“Not So Much of a Nerd Now, Am I?” (Patreon)

“Passengers for Thai Airways Flight 403, to Singapore... Your flight is now ready for boarding at gate C15,” the robotic voice announced over the airport’s PA system. Alex’s ears perked up as she walked through the large open space of Suvarnabhumi’s massive Duty-Free area. The tigress had a small roller carry-on that she dragged by her side, and a laptop bag slung over her shoulder. That Thai Airways flight that was just mentioned in the announcement was hers, and she had absolutely no idea which direction the ‘C’ departure gates were. She walked up to the large flight board in the middle of the terminal and let her eyes scan over the flickering letters to try and find her flight. 

“TG403…” she mumbled to herself. “There you are,” she smiled when she spotted it. There was a tiny little arrow next to the flight information that pointed her in the direction where she needed to go. Knowing where she needed to walk, she gripped her carry-on handle tight and rolled her way towards the gates. 

Airport fashion was easy for Alex, a shirt with a hoodie pulled over it, a pair of business casual pants, and comfortable, yet slightly classy looking sneakers. She couldn’t just slip into some ripped jeans and some abused leather jacket, she had been upgraded to business class with the help of a friend who was working as a flight attendant on the flight, so she had to dress appropriately. Yawning as she approached her gate, she smiled happily as she met with one of the airline’s staff who asked to see her boarding pass and her passport. “Sawasdee ka, Miss Marx, traveling alone?” the lady placed her hands together and bowed her head slightly, a traditional Thai greeting. 

Alex smiled at the small doe, her pearly whites showing in her toothier-than-usual smile. “Yes, traveling alone,” she shrugged her shoulders, “Going to meet a friend.” She handed the doe her passport with her boarding pass in between the pages. The doe took her passport and boarding pass with a smile, scanned the boarding pass, glanced at the passport, then at Alex, and handed both things back to her. 

“Have a safe flight and enjoy your trip, Miss Marx,” 

“I will, thank you,” the tigress took her passport and boarding pass back, walked through the gate, then through the passenger boarding bridge and onto the plane. 

Gripping her carry-on's handle tight, she rolled up to the open door of the plane. There were two air hostesses waiting for her with traditional Thai dresses on and huge smiles spread on their faces. “Sawasdee ka,” they said simultaneously, bowing their heads down slightly to do the same greeting the doe had done before checking her boarding pass. 

The feline smiled wide as she approached the two identical-looking dalmatians, 

“Sawasdeeka,” she said back to them, bowing her head down a little. 

“May I see your boarding pass, madame?” the dalmatian to her left asked. Alex showed her the boarding pass and she looked over it for a moment. “Right this way, madame,” the dalmatian air hostess started walking to the left, towards the front of the plane where the business class seats were. “Seat 17A,” the dalmatian gestured her hand to her left as she walked by Alex’s seat. 

“Thank you,” Alex smiled and pushed the button on her carry-on luggage to stow the dragging handle away. 

“Would you like me to get that for you?” the air hostess gestured to her bag and then up to the overhead compartment above Alex’s seat. 

Alex shook her head, “No, thank you, I’ve got it,” then she smiled at her. 

The canine nodded, smiled, and walked back to her station at the door to greet the other passengers that were boarding after Alex. 

Alex watched her walk away and vanish behind the galley. She then slipped her laptop bag off her shoulder and laid it in her seat before she reached down to pick her roller carry-on up and slid it into the overhead compartment. After that, she moved her laptop bag to the small table by her seat and plopped herself down into her seat. She let out a sigh and let her eyes roam around the cabin a bit. 

The cabin was decorated with the typical modern Thai Airways internal décor; seats made from silk, carpets colored orchid purple and the ceilings adorned with drawings that depicted Thai culture and folklore. Soothing piano music played softly throughout the cabin as people filled the plane and settled into their seats. 

Alex pulled her phone out of her pocket after a moment of looking around and unlocked it. She had left her messaging app open in a chat, there were a few unread messages that she had missed when she was making her way to the gate and onto the plane. 

‘Vasta: Hey, Alex, when does your flight land?
I’m so excited!
I can’t wait!
Aaaaaaa’

Alex’s lips pursed up into a smile when she read those messages. She then quickly started typing her reply. Tippity tap.

She hit send and her phone made a cute sound to indicate that her message was sent. 

‘Alex: I should land at 11:15 AM if there’s no delay
I can’t wait either, this is so exciting!!!’ 

Alex let out another sigh and stared at her phone screen, specifically at the little indicator that changed when messages were read. They changed from ‘delivered’ to ‘read’ quick, and in no time, Alex saw the three dots in a speech bubble pop up at the bottom of the chat. 

Her phone buzzed and a little chime played. Alex excitedly brought her eyes down to the new message on her screen. 

‘Vasta: Look for a blue cat when you get here, I’m probably the only one.
Probably…’

Alex smiled wide, brought her phone to her chest, and leaned her head back to look up at the ceiling. She started giggling happily and her cheeks flushed red. 

“Ladies and gentlemen, this is your captain speaking.” The in-flight announcement started. “I would like to welcome you all onboard Thai Airways flight TG403 flying from Bangkok to Singapore, our estimated flight time will be one hour and fifty-five minutes, and we will arrive in Singapore at 11:15 AM local time.” It was almost takeoff time; Alex turned her attention back to her phone again and quickly began typing. Alex heard the flight attendants closing the plane doors and locking them. She increased the pace of her typing a little bit more, she wanted to let Vasta know that she was about to take off before she lost signal. 

‘Tippity tap tap tap.’

‘Swoosh.’

Sent.

Alex let out a soft sigh again and leaned back in her seat. She turned her head to her left to look out the oval window at the runway as it slowly passed by. The plane then quickly picked up speed and was lifted up into the air in no time. 

“See you in two hours, you nerd,” she mumbled to herself as she turned her head away from the window and to the screen on the back of the seat in front of her to pick and watch an in-flight movie. 

Two hours went by fast when you were enjoying yourself. Alex had picked ‘A Star is Born’ as her in-flight entertainment. She had a hard time trying not to sing along with the songs and found herself in tears by the end of the flight. When she was getting her bag from the overhead compartment after the plane landed, she almost squealed in excitement. She was in Singapore! The setting for that book and movie ‘Crazy Rich Asians’, the home of that weird Merlion thing, and most importantly, it was where Vasta lived, and she was going to meet her, in a matter of minutes. Her heart was pounding through her chest, she was purring to herself, and she had an unusual strut in her step as she left the plane and headed to through immigration. 

She had the biggest smile spread across her muzzle as she approached the immigration officer in his booth, “Good morning!” She chirped as she handed her passport to the officer. The wolf in the booth gave her a confused look before his eyes dropped down to her passport as he flipped through it. “Purpose of your trip?” He looked up to watch her answer. 

“Visiting a friend!” Alex answered with enthusiasm that probably should have raised suspicions. 

“Okay, duration of stay?” the immigration officer held back a chuckle and dropped his gaze down to her passport again, laying it down on his desk and reaching for the stamp before Alex even answered. 

“Two weeks,” Alex answered more calmly, still showing all her teeth to the officer. 

The officer shook his head and finally gave in to his chuckle. He stamped the tigress’ passport and slid it out from his booth back to her. “Enjoy your stay, ma’am.” 

“Thank you,” Alex squinted her eyes as she smiled and took her passport as she walked through the gates and into Singapore. 

Next stop was baggage claim, Alex had one other bag to grab before she could leave the arrivals terminal to go and look for the blue cat. It didn’t take long for her to grab her bag and head out. Once she was out, she saw a whole lot of people, wolves, tigers, birds, and some giraffes even! But right dead center was a blue feline with short blue hair, looking around anxiously. 

There was no mistaking her for anyone else, that blue cat was Vasta. 

Alex stopped in her tracks for a short moment as her green eyes stared at the blue feline for a second. The tigress had only seen her in pictures and she’d only heard her voice on calls, so seeing her in person and getting to hear her voice soon had her tail curling around her leg. 

Vasta spotted the striped feline, tiptoed a little, and waved around to make sure Alex spotted her too. “Alex !” she shouted excitedly. 

Alex had already spotted her and started walking towards her again when she heard her name being shouted. The way she was waving at her was cute, too. 

The blue lynx bounced up and down as Alex approached her. “Alex, Alex, Alex, Alex! Hey!” She opened up her arms. Alex walked right up to her online friend’s embrace and did her best to wrap her arms around her while holding her luggage. 

Vasta squeezed Alex tight and let out a lot of happy noises. It was clear that Alex wasn’t the only person who was both excited and nervous about meeting their online friend for the first time. Alex purred loud and Vasta purred too. “Welcome to Singapore, Alex.” 

“It’s so nice to finally meet you,” Alex let go of the handle for her rolling luggage for a moment to give Vasta a better hug. Her chin rested on the lynx’s shoulder and her nose pressed into the nape of her neck slightly. Her nose wiggled as she sniffed her a little. “You smell really good,” Alex laughed. 

Vasta let out a slightly nervous chuckle once she felt the tigress’ breath on her neck as she inhaled and exhaled. “Hah, well, I thought I’d put on some perfume for you,” Vasta pulled away from the hug, her hands-on Alex’s shoulders, and a smile spread all over her face. 

Alex’s green eyes stared into Vasta’s blue ones before they roamed around to peek at what she was wearing. A simple tank top stuffed into short shorts, practical for the tropical weather of Singapore. Alex’s airport wardrobe choice didn’t seem too practical now, but luckily for her, she packed a bunch of heat-ready clothes to change into! She would need to get someplace where she could change her clothes, though, and maybe shower. 

The tigress’ eyes returned to the lynx’s and the two stared at each other in silence for about ten seconds. Then Alex let out a chuckle that ended the silence. 

Vasta raised a brow and smiled, “So! What do you want to see first? The Merlion, or Marina Bay Sands?” 

“Is that where they had that big and fancy wedding in ‘Crazy Rich Asians’?” Alex asked. 

Vasta laughed and nodded. “Yes…” 

“Then we go there! After we go to your place and put all my bags away, and I get showered. I know it was just a two-hour flight, but I feel a bit gross for some reason,” Alex snickered.

Vasta glanced down to Alex’s luggage and nodded. “Psh, yeah! Of course! I wasn’t going to let you walk around carrying all those bags,” The lynx reached a hand down to grab Alex’s roller bag, “Here, let me help you.” 

“Thanks,” Alex smiled sweetly. 

Vasta then started walking towards the airport exit, gesturing her other hand that wasn’t rolling Alex’s bag for the tigress to follow. Alex readjusted her laptop bag and her other bag before she quickly skipped after the lynx to catch up. 

Vasta lived near Botanical Gardens, in an apartment that was cozy and comfortable. She offered Alex a place to stay and a little tour of Singapore for the two weeks that she was visiting. They got along quite well online and were both eager to meet, so when the opportunity presented itself, they both jumped on it with extreme excitement and enthusiasm. 

“Mi casa es su casa,” Vasta muttered as she swung the door to her apartment open, Alex’s ears flickered and a confused expression appeared on her face.

“What was that?” the tigress scoffed. 

“Mi casa es su casa! My house is your house!” Vasta repeated, “It’s Spanish!”

Alex chuckled and slowly shook her head at her, “Since when do you speak Spanish?” Vasta shrugged her shoulders and stepped inside her apartment, putting her keys down on a counter by the door and kicking her shoes off nearby. Alex walked in after, closed the door behind her with her tail, and did the same with her shoes, although she tucked them off to the side a bit so no one would trip on them. 

“That was me flirting,” said Vasta as she walked further into her apartment and into the main living area. Vasta’s apartment was spacious, definitely too big for one person to live in alone, but that probably meant that she was very comfortable, big spaces were always comfy! 

“Well!” Vasta shrugged her shoulders again and turned to face Alex. “Bedroom is down the hall, and the bathroom is the big white door in the bedroom. Go take your shower, smelly,” Vasta stuck her tongue out teasingly. 

“And my bags?” Alex raised her brow at the blue feline.

Vasta looked at Alex’s three pieces of luggage and nodded. “I’ll roll them over to the bedroom, and you can unpack them into the empty dresser by the window if you want, or you can leave it in your bag, up to you.” She smiled. 

Alex nodded and began walking her way down the hall towards the bedroom. Right before the tigress vanished into the bedroom’s doorway, Vasta shouted, “Oh! The towels are on the shelf next to the bathtub, use whichever one you want, same goes for shampoo and soap,”

“Okie dokie! Thanks!”

Vasta’s bedroom was decorated with a lot of car-related things. Framed posters, car tire pillows, checkered pillows, you name it, Vasta had it. There were even engineering and car-related books sprawled out on her bed. When Alex saw them, she chuckled and muttered to herself, “Nerd…”

Alex found the bathroom and took her shower. Fifteen minutes later, she stepped out of the steaming hot bathroom with a towel wrapped around her, her hair damp and her fur matted down. She spotted her bags next to the dresser by the window and walked towards them. She then began opening them up and taking things out, setting the articles that she was going to wear now to the side, and putting the others into the dresser. Once she was done with that, she began slipping into her fresh set of clothes. A crop top and short shorts! 

As she slipped into her crop top and shorts, she heard a gentle knock on the door. 

‘Knock, Knock’

“Come in!” Alex shouted. 

The door opened up, and Vasta stepped in, closing the door behind her. She stopped when she saw Alex and smiled. “Oh wow, do you have to steal my style?” She teased and walked up to her. 

Alex rolled her eyes and shrugged her shoulders. “Eh, I don’t know, it looks better on you, maybe I should change…” Alex looked in the mirror that was next to the dresser, turning and posing a little bit here and there. 

Vasta stepped a little bit closer behind Alex and shook her head. “Nah, we can be like sisters.” 

Alex raised a brow and turned her attention from the mirror to Vasta, hands at her hips from her previous pose that she was doing in the mirror. “Sisters? Really?” 

“What’s wrong with being sisters?” Vasta tilted her head, curious. 

Alex took a few steps towards Vasta and closed the little distance that they had between them, her tail swaying behind her with her hips as she walked. She brought a finger up and pointed it upwards towards the ceiling, “Well, one, you’re a lynx and I’m a tiger, how can we be sisters.” 

She then flicked up another finger, making the number two with her hand, “And two, that would mean incest.” 

Vasta nodded, “Right, yeah, we’d have to be adopted siblings, then, that would make- Wait, what?” Vasta shook her head rapidly when she realized what Alex said. “Incest?”

“Mhm…” Alex grinned and licked her lips. “Oh, come on, why do you look so surprised? 

We’ve talked about having sex so many times on Discord.” 

Vasta became visibly flustered. Her cheeks turned red and if she was in a Japanese cartoon, there would be giant beads of sweat running down her forehead. “But that, that was just on Discord, I thought we were just kidding?” She chuckled dryly and rubbed the back of her head shyly. 

“Well, it’s only a joke if you want it to be,” Alex smiled and let her tail slip down to tickle Vasta’s calves, slowly inching up towards her thighs. 

Vasta shivered, the good kind of shiver. 

“I’ll tell you what,” Alex murmured and leaned in closer to Vasta so she could whisper in her ear. “I’m going to take my clothes off, and you can join me if you want, if not, I’ll get dressed and we can go to Marina Bay Sands, sound good?” Alex did not wait for Vasta to give her response before she started stripping. She took off her tank top, her short shorts, her bra, and her panties without a moment of hesitation. 

Vasta could not take her eyes off the tigress. Her eyes were glued to her breasts, her silky-smooth stomach, and the hint of pink from between her legs that she could barely see. The blue lynx froze. 

Alex tilted her head at her and began to chuckle. “Uh oh, did I break the nerd?” She began snapping her fingers in front of her face, trying to get her to unfreeze. 

“Aw, I was really hoping you’d play.” She frowned and pouted. She then turned her back to Vasta and looked over the big bed, hands at her hips. “You see, I was going to pin you down and eat you out on that nerdy bed of yours, but I guess I’m going to put my clothes back o- Ack!” Alex lost her balance suddenly and fell forward towards the bed. Her feline reflexes allowed her to do a full turn in one swift motion and land on her back with her face looking up at the ceiling. Her eyes were wide, and she blinked several times, dazed and confused. Then suddenly, out of nowhere, Vasta pounced her. 

The blue lynx was naked, her blue fur touching Alex’s orange. Alex almost had the wind knocked out of her when Vasta laid down on her, grabbed her left hand and pinned her right arm down to the bed with the other. Their breasts pressed together and Vasta stared into Alex’s eyes. 

“Hello,” Alex said with a smile, she was still slightly dazed, but she knew what was going on now, 

Vasta said nothing and instead pushed her muzzle onto Alex’s, pressing their lips together in a kiss. Alex parted her lips a little to let Vasta invade her mouth with her tongue, their tongues intertwined for a moment, Vasta’s tongue even gliding over Alex’s dangerously sharp overbite. Their fingers curled together and squeezed tight. 

Vasta pulled away from the kiss first and looked down at Alex with a subtle grin spread on her saliva covered lips. 

It took Alex a while to open up her eyes after the kiss broke, but when they did, she was met with the beautiful and naked blue cat on top of her. 

“Not so much of a nerd now, am I?” Vasta tilted her head and raised her brow at her. She wiggled her hips a little, rubbing her body up against Alex’s to create a nice feeling of fur-on-fur friction. Their pussies barely touched together as their hips thrust and buckled into one another. 

Alex let out a huge pant that was mixed in with a chuckle. Her tail waved around between her spread legs and she smiled. “A little bit, you are pinning me down on your race car themed bed.” 

Vasta let out a chuckle, “That’s fair,” she then leaned down to get some more tiger saliva on her lips.

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Art by Poof-Poof 

Vasta by Shapiro