youwill: (No. We begin by covetting)
Hannibal Lecter ([personal profile] youwill) wrote2013-08-03 07:41 pm

🍴 ( 001 ) Video

[The video comes on to a man sitting on a beautifully upholstered couch, in an oddly but unarguably well decorated room. He doesn't smile; there's a faint frown between his brow. He sits very strait, and holds the communicator angled in his lap. His appearance is immaculate, tie straight, suit in order, not one dark hair out of place. And he gives the feeling that this is how he always dresses, that casual is not a word in his vocabulary.]

It seems a shame I've arrived in time to miss a vacation. I've never been to Los Angeles. I imagine it must be very inviting, especially after so much time spent here.

[Pleasantries out of the way, his frown deepens, pulls at the corner of his mouth as his brow furrows.]

My name is Garret Hobbs. I've not been here long, and I would appreciate whatever information you may be willing to impart.

[He wouldn't, not really; he's read a great deal, and he doubts he'll hear anything new. But he'll hear from the people who spoke to Abigail. He'll see who pays attention. And he'll hear from her.]
versusnurture: (➵ what a ride)

[personal profile] versusnurture 2013-08-05 05:49 pm (UTC)(link)
Yes. I am.

[A little flatly; not smart enough. Though she's doing the best she can, being strong, pushing through, she can't forget. The feeling of an almost painless slice of the pale skin at her throat, the oncoming rush of cold, the feel of her blood pooling in her collarbone, and the softness of his hands in her hair. His voice in her ear. Shh, shh.]

[Did he say anything? Did he sing her a song, or did she imagine that, as she lay dying?]

[Not smart enough.]


What happened to Will?

[This curiously. She finds she's less invested than she expected to be. Death gives her perspective - whatever happened to him, it's not as bad as what happened to her. But she was a part of whatever Hannibal chose to do to Will, and so she wants to know.]
versusnurture: (➵ breathing it)

[personal profile] versusnurture 2013-08-08 07:05 pm (UTC)(link)
[Arrested.]

[There's a small part of her that's offended. She was killed so Hannibal could get Will arrested. That's so - microcosmic. It's baffling. Too small-scale, she thinks, now that she's gotten a glimpse of who Hannibal really is. It doesn't seem right. It doesn't seem enough.]

[So it must not be.]

[She tilts her head, hair falling half-over her face as she considers him. He's pleased. He must be. She nods.]


But you won't get to take the next step. Because you're here.
versusnurture: (➵ oh murderess)

[personal profile] versusnurture 2013-08-21 04:42 am (UTC)(link)
Because this is pedestrian.

[She says it flatly, crossing her arms and shaking her head.]

It's nothing compared to what you could do, and you, of all people, wouldn't perform to less than your full potential. You know how good you are, and you want to prove it to everyone, but especially to Will.

[There's something else, too. She'll get there eventually; it digs at the back of her mind. But for now, she can't realize it completely.]

It's not a wonder. It's a work of art. But it's incomplete.
versusnurture: (➵ & what i want the most to do)

[personal profile] versusnurture 2013-08-25 08:07 pm (UTC)(link)
[She doesn't quite believe him. It would be to his advantage to have her believe he's alive while she isn't; it would push her further into hopelessness. Ruthlessness. Where he wants her to be.]

But that's out of your control.

[One way or another, whether what he's saying is true or not, his existence here is out of his control. When he goes home is out of his control, too.]
versusnurture: (➵ & how right we felt)

[personal profile] versusnurture 2013-09-03 10:50 pm (UTC)(link)
[It's a thin skin of cover, in her opinion. Her smile is thin and wicked.]

I think some of us need it.

[She's talking, of course, about both of them. Even though he's more beautiful, a more pure artist, in control - she wants control. And if she can't have it, then he shouldn't, either.]