Tyger Tyger Burning Bright✔️

Spring

TW: mention of animal abuse

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The sound of keyboard clicks floated through your apartment for the past two hours.

You were finishing the article topics proposal for one of the local lifestyle magazines. If they liked your ideas, you would succeed in securing your third gig for the month. Considering that they had hired you for a piece at the end of last year, you were feeling confident in this email.

After reviewing the text three times, you click send.

Standing from your seat, you stretch your back from side to side.

You rotate your neck just as your stomach grumbles, signaling lunch time.

In five minutes, you have reheated leftover chicken and veggies and are sitting criss-cross on the carpet. One of your favorite cartoons from when you were a teenager plays in the background as you nibble on your meal.

Mid-way through the episode, the doorbell chimes.

You walk towards the entrance and open the door.

"Good afternoon, I'm looking for a Ms. Y/F/N, Y/L/N?" the man holding a clipboard greets you.

"Yes, that's me."

"Hello! I'm Jaebeom, from HHFH. I'm here to drop off your hybrid."

"My what?" your mouth drops.

"Your hybrid, the one that you adopted on Monday," he replies cheerily.

"Uhh I'm sorry. I think you have the wrong address. I haven't adopted one."

He purses his lips. "Hmm is that so?"

He stares down at his clipboard and flips the paper, carefully reading the backside.

After a few seconds, he nods. "Surprise. Happy early birthday little sis. Love, Angie." He reads the message in a fairly calm tone, lacking all of the real emotions your sister's voice would have expressed.

Your eyes widen once you understand the scenario before you.

"Oh wow, okay!"

"So I don't have the wrong person?" he asks.

"No, that's my sister alright," you chuckle.

"Great! Well, let me introduce you to..." he looks over at his left side and motions for someone to come forward.

You take a step and look in the same direction.

As you turn, your gaze lands on an adorably tall, and fluffy haired being. His hair, the first thing that catches your attention, is a bright shade somewhere between flamingo pink and pastel orange. Nestled inside his bouncy tresses are two small, circular ears that are outlined in black and have fur, the same color as his hair, peeking out. Directly below the hair that covers his forehead, are two kind, almond shaped eyes. He has a prominent, beautifully triangular nose and small, pink lips. A few, translucent whiskers are spread out sporadically above his upper lip. He wears a plain white t-shirt, black jeans, and black boots. A dark grey duffel bag hangs over one of his shoulders.

"Hello," you greet him, clearly impressed that your sister had picked out such a cutie.

"Taehyung, this is your new owner, Y/N. Y/N, this is Taehyung, your new tiger hybrid."

"Hi, nice to meet you," Taehyung replies, eyes downcast.

His voice. Such an incredibly deep, rich octave which you had not anticipated.