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Heyyy. I couldn’t wait any longer!!! The next chapter of Time’s Arrow, “Flowers, I remember fields of flowers”, is here. We’re back to a Beetlejuice POV!! Yay!! (Kinda..)
Please read the warnings carefully before proceeding.
Here are the extras! Not too many of them, surprisingly.
- The lyrics for this chapter’s title are from “Flowers” from Hadestown. Now we’re seeing our Eurydice’s perspective! Very literal. At one point, all Beetlejuice can remember is flowers.
- Songs for this chapter: “Flowers” from Hadestown, “Goodbye” by Bo Burnham, “The Moon Will Sing” by The Crane Wives, “Francis Forever” by Mitski, “Nymphs Finding the Head of Orpheus” by Nicole Dollanganger, “Our Word” from 36 Questions (again), “Doubt Comes In” from Hadestown.
- “Turns out seven thousand years of whatever the hell he found himself in now was a lot worse.” - Haha, surprise Ezri and Raine! This is what number you/Barbara picked for :)
- “He was not a participant, like in the last time loop he was stuck in. He was an invisible observer, unable to be heard or seen or to touch anything. But he felt it all.” - The worst of all worlds! Time loop, trauma, invisible. All of the things Beej hates. Also, the inability to be seen is inspired by a scene in “The Haunting of Hill House” where Nell is ‘missing’, but she was right there. They just couldn’t see her.
- “Had he really looked that bad during the fight? No wonder they were scared of him now.” - Yeah he looked pretty insane, as mentioned in Lydia’s POV in chapter 10.
- “What did they think of him, now that he was gone? What were they saying?” - This line, along with a few later, are inspired by the songs “Who Was She” and “Who Is She (Reprise)” from “Centaurworld”.
- “(The words ‘I love you’ don’t leave his lips. He didn't know them yet.)” - Yeah he didn't really hear the words “I love you” for a long, long time.
- “The demon-… They-…. Beetlejuice knew there was more, but try as they might, they couldn’t remember it.” - This was Beetlejuice starting to forget his own name/identity.
- “Panic coursed through the demon as they wheezed out unsteady breaths.” - Him unable to breathe and wheezing the whole time is meant to emulate the ending of “I Saw The TV Glow”.
- “They… remembered… flowers. Purple, yellow, green, red, orange, and blue.” - This, of course, calls back to the first chapter of Time’s Arrow, as well as the title lyrics for this chapter. Also the new blue is for Ash :)
- “Oh well. You made this bed. Now lay in it.” - This is meant to be a reference to the ending of the title song for this chapter.
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HEADCANON TIME BCUZ I WANT YOU TO FEEL BETTER
Adam and Barbara both know how to sew, and they both made little dolls of themselves for Beetlejuice to hold on to. Both dolls have a little packet of stuff that reminds Beetlejuice of their scents and they are also weighted!!
One time, Beetlejuice and Lydia went to the beach. Beetlejuice dug a hole and laid in it, while Lydia covered him with a blanket. They put a cup of French fries over the towel and spent all afternoon trying to catch a seagull.
The Shoggoth once drank some shampoo “just to see what it would taste like”. Cue Barbara and Adam frantically trying to wash its mouth out. Every time it tried to talk, all that would come out was garbled words and bubbles.
Beetlejuice kicks in his sleep. The only thing that calms him down is Adam or Barbara petting his hair
That’s all I’ve got right now, I’ll think of more stuff!! Hope things get better for you
-Cosmo 🖤✨
Fuuuuck these are so cute!!!! Thank you….
- THAT. IS. SO. CUTE. LITTLE DOLLS TO KEEP THEM CLOSE WHEN THEYRE NOT PHYSICALLY THERE. IM GONNA CHEW OFF MY CAR BUMPER!!!! /pos
- Imagine the chaos if they ever actually caught a seagull… what was their plan? What were they going to do with it?
Hehe I’m just imagining the like ten seconds of celebration followed by “oh god what do we do with it now”
- GOD. YEAH. PROBABLY. That doofus will eat anything that might smell or look appetizing… the bubbles coming out every time it bickers with Barbara and Adam about “but it smells so nice!!” hehehe
- Absolutely. I think that guy probably even sleep fights or sleep walks. But yeah head pets from their partners calm them right down :)
Thank you again for these, they are phenomenal <3
New Lonely Remnants chapter, “Didn’t give me time to say goodbye in the way that I wanted to, So honey, close your eyes and stay like you’re supposed to do”, is out!
Short but fun trip montage! Sorry I lied about the meat. The real meat is next chapter…
Here are the extras!
- The lyrics for this title’s chapter are from “Pigeon” by Cavetown! They are not meant to be from the perspective of Lydia, or Barbara, or Adam. I will not elaborate! :)
- “…Adam’s blue 2010 Chrysler Town & Country.” - I chose the most Adam lookin car I could find on short notice.
- “It was dressed in another old hoodie, this one belonging to Adam and read “Luck of the Irish” in green with a giant shamrock. (Was Adam Irish? Lydia doubted it.) The sleeve that wasn’t tied off was rolled up, as were Lawrence’s old khaki shorts it had on, revealing the tattoos peppering his skin.” - Adam is not Irish! Lawrence thrifted that for him as a joke. And yep, he had lots of tattoos! There’s been no organic way to point them out/explain them in story…
- “C’mon, ‘Goth.” “Gogo.” - Lydia’s trying to think of names for it!
- “… it huffed, ears… did his ears just move?” - Hmm!! Maybe more demonic features on the horizon perhaps??
- “The Shoggoth suddenly released her hand to punch a well-worn dent in the car’s ceiling. “.. not you too,” Adam sighed, shutting the trunk once everything was packed and secured. “Hm?” The Shoggoth slowly lowered his hand. “Nothing, just… please do not punch the roof of the car.” “.. what if we pass under a red light?” Adam exchanged a strange little Look with Barbara. “… okay. Only then.” The creature smiled, wide and toothy and crooked.” - that dent is from Lawrence punching the roof of the car whenever Adam passed under a yellow or red light, which is a fun American tradition I also participate in! I bruised my hand badly doing it once. The Shoggoth has foggy memories of punching the car ceiling.
- “ “I just didn’t see any light before comin’ up here.” “… like.. none at all?” “Mhm.” It looked out the window. Lydia could tell it didn’t want to talk about it anymore.” - Hmmmm. Poor guy.
- “The Shoggoth was horrible at 20 questions, not really knowing most of the things the others thought up. (Seriously, Adam, why would a demon know who Legolas was?)” - Nerd Adam!! Both LoopJuice Adam and CorpseJuice Adam are huge Tolkien fans.
- “They eventually brought out the Mad Libs Adam had packed. Lydia’s chest clenched at the uproarious, ridiculous laughter the Shoggoth let out at “computers can add, multiply, divide, and kill.” It wasn’t that funny, but… his laughter had always been so contagious.” - Based on a true story of my sister losing her shit over this exact madlib.
- “ “No worries, A-Dog. I’m perfectly content on the floor.” Lydia heard the way Adam stuttered as he repeatedly asked the demon if it was sure, then as he thanked it repeatedly. She caught the way he lifted his glasses to wipe at his eyes while he prepared for bed in the bathroom.” - A-Dog used to be Lawrence’s nickname for Adam, before they started dating.
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Whoop. Oops. I got too excited to write the next chapter…
Chapter 5 of Lonely Remnants, “Now you remember where you came from, Now you remember where you’re going, You’ve got to keep it flowing” is here!
I promise I’ll work on the next chapter of Time’s Arrow after this besties.
PLEASE READ THE WARNINGS BEFORE PROCEEDING. THIS CHAPTER IS PARTICULARLY ROUGH.
Here are the extras!
- The lyrics for this chapter’s title are from “Spiral of Ants” by Lemon Demon! I’m sure the meaning is obvious, especially by the end of the chapter. :)
- “The lights were off within, and she could hear a faint, familiar humming resounding throughout.” - The Shoggoth doesn’t need to turn the lights on because it can see in the dark better than in the light.
- “It had changed into some sort of D.A.R.E. hoodie that used to be Lawrence’s, the left sleeve having yet to be tied off.” - I wonder why Lawrence has a D.A.R.E. hoodie?
- “She jolted in surprise when a tail swished anxiously behind the Shoggoth. It was long and thin, reaching down to his ankles, covered in black fur with a large tuft at the end.” - based on a medieval unicorn’s tail! Mostly for funsies with the design. And, y’know, thematic reasons. Like all the other features. ;)
- Car games - thank you to my mutuals in the discord server for the help picking them this time!! <33
- “ “What type of name would you like?” Barbara asked, glancing back at the demon. “Masculine? Feminine? Something ambiguous?” The demon blinked at her, furrowing his brows. “… huh?” ” - the Shoggoth has no concept of gender, hence why it uses it/its pronouns right now! (Eventually, it will shift to it/they.)
- “It seemed them pulling in past the sign that welcomed them to the town of ‘Hatchet Springs’ made something click in it’s mind.” - The name of the town is a mixture of two of my favorite fictional towns, both of which are thematically relevant! Hatchetfield from the Hatchetfield trilogy and Possum Springs from “Night in the Woods”.
- “ “… it looks so dorky.” The Shoggoth shrinked in on itself a bit, and the preteen held her hands up. “In a good way! I would totally not suspect you’re a demon. You fly under the radar.” ” - the Shoggoth really, really cares what Lydia things.
- “It kept insisting in a hissed whisper that someone was following them, but every time Lydia looked where the demon had indicated, there was nobody there.” - It wasn’t Juno! :)
- Collette - The last name has a specific thematic purpose beyond being a reference to Justin Collette!
- Thank you again to my homies for helping with the math on the poster!! Math is hard!!
- “Hair long and wild, unstyled and dyed with streaks of purple.” - Juno never taught him how to brush his hair or care for it, hence why it was wild here and when he first came to the haunted house. Emily and Charles taught him how to properly care for it!
- “Hhh- th-that explains the bits.” - The Shoggoth noticed a difference between the body and the way people referred to Lawrence, but just went along with it. It’s starting to understand what it all means here. (Imagine discovering transphobia for the first time…)
- “Lydia caught sight of dark green scales on his nose, glistening in the sunlight.” - Hmm! Weird. Perhaps thematic. (Definitely.)
- “Barbara and Adam exchanged a Look, and the Shoggoth let out a soft whimper.” - The Shoggoth understood the Look this time.
- “He ha-… has a heart condition.” - Adam was trying not to give away that Lawrence was dead, since it seemed like Juno didn’t know. Also, I will probably make a post about Lawrence’s first date with the Maitlands where he first brought up his heart condition!
- “Lydia strained to hear them, reaching up to adjust her hearing aid- ” - Hearing aids don’t actually work like that. You can’t just turn it up to hear better at a distance. Lydia was just a wee bit desperate and confused.
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WHAT. HUH. WH. DONT APOLOGIZE THIS IS. THANK YOU?? AHHH????
MAY I USE THIS AS THE OFFICIAL COVER?? /nf
Hi!! Sorry to bombard you with fanart, but this little story has dragged me out of my art block by my hair.
Anyway, I saw that Time is a flat circle has cover art and I wanted to make Lonely Remnants one!
( @possum-quesadilla )
Chapter 13 of Time’s Arrow, “Everything stays, But it still changes, Ever so slightly, daily and nightly, In little ways, when everything stays”, is up! Sorry for the wait!
Here are the extras!
- The lyrics for this chapter’s title are from “Everything Stays” from “Adventure Time”. Thank you Cosmo! The vibe of the song “Today Today” by Jack Stauber really fits this chapter, as I hear the ending as a happy reunion, and I’ve been planning to use it for this chapter for forever. Unfortunately the lyrics don’t fit, so I went with the next best song!
- Beetlejuice’s voice - Beej is experiencing vocal paralysis, a very painful condition. The only really good example I can find of it is Red from “Us”, so I suggest you watch a clip of her speaking to get a good feel of how he sounds if you’d like!
- “Beetlejuice struggled to get back to his hooves, nearly stumbling into a wooden chair that was set up in front of the wall. Where had it come from? Why was is there?” - They brought down one of the dining room chairs and took turns waiting for him.
- “It faded when he realized he couldn’t hear the Maitlands. Try as he might, he could not hear the ambient tone of their souls.” - Now they have a new sound he’s not used to! They’re not actually gone here.
- “She can’t. … She can’t be gone. … She can’t be gone. They both can’t be.” - This is a direct reference to the song “Lima Bean Man” by Jack Stauber, which greatly inspired scenes in this fic.
- “A strange, fuzzy cat stood wide eyed at the bottom of the stairs leading to the second floor, eyes glinting in the darkness. He didn’t have the time to even attempt to try to remember which one of the cats it was when the feline turned and bolted back up the stairs, letting out a strange gargled meow as it went.” - Percy went and alerted Lydia that Beej was back! He is such a good familiar.
- “The man tightened his grip around the demon, lifting their hooves up off the ground as he buried his face in his shoulder. One hand cupped the back of the demon’s head, holding him close.” - FATHER MOMENT. FATHER MOMENT.
- “A strange, newer sort of warmth radiated within him that he didn’t quite recognize.” - THE FIRST TIME TRULY FEELING FATHERLY / PATERNAL LOVE
- “She wore an oversized black hoodie that read “shrimps is bugs” (heheh, that’s too funny, where did she get that?) …” - Lydia wore his hoodie because she missed him. He does not recognize it as his hoodie.
- “Some sort of green glow reflected in her eyes. It took him a few moments to realize it was his hair. (It could turn green? And glow?)” … “He thanked Adam as he set him down, face warm and what strands of his hair he could see tinted orange. (Orange too? Weird.)” - yeah, he doesn’t remember that his hair changes color.
- “ “Why don’t you sign instead, son?” The memories were shaky at best. His head was full of fog, any words just barely registering.” - Beej is not mentally present enough to register that Charles called him ‘son’ multiple times. He will freak out later.
- “(Why were his fingers tinted blueish-purple?)” - oof…
- “Beetlejuice let out an involuntary little giggle as the life coach pressed a kiss to his forehead, her cherry chapstick leaving a light smudge. She swiftly released him, hands gripping his shoulders. “Don’t you ever do that again, young man!” “Ne-nei-eith-ther young-ng nor a ma-man,” he quipped.” - two call backs to earlier Delia interactions!!
- “Their eyes had a faint glow to them in the dim light, like his own.” - they have the reflective cat eyes like Beej does!
- “(What? No. Focus!) … Even more freckles spread across her nose and beautiful rosy cheeks- gah! Focus!” - Even when he can’t remember his partners, he, as one of my mutuals put it, “is too in love”.
- Barbara and Adam’s demon forms - Barbara is based on a fallow deer, Adam is based on a sika deer! They have spots on their legs that are currently covered by their pajama pants.
- “Beetlejuice briefly put a hand to his throat. The external wound was certainly already healed, but…” - It definitely left a scar btw :)
- “Beetlejuice scowled down at his shaking legs, then glanced at his sister and f-… Charles, who were gently holding his arms to help him stay upright.” - HE ALMOST CALLED HIM HIS FATHER
- “Curiosity got the better of him after he’d managed to put on a pair of pajama pants with a weird little emo looking creature on them.” - These are the Kuromi pajamas he got on Lydia’s birthday.
- “He couldn’t get down on his knees, but he could rest very low on his haunches.” - Thanks to my discord pals for helping me figure out the logistics of Beej begging on his knees with sheep legs.
- “Lovebug, sweetie, we’ve been planning to do this for a while.” - SHOUT OUT TO ANYONE WHO CAUGHT THE HINTS ABOUT THIS! I’ve been sprinkling them in since the latter half of Time is a Flat Circle!
- “Beetlejuice could not remember what the food Delia had prepared for them was called. He downed it happily. It was crunchy and soft and savory and salty, and all around wonderful.” - Panini melts! Thank you Cosmo
- “The movie is peaceful and beautiful and romantic, and he’s warm and - ” - It’s “The Princess Bride” :))
- “But it certainly wasn’t a tall, muscular teen, with hair dyed in blonde, black, and red patches.” - it’s called calico hair! Ash went through a crisis while Beej was gone.
- “Lydia softly cleared her throat, stepping back from the other teen. “Beej, why don’t you give Ash a hug?” ” - Lydia could tell Beej was struggling to remember here.
- “Beetlejuice couldn’t help but laugh as he released them, taking a step back to give them space.” - Beetlejuice is assuming Ash doesn’t want a long hug, and Ash is assuming Beetlejuice doesn’t want a long hug. But they both do!!
- “He caught sight of them swiftly wiping the wetness from both their eyes.” - Ash really missed Beej, but they know they’ve probably had an emotional day and don’t want another person crying about how they’re back.
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WHAT THE FUCK!!! RAARARARRARRA THIS IS SO GOOD
@possum-quesadilla
A LoopJuice animation I started way back in August. I realize now that I don’t think I ever revealed what song I used in the animation. This is all I have of the sketch currently. It was my first time animating since around November of last year. Funnily enough, that animation was also a Beetlejuice x Rocky Horror animation.
Hope you enjoy. Happy Blue Apple Day :)
New Lonely Remnants chapter, “But you see, it’s not me, it’s not my family”, is here! Please read the warnings before proceeding!
Here are the extras!
- The lyrics for this chapter’s title are from “Zombie” by The Cranberries! Heheh, zombie. It is meant to be from the Shoggoth’s perspective as it sees all of these memories and is disoriented by them.
- “There were other various items as well; a few faded colorful thread friendship bracelets, a raggedy old plush cat, a few colorful rocks, and many more buried under the photos.” - The friendship bracelets were mostly from his twin sister, but one of them was one Lydia made for him when they first met. The plush cat is his favorite childhood stuffed animal (his name is Binx!), and the rocks are from all of the various national parks he’s visited.
- “That stack seemed to be a bunch of family get-togethers. Dozens of kids and adults having cookouts, dressed in similar formal outfits. Photos inside and just outside churches, many people smiling brightly at the camera. Lydia found herself softly frowning as she and Barbara both leaned in close on either side of Adam to get a good look. “… is that… his family?” ” - Lawrence was part of a large extended family that met up often, and went to church together every Sunday.
- “The one on top seemed to be someone taking a picture with.. Lydia thought maybe an old Sony Cyber-shot in a mirror, their face primarily obscured by the camera. They seemed to be wearing dark baggy clothes, posing awkwardly with a peace sign from their free hand.” - Lawrence got that camera for his 13th birthday, most of the photos in the box from that point on were taken by him! It stopped working, but Emily insisted on keeping it for the memories. It’s in her office at Lydia’s house.
- “Bella. Her name is Bella.” - Readers of both my fics, yes his twin is this universe’s version of Bela! She is very fundamentally different in this fic. She and Lawrence were inseparable before he left. They never fought or anything, he just left without a word. She never really found out what happened to him.
- “It was a very young Lawrence, posing in front of a roadside sign that read “Now leaving Louisiana”. It was obvious he was the one holding the camera. His hair was cut horribly choppy and short, with random longer patches and a horrible purple dye job. His eyes were glassy, and he had deep bags and dark circles prominently under them. He had one small tattoo on his arm as opposed to the many he later had, his nails were painted black as per usual as he held up his free hand in the universal ‘rock on’ sign, and he was sticking his tongue out, revealing a tongue piercing.” - He is 16 here, the day of him running away! He cut and dyed his own hair, did his own stick-n-poke tattoo, and even pierced his own tongue. Don’t do all that, folks.
- “ “… Juno got loud. Belligerent. More so than usual.” It reached out to fidget with the end of it’s tail, wringing it in it’s hand. “I-.. he-… Lawrence always had a smart mouth. Knew it would get him in trouble, but I-… he did it anyways.” Lydia saw his shoulders begin to lightly shake. “She grabbed the clothes iron. It hurt… so bad.” ” - It won’t really be specified in story what happened, so I will say it here: Juno was drunk as per usual, but so was Lawrence. Juno was saying rude things and Lawrence kept talking back. Juno got angry and decided to burn him with a clothes iron. He immediately packed his bags and left.
- “… couldn’t stay another second after that. He knew he’d die if he did.” - GOTCHA WITH ANOTHER “I Saw The TV Glow” REFERENCE!
- “There were many of what seemed to be Lawrence on the road for a few years. Pictures of random roadside attractions, at the signs of various towns, of him at bars and concerts and even camping in national parks. His hair varied in style and color, and dark circles were always present under his eyes. A concerning number of the photos had him with a bottle of half-drunk cheap vodka in his free hand. His clothes were always raggedy, and he always looked at least a little bit grungy.” - He didn’t have very much money, but what he did spend was on hair dye, tattoos, and alcohol. Hence why he was always dirty and in old clothing. He briefly joined a band and toured with them, but ditched them after a year or so to keep drifting.
- “One photo had him proudly showing off a bright green binder in the middle of a crowd of colorfully dressed people, his smile more genuine than it had been in any of the previous photos.” - Baby’s first Pride!!! He was 20.
- “Someone who sounded rather… sassy, let’s say.” - It’s Otho. I don’t know how to politely describe the way that man talks. It’s movie Otho, btw, not musical Otho!
- “… always were the most… potent out of all of us, little brother.” - I wonder what this means? Hmmm. Also misgendering wtf Otho
- “With that, the man turned on his heel, clacking away in his pristine black dress shoes until he rounded a distant corner. The sounds of his footsteps suddenly halted then.” - Otho teleported away once out of sight. Our Shoggoth can do that too! If it had enough energy and harmony with it’s host, which it does not.
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Hello, tumblr user. Before you is a tumblr post asking you to name a female fictional character. You have unlimited time to tag a female character, NOT a male one.
Begin.
Lydia: Got called a Lesbian in Walmart earlier.
Barbara: Tell us what happened Lydia.
Lydia: Got called a Lesbian in Walmart.
Barbara: Yes, but why.
Lydia: I was being a Lesbian.
Barbara: In Walmart?
Lydia: Yeah it was in Walmart.
Lydia Coming Out
While I know I’ve made a bunch of joke text posts about how Lydia comes out to other characters in the show here are some of the real theories I have about how she told them.
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BEETLEJUICE
1988, dir. Tim Burton
Some Beetlejuice character design shenanigans~ I have mixed feeling about the musical, but I love the characters and a bunch of the songs.
No promises, but I really wanna do an animation test with Lydia~
adam: aw, honey.. you had a crush on me! that’s embarrassing.
barbara: we’re married.
adam: still,,,
a reminder in case you forgot that in the DC run of beetlejuice the musical it was canon that barbara had a miscarriage which is one of the reasons they were so hesitant on having kids, and it’s mentioned a LOT in the old ready set, not yet and the cut song ‘children we never had’ (which i THINK is replaced with barbara 2.0) is basically about that entire concept.
on a lighter note, barbara had a garden and she did gardening and stuff to distract her from the emotional pain she felt (ok maybe not that happy but whatever) she also treats carrots as if they were her own children and doesn’t like cotton candy
i’d rather not rewrite the caption i had in mind for this so have a mildly pissed off musical!barbara
so i was looking through the original script of beetlejuice and now i want to cry
Barbara, weeping, throws herself in Adam's arms. BARBARA Oh, Adam, don't ever leave me alone.
ADAM You left me.
BARBARA I know. I'm sorry.
She hugs him tight.
BARBARA (continuing) I just realized that I could have been killed alone. Don't ever leave me, honey.