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━ talking about how Shiver loves like a shark.
━> Shiver’s default affection is this rough physical contact. not intent to harm but still somewhat reckless to even bruising sometimes. the constant way they challenge the recipient ( or rather their partner ) because thats just what they Do. its learned behavior. sharks fight for territory, sharks fight to feed but also to not be fed upon, sharks test what is and is not prey with their teeth. its just how they Are. Shivers not affectionate the way Octolings are communal, how they sing together: Shivers affectionate in the way sharks ram their heads into knees and ribs to see if they get pushed back or watch the bones shudder and splinter with the contact, Shiver’s affectionate in the way they’re more often than not alone but not in a bad way, in the way they just Are, as much as they live in groups, Shiver’s affectionate in the way they never really grew out of living in that group, in that swarm, and how the swarm is different from the kettles, this is less family so much as its rivalry turned less bloody than war. Shiver is always kind of a rival, or at least, they were raised to be one Which makes the quiet, thin, late night moments where they’re careful and barely touch at all all the more pronounced
━> Shivers just. a very intense person overall but they’re also very intimate and have specific times of vulnerability that it feels just. very different. very quiet. very worth listening to overall n its just fascinating to me
━> shiver can be an incredibly gentle person and esp partner they’re just so accustomed to roughness being associated with affection that its kind of. engrained into them. what do they do with their hands if not scratch until they remember that claws don’t have to dig in to trace on
━> its less vulnerability problems i think and more just. they Forget that this is not how it always is or Must be. they can Choose to act differently than their childhood and tradition raised them, and while the behavior isn’t inherently harmful, they can’t be all teeth and no gums. the meat of it isn’t always just breaking bones
━> its less that theyre not giving as much as its giving in a Different Way :theyre not actively harmful and Will 100% cut the shit the MOMENT they detect discomfort or any kind of negative response bc as much as this form of contact is just what they’re used to they’re also someone who values the people around them much more than how they’ve Always been. a big part of them is changing from their predisposed ways while not entirely losing their tradition, just moving it in a better way. if their partner doesn’t like it when they press their claws or challenge them or push in what is intended to be a push & shove, back and forth, but isn’t then they’re not going to Keep pushing, and they’ll find something different, or new entirely. innovation doesn’t mean the eradication of what came before, it just means doing something different with it, and Shiver will never allow themselves to be so caught in the what they were raised to reject the what they can learn
━> they’re vv aware that they Can be harmful if left unchecked the way a shark can get too much too fast and leave someone missing something and the water bloodier than it ever should’ve been, they’re intense but Conscious of it, conscious of boundaries, conscious of what Is and Is Not, and if what Is Not is the abrasive way they often go about things then its time to find out if what Is is something gentle. the asking of what do you Need from me. the not losing the self in fulfilling that request. the trueness to themselves while never being rigid and unbending. they will bend as you need them to, so how do you need them to bend?
━> they’re intense and stubborn but never to the point of being unreasonable. never to the point of allowing themselves to hurt people. never to the point of refusing to talk. respect is respect, and they respect themselves as much as they respect you, so tell them what you need, and they will give you this without dissecting themselves in the process. if a gentleness is what’s needed, then u will never know a kinder form of contact
━> they’re flexible without being a doormat. they’re not sb you can walk on, but they’re also not someone who wont listen. they’re the embodiment of Knowing who you are, and understanding that while things Must change you do not have to crush and dissolve yourself for other people in the process. changing for relationships is inevitable and necessary but the destruction of the self is not necessary for the repair of the social. the ‘who am i without them’ is always answered with 'i am myself’
Shiver’s on the brain so old headcanons time! ( most were before sp.lat 3′s release but shhh )
― they/them, trans ( male to nonbinary, specifically somewhere in the genderfluid territory ) . Hatching place is the splatlands as most of their clan has been for most of both their specific family’s bloodline & many other octolings involved.
― met Bigman prior to Frye, who they encountered the latter of when she heard their at the time very work-in-process music ( a lot of vocalization that was mixed by Bigman, generally Shiver experimenting with the sound they were raised on and seeing where they could take it ) and absolutely loved the sound. With Frye’s never-ending passion, Bigman’s technical skills, and all of them collectively always bringing new sounds and patterns to the table created the trio you see today <3
― Shiver is regarded as a very intense & incredibly stubborn individual. Once they’ve made up their mind firmly on something they genuinely believe it’s incredibly difficult to just shove them out of it. It’s due to them just being a very dedicated, hardworking, self restrained & honest to a fault individual which can make them very difficult to work with. they will stick to who they are rather than who others want them to be to any end, and while by no means do they consider themselves above criticism or fault, they take themselves and their work very seriously and behave as such.
― notoriously difficult to get in direct contact with, especially in the public space. Bigman tends to be the easiest and therefore often used as a gateway of sorts to get in contact with Shiver. This is in part because of how focused they can get with their work & because they’re very reluctant to collab with most. The latter of which is because of A) not wanting to put their name on something they don’t truly believe in or like, and B) Shiver has a Thing about ‘riding other peoples coattails’. They’re an extremely hardworking person who takes a lot of pride in their music and really anything they put their effort & time into and wants what recognition given to be earned by their work, not gleaned simply from riding on the backs of other people. which can lead to them being somewhat controlling regarding whom they engage with and the lack of availability getting in touch with them as a kind of ‘show me how much you want it’ gesture on their behalf, making the other work for it. They’re extremely defensive of their craft, and while by no means dismissive to actual criticism ( they know they’re not perfect & others may see things they can’t ) they refuse to tolerate disrespect or people wasting their time.
― Regarding the above, Shiver understands they can’t just control the group because they themselves don’t want to do something, and when it comes to Deep Cut or just things Bigman or Frye want to do on their own they’re completely fine with obliging to things they themselves wouldn’t, since as a group they can’t control it or their friends and they don’t want to! its their individuality that makes them who they are, and Shiver is willing to compromise when it matters so long as they are respected the same in turn.
― in world they probably have simps and they LOVE bullying them. Yes they do the male Octoling voice thing to fuck with them. yes they think its funny <3 its just a bonus if they fluster a friend or guest in the process.
― the clan of Eels, clan of Rays, and clan of Sharks ( Frye, Bigman and Shiver’s clans respectively ) have been in communication & camaraderie for long before Shiver or their parents were ever hatched. They like to think they’re following old traditions with Deep Cut but in a new light.
― Shiver’s clan history of Shark wrangling, care & wrangling persists to this day! before they made music or even met Bigman they were raised into such traditions and excelled with the handling and bond between Cephalopod & shark. This has resulted in them being MUCH tougher & better built than you’d probably expect, having extremely fast reflexes, and being very familiar with the care of Elasmobranchii ( the sub-class of sharks, skates & rays, the last of which makes them almost like a doctor when it comes to telling when something is wrong with Bigman, though their specialty does lie with sharks still ) as well as just. very good at patching themselves up BJKGNRJTK such is life when you live alongside & within a shiver ( hah ) of sharks.
― the sharks of the clan were there before the first people of the clan in the seaweed forest & the decision was made to live alongside them as allies. Sharks have become somewhat sacred ( or were particularly in the past ) as a result and the bond between them and the clan is considered to be very important! they’ve grown alongside one another through the generations and worked alongside each-other in the unique ways they do through it all. Sharks in the past & their group have been known for allying with the sharks in battle like steads, especially with individual Octolings having a deep bond with specific sharks. Shiver is also surprisingly good at hiding and general stealth from growing up in the aforementioned forest.
― a big part of their strain put on self-restraint & respect is probably ( definitely ) from growing up with and handling sharks, where both are very important! this is also part of why they value power as well as strategy, group dynamics, and generally come across as so intense and stubborn since you’ve gotta hold your own alongside THE predators of the sea, though that’s definitely not to say that’s all they value, it’s just things that stand out to them and ideals they were raised with. a big part of Shiver is respecting tradition while expanding & breaking from it, after all!
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