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{ Learn To Make A Heart Flutter }

1. Have a heart of gold. Full disclosure, in all the time I have written Gillette, he has only shipped five times – and of those times only once has it been spur of the moment – and that was with @seafaired‘s Archie Kennedy. His others have been Theodore Groves ( as I write him, they have on occasion come as a unit in poly pairings ) a pre-DMC James Norrington who broke it off with him for puritan reasons, a pre-DMC Will Turner who ultimately swung back for Elizabeth, and the original incarnation of Howard Wilson who was an OC on the forum I was on at the time and we see how that fucking went.

   Needless to say he is probably my most circumspect and closed off muse in regard to shipping because it has never gone well for him – and unlike Theodore who bounces back from that shit like it is water off a duck’s back, Gillette never forgets and holds on to his hurts. It takes me trusting the mun a great deal to convince him to trust one of their characters, honestly.

   Generally speaking the safest approach is if he is with Theodore – like the other side of a coin, Theodore keeps Gillette balanced and helps him brave things better just as Gillette will root Theodore back into reality when it is needed. Which of course leads to – 
   
   

2. Be open to polyamory. Gillette as Theodore’s lover is generally protective – he’s a secretive man by nature, and he won’t stand for Theodore’s abundance of good nature and forgiveness to be abused. If he sees that you’re good to Theodore and that Theodore is interested, it is generally Gillette who will initiate the invitation, as he does enjoy giving Theodore that which pleases him. He is rarely interested on his own, but as Archie has proven, being a veritable ball of fucking sunshine is a big attraction for this melancholic puppy. 

3. Show passion. Gillette is attracted to passionate people. Theodore lives for the moment, Archie is poetic and theatrical – James was ambitious, William was a spitfire, Howard was intellectually engaging – being someone who stimulates Gillette is one of the fastest and surest ways to catch his attention and capture his heart.