#staircase boys

[loveverythingbooks]

'Lucy's Terribly Jaded': A Collection

Source: The Screaming Staircase

The Hollow Boy:

The Empty Grave:

#lucy is such a mood #lockwood and co #lucy carlyle #george cubbins #the screaming staircase #the hollow boy #the empty grave #lockwood & co #save lockwood and co #jonathan stroud

[spaghettiwench]

since @thedonutdeliverygirl and @jesslockwood were asking artists to do some lockwood and co tattoo designs I thought I'd finally draw the trios rapiers! Its an idea that's been knocking around my head forever so:

lets break it down!

First up is Lucy's rapier! I wanted the design to reflect a traditional fencing rapier. Very utilitarian and heavy hitting since she's the type of fighter who banks more on brute strength then technique.

Second is Georges rapier! I wanted this sword to reflect more historical references of rapiers (I did the smallest google search so if it's inaccurate my bad) because he's definitely the type of guy to commission something historically accurate.

Last but definitely not least is Lockwoods rapier! He's absolutely the kind of guy to have a very intricate and elegant weapon. The cage around the hilt being use to trap an opponent's blade and disarm them, he very much relies of technique rather then brute force.

Might do more of these little tattoo designs later if i'm feeling it ;) who knows!!

#i believe in weapons reflecting their weilder #extension of themselves and all #screw zodiac signs what does your sword look like #lockwood and co #lockwood & co #save lockwood and co #lucy carlyle #anthony lockwood #george casper karim #george cubbins #the whispering skull #the empty grave #the hollow boy #the creeping shadow #the screaming staircase #lockwood and co fanart #swmakes

[bubbl3zdaseaotter37]

I just finished The Empty Grave and — Help me :’D

anyways, here’s my first offering to the fandom. Skull!

#lockwood and co #save lockwood and co #renew lockwood and co #george cubbins #george karim #anthony lockwood #lucy carlyle #lockwood and co netflix #the screaming staircase #the whispering skull #the hollow boy #the creeping shadow #the empty grave

[biscuitrule]

No because I’m sorry but Lockwood and Co should be Percy Jackson level popular

#one of the best mg series out there #lockwood and co #locklyle #lockwood and co netflix #lockwood and co show #l&co #lucy carlyle #anthony lockwood #george karim #george cubbins #l&co. netflix #lockwood & co #lockwood #lockwood netflix #jonathan stroud #the screaming staircase #the whispering skull #the hollow boy #the creeping shadow #the empty grave #iron trio #lock nation #my post

[ghost-touch-kills]

This picture is the sole reason I got back into Lockwood and Co

(I didn’t make this: https://pin.it/zcLprjAlX)

#lockwood and co #the screaming staircase #the whispering skull #the hollow boy #the creeping shadow #the empty grave #anthony lockwood #jessica lockwood #lockwood art ghost found

[desos-records]

I had always gotten vague Sherlock Holmes vibes from Lockwood & Co. I thought this was just associations with London and mystery stories, but then I looked up where Marylebone is in London. It's the very same neighborhood as Baker Street. It's where the Sherlock Holmes Museum is. That cannot be a coincidence, can it?

Which is making me lose my mind because the books are almost written in a Watsonian way. Lucy is the narrator and arguably the protagonist, but she also tells Lockwood's story. It's his name on the cover.

Like Sherlock, he's a bit posh and keeps to himself and altogether a good person even though he's got a bit of an arrogant streak. Ultimately, despite appearances, he's motivated by his overwhelming concern for others. He always seems to have the right connections at the right time (look me in the eye and tell me Flo Bones doesn't serve the same narrative function as an Irregular). It's not a one-to-one comparison by any means, but the influence is there.

One especially important difference is that Lucy is the one with the exceptional ability, able to sense things no one else does, which is a break with Watsonian storytelling because the general rule is that the Watsonian narrator never outpaces the subject of his story (this way of framing a story was very popular in the late 19th/early 20th century and served mystery stories well by having an audience stand-in, Poirot stories also use this approach).

Lucy doesn't do that at all though. Partly because she's an unreliable narrator. Mostly because she very much is the protagonist, but her and Lockwood are partners in much the same way that Sherlock and Watson are. And by that I mean they understand each other and they work better together than they do with anyone else. Lucy starts on rather unequal footing with Lockwood, but as the books go on, they develop into a true partnership. They protect each other above anything else.

Jonathan Stroud, please I need to know if I'm imagining things here.

#did ANY of that make sense #lockwood & co #lockwood and co #anthony lockwood #lucy carlyle #george karim #george cubbins #locklyle #lucy and lockwood #lucy x lockwood #the screaming staircase #the whispering skull #the hollow boy #the creeping shadow #the empty grave #sherlock holmes #john watson

[strawberrycowgirly]

part 15 of my lockwood and co series!! i love you and i hope you have a great day today! you’re amazing

#anthony lockwood #lockwood and co #lucy carlyle #george karim #i love lockwood and co #save lockwood and co #bring back lockwood and co #locklyle #lockwood & co #lockwood netflix #incorrect lockwood quotes #lockwood and co incorrect quotes #incorrect lockwood and co quotes #lockwood incorrect quotes #incorrect quotes #the screaming staircase #the whispering skull #the hollow boy #the creeping shadow

[manikas-whims]

“You gave her a free pass because you like the way she looks at you.”

— George Karim to Anthony Lockwood about Lucy Carlyle

#my boy you ain't foolin no one 😭 #locklyle #anthony lockwood #lucy carlyle #george karim #lockwood and co #the screaming staircase #jonathan stroud #cameron chapman #ruby stokes #ali hadji heshmati

[ccuniculusmolestus]

Huge headcanon but you know that hickey Richard tries to tease Bun about and Bun becomes so triggered over it? ("Fell down some stairs," he says ''BRUSQUELY")........

Richard automatically assumed it was Marion but........lol. Henry gave it to him.

#also Bunny darling boy what in the hell is that excuse u dumb fuck i'll kiss u #(he and marion had a date but bunny shows up at Henry's afterwards and yeah.) #oh maybe he wanted to do the 'half truth' thing bcs when henry was biting him they were standing at the top of the staircase and he fell #he got too excited #strong beard-marion believer #i wasnt before but now i am #the secret history #bunny corcoran #tsh #henry winter #tsh donna tartt #winterbunny #marion barnbridge

[lockwoodsmouse]

that scene where lucy’s like:

y’all know the one

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[itripandfallalot]

I love these two passages juxtaposed together, because Lockwood immediately realizes the strength of Lucy's Talent, and as much as he's stunned and impressed (see here), he's scared this early on, which turns into a huge point of tension in their relationship.

Lucy is "feisty" and emotional early in the interview—a trait that attracts ghosts. Couple that with her Talent, and yikes.

I'll admit, I struggled to understand why Lockwood frowned here, but I think a big reason is that he sees the risk with Lucy almost instantly. She's able to connect with sources so powerfully here, drawing from them a level of specificity and detail that I'm sure was unnerving.

And given Lockwood's past, I think he finds this extremely worrisome. Lucy is too good not to pass up as an employee, but I think this is why, even early on, we see him pay such close attention to her. When he finds out she kept Annie Ward's source, he loses it at her, and when she starts to get too close to ghosts, obviously he's worried, given what happened to Jess.

But I think he clocked her right here as both a marvel, and someone he was going to have to look out for given her immense Talent and her emotions. I think part of the reason we see the tension explode in THB is that Lockwood has been worried and concerned since Lucy's interview. That early on. That long. But he had to take a risk—she's too good. And then THB, that calculated risk blows up in his face. But I'll get to that later. :D

#lockwood and co #lockwood & co #locklyle #anthony lockwood #lucy carlyle #l&co book spoilers #the screaming staircase #the hollow boy

[spaghettiwench]

Norrie and Lucy both had friendship bracelets they made each other while they had free time on jobs (you know the ones you make at summer camp with all the knots that takes FOREVER to make) Lucy's bracelet has two shades of blue (one light one dark) and purple. Norries is yellow white and green.

They both tied the bracelets onto the others wrist once they were finished. A promise to each other that they were going to last, tight enough that the only way to get it off is to cut it.

Norrie still has hers, fairly beat up in her ghost locked state but still holding on strong.

Lucy on the other hand lost hers on a job one night during her first week in London.

When she realized it was gone she was in the shower after a job. She had locked herself in her room for the next few days, refusing to see anyone, refusing to eat any of the trays Lockwood tried to bring up and the boys had no idea why. No idea until one day months later after the bone glass Lucy walks up to them one morning without a word and ties a poorly knotted bracelet around each of their wrists. George's is orange, red and pink and Lockwoods is teal, grey, and purple. They didn't understand it at first, Lockwood moaned that it clashed with his outfits; and jewelry had always bugged George, he said that it got in the way.

It wasn't until Lockwood caught her making her own in the garden one sunny morning spending hours tying tedious knots one color after the other that he understood. He looked at the bracelet on his right wrist and realized that this scrap of embroidery thread represented a promise. One of persistence, one of patience, one of a future where all that time and love that was put into it was paid back tenfold.

Lockwood never complained about his again after what he saw, and while George still complained about his he resolutely refuses to cut his off.

Lucy wears a new bracelet on her wrist now, four to be exact. They get caught on all the wrong things and take forever to dry after a shower but she refuses to take them off until they break.

one is two shades of blue and purple

one is yellow, green, and white

one is orange, red and pink

and the last is teal grey and purple

#sorry guys the voices won with this one #this came to me in a dream #its 5am #maybe i'll expand on this #idk #lockwood and co #lockwood & co #lucy carlyle #anthony lockwood #george karim #george cubbins #lockwood and co netflix #lockwood and lucy #locklye #the empty grave #the hollow boy #the creeping shadow #the screaming staircase #the whispering skull

[calla-starkflowerstew11]

During the creeping shadow

Lockwood: what's the easiest way to steal to steal a man's wallet?

Lucy: knife to the throat?

George: gun to the back?

Holly: poison in his cup?

Kipps: you're all horrible

#lockwood and co #anthony lockwood #lucy carlyle #george karim #george cubbins #holly munro #quill kipps #the creeping shadow #the screaming staircase #the whispering skull #the hollow boy #the empty grave #six of crows

[biscuitrule]

Sadly part of me feels like Lockwood and Co would have been a more popular book series and by extension a more popular show if the books were from Lockwood’s perspective instead of Lucy’s.

It’s unfortunate but girls are much more willing to read a book with a male protagonist than boys are to read about a female protagonist. And in the case of a series like Lockwood and Co it’s not marketed specifically towards boys or girls so it has nothing to do with boys seeing it as “girly” or whatever. And it’s not that they start it and then dislike it because they can’t relate to Lucy, in my experience working with kids and recommending this series to them, once they start it they love it, but the boys are usually skeptical to even pick it up and try it out once they find out the main character is a girl named Lucy.

They end up loving it of course, but there isn’t that same hesitation when recommending something like Percy Jackson or Artemis Fowl. And I think that’s really sad because Lockwood and Co is a series about friendship that everyone can relate to, but society’s inherent need to classify things as “for boys” or “for girls”really hinders the reach of this series.

And to be clear I’m not saying they should have been from Lockwood’s perspective I think this was a story that deserved to and needed to be told from Lucy’s pov. It’s a problem with society, not the books and this is just a trend I’ve noticed.

I truly believe this series has some of the best themes for a wide age range of kids and young adults. It’s one of those rare stories where the themes are deep but still accessible to kids, and I just wish more people knew about it and that it got the recognition it deserved.

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[usarmytrooper]

#shirtless #muscle #jock #country boy #baseball cap #ballcap #blue jeans #tattoos #scruff #cowboy boots #work boots #working man #staircase #stairs

[ohanny]

this scene was gayer than any of the gay sex

#playboyy the series #just a boy lighting another boys cigarette #there is no heterosexual way to do that #prom x non #dech is so pretty i want to throw myself off a railingless staircase #not that we didn't get staircases railing railing this episode