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Loving Me Is Enough
TK tried to do something romantic for Carlos by cooking him dinner, but he isn't the most skilled of cooks.
Carlos Reyes/TK Strand. 880 words.
Based on the prompts: "I let you down" + the word "savor"
For @buttercupstrand. Happy Birthday, Shaz! I hope you like this! Have a wonderful day!
"I let you down."
"No, you didn't, this is great."
"I know you, Carlos, this is not the face of someone who likes their food."
"It's not bad. And what matters is the gesture. You promised to cook for me and you did. It’s really sweet of you."
TK tilted his head in doubt. His boyfriend had to just be trying to make him feel better about his skills. He'd tried to do something romantic and it failed. Carlos deserved the best things in life. All TK wanted to do was to show him how much he loved and appreciated him, but he couldn’t achieve that.
He felt as though he weren’t enough. He put his fork down so he could hold his hands together in his lap. He stared at his food, right there in front of him as evidence of what he lacked as a boyfriend. He could never make Carlos happy.
"Hey, TK, look at me," Carlos reached over, put his hand under his chin and lifted it up to make sure they were staring into each other’s eyes, "this might not be the best tasting meal I've ever had, but it is good and it did give me a break from cooking. It was nice to just sit back and relax."
"Are you sure?"
"Yes. I don't need you to cook me extraordinary things, I just need you to be here and love me like I love you. I appreciate you caring enough to try."
"Alright. Next time, I'll impress you with my take out ordering skills instead."
"As long as I get to share a meal with you, I'm down for anything."
TK smiled. He also enjoyed any moment spent together. It didn't really matter what they did as long as he got to feel Carlos near him. He liked being able to grab his boyfriend's hand and bring it to his mouth to deposit a kiss on the back of his palm.
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Thanks to the amazing @raphaelsimon for letting me do my own thing for this amazing post. I hope that I made it justice and you like it :) This mostly when they already know each other, in the future sort of thing.
“Honey, I’m home!”
Simon came barreling into Raphael and Magnus’ apartment. Raphael was in the kitchen the moment Simon opened the door; he rolled his eyes because once again with Simon came Clary, Maia and Lydia.
“Remind me to find a new lock to the door” Magnus said, faking nonchalant.
Raphael rolled his eyes again. Befriending Magnus was a bad idea because with him, came a lot of people hoarding his little space here, using his Netflix account; he didn’t use it but it was part of the principles. This “gang”, as Simon liked to use, made his life exhausting.
“I’m wounded” Simon said, faking a gasp, still standing under the threshold while the girls passed him, walking directly to the sofa. “You really hurt me here.”
Raphael didn’t turn but knowing Magnus, he just waved a hand dismissively. Raphael snorted, making the final touches of his cinnamon rolls; he was grateful that his work was as a baker and he could make his recipes for this forced “gang”. At least, they were honest if they liked it or not.
“How is the most beautiful man in New York doing?” Simon asked.
“Well, he is mostly fine. Doing fine and feeling beautiful. Thank you, Simon” Magnus replied with a cocky grin, from the love seat he was sitting.
“Your ego is way big for you, Magnus” Raphael said dryly.
“My ego is a normal size, thank you.”
Raphael snorted again, drying his hands with a towel.
“I’m sure you are pretty but not as pretty as the baker over there.”
Raphael didn’t look up but that didn’t stop the blush growing on his cheeks. Those blunt comments from Simon were common and still, he wasn’t used to it.
“Smooth, Lewis” Maia barked from the couch.
The door opened again and everyone looked up, including Raphael just to see a tall, brooding guy entering.
“That’s what a call “pretty boy” Magnus hollered from his seat, with a little smile on his face.
“I can smell your thirst from here” Simon commented, from the back of the couch.
“And I can feel your pining over here” Magnus replied, with a brow raised.
Simon opened his mouth to reply but nothing came, so he ended up looking like a fish out of the water.
“That was rude but also true” Alec said, coming to stand besides Simon, clasping a hand on his shoulder.
“Can you tell your boyfriend to be gentler when he is calling out my coward self?”
Both Maia and Clary snorted. “I see four cowards in this house” Lydia said without looking up from her phone.
That earned her eight set of eyes shooting daggers at her, that’s when she looked up, looking innocently “What? I’m speaking the truth.”
“First of all, Magnus is not my boyfriend‒”
“But you wish I was.”
“Second,” Alec continued, ignoring Magnus’ input and looking at Lydia “I’m not a coward” he took a seat next to her.
“Well, I agree with Simon here. I can smell your thirst from here” Maia said, looking at Alec.
Raphael looked at him, as well as everybody, but the blush that was a common thing from their own personal tree didn’t show up. Instead, Alec just shrugged.
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2x12 episode highlights: Raphael’s dramatic entrance
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