The idea of Archie having a thing for men in the upper echelons of society: *____* Yeah.

There be porn there. Hot, hot, hot, dirty, terrible, awful, possibly completely unrealistic class porn about Kennedy getting down on his knees in front of Edrington while Horatio is up on watch on deck overhead on deck or something. Edrington pointing out that Kennedy is getting dust on the knees of his breeches right as Kennedy leans forward and opens his smouth and Edrington puts his hand behind Kennedy's head? I have no fucking clue how to make this work in the confines of a ship, but ;lgkhd;lkj

Also, the idea of Kennedy having an older brother or two in the Army intersects disgustingly well with this. And if you played it right, Edrington telling Kennedy to take care of Horatio could be pretty nifty, too. XD

I used the third definition out of the OED:

a. A giddy young woman; = GILL n.4 1, GILLOT 1.
b. A mare; = GILL n.4 3, GILLOT 2.

a1529 SKELTON Elynour Rummyng 390 Of folys fylly That had a fole wyth wylly, With Iast you, and gup, gylly. 1603 Philotus xcvii, Sho is a gillie, Scho is a Colt-foill, not a fillie. 1822 HOGG Perils of Man I. iv. 54 ‘I wad ride fifty miles to see ony ane of the bonny dames’..‘Twa wanton glaikit gillies, I'll uphaud’, said Pate.