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⌈ Secret Post #3159 ⌋

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Some people still believe Will was trying to kill Hannibal and that if the two survive he'll go back to trying to kill Hannibal or reject his feelings, but that's not the vibe I got from Will.

I agree that he was trying to kill Hannibal, kill them both. But I don't think there's any coming back from going over that cliff for Will. I think Will went over the cliff because he had accepted Hannibal's feelings, as well as his own. And I just think that after that, after they survived, Will was just done, and just gave into it. I think there was no coming back from killing Dolarhyde for Will.

He could've tried to forget Hannibal, but instead his first instinct was to chase him, and try to understand him.

And Hannibal definitely knew Will would show up in Europe at some point, knew Will would come after him.

I think it's possible that he truly didn't wish to lose sight of Hannibal forever, even if he wouldn't admit such a thing, so Hannibal turning himself in solved several of his problems.

Yeah. Basically, ever since the season 2 finale, Will can't decide whether he wants to kiss Hannibal or kill him (even if you don't take 'kiss' literally here). He can never seem to fully commit to either, and knowing what I know now, S3 will be fun to rewatch as I pay attention to Will's continual shifts. Because he swings back and forth a lot, which was actually a complaint I had earlier in the season, but knowing how much he was fighting inside himself, it now makes a lot more sense.

I agree that he was trying to kill Hannibal, kill them both.

That would surely be in character for Will (and would parallel with the "Can't live with him, can't live without him" line) but I think I'm so far gone for the idea of dark!Will that I actually want to believe Will wanted to live. Like, intellectually he knew Hannibal was an absolute monster, and what he was beginning to enjoy was going to set him on the same path, but he embraced it. Even if he did want to kill them both though, the fact that he surely survives (I'm sticking to that, lol) and will follow Hannibal thereafter makes me perversely happy.

God, the 'heart' scene. (Where Hannibal leaves Will that 'valentine'.) Hannibal is such a drama queen.

Because he swings back and forth a lot, which was actually a complaint I had earlier in the season

I know this can be frustrating, but that's one of the things I've liked best about Hannibal and Will's relationship. Will has such incredible difficulty accepting that he feels the way he does about Hannibal (however you interpret that; he's obviously close to him, fascinated by him and I'd dare say he's even smitten with him) and it's delicious. Fucked up, but delicious. (Because Will know better but can't help it.)

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but I think I'm so far gone for the idea of dark!Will that I actually want to believe Will wanted to live

Maybe Will was unsure what he wanted. Maybe before they went over the cliff, he thought something like 'one way or the other, this is it.' If he died, fine. If he survived, fine. But it would be the death of 'good Will' no matter what. That would be a very Hannibal thing to do (like flipping a coin on whether to revive Bella or not). Take a plunge and embrace whatever the result is: death or rebirth.

This is a nice, fitting headcanon. I could be content with that.

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