what you do to me, no one knows
Hours before Marissa Schurr’s body is found, Hannibal asks Will out on a date, which Will accepts, though they both agree to keep their relationship a secret. At the scene, Will comes to the realization that Hannibal is the Copycat, and confronts Hannibal. Will thinks the man is being honest about all of his kills that follow. That is—until Will realizes, months later, that Hannibal is also the Chesapeake Ripper.
Dealing with the knowledge the man he loves is more sadistic and cruel than he previously thought, being in a closeted relationship, and experiencing loss, illness, injury, and betrayal, Will finds himself descending into a dark place.
Ironically, Hannibal is the only person that can hold all of Will’s pieces together.