I literally fell in love with your touch starved erik destler fic. Can i request a hc or a fic (your choice) for erik with a fem! reader who has a really independent and dominant character and really physically strong (stronger than him) and because of the way she raised never asks for help and always do every chore or work herself and maybe erik felt a little bit insecure because she seems like she doesn't need a man at all. But she comforts him afterwards about she loves him.
It’s been so long since I’m written anything for the PoTO fandom! Y’all already now that Leroux! Erik and and Kerik are my favorite phantoms (lanky, ugly, socially awkward mid age men that have a talent for music make my heart go wooosh). So have some crappy headcanons with my ugly meow meow!
It’s no surprise that Erik likes his partner to relay on him!
All he wanted was for Christine to view him as indispensable in her life (it didn’t work out) so be sure that it won’t be much different with you.
Erik knows you were an independent woman long before he even approached you (you can be sure that he’s spent a ridiculous amount of hours watching you from afar before you became acquaintance).
But it doesn’t help the aching in his heart whenever you do something by yourself that you could have asked him to.
Erik is somewhat of 6 feet tall, skinny and lanky puppy who follows you around, whenever he is not absorbed by his music, waiting for the moment you ask for his assistance.
And he will most certainly start mopping around like a kicked dog the longer you go without needing his help.
You better realize what’s going on and approach him about it, because you are in for one hell of a ride if you think Erik will be the one to start open communication between you two (please, confront him about things and his behaviors if you want to solve issues within your relationship, this man’s first solution to all his problems is either to run away or to resolve to murder).
When he finally tells you what is bothering him (expect some mild self-deprecation from his part and a long session of cuddles and reassurance) take matters into your hands and make sure to let your boyfriend know how much you need him.
Ask him to carry random things for you, to pick you a mug or a plate that you cannot reach, etc. Whatever it is it will put a grin on his face the second he hears your voice say “Erik, I need your help with…”
At the end of the day Erik just loves and needs you how he has never loved and needed anyone before in his life, and he longs to feel that you love and need him just as much as he does you.
