how would someone romance doc? how does doc handle romance? what are his thoughts about the subject of love?
doc is pretty ace/aro-- clara being the first person he’s felt attracted to in decades. he’s also had pretty bad luck in love.
first of all, he’s oblivious to flirting. doc doesn’t see himself as a viable candidate for courtship, especially at his age. he’s not very social either. he doesn’t care for attention or having the eyes of others upon him. marty is his only friend because it’s just that-- marty is the only one he’s let into his world.
and initially that was so he could have an errand boy and not have to deal with people even more.
if you want to romance him, you’ve got to spell it out plain as day that you’re interested to begin with. otherwise he’ll simply assume compliments and advances are platonic in nature.
there’s also the matter of jill-- a name so taboo that doc flat out ignores its mention.
back when he was teaching at hill valley university in the early 1950′s, he met a woman named jill. she was charming and sweet, told him how much she liked jules verne. she seemed genuinely interested in him. she was also the daughter of the dean, who at the time, wanted to exploit emmett’s genius for his own gain.
both the dean and jill tried to convince emmett to work on certain projects that he had no intention to help out with. one of which was chemical warfare-- which the dean and his cohorts tried to encourage doc to select. however, he remained stubborn and steadfast. after wwii, he vowed he’d only use his science for himself. because mankind could not handle that sort of power.
jill promptly walked out on him, and doc realized she’d been playing him the entire time. seducing him in order to manipulate him. after destroying every picture of the two of them together, doc swore off love and quit his position at the university. he retired to work on his pet passion project-- a time machine.
if a character were to insinuate they had feelings for doc-- or were attracted to him, he might not react favorably. doc is wary of being used and manipulated, especially by those who know he’s a time traveler.
so the situation varies by character. letting something bloom naturally is the best course.
with regards to how he behaves while in love-- doc is an absolutely smitten sort of fellow. at the beck and call of his beloved and also terribly shy. he can be sheepish and fumble over his words as he tries to profess feelings or ask someone to spend time with him on a date.
doc is definitely not a--- dominant individual. more often than not his partner would have to be the assertive one. he tends to forget anniversaries, especially if he’s working on a project. but he still loves and adores his partner with every breath he takes.
he’s prone to grand romantic gestures from time to time and will not hesitate to defend the object of his affections from any harm, even if such an action would result in harm to himself.
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