Summary: You meet a tiger without an owner nearby. Since u have a death wish (loving cats to death), you go up to play with him. Unexpectedly his owner, was there all along, enjoying the show.
Minajael Tealrajah x GN!Reader
Scalding Sands had been way hotter than you could've ever imagined. It's simply not the heat you were used to.
Even the sprinklers placed all over the Silk City were barely helping. When you and your schoolmates had decided to split to look for souvenirs on the Zahab Market, you immediately went back to sit in some nice shade to cool down.
When you were walking towards the cooler area you suddenly froze in your own steps. There was a literal tiger laying down, one who was now looking at you intensely.
Okay, don't panic, if it's in the city it's probably harmless, I'll just walk past him but he's so cut-
The rumble coming from the tiger's mouth immediately made you stiffen, and wisely you turn around and walk back the way you came from.
What you couldn't see however, was the owner of the tiger, situated on a balcony nearby. He was looking at this whole situation with amusement, as opposed to the overwhelming boredom he was feeling seconds prior.
You loved cats. All of them. And you completely understand that the animal didn't want you coming near him, but to not even let you walk past him?
You were determined. You didn't spend that much time with Grim just to lose to the fluffy tiger. A beast tamer they said.
Your pride in the felines loving you has been hurt, but it's not gonna stop you from a chance to pet a literal tiger. Who knows if you're gonna come across a chance like that ever again!
Hellooo?? Is anyone home? Cause this brain isn't working.
When you came back, you came prepared. You had miraculously found a merchant nearby, who was selling a catnip. Bless him and his generosity.
You were now back in that same aisle where you had last seen the big animal. The tiger had been still laying down in the same position.
At your sudden arrival a pair of brown eyes from a balcony above had focused on you, waiting for your next moves. The man had placed a hand on the railing ready to jump over to intervene if things were to go wrong.
You had taken a few small steps toward the tiger, who had perked up at the sound of your footsteps and narrowed his eyes. You gulped at the sight and with a new wave of nervousness, you took another step toward it.
When you were halfway there, the feline suddenly stood up and froze you in place. As the animal had begun walking toward you, you just stood motionlessly, not daring to move.
You tried your best to present the catnip somewhere accessible, so the beast could smell it sooner and hopefully became docile.
As the animal had been inching closer to you, he suddenly stilled and walked closer to your billowing sleeves, where you had hidden the catnip.
Please, please, please, please, please-
As he came closer he had pressed his nose against the herb and his pupils immediately expanded, as he started nuzzling your hand to inhale more of the catnip.
At that, you sighed with relief and fell down to your knees, your jittery legs finally giving out on you. Your hands immediately moved to scratching the tiger's head and playing with his fur.
It was so scary but so worth it. His fluff was so soft as if it were clouds...
The man from the balcony looked at the scene with astonishment, and a growing smile that spelled wonder and trouble. This is interesting, he thought as he laid his head on the palm of his hand and looked with a tilted head, as his formidable tiger had been reduced to a sweet and harmless kitten laying on the ground.
You were simply in fluffy heaven. The tiger closed its mouth and blew through his nostrils, creating a low-frequency noise, signifying his contentment and his happiness. Nuzzling himself further into you, and the comforting weight on your lap.
It's so wonderful, and totally worth it. Whoever owned that big fluffy cat was one lucky person. You mused to yourself and a second later, a man had jumped down from above, right in front of you. It took everything in you not to scream to not startle the tiger and instead you flinched violently.
The tiger however did not even react, probably too dazed under the influence of the plant.
The stranger without missing a bit has sat down together next to you down on the floor, using his hands to pet the animals fur.
"So? How did you do it, Tiger Tamer?" He asked with a raised brow and an obvious laugh in his voice. "He isn't usually acting like that."
"Wait, so you're the owner?" You had asked suddenly too aware of how you've been caught red handed.
"I'm so sorry for bothering your pet, I... I just used catnip.. " You looked at the other way, too embarrassed to look him in the face at the admission. To be fair you had just drugged his pet. AND got caught doing it.
He just looked at you in stunned silence for a moment and then burst out laughing. He was laughing so much in fact, that he had to put his hand on the floor to prevent himself from falling over.
"You are absolutely crazy!" He said looking at you breathless and smiling. His chest panting from the lack of breath. A twinkle had found a way to his eyes.
Looks like the remedy for his boredom had been delivered.
Straight to the tiger's jaw, some might say.
