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1. Public Bookmark 67

   He's There Watching for Me by DavidBowieLovesYou for tequilamockinbird

   Fandoms: The House in the Cerulean Sea - T. J. Klune  

   • Explicit
   • Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings, No Archive Warnings Apply
   • M/M
   • Complete Work

   28 Jun 2022

   Tags

   • Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings
   • No Archive Warnings Apply
   • Linus Baker/Arthur Parnassus
   • Arthur Parnassus
   • Linus Baker
   • Zoe Chapelwhite
   • Lucy (The House in the Cerulean Sea)
   • Phee (The House in the Cerulean Sea)
   • Talia (The House in the Cerulean Sea)
   • Sal (The House in the Cerulean Sea)
   • Chauncey (The House in the Cerulean Sea)
   • Theodore (The House in the Cerulean Sea)
   • Angst
   • Angst with a Happy Ending
   • Hurt/Comfort
   • Smut
   • Fluff and Smut
   • Established Relationship
   • Anal Sex
   • Blow Jobs
   • Explicit Consent
   • Emotional Healing
   • a lot of crying
   • They talk it out
   • Affectionate Insults
   • Mutual Pining
   • Arthur has a panic attack
   • difficult conversations
   • They Both Try So Hard
   • hugging and holding
   • Humor
   • Zoe does so much emotional labor for these guys
   • she deserves a medal
   • Seriously there's a lot of crying
   • POV Alternating
   • brief mention of suicidal ideation
   • brief mention of violence toward children

   Summary

   "I trust you, Arthur, with all my being and body. Will you trust me?"

   Language:

   English

   Words:

   11,940

   Chapters:

   5/5

   Comments:

   56

   Kudos:

   401

   Bookmarks:

   66

   Hits:

   8,517

   Bookmarked by bronzespooner

   11 Jul 2026

2. Public Bookmark *

   Golden Sands by tequilamockinbird

   Fandoms: The House in the Cerulean Sea - T. J. Klune  

   • Explicit
   • Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings
   • M/M
   • Complete Work

   08 Jan 2023

   Tags

   • Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings
   • Linus Baker/Arthur Parnassus
   • Linus Baker
   • Arthur Parnassus
   • Chauncey (The House in the Cerulean Sea)
   • Talia (The House in the Cerulean Sea)
   • Lucy (The House in the Cerulean Sea)
   • Ms. Klapper (The House in the Cerulean Sea)
   • Sal (The House in the Cerulean Sea)
   • Theodore (The House in the Cerulean Sea)
   • Phee (The House in the Cerulean Sea)
   • Zoe Chapelwhite
   • Awkward Flirting
   • Relationship Development
   • Romance
   • Comedy
   • Eventual Smut
   • Smut
   • First Time
   • Holding Hands
   • Making Out
   • New Relationship
   • Banter
   • Flirting
   • Tie Kink
   • Humor
   • Fluff
   • Fluff and Smut
   • Fluff and Humor

   Summary

   After Linus and Arthur kiss, and before the epilogue, a relationship blossoms.

   Edit: Some accidental Canon divergence would alter the elipogue a bit.

   Language:

   English

   Words:

   38,131

   Chapters:

   52/52

   Comments:

   677

   Kudos:

   1,215

   Bookmarks:

   206

   Hits:

   37,018

   Bookmarked by bronzespooner

   11 Jul 2026

3. Rec 49

   Stay by DavidBowieLovesYou

   Fandom The House in the Cerulean Sea - T. J. Klune

   • Teen And Up Audiences, Mature, Explicit
   • No Archive Warnings Apply
   • M/M
   • Series in Progress

   12 Feb 2024

   • No Archive Warnings Apply
   • Linus Baker/Arthur Parnassus
   • Arthur Parnassus
   • Linus Baker
   • Zoe Chapelwhite
   • Sal (The House in the Cerulean Sea)
   • Phee (The House in the Cerulean Sea)
   • Talia (The House in the Cerulean Sea)
   • Chauncey (The House in the Cerulean Sea)
   • Lucy (The House in the Cerulean Sea)
   • Theodore (The House in the Cerulean Sea)
   • Mention of Charles Werner
   • Helen (The House in the Cerulean Sea)
   • J-Bone (The House in the Cerulean Sea)
   • Original Characters
   • Arthur's POV
   • not the whole book???
   • Canon Compliant
   • canon typical internalized fatphobia
   • Linus is a cinnamon roll
   • Linus has a Mr. Baker persona
   • "missing" scenes
   • Arthur thinks about him constantly
   • Pining
   • brief mention of violence toward a child
   • Angst
   • Angst with a Happy Ending
   • I swear to god I'm going to finish this
   • this is happening
   • does not include epilogue
   • Spoilers
   • Pre-Epilogue: The House in the Cerulean Sea
   • New Relationship
   • Fluff and Angst
   • Light Angst
   • Angst and Feels
   • Comfort/Angst
   • Working through trauma together
   • mutual comfort
   • POV Arthur
   • Arthur and Zoe Friendship
   • Arthur and Helen Friendship
   • Lots of kissing
   • lots and lots of talking
   • Linus has permanent blush-face
   • everyone has a lot of feelings
   • Zoe and Helen
   • Themes of cultural oppression
   • Themes of cultural appropriation
   • Historical Trauma
   • Historical grief
   • Linus' body image
   • Internalized Fatphobia
   • Mutual Pining
   • They live in a pine forest
   • Pines for miles
   • I can't see the story for the pines in my eyes
   • not so light angst
   • light alcohol use
   • Make-outs
   • Slow Burn
   • Eventual Smut
   • which you can skip if you want to
   • but it's really sweet and loving smut
   • Nightmares
   • mention of past child abuse
   • Established Relationship
   • Fluff
   • Domestic Fluff
   • Fluff and Smut
   • Family Fluff
   • occasional smut
   • Therapy
   • Magical Mental Health Counselors
   • I should have known that was coming
   • Arthur's nightmares
   • Linus and Arthur taking care of each other
   • Arthur and Zoe supporting each other
   • Lucy's birthday play
   • Marsyas Village
   • Arthur's socks
   • Arthur's past
   • a whole lot of love and support
   • Love and support is contagious so please spread it like the plague
   • Healthy interdependence

   Words:

   288,808

   Works:

   3

   Bookmarks:

   49

   Bookmarked by bronzespooner

   26 Jun 2026

4. Public Bookmark 5

   Don't You Wish You Were Here? by DavidBowieLovesYou

   Fandoms: The House in the Cerulean Sea - T. J. Klune  

   • General Audiences
   • No Archive Warnings Apply
   • M/M
   • Complete Work

   17 Mar 2023

   Tags

   • No Archive Warnings Apply
   • Linus Baker/Arthur Parnassus
   • Arthur Parnassus
   • Linus Baker
   • Fanart
   • dontuwishuwerehere
   • Kissing
   • a kiss on the beach
   • Two Versions
   • one is blue
   • dusk on the beach
   • summer night

   Summary

   To celebrate the third birthday of The House in the Cerulean Sea, please enjoy Arthur and Linus sharing a nighttime kiss on the beach on a summer evening.

   There are two versions; the other (below the first one) has a blue filter. In case you wanted it bluer.

   Series

   • Part 3 of The House in the Cerulean Sea Fanart

   Language:

   English

   Words:

   0

   Chapters:

   1/1

   Collections:

   1

   Comments:

   12

   Kudos:

   116

   Bookmarks:

   5

   Hits:

   2,571

   Bookmarked by bronzespooner

   17 Jun 2026

5. Public Bookmark 5

   Sunflower by DavidBowieLovesYou

   Fandoms: The House in the Cerulean Sea - T. J. Klune  

   • Not Rated
   • No Archive Warnings Apply
   • M/M
   • Complete Work

   20 Jul 2023

   Tags

   • No Archive Warnings Apply
   • Linus Baker/Arthur Parnassus
   • Linus Baker
   • Arthur Parnassus
   • Fanart
   • shoulder kiss
   • romantic
   • Linus Baker is a sunflower

   Series

   • Part 5 of The House in the Cerulean Sea Fanart

   Language:

   English

   Words:

   0

   Chapters:

   1/1

   Comments:

   8

   Kudos:

   99

   Bookmarks:

   5

   Hits:

   2,206

   Bookmarked by bronzespooner

   16 Jun 2026