#5x08

[lonestardaily]

Gabriel's dead. But you get the next best thing. I'm his son, Carlos.

[renegadesstuff]

Guess who he's talking about? 🥹🥹

[pchan-2000]

will our boys ever wake up in bed together

[tellmegoodbye]

Now that we've arrived at this storyline I think it's a good time to lovingly remind everyone that Carlos never said he was certain about not wanting kids. The whole point was that he wasn't sure if he would ever get there, and TK made it clear that he wanted to be with him either way.

But Jonah isn't a hypothetical kid. He's TK's brother, who already exists and is in a tough spot, to say the least.

TK would never force Carlos to have kids but it is completely reasonable for him to not want his brother to be shipped off to the other side of the world and be without parents or any family at all. These are not normal circumstances. He definitely approached the conversation with Carlos with a lot of frustration, and a lot of it is understandable because they're both stuck. Not just with what to do about Jonah, but with everything.

"You're not the only one."

While he could have been more patient in having the conversation, if we step away from Jonah and look at the bigger picture you can see how this isn't just about him. It's about them. It's about the pain of the past that is still holding them both hostage. What happens when the next curveball comes? What does their future hold if this case never gets solved?

I told myself I wasn't going to write another essay but TLDR, both TK and Carlos' perspectives are completely valid and understandable. Let's not make TK out to be a villain for simply wanting to make sure his brother has the safety and support of the only family he has left to take care of him. There's also no reason to distort what Carlos said in 4x12, which was "I don't think we're ready" and "I don't know if I'm there yet, or ever will be" so he's not going back on anything he said if he wants Jonah now, and if they do end up with him.

And judging by this smile, he does want him. He wants this family.

[lonestardust]

carlos reallyyy staring for a long moment at TK after he says shocker, all betrayed. he's not as emotionally verbal as TK can get to say something back and even if he can he's just hurt

[sophsun1]

Evan Buckley + Children 💖

[bensliegifs]

Parks and Recreation (2009-2015) Pawnee Commons (S05E08)

[inacatastrophicmind]

Dean liking what he isn't "supposed" to like

[lovingherwasgay]

"He remembers you shooting green holes, but not where they went."

because... he didn't follow after him.

[wwditsdaily]

WHAT WE DO IN THE SHADOWS 5.08 | The Roast

[heymacy]

[deedala]

@gallacrafts theme 37: friendships

[renegadesstuff]

THEY'RE GOING TO BE INCREDIBLE DADS 🥺🤍

[sgtbradfords]

"We're gonna get through this. I love you."

[tellmegoodbye]

Okay Lone Star fam let's discuss

[lonestardust]

"I don't like how we left things back at the loft", "you're the one that left carlos" listen- TK. HE HAD TO. HE HAD TO.........and tk telling him "i'm not going to back down he's my little brother" HE HAS IT, CARLOS. HE HAS TO...........