#the house in the cerulean sea - Arthur & Linus

[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. 💕

#the house in the cerulean sea #THITCS #arthur parnassus #linus baker #Lucy #Thalia #sal #Theodore #Phee #Zoe #fanart

[idreamofsleeping]

OH MY GOD OH MY GOD OH MY GOD OH MY-

#IM SCREAMING RN #IM GOING TO PASS AWAY #TJ KLUNE I LOVE YOU #SOMEWHERE BEYOND THE SEA #THATS SUCH A GREAT NAME #somehwere beyond the sea #gotta make a new tag #the house in the cerulean sea #tj klune #THITCS #linus baker #arthur parnassus #wolfsong tj klune #wolfsong #under the whispering door #in the lives of puppets #the Antichrist #sequel

[tenthrees]

Linus Baker disliked himself and had a depressing view of life but Arthur and the children still fell in love with him and I absolutely love that bc it crushes the idea that you have to first love yourself or be healed in some way before other people can love you.

#im thinking about this book again #cerulean sea #the house in the cerulean sea #tj klune #thitcs #arthur parnassus #linus baker #h speaks

[practicefortheheart]

Without a second thought, Linus reached up and cupped Arthur’s face. His skin was hot, but Linus wasn’t afraid of being singed and blackened. Arthur would never allow it. The fire tickled against the backs of his hands. “There, there,” Linus said quietly. “That’s enough of that, I think. You’ve made your point quite well.”  - The House in the Cerulean Sea

I love a good desperate face grab - some excellent face holding in this book!

#the house in the cerulean sea #arthur parnassus #linus baker #my drawings #yee haw messy lines

[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

#the house in the cerulean sea #thitcs #linus baker #arthur parnassus #zoe chapelwhite #lucy #sal #theodore #phee #chauncey #talia #tj klune #calliope #fanart

[house-in-the-cerulean-sea]

WE'RE FUCKING BACK BABY!

#the house in the cerulean sea #house in the cerulean sea #tj klune #linus baker #arthur parnassus #island dads #in the lives of puppets #amazing #<3 #sea-quel #seaquel #sequel #horse in the Cerulean sea quel #tor books #@torbooks

[sweetnerdytransguy-blog]

My favourite ships

#The House in the Cerulean Sea #arthur parnassus #linus baker #hannigram #aziraphale #anthony j crowley #will graham #nbc hannibal #under the whispering door #charlie countryman #nigel charlie countryman #adam raki #spacedogs #hugh dancy #cemetery boys

[trashmouth-padfoot]

The trope “middle aged men falling in love” gotta have crack in it or something

#/pos #the house in the cerulean sea #thitcs #good omens #arthur parnassus #linus baker #crowley #aziraphale

[skutternomed]

#the house in the cerulean sea #tj klune #arthur parnassus #linus baker #skutterdraws #digital art #say no to ai art

[peachybeesplease]

arthur parnassus to linus baker

#the house in the cerulean sea #thitcs #linus baker #arthur parnassus #beck posts #i'm just about at chp 15 and like. you don't have to back to work king. join mg emo band

[sort-of-dying]

if i had a nickel for every time i've become worryingly obsessed with two middle aged queer ~men, one of which is round and soft with a snarky side and his bf who is a lanky idiot with some sort of magic, i'd have three nickels, but it's strange that it happened thrice

#good omens #good omens 2 #tma #the magnus archives #the house in the cerulean sea #aziracrow #jmart #jonmartin #arthur x linus

[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

#the house in the cerulean sea #fanart #the house in the cerulean sea fanart #tj klune #they have evaded my brain #they won't leave #arthur parnassus #linus baker #zoe chapelwhite #theodore #sal #phee #talia #lucy #chauncey

[grimdarkmatt]

i have one weakness, and it’s middle aged men in love,

and found families

and so my friend showed me House in the Cerulean Sea and it was over for me

#the house in the cerulean sea #thitcs #arthur parnassus #linus baker #arthur by description is the man of my dreams #(but i hc his hair to be almost pink screw the hair color: blonde i do not see it) #my art

[book-and-manga-dragon]

There is something about Under the Whispering Door and The House on the Cerulean Sea that make me keep coming back to them.

I thought about it and I came to this conclusion - they make me feel a sort of soul deep HUNGER. A hunger for the kind of love that is described there - both the romantic & platonic. A love that accepts a person even when they walk in darkness - that sort of love. A love thats says "so you have your dark thoughts/feelings - that's OK.. by all means have them.. as long as you don't push me away. I will be right beside you as you walk your long dark road - that's all I want". I just... it makes a person feel so SEEN.

#under the whispering door #tj klune #the house in the cerulean sea #arthur parnassus #linus baker #hugo freeman #wallace price

[practicefortheheart]

Poor Linus and Arthur, ready for an Adventure!

#the house in the cerulean sea fanart #the house in the cerulean sea #arthur parnassus #linus baker #my drawings

[maroamora]

Finished reading House in the Cerulean Sea and just had to draw the sillies 🥹

#house in the cerulean sea #arthur parnassus #linus baker #maroart #i might color this later if I feel like it