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Girl, I kinda saved my personal favorite for you 😘 buckle up because this is a fic I've been daydreaming about for sooooo long...
So there's this cliff right outside of Austin (are there any cliffs around Austin?! who knows, there are now!) and it's part of the 126 area. For years, first responders and the public have begged the city to do something about it because it's terribly unsafe there, the police constantly patrolling to make sure no one falls down/tries to jump etc.
Of course, when it's Carlos' turn, something happens (not sure what yet), and he and the guy he was trying to get away from the cliff tumble down and land on a ledge. Lucky for them, a news helicopter was currently in the area to report about something else entirely - which means people actually see it live and the 126 is on their way before Carlos even comes to and contact dispatch.
The kicker is: the guy he went down with is Alex. TK knows because he recognized him on the news.
Once the contact with Carlos stands, they assess that Carlos has a broken leg, and Tommy walks Alex through making a makeshift tourniquet, all while they're still on their way. Carlos asks Owen, "Cap, who are you sending down?" and TK's the one to answer, "Well, let's see, there's a dual-certified paramedic slash firefighter on the team... who do you think he's sending down?!"
Of course, that's when Alex recognizes TK's voice, and after confirming that, yep, it's him, Carlos is like, "wait, babe, you telling me I'm sitting down here with your cheating ex?" and of course, everyone is just like 👀👀👀😬😂
Everything seems fine and when they arrive, Owen doesn't even try to stop TK from going down himself, joined by Marjan and Paul. But as they all get ready, Carlos suddenly stops talking, and then there's Alex's panicky voice, saying he stopped breathing. So of course, Tommy walks him through all the steps up until he needs to perform cardiac massage - only for Alex to panic/freeze up and be like "I can't do that, I don't know how to." And while TK knows he shouldn't, he chimes in with, "yes, you do! I know that because I was the one to teach you!" and when Alex still hesitates, he growls, "Alex, if you've ever regretted what you've done, here's your chance to make it up to me. I swear to God, if you let my husband die right now---" and that's what finally shocks Alex into action.
Oh yeah, did I forget to mention that TK and Carlos are already married? 😏
Anyway, of course, TK now rushes down there, followed closely by Paul and Marjan. TK takes over from Alex immediately, who gets secured and then taken up by Paul, while Marjan helps TK with Carlos. Once they get his heart going again, they secure him, etc, and get him up the cliff. Before they put him in the ambulance, Carlos makes TK take his wedding ring, to keep safe until he can wear it again after the hospital. There's another close call on the way to the hospital, and of course the long wait while the docs take care of Carlos. Andrea and Gabriel are there of course and the whole team...
Finally, they can all go into his room, Carlos is awake, and TK can give him back his ring, everyone cries with relief and so on... and then suddenly, there's Alex at the door, thanking them all for saving him, and checking in on Carlos. He quickly leaves but Carlos just looks at TK and nods, and TK goes after Alex so that they won't part a second time without any real closure. He stops him and tells him that he forgives him for what he has done, that it actually turned out to be the kickstart for a better life for him, and then he thanks him for saving Carlos. They part on good terms this time, and TK goes back to his husband.
In an epilogue, experts talk with Billy Tyson on the news, asking him if it was okay of Captain Strand to send down the victim's own husband or if there aren't rules against that - but Billy basically repeats what TK said: Captain Strand had a dual-certified firefighter slash paramedic on the team, why the heck wouldn't he send him down? And was it okay for Paramedic Reyes-Strand to talk like that to the second victim? Billy's answer: Was it okay for him to get the person to respond and thus save an officer of the APD from certain death? Heck yes, it was, what do you want from me? 😂 Yes, Billy is on the 126's side for once and I love him for that 😁
Could you tell that I've been daydreaming about this A LOT? 😅
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With all the speculations currently going on, I just had to dig up this old idea of mine 😂
Can't believe I had this plot idea over a year ago, wrote this down in April... and now we could be getting something like this on the show...
@paper-storm, I saw a lot of talking about it especially on your blog... I guess I should write this soon, right? 😅