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Arap (Sinan) is one of three surviving newcomers on the relatively new Turkish television show, Tozluyaka.  I describe Arap, Ali, Vefa, and Zeyno (Zeynip) as the newcomers, while I describe Berk, Ḉagri, Cemre, Ege, and Hazel as the established group among the teens.  Duru would also be part of the established group, but her character is not listed as a main character, at least not yet. Then there are all the parents.

After the initial episodes summarized the relationships before the newcomers and the established group came together, we have seen two of the newcomers become part of a love triangle.  Zeyno is in a love triangle with two of the established group, Ḉagri and Ege.  While Ali is also in a love triangle with two of the established group, Cemre and Berk.  Technically, Ali is in Cemre’s love triangle, but Ali is still in a love triangle.  Arap has been set-up in a romantic relationship with Duru, while Hazel is the only one remaining of the established group to not be part of a love triangle with a newcomer.

So, a love triangle between Arap, Duru, and Hazel would complete all the pairings between the newcomers and the established group.  That said, I would not suggest pairing Arap and Hazel just to complete pairings, I want Hazel to join a love triangle with Arap and Duru because the chemistry between Arap and Hazel is fire. On a show that has an impressive amount of chemistry among cast members, the chemistry between Arap and Hazel is my favorite among favorites, and I want to see more screen time with Arap and Hazel.  I almost don’t care what Arap and Hazel are doing in their scenes together: they could be fighting, annoyed, sympathetic, calling each other out, etc.  I just want more scenes with Arap and Hazel.

That said I do really like the scenes between Arap and Duru too. Hence, I want a love triangle.  Arap and Duru are just so sweet together, and I want to keep them sweet.  It would be nice to have a normal relationship shown with Arap and Duru, doing sweet things together, while we as viewers get to feel all sweet and nice while watching them together.

So, back to Arap and Hazel, I was totally blown away by their chemistry in that scene when Arap visits Hazel at her home, and the scene had the perfect blend of comedic timing, physical fighting, shock, and heartbreak.  A well written scene, kudos to the writers, but even more kudos to the actors portraying Arap and Hazel.  So I was re-watching the scene right before I went to sleep, and I wound up dreaming about Arap and Hazel. I was so disappointed when I woke up, and realized that I what I had dreamed did not happen on the show.  At first, I thought I had gone way off tangent in my dream, but then realized that I probably just got ahead of the script.

The way my dream went for my Arap and Hazel scene is that Hazel was paying attention to Arap because she was pining for him.  They are in like a gym setting, my dream was not specific.  Arap is talking to Duru, and Arap is totally focused on Duru, so Arap is not paying attention to anything around him. Hazel notices a flying object about to hit Arap, and runs over to Arap, pushes Arap out of the way, but is hit by the flying object in the process.  After being medically examined, Hazel has a slight concussion and is visibly bruised. When Arap checks on Hazel later, Hazel asks Arap if she can recover at his house for the weekend.  Hazel doesn’t want to go home because her she is worried that her Mother could get in trouble with her Mother’s employer if she spends too much time taking care of Hazel, and Hazel doesn’t want to go to any of her friends’ houses, because it would take energy to keep up appearances, Hazel figures that she is not worried so much about what happens at Arap’s house, plus part of Hazel wants to spend time with Arap.

In my dream scene, Arap reluctantly agrees to let Hazel stay at his home, Arap cancels his date with Duru, Hazel enjoys the view with Arap that Duru mentioned was a great view.  Arap is equally annoyed that is missing his date with Duru while sympathetic to a vulnerable Hazel.

Then later, in my dream scene, Arap figures out that Hazel is trying to blackmail someone over a secret, finds out what she knows, but then is persuaded to keep the secret, which forces him to spend more time with Hazel, and keeps him away from Duru.  I know that this doesn’t quite make sense, but that is how my dream went, then I woke up.

Like I said earlier, I am actually kind of ticked that my dream scene was only a dream.  I don’t expect my dream to happen as a scene, but I hope for something similar to bring Arap and Hazel together, while being an external threat to the happiness of Arap and Duru.

As for personalities of Arap and Hazel, they are opposite in ways that need each other.  Arap is laid-back while Hazel is high strung.  Arap is completely comfortable in his own skin, while Hazel is definitely not, trying to be something that she is not. Hazel needs Arap to help her become comfortable with herself, and to realize that money won’t solve her problems.  Arap would actually pair well with a reformed Hazel.  As for where they are alike, they both have intense personalities that don’t back down.  Their energy levels actually match each other.

I have re-watched other Arap and Hazel scenes, and they are definitely setting them up together.  However, there is no guarantee that they will be put together on the show.  They might be just testing how the audiences react to them.  So, I request to the powers that be for the show Tozluyaka, please build a relationship for a love triangle, you can take your time building it, and please more scenes with Arap, Duru, and Hazel.