Sleeper_Ghost
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Hannibal decides not to frame Will for his murders. However, that complicates things in ways Hannibal didn't predict. After recovering from encephalitis, Will disappears. Hannibal doesn't handle it well.
When the bodies of killers start showing up around the country, Hannibal takes notice. And when Will finally returns, he's not the same person that left Hannibal behind.
He's better.
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(A remix of the show's dialogue into a completely new plot, diverging from canon at Season 1 Ep 13, just as Hannibal is going to plant Abigail's ear in Will's throat. - Hannibal POV)
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Bookmarked by Sleeper_Ghost
25 Jun 2026
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Soon, Will's blinks grow longer and his cheek hits the snow again, settling into it as if it was the softest pillow he had ever slept on. Hannibal watches as little shivers rack his body and the doctor has to physically force his eyes off him.
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Will's encephalitis is getting worse, but Hannibal realizes he can't let Will go just yet.
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23 Jun 2026
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Seeing Will collapse at a crime scene awakens something in Hannibal. An irresistible urge to protect him, care for him. Love him, even.
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19 Jun 2026
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Still recovering from their fight with Dolarhyde, Will and Hannibal escape to New Orleans with Chiyoh's help. But Will is still struggling to accept Hannibal and his own darkness, something that Hannibal has every intention of helping him overcome...
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- Part 1 of Stars, Hide Your Fires
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Bookmarked by Sleeper_Ghost
18 Jun 2026
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In the throes of encephalitis, Will goes to Hannibal's in search of help and a guide. In the process he puts one too many puzzle pieces together and Hannibal decides that Will cannot leave knowing what he knows. While unexpected for them both, for Hannibal this turn of events could not be more tantalizing as he struggles to shape Will into what he needs to become.
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- 13/13
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Bookmarked by Sleeper_Ghost
17 Jun 2026