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In the wake of survival, a new life takes shape.
As Will Graham and Hannibal Lecter build a family defined by choice rather than circumstance, the illusion of safety begins to fracture under mounting external pressure. Old enemies resurface, new threats emerge, and the boundaries between protection and violence blur beyond recognition.
With Abigail at their side, the fragile balance they’ve created is tested again and again in Book Three. Loyalty becomes action. Love becomes strategy. And survival demands a reckoning with the cost of everything they’ve chosen to become.
In the end, what remains is not innocence, but something far more dangerous:
A family that endures.Series
- Part 3 of Grounded: The Series
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In Book Two, Will Graham believes he knows what Hannibal Lecter is and chooses him anyway. As the Ripper’s work resumes and new predators emerge, Will must balance empathy, loyalty, and survival while keeping his family safe and Jack Crawford at bay. Restraint proves more dangerous than violence, devotion becomes both shield and weapon, and unspoken truths demand to be confronted.
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- Part 2 of Grounded: The Series
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In the aftermath of Garrett Jacob Hobbs, Will Graham finds himself drawn into an uneasy domestic orbit with Hannibal Lecter and Abigail. As cases unfold and institutional pressures mount, trust builds quietly, denial becomes costly, and something resembling a family begins to take shape. Book One explores survival, choice, and the moment when love stops being theoretical and starts becoming real.
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What would happen if Will regained his agency before the encephalitis burned his brain, and Hannibal didn't try to break him completely?
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- Part 1 of Grounded: The Series
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Hannibal's car breaks down on a long road in the middle of West Virginia. In his quest to seek help, he ends up at an abandoned gas station, with a little house and a large barn. Living there is a man, Will Graham, who offers to take a look at his car and drive him to the next town so he has a place to stay. Hannibal cannot resist digging into Will's mind and personal life during the drive, learning that Will teaches remotely for the FBI, and in particular, lectures on the Chesapeake Ripper.
Of all the people to have met, Hannibal didn't expect Will. Call it coincidence or destiny, the universe rarely makes mistakes.
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01 Aug 2025
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It’s not like Hannibal didn’t know that Will was hiding something. It was after the third body drop a week ago that it became clear that Will had a secret that somehow involved the case, one he wasn’t willing to share yet, not even with Hannibal.
At 6:43 AM, Will had texted Hannibal that a fourth body had been found and that he was on his way to the scene with Jack.
At 8:06 PM, Will had stepped into Hannibal’s office, thirty-six minutes past his appointment time, and practically shouted “I used to be a stripper!” as loudly as his hoarse voice would allow him to.
Hannibal Lecter, though not phased by much in life, has never been entirely able to predict Will Graham, but this is just… getting out of control.
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Alternatively, the FBI is hunting a serial killer targeting male strippers, and Will decides to throw himself into the fray. Hannibal is beyond pleased.- Language:
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Bookmarked by WrenMcCabre
30 Jul 2025
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Will trailed his fingers down his body, feeling the lace of the bralette, dipping under the hem to trace along his chest. In his mind, those hands were slightly longer and less broad than his own. He could almost see the shadow of a man standing behind him in the mirror, if he blurred his vision, he could almost make out the angular cut of a well-tailored suit.
He turned around so his back was facing the mirror. His torso was uninterrupted except for the thin strips of his bralette and the garter. The lace of his panties disappeared into the crevice of his ass then dipped teasingly across his hips — they weren’t as uncomfortable now as they were when he’d first tried them on.
'Such a pretty thing. Did you put all of this on just for me?'
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Will has a certain fetish for wearing lingerie that he uses as a much-needed distraction from his job. He finds himself not wanting to keep it to himself though, and, with Hannibal's encouragement, he allows himself to surrender to pleasure, just for a moment.
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21 Jul 2025
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Will added the kohl around his eyes, just a touch to make them look bigger and bluer. A brush of colour to his cheeks to enhance that blushing virgin look the clients liked so much, and some small rings in his ears. He’d learned the small touches made the biggest difference, and less was more when it came to his act. He liked to play up the whole ‘This is my first time stripping’ shtick, and the minimal makeup helped his coy, dishevelled look.
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Will is a student with a stripping job to help make ends meet, but what will happen when the professor he has a massive crush on accidentally sees him perform? Sexy stuff. That’s what will happen.
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21 Jul 2025
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Hannibal is simply in desperate need of a new dining table.
Will Graham, the local furniture designer, builds one—with polish, precision, and red lipstick.
There’s tension. There’s opera. There’s at least one corpse.Obviously. It’s a love story.
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- Part 6 of Meat-Cured Meet-Cutes
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21 Jul 2025