#howtosingit

[alexartxx]

.🤵‍♂️❤️🤵‍♂️.

TK & Carlos, 911 Lone Star

#alexartxx #my art #tk x carlos #tarlos #911 lone star #carlos reyes #rafael silva #tk strand #ronen rubinstein #howtosingit #userjillian #userbones #useramyj #userkimmy #I am sorry I have no idea if these are the right tags for everyone anymore #it has been A While

[evanzbuck]

Sassy Carlos Reyes → for @pragmatic-optimist @reyescarlos @howtosingit​

#911lsedit #911lonestaredit #911 lone star #carlos reyes #carlosreyesedit #userkimmy #tusersonia #howtosingit #tuserpaige #usernorah #tuserems #useraninha #tusersilence #usersteen #useream #tusererica #usertriz #userbones #mine

[reyescarlos]

🥝 🥝

(definitely almost sent an avocado emoji 🤣😂🤣. It’s been a day, can’t tell my fruit emojis apart lol.)

Haha me: is allergic to kiwi and hates avocado... PERSONAL ATTACK. It feels super fitting to go with these two folks with you being the one to send in the message. They're probably the first two people I followed/knew of in the LS fandom when I first moseyed on over:

@howtosingit Brian does SO MUCH for this fandom. I am forever in his debt for the Rafa blog aka my lifeline on this site. A++ tags when it comes to most things but especially Rafa content. He gets it. I love his love for that man bc hard same. I really like reading his thoughts about the show as a whole too. In my head, I really associate Brian with my first foray into this fandom. I was SUPER nervous to write because there were so many wonderful writers (Brian among them) that I wasn't so sure if I should even post. But I did! And he was, I think literally, the first person to leave a comment on my first fic. It's such a small thing that had a big impact on my confidence in posting stories so, thanks for that 💕

@bellakitse another day one. Stef is one of my favorite writers. I love going back on her page and rereading stuff and getting yelled at by ao3 that I already left kudos, like okay and?? the stories are amazing, I want to continue showing more love! I just love her writing so much, my goodness. It was a good day when I decided to get back into the world of fic/writing. I'm glad to have come across her stuff. Stef is so chill and cool. There's just something about her vibe that I like a ton and it totally reflects in the things she writes and shares on here. We have other fandoms in common too which is pretty neat. I appreciate each and every Stucky reblog that graces my dash because of her.

for every 🥝 i get, i’ll recommend a blog i love

#sonia bby #tusersonia #howtosingit #bellakitse #message #games

[reyeslonestar]

"#Tim Minear my beloathed" has me actually CRYING, Alex 🤣 bless you for being here 💙

sdfljsf glad you appreciated that :D the man made some damn good telly this year, but he retains the ability to infuriate me, so. he is the beloathed.

#bless you too Brian <3 #asks?? #howtosingit #worth mentioning that my tag for him was 'fucking Tim' for a long while

[rafael-silva]

Happy Birthday, Bones! I hope you're having a great day and thank you so much for being a part of this weirdly wonderful fandom of ours 💙🎉

brian!! thank you so much!! I appreciate it! and thank you for all your support! I always love reading your tags and they always make me smile!! ❤️

#bones turns 26 #howtosingit

[rmd-writes]

Me: one Christmas/winter fic down, two to go! I might actually pull off getting a fic for each fandom up before Christmas!

Rafa: posts new thirst trap

Then:

anon (less than 20 minutes after Rafa’s latest gym video appeared): “will you write a sequel to the gym fic?” @howtosingit : “Okay but obviously the gym AU is going to need to turn into a whole dirty series because a part 2 will not be enough” @paper-storm: “DO IT DO IT DO IT DO IT” @welcometololaland: “you should write the gym au pt 2, it’s topical”

Apparently I am very susceptible to suggestion, and can’t say no to my friends because despite the fact that I should be writing Christmas fics, what was going to be an eventual part 2 of my gym AU is now going to be a series of shorter fics. Is there plot? Vaguely. Hopefully once the series is finished the plot will become apparent. In the meantime, I am once again on the bus writing smut on my phone, so … watch this space.

#in which howtosingit once again says one (1) thing and I write a fic #apparently i cannot say no to my friends #especially when they gang up on me like this #just a quick and dirty fic #much like the smut in it tbh #tarlos fic #gym au #rmd writes

[danieljradcliffe]

for @rmd-writes & @howtosingit ↳ tk version

#911 ls #911lsedit #tarlos #tarlosedit #myedit #lonestardaily #lonestarlgbt #userlutavero #usermbg #userisaiah #tusersilence #usermorgan #tuserjen #userpickles #userthai #actuallysara #usernelly #reyesstrand #lonestardust #userkimmy

[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!

#911 lone star #tarlos #fic rec #fandom rec #gif rec #fan art rec #911 lone star rec #tarlos rec #tk strand #carlos reyes #ask #answered #anon ask

[carlos-tk]

thanks for the tags @heartstringsduet @cold-blooded-jelly-doughnut @louis-ii-reyes-strand 💗

Sunday again fuck wrote this in a spree after doing a lot of reading and not much writing this weekend. With some much appreciated encouragement from the lovely @celeritas2997 🥰 I bring you this weeks seven sentences

Carlos smiles at him, “But you can still sit there and look all pretty whilst keeping me company,” he offers instead.

TK tuts, “Jeez is that all i’m good for?” he asks, unserious.

“Well I can think of a few other things,” Carlos suggests, a smirk and a wink added for good measure. A mistake, he realises much too late, as he watches a familiar fire light up behind TK’s eyes, the look he knows all too well, “Down boy,” he adds with a laugh.

TK groans as Carlos brings them both to a halt, a demand to “Wait here.” His hand leaving TK’s, fingertips dragging along his wrist to prolong their momentary separation, and leaving him stood near the entrance of the old weathered barn as he disappears inside. A fly buzzes his face, an irritation he attempts to shoo away with the flap of his arm, a lost cause in this climate.

TK inhales a sharp breath as Carlos returns a minute later, the reins in his hand attached to a stunning chestnut coloured horse that looks like it could kill him with just a flick of its mane.

no pressure tags under the cut 💗

@whatsintheboxmh @reyestrandd @inflarescent @rmd-writes @welcometololaland @three-drink-amy @reyesstrand @thisbuildinghasfeelings @basilsunrise @theghostofashton @birdclowns @thebumblecee @mooshkat @bonheur-cafe @inkweedandlizards @orchidscript @alrightbuckaroo @strandnreyes @fitzherbertssmolder @liminalmemories21 @redshirt2 @firstprince-history-huh @freneticfloetry @lemonlyman-dotcom @herefortarlos @howtosingit @lightningboltreader @carlos-in-glasses @reyescarlos @chicgeekgirl89 @noxsoulmate @ladytessa74 @never-blooms @mikibwrites and open tag for YOU 💗

#911 lone star #tarlos #tk strand #carlos reyes #tarlos fic #911 lone star fic #seven sentence sunday #d writes

[liminalmemories21]

Exactly Seven Sentence Sunday

tagged by @heartstringsduet, @carlos-in-glasses, @three-drink-amy, @cold-blooded-jelly-doughnut, @lemonlyman-dotcom. Thank you.

He breathes a sigh of relief, and gets up, walking around the room, examining it more carefully.  "Where is TK when you need him?" he mutters. She glances around too.  "You think he'd be able to get out of a locked room?" He tugs experimentally at the table, but it doesn’t budge, and crouches to look at how it’s bolted to the floor, but absent some power tools they’re not getting it loose..  "He can get out of most things holding him down if he wants to." "TMI," she says primly.

tagging @freneticfloetry, @howtosingit, @carlos-tk, @lightningboltreader, and @reyesstrand

#tarlos #911 lonestar #au #knave-verse #wip

[guardian-angle22]

Here is a rec list for 911LS fics directly related to episode 1.05 Studs! I try to make these as comprehensive as possible, so if you have any you think I missed let me know so I can add them.

[If you're an author and don't like to be tagged or linked for any reason, let me know and I'll remove the tag and make sure not to do so in the future, no questions asked.]

Canon Compliant:

◆ in the night (come alive) by @reyesstrand (Words: 2.1K; Rating: T)

"Well, I did have an idea," TK says, eyes bright and all-consuming. "Let's go dancing." * Missing scenes from 1x05

◆ i saved us in the night sun by @korvidkids (Words: 3.3K; Rating: G; TW: Minor Injuries)

How to date the guy you're not dating in five easy steps; a.k.a. five times TK didn't go home with Carlos (and one time he did).

◆ Take the leap by @tailoredshirt (Words: 1K; Rating: T)

"So how long has that been goin' on?" "What?" TK asked, frowning.  "How long have you and Reyes been…" Paul nodded in the direction of the bathroom Carlos had disappeared to. TK shook his head. "No, we're...we're not together. Why would you think that?" "Uh…because I got eyes in my head?" Paul said.

◆ Life's a game of inches by @paperstorm (Words: 5K; Rating: E; TW: brief discussion of transphobia & addiction)

A tag for 1x5, "Studs", in which TK has some feelings and an important conversation with Paul.

◆ believe me (you're not in love) by falloutmars (Words: 2K; Rating: M)

A 1x05 coda. TK falls asleep on a thoughtful Carlos.

◆ and now I see daylight by letmeinthewallsyouvebuiltaround (Words: 6.4; Rating: T; TW: Discussion of addiction)

Following 1x05 'Studs' - TK and Carlos take Paul out dancing to forget about his recent romantic letdown. Leaving Paul to be fawned over by the many intrigued women at the club, TK enjoys having Carlos all to himself and struggles to hide his growing feelings for the man.

◆ 'cause i've fallen far enough by lire-casander (Words: 1.3K; Rating: T)

carlos will take anything tk gives him, the crumbles of a friendship or the blinding light of his presence lightning up this club where they’ve taken paul

◆ i'll be there for you, ‘cause you’re there for me too by howtosingit (Words: 1.9K; Rating: T)

Following her accident, Carlos worries about Michelle. Luckily, he has TK at his side. + A missing moment from 1x05.

◆ Uniform by @aewriting (Words: 2.1K; Rating: T; TW: sleazy cop)

When a fellow officer sees Carlos and T.K. at the club together and expresses an interest, Carlos struggles to define their relationship, and his own feelings.

◆ Roadside Rendezvous by StarrySummers04 (Words: 1.5K; Rating: E)

TK and Carlos make an unscheduled stop on the way back to Carlos's apartment after spending the night at the club with Paul. Things start at the side of the road but finish in the bedroom.

AU or Canon Divergent:

◆ I Learned to Walk by Learning to Stumble by @detectivereyes (Words: 4K; Rating: T)

TK thought he was getting adjusted to living in Austin, but just when things seem to be settled, the station suffers a loss and he finds himself making the transfer to paramedic on Michelle’s team. Unfortunately, danger still finds him... or a very bad summary for what is essentially TK makes the transition to paramedic in s1, and what i think could have happened in 1x05.

◆ as the tide turns by novakskline (Words: 1.3K; Rating: G; Part of a S1 AU Series)

"TK? Everything okay?" Carlos asked as he came back into the room, placing the drinks down on the table so he could wrap his arms around TK, resting his head on his shoulder. "What's up?" "How do you feel about going clubbing tonight?" TK asked, holding onto Carlos' arms and letting himself be comforted by him.

◆ Play With Fire by @thatnerdemryn (Words: 6K; Rating: E; Threesome, d/s elements)

“You boys done for the night?” Paul asked, somehow carefully controlling the tremble in his voice. He cleared his throat as Carlos pressed a gentle kiss to the back of his neck and TK shook his head. “Not quite,” TK commented. He moved away enough to hold out his hands like a silent offering that Paul could either accept fully or brush off easily. He appreciated the gesture, but he wasn’t ready for the warmth the two men provided him to disappear yet. “Good choice, amigo,” Carlos practically purred behind him and Paul was sure his vision went a little fuzzy. “Friend? Is that what we’re going to be tonight?” Paul asked.

Technically Not 1.05 But Bowling Related:

◆ The Bowling League by @lonestarbabe (Words: 2.1K; Rating: G)

The team joins a bowling league for first responders. They are not so great, but they bring chaos to the league and have a lot of fun and love each other.

◆ some nights by @reyescarlos (Words: 1.6K; Rating: G)

14 “Please don’t tell me you filmed that.” “Of course I filmed it.”

#911 lone star #911 lone star fic recs #fic recs #fic rec list #episode: s01e05 studs #oh also if there are any trigger warnings I missed also let me know! #needs more bowling fics tbh #so i had meant to do these from the beginning of the rewatch but I just didn't have the time... also it's more work than I thought lol #so these probably won't happen for every episode but every now and again I'll pop in with one #queued post

[evanzbuck]

If I could turn back the clock I'd make sure the light defeated the dark I'd spend every hour, of every day Keeping you safe

happy birthday, brian 💖 @howtosingit

#howtosingit #tarlosedit #911lsedit #911lonestaredit #911 lone star #tarlos #tk strand #carlos reyes #userkimmy #tusersonia #tuserpaige #useraninha #tusersilence #useream #tusererica #userpickles #usersteen #tuserangela #userbones #mine #song: you are the reason by calum scott #happy birthday brian!!! #hope you're having an incredible day! you deserve the absolute best #this is a gift from sonia and kim as well bc sonia came up with this idea and kim helped every step of the way #so we hope you enjoy this little gift from us <33 #also #brian's fic for this song is linked in the description so go read/reread married tarlos in honor of his birthday!

[bkfe00]

@howtosingit How do you feel predicting this shocker of a loss!!?? 

#911 lone star #howtosingit #tk strand #gabriel reyes #carlos reyes

[firstprince-history-huh]

Fic Rec Friday

This week’s theme: Rec a fic that starts with the same letter as your username (or, if you like, a part of your username).

The rules: 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 & @irispurpurea ❤💕

So for this I'm going with the fics that begin with the same letter as my Tumblr username & also my ao3 username because I've got good ones based on both!

So here we go:

911 Lone Star:

Fire Meet Gasoline by @howtosingit

An amazing firefighter!Carlos AU in which he gets transferred to the 126. It is a fantastic fic & I love the character portrayals! Such a wonderful fic & I LOVE IT SO MUCH!

Forever Will Never Be Long Enough (With You) by falloutmars (not sure if they have a Tumblr)

It's a Tarlos honeymoon fic. Some teasing & swimming pool shenanigans which are simply so 🥵🥵🥵🥵🥵🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

Find Another Dose by @paperstorm

A 1x09 missing moments fic. TK in his feral cat boy era. A heartbreaking, sad & such an AMAZING fic! Also, Gwyn in this! It made me miss her so much! This was one of those 'This makes me want to hug TK so much' fics. Or as someone else said in the comments, "He needs a Carlos-shaped hug''.

Delicate by @paperstorm

A 1x06 missing moments fic. It has smut with feelings (my favourite kind of smut). Both boys are obviously developing feelings but they're not going to talk about it. The fic was so achingly beautiful it wrecked me. The way Andie has mixed in the feels is 🥺🥺🥺❤❤❤

RWRB:

Forgiveness (Can You Imagine) by viciouslyqueer (I don't know if they have a Tumblr)

A FirstPrince talk of rings & proposals with a little bit of angst. I had so many feels about this! It's si lovely & beautiful & amazing!

Hashtag Soulmates by @everwitch-magiks

A copywriter!Henry & legal advisor!Alex AU. It has literally all my favourite fanfic tropes! And that one particular chapter which has a moment which is so meta I just love it! And all the references & easter eggs in that chapter!

For One Night Only by @indomitable-love

A Catherine/Arthur fic. The meet-cute 🤣🤣😂😂

All the talk of grief made me think of it as foreshadowing. All the parallels! George's story 🥺🥺🥺🥺

The name origin for Beatrice & then after reading the fic, I realized this was also a Henry name origin story! 🥹🥹🥹❤❤❤

For All The World To See by @everwitch-magiks

An FirstPrince neighbor AU with actor!Alex & author!Henry. The fic references! And all the secrets which eventually do come out & lead to the angst! And then the happy ending! 🥺🥺🥹🥹❤❤

Faster, Higher, Stronger by @everwitch-magiks

A FirstPrince sports AU where they're both ice-skaters. So amazing & brilliant & beautiful! I loved it so much! Also, this is the fic that lead me to take an interest in ice-skating. The number of YouTube videos I've watched of Nathan Chen flawlessly executing his routines because of this!

Forever Yrs, For Evermore by @indomitable-love

A FirstPrince lake house proposal fic. It's so beautiful & soft & sexy & lovely all at the same time! I think this is one of the first fics I remember reading for this fandom!

Not sure who hasn't done this yet, but no pressure tagging: @ladytessa74 @sarnagati @jordanshenessy @fangirl-paba @detective-giggles @paperstorm @goodways @first-kanaphan @actuallysara @actual-sleeping-beauty & anyone who wants to participate!

#fic rec friday #911 lone star #tarlos #911 lone star fic #rwrb #red white & royal blue #red white and royal blue #firstprince #rwrb fic #firstprince fic

[paperstorm]

Have seen the pic of their kiss from 3x13 that, due to someone's poor editorial choices we DIDN'T see 😠 (you can find it in @howtosingit Carlos stills from that episode). We only saw it because Rafa sent it in a tweet to Gov. DeSantos (which was just amazing of him actually).

Yes I had!!!!!! And it lives RENT FREE. the kiss was clearly so much bigger than what we saw in the episode and it haunts me (also yes it was very very sexy of Rafa to send it to a homophobe)

#911 lone star #anon asks

[rmd-writes]

the key that unlocked me

RWRB | E | 3.7k

I saw this incredible art by @weighty-ghosts and was inspired to write some firstprince pwp for the first time in ages. Please take the time to click through and look at the art! It's stunning and V is so talented - be sure to reblog her work if you like it!

Something sharp presses against his collarbone – the key that Alex wears around his neck – before he rolls his hips and Henry moans. Alex lifts his head and grins. “You like that, sweetheart?” he asks knowingly, rolling his hips again. He’s got his arms braced on either side of Henry’s head, looking down at Henry with dark, sparkling eyes and his mouth curved into a lopsided smile before raking his lower lip through his teeth. Alex’s curls have fallen forward into his face and at this angle, so close, he’s devastating. Instead of answering him, Henry tugs at the chain around Alex’s neck with one hand, pulling him down for a kiss. He gives in, sliding one hand into Henry’s hair as he kisses him deeply, letting Henry take what he needs.

or, Berlin, from Henry’s POV

Read on ao3

As always, it takes a village, so thank you to @indomitable-love for all of her help (including unknowingly because it is her Henry pov fics I read when I need to remind myself what Henry feels like), @howtosingit for the most perfect title, and @welcometololaland just because she’s the absolute best. I’m so lucky to have all of you in my corner💖💖

#red white & royal blue #red white & royal blue fic #rwrb #rwrb fic #firstprince #firstprince fic #henry fox mountchristen windsor #alex claremont diaz #rmd writes: rwrb #rmd writes #the key that unlocked me