#its soft for ant beverage hours here oh lord

[monsterlovinghours]

Married with Kids

look idk what to tell you except that I am soft that I love beetlejuice with all my heart and that @heisentwerk has been putting ideas in my head

this au is based in the same universe my fic Visible (found here) is in

-You and Beetlejuice had been an item for a while. You loved him more than anything, and it was very clear that he felt the same about you. Of course you were welcome at the Maitland/Deetz residence; Lydia's wife was a good friend of yours, and from the moment you stepped through the front doors you were immediately accepted as one of the family.

-It had taken a while for you to warm up to Beetlejuice; to be fair, he was a lot to handle. Loud, full of chaotic energy, demanding. But once you got used to him, the two of you got on like a house on fire. You fell hard and you fell fast, and oh god when he kissed you for the first time you almost burst into tears on the spot because you were so happy and so scared that he wouldnt feel the same way.

-Years go by. You move into the Deetz house, making a cozy little space out of the basement. You set up work from home so that you can stay with Beetlejuice, and so that Zoey had someone living to look after her when Lydia and Lexie had to leave for the day. Charles and Delia had found their own place across town, but they were frequent visitors. It was wonderful...

-...but something was missing.

-Lydia had told you everything about when she was fourteen, so you knew that by marrying you, Beetlejuice would live again. He had never spoken of a wedding, never even so much as hinted at the idea of marriage, so you brought the idea to Barbara, who was unsurprisingly enthusiastic. She encouraged you to ask, that you were a modern woman and that there was no law that said you couldnt propose. You took her hands, nervous and excited and scared and hopeful all at once, and promised that you would.

-Little did you know that not long before, Beej had gone to Adam with the same question. He wanted to do it right this time, wanted to show off just how much he loved you, wanted you to know that he wanted to marry you for the right reasons.

-That night, the two of you were snuggled up in bed, completely wrapped around each other, when you turned and kissed his neck. "Beej, you know I love you more than anything or anyone, dead or alive. Right?"

-"Mm, yeah."

-"And you know that I want to be with you forever, right?"

-"Where are you going with this, babes?"

-"Beetlejuice, will you marry me?"

-He goes silent, then lets out a sound of frustration. "Dammit! You beat me to it! I had a ring and a plan and everything!"

-You were stunned for a moment before you laughed, collapsing against the bed in a fit of giggles while he pouted. "It isnt funny. I worked forever on this and you ruined it."

-When you got your giggles under control, you threw your arms around him and kissed him hard. "Silly man, of course I'll say yes. Now let me see the ring."

-The ring had been Barbara's engagement ring, kept with their possessions once the house had sold. It fit like a dream on your hand.

-The wedding took place the following week; since the best man couldnt leave the house and the groom was a demon, it cut out a lot of the normal planning. Lexie obtained an officiates license and performed the marriage in the attic, which the Maitlands had turned into a beautiful space with fairy lights on every surface, roses and lilies scattered everywhere.

-The moment the two of you kissed, you could feel him change; his lips lost their corpse chill, the skin of his cheek felt soft and alive. He had gasped for breath, clutching you as the overwhelming love he had for you slammed into him all at once. He immediately began sobbing, apologies and mumbled "i love you god i love you so much" falling from his lips. The rest of the group waited downstairs for you to calm him down, still in your wedding dress, holding him and reassuring him and welcoming him back to the land of the living.

-The reception was short, and he stayed glued to your side the entire time. Lydia had booked you two a hotel room in the next city over, and the twenty minute drive was excruciating with Beej unable to keep his hands off of you.

-The way he made love to you now was different than before, just as passionate and pleasurable, but infinitely more loving, more intimate. He wept when he entered you, his hands cradling your face as he felt you-really felt you-for the first time.

-After the honeymoon, you returned to the Deetz's house. Lydia and Lexie had made the decision to travel with their daughter, and as their wedding gift to you, had handed over the deed to the house. It was yours, free and clear. And so began the adjustment period. Beetlejuice was human now, after all. He couldnt float or phase through walls or teleport himself from one side of the house to the other. He had to learn how to be human, and shockingly, Charles stepped up wonderfully to teach him.

-A couple of months after the wedding, you found Beetlejuice on the roof, looking up at the stars. He wrapped you in his arms, and when you told him you wanted to consider having kids, he started to shake. You turned around to look at him, scared that you may have made him anxious or that he was violently opposed to the idea, but he kissed you with tears in his eyes and whispered that he wanted that too, more than anything.

-If you were able/willing to bear children, you immediately started trying for a pregnancy. If not, you used Lydia's connections at the adoption agency to find your kids. It took a lot of waiting, a lot of trial and error, a lot of tears and worry and heartache, but soon you had two precious children to call your own. A boy named Michael and a girl named Winnie.

-The Maitlands stepped up to help you raise your kids, watching them as they slept, digging out old toys and things for them to play with. Adam lamented that he had the perfect crib at his old hardware store, but he was sure it was long gone by now. You knew about the store, knew that while it was dusty and run down, it was still standing and still as the Maitlands had left it.

-For Christmas that year, you gave Adam and Barbara a single key. Their confused looks turned into shock as you explained that you had purchased their old hardware store, and that you intended to run it under their guidance. And yes, you assured Adam, who looked like he was about to cry, his precious crib was still there.

-You hadn't been particularly handy before, but you learned fast, and honestly, so did Beej. He took over the daily operations of the store with surprising aptitude, and the two of you slowly returned the business to its former profitable pace.

-Your kids would be starting school soon. The house felt alive, full of laughter and love. Barbara and Adam had never seemed so happy, and Beetlejuice was thriving with his new humanity. This was perfect. This was home.