Get ready for some serious emotional turmoil on Gute Zeiten, schlechte Zeiten! In an unexpected turn of events, a small accident on the Fair Fashion Runway has ripped open old wounds and ignited forgotten feelings between Emily (Anne Menden) and Tobias (Jan Kittmann). What was meant to be a showcase of creativity turns into a literal bang that sends Emily’s carefully constructed emotional walls crumbling.
During the show, a prop—a heavy hammer—slips from a model’s hand, soaring through the air before crashing onto a parked classic car. But it’s not just any car; it’s Tobias’s beloved plane, his pride and joy, a cherished piece of his identity. The result? A small, almost insignificant dent. Yet, this tiny imperfection is enough to rock Emily to her core.
The damage, though minor, forces Emily into a situation she desperately wanted to avoid: a meeting with Tobias. He was once more than just a fleeting encounter; he was a love that touched her deeply and left her profoundly hurt. And now, there he stands, before her once again.
Tobias reacts in his characteristic way: pragmatic, charming, a little nonchalant. “Oh come on, I can paint over that myself. It’s nothing,” he says with a slight, understanding smile, as if trying to ease the tension of the moment. But Emily remains cool, perhaps even a little too cool. “I’d prefer if it went through the insurance,” she responds factually, almost mechanically. She’s unwilling to allow any closeness, not even a shared smile, because she instinctively feels the danger it poses to her heart.
What begins as a simple insurance claim quickly spirals into an emotional tightrope walk. In the unspoken silence between their words, so much remains unsaid. The way Tobias looks at her, a gaze that signals far more than polite interest, unsettles Emily. She fights against the flood of memories, the warm ache in her chest, and ultimately, against herself. Despite her attempts to keep things strictly professional, her inner turmoil screams for clarity—for a conversation that never happened, for answers that have hung between them for months like unresolved questions in an empty room. But now, that room feels suddenly filled with presence, with intimacy, with “what ifs.”
The dent on the plane is minor, but the scratches on their hearts might be far more difficult to repair. As Emily clings to her professional demeanor, Tobias subtly begins to revert to old ways of thinking. He sees her not just as a business associate in this absurd little insurance matter, but as the woman he once laughed, argued, and loved with. The woman who turned his world upside down and perhaps still could. He doesn’t voice these thoughts, not yet, but in the way he fills out the form, in his unhurried pace, in the lingering, “accidental” touch of their fingertips, more is said than words ever could. Emily feels it, and that’s precisely what makes it so hard. She doesn’t want to be hurt again, doesn’t want to return to a place where she loses herself. And yet, how often in life does one get a second chance?
The future remains uncertain. The accident was small, the dent on the plane easily repaired. But what about the scars on their hearts? Can they be mended just as easily, or has this moment set something in motion that is far greater than either of them could have imagined? Emily and Tobias don’t yet know where this path will lead them. But one thing is certain: sometimes, it’s that one unwanted, accidental moment that changes everything.
