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• Beautiful Girl by ShepherdMoons

  Fandoms: Hannibal (TV)  

  • Teen And Up Audiences
  • Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings
  • M/M
  • Work in Progress

  01 Jul 2026

  Tags

  • Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings
  • Will Graham
  • Alana Bloom
  • Original Child Character(s)
  • Hannibal Lecter
  • Jack Crawford
  • Beverly Katz
  • Margot Verger mentioned - Freeform
  • Implied/Referenced Character Death
  • Paternal Instinct
  • Will Graham is a dad
  • Alana Bloom & Will Graham Friendship
  • Emotional Will Graham
  • Hurt/Comfort
  • Song: Beautiful Boy (John Lennon)
  • I Wrote This For Myself and It Shows
  • Tags May Change
  • will add tags as i write
  • Self-Doubt
  • Implied/Referenced Child Neglect
  • Hannibal Lecter Loves Will Graham
  • Will Graham is Bad at Feelings
  • Worried Will Graham
  • Protective Will Graham
  • Protective Hannibal Lecter
  • Panic Attacks
  • Longing
  • so much longing
  • hannibal is down bad
  • Yearning
  • Non-Sexual Intimacy
  • Childhood Trauma
  • Will Graham’s dad mentioned
  • Fatherhood
  • father daughter bonding
  • Domestic Fluff
  • Sort Of
  • Canon-Typical Violence
  • Beverly is alive
  • I love her too much
  • Gentle Kissing
  • not a slow burn but not immediate either

  Summary

  After Margot dies in childbirth delivering the baby she tricked Will into giving her, Will is left to navigate having a newborn on his own. He was in no place to be a father. He'd never exactly been against being a dad, but he never expected this, nor was he prepared in any way. He was unstable, isolated, constantly on edge, and could hardly even take care of himself half the time. He'd make a terrible father.

  Or would he?

  Language:

  English

  Words:

  23,195

  Chapters:

  9/?

  Comments:

  11

  Kudos:

  26

  Bookmarks:

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