{"sf1_id":1662147,"sf2_id":"Oe5X5vl1","title":"Aquaphobia","author":"Alfa_Barf","words":2271,"posted_at":"2020-12-18T04:59:43.000Z","tags":["Greentext","Human","Second Person","Swimsuit","Tigress"],"url":"https://fse.anthro.fr/stories/1662147-aquaphobia","original_url":"https://sofurry.com/s/Oe5X5vl1","image_url":"https://cdn.sofurryfiles.com/submissions/thumbnails/8f/fd/8ffded0c-b767-4ba4-ae55-5e7f764107e0","description":"[Greentext] Anon takes his tiger girlfriend to a waterpark to help her over her fear of water.","content":"\\\u003eYou are Anon  \n\\\u003eYour girlfriend is a beautiful tigress  \n\\\u003eOrange fur like the twilight horizon, stripes like brushstrokes of the blackest ink, and narrow eyes citrine and confident  \n\\\u003eShe's at least a good head taller than you, a fur-covered, epitome of form and grace  \n\\\u003eAnd a tail that tends to have a mind of its own, wrapping around your waist as she gazes undividedly at you  \n\\\u003eYou have to admit, she may have been little out of your league  \n\\\u003eAnd you haven't been on more than a handful of formal dates, so “girlfriend\" might be a bit presumptuous  \n\\\u003eSo, what does Ruba see in YOU?  \n\\\u003eWell, you're extremely patient with her  \n\\\u003eListening to her stories attentively  \n\\\u003eWaiting as long as it takes while she grooms herself  \n\\\u003eAnd helping her with her deathly fear of water  \n\\\u003eRuba confided in you during your most recent date that she's never been a good swimmer, and she always has to make excuses to get out of pool parties with friends  \n\\\u003eSo when you told her you'd do everything you can to help her, she was hesitant at first  \n\\\u003eAnd then proceeded to give you a back-breaking hug  \n\\\u003eYou decided to start with small, shallow bodies of water and work your way up  \n\\\u003eThe first time she walked out with her emerald, two-piece bikini your jaw dropped  \n\\\u003eHer breasts were spilling out top and bottom, the fabric so stretched it left nothing to the imagination  \n\\\u003eNeither did her bottom half, where her tail-tie was valiantly keeping her ass from devouring the rest of the swimsuit  \n\\\u003eEven for such an outgoing, flirty feline, she was a little embarrassed to be so exposed before you  \n\\\u003e\"It's been AGES since I bought this,\" she said glumly, trying to pull the corners into shape  \n\\\u003eYou offered to treat her to a new one, but she refused  \n\\\u003e\"Thank you, Anon, but I don't want to waste your money on something I might not wear more than once.\"  \n\\\u003eAs arousing the ill-fitting bathing suit is, you'll make sure that doesn't happen  \n\\\u003eSo you eased her in over the following weeks  \n\\\u003eTaking her to public pools, and then the beach  \n\\\u003eAnd then your adventure today  \n  \n\\\u003eThe two of you are on the way to Flood Frontier, the biggest waterpark in the region  \n\\\u003eSadly, a lot of smaller ones still ban most types of anthros, lacking the money for filtration systems needed to stop the drains from clogging with fur  \n\\\u003eThe bigger places are accepting to everyone, albeit at a premium cost  \n\\\u003eBut Ruba is worth every penny to you  \n\\\u003eThe whole city around Flood Frontier profits off its popularity, and you booked a hotel nearby so you wouldn't have to make the long drive twice in one day  \n\\\u003eYou figured there's stuff to do if you have to call it an early, unsuccessful night  \n\\\u003eBoth you and her are already in your swimsuits when you roll into the parking lot  \n\\\u003eYou try offering to buy her a new suit again, but once more she refuses  \n\\\u003eThis time out of pride  \n\\\u003e\"I know how much you've been staring at me,\" she purrs. “So if I'm going to be a cowardly little kitten I might as well be a sexy one for you.\"  \n\\\u003eShe puts her large paw on your backside as the two of you walk through the front gates  \n\\\u003eNow YOU may need a bigger suit  \n\\\u003eYou find a nice set of beach chairs to drop your towels off right by the wave pool  \n\\\u003eThe waters are calm for the moment, and you ask if she's ready  \n\\\u003eShe nods  \n\\\u003eYou both wade out a bit, Ruba up to her knees and you to where your feet don't touch  \n\\\u003eYou coax her out farther, trying not to treat her like an infant learning to walk  \n\\\u003eShe gingerly goes deeper, now up to her waist  \n\\\u003eThen the siren blares  \n\\\u003eAnd a rumble echoes from the far end  \n\\\u003eThe waves begin, first starting small and rapidly growing to whitecap crests  \n\\\u003eYou buoy in place as Ruba shrieks at what must look like a tsunami to her  \n\\\u003eThe waves die down by the time they reach the shallow part where she's standing, but it's still high enough to splash up to her chest  \n\\\u003eA few times the waves by you reach over your head  \n\\\u003e\"Anon!\" she calls out whenever you dive beneath the surface  \n\\\u003eThere's pronounced worry in her voice  \n\\\u003eShe's genuinely terrified for your safety, and it's probably the only reason she hasn't already bolted back to the chairs  \n\\\u003eYou let the tide carry you back to shore, right into her outstretched arms  \n\\\u003eShe holds you to her chest  \n\\\u003eIt'd be arousing if you didn't feel so much pity for her  \n\\\u003e\"Please, don't do that to me,\" she says into your ear  \n\\\u003eOh well, maybe she'll reconsider it later  \n  \n\\\u003eYou were hoping to save the “lazy river\" till the end where you can relax and unwind, but Ruba really needs to get her confidence back  \n\\\u003eHumans and anthros of all sizes float along the continuous circuit  \n\\\u003eYou find two large rafts for you both to lie on  \n\\\u003eRuba takes up all of her own, and even half of yours with her limbs splayed out  \n\\\u003eIt's a good thing the rubber is extra thick, because you're afraid her claws might puncture the rafts as she keeps you from floating away  \n\\\u003eA few young otters swimming in the river flip their siblings off their tubes and splash one another  \n\\\u003eRuba shivers at the sight  \n\\\u003e\"Don't let those brats near me,\" she moans  \n\\\u003eYou pat her trembling paws  \n\\\u003eIt's around noon when you exit the river, but you sit at some nearby tables for lunch  \n\\\u003eRuba normally has a hearty appetite, but today she seems to be drawing the meal out as long as possible  \n\\\u003eYou ask if she's ready to take on some slides yet  \n\\\u003eShe spends an extra long time chewing her mouthful before speaking  \n\\\u003e\"Aren't we supposed to wait an hour before touching water again?\"  \n\\\u003eThis might take a while  \n\\\u003eBut eventually you persuade her to try some tube slides, tandem ones so she's close to you  \n\\\u003eBeing the bigger one, she has to sit behind you  \n\\\u003eHer claws dig into your shoulders, and her plump thighs crush your ribs  \n\\\u003eThe slide attendant gives your double doughnut tube a kick, and Ruba lets out a squeak as you speed off  \n\\\u003eThe tunnel is almost pitch black, but she seems to take the turning and drops well  \n\\\u003eIt's the end that you know she's bracing for  \n\\\u003eThe last part is a straightaway with streaks of dim lights, opening up to the deep pool that catches sliders at the end  \n\\\u003eHer grip tightens into your skin  \n\\\u003eYou're both crying out together for different reasons  \n\\\u003eShe wails as the tube crashes into the pool, slapping the surface  \n\\\u003eShe rocks the tube trying to stay on while you try to counterbalance it  \n\\\u003eWhen it's stable, you ease yourself off and drag her to the shallow steps out of the pool to help her out  \n\\\u003eRuba is laughing nervously, but there's some triumph to it too  \n\\\u003eHer tail is coiled around your waist like a belt as you look at the park map for the next destination  \n\\\u003e\"Thanks for toughing it out with me,\" she says, leaning her head on top of yours  \n  \n\\\u003eYou decide to slip a few calmer rides in to reward Ruba for her bravery, and prepare her for the rougher ones  \n\\\u003eYou do a group tube next, sharing the oversized tire raft with a human girl and her buck companion  \n\\\u003eRuba is pensively quiet through most of it, leaving you to make all the small talk  \n\\\u003eThe bigger rides like this don't quite jerk around as much, though splashes of water at every bend still make her gasp  \n\\\u003eIt gets harder when convincing her to try the single-person body slides, but she relents  \n\\\u003eYou wait at the bottom for her, waving as she hits the water pool at the end and submerges entirely  \n\\\u003eShe's still pinching her nose shut even after she gets to her feet  \n\\\u003eHer fur is completely, adorably drenched  \n\\\u003eAdjusting her top a bit, she gives you the first coy smile you've seen since entering the waterpark  \n\\\u003eBut the mood doesn't last forever, and unfortunately she catches sight of the colossal structure in the middle of the waterpark  \n\\\u003e\"That thing's a SLIDE?\" she blanches. “I thought it was just for show! It's almost vertical!\"  \n\\\u003eYup, The Big Slip  \n\\\u003eA sky-touching, fully enclosed drop that shoots you to the opposite side of the planet  \n\\\u003eYou've seen big slides before, but this one in particular is a reason to give pause  \n\\\u003eSuch a big cat giving such a pitiful mewl is enough to break anyone's heart  \n\\\u003eYou tell her you won't make her do that one  \n\\\u003eHer wide, fear-filled eyes narrow, and You see the sunlight glimmer off those citrine irises  \n\\\u003eA look you've seen before when she refuses to let something stand in her way  \n\\\u003e\"Is that…the worst ride in the park?\"  \n\\\u003eWell, you'd consider the “Flood Frontier Stage Show\" the worst, but you get what she means  \n\\\u003e\"So if I conquered that one, nothing else would be as bad…\"  \n\\\u003eIt wasn't a question so much as an epiphany  \n\\\u003eYou tell her again she doesn't have to do it  \n\\\u003eHonestly, you're not quite up to it yourself  \n\\\u003eBut she starts walking ahead of you  \n\\\u003e\"Come on, before I change my mind,\" she says  \n\\\u003eTHIS is the confident tiger you fell for  \n\\\u003eThe line is long and winding, going up for several stories  \n\\\u003eRuba's in a meditative state as you guide her up by the paw, each step like checking for land mines  \n\\\u003eEven with her eyes closed, her breathing gets heavier as she knows just how far up you're climbing  \n\\\u003eShe's practically hyperventilating by the time you reach the summit  \n\\\u003eHer eyes snap open and she twists to see the entire park far below  \n\\\u003eIt's the heavenly sight everyone's treated to before plunging to the underworld  \n\\\u003eThat's when she notices the “sissy stairs\" in the corner, a descent of shame for those whose nerves get the better of them at the last second  \n\\\u003eYou feel a tug at your hand as she's drawn toward the stairs, but you hold on tight  \n\\\u003eYou tell her you'll go first and wait for her below  \n\\\u003eAnd that if she really wants to back down, you'll fully support her  \n\\\u003eShe doesn't say a word as you break contact  \n\\\u003e\"Feet first, arms crossed, head back,\" the polar bear attendant says to you in a monotone  \n\\\u003eYou do as instructed, giving one last look to Ruba upside down  \n\\\u003eYou can't read her thoughts, so her choice is now her own  \n\\\u003eYou scoot forward and let gravity pull you down  \n\\\u003eIt's rough, to put it lightly  \n\\\u003eYou're in a free fall into the darkness, with the rushing water and air deafening you in the compact space  \n\\\u003eIt also seems to last for an eternity, giving you more time to worry how Ruba will handle it, if at all  \n\\\u003eAnd then it's over  \n\\\u003eYou see sunlight again as you skid to a stop in the long track  \n\\\u003eYou feel like you're in shell shock as you wobble to your feet  \n\\\u003eBut you shake it off quickly as you turn to wait for the next one coming down  \n\\\u003eYou clench your fists in apprehension, hoping to see your tiger come sliding out  \n\\\u003eAnd then, a flash of orange fur zooms from the void  \n\\\u003eShe lies there, unmoving  \n\\\u003eThen laughs, almost to the point you're afraid the slide broke her  \n\\\u003eShe springs to her feet and skips out of the track  \n\\\u003e\"Ha…ha…I did it!\" she yells, pumping her arms into the air  \n\\\u003eYou're so happy for her you almost don't tell her to look down  \n\\\u003eBut she sees your reddening face anyway and her head tilts forward  \n\\\u003eHer bikini couldn't quite stand up to the challenge of The Big Slip  \n\\\u003eOne of her breasts had flopped out of her top  \n\\\u003eNow THAT's something you wish lasted an eternity  \n\\\u003eShe quickly stuffs the errant boob back into her swimsuit with a sheepish grin  \n\\\u003eThat's when you notice the slide attendant near the end of the track  \n\\\u003eBut the hippo-on-duty just shakes his head in indifference  \n\\\u003e\"Nothin' I don't see happen at least a dozen times a day,\" he snorts  \n  \n\\\u003eAs Ruba said, she conquered the worst Flood Frontier has to offer  \n\\\u003eEverything seems tame compared to The Big One, and she tries everything at least once  \n\\\u003eEven the wave pool gets a second chance, though the best she can do is still just tread water  \n\\\u003eYou'll make her an Olympic swimmer eventually  \n\\\u003eHer spirit is back to normal, and she handles it all like the proud tiger you've always known  \n\\\u003eExcept now she's a little more self-conscious about having another wardrobe malfunction  \n\\\u003eYou finish your stay in the waterpark with one last lap around the lazy river, your rafts connected out of tenderness instead of panic  \n\\\u003eAs you complete the circuit, you hear the announcement of the park's closing time quickly approaching  \n\\\u003eRuba runs her nails over your sun-kissed skin  \n\\\u003eIn retrospect, you should have used more tanning lotion  \n\\\u003e\"You know,\" she says, “I don't think I'm ready to get out of the water for the day just yet…\"  \n\\\u003eHer paw curls around you body, and she pulls you completely onto her raft in an embrace as yours drifts off  \n\\\u003e\"And I believe our hotel has a hot tub in it,\" she says in a hushed voice  \n\\\u003eOnce again, really glad these rafts don't puncture easily"}