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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

#beetlejuice #beetlejuice the musical #lydia deetz #charles deetz #Emily deetz #deetzlands #delia deetz #Delia schlimmer #barbara maitland #adam maitland #beetlejuice fic #beetlejuice headcanon #alex brightman #elizabeth teeter #shit I actually post

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zestydistress · 5 months

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The song Home from the Beetlejuice musical has me HEARTBROKEN and I need to explain why and my interpretations of it.

Mama, I could use some help here Tired of talking to myself here

She knows that if her mom was nearby she would see her, it's an infinite abyss of nothingness. Despite that, she feels like maybe, maybe if she calls for her she will come. She's tired. She's been alone, talking to the wind, for months, hoping and praying for a sign from her mom that maybe, just maybe, she isn’t alone.

Back at home, you don't exist So here I am in the abyss

She knows her dad. He’s stubborn, just like her. He will NEVER talk about dead mom. EVER. The only reason he does is to tell her to move on, and that's HIS way of grieving. To move forward and put on a brave face. He still thinks about her constantly, in everything. She was his world too. But he NEVER talked about her, because it hurt too much. It made her feel invisible, the one thing she felt she could talk to him about at all, and he pushed her away. He never had an interest in her or her mom’s love for the macabre, but he still loved them. But now, they can’t talk because they don’t know each other. They never knew each other. So, she is in the abyss. She feels like she NEEDS her mom back. Dead mom is the only one who understood her, the only one who talked to her, the only one who SAW her.

Are you really in this place? It's like the emptiness of space I could search for all eternity And never see your face

She’s confused on how anyone could be here for eternity. She doesn’t see how anyone can be here, and Miss Argentina had told her that they are there FOREVER. No leaving for the surface world, nothing. Just the infinite abyss. Forever. She’s uncertain if she will actually find her mom here. She doesn’t know if this whole thing will be for naught.

Help me out I'm lost without you Standing Stuck on this impossible road No idea which way to go Whichever path I choose I lose, you know And I don't know which way's home I don't know which way's home

Exactly what she said. She’s lost without her, and stuck. Stuck with making the only decision she thinks she has: 1. Hunt her down to the ends of the netherworld just for the chance to see her face one last time, or 2. Go back home with her dad, and be forced to remain silent about dead mom forever. Or even worse… forget her. She NEVER wants to forget her. And whichever path she chooses, she loses. She can’t stay here, in the netherworld, to hunt her down. She can’t. She’ll literally die, one way or another. No liquids are allowed, she’ll die of dehydration, it doesn’t say no food is allowed but I would assume they don’t eat. And whatever path she takes, she’s not sure which one would be home. Going back with her dad? It’s not home. No place is home without her mom there in any form. But being stuck nowhere? Chasing after a concept she’s built of her dead mom who might not even be in the netherworld? That sounds more like hell than home. It’s a lose-lose. Either way, she will be suffering. Either way, she knows she will be without her family.

You always saw life as a game But since you left, it sucks to play I'm beaten up and bruised Confused by rules that alter every day

She doesn’t understand other people. No one was like her mom, and everyone has different and altering social rules. And that's just with other people, it could very well be the rules Charles alters every single day, refusing to discuss anything and everything about dead mom. Avoiding her, avoiding being an actual father.

Where to next? You left but I'm still standing Spinning on this infinite road Terrified of letting you go No light above and there's no hope below And I don't know which way's home

Spinning on this infinite road meaning she can’t make a decision, turning between the fork in the road and never seeing the end. Never seeing a happy ending. She is terrified. She’s a teenager. She can’t let go of Emily. She was the only one who saw her. No light above meaning there is no light without her mom there, above in the living world. According to the cut song “Mamma Would” Lydia described her mom as “as bright and as warm as the sun”. There would be no light above, and there would be no hope below. A desolate place such as the netherworld would destroy her if she stayed to search for her mom. There’s already no hope of finding her anyway, she’s gone. Stuck in the infinite abyss of nothingness. Like Juno said, “Whatever you think you’re looking for, you’re not gonna find it.”

Mom, I've got my heart in my hand Speak to me and I'll understand One little word to know I'm not alone And show me the way back home Is there a way back home?

She’s desperate. Clinging onto any hope at all that her mom is there and present, like she used to be. She desperately wants to hear her, to have her tell her the solution, to explain things, to be there. She knows, deep down, that she won’t find her, but she hopes. She has her heart in her hand and she’s begging for her to respond. Just one little word so she knows.

The nothingness ahead of me Is this the end you meant for me?

She knows her mom never meant for anything like this to happen, she knows dead mom would never want this for her daughter. But still, she can’t help but question her. Ask. Is this what you wanted? Is there a way to be together again? You didn’t want this ending for me, but did you want us to be here, together? Is there a way for me to feel complete again with me in your arms?

Every living minute There's no home without you in it

As she says. There’s no home without her, but there is no home without everyone else either. She still associates home back in New York, with her mom and dad. She still wants that life back. She doesn’t want things to change, she doesn’t want to have new people in her life, she just wants her mom. Even if she cares for those new people, she would be willing to leave them all if her mom just heard her call and asked it of her.

I'm falling, quit stalling Your daughter is calling your name I've burned all my bridges and came

She’s desperate, on her last thread of hope, and she KNOWS her mom won’t come, but she’s trying. She’s desperately begging and crying for her mom to come. Maybe she feels a little betrayed. She feels as if, maybe, her mom IS hearing her. Quit stalling. Come home. Your DAUGHTER is calling your name, PLEASE come back. You always heard her call before, even when she never thought you would. So hear her now. HEAR HER.

She feels as if she’s burnt all her bridges, destroyed her ties with everyone she loves, even those at arms length, just to see her mom again. She NEEDS to see her again. She’s calling. She’s desperate. She needs her mom.

(Charles’ speech is heartbreaking too, just imagining losing the love of your life, and having no idea how to process it, so you shut down and push forward. You refuse to acknowledge the loss because it’ll hurt more if you do. But you’re also pushing away your daughter, and perhaps that's because she reminds you so much of your wife. As Lydia described herself in “Dead Mom”, “I’m your clone, your strange creation.” so it’s safe to assume they look almost identical. And maybe, he started pushing her away a little because of that. He reminds her so much of her mom, and it hurts. It hurts to look at an almost carbon copy of his love, and she’s loved in a different way but still a part of his world, and talk about how much the loss of his wife hurts. But he needs to. He’s always pushed her away according to a cut song called “A Little More Of Your Time.” He was afraid he would mess up as a father ever since the day she was born. He was terrified that he wouldn’t be enough, so he forced himself into his work and just earned that dime. He didn’t spend much time with her at all before her mother passed, and when she did pass, he couldn’t stand not knowing his daughter. So, he got her a life coach, someone who takes care of her for him. Who he fell for, and he hoped that she could be Lydia’s new mom. Which Lydia felt he was replacing her mom, but that's another rant-)

I'm gonna go back home Adam, Barbara, Delia and Dad It's messy but they're all that I have

In Dead Mom, Lydia says “You won’t believe the mess that we’ve become” in a negative way, and here, she explains that these people are her home, whether she realized that before or not. And even though it’s messy and convoluted, they’re all she has. And she loves them. It’s positive here.

I'll make the best of being flesh and bone Mama, I'm going home

I love the line “I’ll make the best of being flesh and bone” because it feels like she’s choosing life. She’s choosing to make the best of life, and people. And it feels like she’s listening to what Miss Argentina said in "What I Know Now" “I would ride the highs and cherish the lows, knowing it's a quick trick 'round the rodeo. So before they lower the curtain, be certain to enjoy the show” It feels like she’s confirming, yes, I’ll make the best of being flesh and bone, I will ride the highs and cherish the lows now that I know the ending of our lives. And she leaves with one final goodbye, telling her mom, just one last time, that she was going home. That she had a home and she knew where to go now. And while she’ll always miss her every day, she left her family behind and she’s going home now.

TLDR: The Beetlejuice Musical has me heartbroken and I can't move on.

#beetlejuice broadway #beetlejuice the musical #Beetlejuice #beetlejuice musical #beetlejuice musical home #beetlejuice home #lydia deetz #emily deetz #charles deetz

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jdsmineralwater · 2 years

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so i was singing home from beetlejuice, bc what else should i do in my free time? and i got to the line 'you always saw life as a game, now that you're gone it sucks to play' and i just couldnt continue

because its not a game lydia, maybe thats news

#i had to #ocean o'connell rosenberg #lydia deetz #emily deetz #st cassians chamber choir #rtc #ride the cyclone #beetlejuice #home

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barrygeuse · 2 years

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before i took a nap yesterday i was thinkin' about the maitland-deetz family going to a public pool together so you know i have to indulge

charles:

he's the typical beach dad (especially with adam dannheisser in mind)

this doesn't entirely translate to the pool (and the beach trip is a post for another day) but he still fits right in

black swim trunks and an unbuttoned, floral hawaiian shirt. i'm picturing something middle-toned blue

CHUNKY DAD SUNGLASSES

shirt comes off when he gets into the pool

would be the one to cannonball hard enough that there's a genuine splash zone. everyone knows to not sit by the deep end if you don't want to be splashed when someone prompts a cannonball contest

is the one that brings his wallet so that the family can get snacks from the snack bar

beetlejuice is limited to a single choco taco per pool trip. he cannot have more than one. this is a charles-instilled rule

delia:

you WILL hear her shrieking about not getting her hair wet

wildly patterned one-piece suit (this style for example, but not this pattern). something black and white or purple or both

she'll get in the pool if lydia bugs her enough about it, but she's usually laying around tanning on the chairs for most of the day

brings wine coolers in a tiny cooler that she fits in one of their beach bags and sips them when they lifeguards aren't looking

sometimes she and barbara will get up early and make margaritas before they all head over so they can sit together and talk and drink a little

always forgets to put sunscreen on before they get there and then the kids (bj and lydia.) pretend to retch while charles helps her put it on. barbara has to stifle her laughter at it

adam:

stupid flower patterned swim trunks and a nylon swim shirt

takes no convincing at all to get him in the water. loves being in the pool and messing around with lydia (it's the dad instinct!)

if barbara's taking some time in the pool, charles will get lydia onto his shoulders and they'll play chicken. delia refuses to ever take part in this game

gets the silly water toys from the storeroom and is an absolute menace with them

no one is safe from adam maitland and his water gun. except delia, because he's a little scared she'd snap and maybe attack him

his typical targets are barbara and lydia. lydia engages in War and he loves that. barbara will pretend to be offended and then jump in and splash him a ton before they dissolve into laughter and sweet little kisses

barbara:

absolutely wears something like this. again, not this pattern, though; something green or light blue

big, floppy sun hat. she doesn't even need to wear it she can't get sunburnt but she loves it so much

she also likes the smell of sunscreen, so sometimes she'll put a little on her shoulders just because it's nice for her

spends the majority of her time relaxing next to delia, but will go into the pool if prompted. usually to cool off if she's been in the sun for a while

pulls her hair back but doesn't care too much about getting it wet

is EVIL when it comes to water wars of any sort. probably more devious than lydia. always gets you when you're least expecting it

packs picnic lunches for everybody. cuts fruit and sandwiches into little flower shapes, makes sure everyone keeps hydrated, etc. mom behavior

lydia:

spends the majority of her time in the pool. doesn't much care for being in the sun, but she considers being in the sun in the water an exception

sweet black one piece with ruffles

pool menace. the first amendment protects you from the government not the lydia

especially if you're charles. i like to think that he and emily took her to the pool a lot as a kid

so she feels really close to her mom and to charles whenever they go there. will almost never turn down a family trip to the pool

swims laps sometimes, just for something to do. she took lessons as a kid but never went into any team stuff

splashes beetlejuice. no one else dares do this but he lets her (very, very reluctantly. there's a lot of cursing)

loves the sandwiches that barbara makes. sitting on her warm towel on the concrete eating a sandwich nd then a nutty buddy cone that charles gets for her

beetlejuice:

refuses to so much as touch the water. it would make him Cleaner, god forbid.

this is a good thing, because it would probably contaminate the pool if he went in. everyone would have to get out.

he goes with them just to get an ice cream and cause chaos amongst the other families (limited chaos. charles keeps an eye on him)

is constantly getting yelled at for the lifeguards for running and being loud and going places he shouldn't and climbing on shit

one time he gets forced to go to Baby Child Pool Time Out and lydia will not stop laughing at him

she goes over and taunts him about it and he just seethes. charles is watching to make sure he actually stays there

likes to take pool noodles and whap lydia whenever she gets near to the side of the pool. gets yelled at for this by the lifeguards, too. lydia thinks it's funny and sometimes they fight with them

walks on the hot metal without thinking and goes, "OW!" and then does it again five minutes later

#beetlejuice #lydia deetz #charles deetz #emily deetz #delia deetz #adam maitland #barbara maitland #beetlejuice the musical #beetlejuice barry #this was so fun #long post

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