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A slightly different take on that chicken soup scene in Releves. For @messy-scandinoodle
Hannibal generally isn’t one to argue with himself. He knows his own mind, he knows what he hopes to achieve, and he knows how to either get what he wants or how to adjust any situation so that it is more advantageous to getting what he wants. If he doesn’t get what he wants, he can still at least amused by the process.
Except…
There is now the Will Graham issue to contend with.
Where Will Graham is concerned, Hannibal does find himself second-guessing some of his choices. There are too many choices, or not enough of them. Hannibal wants certain outcomes more than others, and he doesn’t think he’ll be satisfied with just amusement at the process.
So as he prepares the soup he intends to bring to Will’s bedside table, Hannibal wonders how best to approach a recipe he’s recreated many times.
Should I leave the dates whole, or chop them? Might they infuse the broth with too much sweetness? What if Will doesn’t like dates?
Have you thought of that?
And the star anise…surely Will knows not to eat them. Perhaps you should remove them after they’ve imparted their flavor.
Even on the way to the hospital, with the soup done and packed in its carrying case, Hannibal frets over how best to introduce the meal.
Make it sound artistic and complex. Impress him with the exotic components, like a composer showing off rare instruments.
But what if he sees the truth? What if he sees your true intentions?
He won’t. He’ll be dazzled by the ingredients.
In the hospital room, Will stirs from sleep as soon as Hannibal begins unpacking the meal.
“Smells delicious,” he says, hair tousled and eyes still drowsy.
“Silkie chicken in a broth,” Hannibal explains. He decides on a small history lesson. “A black-boned bird prized in China for its medicinal values since the seventh century. Wolfberries, ginseng, ginger, red dates, and star anise.”
Will’s eyebrows go up. A cartoon light bulb practically goes on over his head.
“You made me chicken soup?”
Hannibal freezes in place. His inability to respond lasts only a split second, but it feels like ages. His mind screams at him.
HE KNOWS. WILL GRAHAM KNOWS WHAT YOU’VE DONE. HE HAS SEEN THROUGH YOUR ARTISTIC RUSE.
Time slows to a crawl, nearly stops entirely.
YOU FOOL. YOU FOOLISH FOOL.
Will’s expression bores into him like a tunneling electron microscope, ferreting out the purest essence of the truth.
HE KNOWS YOU HAVE MADE FOR HIM THE NUMBER ONE ILLNESS REMEDY MADE FOR LOVED ONES SINCE TIME IMMEMORIAL. CHICKEN SOUP! CHICKEN SOUP! WHEN YOU LOVE SOMEONE, YOU MAKE THEM CHICKEN SOUP!!!!
Hannibal forces himself to remain outwardly calm and waits for time to begin moving again.
“Yes,” he finally says, his tone curt.
CHANGE THE SUBJECT, YOU FOOL.
“The nurses tell me you’ve been wandering, Will,” he says, and hopes the burning he feels inside cannot be seen from the outside.
(end)
I hope that the heavens are kind to you, that your future is bright. I pray that He'll hold you in his arms and that you'll let yourself be saved.
I love you, I'm sorry.
I'll miss you.
Source: 【OVERLORD】 LOG.1 by 惡道GAZARI
Album: http://imgur.com/a/ZfEFk
god himself cannot save you people from my powers of lyric association. jayvik × Ezra bell edit be upon ye
瞬発的に衝動的に描くなんて自分でも驚いている
それほどに影響力があったんだなと実感
筋斗雲って呼べばくると思っていた子供の頃がなつかしい
I was surprised at how quickly and impulsively he drew, and I realized that he had such an impact.
I miss my childhood when I thought that if I called him Nimbus, he would come. I picked up some sticks from around the area and seriously wondered if I could improve my Nyoi-bo, and I seriously tried to see if I could learn the levitation technique if I tried hard enough…