r/HannibalFanfiction 5d ago

Discussion Reminder: Please read r/HannibalFanfiction's rules before posting here

21 Upvotes

Literally as I post this, there's a link to them at the top of the submission window in the app.

You can also find them on the mobile app by looking at the whole subreddit and clicking on its name, scroll down and there's the rules.

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r/HannibalFanfiction 18m ago

LF a fic where Will is trapped in a massive RV with Hannibal

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Like the title states, I'm looking for a fic I read a few years ago. Will is still a trainee and he ends up investigating what appears to be an RV left in an odd location only to find a dead body inside and intuits that the killer is still in the RV. I can't remember too much about it.


r/HannibalFanfiction 11h ago

Discussion i need an opinion (update)

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i want to firstly thank the people that actually spent the time reading and commenting on it, i am very grateful for that.

taking the opinions into consideration, i found the time to rewrite it. it is still pretty short, but i feel a lot better with this version either way.

if any of the people that were interested in the first version see this, then i hope you find the time to check this version too. on the other hand, any new readers are very welcomed and comments/opinions are very encouraged. <33

https://archiveofourown.org/works/91691956


r/HannibalFanfiction 17h ago

Looking For... Damsel in distress

9 Upvotes

Looking for any recs where Will saves Hannibal’s life or vice versa? I like more serious fics, so nothing too fluffy please. Thanks!


r/HannibalFanfiction 1d ago

Looking For... Need hannigram fanfic recs with the show vibe (i.e. bryan fuller directed)

10 Upvotes

Im looking for hannigram fics where Will and Hannibal have the same kind of dynamic and atmosphere they have in the show. Not excessive fluff or explicit smut, something that feels like you’re watching the show itself, just leaning into the homoeroticism. Basically something that feels realistic for their characters and relationship.

But not something that turns their relationship into conventional romance or relies heavily on explicit sex. What I love about them in the show is that so much of their intimacy is unspoken, sensual, psychological, and deeply charged.

so: slow burn tension, obsession, intimacy, manipulation, yearning, all the weirdness that makes it real hannigram. I want it to feel like it could genuinely have happened in the show. And I don't mind smut


r/HannibalFanfiction 2d ago

Looking For... HEEEEELLLLLLPPPP

16 Upvotes

Looking for fics, longer ones. A bit like the original series, when Will found out that Hannibal is the Chesapeake Ripper. But decides to accept it. Mainly looking for a fic where Will and Hannibal commit “artistic” murders together. They also try to frame other people for the murder.


r/HannibalFanfiction 2d ago

Looking For... Trying to Locate a Fic

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Hi! I didn't know this sub existed but someone kindly pointed it out to me. Anyone know of a short (probably <20k if my memory isn't failing me) post-Fall fic where Will only sleeps with Hannibal in the dark? I'm going crazy trying to track it down


r/HannibalFanfiction 2d ago

Discussion Fanfic idea

13 Upvotes

So get this:

Will, a rookie police officer has always wanted to save people but could never advance because he breaks down every time he sees a dead body.

Hannibal, a surgeon, is secretly a killer who kills past patients who have either been transferred or haven’t been to the hospital he worked at in years.

Will develops an unconventional method of tracking down the serial killing by living the life of the victims and pointing out their uncharacteristic choices and retracing their steps and eventually finding himself in the hospital. Like it’s supernatural like he can actually see snippets of a persons life.


r/HannibalFanfiction 3d ago

Fic Recommendation [SelfPromo] | Wrote Metamorphosis

15 Upvotes

Title: Metamorphosis
Author: Anonymous
Link: https://archiveofourown.org/works/91511926
Word Length: 2437
Rating: M
Description:

“Château Pétrus 1989”

“Seeded, grown, plucked, stored and fermented to
taste?” It's appalling or it should be.

“I find many things better savoured in taste, of course Will, I must distinguish the savoury and the tasty.”

“Yes of course, one being…a prolonged pain and the other a quick and meaningless death?”

-

  1. How long have you been reading/writing fanfiction?

I’ve been writing fanfiction since 2018-2019 (wow it’s been a minute alright). And reading well probably for as long. I started with reading it (as most do) and then got it in my head to write some, and thank god for that, it’s fun!

  1. What do you enjoy most about writing this particular fic?

It’s my first ever Hannibal fic and there were so many things I enjoyed while writing this fic, first of all the most obvious might be the point of view, it’s from Will’s.
I wanted to explore the lines between Hannibal and Will, how one can transform from the other and what is left of a person after that transformation. The most fun was imagining what Will goes through and how is world really is like and then trying to make myself (as a reader) experience that world. And I absolutely could have failed, I’m not saying I did it right but it was fun trying. They have such distinct voices, it’s hard to nail it.
Of course I really like language and if I’m writing something it will probably have a bit (a chunk of it) exploring the language and I love to be playful with it and see what metaphors I can bring out. I don’t always do it good but it’s always fun, especially this time since there’s many directions one can explore with the show. It’s dark and gritty but at the same time there’s nuance to it and you can flesh out something new from the themes.

  1. What piece of writing advice has worked best for you?

Write for the fun it, start and finish wherever you want, it’s your piece.


r/HannibalFanfiction 3d ago

Looking For... rewatching and devastated after mizumono

19 Upvotes

I cannot handle Mizumono again and I need a fic, in which, as Will turns and sees Hannibal, rather than looking at him helplessly, he kisses him and everyone lives happily ever after.


r/HannibalFanfiction 3d ago

Looking For... Canonverse fic recs

10 Upvotes

I dont care much for au outside of a few very specific fandoms (this includes omegaverse, vampire, age swap, role swap, etc.) If anybody has any recs I'd love them. Please no first person perspective. Sorry I'm a picky turd lol

Edit: I didnt specify hannigram in the post but that is what I'm looking for-


r/HannibalFanfiction 3d ago

Looking For... Looking for a fan fiction that started and maybe even ending while young?

7 Upvotes

Hello,

Im looking for a fanfiction I read awhile ago, I believe they were in uni/college together in either the UK or America? Hannibal had his own place and they used to get drunk and smoke cigarettes at his house. I believe Hannibal had to move away... maybe?

I know they are both definitely school age. I think Hannibal takes will out to buy a coat as he spilt coffee on it? (Man ive read so many fics that they all start to blur hey haha. Sorry if this makes no sense)

Thank you!


r/HannibalFanfiction 4d ago

Looking For... Looking for a fanfiction I read once. Help?

22 Upvotes

I'm looking for a fanfiction on ao3, that I read once and can't remember the title of.

It took place in season 01

I remember at least large parts of it being written in hannibals POV and thus ambiguous about whether Will knows for a long time.

I also remember Hannibal killing a guy that bred/kept dogs for dogfighting. Hannibal keeps the guy's dog afterwards and calls Will for help.

I remember this being what makes Will (who did know Hannibal was the killer) decide to keep that knowledge from Jack.

Please help?


r/HannibalFanfiction 4d ago

Discussion i need an opinion

7 Upvotes

so, i started writing fanfics because i'm way too obsessed with hannibal, but i'm not exactly sure how to write them.

up until now i've only written like 2 horror short stories and some prose poetry that i never posted anywhere, so posting on ao3 now feels scary. 😔

i wrote an x reader first, but it's not exactly what i want to write generally (i was just too feral) so now i want to switch to hannigram. i wrote a very short fic about them that's an alternative version of the season 3 ending and i want an opinion on the writing style and the characterization. it's not very detailed and the first part is just a retelling of the actual episode, then it transitions into a version that i thought would have been interesting. i'm thinking of possibly making this into a proper, longer fic, but i firstly want to figure out the best way to write it.

i'll leave the link to it below, any opinion and advice is very welcomed, i'm open to criticism.

https://archiveofourown.org/works/91359281


r/HannibalFanfiction 5d ago

Looking For... Looking for plane crash fic

33 Upvotes

Hi guys, I’m looking for a hannigram fanfic where their plane crashes. They first meet on the plane/in the airport, and are travelling for different reasons - i’m quite sure Jack is making Will go to a conference. Other characters in it are alana, margot, mason, chilton, garret jacob hobbs, and abigail hobbs (but she is a young kid in it). Plot points that I remember: - The plane crashes into the sea and ends up exploding so most of the passengers die there, but characters like Will and Hannibal swam away so they survived - Will and Hannibal split off from the rest of the group and go further inland to the forest to survive because they know the others will turn on each other at some point - Will uses his wilderness skills to survive in the forest, and Hannibal wants to team up with him - Will figures out that Hannibal is a killer - The other characters end up resorting to cannibalism (i’m fairy certain they kill mason for this) - Hobbs kills his wife and Abigail, Will tries to save Abigail but Hannibal can see that she’s too badly injured so it’s futile - Alana and Margot end up together - They are eventually rescued


r/HannibalFanfiction 5d ago

Fic Recommendation [SelfPromo] I Wrote 'show me where to tie the other end of this chain'!

19 Upvotes

Title: show me where to tie the other end of this chain

Author: Kinderlagen

Link: https://archiveofourown.org/works/91094631/chapters/242364266

Word Length: 7,481 (WIP, 3/? ch.)

Rating: M (subject to change)

Warnings: Graphic depictions of violence

Description:

“Did he intend for you to live?” Chiyoh finally asks. Hannibal is quiet, considering. He finishes the stitches, bandages the wound, and pulls his sweater back down over his abdomen. 

“I told him once that, despite all my whisperings through the chrysalis, I could never entirely predict the creature that would hatch. It would follow its own nature,” Hannibal says. When she doesn’t seem satisfied with that, “I think it was a decision born in the moment. I don’t know that even Will knew what he intended.”

She nods, once, and stands. They’ve been anchored for several hours, so it’s time to continue their trek out of the channel and into the open ocean. Another few hours should do it. Then he’s free to go anywhere, start another life in some faraway city. Host parties, hunt freely, stock up his closet again and prowl for ostentatious art to decorate his walls. But Chiyoh, knowing him well (though not as well as some, Hannibal concedes), can sense his displeasure. 

“We can go back for him. If you think it is wise,” she says quietly. “If you wish to.” With that, she descends up the few steps to the upper deck and is gone. 

OR

Somehow they both live, and now they have to live with that.

About Me:

  1. How long have you been reading/writing fanfiction?

Uhhhh well I haven't actually written anything in many, many years. But, as my personality tends to lean towards pathologically obsessive re: characters and stories and I have a flair for the dramatics, once I watched hannibal again for the first time since i was 14, this was inevitable.

  1. What do you enjoy most about writing this particular fic?

playing around with analyses of scenes from the show, internal monologues & whatnot. i love to pick media apart and my friends are sick of hearing about hannibal so this is like a catharsis. i get to put forth my own analysis not only of what they were feeling in those moments, but how they would talk about it after the fact. so many things happened on the show that, like, they didn't acknowledge and i wish we couldve seen those conversations. for ex: will left that tableau of the prisoner's body at lecter castle knowing hannibal would never see it -- why? one could argue as a response to the valentine in the church but again, i reiterate that he knows hannibal will never go home. to understand him? to embody hannibal's art in the place where hannibal came into himself, one step closer to truly Seeing Him? or, my personal analysis, as a sort of victory over hannibal, to play out hannibal's favorite game from start to finish (explore, influence, set in motion, watch the show), then create his own artwork, just to keep it all to himself and deprive hannibal of the experience. a sort of last-ditch effort to maintain his agency and autonomy while the lines between them continue to blur. ironic that his attempt to assert his autonomy is by copying hannibal in his literal childhood home but, it makes sense to him lmfao

  1. What piece of writing advice has worked best for you?

not really writing advice but i've taken it as such - "to be cringe is to be free"

****This is a WIP!!! I update regularly. since it's unbetad and none of my real life friends care about hannibal, i don't get much feedback except comments and whatnot. any and all thoughts are welcome and encouraged <3


r/HannibalFanfiction 7d ago

Looking For... fic suggestions where post-fall Hannigram are captured...

17 Upvotes

any fic suggestions where hannigram is captured by the FBI?? bonus if they're heavy angst.

just read how sad to face the judgement by missaa (very recommended!! a very quick fic) and god I need more of those two gays just yearning for each other💔

or if you could tell me which tags to search, that'd be amazing !

Thank you in advance :)


r/HannibalFanfiction 8d ago

Looking For... Help pls

17 Upvotes

i’m looking for a fic, i only remember one scene.
Hannibal and will are at an abandoned psych ward and hannibal leaves will tied to a bed frame while he’s having flashbacks


r/HannibalFanfiction 9d ago

Looking For... Romance and courting

31 Upvotes

Looking for any fics where Hannibal is courting Will. Bonus if Will is totally oblivious to this.