#Strouds Appreciation

[charmquarkstrangequark]

HC that it really bothers Lockwood that Lucy's mom pulled her out of school so young to become an agent that she missed out on the more engaging parts of formal education. And of course Mrs. Carlyle wouldn't hire tutors to fill in the gaps for Lucy, or even enroll her in the free supplemental schools that the church missions put on for night watch kids and lower income agents.

So on quiet evenings at home, when they're not on a job, or their job wrapped up fairly early, Lockwood, Lucy, and George hang out in the library with the fireplace going. Lockwood selects one of the literary works he enjoyed, or that stuck with him. Sometimes it's Shakespeare, or Melville, or Tolstoy; occasionally it's one of the Austens, or a book of poetry, and for a few memorable weeks, it was the Ramayana. He sits in his armchair and reads it aloud.

Lockwood has a natural cadence to his reading; it comes from the internal rhythm he uses while fencing. He reads aloud to the other two, and he does all the voices, because Jessica used to read to him that way. His naturally deep voice has to jump to falsetto for most of the female characters, and it always makes George and Lucy laugh. But he loves that sound, them laughing, so he keeps doing it.

On cases that required a lot of Touch, or when George is feeling particularly in need of comfort, he'll come into the library after his bath and settle on the floor in front of Lucy instead of beside her on the couch. She'll twist his wet hair around her fingers to make little defined curls, instead of the fluffy crop he usually gets by running a brush through it after letting it air dry. If he sleeps carefully enough, the curls will stay for a day or two, and the girl who runs the microfiche desk at the Archives will always compliment him on his "hairstyle".

So the three of them will sit with the comforting crackle of the fireplace as a backdrop, while Lockwood's voice takes them on adventures of the mind, creating characters and stories and places in their imaginations that they can take back out and relive during quiet, tense evenings waiting for Visitors to show up in haunted houses and gardens and basements. In this way, he can give them whole worlds.

[savelockwoodandco]

We're at the Month Mark today (Monday, June 12)! Here's the week's hashtags courtesy of @thisgameissonintendo! Let's do this thing!!

If you're not following our twitter please feel free to (link is on our Info page); we try to bribe different streaming sites every day with pictures of the Cutest Doggie In The World (his name is Leo and he is a shih tsu with Opinions).

[yveni]

I did it. I managed to make a tweet that mentions Lockwood and Co. and utilizes the “save lockwood and co” hashtag without clueing in my family and friends and church people that I am probably unhealthily obsessed with it.

Twitter brings a lot of scary feelings/reminders about a place in my life that I don’t ever want to be at again, so going back on it to help save the show is wild ahaha

[theartfulv]

Lockwood & Co. Appreciation Week

March 24th, Day 1

Favourite Character from the Main Trio:

No surprise here, it’s George Karim! I could go on a whole rant about how much I adore George and his characterisation but for now all I’ll say is George Karim makes me feel seen.

Not sure if I’ll be able to do anymore prompts for the week due to me being away and ill but I’ll try my best!

[aaal-iz-well]

This has probably been said but, KUDOS TO JONATHAN STROUD FOR GETTING INTO THE MIND OF A TEENAGE GIRL LIKE THAT!!

Like when I picked up the book, I never imagined I'd root for her.

There was nothing idealistic about her, just relatable. Her sense of displacement when Holly joined the group, her guilt about Lockwood. It wasn't that just because there is a somewhat traumatised girl as mc, those things were bound to be. No. It was all so well explained.

His writing style is impeccable. The humour blends seamlessly with the seriousness of their situation, the chill of ghost hunting. The way things were described made them tangible. The metaphors were on point. I have never been to London, yet I feel as if I know it, just a little bit 🤏

I loved all of Lockwood's dialogue, his personality (the airiness, his role as a leader and friend), his fierce loyalty to his cause (the scene at the grave? I was close to tears there)

And I kinda liked the fact that Lockwood and Lucy didn't kiss. It adds something to their relationship for me.

[charmquarkstrangequark]

Good Day! It's Monday, 12 June. Here are this week's tags.

For today, please be sure to share the impact the novels & social media engagement from Jonathan and Georgina Stroud has had on you as a reader and fan. We are uniquely blessed to have Jonathan and Gina as the ideological parents of our fandom, because they interact with and appreciate us as a fandom so much.

Happy posting!

[charmquarkstrangequark]

In the books, he clears away the apple core, but in the show, he just watches her to see what she'll do. It was a really interesting choice, that small change. Like someone else said, they all have that "weird energy", and I think that's part of why they work as a trio.

#awkward

[catherineeverlasting]

ATTENTION LOCKWOOD & CO EDITORS: no idea if this has been done yet but: “They both reach for the gun” edit and it’s Lucy and Fairfax reaching for Annabel Ward. just an idea.

[nadiajustbe]

This actually so important for me that Johnatan Stroud does not run away from the topic of mental health in his books (Bartseq especially, although ToSAB has quite a lot exploration too)

He allows Nathaniel to break. He allows him to have a full-rage mental breakdown after having his world shutter in a million pieces in less than a night. Not "suffer quietly" or "have a short burst of anger and then calm down". No, the guy actually loses it. Goes through a rather horrible mental breakdown. For a reason, I mind. Everything he held inside him for such a long time and everything that kept him standing and assured him there's a reason to go forward despite literally being almost unable to rememeber when he last was happy? gone in a blink of an eye.

You can see it actually impacting it. Stroud doesn't actually shows the whole scene — we get a small but clear understating of it in Nathaniel's PoV where he vaguely mentions closing himself in his room for the rest of the day, crying and creating mess. But we can feel it. We can see it, the way he looks when he finally summons Bartimaeus to interrogate him, all panicked and red-eyed, his clothing unbuttoned, his hair messed-up.

The change of his ideology, the change of his whole world did not come to him quickly. It wasn't one single moment, it was a great row of events, each of it almost destroying him and/or challenging his beliefs yet again. He needed time to process it and it wasn't easy.

Stroud allows his character to break and then build themselves again and I feel like this such an important part not oftenly written well in children's/YA literature.

[alcorianight]

One thing I loved about Lockwood and Co. is just. The girls are pro brute force and the guys are all about proper technique. (Not all girls and not all guys but like, yeah).

Like it's Lockwood and Kipps that are finicky about proper stances and rapier technique (and iirc they both fenced (and Flo kicked their butts cause she's a legend)) and then there's Lucy and Kat who are just like "Look at that conveniently placed heavy object. Imma hit someone with that."

And it's great to me because I feel like in most works of fiction girls have to have exceptional technique and training to be on par with guys in fights, and then Stroud just flips the script. It's great. As a girl I appreciate other brute force girls.

[quasi-normalcy]

I appreciate that Jonathan Stroud is at least aware of how fucked up it is that children have to be frontline soldiers in the war against ghosts.

[charmquarkstrangequark]

I do love these

lockwood & co text posts 6/?

[teaandtoastandthyme]

Calling all Lockwood and Co lovers!!!

The #SaveLockwoodandCo Discord is putting together a holiday card for the Strouds and Complete Fiction to express our gratitude for their creativity and care. The text of the card is below (feel free to reply with suggestions!).

We'd also love to include as many fan signatures as possible, so if you'd like to add a digital signature, please send it to me in a message, and I'll get it over to @oceanspray5, who is compiling the signatures together.

Dear Team Complete Fiction, Jonathan & Georgina Stroud, and Georgia Lawe,

It has been yet another year around the sun and LockNation sends you this card to wish you all a very happy, wholesome and buoyant holiday season. Once again, we thank you for all the love and kindness you have shown our fandom. We flourish because of your appreciation and support, both implicit and explicit, and can only hope this card can return the sentiment. Though we can only estimate the challenges you have faced this year and how hard you continue to work towards the same goal as us while carrying your other responsibilities, we acknowledge it must be quite difficult. We hope our consistent fervor and enthusiasm can offer you affirmation, reinforcement and heart in the knowledge that the art you have already created continues to fuel a community full of optimism, vibrancy and creativity.

Warmest Wishes, Happy Holidays, and here's to a Just Reckless Enough 2025.

LockNation

P.S. As further proof of the flourishing community of fans you have inspired from around the world, we're sending some of our Virtual Thinking Cloths alongside this card as physical evidence of our support! We hope that, when paired with good tea and a tasty donut, they can add an additional boost when times get hard!

Here's what last year's card looked like!

[carlyleandco]

Campaigning for Lockwood & Co:

Prepare the kit bags and oil the iron chains Lock Nation. We aren’t done with this case yet.

I thought I’d compile a list of methods to voice our displeasure with Netflix’s recent decision for those of us who want to engage in saving the show.

The only string of hope I am holding onto right now is that Netflix was not the production company for the show, and as such Complete Fiction may hold more weight in its future than the former. Whilst Netflix doesn’t have a history of passing over cancelled shows to other platforms, that doesn’t mean it has never happened at all. “Uncoupled” recently got renewed by Showtime after being binned by Netflix. It’s not outside possibility.

We need to use streamlined hashtags to accompany posts on Netflix’s socials, on fan edits, and fan art; #bringbacklockwoodandco and #savelockwoodandco seem like good options to start with.

You can seek out the feedback options on Netflix’s online homepage to express your dissatisfaction.

Commenting on all of Netflix’s socials. And I mean all. For instance on Instagram alone we have Netflix US, Netflix UK, Netflix Geeked, Netflix ANZ, Netflix Brazil, Netflix Italia, Netflix Deutschland, Netflix Espana, Netflix France, Netflix KR, Netflix Queue and many more. As always I implore people to be passionate but POLITE AND RESPECTFUL. I know we are all upset, but let’s maintain composure whilst we voice our complaints. To further elaborate on this, our commenting needs to be sustained over a month at the very minimum for maximum impact.

Engage with other potential future streaming platforms. Disney+ isn’t worth our time as they have already announced massive cuts to productions due to the strike. Amazon Prime (specifically the UK branch), Paramount+, Apple TV, HBO, and the BBC are just some examples. Let’s comment and bring the show to their attention. This is what was done by fans of “The Expanse” when it was cancelled and Amazon eventually picked it up.

Consider writing to Netflix’s headquarters via old fashioned letters voicing your displeasure!

Take part in the watch party happening May 20th/21st!!

And let’s just keep spreading lots of love and share our joy for the show!

Will these methods most definitely ensure Lockwood finds its way back into production? No, I can’t attest to that. But will they at the very least let the creators, the actors, and Mr Stroud himself know how loved and appreciated this story was to us all? Absolutely yes.

If anyone out there has any other ideas, please feel free to brainstorm!

[yveni]

For the first time in my life, I’m sad I live in California 🫠

[jonquilyst]

Day 28 - Finale

After weeks of battle and triumph, it's time to lay the 2nd season of Total Drama Sims to rest and officially crown a winner!

Our finalists, Liana Morris and Paulina Callaway, had the wits, guts, and strength to persevere through the entire game, outlasting everyone else in the process. Now, all of the eliminated contestants will be coming together to vote for a winner! Like last season, votes will be public and will go from the bottom of the leaderboard up! (aka last place to the most recently eliminated)

Let's see who will be winning Total Drama Sims and receive the grand prize!!

14TH PLACE - BRODY SHERMAN

"I'm voting for you Paulina, because we talked for a bit on the very first day and I thought you were pretty cool, so... yeah."

13TH PLACE - TRISTAN BACHMAN

"Liana, because you're nice, I guess, and I underestimated you a bit. But I never even talked to Paulina, so..."

12TH PLACE - ASHLEE SCHAEFER

"Paulina, the fact that you got eliminated, lucked out and joined the other team, and then just... never got eliminated after that was pretty freakin' awesome! Sooo much cooler than Liana's run, if you ask me, so I'm voting for you."

11TH PLACE - NEAL WARD

"This was a difficult vote for me since I felt like I was genuinely friends with both of you, but I'm deciding to vote for Paulina because I felt closer to her and Liana was part of the alliance that voted me out. Hope you don't take it personally, Liana, but that's just how I feel."

10TH PLACE - WILLABELLE LOWES

"I'm obviously voting for you, Liana! Ever since Toni got out I was keeping my fingers crossed you'd make it to the end! While I would have liked to win, if there's anyone who should win instead, it's definitely you."

TIED FOR 8TH PLACE - HANS SOMME

"I did a lot of thinking ever since I was eliminated. While I was watching the rest of the competition, I realized that Liana was friends with everybody... literally! She went up and became friends with everybody, and because of that no one seemed to want to vote her out. She was also so sweet and humble, never once bragging about herself and comforting others when they were in a bad mood... And I just thought to myself: 'Damn... No wonder I got out so quick.'"

"I've kinda realized I'm not the best person around... I've had some beef with a few people here, and that's kinda what led to me getting out... So, out of respect for you Liana, I'm voting for you. I wanna try to be more like you in the future."

TIED FOR 8TH PLACE - TONI STROUD

"Of course you're getting my vote, Liana! I am so proud that you made it to the finale. You deserve the entire world, girly!"

7TH PLACE - COFFEE BEAN

"I'm voting for you, Paulina, because you were very kind to me after you joined the Illustrious Star-Shines. Also, I believe that you did not deserve to be voted out of the Renowned Big-Names. It's so cool you made it to the finale despite being eliminated before, so I believe you deserve to win."

6TH PLACE - ENZO ESPINOZA

"I knew you could do it, Paulina! You're so talented. Even though I couldn't win, I really hope you can. So of course, my vote is going to you, my love."

5TH PLACE - TAKASHI ABBOTTSFORD

"Liana! I'm voting for you because you're super nice and I think you deserve to win!"

4TH PLACE - FLO HARPER

"Yeah, you're a real one for sure, Liana, so I'm voting for you! You deserve it!"

3RD PLACE - DREW PINTO

"What Flo said! But also, that morning when you comforted me Liana... You didn't have to do that, but you did, and I really, really appreciate it... I honestly think both of you deserve to win; you're both my friends, but I have to choose one or the other, so... I'm choosing Liana."

With a vote of 7-5, the winner of the 2nd season of Total Drama Sims is...

LIANA MORRIS!!!

CONGRATULATIONS @bloomingkyras!! Liana has won the competition and has therefore won the grand prize! The grand prize consists of a small real-life award given personally from me (you will be contacted), while in-universe, whatever Liana receives is up to you! Whether it's 1,000,000 simoleons, a mansion, or even a dream vacation, it's hers!

There will be 1 final post to close out Total Drama Sims: Season 2 and celebrate our winner! Stay tuned…

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