#ls 1x03

[reasonandfaithinharmony]

911 Lone Star: Texas Proud (1x03)

(insp.)

[xofemeraldstars]

carlos is so cute <3

[lonestardust]

can someone PLEASE make a gif set from the police station scene of 4x04 and the police station scene in 1x03, because if i have to sit here thinking about TK's big watery vulnerable eyes during both scenes, holding back tears; trying not to have that breakdown he so desperately needs I'll literally combust

[herefortarlos]

911: Lone Star Season 5 Countdown - Beginnings

(1) Which 911 Lone Star season premiere is your favorite? Well, since it was the only premiere I watched live, I guess I'm going to have to say Season 4 😅. I would not call it my favorite, mostly because I hated having to wait those first few weeks to complete that Tarlos story arc and get the resolution! But I had just joined Tumblr again with my new tarlos account, so even though I wasn't active like I am now, I did enjoy seeing others speculate and talk about the episodes, and make gifs and new fics based off of things! People's engagement here is what I'm really looking forward to with season 5!

(2) Which character do you think had the best introduction or first scene in the show? I will say my favorite character introduction was TK's! His first lines were, "I'm going to ask Alex to marry me" and them using a gender neutral name was smart because then later when I realized he was talking about a man, I was like, "Ahhhhh, he's a gay character on a Fox show and starring side by side with Rob Lowe!" I am so into this and in love with him already!

(3) What is your favorite moment of 1x01? Ooooo, but there are so many to choose from! TK's overdose and Owen finding him, them doing the interviews with Paul, Marjan and Mateo! Making us think Judd was going to be a stereotypical red neck and he turns out to be this sensitive, giant teddy bear who loves and misses his family! My favorite though is probably the Honky Tonk scene and everyone coming together and of course Carlos sidling up to TK and me realizing, "Oh my, this hot man is hitting on him!" I am so far gone on them already!! And I miraculously did not have anything from season 1 to 3, spoiled for me, so I had no idea just what their relationship would become 🥹

(4) When did you first start watching Lone Star and how did you find out about it? I started watching Lone Star in October of 2022. I remember because that's also around when I started my current job 😆 I remember specifically seeing FB clips of the 1x02 racist lady scene and also the 1x03 shielding Marjan when she loses her hijab in the silo scene. Hearing TK's "I am a homosexual" and Paul's "I am trans though", and then seeing a Muslim woman, I was so unbelievably interested in this diverse cast of characters! Oh and I had the Hulu trial at the time and had just finished bingeing Modern Family and I saw Lone Star was on there, so I decided to start that while I still had it. Needless to say I started paying for Hulu monthly because of LS 🤣

(5) What is one wish you have for the season 5 premiere? Hmm, many, many wishes. But hopefully a simple, realistic one is I need to see at least one instance of Tarlos being in love and happily married! Just give me one happy thing between the two of them, and then I will gladly take the weeks of angst, I just need something to hold me over until we get whatever amazing resolution they have planned for us, as is tradition!

Thank you for the tag @lonestar-s5countdown! I really enjoyed thinking about all the reasons I started Lone Star and what I immediately loved about it!

Zero pressure tags to, @heartstringsduet @thisbuildinghasfeelings @tellmegoodbye @paperstorm @strandnreyes

@theghostofashton @orchidscript @bonheur-cafe @eclectic-sassycoweyes @ladytessa74

@carlos-tk @cold-blooded-jelly-doughnut @carlos-in-glasses @alrightbuckaroo @lemonlyman-dotcom

@whatsintheboxmh @emsprovisions @chicgeekgirl89 @reyesstrand @lightningboltreader And OPEN TAG 💖

[happilylovingchaos]

Music and Fic Monday for @lonestar-s5countdown

Sorry I’m late-ish! I’ll give a combination of recommendations for music and fanfics today (which is almost over where I am). And wow, there’s a lot involving TK (I’m getting concerned about how much he and Carlos get whumped, I don’t really care if it’s just me 😰).

([Re-])Surfacing Dive for Beginnings and Ends:

Beyond a lot of the stories written by @carlos-in-glasses, @paperstorm and @lemonlyman-dotcom that I think are also beautiful character studies of the Lone Star characters may not get explored enough (and in some cases even exploring parts of the characters that get most focus in-show), I wanted to give a few shout-outs to other, older one-shots/ full-length stories.

Lonely eyes, you don’t have to be alone tonight by @wwasted: A coda that takes place in between the bar scene and the end of 1x03. It’s very cute w/o dragging out too much of either man’s angst, which I liked.

The elephant in the juice bar by @taralaurel: Where Tarlos begins for real after 1x10, and TK tries and fails to keep a metaphor steady as he decides to take a chance.

Getting better by @lonestarbabe, Pigeonsplotinsecrecy: This fic really plays with the meaning of the words “begin” and “end”, especially with a mental health recovery arc and especially with TK. It’s not for everyone, but it describes how relatable, tedious, solitary and multicolored the process can be.

Rosa mundi by fiddlersgreen: A one-shot where TK, Owen, and Carlos make it to New York without incident and properly mourn for Gwyn… and it’s quite a spiritual experience.

You were the greatest thing by hoodieweather: TK is mournful after the events of season 2 as he goes to visit Gwyn and Jonah, but re-learns something important about life. Takes place in the breakup era. Before the ice storm? Actually def before the ice storm.

First aid by @heartstringsduet: I like to call this the gritty version of “Tarlos Begins”, only both characters have more fragile coping methods of surviving life in New York City. When those methods gradually fall apart and threaten to completely implode their lives, they have to face their respective truths and learn how to live— both with the people around them, the real versions of each other, and with themselves.

Not really bridal style by paperyowl: Tarlos begins again immediately post-3x04— with some relationship negotiating required. The author really nailed Tarlos’ voices for their first fic in the 9-1-1: LS fandom!

Haunted by the ghost of you by @strandnreyes: A sad and hopeful combination of 3x04 and 3x08, where Tarlos begins again with an unexpected end.

I’m not mean enough to fully recommend hurt no comfort Tarlos fics, or hurt no comfort fics in general (and I’m still less than a year into using Tumblr anyway), so for a definitive “end” fic in that category, I may direct you to MissPudim’s works where the issues with the whole Iris arc is addressed and Tarlos handles it Extremely Badly. Or this fic called Gone where… it’s… okay, hell. They still handle it bad, it’s still kind of an end and it’s a bittersweet end, albeit in an AU. And another one by bythebry, Ain’t got no tears left to cry.

Where all this love comes from by @carlos-in-glasses: I think I’m not the first one to recommend this story but I think it counts as a general “begins” for both TK and Carlos (mainly for Carlos, though). And I’m listening to Postmodern Jukebox while trying to re-recommend it… if you’re curious, I put one of their cover songs on the bottom of this post. Needless to say, I loved this fic!

TK (Begins):

Jewish for Himself by 7ate9: I felt a sense of completion to read a fic that goes into TK’s POV about how the religion Gwyn wanted to raise him under is, in a word, complicated (as hell). Yes, just as much as his career and gay identity. For that, I’m thankful to the author! (And not just because so many opportunities for TK’s Jewish rep was wasted…)

TK begins by writedontfight: Exactly what the title says, with a plausible and saddeningly real scar of loss in TK’s life.

Numb and Thirty days by come2gusu: TK begins again, and good GOD I’M SAD ABOUT 3x08 AGAIN nooOOOOOooO….

Carlos (Begins):

Duality of a day by @marjansmarwani: I loved this exploration of how double-edged the wedding day would feel for Carlos— the beginning of a new chapter in his life with TK, and the punch-to-the-face end of Gabriel’s own life (spoiler alert).

to build a home by @freneticfloetry: This story was the first “Carlos Begins” story I’d read. I thought I wouldn’t like the canon divergence that happens at the end, but I was pleasantly surprised!

Dancing, happy, seen by @endlesstwanted: Carlos’ POV as he falls in love at first sight with TK.

Silver lining’s gold and shining by @paperstorm: “Carlos begins”, with a little help from Iris. For me, it also parallels “Chimney Begins”.

I fell for you like a child (oh but the fire went wild) by ellay_gee: Told in a 5+1 format about Carlos’ experiences with love. It was so cute!

Tender eyes that shine by @alrightbuckaroo: Much like “to build a home”, this fic exuded “Carlos begins” energy with more focus on how the Reyes’ “identity” shaped Carlos, and him focusing on unlearning the emotional repression that comes with that ideal.

Music Recs for @tellmegoodbye:

If the Lone Star music team uses this cover of AC/DC my country-music side would be tickled. Just thought that a down-South version of a rock song would be a cool bookend to the pop collab “Old Town Road.”

Postmodern Jukebox is one of my favorite cover bands, and they’ve made a lot of songs I’ve heard of really appealing for me— retro takes on pop songs! This one cover of Oasis’ songs brought to mind another procedural spinoff, NCIS: New Orleans, for the jazz funeral feel added to apparently hotly-debated interpretations of the lyrics (I only just looked on Reddit, so…). But considering what’s happening, hearing the song in the context of Lone Star breaks and warms my heart.

[tkslittlesway]

Since we're on 1x07 and 1x08 of the LS rewatch, I thought I'd share one of my favorite fan edits from Youtube. It's a crack video of those two episodes and it's freaking hilarious. I crack up every time I watch it.

Also I will share two more because they are also hilarious, and they are from eps 1x01-1x03 and then 1x05 (I didn't get a chance to share the last few weeks).

[messymindofmine]

(Very Late) Tag Game Tuesday: 911 Lone Star Edition

Ok so technically I was tagged by the wonderful @lemonlyman-dotcom last Tuesday but unfortunately real life got away from me and I have only just got the chance to respond! So without further ado, here is my contribution to this delightful tag game.

When did you first start watching Lone Star? Who or what introduced you to the show?

So I actually started watching the show back when it first aired. I had watched some of OG 911 and while I didn't dislike it, it just never really caught my attention. So when I found out there was a spinoff with Rob Lowe (who I was first introduced to through The Outsiders movie) I was intrigued. So I watched the pilot when it first aired and I enjoyed it more than I thought I would. For me, it was the relationship between TK and Owen that really got my attention but I was also very interested in the potential between the firefighter's son and the hot cop who asked him to dance. I didn't really start being active in the fandom though until after s3 because I was already involved in another fandom at the time and I've always preferred to limit myself to 1-2 fandoms max.

Which season is your favorite?

It's a tough choice so I'm going to cheat and say s3 and s4 both are currently my favorites. I just love how much insight we get on all the characters in those seasons and the way the stories are fleshed out in a way that the first two seasons weren't able to do.

Who is your favorite character? (Bonus: If you answered TK or Carlos, who is your favorite besides them?)

Since it is impossible for me to choose between TK and Carlos, I will say Marjan. As a Muslim woman, I love getting to see a Muslim woman who is badass, smart yet also flawed and vulnerable on screen.

Top five episodes. Go!

This is very, very hard but if I had to pick off the top of my head:

1x03

2x08

3x08

4x16

If you could pick any character to be given a "begins" episode, who would it be and what would that episode look like?

I'm not sure I want a "begins" type episode actually. One thing I really like about LS is that instead of giving us one episode that just gives us a character's entire backstory, we learn about them slowly. We have learned about all the characters over the course of 4 seasons but there is still a lot about them we don't know and I would rather continue to learn slowly. Instead, I'll say I would like an outsider pov style episode where the 126 + Carlos keep running into this one person on scenes (kind of like that man with anger issues in 3x16) and we get to see the group dynamics through that person's eyes. What do they think when they see one of the paramedics perfom firefighter tasks? Or when they recognize Firefox? Or when they hear the firefighter captain make a comment about how bad something is for their skin/hair? What do they make of the cop and the paramedic making eyes at each other constantly?

What is a scenario or storyline that you would like to see in season 5?

I'd like to see some non-serious moments for Tarlos. I get that there needs to be drama and I love the drama but let the drama be an external one. And I just want some light-hearted scenes where they're bickering over feeding Lou 2 and Carlos doesn't want to touch the crickets while TK feels bad about using the crickets as food. Or their plumbing breaks down and Carlos refuses to hire a plumber because he is A Man and can fix it himself but he has never actually fixed a sink before and can't understand the instructions while TK is fondly exasperated by his stubborn husband and also very turned on from watching Carlos in a tanktop all sweaty with tools in his hands.

What do you think is going on in this still?

Either Carlos has gotten new information about his dad's killer or it has something to do with TK learning about what happened with his uncle Robert.

We all know about the elusive 5x05 spicy scene that has been teased, so what is your prediction for how it could possibly top 1x02?

Now I personally found the 2x12 scene spicier because of the intimacy but I guess 1x02 was spicier in the sense that there was a lot more of the sexual stuff. So to top it, I'd like to see Carlos pick TK up (bridal style or over his shoulder, I'm not picky!), throw him onto the bed, TK instinctively putting his hands up and Carlos grabs them and they devour each others mouths.

Where was the Tarlos honeymoon in your mind?

It looks like they are someplace tropical so I imagine them in one of the Florida Keys. Maybe Key West which is a tropical place but it also has a town which I think both TK and Carlos would like. They can lie by the pool during the day and explore the town during the evenings before heading back to their resort for the night.

Shoutout one of your favorite fan creations.

I am in awe of how talented this fandom is in so many different ways and it is so difficult for me to pick just one. I will say that this piece of artwork by @whatsintheboxmh which is for this lovely fic by @nancys-braids is one that I enjoy just looking at because the peace and calm that it evokes. I so want to see this in the show.

Since I am so late to the party, I'm not sure who has already done this and who hasn't so I will leave this an open tag and invite anyone who would like to participate to join in!

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FIC STATS MEME

rules: give us the links to your fic with the most hits, second most kudos, third most comments, fourth most bookmarks, fifth most words, and fic with the least words.

(I’m doing LS only.)

Open tags from @chaotictarlos @reyesstrand and @alrightbuckaroo (and @welcometololaland!)

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Most hits

A safe distance (9617 hits)

Breakup era AU where TK breaks protocol to save Carlos from bleeding out during an active shooter situation.

I still have a lot of feelings about this one and am proud of it.

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2nd most kudos

Among my stillness was a pounding heart (599 kudos…���wow, I didn’t know that laskdjl)

“You…want to talk about the breakup,” Carlos said slowly. “While I’m proposing to you.”

I always wanted TK to be the one to propose, but I also wanted to explore what it would be like if Carlos did.

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3rd most comments

Glitter in the sky, glitter in my eyes (40 comments)

Carlos accidentally gets punched by a stripper at his bachelor party, and TNT responds to the scene.

This was super fun and I actually have a sequel planned where TK’s bachelor party goes to hell too!

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4th most bookmarks

I carry your heart with me (71 bookmarks)

Sappy post-honeymoon fic where TK surprises Carlos with a romantic tattoo.

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5th most words

Inseparable, like gravity (2190 words)

Me, writing the sappiest kink ever? It’s more likely than you think!

(Cockwarming fic. Yes, I have at least two more in the works. Y’all are gonna be so sick of cockwarming by the time I’m done.)

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Least words

(Technically all 4 of my vids have 0 words, but I went with the shortest fic.)

No competition (486 words)

An awkward kiss, set after their darts date in 1x03.

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I’ll leave an open tag for anyone who wants to do this (feel free to tag me). I’ll also tag @bonheur-cafe @rmd-writes @orchidscript @lightningboltreader @welcometololaland @strandnreyes @sugdenlovesdingle

[horrorforemetophobes]

The Exorcist: Season 1 *COMPLETE*

When someone requested this on Tumblr my first thought was “what possessed you?!” Jokes aside, this one's a doozy of dread, full of freaky frights for any famished fright fan or gore gourmet. If you've seen the first movie you know what you're in for! Before You Watch: These timestamps are based on the Amazon Prime version of the show which I believe is uncut. Different platforms may vary. 1x01: 12:16-12:49. No v*, but character sp*ts frequently. 1x02: 32:17-33:16. Severity: 10/10. Character runs and v*s with graphic audio, visual and aftermath. 1x03: 39:20-39:28. No v*, but blood runs from characters mouth. 1x04: Nothing to skip! 1x05: **Please note there are prolonged scenes with visible aftermath on a main character, I've timestamped it but please read a synopsis and skip if unsure!** 02:16-03:31. Severity: 2/10. Aftermath visible on characters face. 07:29-09:05. As above. 11:39-12:50. As above.

13:10-13:34. As above.

13:41-13:54. As above.

15:38-15:52. As above.

16:35-16:43. As above.

20:57-22:28. As above.

21:50-21:55. As above. 24:08-24:10. No v*, character sp*ts. 26:19-26:25. Fluid on characters face. 26:35-27:04. As above.

28:00-28:11. As above. 1x06: 32:19-33:34. Severity: 6/10. Several characters c*ugh and g*. 34:17-34:22. Character has fluid on face. 1x07: 18:04-19:17. No v*, but character looks very unwell and may distress. 25:14-26:26. As above. 27:14-27:20. Severity: 1/10. Character g*s. 1x08: 08:48-10:13. Severity: 5/10. Visible aftermath on character.

20:43-21:23. No v*, character dr**ls. 22:00-22:05. As above. 1x09: 22:20-22:41. Severity: 3/10. Character ch*s, can be watched muted. 1X10: 22:19-22:23. No v*, but character foams at mouth. 22:41-22:47. As above. Other Content: Blood, gore, injury detail, body horror, child endangerment, child death, demonic possession, self-harm, genital injury, traumatic brain injury, car accidents, grief, animal injury, animal death, religious fanaticism, paranoia, alcohol use, sex, infidelity, psychiatric treatment, hospitals, corruption, racism, cults, satanic worship.

[cafeshopau]

You don’t like it a little rough?

[rafaelsilvasource]

RAFAEL SILVA as Carlos Reyes on 911: LONE STAR S1 E3 - “Texas Proud” - Episode Stills [LQ] - (4/4)

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Life Sentence | 01x03 “Clinical Trial and Error” | March 21, 2018

ModCloth Haute Hustle Faux-Suede Cropped Jacket - Sold Out

She complimented her outfit with this tripped faux-suede navy jacket. It’s sadly sold out already.

Worn with: Treasure & Bond top, Patricia Nash shoes

[xofemeraldstars]

THAT'S HOT

[lonestardaily]

[tkstrandsource]

(in/sp.)

[eg515]

1x03 is one of the best episodes of Lone Star simply because Judd and TK finally get their heads out of their asses and make up and we get that perfect big brother-younger brother energy from then on