Tarlos

Tarlos is the slash ship between T.K. Strand and Carlos Reyes from the 9-1-1: Lone Star fandom.

PILOT
TK and Carlos meet for the first time in this episode during a 9-1-1 call. TK comforts Carlos by putting a hand on his back when they're watching a baby seat falling from a tree, fearing for the baby's life. They exchanged their first conversation soon after where Carlos praises TK's dad.

Then, they're seen at the bar with the rest of their friends where Carlos joins an alone TK and asks him if he wants to dance, TK answers yes and they're seen on the dance floor with their friends.

YEE-HAW
They're seen standing next to each other during a call with Carlos staring at TK at one point.

Later, TK and Carlos meet up and head back to Carlos' place, where they have sex. After TK starts to get dressed and Carlos asks if he's going to catch his breath. TK says that he's got work, but Carlos suggests going for a round two and driving him there. Flip on the lightbar and siren to disperse traffic. TK says that he's sweet, and hot, but likes to zone out before work. Carlos understands and yells at TK to text him as he leaves.

Carlos texts TK to come over after their shifts, which TK does. Once inside Carlos' house, TK starts making out with him, but Carlos tells him to slow down. TK says that Carlos was the one to invite him over, and Carlos says that he did. TK then notices that the table is set for a nice dinner, much to his annoyance. Carlos pulls him over and pulls out his chair. He offers some champagne, but TK says no. Carlos says that he should have asked and then starts to grab food from the kitchen. TK says that this is starting to feel like a "whole thing", confusing Carlos. TK says that he thought they were clear on what was going on, and that he's not looking for a relationship. Carlos apologizes, he doesn't really do hooks ups, but doesn't think it's took much to have a conversation first. TK says that it's a little late for that, but Carlos says that it's just a dinner, not a marriage proposal. TK gets up and starts to leave, but Carlos tries to get him to stay. TK says that he was the one who invited him over after midnight, and Carlos says that it was after both of their shifts. TK is about to say something, but just says that he's sorry for the misunderstanding and leaves.

TEXAS PROUD
After TK is arrested after a bar fight, he's upset to find that Carlos is the one processing him. Carlos says it's a small town, and that because of this the one thing he learned about TK is his full name, Tyler Kennedy. TK asks if processing him would be conflict of interest, but Carlos ignores it and lets TK know that no ones pressing charges. He's free to go. TK asks what the bad news is, and Carlos says that the 0 on the breathalyzer means he did it with a clear head. Carlos says that he's not trying to be his boyfriend, or even his friend, but TK should probably talk to someone about why he did something so suicidal. TK doesn't say anything and Carlos points out that he's got blood still on his lip. He wipes if off on the wrong side, and Carlos just does it himself. TK thanks him, and apologizes for being crazy with him the previous night. Carlos says that he's used to crazy, but TK admits that he just went through a bad break up and ended up relapsing. Carlos assumes he means with him, but TK clarifies that he meant with drugs. Carlos realizes that's why TK reacted so bad to alcohol and says that he's sorry. TK says that it's fine, but that everything has been numb since he got here. He just wanted to feel something. Carlos says that his busted lip means he probably accomplished that. TK asks if he's really busting his balls right now, and Carlos says that he is. TK can't help but smile at that.

TK starts complaining about Judd to Carlos as they're on a date and playing darts. He starts complaining about how Judd probably thought Manhattan was cushy, which it wasn't since he once had to save someone 44 floors up. Carlos calls that impressive, and TK tells him to tell it to Judd. Carlos says that if he was a less secure guy, he'd be bothered by the fact that after working up the nerve to ask TK out TK spends the entire night talking about another man. TK says that it just pisses him off, and Carlos can tell. He assumes Judd hit a nerve, and TK asks what that means. Carlos says that it's nothing, just that it sounds like no one ever spoke to TK like that before. TK asks if he thinks Judd's right, and Carlos asks if he thinks that Judd is. TK points out that he's holding a dart, and Carlos reminds him that he's packing a piece. TK pauses for a moment and says that that's hot.

STUDS
TK and Carlos are waiting for Paul at the ending of the episode to take him to a club to cheer him up after he got dumped by a girl. Once in the club, TK wraps an arm around Carlos' waist who put one arm around TK's shoulder and right before the episode ends, they're seen dancing together and with Paul.

Season 1
Pilot
 * Carlos calls Owen impressive, and TK tells him that Owen's his dad.
 * Carlos asks TK to dance.
 * TK and Carlos dance together.

Texas Proud
 * Carlos tells Michelle about his issues with TK.

Season 2
Hold the Line
 * TK tells Buck that he already has a boyfriend, and it's pretty serious.

Fanon
Fans were quick to ship the two even before the series came out, the marketing team even coming up with the ship name first.

Many fans of the two were disappointed by the pairs lack of screen time together, and thought that too much of their relationship happened off screen. When it was revealed that most of their relationship did happen on screen, it also disappointed them as well. The lack of screen time and development for the pair, as well as the other representative characters, made it feel like the writers did not care, and had only added the relationship in for brownie points.

On AO3, Tarlos is the most written ship for T.K. and Carlos. It is also the most written ship in the 9-1-1: Lone Star (2020) tag.

Fandom
FAN FICTION
 * TK/Carlos tag on FanFiction.Net
 * TK/Carlos tag on FanFiction.Net

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