I can finally enjoy the Turgut x Aslihan train but only because her laugh in the face of adversity and hostility is infectious and because she and Turgut are friends AND lovers. Like they'd be great as a platonic set of rulers too. They respect each other more as people who know their duty than as romantic partners, which is the reason they've come to like each other and precisely why it makes them GREAT together. But I'm not gonna lie, it took some warming up for me to enjoy them as a couple. Now?? Sparks.
















