T'Challa's shifted form
Tony lounges in the sun in his shifter form, carefully eyeing the Dora Milaje that are keeping a respectful distance but close enough to intervene if someone posed a threat to them or more specifically to T'Challa. He flicks his attention back over to the changing room where the prince was currently since he has let Tony use it first - he even had waited patiently for Tony to hand out his clothes so Tony wouldn't have to put them away while in his shifted form.
His tail flicks in slight agitation at that, he knew logically and T'Challa had explained it was to ensure that no one tampered with their clothes and laces it with a poison or what not, but he knew there would be a more effective way to handle things and safe guard everything that would allow the cabinets to be with the dressing room without affecting the space any more than what was dedicated to it already.
This could be done by using a self-inputted passcode by the user for the duration of their use. They could even use an advance firewall protect the computer component to be un-hackable or to slow anyone down along with an alarm system to silently warn the Milaje or whoever stood guard for others outside the royal family. They could even get a simplistic AI for it. In fact, he could do it for them as a gift. He could then pair it a neutralizer and ultra violet cleaner so that no scent carried to the next user and would purify it of any toxins and such so there was no risk to anyone.
Tony got so caught up in what he could do to heighten efficiency and feeling safe under the guards that he lost focus on the world around him and into the world that had similar looks to how his screens and holograms that danced around him when he was in his workshop. He lost awareness enough that someone was able to pounce on his flicking tail, causing him to pull away with a snarl as he faces them, ready to pounce and claw them apart.
He continues to growl lowly in his throat as he stares as the other shifter, eyes quickly picking him apart. The first thing that he noticed was that the interloper onto his peace was a tiger shifter with the coloring of an actual tiger but with a slight more golden tone to the orange. Tony himself was of jaguar type even with his unusual coloring, but was no match in size so he would have to rely on cunning if this turned to a fight.
Tony also became aware that the Dora Milaje had stepped closer but have not intervened which means neither truly pose a threat. Yet.
The seconds tick by as they seem to study one another before the tiger slowly lowers itself to the ground, tail limp except for an occasional flick of the tip. It lowers its head to rest on its paws as it begins to chuff and groan to show it was non-threatening. They continue to stare, Tony slowly getting more relax, several minutes passing by before Tony moves over cautiously to explore the newcomer.
He scents the air as he moves, his mouth open slightly to fully pull in every scent around them. It makes for separating the scents, though it was too slow of a process for his liking because on the unknown floral and fauna that clouded the air making it harder to identify which scent belong to what.
It was about when his face was within inches with the other that he truly could tell who was before him. T'Challa. The prince who acted like Tony's shifted form was some miracle when he himself was of the panthera genus. It made him want to roll his eyes but since he couldn't, he pawed playfully but scoldingly at the tiger's head.
T'Challa takes it as permission to rub their heads together in greeting, and slightly under Tony's jaw to show he was sorry for startling him. It also had the added affect that mixed their scents a little, appeasing both T'Challa and his tiger side. While it was a long way from courting, it would help him gauge Tony's interest. And if what he found the same desire stirring in him, he would present Tony with a list of Wakanda courting traditions because he knew Tony would not be okay with not having all information, and if he would be open to T'Challa courting him.