#063023

Title: Swim Lessons (ao3) |

Author(s): ZzBottomZ (ao3)  |  @zzbottomz (Tumblr)

Fandom(s): Black Panther Wakanda Forever

Pairing/Ship(s): Nashuri (Shuri x Namor)

Type: Normal AU

Rating: Explicit

Status: Unfinished (updating weekly)

Updated: 06.29.23

Summary: Shuri, a brilliant and ambitious young scientist, dedicates herself to her work, sacrificing the usual experiences of her peers. She accidentally overhears a conversation that devastates her, leaving her confidence shattered and her heart broken. Her next door neighbor, Namor, has no problem showing Shuri everything she’s missed out on. What could possibly go wrong?

Why I Love It: Man! This is the second work from this author that I have read. What lead me to them was their “Adventures in Co-Parenting” series. Their take on Shuri and Namor as domestic regulars just trying to navigate raising their adorable daughter in the wake of their divorce is sweet and handled with care. I will say – it does have a Romonda as the villain trope in there, but the focus is mainly on Shuri and Namor finding their way to falling in love again as parents who want the best for their daughter.

The “Swim Lessons” verse is completely different! It’s young scientist Shuri meets cocky playboy Olympic swimmer Namor and it is so good! It’s like one of those rom coms you see where the uptight young woman finds her arrogant next door neighbor to be rude and annoying, but quickly falls for his charms as he tries to get her to loosen up a little. And the best way for Namor to do that with Shuri is to give her the pleasure she’s been missing out on! 

It’s got cameos from Riri Wiliams and MJ (among others), which I will leave as a surprise! And the characters are so well written, you just go with it. You’re in this world, you believe this set-up, and you are rooting for Shuri to get the guy, even though they both are trying to pretend like they aren’t falling for each other.

What I really appreciate about this story is that it is updated regularly every week. 

Title: Inspired By Music (Tumblr) | 

Author(s): feelingalilwoozi (ao3) | @cyb3rscoups (Tumblr)

Fandom(s): Black Panther Wakanda Forever

Pairing/Ship(s): Attoye (Okoye x Attuma)

Type: AU | Normal AU | Non Canon Compliant

Rating: Mature | Explicit

Status: Unknown

Updated: 05.14.23

Summary:  Short Attoye blurbs based on songs/song lyrics.

Why I Love It: I love music. I think most creative people do, and most creative people who write use it to inspire, inform, shape their writing. They also use it to inspire them when they are blocked from expanding on some larger project that requires a bit more brain power to ideate around.

I stumbled upon these short songfics from cyb3rscoups when I was preparing to do another installment of fic rec Friday after so long of leaving it neglected. I had previously recommended their “Baby Daddy Chronicles” series, and I wanted to take a look at other works of theirs.

These music inspired blurbs were the perfect, quick reading for an Attoye fix, and easy to recommend. My favorite, which I had previously come across when it was originally posted, is “Cross my Mind” which features prose inspired by one of my favorites songs of the indelible Jill Scott’s. Jill is a poet, and this ode to Attoye through her is poetry.

Honestly, it’s nice to have something like this when you just need a few quick fixes of your faves on nights when you can’t sleep and you need to decompress. And the coolest thing? Listening to the tracks while you read. ::chefs kiss:

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