Hannibal’s sleazy smiles whenever he felt amused by Bedelia’s conjectures vs. His soft amused eye-twinkling smile whenever he was amused/enamored with Will. Hannibal’s brutality when he fights Jack and steps over Alana. His stern familiarity with Chiyo, indicative of tough love.

All of it is the true him. Beneath the monotonous drab facade, he’s full of mischief and ire and love and perverse intensity. He’s so well-written idek what to do.