Cleaning
... I like Monty.
Montgomery Gator x gn!reader, ~400 words, implied reciprocated romantic feelings
"You need to be cleaned,"
"Mhm,"
"You can't clean yourself,"
"Right,"
"A staff member has to clean you,"
"Makes sense,"
You glared at the gator's smug smirk, bringing your scrub brush down solidly on his head. "So stop scaring them all, asshole!"
Monty growled, but his tail was gently swaying behind him on the tile, betraying him. "Not my fault they're scaredy cats," he huffed, purring deep from his chest as you scrubbed the yellow underside of his jaw.
"Oh, I'm sorry not everyone is used to a ten foot crocodile thinking it's funny to snap at people," you sarcastically huffed.
"Alligator," he growled out indignantly. "Hey, make sure you get my tail! That wimp you sent in last week ran out before getting to it."
"I'll get there," you muttered, straddling his lap to rest your legs as you scrubbed his chest and stomach. The two of you stayed silent for a bit, until you were sitting sideways on his lap to scrub his arm and he gently rested his head on yours.
"... I like when you clean me," he mumbled, like it was the worst thing in the world to admit it. "... You let me stay awake... The others try to power me down."
You faltered at that, watching the bubbles pop in the soapy water. "... I don't mind it," you admitted, giving a light hearted shove against his chest. "But if you like it so much, stop trying to bite me."
"But you're so sweet and bite sized," he teased with a chuckle that turned into a purr as you fell back into a comfortable silence.
"... I like when I clean you, too," you admitted quietly, using your fingers dipped in the soap to scrub at the spaces between his. "... Lot more enjoyable than cleaning the daycare with Sun over my shoulder." He let out a huff of laughter at that.
His hand was clean, it was time to move on, but you found yourself petting over the life-like skin, leaning deeper against Monty's chest. He pretended not to feel your warmth seeping into him, told himself his head was getting heavy and that's why he let more of the weight down against you, not because he liked the way your head fit tucked into his neck or how he could smell your shampoo.









