#iskenderkayabeyli - the only character in Alev Alev that had 3 mottos:
1. at the start: We are a family, we'll protect each other till the end.
2. I listened to the voice of my heart and here I am
3. I chose to become the person people believed I am
Why is that? #ÇiçDer + The first one was the motto of the Kayabeyli family, often used as an intimidation tactic or to show a false unity in a deeply broken family. Iskender has sought recognition and to feel like an equal part of Kayabeylis. It was his driving force throughout the show. +

A thought... Gray characters, true gray ones, are rare. I love them the most because they are the most human. They make terrible mistakes, but they grow and learn to be better. That progression is a precious thing to watch. Once you get to know them, you learn to understand +++ Their actions (not justify them). You start seeing things from their perspective. The easiest thing to do is to judge someone at first glance. People usually keep their first impression on something/someone until the end. Which is why gray characters are difficult to pull off +++

To find easily... I will put my edits and stories here in this thread... For now, it is all #ÇiçDer, but, I am sure there will be some other couples featured in the nearest future... ;) Thread of the #wattpad story continuation of #ÇiçDer is here... Regularly (semi-regularly) updated...

#ÇiçDer #iskenderkayabeyli #çiçekgörgülü #berkergüven #hazarergüçlü #alevalev

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Denial, anger, bargaining, depression, and acceptance, as my friend @emenai2 had noticed, were feelings following us (and Isko) through the discovery that our Isko is actually the one responsible for the fire. Most of us got stuck on 2nd one. In the end, I accepted it, like Isko. I will write my feelings regarding the matter and how I got to the 5th one. At first, I denied his involvement in the matter. Then, I felt anger mixed with denial throughout the 3rd to 12th ep... I believed he was used by Kenan. Sadly, subsequent episodes dispersed such notions.

Unpopular opinion... Bak, you all know that I adore #iskenderkayabeyli... But I honestly believe it was a plan all along for him to be the culprit. I believe Burcu had enough opportunities to exculpate him if she wanted... But she didn't. I'll probably do a thread about this... Exhibit A: Iskender's behavior when Tomris says, how does it feel to play with my grandson knowing you killed his mother.
He is turned with his back. He swallows deeply, closes his eyes... And only then he turns around and counter-attacks her. With: Peki... But what about you?