_{SEND   ‘ OPEN TO SUGGESTIONS ’   FOR 3-5 PLOT IDEAS !}

_{I.   MEDICAL   INTERVENTION   :      mostly dead is still   technically   alive.   by the time he was found by hannibal,   eric was only just clinging onto life.   a bullet wound marring his stomach.   a bloody, delirious mess,   for whatever reason hannibal thought it worth the time to put his medical training to use,   saving the man who he’d stumbled upon.   maybe it was out of boredom, maybe because meat stays fresh when attached to a living being                  whatever the reason,   he now has a stray whose only wish is to get home.}

_{II.   YOU   BOUGIE   BITCH   :         deep down,   eric will always be 90% country boy,      &&      there’s nothing that country boy loves more than watching those      above   him      in their natural habitat.   his first appearance in hannibal’s life came when a short term boyfriend was invited to a dinner party      &&      encouraged to bring a guest of his own.}    

_{III.   AND   HOW   DOES   THAT   MAKE   YOU   FEEL   ?   :      i’m about to be   really   creative   here,   stick with me                  what if hannibal,   wait for it   …   was eric’s therapist !      okay no i’m mostly kidding                how often do you get that though?   hannibal’s expertise can’t help eric on a personal level,   but career wise?   maybe.   i’m not 100% sure how we could make this concept work,   but i’m      POSITIVE      there could be one reason or another to need a therapist to sign off on some shit when you’re in eric’s line of work.   i simply do not know what that reason is.}