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   Stay by DavidBowieLovesYou

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

   • Teen And Up Audiences
   • No Archive Warnings Apply
   • M/M
   • Complete Work

   01 Nov 2022

   Tags

   • 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
   • 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

   Summary

   In which I rewrite the entirety of The House in the Cerulean Sea from Arthur's perspective. 👀

   He sighed and tossed the letter lightly to his desk, leaning on his elbows and rubbing his eyes. "They're sending a caseworker."

   Series

   • Part 1 of Stay

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   English

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