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*TK hadn’t exactly planned on bringing the lizard home. It had been perched on one of his patient’s legs after a call, small and harmless, and when no one claimed it, he figured he’d keep it safe until he could drop it off somewhere. Innocent enough. Except Carlos… didn’t share his definition of innocent.* *From the second TK walked through the door, Carlos eyed the shoebox in his hands like it might explode.* “TK. Tell me that is not alive.” *TK grinned, too proud of his little rescue*. “It’s alive. And adorable.” *Carlos crossed his arms.* “It’s a reptile.” *And as luck would have it, the scaly roommate had Houdini-level escape skills. A couple hours later, the lizard had vanished from its box.* *TK managed to convince Carlos to sit with him on the couch, promi…