Marlene and Rebecca Verbotene Liebe (Spoilers Alert)

This by far was one of the most confusing love triangle friendships/relationships I encountered, there seems to be a connection between the two from day one which is more than a friendship but less than a relationship initially. Marlene previously came into Rebecca's life as she was married to Rebecca's brother Hagen. The marriage broke down to due to various different reasons however the two remain close specifically after Marlene is raped by someone she knows but he in turn tries to claim that she agreed and had lead him on throughout the whole night.
After the rape and dealing with it Marlene also becomes close to Rebecca and Hagen's brother Tristan. The two quickly enter into a relationship however not physical right away as Marlene can not bare to be in tight fitting clothes (due to body dysmorphia)  that show off her figure let alone be naked. Slowly Rebecca helps her to get over the fear she now has developed due to horrible circumstances. The two develop a new found friendship and on Rebecca's side what appears to be a unrequited love for her brother's 'straight' girlfriend. Which first began after a kiss during a

game of 'spin the bottle'.  The two spend a vast amount of time together which Marlene doesn't see an issue with but Rebecca is finding it harder and harder to hide her newfound feelings which Marlene is oblivious to as is Tristan. Rebecca initially tries to ignore her feelings for Marlene as she knows nothing will come of it but with what appears to be flirting and something more than a friendship. The private jokes, the looks that last for too long, the whole bikini photo shoot alone sends mixed signals on both sides. As well as the girls sleepover that soon became just a sleepover for the two of them when Marlene's sisters left whilst Marlene was getting a fencing lesson. It soon

ended with them cuddled up on the couch watching a movie only for the two of them to casually fall asleep with Marlene draping her arm over Rebecca in a loving embrace. Tristan seems to see the funny side of it when he comes in the next morning with coffee for the three of them, Marlene merely sees it as nothing out of the ordinary whilst Rebecca seems embarrassed somewhat ashamed of their actions. There does come a point when Marlene guesses that Rebecca has a crush on her as Rebecca states that the woman she likes is blond with blue eyes which Marlene has, Rebecca plays it

down saying it's someone else. Rebecca eventually confides in Marlene that she has feelings for her in a love letter. Tristan finds part of it and assumes it's Christian who is Marlene's admirer. There's just two issues with Tristian assuming that it's Christian A-he's gay and B-he's in a loving monogamous relationship with Olli.  He's soon proved wrong when he bursts into Christian's hotel room expecting to find a half naked Marlene when instead all he finds is a
half naked Olli waiting to celebrate his anniversary with his partner. At that point Rebecca and Marlene haven't done anything romantic together, well minus the kiss during 'spin the bottle' and a sleepy kiss that they shared.




Things soon start to heat up between the two when

Rebecca tries to end the friendship as she knows she wants more and the only way to get over it is to cut all ties. However Marlene now seems to realize how much she values Rebecca in her life even more than she originally knew. The two soon end up in bed together and seem to be really happy but soon Tristan comes knocking looking for Marlene and the guilt is written over both their faces separately as Rebecca talks to Tristan assuring him she does not know where she is and to let her cool down, Marlene hides in the bathroom half naked listening to the whole conversation and feeling worse. I think Marlene feels conflicted at that time as she doesn't regret sleeping with Rebecca as she is falling for her but she also feels guilty as she has cheated on her finance with his sister of all people. Tristan thinking he has yet again disturbed another couples night apologizes and leaves, Marlene soon follows after leaving both women feeling both the same yet different things at the same time.