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Scoop The Slugger Out The Window by crowfoottea
Fandoms: Beetlejuice - Perfect/Brown & King, Beetlejuice - All Media Types
18 Dec 2023
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Anyone who knew Lydia outside of her unconventional home knew her as a “weirdo”. The self-proclaimed “strange and unusual girl.” That was her title at her old school. And now It certainly was her title at her brand new school. Considering that some chump started telling everyone and their mother that Lydia’s scary house at the top of the hill was haunted.
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Catch Me If You Can by greyofftospace
Fandoms: Beetlejuice - All Media Types, Beetlejuice - Perfect/Brown & King
10 Nov 2023
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And all of a sudden, she hated that the app congratulated her on her abstinence from self-harm. She hated that her scars were fading. She hated that she could be called four months “clean”. She hated the idea that she was “recovering”. She hated that she felt so awful while everything else about her situation made it seem like she was getting better.
She had promised Mama she wouldn’t forget her. She didn’t intend to ever break that promise.
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Lydia struggles to stay clean on the 6th month anniversary of her mom's death. (And Barbara finds her)
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Lydia’s counsellor at school wanted her to start trying to keep a diary, so she did.
Also may have some chapters/parts written in more of a story-based format and not being her diary entries. We'll see how long I can maintain the motivation to write this.
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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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just promise me this, stay with me by babybutchism
Fandoms: Beetlejuice - Perfect/Brown & King
05 Jan 2023
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And it’s not that there's no one to care for her this time, it’s that there is.
Because she knows Delia will try, but ultimately end up making her soup. And she knows her dad will stick to his usual job of picking her up medicine and she knows Adam will probably freak out as soon as someone’s sick in his vicinity, being full helicopter dad, but in an endearing way. Most of all, she knows Barbara is scarily maternal, and scarily similar to her mother.
Or: Lydia gets sick for the first time since her mom dies.
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Resident Adam Maitland, Recently Deceased by claireBellerose
Fandoms: Beetlejuice - Perfect/Brown & King
25 Dec 2022
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Adam tries to deal with his anxiety alone.
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- Part 10 of Residents
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Gee, I Hope You're Ready for a Fic About Death by aimmyarrowshigh for GhostsintheAttic (orphan_account)
Fandoms: Beetlejuice - Perfect/Brown & King, Beetlejuice - All Media Types
22 Oct 2022
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No one is ever ready to deal with the idea of death, Beetlejuice has found. Well, almost no one. Occasionally there’s a stray lama or emo who gets it, is ready to sail through the Netherworld to—whatever is on its other side. But Dalais and Dark’ness Dementia Raven-Ways aside, Beetlejuice has never, not ever, met a soul who could deal with the idea that everything dies.
What about my kids? My cat? My cactus? What about rock’n’roll? The video star? Print journalism?
Everything. Dies.
It’s best not to get attached.
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Lydia Deetz can't catch a break.
Mysteriously she gets sent back in time and she meets the Maitlands before they died.
What secrets will she discover and will she find a way to get back to her own time?*i own the story, nothing more. all characters are not mine*
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On Ghostly Instinct by Lyrical Madrigal (Female_Hercules)
Fandoms: Beetlejuice - All Media Types, Beetlejuice - Perfect/Brown & King
01 Jan 2022
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“Barbara, trust me, she’s fine.” Adam stared after his wife, worriedly watching her doing her nightly pacing. “Don’t worry. Nothing’s going to happen to Lydia overnight.”
Barbara stopped mid pacing and turned, floating there as she glanced at her husband. “But you don’t know that, Adam! Literally anything could happen to her. Like what if she—”
Or: Barbara constantly worries that something could happen to Lydia.
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Invisible Touch by Lyrical Madrigal (Female_Hercules) for BleepBloopBotz
Fandoms: Beetlejuice - All Media Types, Beetlejuice - Perfect/Brown & King
27 Nov 2021
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Lydia’d always promised the Maitlands she’d find the right technique to make them show up in her photographs. She just hadn’t found it yet.
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Death Grip by Lyrical Madrigal (Female_Hercules)
Fandoms: Beetlejuice - All Media Types, Beetlejuice - Perfect/Brown & King
25 Oct 2021
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Lydia shifted as well, tightening her grip on Barbara. The next thing the teenager murmured out, took the Maitlands by complete surprise.
“Mom… please don’t let go… please… don’t… leave me…”
Or: the first time Lydia called Barbara “mom” wasn’t entirely a mistake.
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The Daughter We Didn't Have by ImpossibleClair
Fandoms: Beetlejuice - All Media Types, Beetlejuice - Perfect/Brown & King
10 Oct 2021
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Being dead doesn't take away the pains of being alive. Not all of them. Grief is an eternal emotion.
Thankfully, so is love.
A conversation between Barbara and Lydia about the things Barbara is still grieving over.Or
Listened to The Children We Didn't Have
Had a breakdown
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I Got Chills, They’re Multiplying by orphan_account
Fandoms: Beetlejuice - Perfect/Brown & King
04 Oct 2021
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Lydia catches the flu and her family takes care of her.
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spoken, unbroken by sickofeachother
Fandoms: Beetlejuice - Perfect/Brown & King, Beetlejuice - All Media Types
28 Sep 2021
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It has been months since that week of Beetlejuice's havoc swallowed the Maitland/Deetz household whole. Lydia then finds herself in a moment of guilt and desperation for the now long gone demon.
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Mother Maitland by StrangelyLydia (orphan_account)
Fandoms: Beetlejuice - All Media Types, Beetlejuice - Perfect/Brown & King
16 Sep 2021
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Not only does Barbara try her hardest to be a good, ghostly mother figure to Lydia, her bond with the teenager is just as strong as the one that Lydia has with Adam, and definitely stronger than the ones Lydia has with her dad and Delia. But being a good mother figure to a teenager certainly comes with its hardships. And Barbara is about to find out the easy way.
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Haunting Effect by Lyrical Madrigal (Female_Hercules)
Fandoms: Beetlejuice - All Media Types, Beetlejuice - Perfect/Brown & King
09 Sep 2021
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"Lydia, are you sure? We don't mind going into the basement if we need to? If it's relatively important that we have to—"
"I'm sure," Lydia said, taking another bite of the cookie she'd left sitting on her napkin. "Go ahead and just summon me something...it doesn't matter what... so as long as it's old and vintage and spooky enough to create a haunting effect..."
Or: Lydia needs to photograph something old and vintage for her photography class. Adam and Barbara may have the right thing for her to use.
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There’s No Such Thing as Normal by orphan_account
Fandoms: Beetlejuice - All Media Types, Beetlejuice - Perfect/Brown & King
23 Aug 2021
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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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To Always Be a Mother by DemonofmyNightmares (Female_Hercules)
Fandoms: Beetlejuice - All Media Types, Beetlejuice - Perfect/Brown & King
18 Aug 2021
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“Lydia, is something bothering you—”
Lydia nodded, but didn’t look up at Barbara as she answered, “mother’s day. And my first one I have to celebrate without my mom…”
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- Part 19 of A Little Bit of Ghostly Comfort
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Barbara’s Requiem by DemonofmyNightmares (Female_Hercules)
Fandoms: Beetlejuice - All Media Types, Beetlejuice - Perfect/Brown & King
15 Aug 2021
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Barbara still feels sad about a miscarriage from years passed. Her husband and somewhat daughter will always be there for her.
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- Part 18 of A Little Bit of Ghostly Comfort
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Little Spook by DemonofmyNightmares (Female_Hercules)
Fandoms: Beetlejuice - All Media Types, Beetlejuice - Perfect/Brown & King
04 Aug 2021
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"You don't look like you're fine, little spook. What's up, Lyd?"
Lydia, becoming slightly confused, cocked her head as she glanced over at Adam.
"..... Little spook? Where'd you get that from?"
Or: Adam, seeing his somewhat daughter in a depressed mood, tries his best to comfort her. When all else fails, he puts on a horror movie marathon for her. And what’s better than a horror movie marathon than watching one with the entire family?
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- Part 17 of A Little Bit of Ghostly Comfort