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Harpy AU part 1 (3/7)

Today, I’ll be talking about my Beetlejuice Harpy AU. This one will be split up into two parts, the first part explaining the story itself, and the second part talking all about fun harpy stuff that will realistically never be talked about in the actual story. @possum-quesadilla

Shilo’s character playlist

Beetlejuice’s character playlist

Juno’s character playlist

Inspo: A character ai chat, the KREE series by scribble_mama on tiktok.

Basic plot:

Shilo (an OC), has been hunting down Beetlejuice (who is a harpy) for eight years. She eventually finds him and brings him back to her secluded cabin in the woods to study him. The two of them bond and eventually date. However, Shilo isn’t the only one who was tracking Beetlejuice down. His mother, Juno, has been searching for him for a while, and she won't rest until she gets him back.

Keep in mind that this information is mainly just for the first story. I’m working on the sequel for it, but I haven’t posted any chapters yet. Maybe I’ll make a part three just for talking about those sequel characters…

Character stuff:

Shilo

She/her

She’s 25. She’s always struggled to fit in, both with her peers and with her family. She ended up running away after a falling out with her parents, and she hasn’t returned home since. She is neurodivergent, and struggles a lot with social skills and obsession. Sometimes she gets so focused on one thing, she forgets to take care of herself. However, she’s also very strong, skilled, and independent. She’s very creative. She can also be rather stubborn, which can benefit or hurt her, depending on the situation.

Beetlejuice

He/him

He’s not completely sure how old he is, but he thinks it’s around 600 years. 

He’s not great in social situations. After having to live and deal with Juno and her abuse for so long, he hatched (pun intended) a plan to run away. He ended up getting caught, and as a result, he murdered Juno. He was on the run for a while after that, and eventually ended up in the forests of Vermont, where he stayed for a while. Then Shilo caught him. He’s got a lot of family issues, with his mom being abusive and neglectful and his dad being absent. He’s got some anger issues and a lot of trauma around fire.

Juno

She/her

She’s around 620 years old. 

Though female harpies are generally stronger and larger in this au, Juno was a runt. This caused her to be shunned by her flock members, as power and respect is given based on strength and size in her flock. She always felt that she deserved more. Juno, before her transformation, was a forest floor harpy and a member of the Canis Minor flock.

One night, she was approached by a demon (I won't name him for now) who promised that he’d grant her power, fame, and respect in exchange for her sleeping with him and keeping him company. She accepted, and the demon granted her phoenix powers. She could create and manipulate fire, she had a significantly longer life span (the average lifespan of a female harpy being around 200-250 years), she had stronger wings and sharp claws, and she could shapeshift. She was given very bright, warm feathers, which stood out and drew attention in her generally green environment. 

However, the power she had got to her head. She became abusive towards her demonic partner, who decided to match her energy. Neither of them were good to each other. Eventually, the time came for harpies to battle for the spot of leader (I’ll talk more about that after this). Juno took everyone down and became leader of the flock. Due to her unique powers, she didn’t give up her position until Beetlejuice killed her. Then her newest partner, Nat, took over. He’s currently the flock leader. 

Some fun facts about this AU because I need to talk about it:

Shilo is bisexual! It doesn’t get talked about much, unfortunately :( Beetlejuice is pansexual in this one.

Juno and Beetlejuice are the only ones of their kind, with Juno being the only phoenix harpy and Beetlejuice being the only phoenix/demon harpy.

Beetlejuice’s nest is based off of Iguazu Falls. I’d recommend looking it up, it’s a very beautiful place! May write a little story one day where Beetlejuice and Shilo go to his nest.

This AU is 9 months old today! 

This is the only AU that currently has fics for it. The fics are Birds of a Feather and Flock Together. FT hasn’t been posted yet. When I was writing BoaF, I knew I wanted a sequel called Flock Together.

If you haven’t already guessed, this is my favorite AU, followed very closely by the necromancy AU, which I’ll be talking about soon.

There are two characters taken from the cartoon in this AU— Nat and Donny, ToonJuice’s dad and brother. In this story, Nat is Beetlejuice’s step dad and Donny is his half brother. He hates both of them. They aren’t parts of the main story.

That’s all for part one. Please feel free to send me any asks, character headcanons, songs that fit the vibe, etc. I love talking about this one so fucking much and I’m fueled by engagement lmao. Part two coming soon. Enjoy the art :)

^^^ early art of Shilo and Beetlejuice made in 2023.

^^^ some recent-ish art of Shilo and Beej.

^^^ art of Harpy Juno!!

^^^ art of Donny, Beetlejuice, and Nat.

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I TURNED IN TWO HOMEWORK ASSIGNMENTS FOR A CLASS AND MY GRADE WENT FROM 65% TO 93.13% !!!

LETS FUCKING GO I’M NOT BARELY ABOVE FAILING ANYMORE!!!!!

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Rocky Horror Picture Show AU (2/7)

Today I’ll be talking about my Beetlejuice Rocky Horror Picture Show AU, or Rocky Horror Beetle Show, or RHBS. Art at the end.

There’s no real playlist for this one, just listen to the RH/RHPS soundtrack.

Basically the plot of Rocky Horror Picture Show, just with Beetlejuice characters (and some ocs).

Beetlejuice is Frank N. Furter 

Adam is Brad Majors 

Barbara is Janet Weiss 

Delia is Columbia 

BJ (a beetlejuice clone oc thing) is Rocky 

Delores is Magenta

Charles is Dr. Scott

A humanized sandworm (Sandstorm “Stormy”) is Eddie

Otho is Riff-Raff 

Beetlejuice’s outfit is designed a bit differently, same for BJ. I wanted to include some black and white for both of them. I wanted to give BJ a sort of sewn together look, as well as make him look a bit less human. I don’t have a design for Stormy, and I don’t have a full design for Delia.

I didn’t add Lydia to this AU since I didn’t want to put a child in it. Since making the AU a year ago, the only characters that have been added are Delores and Stormy. There are a few differences in this AU to the original material (no incest and the transylvanians have more alien-y forms that come out a little after the dinner scene), but it’s pretty much the same otherwise. Beetlejuice, Delores, and Otho get cool alien designs because I said so. I don’t have much to say, as this is just a Beetlejuiced version of Rocky Horror Picture Show. Time for art!

^^^^All of this art is from 2023. I also posted an animation with some characters last year.

^^^ here is art from this year! Not nearly as much, as this au has been laying dormant for a bit. I’ll probably make more art for this au eventually. Feel free to send any asks for any of my AUs!! I love talking about stuff!!

Next up is the Harpy AU, which will likely get split up into two parts due to how much stuff there is for it. First part will be talking about the story itself and the second part will be talking about harpy government, traits, and other stuff that will likely never be talked about in the actual stories but I’m hyperfixated on.

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BEETLEBONES I FUCKING LOVE YOU BEETLEBONES

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There’s this guy who’s been sitting with my friends and I for the past few days.

I think he genuinely thinks I’m a guy.

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I feel so bad for my cat. He’s been having stomach issues so we took him to the vet yesterday. He was fighting the sedatives and it took them a while to calm him down. He got home around midnight, and he’s been stumbling around and looking like it’s his first day on earth. We’ve been calling him Wonky Baby and Wobbly Cat. His sister hissed at him because she couldn’t recognize his scent. He just wants to watch the birds, man… :(

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I’ve got a quote book of dumb shit I say that’s been going on for a good 4 years now. Here’s some highlights.

"I should be a foot model when I grow up"

"Guys he's having masculine rage"

"My great grandparents are first cousins. Maybe that's why I have autism"

"Your head looks like a jungle that's been impacted by deforestation" (said to my bald dad)

"I look like a unicorn's tampon" (Said while swaddled in a rainbow blanket. Probably one of my favorite photos taken of me this summer)

"Trying to turn me into minced meat in the womb wasn't enough for you, huh?" (Said to my sibling who kicked me a lot while we were wombmates)

"She's got the object permeance of a brick. She's got the density of one too."

"Oh my god guys Charles Deetz doesn't know polyamory exists."

"Cailou set unreasonable standards for four year olds across the globe."

"This movie is just like Rocky Horror Picture Show. It's got murder, time warps… incest"

"Why are all the cars in this state trying to knock kids down like bowling pins"

"These chickens aren't gonna fill the emo shaped hole in my heart </3" "Don't wiggle your brows at me, twink"

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Fucking Airbuds calling me out.

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Might post the Beetlejuice RHPS AU rant today or tomorrow. I haven’t drawn all the characters yet, but I sort of just want to post what I have so I can move onto the harpy au

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SLURPS YOUR ART UP LIKE SPAGHETTI

“(Grunkle Stan voice) That’s right I’m a jerk”

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Going to see Beetlejuice Beetlejuice for the second time tonight!! I’m so excited!!

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Went on a walk today and took some photos :)

I love Frogville so much. My favorite frogs are the ones sitting on the bench (right) and the frog in the rocking chair (above the welcome sign).

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Happy Friday the 13th! What’s something good that happened to you today?

For me, I drank water, drew, worked on my aus, and finished some work!

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DadJuice AU (1/7)

Today I’ll be talking about my Beetlejuice dad AU, or DadJuice! There’s art at the end :) @possum-quesadilla

Here’s the DadJuice playlist.

Basic plot: 

Beetlejuice is a father. The plot is very Beetlelands-y. Barbara is the mother, and Beej and Adam are the dads. They’ve got two kids, Bellatrix and Orion. I haven’t written much about this au yet, but it’s essentially Beej and the Maitlands figuring out how to be parents. 

There’s some angst in it, with Beetlejuice being anxious that he’ll mess up his kids the same way Juno messed up him. Barbara was very anxious during her pregnancy, due to her past miscarriage. Beej tries to reassure her that their kids will be born dead anyways, but that doesn’t fully take away her anxiety.

Character info:

Bellatrix

She/her

She’s a very smart girl, and often is the one getting her brother out of trouble. She’s caring, logical, and pretty chill. She cares a lot for her family. She has a lot in common with Adam, and likes spending time with him. She likes watching him work on his model of the town. She's sort of expected to be the “calm kid”, which puts pressure on her. 

Orion

He/him

Orion is Bellatrix’s twin brother. He’s very high energy, and gets himself into trouble quite often. His main problem is that his mouth moves faster than his brain. He takes after Beetlejuice the most, both physically and mentally. He’s rowdy, funny, but also struggles with fitting in. Luckily, he’s got Barbara as a mom, and she always tries her best to help him out. He’s a really curious kid. He was put on a leash for a while. The green patches on his body are skin; he was just born like that. 

Orion and Bellatrix are, as my former science teacher once put it, oopsies children. When questioned by them, Beetlejuice calls them his surprise kids. 

An interesting thing about them is that they look like demons, have powers like ghosts, but age like humans. Born deads are very rare, Beetlejuice being one of the few ones, so everyone’s sorta learning about each other at the same time. They have some traits that are completely unique to them, like horn color. 

Lydia is like the fun aunt/babysitter. She loves hanging out with the kids, and they love hanging out with her. 

Beetlejuice wanted the kids to go to a neitherworld school, but Barbara and Adam wanted them to go to a human school. They ended up making a compromise. Kids go to a human school during the weekdays, and on some evenings and weekends, they go to a neitherworld school, where they can learn more about their demonic side.

Both Bellatrix and Orion have human disguises. Bellatrix’s disguise has more of Barbara’s features, while Orion’s disguise has more of Adam’s features.

The two generally have a good relationship, ignoring the arguments they have over tiny things. Those problems get resolved within 72 hours. When they do have big fights, they can last for a while.

I came up with this AU a year ago. The first time I drew Bellatrix, I was at a restaurant and I drew her with my finger on my phone.

That’s about all I can think of for this one. Enjoy the art! Feel free to send me any asks about this or any other AUs as they come up!! 

^^^ old art from 2023. First drawing is Bellatrix as a young adult, second is Orion as a kid, third is Bellatrix as a kid.

^^^ new art that was finished today! Bellatrix and Orion as adults. :)

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One thing I forgot to mention in the post yesterday is that I’ll also be putting my au inspo, if there was anything specific that prompted me to make the au.

Also— DadJuice is coming out today!

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Beetlejuice: “Would you still love me if I was a worm?”

Adam: “Of course I would. I’d put you in a little glass jar, feed you leaves, and watch you wiggle around.”

Beetlejuice: “If I was an aggressive dog and I sank my teeth into your flesh out of fear, would you still see that I have good in me? Would you still scratch behind my ears and call me a good boy? Would you keep letting me sleep at the foot of your bed? Or would you send me off to a shelter to get euthanized?”

Adam: “…huh???”