#it just reminds me of whaf the first did so well in

[mrchew]

Just watched Croods 2 and now im obsessed

#compared to the first the second is not that good but it had real potential! #like the first had set it up to where they couldve taken it in any direction! altho it makes sense that the direction wpuld be to expand on #Guy and see some other prehistoric people #but it couldve been so much better #it just reminds me of whaf the first did so well in #like grugs character development that was so fundamental to the story and the theme #i wish that the 2nd movie didnt back track on that and instead focused on specific character development from the Bettermans Guy or even Ee #it felt much more fantastically and not grounded at all and not just like big picture wise but you can also feel it detail wise #the goodthings i really liked about the movie was Guy and Eeps romance very cute loved it #i liked Dawn i wish she got more focus :( esp about how the wall was her cave! #like shes sheltered like Eep but even more so that would be cool to look more into #didnt like the punch monkey plot it was just too much #loved what it did for guy and eep but other than that i wish they took this movie in another direction :/ #not saying it didnt focus on these characters but it didnt and couldnt have enough focus on them because theres just so much #going on

[han-shinsuke]

🇳 🇦 🇴 🇾 🇦 🇿 🇪 🇳 🇮 🇳 ANGST

•life starts here•

He might have heard of it for him to do such reckless decision of acquiring me under the Zenin household. Mom had brought him with her in our home–I find his behaviour unusual for his age—well, I am not that old to speak this way but, Naoya Zenin IS really odd. How come a boy like him, who has everything that I always dream of, seems unhappy of his possessions and privileges and his eyes—whenever I lay attention on those, I see someone really different from the boy standing before mine. Does the life he has right now suffocates him?

“I can give you a life far better from what you have right now. All you have to do is to marry me.”

I see. He sees his way out through me.

Might as well use him as a path and tool towards security.

Fifteenth of September, I married Naoya Zenin.

•••••

“Ears on me, Nao.” Mom would definitely scold me if she finds out that I, a nobody, is going to lecture the boy who holds so much power and authority in his hands, “what’s so funny ha? Stop smirking.”

“You. I find your tantrums ridiculous.”

Is it possible to feel this kind of bloodlust for a boy? Can I kill him this instant? Uh, no. That would make me a criminal and most certainly, my body will not leave this house intact. Head for every life someone would take.

“May I remind you, I agreed to marry you three years ago but we both promised not to engage ourselves in any bedroom activities, right?” Naoya was only eighteen back then while I was already in my twenties. I don’t prey on children and will never not even if he’s already an adult.

I’m on my last year in college and one more year and we will give each other the freedom we always wanted.

“Can’t I use you according to my terms and needs?” He still has the annoying grin he had two hours ago.

Naoya Zenin, you really made my blood boiled. “You just did, Nao. You kissed me in front of my friends!” How can a man lie about his incapabilities to please a woman? I feel goosebumps all over my body! I can still feel his lips on mine!

“It was just a kiss, Y/N. It does not grow feelings, doesn’t it?” There was something in his eyes that makes me wanna doubt my incoming response.

“Of course. It was just a mere kiss.” I don’t kiss then fall in love.

Liar. The devil in me contradicted.

•••••

Responsibility is what makes a man, a man. And a bloke’s ability to fulfill the onus that have given to him is what makes a man deserving of power bestowed upon him.

But, whaf if, once upon a man’s life, all he had ever dreamt of was to have a normal life like the others?

Would it make him a bad man to desire life according to his preferences?

Would it make a man, not a man at all, if he chooses who he really wanted to be?

To choose. To live. To be accountable for the mistake he would make.

Freedom is all he ever wanted.

Once in his life, Naoya Zenin feels the sense of belongingness under her care.

••••

“You look bad.” What’s new? I always look terrible. Been in a fight—almost a cat fight with Naoya’s ex-fianceé, Shei. I roll my eyes at him when he took a photo of me.

“How can you stomach this face, Nao?” I catch a glimpse of my snap in his phone and it makes me wanna vomit. “I’m an ugly shit.” Messy hair and few scratches on my face. Kill me now.

Shall I apologize to him? I have gone feral on his supposed to be wife. Well, he can’t blame me for fighting back. Shei, had hit a nerve.

“I’m sorry. I slapped her.”

“What were you sorry for?”

His hand ascends in the air. I closed my eyes when I thought he would hit me, too, in exchange of the pain I inflicted in his girl.

“You’re really warm, Y/N.”

That day, the wind blown north.

And there was his captivating smile.

••••

“You would never find a man who will love you.”

“I regret having you as my daughter.”

“You won’t make it. You’re weak. You are a fool for believing in miracles.”

“I just want you gone in my life.”

Dad, do you still believe I will not make it?

Do you still want me gone?

Dad, he’s the miracle dressed in a villain’s coat.

Do you still not believe it?

One day, I will be home to tell you all about it.

•••••

“You’re just a tool for him, bitch! And once he gets his freedom, you’ll be dispensable!”

“He would throw you out just like what your father had done to you!”

Winter is approaching. And guess what?

I just landed a killer slap on someone's face out of fury.

••••

“I married him for his money.” The woman sitting adjacent to me will not believe me if I say that we married each other for love.

Mrs. Zenin slides a blank cheque to me and says, “name your price.”

“I sold my words and my loyalty to your son, Madame. You cannot buy a devil twice.”

On this day and forward, I solemnly swear I will get him out.

“My son has big responsibilities to this family.”

“And so is he to himself.”

Naoya deserves freedom.

•••••

Can I last a day in the Zenin household?

Good news, I have been living with them for almost four years now.

“Do you miss your brother?” Suddenly, he asks. I turn to him and rest my eyes under his bed.

We don’t sleep on the same bed. I’m comfortable lying on the floor.

“No.” I lied.

He’s with me wherever I go.

At this time, he was under his bed. Smiling back at me.

I cannot let go of him.

After all these years, my brother’s ghost is still haunting me.

He died under my bed.

••••

“I saved your fund from the robbers.”

He was young. He was full of life.

He was innocent. He had dreams.

On the day of Christmas Eve, robbers had invaded our home. No one was there aside from my thirteen years old brother.

My parents got into a fight so they left home.

I got tired of their shits so I left home, too.

“I fought for these. Are you proud of me, ate?” I found my brother covered in blood. Hiding under my bed. Protecting my stupid piggy bank.

My brother was a hero.

He protected my dreams.

And that caused him, his life.

•••••

“Had you dated a man before?”

“Never. Men are scared of me.”

I check his tie and it perfectly clings around his neck. We have our graduation pictorial today so I volunteer assisting him in his clothes.

“Am I scared of you?” He holds my chin and moves my head up and down then left and right. I give him a soft blow on his stomach and that makes him laugh.

“Why are we having this conversation, Nao?” The contract is nearing its end. Naoya Zenin will be free in three months.

I get him to stay. I get him to choose. I get him to be accountable for every consequences of his actions and decisions.

“Can we be friends after our divorce?” Can we? Can I be just a friend for the man I want to keep for as long as I could?

“Thank you, Naoya.”

“For what?” He checks himself in the mirror and smiles.

“For saving me from becoming a total mess.”

Fifteenth of September, I almost sold my dignity in exchange of money.

Fifteenth of September, Naoya Zenin came.

•••••

On our graduation day, just when I’m about to receive my diploma alone on the stage, my father came with flowers in his hand. Even though he was struggling to walk using his prosthetic leg, my father march with me.

It was not the diploma that made me cried a river on our way down but the words I longed for him to say,

“I’m sorry for not being a good father to you.”

And oh, I also found out that she’s living with my mom again.

•••••

“I’m returning every penny he has spent on me, Madame.” I did not mean to boast but I save enough to pay back Naoya’s generosity.

“Does he know?” Mrs. Zenin picks up the cheque and plays with it.

“Yes, Madame.” Naoya knows I work part time up until now.

“May I ask you, how do you envision Naoya Zenin without his family?”

“A man who don’t value his roots is nothing. There would be no Naoya Zenin without his family, Madame. Please, do not abandon your son just because he sees life differently from yours.”

••••••

—five years later—

“Y/N, can you assist the new guests?”

I stop checking the inventory report in the computer and immediately come to aid my best friend who is also my co-owner of the small coffee shop we established five years ago. I wear the black apron and pick two menu card from the counter.

“Good day! Welcome to Carri—”

“Y/N...”

“Mrs. Zenin!” I almost dropped the menu card on the floor but the man who has his back against my direction caught them on time.

“Hello, wife!” Naoya flashes his captivating smile and gives back the menu card, “can I take you home after your duty?”

“Wa—wife? I am no longer your wife, Nao.”

Mrs. Zenin clears her throat and put an envelope on the table, “he didn’t signed the papers so technically, you are still his wife, Y/N. And please, just call me ‘mama’, I kinda feel old when you uses formalities on me.”

“I found you again, Y/N.”

First snowfall, Naoya Zenin finds his way back to me.

•life never ends here•

THANK YOU FOR READING 😊😊❤️❤️

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[fadingfartconnoisseur]

Your Wroclaw Travel Guide for the Perfect Weekend Escape

First things first, let’s start with the name: Wroclaw. This city’s name has baffled many a tourist and surely also left many a local shaking their head in disapproval. Wroclaw is not pronounced raw-claw, but rather vrots-whaf. Confusing, I know. Tricky name aside, Wroclaw turned out to be a yet another beautiful city to explore, and it made me really glad that Sam and I decided to dedicate a whole month to travel in Poland. The following are some of our favourite things to do in Wroclaw!

THINGS TO DO IN WROCLAW

Explore Cathedral Island on foot

Let’s kick things off on Cathedral Island, which is the site of the city’s oldest settlement. Though the river’s flow has changed since Cathedral Island got its name (it hasn’t been an island for a very long time!), it still sits by the river’s edge and it’s a really nice place to explore on foot.

Cathedral Island is home to several churches and religious institutions including the Cathedral of St. John the Baptist, the Church of the Holy Cross, and the Archbishop’s Palace.

Also, I can’t believe I missed this, but while on Cathedral Island, you can visit the Botanical Gardens. They are a little bit hidden from view, so they are easy to miss with the churches dominating the cityscape, but you’ll find the gardens only a couple of lanes north the Cathedral of St. John the Baptist.

Enjoy a boat cruise down the Oder River

A river cruise is a super relaxed way to see the city from a different vantage point, and when you have a city as picturesque as Wroclaw, it seemed like a no-brainer to hop aboard.

Most cruises depart from a small dock just before you cross over to Cathedral Island, and they leave quite frequently so it’s easy to show up and get a ticket on the spot.

I can’t say I understood a single word of the Polish narration, but I enjoyed the cruise nevertheless. We had sunshine and blue skies, and that was enough for me.

Visit the University of Wroclaw for city views

Wroclaw has a charming University Quarter, which is located on the north end of the Old Town, and I think it’s well worth the visit even if you’re no longer a student.

Within the University Quarter, you’ll find the University of Wroclaw, whose claim to fame is Aula Leopoldina, a ceremonial hall done in the Baroque Style. I had seen photos of the pastel ceilings and hand-carved cherubs online and I immediately wanted to visit this place for myself. Unfortunately, on the first day we visited, the university was not open to the public, and on the second attempt, the hall was blocked off to visitors. Two strikes!

I may not have gotten to see one of the most beautiful university halls in Europe, but the Mathematical Tower was open, so we climbed to the top for views of the city. The terrace has a height of 42 meters, which may not sound like a lot, but you can look out over the Old Town and across the Oder River.

Peek inside a Baroque-Rococo church

While wondering around Wroclaw’s University Quarter, we also came upon the Parish of the Most Holy Name of Jesus, which is right next to the university’s main entrance.

The church is done in the Baroque-Rococo style (read: as grand and exaggerated as possible!), so I felt a little better about not seeing Aula Leopoldina because this gave me a little taste of what it must be like.

Admission to the church is free of charge, though donations are welcome, and once you’re in, don’t forget to look up!

Enjoy the beauty of a secret courtyard

Another pleasant surprise in Wroclaw was the Ossolineum. This building was originally a hospital and convent, then a college, and now it’s home to the Ossolineum Library.

We didn’t realize what we had wandered into at the time – we just knew we had found ourselves a cute cobbled courtyard surrounded by hydrangeas, mirrored-windows, and benches – and since there was an older couple enjoying the serenity of the place, we figured it must be open to the public and sauntered in.

This place may not be a secret to the locals, but we couldn’t find it online or in our guidebook, so it felt like a little secret to us. Ahhh, why can we only find places like this in Europe?!

Go in search of Wroclaw’s dwarves

Before visiting Wroclaw, I had read that there were little statues of dwarves scattered across the city (over 300 of them to be precise!) and it didn’t take long after arriving to start noticing them. Even on the walk from the train station to the Old Town, I managed to spot a group of dwarf statuettes on the ledge of an office building.

The idea behind the dwarves is to commemorate Orange Alternative, a Polish anti-communist underground movement which started in Wrocław and used the dwarf as its symbol. In 2001, a decade after the collapse of the Soviet Union, the first dwarf went up on Świdnicka Street, then another in 2003, and then a few more were commissioned in 2005. Fast-forward a few years, and now you can find them every few streets!

I was perfectly content to chance upon the dwarves as I did my sightseeing around Wroclaw, but if you’re up for a scavenger hunt, you can use this gnome map on your phone and try to find as many as possible.

Admire the architecture around Market Square

We also visited Market Square which is a medieval square surrounded by beautiful buildings that range from Gothic to Art Nouveau styles and are painted in the most cheerful of colours. It’s crazy to think that almost everything you see in and around the square had to be rebuilt from the ground up after the Siege of 1945. The major landmark in Market Square is the Old Town Hall, a Gothic structure that now houses the Museum of Bourgeois Art.

Shop for fresh produce at Hala Targowa

Whether you’re renting an apartment and looking to prepare a meal at home or planning a little picnic to enjoy at a local park, Hala Targowa is a really cool market to visit.

For starters, the interior of the building kind of reminds me of the shell of a cathedral, but what really caught my attention was the rainbow of produce available, and at such great prices too!

There were so many stands with trays of blueberries, raspberries, strawberries, lingonberries – pretty much every berry under the sun – not to mention all the other fresh fruits and vegetables. But that’s not all, you can also buy baked goods, deli meats, and even pick up the odd souvenir or two.

Where to stay in Wroclaw

Wroclaw has a variety of accommodations to fit every budget, ranging from hostels to B&Bs and hotels. You can have a look here for rates in the Old Town.

We stayed at an AirBnB right in the heart of the Old Town and we found that most listings offered great value. You can find entire homes and apartments for $25-50 per night, and much lower if you’re just looking for a private room in someone’s home.

If it’s your first time using AirBnB, you can use my discount here. The key is to book well in advance so you have a good selection to choose from.

Have you been to the city? What were some of your favourite things to do in Wroclaw?

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