Can’t Stay Away’s Fic Rec Friday #1 (04.14.23) - to have only you by eternaltears
Title: to have only you (ao3)
Author(s): eternaltears (ao3) | @eternallystears (Twitter)
Fandom(s): Black Panther Wakanda Forever
Pairing/Ship(s): Namor x Shuri
Type: AU Canon Divergent | Multi-verse | Post BPWF
Rating: Mature
Status: Work In Progress
Updated: 04.09.23
Summary: After the alliance, Namor is torn and wallowing in his thoughts of the princess, of the Black Panther. Yearning for what could have been, he is suddenly flung into the multiverse with no way out. Perhaps it is Chaac's way of punishment.
A/N: HEY!! if you follow my twitter, im sure you've seen my thread for this story. LOL. i finally fleshed it out and decided it would be a fic. am i publishing this while i have one pending fic that is not even halfway finished? yes. definitely. will i be able to update both? yes, duh. it might take long though. but anyway, i hope you like this! it's been in my mind ever since i wrote that thread, and it's making me go crazy LOL. i hope you like it!
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Why I Love It: It’s Quantum Leap in a Nashuri fic! No, but seriously I know people have issues with the prominence of multiverse-centric storytelling in major media right now, the argument can be made that there is an oversaturation, and the execution has been somewhat clumsy. But this is fanfiction. And when fic writers get a hold of endless possibilities, that is where they have the most fun IMO. Multiverse exploration is ripe for that.
So when we have a character as stalwart and immoveable as Namor, finding himself thrown into the unknown time and again, being confronted with the many dispirate yet marginally familiar versions of his (yes his) Princess Shuri that the original version encompasses as a whole, why it’s enough to drive a God King mad.
As it is, this is whimsical, fun, amusing, and thrilling. It keeps you leaned in and on the edge of it, but not in a way that makes you want to tear your hair out. It’s a fish out of water story. A somewhat irreverent comedy, with highkey romantic undertones. Well balanced. A few non-BP characters appear – America Chavez and Doctor Strange – but they aren’t annoying and serve critical purpose to the plot.
I highly recommend for its dark rom-com tone and multiversal hijenx. Plus a disoriented, sulky, broody, lovesick Namor is always a treat.
to have only you
