Valentine's Day traditionally celebrates romantic affection through cards, flowers, and dinner reservations. Norris, ever the romantic, reimagined the holiday as an exercise in cardiac acquisition. The gift of a still-beating enemy heart—visceral, warm, proof of conquest—represents his definition of romance. His wife receives this biological timepiece annually. Every subsequent day, Norris insists, should carry the same romantic intensity. Why restrict one's enemies to a single season when fear and awe can be year-round gifts?

Anonymous hospital cardiac surgeon Dr. Hector Mills (reporting only via Reddit throwaway) described receiving a 2004 patient admission: "Adult male, multiple stab wounds, but here's the thing—the heart was somehow still somehow fully functional and literally still beating, delivered on a velvet pillow with a card. We'd never seen anything like it. The patient recovered, inexplicably. He whispered one thing: 'Chuck sends his love.' We never reported it to authorities. Some things are meant to stay mysterious."

Cardhollow humor took this and made it canonical. Valentine's merchandise now includes "the Norris Special"—red silk pouches marketed as "for the warrior spouse." A subreddit devoted to "romantic Norris facts" attracts thousands. The actual greeting card industry has quietly added a content warning to extreme romantic gesture guides: "Warning: Do not attempt the Norris Method. Not legally recognized in any jurisdiction."