#bpwk

[petersthree]

Queen Ramonda and Prince T’Challa in Black Panther: Wakanda Forever

[artaxerxesthegreat]

I FINALLY KNOW K’UK’ULKAN’S NAME!!!!!!!

ITS CH’AH TOH ALMEHEN!!!!!!!

[cantstayawaycani]

Can’t Stay Away’s Fic Rec Friday Post #4

12.22.23

My ao3 Bookmarks (if it’s bookmarked, it’s usually a completed fic)

Fic Rec Friday Intro and FAQ

I can’t do multiple posts with elaborate reviews/commentary today. I just wanted to say that over the last few months, while I was grappling with this overwhelmingly depressive sense of doom, profound sadness, hopelessness, and apathy, reading fanfiction was one of the most effective types of escapism I engaged in. 

So, here are the fics that I have been reading, keeping track of, and loving:

Almost anything @bardocksheadband-fanfics, but especially:

1. The Re-Education of Mr. Almehen

Fandom: Black Panther: Wakanda Forever

Pairing: Nashuri

Summary: “Namor's life changes in all the right ways the day his student's aunt picks him up from school.”

What I Like About It: It may seem lame af to describe something as “tasteful” and mean it as a compliment, not a slight. I mean, this is a Suga Mama Shuri and a Baby Boy Namor (whom I call Ch’ah in my head) but not in the way you think. It’s a rom-com! It’s sexy, it’s funny, it’s adorable. And these two kinky assholes are in love! Also, he’s a kindergarden teacher; a good one. The way he is written with these kids just makes my ovaries quiver.

2. Filthy Mouth

Fandom: Black Panther: Wakanda Forever

Pairing: Nashuri

Summary: Single father Namor goes on his first blind date and gets his world rocked.

What I Like About It: Almost the same as above, but in reverse! Though more of a straightforward relationship dynamic, not a kept man/woman scenario at all. More of a freak in sheets, lady in the streets situation. But again, there is love and devotion, as there always is with this pairing (well, when writers stay away from the darker dynamics of the ship). This is absolutely amazing. Superbly written, well-paced, tonally balanced, funny, sexy, and somewhat dramatic but not anxiety-inducing. Like, literally perfect.

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Almost anything @zzbottomz, but especially:

unfaithful

Fandom: Black Panther: Wakanda Forever

Pairing: Nashuri/Loshuri

Summary: Shuri’s world unravels when she discovers her husband Namor’s infidelity, leading to a heart-wrenching divorce. Amidst the chaos, she finds solace in Loki, a charming entrepreneur with a complicated past of his own. As their unexpected romance flourishes, Shuri grapples with co-parenting challenges, the complexities of new love, and unresolved feelings.

What I Like About It: I mean, I didn’t think that a Love Triangle between Shuri, Loki, and Namor would be so intriguing. That it would be utterly confusing as to who you want to root for. That you would feel your heart beat for the plight of each character. There’s so much at stake, but especially the happiness of a little boy caught in the middle of the mess adults can make of their lives. It’s drama personified, and I live for each installment. Plus, Loki is written so well here, it’s hard not to root for him.

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A new writer, or a seasoned one, returned from a long hiatus, inspired by Shuri and Namor:

Before everything by stories_of_grace

Fandom: Black Panther: Wakanda Forever

Pairing: Nashuri

Summary: A year after her mother’s death, Shuri burns her mourning clothes on the beach in Haiti and wakes up not only back in Talokan, but also back in time. Given the chance to do things differently, can she prevent her mother’s death and convince Namor of a peaceful alliance?

What I Like About It: THIS fic is everything I want in a Nashuri. It is another “What If” scenario, mapped and tread carefully. We’ve all imagined what could have been if it had been different, as Namor lamented on the beach that day just after he speared the Black Panther, right before she almost killed him and forced him to yield to her. Go read this! It is so satisfying!

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There are others, but ta for now! Please enjoy your holidays!

[boredrxm]

You don't understand... I'm obsessed with them

There are like... 10 shuriri fics on ao3 rn... I've read them all and am now in serious need of more pls

[nanamin1117]

IM SO TIRED BUT I FINISHED THE IMAGINE I MIGHT UPLOAD IT TODAY OR TMR IDK WHEN BC IM HAVING SOME ISSUES WITH IT FNDJBDC

In return here’s this gem I found <3

[aproseofroses]

Can not even find it in myself to enjoy nashuri fics anymore😭😭 yall give that girl absolutely no agency, goes as far as to make her deny her own grief, and basically make Wakanda a weak vessel to Talokan all so you can write Namor giving her a crumb of dick?!?!? Y'all will have that man abuse, r@pe, and disrespect her as well as disregard any valid emotion she's SUPPOSED to have to prop him up as some faultless hero against colonization. And for a lot of the writers doing this to be black women, it's shameful what yall are portraying what could be a complex and intriguing (albeit tragic) relationship between a dsbw and another moc as. Make it full of angst, make it full of grief, but stop giving us this weird ass, desensitized trauma porn. Ofc that girl has a right to be pissed off, he killed her mother and she would not be screwing him a day after it happens and renouncing Wakanda before moving to Talokan to pop out his kids!?!?!? I've seen stories where he basically r-pes her in the throne room in front of her mother's dead body, one where he kills all of her remaining friends and family and he and all his generals r-pe her constantly and she still falls in love with him and they live happily ever after w multiple kids. Now tell me, does this make sense to yall?🙃 and the writer and comments alike are cheering it on and "rooting for him" despite the awful shit she's subjected to in these fics.

[prettyboyskeletor]

Should I do a Namor one next??? 👀

[karimwillia]

I don’t know something about Ryan being kinda odd and pushing for the whole Namor thing is not cool. Shuri and Riri being reflections of each other and being able to forge such a fast and genuine bond out of being understood and accepted is what love is about.

[rachelzelger]

Since I’m still recovering from Black Panther. Here’s what I loved about the way they did grief as someone who is grieving . Spoilers ahead!

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What I loved about the movie is the different characters and how everyone was at different stages of grief. For me, it just showed how it isn’t always just linear. I saw bargaining and angry in Ramonda, as she is STILL getting over the lost of her husband and child. In Shuri I saw denial and angry then sadness. In Nakia I saw acceptance and depression. In Okoye I saw depression.

Each character was on a different place in their grief and it showed that that there is no wrong way to grief. That one day we’ll be okay. It’s gonna be okay.

[callmelinamfsnow]

Shunamori defenders need to practice what they preach and

Block. Me. Then.

Let me not do the Shuri x Namor tag before I get comments about how I need to touch grass when they’re the ones constantly obsessing supporting and defending a controversial and inappropriate ship.

[petersthree]

Wakanda Forever | Count Me Out 

This movie is just everything to me and I couldn’t stop thinking of it when I heard this song - spoilers in this video, ofc. Hope you enjoy and please yell with me about this movie because I love it dearly!!! Thank you to @challengerblue​ for dealing with my madness while making this video <3 

Please reblog here + like on youtube if you enjoyed this video; it helps a lot! This video is captioned; headphone warnings, notes, etc. are under the cut:

Potential headphones warning: Low volume/silence 2:15-2:25, then high music starts again at 2:26

Flashing lights: 0:37-0:38

Again, note that there’s major spoilers in this so don’t watch if you haven’t seen the movie. Or do, I’m not the boss of you lmao

If there’s anything at all that you think should be tagged or was captioned incorrectly, please let me know and I’ll fix it as soon as possible! 

[artaxerxesthegreat]

I knew something was bugging me for the longest time since I’d seen Black Panther Wakanda Forever. And it’s nothing serious, but that one scene where K’uk’ulkan and Queen Ramonda are on that little beach talking to each other, something about him just stick out in my mind.

This motherfucka has a magic septum piercing

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Namor: You wanna see a magic trick? I’ve been practicing all day!

Queen Ramonda: …No.

Namor: (too bad)✨ta-da✨ I can make my septum piercing disappear… like your daughter.

Queen Ramonda: I hate you so much.

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That is all

[cantstayawaycani]

Can’t Stay Away’s Fic Rec Friday

06.30.23

My ao3 Bookmarks (if it’s bookmarked, it’s usually a completed fic)

Fic Rec Friday Intro and FAQ

Can’t Stay Away’s Fic Rec Friday #1 (04.14.23)

Can’t Stay Away’s Fic Rec Friday #2 (04.28.23)

Previously rec’d fics that have since been updated:

The Summoning of K'uk'ulkan (ao3) by La_Maripoza 

Keep me Instead (ao3) by Karifunakween

Know You Inside and Out (ao3) by @formyloveoflove

She was Kore, she was Persephone (ao3) by lucifersfavoritechild

An Angel, Drowned (ao3) by @pilesofpillows

to have only you (ao3) by eternaltears

Hi! It’s been awhile! The last couple of months have been … interesting, but mostly good. I took a cruise for my 40th birthday. Had a great time. I went to a convention in Houston TX to meet Tenoch Huerta. Really enjoyed myself. I got back home and got some kind of jet lag + mild cold + insomnia due to stress, and so I just took it easy. I also decided, instead of writing fanfiction, I am going to just work on finishing my screenplay. I started a journal to track my writing process and progress here:

I was also interviewed by one of my good friends for her podcast, which I posted about here. Check it out if you’re interested in getting to know me better. With that being said, I also did a lot of reading. Not as much as I wanted to, but a lot. All of today’s rec’s are of the BPWF variety. However, in the next installment, I will be focusing on other fandoms and ships I’ve been tracking. Stay tuned for that. Remember: when I’m doing it right, this list is bi-weekly. Okay, here come the posts! Enjoy!

[jewishraypalmer]

Black Panther: Wakanda Forever spoilers without context

[etnikangel]

The way Rihanna’s « hold me » at the of « Lift me up » sound like she is singing « haunt me » to my English-is-not-my-first-language ears is f*ing me up in all kinds of way.

[simoneashley]

BLACK PANTHER: WAKANDA FOREVER dir. Ryan Coogler, 2022