Fics like To Her the Hunted, Not the Hunter

When he sees "unknown number" on the caller ID, he nearly doesn't pick up. All kinds of misguided people have been calling lately: People who are fans of the Chesapeake Ripper and are still convinced Will is guilty. People who are very much not fans of the Chesapeake Ripper and are still convinced he's guilty. A few lewd phone calls. More than a few. But because he's too curious (and pathetic) for his own good, Will answers the phone. At first he's greeted only by static on the other side. He's about to hang up when a woman's voice, delicate with a light drawl, says, "Is this Will Graham?" He detects instability in this person immediately. What he doesn't detect is malice. "Who is this?" Will says. "I…I think I might be your mom?" — Will’s days post-BSHCI contain little more than chronic pain and the ghosts of broken friendships. There's not much to his existence other than caring for his dogs and taking his revenge against Hannibal Lecter. But when Will’s estranged mother reaches out to him one night, his perspective starts to shift. And so do his feelings for Hannibal.

Fics like To Her the Hunted, Not the Hunter

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