It both pleases and worries Hannibal greatly that you let him do this to you. He kidnapped you, took you from your previous life, isolated you from the outside world, your colleagues, and you’re letting him?

On one hand, he loves it. He absolutely revels in this behavior of yours. Hannibal has wanted nothing but for you to rely entirely on him and give in to his behaviors without struggle, and since you are, he’s more than pleased everything is going so easily.

He manages to slyly pry at you until you reveal, under the guise of a joke, that you barely received any love or affection in the past few years, and this new experience to you is nice. Which brings a few emotions up in him. Anger. For those who refused to show you their care.

Joy. He's happy to see that you’ll brush off any ‘concerning’ behaviors from his end, it makes the situation much more effortless. Worry. This lack of affection clearly bothers you, why would you laugh it off in a joke? He mentally notes that he needs to work through this with you.

It’s the loner behavior of yours that annoys and worries him. You're overall a quiet being, but in crowds, you don't do well. Hannibal enjoys throwing dinner parties. It was his belief that you’d accompany him without issue and engage with his friends as his partner.

When he notices you drinking alone in the corner, refusing to look at anyone, he’s...displeased. He needs to upkeep his reputation, and you’re part of that now. So he clamps his hand down on your waist and drags you along with him to meet and chat with his friends, grabbing you a little tighter than he should be. When he does this, you usually tend to cling to him, using him like a shield and buffer, almost seeming to want to burrow and hide in him.

"Hannibal." You murmur softly, tense from you're spot pressed into his side, nodding to the balcony doors. "I need a moment. Please..?" Your voice is a tad discomforted, one of your hands clenched tight in the back of his shirt under his suit jacket.