#Tarlos Anniversary

[paperstorm]

This is not the anniversary fic I'd wanted to write but it's the one that happened ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

Rating: T Pairing: TK/Carlos Word Count: 1800

TK catches Tommy’s eye beyond them, she blows him a kiss and he puts his hand over his heart, thanking her with a nod. Carlos hasn’t moved next to him, his elbow is still leaned on TK’s knee and his fingers are still wrapped possessively around TK’s ankle. TK sniffs and wipes some moisture off his own cheek and then turns to him – to his husband – and tries to smile when Carlos’s tear-streaked face turns back at him.

“Hey, baby,” TK whispers, soft enough that were they a few inches further apart Carlos might not be able to hear him. “Sorry. Didn’t mean to make you cry.”

Carlos’s lips curve into a small responding smile and he shakes his head. “It’s okay.”

He tilts his chin forward, asking for a kiss, that TK gives him readily because he thinks it would hurt like having a limb ripped off if he didn’t. Carlos’s lips are smooth and damp against his, wet with the salt from his tears.

��Wanna go for a walk?” TK asks when they part, and Carlos quickly nods. TK knows him so well. He knows how much Carlos is squirming inside at the idea of sitting here surrounded by people while vulnerability is spilling out of him uncontrolled like water through a crack in a levy. He’d been so proud earlier that he wondered if he might be glowing when Carlos had teared up during his vows and admitted to a crowd how scared he’s been for so much of his life. TK knew that already, but Carlos is loath to confess to having soft places in anyone else’s company. It was more than enough of being uncovered like that for one day, TK thinks, so he needs to rescue his husband from any further exposure.

He stands, and Carlos stands with him. Next to them Andrea smiles as Carlos lifts his arm and TK tucks himself safely underneath it, wrapping his own around Carlos’s waist so they can press together as they maneuver around chairs and guests and escape out the back of the venue. He’s sure they’re being watched so he steps with purpose, guiding Carlos away from prying eyes.

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[fangirl-paba]

Happy One month Anniversary to favourite Husbands! ❤️

[bfnbear]

❤️🥹🌹🌹

tarlos dancing in the background for @bubblesandroses8

[aesthetictarlos]

Happy Tarlos 1st Wedding Anniversary to those who celebrate ❤️✨💍

[eclectic-sassycoweyes]

Carlos feeling so uninspired he’s inspired to save his marriage from the potential of whatever That is

[renegadesstuff]

Carlos & Tyler

***

05.16.2023 🤍

Happy 5 months to them 💍

[paperstorm]

Here I made you a very quick little banner

one year on—an anniversary fic

[theghostofashton]

seven sentence sunday

thank you to @welcometololaland @strandnreyes @im-overstimulated-and-im-sad @lemonlyman-dotcom @reyesstrand

@alrightbuckaroo @heartstringsduet for the tags <3

Carlos doesn’t remember when he decided he wanted to make his dad proud. It feels like he was born with the desire in him, like it was only once he was sure of that that he would know he was doing something right. He knew of the sacrifices, the work his father had put in for years to build the life he had dreamed of for his kids, and he knew he needed to make it all worthwhile. The day you asked your father to be your best man, it was the happiest I had ever seen him. He bites down on his lip and squeezes his eyes shut as they start to burn. He’d done that. Given his mom a new measure for his dad’s happiness, all by being himself. By choosing himself, and the life he’s built with someone whose love feels soul deep. Choosing the warmth and the softness that has always felt inherent to him, but now feels like it could be right.

tagging @sanjuwrites @paperstorm @bonheur-cafe @carlos-tk @carlos-in-glasses

@cold-blooded-jelly-doughnut @lightningboltreader and leaving an open tag!

[reyesstrand]

just hit me we’re really gonna see tk and carlos on their anniversary 😵‍💫

[circuitmouse]

¡Feliz primer anniversario de boda!

[unstatedmartini]

that's the sweetest thing anyone has ever said to to me....

and now that is...

I'M CRYING I LOVE THEM

[tarlosbuddieforever]

It’s officially been one month since TK and Carlos said, “I do”

#onemonthanniversary #myedit

Credit for original video goes to 911lonestar on Twitter

[fangirl-paba]

LOOK AT CARLOS’S LAPTOP SCREEN!!!!

He’s preparing TK, His Husband, an anniversary gift!!!

Oh Carlos… 😭❤️

[oldfangirl81]

I forgot I basically dehydrated that week between seeing GoTG 3 the same week as the wedding airing.

[kiwichaeng]

what do you MEAN IT'S BEEN AN ENTIRE YEAR???

[loulovingho]

Fell asleep then woke back up still pissed, because:

Tim was clear when he decided on bi buck, Tommy was chosen on purpose. Someone who fit in with the team already and could fit in Buck’s life. It solved the outsider problem.

They wrote Chimney talking about how cool he was, made him and Eddie friends, had Eddie invite him to a virtual bday party, had Bobby give a huge stamp of approval saying Tommy was good for Buck, that he was good people. Made a big deal of the wedding/coming out scene.

They could have made this an off screen breakup at the beginning of season 8. Honestly, I would have accepted it better. But they brought Tommy back, showed again how he fit with Buck’s world. Showed there was no hostility between him and Eddie. They showed Tommy going above and beyond for Buck, sleeping on a couch with too small of a blanket, doting on him, staring at him with so much love, “breaking the curse,” etc.

I don’t buy Tommy’s lame excuse for breaking it off. That’s such crappy, high school writing. This man is 40 fucking years old, he’s six months into this relationship, and I’m supposed to believe he just suddenly decides he and Buck aren’t made to last? That Buck needs other partners? Please!

It also pisses me off that they had him get Buck basketball game tickets for their anniversary. He has got to know by now that Buck doesn’t actually like basketball. And why even have Abby be part of it at all? That was all part of the red string of fate theory, so it felt like an extra slap in the face to include it in their breakup.

The whole thing was so poorly executed, and it seems wrong that they had Oliver and Lou do a whole ass interview at the end of 7 to just… go nowhere in 8. Then have Lou do two exit interviews when he’s not a main anyway, so it feels worse to actually hear from him (especially when he seems as genuinely confused as we do).

They should have had it be some random guy. They shouldn’t have made the effort to include Tommy as much as they did. They shouldn’t have mentioned wanting bucktommy to be like tarlos. Shouldn’t have mentioned getting Buck off his hamster wheel. They gave fucking Taylor more time than this, and she spent the majority of her screen time using Buck to further her career.

And someone, somewhere down the line could have made a statement to stop fucking harassing Lou, seeing as they’ve known for at least a few months that he was no “threat” to anyone or anything.