#that thing you queue

Thank you for the tag, @lemonlyman-dotcom 🥰🥰

Rules: list five of your fics with less than 500 kudos

(Or less than 100 more like lol)

Not Okay (But He Will be) 11 K

The first fic I ever wrote for LS - takes place between when Owen tells TK they're moving and when they arrive in Austin. Lot of TK feeling terrible for how he messed up their lives and Owen trying to gently make his son not beat up on himself as much.

A Halloween to Remember - 13K - TK is fourteen years old and lies to his mom about his plans because he wants to have a fun New York Halloween. It doesn't work out quite like he thought it would.

Sunday and TK's in Love... and the Emergency Room: 12 K - TK is fifteen years old and has come out to his parents but hasn't told them that he has a boyfriend... in another state. One week he goes for the divorced parent shuffle and tells each parent he's staying with other so he can sneak out to Connecticut to see his guy. On the way back into town, a snowstorm hits.

Weekend in Branson - 3K - Carlos is eleven years old and anxiety ridden over going out of town to tour a college with his family for his sister.

Growing Up, Strand Style - 131+ K - A canon-compliant au- what TK's growing up years were like with the addition of if he wasn't an only child. His parents have a daughter, Sophie when he is five years old, and it deals with them growing up and dealing with their parent's marriage disintegrating and their mom dating someone new and the fact that any Strand child is a magnet for danger and chaos (first of many injury chapters; when TK is five, someone pushes him off a jungle gym and his loose tooth goes through his lip). Just updated today; TK is now fifteen and Sophie is ten. Also contains chapters that take place in season 2 when Sophie arrives in Austin unexpectedly (those there are a lil bit of canon rewrite; as in no pregnancy/i'm going to be a father snafus).

Bold the statements that are true for you!

APPEARANCE:

I am 5′7″ or taller I wear glasses I have at least one tattoo I have at least one piercing I have blonde hair I have brown eyes I have short hair My abs are at least somewhat defined I have or have had braces There is something i would change about the way I look

PERSONALITY:

My Hogwarts house is: Gryffindor Hufflepuff Ravenclaw Slytherin I am an introvert I like meeting new people People tell me that I’m funny Helping others with their problems is a big priority for me I enjoy physical challenges I enjoy mental challenges I’m playfully rude with people I know well I started saying something ironically and now I can’t stop saying it There is something I would change about my personality

ABILITY:

I can sing well I can play an instrument I can do over 30 pushups without stopping I’m a fast runner I can draw well I have a good memory I’m good at doing math in my head   I can hold my breath underwater for over a minute I have beaten at least 2 people in arm wrestling I know how to cook at least 3 meals from scratch I know how to throw a proper punch

HOBBIES:

I enjoy playing sports I’m on a sports team at my school or somewhere else I’m in a orchestra or choir at my school or somewhere else I have learned a new song in the past week I work out at least once a week I’ve gone for runs at least once a week in the warmer months I have drawn something in the past month I enjoy writing Fandoms are my #1 passion I do or have done martial arts

EXPERIENCES:

I have had my first kiss I have had alcohol I have scored the winning goal in a sports game I have watched an entire season of a TV show in one sitting I have been at an overnight event I have been in a taxi I have been in the hospital or ER in the past year I have beaten a video game in one day I have visited another country I have been to one of my favourite band’s concerts

RELATIONSHIP:

I’m in a relationship I have a celebrity crush I have a crush on someone I know I have been in at least 3 relationships I have never been in a relationship I have asked someone out or admitted my feelings to them I get crushes easily I have had a crush on someone for over a year I have been in a relationship for at least a year I have had feelings for a friend

MY LIFE:

I have at least one person I consider a “best friend” I live close to my school (at least the school I went to in the olden days) My parents are still together I have at least one sibling I live in the United States There is snow right now where I live I have hung out with a friend outside of school in the past month I have a smartphone I have at least 15 CDs I share my room with someone

RANDOM SHIT:

I have breakdanced I know a person named Jamie I have had a teacher with a last name that’s hard to pronounce I have dyed my hair I’m listening to one song on repeat right now I have punched someone in the past week I know someone who has gone to jail I have broken a bone I have eaten a waffle today I know what I want to do with my life I speak at least 2 languages fluently I have made a new friend in the past year

“In every way that matters.”

TK’s reply here is living rent-free in my mind. Not just his word choice but his delivery. Earnest, heartfelt, certain…

In every way that matters.

He could have simply said “yes,” but it wouldn’t have conveyed to Iris just how essential Carlos is to TK, and he is to Carlos in return. Two halves of a whole and nothing in their life truly made any damn sense until they found one another. They are unconditionally and irrevocably in love. The kind of love that changes your life…

In every way that matters.

The journey hasn’t been the smoothest, and things have been far from perfect (#understatement). But they are perfect for each other...

In every way that matters.

They’re getting married, and he doesn’t want to sort out the dilly-dallies later. When he says, “I do,” he wants people to know he did...

Betty is so special and important to me!! She's one of my most favorite characters ever and I love how 13 years after the series finale, she hasn't been forgotten about. 🥺🥹😭🤧💗💓💞

OMG! It makes my heart so happy to hear that you are also an Ugly Betty fan! What are some of your favorite episodes/moments? 👀

I adore Betty Suarez & Co. I do a series rewatch every year, it’s my favorite comfort show. It was canceled prematurely, and I'm still waiting for my Ugly Betty reunion movie.

I've been a huge fan of America Ferrera since "Real Women Have Curves," but Betty Suarez is my ultimate favorite of her roles. Like you, Betty is just so special to me. I'm always telling people to watch the show (many mutuals on Tumblr will attest to this 😂). I talk about the show so much you'd think it was still airing. I started a new job five months ago, and just last week, I was having lunch with one of my new colleagues, and she saw my Ugly Betty Pop figure on my desk (I commissioned it, and it's one of the best gifts I've ever given myself tbh). When she saw it, we spent half of our lunch discussing our favorite scenes. Ugly Betty is essentially my friendship litmus test lol.

Betty is my favorite fictional character of all time, no contest. But I also want to shout out the ensemble because WOW. The entire cast was incredible and hilarious. The show was a true dramedy; I was often in tears, either from laughter or an emotional storyline. Judith Light AND Vanessa Williams? ICONS. Michael Urie and Becki Newton? What a DYNAMIC DUO. Ana Ortiz and Mark Indelicato? PERFECTION. Eric Mabius? The TALENT. Daniel could have easily been such a vacuous character, but Eric gave him a depth that surprised me. Plus, his chemistry with America?? EPIC. I loved Betty and Daniel so much (shout out to the bridge scene in 1x13!).

I often wonder how unhinged I would have been if Tumblr had existed when the show was airing. My enthusiasm over your ask indicates that I would have been absolutely bonkers and loved every minute of it. 😆

If you're interested, this is my favorite Detty fanvid edit and my favorite Detty article. I loved their friendship through season 3 and didn't ship them romantically until about season 4. While watching the ATX reunion panel in 2016, I realized that Eric was also Team Detty, and I so wish we could have seen what happened next!

Anywho, I've rambled enough lol. Thank you so much for giving me a reason to shout about my all-time favorite character/show!! 😁💜