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Title: Sooner Rather Than Later
By: angstytimelord
Pairing: Hannibal Lecter/Will Graham
Fandom: Hannibal
Rating: PG-13
Table: 1drabble
Prompt: 5, Memory
Author's Note: Sequel to "Jealous Dog."
Disclaimer: This is entirely a product of my own imagination, and I make no profit from it. I do not own the lovely Hannibal Lecter or Will Graham, unfortunately, just borrowing them for a while. Please do not sue.

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Will lay awake next to Hannibal, watching the sun come up.

As the light made its way slowly across the floor of his bedroom, he once again wondered what in the world could make Max have so much antipathy towards Hannibal.

Though he searching his mind and his memory for an answer, he could think of no reason for his dog's strange behavior. Of course, he hadn't been around them every second, but he couldn't think of any time when Hannibal might have given Max any reason to be cautious of him.

His boyfriend wasn't a dog person, but he knew that Hannibal didn't actively dislike of his pets, and he certainly wouldn't treat them badly.

So why was Max obviously so against him? It didn't make any sense.

He couldn't figure out why the dog acted the way he did. There was nothing about Hannibal that was in any way threatening, at least not that Will could see.

Maybe the dog just didn't like new people, Will told himself, then dismissed that thought. No, that couldn't be true -- after all, Max had come to him with no problem, and he already seemed extremely protective of his new owner, just as Winston was.

So it couldn't be that. And Hannibal wasn't the kind of person that dogs just simply didn't like; the other dogs didn't seem to have any problem with being around him.

Will had no memory of any time in the brief period since he'd found Max that Hannibal had been alone with the dog long enough to mistreat him in any way, either.

Besides, Hannibal wouldn't do that, he told himself firmly. He might not want a dog for a pet, and he might not even be completely comfortable around all of Will's dogs, but he would never harm an animal. Hannibal wasn't the type of person who enjoyed hurting helpless creatures.

Nothing in his memories of Hannibal, from the time they'd first met, could make him believe that his boyfriend would do anything to cause Max's bad attitude.

So why was the dog acting like this? Will was completely mystified.

He wasn't going to ask Hannibal what he thought the problem might be. He was too afraid that his boyfriend would insist he find someone else to adopt Max.

He had already come to love the dog, and he wasn't going to foist him off on someone else. Max had already made a home here; he got along well with Will's other dogs, and he felt that Max belonged here. He wasn't going to give the dog up, even with his attitude towards Hannibal.

Will closed his eyes, sighing softly and trying to relax. They didn't have to get up for a while, and he didn't want to think about this problem any longer.

He'd have to find a solution, though. And sooner rather than later.

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