#askcarmina

Oh, I've done my share of petty jinxes for any number of things, including but not remotely limited to people driving like assholes, jerks who made creepy comments at me in public, and colleagues or bosses who, through malice or incompetence, made my life difficult.

It's never anything that rises above the level of I Hope You Step On A Lego In The Middle Of The Night, just small bits of ill-wishing. But oh I have a petty streak a mile wide. Doesn't come out much, but every so often, I choose not to be the bigger person.

Legal   Name:   Archer White

Nicknames:

Grandpa

Agent White

Batsy

Moonpie

Date  of  Birth:   August 11th, 1899

Gender:   Male

Place   of   Birth:  Somewhere in southern MO

Currently   Living:   The White Family farm somewhere in southern MO.

Spoken   Languages:

English

Education: 

Growing up he went to a small schoolhouse of mixed aged children.

Physical   Characteristics:

Hair   Color:   It was dusty blonde before his accident, then White after

Eye   Color:  Hazel before his accident, then Grey in both until about 10 years ago. Depending on the verse he has one Hazel and one Grey as his plasmid deteriorates.

Miscellaneous: He is neither muscular, fat, or skinny. He cannot build more muscle due to his healing factor and if he looses it it will regrow quickly simply by proper nutrition.

Height: 6 ft exactly.

Weight:  180lbs ish.

Relationships:

Ernust and Mattie White (Parents. Deceased in 1915 npcs)

Col. Grissom. Superior in WWI and secret first lover. (Deceased in combat 1918. npc)

Katherine White (Formerly called Daisy in Archer's backstory). (Wife. Deceased in 1922. npc)

Agent Aurora Sang. (Vampire. Partner in the ODIB. pc)

Agent Cassius Attigo. (MetaHuman. Superior in ODIB. pc)

Doctor Fetch. (Alien. Head of Research in ODIB. Doctor. pc)

Pestilence. (Entity of death that created Archer. still a wip)

Verse Dependent Relationships:

Peter Ryan. (Friend, employer, doctor. Took Archer in after fleeing ODIB. npc)

Pumpkin. (Adopted Child. Werewolf or Vampire Verse depen. pc)

Smokes Brass. (Werewolf. Criminal. Side piece. pc.)

Relationships with other blogs:

Spoons. Love of his life and constant support and good time. Refreshing taste of gin and fresh air.

Carmina/Michael. Loves of his life. The backbone of a stable relationship for two long lived people who just want the simple things in life.

Stan. Thrilling romance that borders on self destructive. These two can kill each other, literally.

Diamond. Trauma bonded platonic physically affectionate desperate bid to be happy friend.

Skitter. Wants to adopt him and change his view of the world.

Kira. Slow burn co-dependent romance in a world that wants to destroy anything beautiful.

Cicero. A teasing peak at a different life from under his Master's boot. A daring escape.

Roland. These two feel like they stepped out of the pages of a romance play and Archer is swept off his feet.

Limbo. Archer's chance to prove redemption is worth the effort and he prays he's right.

Lorelai. A connection he doesn't feel with most people. She sees death the way he does. That's the strongest tether in any relationship.

Gabban. It's better to be the right hand of the devil than in it's path. And to love them?

Orientation:

Pansexual and Polyamourus. He's lived too long to have hangups.

Relationship   Status:

always open

Tagged by: @burdened-boy

"If house decoration sized gummy critters exist, I don't want to know," he said, shaking his head with a chuckle. What a mess they'd make, and attract all kinds of bugs and small critters. "Now, some fake plastic skeletons I could hang from the tower windows, with maybe a red bulb shining on them," he added with a grin.

Michael slowly turned back. "You've- never had gingerbread?" he asked, clearly surprised. "You seem as enthusiastic about Christmas as I am about Halloween. This is a travesty that must be corrected immediately." He picked up one of the gingerbread ghosts that he'd already iced to have a scary face and scooted it across the island. "Try this after the plain one and let me know what you think of the difference. Some people prefer it without the icing, and some can't handle it plain. I wonder which one you are."

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Archer blinked wide as Michael seemed so surprised. It was cute and he couldn't help but giggle lightly. "I've had snickerdoodles and pumpkin flavored things. But Gingerbread wasn't very common in the dorms. I never thought to try it." He shrugged his shoulders as he moved in closer. He took the plain cookie in hand with a hum. He sniffed it lightly then carefully put it between his teeth. A gentle bite and slow thoughtful chew. "Oh I do love that spice!" He gasped delighted.

He took a bigger bite and waited until he swallowed it down before he moved to the iced one. That first bite with the icing made his eyes grow even wider. "OOoooh I like this one much better! Though... I've always had a big sweet tooth." He snorted a laugh.

@askcarmina liked my post of drawing our characters in a crappy meme. She absolutely would defend his food order!

Wow, y'all had your priorities in order, didn't you. 😆

There are SO many things in the witchcraft community that I think are scams. Here's a sampling, in no particular order.

The Law of Attraction / Assumption / Lucky Girl Syndrome / "Manifesting" (aka victim blaming, thought policing, and confirmation bias dressed up in buzzwords). The whole Burning Times / Unbroken Line narrative. (In fact, any narrative that paints the victims of witch trials as actual witches as we define the term today just pisses me off, it's so fucking disrespectful.) All the ancient aliens / star people / indigo children / pyramid conspiracy bullshit that gets passed around in pagan circles. The "need" for a bevy of expensive crystals and tools and clothing and accoutrements in order to be a "proper" witch.

The idea that you have to abandon belief in science in order to believe in magic. The essential oils racket (where it overlaps with magical practice). The way that some witchcraft and pagan spaces push homeopathy and naturopathy over modern medicine because Witchy Reasons.

People who offer familiar spirits or astral helpers for sale (especially the ones with the clickbait descriptions). People who market themselves as pagan self-help gurus who can "fix" your mental health or life issues through magic. People who offer ridiculously overpriced classes or courses to "uncover the secrets of the universe / discover your past lives / realize your psychic potential / whatever."

But tbh I think the biggest scam in witchcraft is the idea that there are people out there waiting to curse anyone and everyone that crosses their path, just for shits and giggles, and that they can ruin your life just by knowing the slightest thing about you or your practice. And on the heels of that, I think the idea that being a witch or practicing magic makes you more visible and appetizing to spirits / demons / evil forces and therefore you need SO much protection Or Else is equally scammy. It just rubs me the wrong way when anti-Catholic or anti-witchcraft scaremongering rhetoric gets incorporated into community beliefs.

Not a lot, honestly, since I'm not usually all that spiritual.

Honestly, I put it down to previous religious/spiritual experiences that felt very forced and artificial because they were either the result of being borne along with the enthusiasm of a crowd or just replying in a way that fulfilled an expectation rather than asking questions and "causing a disruption" for the umpteenth time. I was raised in a faith community that had that "Ever Deeper Commitment" flavor, where you were never supposed to be content with or static in your efforts to get closer to God, but were encouraged to make a constant concerted effort to....something, I dunno, I never understood it. Which then of course becomes a competition and then it's not about strengthening your faith or becoming a better person but about one-upping the guy in the next pew.

I've always thought that spiritual connection should be something that comes with personal reflection (which requires pausing and thinking and sometimes NOT moving forward until you understand where you are) rather than constantly pursuing some nebulous state of holy enlightenment without having the slightest clue what that means. But try telling that to a smaltown preacher. Yeah. I was a problem.

So even though I now consider myself a polytheistic pagan, I don't really have a definite spiritual path. I'm just sort of finding my way as I go.

But sometimes, just sometimes, a certain type of weather or the sound of the trees whispering or the feeling of driving down a rural road on a sunny day will conjure up this weird buoyant feeling of connection and for a tiny precious while, I feel at peace.

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Color: Black, red, silver

Song Stuck In Your Head: This Spotify playlist i made a while ago

Last Song You Listened To: The last song on the list, since I play it through each time

Dream Trip: My surnames is Scots/Irish, so I'd like to go there someday

3 Favorite Foods: Pizza (pepperoni specifically but I like pretty well all of them), Dark Chocolate (I'm currently working on a 100% bar), and yeasty desserts (cinnamon rolls, glazed donuts, etc.)

Anything You Want Right Now: I'd love for this constant state of fatigue/weariness/exhaustion to stop please and thank you