[ He sees Will's attention shift to him, and almost shyly, he looks away and back to his meal. It isn't quite that, since it's much more just focusing his attention on the finely crafted meal he's made for himself, but there is a small part that diverts away from the intensity of Will's gaze. It's somewhat ironic, he knows. They've shared far more intense gazes than this. But it's something about the quietness of moments like this that's different to him. The sort of quiet acceptance that he had been chasing after for years.
He takes another bite. It's no less savory than the first, but this time, he doesn't drown himself in the hedonistic pleasure of it. Instead, he puts his focus in their conversation. ]
In a manner of speaking. Love is a great motivator. When the heart breaks with loss, we do irrational things. I'm curious to see what direction Percy will be pushed towards.
[ In a twisted way that's so unique to Hannibal, this is his empathy. There's a particular way of how he phrases it that isn't coincidental, because as he considers it, he remembers the moment that Will had denied him. His heart had broken. And in his denial of that moment, he had given up everything. He was pushed to the edge, to something interesting, and here he is now.
After all, Hannibal isn't the sort of killer that lacks emotion or doesn't understand it. He understands them perfectly, and he wants to see certain expressions of it in the world. Sometimes, they're his own. Or sometimes, they're simply ones that interest him. Which it ends up being is never quite clear, but even with the worst of his manipulations, there's usually some stroke of an intention of helping others in there. His help just comes at a greater price than anyone wants to pay. ]
And Xion is on the precipice of justifying her own existence. She needed only a small push to decide her life was worth fighting for. [ He pauses, pensive for a moment, but continues smoothly. ] In her case, I hope she decides to fight.
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Date: 2017-02-04 03:44 am (UTC)He takes another bite. It's no less savory than the first, but this time, he doesn't drown himself in the hedonistic pleasure of it. Instead, he puts his focus in their conversation. ]
In a manner of speaking. Love is a great motivator. When the heart breaks with loss, we do irrational things. I'm curious to see what direction Percy will be pushed towards.
[ In a twisted way that's so unique to Hannibal, this is his empathy. There's a particular way of how he phrases it that isn't coincidental, because as he considers it, he remembers the moment that Will had denied him. His heart had broken. And in his denial of that moment, he had given up everything. He was pushed to the edge, to something interesting, and here he is now.
After all, Hannibal isn't the sort of killer that lacks emotion or doesn't understand it. He understands them perfectly, and he wants to see certain expressions of it in the world. Sometimes, they're his own. Or sometimes, they're simply ones that interest him. Which it ends up being is never quite clear, but even with the worst of his manipulations, there's usually some stroke of an intention of helping others in there. His help just comes at a greater price than anyone wants to pay. ]
And Xion is on the precipice of justifying her own existence. She needed only a small push to decide her life was worth fighting for. [ He pauses, pensive for a moment, but continues smoothly. ] In her case, I hope she decides to fight.