Four has a near-death experience and Eric helps him out of it. They proceed to bond !! cross-posted on ao3; tags i used: Hurt/comfort, Size Difference, Someone in Distress, near death experiences, no death, pre-canon, eric is a softie, eric cain't say no, non-sexual intimacy, eric is afraid of intimacy, past child abuse, mentions of homophobia, marcus eaton's A+ parenting, first names as a term of endearmentAll Rights Reserved