#the empty grave spoilers

[tyrramint]

Convinced that Kipps interrupting Lockwood giving Lucy the necklace and making it seem like the siege is starting right at that moment while it’s actually hours and hours to go is because he was going to lose the betting pool if they didn’t wait longer to confess

[skeletal-fish]

marissa fittes is so unserious bc she saw lucy walking up to her, clothes torn, covered in sweat and blood and frost, freshly done ransacking her secret evil basement and then blowing up her trophy room, killing her right hand man and like twenty agents in the process, and that woman STILL tried to recruit her

[sixinchesdeepinmud]

The gang of 35 Portland Row, everyone

[skullandco]

I often see people saying that they're disappointed with how Locklyle ends in The Empty Grave. Disappointed over the fact that there wasn't a kiss or anything like that.

But c'mon??? Lockwood gives Lucy a necklace as a symbol of his undying devotion, which is probably even more meaningful to him because it was originally his mother's.

[bobbys-not-that-small]

“If all was quiet, I’d stroll past the staircase to the kitchen, where the lingering smells of toast (Lockwood) or tea cake (George and Kipps) gave clues to who might be in.”

— The Empty Grave, Jonathan Stroud

[krash-and-co]

stupid fucking ginger. shortass bitch. pushing him down the stairs. I hope he diohhhhh shit I take it back I take it back stroud wait stroud no stop stop STROUD I SAID--

[lewkwoodnco]

how many times do you think lucy heard footsteps coming up the stairs to her room late at night, sometimes after a particularly draining case or even on a perfectly normal day, and then………passing by her door, maybe pausing by it, before they continued up that last flight of stairs

[asteroustide]

Kinda finished. More like I’m sick of trying to draw this - this is the empty grave spoils with La Belle Dame 😓

[mcmactictac]

alrighty full series finished bullet point thoughts. Spoilers ahead for the empty grave. Duh

-slowburn of the century. Somehow him giving her the necklace that’s symbolic of his fathers undying devotion for his mother is more peak romance than the two of them actually kissing.

-Kipps isn’t dead! I jumped to conclusions too quickly! Thank you reassuring people in my asks!

-ALSO is Holly queer!! Im just saying the hints are there with her female “roommate” and Lockwood not being her type and all that? Im a lesbian Holly truther

-George and Flo also really grew on me like yes so true

-the narrative progression of the series is great the way that every book builds on itself in pieces? Like it feels like a series that you know the author knew what the plan was when they started it and I appreciate that.

-LOVED the double emphasis of this title with Marissa’s grave being empty (of her bones at least) and Lockwoods waiting grave at his family plot. Terrific way of doing it

-The skull grew on me so much dude I’m glad it got let out and has the freedom to do whatever it wants now. Loving those implications

-great way to wrap up a series? Felt very real. The problem is not magically fixed, but there’s hope as they move forward to something better. Like it’s not a nice neat little bow that ties everything perfectly together but it gives you enough information to be satisfied with the outcome

-so endearing. They’re all so endearing. I said it once and I’ll say it again the found family vibes are truly impeccable.

-also Lucy literally swinging on a trapeze across the entire theatre to save Lockwood

-on top of that the parallels between Lucy and Lockwood and their recklessness and suicidal tendencies. Like Lucy going to face Marissa alone is such a thing she would be mad at Lockwood for doing

-I liked that stakes and a sense of danger were easily created without having to kill off any of the main characters. Like I’m glad they all get to be alive and happy

-very good series, terrific writing, funny, and yet so real.

Ok that’s my main summary of thoughts I’m sure that I’ll have more later <3

[bubbl3zdaseaotter37]

Here it is at last! My first (completed, lol) animatic!

(minor) SPOILER WARNING! Book 5: The Empty Grave spoilers!

If you're sad we never got to see the best of these characters from the Netflix series, go check out @savelockwoodandco and sign their petition! Happy ghost hunting, Locknation!

[justjudethoughts]

Friendly reminder that Quill almost died from wounds inflicted in Jessica's room.

[tyrramint]

Memento mori

Closeups, because I like doing closeups ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

[waterisntreal]

Lucy about Lockwood after defeating La Belle Dame

[sixinchesdeepinmud]

Oh well... Do you think we will see this one day on the screen?

[gilbertscarrot]

finally, finally finished reading the empty grave and now i don't know what to do with myself

[bobbys-not-that-small]

we were ROBBED of the scene with George and Lucy and La Belle Dame, ROBBED I tell you. that scene alone would have cured my depression; I love George so much