2025-03-25 8:45:51 ¶ ●

on the musing abouti daddy kinking hannigram, embarassingky enough, i honestly never ever got the daddy kink thing, had an ex who called me by it during sex for a bit and it didnt put me off but i didnt really enjoy it either. then after many many fandoms i stumble on hannibal and for some reason these mfs are the only ones thst do it to me? its really hannibal mkre than will, my dad died when i was 16, and in a way that totally puts my dad on a pedastal he reminds me of hannibal in that he was always the scariest man in any room, capable of great violence, but very intelligent and not necessarily a show off. not good at expressing emotions and causing pain theough any attempt. my memory has forced me to forget a loooot of the negative parts of my relationship i had with my dad even though it was only a few years ago and so i struggle to connect whyy i sexualize normal moments he has with abigail (not that i think he was predatory to her but more so god i wish i was her bc even in that context of a paternal figure id find that so sexually affirming) . and whyyy daddy kink hannibal fics give me a feeling of security, a good kind of embarassment, a weird sense of freedom, and obviously that level of comfort making it feel easier for me to express sexual desires ? idk. maybe i explained it to you. dont feel pressured to reply im just curious if this inspires any rhoughts if not then i appreciate u letting me ramble and open this avenue of thought at least to myself

Thank you so much for having the vulnerability to share! It’s more common than you think! You said an ex called you “by it”, by it, did you mean daddy? If so, are you trans or a cis man? Perhaps neither and your ex was just calling you daddy cause they wanted to haha.

Asking because I have been noticing an interesting pattern in Will vs Hannibal daddy fantasies between cis women and trans men, and I am finding it very fascinating, if you don’t mind me asking, of course!

Either way, we can definitely try to understand this. So by remembering your father primarily as an authoritative yet emotionally distant figure, you create a narrative where his power and intelligence are foregrounded, while his emotional shortcomings are softened. Hannibal fits into this reconstructed memory perfectly, because he is dominant, powerful, emotionally restrained, and yet highly protective (at least in his own twisted way).

The safety found in daddy kink Hannibal fics likely stems from the fantasy of an all-knowing, all-controlling figure who provides structure and approval, something that might have been inconsistently given in childhood. The paternal figure might represent both the superego (moral authority) and the object of forbidden desire (the Oedipal dynamic), making this attraction a way to reconcile those two forces.

Your wish to be in Abigail’s place, even in a non-sexual father-daughter dynamic, suggests that Abigail represents an idealized version of yourself in relation to the father figure. This could be an attempt to rewrite your past relationship, to imagine a dynamic where paternal approval and security are tied to erotic affirmation rather than emotional distance or neglect. Desire is structured around a lack, you crave Hannibal’s approval (as a stand-in for your father’s), and in fantasy, this approval is inherently sexualized.

The fact that “normal moments” between Hannibal and Abigail feel sexually affirming to you suggests that authority and care, when coming from a father figure, are erotically charged due to their scarcity in reality. Because Hannibal, like your father, is emotionally distant and capable of harm, his approval or tenderness becomes exceptional…and that rarity makes it even more desirable. Eroticizing these moments may be a way of regaining control over past emotional deprivation, transforming it into something you can derive pleasure from rather than something painful or unresolved.

The daddy kink fics providing a “good kind of embarrassment” and a sense of freedom points to the psychological relief found in submission within a structured, paternalistic dynamic. Embarrassment implies vulnerability, but when it is safe, when the authority figure (Hannibal) provides approval and guidance, it becomes affirming rather than humiliating. Relinquishing control within a defined structure paradoxically creates a space where deeper desires can be safely explored. The emotional distance of the father figure (Hannibal) makes this dynamic even more appealing because it turns approval into something that must be earned, heightening its value.

Keep indulging in those fics, they help you resolve a lot of unconscious issues, providing a safe way to engage with them! <3

2025-03-26 21:59:54 ¶ ●

Ok I need to ask this; Will's and Hannibal's reaction of their daughter killing an animal at a young age and then later on a person?
(if she was raised by both Will and Hannibal I mean)

If their daughter killed an animal at a young age, Will would meet the revelation with his usual blank expression, perhaps just the barest furrow of his brow, a flicker of something unreadable in his eyes. He’d ask her why. Did the animal hurt her? Was she curious? He wouldn’t raise his voice. Instead, he’d make her bury it or dispose of it properly, watching her the entire time, searching for signs. If she was curious, he would redirect that curiosity: introducing her to anatomy through already-dead creatures, controlled, methodical. If it was self-defense, he’d teach her how to avoid harm without inflicting it in return.

But in the back of his mind, he would know. He’s seen this before, hundreds of times, on crime scene photos and in interrogation rooms. The first tell-tale sign, the first domino in a chain that doesn’t end well. But how could he judge? How could he call it monstrous when he himself had stood on that same path so many times?

Hannibal, on the other hand, would be amused. He’d watch Will’s reaction with veiled interest, perhaps even suggesting to their daughter that she keep it from him, just to see how long she could. He wouldn’t scold her, not as a child. But he would explain the concept of unnecessary cruelty, not out of morality, but principle. Killing for a reason is art; killing without purpose is wasteful. He would let the moment pass, filing it away for later.

And later would come. When she was eighteen, maybe twenty, and a body lay at her feet instead of an animal’s.

Will would stare. Silent for a long moment, before asking in that slow, measured cadence of his, “Why did you kill this person?” The same way he asked if the social worker was inside the horse. Not condemning, not accepting…just peeling back the layers of an answer he wasn’t sure he wanted.

He would help her. Of course, he would help her. Moving the body, hiding the evidence, all with the efficiency of a man who has done this before, who knows exactly how much blood will seep into the floorboards and what it takes to scrub it out. But when it was done, he’d take away her weapons. He’d tell her, not in anger but in frustration, that she was being reckless. That she was jeopardizing herself. That she was too young to be this careless.

And depending on her reasons, he would either lecture her in that circuitous, disorienting way of his, never fully condemning, but never truly approving…or, if he found himself understanding her, if he agreed in some way, he would say nothing at all. Just a blank stare, a slow nod. “Next time, you tell me,” he would say, his voice even, unreadable. “Don’t take matters into your own hands.”

Hannibal, predictably, wouldn’t care in the slightest. If anything, he’d be more offended by the lack of refinement. He would chide her, not for the act, but for her lack of precision, her lack of grace. He’d insist she learn, properly, under his guidance, he’d want to shape her hand around a blade. And then he would probe. For hours, for days. Picking apart her reasoning, setting her mind through a labyrinth of psychological experiments, orchestrating little tests of control, just to see what she would do.

And as for Will and Hannibal themselves, there would be arguments. Will would say they ruined her, Hannibal would insist that nothing is ruined, that everything is subjective. They’d circle each other with words the way they always do, pushing and pulling in a dance we all know too well.

2025-03-27 0:48:29 ¶ ●

Wow I loved reading your post about Will's and Hannibal's daughter killing, it was so interesting!! Your writing is so eye candy to me, it also helps me to have an excuse to read more in English aha.<3 (What if we give their daughter a name, or maybe we can just go with Mia?🤔)
About her as a kid killing animals, I would think she's curious to know how they work, and if Will ends up explaining, she might use the informations in the future for sure.
And to make this a bit more 'tragic', what about her growing up with some problems as well? In her teenagerhood, when she starts school, I feel like she's not enterly interessed in school, and this leads her to not give her 100% to study and all. And I can tell Hannibal is not gonna be so happy about this, because she'd prefer daydreaming or do other things than passing the whole day studying and all.
And when she becomes a young adult, and starts with killing...I think she'd kill for reasons, not just because she wants to or because her brains tells her to do it. If she was exposed to abuse in her teenager hood, like going with the wrong company (which can be also be related to Mia somehow..) and then be hurt by it? She wants revenge, so this contradicts Hannibal's 'view' of killing a person for art. And with revenge, it would be going out her way to find all the people who hurted her in the past, that used her. She would showing signs of rage in the smallest things, like yelling at her fathers for the smallest things, or purposely rebelling and not listening to them. Or even more extreme, turning to self-destructive behavior to try to keep emotions in check. A constant repressed anger that she can't explain, and that she doesn't see because she is trapped in a bubble that her manipulative abusers have put her in.

In my obnoxious psychoanalyst mind, Amara (let’s call her Amara?) could never have been anything but studious. With Will and Hannibal as her fathers, intelligence was not just valued, it was a currency, a language, an expectation. She grew up in a house where knowledge was power and where ignorance was, at best, a weakness, at worst, an offense. Hannibal, with his cultivated elegance, would never have allowed a daughter of his to be anything less than refined, well-read, and articulate. Will, with his sharp mind and restless thoughts, would have instilled in her an instinctive understanding of analysis, of pulling apart the threads of a person to see what lay beneath.

But for her to resist this? To reject academia, to be something other than a product of their careful shaping? It would take something catastrophic. A break. A wound so deep that even Hannibal’s carefully applied sutures couldn’t close it. He was too charming, too subtly insidious, to be outright defied without cause. He didn’t demand love; he made himself irresistible. His approval was a prize, his disappointment a punishment so quiet and profound it could shape the course of a life. And Will, who flinched away from his own nature, who feared seeing too much of himself in her, would never give her the kind of clarity she longed for.

If she resisted, it would not be from nothing. If she rebelled, it would be because something inside her had broken against them.

Perhaps if she had a disability, with a high need of support, with a mind that did not fold so easily, a mind that existed almost entirely outside of the external world, then that would make sense. Otherwise, she would be moldable, shaped entirely by their hands. She would be academically gifted, of course, there was no way Hannibal would allow for anything less, but also artistic. She wouldn’t have been given a choice. Music, painting, literature, all of it would have been pressed into her from a young age, not as an indulgence, but as a necessity. A Lecter must be cultured.

Boundaries, though? Morality? That was another story. How could she understand something so abstract when it had never been clearly defined for her? When killing was not a crime but a question of taste, of necessity, of circumstance? If she ever killed, it wouldn’t be for revenge, or for anger, or for any deeply rooted sense of justice. It would be because. Because that was simply a thing that happened in her world. Because it had never been presented as anything but a possibility.

Romance was an impossibility. Not because she wasn’t capable of it, but because they wouldn’t allow it. Hannibal would ensure that anyone who came too close mysteriously disappeared, and Will, despite his reluctance to involve himself, would never truly let anyone have her. Not because he wanted to control her, but because he didn’t trust himself, didn’t trust what he had passed down. And besides, she didn’t have many people interested. She was too strange to them, too unsettling. Children her age avoided her. She was the one adults and teachers adored, but her peers found her off-putting. Too articulate, too composed, too unlike them.

She reached for Will constantly, but he was just out of reach. He never truly let her in, never asked her what was in her head, too afraid of what he might find. Afraid of the possibility that he had passed his darkness to her, that she was infected with something. And on the other side, there was Hannibal, always asking too much, prying, dissecting, folding back the layers of her mind like he was peeling an orange. She wanted to tell Will everything, perhaps because he didn’t want to know. Perhaps because she wanted to force him to look at her, really look at her, and see whatever it was he was afraid of.

She knew she was wanted. She had not been an accident, not a burden, but something willed into existence by love and desire alone. And yet, she felt like an intruder in her own home. When she was small, she had been a miracle, the center of their world. Hannibal had lavished her with attention, Will had brushed his fingers through her hair with affection.

But now she was nothing more than the shadow of what she had once been. Hannibal cared more about what Will thought of dinner than what she had to say. Will no longer reached for her, no longer reassured her presence with a touch. She was the leftover glow of something that had already burned bright and faded, the toy that had once been beloved, but now sat forgotten on a shelf, collecting dust.

2025-03-27 6:34:53 ¶ ●

This fic is terrible. Terrible in the way a tragedy is, in the way disaster unfolds before your eyes, compelling and inescapable. It is perfectly written, crafted with such precision that you can’t look away. Like a documentary recounting something horrific, like news footage looping devastation, it grips you with that morbid, unrelenting curiosity…how bad does it get? Does it sink deeper, or is there any way out? Why is this happening?

It’s the worst-case scenario, the nightmare of the abused becoming the abuser, of captor and captive dissolving into one indistinguishable whole. Stockholm syndrome, a love story that isn’t a love story, affection so twisted it circles back around to something horrifyingly tender. And it feels real…so real it becomes surreal, like a fever dream too vivid to be anything but memory, like trauma itself.

It confuses, frustrates, unsettles. It sends chills down your spine even as it does something else, something unspoken, something shameful. It’s indulgent in the most sickly sweet way, in the way trauma tries to rewrite itself, twisting, bending reality into something survivable, something that makes sense.

Every word out of Will’s mouth is a flashback, a visceral tug backward, maybe to personal memories, maybe to something older, deeper. Perhaps to something carved into the bones of every woman ever born, an inheritance of fear, of knowing.

And it is perfectly written. Unafraid. It walks the razor’s edge between exploitation and exploration, between something obscene and something revelatory. The line blurs, dissolves. Was there ever a point? Is this about healing, or is it simply a place where the sickest minds come to indulge?

But it is something. It exists, and that is reason enough to read it. It is bad and dark and awful.

Good luck.

Shelter Us, Harbor Me.

2025-03-27 19:22:54 ¶ ●

Hi, this is the fic rec anon again. I’m torn between thanking you for reading the story and apologizing for putting it in your orbit. Like the other anon said, this can be an isolating headspace to be in.
In that vein, I wanted to ask you for something, and I’m struggling to say it right. Would you, if/when you have time, read my follow-up story? It’s not nearly as skillful as Shelter Us, it’s my first fiction story. I wrote it in a furor of - idk - obsession, terror, self-preservation, and bleak determination to wrench myself back from the emotional cliff. I think I did alright, but they’re big footsteps to walk in.
It’s really uncomfortable asking. Obviously, there’s the addictive gratification of an artist gaining approval that seems both universal and shameful. But more than that, so much deeper than that, there’s a raw plea for people to tell me the hope I clawed back from the jaws of this story isn’t just a self indulgent fantasy. That a story of healing can be as real as the destruction that preceded it.
And perhaps most intimidating of all, I like to imagine that maybe my hope can be shared. We feel like we’re alone but we’re not. We can’t see each other in the dark, but we’re there.
I want to reach out and grab someone’s hand, offering and taking strength. But how on earth do I do that when my means of expressing myself is wrapped in so many layers of obscurity and horror?
It’s not like I’m going to be able to sit Work Bestie down and say, first we’re going to watch a show where murder and cannibalism are metaphors for love. Then I’m going to explain the HEU and how a mediocre movie is somehow the best portrayal of the emotional isolation that comes from being forced to mask in exchange for affection. Then an even more mediocre movie where the best part is the antagonist who appears for a grand total of seven minutes. Then you’re going to read a gut punch of a story where the characters I’ve asked you to love and empathize with all brutalize each other. THEN you’ll be ready to understand what I’m trying to tell you about my emotional state.
How the hell?
But you’ve gotten to step 4 out of 5. I don’t have to pull you into my world, you got here on your own, and I am starved to the bone for company.
You don’t know me, you don’t owe me anything. Just getting this far is a lot to invest emotionally on the word of an internet stranger. But I have to ask. I have to ask every time I get a chance like this. Maybe the fear of asking is part of the work. I don’t know. I’m still just stumbling forward.
Either way, thank you again.

Please, never feel ashamed to ask validation on your art. It’s something we all crave. I read it. I found your ending much more satisfying. The ending of the original story made me sick to my stomach, even though it is the more “realistic” one, unfortunately. So thank you for rewriting it in my head, something had been haunting me, but it has been replaced with your story <3.

2025-03-28 5:22:42 ¶ ●

please write a daddy hannigram please please I'm begging!

Rotten Meat.

“Full name.”

“Mia.”

“Full name.” The nurse barely looked up, his tone flat with impatience.

“Right. Sorry. Mia Graham.”

A sigh. He wrote it down.

“Mia Graham. Date of birth.”

“December 18th, 1996.”

More scribbling. Mia shifted her weight, glancing around the reception area. Stale air. Harsh lights. The distant hum of something mechanical, endless.

“Age.”

She stared at him. “Can’t you figure that out by my date of birth?”

“Do I look like a mathematician?” He gave her a dry look.

She rolled her eyes. “Nineteen.”

“No jewelry.”

A grunt of irritation, but she pulled off her rings, her bracelet, her necklace, and dropped them into the box he held up. He handed her a folded set of clothes in exchange.

“Put these on. There’s a bathroom behind that door.”

She took the pile, hesitated, then went inside. The tiles were cold under her feet. As she changed, her mind worked through the possibilities. The place. The rules. The people. How long she’d be here. She needed to get out. She needed to get to her dad.

She stepped out in the facility uniform, handed over her old clothes. A toiletry kit was pressed into her hands.

“Follow me.”

The hallway stretched out ahead of them, long and sterile, white walls swallowing sound.

She hesitated, then—"Do you know if my father was caught?“

The nurse didn’t answer right away. His brow lifted. A sigh, short and annoyed. "No.”

“No, he wasn’t caught, or no, you don’t know?”

“No.” His voice was sharp now so she swallowed the frustration.

They reached a door. He swiped a keycard, the lock beeped, and the door swung open.

“This is your room. No food inside, only water. No noise past nine. You need to be here at seven, every day. Wake-up is at eight.”

And then the door clicked shut behind her.

She stared at it, exhaled slowly.

“Are you crazy?”

The voice had a strange lilt, the accent unfamiliar. Mia turned.

A girl sat on one of the beds, a book open in her lap. Platinum blonde hair, almost white, smooth and glossy like something artificial. Honey-colored eyes appraised her.

“Uh… no?”

“Okay. Well. Then. Welcome to the Baltimore State Hospital for the Children of the Criminally Insane.” A smile. Dry, sarcastic.

Mia lifted an eyebrow. “Thanks.”

“I’m Amara.”

“Mia.”

Amara gestured lazily toward the other bed. “Mia, this is Savannah.”

The girl lying there didn’t look up, just acknowledged Mia with a slight nod, pencil moving over the paper in her lap.

“Hey,” Mia muttered, dropping her things onto the remaining bed. The room was as bleak as expected.

“Not very homey, is it?” Amara mused.

“Nope.” Mia didn’t look at her, just focused on organizing her space.

“So… Mia. Mia what again?”

“Mia Graham.”

“I’m Lecter. Amara Lecter.”

Mia stilled, then turned, taking her in again.

“Lecter as in…”

“Yes, yes, father is quite notorious.” Amara waved a hand dismissively, like she was used to this. “But tell me about you, Mia. Why are you here? Or, better yet, who’s your father?”

Mia hesitated. Hannibal Lecter’s daughter. It wasn’t every day you met the child of a literal monster.

“Or is it a mother?” Amara went on. “I have to say, I’m dying for some killer moms here. All we get are dads, which is predictable.”

“Um. No.” Mia shifted. “My dad’s not a serial killer.”

Amara’s smile curled at the edges. “Oh, I didn’t assume he was. Not everyone’s father is as… interesting as mine. But he’s something, isn’t he?”

Mia said nothing. Just sat down on the bed.

“Savannah’s dad is the Tooth Fairy,” Amara added.

Mia snapped her head up. “Holy shit.”

“Right? As you can see, we have quite the paternal figures. Which makes me wonder—who’s your dad?”

Mia sighed, rubbing a hand over her face. “Will Graham.”

“Hmm.” Amara tilted her head, considering. “Doesn’t ring any bells.”

Savannah finally spoke, quiet but certain. “Your dad’s the guy who killed Mason Verger.”

Mia turned to her. A pause. Then, a nod.

“Wait—Mason Verger.” Amara’s eyes narrowed, then widened slightly. “Your dad’s the empath profiler?”

Mia gave a humorless smile. “Ringing bells now, are we?”

“My dad was interested in him,” Amara said, thoughtful. “Read a bunch of articles on his abilities.”

“Great,” Mia muttered.

“He was right after all,” Amara added, more to herself, lips quirking.

“Right about what?” Mia asked.

“That your dad had it in him. It’s why he was so good at what he did. He had the desire to kill, too.”

Mia held her gaze but didn’t respond. She knew. She’d known her whole life. Not the desire to kill, maybe—but something was there, always stirring in him, always on the edge.

“Great.” Savannah added. “So we’re the room of famous killer dads. Can we turn the lights off now?”

She didn’t wait for an answer, just got up and flicked the switch.

Darkness settled. Mia lay there, staring at the ceiling. Sleep didn’t come. Thoughts of her dad wouldn’t let it.

2025-03-28 16:33:53 ¶ ●

Rotten Meat. Chapter Two.

The cold was the first thing Savannah felt. It settled into her skin like an unwanted guest, creeping under the thin blanket, pricking at her fingers and the tips of her ears. She opened her eyes slowly, the room still dark except for the dim light seeping through the thick curtains. The air smelled sterile, vaguely metallic, like something scrubbed too clean. Her breath came out in a soft cloud, barely visible in the pale light.

She took a moment to just exist in it. The quiet. The stillness. A second of peace before the day began. The drawings on her bedside table sat stacked neatly, graphite smudges on the edges of the pages. Proof she was still here, that she hadn’t disappeared into herself entirely. She ran her fingertips over them absentmindedly, grounding herself. The bed beneath her was stiff, unyielding. It wasn’t home.

She missed her father’s breakfast in bed. The way the smell of his coffee would fill the house, strong and sharp, waking her up before his voice ever did. She didn’t miss the Dragon. The thought hit her like ice water, tightening her chest. Her breath caught, quickened. Not now. Not here. If she let it take her, they’d bring the needle. She forced the air back into her lungs slowly, evenly, fighting the tremble in her hands. Breathe through it. Stay in control.

Across the room, Amara was already awake, brushing her hair with mechanical precision, bed made as if she’d never slept in it. The sight of her still unsettled Savannah, though she thought she’d be used to it by now. A month of waking up to the same person should have been enough time to adjust. But then again, Amara wasn’t just anyone. She was Amara Lecter. There was something inherently off about her, something that went beyond the cold, composed demeanor. Savannah had always been good at reading people, but Amara wasn’t like other people. She was raised in it. She didn’t know what her dad did, she lived with it, grew up under it, admired it. It made Savannah’s skin crawl, but she didn’t let it show.

“Good morning, Savannah.” Amara’s voice was as smooth as ever, almost pleasant.

“Yeah,” Savannah grunted.

The other girl—Mia—was still curled up under the covers, her dark hair spilling over the pillow. She was pretty. Almost eerily so. Big, swollen lips, thick lashes, skin that looked like it belonged to someone in a magazine. It was strange seeing her here, in a place like this. Her father was all over crime websites, articles, speculation. Will Graham. Savannah remembered her dad reading about him, intrigued by an article about how he had evaded the FBI for so long, how he had manipulated an entire team of trained professionals. They had thought Mia was missing. Had she run with him? Had she been part of it? And if so, how had she ended up here?

The door creaked open at exactly eight, like it always did. The nurses were punctual, strict. If they weren’t in the cafeteria by nine, there’d be consequences. Savannah hated breakfast here. Everything was either soggy or bland. No coffee. No caffeine. It felt cruel.

“Are you coming?” Amara was already moving, slipping through the door.

“Um… yeah, hang on.” Savannah tied her hair up quickly, throwing on a robe and slippers. Her body still felt heavy with sleep.

“Maybe we should wake her up,” she murmured, glancing at Mia.

“Or,” Amara said, not bothering to turn back, “she should learn the consequences of not following the rules on her own.”

Savannah rolled her eyes. Of course Amara would say that. Ignoring her, she leaned down and nudged Mia gently.

“Hey. Sorry, but you gotta get up.”

Mia groaned, rolling over. “Yeah, okay.” Her voice was hoarse with sleep.

Amara disappeared down the hall. Savannah lingered. “I’ll wait for you, so you don’t get lost on the way.” She sat back on the edge of her bed. “But you gotta hurry. They’re annoying about schedules here.”

Mia pushed herself up, running a hand through her tangled hair. Her eyes were impossibly blue, still half-lidded with sleep. Savannah watched as she took a sip of water, pulled on slippers. There was something about her. She wasn’t like Amara—there was no cold calculation, no unsettling detachment. But there was something else.

The walk to the cafeteria was quiet at first, the halls lined with dull, lifeless colors.

“So… was your dad finally caught?” Savannah asked, voice low.

Mia didn’t look at her. “I actually don’t know. I’m trying to find out.”

“Do you think we have access to anything here? News or something?”

Savannah shook her head. “No. They keep us pretty locked away from reality.”

Mia sighed, her fingers twitching slightly against her robe.

Savannah hesitated before speaking again. “So what happened? If you don’t mind me asking.”

Mia blinked. “Huh?”

“With you, I mean. Your dad was a fugitive. They thought you were missing.”

Mia’s expression flickered, something unreadable crossing her face. “Oh. Um.” She hesitated, looking away. “It’s complicated.”

Savannah didn’t push. She knew what it was like to not want to share. “Yeah. No, I get it.”

They turned the corner. The smell of overcooked oats and watered-down juice filled the air. Savannah wrinkled her nose. “Food here’s pretty boring, by the way.”

“That’s fine. I’m used to boring food,” Mia said blankly.

Savannah raised a brow. “Right. Well. That’s… good, I guess.” She glanced toward the cafeteria, spotting Amara sitting alone, eating with slow, deliberate movements. “Amara wasn’t. She didn’t take it well in the beginning.”

Mia smirked. “Yeah, I bet she was really bummed out that they don’t serve people meat here.”

Savannah let out a short laugh. Mia laughed too. It was the first normal moment she’d had in days.

Amara barely looked up as they sat across from her. Her posture was perfect, her grip on the spoon delicate, precise. She looked up at Mia with an unreadable smile.

“Tell me, Mia. Is the bowl of soggy fruit and watered-down sugar with a hint of orange juice to your taste?”

Mia smirked, taking a bite. “It’s fine.”

Amara nodded, satisfied. “So,” she said lightly, “what happened that got your father caught?”

Mia’s expression hardened instantly. “My father was caught?”

“Was he not?” Amara tilted her head. “You’re here. I assumed he was.”

Mia exhaled, shoulders relaxing.

“So he wasn’t, as far as you know?” Amara pressed.

Savannah narrowed her eyes. “Amara. Leave it. She doesn’t know us. Stop poking.”

Amara turned to her with that same sharp smile. “I’m not poking. I’m simply curious.”

Mia looked down at her food. “I used myself as bait so he could run.”

Silence.

Amara’s smile widened. “I hope he did, then.”

Mia’s lips curled slightly, almost imperceptibly.

“Savannah’s dad was obsessed with mine,” Amara added.

Savannah groaned. “Oh, here we go.”

“It’s true,” Amara said smoothly. “Collected articles, wrote letters. He had a shrine.”

Mia raised a brow. “A shrine?”

Savannah sighed. “I never said shrine—”

“You said it was a room with a table full of candles and pictures and letters.”

Mia glanced at Savannah. “Sounds like a shrine to me.”

Silence settled between them.

Mia turned to Amara, voice softer. “What’s it like?”

“What’s what like?”

“Being raised by a cannibal serial killer.”

Amara shrugged. “He’s just my dad to me.”

Mia leaned back, arms crossed.

“I guess… but… how was he? Really? Like… as a father?”

“Lovely. He was the loveliest man I’ve ever known.”

Savannah’s stomach twisted. They all sat there, silent. The weight of Amara’s words pressing into them, filling the empty spaces in their minds.

•

Mia sat stiffly at the desk, her hands pressed flat against the surface, fingers drumming idly as she waited.

The woman at the front desk glanced at her computer.

“Okay, so, you get Doctor Chilton. He’ll see you in a bit.”

Mia’s fingers stilled.

“Chilton?! The head?”

“That’s right,” the woman confirmed.

Mia frowned.

“Usually you’d get Dr. Bloom, but—”

“Wait, wait, wait—Dr. Bloom? As in… Alana Bloom?”

The woman nodded, barely looking up from her screen.

“She works here?”

“Yep. And I guess you already know her, which is why she can’t be your assigned therapist.”

Mia exhaled sharply, leaning back in her chair. Damn. Alana would’ve been useful. If she could’ve talked to her, she might have been able to get something—some hint about her father’s whereabouts, or at least how much they knew about him. Instead, she was stuck with Frederick Chilton, which was probably the worst possible outcome.

She sighed, dropping her head back against the chair and waiting to be called in.

And Chilton’s office was sleek, a blend of opulence and cold modernity. The kind of space that suggested wealth and power, but not comfort.

“Mia! Hello.” Chilton’s voice was bright, almost rehearsed, as he rose from behind his desk. “Please, have a seat.”

Mia sat, wary.

“How are you today?”

She shrugged. “Fine, I guess.”

“Great.” He smiled like a politician. “How have you been adapting?”

“Fine.”

“And your roommates?”

Mia scoffed, shaking her head. “You put us all together on purpose.”

Chilton’s smile didn’t waver. “I simply thought you might relate to one another. It would be helpful for your adaptation.”

“Relate?” Mia let out a short, bitter laugh. “Hannibal Lecter eats people. The Tooth Fairy kills families. My dad killed an asshole. How is that the same thing?”

Chilton watched her, expression unreadable at first. Then, something flickered—amusement.

“All three are very dangerous, very mysterious, and very intriguing men.”

Mia gave him a dry, unimpressed look. “Right.”

She leaned back in her chair. “You know I’m not telling you anything, right? I know this is just an investigation disguised as therapy.”

Chilton’s brows lifted, his smirk widening. “No, I thought you wouldn’t. After all, you are the daughter of an FBI special agent. You know how things work.”

Mia nodded.

“So tell me about you, instead. How are you feeling, Mia?”

Time crawled in Chilton’s office. Circular conversations. Non-answers. Every question led nowhere, and every answer she gave was twisted into something for him to analyze.

By the time she was dismissed, she felt wrung out and no closer to anything useful.

At dinner, she poked at her food—meatballs and chips—while Savannah took the seat next to her.

“So who’d you get, Dr. Bloom?” Savannah asked, popping a chip into her mouth.

“No. I got Chilton.”

Savannah blinked. “Chilton?! Isn’t he the head of this place?”

Mia nodded. “Yeah.”

“Damn.”

“You got Bloom?”

“Yeah.” Savannah chewed, thoughtful. “They wouldn’t give you her?”

“Conflict of interest. My dad and her were colleagues.”

Across from them, Amara, who had been listening in silence, finally spoke. “Mine too.”

Mia turned to her. “Your dad knew Alana?”

“He was her mentor when she was doing her residency.”

Mia frowned. “So who do you get?”

Amara smiled. “Chilton too.”

“Wait—weren’t your dad and Chilton colleagues too? And they still assigned you to him?”

Amara gave a small shrug. “Chilton’s interests are more important than any conflict in this case.”

Mia scoffed. “Yeah, tell me about it.”

Savannah tilted her head. “What are you guys talking about?”

“Chilton is a pompous poser,” Mia said flatly. “Tried to get an interview with my dad more times than I can count. He’s obsessed with fame. So of course he wants to dig around our heads. We’re just a means to get to our dads.”

Amara smirked. “He’ll get you too, don’t worry.”

Savannah made a face. “I hope not.”

“He probably will, though,” Mia said. “Your dad is still out there. It’s a high-profile case. Chilton is probably dying to talk to you.”

“If he hasn’t already been listening to your sessions,” Amara added casually.

Savannah tensed. “You think he tapped the place?”

Amara grinned. “Wouldn’t put it past him. My dad says he’s… unorthodox.”

Savannah raised an eyebrow. “I don’t even want to know what he means by that.”

Mia exhaled, pushing her tray aside. “I think we’re all about to find out.”

That night, Mia couldn’t sleep.

She turned over in bed, staring at the ceiling, her mind running circles around itself. When she closed her eyes, he was there.

Warm. Next to her. Safe. His presence keeping the cold away.

She clung to that feeling, holding onto it like a lifeline, until exhaustion finally pulled her under.

•

They were already in bed when the door opened.

“Savannah, you need to come with me.”

Michael, the night nurse, stood in the doorway, his voice calm but firm. The room stirred—Amara shifted, Mia sat up, all of them suddenly awake and on edge. Savannah pushed the blanket off and slowly got out of bed, slipping into her robe and slippers.

She hesitated before following him out, but there was no point in asking. She already knew. There was only one reason they’d be pulling her out of bed at this hour.

Her father had been caught.

Michael walked ahead, leading her through the dimly lit corridor. The overhead lights buzzed faintly, their glow harsh against the sterile white walls. Her feet moved on instinct, her pulse drumming in her ears.

They went down the elevator. Stepped out on the first floor. At the end of the hall, he stopped and opened a door.

Inside, a large man in a dark blue suit stood hunched over a table, examining something in front of him. The second she saw him, her body froze, breath catching in her throat.

“Miss Dolarhyde,” he said, turning toward her. “I’m Jack Crawford.”

His voice was steady, weighty, as he flashed an FBI badge.

Savannah’s heart pounded.

“Please, sit,” he said, motioning to a chair.

She stepped inside hesitantly, the air in the room suddenly feeling heavier. Michael shut the door behind her.

“Miss Dolarhyde, I’d like to ask you a few questions.”

She lowered herself into the chair, hands gripping the robe around her, though about correcting him on her name but…He was probably getting it wrong on purpose. He didn’t sit.

“Um… don’t I need a lawyer or something?” Her voice felt small in the room.

“Do you have one, Miss Dolarhyde?”

She exhaled. “No.”

“I’m not infringing on any of your rights by asking you questions. You can refuse, of course. But it would be helpful if you didn’t.”

His tone wasn’t aggressive. He didn’t need it to be. His presence alone filled the space, a quiet kind of authority pressing down on her.

“I already told the police everything I know.”

“Tell me.”

Finally, he took a seat across from her, folding his hands on the table.

Savannah hesitated. Why did she have to do this again?

“Miss Dolarhyde,” Crawford said, voice even, “another family has been killed.”

The words hit like ice in her veins. Her entire body went rigid.

“I just came from the scene. Five people.”

He reached into a folder and slid several photographs across the table toward her. The images blurred in her vision—blood, bodies, the aftermath of something too horrific to fully process.

Her stomach turned violently. She tore her eyes away.

Crawford pulled the photos back.

“I need you to tell me everything you know. We need anything.”

Savannah shook her head quickly. “But I can’t help! I don’t—I don’t know anything useful!”

“You know there’s a pattern, right?” he interrupts.

She swallowed, shaking her head.

“He kills every full moon,” he said simply. “Which means, Miss Dolarhyde, that we have about twenty-eight days until another family is brutally slaughtered. So if you could, please, tell me anything. Anything.”

Savannah swallowed hard. Her throat felt tight, clogged. She exhaled slowly, trying to steady herself.

“He burned down the house,” she started, voice dull, mechanical. “I wasn’t there. He left me a text message, told me to go to an address—Grandma’s house.”

She paused, gathering herself. “I went. He wasn’t there. There was only a note. I gave it to the authorities already. That’s it.”

Crawford studied her. “Why weren’t you at the house when he set it on fire? Where were you?”

She hesitated but knew there was no point in lying.

“I… I was at a motel.”

“You ran away,” Crawford said.

She nodded.

“Why?”

She swallowed again.

“Because I was scared.”

“Scared of what?”

She shifted in her seat, the back of her neck prickling.

“I saw things in the attic.”

Crawford’s expression sharpened. “What did you see, Savannah?”

She looked away. “Just… I don’t know. Things. Weird stuff. Writings. Disturbing stuff. Look, there was no evidence of anything, it just freaked me out a little, so I left. For a while.”

“What freaked you out?” he pressed. “What was so weird about what you saw?”

She clenched her jaw. He already knew. She could tell. He just wanted to hear her say it.

“Didn’t you read my statement?” she asked, leaning back in her chair.

“I want to hear it from you,” he said, voice calm, patient.

She exhaled sharply.

“There was a bunch of weird shit about Hannibal Lecter.”

A sickness coiled in her stomach just thinking about it.

“Letters. Articles. Photos.”

“He was a fan,” Crawford said.

Savannah let out a humorless laugh.

“He was in love with him.”

Crawford’s eyes stayed on her. “What makes you say that?”

“The stuff he wrote,” she said, exasperated. “They were love letters to that fucking monster.”

She caught herself getting agitated and inhaled slowly, trying to breathe through it.

“You realize we can’t verify any of this, right?” Crawford said. “He burned the house down. Everything with it. You’re the only source we have of whatever was inside his mind.”

Savannah scoffed, leaning back in her chair.

“Then you’re out of luck, Agent.” Her voice was bitter, tired. “I told you everything I know. I didn’t know what he was doing. I just thought he was odd. But I’m odd too, so.” She shrugged. “He never left any evidence where I could see it. I didn’t know.”

Crawford studied her, then leaned forward.

“You weren’t raised by him, correct? You moved in with him when you were sixteen.”

She nodded.

“My mom died. Cancer,” she added, fidgeting slightly.

His expression flickered—something unreadable, gone in an instant.

“That’s when he found me,” she muttered. “I had no one else, so…”

She trailed off.

“We’re trying to figure out how he’s choosing the families,” Crawford said after a beat. “But our best profiler is on the run too.”

Will Graham.

“You’re sharing a room with his daughter. Mia.”

“But I don’t know anything either. She doesn’t talk about him.”

Crawford nodded, staring at her, then the ceiling, deep in thought. She could see it—the quiet frustration, the desperation carefully masked behind his composure.

“We’ll keep in touch,” he finally said, rising from his chair.

And then he was gone.

Savannah sat there for a long moment, her body shaking on the inside. Slowly, she dropped her head into her hands.

He wasn’t caught.

He was still out there.

“What happened?” Mia asked the second Savannah walked back into the room.

She sat on the bed, rubbing her arms, still feeling the chill of that interrogation room.

“Another family,” she said quietly.

Mia stiffened. “I thought they caught him.”

“Yeah,” Savannah breathed. “Me too.”

Mia sighed, rubbing her temples.

“Are you okay?” she asked.

Savannah let out a weak, bitter laugh. “Are you? Are we?”

Mia didn’t answer.

From her bed, Amara just watched them, silent.

•

Mia was walking through the woods with her father. The morning light filtered through the trees, dappling their path with gold. The dogs trotted ahead, sniffing the ground, tails wagging. She felt his presence beside her, steady and warm. He leaned down and pressed a kiss to the top of her head. She smiled up at him, and he smiled back. Something shifts. His smile widened unnaturally, and blood was pouring from between his teeth, dripping down his chin, staining his collar.

Mia woke up with a sharp inhale, heart pounding. Her father’s scent clung to her like a ghost.

After breakfast, the three of them—Mia, Savannah, and Amara—wandered through the garden. The sun was warm but distant, filtering weakly through the trees that lined the perimeter. The air smelled of damp grass and earth, the sharp scent of freshly turned soil from the garden beds. Their shoes crunched lightly over the gravel path as they walked without urgency, as if they had nowhere else to be. Because they didn’t.

“You know about this stuff, right?” Savannah asked suddenly, turning to Mia.

Mia glanced at her. “What stuff?”

“Like law, crimes, and stuff.”

Mia shrugged. “Yeah, I guess.”

“So what’s gonna happen to us?” Savannah pressed. “How long will they keep us? What’s the procedure?”

Mia sighed, tilting her face up to the sky, letting the sun warm her eyelids for a moment as she thought. Then she exhaled and answered.

“We’re under material witness hold. The prosecution probably claims that we’re under ‘protective custody’ while they assess whether we’re victims, accomplices, or withholding information.”

Savannah crossed her arms. “So… we’re not officially arrested?”

“No, which means we don’t have the right to a speedy trial.” Mia kept her voice even, but there was something cold in her tone. “And since we’re not in prison, we can’t demand immediate release like a normal prisoner would.” She took a slow breath. “And… the FBI and prosecution are probably filing for extensions on our psychiatric evaluations, because of ‘new developments’ in the case.”

“Great. So that means we’re stuck here indefinitely?” Savannah asked, exasperation creeping into her voice.

“Not necessarily,” Amara said lightly.

Mia turned to her. “No, not necessarily for you.” She leaned in slightly, her eyes locking onto Amara’s. “You’re here until your father’s trial. You’re here because they already know you knew. They’re just trying to prove it.”

Amara didn’t blink. Her expression remained eerily calm. “I’m here because Dr. Chilton wants to write a book on my father.”

Mia smirked slightly. “Amara, you’re done, you know that, right?”

Amara smiled too, but it wasn’t real. Her posture was too composed, her breathing too measured. She was holding something back.

“It’s only a matter of time until they prove you were complicit,” Mia continued, watching her closely. “You’re just lucky you were underage for most of it, but…”

“My father said I would be fine,” Amara interrupted, voice smooth, unaffected. “So.” A small pause. “I will be fine.”

Savannah stared at her. “How can you be so calm about this? You’re in, like… the worst situation out of all of us.”

“She’s not calm,” Mia said, still watching Amara.

Amara finally turned her head, arching a brow. “Ohh, the profiler’s daughter is profiling,” she teased.

Mia smiled. “Yes, divert the conversation, Amara.”

Amara looked away, still smiling, but it wasn’t amusement. Mia knew the game. She recognized it in herself too.

“Anyway,” Mia said, shifting gears, “how did you get here? I heard your dad burned down your house.” She turned to Savannah.

Savannah hesitated for half a second. “Um, yeah.”

“It’s fine if you don’t want to talk about it,” Mia said.

“No, it’s okay. Might as well.” Savannah exhaled, rubbing her arms as if warding off a chill. “Police found me at my grandmother’s house when they were looking for my father. He’d already been gone by then.”

Mia nodded. “Right. I read your statement.”

Savannah frowned slightly. “You did?” Then her expression shifted, as if remembering something. “Oh, right. I keep forgetting who your dad is.”

Mia hesitated before speaking. “My dad was asked to lead your dad’s case.”

Savannah’s brows shot up. “Really?!”

“Yeah. Before… before everything happened.” Mia’s voice faltered slightly, like stepping over broken glass. She didn’t say more.

Savannah absorbed that. “But he refused?”

Mia nodded. “Kept informed, but… he was trying to get out, you know.”

“That job was a burden to your father, wasn’t it?” Amara asked, her tone soft but knowing.

Mia looked at her for a moment, then glanced away. She didn’t answer.

2025-03-28 19:14:20 ¶ ●

Master post for all things Milk Blog:

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2025-03-28 22:58:37 ¶ ●

I'm super excited to read Rotten Meat as soon as possible, thank you so much for taking your time writing it. I do really enjoy your blog and headcanons, I'm so happy to be able to express my thoughts here and to discuss, it's like I've found my people.<3
A little thing I did enjoy about the series Hannibal Lecter, apart the whole plot and characters, I'd say would be the clothing choice. I know it sounds so random, but I think they play an important role and speaks about the characters if this makes sense. I also just personally love people who have taste in fashion ahaha.
So I was wondering if Amara needs to have that elegance in clothing like her fathers? I feel like with Hannibal there's no doubts. But with Will? I don't know, it wouldn't be the same. But it would be curious to know if Mia have a 'dress code' as well or it's just pure casual. I do feel like I'm asking a nosense but I hope this somewhat made sense.😅
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Ahhh thank you so much for providing me with an excuse to just:

Amara:

Mia:

Savannah (you didn’t ask about her but I might as well include her):

Amara’s fashion sense is a careful, calculated game. She’s a mini Hannibal: elegant, poised, but still young enough to care about how others perceive her. She dresses with intention, blending classical style with youthful edges, always aiming to present herself as both alluring and unapproachable. For her, fashion is a weapon, an extension of her will to manipulate those around her. If she wants to gain something from Hannibal, she’ll wear pigtails or braids, and the color yellow, knowing it will invoke memories of his younger sister or of when she was more innocent. Each outfit is a silent negotiation, and Amara knows how to dress to reach her goals.

Mia, on the other hand, is a more unconscious force when it comes to fashion. Her style reflects the practical, nature-driven life she lives, but it is also, in its own way, a weapon, though one she doesn’t fully understand. She has been cast into the roles of maiden, mother, and wife by Will’s unspoken expectations, and her wardrobe echoes these pressures. Her clothes are cutesy and feminine, with pieces that have an innocent charm but often reveal more than she intends, reflecting the subtle imbalance in her relationship with Will. She’s rarely seen in pants, adhering to a stereotype of femininity that she didn’t choose but was shaped into. Her body, which she’s come to see as something used against her, has become her tool, her weapon of self-assertion, though she may never fully grasp how much power she’s wielding with it.

Savannah is the antithesis of both Amara and Mia. Reserved, introverted, and deeply self-conscious, she hides in loose, neutral-toned clothing that serves as armor against the world. Like Dolarhyde, Savannah prefers to not be noticed, and her style reflects this need for invisibility. She rarely shows skin on purpose and makes no attempt to stand out. Her clothes are her shield, keeping her hidden from the gaze of others, allowing her to exist without being noticed. In her world, being seen is a risk, one she’s not willing to take.

2025-03-28 23:15:42 ¶ ●

What would be the reaction of daddy hannigrahams of their daughter self-destructive behaviour?

We need to establish these behaviors first. Amara’s self-destructive behaviors could be subtle but pervasive, stemming from a life shaped by manipulation, expectation, and control. Likely a tendency toward self-medication. Raised in an environment where substances were used to control both victims and her father, she becomes well-versed in the art of using and hiding drugs. She’s under constant pressure to meet impossible standards, especially from her father Hannibal, so it makes sense she might seek an upper to stay alert and perform. Whether it’s a stimulant or something to dull the pain of her emotional isolation, she knows Hannibal would detect it, he would smell it immediately, so she’s learned how to hide it, to mask the scent with something else, some perfume or balm that covers the truth.

Will, however, notices everything. His sharp eyes don’t miss a thing. He confronts her, quietly, before he’d even think of telling Hannibal. He’d ask her directly, sensing the lie in her, but Amara, caught off guard, denies it. His frustration builds, and it becomes clear that while Will can tolerate almost anything, a lie to his face is the one thing that will rattle him. He grabs her by the arm, his grip firm, and with a whisper of exasperation, demands the truth. Amara, stunned by this side of Will, stutters. A part of her feels a strange satisfaction, dangerously thrilled by the attention, even though it’s born of anger. But she lies again, pushing the limits, testing how far she can go. Will looks her over, his gaze dark and disappointed, his disgust palpable. He lets her go, his silence more cutting than any words could be.

Amara, now free, takes a shaky breath, but Will is far from finished. He waits. The opportunity comes, and as she walks down the corridor, he appears behind her, grabbing her by the arm and pressing her into the wall. She stumbles, caught off guard. “What’s going on?” she asks, confusion in her voice, but before she can fully process what’s happening, Will shoves his hand into her back pocket, retrieving two white pills. He doesn’t speak, only glares at her, then turns to yell for Hannibal, summoning him.

Hannibal arrives, his eyes flicking to Will, then to Amara. Will tosses the pills toward Hannibal with barely restrained rage before walking away, leaving Amara standing there, exposed. Hannibal, ever composed, looks at her with a mixture of concern and quiet disappointment. He doesn’t lash out like Will does; instead, he tries to understand. “Why are you doing this?” he asks, his voice softer but no less intense. He tries to find the reason behind her actions, to offer solutions.

But Amara, despite his attempts, remains distant. She knows the answers Hannibal is seeking, yet she doesn’t offer them up. Perhaps part of her doesn’t want to be fixed, doesn’t know if she can be fixed. Not now that she finally got some attention.

2025-03-29 3:28:05 ¶ ●

there are a lot of asks about amara & mia's relationships with their fathers but can i ask would you want to share anything about the dolarhydes? i've never imagined francis in a parental role but the idea is very intriguing

Of course! Savannah was raised by her mother, the result of a fleeting, uncertain night between two people too young and too unsure of themselves to make anything more of it. Francis had been awkward, as had she, and though they had shared a kind of intimacy, it was never built to last. When she became pregnant, she didn’t tell him. She preferred solitude. And so she had Savannah alone, raising her in quiet isolation, with no family, few friends, and a life shaped by her own self-sufficiency.

She died when Savannah was sixteen, taken by cancer, but not before ensuring her daughter would have a place to go. She left her with Francis’ name. When the state tracked him down, Savannah had no choice but to go to him, she had no one else, no inheritance, nothing to tether her to the life she had before.

At first, they simply coexisted. Both quiet, both deeply introverted, they gave each other space, never intruding, never demanding more than the other was willing to give. But in time, comfort grew between them. Francis tried, really tried, to make her feel at home. She had always taken the bus before, but now, he drove her wherever she needed to go. He asked her what she liked to eat and made it for her. He ensured she was comfortable, that she had what she needed, that she felt safe. And she did. He was strange, but so was she. He respected her boundaries, and in time, she learned to respect his. She never opened the attic door. Never stepped inside his bedroom. Never went through his things. The complete opposite of Mia.

For a while, everything seemed fine. She noticed his moods…how sometimes he became more withdrawn, more tense, but he never let it spill over in front of her. Until one night.

She had fallen asleep on the couch. He came home late. She was barely awake when she felt him at her feet, sobbing. Confused, she asked what had happened. He told her he was fighting it for her, that he wanted to be strong, but he was afraid, afraid he wouldn’t be able to control it.

Immediately, she jolted upright, staggering back. It? Her mind went somewhere dark, somewhere she didn’t want it to go. She thought he meant her. That he meant something sexual.

And then he started walking toward her, still crying, howling, telling her the Dragon wanted her. Telling her to run.

She tried. She got to the door. But he was already there. He wasn’t Francis anymore. He was possessed. He grabbed her, held her too tight, and she screamed, but just as suddenly as it began, he broke. The thing inside him fractured, and he fell apart, collapsing at her feet. He spent the night sobbing in her lap, begging for forgiveness, telling her he could feel it, this creature crawling through his mind, twisting inside him.

She told him she could feel it too.

She didn’t understand why. She couldn’t explain it. But the way he touched her, the way he made her feel important awoke something in her that she didn’t want to run from. For the first time, she saw him not as a stranger, not as a distant, unknowable figure, but as her father. And she wanted more of that.

So she stayed. She tried to help him. And for a time, she thought she was succeeding. When he met Reba, she thought he was getting better. But then everything went downhill. And when it did, she saw the attic. And she ran.

Dolarhyde, in canon, is a reflection of Will, a man with immense capacity for love and care but no proper vessel for it. And when he finally finds one, when he finally feels it, it destroys him. Because the love they feel is too much. Too unbearable. Too all-consuming. And neither of them ever learned how to survive it.

2025-03-29 20:24:42 ¶ ●

Rotten Meat Chapter 3.

TW: Ed

Amara knelt before the toilet, fingers pressed lightly against the cool porcelain, and emptied the remnants of lunch into the water. Her body rejecting the food without fuss, as if it had learned its role in this routine. A simple expulsion of unwanted matter. She observed the bile swirling away, the acid having done its work, the muscles contracting just as they should. She wiped her mouth delicately, straightened her posture, and exhaled. Then she stood, smoothing her clothes, used the mouthwash and walked out.

The world beyond the bathroom was stale, thick with the scent of disinfectant and muted voices. She found Mia and Savannah in the recreational room, the air dense with static from the overhead lights. They were on the floor, cross-legged, heads bent over some board game.

Savannah glanced up first. “Oh great, there you are.”

“We were thinking about something,” Mia added, turning slightly toward her. Amara gave a single nod, encouraging her to continue.

“We need codes,” Savannah said. “We don’t know if they’re listening or not.”

Amara tilted her head slightly, interested but unsurprised.

They assigned colors first, mouthing the meanings.

Red for her father.

Green for Savannah’s.

Blue for Will Graham.

Yellow for Chilton.

Then some hand gestures—subtle, easy to fold into natural movement. The flick of a wrist, the tuck of a thumb against the palm, the absent-minded tap of fingers against an arm. Do you have any news? A tug at the earlobe. A casual scratch of the wrist. Small things that would pass unnoticed by those unfamiliar.

Amara watched Mia carefully as they worked through the signals. She was sharp. Too sharp. Her mind moved with a precision that was unsettlingly familiar. Strategic, methodical. This wasn’t just intelligence—this was learned behavior. A mirror of something inherited. Amara recognized it because she carried the same affliction. She knows too much. The thought nestled into the corners of her mind.

After recreation time, they moved outside, taking their usual places in the sun. The warmth stretched over her skin, dulling the sharp edges of her thoughts. It was almost pleasant.

Amara didn’t flinch as Nurse Kelly approached.

“Come with me.”

Her pulse didn’t shift, her expression didn’t betray the tension curling low in her ribs. She rose fluidly, neither slow nor hurried. The girls were watching. Savannah’s brows drawn together, Mia’s gaze slightly narrowed, concerned.

She didn’t offer them reassurance. She just followed.

The walk to the first floor was silent, the hallways unnervingly clean. She had already deduced what this was—likely a meeting, maybe legal, maybe clinical. The door opened, and she was led inside.

Byron Metcalf sat at the table, his briefcase at his side, suit crisp despite the dull setting.

“Amara, hi.”

She slid into the chair across from him. “Any development on the case?”

“Nothing new,” he said. “Chilton’s still agreed to contribute to the plea. But I do have good news for you.”

Her brows lifted, not eager, but attentive.

“I was able to get an authorization for visitations.”

She froze—not visibly, but internally. She had to contain it, the sharp rush of anticipation, the flood of something dangerously close to relief.

“When can I go?” she asked, voice measured.

“Soon. Not today, but tomorrow, perhaps. I came to get Chilton’s signature on it, actually.”

Her lips parted slightly, a question forming, but then—of course.

“Chilton’s…” she began, then exhaled. “He’s the jailor, isn’t he?”

“Yes.”

“Right.”

She tapped a finger against her knee beneath the table, grounding herself.

“Yeah, about that…” the lawyer started.

She cut him off, her tone smooth. “Don’t worry. I’ll be mindful of what I say.”

“I’m sure you will.” He nodded, satisfied. “Don’t talk about the case or charges.”

“I won’t,” she said, attentive, controlled.

With that, they parted, and Amara walked away with the weight of something both exhilarating and dreadful pressing against her ribs. She was going to see him. After so long, after so much distance carved between them, she would finally sit across from him. She had missed him—terribly. But a tight knot of nerves curled in her stomach. The unknown of it. The strangeness of the circumstances.

She found the girls still outside, their anxiety tangible even before they spoke.

“So? Everything okay?” Savannah asked immediately.

“It’s fine. I might get to see my dad tomorrow.”

Savannah’s mouth fell open.

“What? Are you serious?” Mia’s brows lifted, exasperated.

“Yellow approved it under the pretense of analyzing me psychologically,” she explained.

The girls exchanged looks, absorbing this.

“They probably think interactions with him might provide further insights into your psychological state,” Mia said, expression unreadable.

Amara smiled faintly and nodded.

“So they think you’re stupid?” Savannah asked flatly.

“They’ll monitor the visits, most likely,” Mia added.

“Oh, I’m sure.” Amara’s voice was light. It didn’t matter. She just wanted to see him.

The thought settled into her chest, warm and consuming. She was picturing it now—the way he would greet her, the way his voice would wrap around her name like it always had. But before she could slip too far into it, Mia’s voice cut through the haze.

“You should prepare yourself.”

Amara blinked, subtly shaking her head, refocusing. “Prepare?”

“You do realize you won’t see your dad as… the dad you’re used to, right?”

The words slowed her breath.

Mia’s voice was calm, careful. “He’ll be in a prison suit. Hair cut off. Maybe even in chains. And he will be behind bars.”

A sharp ache bloomed in Amara’s chest, unexpected and vicious. Trapped. Powerless. The words struck something deep, twisting her stomach. Nausea flickered at the edges of her consciousness, exacerbated by her already weakened state. She sat down, pressing her fingers against her temple.

Savannah shifted, uneasy. “Damn.”

Mia settled beside her on the bench, rubbing her back in slow, grounding motions.

Amara swallowed hard. “I’m sure he will be just as graceful and elegant as he always is,” she said, but the words felt thin.

Mia watched her carefully. “Still… you seem attached to him. It won’t be easy to see him like that.”

Trapped. Powerless. The words echoed, nauseating.

Amara exhaled shakily, forcing composure.

Mia softened. “Sorry. I just… wanted you to be prepared.”

Amara turned to her, still fighting against the heat behind her eyes. Forcing the tension from her face, she gave a small, practiced smile.

“Yeah, no, it’s—” She inhaled. “Thank you, Mia.”

•

She couldn’t help the tang of jealousy she felt from Amara. She would get to see her dad. But then also, a quiet relief—because Hannibal was locked up and her dad was still free. That was some consolation. She wondered how long the separation would take before she actually preferred him to get caught. She stored the thought away.

They ate breakfast in silence. The anxiety sat between them like an extra chair at the table. The confirmation hadn’t come yet, but Mia knew Amara would get it. She was good at hiding her emotions, but Mia could see it boiling under her skin.

Nurse Kelly approached. Amara was already standing up before her name was even called.

“Mia.”

They all froze.

She pointed at herself. The nurse nodded impatiently.

She followed.

The first floor. A stale room. Jack Crawford sat inside. Mia strode in, the anger already stirring under her ribs.

“Jack.”

“Mia.” He held out a hand. She sat across from him instead. He stared, then smiled bitterly, sat down too.

“Don’t worry. We haven’t caught him.” His eyes flicked to her restless fingers tapping on the table. She forced herself to stop and exhaled. Thank god.

“We have a proposition.”

Her brow lifted. Skeptical.

“Tell us where to find Will, and we will work a deal for him if he helps us catch Francis Dolarhyde.”

The corner of her lips curled.

“I don’t know where he is.”

“You know where he could be.”

“I don’t.”

“Mia. Families are getting brutally slaughtered—”

“I know. I share a room with his daughter, whom you exposed to the horrific crime scene pictures, by the way.” She leaned forward, smiling bitterly.

Jack sighed. “I do what I have to. Traumatizing one person with pictures is fine by me if I get to save many others.”

Mia scoffed.

“Oh yeah, no, I’m familiar with your moral compass, Jack. I know how much you don’t give a shit about individuals.”

Jack sighed again. Smiled back, forcefully.

“Mia, I am begging you.”

“Jack.” She interrupted. “I don’t know anything.”

His eyes squinted slightly. He wanted to yell but held back.

“How’s therapy?”

“With Chilton?” She scoffed.

“That ain’t therapy, and we both know it, Jack. He’s picking my dad’s brain through mine.”

Jack studied her.

“You talk about my moral compass, that I don’t care about individuals, but you’re the same. You’re allowing people to die for—”

“I’m not allowing anything, Jack.” She cut him off calmly. “You are. It’s your job to stop him, and you’re failing.” She smiled.

He sighed, loudly this time.

“Are we done?”

He nodded, looking away. Annoyed.

She stood and left.

Back in the room, she told the girls what had happened.

Savannah looked concerned. “The case is getting worse by the day.”

Mia nodded. “They’re likely going to push for the death sentence unless he gets an insanity plea.”

Savannah hesitated. “What does that mean exactly?”

“It’s a legal strategy that allows a defendant to claim that he isn’t guilty of a crime due to mental illness. It’s an affirmative defense, meaning the defendant admits to having committed the crime but claims he wasn’t mentally responsible,” Amara explained.

“Your dad’s trying for that, right?”

She nodded.

“How does it work?”

“The defendant has to prove insanity by a preponderance of evidence. A jury decides whether he’s proven his claim. If found guilty but insane, the judge may commit him to a mental hospital,” Mia explained.

The weight of it settled.

Amara’s voice was calm. “Do you want him to try for the plea?”

Savannah looked uncomfortable. “I don’t know.”

“You’re not very close to him, then.” Amara’s voice was even.

“Amara.” Mia’s tone was sharp.

“I am. Was. I…” Savannah trailed off.

“You don’t have to answer.” Mia cut in.

“I’m sorry if I made you uncomfortable.“ Amara exhaled lightly. "To me, it’s not a plausible thought to desire justice on my father. I know he hurt people, but…” She inhaled, smile thin, eyes distant. “I simply cannot desire for him to be dead.”

Mia understood.

Savannah probably did too but didn’t know how to process it.

Almost five in the afternoon, Amara’s name was finally called. She moved calmly, but Mia could feel the tension thrumming under her skin.

“Good luck,” Savannah said, soft smile.

Mia motioned the code for mind what you say.

Amara nodded, inhaled deep, left.

Savannah exhaled dramatically. “Great. Now we’ll melt away from anxiety until she gets back.” She flopped onto the bed.

“It will be fine,” Mia said, mechanical. Mind already elsewhere.

Savannah hesitated. “Do you think he’ll get it? The plea, I mean.”

Mia turned to her.

“Didn’t wanna ask in front of her.”

“Right.” She nodded. “Yeah. I think he will. Chilton’s writing it. He’s interested in Hannibal. He’ll do what he can to keep him.”

She lay down. Closed her eyes.

Behind her eyelids, in the darkness, in the silence, there was only her father. Filling every empty space.

She tried sending something. A futile attempt at telepathy.

I got you, Daddy. Stay safe.

2025-03-29 21:39:12 ¶ ●

I rarely hear about histrionic disorder, can you expand on why Will's daughter would have that?

Her existence is tied intricately to her father’s presence, and her sense of self is fundamentally shaped by his actions, needs, and the roles she assumes in relation to him. From a young age, she was conditioned to see herself not as an independent entity but as an extension of his desires and a crucial part of his psychological and emotional world.

At her core, this character embodies a deep, unrelenting attachment to Will. She constantly finds herself oscillating between varying roles of a spouse, mother, and child, depending on how she perceives Will in any given moment. When Will is vulnerable or unwell, she assumes the nurturing role, stepping into the role of a mother. When he exudes power or dominance, she reverts to a child-like state of submission, and when he is distant or withdrawn, she may even feel a need to chase him for affection, embodying the dynamic of a partner seeking validation. This fluidity, however, is marked by an underlying eroticization of every role, a complex internalized sense of sexualized attachment that is tied to how she perceives Will’s affection and attention.

Her attachment to Will is not simply emotional but physical and constant. Her sense of self, her emotional stability, and even her physical well-being depend on his presence. Her constant need for proximity to him speaks not just to an emotional dependence but to a profound disconnection from herself when he is absent. When separated from him, she experiences a persistent hum of longing, an ever-present anxiety that she cannot escape. Her attempts to soothe this unease, however, are only temporary. She may engage in self-soothing behaviors like physical relief or relaxation, but these measures, while they may calm her body momentarily, do not resolve the deeper hunger for connection with him.

The character’s traits and behaviors align closely with the diagnostic criteria for Histrionic Personality Disorder (HPD), though it is important to note that this is a fictional character and not a clinical diagnosis. HPD is marked by excessive emotionality and attention-seeking behavior, both of which are key features of the daughter’s personality. Her entire existence is, in many ways, predicated on seeking validation from her father, and she expresses an overwhelming need to be the center of his emotional world.

The daughter is rarely comfortable when Will is not focusing on her, and she often seeks his attention through dramatic gestures or exaggerated emotional responses. Her sense of worth is intimately connected to his affection, and if he withdraws or becomes distant, she feels a sense of panic and anxiety, which only subsides when he returns his focus to her.

The daughter’s attachment to Will is not purely emotional or intellectual; it is highly sexualized. She eroticizes the roles she assumes, regardless of whether they align with what is socially or morally acceptable. Her behavior may not be overtly sexual, but her actions toward Will often carry an undercurrent of seductive behavior, especially in the way she tries to elicit emotional reactions from him.

She displays extreme emotional shifts, from intense affection to frustration and withdrawal. These emotional fluctuations are often used to maintain Will’s focus on her and are sometimes exaggerated to ensure that she keeps his attention.

Her sense of intimacy with Will is distorted, she perceives their relationship as more intense or emotionally significant than it may truly be. She may misinterpret his gestures or words as signs of deeper connection, leading to a constant cycle of expectation and disappointment.

The sexualized behavior that often accompanies HPD is seen as inappropriate, manipulative, or even immoral in certain contexts, leading to severe shaming of individuals who exhibit these traits. Women with HPD are often perceived as oversexed, dramatic, or attention-seeking in a way that dismisses their underlying emotional pain or psychological struggles.

This shaming often centers around the sexual behaviors associated with HPD. Women who show seductive, provocative, or overly intimate tendencies are often dismissed as “loose” or “manipulative.” These labels strip away the deeper psychological struggles at play, reducing a complex emotional experience to a simple moral failing. Women with HPD are often seen as ‘asking for it’, and their emotional needs are minimized or belittled.

2025-03-29 22:57:28 ¶ ●

Can you explain how Mia was born? How did it happen, was it an accident?

The voice in his head sounds like his father. It always has.

“Will, you’re just like me.”

No. He isn’t. He wasn’t. He refused.

But there are things that creep in at the edges of refusal. Thoughts that slide in between the cracks, thick and oil-slick. No one ever tells you that running from something means dragging it behind you.

He remembers his father’s eyes—dull, wet, calculating. The way his voice would flatten out when he wanted Will to obey, to understand the weight of his disappointment. The way it could shift, too, when it needed to. When coaxing was more useful than control. There was a slow-burn seduction to his father’s affection, a give-and-take that made Will hungry in ways he didn’t know how to name. That hunger stretched out inside him like something cavernous, growing in the dark.

And then Joseph happened.

Joseph, who saw that hunger and fed it, but only when it suited him. Joseph, whose hands were steady and instructive, whose praise felt like a baptism—warm and thick and staining. Joseph, who made Will feel wanted. Special. Who could make pain feel like proof of something holy.

It taught him, in quiet, shattering ways, that love was not a soft thing. That love was a wound you tended to, that bled beneath your hands. That love was something to earn.

So he would build it. He would craft it from the ground up. A child. A child would love him as he had never been loved. A child would tether him, make him whole. But not a son. Oh no, no, no.

A son would be a mirror, and Will could not bear to look at himself.

A daughter, then. A daughter would see him as something perfect, untouchable, godlike. She would never look at him with the kind of eyes he had once had—the ones that searched for weakness, for an opening, for the moment love would be revoked.

Lilly. Pretty, ruined Lilly. The kind of woman that moved through life like a ghost, waiting to disappear. She had only daughters in her family, she had said, and once, a long time ago, she had had one too. A girl. She died as a baby. Not enough care.

That was the moment something clicked. Something old and starving and deeply, deeply quiet.

He laid his claim in sweat and tangled sheets and the way Lilly looked at him when he bought her drinks—like she couldn’t decide if he was salvation or damnation. And when the test turned positive, it was never a question of if the child would be his. Only when.

Lilly didn’t fight him. She was too tired, too lost, too far away even in her own body. The grief of loss had already hollowed her out. One shot away from overdose. When she left—faded away before Mia could even form memories of her—Will felt something settle inside him.

She was his. His perfect little girl.

And when she looked at him, wide-eyed, worshipful, with the kind of trust he had never been allowed to have, something in him sang. Something fit.

But there were questions, sometimes. Late at night, in the too-quiet hours, when the voice in his head got louder. When his father spoke, or Joseph, or someone else entirely.

“Why does it feel like this?”

He knows exactly why he empathized with Garret Jacob Hobbs.

March 2025

to answer you: yes, I have a daddy kink with Will and I think mine stems from the desire to experience intimacy that is only eroticized but there's still that safety of it being wanted and consensual and seen as tender and paternal. Am I took fucked up? lmao

Hi, how are you? Could you do some kind of headcanon about how Will Graham's character would react to his girlfriend cheating?

Ok I need to ask this; Will's and Hannibal's reaction of their daughter killing an animal at a young age and then later on a person?
(if she was raised by both Will and Hannibal I mean)

Shelter Us, Harbor Me.

i do NOT have a daddy kink. I've tried, i really have, it's just not there for me. i was assigned female at birth, for your aggregated data collection purposes
so my interest in Hannibal lies elsewhere. I do think their dynamic with Abby is cool though

Lesbian Hannigrammer with a daddy kink thing, yes we exist!!! I love both of them RPing as Daddy for each other. Peace and love on planet earth

How do you think Will's daughter he raised on his own differs from the one with Hannibal? I loved the analysis but they seem different and I was wondering why.

Milk, do you think that version of Will (from Shelter me) could realistically exist?

hii, do you know any good Will as a dad fanfiction you personally enjoyed? i'm having a hard time finding them🥺🙏🏻

please write a daddy hannigram please please I'm begging!

Rotten Meat.

Rotten Meat. Chapter Two.

Can we hear more about Savannah please?

Master post for all things Milk Blog:

Rotten Meat Fanfic:

What would be the reaction of daddy hannigrahams of their daughter self-destructive behaviour?

Mia's sense of fashion looks like she's trying to draw attention to herself..🤔 Either from Will or from the people around her

About the question of Amara's self destructive behaviour...So Will is actually scared to find out Amara is doing this to herself? Or he left her with Hannibal so he can let out some anger for the whole discovery somewhere else?? You made me hold my breath here😭

sooo I really really really want to understand why Will has that oedipus type of dynamic with his daughter but Hannibal doesn't? kiss kiss milky

I'm curious to know how exactly the lack of boundaries manifests in Will and Mia and Hannibal and Amara or a hypothetical son!

Is Daddy Will the type who says I love you? Is Hannibal? /headcanon deliciousness

there are a lot of asks about amara & mia's relationships with their fathers but can i ask would you want to share anything about the dolarhydes? i've never imagined francis in a parental role but the idea is very intriguing

Rotten Meat Chapter 3.

What would you say the daughters of Will and Hannibal could be diagnosed as? Considering the vast amount of trauma they'd go through.

I rarely hear about histrionic disorder, can you expand on why Will's daughter would have that?

Can you explain how Mia was born? How did it happen, was it an accident?

oh mia hates alana doesn't she? lol

What do you think makes Will and Hannibal “identically different”?

do you think will in rotten meat is very different than canon will?

Rotten Meat is officially on AO3.

to answer you: yes, I have a daddy kink with Will and I think mine stems from the desire to experience intimacy that is only eroticized but there's still that safety of it being wanted and consensual and seen as tender and paternal. Am I took fucked up? lmao

Hi, how are you? Could you do some kind of headcanon about how Will Graham's character would react to his girlfriend cheating?

Ok I need to ask this; Will's and Hannibal's reaction of their daughter killing an animal at a young age and then later on a person?(if she was raised by both Will and Hannibal I mean)

Shelter Us, Harbor Me.

i do NOT have a daddy kink. I've tried, i really have, it's just not there for me. i was assigned female at birth, for your aggregated data collection purposesso my interest in Hannibal lies elsewhere. I do think their dynamic with Abby is cool though

Lesbian Hannigrammer with a daddy kink thing, yes we exist!!! I love both of them RPing as Daddy for each other. Peace and love on planet earth

How do you think Will's daughter he raised on his own differs from the one with Hannibal? I loved the analysis but they seem different and I was wondering why.

Milk, do you think that version of Will (from Shelter me) could realistically exist?

hii, do you know any good Will as a dad fanfiction you personally enjoyed? i'm having a hard time finding them🥺🙏🏻

please write a daddy hannigram please please I'm begging!

Rotten Meat.

Rotten Meat. Chapter Two.

Can we hear more about Savannah please?

Master post for all things Milk Blog:

Rotten Meat Fanfic:

What would be the reaction of daddy hannigrahams of their daughter self-destructive behaviour?

Mia's sense of fashion looks like she's trying to draw attention to herself..🤔 Either from Will or from the people around her

About the question of Amara's self destructive behaviour...So Will is actually scared to find out Amara is doing this to herself? Or he left her with Hannibal so he can let out some anger for the whole discovery somewhere else?? You made me hold my breath here😭

sooo I really really really want to understand why Will has that oedipus type of dynamic with his daughter but Hannibal doesn't? kiss kiss milky

I'm curious to know how exactly the lack of boundaries manifests in Will and Mia and Hannibal and Amara or a hypothetical son!

Is Daddy Will the type who says I love you? Is Hannibal? /headcanon deliciousness

there are a lot of asks about amara & mia's relationships with their fathers but can i ask would you want to share anything about the dolarhydes? i've never imagined francis in a parental role but the idea is very intriguing

Rotten Meat Chapter 3.

What would you say the daughters of Will and Hannibal could be diagnosed as? Considering the vast amount of trauma they'd go through.

I rarely hear about histrionic disorder, can you expand on why Will's daughter would have that?

Can you explain how Mia was born? How did it happen, was it an accident?

oh mia hates alana doesn't she? lol

What do you think makes Will and Hannibal “identically different”?

do you think will in rotten meat is very different than canon will?

Rotten Meat is officially on AO3.

Ok I need to ask this; Will's and Hannibal's reaction of their daughter killing an animal at a young age and then later on a person?
(if she was raised by both Will and Hannibal I mean)

i do NOT have a daddy kink. I've tried, i really have, it's just not there for me. i was assigned female at birth, for your aggregated data collection purposes
so my interest in Hannibal lies elsewhere. I do think their dynamic with Abby is cool though