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Title: See Me As I Am
By: Wereleopard58
Pairing: Hannibal Lecter/Will Graham
Fandom: Hannibal
Rating: PG-13
A/N: This is only a little ficlet. I have never written in this fandom before and not sure if I should or will continue this. I do have an idea where it can go, but we will see. I have put it as TBC, it might change to complete and be a one-off. This is me just dipping a toe into the fandom to see.
Summary: Hannibal and Will feel connected in a way that they have never felt with anyone else.

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Will Graham walked into the hospital room half hoping that Abigail would be awake, and the other half dreaded it. Would she hate him for what he did? Did she know what her father had down so would it be a relief? As he turned and looked around the room there asleep in an uncomfortable looking chair was Dr Hannibal Lecter. There had been something that drew him to the psychiatrist from the very start, he not only understood Will but accepted him with his numerous flaws. This though, this was just a man who had decided to watch over a teenage girl who had lost so much. This called out to him in a different way, this wasn't mental attraction, it was emotional, and both were very dangerous. He walked over and sat down in a chair by the wall. Slowly his eyes closed, being here in the presence with this man he and a teenage girl it felt like family. It was a concept that always had felt alien to him, until this very moment and could feel the appeal of it.

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Hannibal smiled at Will, he only wished the other man could see how genuinely exceptional he was. "The mirrors in your mind can reflect the best of you, not the worst of someone else."

Will turned and stared at him there were so many things he wanted to say, but the words he wanted to speak wouldn't come out. "Thank you," he whispered, it was the only thing he could say, and maybe that was a good thing. He needed to build resistance to this man; there couldn't be anything between them, no matter how much he wanted it.

Hannibal smiled at him it was something so simple, and it pleased the other man so much "You're welcome, and I mean it. You are exceptional Will; do not let anyone make you think otherwise."

Will gave a little smile and looked away. He may not generally like looking at someone in the eyes, but Hannibal's were captivating, and he sometimes felt as if he could get lost in them. If he wasn't careful this very observant man would see these feelings and would end this odd relationship that had formed so quickly. If it continued he had no idea where it would go, it was thrilling and terrifying at the same time.

Hannibal didn't understand the look that crossed Will's face, and once he knew the man better, there would be no secrets. It was a moment that he couldn't wait for. It excited him.

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Will walked around in front of his students as he talked. He knew the moment Hannibal walked in and did his best to ignore it.

Hannibal just watched the eyes that followed the teacher weren't just because they were learning something. Will Graham was magnificent as he put the pieces together. He wasn't only enticed physically; he was a handsome man, but also mentally. Will was a perfect piece of art, one that he wanted to own and which only he could gaze upon and worship.

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The psychologist watched as the man intrigued him talked about Hobbs and how he felt. He didn't want Will to lose himself completely, but seeing how far into a killer's mind he could understand and accept. Would Will accept him for everything he was? He sincerely hoped so; this wasn't someone he wanted to leave. Dare he one day risk showing the real Hannibal Lecter to Will Graham. Deep down he knew they could be exceptional together; he just had to make the profiler see it.

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