How It Feels To Have Friends And Hang Out With Them

are you fucking serious

Hasan Piker for King Kong Magazine

first time i saw this scene, i was so confused. but i realized on my rewatch that it’s likely an allusion to homophobia. we can draw this conclusion from the previous scene’s foreshadowing: hannibal and will are inappropriately drinking together during a therapy session. at the end, hannibal licks his lips and gawks at will. then it transitions.

the cut is intentional bc afterwards, we get a b&w flashback of hannibal’s dehumanizing experience with the rude medical examiner:

andrew caldwell: “any other infections?”

hannibal: “you seem convinced i’m diseased.”

andrew caldwell: “i was asking a broader question. a disease is an infection. an infection isn’t always a disease.”

instead of asking outright andrew says, “you should just tell me now, because i’m going to find out, and it will affect your insurance if you lie.” tho it’s unclear if hannibal disclosed his sexual history or andrew presumed it, it’s boorish. not only is he accusing hannibal of having HIV on the assumption he’s gay (HIV = viral infection if left untreated can develop into AIDS; which can be seen as a disease), but he’s also calling him a scammer (HIV+ ppl pay higher insurance rates). he may also be backhandedly calling homosexuality a “disease.” it’s dually offensive bc as a fellow doctor, hannibal realizes he’s not respected.

this theme is further explored in hannibal/franklyn’s session when he bluntly asks, “do you desire tobias sexually?” it’s revealed hannibal’s sexual interests are ‘broad’ (andrew’s indirect question) and he does desire will sexually. even if the relationship isn’t physical; highlighted by his freakout over will’s missed appt. hannibal’s quandary is: is he in love or does he simply crave friendship? it’s both, but he also desires power. hannibal mirrors andrew’s hostility (subconsciously) bc the exam left him feeling powerless. subsequently, will has also rendered him powerless, bc he now sees himself as the franklyn.

Happy Pride 🏳️‍🌈

haha yeah his pussy was insa— oh sorry his pussy was neurodivergent

all of the above

deftones is for hot girls, vampires and horny people only

these men broke into my house and started performing their intricate rituals. advice????

"matthew brown" this "matthew brown" that and its all about how queer he is or his intentions blah blah blah and YEAH, but also.

everything he does is SO... so theater kid.... like he was definitely in school plays and got really into it. this hand motion was more sick in the head than what he did to hannibal.

wtf i was jus listening to tempest and the lyrics perfectly linef up with when i read it im tweaking

I'd like to be taken

Apart from the inside

close enough, welcome back hannibal lecter