How Do Lucy In The Sky AU Fanfictions Reimagine Lucy And Lockwood'S Canon Relationship Dynamics?

Lucy in the Sky AUs are some of my favorite twists on 'Lockwood & Co.' because they take Lucy and Lockwood’s already intense partnership and crank it up to eleven. These fics often drop them into entirely new settings—space operas, cyberpunk cities, or even mundane coffee shop AUs—but the core of their dynamic stays beautifully intact. Lucy’s stubbornness and Lockwood’s reckless charm translate so well into any universe. I’ve read one where they’re rival pilots in a galactic war, trading barbs and saving each other’s necks, and another where they’re detectives in a noir-ish dystopia, their banter sharp enough to cut glass. The best part is how these AUs exaggerate their canon tension. Lucy’s trust issues? Amplified when she’s a rogue AI or a stranded time traveler. Lockwood’s hero complex? Even more glaring when he’s a prince or a superhero. Yet, no matter the setting, they always find their way to each other, just like in the original series.

What really hooks me is how these AUs explore their emotional baggage differently. In canon, their bond grows through ghost-hunting trauma, but in AUs, it might be war, heists, or even magical curses forcing them to rely on each other. I stumbled on a fic where Lucy’s a celestial being bound to Earth, and Lockwood’s the only human who can see her—their loneliness mirrored so perfectly, it ached. Another had them as rival art thieves, their chemistry sizzling amid double-crosses. The creativity in these reimaginings blows me away. Some writers lean into humor, turning Lockwood into a flirty spaceship captain or Lucy into a grumpy barista who melts for his antics. Others dive into angst, like a post-apocalyptic AU where Lucy’s the last musician alive and Lockwood’s the soldier who protects her. No matter the flavor, the heart of their relationship—that fierce, unspoken devotion—always shines through.