The Edge of the Abyss
Author: Autobot2001 Henre: Fanfiction Fandom: NBC's Hannibal Rating: G Warning: None pairing: None Description: Jamie forces herself to stay awake until she collapses. Hannibal discovers she hasn't eaten and helps her.
Day 6; @feveruary: spoon-feeding @febuwhump: forced to stay awake @fluffyfebruary: collapse @fluffbruary: gregarious
Ao3 or under the cut
Jamie is known for working hard on cases. Her boss, Jack Crawford, co-worker, friend Will Graham, and friend Hannibal Lecter worry about her. Jamie has been forcing herself to stay awake for three days straight. The current serial killer has her on edge. This time, the killer is leaving messages around the bodies. This is your fault. More will die, and you'll be the one to blame. Jamie sits at her desk and reads the notes over and over. Although all that's known about these notes is that the killer is leaving them on the bodies, Jamie feels like she knows who the killer is just by the notes. Jamie knows it's not enough to convince Will or Jack. Jamie has been reviewing the case reports and evidence, hoping to find something else to argue that she knows the killer. Will watches from the doorway. He can tell he won't be able to convince Jamie to go home and take care of herself.
By five, Jamie puts everything back in the folder and puts the folder in her bag to go over again. When she gets home, she puts on her black trench coat and carries the bag over her shoulders.
"I don't know what we're going to do with her," Will tells Hannibal as they stand in the lobby. "I swear we're friends with the most stubborn human ever." "That's certainly exaggerating, but she is stubborn." The two watch their smaller friend walk down the hall towards them. They can tell she's exhausted and suspect she hasn't been eating. Their worry turns into horror as she collapses on the floor. "Jamie!" Will yells as the two run towards her.
"She's ok," Hannibal assures his worried friend. "The lack of sleep caught up to her." The two watch Jamie wake up and help her sit up. "What do we do?" Will asks. "I'll take her to my house," Hannibal says. He goes into Jamie's bag and pulls out the folder. "Here, put this back in her desk." Will nods as he takes the folder. "Come on, Jamie, you're coming home with me." "I'm fine." "Of course, you'll say you're fine," Hannibal sighs. He picks the smaller woman up and carries her to the parking lot. He knows how tired Jamie is due to the lack of protest from her.
Hannibal puts Jamie in the passenger seat and buckles her in before getting in the driver's seat. He then pulls out of the parking lot and drives to his house, wondering if Jamie will fall asleep. At red lights, Hannibal looks over at Jamie and sees she's fighting sleep. He sighs, frustrated. He continues to drive home. The drive is quiet.
Once Hannibal pulls into the driveway, he exits the car and carries Jamie into the house.
Hannibal lays Jamie on the couch, seeing how exhausted she is. He sighs and goes into the kitchen. Jamie doesn't move from the couch, but she's unhappy about what her friends did. Laying on the couch is making it difficult for her to stay awake.
While Hannibal is a gregarious man, this is not what he has in mind to get Jamie to his house. He'd rather have told her he had a nice dinner planned. Hannibal leans on the counter, thinking about what to make for dinner. He decides to make soup. While he's preparing the ingredients, Hannibal hopes Jamie fell asleep and will have a little nap before dinner.
An hour later, the chicken noodle soup. Hannibal knows it's one of Jamie's favorites. He gets a bowl for her and brings it to the living room.
Hannibal frowns, seeing Jamie still fighting sleep. He puts the bowl on the coffee table and sits her up. Hannibal is concerned with Jamie's exhaustion, but he wants her to eat before she falls asleep. "I made soup," Hannibal says. Jamie doesn't respond. "You're going to make me feed you, aren't you?" Hannibal was hoping for some reaction. Even if Jamie is trying to trick him into feeding her, she doesn't react. He sits on the couch and spoon-feeds her to her soup. After Jamie finishes the soup, Hannibal carries her to the guest bedroom across from his room and lays her in bed.
"You need to stop staying awake for days," Hannibal scolds. "I don't want that to be why I have to take care of you." Jamie doesn't react. "Now get some sleep." Hannibal leaves the room and calls Will.
"Hello, Hannibal," Will answers. "Hello, Will. I know you worry about our stubborn friend. She's definitely exhausted and hopefully will now sleep." "Good. I hope she stops doing this." "So do I. She was exhausted to the point where I had to get her, and no, she didn't trick me. I'd rather that was her sneaky plan." "She's dedicated to her work, but this case seems to consume her. I don't understand why." "Neither do I. We know she won't talk to us, but something about this case troubles her." The two know they won't get answers, and that bothers them.