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This is the type of shit Ive been on.
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Hannibal Lecter: Antisocial
Imagine being married to Hannibal, but no one knows because you are terrified of people(especially men), and Will accidentally startles you:
Hannibal and I have been married for many years, I remember our wedding in Italy. It was arguably the best night of my life, I'm still surprised that he proposed. I'm selectively mute, and still very much damaged from what occurred in our childhood, yet... He still married me.
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Hannibal hasn't come back yet, I've been waiting in his office for quite a while now, and I'm starting to get restless. Walking away from the chairs I reach his wood desk, the past scent of his aftershave still faintly wavers in the air. Carefully sitting down, I finally lower my guard. I don't know how to describe it, but just being surrounded by his things seems to put me at ease. God, saying that makes me sound like a dog with separation anxiety.
I scooch the large seat forward a little, pulling a blank sheet of paper from his desk drawer. I slip my hand into my jacket, retrieving my fountain pen, as I pull off the cap I examine the engraving along the side:
"Aš tave myliu"
It was a gift from him, he gave it to me a few months into our relationship, it was for my birthday. He had it custom made to fit my hand, had it made the perfect weight and length, and naturally only allowed me to use the finest of inks. I still cherish this pen, and will reluctantly use another only if absolutely necessary.
I smile fondly at the instrument in my hand before fixating on the blank page. Smoothing my fingers softly over it, the texture of the page feeling smooth yet rough. I eagerly lean forward and begin drawing, light strokes forming a simple shape, then making long silky lines away from it. After making the general outline, I move back, filling in the details of the rather graceful creature.
I'm so caught up in my drawing that I almost miss the slam of the front door, which causes me to quickly sit up.
A sense of safety and comfort washes over me, Hannibal is finally back from wherever he's been. I push the chair back and stand up, striding over to his office door; I can hear footsteps in the hallway. Reaching for the door knob, I swiftly turn it and open the door.
The sight immediately scares me away, I jump in fright at the stranger standing in front of Hannibal nearest the now open door. He seems almost as surprised as I am, apparently not knowing that anyone else was here. The stranger goes to say something, but I'm already quickly walking backwards, keeping my eyes locked on him at all times, as I finally reach Hannibal's desk I walk around it so that it is now in-between me and the stranger.
My actions seem to startle him, his look of shock morphs into one of confusion, turning to look at Hannibal with a questioning expression. Hannibal's eyes widened slightly in surprise and concern, he knows about my fear of meeting strangers, especially male strangers. He slowly motions the man to step into the room, before closing the door behind them.
I feel like I'm being suffocated, I know Hannibal won't let anything bad happen to me, but I don't know this man; and I can't stop this irrational fear no matter how hard I try. I can feel my hands shaking as I watch the man glance between me, Hannibal, and the floor.
Hannibal slowly walks over to me, holding out one of his hands, which I gently grasp, he can feel me trembling, placing his other hand comfortingly over mine. He offers me a slight smile, one which I return, though I know he can see straight through it.
"Y/N, this is Will Graham." His voice is softer than normal when around other people, he does this whenever he knows I need help calming down. I nervously glance at the man I now know to be Will Graham, I offer him a tight and short smile before looking away, not wanting to see his response.
"Will, this is my wife, Y/N. You'll have to excuse her lack of response, she despises social interaction." Hannibal's smooth voice and familiar accent ease my body, I lean into him slightly as he speaks to Will.
"Well, that makes two of us." Will murmurs, glancing down at the floor before looking back up to us. I quickly look away and back to Hannibal, he can sense that I am dying to get out of this room.
"Darling, why don't you head to the car, I won't be long." He voices, an arrangement that I quickly agree to, taking a moment to lightly kiss his cheek before skittering out of the room and to the safety of the car.
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Hannibal's POV:
I watch as Y/N all but dashes out of the room, the guilt pooling in my chest at the situation I put her in. I told her I would come and pick her up from my office when I got back from case work, but it apparently slipped my mind.
She has quite a hard time trusting strangers, especially men. I can't exactly blame her, what those men did to her is much worse than what they did to poor Mischa and myself, what they forced her to do, how they used her, and how I was powerless to do anything. It still angers me to this day, and I can't help the overwhelming need to protect her.
Ever since then, her warm and social personality has all but disappeared. She turns rigid when someone looks at her, trembles from eye contact, and she'll run if she sees an opening.
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I remember when I finally dragged her away from home, how I took her to explore the world with me. She loved our home, but I could tell that staying in that place was only making her worse, not to mention I needed to get out, to see beauty and learn as much as possible.
Italy was where everything began, it was where my love for all things beautiful began, it was where I finally noticed how beautiful Y/N had become, and it was where I began killing. Yes, she knows of my extracurricular habits, in fact, she indulges me at times by joining in, never to capture, only to kill.
The look in her eyes when she ended their lives, it was confidence; it would disappear in a split second, but from then on I knew what she needed. Maybe it was seeing that spark in her eyes that finally drove me to kiss her, to make her mine. She understood me just as I understood her, and missing out on that perfection simply wasn't an option.
She is equal to me in intelligence and art, though others seemed to ignore her because she did not speak to them. It's not that she's mute biologically, but that she is selectively mute, she refuses to speak to anyone but me, and that still persists to this day. She learned language just as quickly as I, though I know she favors Lithuanian over Italian and English; even now, when she whispers her words to me, it's more than likely in Lithuanian.
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"Was it something I said?" I'm startled out of my thoughts by Will's self-conscious words, he looks guilty, as though blaming himself for how Y/N responded to him.
"No." My response is short but polite. His look of confusion from earlier seems to magnify, I release a sigh of pity before finally giving him a proper answer.
"I'd advise you not to take her reactions to heart. She finds interaction with people to be rather an uncomfortable experience." I explain as I straighten my suit jacket, walking from around my desk in Will's direction. He seems to nod his head in understanding, but a curious look washes over his eyes.
"She never spoke a word the entire time, not even when we startled each other." His words are confident, he knows what he's said holds meaning, though I know Y/N would never want him nor anyone else to know why she refuses to speak.
"She's mute."
"Willingly or literally?" His response is immediate, and seems to almost be demanding an answer. I feel agitation flaring in my chest, my expression slightly stiffening. The last person who was demanding answers from me about my wife ended up on the menu for dinner, and I must say that he made a rather delicious meal.
"Will." My voice is firm, I don't want to kill him yet, I just want him to stop asking questions. He waits a few moments, contemplating what else to say, I know he can sense my irritation over his questions about Y/N.
"...I didn't know you were married." His voice is lighter, almost as though finding it humorous at realizing I was married. I too, release a smile at his statement, having a memory flash through my mind of our wedding.
"Yes well, Y/N is a very introverted person, the last thing she needs is for people wanting to meet her."
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Ladies and gentlemen, we got em
Kind of couldn’t let humanity forget about this.
About Hannibal’s drawing pencils…(Decided to make a whole separate post about Hannibal Lecter’s drawing supplies to keep all the things I figured out after really attentive, extensive and obsessive research & viewing. Thanks to @existingcharactersdiehorribly for signal boosting my original questions! Sharing the fruit of my labours for the good of all Fannibals.)
1. Free range psychiatrist drawing habits
Hannibal DOES, in fact, draw with Tombow MONO graphite drawing pencils! (Originally, I just tossed the idea out there because these beautiful Japanese pencils seemed to fit his style, and it was an accurate guess.) These are professional drawing pencils, high-density graphite, strong point, smooth line. Hannibal has several at hand when he is drawing (which makes sense since his drawings have different values): in one scene, he’s shown with four different pencils while working on one sketch.
In case you want to sketch like Baltimore socialite Hannibal, this is a Tombow MONO.
He sharpens them with a scalpel (again, makes sense, a blade is preferable to a pencil sharpener for a better point).
Hannibal doesn’t seem to use a kneaded eraser, which is strange, nor have I spotted a blending stump (tortillon), but he has an ergonomically shaped triangular eraser. It looks like one of Faber-Castell grip erasers, the one Hannibal uses is the triangular shape but in a dark colour, possibly dark green (?). He also has a brush (to brush off the bits of eraser from the drawing).
2. Cooped up BSHCI resident drawing habits
Apparently Dr Alana Bloom provides Hannibal with quality drawing supplies. Unlike his usual set of hexagonal graphite pencils, Hannibal is seen with a single black round one. The lead is very black, suggesting a mix of charcoal and wax or charcoal and lead. It would have a soft matte finish. After squinting about 1001 times watching it roll over Hannibal’s table for half a second, I am certain it is Sanford Prismacolor Premier Colored Pencil, 935 Black, which is actually much more expensive than a single MONO drawing pencil (rough estimate: approx. $6.50 for 935 Black vs. approx. $1.50 for a Mono?). Alana is really pampering Hannibal.
In case you want to sketch like Hannibal in BSHCI, this is a Sanford Prismacolor Premier 935 Black.
(NB: Hannibal also uses a different pencil while in BSHCI, specifically, during the coversation with Alana about his insanity plea. The non-drawing tip is similar to the Tombow MONO, but I can give no definitive opinion yet.)
So far I haven’t been able to identify Hannibal’s drawing paper (loose sheets). He seems to use at least two types, one which appears heavier and with a warm tint (example), the other less heavy, smooth and prone to minor creasing (example), probably for looser preliminary sketches? But there’s also an unfinished study of a woman on a warm-tinted (or perhaps yellowed with age?), thinner, slightly creased paper (this one). Examples from NBC Hannibal site.
If you have any ideas about the grain, weight, tint, and brand of Hannibal’s drawing paper, or any observations of his use of erasers and blending stumps, please let me know! Or just chime in if you, too, care about Hannibal’s drawing supplies.
cc: trobador (banned I think?)
FIRST COURSE - KNIVES
(or at least the ones I recognised from the TV-show so far)
mads mikkelsen by kenneth willardt for vanity fair italy, 2015 - aka my favorite shoot of his.
i apologize.
1. Spyderco Harpy
• appears in Hannibal season 3 in Italy .ೃ࿐
The Harpy was designed as a knife for seamen, featuring a karambit style blade that magically cuts right through rope, the serration lending a hand to the task.
Additionally, the Harpy boasts a detailed tip, which can chew through a manner of different materials, probably one of the main reasons why Hannibal found it handy for different...matters. To sum it up: This is not one of his kitchen knives, but rather one he used as a pocket knife in all different kind of situations.
Originally the japanese Spyderco Harpy was designed to accommodate the needs of commercial fishermen. The hawksbill blade is modeled after the talon of the Harpy eagle, allowing for a deliberate pulling cut where the object does not slip off the end of the edge. The hollow-ground blade incorporates SpyderEdge serrations and a thick spine for support. The handle is made of stainless steel with a drying vent, perfect for Hannibal and his exquisite taste…and of course correspondingly expensive. A good 200 euros for this fine tool, everybody. But he seems to be rolling in money, so no problem for our favourite cannibal.
2. Chroma Type 301 style by F. A. Porsche
• appear in various episodes as Hannibal’s kitchen knives .ೃ࿐
To be honest I really fell in love with the Spyderco Harpy and didn’t quite think anything could change that. But. When I tell you the design…omg. The Chroma Type 301 knife series was brought to life by F.A. Porsche (yup, the german car guy) and the chef of the decade, Jörg Wörther (austrian chef).
Japanese knives have achieved global recognition for their quality, as the Japanese hold a long tradition in metallurgy. The Japanese metallurgists have elevated the forging and sharpening of the blade into a form of art for hundreds of years, since the era of the notorious Katana swords. On the other hand, Europeans and Americans also make excellent knives, often characterized by superior ergonomics and design, but rarely distinguished for the hardness and sharpness of their blade.
The type 301 knife series by Chroma bridges the gap between Japanese tradition and the European design, this series standing out for its unique design and practical function. Porsche and Wörther closely worked together in order to develop the final shape of the handle, which is optimized for maximum usability. The result is a precision cutting tool. Each knife is carefully weighted to ensure perfect balance in the hand and in combination with the highly ergonomic handle, it feels like an extension of the user’s hand. The Chroma type 301 knives follow faithfully the Japanese philosophy, which dictates a knife to be lightweight and flexible. They are made of high-quality Japanese 301 steel, a relatively lightweight material which has a 56-58 hardness rating in the Rockwell hardness scale. This renders the type 301 knives harder than most of the non-Japanese knives and among the hardest knives within their price range. The increased hardness allows the knife to maintain its sharpness longer and also to slice better.Even though the Chroma type 301 knives are mass produced, they are carefully razorsharp sharpened by the hand of a master. Quality control is performed on one-to-one basis and not through random sampling. And by the way…did I mention the extraordinary design.
3. Kai Shun Knives
• appear in various episodes as Hannibal’s kitchen knives .ೃ࿐
Before Shun Cutlery was established in the western market, most people were used to heavy European-style kitchen knives. With Shun’s entry into the marketplace, home cooks and professional chefs alike were introduced to the lightweight precision of fine Japanese cutlery. Thinner blades, sharper edges, and lighter weight gave Shun a high-performance edge that the heavier knives couldn’t match. Each Shun still takes at least 100 handcrafted steps to complete and Shun remains true to its ancient heritage of quality. At the same time, Shun takes advantage of thoroughly modern, premium materials and state-of-the-art technology to provide that traditional quality to millions of professional chefs and avid home cooks throughout the world.
Today, Shun has become one of the most well-known names in kitchen cutlery. It has won awards for innovation and quality. It has been admired and emulated. With new styles, new materials, and an ongoing dedication to the spirit of innovation, Shun will continue to provide Japanese kitchen cutlery of outstanding beauty, impeccable precision, and the very highest performance.
4. Global Knives
• appear in various episodes as Hannibal’s kitchen knives .ೃ࿐
Global G Series knives are typically put together in what's called a three piece construction. The blade is stamped out of sheets of steel of a proprietary stainless steel alloy, while the two handles are created and welded together separately. The blade and handle are then welded together into one solid piece of stainless steel.
What makes these Global knives a bit unusual is that they start off empty. The blades are welded on without a tang and the handles are actually hollow. Instead, to maintain balance, they are filled with a very precise amount of sand.
Now it's quite unusual and you might just write this off as Japan being Japan and doing things differently because...well, they're Japan, but it seems to work very well for them.
The ability to inject a precise amount of weight (sand, in this case) as needed directly into the knife has led to them getting a reputation or having very precise and excellently balanced knives across their range of products.
That said, ergonomics are always personal.
Global G Series knives tend to feel very lightweight and evenly balanced. Some people tend to prefer a knife that is more weighted to the back for a firmer grip, or to the front for chopping action. This is the classic global knife version, but of course there are various other series one can discover. Unfortunately I am not able to tell the exact version Hannibal uses in the show by just watching...if anyone has an idea let me know!!!
SECOND COURSE - KITCHEN
(or at least the main parts i recognized)
mads mikkelsen and lydia hearst for "euroman", april 2010 by kenneth willardt.
1. GE Monogram 36" Rangetop
First up, the rangetop. Unlike a cooktop, which sets into a pre-cut space in a counter or island, a rangetop overflows the sides and extends beyond the boundaries of the counter with front-facing knobs. This unit in particular is the GE Monogram 36" Rangetop (ZGU366NPSS), with an MSRP of $3400, reversible grates, and six 18,000 BTU power boil burners.
2. 30" GE Monogram Tri-Zone Counter Depth Integrated Refrigerator
Next, a dual installation of 30" GE Monogram Tri-Zone Counter-Depth Integrated Refrigerators (ZIC30GNHIl, shown with optional custom panels for seamless appearance). With an MSRP of $6999 each, these units are made more shallow, known in the industry as counter-depth, to integrate properly with standard cabinetry. Featuring fridge, freezer, and convertible middle-drawer climate zones, this unit has a capacity of 14.09 cu. ft. overall, per unit. It has two separate sealed systems for constant temperature control, and uses the first HFC-Free refrigerant, which has a lower global-warming impact.
3. 30" GE Monogram European Convection Double Wall Oven
A 30" GE Monogram European Convection Double Wall Oven (ZET2SHSS). An MSRP of $5300, with two 5.0 cu. ft. capacity oven cavities. With easy-to-clean all-glass interior door panels, both self-clean and steam-clean options, ten-pass baking elements, and two True European Convection ovens, these units boast convection bake and roast features with closed-door broiling as to not overheat a kitchen, and a built-in temperature probe for perfectly cooked roasts. It also offers a proof mode to assist dough-rising for avid bakers, convection conversion as to not overcook standard recipes, can be monitored remotely with use of a smart phone and GE's WiFi Connect app, and is programmable in both Celsius and Fahrenheit.
4. GE Monogram 240v Built In Oven with Advantium Speedcook Technology
Behold, the GE Monogram 240v Built In Oven with Advantium Speedcook Technology (ZSC2201JSS).
This bad chicken has an MSRP of $3200 and has settings for Speedcook, microwave, convection, and warming. What the hell is Speedcook? It's a combination of microwaves and convection, delivering results up to eight times faster than conventional cooking, and without the need for pre-heating. This thing can reheat, microwave, toast, brown, bake, and gently warm to your heart's content, and has the ability to remember custom recipes.
5. 30" GE Monogram Warming Drawer
Next up, the 30" GE Monogram Warming Drawer (ZW9000SJSS). With an MSRP of $1600, this drawer has a 1.9 cu. ft. capacity, and has variable temperature settings of anything from 75*F to 230*F, and humidity controls from crisp to moist. Gross. It also has a half-rack so you can store more on the inside, and has ball-bearing glides so it pulls out and closes smoothly while making that soothing whoosh noise.
6. 24" GE Monogram Undercabinet Wine Reserve
We also have the 24" GE Monogram Undercabinet Wine Reserve (ZDWR240HBS). With a cool MSRP of $2000, undercabinet wine refrigerators are notoriously tricky because of their front-facing venting needs. If you suffocate refrigerators, even small ones, (like humans) they die.
This fridge features cooling settings suitable to red or white wines, full-extension sliding racks with both horizontal and vertical storage, and has a capacity of 5.5 cu. ft, or 57 bottles.
Hannibal also, apparently, does not believe in dishwashers-panel-ready, drawer-style or otherwise.
What he does believe in? Is coffee, apparently:
7. Royal Paris Vacuum Balancing Coffee Siphon by Royal Coffee Maker
This, dear Fannibals, is a Royal Paris Vacuum Balancing Coffee Siphon, specifically noted by Bryan Fuller to be crafted by Royal Coffee Maker.
Handmade by artisans with affordable materials such as genuine Baccarat Crystal, malachite, copper, obsidian, azurite, and plating of silver and 24k gold, these start at the low, low price of approximately $15,500.
Hannibal's model is the Royal Classic finished in silver, on a Piano Black base. It is, perhaps surprisingly or unsurprisingly, the most tasteful and least ostentatious of all available models.
This brings the approximate total of all Hannibal's kitchen appliances, plus or minus a few of the minor ones, to $45,000.
8. Additionally in his stolen borrowed home in Florence: La Cornue 43" CornuFé Range
In 1908, in the heart of Paris, Albert Dupuy ignited the flame of elite cuisine. It was there that Dupuy premiered the world's first convection oven. At the time, most ovens were mere flat-topped cavities that held racks suspended over a fire. The majority of people simply considered cooking to be heating food to eat. But Dupuy pondered: "What does it really mean to cook?" He developed his oven with a vaulted ceiling to usher heat around the food, rather than trapping it to burn beneath. To enable optimum precision, the oven drew upon the city gas lines that were winding their way to homes and street lamps throughout the City of Light. Dupuy christened the oven La Cornue after the French term cornue - the system for refining the gas that warmed the new creation.
Each range is made by hand and the labor is intensive. Each worker is a specialist, understanding the greater goal.
However they are not just craftsmen, but companions to each range along its journey from inception to crated final product. They are experts in steel, copper and brass, inspired by great design, working as a team to create an inspired tradition.
True excellence can only be achieved when every step in the process is in pursuit of perfection.
For over 100 years, La Cornue has continued to build upon Albert's initial convection innovation and they've expanded the designs and introduced new styles. As a result, the name La Cornue is supposed to represent a renowned spirit.
Hannibal's version runs about $10,000.
THIRD COURSE - DISHES
(only the finest china)
mads mikkelsen by kenneth willardt.
1. Luigi Bormioli Beer Glasses
Not a hundred percent sure about this, fellow Fannibals, but the fancy v-shaped beer glasses Alana Bloom drinks from might be by Luigi Bormioli.
2. Mikasa Crown Jewel 5 Piece Place China Plate Setting combined with Knightsridge flatware
Hannibal uses platinum lined china when hosting his extravagant dinner parties throughout the first two seasons of the series. The lot includes a dinner place, salad plate, saucer, cup, salad fork, dinner fork, knife, soup spoon, and dessert soon. The plates and cup are Mikasa bone china (type of ceramic) and feature a platinum leaf design around the pieces' edges.
The flatware is Knightsridge brand and are believed to be sterling silver.
A simple yes to those beautiful bone china plates.
3. Gien French China by Tiffany combined with Dutch silverware, nineteenth century, by Christofle and damask cotton table linen, also by Christofle
In season three, episode five "Contorno" it is mentioned, that Hannibal uses the Gien French China by Tiffany in combination with Dutch silverware and damask cotton table linen by Christofle. Thanks Alana I guess.
4. Appetizer Plates
Hannibal's appetizer plates appear in episode six, season two "Futamono". In this episode, Hannibal hosts a party at his home and provides his guests with elaborate appetizers on black trays. This lot consists of three plates, each made of a black stone material, and outfitted with felt material on the bottom.
FOURTH COURSE - COOKWARE
(unfortunately only one item)
forever thankful for kenneth willardt.
1. Le Creuset Casserole
In the second episode of season two "Sakizuki" Hannibal prepares Osso Buco (in his "style" of course) and we see him creating his sensational culinary art while using a beautiful cherry red Le Creuset Rectangle Casserole. Le Creuset's fine porcelain-enamel cooware has been manufactured in the small french village of Fresnoy - le - Grand since 1925.
It is highly valued by professional chefs and a classic in cooking history.
Other brands that make a quick aopearance: Calphalon?
FIFTH COURSE - COOKING APRON
(already my last post of this series)
mads mikkelsen by patrizio di renzo.
I had to do some research on the cooking apron Hannibal is wearing while preparing his culinary artwork since there appears to be nothing much but white cloth. Turns out it is a custom creation for the show and is made out of a white blend material, woven in a self-stripe pattern. To be honest I like its simplicity and the way it just wraps around the front and ties at the back of the waist.
By the way...the books reveal much more of his tastes and where he likes to shop.
So if you're interested in more...I'd start there.
And lastly some melodies to never forget:
dvořák will forever be my favorite.
𝚎𝚟𝚎𝚛𝚋𝚘𝚍𝚢 𝚐𝚘 𝚏𝚘𝚕𝚕𝚘𝚠 @madsmikkelxen 𝚘𝚗 𝚝𝚒𝚔𝚝𝚘𝚔 .ೃ࿔