Tarlos

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

Season 1
YEE-HAW

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.

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

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.

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 on FanFiction.Net

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