#midnight muses

[itsawhimsical-life]

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[fallenangelofmurderhusbands]

FANNIBALS I HAVE A HEADCANON AND META ANALYSIS TO CONTRIBUTE!!! :)

So I have this headcanon and also kinda noticed this Will/Mishca parallel:

(Its been a while since I've seen the episodes discussed below so if I got some minor details wrong please gently lmk thx! ♡ Also idk how to do a ‘cut/line’ so apologies for the very long post!!)

When Hannibal was young and in the cabin with his sister and their kidnappers, I have this headcanon that TVshow!Hannibal's sister's body was never dismembered and lost. Instead, she goes missing one night and he wakes up to find her gone. When he searches for her he finds the men around a fire eating meat and then sees his sisters body flung into a corner covered in blood. It doesn't take him long to connect the dots and as soon as he does he ~internally~ rages. However he keeps calm enough to figure out a way to escape whatever bonds he is in and then he immediately goes to his sister. He has a time constraint because the men will notice him in a second so in his precious seconds he re-positioned his sister so she is in a more respectful position (on her back, hands on chest or by her sides and eyes closed) and uses his shirt to cover her body (shes young and small and he's big right now so it works) but keeps her head uncovered because he knows what he is going to do and wants her to bare witness since it is their mutual revenge and his last gift to her. He then let's anger overtake him and proceeds to kill and consume the men that ate her. Once he is done he returns his attention to Mishca, letting his emotions return to him and flow freely. He picks her up bridal style because she is his sister, he loves her, and he will cradle her like the innocent child she is/was and she's light enough he can; her wound is also in her stomach and holding her any other way would cause more damage to her body and that's the last thing Hannibal wants (Hanni is Hanni and loves his symbolism as much as his logic and if he can have a balance between both its ideal, in this case he could). He then carries her - trudging through deep snow - to where he determines is where he will bury her. He then does so, says his final goodbyes, makes a last promise, and leaves. Eventually he is found alone and then later placed with his uncle, etc. etc. etc.

His story then continues on as normal; He shuts off most emotions, doesn't attach himself to people, and eats the rude when possible. He does so until suddenly Will Graham enters his life. All of a sudden there's potential. The potential to be /understood/, to /feel/, to /care/, to ~love~ again. And not only is Will there but so is Abigail, two people who remind him of Mishca in numerous ways (though Will more so than Abigail but NOT in an incestuous way). Abigail because she needed his help and his care, a daughter like ward similar to Mishca's position. Will because of his ability to understand, to see and learn about Hannibal in a way that drew from Hanni strong waves of emotions, aka hope and love (dif types of love but both drew out love). Of course life isn't perfect and he has to lose Mishca all over again through Abigail's death and Will's betrayal. But OH! The sweet joys of love, Will returns (he is the one most similar to Mishca so he's the important one b/c it's like she didn't die the 2nd time) and now Hannibal has more time to seduce/convert Will to his way of life. But, like always, the world has different ideas and after some more wins and loses with Will, Hanni finds himself at Muskrat farm. Kidnapped by men. Men who have the one person he loves most in the world. Men who want to harm the person he loves most in the world. Suddenly it's the cabin and Mishca all over again - this parallel doesn't go over his head. Once he is freed by Alana he goes to Will (he would have escaped anyway and saved Will, she just sped the process up). He finds will in a similar situation to Mishca. Men trying to take something from the body of the person he loves at the expense of their life. (Mishca was her organs and Will is his face, not life threatening but they intended to kill him after). Hannibal reacts the same way. Removes the immediate danger from around Will by knocking out the men/man in the room. In the few moments he now has before the man wakes up he checks on Will, makes sure he is okay. Once Hannibal is certain Will is alright he places him in a state that suites Hannibal's desires. Keeps the drugs in Will at a level that won't harm him, keeps him loopy enough to not stop Hannibal or try to get away, but also keeps him awake enough to witness what's going on. Hannibal's actions are his gift to the offended and mutual revenge. He then does to the men/man what was intended for Will (justice is justice, he did the same with Mishcas killers). Only once he is done does he return his attention to Will. Keeping to his symbolism and logic he picks will up bridal style. (Symbolic of the parallels to Mishca and logical because Will now has a head wound and carrying him over the shoulder would cause blood to rush to his head which would not be good). With will in his arms and his task complete Hannibal trudges through snow yet again to lay his love to rest (Mishca to her grave and Will to his bed). However, this time as he walks he realizes that this time around he saved Will, and in a way Mishca. He was given a second chance and he saved them. This makes him realize that he doesn't want to lose again what is precious to him and decides then and there to change tactics. When he gets Will home he washes him, dresses him, and makes him as comfortable as possible. Then he watches over him. When Will wakes up, Hannibal enacts his new plan: let Will come to him, choose him, on his own time. But for this to work Will needs to know where Hanni is at all times. This could get complicated so what's the easiest way - get arrested. So that's what he does. Hanni let's himself get arrested so Will always knows where he will be so he knows where to find Hannibal when he inevitably decides to choose and accept Hannibal into his life. Some small nudges later that's exactly what Will does.

Tl;dr - Will is semi-symbolic of Mishca and Hannibal's realization of this incites him to get arrested so Will can choose him on his own time and agency instead of being forced into something because Hannibal doesn't want to lose the one person he loves the most in the whole world ever again.

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[supernovasage-fromstarstodust]

Cuz there's static in my brain And stars in my eyes While the voices whisper soft 'Empty are your cries...'

Midnight Muses

[utterfly-fx]

just know you’re something real special to me if i’m willing to sacrifice the comfort my solitude provides for your company.

[loverboyilya]

just a shirt

When Tony was invited to be the keynote speaker at a college tech convention, he couldn’t say no, especially after being invited by his alma mater. Rhodey had managed to get time off to tag along and Tony was over the moon, reminiscing about their MIT shenanigans. What made everything even better was seeing Steve’s frankly adorable expressions as he gushed about how innovative some of these young people were and was a complete dork for all the free stuff he accumulated, as he went from booth to booth.

So yeah, Tony was content with Steve wandering off to explore, while he prepared for his speech. What he didn’t expect, however, was to see Steve walking towards him wearing a shirt he’d gotten from one of the booths... a CalTech shirt to be exact. Tony couldn’t stop the horrified look on his face and Steve immediately noticed, frowning. “Tony what’s wrong?” Tony wanted to wipe that frown off his boyfriend’s face but- “betrayal is what it is! Of the highest kind,” he declared.

Steve looked outright confused. “I don’t follow. Who betrayed you?”

Before Tony could answer, Rhodey gasped, shocked as he walked up beside the genius. “Steven Grant Rogers, how could you?” He demanded, indignantly. Then, turning to Tony, “You have to break up with him now, Tones. I don’t see any other way.”

Now, Steve verged on annoyance, clearly missing something here. “I’m sorry, what? Could someone please explain what’s going on? And why does Tony have to break up with me?”

Rhodey shook his head, fully expecting Steve to already know. “You’re wearing a CalTech shirt,” he replied pointedly, as if that explained everything.

Steve still didn’t get it. “Yeah, so? One of the nice students over there was handing them out,” he said, pointing to their booth.

“He doesn’t get it, Tones,” the colonel muttered, disapprovingly. “It’s a hopeless case.”

Steve did not look amused and Tony took it upon himself to explain. “CalTech is just wannabe MIT! MIT birthed me!! My boyfriend can’t be repping the rival! Blasphemy!” Meanwhile, Rhodey nodded along vehemently.

Steve rolled his eyes, a bit exasperated at their antics. “That’s what this is about? It’s just a shirt, guys. I thought we were supporting all the students, here?”

“We are,” said Rhodey, “just not the dumb-“

Tony gave him a look that told him the engineer had an idea so he promptly shut up and nodded.

Tony looked at his boyfriend, giving him a sweet smile. “You’re right sunshine, it is just a shirt. We’re just being silly. Now go, get a good seat so you can get the best view,” he directed with a wink and a quick kiss. “Meet you back here after.”

Tony had 5 minutes before his speech. Enough time for a quick call. “Pepper, goddess of my life, I need a favor...”

Tony’s speech had gone without a hitch. He was on a high from hearing about so many brilliant ideas and making the kids’ day by funding all their projects. Now for the icing on the cake... He needed to get Pepper a proper gift for making it happen on such short notice. After a quick change of clothes, he strutted out to meet Steve and Rhodey with the biggest shit-eating grin on his face. As he walked into view, he savored the shocked expression on his boyfriend’s face. Instead of a shirt and suit jacket, Tony sported a New York Yankee’s Jersey, along with a cap, Yankees logo as big as it could fit across.

“Tony no...” Steve whispered, absolutely appalled.

Rhodey cackled, honest-to-god tears trickling from the corners of his eyes.

Tony’s mouth twitched, smile threatening to escape, but he managed a look of pure innocence as he cheerfully grabbed Steve’s hand. “What’s wrong, honeybunches? It’s just a shirt. Right?”

[mezzy303]

... I hit 10,000 posts ...what am I doing with my life

[hutchisonisms]

Void

I wish I could come up with something as smart as what Aristotle seemed to have — quotes after quotes, excerpts after excerpts, of his ability to phrase things so perfectly; as though the process of coming up with such a divine string of words that made absolute sense was effortless. "It is a mark of an educated mind to be able to entertain a thought without accepting it" "The aim of art is to represent not the outward appearance of things, but their inward significance" "Suffering becomes beautiful when anyone bears great calamities with cheerfulness, not through insensibility but through the greatness of mind" And my favourite one of all: "Excellence is an art won by training and habituation. We do not act rightly because we have virtue or excellence, but we rather have those because we have acted rightly. We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act but a habit." Just figured that Aristotle probably did not write in English, but kudos to the translator for doing such a sweet job anyway. IT IS MIDNIGHT AND THERE IS NO PEACE IN MY HEART, ONLY A RUMBLING THAT DOESN'T GET ANY SOFTER Getting up at 7 a.m. for an early start to the day of ~skipping school~ and hopefully putting it to better use, and here I am thinking about becoming a philosopher in a hypothetical universe. Well it's no wonder Aristotle spoke pretty damn much about education — the absence of it can't get you anywhere fo' shit Counting down to friday night oh my oh my oh my // can't wait for my 1294726th self-declared break since prelims ended!!!!!! Whoo o o p e e d o o Till then, ta!