u/Dangerous-Midnight73

Change of pace for middle 3rd?

I’m currently editing my first novella, and I’m looking at pacing and timing of the various scenes and how they flow. (for reference, first draft is 80k words and second will be longer as I have started to discover what needs to be added).

The first third (almost exactly; I’ve checked the word count) is made up of long-ish chapters, which stay with one character at a time for lots of character/chemistry building, setting the scene and getting the plot in place.

But once it gets to 1/3 into the story, a lot more starts to happen and quickly- a burgeoning relationship comes to fruition, there’s a big revelation and then an additional twist to keep readers excited/engaged to keep reading up to the second half and to the end. At this point, chapters get puncher, shorter and choppier, jumping quickly from POV to POV and back again across storylines to try to match the energy and excitement I’m hopimg to evoke.

TL;DR - my question is, will the change in pace evoke the change in feel/tone I want it to, or will it just confuse my readers with the sudden shift in “feel”?

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u/Dangerous-Midnight73 — 3 days ago

Go on; break my heart..

What in your opinion is the single saddest frame from the whole 3x series?

For me it’s a tie between this and “please don‘t lie to me.”

u/Dangerous-Midnight73 — 6 days ago

Hannibal’s jazzy shirt in Contorno😂

Bedelia: “You’re drawing them to you, aren’t you?”

Hannibal, having his “fuck it, I’m going back to the old me“ moment, is as happy as a clam at this point; wearing a distinctly un-Hannibal-like *Hawaiian shirt*, no less, and playing super-upbeat, un-Hannibal-like music on the harpsicord:

“Yup; my Will is coming back for me“ (I’m paraphrasing, but… 😂)

u/Dangerous-Midnight73 — 8 days ago

Hannibal and the Arts

Ok so we know Hannibal is a lover of all things fine and elevated, including opera.

I’d love to get a consensus on whether this would include the theatre? I think TV Hannibal would probably love to go to see very weighty, lengthy plays, fraught with meaning and very sombre; I’m thinking perhaps Shakespeare, Brecht, Arthur Miller, etc… no musical theatre lol!

What do people think?

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u/Dangerous-Midnight73 — 13 days ago

The moment Hannibal realises…

Mads’ portrayal of Hannibal is so considered; you can tell he’s a dancer as every move in his portrayal is so deliberate.

I’m sure it’s been observed before how rarely Hannibal blinks there’s something beautifully shark-like and predatory in that choice.

In Relevés, there’s a moment when Hannibal has the realisation that he’s going to have to frame Will; and he not only blinks, he closes his eyes to it for a moment- it’s heartbreaking. Then, he opens his eyes again and he’s resolved.

I love this damn show so much!

u/Dangerous-Midnight73 — 15 days ago

What fragrance does Hannibal wear?

We know Will wears Old Spice, but I’d love to know what people think Hannibal smells like.

My bet is something fantastically exotic and expensive with hints of bergamot and smoke scents, but I’m curious what Will would scent on him should he ever choose to snuggle up with him (perhaps whilst wearing that famous red jumper) 🙂

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u/Dangerous-Midnight73 — 16 days ago

Will’s blind spot for the Ripper in S1

The above quote is from Sorbet, at which point in the show Will has already been present for several of Hannibal’s murders/tableaux; (albeit not with him killing as the Ripper but in the guise of other killers.) (Am I correct in thinking that the first murder scene Will sees where Hannibal is killing AS the Ripper is Beverly?)

In fact, it’s well into S2 before anyone except Miriam has anything approaching the correct idea as to who the Ripper is.

Will normally has such a clear vision as to who a killer is once he does his “visualisation” at a crime scene, but this quote is so off-base for Will, he sees the Ripper as a sad creature who needs to be put out of his misery.

TL;DR - Simply, I would love people’s opinions on why Will is just so unable to *see* the Ripper in S1 when normally his skills are so finely honed due to his empathic disorder.

u/Dangerous-Midnight73 — 18 days ago

“To the truth, then..”

Song lyrics are from Lover by Alter Bridge; very Hannibal coded…

If you deny the wounds of your lover
You will discover
That what you had is shattered and wasted
Did you have to take it so far?

The truth exposed, and love is devoured
And the ivory tower is coming down
A vow betrayed, and honor is broken
The wounds are open and bleeding out

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=AZUzEE56pEY

(I hope this cures my echolalia; this song and these images have been in my head all week… )

u/Dangerous-Midnight73 — 21 days ago

Mizumono

Song lyrics are from Lover by Alter Bridge; very Hannibal coded…

If you deny the wounds of your lover
You will discover
That what you had is shattered and wasted
Did you have to take it so far?

The truth exposed, and love is devoured
And the ivory tower is coming down
A vow betrayed, and honor is broken
The wounds are open and bleeding out

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=AZUzEE56pEY

I hope this cures my echolalia; this song and these images have been in my head all week…

u/Dangerous-Midnight73 — 21 days ago

Looking for a pic please…

I’ve previously seen a pic of Will’s bandage from S3 ep 2 (I think) where his stitches split, it’s a closeup of the bandage with blood seeping through (it looks a little like a kiss 💋.)
Of course now I need it for a project I cant find it anywhere! Does anyone have a copy? I think it was here on Reddit but can’t find it!

Thanks guys 🙂🦌🙂🦌🙂🦌

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u/Dangerous-Midnight73 — 22 days ago

YES! I finally got a “❤️ by author” from our Lord and Saviour @bryanfullergram

It was about making a Hannibal and a Will doll kiss each other 😂💋😂💋

I know the ultimate reward is a retweet, but I’m still buzzing here! 🐝

I LOVE this fandom… 🙂

u/Dangerous-Midnight73 — 27 days ago

Will and Hannibal’s shared Mind Palace moments in “And the Woman Clothed with the Sun.”

When Will and Hannibal are reviewing the Tooth Fairy case together; they ‘visit’ no fewer than 5 locations together in the space of 2 minutes of talking. 

They are so free when they are together. 

u/Dangerous-Midnight73 — 1 month ago

Amazon’s AI summary of the Feeding Hannibal reviews 😂

Hope this didn’t get deleted ’cause it made me laugh so hard!

u/Dangerous-Midnight73 — 1 month ago

Favourite Fic ever and why…?

Hi all!

What is your #1 favourite, “will always recommend” fic, and why? eg

-Length

-Accurate characterisations

-Angsty

-Fluffy

-Super smutty

-Plot

etc.

thanks 🙂

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u/Dangerous-Midnight73 — 1 month ago

“Can’t live with him…” 💔

“… can’t live without him.” ❤️

Lyrics are from Achilles Heel- Toploader

u/Dangerous-Midnight73 — 1 month ago