Abigail is just so.
She's a girl. She's a ghost. Her name means "fathers joy" . He killed girls so he wouldn't kill her. He ate them so he could honour her. She wasn't honoured. She died. She died again. She died with each of the girls he killed. She died for the plot. She was resurrected by the plot. She haunts the plot. The girls haunt her. She haunts them. Again and again and again. She wakes up in a cold sweat every night. She drowns in a pool of her own blood. She wasn't loved, not really. Not truly. Only as extensions of guilt. As an idea, not a person. She was the lure, the tool, the bait, never the prize.
When she died, she wasnt honoured, it was just murder.
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Victorian Adamgail Siblings AU anyone?
Little unedited drabble:
Abigail and Adam are the children of Garret Jacobs and Louise Hobbs. Garret Jacobs is new money, taking advantage of the ever growing industrial revolution and growing a hunting empire selling his animal meat and pelts. Louise, his wife, tragically died from tuberculosis a few years prior, and his children saw a drastic change in their father's personality. He had always been slightly short tempered, but this increased tenfold. He berated his son, spitting vile words at the man anytime he could, and obsessed over his daughter, doting on her, refusing to let her step outside on her own for fear of her catching an illness. And whenever one of them stepped out of line, he became violent. Meticulously leaving bruises and marks which could be covered in public.
On a particularly foggy evening, Abigail wakes to a thud coming from the dining hall. She rushes down the staircase, nightgown fluttering behind her, to see her father, dead on the floor, the moonlit night shining down on the knife beside him. And then she saw her brother. Face white as a sheet and hands stained with blood.
"He said he was going to take care of you. Be certain no harm would ever come to you. I... I acted before I could think."
Abigail panics, her eyes fluttering, hands shaking. She's not even sure how she's breathing before Adam gives her something else to gasp about.
"I have an idea. But I'll need your help."
And there in the dining room, which appeared to be growing colder by the second, Adam discussed his plan.
They were going to frame their father's death on the Jigsaw killer.
Short character details and other notes below (also rushed):
Abigail Hobbs: A timid yet determined girl who has recently taken a place as Dr Gordon's apprentice, despite the setback of her gender. However, while trying to distance herself from her father's death, she's pulled closer to a different kind of monster.
Adam Hobbs: A young, handsome man who is obsessed with any recent developments of a new technology, the camera. With this futuristic device, he captures everything he can, the flowing lakes near his home, the crowds of people in town, and the butchered bodies of jigsaw victims, trying to string together the murders himself. He just hopes his recent stunt doesn't make him a new suspect.
Dr Lawrence Gordon: The town's doctor and coroner, who has been overseeing the recent jigsaw murders. He's a kind man, the perfect role model for any aspiring gentleman, but the more he goes down the jigsaw rabbit hole, the more he's certain he won't come out unscathed.
John Kramer: An extremely wealthy man whose family benefited greatly from the industrial revolution, owning factories all over the country. Those who have met him say he's somewhat of a mystery, as if the only way he can communicate is via riddles, but he's rarely seen in public.
Jill Kramer: John Kramer's wife. Unlike her husband, she is seen plenty, always out and being gawked at from the public. Her beauty is well known, and other ladies have tried and failed poorly to imitate her natural born drace and decorum.
Amanda Kramer: John and Jill Kramer's adoptive daughter. If it weren't for the jigsaw murders, her name would be the only one to leave people's snarled lips. She has a knack for scandal, throwing extravagant parties with a limited guestlist. The recent rumours are that she's been seen with various ladies of the night.
Mark Hoffman: Born from a comfortable position of wealth, Mark decided to leave behind the quiet pleasures of his countryside upbringing in favour of being a detective lieutenant. He quickly rose through the ranks, and now finds himself in the middle of the jigsaw murders. However, he appears to be calm about the recent killings, informing the public time and time again that the killer will be found and face justice.
Peter Strahm: Unlike his partner, Peter was born in this town and loathes what the murders have turned the place into, a centre of torture, reading newspaper after newspaper before ripping them up. He's determined he and Hoffman will put a stop to the violence, and yet... He can't help but feel suspicious of his partner in crime.
Set in the mid 1850s purely due to the fact that I love the fashion of that decade. Big skirts my beloved <3
You'll also notice that I haven't added any of the other Hannibal characters. That is because idk! :D Too many characters is hard to keep up with and 3 detectives is gonna get cramped, yknow?
I do wanna add Alana and Margot in somehow tho... I'll make em fit
This probably won't turn into an actual fic or anything (definitely not until I finish my recent one) but who knows
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Do you think Hannibal was in love with Alana and Bedelia? The same way he was in love with Will? Or how do you see Hannibal's relationship with Alana and Bedelia compared to his intense love for Will?
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Short answer: No, I don't think he was ever in love with Alana or Bedelia
Long answer is a bit more complicated
I do think he had a true appreciation for both of them, him being a mentor turned college/friend to Alana and a mix of patient and somewhat friend to Bedelia.
(I also use the term "friend" kinda loosely in here because I also believe Hannibal never truly considered someone his friend until Will, but that's another rant)
I think hannibal used his romantic relationships as a means to an end. With Alana he started seeing her as a way of taking something from Will (same way as he was taking his position as profiler on the fbi) while also solidifying his good image and innocence (he used her as an alibi in Futamono), while with Bedelia he used her as a replacement for Will after Mizumono and as way to maintain his image while in Florence (they took the role of an existing married couple).
(While tipying the last paragraph I kinda realized he looked for the company of both woman after being rejected by Will so... take that as you will)
Returning to the appreciation, I do think he saw worth in them, as intelligent people and someone nice to have around, people worth maintaining alive. During Mizumono he could have decided to kill Alana without hesitation, but he didn't, he only promised to kill her after she refused to turn away after being given the option. During Dolce he could have killed Bedelia after she refused to go with him, but he didn't, instead he helped her support her alibi declaring he was maintaining her drugged and not conscious of her identity or actions (but Bedelia did deduce during their goodbyes that Hannibal was going to eat her someday, but that's another rant aswell)
(Also, i see hannibal as a hedonist, so of course if he's maintaining a romantic relationship with beautiful women he's going to take the opportunity to have sex and enjoy it.)
He saw worth in their company and in their minds, but he didn't see them as an equal, someone who could truly understand him, while he did see Will as one.
Alana could have never understood him, with her strong morals and inclination to always do what's right. Her transformation occurred only after being changed by Hannibal (and Abigail), she didn't have a tendency for violence beforehand. With Bedelia is a bit different, she had an awareness of his person suit and has always had a tendency for violence (I love her scenes with Will and their dialogues, I think that's when we begin to understand her more as a character), but also she had a deep fear of what Hannibal truly was and what he was capable of doing. He saw potential for her violence and changed her through their patient, but he also used that to have something to hold against her to encourage her to keep his secrets.
With Will is different, he saw his potential and by the end of the show he could truly see and accept him as he was, finding beauty in their conjoined slaying of the dragon. For Hannibal love is that, understanding and acceptance, and Will was the only person who could truly see him as he was. He could have never had that with Alana or Bedelia.
Anyways, I care so much about Alana and Bedelia and their relationship with Hannibal <3 I truly believe the exploration of the different types of romantic relationships enrich the show a lot and also highlight how special Will is to Hannibal.
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