Tarlos March Madness
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Love Me More Tomorrow Than You Do Today by DjDangerLove
Fandoms: 9-1-1: Lone Star (TV 2020)
01 Mar 2021
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"Carlos meets his gaze in the mirror, taking him all in and realizing with gut-wrenching clarity that every little thing he’d been annoyed by this week had been signs that something was wrong."
Or: TK struggles with the urge to use
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- Part 1 of Tarlos March Madness
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TK just wanted to dance with Carlos at the Austin Police Charity Gala, but a broken foot keeps him from attending. Carlos makes sure he gets his dance anyway.
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- Part 2 of Tarlos March Madness
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“What’s the matter? Afraid you can’t out run a cop?”
“Pfff, please. You’re looking at the Capture the Flag champion of River East Elementary three years in a row.”
“Good luck to you, Strand,” Carlos grins menacingly before shifting one way then taking off in the other.Or: a simple game of Mario Kart ends in a real life chase
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- Part 3 of Tarlos March Madness
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“Babe,” Carlos’ voice seems to reverberate in the bathroom, in his ears, in this moment of time. “You gotta let me in.” TK flinches, the request feeling like another open wound among the many he’s forced to bare to everyone. TK meets his gaze in the mirror again, shame distorting his eyes with unshed tears. “There’s no hiding this.”
Or: TK tries to deal with the aftermath of being held hostage. Carlos helps.
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- Part 4 of Tarlos March Madness
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TK gets food poisoning. Carlos takes care of him.
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- Part 5 of Tarlos March Madness
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My Sobriety Looks Good on You by DjDangerLove for immortalstrand, laelipoo
Fandoms: 9-1-1: Lone Star (TV 2020)
06 Mar 2021
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On the morning of TK's one year of sobriety, Carlos is the very first person to tell him just how proud he is.
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- Part 6 of Tarlos March Madness
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Forever Doesn't Depend on Burnt Risotto by DjDangerLove
Fandoms: 9-1-1: Lone Star (TV 2020)
07 Mar 2021
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Their love for him, imperfect as it may have been, had been enough to carry the burden of silence.
Up until now, that is. Until the second Carlos' father with flawed love and a hard way of showing it stepped through the front door and directed it at TK. “But I meant what I said earlier. This is my house and one day, I hope TK feels comfortable enough to call it his.”Or: Carlos invites his parents over for dinner to finally introduce them to TK, his boyfriend.
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- Part 7 of Tarlos March Madness
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Take My Couch, Take My Whole Life Too by DjDangerLove
Fandoms: 9-1-1: Lone Star (TV 2020)
08 Mar 2021
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“It doesn’t have to mean anything,” Carlos amends while standing from the couch. He makes himself busy by turning on the light above the stairs and shutting the TV off. “It’s just safer if you stay.” TK’s mouth goes dry at that, heart beating double time at the word he feels like he’s never quite been able to grasp, but knowing the closest he’s ever came to it is right here next to Carlos.
Or: the first time TK spends the night with Carlos
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- Part 8 of Tarlos March Madness
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He leans against the doorframe trying to imagine a little girl bouncing on a guest bed, stuffed bunny squeezed tightly between her hands as she listens to her Uncle TK read a dramatically, adventurous bedtime story. It’s not hard at all, except for the painful beat of his heart against his chest.
Or: Carlos decides he has to have a guest room if he's going to be an uncle to the newest addition of the Ryder family.
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- Part 9 of Tarlos March Madness
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The Right Ingredients to Call This Ours by DjDangerLove
Fandoms: 9-1-1: Lone Star (TV 2020)
10 Mar 2021
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TK rubs a thumb at the chocolate on Carlos’ cheek bringing his attention back to him. “What are you thinking about?”
The corner of Carlos’ mouth curves up at the feeling settling deep in his belly, the warmth spreading across his chest and says, “I’m thinking about how much you’ve taken over my house.”
Or: Carlos asks TK to move in with him
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- Part 10 of Tarlos March Madness
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“What’s all this?” Carlos asks, motioning to the bags of gardening soil and light blue flowers waiting to be planted. He’s never known TK to have a green thumb despite how much he cares for the planet, but he supposes it’s possible.
Or: TK deals with grief by making rash decisions at the hardware store
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- Part 11 of Tarlos March Madness
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“Seriously?” TK questions as he catches the racket Carlos tosses him while walking across the lawn. “Badminton?”
“Ever played?”
“Not enough to own rackets,” TK replies, taking up the spot that Carlos points with his racket putting them a good distance apart. “You’re not about to pull out a net are you?”
Or: Carlos and TK play badminton
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- Part 12 of Tarlos March Madness
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“Babe?” Carlos calls as he steps into the room and circles to TK’s side of the bed. When he’s hovering over him, he can see pain etched into lines around his boyfriend’s eyes as he squeezes them shut. “Hey, you okay?”
TK’s swallow is audible, his groan as he tries to uncurl from his fetal position even more so. He blinks glassy eyes up at Carlos, face pale and jaw clenched. “My stomach hurts.”
Or: TK has to get his appendix removed
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- Part 13 of Tarlos March Madness
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Close Enough by DjDangerLove for immortalstrand, laelipoo
Fandoms: 9-1-1: Lone Star (TV 2020)
14 Mar 2021
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“Hey, what’s really going on? You and Carlos okay?”
“Yes,” TK rushes to assure, but then thinks of the way he could barely look at him while standing in the doorframe. “I mean, I guess so. No? I don’t know.”
Grace takes a deep breath like it pains her just as much as TK that whatever she picked up on between them a few minutes ago is real and tangible and not going away until somebody has the nerve to make the first move.
Or: The Ryders help Carlos and TK figure out their problems.
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- Part 14 of Tarlos March Madness
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TK walks through Carlos’ front door on October 1st and walks right back out. He stands on the doorstep having a silent moment of freaking the hell out before the door swings wide and Carlos leans through it. He slouches against the frame, relaxed and calm, like nothing is out of sorts and grinning at TK with amused confusion.
Or: Carlos loves Halloween and is on a mission to prove to TK how fun it can be.
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- Part 15 of Tarlos March Madness
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“I’m right here, Ty,” Carlos assures again, frowning in concern at how disoriented the other man seems to be. He brushes his thumb against TK’s jaw, encouraging him with a gentle tap to a patch of stubble and a, “Hey, look at me. You feeling okay?”
TK nods, grinning like he doesn’t have twenty-three stitches in his head. “You just look different.”
Or: Another coda for 2x08
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- Part 16 of Tarlos March Madness
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A Not So Proper Introduction : Part 1 by DjDangerLove
Fandoms: 9-1-1: Lone Star (TV 2020)
17 Mar 2021
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TK faces another sleepless night after the events of 2x08, but instead of letting him toss and turn Carlos has another idea.
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- Part 17 of Tarlos March Madness
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A Not So Proper Introduction : Part 2 by DjDangerLove
Fandoms: 9-1-1: Lone Star (TV 2020)
18 Mar 2021
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TK not so properly meets Andrea Reyes over homemade pancakes.
Or: a follow up to yesterday's Tarlos March Madness post
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- Part 18 of Tarlos March Madness
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“They’re going to be okay, baby,” Carlos assures unfairly, because he can’t know that for sure and because the lie shouldn’t start to ease the panic coursing through him like it does. “They’re going to be fine.”
Or: TK dealing with the Ryders' accident
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- Part 19 of Tarlos March Madness
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Carlos starts acting different after someone breaks into their house.
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- Part 20 of Tarlos March Madness