Maybe he had a problem.

Tigers looked at his white fur and called him barcode and other names that any other animal would count as a slur. He always laughed it off and said it was simple feline banter and teasing, but deep down he knew the words stung more than most of them meant.

Maybe that's why he finds himself on zebra dating apps under the catfish face and name of Atari the zebra. He usually lost interest during conversations or got stood up once they found out they had gotten catfished by a big tiger like him.

Atari sat at the restaurant's outside table with a small sigh, swirling the straw in his glass of water around boredly. The ice clinked against the glasses sides, barely heard over the chatter of surrounding people enjoying their food and chats.