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May I ask how did you get your beetlejuice?
Like did you just acumulate headcanons and got him or did you like sit down and tought of things you'd like to add.
Poor guy has like 75 different mental illnesses and counting I love him so much
What a delightful question, thank you!
So it’s sort of a combination of both of those. I thought up the fic idea, then sat down and watched clips of Alex Brightman’s performance (and a few of the others musical BJ actors of course) to try to really get a good handle on the character. I’ve always headcanoned Beetlejuice as autistic because. Look at him. And non-binary because demons probably have a different grasp on gender than us! His mood ring hair color has been charted out since the start, of course. While plotting out the fic in its entirety, including through part 3, I really pondered why he’s Like That. I ended up putting a lot of my personal experiences (coughtraumacough) into him, since I obviously know how to write from the perspective of someone with those experiences, and I really wanted him to feel as real of a (not) person as possible.
I had to figure out demon lore right away, of course, and how that impacted Beetlejuice, because I love LOVE world building/species creation. And I wanted to have there be more to his past, since he’s thousands of years old and probably has a lot of Lore, so I plotted out characters and experiences from his past and made sure to reference them when considering how he reacts and speaks!
The rest really came to me as a wrote, like his horns and legs when I wanted to make sure he was very obviously not human at his core, and to help create a cool thematic through-line of sheep/lambs and wolves and such. Some things were added for jokes, some things were thought up too late to add in, and will probably be added in the post-mortem rewrite!
Thank you again for the question! I also love him so much, and I’m glad you enjoy him!
I JUST FINISHED TIAFC (midway thru times arrow) and HOLY SHIT THAT WAS A LOT. I LOVE IT. poor Beej…
Hehehe, thank you, I’m so glad you enjoyed!!
Yeah poor Beej… surely no more awful things are on the horizon for him… ;)
RARAGRAAGRAARARRARAAAA!!! THIS IS SO GOOD! I AM OBSESSED!! I AM GOING TO PRINT THIS AND FRAME THIS AND PUT IT ON MY WALL!!!!
I CAN TELL HOW MUCH TIME AND LOVE AND EFFORT WAS PUT INTO THIS, THE DETAILS ARE STELLAR!!! THANK YOU COZMO!!!!!! 💙
Who is your funky little guy. I must know everything about them. They are straight cookin how to next manipulate our little guy…
(Click the image if it’s blurry!!) Some art of @possum-quesadilla’s oc, Cyrus (left), and my oc, Rigel (right). They’re scheming up what they’ll do to Beetlejuice in their next chapters lmao.
Though it may not look like it, I spent a whole 4 hours on this. Most of it was spent trying to get Cyrus’ design right, lol. It’s been about two weeks since I’ve worked on anything that wasn’t a sketch, so this helped me get out of my drawing dip.
I hope you enjoy, Blue!! (Ps- the constellation I put on Cyrus’ top was very intentional)
I/me/myself is very loopjuice coded
YOU ARE SO BIG BRAINED. I just listened to it for the first time and it is perfect!!! Going right on the playlist!! THANK YOU!
(Any and all song suggestions for any of the LoopJuice cast is welcome! Also song suggestions in general)
Also care to share the juice playlist 🤠
(I'll stop spamming your inbox now)
You’re not spamming at all, I love getting asks!
Sure! Which one do you want? The ‘Time is a Flat Circle’ one, the ‘Time’s Arrow’ one, the one specifically for Ash, the one specifically for Beetlands, the one for Beej and Cyrus’ relationship called ‘Limerence’, the one for part 3, the one for part 2.5 (the bad ending), or the massive 13.5 hour one for the whole of LoopJuice I listen to while writing?
I kinda go crazy with making playlists…
Sure, here they all are! (Warning for explicit album covers in Limerence and LoopJuice!!!)
Time is a Flat Circle
Time’s Arrow
Ash Swallows
Beetlands
Limerence (Beej and Cyrus)
The giant LoopJuice playlist
Aaaand part 2.5, You and I Will Always Be Back Then (the bad ending to LoopJuice)
And part 3, “Living” in the Present Tense (which I may write for myself bc it is very sappy and fluffy and indulgent) doesn’t quite have a full playlist yet since I don’t know that many happy songs
Also care to share the juice playlist 🤠
(I'll stop spamming your inbox now)
You’re not spamming at all, I love getting asks!
Sure! Which one do you want? The ‘Time is a Flat Circle’ one, the ‘Time’s Arrow’ one, the one specifically for Ash, the one specifically for Beetlands, the one for Beej and Cyrus’ relationship called ‘Limerence’, the one for part 3, the one for part 2.5 (the bad ending), or the massive 13.5 hour one for the whole of LoopJuice I listen to while writing?
I kinda go crazy with making playlists…
It’s Cozmo again :D
I got some questions— who’s your favorite and least favorite character in LoopJuice?
Also
What’s your favorite sentence/scene you’ve written in the LoopJuice series?
Hey Cozmo! Excellent questions, thank you!
Hmmm. Favorite in general would be a split between Beetlejuice and Lydia, of course. I’ve put so much into their development, and I love the original characters dearly, so I’d say either of them! Least favorite? Cyrus or Juno. I loooove writing evil characters, and I also love hating on them along with my readers.
Favorite to write for is obviously either Beetlejuice, Barbara, or Cyrus! Beej’s inner dialogue is always so fun, and Barbara’s ‘do no harm but take no shit’ attitude is also very delightful. I have to revert in my mind to someone who has a very different vocabulary than me for her, so it’s always fun and engaging. Cyrus and the other demons (including the others yet to be properly introduced) have a very strange way of speaking that is a treat to write. They’ve very obviously learned to speak from observing humans and their media, but not really often actually engaging with them. They snipe and insult and make threats so nonchalantly, and always have their own agendas and repressed feelings. It’s fun!
Least favorite to write would, unfortunately, either be Delia or Charles. I have very little experience with straight-edged characters like Charles, and Delia is a fun type of person I don’t often interact with, so I don’t have much experience with. I always feel like I’m not doing either of them justice, or that readers will think they are OOC.
OOOUGH THATS A TOUGH QUESTION. I’ll have to think on that and come back to ya! Without actually looking back myself, I’d say perhaps either Chapter 3 of Time is a Flat Circle or one of the various strongly emotional scenes in Time’s Arrow. (or an upcoming scene in Time’s Arrow…) I am very proud of the dread and exhaustion that it gives off, and how many comments I received about people’s reactions to it. Time’s Arrow has a lot of very emotional scenes that I am proud of, but some I am not. I will have to give a quick re-read soon to give a proper answer!
Thank you again for the question, Cozmo! 💙
Kill me once, shame on you. Kill me twice, how did you did that.
Your fic is literally the only timeloop related media I can stand it's genuinely so well written and I adore it so much.. Most media doesn't touch base on the madness of being stuck or the aftermath of being stuck for so long so ur fic is just perfect AUGH
WHAAHEHWHE
THANK YOUUUU OMG IM SO GLAD YOU ENJOY!!!
Also yes I agree!! I consumed a loooooot of time loop media to study before writing Time is a Flat Circle and none of them really deal with how the time loop would affect the people stuck in it mentally!! The only one I think that part well is Palm Springs tbh
MORE LOOPJUICE
eat up
And a wip:
ignore the fact he's on a math worksheet
WHAT THE HECK THANK YOU THIS IS SO COOL
made a lil edit based on time is a flat circle! @possum-quesadilla s loopjuice fic!
Posts I want to make as extras for my fics:
- Differences between Lawrence and the Shoggoth, in terms of appearance, voice, mannerisms, etc. (CorpseJuice)
- Explanations to the town and more on backstories that won’t show up in the story itself (CorpseJuice)
- The demon hierarchy and society explained, kinda (the afterlife too) (LoopJuice)
- A list of scenes that were cut from LoopJuice, so y’all can pick which ones I write when (ie Beetlands date nights, Lydia and Ash’s talk in the woods, Charles and Beetlejuice bonding, etc) (same will probably apply to CorpseJuice later on)
- Backstory on Deb, Larry, Bela, and other demons (LoopJuice)
- More info about Lydia and the witchcraft she practices (LoopJuice)
- Break downs of playlists / specific songs (both)
- Break downs of themes / referenced literature (both but especially LoopJuice)
Will take suggestions to! Anything you’re confused about and/or want me to expand upon? I’ll answer just about anything, as long as it’s not spoilers!
Which of your works should I read? I can’t decide and want your opinion lol
I. Uh. I. AUUGHHH I can’t pick between my two children…
If I MUST, I’d say LoopJuice / Time is a Flat Circle bc there’s more content for that one currently! And also it’s decently written
Hi! Love your fics, obviously, particularly "blow a kiss at the methane skies" and "i wanna see what your insides look like". I’d love if you could share any fluffy/comfy Beetlejuice fic recs or even headcanons, as my poor dead writer heart is dying for some. ;_; (I haven’t even read prt.11 yet because my heart is scared of the angst atm) Thank you!
hi, ask from 2020. good to see you again. answering on mobile so who knows how this will go
beetlelands fic recs - probs all nsfw unless i say
(you will not find any babes here! if u wanting strictly NOT nsfw then come back and i will assist)
Time is a Flat Circle by @possum-quesadilla - a new read but i was completely captivated, perfect story and delivery and absolutely inspiring me rn. the comfort is long awaited but so worth it. 72.5k
Cross My Heart, Hope to Die by scarabeecrivain - SFW! - this is SO fluffy it melts me, A+++ bj characterisation and goodness!! 9.2k
Gestalt Theory (and its follow-up) by raphae11e - blushing emoji. tags will tell you why. love them and wish there were more. absolutely NSFW. 7.2k/5.6k
Home With You by Nekomata58919 - so soft and sweet and a nice slow burn and then some ! 43k
Choices, Actions, Consequences by moonbunnyblues - this is 90% filth and 10% fluff but,,,, couldn't leave it out - more 'human' AUs!! UNFINISHED 3.5k
the ENTIRE bj deetz au also by moonbunnyblues - i've only just discovered this somehow but i love it ! 159k
i'll come back to this. i never bookmark anything for some reason ? if you wrote one of these fics and want me to link you lmk 🙏
if this isn't enough, you could always check out my fic which i update every few days...
Awww, thanks! I understand not trusting incomplete works, I don’t either most of the time.
But I promise I will finish Time’s Arrow or die trying!!
Best of luck!! Hope you enjoy! Chat wish them good luck for all of the heart wrenching stuff
Wait, are you aware that Time is a Flat Circle has a sequel? /nf nm
i am deeply afraid of unfinished things (if you click on the one unfinished one i recommended you'll understand it's entirely porn and has no plot so therefore doesn't matter)
BUT loopjuice was too good. so i am Trusting You to finish the sequel and i will start reading it tonight
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 :)
Typically I don’t do angry tumblr rants but this gbbo smore shit has a cold rage burning in the fireplace of my soul and the words ‘sacrilege’ and ‘heresy’ bubbling up from the depths of my being to be played on loop in mute horror like a scratched record.
So.
This monstrosity is what gbbo was trying to pass off as a smore.
This is not a smore. Look at it. It’s downright undercooked. That’s not even marshmallow. Or chocolate. It looks cold. This is about as much a smore as Cris Pratt is a voice actor. As a corgi is a wolf. As gbbo is apparently competent at research.
Also me to explain what a smore is.
For anyone who doesn’t know what the fudge a smore is, it’s a typical summertime treat often made at summercamp, when camping, or if you live in a place with a fireplace/assess to a campfire sometimes you’ll use that.
Basically it goes like this; it takes five ingredients, gram crackers, any chocolate bar with rectangular pieces you can break off (traditionally Hershey’s as it’s the cheapest and smores tend to be made in bulk, it’s one of those things a group of people make together otherwise it won’t taste right) large marshmallows, an open flame, and as previously mentioned more than one person to make them at the same time. If you make smores alone, the smores too will be sad and alone.
First you take two gram crackers and break off 1 to 2 sections of chocolate. Place the chocolate on each side, so both sides are all chocolatey. Then you take a marshmallow and skewer it on either a pointy stick from the ground or a metal skewer specificity made for roasting marshmallows/hotdogs depending on if someone has any.
Next you, well, roast the marshmallows. If you’re doing this at a campfire this involves a lot of moving away from the direction the smoke is blowing well and minor amounts of giggle-filled pvp as everyone jostles for the best spots around the fire. Mellow roasting is one of those things that is kind of the point of making marshmallows, the epic highs and lows of seeing how close to the fire you can get yours and how long you can hold it there before it either falls off or catches fire is integral to the entire experience.
Once you hastily blow out the one-fire part of the marshmallow, you slide it off the stick and between the gram crackers and chocolate. Then you squish it a bit to get the chocolate all nice and gooey, and bite in.
It’s gooey, it’s very messy, and the closer it gets to midnight the more it’s delicious.
So now we have established what a smore is, allow me to explain how UTTERLY BUTCHERED that abomination of sugar is.
First, we have the ingredients themselves. Paul Bitchwood describes the middle as ‘Italian meringue’.
Italian meringue.
Italian. Fucking. Meringue.
*deep breath*
IS NOT A MARSHMALLOW.
It does not share THE BASIC PROPERTIES OF A MARSHMALLOW.
YOU CANNOT STAB MERINGUE WITH A STCK AND HAVE IT STAY ON THE FUCKING SICK. HAVE YOU EVER EATEN A MARSHMALLOW BEFORE MR BITCHWOOD???? WOULD YOU LIKE ME TO THROW THE TOP OF A LEMON MERINGUE PIE AT YOU TO DEMONSTRATE “PAUL”?! IF IT DOESN’T BOUNCE ITS NOT A FUCKING MELLOW AND THE EFECT ON YOUR FACE WOULD BE ONE HELL OF AN IMPROVEMENT!
So already we have the single most important ingredient straight up ‘substituted’ (if you can even call it that) for an entirely different food with a completely different texture, taste, consistency, and behavior under heat.
But there’s more!
See, that chocolate? It’s not melted chocolate like you might think at first glance- no no no, that’s fucking GANACHE.
YOU KnOW, The THing With THE CoNsistenCY of FroSTING???? :) :) :)
The thing that you expressly don’t want to melt when using it in cooking on pain of death?
Thus removing THE ENTIRE PURPOSE CONSISTENCY FLAVER AND TEXTURE OF THE INGREDIENT
AGAIN!
and then. Ohhhhhhh and then.
Those are no gram crackers.
Those are ‘digestibles”
WHAT THE FUCK ARE DIGESTABLES
THATS WHAT HAPPENS TO ALL FOOD ITS NOT SPECIAL DUMBASS
WHAT THE FUCK KIND OF RICH PEOPLE SHIT ARE YOU EATING THAT YOU NEED TO POINT THAT OUT IN THE NAME
WHAT THE FUCK
AND IT AGAIN HAS A DIFFERENT EVERYTHING THEN GRAaM CRACKERS
WHY
YOU DIDN’T EVEN HAVE TO DO THAT IF YOU WANTED IT TO SOUND FANCY YOU COULD HAVE JUST MADE GRAM CRACKERS FROM SCRATCH IVE NEVER SEEN ANYONE DO IT BECAUSE WHY THE FUCK WOULD YOU BUT ITS AT LEAST POSSIBLE AGHHHHHHHHHHH
And then. To add insult to injury after FUCKING injury.
It’s a circle.
It’s A CiRcLE.
WHY IS IT A CIRCLE.
IT SHOULNT BE A CIRCLE-
In conclusion; Paul Bitchywood is a fucker and a Tory and I don’t put stock in god but by whatever powers may be I hope hell exists because this fool is running a marathon to it’s center.
In 1999, I made a pseudonym for writing fanfic because I knew everybody around me hated Queer Stuff and I also knew I needed to be able to talk about Queer Stuff online in a safe-ish space, not surrounded by people automatically revolted by Queer Stuff
In 2024, I made a pseudonym for writing about my Jewish conversion because I knew everybody in fandom spaces hates Jewish Stuff and I also knew I needed to be able to talk about Jewish Stuff online in a safe-ish space, not surrounded by people automatically revolted by Jewish Stuff
"I'll say it, Ken's song from the Barbie movie is an honest to god banger. I wonder who wrote and produced it-"
