#luci THITCS

[adhdbisexualramblings]

Chauncey: Oh, no, we’re going to jail!

Phee: Luci’s going to jail. I’m saying I was kidnapped.

Chauncey: Hey, that’s a good plan. You and I were kidnapped.

Luci: If I’m goin’ to jail we’re all goin’ to jail!

[vkelleyart]

“You silly, delightful man. There is nothing to be sorry for. You fought for us.” - Arthur, THE HOUSE IN THE CERULEAN SEA by TJ Klune

Here is my contribution to Our Favorite Scene Zine latest edition, which compiled over 20 artists’ interpretations of the reunion scene from THE HOUSE IN THE CERULEAN SEA. This book was my first inroad to TJ’s staggering body of work, and remains one of my comfort books at times when my faith in humanity is challenged, or when parenting two smarty-pants gets particularly hard. 😅 From the outset, I wanted to focus on the kids’ reactions to Arthur and Linus’s reunion, because love is something that children inherit from their grownups, and that joy multiplies as they grow up in safe and accepting spaces. I hope you like how it came out. 💕

[skygemspeaks]

thinking about lucy yelling "you're not my real dad!" at linus one day because he's upset at him

and that night linus decides to sleep in the guest house because he thinks lucy is still upset and he wants to give lucy some space

But actually after he brushes his teeth, lucy sits on arthur and linus's bed, waiting for linus so that he can apologize to him

But then arthur starts turning off the lights and ushers lucy off to bed but lucy says "i'm waiting for linus to come back"

And arthur perhaps could have worded it better, but he says "linus isn't coming back" and of course he means he's not coming back tonight

But lucy bursts into big, wailing sobs because he thinks linus left for good, and he's about to dash out after him in a panic because he has to stop his dad from leaving

And arthur is bewildered at the big reaction, but he assures lucy that no, linus is just sleeping in the guest house tonight

Lucy calms down immediately, but still insists on going to apologize to linus right that moment because he just can't wait until morning

[bookwyrminspiration]

a handful of moments I saved while reading somewhere beyond the sea :)

[leticiahorta]

Recently I’ve read the house in the cerulean sea and I loved it SO much!!! I couldn't stop thinking about them so I HAD to make a least a sketch of these lovely characters who have my entire heart

[lucky-numberme]

Linus's first Yule!

[Image ID: Digital illustration of a family portrait of The House in the Cerulean Sea characters.

Zoe, Sal, Arthur, and Linus stand in the back. Zoe wears bright patterned dress and a white turtleneck. Her white afro is pulled back behind a bandana and wreathed in flora. She smiles somewhat skeptically at the viewer and has a hand on Chauncey's hat. Sal wears a bright button up and has short locs. He grins genuinely, but somewhat nervously at the viewer as Theodore (an iridescent wyvern) rests on his arm. Theo is grinning, a fang sticking out of his mouth, eyes shut in happiness. Arthur's grey-blonde hair is windswept and chaotic. He wears a striped polo shirt and smiles lovingly and tiredly at the viewer. Linus is next to him in a thick knit sweater, doing the same. His hair is polished, dark, and receding.

In the front stand Chauncey, Talia, Lucy, and Phee. Chauncey wears a holly wreath as a hat and his tentacle is holding Talia's hand. Talia wears a cuordoroy overall dress and smiles nervously at the viewer. Her white beard and hair are down and flowing. Lucy is wearing a shirt with a blushing skull that says "Live your best life" and he makes an incredibly innocent expression at the viewer. His black hair it's choppy and unkempt. Next to him is Phee in a floral shirt and plaid skirt with leggings. Her red hair is full of flora. Phee stands with her arms crossed and smirks knowingly at the viewer. End ID]

[inndelibles]

I'm sorry I genuinely can't stop thinking about Somewhere Beyond The Sea and will very likely be making several posts talking about it. You have been warned 🫡

[davidbowielovesyou]

For his seventh birthday, Lucy wishes to direct a play. So, with the help of Sal, he writes a script for everyone at Marsyas (plus J-Bone!) to perform Macbeth together under his direction. He also plays Lady Macbeth.

@dontuwishuwerehere

Happy Wish You Were Here Day! March 17 marks the third birthday of The House in the Cerulean Sea. Many of us at the Residents of Marsyas discord are celebrating today by posting fan works and flooding tumblr and a03 with our intense and unwavering love and adoration for THITCS. I hope you enjoy!!

This is part of On Your Shore, which is my pre-epilogue fic. However, you don't have to have read On Your Shore to enjoy this; just know that it takes place between Linus' return and the book's epilogue. If you are reading On Your Shore, this is still a couple of weeks out from where I am currently (which is chapter 11). There are no On Your Shore spoilers here, however!

Also, this is mostly from Lucy's point of view, which was really fun to write. And because I couldn't help it, a little Arthur point of view is thrown in as well.

[lavender-lotion]

The House in the Cerulean Sea - T. J. Klune | Lucy/Sal (The House in the Cerulean Sea) | Lucy (The House in the Cerulean Sea), Sal (The House in the Cerulean Sea) | Pseudo-Incest, Future Fic, Pining, New Year's Kiss, Getting Together, Cuddling & Snuggling

“Tell me more about why people kiss on New Year’s Eve.”

“I don’t know why,” Lucy said with a frown. He uncrossed his arms, but didn’t shift up from his ankles. “It’s a tradition. You’re supposed to kiss when the clock hits midnight.”

[captain-is-king]

i LOVE the intimacy and love and hugs and kisses in this book.

like. thitcs is SO full of love but between arthur trying to not appear too close to the kids/seem like their father because he’s supposed to be the master of the orphanage and linus being literally a DICOMY representative we hardly see people hugging or like showing physical intimacy.

and now!! we have linus and arthur kissing all the time, zoe and arthur kissing each other on the cheek, helen kissing linus and arthur on the cheek or kissing her girlfriend on the mouth (sidenote i’m so happy to see more of these two). the kids hugging or cuddling or really just touching each other in some way like holding hands or leaning on each other. having sleepovers. the fucking cuddle puddle in linus and arthur’s room when the kids find out they’re engaged!!!! talia snuggled between them, phee next to arthur, chauncey on top of all of them. it’s so wonderful! we see phee and arthur have their moment in the gazebo and phee kisses arthur’s hand which is so sweet and then he becomes the phoenix and is poking at her with his beak and they fly together and fall asleep on the sandbar together! and then you have linus scooping lucy up and crying and peppering his face with kisses because he paid attention during fucking vocabulary lessons and lucy refusing to let go.

just. all the ways these characters showed love to each other was phenomenal in thitcs and i ate it up but now they can be even more open about it and it’s just wonderful. i love love!!!! i love found families!!!! i love this book!!!!

[azurejacques]

OK spoilery follow up to my last post on Somewhere Beyond the Sea- you have been warned!!

First off- I must admit that it was, quite genuinely, not until I read the acknowledgements that I realized that Janine Rowder is a stand-in for JK Rowling. I swear I use my brain sometimes, I just have a tendency to turn off the analytical part while I’m consuming media I’m enjoying.

Relatedly, I absolutely love TJ for not holding anything back at the end and calling JKR the fuck out, and calling himself the Anti-JKR; and as well for dedicating the book to the trans community.

It’s been a while since I read THITCS, so it took me a sec to remember everyone and everything, but omg still like Linus proposing to Arthur so quickly- 😭 my boy has come so far in his character development. And oh my god their wedding scene in the epilogue was so well done and so beautiful; it has that classic TJ Klune humor and I love the way the kids just ignore ceremony and tackle Arthur once he walks up to the podium.

The epilogue as a whole was so well-done, I love to see Marsyas blooming as a haven for magical folk and all people who see their vision, it works beautifully with the allegories for queerness and other oppressed minorities represented by magical people in this series; it reminds the reader that in hope there in strength, and we too can overcome and pave the path towards a better world.

And god, Arthur’s progress in this book was so good to watch unfold. For all the work and healing and processing he’d already done, there was much left to be done (and still is), and the way he (and the other grownups) not only helps the children, but they help him in turn is really well done; for example, Phee asking him to fly with her as the Phoenix, and everyone (Linus, Lucy) caring for him and helping him during and after his breakdown after hearing Marblemaw talking to Rowder on the beach. The amount of love, in small displays and great, is incredible in this book.

And Lucy, omg, I love him so much, his growth, too, is amazing to witness and he’s just so adorable, latching on to Linus and not wanting to go down after being picked up 😭

And I’ve kinda mentioned this before, but the ways in which the children begin to establish and express their autonomy is so well done, especially with Sal’s growth as a person. From being reserved and unspeaking (at least to those he’s not comfy with) due to trauma inflicted on him, to a brave teenager who will stand up for his siblings and make sure even his own fathers know when they’re wrong or don’t have the same perspective he or the kids in general do (e.g. the intersection of his identities as being both a magical person and a Black person, a perspective mainly limited to him (Zoe too, but also kinda not bc she hasn’t had as much interaction w humanity in the last… long while until recently)).

Such a great book

WAIT ZOE!! Omg I loved her arc and story in this book!! I love the way her character is done and how her status as protector of the island is highlighted and then it’s revealed that she is, in fact, Queen. It almost feels allegorical for how the movements and communities we have were built upon the work and literal ground of Black and Indigenous communities here in America (and especially Black trans folk!). Marsyas is her people’s land, and despite everything done to her and her family and people, she, with the help of her newfound allies, creates a new home for those who have been hurt and oppressed like her.

[theluciferswar]

Lucifers VS Lucifers : Round 1

Lucy : Six year old orphan antichrist being raised by two gay men with a bunch of other orphaned found family

Lucifenia : A place rather than a person but I think it would be funny. Landmass sweep

[skygemspeaks]

i know that lucy is the favourite in the thitcs fandom and i love him SO much too, but sal means so much to me 🥺 i am holding him in my hands so so gently. the scene where linus helps him move his desk and typewriter out of the closet and in front of the window in his room??? when he's talking about how he's never felt safe before coming to live with arthur and asking if linus is going to make him leave marsyas 😭

[bookwyrminspiration]

THE ANTICHRIST???

LUCY MY BELOVED!! I adore him so so much but also was so startled when that scene came up because I wasn't expecting it at all. You're gonna fall in love with him I'm telling you right now he's the best, every scene he's in is a delight. All the kids are delightful I just have a soft spot for Lucy. Clapping with delight I'm so excited for you <33

[yamikakyuu]

After seeing @samglyph's THitCS art, I desperately need a Malevolent/THitCS crossover where Lucy can totally hear John. Arthur (Lester) is shocked, Arthur (Parnassus) is not. Linus is confused.

[lucky-numberme]

[Comic ID: Four panels of a conversation between House in the Cerulean Sea characters. In the first panel, Lucy (whose eyes are glowing red) whispers to a distressed looking Chauncey. Chauncey says "Mr. Linus, do you support gay rights?" In the next two panels, a dirt covered and sunburned Linus is holding a shovel. His expression shifts from baffled to fully flustered as he says, "It's just Linus and— Chauncey, I'm gay!" The "I'm gay" text is boldened and emphasized. In the final panel, Talia and Phee look unimpressed and say in unison, "He's dodging the question." End ID]

Lucy is causing problems on purpose during Linus's first few weeks on the island, and Talia and Phee are so ready to back him up.

(also shout-out to @aroalin for brainstorming this with me 💛)