Oh, gorgeous! I love how perceptive Marian can be (even when he's in denial) and you've captured that so beautifully here.

The process of him coming around was one of the things the show's done really well, and this adds a lovely nuance to that scene.

His son siding with him over his lover should have been cause to rejoice -- such was tradition. But then he'd seen it, Deniz's silent rejoinder. "Bitte." Like they already spoke a language their own, unheeding of anyone else, soothing each other when no one else dared.

Yessss. So lovely. *hearts all over it* By all means, keep writing Marian! :D