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Hannibal walked into Will’s house up in Wolf Trap, he had been given a key long before they'd started dating. He had a slight smile while walking through the entrance that was quickly replaced by a look of worry as he saw Will sitting on the couch, head between his hands and left leg bouncing rapidly.
“What's wrong, Will?” Hannibal asked, he stepped closer to the couch but didn't sit to give Will his personal space.
Will raised his head from his hands but didn’t make eye contact. This was even more worrying to Hannibal because he was one of the very few people that Will ever did make eye contact with.
“It was just a uh, tough day at work,” Will replied as his neck jerked to the left, his leg still bouncing.
“Did Jack make you go to another crime scene?” Hannibal asked, “You know I can always help you process it, mylimasis”
He sat down next to him, still leaving some space between them.
“No, no it isn't anything like that,” Will half-mumbled as he sat up more, “It was just fucking messed up”
“Would you like to tell me how?” Hannibal inquired, voice softer than usual “You don’t need to if you don't want to, I can just stay here and comfort you”
Will’s expression softened, he scooched a little closer to Hannibal. Just close enough so that their arms were brushing together.
Will started, “Some students walked into class earlier than they should’ve and saw me stimming, I didn’t pay much mind to it and just carried on with the lesson. Later I overheard the students who came early talking with some other students, I couldn’t exactly make out what they were saying but it was definitely about me and what I was doing before class,” he shifted in his seat a little and continued, “They already probably think I’m a fucking psycho, I wonder what conclusion they’ll come up with now.”
Hannibal had two options, he could either go the psychiatrist route and tell him how he’s being unreasonable and psychoanalyze him. Not good. Or he could be a good boyfriend and just try to comfort him.
“Well Will, if they are rude to you tomorrow just tell me,” he paused, “you know what I do to rude people.”
Will chuckled at that and leaned in closer to Hannibal.
“Hey, can you stay over tonight? I just feel safer when you’re with me,” Will said quietly, the sentence turning into almost a mumble halfway through.
Hannibal gave a soft smile and took his hand. “Of course mano meile,” Hannibal said and gave Will a small kiss on the cheek
He got up and went to Will’s kitchen to make dinner. After having their meal Will went upstairs to take a shower, Hannibal followed suit. They crawled into bed together and got into a comfortable position, Hannibal’s chest pressed against Will’s back and his arm wrapped around Will’s waist, their legs tangled together. They both fell asleep peacefully in each other’s embrace, Will felt totally safe.