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nonbinary-arsonists · 11 months
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i want this shirt.
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jackie-sugarskull · 7 months
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I know regarding the Beetlejuice movie, I’ve seen at least a couple fans and theorists call bullshit to his claims that he lived through the black plague, despite his later comment of having been dead 600 years.
The cartoon version, however, is a bit harder to disprove, in my opinion. At least, if you know where to look.
In the episode "Scare and Scare Alike", Beetlejuice explains to Lydia that he's celebrated Scary Fools' Day, the Neitherworld equivalent of April Fools' Day, 627 times, which lines up with the movie version. That particular episode aired in 1990, and doing the math, that means that BJ most likely died around 1363, about a decade after the plague ended.
In "Cabin Fever", Lydia is afraid that he'd catch her measles, but he explains that he's had various illnesses over the centuries, Bubonic Plague being one of them.
On occasion, he slips into a more European accent (which is where the plague most ran rampant) when he's being particularly dramatic.
The fact that the Juice Family has a Coat of Arms, as revealed in "Family Scarelooms", which is also a tradition of European origin.
(As you can see, I read way too much into this series lol)
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musical-shit-show · 10 months
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hay i was wondering could you do some cuddling hc with musical juice?
Oooh I sure can!
First off, Beetlejuice is clingy. We all see how touch-starved he is in the musical, so this would definitely translate when he’s in bed with a partner.
The first time he slept over, he practically jumped at the chance to cuddle up next to you.
Like, literally jumped into your bed, the springs bouncing under his weight as he eyed you up and down.
“Beej,” you said, “Remember what we talked about?”
He rolled his eyes, crossing his arms like a petulant child.
“Yes,” he muttered, a small smirk spreading across his face, “Just hand stuff…”
You giggled, shaking your head in disbelief.
“Beej”
“Fine! Fine,” he conceded, patting the empty space next to him, “I guess I can control myself for tonight. But you aren’t making it easy, ya know.”
He loves to wrap his arms around whoever he’s with (maybe even growing a few extra if he feels particularly handsy) and pulls you as close as physically possible.
He’ll play with your hair, soothing you as you fall asleep in his arms.
But don’t get it twisted, homie LOVES being the little spoon too and will make you switch positions at some point in the night.
You will also find yourself playing with his hair, as it gradually shifts from its normal vibrant green to a soft pink color.
Even though he doesn’t need to sleep, Beetlejuice relishes in the closeness to you while you slumber and will find himself drifting off into a pseudo-nap.
Morning cuddling is his favorite, because that’s when you’re the most peaceful.
Beetlejuice would never admit it to you, be he relishes in the stillness that comes with the first few hours of the day.
It’s also when you’re the warmest, and since Beetlejuice ran cold, he loved feeling your body heat mixing with the early morning sunlight filtering through your room.
Listening to your steady breathing calmed him – so much so that he felt his chest rising and falling in tandem with you from time to time, despite not needing to breathe for close to a millennia.
He loves to bury his face into the nape of your neck, the stubble on his cheeks tickling you awake.
Even after you’re up and nearly ready to start your day, he’ll pull you in closer, nuzzling you until you finally gave in to spending a few more minutes in bed with him.
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thanks for the headcanon request! this was really fun to work on :)
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mastersprogram · 8 months
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HAND ME YOUR HEADCANONS:
FOR DEWEY FINN OR BEETLEJUICE SHOGOTH
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gore-geousrem-ains · 1 year
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Musical Beetlejuice Vs. The Bath
A ramble on how to get BJ to regularly stay clean. Slight BeetlejuicexReader. (BeetleB@bes, do not interact.)
Firstly, STOP trying to force him in the bathtub or blasting him with a hose. I know most of this is written for comical effect but it’s not a proper way to motivate him. 
I imagine that MusicalJuice has some trauma surrounding baths and water. Juno, as ill tempered as she is, most likely made bathing a nightmare. I imagine her rubbing his skin raw with a brush, or dunking his head under water for extended periods of time. All things that would be traumatic for a small child. 
As a ghost/zombie/demon I would assume he doesn’t need to bathe in the first place, but living with an adopted family that insists upon cleanliness he’ll have to learn to be clean-er.
Start small with him. Give him a Wet One and ask him for 1 thing: “Would you like to wipe off your hands?” It’s non-invasive and simple; and it gives HIM control of the situation. He can say “Yes” or “No” at his leisure. 
Offer him a Wet One every now and again, always giving him control of the situation and offer to do it with him. It’s not just a HIM thing, it’s a WE thing. “We will be clean together.”, “I will be alongside you.”, “You are a part of something.” 
Above all BJ wants to connect with others and having others be invested in him will help solve this “bathing” problem slowly over time. 
When he’s accepted the Wet One’s ritual, move on to just asking him to wash his hands. Only his hands. He can choose the temperature of the water, Hell, you’ll go to Bath and Bodyworks and pick up a dozen soaps so he can choose his favorite to use. As always, participate with him. 
 Next move on to the face. I imagine this will be more daunting for him, water smothering him? Like when he was a kid? No, no, no. You’ll most certainly be met with resistance. Beetlejuice WILL fight you on this one. He’s come so far washing his hands, why does he need to wash his face? 
This is where you can strum the strings of his massive ego and heart,  “You’ll look so handsome.”, “Clean cheeks get more kisses.” “If you want, I’ll sit down and wipe your face off gently.” 
Give BJ some security. Once again, you are with him, he can choose, and he has the option to get more praise should he choose to cooperate. 
You’ve conquered getting his face clean! Every night after you wash your own face, you take a warm cloth and gently wipe off his face (though the mold and moss growing there seems to be fixed to his face… but who cares really? It’s all a part of his charm.) Beetlejuice is rewarded with hundreds of kisses and hugs as a “prize” for doing so well. 
Now here comes the BIG part: actually bathing. 
Stop trying to force him into a bath. Just stop. It’s not going to happen. Instead give him the option of a shower.  
A shower is less invasive, he has control over how much of his body is in the water, he can set the temperature, he can choose how long he’s in. The shower can have a little stool for him to sit and rest on, his favorite soaps, the softest rags you can find in the house, you’ll burn a lavender candle to bring some peace and serenity to the room, and of course play some of his favorite music to keep him calm. 
However, you will have to join him. There’s no way around it. You have to join him. Sexual innuendos and all. He can’t be alone; even a ghost/zombie/demon can have a panic attack. If you’re uncomfortable being nude (much to his dismay), you can wear a bathing suit. But you have to get in with him regardless. Namely to keep him as calm as possible. 
You let BJ get set up, music, candles, the water temperature, everything. Once you’re in the shower, you encourage him in too. But NOPE, he’s changed his mind and POOF he’s gone. 
No one said it would be easy.
You try again, and again, and again. Always offering to be in the room or even in the shower with him. BJ doesn’t budge for weeks. But he still washes his hands and allows you to begrudgingly wipe off his face (only kisses and hugs will make him less grumpy). 
Finally one night, when you’re showering alone. There’s a knock on the bathroom door and it’s BJ, who just might, wanna, kinda, sort of try this “shower thing”... 
Internally elated, but externally calm you allow him in. He’s quick to offer crass sex jokes, and would rather take you to the bedroom than the shower right now. Gathering all of your patience you calmly turn him down and lead him to the shower. 
Once again, he’s allowed to set his own standards for bathing. You get in first, offer your hand and guide BJ in too. 
He steps in, nervously holding a breath that he doesn’t need. 
And it’s not bad. He didn’t know the shower head had settings, so he chooses his favorite, a very light setting that just barely touches him.You’re of course naked and freezing your ass off while he enjoys the mildly warm water. But perseverance is key.You’ve got THIS far, time to make the best of it. 
You sit him down on the shower stool, take a washcloth, and slowly begin to clean his body.Your gentle touches bring out those deep satisfied growls he emits when content. You’re careful in all of your movements, not wanting to startle him and ruin this moment of absolute bliss with your sweet Bug. Who has worked so hard to be there with you. 
Once you’re finished with him he’s showered with kisses, kisses, and more kisses.
Once BJ gets the hang of the shower, when he chooses to shower (every other week or so) it’s impossible to get him out. Where’s all the hot water? BJ used it. Where are all the nice towels? He’s using them all to dry off. Where is Charles’s bathrobe? BJ stole it. 
It’s always a trade off with him, but it’s worth it in the end.
AND THAT’S how you get a trauma victim into the shower. Everything takes time and patience.
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cat-and-books · 1 month
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Discord went feral for him so enjoy my AU BJ design! (His beta design sucked so we revamped him a bit)
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amateurmagic · 1 year
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Beetlejuice headcanon/mini fic that just popped into my head. I’ve heard some criticism that The Ghost with the Most leaves for the Netherworld at the end of the show, even after he’s made amends with everyone and even when Juno is no longer an issue. Now I love a good found family trope as much as the next person (my AO3 history will agree lol) but what if he went into the Netherworld to find Lydia’s mother?
As a disclaimer, I’ve never seen the Tim Burton film or any of the cartoon or comics, so idk if it’s elaborated somewhere else. But if Juno is gone and therefore the regulations lifted from the entryways, what’s to stop ghosts from leaving the Netherworld?
So some amount of months to years pass and Lydia and the Deetzlands have all adjusted to their strange and unusual family dynamic. Lydia enters the living room, maybe on the way to the kitchen for a homework snack, and stops in her tracks, notebooks and pens clattering to the floor as she registers two familiar figures standing in the middle of the room. BJ launches into some monologue about how arduous it was searching through the vastness of the Netherworld and how many Sandworms he had to fend off in order to bring Emily back to the portal and that Miss Argentina sends her regards, but Lydia can’t bring herself to make a sound, her eyes still stuck on the translucent, but intensely familiar form of her mother. Eventually another grownup (my brain imagines Charles, bc obvi) enters the room to investigate the sound of things being dropped and respond in a similar manner to Lydia, attention captured by the sudden reappearance of Beetlejuice and his new ghostly companion.
Lydia eventually managed to break the silence with a shaky and disbelieving “…Mom?”
Emily smiles in response, her arms opening in an invitation. Her touch is now cool, like mist, and she doesn’t smell the same anymore due to her status of deceased, but Lydia is simply glad that she doesn’t phase through her like she feared she would.
Sometime during his journeys in the Netherworld, Beetlejuice has learned the power and value of silence, settling to lean back against the banister of the stairs with the other assembled adults, content to let this reunion play out without him. Eventually, he finds himself being dragged forward into a hug by a joyfully tearful Lydia, her dark eyeliner now running down her face.
“Welcome home,” are the only words she can say.
A/N: maybe one day I’ll expand on this more and write an actual fic, but, for now, this is the best I’ve got
Also, barring the whole green card thing, Lydia and BJ are strictly friends/chaotic family here
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mysticshadows13 · 10 months
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Y'know, visiting the Netherworld and getting married to the Ghost with the Most means no way she hasn't been affected. (Mostly based off the Musical)
But it's slight- yeah, she's cold, but she hangs out with ghosts who are cold. It's normal, right? (Lydia feels ice in her veins.)
Yeah, her nails are sharper than normal, but that's a point of pride for Lydia (she ignores how claw like they look, it's fine)
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Spending Halloween with Lydia Deetz would include~
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- If there was ever a perfect person to spend Halloween with, that person would undoubtedly be Lydia Deetz. Not only is she just generally strange and unusual but the entirety of the world she lives in, outside of your relatively normal private school, is also strange and unusual. It’s like stepping out of the real world and into a gothic version of wonderland.
- The most haunted and horror filled day of the year is nothing short of fantastic when you spend it at her house. You think a regular haunted house is scary? You’ve got a real one all to yourself, and the occasional ghostly prank you experience during your weekly visits is nothing compared to the way the entire house comes alive on Halloween.
- Haunted hijinks are sort of just something you’ve gotten used to as the green around the gills girlfriend of the resident goth girl in town, but you’ve never really grown tired of them. It’s why the idea of spending Halloween with Lydia is so exciting. You never know whats gonna happen on a normal day: let alone a day that’s already wrought with horror, blood and gore.
- Lydia’s parents are undoubtedly going to some kind of avant-garde Halloween party; and her ghostly parents probably have business elsewhere, so you’ve got the entire house to yourselves: meaning that the two of you get to have a private and supernatural sleepover without any interruptions; at least not ones that aren’t fitting for the holiday.
- Because of this, you take your bikes to school and ride home together, pointing out all the amusing kids costumes you come across while taking in the seasonal atmosphere of your autumnal small town. That bike ride becomes a well loved core memory: one you can remember in detail like the back of your hand.
- If you’re anything like me; or her, this one will occur days before Halloween, but nevertheless: once you get home, you’ll dig through a multitude of boxes up in her attic or the various closets that litter the house, trying on different dated accessories and clothes in an attempt to create whatever idea for a costume you came up with in your head.
- She’s absolutely going to dress up as something pleasantly morbid or really odd and obscure: like Joan of Arc mid execution or some long dead poet that went mad; either that or a really subjective concept that you’ll just have to smile and nod along to while she awkwardly holds out her arms and explains.
- Speaking of oddness: she’s got a ton of weird clothes and makeup/hair tricks that she can let you borrow for the night; unless the two of you want to go as table cloth ghosts in order to avoid the “aren’t you a little too old to be trick or treating” questions. That is, if you are keen on trick or treating.
- If you aren’t interested in gathering candy from your neighbors, then Barbara and Adam will be extremely happy to have you at home so they can watch the two of you pass out candy to all the little kids that come to the door. It’s a lot better than just watching from the window as they take from a bowl on the stoop; even if the two of them only end up sticking around for a little while.
- Although, Barbara and Adam would make pretty great Halloween night chaperones. They’re like your cool aunt and uncle/grandparents who let you do all the fun stuff while acting vaguely protective over you and bashfully showing you their scary ghost tricks. They might get a little worried while watching you go to town on a jack-o-lantern or go out late in the night but they still let you do it because they know better than anybody that you only, truly, live once.
- Before her real parents head off to their party, they probably have dinner with you; or at least tell you that there’s something in the fridge/oven, and while Delia’s cooking doesn’t taste awful and certainly visually fits the horrific aesthetic of Halloween, you might just order a pizza and call it a night.
- You guys definitely go out late at night and walk the streets alone together: enjoying the crisp night air and looking up at all the stars in the sky, occasionally stopping to rate all the different Jack-o-lanterns and decorations that you see.
- Photos are her love language and though she has a strange taste in aesthetics, she’ll still wind up with an entire photo album full of pictures she took during your day; and night, together. Don’t be surprised if she stops you or directs you to do strange things at random throughout your time together: you’ll see the purpose when the film is developed; even if you don’t quite understand the “artistry”.
- Making a pillow fort/nest. Even though you’re undoubtedly in her bedroom; and have access to her large enough bed, you’ll still wind up on the floor; most likely with a bunch of lit candles which are undoubtedly a fire hazard but that’s besides the point.
- Trading candy. Lydia either has a total sweet tooth or despises 90% of sweets; there is no in between, so you spend half the night sliding over different types of treats and smiling at each other between tugs of licorice and caramel strings.
-  Any time you sit down to watch a film with Lydia, she’s bound to pick a horror movie and Halloween night is no exception. Even if you hate scary movies, you appreciate the fact that you can watch her and the way she smiles at the screen instead.
- The two of you definitely fall asleep on the floor after your sugar highs crash and you wake up in the morning with your costumes still on; hair sticking straight out and makeup smudged, and it’s still considered to be one of the best sleeps of your entire lives.
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beetlebabe · 1 year
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My concept for his death was watery and grim. No wonder he never gives straight answers about it. 
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twyz · 1 year
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I'm in a Beetlejuice mood and I can't contain it anymore so have some headcanons!!! These revolve mainly around things I do and I think they'd fit toonjuice a lot so keep him in mind!!
Sometimes Beej has these lil mannerisms where he repeats actions or words he hears
He does this at complete random
He'll tap his fingers to a beat in his head or he'll just say a random word quietly to himself
Don't ask him about it though!! He'll get embarrassed
He also knows WAYYYY more than he lets on
Like he can talk about myths and legends and all that shit for HOURS
He can talk about their origin/person who came up with it and give you exact dates and everything!!
He's just that good
Also despite being the king of gross-out humour, there's some things that he finds absolutely ATROCIOUS
Like if someone gets a tongue piercing, his stomach will literally flip
He can't handle it
God forbid he sees someone with a bridge piercing
He'll manifest a migraine within seconds
He definitely thinks they're cool!! Don't get me wrong!! But when he thinks about piercings, he doesn't think about how things look
He thinks about how things feel
So, going back to the tongue piercing example, he will cringe at just imagining the pain and like,, eugh
So gross
He also!! Cannot stand the sound of raincoats
He just
He cannot
I cannot either (lil piece of Roz lore for you guys!!)
The sound makes him so uncomfortable he will physically move himself 15 feet away from someone with one on
He doesn't like the feel of them either
It's so much worse than the sound
He can feel raincoats on every inch of skin imaginable and he just freaks out
Also!! The water thing? That's backstory related
Doesn't like talking about it that much
So don't push him
But he reallllyyyyy doesn't like water
The purple tint of his skin is actually related to his backstory!!! Or at least the one I gave him!!!
Anyways this was super fun!!! I wanna do more headcanons so if y'all ever wanna know anything lemme know!!!
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poesdaughter · 2 months
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So what makes movie beetlejuice as a character, better than toon beetlejuice you think?
Oh wow it has been a HOT MINUTE since I've had a Beetlejuice question here! I'm not even hyperfixated on it anymore!
I'd still go to the premiere of Beetlejuice 2 tho. NUDGE NUDGE WINK WINK LMAO
That said, Toon Beetlejuice was extreeeeeeemely "dumbed down" (as the phrase goes-- yes it's not a great phrase but I'm blanking on a better way to describe the phenomenon at the moment) after season one. I'd even argue after a few episodes in to season one, but it's been a long time since I've watched it. If you compare the very first episode, "Critter Sitters," to basically any last season episode, you'll notice that Beetlejuice goes from being conniving and sounding fairly close to Michael Keaton, to being SUPER SHRILL AND LOUD and he loses all sense of intellect. It's... a sad trend I see in cartoons a lot. Take Spongebob for example... later seasons make Patrick and Spongebob super shrill and unintelligent... and like... Yeah Patrick was never bright, right? But he's SO so much worse.
I think movie Beetlejuice/Betelgeuse has a lot more mystique about him because we only see him for 17 minutes. He's conniving and manipulative and we can kinda see his mind constantly at work under the surface. When he's let loose he has fun and puts on a show-- he's electric. He's pure energy. And this also gives him-- dare I say it-- a weird, villainous, disgusting level of sex appeal. That's absolutely something that drew me to the character when I was truly obsessed-- he's a charming asshole.
The cartoon has some great moments and fun adventures... I like that we see more of the Netherworld and its characters; but I just don't think Beetlejuice as a character has quite the same charming asshole-ness that the movie version has! He just doesn't pack the same punch for me.
But of course YMMV and toon version is loveable in his own way (and sensitive!) and it's nice to see writers play with that side because even I think it's somewhere in the movie version, just somewhere incredibly deep. [Or not. I wrote about that sometime long ago]. When I roleplayed movie version forever ago, it was nice to dig reeeeeeeeal deep to find that side of him, and he absolutely did not like (nor want) aaaaanyone seeing that part of him haha
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mogai-place · 2 years
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BEETLEJUICE HEADCANON (MUSICAL)
Lydia Deetz is a transfem deathcute asexual lesbian whose autistic and depressed and uses she/they/goth pronouns
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gore-geousrem-ains · 1 year
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Random Musical Beetlejuice Headcanons:
BeetleB@bes do not interact.
Loves head scratches, if you really get in there and scratch scratch scratch he’ll go totally limp and rest in your lap like a content cat.
Likes to watch people sleep. Something empowering about watching mortals be totally vulnerable gives him a bit of a power rush.
 He doesn’t need to sleep, but it is a hobby of his.
Once he gets used to the shower, it’ll be impossible to get him out.
Only willingly showers once or twice a month.
Kills p*dophiles for sport and the thrill of the hunt.
Actually likes children, but should by no means left alone with them. He will traumatize them; even with the best of intentions.
 Loves all kinds of music.
Knows all the choreography for various musicals and popular pop albums (”Oops I Did It Again” by Britney Spears, “Anaconda” by Nicki Minaj, and “You Can’t Stop the Beat” from Hairspray the musical are some of his favorites.)
He loves Rom-Coms as much as he loves Horror movies.
Somewhat omnipotent. He can’t see the future, but he has a 6th sense for terrible circumstances. For instance: Knowing the Maitlands were going to die before they did.
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cat-and-books · 1 month
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‼️ASKS ARE OPEN‼️
Wake up babes, Beetlejuice AU Character Designs dropped.
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Here's a height chart for you people as well:
Beetlejuice: 6’7”
Lydia: 5’1”
Barbara: 5’3”
Adam: 5’6”
Charles: 5’8”
Delia: 5’3”
Miss Argentina: 5’8” (with heels)
Otho: 5’5”
Juno: 5’6”
Ask them anything! Submit multiple asks!! I don't mind!! Let's get this show on the road, people!
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beetlejuice clones headcanons
this is my first time posting written stuff here sorry if its weird..
Beetlejuice clone head canons
  - He has very little control over them   - but they are just really susceptible to suggestion   - Anybody can tell them what to do and they will do it.   - Beetlejuice can break suggestion based tasks with a look   - they will eat anything   - They enjoy trouble and mischief   - screams are their favorite sound
  - They do hold some individuality... very little they are clones so they all have beetlejuice trait's + little extra   - Is there a range to how far away they can  get from the original.   - no clue...
  - Beej's favorite group of friends   - they go bowling sometimes   - with severed heads
  - Heights vary so do body types just cause... one is a midget (yeessss midget Beej! Imagine he's way worse about groping cause he's so short and fast)   - midget beej is heavy but likes being held cuddles!
  - Beetlejuice talks to them a lot   - treats them sorta like personal therapists   - he also pushes them around.   - but he won't severely hurt them a limb torn off here and there won't do much too them.
Dark though   - clones are people who sold their soul to him?   - its why they are all different...   - why they are sorta individual... but they all started turning into beetlejuice...
Wow this is weird i liked it but may stick to bad stories.
I also need a cool icon
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