Lotrips/Hannibal (PG-15)

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Title: Out of the Frying Pan by Trianne
Pairing: Elijah/Viggo, Hannibal Lector
Author on LJ: trianne
Author Website: A Shortcut To Trianne
Why this must be read: Elijah in Peril! Viggo in Denial! Dr Lector goes in search of stray lambs in the Wood psyche and has a delicious time of it. Suspense, romance, and a whole lot of tongue in cheek. No, not like that. Or that. Well, maybe like that.

The Doctor recalls the reason for this whole thing. He wants to practice psychiatry again but that is out of the question. He is a fugitive. At one time he was on the Most Wanted List of the FBI. Those were happy days. Perhaps he will start a new career. Kidnap a series of neurotics, treat them, make them whole again: then butcher them, dispose of the bodies, retain a succulent body part from each case as a knot in his mental handkerchief. He could write up the notes and post them to the more discerning professional journals. Or the "Good Food Guide", perhaps. Back to the matter in hand.

"So your lover, this Grizzly Adams with his fishing rod and his rustic cabin, he pressed for commitment?" asks the Doctor, and Elijah is surprised at the sarcasm in the question but wisely ignores it.

"Yes, he did. But I wanted to wait. I wanted to find the right time to come out to the world and this didn't seem to be it. I just wasn't sure. I loved him, but I wasn't sure about jeopardising my career, or his." Elijah is desperate now to go to the bathroom but he is terrified to ask.

"Elijah, I am going to release you," says the Doctor. He has made the name Elijah sound melodic, as if he likes to roll it round his tongue. He seems to be a man who likes to taste everything. Elijah blinks. "Release me?" he asks. Is this a trick? Is this it?

"You need to use the lavatory. I certainly don't want you to damage those kidneys, Elijah." the Doctor bends to unbuckle the restraint.

Out of the Frying Pan