18 Works in Delia Deetz & Barbara Maitland

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    Delia has been very... different for the past couple of days. The house isn't as lively as it was before, it's almost unnerving.
    Turns out she misses a special someone - I wonder who that could be! And so does everyone else!

    Meanwhile, there's Beetlejuice and Barbara kidnapping (well, is it technically kidnapping if she's unconscious?) Miss Argentina and bringing her over to the Deetz-Maitland's lovely house for a little surprise.

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    Chapters:
    8/9
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    3
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    11
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    1
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    The Maitlands, the most loving couple in all of Winter River. Their lives are practically perfect. Until an accident sends Adam 6 feet under and leaves Barbara attending his funeral. The loss of her husband has left her hopeless, and her new neighbors who call themselves the Deetz's are promising more trouble than she thinks she can handle. Barbara's world seems to be crashing down around her, until the odd neighbor girl, Lydia, asks her about the semi-transparent man in her window.

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    Chapters:
    3/?
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    15
    Bookmarks:
    5
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    176
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    Most of the Maitland-Deetz family were still hurting deep inside months after the Beetlejuice incident. And, for Delia, being the therapist/life coach for the whole family meant that she needed to help:

    — her husband who, although now deep inside, still is mourning for the loss of his first wife.
    — her stepdaughter, who is still having consistent nightmares regarding the events of the week they moved in despite things being fine now.
    — her ghostly housemates and friends, who, although they now have a family and a daughter of their own, are still both mourning the losses of their own lives.
    — and her demon housemate and friend, who is still dealing with both trauma and emotional issues stemming from eons ago. Most of which have to do with loneliness or his mother.

    And then there's her: dealing with traumatic problems and stress from her own past that she would much rather forget. Luckily she’s got people all around her who all know exactly how they can help.

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    1,357
    Chapters:
    1/8
    Kudos:
    18
    Bookmarks:
    1
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    Lydia may not be her own child but Barbara can’t help but love her as if she were. But, between bonding with her and being there for her like any good mother figure would, Barbara can’t help but wonder if she is fit to be a mother figure in the teenager’s life ...

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    Chapters:
    1/?
    Comments:
    4
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    23
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    173
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    "Come on!" Delia rolled her eyes and arched an eyebrow, folding her arms with an amused laugh as her attention focused solely on Beetlejuice. "That's far from what my actual name is! You know that!"

    Or: Beetlejuice still doesn’t get Delia’s name right. No matter how much she tries to tell him.

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    Chapters:
    1/1
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    24
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    2
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    291
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    Delia Schlimmer is the new girl at Winter River High, bright, bubbly and deeply mysterious.

    Charles Deetz joined this school a few months back. Stuck and scared.

     
    They know nothing about each other's lives, and how far will they go to keep it that way?

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    English
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    Chapters:
    6/20
    Comments:
    41
    Kudos:
    36
    Bookmarks:
    3
    Hits:
    557
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    Delia has a panic attack and Barbara helps her.

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    Chapters:
    1/1
    Kudos:
    17
    Bookmarks:
    3
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    161
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    Everything she loves gets taken away from her in one way or another, and she she naive to think it would be different this time around.

    Or maybe the universe is telling her that it isn't her time yet.

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    Chapters:
    3/3
    Comments:
    18
    Kudos:
    48
    Bookmarks:
    7
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    664
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    Lydia jumps on a trampoline in the middle of the living room.

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    English
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    550
    Chapters:
    1/1
    Kudos:
    28
    Bookmarks:
    1
    Hits:
    260
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    Lydia gives Barbara and Delia a present each for Mother’s Day. They appreciate the gifts...and her.

    Written for Mother’s Day.

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    Chapters:
    1/1
    Kudos:
    39
    Bookmarks:
    1
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    239
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    Delia has a panic attack and gets some help from:

    (1) her strange and unusual (and empathetic) stepdaughter, (2) her very loving, very concerned husband, (3) a certain rat-faced demon from hell who cares *WAY* more than he lets on, and (4) two kind, albeit vanilla, ghosts Delia would never ever evict, even if she could

    …and each and every one of them has a surprising history with these sorta fearful panic attack things. Who knew?

    (TRIGGER WARNING FOR PAST ABUSE MENTIONS and obviously panic attack descriptions.)

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    Chapters:
    6/6
    Comments:
    122
    Kudos:
    288
    Bookmarks:
    39
    Hits:
    3,509
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    Charles is lucky. He rarely gets phone calls from home saying things have been broken or people are in hospital. So when Charles is packing up his work things, and he receives a phone call, he isn’t worried. But instead of a bright peppy voice, it’s somber and serious.

    “Barbara? Is everything okay?”

    “No. Lydia’s calling an ambulance for Delia..."

    Language:
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    Chapters:
    1/1
    Comments:
    2
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    51
    Bookmarks:
    2
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    467
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    Betelgeuse accidentally turns Adam and Barbara into toddlers and now he and Lydia must take care of them. With a little help from Charles and Delia of course.

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    English
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    4,309
    Chapters:
    10/10
    Comments:
    3
    Kudos:
    28
    Bookmarks:
    2
    Hits:
    750
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    The not-so-boring everyday life of a strange and unusual family consisting of a caring dad, a life coach mom, a recently deceased couple, and a strange and unusual teen.

    Hey guys....I've been really stressed out with life right now and family circumstances, so I don't think I will post tonight or maybe even this week. Things have been stressing me out and unfortunately I have to focus on those things. :( I've also been stuck in a rut with KUWTD and while normally I would be able to get out of it easily, my stressors are making everything harder. I'm going to try to write a little bit each night this week instead of in one long session like I usually do. I PROMISE I will not let this fic die, I just need to take a break and deal with my personal struggles. :(

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    45,673
    Chapters:
    26/?
    Comments:
    130
    Kudos:
    245
    Bookmarks:
    28
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    4,872
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    "She’s proud of who she is. She is proud of herself for growing a heart of gold (bright, kind, and strong), for finding happiness through things and hobbies and people, for knowing who she’s become and being happy with who she is, despite what’s happened to her. She’s come so far-

    But some things won’t ever leave."

    Memories don't die with your body, Delia makes a friend, and Beetlejuice learns something about how strong his girlfriend really is.

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    English
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    2,704
    Chapters:
    1/1
    Comments:
    7
    Kudos:
    192
    Bookmarks:
    17
    Hits:
    1,442
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    The morning after Beetlejuice's departure, Barbara and Delia have A Moment.

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    English
    Words:
    3,635
    Chapters:
    1/1
    Comments:
    13
    Kudos:
    227
    Bookmarks:
    16
    Hits:
    1,904
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    In which Delia announces she is, in fact, pregnant, and Barbara reacts in a way no one was expecting her to. How will the two friends make up, and how much does Delia actually know about her closest (dead) friend?

    ....

    This is based heavily on headcanon, and takes place sometime post-canon

    Language:
    English
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    3,758
    Chapters:
    2/2
    Comments:
    16
    Kudos:
    108
    Bookmarks:
    3
    Hits:
    1,000
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    The subject somehow catches them looking through the glass, and her eyes light up- a sickly green. The occult runes peeking through her ripped hospital gown, so crudely carved into her skin, are the only things not glowing, a calming portion of darkness against the harsh light.

    She grins at them. Her mouth is red, blood and guts lining her teeth from the last time they had made her interrogate a prisoner.

    (Or: Lydia is a weapon for the United States government, Barbara accidently adopts a demon, and nothing is quite as it seems.)

    PART TWO NOW AVAILABLE.

    Series
    Language:
    English
    Words:
    12,039
    Chapters:
    5/5
    Comments:
    41
    Kudos:
    435
    Bookmarks:
    44
    Hits:
    3,114

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