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.

      mhm... mhm... this is a very excellent question, nonnie. and let me tell you something that will answer this.                                                           yes it does.           to an extent at least. not enough to make him sleep or calm all the way down. BUT, it helps talone get some bit of a grasp on his mind again. which is why, in the thread i have going of his savage state, he’s struggling with containing himself. because he ended up in the rain forest district. which homes a lot of the ambiences that talone likes to listen to. he could have ended up in any other district, yes, but some part of him deep down made him go to the rain forest instead because that part knew it would help him to some degree.              it also adds on to the fact that by the time he made it TO the district, the drug was wearing off. he wasn’t hit with a particularly high dosage like the others. not at first. he’s also been in the rain forest district for a couple of days prior to the started thread. so the drug was wearing off, and the ambient noises of the rain forest were helping with trying to coax talone’s sane state of mind back.             however, if someone were to tie him down and force him to listen to his ambient music, it would eventually calm him enough to not strike/attack on first sight. he would be struggling a great deal, and would be in an immense amount of pain from constantly shifting back and forth between savage/sane states, but it would help long enough to tranquilize him and give him the antidote. or more drugs, whichever.

        suffice it to say, talone  was nervous. well, nervous was a total understatement, really. he was beyond that; though if one were to look at him, he would appear as calm and collected as he usually is. but on the inside, his belly was full of little butterflies, his heart was racing, and his mind was all over the place. hell, he could swear he would break out into a drenching sweat any moment. the tiger pulled at the collar of his shirt, trying to fluff the fur that stuck out of his shock collar.                      he had the fortune of getting to meet and befriend the best zpd officer in the force; and, he had an even greater fortune of having sparked her feelings though a slow and patient courtship. his attraction to her was almost instantaneous the moment he met her outside of the tabloids and newscasts. sure, the tiny rabbit was a tough cookie with a no-nonsense attitude. but her keen determination for justice was something he had admired ever since her face first showed publicly.              hell, even gazelle remarked how admirable the officer was. judy was all about work work work, and hardly anything else. talone deemed it a miracle that he had garnered her attention at all in the first place. when he finally asked her out on their first date, he was elated when she accepted. the first thing he did after they made arrangements, was call gazelle and tell her the seemingly good news. of course, his friend remarked her happiness for him, and stated she would send judy a little surprise.                         though gazelle teased him, tortured him, by not saying what it was. just that both he and judy would love it. a week had dragged on, and now talone was standing outside of judy’s apartment door with a small bouquet of flowers and a corsage of a single purple centered picasso lily. when he first saw it, it reminded him instantly of the little bunny, so he bought it. talone nervously tugged at the collar of his suit shirt again, rapping a second knock to the door that separated him from the finest zpd officer, and his date.                 did judy change her mind about going on a date with him? or was she still getting ready? had he come too early? should he have sent her a message as a reminder? so many nerve-wracking thoughts filled his mind, causing a slight frown to appear. he was about to turn away and wait downstairs, when the door creaked open. the tiger’s ears flicked up as he looked back, straightening. and the moment he did, his breath was caught in his throat, and his heart nearly flew out of his chest.                            judy stood in the frame of the door with a slightly bashful look to her face, and a pink tint to her cheeks. she wore a slim fitting, mini black cocktail dress with a sequined top and sleeves, and a glittering jeweled clasp on the side. adorned to her throat was a black velvet choker adorned with emerald crystals. talone couldn’t help but stare so blatantly at the bunny, eyes wide, jaw dropped, breath caught. it was now as if the whole world around them had melted away, and only judy was there with him. even the faint scent of an expensive perfume tickled his nose, reminding him of an apple orchard with a hint of lemon. his favourite scents mixed together.                the very sight of her caused such a surprised and excited reaction from the tiger, that his collar started to beep rapidly before emitting a brief shock voltage through him to wake him up. pain shot through his neck, before passing as quickly as it had started, leaving a tingling feeling against his skin. talone did his best to collect himself, to keep his excitement at bay. he almost didn’t want to take her out now, afraid that other mammals would try and shove their way in to get her attention. judy was more stunning than gazelle on her best concert nights. gazelle… talone would have to thank her later for this ‘gift’.                     a long silence had passed between the two of them, and it looked as though judy was close to slamming the door on him out of embarrassment. so he took a cautious step towards her, before kneeling down and gently taking one of her paws in his. he slipped the corsage onto her wrist with a genuine smile. then, talone brought her hand up to his lips, leaving a rather affection kiss to the top of her fur, eyes flitting up to judy’s face.                                   “ya look extravagant, judy.” the words bubbled in a deep purr, a clear sign that he approved of this outfit very much. oh yes, he would definitely have to thank gazelle later for this more than generous gift. talone turned judy’s hand over and left another kiss to the palm of her paw. “truly, ‘n wonderfully extravagant.”

this is my first attempt at drawing animals that aren't mlp or tmnt lol... and ofc its of my not-so-secret OTP bc I'm totally trash. oh well! I might scan it and fancy it up later when I'm home. or just redraw it on the computer hah.

ok this NEEDS TO STOP!!           for the sake of the comfort and safety of the other rpers in this fandom, i’m going to be the asshole right now and i’m going to make a public call out post because this is ridiculous. as most of you know already, @hornedchief has been being constantly HARASSED by an individual. that’s right, HARASSED. what they’re doing is called HARASSMENT. and they’re not the only one. i’m being targeted by this individual as well, and have been on the receiving end of this.                we are not the only ones. as far as i know, there are also a couple of other blogs who have been subjected to this harasser, and are still being harassed. we’ve received really uncomfortable and highly inappropriate asks and IM’s from this individual, both straight from their blog or on anon (and it’s OBVIOUS it’s them). they constantly barrage the ask-box/IM trying to desperately garner our attention, when we’ve clearly expressed no interest. when we’ve rejected them, they are simply making more empty blogs to continue. they’ve done this to side-step all the blocking hornedchief has been doing, and me as well. this IS NOT OK!!! THIS IS CALLED HARASSMENT!!!                    this is not “i really admire you”! (yes i’ve seen your damn post being sad about being blocked). WE ARE NOT OUR CHARACTERS WE PORTRAY. YOU CANNOT TREAT US AS SUCH. YOU CANNOT HARASS US BECAUSE OF YOUR “ADMIRATION” FOR THE CHARACTERS. “oh but you’re roleplaying characters that are hot/everyone likes.” “you should’ve known this would happen, with that buff character you’re playing” “they just want to talk to their favourite character.” NO. THESE ARE NOT EXCUSES FOR WHAT THAT INDIVIDUAL IS DOING. JUST BECAUSE WE ARE PLAYING CHARACTERS THAT ARE BUFF OR WHATEVER DOES NOT GIVE ANYONE ANY RIGHT TO HARASS US. -clears throat- sorry i kind of slipped there. regardless, this needs to end NOW. and i will not hesitate to REPORT all of these blogs. THIS HAS TO STOP RIGHT NOW. and for the sake of everyone in this fandom, i’m going to list the blogs that have been harassing us. to anyone else who recognizes these blogs, and have been undergoing harassment, you are NOT ALONE. don’t sit back and let them do this to you. (this is also not a call to go and return the gesture to them. this is a warning post to inform everyone of their blogs and what they’ve been doing. please do NOT go and harass them! this is not a witch hunt! i just want the community to be safe and aware! i repeat do NOT TURN THIS INTO A WITCH HUNT!!)                        PLEASE REBLOG THIS AS A PSA TO INFORM THE REST OF THE RPERS IN THE FANDOM. PLEASE REBLOG TO KEEP OTHERS SAFE, COMFORTABLE AND AWARE!! known blogs (there are likely to be more): raphael-fan     singer-gazelle    ginger-the-great the-countes     donut-loving-cheetah   basic-instinctss gazelle-popstar   chanel-the-queen

        the catchy tune of gazelle’s recent song echoed in the changing room as the tiger was getting ready to leave work. despite everyone from that day’s shift was already gone, and he was alone, he had to refrain from slipping into a dance, lest someone walk in on him by some misfortune. nonetheless, he continued to hum to himself, eager to get back to gazelle’s and relax. he shrugged on a dark polo shirt, grabbed his keys and phone, before feeling around his pockets for the nano pod. yet it wasn’t there. talone froze for a brief moment, then did a second round of searching his pockets for the music player.                 not finding it, he then turned his attention to his locker, eyes wide in panic. he shuffled the contents of his locker around, praying it was in there. but he knew it wouldn’t be. he had the pod on him all day during work as usual. oh no, did he drop is somewhere? talone slammed the locker closed and grabbed his bag, fleeing the changing room. where had he been last? where where... the break room! the tiger hurried by some fellow officers who were just coming onto duty, not bothering to greet them.              talone raced for the last spot he was in, his heart clenching tightly at the thought of having lost his most precious gift. he slammed the door open, thankful that no one was in there at the moment. a quick scan told him it wasn’t there, but he knew better. setting his things to the side, talone moved forward and started to look all over the break room more thoroughly, mumbling to himself. “please please please.... let it be here...”

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        KILL. SURVIVE. ( kill kill fight run kill hide. no mercy no mercy ) heavy breathing fell from bloodied lips as the large frame moved swiftly, weaving through the vines of the forest. plumes of white formed in front of his face with each breath, air turned cold from running biting against skin beneath fur. fight. kill. survive. show no mercy. long before now, those had been thoughts in which predators lived by every day. a state in which predators N O W did well to avoid. so why had this happened? why was he experiencing these terrifying thoughts? these little voices inside of his head telling him too--           the tiger came to a halt, chest heaving, eyes wide and W I L D. green hues slipped from side to side, before brow ridges furrowed slightly. where was he? how did he get to the rain forest district? talone looked down, realizing he was on all fours and nearly naked at that. there was a drilling P A I N on the side of his head before the huge form simply C O L L A P S E D where he was, panting heavily. he felt so tired, so drained of energy and any coherent thoughts. why was he here? wasn’t he with gazelle just moments before?           a scream of pain echoed in his mind the moment he closed his eyes. flashbacks of the incident with gazelle rang F R E S H. and then everything after that played behind his head like a silent movie. the other dancers coming to her defense, talone running away like some C R A Z Y animal. there were bits and pieces that were black before more images and terrified faces appeared once more. one prey mammal looked to be C R Y I N G beneath him, blood seeping from a head and neck wound.                                               ғ̡ɪ͝ɢʜ̷ᴛ̷                      ᴋɪʟ͟ʟ̴                                        ɴ̡ᴏ ͠ᴍ̷ᴇʀ҉ᴄʏ            more pain seared through him, the tiger’s eyes popping open. he brought both his front paws up slowly, shakily. there, seeped into his pads and fur was blood. his breath S K I P P E D a terrified beat, eyes widening even more so. the pounding deep within his chest where his heart was nearly stopped dead at the sight. blood blood, not his blood. a victim’s blood. gazelle’s? no, the others protected her from him... those other mammals that appeared in his mind when he closed his eyes. yes, it was theirs... were they dead? had he K I L L E D them?               ( ‘you are nothing but a savage animal. a true predator. you hurt innocent mammals. you don’t deserve to live! die die die!’ ) breath was caught, held; ears strained as there was an attempt to C O N C E N T R A T E on the noise that had suddenly caught his attention. someone was there, he could feel their presence. but did he have the energy to face them? to try and explain the blood that S T A I N E D his fur; his soul?. kill them before they kill you… talone squeezed his eyes shut tightly, trying to rid that pain.                                                ᴛʜᴇʏ͠ ᴡɪ́ʟʟ͘ ᴛ͢ʀʏ͝ ᴛᴏ ͠ʜᴜ̀ʀ̨ᴛ͠ ʏᴏ̕ᴜ                             ͝ʜ͠ᴜ̀ʀ̢ᴛ͜             ᴋ͡ɪʟ͟ʟ              ͜ʜ̛ᴜ̷ʀ̡ᴛ                            concentrate... they were there. they were watching him and he knew this. but for how long? how had he not sensed them before? who was it? the police? another innocent mammal soon to be M A U L E D by him? the urge to jump up and rip them from their hiding place S U R G E D through his blood. talone slowly moved, attempting to sit up. dizziness engulfed him, and he nearly collapsed again. dizzy, groggy, slightly disoriented. who was there? were they there to H E L P him? or to hurt him? had they witnessed what he had done? the tiger was more afraid to move than anything else. if he did, he might turn S A V A G E again. but he had to face whoever it was that had come for him. he could only pray that he wouldn’t hurt them.                      talone pawed at his chin, body shaking every so slightly. then he spoke, attempting to sound reserved and collected. though his tone came out more P I T I F U L and scared than anything else. scared of what? them? no... scared of himself, and what he was capable of...                                   “i know yer there... no use hidin’... show yerself....”                                                                   no͜ m̕erc̸y

[MORE] SO, in saying that, i would like to make a call for those who would be interested in having a pre-established friendship with talone. in all of his verses. which means they’re on a first name basis (because tbh talone doesn’t call anyone by their first name unless 1. he’s really good friends with them, or 2. they don’t have a last name, and he’s always saying ‘miss’, ‘mr’, ‘ms’, etc. for friends, he’d drop that, and he doesn’t really give his first name out to anyone either unless he has to) it will also be a friendship level where they have cell numbers exchanged and are text buddies. they will also be hanging out quite a bit, and can exchange snarky/sassy remarks (as friends usually do and stuff). just a reminder, talone is a very affectionate guy and he WILL be mushy gushy touchy feely with his friends. so if you’re not comfortable of being on this level yet, then ignore this psa. again, this is a call for those interested in having a close, pre-established friendship with talone in all of his verses. for canon characters: i will be picking only one of each so there’s no being confused. this also applies to original concept/au characters. (IE i pick 1 movie judy, and 1 original concept or au judy, etc) for crossover characters: characters i’ve already interacted with will take priority over those i have not. for this, we do not have to be mutuals, we only have had to interact with each other for you to be considered. if you are selected, then we will become mutuals. for any type of oc’s: those i’ve already interacted with will be considered. those who i have NOT interacted with might not be. however, if we have not interacted, and you are really interested, then please inbox me; and please have an informational page about your oc for me to read if you would like to be considered. thank you. this is NOT a call for being exclusives. this is for a pre-established friendship so that talone has other people to talk to instead of the tiring “first meeting” nonsense (and so that gazelle isn’t his only friend lol) you must also be ok with exchanging skype info with me so that we can talk about fun stuff between our muses and plot threads and screech at each other about cute interactions or whatever. or we can talk about cheese. i like cheese (unless you’re allergic to cheese, then we can talk about something else) SO AFTER READING ALL OF THIS, IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN HAVING A PRE-ESTABLISHED FRIENDSHIP WITH TALONE, PLEASE LIKE THIS POST. CLICK THE HEART THING!!! THANKS!