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Just so y’all know: I can’t speak for every other fic author but I can say that I remember when people leave me kind comments. I recognize your urls and/or usernames on AO3. I remember you and sometimes in writing my fics I think to myself, “Oh, I hope this person sees this because they liked x in this other fic I did.”

Not only that—I go back and reread comments when I’m feeling low. I look at tags and reblogs and asks and wish I could hold them in my hand like a note from a friend on an old, torn piece of notebook paper.

Your comments have so much more impact than you know. So thanks to those who use the comment section to spread love and encouragement. We appreciate you.

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You know you're a monsterfucker when Beetlejuice is suddenly a Thing again after many, many years and you look at him think, "Yeah, I'd still totally hit that."

#it's been 35 years #original beetlebabe #old af

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Fanfic Writers: Director’s Cut

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Here's that fic, in case you were looking for it:

Where You Are Is Where I Belong (43197 words) by ZanyTrash

Chapters: 19/19

Fandom: Beetlejuice - All Media Types, Beetlejuice - Perfect/Brown & King, Beetlejuice (Cartoon 1989), Beetlejuice (1988)

Rating: Explicit

Warnings: Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings

Relationships: Beetlejuice/Lydia Deetz, Beetlejuice & Lydia Deetz

Characters: Lydia Deetz, Beetlejuice (Beetlejuice), Delia Deetz, Charles Deetz, Barbara Maitland, Adam Maitland, Original Male Character(s), Claire Brewster, Original Female Character(s)

Additional Tags: Repressed Memories, Emotional/Psychological Abuse, Infertility, Divorce, Friends to Lovers, Beetlejuice Has Mood Ring Hair (Beetlejuice), Character Death, Angst with a Happy Ending, Pregnancy, beetlebabes, Lydia is in her 30s, Miscarriage, Dead Dove: Do Not Eat, Fluff and Smut, Non-Graphic Violence

Summary:

Lydia's aggressively normal life has fallen apart at the seams and landed her back at home with her parents. A chance discovery in her old bedroom leads her to dig up long-forgotten memories of a shadow that haunted her childhood, and sets her strange and unusual life on a new course - until a dangerous new threat emerges to jeopardize her happiness.

Anyone interested in beta reading a complete Beetlejuice fanfic?

Here are some basics:

It's a Beetlebabes fic. If that's not your thing, scroll on by.

No underage material, Lydia is in her 30s.

Universe is mostly musical and cartoon, with some movie references.

Just under 42.5k words.

Beetlejuice x Lydia is the main ship. Some background Charles x Delia and Adam x Barbara.

There's smut. The smutty parts are explicit.

Major character death, some Dead Dove Do Not Eat, mentions of suicide, mild violence, pregnancy, miscarriage.

There is a happy ending.

I'm not looking for super in-depth feedback on plot (unless you want to give it), I'm mostly looking for another set of eyes who can catch misspellings, missed words, autocorrect blunders, or unclear sections (can't tell who's speaking, that doesn't make any sense here, etc.).

A short excerpt after the jump:

The next time Lydia looked up from the journal, she saw that the light outside was slipping into twilight.

From her cross-legged vantage point on the floor, she looked over from the window and spotted something under the middle of her bed in the reflection in the mirror. Wiggling her way under the bed, she stretched for the object - which looked like a crumpled bit of paper. Retrieving the object successfully, she knelt on the floor and gently unfurled the tightly-wadded paper against the carpet. The same shade of yellow as the old journal, she squinted at the page and studied the faded words. It was written in a strange language she'd never seen before. Then she flipped over the page and saw:

Though I know I should be wary,

Still I venture someplace scary,

Ghostly hauntings I turn loose:

Beetlejuice, Beetlejuice, Beetlejuice!

"Beetlejuice, Beetlejuice, Beetlejuice?" She mused out loud. That’s a strange word, and an odd poem, but whatev-

Before she could finish the thought, the sky outside turned pitch black, cloaking the room in darkness. A flash came from the mirror and the last thing Lydia saw was a wall of stripes colliding bodily with her face and knocking her backwards, thumping her head against the wooden bedframe.

As her vision narrowed and her eyes slid shut, all she heard was a gravelly voice growling out "It’s showti- Oh shit!"

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Men's "hear me out" - a conventionally attractive woman with shorter than average hair.

Women's "hear me out" -

#beetlejuice #musicaljuice #toonjuice #keatlejuice #beetlejuice the musical #bjtm #betelgeuse

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Anyone interested in beta reading a complete Beetlejuice fanfic?

Here are some basics:

It's a Beetlebabes fic. If that's not your thing, scroll on by.

No underage material, Lydia is in her 30s.

Universe is mostly musical and cartoon, with some movie references.

Just under 42.5k words.

Beetlejuice x Lydia is the main ship. Some background Charles x Delia and Adam x Barbara.

There's smut. The smutty parts are explicit.

Major character death, some Dead Dove Do Not Eat, mentions of suicide, mild violence, pregnancy, miscarriage.

There is a happy ending.

I'm not looking for super in-depth feedback on plot (unless you want to give it), I'm mostly looking for another set of eyes who can catch misspellings, missed words, autocorrect blunders, or unclear sections (can't tell who's speaking, that doesn't make any sense here, etc.).

A short excerpt after the jump:

The next time Lydia looked up from the journal, she saw that the light outside was slipping into twilight.

From her cross-legged vantage point on the floor, she looked over from the window and spotted something under the middle of her bed in the reflection in the mirror. Wiggling her way under the bed, she stretched for the object - which looked like a crumpled bit of paper. Retrieving the object successfully, she knelt on the floor and gently unfurled the tightly-wadded paper against the carpet. The same shade of yellow as the old journal, she squinted at the page and studied the faded words. It was written in a strange language she'd never seen before. Then she flipped over the page and saw:

Though I know I should be wary,

Still I venture someplace scary,

Ghostly hauntings I turn loose:

Beetlejuice, Beetlejuice, Beetlejuice!

"Beetlejuice, Beetlejuice, Beetlejuice?" She mused out loud. That’s a strange word, and an odd poem, but whatev-

Before she could finish the thought, the sky outside turned pitch black, cloaking the room in darkness. A flash came from the mirror and the last thing Lydia saw was a wall of stripes colliding bodily with her face and knocking her backwards, thumping her head against the wooden bedframe.

As her vision narrowed and her eyes slid shut, all she heard was a gravelly voice growling out "It’s showti- Oh shit!"

#beetlejuice fanfic #beetlebabes

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Betelgeuse "Smash or Pass" Hierarchy

Movie!juice - Would reluctantly smash, even though he'll be gone in the morning.

Toon!juice - Would absolutely smash, gently, because he is baby.

Musical!juice - Would smash bareback, repeatedly, and hope for twins.

#beetlejuice #betelgeuse #beetlejuice cartoon #toonjuice #musicaljuice #moviejuice #tmi gang #beetlejuice the musical #bjtm

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My personal headcanon is that the musical is a continuation of the animated series.

~~musical spoilers after the jump~~

Barring the two potential contradictions - the timeline of Dead Mom's death and the timeline of the relationship between Charles and Delia - the musical could be viewed as "What if Lydia repressed childhood memories of Beetlejuice because of her parents' need for her to be "normal"?"

For me, it casts the musical in an entirely different light. Beetlejuice becomes less of an agent of chaos for chaos' sake, and more of a hurt person who wants to hurt the people who were hurting Lydia - Lydia being the only person Beetlejuice ever found himself really caring about. It adds a layer to why he's despondent that he can't be seen, because his best friend can't see him and he can't help her if no one can see him.

It also gives a more solid reason for their instant friendship and closeness on the roof. Lydia can't see him until she's at her breaking point, accepted death, and ready to jump. When she does see him, Beetlejuice is overjoyed and instantly ready to call her his best friend. She doesn't remember him, but she picks up how to summon him very quickly, so he doesn't feel the need to shock her system into uncovering the memories she's repressed.

Beetlejuice is happy haunting the house with Lydia and doesn't seem to want more until she leaves to try to find Dead Mom. At that point, he freaks out - his best friend is gone again, probably slipping back into the hands of the people who took her from him. He reverts back to old tactics - murder, lying, manipulation, cheating, and coercion - because his last approach failed to keep Lydia away from the people who were trying to change her.

I don't entirely buy that Beetlejuice had a change of heart and a new appreciation for life after living for just a couple of minutes after the wedding - after all, he went into a full-on panic attack as soon as he was alive again - but I would see him taking charge and standing up against Juno when she threatened Lydia. Saving the Maitland and Deetz families was always secondary to saving Lydia.

In the end, he recognized and respected that Lydia wanted to be left with her parents, and that her parents seemed to be coming around to the idea that Lydia deserves to be her own person. This fits with the overall narrative of the animated series, as Beetlejuice always respected and supported Lydia, and recognized her autonomy - even though she was just a kid.

This also fits with Beetlejuice being an unreliable narrator in the musical. As he would tell it, he washes out to be the ultimate hero of the story who gets to ride off into the sunset of the Netherworld, sacrificing his relationship with his best friend for her benefit and returning to square one in his quest to be seen.

Goddamnit, now I'm on my Beetlejuice movie vs musical shit again.

The musical is such a romcom it makes me sick... in a good way, I love romcoms.

But it's so weird to think of it that way-- even though I am totally right about this-- because the source material was straight horror comedy and I tend to think of the whole franchise through that lense first.

#this turned into an essay #Beetlejuice #toonjuice #bjtm #beetlejuice the musical #the hottest of hot takes

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musical!beetlejuice + sfw alphabet

A = Affection (How affectionate are they? How do they show affection?)

so physically affectionate, will not leave you alone (if you're okay with that!!), he's so obviously touch starved that once you're in a (tentatively named) relationship it becomes free game that he can and will be touching you at all times

cuddles are a must, will ask you any time you are alone together (and it can and sometimes does lead to more)

he also really likes giving gifts but he is terrible at it (the maitlands have told him on numerous occasions that he can’t give you body parts as gifts, it’s not really sunk in yet) but he’s trying his best!! and he’s so endearing when he gives you anything!

if you gift him anything he will boast to literally everyone he haunts for like a fortnight afterwards

he loves when you initiate the affection though!! like wow this person is choosing to do this, he didn't have extort, torture, or lie for this!! please get him some therapy

B = Best friend (What would they be like as a best friend? How would the friendship start?)

post-canon, lydia ends up with a chaos demon best friend and lucky you, you're going to be dragged into all the chaos that takes place! (and potentially be damage control / the voice of reason)

the deetz-maitland household has barely known peace since the two of them became best friends, and now you’re included with that, good luck!!

both of them will listen to you (sometimes) so you'll be invited to join in with scaring the shit out of the pizza delivery guy :) it's a good couples bonding activity don't question it

you're always very willing to help if it's aimed at someone who was being creepy with lydia, that's when you have to convince the two of them that they can't murder the guy that did it (even if you agree with them)

C = Cuddles (Do they like to cuddle? How would they cuddle?)

as mentioned before, he’s literally obsessed, can and will take every single opportunity to cuddle you

the first time you initiate it, he will turn bright pink and vanish from the room, he can’t believe someone actually wants to be near him like that

he'll get used to it quickly though!!!

will force you to sit down so he can rest his head in your lap sometimes, he absolutely loves it

he purrs if you mess with his hair!! please do it, he'll love you forever (and lydia thinks it's hilarious)

D = Domestic (Do they want to settle down? How are they at cooking and cleaning?)

do not let him cook for you unsupervised!!!! he will use bleach thinking it'll enhance the flavor profile and you will end up with an early ticket to the netherworld!! please do not consume anything he made without consulting the maitlands beforehand!!!

he likes to say he's your house spouse because he stays at home most of the time <3 (you've tried pointing out that he has a job and he does nothing around the house but he always pulls you into a kiss and that always ends the conversation)

he's pretty well set up where he is right now, living between your place and the deetz-maitland house, he considers himself to be settled down right now

E = Ending (If they had to break up with their partner, how would they do it?)

lol he would just not do that

boy has major abandonment issues and would overlook any and all red flags any parter presented (also y'know he's a demon, for him some red flags are green flags)

I think it would be intervention from someone in the Deetz-Maitland family that would actually have to initiate any kind of break up because I just don't see him doing so

F = Fiance(e) (How do they feel about commitment? How quick would they want to get married?)

his green card marriage to lydia does not get brought up a lot in the house (unsurprisingly) now he's been summoned and welcomed into the house, he's less set on life via marriage because hey he has a pretty good set up going on right now without being alive, why mess with a good thing and potentially ruin it y’know

would still want to marry you eventually, but isn't going to push it too much until you start bringing it up too (doesn't wanna scare you off before he can put a ring on it y'know?)

if it leads to him being alive again then that's just a bonus

G = Gentle (How gentle are they, both physically and emotionally?)

he does try to keep in mind that you're a living being and do not have the limits of a dead person but he forgets sometimes ):

will forget that you need to breathe when he's kissing you and wonder why you're trying to push him away

he can be gentle though!! when he remembers that you're flesh and bone

if you're in a bad mood he will proceed to dote on you in the same way that you dote on him

he's not all chaos, he can he soft when the situation arises for it (and only around people he trusts, he's got a reputation to maintain y'know?)

H = Hugs (Do they like hugs? How often do they do it? What are their hugs like?)

I keep talking about hugs but the ghost with the most just loves them so much 😭

all the physical affection all the time please babes <3

he hugs everyone in the house quite a lot (this was less endearing when he stank of rot and death but now he showers occasionally it’s a more welcome method of affection)

an easy solution initially was to spray him with room spray so at least he stank of flowers or pine

he does all kinds of hugs but the most common type is bear hugs that squeeze all the air out of your lungs

I = I Love You (How quickly would they say it? Would they say it a lot or rarely?)

he would say it pretty quickly, whether he means it initially is sort of up for debate, many members of the household think he only said it so quickly in the hope that you’d summon him (that did not work out if that was his intention)

it's a sweet moment and he will pull you into a kiss and no one will see the two of you for a few days <3

you’ll be able to tell the first time he says it and means it because his hair will turn magenta and he’ll try and laugh it off

if you say it back he will lose his ability to speak for a good few minutes (it’s one of the only times he’s ever been speechless in front of you)

he will say it constantly after that!! every person that meets him will know that you're in love after that :) very proud demon <3

J = Jealousy (How jealous do they get? What do they do when they’re jealous?)

he’s a demon and he’s quite territorial, jealousy is a big sticking point in anyone’s relationship with him

it’s not just with you, he gets jealous of people who get close to lydia and 'threaten' his position as best friend, he gets jealous of any work friends of charles’ who come round to view the house, it comes from his fear of being abandoned and you’re all working on ways to healthily navigate those feelings with him

he’s not perfect, and neither is anyone else, and it does sometimes feel like he’s not making any progress, but then you remember when he almost ripped someone’s heart out their chest because they winked at you a few months ago and how now he’d just growl loudly at them, and you realise that he is making progress with it, just slowly

he thinks it's absolutely hilarious if you got jealous over someone flirting with him though (do not let him know, you'll never hear the end of it)

K = Kisses (What are their kisses like? Where do they like to kiss you? Where do they like to be kissed?)

messy af. that's it, that's how he kisses.

he will take any opportunity to dip you and kiss you in front of others, especially anyone who made the mistake of trying to make a move on you in front of the bug man

will kiss you anywhere and everywhere, he's a demon, he's not afraid to get messy

loves if you kiss his forehead or nose or somewhere more platonic, it makes him feel loved in a way that he isn't used to

cheesy kisses like on the back of your hand are a must <3

L = Little ones (How are they around children?)

do not let him around children unsupervised!!!! do not do that!!!!

he will traumatise them and then no one's happy!!!!

if he says he's going to do a puppet show, do not let him proceed, it will not be a fun puppet show and it may end with your favourite book in the fire and the child in question crying

he likes being around kids cause he can fuck with them and no one believes them, just don't leave him on his own because then it will end with a kid having nightmares for the next few years...

is the kind of person to start a conversation with “hey kid, do you want to see something gross?” before pulling a severed finger from one of his many coat pockets (you search his pockets every time and never find any loose body parts, you’re not sure where he pulls them from)

M = Morning (How are mornings spent with them?)

he is absolutely not a morning person in any sense of the word

absolutely hates being woken up before noon

good luck getting out of bed to go to work, he will wrap an arm around you and will not let go until you threaten to banish him back to the netherworld

likes to lie on you when you are asleep so enjoy the human-shaped ice block resting on you (which is great in summer when it's hot but less good in winter when it's already cold)

slow and quiet mornings are needed because he will be groggy when he wakes up

N = Night (How are nights spent with them?)

depends if he's working or not!

if he’s not working then it’s horror movie night!

don't like horror films? you will by force if he has anything to do with it!! let's watch the Exorcist again babes, it won't be as scary now you've seen it 20 times!!

if he's at work he's all pouty before he has to go, like he's clingier than usual with all of you, whilst the puppy dog eyes are out in full force

he loves scaring people for a living, but he hates leaving you guys )): but you can't go with him to the netherworld so he just has to suck it up and gothe sooner he goes, the sooner he comes back right <3

O = Open (When would they start revealing things about themselves? Do they say everything all at once or wait a while to reveal things slowly?)

he doesn’t think he’s revealed a lot about himself for the time he’s been around you but he has, it’s just been made through jokes about his trauma (I’m serious, get him a therapist)

it blows his mind when you casually say something he doesn’t think you know like how do you know that??? you actually listen to him???

he’s been so used to being invisible that he talks aloud to himself a lot so if you actually listen, you’ll probably have learned more about him then he’ll have meant for you to

P = Patience (How easily angered are they?)

by you and the Maitland-Deetz’s? not very easily

it’s something he’s worked on a lot since lydia summoned him back to their house, he didn’t want to risk being banished back to the netherworld again

by other people, it depends on what they do

people flirting with you or someone being mean to lydia is the quickest way to get his hair flushing red and his self-control straining

he does try, but he’s a demon, there’s only so much he can do that doesn’t go against his very nature

he’s made progress though, you’re all very proud of him

Q = Quizzes (How much would they remember about you? Do they remember every little detail you mention in passing, or do they kind of forget everything?)

he’s bad with dates of events, it comes with how old he is

he will try his best but he just doesn’t have the head for it

he remembers a lot of what you and lydia say to him, less so for the others

you’ve learned if you want him to do something it’s better to leave notes somewhere he’ll see them rather than just saying it cause there’s a better chance that he’ll do it (but it’s still not guaranteed)

R = Remember (What is their favorite moment in your relationship?)

first ‘I love you’s probably

it really cemented that you actually like him and wanted to be around him, it was a very emotional experience for him

he speaks about it fondly to the others (and then he goes into graphic detail about what happened afterwards and that’s when the others have to cover their ears)

S = Security (How protective are they? How would they protect you? How would they like to be protected?)

extremely protective of the whole family and the house, all of you know if anyone ever tried to break in, he'd probably kill them

the clones are helpful for that, he can always have a clone keeping an eye on things if he's away or otherwise occupied (plus adam and barbara can't leave so there's always someone there)

he likes to spend most of his time with either you or lydia, but sometimes he does have to go to netherworld for business and that's when he starts getting antsy

his hair'll be a mix of purple and yellow before he goes and no amount of reassurance can get it to change back to green

he tries to come home as quickly as possible, and if he’s going to be away from a while he will try and insist that you stay with the Deetz-Maitlands so you’re all together

T = Try (How much effort would they put into dates, anniversaries, gifts, everyday tasks?)

he tries his best but dates are not gonna sink in for him, he'll try for special occasions but small things like the first time you kissed or something are just not gonna stick in his head

mentioned before but he does love giving gifts (of varying quality and safety)

he gave you a baby sandworm once, it destroyed one of the walls in your house and he wasn't allowed in your apartment until the wall was fixed

you’ve tried to get him to get approval of any gifts from Adam and Barbara since then

U = Ugly (What would be some bad habits of theirs?)

he’s not clean. at all.

even when he’s washed (which is done rarely) he still smells like he’s just been buried

you’ve taken to filling your house with scented candles and incense sticks to try and offset the smell but it doesn’t cover it completely

air freshener spray downs when he first appears are pretty common for you, you go through at least a bottle a week

V = Vanity (How concerned are they with their looks?)

lol have you seen this man, he’s absolutely not (apart from his hair)

it’s taken time but he will shower now!! he hates it but will do it (also if you say you’ll wash his hair he’ll only grumble rather than full-on complain about it)

is very picky about who touches his hair, says it takes him forever to get it to look like that (you've watched him stick his fingers into a plug socket to shock himself so it'll stand up so you doubt that)

you know he can wear different clothes to his suit but it's very rare that he actually does so (when you first got him to shower he did so in the suit, it was...an experience)

he likes it if you wear his suit though 👀👀😉

W = Whole (Would they feel incomplete without you?)

yes but also no? he's a demon, he was alive way before you were born and will be alive long after your natural death, so in that way he wouldn't because he's already been him

on the otherhand yes, he would feel incomplete, you're the first breather to ever make him feel more than lust, it does worry him what will happen when you die (but also y'know when you die you can be together forever!! won't that be fun!!)

he doesn't worry too much about what you dying will mean for your relationship, right now he's just keeping it at the back of his mind

X = Xtra (A random headcanon for them.)

animals seem to really like him oddly enough

he prefers animals on the creepier side but it’s funny watching random animals just approach him when he’s outside

he says he can understand them, though none of you know if he’s serious or if he’s joking about it

you have overheard him speaking to a pigeon as though he was mid-conversation with it when he thought no one was there but the jury’s out on it

Y = Yuck (What are some things they wouldn’t like, either in general or in a partner?)

the deetz-maitland household are very important to him, if you don't get on with them on a serious level it would be an issue for him

there’s accommodation of any disagreements but if either party had a serious issue with the other it would make him very anxious about a future with the partner, especially if the relationship is still fairly new

Z = Zzz (What is a sleep habits of theirs?)

he sometimes starts floating when he falls asleep, so good luck if you were cuddling him!

you have woken up in the night several times to find yourself on the ceiling, no it never gets any less terrifying, yes he finds it hilarious when you frantically wake him up cause you’re terrified of falling back to the ground

can and does sleep like a dead man, he’s grumpy if he’s woken up before he’s actually done sleeping (charles once tried to get him out of bed for a house meeting on etiquette, it didn’t go well and charles won’t talk about the incident)

he falls asleep in the weirdest places sometimes, lydia has a growing collection of photos of him in increasingly weird places