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sᴇɴᴅ ᴀ sʏᴍʙᴏʟ ғᴏʀ ᴀ ᴋɪss ғʀᴏᴍ ᴍʏ ᴍᴜsᴇ. | ᴏ/ᴀ
⬛️ - ᴀ ᴋɪss ᴏɴ ᴛʜᴇ ʜᴀɴᴅ
the park was shut down for the day, which left a lot of predators in slight ire. after all, it was their only safe haven from the collars that bound them to the prey. however, talone was called upon to visit, by both nick and judy. their recent adventure had been plastered all over the news, the tabloids, the internet. everywhere you looked, you could see both fox and bunny, heroes of zootopia. the heroes that were shutting down the law of the shock collar, together. he and judy had gotten off on a slightly rocky start, but with talone’s brief help in a few cases she was involved with, their friendship was slowly blossoming. and that made him quite happy, despite the initial frowns from other prey when they were spotted together out in public eye. and of course, it had only been a matter of time before the tiger developed some feelings for the petite bunny. it wasn’t intended, and it sure as hell wasn’t expected either. he was quite shocked himself. but, the way she acted around nick, the way she looked at him the more time they spent together, talone knew he was to keep his mouth shut. each new time he met up with the duo during nick’s case, their demeanor around each other always changed. mostly for the better. it was no doubt that in the end, those two were going to end up partnering in some shape or form. and the dancer knew he had no place to step in and try to woo judy himself. he just wasn’t the kind of guy to take someone away from another person. he just wanted judy and nick both to be happy. with a heavy sigh, talone slipped through the doors of the main building, looking around with fondness at the safe haven. both paws shoved deep into the pockets of his pants as he moved through quietly, light on his feet. that’s when he heard his name called out by a familiar voice. her voice. talone came to a halt, glancing this way and that. he spotted judy and nick, the bunny waving at him. a smile cracked his face and he made his way over, idly scratching at the collar around his neck. he noticed that nick no longer wore one. so was it true? the rumors that the era of the shock collars was going to be coming to an end soon? he could only hope so, for the sake of the younger mammals who didn’t understand why they were being punished for something they didn’t do. talone stopped in front of the other two, nodding in acknowledgement. “this place sure is different when it ain’t filled with customers.” all three took a moment to look around quietly, noting that it was somehow more different. a gentle touch to his arm caught his attention, causing him to look down. judy was smiling up at him, with a bit of tenderness to it. talone smiled back and lowered himself to his knees to get somewhat on her level. it was evident that she wanted to tell him something important. however, instead of speaking, the bunny reached out and brushed her fingers along his shock collar. there were a few tugs, and then a loud snap. the collar fell into judy’s hands as she retracted them, talone’s eyes following every movement. he…. he was free? brow ridges rose in blatant surprise and disbelief. then his own paws moved to tentatively prod at his own throat, as if the collar was still there and the one in judy’s grasp was simply a figment of his imagination. his gaze flitted up to the petite officer in question, head tilting to the side. that’s when she announced that he was the second predator in zootopia to have officially and permanently had his collar removed. talone’s whole body slumped with some unknown exhaustion at the news. talone looked down at his hands, then the floor, shaking slightly. he was about to bury his face in his paws, but someone stopped him: judy. she had reached out and gently placed one paw beneath his chin, coaxing him to look back up. to look back at her. the smile had remained on her face, and her eyes went soft as she gazed at him. her lips moved, but he heard nothing, still in shock about the whole incident. but he got the gist of what she was saying; you’re free now. you’re going to be ok. talone covered her hand with his, moving it so he could press a firm and appreciative kiss to her palm. emerald hues closed as he kissed her hand again and again, before moving it back to the side of his face more as a comforting gesture for himself. “thank you, judy… thank you…” i’m free.












