#staring at gifs of tarlos

[guardian-angle22]

Tarlos Wedding Celebration Event [Week 14] -> favorite kiss(es)-> 4.16

[welcometololaland]

"(although tbh I think it's time for someone to call Carlos impressive because he IS)"

I know it wasn't the exact same "he's an impressive guy" "he's my dad/son/etc" wording but Owen does say in 2x08 when talking to Gabriel "the only reason anyone made it through the door is because of that brave officer right there *pointing to Carlos (who is so obviously with his boyfriend lmao love him)*... he's an impressive guy."

anon you are so fucking right for this. I mean you don't need me to preach to the choir I'm sure but Carlos. [insert] . Reyes. the man, the myth, the legend, the inappropriately attractive human being. how dare he walk this earth and curse us with his unfailing kindness and the depth of his love for tk and his dedication to do his job well and his ridiculous physique AND HIS DAMN COW EYES.

HE IS SO IMPRESSIVE.

Lets all spiral over it together shall we???? don't leave me here yearning by myself PLEASE.

I think tk said it best when he said:

[chaotictarlos]

words left unsaid

ship: Tarlos | fandom: 911 Lone Star | author: chaotictarlos | read on ao3

Rating: General| Warnings / Tags: 4 x 17 Coda, 4 x 17 "Best of men", hurt / comfort, angst, carlos reyes needs a hug, canon death

Summary: Carlos deals with his grief after his father's funeral

Author's Note: my original plan was to write one coda for 4 x 17 and 4 x 18 but then 4 x 17 happened and I had a lot of feelings so this story was born. I'm also going to probably add this to my A Study of Carlos Reyes series because I think it fits in there somewhere (more on that series to come soon.) thank you to @kiloskywalker for the title and @meditating-honey-badger for being my beta. thank you to @paperstorm for allowing me to share part of this with them and being a cheerleader.

My other season 4 fics

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Carlos stares ahead at the wall, not seeing anything in front of him. He’s been sitting there for hours since they came home from the funeral. He doesn’t have the strength to do anything else. He barely notices when TK sits beside him and takes his hand firmly in his, squeezing it to provide comfort.

His father was murdered. There is no comfort to be found.

There are still so many words left unsaid, things that Carlos knows he needs to say, and now it’s too late. Issues that needed to be resolved, feelings that needed to be hashed out, and trauma that needed to be talked about. They were all words that always got stuck in his throat and couldn’t get past the years of expectations of being a proper man and not coming off as “too soft.” Words that he’s never going to be able to tell his father now. The good and the bad are still locked up inside of Carlos. He’s not sure if they’ll ever find their way out. 

For so long, Carlos has tried to be someone that his father could be proud of, and it wasn’t until recent years, when TK came into his life, that he was able to find out just how proud of him his father was. It wasn’t until after TK that he heard his father tell him he was proud of him. Carlos cherished those words and had sought after them his entire life, and now he wonders if he ever deserved to hear them. With the chasm of emotions and feelings that’s opened up inside of him, he doubts that his father should have been proud of him. There was just too much left unsaid that Carlos should have said, that he thought he would have more time to say, making him doubt that his father would have continued to be proud of him.

He feels a tear roll down his cheek but doesn’t make a move to wipe it away. It’s not the first one he’s shed today, and he knows it won’t be the last. He hasn’t been able to put a cap on his emotions the entire day. He’s been unsteady and shaky, each worried glance and look of pity that was tossed his way, clawing at his heart until it was left feeling raw and open, made sure of that. Even TK’s gentle touches and soft words felt to be too much, but he let TK try to comfort him for both their sakes. He couldn’t shut TK out, or at least he was trying not to. TK didn’t deserve to be shut out and pushed aside into the cold and left to watch Carlos fall apart.

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tags: @strangefurychaos @sapphire11 @first-kanaphan @noxsoulmate @detective-giggles @tarlos-spain @lonestardust @bubblesandroses8 @thebumblecee @mooshkat @importantbailiffpaperponyy @cowlos-reyes @meditating-honey-badger @paperstorm @otter-love-asl @kiloskywalker @angeltk @firstprince-history-huh @brouill3r @sanjuwrites @alrightbuckaroo @just-inside-her @theghostofashton @basilsunrise @heartstringsduet

[pimento-playing-hopscotch]

🥤🦴🍄 please <3

Thank you for the ask 😍😊🥰

🥤- recommend an author or fanfic you love-

I love when you find a fic that does everything right and you completely vibe with it and then you get to the comments and you realize you’ve read this fic before- that was with this fic, Trial By Flu by @remorsefulkittens - it takes place after season 3 ended and it is sickfic at its finest- Owen takes care of Mateo, Carlos takes care of TK, Grace takes care of Judd, it’s so sweet and so in character I love it so much 🥰🥰🥰

🍄- share a head canon for one of your favorite ships or pairings

For Tarlos- that TK is the movie kid but that TK also cannot shut up during a movie if you wrapped an entire roll of duct tape around his head.

And Carlos has never cared about movies but he will watch them because TK wants to and he is whispering excitedly about what happened when they did this scene or why they almost took that scene out or a lot of people don’t know this, but TK does and is going to share it- and Carlos is so confused because he’s like didn’t you want to watch this movie?

Carlos also gets on TK to not stare at him during movies to watch his reaction 😁😁

🦴- is there a piece of media that inspires your writing?

I honestly think Teen Wolf might- on teen wolf I loved the relationship between Stiles and his dad and when I started LS, Owen and TK checked all those boxes- son is well meaning but kind of a magnet for danger/disaster? Check. Son is equally as protective of his dad as his dad is of him? Check. Dad had inner demons he fought when son was younger but now they’re very close? Check.

And I think that shows up in my head when I write these two-

[kiloskywalker]

Finally back home!

I had a quite busy 3 day trip for work and it was a doozy.  I thought I’d share some maps for those interested in my day job flying around (when I’m not obessing that is...) Thursday 12/8: A busy day that started early in the morning with a deadhead flight from my home base in Washington DC (DCA-National Airport) to Chicago O’Hare (ORD).  Deadheading is essentially when a pilot is flying as a passenger in order to get to another base.  All in all the day would take me as cockpit crew from: Chicago (ORD)-Houston (IAH)-Austin (AUS)-Houston (IAH)-Nashville (BNA)-Chicago (ORD)-Denver (DEN).  I would arrive at the crew hotel in Denver, Colorado very late at night.  Here is a map of Thursday’s flights:

Friday 12/9: Friday was another long day that would take me out from Denver to California and back to Denver for the night.  It included another deadhead flight on an Embraer E-175 (a smaller jet than what I normally fly) from San Francisco to San Diego.  The routing was Denver (DEN)-San Francisco (SFO)-San Diego (SAN)-Denver (DEN) getting back to the same crew hotel in the mid evening.

Saturday 12/10 Today I had just two flights to get me from Denver back to my home base in Washington and I would be cockpit crew on both of them.  They were pretty chill on both flights, and my captain and I were both trying to get updates from the two World Cup games that were ongoing.  Our routing was Denver (DEN)-Chicago (ORD)-Washington (DCA) and it included a long sit (kind of like a layover for flight crew) at Chicago O’Hare.  I don’t mind O’Hare to be quite honest, I grew up in Chicago and flew out of that airport more times than I can count so every time I fly through, I try to spot the area where I grew up from the cockpit.  I imagine little “Kilo” staring up at the planes flying over and freaking out about how he gets to live his dream job.

And here’s the plane after I finally made it back to Washington DC after a long trip!

I love talking about my job as much as I can and in the spirit of trying to be more active on here than on other social media, I’ll intersperse my Tarlos fanboying with these pseudo-trip reports!  Feel free to ask any questions if you have any!

[sivan325]

I posted 495 times in 2022

That's 8 more posts than 2021!

151 posts created (31%)

344 posts reblogged (69%)

Blogs I reblogged the most:

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@tarlosweeklyprompts

@creativepromptsforwriting

@chaotictarlos

@yorit1

I tagged 236 of my posts in 2022

#teen wolf - 51 posts

#sterek - 49 posts

#9-1-1 - 33 posts

#tarlos - 26 posts

#g rating - 26 posts

#buddie - 26 posts

#buck x eddie - 23 posts

#shadowhunters - 23 posts

#malec - 19 posts

#hmdiscord - 17 posts

Longest Tag: 79 characters

#unfortunately nasty comments are still in the midst and getting deleted at once

My Top Posts in 2022:

#5

For @sterekdrabbles -  January 31: window, live, attractive

Live

Derek started working as a windows cleaner with Scott.

They wipe the window, Derek found himself staring at the attractive man who danced with no care in the world, and Derek found himself humming as he wiped slowly the window.

“Derek, we need to finish the floor, I’m dying to feel the ground again,” Scott whined at him.

“Okay, okay, hold your horses, we have only one floor left,” Derek said, giving one last look over the window, enjoying the live show that he got.

Derek makes a personal note for himself to check who lives on the second floor.

25 notes - Posted March 14, 2022

#4

Title: Playing with Fire 1/3 G Fandom: Teen Wolf Pairing: Sterek Rating/Warnings: G. Alpha Derek Hale, Truth or Dare. Magical Stiles Stilinski, Mates Derek Hale/Stiles Stilinski, Light Angst, Attempt at Humor, Hurt/Comfort, A Very Sterek Winter Fest, no beta we live and love Stiles, Hurt Stiles Stilinski Link to fic: Brief Summary/Notes (optional): Without any warning, there was a blackout in Beacon Hills.

One would say that it started with lightning and others will claim that Beacon Hills is under ransom attack, but all those consider as rumors, the citizen of Beacon Hills don’t know of whom to trust for the truth.

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Written for Days 4-6: Power Outage, Magic, Hurt/Comfort - A Very Sterek Winter @averysterekwinter

26 notes - Posted January 26, 2022

#3

Pack Mom #3

Written for @sterekdrabbles -  June 6: tart, honey, full

Pack Mom #3 I 100 words

The pack looked at Stiles in wonder of how much food he made for them.

“Stiles, there’s more?” Derek asked.

“Yeah, I need some stress relief after I practice magic.” Stiles replied with a smile.

He felt much better when he made the pack food.

Derek looked at the pack, he could tell that they were full from the whole food, but as he looked back at his mate, Stiles is a true pack mom.

“What is there for dessert?” Derek asked.

“I made some tarts, I know that you love honey tart, and Isaac loves chocolate tart.” Stiles replied.

27 notes - Posted June 7, 2022

#2

For @sterekdrabbles​ - February 23: approve, secret, pale                                            Theme Week: Change

Fear

His dad saw them kissing.

Stiles forgot how to breathe, fearing that his dad won’t let him see again Derek.

“Stiles, it’s okay,” the sheriff hugged his son, telling him, “I know all about you and Derek, it’s not a secret in a small town like ours.”

“You know?” Stiles asked, feeling somewhat relieved as he breathes, feeling Derek next to him, giving him support.

Derek saw how pale his mate was when they noticed the sheriff standing in the doorframe and looking at them.

“I approve, don’t ever change, son.” His dad was smiling at him.

“Thank you, Dad.”

28 notes - Posted February 23, 2022

My #1 post of 2022

Pack Mom #4 1/1 - Sterek Drabbles

Written for @sterekdrabbles - July 4: twig, radiate, support

Pack Mom #4 I 100. G

The pack was so supportive and cheering which caused Stiles to be on alert, he didn’t know what’s going on, but he believed that there was a catch.

“What did you do?” Stiles asked them.

“We didn’t do anything, you can ask Derek.”

“Stiles, what date is today?” Derek asked, trying to give him a clue, but Stiles didn’t twig as he just shrugged his head.

Derek looked at his mate and then he nodded over the pack.

On the cake was written, “Happy Birthday, Mom Stiles.”

Stiles’s eyes were sparkled as joy radiated in his body.

“Happy Birthday, love.”

28 notes - Posted July 5, 2022

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[matan4il]

Buddie 403 + crossover meta

(thank you from the bottom of my heart to @joe-alkaysani​ who was an absolute hero and made these incredible gifs before she even watched the new eps! You’re a star! xoxoxox)

I loved the little moments of Buck and Eddie working as one on the first call, fully in sync even in passing tools (just like in 402), but also their little chat during this is so nice, because Eddie admits what he doesn’t like to Buck, as well as what he would like to get for his home next.

If that wasn’t enough, Buddie were full on co-parenting, we’re shown they even have a role division (stern vs. fun parent), just like they have one in the field. I’m gonna stress, this isn’t friends hanging out. We really see that when we compare scenes of them with ones of Hen and Athena, including in this very ep. We always see those two ladies talking to each other, the show never bothers showing us them coming over to interact with each other’s kids. Because they’re just friends, while Buddifer are a full family unit.

This is further shown with the prank at the end of the ep. It highlights how much Buck is a part of this family unit, he has his own line of communication with Chris that doesn’t go through Eddie, with their own jokes and plans, and guh, he is just clearly so much more to Christopher than just his dad’s friend. The prank itself is funny and cute, but also? Eddie was hesitant to get something for himself just because he wanted it, rather than needed. Remember how bare his room is in 204 in comparison with Chris’? And under the guise of a prank, Buck made sure Eddie got to indulge for once. I heart.

When Buck wasn’t on a call, Eddie was not only indicating Buck’s weird trivia knowledge is rubbing off on him, which I love, but I also adore that he didn’t even have to explain who he’s referring to. Buck’s clearly on Eddie’s mind, even when he’s absent.

Despite the fact that we see a lot of firefighters from the 118 getting ready to go to Texas, I adore that Buck and Eddie are basically in their own little bubble, until Hen joins in. Also, where is the line we had in the promo for 403? “Do you think it will be weird, fighting fires with other partners?” TBH, I can’t swear it’s ‘partners’ and not ‘departments,’ but either way, it only highlighted to me, how much they are in their own little zone and I am disappointed it was cut out. This now joins several Tarlos scenes that were also used in promos and cut out from the ep, which to me says there is something sorta similar in the way 911 sees Buddie and Tarlos as selling points for their respective shows.

(crossover meta under the cut to save your dashes)

When Eddie finds that Owen and Hen got out, he says that to Buck. The 126, who Buddie have now friended, are there and worried about their Cap, but Eddie is only addressing Buck. It’s small, but it does things to me.

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Ah, the Marjan saga had so much Buddie stuff. IDK how, but they managed to build a scenario where both Buck and Eddie seemed to be jealous of each other over Marjan. The way it plays out is interesting, ‘coz what is the build of this little thing? First, Eddie is annoyed Buck is giving her his attention. He states with annoyance, “you’re staring,” like he was just waiting for Hen to say something so he could, too. He gives Buck a small punch, even. Then he goes and finds a way to join her team, he wasn’t assigned it. Kind of an in your face to Buck? And when Buck was so happy it would be “you and me,” him and his Eddie, he turns so disappointed to learn Eddie is going off, and even more when it turns out it’s with her. Eddie is so smug Buck witnessed that. Buck then recalls who she is and goes on about following her online and not getting a follow back. Well, when Eddie and Marjan actually start talking, it pretty quickly shifts to Chris, but also, to Buck (and Eddie gets this smile when he says “Buck helped”), who apparently is on Eddie’s social media. Like a bf more than like a colleague. And we get confirmation that Buck and Eddie built the skateboard for Chris in 312. It was implied Buck was involved somehow, but now we know for sure the skateboard wasn’t store bought, they built it. Together. HUSBANDS. Now, before this is over, Eddie will put his initial annoyance aside and make sure Buck gets his follow back. This is what they chose as the conclusion to this arc, Eddie seeing to it that Buck gets what he wanted. And when this is aired together with the ep where we saw Buck making sure Eddie got what he wanted. Their parallels and mutual caring kills me.

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Also, compare Eddie telling Marjan about Chris after she sees his photo to Buck hearing about him in 202. Buck is immediately emotionally invested and cries out, “I love kids,” while Marjan doesn’t say anything in particular, instead she keeps scrolling Eddie’s IG. It ends up serving as a small reminder that Buck was the perfect fit for the Diaz family from the start in a way no one else would be.

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Lastly, TK and Buck going into a ‘measuring contest’ parallels ep 201, on the ambulance, when Eddie asks Buck, “what are we measuring here?” Consider how these two moments of tension between colleagues end. Buck and Eddie basically beam at each other like newlyweds exchanging vows and promise to have each other’s back. It’s so much more intense than Buck and TK, who end up simply nice to each other. Yet despite how much less intense their patching things up is, TK still thinks Buck is hitting on him. I love what this says about Buddie’s moment in 201. But speaking of TK’s assumption, in addition to being yet *another* wink at bi!Buck (together with the tapeworm guy in 107, two talks with maddie suggesting he has a crush on Eddie in 204 and 206, elf lady in 210 and poker with Josh in 312), most importantly, as TK leaves, with Buck still confused, Eddie walks in. It’s such a statement in terms of cinematic language. It’s not just a nod to bi!Buck, it’s this hint that just like TK has a boyfriend, Buck does too and that guy just walked in. This is how TV creates foreshadowing and the tension of “will they/won’t they” with straight couples and no, I will not calm down.

[lonestardaily]

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TARLOS FICS

Ten Days (Carlos Begins) by @introverted-explorer​

↳  (TK x Carlos | Hurt/Comfort | G | 2.7K)

What if 10 days before their wedding TK and Carlos are on a call and Carlos gets severely injured?

A Carlos Begins of sorts. Anxiety, coming out, defining moments in all of his relationships.

despite it all by @rmd-writes​

↳  (TK x Carlos | Coda | E | 3.2K)

TK thanks Carlos for moving him in to the loft

Only time will tell by @savedbyfire​

↳  (TK x Carlos | AU | T | 3.1+K)

Paramedic Carlos Reyes has just been hired to fill ambulance 126's open spot. Now he's adjusting to life at a new firehouse with a new team. Along the way, he meets police officer TK Strand and his life gets flipped on its axis.

Grilled Cheese by @chicgeekgirl89​

↳  (TK x Carlos x the 126 | Fluff | G | 1K)

A stormy call is followed up by a sweet dinnertime surprise.

Worst Kind of Hurt by @moviegeek03​

↳  (TK x Carlos | Hurt/Comfort | T | 11+K)

It had only been a week. A week without his mom. And, he was already grasping at whatever he could hold onto of hers. He couldn’t lose that connection. He couldn’t lose the last pieces of hers. But, he never expected to find one more final connection, the form of a man determined for revenge. When one of Gwyn’s old court cases comes back to haunt TK in the aftermath of her death, Carlos and the others will have to unravel the mystery and the past to save him.

maybe it will turn out this time by @morganaspendragonss

↳  (TK x Carlos | Angst | T | 11+K)

TK likes what he sees when Carlos is in the shower, so Carlos gives him something to watch.

Sex Drive by @welcometololaland​

↳  (TK x Carlos | Coda | E | 3.8K)

Carlos has a thing for TK playing softball and TK has a thing for reflective surfaces, apparently.

my mirror staring back at me by @reyescarlos​

↳  (TK x Carlos | Domestic Smut | E | 4.1K)

Falling in love with TK Strand wasn't part of Carlos's five-year-plan. Falling in love with anyone wasn't part of his five-year-plan, but TK... He blew like a whirlwind into Carlos's life and brought him a happiness he couldn't have even dreamed of. But tragedy is never far around the corner, and when it strikes, that happiness feels like a distant memory.

We Go Together by @ravens-words

↳  (TK x Carlos | Hurt/Comfort | T | 3.1K)

  When TK wakes up, aching all over and dizzy with the pain, he's confused.

 Then, he remembers.

 In flashes.

 Bit by bit.

 Bickering with Carlos over which songs to play.

 Holding Carlos' hand over the gearstick.

 The heavy rain hitting the roof of the car.

 The dog Carlos had swerved to avoid hitting.

 Calling out Carlos’ name just as frantically as his fiancé did.

 Hitting his head on the window.

 And then, nothing.

OTHER PAIRINGS/CHARACTER FICS

Full Circle by graspingforwords

↳  (Gabriel Reyes, Gabriel x Carlos | Introspection | G | 2.1K)

Gabriel is working on a case that hits a bit too close to home, and he realizes that he never apologized to Carlos for the way he handled his coming out.

[detective-giggles]

More Tarlos drabbles: Drabble #1 is an early morning with pre-Tarlos Tarlos; and Drabble #2 is a meet-cute featuring veterinarian!Carlos and Buttercup (not my gif)

Carlos blinked awake slowly and rolled over, propping himself up when he realized he was alone in bed.

TK froze, his shoes in his hand and his shirt draped over his shoulder and gave a sheepish smile. “Sorry.”

Carlos cocked his head to the side. “Are you…a morning person?”

“No. Not exactly.” He shrugged.  “It’s a hazard of the job. When the alarm goes off, we have to be up and ready to go. So when I’m up-”

“You’re up,” Carlos sympathized.  He flopped onto his back, his arm outstretched, and reached for TK.

“Go back to sleep. I’ll lock the door behind me.”  TK leaned in, pressing a soft kiss to Carlos’ forehead. Carlos caught his wrist before he could leave.

“Wait, how about breakfast?”

*

TK stepped inside the vet clinic and paused, staring at the gorgeous man in the white lab coat behind the counter.

“Lemme guess: you’re Buttercup’s dad?”

TK scrunched up his nose. “Um…brother, I guess?”

“Oh. Buttercup was very well behaved.  He’s a very good boy.”

“That makes two of us,” TK muttered and immediately cringed.

Luckily, Dr. Reyes laughed.

“Anyway, thank you. Buttercup appreciates you getting him in today,” TK continued.  The vet leaned in to give the dog behind-the-ear scratches, and Buttercup turned, licking his hand.  “He really likes you.”

“I hope he’s not the only one,” Dr. Reyes admitted, handing over the leash. “I’m Carlos.”

“TK. So, are vets allowed to date the family members of their patients?”

“For you, I’ll make an exception.”

[guardian-angle22]

TK/Carlos + Touch

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[welcometololaland]

seven sentence sunday aka. eurotrip sunday (i guess?). it's a rwrb week this week and here is just a little confusing something before this fic apparently delves into...sailfish. does anyone know what a sailfish is? i will put a picture at the end of this snippet just to confuse everyone even more x

“How would you even know?” he bites back. “Are you watching me sleep?”

Henry’s lips twitch in the corners. “Is this vampire related? If you want to be bitten, you need only ask—”

“No, I was not referring to the iconic teen movie, Twilight,” Alex huffs. “I just want you to tell me that my face looks nice.”

“Your face is spectacular,” Henry tells him seriously. “Gorgeous. Resplendent. Arresting. I want to stare at it constantly and get it tattooed on my—”

“Okay, don’t go overboard,” Alex mutters. “I think you may have fundamentally misunderstood the assignment.”

Henry smirks. “Perhaps I just like getting a rise out of you.”

i had a bit of a freak out about my tags this week (for various reasons) anyway! im just gonna leave an open tag and tag my ride or die support system (in rwrb and in life) @rmd-writes and @celeritas2997, and @firenati0n because it's been lovely chatting to you this week 💜 PLEASE USE THE OPEN TAG PLEASE! TAG ME I WANT TO READ YOUR STUFF (ANY FANDOM WELCOME)!

thanks for the tags @kiwiana-writes @heartstringsduet @carlos-in-glasses (sorry i don't have tarlos today).

[chaotictarlos]

in sickness and in health

ship: Tarlos | fandom: 911 Lone Star | author: chaotictarlos | read on ao3

Rating: Explicit | Warnings / Tags: 4 x 16, 4 x 16 "A House Divided", Angst, Hurt / Comfort, M x M Smut, Anal fingering, Anal Sex, Carlos loves TK so much, there a lot of feelings in this one friends

Summary: All Carlos has ever wanted is to love TK and live a life by his side, now that's threatened by yet another thing that he can't control.

Author's Note: thank you to @kiloskywalker for being such a supportive friend. you've made this season so much fun and i adore our chats that we have. i made myself cry with this fic. i hope you all enjoy it. thank you to @meditating-honey-badger for beta'ing this for me.

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Later that evening, Carlos lies awake and stares at the ceiling. TK is pillowed on his chest, drooling on his pecs with his arms firmly wrapped around Carlos’ waist, sound asleep. Carlos wishes he was also asleep but can’t get his mind to be quiet enough for him to drift off into dreamland and dream of their upcoming wedding.

Huntington’s Disease.

Of all the curveballs life could have thrown at them right before the wedding, this was not one Carlos could have ever predicted.

He holds back the big sigh that wants to escape his lips so that he doesn’t disturb TK. He feels pressure behind his eyes and his vision blurs with tears that he refuses to let fall. He’s not going to mourn their future before they even get there. There was still a large chance that Owen would be negative and then TK wouldn’t have to worry.

Still, Carlos is tired of the universe beating down their door every other day for some reason that might derail their wedding. Carlos isn’t sure what they did to have so much shit thrown their way but he was growing tired of it. Every new thing made him want to pack TK up and drive him far away to someplace safe and marry him without anyone knowing. 

He just wants to be with TK - without the threat of him being taken from him around every corner. 

In his arms, TK shifts, rolling over, and Carlos looks to see him snuggle into his own pillow - something TK rarely does. Carlos uses the opportunity to slip out of bed, tucking the bedsheets around TK, and out of their bedroom easily. He knows that he probably doesn’t have long before TK realizes that he’s not in bed anymore and comes to find him.

Carlos pads quietly over to where he’s left his iPad on the counter. He presses the home button and brings it to life, clicks on safari, and does the last thing he should be doing - googles Huntington’s Disease.

Carlos knows about it but not enough to feel confident knowledge. He grabs his iPad and moves to the dining room, pulls out a chair, and sits down. There he reviews article after article.. He looks at academic articles that show the most recent studies, reads about people who live with it, and even looks up cures and treatments. 

None of it really helps him feel better; it just confirms that this is truly out of his control. There is absolutely nothing he can do to save TK from the disease. The only thing he can do is be there to support him, love him through all of the stages, and be the best husband he can ever be to TK with whatever time they have together.

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[itsallaboutzayn]

Tarlos - Hands behind your back.

- "Your shift ends now at 6 pm, right? Pick me up on your way home, I'm outside the bar where we first danced together 😜" - TK texted Carlos.

Carlos ended up his shift and saw the text so he pulled over outside the bar and saw TK being pushed by some guys and he pushed one back too. He rushed to them and grabbed TK by his hands and put them both behind his back and led him back to his car.

- Oh, of course, the gay cop comes and rescues the princess. - One of the guys shouted and then whispered something that neither of them could understand. TK tried to stop and release his hands from Carlos but Carlos was stronger and kept on holding his hands and forcing him to walk towards the car.

They both got in the car and the ride home was silent. Carlos parked the car and they both entered the house. Carlos sat on the couch and TK just stayed beside the dining table.

- I thought we were clear about this, TK. - Carlos said looking at him. - What the hell?

TK stayed silent for a while and then said:

- Okay you know what? They were talking shit about cops and I can't stand people talking shit about you or your job! - He explained pointing at Carlos. Carlos was looking at his hands and couldn't help but smile. TK continued - and then you come and grab me and put both my hands behind my back like that. - he paused. - that was so sexy! - he chuckled looking down and then coming near the couch and looking back at Carlos with a smirk on his lips. Carlos laughed and looked up at him.

- You thought that was sexy? - He asked, also with a smirk. - You haven't seen anything, yet. - He winked.

Tk laughed and got his face closer to Carlos' and whispered "yeah right" to his lips with his hands on both Carlos' knees. Carlos put his hands on TK's hands so he wouldn't go away and looked at his lips. They stared at each other for while, both with a smirk on his face. TK sat on Carlos' lap, one knee on each side, and then asked:

- But how could you be cool with that guy calling you a gay cop like that? In that tone? - TK asked caressing Carlos' chest.

- I'm kinda used to it, I guess. - he said looking away and then back to TK. - And then, it is true, so. - he shrugged his shoulders and laughed. TK laughed along and then kissed him grabbing his face on both sides. Carlos grabbed him by his waist to pull him closer and then grabbed one of TK's hands and then the other and hold them in front of him, still kissing him while the other hand grabbed the handcuffs from his uniform and put them on TK's wrists. He pulled away from the kiss to look at his hands and then back to Carlos.

- what the... - he paused. - what are you doing?

- Me? Nothing... - Carlos said looking away and then grabbing TK by one of his legs and his back, turning him and laying him down on his back and got on top of him. TK laughed and Carlos started to kiss him. He gave him a passionate kiss on the lips and then started to kiss his neck, giving him some love bites, and came down to his chest. TK tried to touch his hair with his hands but Carlos immediately grabbed his hands and the handcuffs to keep him from touching him. TK sighed with a chuckle. Carlos continued and stopped at his jeans and looked up to see TK's face. TK had his head fall back and his eyes closed and his breathing was starting to get heavy.

Carlos released TK's hands to unbutton his jeans and pulled them down and TK was already going to reach Carlos' hair when Carlos grabbed his hands again and looked up.

- Don't make me tie up your hands at something else. - TK looked down to him. He smirked and tilted his head to the side. - Go on, put them up to your head. - He gestured with his head. TK was still staring at him. - Come on! - TK put his hands behind his head and let it fall back again. He knew what Carlos' was doing and he was enjoying it. The only thing he couldn't stand was not touching Carlos.

- It's not fair... - He whispered.

- Well you're the one who thinks it's sexy, babe. - Carlos said giving him kisses on his waist and going down. When he got down there, he grabbed him and started by giving him sweet kisses and then started to blow him and TK tried several times to grab Carlos' hair with his hands but every time Carlos would stop him until one time Carlos grabbed his hands and put them on his chest and kept them there so he couldn't touch him. TK was moaning and reaching his climax so Carlos stopped for a bit just giving sweet kisses around it. TK was breathing heavily and asked between his breaths.

- Keep. Going. Please.

Carlos smiled and continued blowing him until he reached his orgasm and came. Carlos let him catch his breath and released his hands. TK then looked down at him and Carlos was smiling, obviously satisfied by the job he had just done. He got up and went to get some towels to clean up and then lay down next to him. TK was still catching his breath but looked at him and then at his own hands, still handcuffed.

- Oh right. - Carlos laughed and grabbed the key to set TK's hands free. TK immediately grabbed his face and kissed him, then pulled away and smiled.

- Thank you for that. Although it should've been you 'cause I had the day off. You're the one needing this kind of stuff. - He said.

- Don't worry, I enjoyed it as much as you. I love to hear you like that! - He said biting his lower lip. TK smiled and whispered "thank you" to Carlos' lips and then kissing him passionately.

- Now go take off that uniform. - TK said.

- Why don't you come and help me? - Carlos asked getting up holding TK's hand so he would get up and go with him.

They went to change into more comfortable clothes and came back to the couch where they stayed hugging each other, relaxing and just enjoying each other company.

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Sorry If some parts are a bit messy or confused. 🤦🏽‍♀️😔

And thanks 😘

So this was an idea that came to me the other day. I hope you guys enjoyed it and make sure to give me your honest feedback, it’s important to me. Also, I really want to know If you enjoyed it or had fun reading it!

[anon911andbuddie]

Prompt: Tarlos. TK inevitably remembers getting shot, Carlos is spending the night and they were sleeping when TK is ripped from a dead sleep and clutching at his chest where he was shot. Carlos is up in an instant and horrified by the sight of TK in such a state. He does his best to calm TK down and then without thinking he yells for Owen saying "DAD HELP! PLEASE HELP IT'S TK!" Owen comes running and he and Carlos make sure TK is ok. Owen secretly loved that Carlos called him "Dad" too.

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Once the first quarantine was lifted, TK and Carlos began to spend more time together. They isolated themselves as best they could with the job they had, both worried about the possibility of infection and infecting those they cared about. Needless to say that, often, Carlos found himself at the Strand home. He had met Gwen and she seemed like a nice person, she was always nice to him at least. He liked being with TK and his family. 

All this to say that Carlos probably spent more time over at the Strand home than his own...because he liked the sense of family since he couldn’t visit his own. So it wasn’t really abnormal for Carlos to go to bed with TK (sometimes they’d fool around quietly because as they’ve found out with Owen and Gwen, the walls are pretty thin). And, sometimes, one or both of them would have a nightmare. With the nature of their jobs, it wasn’t uncommon and it was always nice to have someone next to you who understood. 

Except TK can’t calm down. About five minutes previous, Carlos had been dead asleep, his arms around his boyfriend. TK had shot up, clutching his chest and breathing harsher than normal. Carlos was trying to talk to him, but TK must have still been caught in the nightmare because it seemed as if TK couldn’t hear him. Carlos had tried everything. He pulled TK closer to his chest, whispering in his ear and hoping he’d come back to awareness. He tried placing TK’s hand on his chest to get TK to match his breathing. He tried staring directly into TK’s eyes...but nothing worked. 

Carlos was beginning to panic. “Dad,” he yells, feeling his own chest starting to rise and fall rapidly, “DAD! I NEED-I NEED HELP! DAD! IT’S TK! PLEASE!”

He could hear feet pounding through the hallway, but his own brain was being taken over by panic. He didn’t know how to help the man he loved and it hurt him to see TK gasping for air. A hand was on his shoulder and he could see Owen’s mouth moving, but there was only static in his own ears. Carlos shook his head, fighting against the tears that he could feel leaking from his eyes. 

Owen frowned, clearly distraught at the sight of his sons. He motioned to Gwen, having her take over calming down Carlos as he went to TK. Owen placed his hands on TK’s cheeks, “TK, you’ve got to breathe. You’re fine. There’s nothing wrong. Your wound healed months ago.” It seemed that TK wasn’t getting the message...and Owen hated what he was going to do next, “Tyler Kennedy Strand! Snap out of it,” he shouted

TK jerked, breathing still pretty harsh, but his eyes had more awareness than previously. Taking one of TK’s shaky hands, Owen put it on his chest. “Just breathe. You gave us all a little scare, Bud.” 

TK shook his head, tears falling quietly as his breathing evened out. Owen could see Gwen hugging Carlos, running her hands through his hair and murmuring something to him. “S-sorry,” he muttered. 

“No worries, we’re just glad you’re alright...right Carlos,” Owen asked. 

Carlos turned quickly, eyes scanning TK and he all but clambered back to TK’s side and wrapped around him, more tears falling. “I love you,” Carlos kept whispering. 

TK was a little confused and disoriented, but he hugged Carlos just as tightly. “I was-I was ba-back in that house and-and I took the battering ram and I just-I felt-I-I couldn’t breathe,” he sobbed out. 

Carlos shushed him, “I’m so sorry, baby...I’m so sorry.”

“I’ll go start some hot chocolate. Why don’t you grab all the fluffy blankets and start a pallet,” Owen turned to Gwen. She nodded, a small smile on her face. “Boys, why don’t you take a minute to calm down and then meet us in the living room?”

Carlos acknowledged the man with a slight nod as he pulled TK even closer and buried his head in the other man’s hair. Owen and Gwen made their exit. The longer Carlos held onto TK, the more his heart beat slowed. As the other man breathed against him, Carlos knew he was alright. 

Before long, Carlos was pulling TK out of the bed, never not touching the man. He wrapped his arm around TK’s shoulders and pulled him close as they made their way out to the living room. Gwen and Owen were already on the pallet, cups of hot cocoa in their hands. Two more were placed in front of the pallet for TK and Carlos. Both men slowly got onto the pallet, curling together as they did and sat facing Owen and Gwen. “We haven’t done this since I was a kid,” TK mumbled. 

Owen and Gwen shared a smile before laying down and turning on some animated movie. Carlos found himself being pulled down by TK as they all settled down to watch the movie. Carlos could feel himself calming down even more surrounded by the Strands as their cups of cocoa became drained. 

About halfway through the movie, Owen turned to look at TK and Carlos with a sparkle in his eyes, “so...Dad, huh?” 

Carlos could feel his face heat up at that, “it was-I was-I didn’t really think. I-I needed help and-”

“Carlos, do you think I let just anyone sleep in my house?” Owen gave him a genuine smile, “I’ve never liked any of TK’s past boyfriends, but I like you...and I’m glad that you feel secure enough in your relationship to consider me a father and that you know I’d help you if I could.”

Carlos blushed further and looked over to TK who had a wide grin on his face, despite what happened earlier. “You know it’s official when Dad approves,” he smirked.

Carlos rolled his eyes, “okay, Strand.”

“Are you embarrassed, Reyes?”

“TK-”

“You so are!”

“Tyler-”

“You wanted his approval! You are such a-”

“See if you can make fun of this, Tyler Kennedy! I’m going to marry you and your father’s approval helps with that!”

TK paused, many emotions flying over his face. “What? Why does that sound like a threat? Are you-”

“I had a whole plan, I was going to take you out to where we watched the lights after the solar flare and there was going to be a whole picnic and fairy lights. Your parents were going to be there, hopefully, and we were gonna stargaze and I was going to bring up the whole ‘we’re a good team’ thing, you’d say something along the lines of ‘afraid so’ and then I was going to ask you to make this a permanent team...the ring is stashed at my house...so yes, I want to marry you and I hope that you want to marry me too.”

TK’s smile was absolutely beaming when Carlos finally looked at him again. “Well...I’m afraid that you’re going to be stuck with this train wreck.”

“Come on Ty, you’re not a train wreck.”

TK rolled his eyes, “I know, but you seemed to have missed out on an important part of that sentence.”

Carlos’ brow furrowed. “What do you mean?”

A fond smile found its way on TK’s face, “I’d love nothing more than to marry you, my dense but loving Cop.”

[bellakitse]

jajajajajajajaja tarlos-pre-relationship-anon here: not ~quite smut but like that *sexual tension* where theyre just staring at each others asses unabashedly but dont do anything about it ;);););p wrote this part last night: “TK’s standing a few meters away at the pavilion, eyes heavy-lidded and dark — Carlos only knows it’s that way because he’s seen it, up close, directed at him from the most enthusiastic blow-job-er he’s ever met. His neck gets hot, he feels it rush through his ears and cheeks, and he forces himself to turn back to the line in front of him when TK leans heavily on one hip and tilts his head back, smirking. Carlos clears his throat, shifting from foot to foot to subtly readjust his pants (and even though he’s ~definitely not looking, he knows ~exactly what that little shit’s thinking now). They’re going to have a ~talk about how this ~friendship will go, if TK is so insistent on keeping his feelings to himself.

Nonnie, you got my attention!!

Also seeing as I call TK 'little shit' lovingly every time he smirks, I am here for Carlos describing him the same way.

Love the tension already, please let me know when you post!

[avacoleman]

KIM ASFDGHJKUD!!!

🗣 YOUR NEW TARLOS HEADER IS EVERYTHING OMG 😭

So basically I’m going to sob every time I’m browsing your blog.

Emotionally compromising, but stunning. Truly. Your taste, 🤌🏽 🙌🏾 😍.

Asdfghjkl no, but @buckleys-diaz is actually a wizard and I fucking adore her. This header is EVERYTHING. Thank you so much, Alie!! Forever turning to you to make headers for me because WOW you always crush them 🙌🏾💜

I CANNOT STOP STARING AT THIS! My night has been completely derailed and I'm a-okay with that. Gonna continue to make that scene everyone's problem until the end of time! Cry with me, my friend. We love pain and suffering in this house. 🌚