Taking it in
You were speechless. How could this have happened? How was this all possible? Your mind was racing. This was all too much.
You allowed yourself to be swept away in a fanciful dream, and where did it get you? As you paused beside the male tiger, you stared into his intense, amber eyes. This was real. This was reality. It was some cruel twist of fate. Yet, this wasn't you. You were trapped within this feline costume, losing yourself one paw-step at a time.
The male tiger wrenched you from your gloomy thoughts and finally released your paw. He took several steps ahead to admire the gigantic waterfall under the night sky. With all your worrying, you had barely noticed it. You slowly approached the craggy edge of a pool and felt a misty spray wafting over its surface. Tiny ripples flowed across the water and drew your attention. You stared down and saw your reflection. No. That was wrong. That was not your reflection. You had to remember that.
You reached up lightly and stroked the orange fur around your face, tilting your head to the side and flicking your ears. The movement felt so natural. This was your first time seeing your reflection, and you were beautiful. It was all wrong though. This was wrong. This was no longer your fantasy.
"It's best not to dwell on it," the male insisted. He stood off to the side, muscles relaxed, tail flicking amusedly behind him. His gaze was locked on the stars. It was a clear night, not a cloud in the sky. You barely took notice of the brilliant stars or the awe-inspiring constellations that they formed. You didn't even respond to the tiger.
Though, you slowly remembered the tiger's previous question. The world back home? What did that even mean anymore? "It's home. I had a job. I had friends. Everything was right."
You heard a soft growl from the tiger's direction.
You studied his form from your crouched position. If they purchased the same tiger costume, why didn't they take the same form? Why did they have such ill luck?
Written by falconess22 on 24 March 2016
