Clannibal fic rec masterlist🍷
There are a few good Clannibal recommendation masterlists floating around but a lot of them are pre-2015 and most of the fics were deleted or have broken links! I thought I'd make my own updated version. I am a fic-fiend, I collect fics and pile them all together in the corner like a rat. Here is my stash:
Key:
✪ = mostly nsfw
★ = intermittent nsfw
☆ = unfinished :(
The Essentials - some personal faves
Lily of the Valley by Downriver ★
An alternate take on the events at Muskrat Farm and easily my favourite clannibal fic of all time. Well-written and very Harris-esque.
Solution for Entropy by AndAllThatMishigas ★
One of the best post-chapter 101 fics. Covers everything Thomas Harris didn't and more.
Breaking Free / Playing House / Finding Peace by BookishGal ★
Everybody's favourite clannibal fic(s).
Propriety: Emily Post and the Art of War by Glimmerdark ★
A 'what if' fic that explores what might've happened if Clarice hadn't been shot at Muskrat farm.
After Dinner of the Chesapeake by RunningWithDeer ✪
One of the oldest Clannibal fics (circa 1999) and still one of the best. Post-chapter 101 fic.
Fidelity / Bravery by kalabangsilver ★
Two refreshingly well-written one-shots by a fandom veteran.
Anniversary by NyxFixx ✪
A new-years-eve fic that takes a look back through their relationship. One of the OG clannibal fics.
Best of Three by Zircon ✪
A cat-and-mouse game that takes a turn for the better.
Long Fics - generally 35k+ words
Tell Me a Secret by kalabangsilver ★
One very long scene that captures a conversation between Hannibal and Clarice early in the morning.
Paper Trails by kalabangsilver ★
The quintessential clannibal fic. Probably one of the longest (210k) with a ton of good exposition, if that's your thing.
Chiaroscuro / Ring of Fire by bugsfic
A great couple of fics following Hannibal and Clarice as fugitives in Virginia. Amazing immersion and characterisation. Very Harris-esque. VERY underrated.
In Profundis by Downriver/JordanHart ✪ ☆
A twisted take on Dante's inferno with some intense sex scenes and a whole ton of very intriguing characterisation... TW for heavy k!nk content.
The Lost Wages of Sin by Nyx Fixx ★ ☆
Sadly unfinished but I consider it required reading. TW for some detailed reference to SA.
Pygmalion Redux by donttouchthefigs ★
Some of the best prose available under the ship tag. A whole ton of symbolism and artistic references throughout.
Redemption by duffie83/MajorBachman
Based in Florence and focuses on the hunt for a serial killer, for my fellow lovers of italian scenery and heavy plotwork.
Twelve Past Entropy by Nyx Fixx ★
This is about as good as it gets. Nyx Fixx set the bar very high.
Coda by EGL ✪
A classic, and a refreshingly unique fic based in Lithuania. Incredible wordbuilding and characterisation. TW for a fairly graphic SA scene about halfway through; it is in no way romanticised.
The Body Electric by lamb_and_knife ✪ ☆
Aka 'the art of fucking.' Very well written and in character. Hot.
The Watchmaker by Demeter1973 ★
Post-Muskrat farm fic. Wonderfully symbolic.
One shots - and some >20k word fics
The Tartini Note by donttouchthefigs ✪
Ice Crystals by Lectermate ✪
The Scent of Saffron by Nyx Fixx ✪
A Lesson in Patience by blood and ivory ★
The First Thing I Notice by NatashaVonLecter
Lucidity by ifollowapollo ✪
Untitled: An Erotic Rambling by Hannah ✪
Language Lessons by Hannah ✪
Confession by BookishGal ✪
Terms of Endearment by duffie83
Ode ti Amo by DictaLicence
Communion by drandmrslecter/horserider ✪
NSFW warning for blood stuff if thats not your jam.
Trick of Fate by andallthatmishigas ✪
Poker Party by meateater ★
Babylon by kalabangsilver
Possessed by Light by toremyyellowdress
Catharsis by NatashaVonLecter
Lecterotica by Runningwithdeer ✪
Slight warning for somewhat heavy k!nk content.
A Wolf Amongst the Lambs by Gingevere ☆
War / soldier AU. Very, very strange at first but it works. Sadly unfinished.
The Danse Macarbe by donttouchthefigs
Victorian AU. One of the best.
My Fair Agent by DianaLecter
My Fair Lady parody AU. Great slow-burn.
The Great Fell by DianaLecter
The Great Gatsby parody AU.
Sacrificial Lamb by NatashaVonLecter ✪
Technically not an AU but I still count it as one. Basically a 'what if Dr Lecter was 10x more evil' AU. Darkfic? TW for heavy mental illness exploration.
Surviving Paradise by KayWoolf ☆
Desert island AU. Just a bit of fun.
Post Tenebras Lux by Clevergirl/Glimmerdark
Another technical non-AU. Epilostary fiction.
Liaison by yesterdaysdreams ☆
A strange film-book-show AU mix. What if Clarice had been the one investigating the Chesapeake Ripper case?
Remains of the Lamb by clevergirl ★
Remains of the day AU.
A footnote: If any of the fics here get deleted or if the archives crash etc. I have copies of all of these stories downloaded, so just shoot me a DM and I'll email them over to you ~
