@romcnroy: “What do you suppose something like that does to a kid?”
Creates potential.
Or damages them irreversibly. His vaguely man-shaped guest mustn’t have his crippling insecurities commiserated, or else he’ll stray too close to self-actualization, and what a pity that would be. Hannibal’s compulsion to do so is pleasantly minimal.
Best to remember this is not an airport. Duty-free does not apply.
’ Abusive parents are a cornerstone of the one percent and the immigrant intersection. Statistically speaking, the incidence is nearly guaranteed. ‘
Deserved, one may think.
The teat had been taken from Roman too soon, and the price is a downsizing to something so minuscule as to swirl in the lint Hannibal flicks off.
Roman, ever in flux for fear of freedom of thought, is on his knees for a pet instead of the habitual bruise. Hannibal doesn’t imagine his liver to be of exceptional quality given the strain.
’ You are a rare breed, Roman. ‘
Anywhere but here.
’ Did you find yourself searching for substitute parental figures in the people around you? Your siblings, perhaps? ‘
