#geckosandmath

[maydei]

hannibal gets cat

this one got a little long, so you can also [read on ao3]

Will lets himself in—that much is normal. He can hear the distant sounds of Hannibal rustling about the kitchen when he does, though the foyer is empty. 

Except that it’s not.

Will goes stock-still. It’s clear the little thing is as shocked to see him as he is to see it. It’s only a shape, a tiny shadow hiding under the antique table where Hannibal keeps his keys. It’s all-black, though the color of its eyes are a mystery. All he can see is the tapetum lucidum shining at just the right angle, staring at him balefully from where it cowers. 

“Hannibal,” Will says, and knows Hannibal will hear him. “You’ve got a, um. Cat. In your entryway.” God help the poor thing if it’s gotten in by accident. It looks frightened enough that it may be a distinct possibility. Will crouches and holds out his hand, rubs his thumb and index fingers together to beckon it closer. It does not budge.

No surprise. Will’s a dog person, not a cat person. Dogs trust easy. Cats are wary, and they know fellow predators when they see them.

Hannibal emerges from the kitchen, chef’s apron belted around his waist. It’s immaculate, even with the flour coating Hannibal’s hands. The rest of him is austere. Commanding as always. Even in his home, he is alarmingly professional. He doesn’t comment that Will has foregone a hello. He doesn’t comment on the cat. Instead, he searches it out with his eyes; blinks slowly when he sees it, and makes a clicking sound with his tongue. 

As though summoned, the cat hustles. It does not stop for Hannibal to pet, but obediently sprints past him into the kitchen. 

Will’s never known Hannibal to allow just anyone or anything into his kitchen. Hell, most days, Will barely feels like he’s allowed there. 

“Please don’t tell me you named it Schrodinger,” Will says.

At long last, Hannibal smiles. It’s privately fond, the secret one he saves only for Will. “If I did?”

“You’d be disowned,” Will replies. He grins at Hannibal and shakes his head as he passes, brushes shoulders with him as they enter the kitchen. The warmth there is not only from the toils of cooking, but from the sense of belonging Will feels as he crosses the threshold. Hannibal already has a glass of wine waiting beside the chair in the corner. 

Hannibal chuckles. He returns to his pan as Will sinks into his seat. When he looks up, the cat is on the counter. Will’s heart nearly stops. Hannibal clucks his tongue disapprovingly, but obligingly snags something from the cutting board and holds it out for the creature to sniff. It does so daintily, and takes the offering from his fingers. When Hannibal lifts the cat from the counter and sets it on the floor, it trots away with its prize—a nameless piece of gristle held between its teeth.

Will does not have to ask what it is.

Instead, he tips his head back and starts to laugh at the flour hand prints on the cat’s pelt, which will inevitably be groomed away later. Hannibal shoots him a look over his shoulder as he goes to wash.

“I take it back,” Will says. He grins as he takes a sip of the wine—white this time, crisp and dry. “You’re just as bad as I am.”

“Then I’ve learned from the best.” The water turns off, and Hannibal pats his hands dry. Now that he’s unburdened from the mess, he approaches, and Will rises to meet him in the middle. 

The kiss is slow, but Will feels less hesitant now that he’s here. Hannibal’s palms on his waist are a comforting weight. The touch of his lips tastes like the same wine Will’s been drinking. He’d usually allow himself to be lost by this, but Will can’t help but grin. He laughs, and it breaks them apart—Hannibal keeps him close, and though his expression is faintly put-out, Will can tell he’s happy.

“But seriously,” Will murmurs against Hannibal’s mouth. “Please tell me its name isn’t Schrodinger.”

Hannibal shakes his head with a secret curve of his lips. “No. She’s been wandering the neighborhood for several days now. I believe someone abandoned her.” There’s a flicker in his eyes that Will recognizes. If Hannibal ever finds out who left that poor cat, nothing short of divine intervention will save them. “But in the storm last night, I thought of you. What you told me of Winston. All I had to do was open the door, and when I stood aside, she simply came in without asking.” 

Will’s grin widens. “Hope you didn’t name her after me.”

Hannibal shakes his head again, squeezes Will’s waist fondly and directs him toward the sink, gently pushes him away and returns to his task. “Her name is Dharma. Wash up. I’ll need your help tonight.”

It takes a moment. Will’s hands are thoroughly lathered, and Hannibal has returned to the cutting board by the time the words sink in, and he loses it. 

“Dharma?” He asks, and can barely breathe for laughing so hard as he rounds on Hannibal. “Like the kid’s book with the cat and the monk, that Dharma?”

Hannibal’s lips press into a thin line, but there’s a flash in his eyes and Will knows that he’s been caught. “Like the cosmic philosophy.”

“And the book about the cat. Jesus.” Will swipes at his eyes with the back of his hand; his jaw hurts from grinning. “You might as well have named her Garfield.”

“Will, really,” he huffs. Will knows he’s lucky Hannibal likes him so much. No one else would get away with giving him such a hard time. But Will abruptly thinks twice about it when Hannibal says, “And to think I was going to ask for help naming the others.”

Will freezes. “Others?” 

There is a tiny thunder of feet, and two kittens come barreling into the room. They stumble over one another and slide across the floor, come to a halt with an exchange of hisses. One sees Hannibal and bolts to him, and immediately ascends the column of his leg with tiny claws. 

Hannibal sighs and plucks it free; holds its tiny, fuzzy body in the palm of his hand, and sets it on the floor. The other kitten coils around Will’s ankle and purrs.

“Kittens,” Will says dumbly. “You have a cat and kittens.”

“Like I said,” Hannibal replies, and sounds defeated. “I learned from the best.”

[thewollfgang]

@pellaaearien replied to your post “If I may be so bold — I know you’re not accepting prompts, so please...”

THAT ENDING

I thought that was preeeeetty smooth ;D

@geckosandmath replied to your post “If I may be so bold — I know you’re not accepting prompts, so please...”

stop writing such cute things!!!! ur killing me!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1

@purplecastles replied to your post “If I may be so bold — I know you’re not accepting prompts, so please...”

I just love how you call this "a little something" when it's actually a small masterpiece. OMD 😍

I dunno about masterpiece. I reread it when i got home and found like six mistakes. I literally wrote “the moment lasted a moment” lets not hand out Pulitzers just yet :P

@raiwalk replied to your post “If I may be so bold — I know you’re not accepting prompts, so please...”

WOLFIE, I CHARGE YOU WITH MURDER OF FEELS

take me away officer

[mulderscully]

geckosandmath replied to your post: bitch i cannot believe i almost forgot how much i...

GOOD

me next week when lucifer has to save chloe w/ his wings for real this time and she finally Sees them

[lastbuckshot]

geckosandmath replied to your photoset: cha girl hit the big 2-1 today bois

also ur birthday is right after the other bree’s birthday??? dfjglkfjgf

we're the same person but 2 different blogs

[spicywatson]

geckosandmath replied to your post: I’M DONE WITH FINALS!!!!!

Congrats hope you get good grades on them all!!

@geckosandmath thank you!! 💖

[h4nnibalism]

@geckosandmath to be fair, we have a very dedicated cheerleader on front ( @the-winnowing-wind) who keeps us in touch with the creators - Bryan and Hugh, especially - so *they* know we want a season 4, we know *they* want a season 4, the media wants a season 4 - and we're just waiting for the stars to align. and we have creative heads at the lead like @idontfindyouthatinteresting and @existingcharactersdiehorribly there's Video material we wouldn't have without @wiith-my-hands so, you need certain people to give the right spirit and instill it on others... at the top. and I'm trying to avoid making it sound hierarchical, because that's just it: at the end they're also fans like the rest of us. they just are lucky enough to get to see Hugh and Co. more often... and keep in touch. also, we have a newsletter to inform us about events and new projects, and... people create not only content, but also events! see @hannibalcreative, but also like. @fannibalfest-toronto is going to happen for the second time this year! and it is purely fan driven! if you want to have an active fandom, find other blogs, reblog the artists, follow the tags, and if someone says 'this fandom is dead!' - be not afraid to reply, and invite them to your blog. we're loud and around, and we were heard. of course, our show runner has an open ear for us, which can't be said for every show. and so much more seems to happen over at Twitter 🤣😂😭💗

[bauman-jay]

@geckosandmath

[spoondragon]

Tag game

Name 3 of your current favorite hobbies, 6 of your current favorite bands, 9 of your favorite desserts, and tag 12 people.

I was tagged by @tawauriell! Thank you for thinking of me, ya cutie!

Hobbies

fanfiction (reading and writing)

listening to music

cooking/baking

Bands

The Wombats

BØRNS

Electric Guest

The Heavy

Beastie Boys

The Smiths

Desserts

fudge brownies

cookies (peanut butter, oatmeal cream pie, chocolate chip)

cake/cupcakes (buttermilk coconut cake is my best)

ice cream (anything with chunks of stuff in it lol)

strawberries and whipped cream

Reese’s peanut butter cups

cheesecake

smoothies

popsicles

That was surprisingly challenging! And now I’m hungry. I’ll tag:

@you-oughta-know, @trailsofpaper, @all-of-the-ships-are-sailing, @lilliputianmerriell, @snafusheltoneyes, @aces-low, @trashcanakin, @geckosandmath, @the-skinny-little-guy, @the-shark-slut, @lieutenantcarwoodlipton, @deargodliebgott.

(Sorry for those who already have been tagged. Feel free to skip! )

[bunnyb34r]

Idk how @geckosandmath does it bc I just ate a small piece of fresh garlic and my mouth was on fire

[alexanderskarsgardsmustache]

Fic Writer Tag

@snafusheltoneyes tagged me bc he is just.... real fuckin neato & tbh is some author inspo like I see things I wanna emulate whenever I read Kay’s writing

What is your total word count on AO3?

15,735 but I dont post everything on ao3 so I also have like an additional ~28.8k on my fics page

How often do you write?

Mmmmm mostly not at all and then I write in like, really short bursts like 2k in a day.

Do you have a routine for writing?

Not like time-frame based, especially not when my work pics up. But in terms of process I typically think up like, some really good dialogue and then build a fic around that. I work pretty well writing things out pen/paper first and then typing but i dont do that often bc self-sabo. I type everything on Google Docs so I can pick up on my phone if I need to (and I usually need to)

What are your favourite kinks/tropes/pairing?

kinks: size difference, light D/s overtones

tropes: meet-cutes or fics where pairings get together for the first time, hurt/comfort, miscommunication/misunderstanding

pairing: rn (and for the last like 6 months) it’s been bradray (GK) but sledgefu is a good one and im only slightly embarrassed to say i still read des/tiel sometimes

Do you have a favourite fic of yours?

mmm i feel like I like and hate them all equally actually just kidding i despise all my old r*** fics

Your fic with the most kudos?

This Sledgefu one / im not proud of the highest notes 1 on tumblr 

Anything you don’t like about your writing?

i cant keep a schedule or like, commit to writing bc i dont have enough time. I hate that I agonize over word-choice. I hate that like, all my writing sounds the same!! I try super hard to make it so my fics dont all sound the same but imo they always do. I think im super focused on making a reader see what I want them to see and i can overdo it on description

Now something you do like?

I like 2 think I have good characterization and I can make some Choice lines of dialogue

I FR dont know whome to tag but let’s do @geckosandmath and @spliterwten

[pipsqueak-inahoodie]

@geckosandmath your man is on this episode of SVU I’m watching

[maydei]

geckosandmath replied to your post “hhhhhhow…. does one attain the skill……. how long do i have to write in...”

i was thinking that with your writing the other day with ur fic update so,,,,,pls ur talented ssshhh

hhhhHHh friend thank you i just!!!! i guess we all feel like that at different stages of our lives!!! i think part of it is that, like, everyone i know has such a distinct and different writing style!! and i get style envy!! some people are just so wonderful at conveying the intensity of a moment, or a strong emotion, or really talented at writing characters’ inner thoughts or time skips or intimacy and i just???? 

i never feel like my writing is quite enough. i like it!! but i never feel like i’m able to capture exactly what it is that i’m looking to capture, if that makes sense? i’ll later read someone else’s work and think “wow, that was so clear and amazingly done” and when i read my own words i just kinda?? feel like maybe i’m not expressing whatever it is i was hoping to express. that there’s something more i can do, and of course the best way to do that is to keep writing. 

and i know my style has changed so much between even just Fated and Headlines—i know i keep making changes as a writer!! i know i’m moving forward in some way, but like?? i want to keep growing. i want to reach that point where i write something that really fucking demolishes someone the way that it happens to me when i read fic sometimes 😂 i want to write something that really grabs someone by the heart and makes them feel the things i want them to feel. i guess i can only hope that what i keep doing does well enough, and in the meantime, work to get to a point where i feel satisfied with the way things end up on the page!! 

THE GRIND 😤😤 NEVER 💪💪 STOPS 🖊️🖊️ 👌💯

[thewollfgang]

@geckosandmath replied to your post “WIP meme”

holy fuck wolfy

I HAVE A LOT GOING ON INSIDE MY HEAD 

[miloventisoylatte]

@geckosandmath may is the month of remaking for real

[maxellminidisc]

@geckosandmath @kidtown Y'ALL I FUCKING FOUND IT 😂😂😂😂

[maydei]

noses-supposes replied to your post “given that it’s approaching summer and my friends and family want me...”

I mean, like, of course. You're the one giving us a goddamned gift. Take all the time you need, and if a weekly schedule helps, do that. I'm just thankful you're writing.

thank you!!! i’m really trying to get this fic out promptly, but the destiny 2 expansion is mainly how i socialize with my crew, and gaming is super addictive. so while i absolutely plan to see headlines through to the end and work on it regularly, i want to make sure i have time for more than one hobby. XDD

optimisticbarbarian replied to your post “given that it’s approaching summer and my friends and family want me...”

❤️❤️❤️����

<3 <3 OK POINT TAKEN

thehobbem replied to your post “given that it’s approaching summer and my friends and family want me...”

Do it

as you are my wife i must do as you say  *bows graciously*

geckosandmath replied to your post “given that it’s approaching summer and my friends and family want me...”

I'm finding having a deadline to get a chapter up really kicks me ass to write. I say do it

that’s how i did it with my last longfic and it worked really well for me!! i think given my success with fated, i have more confidence trying a schedule with headlines because i already know i can force myself to write to meet a deadline if i need to. but also it’s nice for readers to reliably know when they can expect an update as well!!

highermagic replied to your post “given that it’s approaching summer and my friends and family want me...”

Any attempt at a schedule at all is admirable lmao

hahahha well i know i’ve made it work in the past so i think i can make it work again now, and that way no one has to sit around and wonder when the updates will post!!

ok, thank you everyone!! more details to follow, but i think it’s safe to say i’ll either update thursday or friday and have more details on my decision then. <3 <3