"But yes. The subject to hand, as it were."
Victor's maybe a little obsessed.
"Young Tom tries his hand at picking up a boy. No one will miss him. " One-sided Tom/Hannibal.
Crossover with the film Hannibal Rising. Disregards novel canon/illusions of continuity, as many of us would like to. (Archive warnings don't quite cover it, additional warnings in notes.)
Crozier fixes his mind on the recollection of cruelty, and starts to work on himself.
Max is there with her, even when he isn't.