#eiffel tower relocation

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🌙 starring. Jeon Wonwoo & Kim Mingyu x afab!Reader

🔮 preview. Nothing in your life has ever been as sexy as this moment. Two strong men, one begging and whining while the other dominates. You, caught between them both, the source of their torment and their pleasure. They’re opposites, in temperament as well as being, after all, werewolves and vampires have historically never gotten along- but they agree about you, and right now, that’s all that matters. 

tw/cw. Unprotected sex, threesome, foreplay, fingering, squirting, pussy eating, sadism, breast worship, Eiffel tower, blow job (m receiving), hand job, praise, dirty talk, degradation, power imbalances, dom!Wonwoo, Switch!Gyu, masturbation, sloppy Gyu, etc… I pet names: (hers) baby.  

👹 rating. 18+ explicit I wc. 9.3k

🍭 aus.  Supernatural au, werewolf!Gyu, Vampire!Wonwoo, 

☀️ mlist + an. And with that, 2024 is complete :) I wanted to end it with a bang, and this pairing has been a staple on my blog for years now. Thank you to everyone who has supported me this year in any capacity, and happy holidays!

Prologue: 

“The ascension is in a year,” the crone sighs, looking out at the room of gathered witches and allies. “I think we all agree that the timing of Seungcheol’s departure is less than ideal, especially now that we’ve narrowed down an ancestral safehouse with adequate warding.”

You frown, and your vampire protector immediately reaches out to hold your hand, giving you a reassuring squeeze. 

As the future head of your coven, you have a protection detail, and Seungcheol has been an anchor in your life since you were eighteen. It had been a daring attempt at protecting you, after all, alphas like Seungcheol can’t just leave their packs to take on a witch princess as their ward, but Seungcheol had given up a lot to ensure your safety. 

Now, he’s returning to his pack, to his own world, and you’re not quite sure where to go from here.

“There is, however, a replacement,” the crone continues. “A beta by the name of Kim Mingyu. He is, supposedly, a prodigy. He’s the size of an alpha, with domestic attributes that make him uniquely qualified for the assignment of protecting our future leader. Seungcheol offered Mingyu up personally when he found out we would be relocating y/n to a compound. The alpha believed, and I agree with him, that, by having Mingyu on location, it would reduce the need for extra staff to deal with cooking and maintenance. By all accounts, this beta, Mingyu, and our loyal vampire protector, Wonwoo, should be able to look after y/n completely independently, which would lower the risk of demonic attack through spies.”

Wonwoo shifts beside you, and you know the stoic man well enough to understand that small movements like this are a sign of irritation.

While Wonwoo and the wolves who’ve been a part of your protection detail in the past have all had blood ties to you, the vampire has made it clear he’s never been fond of working with ‘dogs.’

But as skilled as Wonwoo is, there’s one thing he simply can’t defeat, and that’s the sun. You’re the most protected witch in the world by night, but by day, you need a different line of defence, and that’s always been the job of wolves.

There was a vampire, once, who took care of a member of your family line during the day. An ancestor of yours had done the impossible, she’d created a ‘Daylighter Potion’ that could enable vampires to walk in the sun. That forbidden knowledge had incurred the wrath of demons. Your ancestor, as well as her daywalking companion, had been lost to a bloody history, and with them, the recipe for this transformation process.

There are still hopes of recreating the Daylighter Potion, but until then, this Kim Mingyu is necessary. You can only pray he’s cut from the same cloth as your exiting alpha.   

One: 

The wards are definitely strong, something Mingyu realizes as he approaches the large compound house he’ll be protecting you in from now on. The location is also super secluded, with the nearest town over an hour away.

If you’re looking to protect someone, this is definitely the place to do it, and when Wonwoo opens the door to the large home, Mingyu realizes immediately that the stoic vampire is as formidable as Seungcheol had made him out to be.

Power oozes off the immortal being, and Mingyu, despite his size, suddenly feels quite small.

“Hi,” Mingyu says, forcing a smile and an extended hand, “I’m Mingyu.”

“You’re late,” Wonwoo responds, pushing the door open and turning to walk away, clearly expecting Mingyu to follow.

“Yeah, I uh, got turned around on the roads. My GPS shit itself.”

Wonwoo remains quiet, and Mingyu hurries to keep up with him. 

“I’ll give you a tour, then you’ll go meet y/n,” Wonwoo sighs, and thus, the exploration of the house begins.

Mingyu does his best to be quiet, to take in the information. Wonwoo seems like the type to only say something once, and Mingyu doesn’t want to get off on the wrong foot with him.

Seungcheol had also warned Mingyu about the vampire’s general hatred for werewolves, so Mingyu knows this isn’t a friendship or working relationship that will be earned overnight.

“Can I uh, ask a few questions?” Mingyu enquires as the tour comes close to an end.

“If they’re not stupid.”

Mingyu forces a laugh, but it’s clear from the vampire’s expression that he had been serious, so the chuckle dies down quickly. “Why only two guards?”

“The location is remote enough to be quite secure, as is the warding,” Wonwoo responds smoothly. “Think of this house like the Pentagon, no outside entity has ever breached it.”

“And the demons who are after y/n, it’s because she’s set to be the next crone?”

“In part,” Wonwoo sighs, folding his arms over his chest. “She’s very powerful, and there are certain potions that only she can produce, potions that were lost.”

“What kind of potions?” Witches are known for their tonics, sure, but Mingyu’s never assumed potions to be the most interesting aspect of being a spell caster.

“Old ones,” Wonwoo states, signaling the end of the line of questioning. He begins to walk again, and Mingyu follows, biting his tongue as his mind runs a million miles an hour.

Mingyu can smell the greenhouse solarium before he’s even entered it. The scent of fresh herbs, flowers and general greenery is delightful in comparison to the mustiness of everything else in the old mansion, and Mingyu takes a deep breath as he enters the space.

It’s dark out, but the room is illuminated with fairy lights, their reflections twinkling in all of the windows. It had begun to rain just as Mingyu had pulled up with his truck, and the soft pattering of water on glass is more soothing than the wolf had expected. 

“Y/N,” Wonwoo says, drawing your attention from where you’re seated on a couch, pouring over old books. “This is Mingyu.”

You look up, and Mingyu’s immediately struck by your beauty. The final thing Seungcheol had warned him about was your looks, but his description of you hadn’t done your features justice. There’s a power in your eyes, but a softness in everything else. You’re not some old crone, not by a long shot. 

Mingyu’s alpha had told Mingyu that the vampire guarding you has somewhat of an interest in you, an interest that goes beyond that of protector. Seungcheol had figured that if you, a powerful witch, were going to favour someone, it would be better if it was a wolf than a blood sucker- but even if he hadn’t told Mingyu to get close to you, one look at your lovely smile as you stand to greet him is enough to make Mingyu want to know you better.

“How was the drive?” you ask, pushing your book to the side and stretching.

Your cardigan falls slightly off your shoulder, and God, Mingyu’s eyes take in your newly exposed skin like a man dying of hydration takes in water. He swallows the lump in his throat-

“The dog got lost,” Wonwoo responds before Mingyu gets the chance to.

You laugh. “That happens around here,” you assure him, “you’re definitely not the first.”

“It’s uh, a nice house,” Mingyu offers.

“It belonged to an ancestor,” you say smoothly, “so did these books.”

The werewolf smiles. “Looking for family recipes?” 

“Something like that.” 

Oh, so you’re potentially as secretive as Wonwoo is. What could you possibly be looking for in all these dusty old books that you don’t want to tell him about?

“You must be tired from your drive,” Wonwoo states, turning to Mingyu. “You should go to your room and rest, I’ll take care of y/n now, and when the sun rises, I’ll come get you for your first shift.”

Two: 

You wake up slowly, yawning as you stretch. Your motion knocks a book off your bed and you groan. You’d fallen asleep late in the early morning hours, pouring over books with Wonwoo beside you. Your vampire guard is nowhere to be seen, but there’s a knock on your door and a moment later, Mingyu is poking his head inside.

“You okay?” he asks.

“Yeah, just dropped a book,” you respond, leaning over your bed to pick up the diary.

“What were you reading?”

“An ancestor’s journal,” you groan, still trying to shake away your morning grogginess. 

“Any hot gossip from the middle ages?” the werewolf jokes with a boyish grin.

“Nothing too interesting,” you grin. “Give me a sec to get dressed, then we’re going to go for a walk.”

“A walk?”

“In the forest, I need some mushrooms that aren’t growing in the solarium.”

With a nod, the werewolf goes back to his post outside your door. You take your time getting ready, even going so far as to brush your teeth. Werewolves have sensitive noses, and the last thing you’d want is for some hot beta to smell your morning breath.

Half an hour later, you and Mingyu are walking through the woods.

You’d written a list of various mushrooms and plants you’d need from your readings last night, and Mingyu is holding your basket as the two of you scour the trees and forest floor for potion ingredients.

You notice that Mingyu is quite twitchy. Every sound, every bird flying overhead, draws his eyes.

“We’re quite safe here, you know,” you laugh, thinking his behaviour is adorable.

“Can’t let anything happen to you,” the werewolf muses.

“You sound like Wonwoo.”

“Has he been protecting you for long?”

“Since I was eighteen,” you nod, bending down to collect some moss. 

“You two must be close.”

“We are.” Your relationship with Wonwoo isn’t something you spend a lot of time dwelling on. He’s your guard, and you’re pretty sure that’s all you are to him, a precious witch he needs to protect due to vampire blood pacts.

You care about him, sure, but Wonwoo’s never been the type to wear his heart on his sleeve, so you’re okay with it being a one sided affection.

“Anyways,” Mingyu sighs, reading your cues and changing the subject, “what potion are you going to make?”

“There are a few I want to try, old things from the texts.”

“Anything interesting?”

“I found a perplexing potion for dog smells, not that I’m saying you smell, but I know Wonwoo always hated Seungcheol’s scent. I figured he might not look so sour whenever you’re around if you smelt better.”

To your surprise, the werewolf laughs. “So you’re making me cologne from moss and mushrooms?”

“Something like that,” you smile.

“Wonwoo was being secretive last night about the potions you make, I figured maybe there was some, I don’t know, super love spell or something crazy that you’d be creating.”

“No super love spells, I don’t believe in those,” you admit. “There are old potions in the texts on the property, things that were lost, for one reason or another. My brewing skills are a little rusty so I figured I’d start with the more mundane recipes before I try anything too extreme.”

“How extreme are we talking?” Mingyu asks. You cast him a sideways glance and he holds up a hand. “I don’t mean to pry, I just… I don’t think I’ve ever met a witch before, I don’t know much about what you guys do with those big pots and stuff.”

“Cauldrons,” you correct him, your body relaxing again. You take a deep breath. “Mingyu?”

“Yeah?”

“I can trust you, right?”

“A hundred percent,” he nods, an ernest expression on his face.

You stand up from your moss patch, moving to set some in Mingyu’s basket. “There’s a specific potion I want to make, and I think the recipe might be somewhere in the old books here.” 

“What kind of potion?”

You take another deep breath, trying to decide how to word your response. “Basically, my line has a strong tie to vampires, and we have this tie, because one of my ancestors made a potion. We call it the Daylighter potion, it enables vampires to walk in the sun.”

Mingyu’s jaw drops as he stares at you.

“Yeah, I know, it feels like fairytale, part of me isn’t sure it’s even a real recipe- but the vampires who swear to protect my family think it was real.”

“Does Wonwoo think it’s real?”

“Yes, it’s one of the reasons he’s protecting me. Could you imagine, being a vampire who could walk in the sun? He would be the most powerful vampire in the world.”

Mingyu frowns. “Is it a good idea? To make him more powerful, I mean.”

You contemplate the question for a moment. “Wonwoo has never been anything but good to me. Sure, there are repercussions for knowledge like the Daylighter potion recipe, I mean, my ancestor who created it went missing and was found dead months later-”

“Did she use it? On a vampire?”

You nod. “By all accounts, she used it on her own protector.”

“And did he… you know, did he kill her?”

You shake your head. “No, he was found dead with her. Besides, when vampires make blood ties to witches, they have a curse set on them, they can’t harm us, directly, or indirectly.”

“Sounds like a powerful curse,” Mingyu frowns. “Do uh… the werewolves that work with you have the same curse?”

“Do you need to be muzzled, Mingyu?” you grin. 

He shakes his head. “Definitely not.”

“Good.”

You continue your foraging, and Mingyu is quiet for a while before he begins asking questions again.

“So uh… do you just want to use this Daylighter potion in Wonwoo because he’s your protector, or…”

“Why are you so curious about my relationship with Wonwoo?” you counter. 

He shrugs, but it’s way too nonchalant of a motion to be believable. “No reason.”

You narrow your eyes at him, but decide to let it go. Mingyu may be eluding to things, but it’s his first day here, if he wants to speculate about your connection to Wonwoo, he can guess all he wants. He’ll see how things work around here soon enough. 

Three: 

Wonwoo is exiting his blacked out bedroom the moment the sun has set sufficiently for him to stalk around the old mansion.

He has a one track mind, and the vampire follows his senses to the dining room, where you and Mingyu are sitting to eat dinner.

It takes a moment for Wonwoo to survey the surrounding area. The smell of garlic and ginger is quite potent, and it appears that the wolf has made you some sort of ramen. “Wonwoo!” you grin excitedly, “Mingyu’s an amazing cook, I wish you could try this!”

The wolf’s heart skips a beat, and it irks Wonwoo, who simply scoffs and heads to the kitchen to grab his blood bag. He’s irritated when he’s hungry, and Wonwoo can feel himself calming down as he rejoins you in the dining room.

Wonwoo takes his seat next to you, mindful of the books strewn about. He picks one up, beginning to flip through it. “How was your day?” he asks you.

“It was good,” you respond casually. “We went for a walk, gathered some moss and mushrooms, I’ve got a potion brewing right now that I think you’re going to like.”

Wonwoo casts you a sideways glance, had you found the Daylighter recipe? 

“It’s like werewolf cologne,” Mingyu pipes up from the other side of the table. “Gonna make me not smell so bad.”

Wonwoo’s gaze shifts to Mingyu, and he feels irritation bubbling inside of himself again. Logically, it’s clear that the new wolf is trying to be friendly, and he’s taking steps to mask odor- but Wonwoo just can’t find any friendship in his heart for Mingyu.

He gets the sense that you and Mingyu have bonded today, and the way you’re eating up the ramen Mingyu made isn’t doing anything to help settle the uneasy feeling in Wonwoo’s stomach.

Seungcheol’s an alpha, and Wonwoo had respected him. Cheol had come with one goal, and one goal alone, to protect you. As an alpha, he had a whole life to go back to- but this beta, well, Wonwoo’s not too sure about how this ‘protection detail’ might pan out.

It’s clear Mingyu’s attracted to you, Wonwoo had seen it in his eyes the moment he’d met you last night. This little wolf crush is irritating, and Wonwoo hates being irritated.

Wonwoo’s gaze shifts to you. It’s unclear to him how you feel about your new day guard. You seem happy to be eating, so any emotions you have toward the werewolf will be skewed due to the joy you’re getting from the ramen.

No, Wonwoo will have to watch the two of you together closely, but, at the moment, he’s more concerned about getting Mingyu out of here so he can enjoy you himself.

“It’s about time you go to bed, wolf,” Wonwoo says.

“It’s still early,” Mingyu argues.

“Sunrise is at six fourty-five,” the vampire counters. “I’m sure you’ve had a long first day. You should rest.”

This time, Wonwoo makes sure to leave no room in his tone for objection, and with a very doglike look of defeat, Mingyu sighs.

“Okay, yeah, I can go to bed.” 

Wonwoo watches as Mingyu lifts up his bowl of ramen, and in two massive, wolfish slurps, he devours the rest of his food.

“Goodnight, y/n,” Mingyu smiles before heading to the kitchen to put away his dishes.

The werewolf lingers for a few minutes, and Wonwoo relaxes when he finally leaves, lumbering up to his second floor bedroom.

“You could have been nicer to him, you know,” you muse, lifting up a book to scan the potion recipe there.

“I could have been,” Wonwoo agrees, leaving it at that.

The two of you rifle through books as you eat your dinner, and then you head to the living room. Your nightly ritual consists of watching movies together, giving you a bit of a break before you go to read before bed.

Wonwoo knows you’ve been wearing yourself thin with all the books you’ve been flipping through. You’d spent the first three days locked in the house and thoroughly examining the library with Wonwoo before Mingyu had shown up, and Wonwoo would be surprised if you’d slept even eight hours in that three day period.

No, you need rest, even if it’s only when sitting next to him on the couch with a movie going.

You fall asleep in no time, and Wonwoo lets you be. He picks up a potions book, flipping through it while the film continues in the background.

Wonwoo won’t let anything hurt you, and he’ll lighten your load in any way he can, even if it means scanning stupid witch recipes. 

Four: 

Mingyu’s been your guard for around a week now, and things are running smoothly, however, you can tell Wonwoo’s still not happy about the situation. It’s midnight and the two of you are in the solarium, you’re getting bored of going through books, so you sigh, setting yours down.

“How are you feeling?” you ask.

“Annoyed,” Wonwoo responds smoothly, not looking up from his book. “I swear I’ve read over fifty different love potions this week, and they’re all just as useless as the last.”

“That’s because love potions don’t work,” you sigh, moving closer to Wonwoo. “Each potion has a different flaw, so each potion is adjusted to make up for that flaw, only to be ruined in some other way. But hey, you know that’s not what I was asking you.”

“You asked how I was feeling.”

“I mean… how are you feeling about this whole Mingyu thing?” 

“I feel,” Wonwoo sighs, “like we better find this Daylighter potion soon, because that werewolf cologne isn’t working as well as we thought it would.”

“Is it just his smell you don’t like?” you ask.

“I don’t like dogs,” Wonwoo states, still not looking at you.

“I know werewolves and vampires don’t get along, but I mean, he’s a nice guy, don’t you think?”

Wonwoo stays silent, an answer in and of itself.

You  groan. “Even if we do find the Daylighter potion, even if I’m able to brew it, you can’t protect me twenty four seven. I think Mingyu is going to be with us longer than anticipated.”

“I can protect you,” Wonwoo declares, finally raising his eyes to meet your own. “When you brew the potion, and I can walk in the sun, I can protect you always.”

“Even vampires need a little rest every now and again,” you sigh. “Besides, is that really what you want? To protect some young witch until she’s an old lady?”

Wonwoo’s eyes shift downward again. “You’re not just some young witch.”

You continue staring at Wonwoo, trying your best to read him. You wonder if maybe he does care for you, if Mingyu’s seeing something you’re not. Why would Wonwoo be so protective of you if he didn’t have some sort of feeling for you? He clearly doesn’t just want the Daylighter potion so he can leave you and go be a powerful vampire elsewhere.

God, he’s so confusing at times.

You let out a breath. “I told Mingyu about the potion.”

“What?”

“The Daylighter potion, I told Mingyu.”

Wonwoo closes his book, and you can tell from his expression that he’s irritated. “You shouldn’t have done that.”

“Who’s he going to tell?” you retort. “Seungcheol? Even if he did, what would Cheol even do about it?”

“If the wolves ever found out there was a potion to make vampires walk in the sunlight, they’d come destroy this whole house, and they’d kill you too, just for good measure.”

“Seungcheol just spent years protecting me,” you argue. “He would never do that, and besides, Mingyu won’t tell anyone.”

“What makes you so certain?”

“I just am, call it witch’s intuition.” 

To your surprise, Wonwoo actually cracks a smile. He shakes his head, releasing a sigh. “Fine.”

“Fine,” you echo, picking up your book again to continue reading.

The two of you sit silently as you work, but your mind begins to drift.

In a way, it’s almost as if Wonwoo feels threatened by Mingyu, as if- he’s jealous. There’d never been this aura when Seungcheol was around, but then again, Seungcheol had never been a real threat, even though he was an alpha… maybe, especially because he was an alpha.

You’re attracted to both Wonwoo and Mingyu, but you’ve always pushed that attraction aside with your vampire protector, always convinced yourself he didn’t view you in that light.

Mingyu’s arrival is stirring the cauldron, and you’re not quite sure what to make of it. 

Five: 

It’s been almost a month with no issue. Mingyu’s gotten used to everything, used to the constant reading, the constant witchy little foraging adventures. He’s just gotten used to you, and maybe, in someways, Wonwoo as well. 

The werewolf is currently sitting outside your bedroom as you shower in your ensuite. The two of you had been checking wards when it had started to rain, and you’d been shivering so much when you made it back to the house that Mingyu had insisted you heat yourself up.

He does his best not to listen when you’re in the shower, not to be overtly aware- but even with two doors between you, his senses are too strong not to be honed in on everything, especially with a full moon approaching in three days.

You have a bodywash you make, and although the strong pleasant scent of eucalyptus and rosemary is predominant in the air that wafts under the doors, there’s something beneath it too, a smell that Mingyu knows all too well.

He can’t hold it against you though, he’s pretty sure you’re all a little horny from being cooped up like this- well, maybe not Wonwoo, but Mingyu’s definitely been feeling it. The bathroom is the only place you have any real privacy, and lately, Mingyu’s noted that you’ve begun to use the seclusion to your advantage. 

The running water muffles your sounds, but even the world’s best witchy bodywash can’t cover your scent, and Mingyu sits there, doing his best not to gulp it down like a starving animal.

He can feel the blood rushing to his cock, and he does his best to turn his brain off, to calm down- after all, he can’t have you exiting the shower and seeing him hard in his pants.

God, Mingyu had never even considered that horniness would be a problem in a situation like this. 

At least he gets to go to his room every night and do what needs to be done- but you, you have a guard within 10 feet of you at all times.

He wonders if you do this at night, when Wonwoo’s outside your door. And for the first time, Mingyu wonders if Wonwoo’s as tormented by the sexual nature of seclusion as he is. 

It’s not something he’ll be able to ask the vampire, as much as Wonwoo tolerates Mingyu now, that’s a line he won’t cross. 

Six: 

When Mingyu had first come to the house, he’d just finished a full moon cycle. Wonwoo had spent a couple of hours with him while you were sleeping one night, preparing a game plan for the wolf’s ‘time of the month.’

As your night protector, Wonwoo had told Mingyu to go deep into the woods on the night of the full moon. If he was far enough away, the thought was that Mingyu would just stay in the forest, leaving you to your own devices for the night.

Even if Mingyu did make it to the house in his raged-out wolf form, Wonwoo would protect you, and Mingyu had given him permission to do so.

While Mingyu can transform at any time, full moons are the only transformations that are purely animalistic. All Mingyu is, his very soul, practically disappears. Full moons are when werewolves are at their most dangerous, but Wonwoo is confident in his strategies after spending years helping Seungcheol through his dark side.

Cheol had always spent the day after full moons passed out in the woods somewhere, his body recuperating from a mind/body disconnection of that caliber. Once a month, Wonwoo would do a double shift, and you’d spend the day resting with him in blacked-out rooms. 

The two of you get through many books, and when you’re hungry, Wonwoo lets you head down to the kitchen for no more than ten minutes just to grab leftovers. 

It’s a decent set up, and Wonwoo enjoys getting to be with you for a lengthy period. However, the night after the full moon, when you go to sleep, Wonwoo leaves you to head into the forest. Mingyu, like Seungcheol had been, is not hard to find. His scent is overwhelming, and Wonwoo discovers the large man asleep in a bed of moss.

Wonwoo’s no stranger to nudity, not after dealing with Seungcheol, so he simply bends down, lifting Mingyu onto his shoulders.

‘This is just a professional courtesy,’ the vampire tells himself as he takes Mingyu back to the house, gently lowering him into the tub. 

Mingyu’s covered in dirt, and blood too- if his entire being wasn’t tainted by the scent of dog, Wonwoo might actually be tempted to go in for a bite, but the thought of drinking from Mingyu makes Wonwoo’s nose scrunch as he turns on the water.

Wolves can handle heat, and Mingyu groans a little, shifting in the tub. The bathroom begins to fill with steam and Wonwoo finds a wash cloth. He coats the fabric in body wash, and then, with a sigh, Wonwoo begins to wash Mingyu.

The wolf’s arms are especially dirty, so Wonwoo starts with those, and little by little, Mingyu begins to regain consciousness.

Then, all at once, the werewolf is thrashing awake, pulling his arm away from Wonwoo. “What-”

“Relax, you had a particularly bad change last night,” Wonwoo sighs, putting the wash cloth down.

“Were you just…” Mingyu’s confused gaze dips down to the discarded cloth, “washing me?”  

“You smell terrible,” Wonwoo states bluntly. “Seungcheol had a habit of coming home from full moons and just getting into bed. We don’t have staff here, and I refuse to have ruined sheets, or change the laundry schedule.”

There are definitely factual, logical reasons for Wonwoo taking care of Mingyu, and without those reasons, Wonwoo would never dream of bathing a dog. But… Mingyu has been a good addition to your protection detail. He’s substantially more respectful than Seungcheol had been. He’s clean, and he cooks, and the kitchen is always spotless after he makes you meals. 

While Wonwoo respected Seungcheol, the vampire, as much as he hates to admit it to himself, somewhat enjoys the young prodigy wolf.

Wonwoo doesn’t respect the clumsy, gentle giant, not by any means, but perhaps, the vampire is starting to realize, there’s more to judging someone than just by their ability and enthusiasm for violence.

Seven: 

You’re sitting in a field of flowers, and the colors are wonderous. The sun is out, and the dress you’re wearing has the perfect amount of flow to it as you lounge on your picnic blanket. 

You lean back, releasing a deep sigh, and that’s when a hand drags up your arm.

You turn to see your vampire protector and your heart leaps in your chest. “Wonwoo! The sun!”

“The sun doesn’t matter anymore,” he shakes his head. “You cured me, remember?”

“I did?”

“The potion,” Wonwoo grins, leaning forward, his lips ghosting over your throat. “You cured me of my affliction to the sun.”

Confusion is bubbling inside of you, but as Wonwoo begins to kiss your neck, the confusion dies down. Your fingers thread in his hair. “I did cure you,” you muse, giving in to the feeling of him. 

“We found the recipe in the book, at the house.”

“The house,” you murmur. 

“Which house was it again? I can’t remember.”

He doesn’t remember the house? That’s odd. Wonwoo remembers everything-

A distant voice draws your attention. It’s calling your name, and it sounds so familiar-

“Tell me where you are,” Wonwoo urges.

“We’re in a field?”

“Tell me where you are,” the vampire repeats, his hand wrapping around your throat, squeezing painfully. When you look into his eyes, they’re completely black, and your heart leaps in your chest. Horns grow out of his head, and a moment later, it’s no longer Wonwoo in front of you, it’s a demon.

“Y/N, wake up!” a booming voice tears you away, and suddenly, you’re not in the field anymore. Your eyes snap open and you sit up abruptly, heart still racing in your chest. 

You feel arms wrap around you, and you realize it’s Wonwoo, the real Wonwoo. 

“I had the strangest dream,” you breathe, still trying to make sense of the whole thing.

“It was an incubus,” Wonwoo tells you. “I could sense that he’d entered your mind.”

“He was trying to find out where we are, to see if I’d made the Daylighter potion yet,” you whisper.

“Did you tell him anything?” Your vampire protector freezes next to you.

“No.” You shake your head. “I didn’t say anything.”

You hear someone release a breath, and you look up to find a frazzled Mingyu standing there. His hair is messy from sleep, and he’s shirtless, wearing only a pair of boxers. “What the fuck is an incubus?”

“Incubi are above your pay grade,” Wonwoo states simply, holding you closer. “Demons don’t generally get involved with lower levels like us, but the Daylighter potion would disrupt their system.”

“Right,” Mingyu nods, but you can tell he doesn’t fully understand. “Anyways, are we good? You’re good?” He approaches you, holding out a hand.

You grab his extended palm, squeezing gently. “I’m okay.”

As your heart stops racing, your body begins to focus on a different feeling.

It had been an incubus in your dream, and incubi feed off of one thing: sexual energy.

You suddenly feel very hot, in bed, between Mingyu and Wonwoo- God, you’d woken up from a nightmare only to find yourself in your best daydream.

Wonwoo stiffens beside you, and Mingyu’s grip on your hand tightens, his pupils visibly blowing in size. 

Can they… sense that you’re horny?

Fuck… can they smell it with their God damned super senses?

You suddenly feel like a bunny caught between two predators, but for some reason, you’re not actually scared. Both men have the capacity for violence, but you know, in your heart of hearts, that they would never, ever hurt you. 

“We should let her sleep,” Wonwoo says, voice low.

He begins to pull away but you cling tighter to him, your grip increasing on Mingyu’s hand too.

“No,” you breathe, swallowing thickly to get rid of the lump in your throat. “I uh… Don’t go.”

“Y/N,” Wonwoo warns, “This could end badly.”

“At this point, I don’t care,” you admit. The vampire looks at you for a few seconds, and you can tell he’s trying to get a read on your emotions. You cup his cheek with your free hand. “This is long overdue.”

Wonwoo stares at you, and for a moment, you think he’s going to pull away, but then, he leans forward, pressing his lips to yours for the very first time. He’s kissing you softly, showing a gentleness that you hadn’t quite expected.

You release a groan immediately, shifting closer-

Mingyu tugs in your hand. “I’ll just leave.”

You break your kiss with Wonwoo, turning to look at the wolf in the room. “Don’t go,” you whimper. “I want both of you.” 

You catch Mingyu’s gaze shifting to Wonwoo uncertainly, and you feel the vampire tense at your side.

“Both of us?” Wonwoo asks, voice shockingly level considering what you’d just suggested.

“Both,” you repeat, nodding. “I just- I don’t know, you’re both my protectors. I feel like, if I only slept with one of you, it would throw off the dynamic.”

“So you want us both… for the dynamic?” Wonwoo clarifies.

“That sounds horrible,” you groan. “I’m still sleepy- look, I’m attracted to both of you, I care about you both in different ways. Please don’t make me choose.”

You watch Mingyu and Wonwoo exchange a look again, but this time Wonwoo sighs and Mingyu shrugs.

“I won’t step on your toes,” Mingyu promises, addressing the vampire.

Wonwoo releases another exasperated breath. “If anyone knew I was agreeing to share a bed with a dog-”

“He’s a werewolf, don’t be rude,” you chastize, nudging Wonwoo in the ribs.

“Dude, you’ve already seen me naked,” Mingyu points out, and your heart nearly lurches out of your chest.

“What?”

“He carried me in the other night, after the full moon. I woke up in the bath and he was practically grooming me.”

Your eyes shift to Wonwoo in shock and he downplays it with a shrug. “I told you, I don’t like dirt on the sheets.”

“Well, I’m pretty sure we’re about to make a mess of this bedding,” Mingyu says, voice lowering as he steps closer. 

“I don’t care,” you breathe. “Enough talk.”

“Whatever you say, princess,” Mingyu grins, leaning down and grabbing your jaw. He brings his lips to yours and you immediately groan, wrapping your arms around the back of his neck. He’s so warm and big, there’s a muskiness to his scent, but it doesn’t remind you of dog. It reminds you of the forest, of sanctuary, and it makes you lean in even more as Mingyu kisses your breath away.

Wonwoo shifts beside you, his hands fanning up and down your arms, then, you feel a second set of lips on your shoulder.

Your sleeping shirt has shifted down a little, allowing Wonwoo to have full access to your skin. Each cold kiss is a contrast to Mingyu’s warmth, and it makes you shiver between your two large protectors.

It seems Wonwoo’s the one with less patience out of the two men, which is something you’re not expecting as he grabs the hem of your shirt, slowly lifting it off your body.

You’d not been wearing a bra to bed, and your nipples pebble at the cool air of the room when they’re newly exposed. You groan when two hands grab your breasts, one hot, one cold. It seems both men have a thing for tits, and you can’t say you’re mad about it as they begin to massage you, drawing even more sounds of pleasure from your lips.

It’s Wonwoo who pinches your nipple first and you gasp against Mingyu’s mouth, breaking the kiss to turn and look at Wonwoo over your shoulder. He kisses you deeply, his free hand grabbing the back of your head to draw you close.

You get so lost in Wonwoo that you don’t realize Mingyu has adjusted until wet, hot lips wrap around one of your nipples.

You whimper loudly, pulling away from Wonwoo to look down at Mingyu. His eyes are closed and he groans as he begins to suck diligently on your sensitive bud, his tongue lapping at you in a way you’ve never quite experienced. 

“Shit,” you moan, threading your fingers through Mingyu’s hair.

“I’m getting tired of his smell,” Wonwoo sighs beside you. “I know a way to cover it up.”

Mingyu pulls off your nipple, confusion written on his face.

“You both trust me, right?” the vampire asks, looking between you and the wolf.

“Yes?” you offer, not sure what else to say.

“Y/N, lay on the edge of the bed, Mingyu you’re on the ground below,” Wonwoo instructs.

You exchange a glance with Mingyu, but he shrugs, following through. Wonwoo helps you to the edge of the bed, adjusting so he’s behind you, your smaller body between his legs, ensnared.

“Take her shorts off,” Wonwoo instructs, and Mingyu’s even quicker to follow through with that command than the first.

You release a shuddery breath as your silky shorts are dragged down your legs, leaving you completely exposed to the two men.

Wonwoo’s hand wraps around your body, his fingers seeking out your clit.

You groan as he begins to stroke the sensitive bud, his lips tracing kisses along your throat. “Be good for us,” Wonwoo warns, his digits easily pushing into your wet core.

You whimper, shifting in his embrace. Wonwoo’s free hand braces across your chest, grabbing your breast and pinching at your nipple.

A quiver shakes through your thighs, and when you look down at Mingyu, you find him watching each movement with extreme interest.

Two of Wonwoo’s fingers begin to work open your pussy, and he begins to crook them up toward your gspot, making your legs shake even more.

“Have you ever squirted before?” Wonwoo asks, breath hot along your ear.

It feels so odd to be hearing him speak to you in this context, but at the same time, it feels so right. 

“I’ve never-” you shake your head, swallowing thickly as your words get caught in your throat.

“Good, then we’ll be your first,” Wonwoo smirks against your neck. “You’ll feel pressure, don’t try to fight it, just let your body do what it’s going to do, okay?”

“Okay.” You nod. 

Wonwoo presses one more kiss to your shoulder before his hand begins to move again. He expertly thrusts his fingers up to that special spot, and within seconds you can hear the wetness of your pussy with each movement. 

Mingyu gets closer, and he’s on his knees now. He’s looking between your pussy, your breasts and your face, as if he can’t quite decide what to focus on.

“Gonna squirt on your wolf, make him smell like you, mark him the way wolves usually mark their mates,” Wonwoo tells you, his voice low in your ear.

You whimper at his words, skin beginning to tingle as pleasure unlike anything else builds in the pit of your stomach. 

“Rub your clit for me,” Wonwoo commands next. “I think you’re just about ready for it.”

Your hand is shaking as you bring it between your thighs, gently drawing circles on your sensitive bud as Wonwoo continues to work your pussy, his motions getting even faster, and harder-

You groan desperately, throwing your head back against Wonwoo’s shoulder as a powerful release overtakes you. It’s like a pressure on your abdomen, but it’s so delightful at the same time, your body overwhelmed by it all.

You can’t open your eyes, can’t do anything but rub your clit as Wonwoo makes you feel something you’ve never felt.

You’re aware of a wetness between your thighs, but you can’t bring yourself to care as Wonwoo continues to work the pleasure out of you.

Finally, he’s tearing his fingers out of you, only to land a gentle smack to your pussy that has you yelping and shaking.

The moment his hand is gone, it’s replaced with a mouth, and your entire body jolts, eyes snapping open to see Mingyu between your thighs. He grabs at you, keeping you steady as his tongue pushes into your tight pussy, lapping at the walls that Wonwoo had just ravaged with his fingers.

The werewolf sucks your clit into his mouth and your body shakes, chest heaving-

Squirting hadn’t felt like an orgasm per se, it had been an entirely unique experience. It was pleasurable, and amazing, but the build up hadn’t been like that of a vibrator or the like- but what Mingyu’s doing to you is familiar. You can feel the coil tightening in the pit of your stomach as he ravages your pussy.

You love how messy he’s being, how sloppy- his tongue is everywhere, in the best possible way.

“Gyu-” you whimper, reaching one hand down to tangle in his hair. You don’t want him to move, don’t want him to go anywhere- your muscles are already tensing in anticipation of the orgasm he’s going to give you, and you’ll be damned if you miss out on it.

“He feels good?” Wonwoo asks in your ear. 

“So good.”

“I’ll give it to the wolf, he knows how to eat.”

There’s something about the deepness of Wonwoo’s voice, the sinful context of what he’s saying- it’s the last straw you need to fall over the edge. Your muscles tense incredibly tight before snapping, pleasure flowing through you like a river.

“Fuck!” you whimper, beginning to thrash- only for both men to hold you down. It’s clear they’re not going to let you run away from the feeling, and they keep you where they want you while Mingyu eats you through your high.

Your entire body is on fire with the pleasure, and you can feel it in every fiber of your being. It’s all consuming, in the best way.

You’re crying by the time Mingyu releases you, pulling away from your pussy. He stares up at you with dark eyes, and when he stands, you notice your squirt dripping down his chest. He’s covered in you, in your scent, and you realize why Wonwoo had wanted foreplay to be like this. Now, all either of them will smell is you, and you think they prefer it this way.

“How are we going to do this?” Mingyu asks, voice gruff, his cock straining against his boxers.

“We’ll take turns,” Wonwoo says factually, beginning to massage your breasts again. “As much as I think we’d all enjoy double penetration, I don’t want to break her. That’s something we’ll have to work up to.”

Mingyu nods. “Turns.”

“I’ll go first,” Wonwoo sighs, kissing your throat. “I’m not as into a mess as you are.”

Mingyu groans, but he doesn’t fight it.

“Because you’re both being good,” the vampire continues, “y/n, you can straddle Mingyu and I’ll fuck you from behind while you both toy with each other.”

“Please be fast,” Mingyu begs, “I don’t know how much I can hold off.”

“You’ll have to,” Wonwoo counters. “Only good dogs get treats.”

An expression blooms across the werewolf features, it’s a mix of lust, annoyance and confusion. You can tell he’s turned on by what Wonwoo just said, but there’s a lack of connection between the feeling, and the logistics that are probably running through Mingyu’s mind.

Unlocking new kinks is always confusing, but that’s not something you dwell on as you becon Mingyu to get onto the bed.

He lays down and you’re quick to grab his boxers, dragging them down in record speed.

Fuck, Mingyu’s huge- it makes you drool. “I want to suck him off,” you whimper.

Mingyu groans deeply. “Fuck.”

“You can do whatever you want,” Wonwoo coos as you get into position, on your knees, looking down at Mingyu’s massive cock. 

You grab the base, pumping it gently and looking up at Mingyu, who shifts desperately against the sheets.

He grabs the blanket, and you can tell he’s already close- you kind of love having this power over him. If the act of eating you out is enough to make him close to exploding- well, you wonder what sucking him off will do.

Two hands smooth across your ass, and then you feel Wonwoo’s cock swiping between your pussy lips. 

“Fuck,” Mingyu groans, threading his fingers through your hair. “Can you… can you put it in your mouth?”

“You better not cum down her throat without asking permission first,” Wonwoo warns.

“I won’t, fuck, I won’t,” Mingyu whimpers, guiding you gently to his cock.

You lick at the head of it first, getting a better gauge for his size.

Mingyu shakes beneath you, hips twitching. You can sense he’s at war with himself, part of him clearly wants to apply pressure to your head and force you to take him, but another part is trying to be respectful of you. You wonder if this clash between animalistic and human sides is a result of the recent full moon-

Wonwoo’s cock slips into your wet core and you groan deeply, sinking more of your mouth onto Mingyu, who echoes your sound of pleasure.

You begin to suck on the werewolf’s tip as Wonwoo starts to slowly thrust into you, giving you more and more of his cock until he’s flush to your ass.

“That’s it,” Wonwoo groans, grabbing your hips. “Taking us both so good.”

The praise makes your entire body vibrate with energy, and you moan around Mingyu’s cock, sucking him deeper into your mouth until he’s practically hitting the back of your throat.

“Fuck, fuck-” Mingyu is straining now and you can feel it.

“Almost looks like boytoy is going to pop before he even gets a chance at your pussy,” Wonwoo chuckles.

“No!” Mingyu blurts, “I’ll be good, just, fuck, hurry up!”

Wonwoo might not be the nicest in bed, but you are, and you pull off Mingyu’s cock, stroking it. “Take some breaths,” you tell him, resting your cheek against his thigh.

Mingyu begins to take audible gasps as he focuses on slowing himself down. You stroke him languidly, taking your time as Wonwoo’s pace increases behind you.

“You’re too nice to him,” Wonwoo groans, gripping your hips harder as he rails into you.

“Fuck, one of us has to be,” you whimper, closing your eyes so you can focus on the pleasure that’s beginning to surge through you.

“This isn’t good cop bad cop,” Wonwoo points out.

“True, but I’m also not a sadistic dom like you are,” you fire back with a moan.

You hear Wonwoo chuckle. “I guess that’s true.”

He adjusts slightly, and now, each thrust has him hitting a spot deep inside of you. “Kind of want you to cum again,” Wonwoo admits. “Can you do that for me?”

“I don’t-”

“Three times isn’t that bad,” Wonwoo points out. “Besides, Mingyu’s going to pop the moment he’s inside of you, so it’s not like he’ll make you cum.”

That’s a very good point, you realize, and you slip your hand between your thighs, rubbing your clit.

Your pussy clenches tight around Wonwoo from the stimulus and you both groan. 

“That’s it,” Wonwoo breathes. “Squeezing me so well.”

Mingyu groans above you, Wonwoo’s dirty talk doing as much to turn him on as you.

“Rub harder,” Wonwoo commands, and you do as you’re told, whimpering from how good it feels. “Mingyu, tell her how good she is, the sooner she cums, the sooner you cum.”

“Fuck, baby, you’re so good!” Mingyu blurts out immediately. “Your mouth, your hand- fuck, I can’t imagine how your pussy is going to feel, oh my god-”

His hand flexes in the bed sheets and Wonwoo chuckles.

“Cum for us, please, I need to feel you,” Mingyu begs desperately. 

Your core is throbbing from his words, throbbing from how well Wonwoo is fucking you.

“She’s close,” the vampire muses. “Her perfect pussy is just sucking me right back in.”

Mingyu lets out a strangled sound, and the noise is enough to throw you over the edge.

Nothing in your life has ever been as sexy as this moment. Two strong men, one begging and whining while the other dominates. You, caught between them both, the source of their torment and their pleasure. They’re opposites, in temperament as well as being, after all, werewolves and vampires have historically never gotten along- but they agree about you, and right now, that’s all that matters. 

Your core clamps down on Wonwoo’s cock, squeezing him desperately as your orgasm overcomes you.

Your hand motion on Mingyu’s cock stops, body too overcome by the feeling of cumming to pay attention to anything else.

Moans and whimpers escape you, your eyes clenched shut as waves of pleasure surge through your body. Wonwoo fucks you through it, and then he releases a small gasp, his thrusts coming to a stop. You can feel his cum filling you up as he gives three more shallow efforts of movement.

You’re both breathing hard, and before you can even fully recuperate, Mingyu’s tugging at you. “My turn,” he says desperately.

Wonwoo laughs, and you can only whimper as one cock pulls out of you. Mingyu is quick to drag you up his body, and then, his own length is entering your core, stretching out your pussy unlike anything you’ve ever felt.

You moan desperately, burying your face against Mingyu’s throat. 

“I’ve got you,” he says, wrapping his arms around you as he begins to fuck up into you. “Fuck, so good, shit-”

He’s definitely not going to last long, so you do your best to focus on how good he feels. You can’t even bring yourself to care that his chest is sticky and covered in your squirt, in fact, the sinful aspect kind of turns you on even more.

Your core is still throbbing from your orgasm with Wonwoo, and each time your pussy contracts around the new, large intrusion, Mingyu gasps. His breath is hot against your throat, arms strong around your body as he holds you, fucking up into you like a wild man.

“Shit, shit, shit-”

“Cum for me,” you tell him, nuzzling against his jaw. “You’ve been a good boy, let go.”

Mingyu releases a strangled sound, and then he’s squeezing you tight, filling your pussy completely as he cums deep inside of you.

It feels good in his embrace. You’re not being crushed, instead, it feels like a protective weighted blanket, and he’s so warm too- God, you could fall asleep right like this, right now, his massive cock still buried to the hilt in your wet, throbbing pussy.

Mingyu’s heart is racing in his chest, and you’re both breathing heavily, but slowly he releases you.

“Take her to the shower, I’ll clean this all up,” Wonwoo’s voice draws you out of your daze.

“Can’t we just sleep?” Mingyu groans.

“You werewolves and the most unclean people I’ve ever met,” Wonwoo snaps, and you feel Mingyu sink beneath you, dejected.

“Come on, Gyu, a shower would be nice,” you encourage him, pressing kisses against his throat.

“Okay,” Mingyu sighs.

He stands a moment later, cradling you in his arms as he takes you to the bathroom. The two of you begin to wash each other, careful of all the cum. He’s so soft with you, so gentle, and you’ve never been this relaxed.

When you’re both clean, you go back to your room, collapsing onto your bed. Wonwoo sits on one side of you, Mingyu on the other. The werewolf tugs you to his chest, being your big spoon while your hand is in Wonwoo’s lap.

“Sleep with us,” you urge him.

“I can’t, but you two should get some rest,” Wonwoo sighs.

You’re so exhausted you can’t even find it within yourself to argue, and moments later, you’re falling asleep, basking in the warmth of the man behind you, and the comfort of your vampire protector watching guard. 

Eight: 

Wonwoo’s thoughts are turbulent as you and Mingyu sleep next to him. The sex had been amazing, and shockingly enough, Wonwoo hadn’t quite minded having the werewolf there. It’s clear that Mingyu is good for you, and at the end of the day, your wellbeing trumps Wonwoo’s own possessive tendencies.

He’s not one to dwell on things, so Wonwoo reaches for the ancestral diary on your bedside table. It’s not a recipe or spell book, so you’ve not spent a lot of time going through it, but Wonwoo just need something to distract himself. 

It’s only hours later when Wonwoo comes across a specific passage that makes him stop. It’s the first mention of the Daylighter potion he’s seen anywhere, and he continues to read, eager for the recipe.

‘The potion was supposed to cure sun affliction, and it did, but the concoction did more than that. It cured the vampirism as a whole. My protector, my guardian, now but a man. Powerless as a babe, but as fierce as he’s ever been. No other vampire would want this, so I’ve torn out the page with the ingredients. This potion, perhaps, is best left in history. No one should have the power to cure vampirism, least of all the witches. This could shift the tides in a war that’s been lasting centuries. The witches should not have this power, nor should the wolves or the demons. No one should have this power. The Daylighter potion was a success, but it was also the worst thing I’ve ever created. May the Goddess forgive me for this abuse of power.’

Wonwoo rereads the passage five times before he puts the book aside, trying to steady himself.

This whole time- they’d assumed the potion would cure a vampire’s weakness to sun. No one ever considered that the Daylighter potion might cure vampirism all together.

Wonwoo had wanted the potion so he could protect you day or night, but how could he protect you if he was a mortal?

If he was a mortal… if he was like you and Mingyu, could he grow old with you?

But… what use would growing old with you be if he could never keep you safe?

Wonwoo’s overcome with emotion as he stares down at you and Mingyu.

This was never an outcome he’d expected, and he’s not sure how you’ll react. 

The vampire decides not to tell you about this information. He decides to simply be there for you as long as you want him. He decides to let you sleep, unburdened by the discovery he’s just made. And finally, Wonwoo decides that you are more important than him being a Daylighter. He’ll choose the eternal night with you over the sunshine, and it’s his own choice to make.

Wonwoo doesn’t know who he is if he’s not your protector, so he decides that’s exactly what he’ll continue to be.

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Pandora AU: Home pt.1

Snippet written for my Pandora AU where Kaito became immortal and he travels around with Hakuba. In the following part, Hakuba’s around his 40s.

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"Don't you ever want to settle down somewhere?"

Right now, Kaito was curled up next to Saguru's body, which always generates heat like a furnace. It's chilling despite the heater. Kaito instinctively moved closer to the heat source.

In response, Hakuba only petted his hair absent-mindedly and gave a distracted hum. He was busy perusing the file marked "URGENT" Interpol had forwarded earlier that evening, interrupting their dinner. The file had been printed out into a thick stack of paper – getting along in his 40s, long screen time had started to tire Saguru's eyes out quicker; they’re always red and watery after staring at his monitor for a long case, hence the printing.

Always bringing murders and terrorists and whatnot horror into their bed, that bastard. But Kaito could hardly find it in him to complain; not when Saguru is this dastardly handsome with all his fine lines and glasses and laser focus. His juvenile cockiness might have dulled somewhat in age, but his eyes remained as sharp as ever. Kaito imagined he could be cut through with a look. God, he wish he could age with him.

"I already am."

"Huh?" Kaito startled, forgetting that it was him who asked.

"I said ‘I already am’," Saguru reiterated, eyes still glued to inked black and white and free hand waving vaguely around as if that alone should make sense, "settled, that is."

Kaito followed the directions of his wild gestures. Yes, their apartment is nice and all: a tasteful cream-colored motif, delicate plaster ceiling rose, high windows and ceilings, spacious, with a spectacular view of the Eiffel Tower. The Hakuba Corp spared no expense in making sure its young master was happy, and this was no exception. From the most cutting-edge technology to the most beautiful antique furniture, everything seamlessly pieced together in a coherent harmony of livable space. Everything was at his fingertips. Kaito could spend all day mopping around the place without feeling an ounce of claustrophobia. And he did, occasionally - on which days Kaito felt more like a spoiled cat than an actual person. That Hakuba would come home from whatever businesses he tended to, shrug off his trench coat and shoes before bending over the sofa and spoil him with indulgent kisses certainly didn't help the case.

Even if he were to nitpick, there was nothing to bemoan about. But they had scantly been there 5 months. Kaito was sure there were suitcases at the bottom of their closet that had yet been unpacked. 'Settling down' wouldn't be how he would describe it. Nor would it apply to any of their previous many relocations.

"That's not... I mean, don’t you get tired, of moving around like this? Hardly get to see your friends and family? Never allow yourself to take root somewhere? Isn't it suffocating building your life around me?"

This had Saguru's attention. He lowered the case file and turned those keen eyes onto Kaito. The way Kaito's breath hitched was completely involuntary.

"Does it bother you?"

"It doesn't matter, does it? I don't have a choice." There was no use talking around it. With Pandora, Kaito could hardly stay anywhere longer than a handful of years before his unchanging appearance raised a few eyebrows. "But you do. Wouldn't you rather have a home to come back to instead of hotel rooms and new fancy penthouses every other year?"

They were already getting looks as they were, from the way master Hakuba always had a young twenty-something draping over his arm. There had been hushes and whispers that Kaito knew that Saguru feigned oblivion to, only to quietly have them moved within the week.

He hadn't noticed he had been fidgeting until Saguru took hold of his restless fingers, the warmth of his hand effectively stopped his anxious tingle from spreading from his fingertips.

"Kaito," Hakuba sighed, exasperated but firm, like he had said what he was going to say next a thousand times before and had absolute faith in it. And maybe he had. Kaito just couldn't quite bring himself to believe him, "as long as I am with you, I'm already home."

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okay so THIS implies that france exists, or at least existed at some point. since it can't be french, if france does not exist. most likely, at least.

however, the eiffel tower is notably not in paris, and seems to not be in france. it appears in a grassy plains, which puffball speaker box says is "east of the canal."

there are three reasons for this which i can think of:

france used to exist, but no longer does. the eiffel tower is just a remnant of distant times when france did exist

the eiffel tower was relocated to a grassy plains east of the canal, but used to be in france

the eiffel tower makes things french

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Alright, my turn for wild speculation about Pokemon ZA

I think the majority of us agree that the game is going to take place in the Pokemon equivalent to Haussmann's Renovation of Paris. The official Pokemon page also stated that the game is going to take place entirely within Lumiose City.

With no more evidence than a quick glance through the Wikipedia page for the Haussmann’s Renovation of Paris, Vibes, and “I Think It Would Be Neat”, I have a few observations and ideas.

Lumiose City is separated into five sections around a hub. This is clearly shown on the blueprint/map that we see in the teaser.

The map for Legends Arceus was five areas around a hub. (Ok technically it was seven if you count Jubilife Village and Volo’s camp as areas, but I don’t)

What if, in the game, we are exploring/documenting the Pokemon in these five areas before they are redeveloped? I can see this happening in a couple of different ways.

These five areas are more or less undeveloped and unpopulated by humans at the start of the game. We’re recruited to go in and catch/document the pokemon that live there to help the urban redevelopment team better understand how to construct each area in order to fulfill the “Vision of beautiful coexistence between people and Pokemon”. The city expands into these areas as the game progresses.

The main evidence against this idea is the teaser specifically says “Urban REDevelopment Plan”. Unless they see imposing human construction on the environment so that it is friendly to both people and Pokemon as redevelopment.

This would be the obvious tie-in to Zygarde, the Pokemon that’s supposed to be the protector of the ecosystem, probably not happy about people expanding into and trying to redesign the natural ecosystem. 

These five areas are populated by humans, but like the medieval parts of Paris that were renovated by Haussmann, they are dark, cramped, and falling apart. We’re basically dungeon crawling through a half-abandoned medieval ruin, catching Pokemon as we go and helping the people who still live there relocate. The renovations expand into these areas as the game progresses.

This would mean exploring the crumbling medieval Lumiose, renovating buildings that had been standing for 3000 years. We get to learn more about the lore of the ancient war without having to actually set the game during that time period, which would be a little much for an E-rated Pokemon game.

This one seems more likely to me since it’s more in-line with the Haussmann Renovation, but it’s also important to remember that this is a fictional game set in a fictional world that only borrows elements from our own. It’s not going to match up one-to-one. 

In fact I’m hoping the game also incorporates elements of the 1889 World’s Fair and the completion of the Eiffel Tower, even though that takes place after/towards the tail end of the Haussmann Renovation.

These five areas are populated only by humans, and people are reluctant to let Pokemon in, like in Jubilife Village in Legends Arceus. The city is being redeveloped to make it more habitable to Pokemon, and we are recruited to capture Pokemon and bring them into the city. The renovations expand into these areas and we see more Pokemon in the city as the game progresses.

This would be less sad than forcefully relocating people and Pokemon, but I still really want to explore a crumbling medieval Lumiose City.  

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[ad_1] The streets of Paris during the Olympics (Image: Rohan Chowdhury) Hosting an Olympic Games is a White Elephant—this everlasting debate has been going on for years. Paris 2024, the first Games under the Olympic Agenda 2020, has managed to defy this long-lasting debate. The Olympic Agenda 2020 and its reforms aim to attain a sustainable Olympic movement that leaves a legacy to be cherished by society and enhances the essence of the Games. Greece spent over $11 billion hosting the Athens 2004 Games, which had a huge impact on the country’s economy. Many venues and infrastructure created for the Games turned out to be a burden on the country. The huge investments made by Brazil to host the Rio 2016 Games were also met with negative impacts on society. Multiple facilities were left unused and the government faced backlash from the common mass. The Paris Games were designed accordingly to be 95 per cent sustainable. Most of the facilities used were either pre-existing or temporary, and those created were built with the aim of reusable motives. Of the 1.2 million pieces of sports equipment used, 900 thousand were rented – an impressive 75 per cent. The rest which was purchased is now being donated to federations and associations to be used at different levels of society – grassroots to elite. “By redefining what more sustainable and responsible Olympic Games can look like, Paris 2024 has set a powerful example for future hosts”, said Marie Sallois, Director of Sustainability at the IOC. “The Games are proving to be a living embodiment of Olympic Agenda’s focus on sustainability, inclusivity and legacy.” [olympics.com] Eiffel Tower with the Olympic Rings (Image: Rohan Chowdhury) The French volleyball and badminton associations will receive a significant number of sports equipment to cater to their needs at different levels. The Seine-Saint-Dennis area which was fairly underdeveloped areas in terms of sports will receive new sports facilities with items from the Games. Even the sand used in the Eiffel Tower Arena, used for beach volleyball events is not going to waste. The sand will be used to make three new courts in the Seine Saint Dennis area and another court is being planned in a similar way near Taverny in Val d’Oise. The temporary swimming facilities at La Defense Arena and the skateboard tracks are being relocated to build new facilities in areas that require the most. The Games’ governing body is making sure that the legacy reaches the people who require it the most. There are partnerships with Emmaus, The Red Cross Society and The French Popular Relief, to ensure that the gear used – uniforms, furniture and even the technological equipment, do not go unused. The French National Olympic and Paralympic Committee along with the Paris City authorities are actively donating to charities. For instance, about 50 thousand pieces of furniture, including 9 thousand mattresses and 11 thousand pillows have been donated to Emmaus, the popular social welfare group operating in over 41 countries. As the Indian media erupted over the news of India submitting the letter of intent to the IOC to host the 2036 Olympics, it is important that the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports (MYAS) also submit a full-proof plan of carbon footprint and sustainability. Also Read: India needs to quickly spell out which city will play host to the 2036 Olympics The post The Legacy that Paris 2024 is Leaving Behind appeared first on Sports News Portal | Latest Sports Articles | Revsports. [ad_2] Source link

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[ad_1] The streets of Paris during the Olympics (Image: Rohan Chowdhury) Hosting an Olympic Games is a White Elephant—this everlasting debate has been going on for years. Paris 2024, the first Games under the Olympic Agenda 2020, has managed to defy this long-lasting debate. The Olympic Agenda 2020 and its reforms aim to attain a sustainable Olympic movement that leaves a legacy to be cherished by society and enhances the essence of the Games. Greece spent over $11 billion hosting the Athens 2004 Games, which had a huge impact on the country’s economy. Many venues and infrastructure created for the Games turned out to be a burden on the country. The huge investments made by Brazil to host the Rio 2016 Games were also met with negative impacts on society. Multiple facilities were left unused and the government faced backlash from the common mass. The Paris Games were designed accordingly to be 95 per cent sustainable. Most of the facilities used were either pre-existing or temporary, and those created were built with the aim of reusable motives. Of the 1.2 million pieces of sports equipment used, 900 thousand were rented – an impressive 75 per cent. The rest which was purchased is now being donated to federations and associations to be used at different levels of society – grassroots to elite. “By redefining what more sustainable and responsible Olympic Games can look like, Paris 2024 has set a powerful example for future hosts”, said Marie Sallois, Director of Sustainability at the IOC. “The Games are proving to be a living embodiment of Olympic Agenda’s focus on sustainability, inclusivity and legacy.” [olympics.com] Eiffel Tower with the Olympic Rings (Image: Rohan Chowdhury) The French volleyball and badminton associations will receive a significant number of sports equipment to cater to their needs at different levels. The Seine-Saint-Dennis area which was fairly underdeveloped areas in terms of sports will receive new sports facilities with items from the Games. Even the sand used in the Eiffel Tower Arena, used for beach volleyball events is not going to waste. The sand will be used to make three new courts in the Seine Saint Dennis area and another court is being planned in a similar way near Taverny in Val d’Oise. The temporary swimming facilities at La Defense Arena and the skateboard tracks are being relocated to build new facilities in areas that require the most. The Games’ governing body is making sure that the legacy reaches the people who require it the most. There are partnerships with Emmaus, The Red Cross Society and The French Popular Relief, to ensure that the gear used – uniforms, furniture and even the technological equipment, do not go unused. The French National Olympic and Paralympic Committee along with the Paris City authorities are actively donating to charities. For instance, about 50 thousand pieces of furniture, including 9 thousand mattresses and 11 thousand pillows have been donated to Emmaus, the popular social welfare group operating in over 41 countries. As the Indian media erupted over the news of India submitting the letter of intent to the IOC to host the 2036 Olympics, it is important that the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports (MYAS) also submit a full-proof plan of carbon footprint and sustainability. Also Read: India needs to quickly spell out which city will play host to the 2036 Olympics The post The Legacy that Paris 2024 is Leaving Behind appeared first on Sports News Portal | Latest Sports Articles | Revsports. [ad_2] Source link

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6 Benefits of Studying in France for Indian Students

Are you an Indian student contemplating your next educational journey? Yet for some reason, France may be the best place for you to enjoy. With its deep cultural roots, impressive curriculum, and multiculturalism, France is a gold mine of opportunities for international students to engage in. Six compelling reasons why studying in France could be the best decision you ever make here:

1. Quality Education:

France is understood for its high-quality education machine, which is continuously most of the most satisfactory in the world. Various courses coaching English in diverse disciplines which include engineering, business administration, arts, and sciences can empower Indian college students to attain their educational stage and sell them to specialized institutions like INSEAD and Sciences Po in France. There are exceptional varieties of vacations

2. Affordable Tuition Fees:

Compared to many different prestigious locations of examination, training prices in France are notably low, especially considering the first-class education furnished. French public universities fee modest training costs and offer better training to students from all socio-monetary backgrounds. In addition, there are several scholarships, offers, and economic resource programs available especially for international college students, easing the financial burden of studying abroad

3. Rich Cultural Experience:

Immerse yourself in French culture and broaden your horizons by studying in one of the most culturally vibrant countries in the world. From among, the sample, the Eiffel Tower to narrow streets, France has a vessel of history, art, cuisine and literature about which there sees a chance of exploration. As an Indian student, this is the time to interact with different people more than ever which, in turn, leads to cross-cultural harmony, a central part of your global perspective.

4. Language Advantage:

While many programs in France are presented in English, reading in France additionally gives you with the possibility to learn or improve your French language abilities. Proficiency in French can extensively decorate your employability, not handiest in France but also in different French-speaking countries and multinational businesses. French is widely seen as a language of international relations, business, and subculture, starting doorways to thrilling professional possibilities worldwide.

5. Internship and Job Opportunities:

France is home to numerous multinational companies, startups, and research institutions, offering ample internship and job opportunities for international students. French administration encourages the condition where international students do have opportunities to enhance their practical skills in workplaces through doing of internships and part-time jobs when they are still in college. Moreover, France also provides an attractive incubator for young professionals who are willing and ready to face the business world and build their careers as the country has a prosperous economy and focuses on creativity and business endeavors.

6. Gateway to Europe:

Studying in France provides Indian students with a gateway to Europe, allowing easy access to other European countries for travel, internships, and further studies. With one of Europe’s thorough transport systems and France’s position as a central country, Europe has become an attractive destination to discover its diverse landscapes, cultures, and innovative opportunities. Whether you fancy relocation to visually superb European cities for weekends or to the world of academic collaboration among transactional boundaries, the gateway to France absorbs you with a wide berth of choices.

conclusion

studying in France offers Indian students a unique blend of academic excellence, cultural immersion, and professional opportunities. From world-class education to enriching cultural experiences, France provides the ideal environment for personal and intellectual growth. It does not matter whether you make your choice to study at the undergraduate, postgraduate, or doctoral; studying on a French university campus can turn your life one hundred eighty degrees and this evidence cannot be denied. Travel between countries, get an important experience, and go on a once in the lifetime trip in the land of freedom, equality, and brotherhood.

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6 Benefits of Studying in France for Indian Students

Are you an Indian student contemplating your next educational journey? Yet for some reason, France may be the best place for you to enjoy. With its deep cultural roots, impressive curriculum, and multiculturalism, France is a gold mine of opportunities for international students to engage in. Six compelling reasons why studying in France could be the best decision you ever make here:

1. Quality Education: 

France is understood for its high-quality education machine, which is continuously most of the most satisfactory in the world. Various courses coaching English in diverse disciplines which include engineering, business administration, arts, and sciences can empower Indian college students to attain their educational stage and sell them to specialized institutions like INSEAD and Sciences Po in France. There are exceptional varieties of vacations

2. Affordable Tuition Fees: 

Compared to many different prestigious locations of examination, training prices in France are notably low, especially considering the first-class education furnished. French public universities fee modest training costs and offer better training to students from all socio-monetary backgrounds. In addition, there are several scholarships, offers, and economic resource programs available especially for international college students, easing the financial burden of studying abroad

3. Rich Cultural Experience:

 Immerse yourself in French culture and broaden your horizons by studying in one of the most culturally vibrant countries in the world. From among, the sample, the Eiffel Tower to narrow streets, France has a vessel of history, art, cuisine and literature about which there sees a chance of exploration. As an Indian student, this is the time to interact with different people more than ever which, in turn, leads to cross-cultural harmony, a central part of your global perspective.

4. Language Advantage:

While many programs in France are presented in English, reading in France additionally gives you with the possibility to learn or improve your French language abilities. Proficiency in French can extensively decorate your employability, not handiest in France but also in different French-speaking countries and multinational businesses. French is widely seen as a language of international relations, business, and subculture, starting doorways to thrilling professional possibilities worldwide.

5. Internship and Job Opportunities:

 France is home to numerous multinational companies, startups, and research institutions, offering ample internship and job opportunities for international students.French administration encourages the condition where international students do have opportunities to enhance their practical skills in work places through doing of internships and part time jobs when they are still in college. Moreover France also provides an attractive incubator for young professionals who are willing and ready to face the business world and build their careers as the country has a prosperous economy and focuses on creativiy and business endeavors.

6. Gateway to Europe:

 Studying in France provides Indian students with a gateway to Europe, allowing easy access to other European countries for travel, internships, and further studies. With one of Europe’s thorough transport systems and being France’s position as a central country, Europe becomes an attractive destination to discover its diverse landscapes, cultures and innovative opportunities. Whether you fancy relocation to visually superb European cities for weekends or to the world of academic collaboration among transcational boundaries, the gateway to France absorbs you in a wide berth of choices.

conclusion

studying in France offers Indian students a unique blend of academic excellence, cultural immersion, and professional opportunities. From world-class education to enriching cultural experiences, France provides the ideal environment for personal and intellectual growth. It does not matter whether you make your choice to study at the undergraduate, postgraduate, or doctoral; studying on a French university campus can turn your life one hundred eighty degrees and this evidence cannot be denied. Travel between countries, get an important experience, and go on a once in the lifetime trip in the land of freedom, equality, and brotherhood.

Study Abroad Consultancy in Kerala

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Over the years, Cody Clements, a marine ecologist at Georgia Tech, has planted over 10,000 coral fragments across the South Pacific.

"You can just break off a branch from a coral, plant it into the sandy bottom, and it will grow into a whole new coral," explains Clements. "I have corals out there that I've planted and they were the size of my pinky — and now they're the size of a basketball."

As he was gearing up for an experiment in 2018 in French Polynesia off the island of Mo'orea, something caught his attention. It had to do with sea cucumbers — marine invertebrates that are distantly related to starfish but resemble soft pickles.

"They come in various shapes, colors and sizes," says Clements. "Some of them are very large." They're slow-moving scavengers, and collectively they hoover up truckloads of sand to feed on algae, microbes, and organic matter. (On a single seven-square-mile reef in Queensland, Australia, researchers previously found that the sea cucumbers there are processing the equivalent of more than five Eiffel Towers of sand each year.)

At the reef in Mo'orea that Clements was studying, there were quite a few sea cucumbers. Clements decided to clear them all from his study site to make things uniform for the experiment.

But a few days later, "I started seeing that the corals were starting to die from the base up," Clements says. "And I was just like, 'OK, this is pretty abnormal.'"

Clements wondered whether relocating the sea cucumbers had had something to do with it. And in new research published in Nature Communications, he and his colleagues demonstrate that when they removed sea cucumbers from a study patch, tissue death of Acropora pulchra, a species of staghorn coral, more than tripled. And mortality of the whole colony surged 15 times.

The reasoning, says Clements, is that sea cucumbers are like "these little vacuum cleaners on the reef that are cleaning things up," digesting and eliminating microbes that can lead to coral disease and demise — threats that are exacerbated by a warming and increasingly polluted ocean.

A hunch and a museum etching

Back in 2018, when Clements first suspected that clearing out the sea cucumbers may have triggered the mortality of the corals, he rang up his supervisor at the time — Georgia Tech marine ecologist Mark Hay.

Hay recalled an etching he'd seen years earlier in the Fiji Museum depicting an old sailing vessel transporting perhaps hundreds of tons of dried sea cucumbers. It's an amount nowhere near what he's observed in the modern ocean where these squishy animals have been harvested as a delicacy to near oblivion.

"And so they must have been super abundant at one time," says Hay. "And so we had wanted to [ask], 'OK, if there were that many of them, what were they doing? And what's their real role in the world?'"

With so few sea cucumbers in most places, however, there'd been no way to answer these questions. But off the island of Mo'orea where Clements was working, there were a few bays with enough of the critters to run a simple experiment.

This was the approach: The team would identify natural patches where sea cucumbers hung out. In some, they'd remove the resident sea cukes. In others, they'd leave them alone. In both, they'd plant corals and then watch what happened.

The question they were hoping to answer about coral health was this, says Clements: "Are they more likely to get sick when we've taken the cucumbers out?"

And so the study plan was hatched.

A rough and bloody start

In early 2022, Cody Clements was three hours into his field season. He was examining a large coral colony when a searing pain tore through his right hand. Clements looked down to find a giant moray eel had bit down and wasn't letting go. Instead, it was thrashing.

It all happened so fast, Clements recalls. And before he knew it, the eel — uncharacteristically — let him go. Clements thought he might bleed out, but fortunately he made it back to his boat and then to shore. The local hospital patched him up the best they could, but ultimately he went to Tahiti where a top-notch hand surgeon managed to reattach his thumb.

"He did a really great job! I mean, compared to what it looked like the day of," says Clements.

Ten weeks later, he was back in the water to begin his experiments anew. The rest of the field work went off without a hitch, and the results left no doubt. Wherever sea cucumbers were removed, there was "15-fold more death" of the whole corals, says Hay.

They ran a similar experiment in Palmyra Atoll — a small island about a thousand miles south of Hawaii with what Hay calls "no permanent human population."

"You have to get special permission to go within 50 miles of it," he said.

The reefs of Palmyra differed from Mo'orea in important ways — they're more isolated and therefore more intact.

"I remember getting in the water at this site that's called Crazy Corals," says Clements. "I literally gasped. I was like, 'Oh my god. I've never seen corals like this.'" Some were as large as buildings. Clements was immersed in a pageant of underwater life. "There aren't many places like that left in the world."

Clements and Hay found a similar result, though less pronounced, among the corals in Palmyra Atoll. "Part of the difference is that our time on Palmyra was limited," says Hay, "and the experiment did not run for as long." And of course, the Palmyra corals as a whole seemed to be in much better health.

Still, tissue mortality more than doubled without the sea cucumbers.

A slow-burning fuse

Hay thinks the reason for the increased mortality at both the Mo'orea and Palmyra reefs may be related to the vast volume of sand that sea cucumbers process.

"We think of these sea cucumbers as little Roombas that run around and take sand in," says Hay. "They digest microbes out of it. And so the waste that would otherwise accumulate on the bottom — it's not being left there to heat up and grow microbes, many of which could be pathogenic."

The idea is that fewer microbes mean less disease, which translates into healthier coral. But ocean warming and pollution encourage more microbes and more disease, especially as sea cucumbers have been overexploited.

Hay likens it to a slow-burning fuse that we lit 100 to 200 years ago when the massive harvests of sea cucumbers were well underway. What we may have been doing for decades, he argues, is removing these pudgy custodians of the reef at the same time we've introduced a barrage of other threats. "And all of a sudden," he says, "it's blowing up on us. We've lost huge amounts of corals in the last several decades."

"I have children that are in their mid to late 30's," Hay says. "I can't show them [a reef] anywhere in the Caribbean like when they were born."

Hay says a considerable amount of the global loss of corals is due to disease. The role that sea cucumbers play in suppressing coral mortality has been "just a missed part of the ecosystem that we didn't understand was important," he argues.

Kaylie Pascoe, a coral reef biologist currently in a PhD program at the University of Arizona, said the design of the study was elegant.

"We know sea cucumbers are the filters of the sea," says Pascoe, who wasn't involved in the study. "But putting the two together — looking at coal disease and sea cucumber abundance — I thought was really unique."

Pascoe appreciated that corals were planted for these experiments, but she'd like to know the impact that sea cucumbers have on corals growing naturally. Still, she says the research brings to mind a possible solution — the Hawaiian custom of "Kapu," which basically means a no-harvest time.

"Maybe that sort of practice could be applied to sea cucumbers," she says, to allow them to grow back and do their job — "filtering sand and microbes and bacteria for the coral's health, creating the habitat for all the marine organisms."

It's an idea that resonates for Cody Clements, especially for Holothuria atra, the particular species of sea cucumber that he examined in this study, which he and his colleagues argue has little economic value on its own.

"Sea cucumbers provide an extra level of insurance against the things that are causing coral decline," says Clements. "Doesn't mean it's gonna fix everything, but we want to give them as much of a fighting chance as we can."

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UK to France Moving Service: A Comprehensive Guide

Introduction

UK to France moving service offers a unique opportunity to experience a rich culture, stunning landscapes, and vibrant cities. However, the process of relocating can be daunting, requiring thorough research and preparation.

Researching Moving Companies

Before embarking on your move, it's essential to research moving companies that specialize in international relocations. Look for companies with experience in UK to France moves and read reviews from previous clients to ensure reliability.

Setting a Budget

Moving internationally can be costly, so it's crucial to set a budget and stick to it. Consider expenses such as transportation, packing materials, customs duties, and insurance when calculating your moving costs.

Legal and Administrative Considerations

Moving to France involves various legal and administrative considerations, including obtaining the necessary visas and residency permits. Research the requirements for your specific situation and ensure all paperwork is in order before your move.

Visas and Residency Permits

Depending on your nationality and the purpose of your move, you may need to apply for a visa or residency permit to live and work in France legally. Consult with the French embassy or consulate in your country for guidance on the application process.

Import Duties and Taxes

When moving your belongings to France, you may be subject to import duties and taxes. Familiarize yourself with French customs regulations and ensure you have the necessary documentation to facilitate the smooth clearance of your goods.

Selecting the Right Moving Service

Choosing the right moving UK to France moving service is crucial to ensuring a smooth and stress-free relocation experience. Consider factors such as door-to-door service, packing and unpacking assistance, and vehicle transportation options when selecting a moving company.

Door-to-Door Relocation

Opting for a door-to-door relocation service allows you to streamline the moving process by having your belongings picked up from your current residence and delivered directly to your new home in France.

Packing and Unpacking Services

If you're short on time or prefer to leave the packing to the professionals, many moving companies offer packing and unpacking services. This option can save you time and ensure your belongings are packed safely and efficiently.

Essential Preparations for Moving Day

As moving day approaches, it's essential to make sure you have everything in order to facilitate a smooth transition to your new home in France.

Organizing Documents

Gather all necessary documents, including passports, visas, residency permits, and employment contracts, and keep them in a secure and easily accessible location during your move.

Packing Essentials

Pack essential items such as clothing, toiletries, medications, and important documents in a separate bag or box that you'll keep with you during your journey to France.

Cultural Adaptation and Integration

Moving to a new country involves adapting to a different culture and way of life. Take time to familiarize yourself with French customs, language, and etiquette to ease your transition and integrate into your new community.

Language and Communication

While many French people speak English, learning the language can enhance your experience and facilitate communication with locals. Consider taking French language classes or using language-learning apps to improve your language skills.

Exploring Your New Home

Once you've settled into your new home in France, take time to explore your surroundings and discover all that your new country has to offer.

Discovering Local Attractions

From iconic landmarks such as the Eiffel Tower and the Louvre Museum to charming villages and picturesque countryside, France offers a wealth of attractions to explore.

FAQs

How much does it cost to move from the UK to France?

The cost of moving varies depending on factors such as the volume of goods, distance, and services required. On average, you can expect to pay several thousand pounds for an international move.

How long does it take to ship belongings from the UK to France?

The transit time for shipping your belongings to France can vary depending on the mode of transportation and the distance involved. Typically, it takes between one to two weeks for goods to arrive via land transportation and a few days to a week by air.

Do I need to register my residency in France?

Yes, if you plan to reside in France for more than three months, you'll need to register your residency with the local authorities. This process involves providing proof of address, identification, and other supporting documents.

Can I bring my pets with me when moving to France?

Yes, you can bring your pets with you when moving to France, but you'll need to comply with specific import regulations, including microchipping, vaccinations, and obtaining an EU pet passport.

What are some common challenges expats face when moving to France?

Some common challenges expats may face when moving to France include language barriers, cultural differences, and navigating the French bureaucracy. However, with proper preparation and a positive attitude, these challenges can be overcome.

Conclusion

The UK to France moving service is an exciting opportunity to experience a new culture, language, and way of life. By following the advice and tips outlined in this guide, you can navigate the relocation process with confidence and ease, ensuring a smooth transition to your new home in France.

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12095Khz 0358 3 DEC 2023 - BBC (UNITED KINGDOM) in ENGLISH from TALATA VOLONONDRY. SINPO = 55344. English, dead carrier s/on @0358z then ID@0359z pips and "From our own Correspondent" preview. @0401z World News anchored by David Harper. Israel has carried out intense air strikes on Khan Younis in southern Gaza, with residents describing it as the heaviest bombing of the war. US Vice President Kamala Harris, in a meeting with the president of Egypt, said "under no circumstances [would] the United States permit the forced relocation of Palestinians from Gaza or the West Bank, the besiegement of Gaza, or the redrawing of the borders of Gaza". US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has clearly laid out benchmarks for the protection of civilians in Israel's war against Hamas in Gaza. In the strongest and most specific US remarks yet, Mr Blinken said he'd told the Israeli government that it must avoid further mass displacement of Palestinians and damage to critical infrastructure, like hospitals, power stations and water facilities. Mark Regev, a senior advisor to Israel’s prime minister, said Israel’s messaging, including leaflets, phone calls and online messages, would mean that Gazans would always know where to go to be safe. But the new concept is probably best described as clearly designated un-safe areas, with Israel’s new grid map of the Gaza Strip showing areas where Israel intends to carry out military operations on any given day. But with airstrikes still happening up and down the Gaza Strip, Gazans feel that no-where is genuinely safe. Maj Peter Lerner said Israel would continue to hit other “high quality targets”. A man has died and two others have been injured in a knife and hammer attack on a street in central Paris. France's Interior Minister Gérald Darmanin said an attacker had targeted tourists around the Quai de Grenelle, which is close to the Eiffel Tower. He added that a 26-year-old French national known to security services had been arrested. Mr Darmanin said the alleged attacker had shouted "Allahu Akbar", Arabic for "God is greatest", and later told police he was upset because "so many Muslims are dying in Afghanistan and in Palestine". Military-ruled Burkina Faso on Saturday suspended "all distribution methods" of Le Monde daily after an article on a deadly jihadist attack in the north, in the latest measure against a French media organisation. Communication Minister Rimtalba Jean Emmanuel Ouedraogo criticised a "biased article", referring to a story published on Le Monde's website on Friday about a bloody jihadist attack on a military base in Djibo on November 26. At COP28, the health-themed day will draw a cast of headliners, including Microsoft co-founder and philanthropist Bill Gates, and former Vice President Al Gore, who are expected to join the United Arab Emirates in launching a climate health initiative. US Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo on Saturday urged lawmakers, Silicon Valley and US allies to stop China from getting semiconductors and cutting-edge technologies key to national security, including AI. Three people have been killed and nine wounded in an explosion at a Catholic Mass in the Philippines, officials say. The incident occurred in a gymnasium at the Mindanao State University in the city of Marawi on Sunday morning. In 2017, the city was the scene of a five-month battle between government forces and militants with links to the Islamic State. Peru is sharply boosting access to its top attraction Machu Picchu, officials said Saturday, in an effort to revive tourism that has yet to rebound from the pandemic. @0406z "From our own Correspondent" begins. Backyard fence antenna, Etón e1XM. 250kW, beamAz 315°, bearing 63°. Received at Plymouth, United States, 15359KM from transmitter at Talata Volonondry. Local time: 2158.

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Ladybug’s yo-yo twirled in a nearly-opaque circle, deflecting the blast of lightning before it could so much as rumple Nino’s cravat. Her save was so impressive that Nino was - temporarily - relieved that he’d actually decided to wear the cravat. It was awkward to don the accessory, sure, but the extra-spruced-up look he was sporting made him look dapper as all get out, and upped the drama of being saved by Ladybug. Sure, getting dramatically electrocuted by a lightning bolt so that your skeleton shows through your skin is bad and everything, but how much worse would it be if it also ruined your whole look? Just another way to add just a teensy bit more of a zip to the thrill of getting rescued by Ladybug. 

*Click*

And of course, thought Nino, it did make him look even better on camera.

… Or perhaps, though Nino immediately afterwards, he’s been spending far too much time around fashion people.

“Oh hell yes! Thanks, Ladybug, that was an amazing tableau!” said Alya, still snapping away with her date night camera. It was smaller than her professional camera, but not by much; just about the largest size that could fit in a “grandma purse” (Alya’s words, not Nino’s). At least she hadn’t brought the zoom lens tonight; the restaurant they had reservations at was pretty fancy, after all, and they tended to frown on people with meter-and-a-half-long audiovisual equipment cases in their dining room. Something of a tripping hazard, clear fire exit access, et cetera.

Their erstwhile savior looked over her shoulder at them, heaving a superpowered sigh.

“For the last time,” said Ladybug, knowing for a fact it wouldn’t be. “I do not save people in front of you just so you can get good action shots!” She punctuated her reprimand (such as it was) with between thirty and forty back handsprings and a sliding dodge under a DHL truck. “This is a coincidence! Just like every previous time!” she added, as she slid into a Fiat and made it look cool. 

“Absolutely, my Lady,” said Chat Noir, as he bonked an above-water iceberg away from the trio with a well-timed staff extension. “But it’s still a nice sentiment, no?” He leaned on his cane, silhouetting himself in pose against the backdrop of a magically-conjured akuma glacier, smashed haphazardly into an office building. In the background, Ladybug luckied up a charm, as she rolled her eyes. 

Not one to waste an opportunity, Alya spun to see what angles he had to work with (plenty) and capture his good side (either one).

“See, now that is a superhero who knows how to appreciate my talents,” said Alya, sticking her tongue out at Ladybug. “Maybe I’ll give him the good photo spread this time.”

“You know I’m fine with that!” said Ladybug, as she retrieved a red-and-black-spotted Slap-Chop™ from where it had appeared mid air. “But could you please take cover or something? This Stormy Weather is even worse than the last one.”

“Remains to be seen,” said Chat Noir. “And I believe that she was quite adamant that we call her Stormy Weather 3: Tokyo Drift.” 

“I’m not doing that,” said Ladybug, squinting and glancing around the battlefield. “Chat, get those two civilians out of the way somewhere - like maybe that romantic, candle-lit restaurant, or something.”

Nino was pretty sure he was the only one who noticed her wink at him.

--- 

“Oh hell yes,” said Alya, snapping away as Ladybug saved Nino’s adorable skin from a lightning blast. Flipping back through her camera roll with the dexterity of long practice, she found a few snaps that were particularly satisfying - Nino looking both cute and startled witless, and Ladybug looking (as always) resplendent. “Thanks, Ladybug! That was an amazing tableau.” 

“For the last time, I do not save people in front of you just so you can get good action shots!” said Ladybug, doing exactly that. “This is a coincidence, just like every previous time!” Saying that, she executed some of her traditional superpowered acrobatics, deftly avoiding damages and strikes - and they were all captured by sequential snaps of Alya’s shutter. 

“Absolutely, my Lady,” said Chat Noir. “But it’s still a nice sentiment, no?” With a deft flick of his baton, he transferred an iceberg from dead ahead, to slightly to the side, where it landed (completely safely) on an unoccupied city bus. There was always an unoccupied city bus when you needed it; one of the nicest things about Paris. A city bus getting crushed was so banal that Alya ignored it entirely, choosing instead to snap a few shots of Ladybug’s lucky charm; it looked like it was a red-and-black-spotted Slap-Chop™. “Sure, why not,” said Ladybug under her breath, just within Alya’s range to hear.

Alya smirked, because it was time to be a little bit insufferable at her favorite hero.

“See, now that is a superhero who knows how to appreciate my talents,” said Alya, gesturing at Chat Noir and snapping a few glamour shots of him. The feline fella was surprisingly good at working the camera, almost enough to make one wonder… Nah, nevermind, probably no need to make any connections about that fact. “Maybe I’ll give him the good photo spread this time.”

“You know I’m fine with that!” said Ladybug, puzzling over her lucky charm. “But could you please take cover or something? This Stormy Weather is even worse than the last one.” Still furrowing her brow, she lightly kicked a spare minivan into the path of a narrowly-focused hailstorm, protecting Nino almost on autopilot.

“Remains to be seen,” said Chat Noir. With a shrug, he extended his baton, moving to intercept the akuma victim’s next attack. “And I believe that she was quite adamant that we call her Stormy Weather 3: Tokyo Drift.” 

“I’m not doing that,” said Ladybug. “Chat, get those two civilians out of the way somewhere - like maybe that romantic, candle-lit restaurant, or something.” In an instant, Chat gave her a little salute, and turned to swoop Nino and Alya up with his staff, hefting it onto his shoulders with what was probably a small purr of effort. At a brisk jog, he hoofed them in the opposite direction of the villain, giving them both a smile.

Alya was pretty sure she was the only one who noticed him wink at her.

--- 

It had taken a little getting used to, but Nino’s favorite dates with Alya were always the ones where they got interrupted by an akuma attack, and often relocated by Paris’ preeminent superheroes. Something about the combination of danger, romance, sheltering-in-place turning into cuddling-in-place, or similar factors just really brought everything together to an ideal evening of intimacy.

Maybe it was an aftershock of their early relationship, when they’d gotten together after Ladybug had hurled them into a panther enclosure. 

… Or the time Chat Noir had secreted them away in the cool (and not creepy) part of the Paris catacombs, while Grim Brulee menaced the city.

… Or when they’d been sequestered in Gustave Eiffel’s office at the top of his titular tower, delivered on a magical yo-yo zipline, as the Arch Architect rearranged the Paris skyline.

… Or perhaps even the time they’d gotten deposited on top of Oscar Wilde’s tomb for some reason, during the second Stormy Weather attack - better known to Parisians as the terror of 2 Stormy 2 Weather.

Regardless, every time Ladybug or Chat Noir spirited them out of harm’s way and into a safe (if not always romantic in the strictest sense) locale, their time together there was always excellent. Whether it was an actual restaurant, or a great view, or a spooky ambiance, they were some of his favorite moments with Alya. She even stopped talking about Ladybug and Chat Noir, eventually! Usually. 

So, it didn’t take Nino long to come up with a proposal. 

---

Exactly as they’d planned, Chat Noir sent Alya sliding down the Chat-baton and directly into the well-cushioned seat of the bistro. A waiter - no stranger to akuma attacks mid-service - was already placing a menu in front of her before she’d had a chance to smooth out her blouse, and Nino had already ordered appetizers and was going to town on a breadstick. 

Akumas had ceased being a meaningful threat to Parisians years ago, after all. Hawk Moth had clearly lost a bit of his zing, if the three hundred and eighty consecutive Mr. Pigeon attacks indicated anything… anything more than Mr. Ramier’s consistent disregard of public park rules, or Officer Roger’s stick-up-the-assedness, at least.

“Well, this place seems pretty safe,” said Alya, holding back a smirk. “And it looks like LB and CN are directing the akuma to other parts of the city.” Next to her, a silvery baton thunked down onto the table, having extended from dozens of meters away. Her purse slid down it, and she grabbed it without looking. “Thank you!” she said over her shoulder. 

“You’re welcome, anonymous citizen I don’t know!” said someone in the distance, who may or may not have been a superhero, as she checked her purse for some odd or end.

She turned to her boyfriend with a sneaky little smile. “Wowie. We barely made it out of there alive. What a lucky break, right Nino?”

“Yeah, totally, girlfriend-dude, and it’s also super coincidental, is what I think. Anyways I hear the scallops are like, totally dope here.” He put down his menu and looked at her, very seriously. “We’d better take some time to relax and unwind after that totally jarring experience. Dang, I guess we better probably have dinner as a part of that huh.”

“Right you are,” said Alya. “I’m practically quivering in my heels. And I think I will try the scallops, thank you for the suggestion.” 

The mark of a very lovely date can often be that few details stick in your mind, but that the feeling of the entire night is unquestionably thrilling. As Alya discovered that the scallops were, indeed, totally dope, and as Nino sampled a wide array of crudites, the specifics blended and blurred, and became the comfortable warmth of a very lovely evening, with very lovely company, in a very lovely relationship. And thanks to the superheroes saving Paris on the other side of town, there was nary an interruption. 

---

Three hours later, a trenchcoated Nino met a similarly-attired, and nominally anonymous individual, in a darkened alley, guarding a slightly-steaming paper box. 

“I hope you found our arrangement… satisfactory. Do you have the payment?” asked the mysterious figure, from beneath their mysterious noir fedora and popped trenchcoat collar. A pair of blue-black pigtails poked out the back, where hat and coat met, and as the mysterious figure reached out an eager hand towards Nino, a slice of moonlight through a gap in the clouds illuminated red gloves, with black spots. 

Nothing notable about that.

“Yeah, Lady-dude, no problem,” said Nino, as nonchalantly as possible. “I mean, uh, no problem, anonymous stranger.”

“What is it this time?”

“Fritters. There are some plain ones, but the ones without the holes have apple in ‘em. Hope they turned out well, dude. And like, excellent work as always.” He winked, placing the box in the mysterious figure’s hand. 

Said figure leaned over, giving the box a good sniff, revealing a bit more mask in the light of the moon. She inhaled deeply, savored, and sighed. Fritters - apple especially - were one of her favorites. Nothing wrong with a little fried dough.

“Same deal next time?” asked the mysterious and anonymous figure in a red-with-black-spots superhero suit and pigtails, tucking the box under her arm and pulling her yo-yo out of the trenchcoat’s pocket. “Where were you thinking?”

“Oh yeah totally, tonight was super great. Could you maybe, uh, shepard us into the 8:00 showing of Rhinoceros at Theatre Montparnasse, on Saturday? And… make it look like a coincidence.”

“Of course. I’m a professional, after all. Me and my… associate… will see to it that you are able to safely take cover, and get entertained by a little theater of the absurd while you’re at it, no problem.” She reached out her hand, taking Nino’s and giving it a firm shake. “The pact is sealed.”

“It’s still hilarious that you always say that, dude,” said Nino, watching his not-so-mysterious contact yo-yo away across the rooftops of Paris. 

---

Across the city - exactly one alleyway across, to be precise - Alya was hurrying away from her dead drop spot where she’d left the parcel, in its insulated wrapping. Moments later, and even more nonchalantly, a nondescript figure in horn-rimmed glasses with a fake nose and mustache attached retrieved the innocuous package, holding it under a completely unremarkable arm that may or may not have been wearing magical superhero leather. 

The completely mundane figure adjusted his cat ears under the completely mundane beret he was wearing, and took a seat on a local park bench.

Which just so happened to be placed back-to-back up against another park bench that Alya happened to be sitting on, nonchalantly reading a newspaper.

“Did you… find what you were looking for?” she said, speaking to the empty park rather than the person on the bench behind her and to the left.

“I did,” said the mysterious figure, flipping out his own newspaper and pretending to read it. “I take it my performance tonight met all of your expectations?” He raised an eyebrow - Alya could practically hear it in the tone of his voice.

“Eminently so,” said Alya. “Same deal for next time?”

The figure nodded, then remembered that the person he was conversing with wasn’t looking in his direction. “Certainly. My… sources… suggest a theatrical engagement next Saturday. After the play, well… I’m open to suggestions.”

Alya tapped her chin in thought.

“See to it that we have an uninterrupted path from the theater to that new cafe where you get to hang out with owls. I trust you’ll find this satisfactory,” she said, casually dropping a slip of paper onto the bench seat behind her. Just as casually, the mysterious figure retrieved it, examined it, and nodded because of it.

“The arrangement continues.”

“This conversation never happened.”

With nothing further spoken, they went their separate ways, one completely normal blogger and one completely unremarkable man with cat ears in black leather launching into the night off of a silver baton.

---

“Think we should tell them?”

“Ever? Sure. Soon? Nah,” said Chat Noir, twirling another one of Nino’s fritters around his finger. It was his fifth, but calories don’t count when you’re superheroing. “I think this is one of those ‘leave it all ambiguous’ kinda things. If we don’t say anything, they can always pretend it’s a coincidence.”

“Mmi guepmhs you’re rmphght,” said Ladybug, agreeing around a mouthful of guava sorbet - Alya’s bribe for tonight’s shuttle service. She swallowed and made a contented sound. “Do you think we’re playing it up a little too much? I’m worried they might catch on.”

“Also nah,” said Chat Noir. “It’s going to be much funnier when they realize they’ve both been patting themselves on the back for setting up their little dates.”

“Can’t argue with that,” said Ladybug. “Though I do feel a tiny bit guilty that we’re playing both sides here.”

“Just a tiny bit?”

“... Maybe a teensy tiny bit,” she said after another spoon of sorbet. “They’d probably still make treats for us even if they knew, right?”

“Ah, the sweet mysteries of love.” Chat Noir reclined back against the rooftop with a sigh. “Anyways, what did he promise you for next date night?”

“Chebaika. It’s a fried dough thing with honey and sesame seeds, and it’s apparently really good. What did Alya say she’d get you?”

“Coconut blancmange, with passionfruit and mango. She showed me a picture, and it looked incredible.”

They licked their lips and imagined, for a moment. Then, they looked at each other, thoughts synchronized as tightly as during any akuma fight.

“... You’re gonna share, right?” 

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[ad_1] The streets of Paris during the Olympics (Image: Rohan Chowdhury) Hosting an Olympic Games is a White Elephant—this everlasting debate has been going on for years. Paris 2024, the first Games under the Olympic Agenda 2020, has managed to defy this long-lasting debate. The Olympic Agenda 2020 and its reforms aim to attain a sustainable Olympic movement that leaves a legacy to be cherished by society and enhances the essence of the Games. Greece spent over $11 billion hosting the Athens 2004 Games, which had a huge impact on the country’s economy. Many venues and infrastructure created for the Games turned out to be a burden on the country. The huge investments made by Brazil to host the Rio 2016 Games were also met with negative impacts on society. Multiple facilities were left unused and the government faced backlash from the common mass. The Paris Games were designed accordingly to be 95 per cent sustainable. Most of the facilities used were either pre-existing or temporary, and those created were built with the aim of reusable motives. Of the 1.2 million pieces of sports equipment used, 900 thousand were rented – an impressive 75 per cent. The rest which was purchased is now being donated to federations and associations to be used at different levels of society – grassroots to elite. “By redefining what more sustainable and responsible Olympic Games can look like, Paris 2024 has set a powerful example for future hosts”, said Marie Sallois, Director of Sustainability at the IOC. “The Games are proving to be a living embodiment of Olympic Agenda’s focus on sustainability, inclusivity and legacy.” [olympics.com] Eiffel Tower with the Olympic Rings (Image: Rohan Chowdhury) The French volleyball and badminton associations will receive a significant number of sports equipment to cater to their needs at different levels. The Seine-Saint-Dennis area which was fairly underdeveloped areas in terms of sports will receive new sports facilities with items from the Games. Even the sand used in the Eiffel Tower Arena, used for beach volleyball events is not going to waste. The sand will be used to make three new courts in the Seine Saint Dennis area and another court is being planned in a similar way near Taverny in Val d’Oise. The temporary swimming facilities at La Defense Arena and the skateboard tracks are being relocated to build new facilities in areas that require the most. The Games’ governing body is making sure that the legacy reaches the people who require it the most. There are partnerships with Emmaus, The Red Cross Society and The French Popular Relief, to ensure that the gear used – uniforms, furniture and even the technological equipment, do not go unused. The French National Olympic and Paralympic Committee along with the Paris City authorities are actively donating to charities. For instance, about 50 thousand pieces of furniture, including 9 thousand mattresses and 11 thousand pillows have been donated to Emmaus, the popular social welfare group operating in over 41 countries. As the Indian media erupted over the news of India submitting the letter of intent to the IOC to host the 2036 Olympics, it is important that the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports (MYAS) also submit a full-proof plan of carbon footprint and sustainability. Also Read: India needs to quickly spell out which city will play host to the 2036 Olympics The post The Legacy that Paris 2024 is Leaving Behind appeared first on Sports News Portal | Latest Sports Articles | Revsports. [ad_2] Source link

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[ad_1] The streets of Paris during the Olympics (Image: Rohan Chowdhury) Hosting an Olympic Games is a White Elephant—this everlasting debate has been going on for years. Paris 2024, the first Games under the Olympic Agenda 2020, has managed to defy this long-lasting debate. The Olympic Agenda 2020 and its reforms aim to attain a sustainable Olympic movement that leaves a legacy to be cherished by society and enhances the essence of the Games. Greece spent over $11 billion hosting the Athens 2004 Games, which had a huge impact on the country’s economy. Many venues and infrastructure created for the Games turned out to be a burden on the country. The huge investments made by Brazil to host the Rio 2016 Games were also met with negative impacts on society. Multiple facilities were left unused and the government faced backlash from the common mass. The Paris Games were designed accordingly to be 95 per cent sustainable. Most of the facilities used were either pre-existing or temporary, and those created were built with the aim of reusable motives. Of the 1.2 million pieces of sports equipment used, 900 thousand were rented – an impressive 75 per cent. The rest which was purchased is now being donated to federations and associations to be used at different levels of society – grassroots to elite. “By redefining what more sustainable and responsible Olympic Games can look like, Paris 2024 has set a powerful example for future hosts”, said Marie Sallois, Director of Sustainability at the IOC. “The Games are proving to be a living embodiment of Olympic Agenda’s focus on sustainability, inclusivity and legacy.” [olympics.com] Eiffel Tower with the Olympic Rings (Image: Rohan Chowdhury) The French volleyball and badminton associations will receive a significant number of sports equipment to cater to their needs at different levels. The Seine-Saint-Dennis area which was fairly underdeveloped areas in terms of sports will receive new sports facilities with items from the Games. Even the sand used in the Eiffel Tower Arena, used for beach volleyball events is not going to waste. The sand will be used to make three new courts in the Seine Saint Dennis area and another court is being planned in a similar way near Taverny in Val d’Oise. The temporary swimming facilities at La Defense Arena and the skateboard tracks are being relocated to build new facilities in areas that require the most. The Games’ governing body is making sure that the legacy reaches the people who require it the most. There are partnerships with Emmaus, The Red Cross Society and The French Popular Relief, to ensure that the gear used – uniforms, furniture and even the technological equipment, do not go unused. The French National Olympic and Paralympic Committee along with the Paris City authorities are actively donating to charities. For instance, about 50 thousand pieces of furniture, including 9 thousand mattresses and 11 thousand pillows have been donated to Emmaus, the popular social welfare group operating in over 41 countries. As the Indian media erupted over the news of India submitting the letter of intent to the IOC to host the 2036 Olympics, it is important that the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports (MYAS) also submit a full-proof plan of carbon footprint and sustainability. Also Read: India needs to quickly spell out which city will play host to the 2036 Olympics The post The Legacy that Paris 2024 is Leaving Behind appeared first on Sports News Portal | Latest Sports Articles | Revsports. [ad_2] Source link