Thank you for tagging me @chicgeekgirl89 @alrightbuckaroo @carlos-in-glasses and @thisbuildinghasfeelings!!
I’m rather late to this, so I guess I’m bringing the end-of-year games into the first week of January. (Please consider this an open tag for anyone who would like to do the same!)
And before we dive into the list:
A sincere thank you to everyone who puts lovely content on my dash, whether it’s your own work, reblogs, or funny/heartfelt comments and tags. I would be so lost without all of it.
January
Unaired footage from Best of Men (4x17)
A missing moment from the scene where TK helps Carlos get ready for the funeral. This first post is a close-up version, but the widescreen version can be found here.
Marjan and Joe cut their wedding cake
Just a beautiful, happy moment from the wedding reception in All Who Wander (5x10)
Then and now: TK’s medallion
Promo footage from Yee-Haw (1x02) meets episode footage from Thunderstruck (5x05)
“Are you gonna recommend for Jonah to come live with us?”
TK and Carlos talk with the social worker in Impact (5x11)
“So go call your loved ones. Do what you need to do.”
TK calls Carlos as the 126 brace for the asteroid crash in Impact (5x11)
February
“No goodbyes.”
...just “I love you.” TK and Carlos on the phone in Homecoming (5x12)
Where could “no goodbyes” have started?
A flashback set featuring moments from Push (3x04) and Homecoming (5x12)
Celebrations at the firehouse
A parallel set of joyous moments from parties at the 126, with footage from Push (3x04) and Homecoming (5x12)
The way Jonah is resting his head on TK’s shoulder 🥹
A close-up look at a sweet moment from Homecoming (5x12)
First and last: TK and Carlos holding hands
The first entry in my ongoing series of first and last moments from the series. Starting off with scenes from Austin, We Have a Problem (1x10) and Homecoming (5x12)
March
First and last: TK and Carlos kiss with tongue
The series continues with scenes from Yee-Haw (1x02) and Thunderstruck (5x05)
First and last: TK and Carlos kiss (…and Carlos smiles)
More tarlos kisses. This time from Yee-Haw (1x02) and Homecoming (5x12)
The rest of the year is below the cut because things got very out of hand very quickly:
July
You and I stargazing / Intertwining souls
Tarlos. The solar storm. And lyrics from Stargazing by Myles Smith. Featuring footage from Austin, We Have a Problem (1x10).
…hell yeah I have permission to drive this thang (husbamd)
A new incorrect quotes/text post–gif, with a scene from Thunderstruck (5x05)
…discovered him watching that video of the raccoon who tries to “wash” his cotton candy…
And another incorrect quotes/text post–gif, this time with footage from The Quiet Ones (5x08)
First and last: TK and Carlos dancing
Back to the first-and-last series, with scenes from the Pilot (1x01) and Kiddos (5x07)
August
Group hug 🥹
An emotional moment during the closing ceremony of the First Responders Reunion 5 with the 911 Lone Star cast (June 2025)
September
lmk if we can flirt and be in love by tmrw
An incorrect quotes/text post–gif, with footage from the Pilot (1x01)
October
do you have a go to chat up line? // no just like………….. hey
Continuing with incorrect quotes/text post–gifs, featuring a moment from the Pilot (1x01) and inspiration from Chicken Shop Date
November
Went to a bakery and they had a you donut
If you’re tired of the incorrect quotes/text post–gifs, I’m sorry. But here’s another set, with a scene from Trainwrecks (5x02)
December
All I need is for someone to gently cup my face and tell me I'm not as doomed as I feel
One more incorrect quotes/text post–gif for the year. This time with a scene from The New Hotness (4x01).
First and last: Tarlos scenes
Ending the year with another entry for the first-and-last series, with scenes from the Pilot (1x01) and Homecoming (5x12)
(Note: April through June aren't missing. It's just that life was rough. No gifs were made.)
And that's it!
Again, please consider this an OPEN TAG for anyone who would still like to play. And no pressure tags: (apologies if I’ve forgotten anyone or if you’ve already done this—I know I’m very late to the game!)
Thank you for tagging me @heartstringsduet @thisbuildinghasfeelings @paperstorm @alrightbuckaroo
@carlos-in-glasses @guardian-angle22 and @reyesstrand!!
I’m very late to this because the holidays didn’t leave me any time to myself. But @herefortarlos tells me there’s no deadline for these things. So here we go.😅
This year was the first time I watched 911 Lone Star live, and it was actually the first time I’d ever made gifs for *any show* as we got new episodes. It's been a lot of fun, even if it makes me even more aware of just how long it takes me to finish a set. 🙈
Here’s to everyone who puts lovely content on my dash, whether it’s your own work, reblogs, or funny/heartfelt commentary and tags. I would be so lost without all of it.
Please consider this an open tag for anyone who would still like to do their own round-up!
January
Carlos smiling into kisses
Parallel set with scenes from Yee-Haw (1x02)
“You asked me to feel safe with you.”
Flashback set with scenes from Friends With Benefits (2x04) and Push (3x04)
When a new hyperfixation takes hold
Dan Levy reaction gifs
February
TK and Carlos comforting each other
Parallel set with scenes from Friends With Benefits (2x04) and A House Divided (4x16)
March
“I'll keep going with you.”
An emotional entry for incorrect quotes/text post–gifs, with scenes from In the Unlikely Event of an Emergency (3x08) and In Sickness and in Health (4x18)
“I am tryna be your home, your safe place, your go to person…”
Back to the more humorous incorrect quotes/text post–gifs, with moments from Yee-Haw (1x02)
“there’s honestly a lot of things wrong with you but im kind of into it for some reason. Do you want to get married.”
Incorrect quotes/text post–gifs, featuring the darts scene from Texas Proud (1x03)
April
Their last terrified moments in their first home. Their first brilliant and joyful moments in their new home.
Parallel set with scenes from The Big Heat (2x12) and Push (3x04)
“Hey now those (your big brown eyes) are some dangerous weapons…”
Incorrect quotes/text post–gif with a look at Carlos in Negative Space (3x12)
That lovely first tarlos scene in Riddle of the Sphynx (3x13), without the credits obstructing our view.
"just got diagnosed as your soulmate...".
Incorrect quotes/text post–gif featuring scenes from Yee-Haw (1x02) and A House Divided (4x16)
Season 4: parallel statements of love and devotion
Scenes from Abandoned (4x04), The New Hot Mess (4x02), Swipe Left (4x12), A House Divided (4x16), and In Sickness and in Health (4x18)
May through December are below the cut because things got very out of hand very quickly:
May
Husband, husband, husband
Every instance of “husband” from In Sickness and in Health (4x18)
When there are clues that date night has been interrupted
Adding some visual aids to the conversation about the state of Carlos' shirt at the end of This Is Not a Drill (4x06)
“I think that both of them like to be the little spoon and the big spoon” – Rafael Silva
For @carlos-in-glasses who shared her amazing Cameo video with us
“I missed it so much, I took a stab at writing fanfiction.”
A relatable moment from Modern Family
June
If that moment in the fire was Carlos' last chance to say anything, he was going to say everything.
A flashback set inspired by @doublel27's post that lives in my head, rent-free. Features scenes from The Big Heat (2x12) and In Sickness and in Health (4x18)
“He might not understand TK's fixation with a lizard, but… Um, you know, Carlos loves TK. And if Carlos loves TK, then that's all that matters.” – Rafael Silva
For @thisbuildinghasfeelings who generously shared not one, but two Cameo videos with us
Just taking the opportunity to look at the details of some intense moments from the fire in The Big Heat (2x12)
“It’s a meal, not a marriage proposal, TK. || “So, the wedding. It’s coming up.”
A flashback set with TK and Carlos sitting across from each other at the dinner table in Yee-Haw (1x02) and This Is Not a Drill (4x06)
wedding planning → wedding ceremony
Parallel set with scenes from Control Freaks (4x08) and In Sickness and in Health (4x18)
July
“And when did you figure that out?” / “The day I met you.”
How long have you thought that?“ / “Since the first night I took you home.”
A flashback *and* parallel set with scenes from the pilot (1x01), Yee-Haw (1x02), The New Hot Mess (4x02), and A House Divided (4x16). Made in collaboration with @paperstorm. (Check out the accompanying fic here.)
That sounds sexual. 😏
A Rafael Silva reaction gif for various situations here on tumblr dot com
Andrea with her husband and her son, both in their tuxes for the wedding.
Parallel set featuring scenes from Best of Men (4x17) and In Sickness and in Health deleted scene (4x18). (I blame this one on @goldenskykaysani 😭)
August
My best attempt at zooming in on the final shot of the proposal scene in A Bright and Cloudless Morning (3x18)
September
No more wasted moments.
A collection of scenes from A Bright and Cloudless Morning (3x18), Swipe Left (4x12), Both Sides Now (5x01), and the promo for Thunderstruck (5x05). (I still need to update that last one to the version used in the episode. Oops.)
Carlos on the outside, looking in -> Carlos surrounded by the love of his friends, family, and husband
Not sure if I should call this a parallel or a flashback set. Either way, we have scenes from the pilot (1x01) and In Sickness and in Health (4x18), and I'm so very normal about it.
Sweet moments where Carlos is grabbing TK’s sweater/jacket
Parallel set of still images from Riddle of the Sphynx (3x13) and the Thunderstruck promo (5x05)
Reaching across the table
Parallel set of still images from Austin, We Have a Problem (1x10) and Both Sides, Now (5x01, season 5 promo)
TK and Carlos: "husband"
A collection of scenes from A Bright and Cloudless Morning (3x18), Swipe Left (4x12), In Sickness and in Health (4x18), and Both Sides Now (5x01)
The look on Carlos' face when his own love language is returned to him in kind
Parallel set with scenes from Swipe Left (4x12) and Both Sides, Now (5x01)
October
“One of the most magical things about being in a committed relationship is learning to really open up your heart and hate one of your partner’s coworkers you’ve never met”
Incorrect quotes/text post–gif for Both Sides, Now (5x01)
The way Carlos walks into the 126 firehouse: unwilling to move past the threshold -> strutting in with donuts for everyone, just because.
A collection of scenes from Austin, We Have a Problem (1x10), Bad Call (2x08), Spring Cleaning (3x17), and Trainwrecks (5x02)
“You look like the night we met. Green t-shirt and short hair.”
For @strandnreyes and @paperstorm, to accompany their coda for C12 (5x03), with parallel gifs from the pilot (1x01). (Read the fic here.)
TK and Carlos are not on the same page
Parallel set for Swipe Left (4x12) and the Thunderstruck promo (5x05)
kiss + hand + ✨ring✨
Parallel set of still images from In Sickness and in Health deleted scenes (4x18) and Thunderstruck promo photos (5x05)
I will never not be thinking about this kiss 🔥
Thunderstruck (5x05) sneak peek
Had to make a post with sexy scenes from three different episodes. As a treat. 🔥🔥🔥
Parallel set for Yee-Haw (1x02), The Big Heat (2x12), and Thunderstruck (5x05)
"…everybody has needs."
Pairing moments from The Big Heat (2x12) and Thunderstruck (5x05) with Rafael Silva’s Cameo video (courtesy of @carlos-in-glasses)
November
TK, Carlos, and Jonah – with Gwyn and with Enzo
Parallel set of still images from Push (3x04) and a Kiddos (5x07) promotional photo.
A closer zoom of the Kiddos image can be found here.
“This is great. I’m going to get a good grade in therapy, something that is both normal to want and possible to achieve”
Incorrect quotes/text post–gif for Carlos in Thunderstruck (5x05)
TK and Carlos moving in sync during couples therapy
Thunderstruck (5x05)
Carlos in his troublemaker era, egging on Owen and Enzo
Kiddos (5x07)
TK, Carlos, and Jonah at the firehouse
Parallel set with scenes from Push (3x04) and Kiddos (5x07)
“Hi, big brother.” / “Hi, little brother.”
TK and Jonah reunited in Kiddos (5x07)
A longer version of this gif set can be found here
Just the tiniest bit of slightly different footage from TK's birthday party
Kiddos (5x07)
“Who’s gonna take him to dim sum?” || “Who’s gonna hug him?”
Parallel set with scenes from In the Unlikely Event of an Emergency (3x08) and The Quiet Ones (5x08)
A microsecond of behind-the-scenes footage from TK's party
Kiddos (5x07)
December
TK and Carlos reaching for each other in their sleep
Parallel set with scenes from Riddle of the Sphynx (3x13), In Sickness and in Health (4x18), and The Quiet Ones (5x08).
Our loved ones live on through us
Parallel set with scenes from In the Unlikely Event of an Emergency (3x08) and Fall From Grace (5x09)
“You were my dad."
Flashback set with scenes from Best of Men (4x17), In Sickness and in Health (4x18), and Fall From Grace (5x09)
Oh, this scene. A lot of very honest, vulnerable moments to choose from. But I was drawn to this part because, if you look closely, his hands seem to be trembling a little bit…
His nerves and anxiety threatening to get the best of him as he confesses to this insecurity.
Hello! For the unedited gif game I’d like to request from 2x04 when Carlos says ‘HR will definitely have their hands full with that one’ please and thanks 🙏🏼
Thank you so much for the ask, @carlos-tk!
Oh, the expression on his face here. He's so desperately trying to keep it together, joke his way out of this…
But I feel like you can tell, even as the words are coming out of his mouth, he knows it's not going to work. He sees it all spiraling out of control and heading toward heartbreak.
Thank you so much for the ask, @lemonlyman-dotcom!
I feel like I should probably apologize because I'm guessing you were going for something humorous here. And that's not the direction I chose.
I just really love the heart-to-heart Owen has with Ginsburg at the end of the episode. Talking about how hard it is when things change. How much he regrets his behavior from when his marriage was falling apart. Wondering if Gwyn was scared when she died...
And hearing Gwyn's words repeated back to him now, through Ginsburg.
If you could gif any moment from 911 lone star that doesn’t actually exist (ie a moment that’s only been talked about, or a little scene between characters that could have feasibly occurred in canon but only actually exists in your head) what would you choose? I hope this makes sense, it took me so long to phrase it so it made sense to myself 🙈
Oh wow. Asking the tough questions, huh? There are a lot of things that I wish we could have seen. But as it relates specifically to being able to gif those moments?
I'm going to have to go with whatever happened between "What are we?"/"Honestly, I have no idea, Carlos," and that scene at the firehouse where Carlos shows up in supportive boyfriend mode, wrapping up TK in his arms and kissing his neck.
I just… I want to see Carlos' face when he realizes TK is telling him that he wants them to be together. For real. I want to watch those emotions wash over him. And I want it in gif form so that I can watch it on a loop.
Thank you so much for the ask, @cold-blooded-jelly-doughnut!
