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Reunion copyright 2000, by bloodandivory Disclaimer:
The characters Dr. Hannibal Lecter, Clarice Starling and Jack Crawford were
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"Not too late, Starling,” Crawford is at the doorway, admiration on his face drawn in lines of weariness. "Almost done. Goodnight." Relieved, she bends to cataloguing evidence till silence settles. Her basement cage is also windowless, but tonight she is grateful. Heart racing, she tears away the plastic shroud. His lethal habits had made it a necessity; still, he must have loathed it. Still, it was an intimate enemy. Trembling fingers caress the concave surface like a lover’s face, craving trace of him, an echo of that single touch. With dreadful joy, she presses the mask to her face. copyright 2000, by bloodandivory |