In a world where omegas are little more than trophies to be bought and sold, Will Graham has done the unthinkable by escaping a forced bonding. Already in high demand as a profiler, Will's determined to find freedom on his own terms.
For Hannibal Lecter the outlook is far more straightforward: a slow, systematic seduction of the most uniquely captivating omega he's ever encountered.
As the shadow of a new and terrifying serial killer falls over Baltimore, the stage is set to redefine all accepted meanings of passion, temptation, horror and beauty – and to discover the ecstasy of a genuine love crime.
For someone who hasn't seen the show, this fic was a masterpiece of a muder mystery. The characters are described and written so artfully and make a lot of sense from the beginning to the end. Not knowing all the twists and direction of the plot made it oh so more enthralling!
To be honest, this was my first fic of this fandom (I just looked for an ABO-AU with many kudos on AO3 and this was in the top 5 I believe!) or media from this fandom in general... In the aspect of an ABO-Universe I was immensly happy about how the characters behaved and interacted. I loved seeing an Omega Will that mainly acted like an Alpha and wasn't an natural submissive. Him learning that there can be joy in being submissive AND dominant was mindblowing! I'd love to see more of works like this in the world of ABO!
"You are a phoenix emerging from your own ashes and you will raze the old to raise the new."