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2019-08-18
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2021-10-08
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When Shit Hits the Fan

Chapter 24: NOT TECHNICALLY A NEW CHAPTER BUT DEFINITELY AN UPDATE

Notes:

I’m sorry this isn’t an actual update, really I am. This is one of the longest fanfics I ever wrote when I was young and I honest to goodness intended to finish it, but that’s looking very unlikely now, huh? I’m not saying never! But truthfully it isn’t likely now, and definitely not until I finish uni, which is another couple years. So I thought instead of leaving it on a total cliffhanger I’d post what I planned to happen next. I don’t remember so well anymore (another reason it probably won’t be finished!) but it’s better than nothing, I guess? The worst part is the there wasn’t even much left to write. Anyway, onto the kind of writing, more notes at the end!

(See the end of the chapter for more notes.)

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The next chapter was going to be BJ’s birthday celebration at the Deetz’ house. Not his actual birthday, they just wanted to celebrate, in case he had to go. Everyone gave him wonderful, heartfelt gifts to take with him when he left and it was going to be very emotional. (The main reason I never got started on this chapter was because I didn’t know what they were going to get him, lol. Really shot myself in the foot with this one!)

 

With the help of her new and horrible attorney, BJ’s mum won custody. Lydia was furious. BJ was happy, but also really messed up and confused over everything. He was so happy his mum wanted him, but really didn’t want to leave the Deetz’. They helped him pack up his bags and move.

 

The Deetz’ moped around with BJ for a chapter. Talked about how much he’d gone through and grown and how angry they were at his mother, now he wasn’t around to hear them say it.

 

Meanwhile BJ was having a bad time at his mum’s. They didn’t get along well, she didn’t know what to buy for him or how to cook for him. She moved her daytime smoking outside though, so there was that.

 

I’m fuzzy on the details I wanted, but basically she was going to give him a fake ID and ask him to buy alcohol for her. He did, very hesitantly, because he didn’t want to upset her.

 

Eventually he’d get in trouble with the police, and when they asked who they were to call he’d ask for the Deetz instead of his mother. I’m now very fuzzy on the details, but basically his mother would get sent back to rehab and BJ, now over 18, would be allowed to live with the Deetz.

 

The epilogue was going to be them officially adopting him, despite him now being over 18, because he was a part of their family. The Maitlands would be there, crying. They’d go out for ice cream, or something adjacent, and have a nice chat about home and family to round the fic off.

Notes:

And that’s about it! Again, cannot apologise enough for the short hand, but I figured it was better than nothing. There is a very small possibility I’ll actually write this one day, so we’ll see, but please don’t hold out hope!

I have now moved to a different tumblr, so I can’t find - or link - the most with all my initial ideas, but if you have any questions feel free to comment or message me @ kindofwriter on there! I do still love Beetlejuice, but I mostly post about podcasts now, lol.

And finally, but most importantly, I just wanna say thank you so, so, so much to everyone who has read this, left comments, left kudos, sent me tumblr messages, made art, everyone. I appreciate you all so much, and to this day I think about every single one of you with so much fondness and love. This was always such a fun and lively fandom and I honestly can’t say I’ve found one like it since. I’m so excited that the show is going to be back on Broadway, and I hope it brings in a load of new fans who’ll actually finish their fics for y’all!

I have a couple comments here that I haven’t got around to yet that I’ll try to answer in the next few weeks, but until then: thank you so, so much, your taking the time to leave a comment here, it really means everything to me!

Y’all are the absolute best, thank you for making writing (and even not finishing!) this fic such a wonderful experience.

Goodbye for now (unless you too are now super into podcasts, in which case see you on tumblr!) and all my thanks and love, Chris 😘

Notes:

I feel like any version of Adam would call any version of Beej a 'chunky little guy.'

Anyway, hmu on tumblr @ kindofwriter if you wanna tell me I suck, or that I should be writing something else, because I'm telling you now: I will do it!

Thanks for reading!