#carlos reyes fic rec

[tarlosweeklyprompts]

To celebrate reaching 100 followers I've compiled a list (with the help of others) of 100 Tarlos Fic Recs. This is just a way to say thank you to all the lovely people who follow this blog, participate in the prompts, and give shout outs to various writers for their lovely works! This took a lot longer to put together than I thought it would but it was so worth it!

I want to make it very CLEAR that fics are not ranked in any special order and were added to the lists as I came across them and as people suggested them to me. The numbering of the fic's is a way to keep track that there are 100 fic's on this rec list and that is it's only purpose. This was not a contest, nor was there any voting involved. This is and will always be, a way for me to give back to those that follow me and write for the prompts that I come up with by providing recommendations of fics from the fandom that I've enjoyed. This will not be the last time I do something like this and I always welcome recommendations for fics.

Remember you are responsible for your own media consumption. Make sure to read tags and warnings.

A safe distance by @tailoredshirt

Don’t Lie to Me by @noxsoulmate

Fall on me by @moviegeek03

Breaking the ice by @tarlos-spain

Secrets & Pies by @unbreakablejemmasimmons

you keep burning through to my soul by @howtosingit

The Marriage Tamales by @bellakitse

I had most, and then all of you by @marjansmarwani

will you know me? by @reyesstrand

and i wonder if you'll take it slow by bucksreyes on AO3 (if you have a tumblr let me know and I will link it)

Music Is Our Sanctuary by @shadesofdeviant

Simple and Plain and Not Much to Ask from Somebody by @howtosingit

could see for miles, miles, miles by @reyesstrand

Take My Couch, Take My Whole Life Too by @djdangerlove

I feel safe in the 5 am light by Neuqe on AO3 (if you have a tumblr let me know and I will link it)

if this is our destiny by @strandnreyes

i’m a flame (you’re a fire) by ColorMeParanoid on AO3 (if you have a tumblr let me know and I will link it)

With Love, Your Soulmate by @chaotictarlos

Lost and Found by @detective-giggles

Am I Not Good Enough For You? by @rangergurlgleek1211

Rainbow Coloured Monstrosity by @shadesofdeviant

(I Come Alive) when you are with me by @cowlos-reyes

Not my boyfriend! by @sivan325

you're always on my mind by @mooshkat

In the burned house I am eating breakfast by @beautifulhigh

"Actually TK, he is my ex-boyfriend..." by @rangergurlgleek1211

Stay With Me by @sivan325

Let me Drown by @punkrockgirlalmighty

What you need (I just need you) by @rmd-writes

The Ring-In by @welcometololaland

Slowly ~ Despacito by @noxsoulmate

You smell like love by @tarlos-spain​

Magnetic North by @paper-storm

what if we could risk everything we have by dazedastrophile on AO3 (if you have a tumblr let me know and I will link it)

Begged And Borrowed Time by @iboatedhere

Sinfully Delicious by @detective-giggles

Hold Onto Me by mtnofgrace on AO3 (if you have a tumblr let me know and I will link it)

Regain Your Power by @endlessfighter

Abundance by @cinnaluminum

No more lizards! By @mckvch

A House Divided by @otter-love-asl

Wedding Song by @xtltokio

"Sounds like a you problem." By @irispurpurea

killer in the mirror by @mooshkat

His Name is Carlos (and I love him) by Mari_Marie on AO3 (if you have a tumblr let me know and I will link it)

Now my heart is in your hands by @noxsoulmate

a case of cruel to be kind by @maxbegone

Flying Sparks by @the-communist-unicorn

“What are you doing?” “I don’t want you to do that.” by @irispurpurea

forever will never be long enough (with you) by falloutmars on AO3 (if you have a tumblr let me know and I will link it)

Pretty Face (Pretty Boyfriend, Too) by @iboatedhere

We Are Never, Ever, Ever Getting Back Together by ElfinNevermore17 on AO3 (if you have a tumblr let me know and I will link it)

'tis the damn season by @punkrockgirlalmighty

The Rest of the World Was Black and White (But We Were in Screaming Color) by  reyestrand  on AO3 (if you have a tumblr let me know and I will link it)

I'd take care of you (if you'd ask me to) by notapartytrick on AO3 (if you have a tumblr let me know and I will link it)

"There's only us." By @irispurpurea

The monsters turned out to be just trees by @liminalmemories21​

This love we carry by @thevenstar

after dark by @gothruthestars2

Teardrop on the Fire by @carlos-in-glasses

Untitled Ficlet by @whenshereads

CONTINUED ON LIST #2

[strandnreyes]

brighter in the morning

co-written with the lovely @paperstorm <3

Sometimes nights together are hard to come by, but TK and Carlos find ways to connect as husbands in the morning. A series of 12 mornings together for each of the 12 episodes in season 5 (plot permitting …)

Chapter One: 5x01 - 7.0k

Chapter Two: 5x02 - 3.8k

Chapter Three: 5x03 - 3.9k

Chapter Four: 5x04 - 2.4k

Chapter Five: 5x05 - 4.2k

Chapter Six: 5x06 - 6.6k

Chapter Seven: 5x07 - 5.7k

Chapter Eight: 5x08 - 2.8k

[welcometololaland]

Call Me (By My Name) | E | 911 Lone Star | COMPLETE

Chapter 1 - Call Me Maybe (Carlos)

Chapter 2 - Call Me Maybe (TK)

Chapter 3 - Dirty Talk (Carlos)

Chapter 4 - Dirty Talk (TK)

Chapter 5 - Phonography (Carlos)

Chapter 6 - Phonography (TK)

Chapter 7 - Hotline Bling (Carlos)

Chapter 8 - Hotline Bling (TK)

Chapter 9 - Hung Up (TK)

Chapter 10 - Hung Up (Carlos)

Chapter 11 - Kiss Me Through The Phone (Carlos)

Chapter 12 - Kiss Me Through The Phone (TK)

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Ring ring, good people of Tumblr. Welcome to a Tarlos canon divergence/AU (we're not quite sure) written by Lolaland and @rmd-writes, posting every Thursday and Sunday.

Thank you to @lightningboltreader for beta reading and @strandnreyes for cheerleading!

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The last thing Carlos Reyes ever expected was to find himself calling a phone sex line. But Austin feels like a small town when it comes to finding a one night stand and desperate times call for desperate measures.

The last thing TK Strand ever expected was for someone to mistake his phone number for a phone sex line. But he’s lonely, horny and the guy sounds hot, so he gives into temptation and tries his best to sound professional.

OR

The accidental phone-sex AU.

[guardian-angle22]

This or That: Tarlos Edition -> AUs or canon compliant fics? ↳ Love Game by @welcometololaland ↳ Rescue Me by @littlemissmarianna ↳ summer slipped us underneath her tongue by @alrightbuckaroo ↳ Magnetic North by @paperstorm ↳ no rules in breakable heaven by @strandnreyes

[eclectic-sassycoweyes]

Since Monday I’ve had thoughts about how TK’s hair appears fluffier than ever and Carlos’ hair appears more cropped short and gelled down than ever and what symbolism that might carry… but thanks to Jen @strandnreyes pointing it out as I recall as well as her, Lana @ironheartwriter and Andie @paperstorm so perfectly writing it out for us in tantalizing detail in Before the Storm and brighter in the morning I now know that is of course just because they are ✨HUSBANDS✨ who are vEry hOt for each other and in loOVE who just had to have each other before work that day😌

And maybe also because Carlos is grieving and stressed and trying to fill shoes that feel too big and something about feeling less in control than ever before and how that all relates to his father both bc of the unresolved feelings there that made Carlos shoulders-in-making-himself-a-bit-smaller. Hair-short-and-gelled-perfectly that he was when we first met him and directly through solving his murder🥺

And how Carlos is feeling a bit stuck in that past (not just the murder but maybe also his unresolved feelings regarding Gabriel) and his storyline is that he has to dive deeper back into that before he comes out the other side (hopefully with curls running wild all over the place) and TK is so ready to be a Husband, fluffy-haired, lizard-feeding, asleep-on-the-couch-at-8 and soft-sweatered, and his storyline is about looking forward to new chapters that move him further away from trauma and into the life he was meant to have but he has to be patient and bring Carlos with him bc that’s who he’s meant to have it with bc they’re SOULMATES and Carlos is in so many ways right there with him but he also just has to have some time to deal with what he’s dealing with right now🥺

This is a weird way for me to also say FIC RECS btw 🥰

[everythingisgayandnothinghurts]

I’m new to Tarlos! And I’m obsessed with them 🥺 I was wondering if there was any fics the you can recommend to read? 😊

Hi!! Welcome to the fandom!! Tarlos is wonderful. Here are some fics that are pretty great

Daddy, can you die of a broken heart? This one is father son between TK and Owen but I love it so much

You saved me (in every way a person can be saved) This is tooting my own horn a bit but I honestly am so proud of this fic of mine. I hope you like it too.

You make me fall apart (in a good way) howtosingit has a bunch of fica and all of them are flawless

Remind me to forget. This one is an adorable AU that I loved. It gets you in the mood for the holidays.

Start with those and feel free to come back anytime for more! Thank you for the ask!!

[serensational]

if y’all would be so kind as to drop your tarlos fic recs 🙏 anything is accepted i want them all !!

[ivegoneawayinsidemyhead]

9-1-1 Fic Recs: Friends With Benefits Edition

[Buck/Eddie recs + a BONUS TK/Carlos rec]

all good things come to an end (but it's not the end) by wafflesofdoom (Rating: E, ~10,700 words)

“Okay, hear me out,” Buck said. "What if we have sex?”

[...]or, craving intimacy during quarantine, buck and eddie strike up a friends with benefits situation. because it couldn't possibly go wrong.

All This Love I’ve Borrowed by lobotomite (Rating: M, ~30,900 words)

Eddie insists he forgives Buck. He even does a convincing job of acting like it. But there's one thing Buck knows, and it's that things don't just go back to normal - not like that, not for him. So he sets about pushing Eddie into letting everything out so Buck can finally make it all up to him.

He didn't expect the making it up to involve the bedroom, but if that's what it takes, he can't say he minds.

Bad Neighbors by firstdegreefangirl (Rating: E, ~25,200 words)

Eddie's new neighbors are keeping him up all night. He calls on his best friend for a little taste of their own medicine.

bro·ken by kristen999 (Rating: M, ~32,100 words)

Forced to take shady side jobs to pay his bills, Evan Buckley doesn’t think he’s ever seen such rock bottom. Until he meets Eddie Diaz, a man even more desperate and alone. Season 3 AU.

Glue by prosperdemeter (Rating: T, ~85,500 words)

“It’s just…” Connor shrugged. “No offense, man, but… you’re twenty-five. Do you really want to be spending so much time falling for a guy with a kid?”

“I’m not falling for him.” -- A month away from graduating the LAFD Academy, Evan Buckley gets introduced to new recruit Eddie Diaz and things certainly change for both of them after that. (A S1 rewrite)

Helping Hands by captainmintyfresh **WIP** (Rating: N/A, ~31,200 words)

When Buck told Eddie he missed sex he'd thought he'd maybe get some sympathy, or hell, a little bit of empathy, an 'I feel that, brother'. He thought he was someone who he could whine to about his sexless days. He definitely hadn't thought it would end with Eddie naked in his bed the morning after but, well, he's really not complaining.

i don't think that we should have friendly sex, anymore by wafflesofdoom (Rating: M, ~7,400 words)

it starts with a flood, swimming shorts, and a garbage bag - and it sort of spirals from there.

or, when buck's apartment floods, eddie gets a roommate, and finds himself in a friends with benefits situation with his best friend. it could only go swimmingly. get it? swimmingly.

I Hit the Accelerator (But the Car was in Reverse) by extasiswings & letmetellyouaboutmyfeels (Rating: E, ~68,100 words)

When Buck is forced to confront the truth about his breakup with Abby, having casual sex with his hot new coworker seems like the best rebound idea.

Unfortunately, that hot new coworker turns into his best friend. But best friends can keep having sex with each other, right?

There's no way this could possibly go wrong.

if I'm honest, it felt like love by allyasavedtheday (Rating: M, ~9,300 words)

“I- it felt good, right? And neither of us are really in a place to want to date right now but maybe. You said you needed comfort so maybe that’s all it has to be?”

“You mean this could be a…regular thing?” Eddie looks confused but not at all opposed to the idea which is more than Buck expects, honestly.

[...] Buck and Eddie try friends with benefits. It's great, easy, exactly what they need. Except for the fact they're in love with each other.

Stuck on Fast Forward (Throw Away the Blueprint) by extasiswings (Rating: E, ~42,800 words)

“Sounds like the problem is you think casual sex with a stranger or finding someone new to date are your only options.”

Eddie’s brow furrows. “Aren’t they?”

“I mean, there’s always…someone you already know. Who you’re already comfortable with.”

[Or: Frank gives Eddie therapy homework, Eddie misunderstands the assignment, and Buck is just a really supportive friend...right?]

upon reflection by jeremycarver (Rating: E, ~24,800 words)

Buck doesn’t think, just says, “Hey Eds, you wanna?” Half to wipe that caught-out look off his friend’s face and half because, well. Buck doesn’t not want to. It would be fun, something to do to pass some time in the most stressful month of everyone’s lives.

Eddie sits back so he’s between Buck’s thighs instead of on top of him and is slow to answer. Buck waits, and finally he answers, “Should we?”

or, Buck and Eddie get into a friends with benefits situation that quickly spirals out of control.

We’re Just a Matter of Time by zeppazariel **WIP** (Rating: E, ~181,100 words)

"He's staying, you know," Eddie murmurs. "He didn't even—we never even discussed it. It's like it's a foregone conclusion that he's just going to...stick around the whole way and help with everything."

"Well," Hen says slowly, eyes sparkling, "of course."

Eddie huffs a laugh. "Right. Of course."

yearning from wanting you by farfromthstars (Rating: M, ~18,300 words)

[...] while christopher is at camp, buck and eddie strike up a friends with benefits situation. it doesn't really get complicated until the kid comes back.

*BONUS FIC*

(A Buck/TK friends-with-benefits fic featuring: endgame Buddie and Tarlos; Buck & TK sharing a braincell but also being good friends through their mutual heartbreaks; Eddie and Carlos being jealous; and happy endings all around)

Friends With Benefits by scarletmanuka (Rating: E, ~29,600 words)

What if TK and Carlos broke up after the whole 'this is my friend, TK' incident?

TK is in LA for a few weeks to get away from everything back home. He texts Buck, asking if he wants to 'get together'. Buck has just watched Eddie head off on a date with Ana, final proof that he'll never get to have the relationship that he wants with Eddie so he happily agrees.

But they both know that the other isn't the person that they want to be with. Dumbass and Dumbasser come up with a plan to show their true loves just exactly what they're missing out on.

[911ficrecs]

Express to Nowhere by dancer_me - 22,467 words, teen+

Summary: Buck is spiraling, he knows he is. “Spiral up,” his therapist had been telling him. Yeah, sure, he could totally do that from his current position circling the drain.

Or,

TK, Carlos, and the rest of the 126 are in LA for a first responders convention where they get a chance to reunite with the 118 family.

TK needs a coffee, Buck needs a hug, and everyone else really needs for TK and Buck to not get into trouble for once. Nobody wins.

[watmalik]

My Fan art Friday drawing goes to falloutmars and their fic Written in the Stars bc words can’t describe how amazing and how in love I am with High school!tarlos. It’s a most read!

[tarlosmalec]

Pairing: TK Strand/Carlos Reyes

Fandom: 9-1-1 Lone Star

(Requesting my mutuals to share their go-to tarlos fics :) Here are five wonderful pieces I’ve come across)

The Ring-In by ifyoustay, LolaLand

@welcometololaland

87K | Explicit | No Archive Warnings Apply

When TK receives a call from an old friend offering him a last minute invite to a wedding in Hawaii, he jumps at the chance to finally wrangle his fiancé into a vacation. Unfortunately, TK isn't the only old friend invited.

Or, the fic where we say "why should they have to wait for their honeymoon to go to Hawaii?" Featuring TK Strand and Carlos Reyes being disgustingly in love, some interesting headcanons, some indulgent scenes and Alex finally working out that he probably shouldn't have shacked up with the spin cycle instructor.

My Constant Companion by Child_Of_Wonderland

@child-of-wonderland

23.7K | Teen & Up Audiences | No Warnings Apply

Moving to Austin, in a way, made things easier than TK expected. Having a support system that never faltered, that didn't know the depths of it but still supported him, was something TK never knew he craved until he moved.

A simple case wasn't supposed to be enough to knock it all down. He wasn't meant to be faltering just days before reaching 2 years. He wasn't supposed to. And yet, here he was. (Written for: Lone Star Big Bang 2022)

Sanctuary by PhoenixWillRise

38K | Teen & Up Audiences | Rape/Non-Con

Carlos is on his way home from a long day. And as he goes down an unknown route, he encounters a stumbling man. Its 2am and freezing, he stops to offer aid and perhaps a ride somewhere but as he takes in the dazed, and confused looking green eyes of the mysterious man.The bruises on his wrists, and the red bites and hickies covering his neck and collar, the police officer believes there is more to this boy than meets the eye.

Siren Sounds by ElfinNevermore17

22.7K | Not Rated | Creator Chose No Warnings

TK had not had a good day to start with. It began with him and Carlos getting into a stupid fight before they both began their respective shifts this morning. Something about who should fill the dishwasher, or maybe it was whose turn it was to empty it? TK couldn’t fully remember what they had argued about, he just knew that they'd both left the condo angry with each other and hadn’t said their usual goodbyes or ‘I love you’s before separating at the door, Carlos into his car and TK into a waiting Uber. TK’d taken an Uber to work so that he didn’t have to share an angry car ride with Carlos, not wanting to stew any longer in such a tense silence.

TK wished with everything that he’d swallowed his pride and taken Carlos’ offer of a ride one last time. Perhaps then, the feelings of guilt wouldn’t be as strong as they were right now.

Time of death…

there ain’t no way to burn when the fire’s out by justapoet

@justapoet

22K | Teen & Up Audiences | Creator Chose No Warnings

It was heated, grey, and painful.

And Carlos didn't know how long it took for the ring in his ears to deafen until the point he could hear the dispatcher he had on the line, but he was almost sure she had said something about help being outside the house already.

"I need you to stay awake," she said, and Carlos turned his head to the side just to see the flames closer than it should be, the vivid orange being reflected by the dark walls and mixing with the red and blue lights coming somewhere from the outside. "Sir, are you listening?"

Or, TK and Carlos have a fight over Owen and his stupid actions, and Carlos is alone when the fire starts ― and even more when, for him it ends.

[welcometololaland]

Hi! So I’m new to the Tarlos fandom and you seem to be really nice… so if you could help me navigate this space I would be very grateful. So how’s the fandom what can I expect ? What are the accounts to follow?

I understand if you’re not available to answer and if it’s not your thing but thank you anyway.

HELLO! Welcome <3 This certainly is my thing - I'm always available and happy to answer any and all questions when it comes to Tarlos content.

First up, a warm welcome to the Tarlos fandom - we are happy to have you here! I expect that from your ask you have only recently watched the show. I hope you enjoyed :) Usual caveats apply - check tags, warnings, ratings etc. Not all blogs/fics/content is going to be for everyone, and that's totally okay!

Before I get into my rambling/screaming about how much I love other people and their work, I should also say that I never have enough time to consume all the Tarlos content that I would like to, and so this list can never capture every amazing person on this site. If you check out the #fic rec friday tag on my blog, you should find all the round ups for all past Fic Rec Fridays, where people from all over the fandom (and other fandoms!) recommended some truly amazing content.

Also shout out to @rmd-writes for letting me appropriate some of your own recs on a similar ask.

Fic Blogs:

I am, first and foremost, a fic writer and I will never be able to rec all of the talent in this fandom all by myself, but here are some of the people I have turned to on Ao3 over my last year or so of being here:

@liminalmemories21 @goodways @strandnreyes @reyesstrand @reyescarlos @sunshinestrand @iboatedhere @beautifulhigh @heartstringsduet @carlos-in-glasses @alrightbuckaroo @freneticfloetry @rmd-writes @bellakitse @howtosingit @cold-blooded-jelly-doughnut @catanisspicy @basilsunrise @chaotictarlos @thebumblecee @noxsoulmate @marjansmarwani @morganaspendragonss. THAT BEING SAID there are a lot of newer people in the fandom that I haven't yet had the chance to dive into and I'm SO sorry for that, but I look forward to reading nonetheless!!! Again, I'd recommend looking up the Fic Rec Friday round ups because they are much more fulsome than what I've got here, and I'm so sure I've forgotten people accidentally!

Source Blogs:

Here's a few places I go to for Tarlos/Rafa/Ronen news/content:

@911lsbts @rafaelsilvasource @ronenrubinsteinsource

GIFs/videos:

GIF/video makers are gods on this earth and here are just a few I adore (PLS I KNOW I'VE MISSED PEOPLE I'M SO SORRY):

@lutavero @guardian-angle22 @danieljradcliffe @maxbegone @strandtk @/tailoredshirt @angeltk @velvet-lnk @whattarush @chaotictarlos @tylerkennedys @rafael-silva @3416 @lonestardust

Fan Art:

Incredible talent I eat up:

@ambiguouspenny @fitzherbertssmolder @heartstringsduet (tagged above) @thebumblecee (tagged above) @angeltarlos @rafascosmic @fckingyrs @watmalik @birdclowns @thevenstar @reyeslonestar @thisbuildinghasfeelings

ANYWAY! I'm so sure I have accidentally omitted people because I'm doing this on the fly, so PLEASE don't feel bad if I didn't include you here (especially if you're a newer fandom member because I have been falling behind recently!) If you would like to drop some recs in the comments for this anon, that would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks for your ask, anon! Any opportunity I get to rave about the amazing creators in this fandom, I will take it!

[hookinhand]

anyone ever write over 9000 words of a fic and then just think “oh! this is all over the place! to the unpublished folder it goes!”? because same.

r.i.p. carlos begins fic🪦

also if anyone has any carlos centric/pov fics PLEASE tell me😔😔😔

[eclectic-sassycoweyes]

Fic recs in the category of:

✨Fics that I thought of because I’ve (unfortunately) come to relate personally to the events transpiring✨

Featuring @lemonlyman-dotcom ‘s incredibly wonderful, delightful fic You Give Me Fever which features as the 4th chapter of the wonderful collaboration and birthday gift that is the Absolute, Delectable, and Absolutely Recommended whump-fest, For Lire with Love and Lots of Whump!

This chapter is filled with all the goods: competent paramedic TK, silly shenanigans aka sex injuries, extreme hilarity, it is funny, it is soft, it is spicy 🌶️, it is juicy, it is fluffy, it puts a smile on a face on a bad day :). And I LOVE IT!!

(continues under the cut for possible mild TMI warning and mild redacted, but spoilerisque language)

As for me coming to relate personally, let’s just say that when reading it for the first time, I was not(!) skeptical, bc I definitely believed it to be true, but more like.. incredulous, that a bit of [redacted] touching your [redacted] even through [redacted] could hurt that much! (Keep in mind that I live in a place where even when trying, real [redacted] with that level of [redacted] is hard to come by..

But, well, recent unfortunate events (which are not sexual in nature btw!!) led me to fully emphasize or, experience on my own body if you will, what poor Carlos is going through in this chapter🥲🥲

[chaotictarlos]

Fic authors self rec! When you get this, reply with your favorite five fics that you've written, then pass on to at least five other writers. Let’s spread the self-love❤

Thank you both for the asks! I love this little game! It's always nice to have a reason to brag about my writing or shine some light on fics I wished people looked at more. In no particular order, here's a list of mine.

You took the best of my heart and left the rest in pieces - This is one of my favorite fics that I've written in this fandom. It's a character study and exploration of emotions through Carlos' POV of the breakup era. I enjoy writing the breakup era and writing the boys getting back together, and how each of them make their way back to the other. This is the first part in a series of what will be three fics. It can also be read on it's own. (I'm currently working on the TK POV one but real life has been busy lately)

I’ve always dreamed of me and you, now here we are - summary: It's a tale as old as time, meeting the right person but during the wrong time of life. TK Strand and Carlos Reyes dated in college but parted ways when they graduated, not knowing they would ever see each other again. Six years later, Carlos is working as a social worker in Travis County and TK has just accepted a position as a professor at The University of Texas at Austin. They run into each other when a mutual friend invited TK out for the evening. This is a fic that I've taken a pause on because of some truly nasty people who, instead of not reading, decided that they wanted to send hateful words my way. I want to get back into this fic, I have so many ideas for it and how I want them to eventually end up back together. I have the next chapter written and ready to post, I've just been anxious about it.

With love, your soulmate - summary: Carlos Reyes doesn’t think he has a soulmate. In the 22 years he had been alive he had never found anything that would tell him otherwise. At first, it bothered him that he was seemingly without anyone and that there wasn’t a perfect person out there for him but he learned to grow comfortable with that information. He learned to adapt, to date enough that he wouldn’t be lonely, and on the nights when he was without anyone he found ways to make himself feel good. He was content. Or so he thought so until a letter arrived on the day of his 22 birthday. A letter addressed to him, from the past and from his soulmate. From there, they start talking. Leaving letters for each other to find and read, falling in love through the words that they shared. Will TK ever catch up to Carlos so that they can have their happy ever after? Or will time remain cruel to them? **Soulmate AU based on the short film Brooklyn Love Stories - Long Time Distance Relationship with Ronen** This fic was such a labor of love because it was so hard at times to figure out timelines and to get it the way that I wanted it to go. In the end, it was so worth it and it's the first chapter fic I finished in this fandom. I also just love a good soulmate au.

Jingle those Balls - summary: Two families, one fake relationship. TK needs a fake date for his mother's Christmas Work Party. Enter Carlos. MY TARLOS HALLMARK FIC. I almost didn't write this but Cee encouraged me so much an dI am SO glad that I did. I ended up writing 20K words in two weeks and I just love how this turned out. It's silly, fun, a little angsty and smutty. Carlos is so sassy in it too. I had such a delight in writing it!

where do we go from here / how did we (i) get here? / And in your hands, is all of me - the parts I never let you have - I'm rec'ing all of these together because they truly need to be read together. These three fics kicked off my season 4 coda series and deals with the topic of Carlos being married to Iris. There's a fic from Carlo's POV, TK's POV, and then them together. I struggled a bit with the secret when it was revealed and this was a great way for me to work through it and I think I created some really good fics that deal with the topic.

Bonus +1

We can get a little crazy just for fun - My series of slutty Carlos fics. These are just fun, smutty fics that are inspired by Rafael's thirst posts and I always enjoy writing them. I think others would enjoy them as well.

[guardian-angle22]

Tag a fic that starts with the same letter as your username and describe why it's so good / how it has a hold on you. Then tag some people to see what everyone else is reading. Spread the love! Please tag @welcometololaland or tag #fic rec friday so she can compile the masterlist.

I was tagged by @welcometololaland @ladytessa74 @lemonlyman-dotcom & @lutavero Thank you all for the tag!💜

I have some that start with g for my username and some h for my actual name. This week I felt like highlighting some older fic. So all of these recs were posted in 2020/2021. (Which also means some of the authors might not even be active in the fandom anymore and I hope they're okay with me tagging them still! let me know if you're not!)

got my heartbeat skipping by @unbreakablejemmasimmons

this is set after 1.01 and it features tk and carlos flirting over ice cream. short & sweet (pun intended).

got real love maybe by @reyesstrand

this is a missing scene fic set between 2.09 & 2.10 with Carlos asking TK to move in. Full of soft, domestic feels.

gravitate towards you by @rafael-silva

tk + 126 have a rough shift, but carlos is there to feed them. more wonderful, soft fluff.

haunting by @morganaspendragonss

tk can see ghosts. and occasionally gets possessed by them. I absolutely love this supernatural trope. would read a million fics with it. this one is so good.

heartbeats by McRaider

this is a pre-series gen fic exploring some moments between tk & owen. I absolutely adore fics exploring the father/son dynamic between them and this one is so lovely.