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“So, what did you do last night?” Marjan asks as she sips her coffee.
“Oh, Carlos and I did date night,” he answers as he starts loading items from the sink into the dishwasher. “We went to Costco and—”
“Costco? On a date?”
“Yeah, it’s one of our usual date night locations.”
“You guys are weird,” Marjan raises her eyebrows behind her coffee mug.
“The food’s my favorite part, Carlos always says I’m a cheap date,” he laughs. He makes his way over to the couch and she follows, they sit down side by side with their feet up on the coffee table. “I ate way too much pizza and then I had Carlos buy me a soft serve and I made him get a churro because I wanted a bite. He bitched about how dry it was but he ate the whole thing.”
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TK & Marjan babysit a four-year-old Charlie, and TK reflects on everything his friendship with Marjan means to him.
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- Part 1 of The Way We Get By
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27 Jun 2026
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He wants more than anything to feel that way again, seen in his entirety rather than as a collection of fragments. It’s why he brought Carlos here with him, after all; so he could see TK lit from another angle, so he could form a fuller picture. But every slant of light casts a shadow. And Carlos is not Gwyn. And as much as he might want to, there are dark places that TK can’t will himself to lead him into.
six months after his mother’s death, tk brings carlos to visit new york. when nothing is quite as he remembers it, tk must ask the question: has the city changed, or has he?
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27 Jun 2026
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Sweet. He's Adorable. by carlos-in-glasses (stormwriting)
Fandoms: 9-1-1: Lone Star (TV 2020)
25 Jun 2026
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Father’s Day is a major cause for celebration in the Strand-Reyes household, but when six-year-old Jonah becomes overwhelmed and reveals a secret that he was trying to keep from both papas, TK and Carlos must come up with a way to soothe his soul.
TK opens the card. The sound that comes out of him is both a laugh and a cry, like he’s sustained a sudden tickle to the ribs. Jonah’s handwriting always starts small and gets bigger as he becomes more enthusiastic about his message.
“You’re so welcome, buddy,” TK sniffs. The words we are best friends are slightly mangled and concertinaed because Jonah was running out of room on the page. “It’s really amazing that I get to be your best friend and hang out with you, and to be your papa who gets to look after you. And I always will, all my life, okay?”
“Okay,” Jonah agrees.
“Please will you give this card to Papa?” TK says before he loses the ability to speak.
“Here ya go, Papa,” Jonah says, holding the card out close to Carlos’ face and making him go cross-eyed. When Carlos accepts the card, Jonah leans back against TK again and plays with his hand. He can never decide whose hand he prefers playing with. TK’s or Carlos’. Both are great.
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26 Jun 2026
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Carlos lies back in bed, though on top of the covers, staring at the ceiling for a moment. It’s not dark in the room; it’s the middle of the day, and he has yet to invest in proper curtains, so the light seeps through the slatted blinds. He finds he doesn’t mind, though. It means he can count the bulbs in the light fitting, as mundane as it is, because it centers him, focuses him.
Because beside him, TK is sleeping soundly. And it’s been months since this has been reality, but here he is.
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A post 3x04 quiet moment. TK notices something familiar on the nightstand, and they talk.
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- Part 2 of one hundred ways to say "i love you"
- Part 8 of 911: lone star episode fics
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26 Jun 2026
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A fluffy feeling
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- Part 1 of 911: Lone Star + Tarlos Flufftober 2023
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24 Jun 2026