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"Thank you." Sinric's fingers brush Hannibal's in a gesture of gratitude and affection.

He sips it, savouring the smoky taste and the warmth it radiates as he swallows.

He seems to notice the medical preparations for the first time, almost forgetting the sluggish trail of blood flowing down the hollow of his throat.

"I like the pictures she gives me," Hannibal says, softly. "She knows my taste, and couldn't possibly chose better."

"They're beautiful." He touches the frame lightly, almost a caress. "Some would see obscenity in them, but I see tenderness, passion, adoration. And artist who wanted to capture that moment when pleasure is not given or taken but shared"

"Shared pleasure," Hannibal murmurs. "Yes, that's how any pleasure is best. Not just sex."

He touches the blood on Sinric's neck again.

"Pleasure is much more than just sex." He tilts his head up, exposing his throat to Hannibal, closing his eyes minutely.

"I think that's why I bother Jim so. Because he can't understand that the friendship I shared with Sherlock. Purely platonic and very simple but profound in ways he can't understand."

"Human pleasure and closeness is so much more than sex," Hannibal says. "Jim is rather limited in his views of that."

He nods and steps closer to Hannibal, setting his glass down. "Would you mind seeing to my wound, please? At least then I can be sure I don't stain your carpet with it."

Hannibal kisses the bloody throat again, then starts wiping it with disinfectant and swabs.

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He keeps his head tilted back, leaning against the wall as Hannibal cleans the wall.

There's something about the smear of blood on Hannibal's lips that makes him feel... odd. Something about the way it reflects the deep red of his eyes.

"I don't think we will need stitches," Hannibal says. "Just a bandage."

"That's fortunate." Sinric whispers, swallowing with a moment's shortness of breath.

A knife, at his throat. He's been fighting those triggers since Jim grabbed him.

"Sinric," Hannibal whispers, softly. "There is no hurry. Take another sip."

"Thank you for understanding." He lowers his chin and sips his drink, the alcohol spreading through his system. "What is this drink called?"

"Whisky," Hannibal says. "Distilled malted liquor, matured in former wine casks."

"It tastes of smoke and earth. But it warms like fire. I take it whiskey comes from a cold climate?"

He gestures to the couch, asking permission to sit.

"Yes, do sit," Hannibal says. "Of course!"

He kneels down beside the sofa.

"It's from Scotland -- Caledonia, in your time. Quite close to where your friend Athelstan is from."

Sinric slips off his shoes and tucks his feet up under him on the couch.

"Ah, that makes sense. Such a warming drink must belong to a cold place." He reaches out to very gently stroke Hannibal's hair, his motions languid as alcohol and exhaustion kick in.

Hannibal carefully cleans and then covers the injury, Sinric's blood drying on his lips as he works.

"Done," he finally announces, his maroon eyes peering up into Sinric's.

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Sinric's eyes are soft and a little hazy. He doesn't drink as much as he use to and the whiskey was good and strong.

He reaches down to smooth his thumb over Hannibal's stained lips.

Hannibal licks at the soft tip of the thumb. then closes his lips around it.

Sinric sighs warmly and presses his thumb a little deeper between Hannibal's lips.

He withdraws it slowly, using the dampness of his skin to wipe the smudge of blood off Hannibal's lips.

There's a sleepy, dreamy quality to his expression.

"Bed," Hannibal says, putting an arm around Sinric.

It's not far from the sofa. Nowhere is far in this room.

Sinric nods and rises with all of his natural grace. He steps away for Hannibal, giving Hannibal his back and all the trust that it implies.

He undressed slowly, revealing his slender but scar marked body in flowing increments as he slips out of each piece of clothing. A deliberate dance of sensuality.

"I will take you up on that in the morning," Hannibal promises in a low voice, taking off clothes of his own.

Sinric looks back at him, his lips curled in a soft half smile. "Lay with me? Let me sleep in your arms."