send me  ‘ hc ’  + a word and i’ll write a headcanon about it regarding my character.

ALWAYS ACCEPTING   //   @rocketbcss & @disguyses

*coughs* I get the feeling I may have insinuated something about Archer through my portrayal...

A hobby, an art, a kink, and a part of his job  ---  torture is all of these things to him, but some more than others given on the nature, context and purpose of said torture, and the victim.

It’s no secret that Archer is quite the sadist, right alongside his boss. He’s particularly efficient at it for his ability to pinpoint the fears and weaknesses of others through psychological observation and manipulation. He’ll poke and prod at a person’s mentality in order to understand what makes them tick.

Often torture is a facet of his job as an executive, particularly when it involves interrogations or punishment. He has to be more professional and exercise a level of finesse when it comes to these scenarios, especially if the victim is more useful to Team Rocket alive and mentally coherent than not. Archer can get a bit overzealous, but he always prioritizes the team’s benefit over his own in matters like these.

When it’s personal, his priorities change. He’s known to have a similar sadistic streak in the bedroom, though those kinds of scenarios emphasize mutual pleasure from the same act. Though Archer may feel sexual arousal and gratification from torturing others, regardless of its nature, the Executive draws a clear line between his “victims” and his “partners”. Very rarely does that line ever get crossed.

then put the burst heart into a box and put that box inside of another box and mail the box to yourself, and when it arrives smash it with a hammer

‘ i see that you heeded me, petrel. ‘ admittedly was he proud, pleased with how quickly the other had managed to shape up for the event. while he did not expect it to last, it was a nice, brief glimmer of hope that petrel would mind himself.

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