#thitcs Theodore

[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. 💕

[skutternomed]

More fan art of TJ Klune's lovely novel, The House in the Cerulean Sea.

[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

[hoothalcyon]

oh my gosh can you imagine Theodore's excitement when he sees that his dad has wings just like him. just absolutely falling over himself with joy when he sees those flaming wings appear and he's chirping so loudly. I need to lay down

[das-wil]

Theodore, Sal and Calliope!!!!

[ID: two wax pastel drawings on light blue, green ground. One shows a little bat like creature with a dragon tail chewing on a button. The other shows a Pomeranian on top of which a black cat is lying. END ID]

[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

[kidovna]

This entire book played out like an animated movie in my head so i had to draw the characters as if they were in one 🌊✨

[theitalianerd]

Don’t You Wish You Were Here? - The House In The Cerulean Sea Playlist

1. All I Have To Do Is Dream - Everly Brother

2. Peggy Sue - Buddy Holly

3. I Want You To Be My Girl - Frankie Lymon & The Teenagers

4. Come on, Let's go! Ritchie Valens

5. Searchin - The Coasters

6. Long Tall Sally - Little Richard

7. Chantilly Lace - The Big Bopper

8. La Bamba - Ritchie Valens

9. Tutti Frutti - Little Richard

10. Why do fools fall in Love - Frankie Lymon & The Teenagers

11. Dream Lover - Bobby Darin

12. That'll be the day - Buddy Holly

13. Ten Commandments of Love - Moonglows

14. We Belong Together - Ritchie Valens

15. You send me - Sam Cooke

16. Earth Angel - The Penguins

17. True Love Ways - Buddy Holly

18. Smile - Nat King Cole

19. Donna - Ritchie Valens

20. Dream a Little Dream of Me - Doris Day

21. You Will Be My Music - Frank Sinatra

22. Beyond the Sea - Bobby Darin

Yes, I wrote down all the songs mentioned in the book because I have no self control and I needed to dive into the book’s vibes completely. Still do. And I have found I love 50’s music! It’s not just the mentioned ones actually, as some by Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens and some others are only mentioned without their songs being played, still I added them because they’re Lucy’s favourites. Read the book again and play the songs when mentioned: it’s a totally different experience. Hope you enjoy! 🌊💙🎶

[chironeis]

following is a list of the lines I underlined in The House in the Cerulean Sea by TJ Klune (spoilers ahead):

“He’d accepted long ago that some people, no matter how good their heart was or how much love they had to give, would always be alone.” —pg. 31

“‘Arthur says that we should always make time for the things we like,’ Talia said. ‘If we don’t, we might forget how to be happy.’” —pg. 108

“‘And the spiders?’ ‘Still there.’ ‘But?’ ‘But I can have spiders in my head as long as I don’t let them consume me and them destroy the world as we know it.’” —pg. 157

“‘You’re very dear, Linus Baker.’” —pg. 190

“‘You’re too precious to put into words. I think…it’s like one of Theodore’s buttons. If you asked him why he cared about them so, he would tell you it’s because they exist at all.’” —pg. 306

“‘Did you like your treasure, Mr. Baker?’ Linus looked up at Arthur again. ‘I did,’ he whispered. ‘I liked it more than anything.’” —pg. 332

“It was grief, then, that Linus felt in his little house on Hermes Way. Grief bright and glassy, unlike anything he’d ever experienced before. He was but paper, brittle and thin, and he clutched the photograph to his chest, hugging it close.” —pg. 347

“‘I’ve seen the heart of all of them, and it beats tremendously despite everything they’ve gone through, either by your hand, or others.’” —pg. 361

“His thoughts were all cerulean.” —pg. 365

“Sometimes, he thought to himself in a house in a cerulean sea, you were able to choose the life you wanted. And if you were of the lucky sort, sometimes that life chose you back.” —pg. 396

[ceruleanfamily]

Chapter Title: familiar faces

Summary: The group arrives in the city. While stuck in a traffic jam, they meet one of Linus's old co-workers.

CW: implications of fatphobia. There's nothing said outright and it's just one moment near the end of the fic, but it felt worth mentioning just in case.

[inkstardustly]

I'm reading the House in the Cerulean Sea and I'm dying this book is so cute 😭😭😭

[vkelleyart]

Theodore (the wyvern from T.J. Klune’s The House in the Cerulean Sea) demands coins for his hoard. But in the event coins are not available, he will very happily accept a shiny brass button. 😂 Drawing this adorable iridescent little dude has been the highlight of my week.

Y’all, I’m in love with this novel. If you haven’t read it yet, please move it to the top of your list. It’s compassionate and healing and kind and romantic (and queer), and by God, more art from this book is coming. ❤️

[bookwyrminspiration]

okay now that I’ve finished the book he is much less of a damp sock and I sincerely hope he forever enjoys being gay married with several magical children in a house by the cerulean sea

I’m 30 pages in and Linus is the most pathetic wet rag of a man I’ve ever met. I adore him

[somethingnewwithemma]

Do you ever think about what the THITCS kids grow up to be? Here's what I picture;

Sal becomes an author who writes under a pseudonym and takes over the orphanage when Linus and Arthur get older

Chauncey starts as a bellhop (obvi) but makes his way up to be a hotel manager and is adored in the village

Thalia will be a kid for another 300 years (adopted by Phee after Linus and Arthur die) but eventually I think she'll open a public garden to share her love of gardening with others

Phee and Theodore stay on the island with Zoe

And Lucy ❤️ I image he's in the arts. I think he goes on to Broadway, at first just playing villains but eventually he plays heros and lead characters. And people are in awe of his voice and dancing and emotion on stage

I just imagine them all having really nice lives because Arthur and Linus taught them how to be strong enough to follow their dreams despite adversity

[luciinthesky-w-diamonds]

this is who i think the THITCS characters play as in mario cart. 

linus: mario - he is mario because he just is and that he doesn’t really care who he plays as

zoe: rosalina - she’d probably be like “oh she looks fun :)” and she’s also probably like really good at the game for no reason

lucy: king boo - need i say more?

talia: toadette - i have no evidence for this one she just gives off this energy

phee: daisy - okay phee plays to WIN. her and zoe just dominate i swear

chauncey: yoshi - i will take no criticism thank you and good night 

sal - shy guy and not because of shy guy’s lore but more because he looks kinda funny and this is sal’s only reason for playing as him

theodore: baby luigi - i have once again nothing to back this up

arthur: his Mii character - and i say this because i guarantee he was like “none of them look like me and i want to play as myself” and arthur does not understand the game whatsoever 

thank you and goodnight

[theitalianerd]

Rating: T

Relationships: Linus Baker/Arthur Parnassus

Characters: Linus Baker, Arthur Parnassus, Lucy (The House in The Cerulean Sea), Chauncey (The House in The Cerulean Sea), Sal (The House in The Cerulean Sea), Theodore (The House in The Cerulean Sea), Talia (The House in The Cerulean Sea), Phee (The House in The Cerulean Sea)

Additional Tags: Pre-Epilogue, takes place right after their first kiss, Second Kiss, and many more? - Freeform, Making Out, Hugs, Fluff, Family Feels, Tenderness, Insecure Linus Baker, Flirty Arthur Parnassus, cant believe there wasn’t a tag for that

Summary:

Linus knew that when the children, Zoe and Arthur welcomed him back on the island - welcomed him back home - they wouldn’t have let him get away with it easily.

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Or, the same evening when Linus came back home.

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Made a THITCS fic because I can’t stop think about them. Hope you guys like it :)