we came out from the deep

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WHO: Will Graham & People (it's always people, gosh)
WHERE: All over
WHEN: Month of November
WHAT: All the things do not dead open inside
WARNINGS: Hannibal season 3 spoilers and everything that comes with the canon. Cannibalism and murder and bad psychiatry and worse lighting and terrible stuff I will update if anything else needs to be added.



All starters to be posted in comments. But as an important note, Will's returned from roughly four years gone by in canon and has visibly changed. He now has a scar along his forehead (picture one and picture two) and for the first half of November will be sporting a cut along his right cheek that's been stitched up. The scar on his forehead has been there for years now, the cheek wound is fresh.

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[amadaman]

[He's being won over by the dog obsessed devil, that's what's happening. Koromaru does not turn away those who offer him food so he wags his tail and leans his head into the hand that scratches it, panting happily.]

I think he just liked Koromaru a lot. I don't blame him. You'd really have to not like dogs to dislike Koro.

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[The devil is in the dog tails, as they say. (No, no one says that.) But perhaps Ken can spot some of that evil inherent, considering Will is all about returning that doggie love. Evil or just a sad, lonely guy who's taken to dogs in such dark times, either way.]

I can see that! He's quite the charmer. [Fluff fluff, given all the treats he could want, there is no shame in this public display of affection.] You've clearly done well by him.

[Like Koromaru is Ken's child...his precious, properly raised furbaby.]

[amadaman]

[Ken's already used to Koromaru being a damn charmer, but Will's enthusiasm toward dogs -- and so openly, too! -- is a rarer sight. He watches curiously, though in a pleasant mood, and blushes at the compliment that gets thrown his way.]

I didn't do anything, [he answers modestly, honestly.] Koromaru used to live with somebody else until a few months before he started living at our dorm. He grew up there, and he spent time with a lot of different people.

[He crouches down. Now they are a grown man and a little boy doting over a puppy. It's such a Kodak moment.] He looks out for all of us.

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[Huh. Is he hearing humility or self-deprecation? Will glances up at the explanation, long enough to let Ken knows he's being heard and found of interest, before he gives up the last of the treats, ruffles Koromaru's ears one last time, and eases to a stand again.

Will's always been fond of being on the other side in this situation. Meeting others with a dog in tow can mean they focus on the dog more than him, and that's just fine with him. He doesn't enjoy giving out any more than he absolutely wants to, at any given time, and having a dog as a buffer works wonders. Doesn't mean little things can't slip out, and he's left to mull over what this says about Ken as a person more than he will what it says about Koromaru as a dog.

Dogs are rather amazing creatures, all of them; that's not a big revelation to Will.]

Doubt he'd look out for all of you without having a reason to do so. [Is as far as he goes, gentle observation delivered like afterthought instead of anything pressing. No overt demand Ken return to this line of thought and see what part he plays in it, see what all anything he's done to warrant such fierce love and loyalty.] Glad I got to finally meet you both, but you must be headed somewhere, right? I'd rather not keep you if that's the case.

["Sorry I'm late, some weirdo kept following us and then fell in love with Koromaru right in front of me. How was your day?"]

[amadaman]

[Ken smiles, not quite as reserved as Will in human interactions, but still more on the reserved side for his age. He doesn't think it's necessary to tell this man that Koromaru was a fighting dog, or that they had an AI once translate for him and say that he fought to pay them back for saving his life. That sort of thing goes into strange science-fiction territory, and there's no need to break the atmosphere here. He smiles politely.]

Not too much of a hurry, but we'd better get home before we're too late... you had dogs of your own, right? We could meet up again, let Koromaru meet them, too.