#911 lone star takes

[perfectthewayyouare]

yes we are in the correct timeline

[littlemissmarianna]

“Do I have your attention now?”

The voice is familiar at this point. This nameless, faceless person who’s been calling Carlos for weeks.

Taunting him, haunting him.

Carlos rarely sleeps anymore, but when he does, it’s this voice he hears in his dreams. It’s this voice that echoes in his head throughout the day.

“You didn’t think I would leave him out of this, did you?”

No.

Carlos knew better than that, and yet, part of him hoped he could protect TK from this psycho. This person with a digitally disguised voice and a blocked number who confessed to killing Gabriel on day one. This person who claimed to know everything about Carlos and listed the details to prove it.

Where he worked. Where he lived.

Carlos expected this person to know his mother’s name and maybe even his sisters, but he didn’t expect to hear the names of his niece and nephew. He didn’t expect to hear the names of his entire extended family listed one by one.

But the name that seemed to bring this sicko the most pleasure was Tyler Kennedy Strand.

“Or should I call him TK?”

Carlos clenches his jaw at the memory. In that moment, his blood ran ice-cold with dread as red-hot rage burned through him.

The person had laughed at Carlos’s silence; they knew they had struck a nerve.

“You know…” The lunatic’s tone is conversational now, like they’re friends with Carlos. Like they’re just calling for their weekly chat. “I knew your husband was smokin’. I mean, I’ve got the surveillance photos. I may have even gotten off once or twice with him in mind. But seeing TK in person…”

Carlos tightens his grip on the phone as this sociopath lets out an appreciative whistle followed by a suggestive moan.

“I’m gonna have fun with him.”

“If you touch him, I will fucking kill you.”

Carlos means it. It should probably scare him how much he means it.

“You’ll have to find me first,” the person replies. “And we both know that’s not going well.”

It’s not.

Carlos has spent hours trying to unscramble the number and trace the call. When that didn’t work, he tried to unmask the voice. And when that came up empty, Carlos tried to narrow down potential suspects based on what this maniac has said.

The information they possess is too in-depth, too far reaching. Whoever this is hasn’t just done their research; they know Carlos. They’re likely hiding in plain sight – crossing paths with Carlos every day – and that’s what bothers him the most.

That’s what keeps him on edge.

That’s what fuels the paranoia.

“How is TK?” the person asks, having the gall to act concerned after what they did to Carlos’s husband. “I hope I didn’t frighten him earlier.”

Carlos glances at TK sitting behind him on the couch. He’s at the stage where he shuts down and withdraws, but TK was frantic when he arrived home. It’s a wonder their front door is still intact from how quickly it was snatched open and slammed shut.

Carlos was on his feet in an instant, both confused and alarmed as TK just stood there, staring at him with wide, panicked eyes.

“What happened?”

TK didn’t answer. Not at first.

But as Carlos approached, TK launched himself into his husband’s arms, clinging to Carlos as the words spilled out.

There was a person in the street. Probably a man, but maybe not. They were covered from head to toe in black clothing with a hood over their head, a mask over their face, and sunglasses covering their eyes. They even wore gloves.

“Who does that?”

“Someone who doesn’t want to leave fingerprints or DNA.”

TK looked horrified by the comment. He knew he had just survived an attempted kidnapping, but the confirmation was overwhelming.

“Can we sit?”

“Of course. But first…” Carlos held his trembling husband at arm’s length, his gaze scanning every inch of TK. “Are you hurt?”

“No,” TK assured. “Just really freaked out.”

“I know. It’s okay,” Carlos soothed, pressing a kiss to TK’s temple as he wrapped him in another hug. “I’m here. And you’re safe.”

TK nodded against Carlos’s shoulder, relaxing beneath his touch.

By the time TK stopped shaking, Carlos had him seated on the couch with a bottle of water and comforting hand on his thigh, rubbing back and forth as TK continued the story.

Whoever the person was knew TK by name. When TK turned, they attempted to grab him. When TK managed to escape and started running down the sidewalk, they gave chase. They followed him to the loft but didn’t enter the building.

Even so, TK took the stairs two at a time; that explains why he was so breathless when he burst through the door.

“But you promise you’re not hurt?”

“I promise,” TK replied, leaning against Carlos’s chest. “Should we call the cops?”

“I am the cops.”

TK huffed a quiet laugh. “I know, but – ”

That’s when Carlos’s phone rang. That’s when this psycho called to rub it in.

They almost took the one thing Carlos can’t live without, and they’re proud of themselves even if their plan failed.

“Next time, I’ll be more prepared.”

The threat is punctuated with a chilling laugh before the line goes dead.

As Carlos lowers his phone, he feels the transformation begin. That version of himself that knows how to kill and not get caught. The version that knows how to dispose of a body and clean up a crime scene.

The world views Carlos as calm and composed, but there’s another side to him.

And it’s about to be unleashed.

[guardian-angle22]

911: Lone Star | TK Strand & Carlos Reyes in S4E12

[birdclowns]

finished comm for @inkweedandlizards 🥰 2/4 seasonal tarlos dates Finished<3

commissions open!

[watmalik]

What do you want to see in s5?

I’m a simple person, anon. I don’t ask for much.

[thisbuildinghasfeelings]

Part 2 of the Loft Series❤️❤️❤️

Part 1 here

[strandnreyes]

Carlos had his glasses on at the hospital because he had entered detective mode at Owen’s house and now chronic eye strain automatically comes with that like a pavlovian response

[herefortarlos]

I kept my New Year's resolution and have written some new things before the end of January, and made a little banner!! Thank you so much for the tags and encouragement @heartstringsduet @bonheur-cafe @lemonlyman-dotcom @carlos-in-glasses @whatsintheboxmh @thisbuildinghasfeelings @im-overstimulated-and-im-sad @alrightbuckaroo @sznofthesticks and everyone else that has tagged me in things these past few months 💖

I know where I want to go with my sad Carlos, loving TK, smutty oneshot, I just need to get all the words out and in the right order and I'm slowly making progress! Please enjoy this short snippet of what I wrote today that I am very happy with!

His eyes are closed and TK can't help but admire how his full lashes look so delicate against his face. Carlos adjusts his position, letting out a small moan as the angle of TK's cock changes inside of him. He hovers over TK and plants his hands on both sides of his head, and TK watches as Carlos' arm muscles bulge and contract from the exertion of riding him for so long. TK is lost in pure bliss, less from how good he feels and more from how gorgeous Carlos looks like this, debauched and unguarded, a secret that only TK has ever been made privy to.

I tag @carlos-tk @cold-blooded-jelly-doughnut @strandnreyes @liminalmemories21 @welcometololaland @rmd-writes @freneticfloetry @inkweedandlizards @lightningboltreader @orchidscript

[welcometololaland]

The first chapter will be posted Sunday, 13 August 2023.

Borne of our actual hatred of business development and networking events, @rmd-writes and I have created (Un)professional Services: 6 chapters and 60,000 words of corporate-Tarlos chaos, to be posted over 6 weeks.

This project was the result of many many hours of no one telling us "no", including each other, and the answer to everything being "yes, and then what if...":

There are hot people at networking events?

We make Owen the most chaotic he’s ever been?

Gwyn lives and roasts TK at every opportunity?

Carlos spirals like a zoodle?

TK has to endure seeing Carlos in a suit all the time?

A law firm makes corporate branded condoms?

Fire safety training is an ongoing and slightly unexplained theme?

Stay tuned to find out the answer to some of these and more.

A thousand forehead kisses and fruit baskets for @celeritas2997 for letting us derail the gc over this so many times and for beta reading!

Summary below just because we like to tease:

TK Strand has been an attorney long enough to know that networking events with accounting firms offer little more than terrible wine that he doesn’t drink, uninspiring small talk and a stack of identical-looking business cards.  Until he takes Nancy up on a bet and winds up having all of his preconceived ideas about business development being challenged by an accountant who is very far from boring. The Tarlos Professional Services AU.

[im-overstimulated-and-im-sad]

I have officially mapped out all the movies TK and Carlos watch in my find Carlos a favorite movie fic-

And I’ve decided what Carlos’s favorite movie is-

Let us see how often I change these before I write it-

[supercalime]

all those interviews are fun even with hardcore stans speculation but god i wish they kinda stopped.

like, stop having stans interviewing actors in the first place, what do you mean they talk about couch theory? are we even serious right now? it’s obvious people are going to create even weirder hc after all these interviews.

I understand the interviewers (to a degree) bringing up b*ddie and baiting Oliver and Ryan to “leak” information or address how they are defenders of the ship, as it obviously makes dramatic headlines, which causes engagement, which advertises the show and by extent the website/reporter that did the interview.

Just a bit off topic but it has to be said: most of the interviews are borderline unprofessional. Not just with the aspect of bringing up b*ddie when the recent storyline has nothing to do with eddie but also relying their questions on stereotypes about the queer community (someone unironically asked Oliver who’s buck’s favorite pop diva now that he’s queer. Like wtf).

Anyway, going back to the mess haha. I’m not surprised the stans are acting this way (I’m very new to this fandom but not to fandoms and their discourses). I’m sometimes very invested in media and there are times I do extrapolate and need to touch grass. Sometimes I feel like people who are this invested in a fictional relationship that’s not even canon just need to find a different outlet for intense feelings, and not rely on things that are out of their control.

Of course fan reaction can influence a story being told, however fans have to also know how to approach it while being respectful. In all honesty, if I were writing a show and I finally went with a storyline I wasn’t allowed to write before because the network previously denied, and that was how the fans of a ship reacted, I would be pissed. I think I would not have b*ddie be a thing out of spite.

The bi!buck/bucktommy storyline is a huge step forward for a tv show in this scale. In fact, I can’t remember other procedurals that have as many queer main characters as 911/911 lone star. It’s been said, but a story about this very masculine man that has been known as a womanizer figuring out he’s bisexual well into his thirties and in the seventh season of a very popular show that is not part of a specific niche is important and should be celebrated on its own, regardless of ships or whatever the fans have to say about the partner choice.

But let’s be real for a second as I end my little essay here. If you know a single thing about writing, you know you can’t just throw a love story without buildup and as hard as it is to accept, the interactions between buck and eddie seemed to have always been ambiguous on purpose, and buck being maybe into guys was more played off as a joke. I know the fans want the ship to happen, but if they want this love story to happen, they gotta be patient. Just commenting “we don’t like this. We want buddie!” on an ig post about tevan won’t make the story suddenly turn into that direction.

What I’m saying won’t change anyone’s mind but whoever reads until the end, I want yall to know that unfortunately every fandom is like this and we gotta try our best to stay out of the discourse cause in all seriousness: none of this matters. It’s a show and arguing about it, bothering the actors, commenting annoying things on ig won’t change anything.

[alrightbuckaroo]

paul's gonna walk up to home plate at the next red vs. blue baseball game and say "this is for the pudding cup" before inevitably striking out because he's still the same man who got a 54 when he went bowling

[fallout-mars]

hi! thank you for the tags today @lemonlyman-dotcom @sznofthesticks @bonheur-cafe and thank you for the inspiration saturday tags yesterday @nancygillianmvp @thisbuildinghasfeelings <3 i am being bad at tumblr at the moment and i appreciate not being forgotten, but have a few sentences from tomorrow’s chapter of so good right now/office tarlos

“I have good news and bad news,” Carlos says the second TK walks into their office on Monday morning, early, of course.

There’s a spring in his step, and he doesn’t bother trying to hide it. He all but skips over, handing Carlos his coffee—he doesn’t get a comment about the office’s coffee machine today, and there’s something strangely endearing about it—but it still takes every last drop of his self control to lean over and kiss him. Just on the cheek or a peck on his lips, but he’s not sure they’re quite there yet. Close, he hopes. Closer than before.

He almost says something like, “No bad news could ruin my week,” but, as true as it would be, he replaces that with, “Hit me, boss.”

open tag! &

@nancygillianmvp @kiwichaeng @carlos-in-glasses @carlos-tk @paperstorm

[guardian-angle22]

911 lone star fashion -> every tk outfit

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[birdclowns]

been thinkin about tk in carlos' lap a lot

[watmalik]

Happy Halloween 🌙⭐️