This @freshmeatfriday isn’t really fresh. In fact, it is two years old and has been cooking on low-temperature ever since! But because it’s recently been finished, with just the right tenderness and flavour resulting in a fantastic read, today’s a good chance to rec “Black Swan” by @genufa and tell everyone who hasn’t read it yet to stop what they are doing and go over to AO3 asap! I mean, guys, Hannibal is a majestic af black swan. What more do you want?
For me, this is the fic equivalent to Hatoful Boyfriend. In case you don’t know it (and you probably don’t): it’s a game where you, as a human character, date birds. And you start playing it for the lulz, because what a ridiculous concept right? Turns out it is hilarious, but it has also quite a bit of depth, and a twist or two, and feels. It is just the same with this fic: it uses the show’s characters creatively and still manages to stay true to them, it is well written, there’s a weirdly erotic dream sequence where Will grinds into feathers and... ummm... yeah. Sold yet?
This fic has basically been around since I’ve joined the fandom, and I’m both happy to see it finished and sad to see Swannibal go. Give this beautiful sous-vide dish some love! Let’s just hope it’s not swan...