Given The Facts That 1) Tattlecrime Seems Pretty Popular, 2) Will Graham Appears On It A LOT And 3) Hannibal

when ethel cain said “i tried to be good am i no good am i no good am i no good” which started with her self-loathing after being abused by her father and neil perry said “i was good. i was really good” and then he killed himself because he knew that he would never be good enough for his father

Secretary (2002)

directed by Steven Shainberg

Apulian Red-figure skyphos depicting the myth of Actaeon, ca 400 - 350 BC

In which Will and Hannibal have a brief conversation about divine law and expectations.

“Are you familiar with the story of Actaeon, Will?”

A digression. Another digression. He’s used to these by now.

“I can tell you want to tell me whether I have or not.”

A tilt of the head, a not-quite smile. Hannibal is, in most things, the elegance of restraint.

“I do not mean to bore you with my recounting.”

“Tell me.”

“Actaeon is a great hunter. He stumbles upon the goddess Diana bathing in the woods.”

“And I assume a swift overreaction followed.”

“The punishment of gods can never be said to be an over, or indeed under, reaction. Divine law is always a matter of poetic justice.”

“What does she do to him?”

“His punishment for this transgression is to be transformed into a stag. Only to be torn apart by his own dogs, who no longer recognize him for who he was.”

He laughs. He can’t help it. This is on the nose, even for Hannibal.

Hannibal doesn’t even blink, watching him.

“Is that supposed to be some kind of warning?”

“Do you see a warning in it?”

“A hunter torn apart by his own dogs? Yeah, it’s hard not to.”

“You place yourself in the role of the transgressor, not the transgressed.” He notes mildly “Do you ever find yourself worrying that one day your fellow investigators might mistake you for quarry?”

Does he? Of course he does. Every day. Every time he steps onto another crime scene. Hannibal knows that.

“As long as there aren’t any skinny-dipping goddesses around, I think I should be fine.”

“Do you believe that Actaeon knew what he would find?” Hannibal asks, “Perhaps he did not expect to see her any more than you might.”

“It doesn’t matter, does it? He was a hunter. Whatever he expected, the end result was always going to be the same, whether he saw a goddess or not.”

“What result?” Hannibal tilts his head again, a clock-work mimic of interest.

“Spilled blood and baying hounds.”

just to tell y’all how bad the fandom parasite gets, i binged rivals sunday night, got 3 hours sleep, then read all the rupert x taggie fics that are on ao3 which are 170 and counting, it’s currently tuesday and now i don’t know what to do, i literally haven’t been able to concentrate the last 2 days

oh my god how did i never think about this.

There are two characters from different series who are as similar as two drops of water: Dumbledore and Jack Crawford. Those two guys were like, "Oh, I'm going to destroy you because the world wanted it that way, not me, they did it," it's very ridiculous but that's how it happened. Dumbledore made STUDENTS go to the front lines of a war and turning their backs on those who needed it, the list is long, but understand it was "for the greater good", bullshit sincerely. And Jack, that guy destroyed two of his trainees/agents just because he OBSESSED with a killer, first Miriam and then Will, both of whom fell into the ripper's clutches. Hey, you're supposed to be the head of the FBI team, can you not lose your mind for a second and give the agents space? They have already fallen into the hands of the Ripper!

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Hay dos personajes de distintas series que son tan similares como dos gotas de agua: Dumbledore y Jack Crawford. Esos dos tipos fueron como: "Oh, te voy a destruir porque el mundo así lo quiso, no yo, ellos lo hicieron", es muy ridículo pero así fue como paso. Dumbledore hizo que ESTUDIANTES fueran al frente de una guerra y dándoles la espalda a quienes lo necesitaban, la lista es larga, pero entiéndelo era "por el bien mayor", una mierda sinceramente. Y Jack, ese tipo destruyó a dos de sus aprendices/agentes solo porque se OBSESIONO con un asesino, primero Míriam y después Will, ambos cayeron en las garras del destripador. Oye se supone que eres jefe del equipo del FBI, ¿puedes no perder la cabeza por un segundo y darle espacio a los agentes? ¡Ya cayeron en las manos del destripador!

Face card goes hard. He gives me so much gender envy God

I think they would get along :]

#so hot