Kan Cicekleri 202

 Episode 202 A Closer Couple

Quick synopsis: Waiting on test results. Firat gets some shares. The intentional slow burn.

The hospital lists didn't pan out any info on Dilan's mom. She is feeling forlorn. But Baran gave his word, they'll find her. There's no giving up.*

Gul was this close to her mom discovering her marriage certificate in her bag. She and Firat disagree about telling everyone the news. They're pretty cute about it though.

It's pretty convenient for Sabiha that she owns a hospital. She took that sample of Dilan's DNA (from the teacup) straight to a lab there. Now, we wait.

Baran has cancelled his meetings. His work today is loving his wife. (Awww.) He is really liking being able to grab her around the waist and pull her into him. He tells her to get ready; they're going out. And when she questions it, and he says, "Just do as I say", it's with a wink. WinkyBaran!

The best by far.

Derya says she'll sell her shares to Firat. Firat is not so trusting. Hasan wants him to be a rat and use them against Baran. (If he did get them, it would be a solution to a huge headache for the Karabey family, and a way to prove his good intentions to Baran and Kudret.)

Cevahir has some weird rules about being diabolical. He imparts them to his henchman Sair. While throwing bits of bread to (at?) seagulls. Like he's an old man, sharing wisdom. 

He is no member of the Mage Club. #weirdhobbies

His meeting with Baran was one of those that got rescheduled today. Last minute. He takes the news well enough; the glove remains calm.

Oh no...Dilan can't get the clasp on her necklace to catch...what to do... Enter Baran. The clasping isn't unusual but the aftermath is a very intimate affair. There's this slow process that keeps happening, that's even more sensual than an almost kiss. The moments are all still almost kisses, but this process breaks it down to the tiny fundamentals of getting from here to there. He'll kiss her temple, say, and then she turns just a bit and we have the almost kiss. Then we get the moments of closer:

He'll nuzzle her cheek and she'll turn more

He'll press closer to her cheek so it's evident he's ready for more

It gives her a chance to decide to try a little too

She'll turn to face him and he keeps his mouth so close, brushing her face but not kissing

He'll move in closer as they face each other, and wait

He might lean infinitesimally toward her but still wait for her to make the final contact

She's still shy or unsure, so in the end, he keeps waiting as she scoots away to fiddle with something else. 

And it's still an almost kiss but of a very different kind. I think they are still playing it up and we will eventually see them smooch.

He always rejoins her escape with a loving comment or tells her a detail or a story of how his parents showed their love in quiet ways. I think it's to help make her feel like he sees her love for him, even if she is still shy. This time it's how his mom would iron his dad's shirt and wouldn't let anyone else do it. "You're just like my mom," he'll say. 

And holy carp y'all--look how far we've come.

He tries again, this time while holding her head in his hands after a forehead kiss. He's actually leaning down to close the distance...no dice. They have to hurry, they'll be late.

But as he changes his shirt, he buttons it up unevenly. Oh here, let her, she'll do it.

Ladies and gents, she's unbuttoning his shirt! I don't think Baran breathes. Or if he does, they're sharing air. He's that close. Their noses are overlapping.

See what I mean?!? By. Degrees.

The next time we see them, they are at the beach, confessing how they each fell in love with the other, but the other one never knew it. I didn't realize how much I wanted these revelations. The falling is the best part. It falls a little short because it's all, "...when I first saw you..." that we see from the opening credits. Almost ignoring all the torture she went through. 

Am I holding a grudge? Maybe. A little more "I loved you whens" would go a long way though.

Baran comes thru.

Hasan keeps pushing at Firat to accept the shares off Derya. And he's hit upon the one thing Firat wants: not power over Baran but a well regarded reputation in the family. If he gets in good with Baran, the news of the marriage will be better received. And backed up. Which will also mean relief for Gul, his ultimate goal. Doing anything his father wants is a hard pill though.

Sabiha is coming to grips with having chained Dilan, her real daughter, and kept her prisoner. I did wonder about that.

The lovebirds sleep in each other's arms and when they wake up, Dilan goes to get out of bed but Baran pulls her back. Don't get up yet. 

An almost kiss paired with his phone ringing. Baran ignores it! He's still going in...

Dilan insists. The phone, Baran.

Ooof. It's Cevahir. Should have stuck to the kiss.

He's still smarting from the last minute cancellation.Oh well. When Baran gets off the phone, Dilan again makes to get up. He pulls her back a 2nd time! Where are you going? Don't go. No buts. Almost kiss and Dilan starts babbling excuses.

The gimmick is good, don't get me wrong. But I'm starting to wonder: what's it going to take for her to feel comfortable?

Cuz I'm comfortable. They could do this anytime.

We may have our answer, and If I'm right, it's a good one.

When they are getting ready, side by side, morning bathroom routine, she dabs lotion on his cheek. He stills. Wipes it away. Then she dabs some more. Then a tiny splash of water. Then hands full of it. Finally he retaliates and splashes her back. More silliness.

They are playin' y'all. She just needs to know she can be silly with him, that FrownyBaran isn't all seriousness, even in love. Her personality demands someone she can laugh with. This is what will change things for her. And I can get behind that.

Firat got the shares. And he's...changing rooms?

Baran is back in the suit, standing solid and waiting for Cevahir. I think Baran is just that much taller than Cevahir. And Cevahir is the sort that would let that bother him. He's surprised to see Baran. The meeting was with Kudret. (Did he think Kudret was such a pushover?) Well, no matter. A Karabey is a Karabey. Oooooh, that gets a teethsuck from Baran. (Those are still delightful, even now.) Diamonds from Africa + quick delivery...Baran has reservations. He is kinda raking Cevahir over the coals. He even holds a finger up, silencing Cevahir, keeping him waiting to go talk to Dilan when she walks up.

Cevahir retaliates by bringing up how well the vendetta worked out, in a snide way. Baran ends the meeting. There may be a bruising handshake standoff, I can't tell.

Firat is being sneaky; his new room is near Gul's. They can canoodle when everyone is asleep. He's telling her his plan when Azade-doom walks in.

Baran is very supportive of Dilan's emotional roller coaster. He gets a kiss on the palm that is caressing her cheek. 

Seyit shows up at the mansion. They meet him hand in hand.

The results are in! Sabiha can't look. Havin reads it. Dilan is her daughter! But now, after all she's done, how will she tell her?

Seyit divulges he has the name of her mom's employer.

Yelling at the tv:
*They're so lovey dovey lately, always asking what they did to deserve someone so wonderful. Or how they're lucky to have found the other person. It's a welcome change and one I feel like we earned after all those excruciatingly hard scenes. Hard won. We'll hold tight.

Teaser: 203:

Baran finds out about Firat buying the shares and not because Firat told him. He sees it as a betrayal. Dilan calms him down; he gets a kiss on the cheek.