#lucy the house in the cerulean sea

[unckiescott]

The boys !!! And talia ig

Been reading the sequel lately and fell in love with it instantly

[hug-kiss-marry-kill]

[skygemspeaks]

he's the son of satan, the prince of darkness, the literal antichrist

he's a 7 year old boy who would do anything for his brothers and sisters

he has untold power and could bend the world to his whims

he likes to collect records and listens to what he calls "dead people music" and he got a portable record player as a gift for one of his dads

He has spiders in his brain and has nightmares that cause him to lose control of his magic and wake up screaming

He likes to wear footie pajamas because they have a little flap for his butt

He threatens to kill people when they piss him off

He wanted to call his dad "pappy" but he was outvoted by his siblings

His birth name is Lucifer

He goes by Lucy

[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. 💕

[thecourtfinchster]

Arthur being a dad!!!!!!!!!! with a droopy Lucy the morning after a nightmare

idk what it is about TJ Klune books being so inspiring. the only time i seem to ever make fanart is when it’s of one of his characters. i am so normal about House in the Cerulean Sea

(also i’m @lemon_finch_ on instagram if u wanna see more art)

[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!

[aglioeoliocat]

a little family portrait

this book has altered my brain chemistry, made my life better, my days brighter and made me very happy and now I can't stop thinking about it

[sharry-arry-odd]

"We all have our issues. I have a spare tire around my middle. His father is Satan. Nothing that can't be worked out if we try hard enough."

The House in the Cerulean Sea, by TJ Klune

[bumblefruit-ahhh]

"I am evil incarnate," the dastardly voice said. "I am the blight upon the skin of this world. And I will bring it to its //knees//. Prepare for the End of Days! Your time has come, and the rivers will run with the blood of the innocents!"

Talia sighed. "He's such a drama queen."

I love this series. I love this tiny child with spiders in his brain. Arhghgh, I can't

[lucky-numberme]

[ID: A digital illustration of Lucy, Theodore, and Phee in flight. Lucy has bat wings and grins excitedly at his siblings, eyes glowing slightly red. Phee is patting Theo's head, and both of them are smiling up at Lucy. End ID]

@davidbowielovesyou mentioned this idea in the most recent chap of On Your Shore, and it was too cute not to draw :3

[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 🫡

[unckiescott]

Don't you wish you were here?

[bluenika-arts]

Lucy from The House in the Cerulean Sea because I loved the book and him so much

[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

[ask-arthur-parnassus]

How are you and the children doing?

Thank you dearly for asking!

I don't check the computer very often, but when I open it to asks like this, I can't help but smile.

We are all doing as well as we can be. Some days are better than others, of course, but I would say on average our days have more ups than downs. When I was a much younger man I proclaimed that I would never be a father. I couldn't see myself ever having enough bandwidth to parent, and I considered myself too broken to impart anything positive on a child. As the years passed and I grew and healed, my icy feelings towards children thawed. I don't know if you know this but before living on the island I worked at a primary school in the city for some time, and seeing how intelligent, inquisitive, and tenacious our young can be was an inspiration and a half! These children Linus and I have, they make me grateful every single day that my mindset was untethered.

My writer extraordinaire, Sal, flourishes with each passing day. The worlds he holds in his mind... I know only a fraction of what he sees is translated onto the page, but it's enough to blow us away. He has gotten very into children's fantasy as of late, and has been reading to the girls at bedtime. He recently showed me a short play he wrote, about a strained relationship between a child and their parents. It had a tragic ending, and I cried. His future is so bright.

Talia has started down the path of mad scientist. She is mildly obsessed with cross-pollination, and believes she can Frankenstein together different flora to create... something. At first her goal was to create the tastiest fruit out there, but then she was trying to create the LEAST tasty fruit, and then I think she got fed up with Lucy's 'fruit' jokes and moved on to vegetables, and then she learned that vegetable is a culinary distinction and as far as gardening goes doesn't actually mean anything... so I'm not sure what she's doing in those flower beds. It's sure to be devious, though. I can count on Talia to be devious.

Linus, my wonderful Linus. Where to start?

Love is... unlike anything else. Love is him bringing me a mug of Earl Grey in the morning because he's an earlier riser than I am. Love is him covering my eyes during the suspenseful parts of horror movies. Love is a kiss on the temple during the hard days, a reminder that this argument or this struggle is temporary. Every day, I wake up and I thank the universe for sending me Linus. I have had loneliness and I have had companionship and I much prefer companionship. I much prefer Linus.

So in short, and without wanting to risk 'jinxing it', things are going quite well.

[agrothera]

linus: *exists*

arthur: baby, you light up my world like nobody else, the way that you flip your hair gets me overwhelmed but when you smile at the ground, it ain't hard to tell, you don't know, oh-oh, you don't know you're beautiful, oh-oh, if only you saw what I can see, you'll understand why I want you so desperately, right now I'm lookin' at you, and I can't believe, you don't know, oh-oh, you don't know you're beautiful, oh, oh-oh, that's what makes you beautiful