Hannibal, Non-Consensual Voyeurism, Masturbation, Possessive Hannibal, Someone Help Will Graham, No Hannibal Not You, Will Graham Finds Out, Hannibal Loves Will, Emotional Manipulation, Anal Sex, Topping from the Bottom, Dirty Talk, Bottom Will, Butt Plugs, Sex Toys, Light Dom/sub, Revenge, Paternal Jack Crawford, Moral Dilemmas, Nobody is Good but for Once, Hannibal is Not The Most Evil Person, Will Graham Helps Himself           

Summary

Will's father resurfaced like a log on a swamp, and he smelled almost as bad. He appeared like the devil, called forth by the mention of his name.

"Tell me about your father, Will," Hannibal had said, the faint ticking of the clock on the desk keeping time with Will's pulse.

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Short  Personal Introdution

The story tells the disconcerting, realistic and contorted discovery of a past that Will tried to bury, made of unilateral obsession, obscure and unresolved secrets. After the reappearance of Beau, his father, Will finds himself in a position to relive the nightmare that was his adolescence and Hannibal, fascinated by the boy and his ingenious mind, will try to exhume it and use it for his benefits.

Why should I read it?

Not the usual and classic Hannigram story that speaks only of the dynamics of the murder husbands we love.

An intriguing, well-studied and detailed plot, as well as its incredible characters totally IC.

Amazing narrative style that keeps you glued to the screen.

A series of events linked to the plot of the series, delightfully in line with Will and Hannibal's behaviors.

There are hot scenes, of course! ;)

Read if you are looking for something new, original, intelligent, obscure, but still in line with the atmosphere of our beloved "Hannibal" series.

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@hannibalficwriters , this is my submission! :D

[hauscrashburn]

I would like to suggest Hanging Tree for #FannibalFicRecs @hannibalficwriters

A delicious one shot told from Will’s point of view in a soulmates ‘verse. The summary does better justice than I ever could: 

Will has often wondered sort of person his soulmate must be, to have cast such a sinister mark onto his skin. The larger the mark, the stronger the bond, the stronger the influence of the other partner. He thinks of the marks he’s seen—pastel flowers, shimmering butterflies, tender words of love and connection.

He gets a twisted tree right out of Halloween Town.

I was stunned when I reached the end and read it again and again. Absolutely brilliant. 

[thisismydesignhannibal]

La Petite Mort

This piece follows “Blood Will Have Blood” and “Everyday, Forever”

This is the third collaboration between @thisismydesignhannibal  and @idonthaveyourappetite.  We LOVE working together, so stay tuned for more!

Summary:

Playfulness was truly never something Hannibal and Will expected to feel blossoming between them, but after a lazy day spent basking in the glow of their newfound intimacy, playfulness seems to come surprisingly easy, providing the backdrop to explore a whole new side of their relationship.  

They both let their playful sides come through as they learn what pushes each other’s buttons. But even in play, neither of them can help wanting to push the other as far as they can go…as always. Will revels in his ability to tease what he wants from Hannibal, and Hannibal wants to give Will everything he never even knew he wanted, even if that means denying him what he asks for. 

Psssst...its an excessive reciprocal blow job fic with feels ;P

Read on AO3

[tiggymalvern]

FannibalSelfRecs: Hannibal Season Four - September 22nd-24th

Rec my own fic? Hmmm... Excuse to talk about something I dearly love? Oh, hell, yes! Out of the Depths. After the fall, Hannibal gets away and Will is left behind to deal with Jack, and the wreckage. What does the piece mean to you? Everything. This is the story that took over my brain and made me write again after almost eight years when I didn't. I saw the Hannibal season three finale in May 2016, and six weeks later, this turned up in my head and demanded to get out. I got to give Will Graham space and complete autonomy to get his shit together and use his intelligence and make some decisions about his life. I got to play with the canon dichotomy of Jack Crawford, a man who genuinely likes Will Graham and wants to insulate him from the worst consequences of his own actions (even when they include orchestrating Hannibal's escape), but will always use Will for his own ends when it's convenient. This is in many ways the least slashy thing I've ever written, because the two guys in love never meet, and have only brief and highly indirect contact. But Hannibal's always there, tangled through the whole story, and not just for Will. What was your favorite line in your piece? Isn't that like asking me which is my favourite child? Not that I have any, but...maybe: “And yet there you were, Hannibal the Cannibal just happening to escape while you were part of his security team,” she kicks back. “It’s funny how you seem to be the only one who survived that. Will you feel any guilt at all, when he starts murdering people again?” Because Freddie and Will snarking back and forth is always so much fun. What was your favorite comment that you’ve received on the work? The tags don't accurately describe the emotional roller coaster ride you take us on. You've captured perfectly the characters of both Will and Jack. The final chapter where Will turns the tables on his guards is worthy of any professional writer. What are you most looking forward to in Season 4? I don't know, I'm not going to set up a wish list that will never be completely met. But while the idea of more Hannibal is amazing, I'm also kind of scared? I have great faith in Bryan, but no one person has complete control over a TV series, and I'm seriously worried that a canon season four might not make me as happy as some of the fantastic fan scenarios that have been published over the last two years. Because some of the fan scenarios have been AWESOME. And thanks to this weekend and @hannibalficwriters, I have a bunch more to read once I'm back home later this week.

[cinnamaldeide]

Fannibal Appreciation Day #FannibalFicRecs: Supernatural Elements Edition

After the success of this post for @hannibalficwriters and because there’s never enough fic rec posts, I decided to provide another list of stories I personally recommend, this time around focusing my attention on stories which contains supernatural elements. I know anyone can see my bookmarks whenever they want and I know it’s been a while since the last time I did something like this, but the Fannibal Appreciation Day seemed a perfect occasion to remember everybody how much of a beautiful, creative group of writers we are. This is a day to show our love, to send some good vibes, to share our appreciation to those who make this fandom a better place, who dedicate their time to have a good time and improve my own, along with that of many, many other fannibals like me :) This is my humble offering to your talent and to your presence, you gave me something I wouldn’t find anywhere else in the world.

Altered perceptions » Colourless by @mazephoenix

Summary: Since Hannibal vanished Will has lost his ability to see color.

Mature

Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings

Will Graham, Hannibal Lecter

This brief post-WoTL story portrays the intense ache Will would experience, were he to lose Hannibal after their experience with the Red Dragon. Will could come back home, to his house, to his dogs, eventually to his work, but the world would never be the same. Not without that unique soul that depicted every else in his life in bright light.

Biological Abnormalities » Nature and Nurture (ongoing serie) by @thenecronon

Summary: In which Will’s empathy is more than a quirk of his biology, and his biology is more than human.

Explicit

Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings, No Archive Warnings Apply

Will Graham, Hannibal Lecter, Franklyn Froideveaux, Donald Sutcliffe

I learned to love this writer with this amazing, fucked up story, and here I am, coming back at it full force to recommend anyone with a stomach for oviposition to read it and its sequel. Neither Will nor Hannibal know what happens in Will’s body, which regularly sends Will into heat and produces unidentified substances, they just know they’ll see where their close encounter will lead.

Cursed objects » The Feast is Life by @rubybakeneko

Summary: Following an impulsive purchase, Will begins to dream of a man who makes him feel less alone. In time, he realizes that these aren’t just dreams—they’re interactions with someone (or something) real. Hannibal offers Will the possibility of a life together, but it will come at a price.

Explicit

No Archive Warnings Apply

Will Graham, Hannibal Lecter, Alana Bloom, Abigail Hobbs, Will Graham’s Dogs

Will knows loneliness intimately, it has been with him all his life. Presented with the chance to depart from its vicious grip, Will doesn’t realize his desire for companionship is so strong as to make him a vulnerable target for manipulative individuals like Hannibal. He’ll learn that trusting someone that makes you feel right might eventually make you realise how wicked you’ve been all along. 

Devil » Unveiled by @beatricenius

Summary: Hannibal meets a stranger in a bar who claims to be the devil. He just might believe it.

Explicit

Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings

Will Graham, Hannibal Lecter

This delightful story features two non-human creatures exploring intimacy in their human bodies and feelings. The author pictures with clarity the way they study the way the other handles his drink, their lazy chat around something more than a simple rendezvous in an insignificant bar, their dismissive gesture to show it’s not important if, by the end of the night, there’ll be sex at all.

Dragons » Headwaters by @whreflections

Summary: Years ago, Mischa Lecter fled the Nazis with the rest of her family, leaving behind their home, Castle Lecter, and the lesser god that inhabited it- Hannibal, a dark but immensely loyal creature who had served their family for generations. He adored her, more than all the others, and would have kept her with him forever. Instead, he lost her, and has admitted no one to the house since. After his grandmother's death, though, Will Graham doesn't really have anywhere to call home. With all the stories she told him about growing up in Castle Lecter (and about Hannibal, most of all), he can't pass up the chance that he just might belong somewhere after all.

Teen and Up Audience

Graphic Depictions Of Violence 

Hannibal Lecter, Will Graham, Mischa Lecter

I already promoted this beautiful work, but I’ll repeat myself if necessary. This delicate story portrays Hannibal and his painful ties with the Lecter castle he can’t abandon. His loyalty compels him to remain in its domain, where Will is going to find him, so that he’ll be able to put an end to their solitude. Mischa couldn’t remain with him forever, but maybe he’ll not be lonely anymore.

Faeries » My crown on the head of a creature (ongoing) by Mx_Carter

Summary: The faery that calls itself Hannibal Lecter happens across a homeless Will Graham on a cold evening and offers him a bed for the night. Things... escalate.

Mature

Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings

Will Graham, Hannibal Lecter

In this beautiful, promissing Universe, supernatural elements and suspance mingle in a captivating combination. Will is wary of accepting Hannibal’s ospitality, despite the cold winder freezing his bones. He just doens’t suspect Hannibal’s true nature, which Will knows intimately. If he learned something from his previous experience with faes, it’s that they cannot be trusted.

Familiars » Dodging the dog by @fhimechan

Summary: AU where Will and Hannibal try to kill each other by proxy, but “proxy” means “deadly animals.”

General Audience

No Archive Warnings Apply

Will Graham, Hannibal Lecter, Will Graham’s Dogs, Beverly Katz

This certainly isn’t the classic way to murder, for either of our beloved murderers, but I can grant you it would have been a much funnier show if Will started trying to murder Hannibal through unconventional means, like he does in this story. The animals aren’t actual familiars, but their role is quite similiar. Will’s reckoning has never been furrier.

Ghosts » Let us pray that hell may not separate us by @soyonscruels

Summary: “Pure empathy,” says Hannibal Lecter, and it will be some time before he realises his mistake. “Pure empathy,” lies Will Graham, in careful agreement, and knows that it’s only a matter of time before he’s found out. “That must be quite a burden to bear,” says Hannibal, and Will meets his eyes, sips his tea, and knows, for once in his life, that he is not the only liar in the room.

Explicit

Graphic Depictions Of Violence

Will Graham, Hannibal Lecter, Abigail Hobbs, Freddie Lounds, Beverly Katz, Jack Crawford

This delicate rendition of Will’s surreal existence, made up of lies and isolation, shows his deep, twisted desire to stop hiding himself. He’s always been the way he is, able to see without withdrawing, he just needs to find someone to understand him as clearly. Will’s life has been a ghost story, with himself as protagonist, until Hannibal came around.

Kitsunes » Breath and Blood and Burning by @thesilverqueenlady

Summary: It’s true that originally Hannibal had had no intention of interacting with Will Graham besides toying with him for the small pleasure it would bring him before Hannibal moves on to the next skin, the next name, the next tail. And then Will stomps away shouting about field kabuki, and, really, that was too great an opportunity for Hannibal to pass up. So Hannibal does the reasonable thing and starts the arduous process of turning Will into a fellow kitsune.

Teen and Up Audience

No Archive Warnings Apply

Will Graham, Hannibal Lecter

Will’s becoming has always been matter of great interest. Hannibal has tried to show him his great potential with his means. In this story, Hannibal sees in Will the potential to become a secular creature capable of surviving time and changes, if only Will abandons his human nature. Hannibal is eager to bend it, to gain a worthy companion.

Mutants » Lot 166 by @highermagic

Summary:  Mutant trade is a legal activity. Hannibal has never been inclined to buy one for himself, but then Jack asks him to attend a Verger auction to acquire a special asset for the FBI. What he gets is Will, one of Mason’s “Special Projects.” Whether Will can be useful to the FBI remains to be seen, but now Hannibal legally owns a mutant slave, and things promise to get very... messy.

Explicit

Graphic Depictions Of Violence

Jack Crawford, Hannibal Lecter, Will Graham, Margot Verger, Mason Verger, Alana Bloom, Beverly Katz, Jimmy Price, Brian Zeller, Eva, Bedelia Du Maurier, Anthony Dimmond, Doctor Sutcliffe, Francis Dolarhyde, Dr. Cordell Doemling

Hannibal cannot resist his curiosity, when he’s presented with a mysterious individual with no warnings on his label. Hannibal doesn’t know exactly in what’s he’s getting involved, but unraveling Will’s abilities is not as immediate as it would be with other mutants and Hannibal is nothing if not patient, especially if Will proves himself as interesting as he seems.

Powers » To Welcome in the Year by @coloredink

Summary: Dr. Hannibal Lecter can control time in small, localized ways, but he no longer uses it in surgery; Will Graham can repair small objects, but he works for the FBI. It has been winter for as long as anyone can remember. That's how the story begins.

Teen And Up Audiences

No Archive Warnings Apply

Will Graham, Hannibal Lecter, Abigail Hobbs

In this beautiful retelling of the first two seasons, where the use one has for his own ability is more telling than the ability itself, Hannibal is surprised that Will never considered not to use his gift, wasting what good would be lost. A metaphorical scenario where forgiveness comes with the weight of a physical touch and the cold engulfing them both is not merely a figure of speech.

Serendipity » Astronomical Odds by @xzombiexkittenx

Summary: Based on the joke: Picked up a hitchhiker last night. He said, “Thanks! how do you know I’m not a serial killer though?” I replied, “The chances of two serial killers being in the same car are astronomical.”

Mature

No Archive Warnings Apply

Will Graham, Hannibal Lecter

Considering the little chances of such a meeting ever occurring, I deliberately decided that fate has something to do with this fortunate encounter. How else would Will find Hannibal so interesting so soon? Will has never been a fortunate man in his life, if one watches the serie, but in this story he might have the chance to obtain some happines without compromissing his already dark moral.

Time rewind » At First Meeting by @emungere

Summary: Will relives the day he met Hannibal.

Teen And Up Audiences

Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings

Will Graham, Hannibal Lecter

Despite the pain, the suffering and the anger that paved Will and Hannibal’s friendship, which Hannibal embraced and fostered much sooner than Will did, there’s not a different world or reality as fulfilling as that where Will ends up in Hannibal’s arms, bloody and victorious. No matter how many opportunities Will had at his disposal. He couldn’t be satisfied with anything less than his version. 

Transformations » Velvet by @avegetariancannibal

Summary: After the fall, a transformation takes place.

Not Rated

No Archive Warnings Apply

Will Graham, Hannibal Lecter

Assisting Hannibal in his time of need, bloody and bedridden, Will realizes their survival is real, as are the changings happening to themy. Some manifest themselves more physically cumbersome than others. Will needs more pillows than he expected in his new existence, but it’s ok. Neither Hannibal nor himself are to experience alone whatever the future holds for the both of them.

Vampires » Mythics - Prelude by @bokuno-jinsei

Summary: Will is a hunter of mythical creatures, employed to bring mythics who fail to adhere to the new laws and order of society in to justice. When a falsified contract leads him to Hannibal’s doorstep, however, things become rather complicated. But honestly, when it’s a world of demons and monsters and magic, when are things not complicated?

Mature

Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings, Graphic Depictions Of Violence

Will Graham, Hannibal Lecter, Abigail Hobbs, Alana Bloom, Jack Crawford

In a darkish steampunk scenario, where Hannibal is a vampire and Will hunts those of his kind, where mythical creature and humans are still to find their balance in a civil society, chaos seems to engulf everyone in its thick fog of confusion. This writer beautifully captures Will’s attempts at navigating his way between subtle lies and unstable suppositions.

Werewolves » Beasts (ongoing) by @aametis

Summary: Hannibal tells a lie about his sex life and has to live with the consequences. Will doesn’t lie but he doesn’t tell the truth either.

Explicit

Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings

Will Graham, Hannibal Lecter, Original Male Character

Trusting Hannibal even outside of his psychiatric office, Will decides to show hims something incredible, something rather personal and disturbing to witness. To his luck, Hannibal hardly shies away from what he doesn’t understand. His ability to observe with interest, without judging Will for his choices, is probably everything Will has ever wanted from another human being.

Wishbabies » With a Crown of Stars by @thehoyden

Summary: When the call connects, Will says, “I know what kind of crazy I am, but I’m not this kind of crazy.” “Will?” Dr. Lecter says. “Yes, hi, sorry,” Will says. “It’s me. There’s a baby on my porch.”

Explicit

No Archive Warnings Apply

Will Graham, Hannibal Lecter, Abigail Hobbs, Jack Crawford, Alana Bloom, Beverly Katz, Freddie Lounds, Abel Gideon

When two people want to make a baby and it's not happening biologically, if they wish very, very hard-- well, Will and Hannibal didn’t know, but apparently they wanted one, so here they are and Hannibal suddenly feel like treating that encephalitis. There are in fact means of influence other than violence, family is a concept the both of them need to explore together.

Witches » A Soft Hoodwink of Shadows (serie) by @zigzag-wanderer

Summary: Something a little creepy...

Mature

Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings

Will Graham, Will Graham’s Dogs, Hannibal Lecter, Abigail Hobbs, Jack Crawford, Original Female Character(s)

The real magic elements in this work are the wonderful descriptions of this impressive, poetic author, whom conjures entire landscapes of green and grim, of silence and mist, the kind where one gets lost and is never to be found again. Will escapes with his daughter somewhere far away, somewhere where strange is normal, but he discovers something stranger waits for him right next door.

This is kind of personal, I included writers with whom I daily interacted, whose beautiful souls I saw, among those who have been in this fandom from the beginning and never left it. I’m just sorry I mostly read Hannigraham and I don’t have more names to offer.

I cannot thank enough all those rebloggers who allowed my followers to know I existed, like @h4nnibalism or @crisisoninfintefandoms, all those gifted authors who help @fhimechan and me with the Accidental Sex initiative, all those artists and groups that provide new material despite our interrupted situation, all those patient readers who comment and like my own works, as well as those considerate souls that actually rec my stories or calling me out on their Fanfiction Writers Appreciation Day, like @hannibalsimago and @littlethingwithfeathers, so that I feel appreciated in turn.

As @the-winnowing-wind said, this is a beautiful day to flail about our incredible fandom. To whomever still has to come, You’re welcome. To whomever is still here after all this time, Thank you. You made so many of my days.

[fragile-teacup]

#FannibalSelfRecs: Hannibal S4

This was a lovely idea. Thank you, @hannibalficwriters!

My self-rec is for The Marriage of Heaven and Hell.

It’s my take on post-fall Hannigram, written in three volumes (Volumes 1 and 2 are up on AO3 - Volume 3 is completed and will begin posting weekly during the @murder-husbands-big-bang). It also has timestamps. The rating for Volume 1 is Mature. From Volume 2 on, the rating is explicit.

What does the piece mean to you?

This was my first multi-chapter fic. It’s not epic-length but the characters go on quite the journey, both literal and emotional. I wrote Volume 1 shortly after S3 had ended and I absolutely LIVED it while I was writing it. It seemed to pour out of me (yes, that old chestnut, but it’s true) and I had the time of my life incorporating elements from the end of the Hannibal book AND tackling loose ends from the end of S3 (hungry, Bedelia?). Working on this series has sharpened my craft and allowed me to establish my ‘voice’. For Volume 1, @arkarti created the stunning picture that you see above. Volume 3 is being illustrated by another amazing artist. The first chapter of Volume 3 will be published in the @radiance-anthology. So really this series means everything to me!

What was your favourite line in your piece?

This is a really  difficult question to answer, so I’ll just pick something from the first and last chapters of Volumes 1 and 2.

Volume 1 Chapter 1...

‘Hannibal leans forward, pupils glinting red in the reflected glow of the ceiling lamp.

'The teacup came together, Will. For us, it seems, it always does.' And he smiles, a darkling thing.’

Volume 1 Chapter 10...

He's not coming.

Back in his room, Will surveys the bed morosely. His shoulder aches and he's ready to seek relief from the humiliation of rejection in oblivion. Shoes kicked off, shirttail tugged viciously free of his jeans, he flings himself down on top of the covers, gazing sulkily at the ceiling.

What now? Counting Wendigos?

Volume 2 Chapter 1...

Shit. Señora Méndez de Sotomayor, bearing down on him like an oversized flamingo on speed, all ruffled hot pink taffeta and skinny, flapping limbs.

Volume 2 Chapter 11...

Tugs gently at the strands caught between his fingers, tilting Hannibal's head back, and bends to drop one kiss, then another, on lips already softened in anticipation. 'But I seem to recall something about a bloody rampage across South America, raising holy hell.'

What are you most looking forward to in Season 4?

A Hannigram kiss!

[the-winnowing-wind]

Do you know if anyone's put together a list/blog of Hannibal fanfic recs? I'm late to the fandom and I'm worried I've missed out on lots of the good stuff!

Oh man, anon!!! I think there are dozens and dozens of fanfic recs out there and TOO MANY FABULOUS WORKS TO POSSIBLY GET THEM ALL!!!! 

For some specific places you can check out @freshmeatfriday, @hannibalficwriters and the tag https://www.tumblr.com/tagged/fannibalficrecs, you can check out @hannibalcreative masterposts for works written for awesome challenges and @hannigramfanfic - google will turn up dozens more for you as well!!!! https://www.google.com/search?q=hannibal+fic+recs&oq=hannibal+fic+recs&aqs=chrome..69i57j0l5.1920j0j7&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8

AND AS EVER, IF YOU HAVE A REC, YOUR FAV READ OR WRITTEN, ADD IT TO THESE NOTES FOR ANON TO FLIP THROUGH

[super-queer-hannibal-obsession]

Do you know of any Christmas-y hannigram fics? 💛

I have been woefully not reading Hannigram fic lately, but I LIVE FOR holiday/christmas/wintertime fics. So, everyone please rec yourselves or others. 

To shamelessly plug, I did HanniHolidays last year, so, if you want to, here are the ficlets I wrote. I probably won’t have time to do it again this year, but these were a lot of fun.

https://super-queer-hannibal-obsession.tumblr.com/post/155224146107/super-queers-hanniholidays-master-post

Also, @hannibalficwriters is doing a winter/holiday themed rec event, so keep an eye out there to find lots of good fics. 

https://hannibalficwriters.tumblr.com/post/167291248305/fannibalficrecs-holiday-special

[hannibalsbattlebot]

Thanks to @hannibalficwriters call for Season Four Self Recs, I’m freshening up a “classic” fic with a new photoset! The fic is a bit of quick angst set right after TWOTL called Different People In The Dark.

1. What does the piece mean to you?

This was one of the first pieces I wrote set post-TWOTL and it was really an attempt for me to start processing what a post-cliff life would look like for Will and Hannibal, especially immediately after.

2. What was your favorite line in your piece/what was your favourite comment that you’ve received on the work?

I liked this bit:  

  "No. No no no," Will moaned. There were so many strands of meaning in it. Hannibal could appreciate it like a piece of music. Melody of sorrow, harmony of longing, and the strong rhythm of Will's beating heart keeping time, fiercely refusing to stop.

My favorite comment is always when someone quotes a line they especially liked.

3. What are you most looking forward to in Season 4?

Just to have new material! I can’t wait to see the plans Bryan has for these two and the entire gang.

[avegetariancannibal]

Hannibal self-rec: “What It’s Like to Touch”

Thank you @hannibalficwriters

Fic link: http://archiveofourown.org/works/6403594

1. What does the piece mean to you?

This was actually the first Hannigram fic idea that came to me, and the first one I started writing after joining the fandom, but far from the first I posted. This is a serious story, and the things I posted earlier were mostly cracky. I wanted to rec it for this month's theme because I still have a soft spot for it and it didn't get many hits the first time around.

2.  What was your favorite line in your piece?

He would have given nobody else the privilege of seeing him in pain, but he flinched without shame now.

Basically the fic has take-charge Will and Hannibal giving him what he wants, letting him explore/see/feel as much as he wants. 

3. What are you most looking forward to in Season 4?

I mostly want them to be upfront about their feelings. Like, they don't have to be all "I LOVE YOU, MONGOOSE O' MINE!" But hiding has to be off the table. When I wrote the fic, I wanted to write something that seemed like it could somewhat reasonably happen on screen, which is why there isn't a sex scene in it. I wasn't sure that would ever happen on screen in a hypothetical 4th season so I just hinted at it.

[red-earth-rising]

S4 #FannibalSelfRec

Filling in @hannibalficwriters self rec prompt, simply to cheer myself up since today is doom-y and gloomy.

The First Cold Day of October

A few weeks or months after surviving the Fall, somewhere up North, Hannibal and Will are carving a present for themselves. Until one day, they feel the first cold day of the season.

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1. What does the piece mean to you?

I had, until recently, completely abandoned writing. I had half-started some series/ideas more than a year ago, but due to time I eventually gave up. After some unbelievably inspiring chats with @pragnificent​, I started very meekly to post a few ideas, here and there. This piece is the first “original” concept I explored in a non-draft format in over a year, and it has been absolutely massive for me.

Apart from it being monumental because I actually wrote it down, it is important to me because it deals with chronic pain. Which is close-and-personal. But also it is one of my more light-hearted Will and Hannibal stories; I am happy with where they are, in relation to each other, even if there are moments of struggle, consent issues and other unpleasantries. I adore them together in this fic, because they are still raw and potentially dangerous to each other, but they are willing to listen and act in whichever way makes the other happy, in the end.

2. What was your favorite line in your piece/what was your favourite comment that you’ve received on the work?

Oh boy!

Will’s eyes focused on him. A gentle serenity eclipsed the frown. “You have been good. I never tell you that, but you have been so good since.” The thought broke.

“Since when, Will?”

“Since we eloped.” He allowed a smile, and Hannibal could feel the sun kissing his skin in the middle of the cloudy Autumn day.

It is more than one line, but fuck me I love them.

I LOVE all comments, adore treasure and hug them close, but I think Somethingeasy’s resonated with me in about every single level.

3. What are you most looking forward to in Season 4?

I... actually wrote a meta about that. Hannibal S4, Relative time & Relations, and this is my ‘realistic’ approach to S4. When it comes to entirely emotionally driven, Hannigram progression of forgiving one another and healing, tentatively, mind and body, slowly and occasionally painfully but always in love, well this series is where I put all my hopes and dreams in: https://archiveofourown.org/series/570961

I hope this was not too self-indulgent! This is the story link: AO3

In any case, thank you for bearing with me, and for every kudos, view and comment! And now back to writing...

[hannibalficwriters]

#FannibalFicRecs: HOLIDAY SPECIAL

What’s going on?

From November 19th-25th, we are encouraging each and every one of you to rec one (or more) of your favorite holiday or winter themed fics! Whether that means sitting down to dinner with the Murder Family; snuggling up by the fire with Hannibal and Will, or cutting down rude Christmas tree salesmen—we want to see the fics that make you feel all warm and cozy inside!

How do I participate?

Tag your rec with the hashtag #FannibalFicRecs and loop us in at @hannibalficwriters so we can reblog your recommendation and spread the love! We’ll do our best to catch them all, but as you all know, Tumblr can be fickle at times (and that’s being generous). If you don’t see your rec in a few days time, drop us a message and we’ll add it to the queue!

Who can I rec?

Anyone at all! Long or short; new or old; WiPs or completed works; crossovers or canon divergences; newbies or established writers! The choice is yours! Tell us what works and authors have made your heart sing. Our goal is to spread a bit of positivity and encourage every writer in this TREMENDOUSLY talented fandom to continue sharing their creativity.

Love to you all!

- The Mod Team

[crisisoninfintefandoms]

#FannibalSelfRec: Season 4 - Sept 22nd-24th

I feel a little weird doing this, since I’m so new to, um...Fannabal-ing, haha, but...what the hell?

I think technically all my Hannibal fics so far have been post-WotL, but I’m gonna go with this one, since it was my first.  

You Are My Heart (Else I Would Cut You Out)

Ships: Hannigram

Rating: Explicit

Warnings: Rape/Non-con, blood, mild mutilation

Summary:  Will is uncharacteristically dark and Hannibal is uncharacteristically accommodating.

1. What does the piece mean to you?

Well, it was my first Hannibal fanfic, and kind of got me out of a rather long writing rut.  I hadn’t written any fic in ages, but this just bounced around my head and would not leave me alone...as weird and dark stuff often does, haha.  So I wrote it mostly to...expunge it.  Still, I ended up putting a fair amount of work into it (looking up biblical passages in Latin? Really?) and...that made me feel pretty good about how it turned out.   

2a. What was your favorite line in your piece?

I’m forcing myself to answer this because I suck at promoting myself/giving myself compliments, haha.  So, if forced to actually admit I liked something I wrote, I guess I’d pick...

“We have already consummated, Will,” Hannibal said, pointing out the plain and simple truth, visions of black blood and dying dragons dancing behind his eyes.  “This, is merely a formality.”  

2b. What was your favourite comment that you’ve received on the work?

I appreciate each and every one of my select few comments, haha!  But, if I had to pick, I’d probably go with the first one, left by WickerBag (I don’t think they’re on tumblr, or if they are I don’t know their url here)

“This was intense. Painful, breathtaking and beautiful in a twisted way.Your story stands perfectly as a standalone (the ending line omg!) but I also want to see where they go, if Will can ever excise the bitterness from his soul, how far Hannibal will let him go (very far I think), whether they can ever build something resembling a healthy relationship from this pile of shards.I hope you continue this and thank you for posting it. <3“

It meant a lot that they pointed out they liked my final line, because I’d agonized over it, and so I was just thrilled to hear it worked for someone!

3. What are you most looking forward to in Season 4?

Um...just having it?  Yeah, I’m not really one of those people who fantasizes and speculates on what the actual show would be if it came back, I don’t make wishlists or anything.  I’m not even 100% “Will and Hannibal better kiss!”...even tho I ship them so hard, and well, it’d be nice :-P  In terms of season 4, I’d just be excited to see the old gang back together, hopefully having as good a time as the did before, putting in just as much passion and effort as they did before.  So, yeah, I guess that’s what I’m looking forward to: seeing the cast and crew put all that love in that we saw before.

Okay, that’s it, hope I did this right!  Thanks to @hannibalficwriters for setting up such a cool event!