It gets extra credit because Hannibal is usually so put together and neat, but here…. 😈

That One Scene in NBC Hannibal

✅, and I cannot stress this enough, ✅

Also, this one isn’t at ALL what you asked for, but The Paleontologist by Luke Dumas is one of my favorite books I’ve ever read. The main character is mlm, but it’s barely relevant to the story. Still a massive deviation from typical “I hate women and lgbtq” horror tropes—bonus: there’s dinosaurs.

You’re welcome! If you end up reading Monster of Elendhaven please let me know. I’m obsessed with it and the fandom is almost non-existent

The Monster of Elendhaven by Jennifer Giesbrecht: dark and intense. The main characters are Not the good guys, M/M. The Salt Grows Heavy by Cassandra Khaw: poetic and romantic but still gory and suspenseful, F/non-binary

but I’m getting top surgery in 2 weeks so at least there’s that