sorry to bother you but i’m just getting into chillywilly/willton and was wondering if you had any fic/author recs?
Friend I have been waiting for someone to ask this!! Thank you for the being the first brave soul to broach the subject!
1. “Scar Tissue” by AuntieClimactic
Summary: ‘“Dr. Chilton, could you put your hand on Mr. Graham’s thigh?” Freddie Lounds shouts from 300 yards away.
“Try not to look completely disgusted by me, Mr. Graham,” Chilton mutters. “We are, after all, tragically in love.” Chilton cuts Will a sideways look, tilting his head mockingly.
Or: Dr. Frederick Chilton and Will Graham agree to be cannibal bait.’
This is probably my favorite chillywilly fic. It’s so natural and the way it flows from season to season is just *chefs kiss* I particularly love the way the author handles the trauma and the characters’ reactions to it.
2. “In Forty-Nine Hours” by xevinx
Summary: Will Graham and Frederick Chilton haven't spoken to each other since the latter was wrongfully arrested at the former's house. But unforeseen circumstances lead to them being forced to spend two days in the same car on a cross-country drive to a conference.It was never going to go smoothly.
This one is soooo good!! It’s your usual cute road-trip story with the obligatory “there’s only one bed” trope, but it’s handled SO WELL. This fic is also just so natural and in-character. Bonus points for vegan Frederick and super soft Will. I won’t give away any spoilers but the kisses in this one are SO GOOD AND SO SOFT AAAA
3. “Leftovers” by gregerbil
Summary: Frederick wakes up in the hospital and finds Will in the same building. Standing in the debris that Hannibal left in his wake, the two become tentative allies as they try to rebuild their lives.(This fanfiction was begun before S3 had aired and starts almost right after the last S2 episode, so now that S3 exists, it is wildly AU.)
Rated: Explicit (but I don’t think it actually shows up in the story)
Wordcount: 40,661 (UNFINISHED)
Okay so this one is really long and unfinished (last updated in June of 2020 so not without hope) BUT it is soooo freakingggg goooood. It’s got slight Chilton whump but like it’s handled well.
4. “Collected fragments” by dazebras
Summary: I wanted to post some of my unfinished (and largely abandoned) drafts. I still enjoy the writing and what I made it through so far, but I've left the fandoms for the most part. Maybe interest here will inspire me to continue?Chapter 1: (Hannibal) Will buys Chilton at a charity bachelor auction, and they both hate every minute of it
Chapter 2: (Avengers) Pepper/Natasha Regency!AU
Wordcount: 4,083 (but only about half is chillywilly)
So this one is also unfinished but it’s full of so much potential. I might actually write something inspired by this sometime because it’s just THAT GOOD of an idea. It has a bachelor auction, Alana trying to get Will out of the house, bowling, and so much more.
5. “Someone to Sit in Your Chair” by eaglesflying
Summary: Frederick Chilton turned out to be a better psychiatrist than any of them assumed. (And he got a cat.)
There’s a KITTEN!!!! Other than that, it’s a little dark and depresso, but it is still very good.
6. “Like Voices On A String” by captaineifersucht
Summary: Frederick Chilton is a radio DJ stuck with the least popular slot (midnight to 4 A.M. every Monday through Saturday!) on Baltimore’s local alternative/indie station. Will Graham is an FBI profiler with awful insomnia, who finds comfort in driving late at night to the soothing playlist that comes from 97.9 FM. He occasionally emails and texts the DJ on for those few hours, signing all contact as his latest hallucination--The Ravenstag.
Months into this relationship, on another sleepless night, Will decides to seek out more. He calls into the radio channel, all nervous energy as Frederick picks up. Will offers to bring him coffee, maybe a snack if he’s hungry. Frederick agrees, and Will thinks that he sounds more insecure than usual.
One cup of coffee turns into two, then the trip becomes a weekly occurrence, and doubles again. Will finds himself in the lobby of the radio tower as Frederick has a playlist running. Their chemistry is tangible, and Frederick wastes no time in convincing Will that they should be more than friends. Will lets himself dive headfirst into what seems to be the healthiest relationship he’s ever been in, only to find himself quickly backpedaling when the case he’s working on turns deadly.
I have not yet read this fic but it’s been sitting in my Mark for Later for about a week or two now. It’s an AU where Chilton’s a DJ and idk something about that just sounds so interesting??? and soft??? and safe for poor Chilton???
Also not to be a shameless self-promoter but I’m currently working on a chillywilly fic right now! I haven’t yet totally decided in what direction it’ll go, but it starts out with Chilton and Will at Alana and Margot’s wedding, and circumstances happen such that the boyz end up in the bathroom minus one pair of pants.
Thanks so much for the ask, pal!
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