#just for a lark

[nerdgirlnarrates]

Medblr, I think we ought to have an antibiotics bracket. Just for fun. Everyone can submit their favorite antibiotic regimens and write propaganda for them (or anti-propaganda for the ones you hate) before we crown the one true antibiotic (regimen). Doesn’t have to be a single medication, it can be a combo. Here’s some of what I’m thinking of including:

vanc/zosyn

Azithromycin

Amp/gent

Rifampin/isoniazid/pyrazinamide/ethambutol

Augmentin

Cephalexin

Vanc/ceftriaxone

Amphotericin

Nitrofurantoin

Vote however you want—what you prescribe most, best side effect profile, most interesting mechanism, vibes, whatever. Let me know what other antibiotics you think I should include!

#just for a lark #antibiotic bracket #medicine #medblr #pharmacy #pharmblr #antibiotics #medication #medical school #med school #med student

[kjack89]

taking it as a reflection of the fandom instead of the work, doing whatever will help me keep writing - love that! thank you so much, ill definitely keep that in mind in the future. :D i was actually considering shelving the multi-chap one till later, but honestly? reading your reply encouraged me, and im putting that fic up as soon as im done proofreading it! thank you again, youre the best! ❤ - E.

That's awesome, Nonny! Sometimes it just takes reframing how you look at something to get yourself to where you need to be <3 I hope you keep writing, no matter what happens!

And on the flip side...

Firstly, my writing is almost certainly exactly as good as I think it is. I just never said what that was, and I'm definitely not going to get into it now.

Secondly, I didn't 'blame' the fandom. I said that a fic's success (or lack thereof) can be a reflection of the fandom, of its sensibilities and its interests at the time of publishing, and that sometimes, the success of a fic has absolutely fuck all to do with how well-written it is and everything to do with what the fandom's into.

Let's take, for example, my two most recent fics. This one is from 7/25. I wrote it in about two hours because I was inspired by my friend texting me about the Deuxmoi Sunday Spotted:

This is, tbh, about as good as a fic of mine does these days. Solid kudos to hit ratio, kudos over 100, nice amount of comments, everything I could ask for.

Then this is the fic that I published this past Sunday, that I spent two weeks working on, including doing research when I should have been working:

...whomp, whomp.

I don't think that the first fic's relative (and comparative) success has anything to do with how good the writing is. I think it has quite a bit to do with the fact that the type of fic it is and what it's about spoke to people a lot more than the second one did. Which is not a knock against the fandom by any stretch. It's a neutral observation.

And, to the question of a third nonny in my busy inbox today:

Despite a few people saying that they'd love to read more in the 'verse of the second fic, it's highly unlikely, for instance, I would write a follow-up because it's not worth my time or energy. If I can knock out a modern AU fluff fic in two hours that does twice as well as something that took me two weeks...

My time and energy is not an unlimited resource, would that it were, and I have to prioritize, which means, yeah, there are things that will not get written (or at least, won't get written until I have the spare time, energy and motivation on my hands to do so).

#ask #answered #hey nonny #nonnies actually x3 #blathering about my writing #on the continued subject of constructive criticism #just for a lark #but seriously it's also why i toss up 'fics i won't be writing' here on tumblr #because i know i don't have it in me right now to tackle some of them #but i still like to share the ideas when i can #but sometimes i need to prioritize other things more #being a fic writer is hard #and often times extremely thankless #i am truly blessed by all the love i've been shown over the years #but there are still a lot of days when it takes more than it gives #so I have to be careful not to give too much of myself in the process #or else nothing would ever get written #long post for ts

[heuheu-art]

I've really loved doing these character designs and would love to do more! Perhaps I'll draw the earlier generations or the spouses in the future.

#dungeons and daddies #dndads #henry oak #ron stampler #glenn close dndads #darryl wilson #lark oak #sparrow oak #terry jr #terry stampler #grant wilson #nick close #nicolas foster #scary marlowe #lincoln li wilson #normal oak #taylor swift dndads #my art #i have designs ready to go for almost every member of the four families i just need to figure out what i want to do with them

[best-teen-polycule]

how often did kid sparrow draw the doodler do you think

#me personally? #love the idea of him being plagued by visions of it #just oak family prophecy angst nbd #zyrnarts #dndads #dungeons and daddies #sparrow oak #lark oak #oak twins #the doodler #dndaddies #dndads fanart #sparrow oak garcia #lark oak garcia #oak family

[larkspurglove]

I think the most terrifying implication to come out of Penacony is that Sampo is on the calmer and more serious end of the Masked Fools.

#ily sparkle but the joker references caused psychic damage #speaking of sparkle she is just insane #she’s like the personification of Schrödinger’s joke #if it’s too edgy she claims it was just a joke #but if not it’s serious and true #not to mention her basically insinuating aventurine did a ‘favour’ for Sunday to earn his favour #I feel like she would’ve called him a slur if she had to talk to him any longer #sampo > sparkle #honkai star rail #sampo #sampo koski #penacony #penacony spoilers #hsr #hsr spoilers #Honkai star rail spoilers #lark rambles #oh hey 500 notes

[macksartblock]

oh to be a geologist w/ a gorgeous wife and two beautiful boys,,

#man time to start up s1 ig lol #dndads #dungeons and daddies #henry oak garcia #mercedes oak garcia #lark oak garcia #sparrow oak garcia #mack stop drawing at awful hours challenge: failed (it's almost 5am) #i do work evenings so its not the worst just not ideal lol #dndads odyssey #my artwork

[alien-bluez]

some colored narks for your enjoyment :-)

#dndads #dungeons and daddies #dungeons and daddies fanart #dndads fanart #lark oak #nick close #nicky foster #nark #nark nation #my art #they are a disease i cannot be cured of #i have so many uncolored doodles i refuse to post but just know im so not normal about them lmaoo

[transbookoftheday]

Trans Books By Authors Of Color

Here are some trans books by authors of color you should read:

Book titles:

Lark & Kasim Start a Revolution by Kacen Callender

The Witch King by H.E. Edgmon

The Genesis of Misery by Neon Yang

The Wicked Bargain by Gabe Cole Novoa

Just Happy To Be Here by Naomi Kanakia

The Bruising of Qilwa by Naseem Jamnia

Light from Uncommon Stars by Ryka Aoki

Meet Cute Diary by Emery Lee

Cemetery Boys by Aiden Thomas

The Subtweet by Vivek Shraya

Lakelore by Anna-Marie McLemore

Drag Me Up by R.M. Virtues

Unwieldy Creatures by Addie Tsai

Three Kings by Freydís Moon

Pet by Akwaeke Emezi

The Passing Playbook by Isaac Fitzsimons

#trans book of the day #trans books #queer books #bookblr #booklr #author of color #authors of color #trans authors of color #lark and kasim start a revolution #the witch king #the genesis of misery #the wicked bargain #just happy to be here #the bruising of qilwa #light from uncommon stars #meet cute diary #cemetery boys #the subtweet #lakelore #drag me up #unwieldy creatures #three kings #pet #the passing playbook

[keepin-it-on-the-d-l]

What a silly family, I sure hope nothing bad happens to them!

#rare footage of good parenting on this podcast #i kinda stand by the fact that sparrow would’ve been a great dad had it not been for the apocalypse #why don’t we just pretend this was Hero’s training for a little bit #it would make me less sad #my art #dndads #dungeons and daddies #dndaddies #dndads s2 #dndads season 2 #dndads quest #sparrow oak #sparrow oak swallows garcia #hero oak #hero oak swallows garcia #normal oak #normal oak swallows garcia #lark oak #lark oak garcia

[topicaltropic]

Senior year sillies w/ terry & taylor. The T team

#dndads #dungeons and daddies #i like to think linc & normal end up moving away in the middle of junior yr both for different reasons #linc takes it pretty well given the fact that these kids are magical and can basically see eachother whenever they will it #also hes chill w/ just regular video chatting & txting anyways #normal is like a whirlwind hes crying shitting himself while also relieved in a way while also holding this as another thing against his dad #especially since lark doesnt move w them

[pencildragons]

mercedes oak-garcia did NOT paint mother nature giving birth to the world im graphic detail and nor did she ride buckass naked through a portal on the hood of a car with only crystals to cover her nude shame just for her sons to collectively decide they were both going to do the ol twizzle wizzle with a centrist

#this is a joke rebecca is my wife actually #this is just very funny to me as a concept #dndads #dungeons and daddies #dndads s2 #dndads:o #dndads:pw #lark oak #sparrow oak #mercedes oak garcia #rebecca oak swallows garcia #words of wyrm

[martineisling]

The Oaks!

#so sketchy so messy!!! #I started out just sketching lark and then it turned into this #it’s nothing but it was fun! #I imagine it’s like an oak family emergency meeting before soccer #but like I still have not listened to s2 so I have no clue about how their relationship is post s1 #I imagine not good

[samberrybay]

This part in 32 chp always felt kind of odd to me and this is the reason why:

The coward wolf boy, Lock. Until Choi Han found him, Lock had been hiding as the chief had told him. The Lock at that point is very much a coward, a weakling, and kind of slow. In simple terms, Lock easily took the position of the character that readers found to be extremely frustrating.

This has bothered me since I first read the novel, and to this day, even after several rereads, it still haunts me.

Cale simply isn't the type of a person to actually call a kid, no matter how they behave, to be "frustrating".

(When the text said "readers" it's damn well obvious of Cale being the one to think so.)

Pondering for some time I can roughly guess why the wording was so unexpected for his character.

At the time of the assassination/kindaping in the village, Lock was only thirteen years old. He also hasn't had his first berserk transformation yet. Therefore it is not surprising that Lock's uncle hid him and told not to go out, saying that everything was fine and he should continue to hide.

Now let's look at the situation realistically.

Lock (in tcf) jumps out of his hiding to protect his younger siblings. The adrenaline and inner Blue Wolf Tribe's instincts to protect turned on his berserk transportation one year beforehand, however if not Rosalyn and Choi Han, who came earlier than in the actual novel, i don't think it would help much.

Lock would possibly be able to kill a few people or at least seriously injure them, but CMON. They killed an ENTIRE village full of berserk Blue Wolf's and with almost-Wolf King (Lock's uncle). Do you really believe that a thirteen years old boy jumping into his first berserk transformation would be able to fight properly against strong organization that had holy water or some sort of holy artefact on their hands?

Again, if not for Choi Han's and Rosalyn's arrival... it would have definitely ended pretty bad.

In TBOAH Lock for some reason didn't jump out. Different circumstances, wrong wroted part in the novel, idk, but the fact is stated: Lock stayed hidden. He also most likely survived only because of Choi Han's help. Just with much worse scenario where he was left alone from the whole village.

And it wasn't Lock's fault yet again. He was a child. No matter if a Beastman one or not, the boy was just an innocent, naive and weak child.

So why would Cale, Kim Rok Soo at the time, find him frustrating? Extremely so even!

The answer is much easier if you think about it.

Because it wasn't Kim Rok Soo blaming a kid for being weak and cowardly in a fearful situation, it was a man who saw his own past that he hated so much.

A coward, a weakling and kind of slow.

For Rok Soo, who blamed himself for half of his life for the deaths of team one members, Lock was like a salt for still open, but ignored wounds.

KRS greatly disliked and maybe even envied Lock for a bit. The boy got a new family, he got friends and some sort of guidance from them even after facing so much despair.

While he was all alone, trying to understand what to do on his own.

It sure is irritating for Rok Soo.

Yet Team Leader Kim Rok Soo was probably unable to fully hate Lock for his weakness, because while the latter was still a kid, the same forgiveness can't be used on him. At least in his own head.

So with conflicting feelings Cale settled on "Extremely frustrating" description.

#overall it is actually just my sleepy thoughts #KRS's self-hatred is so strong it is kind of amazing but mostly heart breaking #this man holds too much trauma #and with each novel update i fear that we still don't know all of it #i love Lock's and Cale's relationship so this is why i was really questioning this part #pls cry with me because of this realization #tcf #trash of the count's family #lcf #lout of the count’s family #cale henituse #tcf cale #lcf cale #tcf lock #lcf lark #tcf novel #lcf novel #kim rok soo

[heuheu-art]

I started making this with a certain interpretation in mind, but I think the latest episode has changed that somewhat. Not in a contradictory way, it's just added a new layer of meaning.

#dungeons and daddies #dndads #lark oak #sparrow oak #my art #i'll admit i'm not overly happy with this one but i'm trying this new thing where i post stuff even if it's not perfect #i started this back in august? and have just been procrastinating on working on it and then posting it since then #i sure wish tumblr wouldn't do weird things to my gradients #it looks fine in sai but shitty now

[unluckyprime]

snow day ‼️❄️

closeups:

#this took me sosososososo long . im dying #but im SO HAPPY WITH IT #just noticed Walter would be in a wheelchair tho . fuck my entire life #please please pretend u don’t notice #dndads #dungeons and daddies #ok here goes #walter the immoral #paeden bennetts #Doug the intern #Jodie Foster #scam actually #nick close #nicholas close #ron stampler #Glenn close dndads #lark oak #sparrow oak #grant Wilson #terry jr #henry oak #darryl Wilson #erin o'neil #digital art

[corvidcleric]

[start i.d.: a drawing of lark and sparrow oak done in yellows and blues. in the foreground, in their soccer uniforms, they lean back to back with their arms crossed. they’re smiling, colored in yellow and framed by a gold explosion shape. behind them, faded in the color of the background, are their adult selves looking out vacantly. end i.d.]

you’re just a boy you are no man and nobody you know will understand

#dungeons and daddies #dndads #lark oak #sparrow oak #my art #digital art #this palette and kinda style was inspired by someone on tiktok but I can’t find it :[ #I’ve been relistening to odyssey and mannn I miss them #would love just a big document explaining what happened to the kids between s1 and 2. how did we get here #one day I’ll figure out a good halftone technique