click for a diff. version (normal / blue hued) HOLY MACK this took a bit more than a hour n’ half and i am /really/ proud of it mostly an experimental piece that i love so so much pfff,, i think it looks cool before i start gushing abt it lets move on to the design !! design by @IzzyTheLemonMan ! beautiful design btw the soft lifting and falling code is also by @IzzyTheLemonMan :] art/character bio by @cowmiilk-, me !! - - - ❥ name — Archie ❥ age — young, ?? years . 16-18 in human years . he ages REALLY slowly ❥ gender — amab, he/they . doesn’t mind either but he uses he/him more for easier reference ❥ species — pigeon cat hybrid ❥ orientation — panromantic and ase/ual . he prefers liking someone because of personality, not looks (that doesn’t mean he wouldn’t, though) . sort of a hopeless romantic ❥ personality — archie is lazy, unless it comes to his own entertainment and/or curiosity. he wouldn’t lift a paw to deal with someone else’s problems, not out of cruelty, but rather laziness. he does care deeply for others, but from being disconnected from the mortal and immortal world for so long; as if a ghost merely spectating and speculating; he doesn’t hold the best social skills. however, if you ever hit up a conversation with him, he would gladly converse away. with no one to talk to apart from his rock, mushroom, tree, etc. friends and imaginary friends for so long, sometimes he sorely misses a conversation where someone actually replies. ❥ physical attributes — average height apart from ears, which adds a tad more height to him. he’s scarily speedy when flying, and can zip from one end of the world to the other in a span of a day or two due to his part-immortality and much, much experience. ❥ profession — similar to that of a cupid, archie spends his time flying around finding matches for people in love. while he doesn’t possess the power to make people fall in love, he enjoys leading people to their “soulmate” or their love interest with subtle or obvious hints; kind of like that one friend who senses their two friends like each other and tries to get them both together :] ❥ history — archie used to be a cupid, which could explain his “profession.” his bow and arrow were granted with the power to make people fall in love at any shot, but there were rules to which he obliged to. one of them were that he could only make a certain number of people fall in love each month, with the special exception of february and especially, valentine’s day. archie certainly found this annoying. unfortunately, his bow and arrows were revoked after his attempt to shoot a god and a mortal, where his curiosity got the best of him. he was then cast down to stay in the mortal world, unable to cross worlds again, and cursed with ability to age. but being partially immortal (no one knows how much), he only ages very slowly. but the gods were infuriated with his attempt, failed as it did, and worried that mortals would not settle well with a living semi-immortal walking along their world. afraid of what would happen if archie strolled freely, they added to the curse that in addition to being bound to the mortal world, he was not to be seen, heard, or any other senses by mortals. this curse doesn’t apply to immortals, though it was insanely rare for him to actually find an immortal willingly hanging around the mortal world for long. sometimes he’d spot an immortal just visiting, as if checking out the atmosphere and the earthly news. though it wasn’t an official law, it had been widely accepted in the immortal realm to not cross into the mortal world by one’s own will, due to the commotion it’d cause if they were to be seen. archie tried to make the best of it, though. he’d entertain himself with matching people, and sometimes he even managed to find a spirit or ghost forgotten and stranded on the mortal world. they never seem to stay with him, either because they resolve their issue and find their way to the afterlife, or they fade away due to being forgotten. sometimes archie wonders what it’d be like to be a mortal, aging at a rapid pace and living an incredibly short life span. it’d be difficult to fit all your goals and dreams in that span, wouldn’t it? eventually, after lonely decades and maybe even a century, the gods softened the punishment, to where he could be seen by mortals on occasional days and visit the immortal world from infrequent time to time. he feigned a mortal when he appeared to the mortals, regardless difficult due to his unique appearance, and on the very rare times he could visit the immortal realm, he’d spend it to see his friends. on the days he could interact with the mortals, he especially enjoys racing other winged animals. even when he wins, he gratefully thanks them for their time. from being disconnected for so long, he highly values their interaction anyways. sometimes he even befriends a mortal or two, though it usually doesn’t last that long. - - -
