Hannibal's office in Baltimore, Sunday afternoon

[sharp_as_knives]

This weekend Hannibal was himself (so far as he was aware), male, and wearing whichever clothes he felt like. He was wondering if he should keep an extra eye out - this could have been any day in Baltimore before he'd gone to teach at Fandom. Unless you counted the fact his patient was a werewolf, but he wasn't ruling that out any other time anymore, either; it seemed safest.

Meanwhile he sat in his office waiting for Derek.



[OOC: Open to the grumpy werewolf and phone calls or e-mail, NFB for therapy!]

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[sharp_as_knives]

"You feel dirty because of the things you did with her, or because of the person she turned out to be?"

[justlurkinghere]

"Both, I think."

[sharp_as_knives]

"And which of those are you likely to do with Stiles?" Hannibal asked.

[justlurkinghere]

"I don't know. That's the problem."

[sharp_as_knives]

"If you're worried about specific acts, I would say that's what the survey is for." Hannibal nodded at it. "If you feel any trepidation about something, mark it down. Then talk about it."

There was that word again.

"For the other concern...everybody has darker impulses. Do you feel your problem is in controlling yours, or in recognizing them?"

[justlurkinghere]

They talked! Awkwardly. As one does.

"Recognizing?" Maybe. His control was pretty good normally, at least.

[sharp_as_knives]

"That is often more of a challenge," Hannibal answered. He wondered what the darker impulses of a werewolf looked like.

"Have you had occasions where others have told you that you crossed a line, but you weren't aware of it until then?"

[justlurkinghere]

"I come across as creepy," Derek replied dryly.

[sharp_as_knives]

"That may merely be a sign you should work on your social skills," Hannibal pointed out. "Do you consider it to be crossing a line, to come across as creepy?"

Hannibal would know nothing about that.

[justlurkinghere]

"It's not my fault people don't listen for someone showing up."

It was just so creepy.

[sharp_as_knives]

"So people think you're creepy because they don't hear you coming?"

That wasn't creepy; that was useful.

[justlurkinghere]

Right? Right?

"Humans can be weird about things."

[sharp_as_knives]

"I suppose you could make an effort to be more noticeable, but I suspect that is a minor issue." Hannibal shook his head. "Is there any other area in which you feel you haven't recognized your crossing lines?"

[justlurkinghere]

"After prom, Stiles came over and..." Derek shrugged. "We kissed."

[sharp_as_knives]

"Fairly usual for a couple who is dating, or so I'm told," Hannibal answered. "Where did you cross a line? How did you find out?"

[justlurkinghere]

"I stopped us at the couch," Derek said, still looking guilty it happened.

[sharp_as_knives]

"So you stopped yourself before you went further than you had agreed to. It sounds to me as if both your recognition and your control were working as they should."

If you felt guilty about everything you almost did, Derek...