Waltzing Back
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Set post-ice storm but pre-Gwen death. I find it strange how people don't really talk about how likely it was that TK was given opioids (morphine) during his stint in the hospital while in a coma for his hypothermia. This fic covers that, plus TK's feelings around his addiction, but set from Carlos' perspective.
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His shoulder is clapped again and again by other officers and by the 122. The woman, grateful and still running high on adrenaline, embraces Carlos. He notes that this is the seventh random civilian that has hugged him before his boyfriend has.
Three weeks, five days, fifteen hours.
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- Part 1 of Waltzing Back
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Set post S4 finale. A death in the family shakes the Strands, and Carlos is left to pick up the pieces. He's thrust- reluctantly- into being a caregiver. What does this mean for him? His marriage? His future?
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There is a beat where he looks like he does not know how to respond. Perhaps he literally cannot. But eventually he finds his voice. “It’s still under investigation. Police aren’t inclined to share details with me.”
“So…” Carlos shakes his head. He knows where this is going to lead, but doesn’t want to believe it. “Is- Is he okay?”
“No, Carlos. He died two nights ago.”
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- Part 2 of Waltzing Back