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zingaplanet · 2 years

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One of the most fascinating things about the Fedal relationship is how the other players react to it. It is now standard to expect that if there's an event that has Roger and Rafa present, then everybody else knows to stand back and leave them be. The whispering, the giggling, the running off together, the gravitating towards each other no matter how far apart they are at any given moment, and the other players just sort of shrug their shoulders in resignation. I do wonder if they gossip about "Fedal" behind locker room doors, if they're wistful or even jealous about it. What do you think?

Hahaha you're def right! I'm not a big follower of the rest of the tennis scene but over the years people have talked about both of them if I remember correctly.

The sweetest one recently was Andy Murray in that laver cup press conference saying that the way Roger gets to retire feels right, specifically because Rafa is there alongside and not opposite him after everything they've shared together (oh muzz 🥺).

I remember Zverev and Thiem giving us an insight to the team Europe dynamics when they were there. They actually said they were really impressed with the way Roger and Rafa were so close with each other, the way Casper said they had a lot of "inside jokes", mostly because they've known each other for such a long time! But Fedal have been known to tell old stories of their matches to the team!! (I remember reading I think it was Sascha who said they were telling the kids stories about their Wimbledon 2008 match). Honestly, they're never living down that parental jokes.

Outside of Laver Cup I don't know much (I have to leave this to the fandom and let them do their archival digging magic 😉). But I'd say pretty much everyone around them kinda get this special dynamic they had, so much that Uncle Toni was at some point arguing with Rafa for a bit (when he was still actively coaching) as he was practically planning to sacrifice his schedule at the time for Roger who specifically asked him to play in the inaugural laver cup! Also remember that the spanish armada (Spain Davis Cup team), which is technically rafa's closest family on tour, used to tease him about "Rogelio" a lot haha I remember reading smth about Feli making fun of young puppy-eyed Rafa and his idolation of Rogi (how dare he!)

Anyhow, this was all stuffs from days long past (almost a decade ago) and I must admit I don't even remember half of the sources! But hey that's why we have tumblr right? Let me pass the baton here to other veteran Fedal followers! 🔥🙌

#fedal #asks #tennis

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dr-drea · 2 years

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Most Important Scenes - Sascha Belin

Part 6 of my essays on favorite scenes for each character.

Dressing up is not really my thing. Neither is getting blackout drunk.

In the first scene we meet Sascha, we basically learn this: He is nothing like Isi and Isi's other friends. And I remember watching that scene and I couldn't help but ask myself: How did these two become so close? Why are they even friends?

And I believe this scene does not only establish Sascha as a character, it tells us something about Isi as well. They are not only partying, getting drunk and having fun with their friends, there is another side of Isi, which we are slowly getting to know. And it is telling us about Sascha's and Isi's friendship, one that isn't coined by superficialities or going out for the next adventure. Rather, it seems to take place right there, in Isi's room. Which is a very intimate setting, from the very beginning.

And let's talk about the symbolism of 'getting dressed up' and 'getting blackout drunk'. Sascha likes neither of these, because he is this down-to-earth character, who knows who he is and what he wants. Isi, on the other hand, has both a tendency to hide their real intentions and to unhealthy escapism. And these two things not being a part of their friendship is like the base of their dynamic, almost foreshadowing. When does Isi face their problems? When are they not 'dressed up'? With Sascha.

You are not alone, okay?

Fast forward a few weeks, same setting, very different atmosphere.

It is the scene where Isi opens up about their gender struggles for the first time. I talked at length about why I find this scene so sad from Isi's perspective, and I have a few more things to mention about it from Sascha's point of view.

The first aspect is how Sascha doesn't get it in the beginning. "You don't need to adapt for anyone." he says.

While this is a well-meant advice, it doesn't comfort Isi in any way, because this is the core of the problem: we always need to adapt. And Isi gets angry and snaps. And to be honest, I get them. "you don't need to adapt" is so often a remark from those who already fit in perfectly.

Sascha listens attentively, not saying anything for the moment. He doesn't get angry, he doesn't try to comfort Isi again, he is on the verge of opening up about his feelings, but he doesn't do it. This is not his moment and his place to talk. He just listens. And this is such a good take-away from that scene, because we all will eventually get confronted with things we don't understand. But we acually don't need to immediately understand or offer helpful advice. Sometimes, it is good enough to just stay in the background, let the other person talk and to let them know that you are there. Which Sascha does as well: "You are not alone, okay?"

You are doing the same thing to me that Consti is doing to you.

Sascha was a very passive character throughout the season, mostly listening and reacting to stuff Isi did (or didn't do).

This is the scene where he - finally - gets some agency. Some words of his own, some space to talk about himself and his feelings. I think we all knew that the Isi-Consti parallel was about to be brought up at some point, but having Sascha say it? Nice choice! Don't let victims of toxic relationships be only passive, let them speak up and reclaim their space. I love to see it!

And what was it like with your dad?

I didn't want to end with such a negative scene, so I'm writing a few sentences about this one as well, because it actually tells us a lot about Sascha.

First, his family background: His parents are separated, and he, like Lou, was involved in some family drama.

What I find remarkable as well is how well Lou and Sascha get along. Consider how Sascha was jealous for weeks before that, because of everything that happened between Isi and Lou. I really have a strong dislike for any type of love triangle, but this is genuinely a nice outcome of one.

Last point: this scene, again, establishes Sascha as a listener (showing interest, asking follow up questions). And that poor boy really listened to everything, from Consti drama to Isi's feelings for Lou, without ever saying much. I know I said this before, but listening is an underrated gesture. Which is why I eventually ended up liking Sascha as a character. Yes, he might not be the best developed one, and I would have loved to learn more about him or see him grow. But he's a sweetheart, I have to give him that.

#druck #druck s7 #druck isi #sascha belin #oh look at me overanalyzing my comfort show in the middle of the night #is this healthy or do i need therapy?#alexa how to overcome hyperfixations #WHAT is with the tags im sorry

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florenzismind · 2 years

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It actually physically pains me to watch Isi ignoring Sascha. (While he still tries to cheer them up, bless him honestly. Also how long can we watch Sascha watch Ismail before we combust? Serious question.)

But it’s also very telling that the writers decided to show Isi struggling with contacting Lou and being kinda jealous of Constantin, while Sascha is in the room with them, being ignored.

They could’ve easily made the entire clip without Sascha: Isi being in their own room, chilling and not being sure what to text Lou. Umut coming in and telling them he doesn’t want to be picked up by Isi anymore.

But Sascha was supposed to be there, Sascha was supposed to be ignored by Isi and we, as an audience, were supposed to see exactly that. How are we supposed to root for Lou/Isi, when we always see an unhappy Sascha in the background (like at the skate-park or right now for example off-screen or on-screen at the Halloween party)?

So yeah, I’m personally very ready for the Sascha/Isi fallout and I’m ready to see what’ll happen this week without Sascha being there to catch Isi in case they fall.

(Also Sascha offering to pick Umut up for Isi was so sweet. I love how casual it is for Umut to just come over to Sascha and chill there.)

#druck

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britmall · 5 years

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Jealousy! (Dofty).

Surgery was happening at 8:00 A.M.. This was Dom's first major surgery that he was performing on his own. He was so nervous, he hadn't slept a wink the night before. Lofty was up before him, to make him breakfast and wish him good luck before he had to go. He knew he'd do okay. He just had the usual butterflies.

"Hey, what's the matter"? Lofty asked as Dom pushed the food away.

"As much as I appreciate you making me breakfast in bed, I can't eat". Dom replied. Lofty kissed his forehead, and rubbed his back along with a quick cuddle. He knew full well that Dom was struggling with confidence.

"You know Husband, you've got this". " Can you please try to eat something"?. "Maybe just the bagel"? Lofty asked.

Dom tried to argue, but Lofty knew as well as Dom himself knew, he needed to eat something. So, they each enjoyed a bagel together, then Dom got ready for work.

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It was all hazy and a blur, the beeping of the machines and whirring from the equipment, was all Dom could hear. This wasn't a particularly complicated surgery, so he hoped to have it go just that way. When the surgery was all complete, Dom did the normal, of informing the family.

He asked "The family of James Smith"? To the people sitting in the waiting area. Lofty was in the waiting area chatting with the James' Mum and Sister. He asked if there was a Mr. Smith or if he should wait for James' Dad to come to tell them the updates. Lofty excuses himself, and Mrs. Smith said that "Ronald (Mr. Smith) wouldn't be coming. James and Ronald just had a falling out about James coming out as gay. Mr. Smith was none to pleased. He went as far as to say that James deserved prostate cancer, and he hoped that the prostate and cancer couldn't be removed, because that was God's way of punishing him for being homosexual. Dom couldn't do anything other than hug Mrs. Smith and inform her that everything went well. He then went to check on James. There was laughter coming from the room, and he walked in to find Lofty sitting on James' bed and laughing away. It was almost as if it was flirty laughter. Dom didn't know what to feel, he trusted Lofty 100%. He just felt uneasy, and wasn't sure why. Lofty rubbed James' arm and James winked and said Thank You, as Lofty left the room.

Dom closed the curtain behind Lofty and took James' vitals and he noticed James was smiling, one of those cheeky, ear to ear grins, that kids in a candy store get, or someone gets Christmas morning when they open their favourite gift. Dom was borderline angry now. He didn't bring it up to James, but he did act cold and sulky to him. James said "He's such a great guy, good looking, those curls and that body, clearly anyone that dates him is a very, very, lucky person". Dom couldn't help but say, "Nah, his body is alright, but he's seen better".(Dom didn't mean that, but he was mad). Was he being jealous and insecure for nothing? He couldn't get the thoughts of anger and jealousy out of his head. He was right annoyed that some other bloke had been checking Lofty out. He sent Lofty a message, knowing it was approaching Lofty's lunch time, all the message said was Meet in On-call room 2 in ten minutes.

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When Lofty had arrived, Dom was there, shirtless and sitting legs spread wide open on the bed. "Lock the door"! Dom exclaimed. He didn't have to tell Lofty twice. Lofty moved between Dom's legs, and put his hands on Dom's waist. Dom grabbed his hands and pulled them away asking "How much do you appreciate me, my body, and how much do you want this"?

Lofty pulled away slightly, taken aback.

"Dom I appreciate you, so much. You know this. And, your....your body, you know how much I appreciate that. It's perfect, and hot, and as far as wanting this, I always want this". "What's brought this on"? Lofty was curious. "Oh nothing, just wasn't feeling confident.". They had a really quick quickie, right there. Lofty wanted to boost Dom's confidence. It had worked.

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They left the on-call room at different times as to not get caught. Dom had to go back in and check on James, again Lofty was in there, but this time, so was Mrs. Smith and James' sister. Mrs. Smith kept making comments about James' fancying Nurse Chiltern. Dom was growing anxious, but it wasn't the same as before. He had just had Lofty boost his confidence, he knew Lofty wanted him, and only him.(Or so he'd hoped). Lofty wasn't flirting back so, Dom knew he had nothing to worry about really. He couldn't wait to get home though and just pack this day in. They had hours yet, but every time Dom walked passed Lofty he'd brush his hand up against Lofty's. Lofty thought it was strange, Dom isn't usually this affectionate at work. Lofty sent Dom a text saying: "I'm not complaining, but what's up with all this sudden affection, at work?"

Dom responded back, "I just wasn't feeling very sexy at the start of the day"...... "Can't wait to get home and be done with the day". "Albie's later?".

"Yes and I love you". Lofty responded.

He still didn't believe Dom, he knew there was more to Dom's sudden erratic behaviour. This wasn't like Dom, unless there was a reason.

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Dom had left work first, Lofty still had stuff to file and other charts to work on, he also wanted to do rounds one last time, just to make sure that everything was in order. He called Dom to tell him but I went straight to voice mail.

Dom had received the message and was again, upset. Why was Lofty staying to do this? Was he staying to see James again, alone, in private? Dom called Lofty and said "I was waiting for you, but clearly you're too busy. Just meeting Jason, and Donna and Sascha out at Albie's, when I'm important enough for you, maybe you can meet me there". Lofty could clearly hear that Dom was upset. He knew he'd have some making up to do. He tried again to call Dom, no answer. He arrived at Albie's and was told that Dom was in the loo. He found Dom in there crying.

"Dom, what's wrong? I am sorry I got held up at work". Dom asked, "Do you still want me? Are you still happy you're married to me"? Lofty got down on his knees infront of Dom and embraced him with a hug. "I told you earlier, I always want you. Of course I am happy to be married to you". "I wouldn't be if I wasn't".

"I, I, I'm sorry Lofty. I just got super jealous today, with you and James. It's clear he likes you, and was flirting with you". Dom stuttered.

"Dominic, all I did was talk to him about his homophobic Dad. Tried to make him feel comfortable about that." "What can I do to make you not feel that way"? "To make it up to you?". "Hmm well we're in this bathroom all by ourselves, I bet you, you can come up with a few ways to make it up to me. Maybe a repeat of earlier today?". Dom said.

"Oh so this is what that was all about, I see. Well I can make it up to you." Lofty said pulling Dom to his feet and taking his pants down. Smashing him up against the wall and making Dom see how important, needed, appreciated, and hot he was. Dom was stunned, Lofty did stuff to him, he'd never done before. He couldn't even comprehend it. He felt on cloud nine, he was feeling exhilarated. "God was that good, not good actually, that was amazing". Dom huffed out. Lofty threw his clothes at him, and turned to walk out. Saying "Meet me out there after you've recollected yourself". "I'll be finding someone to flirt with to make you jealous". Lofty said as he leaned over, kissed Dom and winked. "You better hurry".

Dom couldn't even move, he was so worn out, but he found it oddly hot that Lofty just left him like that. Dom shook his head...took out his phone and text: "Maybe I should get jealous more often". With the winking emoji (😉).

"Lofty responded, Hurry there's about 20 blokes out here flirting with me." 😋

Dom shook his head. Thought to himself, I love that man, truly love him. What the heck was I thinking?. But, the sex was amazing and Lofty seemed to get a rise out of it. So, he intended to purposely get jealous again and again.

#dofty #triedwriting

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