"Bound by Comfort"

Prompt: make a fanfic about Set in the period right after the murders, when Lyle and Erik were put up in hotels/Airbnbs while under investigation, the fanfic follows their day-to-day closeness and deepening, almost obsessive bond. • Caretaker Lyle → Lyle steps fully into the provider role: paying for everything, organizing their lives, making Erik eat, tucking him in, even syncing his breathing when Erik falls asleep on him. He’s protective, dominant, and constantly handling details big and small. • Fragile Erik → Erik struggles with insomnia, eating disorders, and anxiety, leaning heavily on Lyle for comfort. He often needs background noise (like TV) to sleep and sometimes has to be hand-fed. Weed is a crutch that calms him and makes him hungry, and Lyle quietly encourages it just to keep him stable. • Affectionate dynamic → They’re unusually physically close for brothers: spooning in bed, Erik using Lyle’s bicep as a pillow, Lyle rubbing his lower back, Erik draping himself over Lyle’s shoulder while he cooks. Touch is constant, casual, but charged. • Public vs. private → In public (dinners, luxury shopping, driving nice cars), they present as polished and confident, with Lyle always paying the bill and Erik basking in being spoiled. In private, Erik turns soft, clingy, and playful, while Lyle’s protective streak grows almost possessive. • Steamy undertones → Their real-life traits are heightened into something more intimate: • Lyle is turned on by control, paying, and “owning” Erik’s image and comfort. • Erik is turned on by being spoiled, praised, and admired—leaning into his vanity and sensitivity. • Together, they blur the line between caretaking and obsession, between brotherly affection and something more charged.