I do think there might have been some contrariness to it! I mean, all the rest of his family's names are Greek or Roman, and then he chooses a name from the enemy. I also want to know how long he's been in New Orleans– if he arrives shortly before Ben, or if he's been there for a long time. And why he's there at all– did he follow some girlfriend, like when he went to Mexico? Or did he have a different reason? I think it mentions somewhere that he's been in America for a while, so Hannibal's adventures in New York or Boston or elsewhere would also be fascinating.

HA YES. I have had a wish for some time for trope-y "we have to pretend to be a couple" fic for Ben/Hannibal, but I can't imagine why that situation would arise. Still. I want it.

Yes, of course! And Ben and Ayasha would have had a baby, and Rose and Hannibal can help take care of him/her.