#midnight at the pera palace halit

[ijustwannahavefunn]

It’s so hard to pick which character is which description because almost all of them have three or four descriptions that fit 😭 YOU CAN'T MAKE ME CHOOSE 🫵

I'm a sucker for fictional characters who love intensely and are willing to give everything for love — or just the 'baby girl' types 🥺❤️‍🔥

Don’t ask me why I didn’t include Jeff. I’ve already given that man a million drawings 🫠

[pinardenizs]

Midnight at the pera palace (2022-) 2.03.

[hephaestn]

Midnight at the Pera Palace (2022) — Season 1, Episode 7: Confrontation

[dietbridgetjones]

dictionary definition of down bad

[rainedonwithyou]

“i’ve know you since before time” “all i have inside is my love for you” halit you’re killing me

[eshalstuf]

→ moodboard: ESHAL (Midnight At The Pera Palace)

[lizajane2]

I was scrolling through TikTok and watched a short edit of a fictional couple saying goodbye. He's begging her to stay—let me repeat that— HE'S the one begging her to stay!

Which led me to watching the first season of Midnight at the Pera Palace. Why had I never heard of it before? I adore that it's set during the 20s; I've always loved that era. But anyway, I've got to vent about the main couple, so this is gonna contain spoilers for those who haven't watched it.

The way Halit looked at Esra from across the room in the first episode, I was gone. I was a complete goner. That look was perfection. It wasn't just awe, it was "I know you. I've known you forever, and I want you, only you." SOMEONE LOOK AT ME LIKE THAT!!

He is madly, passionately, and obsessively in love with her. And it drives me nuts. These two have altered my brain chemistry.

And I know he just killed another man, but the way Halit is holding her, his grip on her hand is even tight like he's desperate to keep her there.

The absolute yearning that is coming from him is so gut-wrenching in the best way possible.

And he said this, when he first met Esra in 1917:

Halit had me kicking my feet, giggling, and squealing like a little girl. Had me falling in love, too, damn. "You were made for me, weren't you?" WHAT?! That is insane behavior, good sir, and yet I melted like butter. And excuse me, but you don't need to look at her like that.

Prime example number 2:

They look at each other like they've been in love for years. And he doesn't even know her name! She never even told him. THEY MAKE ME SICK!!

But this, THIS RIGHT HERE:

For fuck's sake, kill me now!! How he grabs Esra to pull her close, leaving no space between them, is absolutely divine!! And then it gets so much better with his speech:

"I've been waiting for so long to see you again. I can't wait any more. Whoever you are, I don't care. Because the thing is we... we are meant to be with each other. You know it, too. I can see it in your eyes. I need you. And I'll do whatever I can to have you. And I can see that you need me, too. Destiny has brought us together."

I NEED THAT INJECTED INTO MY VEINS, TATTOOED ON MY SKIN!!

The soft caress of her cheek, how he tilts her chin up when he says "I need you. And I'll do whatever I can to have you." See, no, that's not... he's driving me absolutely wild!!

Halit: "But I'm in love with you."

Esra: "But I'm not in love with you."

She's stronger than me, cause girl why the fuck are you lying?!

And it's also insane behavior that Halit followed Esra through time when all he had to hang on to were fleeting moments. He even had a child on the way, but that didn't stop him. Nothing felt right without her. LUCKY FUCKING HER!!

His hand placement here:

IT MAKES ME WEAK IN THE FUCKING KNEES!!

"Don't leave me, then." "No. No. If you leave, my life will not be worth living, my love."

Who chooses to go back to their own time over him?!

Me:

[noonemonitorsmyscreentime]

Halit: infinte verisons of me losing infinite versions of you

Esra: infinite versions of me gaining infinite versions of you

[invisibleicewands]

“Don't follow me, forget about me.” - Midnight at the Pera Palace S01E08 Hairspring - #13

[emma-ofnormandy]

Selahattin Paşalı as Halit Vatansever Midnight at the Pera Palace 1.04

[pinardenizs]

It seems we're destined to be apart ...

[hephaestn]

Selahattin Paşalı as Halit and Hazal Kaya as Esra Midnight at the Pera Palace (2022) — Season 2, Episode 3

[dietbridgetjones]

Midnight at the Pera Palace | S2E6

requested by @linkedbydestiny94 💕

[the-vatansevers]

Midnight at the Pera Palace S0204: Esra & Halit, part 4

[travelergirlx]

(door + unexpected kiss is one of my favorite tropes)

[eshalstuf]

It is indeed surprising that criticism of Esra's actions towards Halit is being so intense, while ignoring Halit's peculiar behavior, which he clearly did not deny, just made it seem like it was Esra's delusion. There is a tendency to say: "Oh, Halit would never do that", but for us, the spectators, who observe from the outside, Esra's difficulty in understanding Halit's behavior is understandable, especially considering that he did not appear in the same way after years without contact.

Likewise, criticism was directed at Esra's apparent lack of display of affection towards Halit. Esra saved him twice. The fact that she doesn't express her love constantly doesn't diminish her feelings. Esra has never had a meaningful relationship and, as she herself stated, she doesn't know what love is. Although Halit also had a life without deep relationships, he was desired by other women, while Esra seemed to have her life centered solely on work.

I will be in defense of my girl Esra. And I love you Halit, but you were weird this season (I'm sorry, I know it was the writers' fault).