History Fanfic / Cinderjuice

* BlueIsHeroic: Erebos refers to Delphine as "the lady in blue" because of her preferred choice of wardrobe color.

* AfterlifeAngst: Lydia suffers from some of this in when a magic ritual causes her to end up dead and in the Neitherworld. This isn't so bad by itself - she's with friends and she's safe, relatively speaking - but she's worried about her parents and also about Beetlejuice, who is stuck in the Outerworld as a mortal human. Fortunately, he finds the loophole they need.

** DominoRevelation: As the prophecy is revealed, it shows that details and incidents from the earlier stories ''and also from the cartoon'' have built up to the Fairy Godfather's conclusion that Lydia and Beetlejuice are [[spoiler:meant to be the Avatars of Life and Death]].
* MediumAwareness: As noted elsewhere, Prince Vince is very aware that they're in a series of stories on the internet; however, from his point of view, these are not fiction, but rather take the form of an AfterActionReport which allow him to keep tabs on what his friends are doing. And as in the show, they're all more or less conscious of the fact that Mr. Monitor has a tendency to put them on television without notice.

* AfterlifeAngst: Lydia suffers from some of this in when a magic ritual causes her to end up dead and in the Neitherworld. This isn't so bad by itself - she's with friends and she's safe, relatively speaking - but she's worried about her parents and also about Beetlejuice, who is stuck in the Outerworld as a mortal human. (ItMakesSenseInContext.) Fortunately, he finds the loophole they need.

* NewhartPhoneCall: When BJ phones Lady Delphine for help, Hugo (who is the POV character for the chapter) only hears her side of the conversation.

* {{Flashback}}: Has one that serves as the OriginStory of the cartoon, demonstrating how Lydia and Beetlejuice met.

* FriendshipAsCourtship: Technically speaking, there is never a point in the leads' relationship where they are dating, although it looks that way to observers in the Outerworld. [[spoiler:Due to the nature of the contract at the end of ''Cinderjuice'', they go directly from being best friends to being married.]]

* BigLippedAlligatorMoment: {{Invoked}}. When the allies are collected in Prince Vince's throne room to discuss a plan, Donny explains Beetlejuice's LiteralGenie weakness to their living guests. Apropos of nothing, the television turns itself on and starts playing an advertisement for Worm Your Way Cologne.

* ForcedSleep: Courtesy of the poisoned apple.

* DiscussedTrope: It's heavily implied that Prince Vince has discovered ThisVeryWiki, and a few tropes actually come up in the course of this story.

* ItsUpToYou: Only BJ has the ability to [[spoiler:pull Lydia back to the Outerworld]], although Delphine doesn't clarify why this is. Possibly she herself doesn't know. However, the reader can (and, judging by the reviews, several did) figure out that it's because [[spoiler:he's the only one who knows ''how''. Anyone could do it if they had the idea to say her name three times, but he's the only one who knows the significance of doing so.]]

* FanVerse: In the process of becoming one.

* MediumAwareness: As noted below, Prince Vince is very aware that they're in a series of stories on the internet. And as in the show, they're all more or less conscious of the fact that Mr. Monitor has a tendency to put them on television without notice.

* DiscussedTrope: Prince Vince and Donny have a conversation about {{Love Triangle}}s and TriangRelations, as noted below.

* MagicMisfire: Lady Delphine realizes that the spell on the apple was intended to ''kill'' Lydia. The only reason she survived is because her unborn baby's powers activated to protect her, sending her into the coma instead. This is also the reason why [[CurseEscapeClause BJ's kiss fails to revive her]]; since the spell was altered by the baby, the usual resolution doesn't work.

* ProtectedByAChild: Lydia's unborn baby will not allow her to be killed by the deadly enchantment.

* UnwittingPawn: Donny is the innocent bearer of the enchanted fruit which sends Lydia into her coma.
* WackyCravings: Played with. BJ is convinced that sooner or later Lydia is going to want to eat some bugs, so he keeps offering. As it turns out, what she's actually craving is ''apples''.

* The fifth and (presumably) final story in the series will be related to ''WesternAnimation/{{Tangled}}''.

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!!Tropes present in this fanfiction:

* CallBack: The stories each contain ''several'' references to specific episodes of the show, regarding both characters and past adventures. The sequel stories also contain references to the previous installments. There are also a couple of lines from the film, but they're mostly just there as fandom in-jokes.

* AdultFear: The old woman in Romania explains that the ''strigoi mort'' will drink whatever human blood he can find, but prefers that belonging to children and young women.

** Turns out that [[spoiler:Lydia's FakePregnancy was the precursor to a real one.]]

* InsaneTrollLogic: Arguably, what the Fairy Godfather has been using to determine that Beetlejuice and Lydia are the individuals described in the prophecy.

* NonHumanSidekick: Lydia befriends a small bird during her time in the castle, who does its best to help her. It eventually receives the name Feathers.

* ForgotAboutHisPowers: Briefly, but BJ actually forgets to check if he still has his powers until Lady Delphine asks about it; he's too distracted by what's happened to Lydia. Once she reminds him, he confirms that he's still got it.

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[[folder:Twisted]]
* GrandFinale: Well, it's ''supposed'' to be, but with this author you never know.
* OneWordTitle

* The [[{{sequel}} second story]], ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/11781446/1/ The Bug Princess]]'' ([[http://archiveofourown.org/chapters/13719711?show_comments=true&view_full_work=false#comment_52125526 alternate link]]), is loosely based on ''WesternAnimation/ThePrincessAndTheFrog.'' It takes place about [[TimeSkip four years later]] when Lydia is a senior in college. She and BJ take a trip to New Orleans for spring break, where they encounter a whole new kind of magically induced chaos. Thanks to a well-meaning medium, something foul is unleashed on the city, and BJ's worst nightmare comes true.

* BadDreams: Turns out that [[spoiler:Beetlejuice]] has RecurringDreams of the events of the climax of ''Cinderjuice,'' when [[spoiler:Lydia was about to be killed and BJ was StormingTheCastle to save her]].

* YouDoNotWantToKnow: In the {{Flashback}} chapter, Beetlejuice acknowledges that he enjoys spending time as a human again, and he has his reasons... which he has no intention of revealing. Donny asks Prince Vince if he knows what his brother means, and the prince says that no, he doesn't - and he's pretty sure they don't want to know anyway. A later chapter partly reveals (to the reader) what he [[BadDreams meant]].

* MST3KMantra: It's recommended that this be kept in mind anytime something doesn't make sense.

* VillainTeamUp: The actual bad guys are [[spoiler: Mr. Big, from S.N.O.T.R.a.G., and Mr. Monitor, the television executive.]] Scuzzo and Lipscum help, but they're mostly just annoying.

* BreakThemByTalking: One of Erebos' main strategies, digging up vulnerable thoughts and doubts to exploit them.

* ItsUpToYou: Only BJ has the ability to [[spoiler:pull Lydia back to the Outerworld]], although Delphine doesn't clarify why this is. Possibly she herself doesn't know.

* NoodleIncident: When Beetlejuice put a Gila monster in the mayor's shorts... the ''first'' time.

** Prince Vince confirms his status as a NiceGuy by [[spoiler:making Lydia his protectorate while she's separated from Beetlejuice]].

** [[spoiler: Because Lydia ends up with BJ's "juice," saying her name three times summons her back.]]

* TakeThatUs: When frustrated with events, BJ asks, "Who in the world wrote [[BreakingTheFourthWall this episode]]?"

%%* TheyDo

%%* TitledAfterTheSong

* LeaningOnTheFourthWall: In a more blatant example than usual, Hugo spends a few minutes contemplating his role as a supporting cast member in someone else's story. He decides that it's not really a bad place to be, since it means the plot isn't as interested in him.
** PaintingTheFourthWall: He concludes this thought process by noting that "he'd put enough of a mural on the fourth wall for the time being".

* AffectionateNickname: As in the show, Beetlejuice calls Lydia "Lyds" and "Babes," and her father Charles calls her "Pumpkin."

* AscendedExtra: In the actual cartoon, Prince Vince and BJ's brother Donny each appear in exactly two episodes. They're given considerably larger roles here, Prince Vince especially.

* CallBack: The stories each contain ''several'' references to specific episodes of the show, regarding both characters and past adventures. The sequel stories also contain references to the previous installments.

* CreatorInJoke: Since the prince remarks that he's aware of the changes to the situation every time the story updates, the implication is that he's one of Lady Norbert's followers.

* RecursiveCanon: As of close to the conclusion of ''The Bug Princess'', there actually ''was'' a Prince Vince Tumblr account (which has since been deleted) following that of the author, which would sometimes comment on the new chapters as they were posted.

** TabletopGame/{{Monopoly}}. Beetlejuice uses "Do not pass Go, do not collect $200" as part of his explanation to Lydia for how [[spoiler:the second MagicallyBindingContract]] works. Later stories contain references to various characters playing the game; Prince Vince warns one character that he will not be receiving a second GetOutOfJailFreeCard.

* SwitchingPOV: Most chapters are shown to be either from Lydia or Beetlejuice's points of view, but a few chapters bring in the viewpoints of other characters too.

* WhoWritesThisCrap: Beetlejuice in particular has a tendency to complain about plot twists he doesn't like, making remarks about the talentless hacks employed by Mr. Monitor to write the current episode.

* DependingOnTheWriter: [[Invoked]] Lady Delphine uses the exact phrase when noting that the plot isn't always more powerful than literary tradition.

* ForcedSleep: Courtesy of an enchanted spinning wheel spindle, just like Disney/SleepingBeauty encountered.
* {{Foreshadowing}}: BJ suggests [[spoiler:going home and telling the magazine that the castle burned down and there was nothing to photograph.]] This ends up being exactly what happens.

* PowersThatBe: This is who appears to be responsible for TheProphecy, and possibly the plot too. Alternately, the plot itself is a sentient being responsible for all of it; see RunningGag.

* RecursiveCanon: As of close to the conclusion of ''The Bug Princess'', there actually ''is'' [[http://princevinceoftheneitherworld.tumblr.com a Prince Vince Tumblr]] following her, which sometimes comments on the new chapters as they're posted.

* RunningGag: TabletopGame/{{Monopoly}}. Beetlejuice uses "Do not pass Go, do not collect $200" as part of his explanation to Lydia for how [[spoiler:the second MagicallyBindingContract]] works. Later stories contain references to various characters playing the game; Prince Vince warns one character that he will not be receiving a second GetOutOfJailFreeCard.
** Website/{{Tumblr}}, as noted below.
** A gradual one emerges as the series goes on, in which Beetlejuice and Lydia are more or less resigned to the notion that "the plot" is an almost sentient being, and it will cause them to end up where it wants them regardless of their own ideas.

* ThemeNaming: The entire Juice family is named after insects: Beetlejuice, Bee Juice, Gnat Juice, and Dobsonfly (Donny) Juice. It's taken to the logical extreme when [[spoiler:Lydia gets pregnant; the child's nickname is Bug]].

* HalfIdenticalTwins: Beetlejuice describes Milo and Anahita this way, noting that he almost can't tell them apart.

* AnachronismStew: Kinda. Things like ''Film/CorpseBride'' and Website/{{Tumblr}} didn't exist in the time period when the show was in syndication, nor in the years immediately following, which is when these stories would theoretically be set. The 'timeless' nature of the series, however, allows for a massive TimeSkip to bring it into the 21st century.

* DirectLineToTheAuthor[=/=]RecursiveCanon: These two somewhat overlap repeatedly throughout the series, as Prince Vince makes use of his Website/{{Tumblr}} account to not only follow the author and keep tabs on the heroes through chapter updates, but also to occasionally badger her about the story. This is explicitly stated to be the reason that ''Meteor Shower'' exists at all.

* SheIsNotMyGirlfriend: Averted; BJ calls Lydia that in one scene, even though she's technically not.

* TheyDo[=/=]WeddingDay

* TitledAfterTheSong

* GettingCrapPastTheRadar: In bits, usually courtesy of Beetlejuice, starting in the second story.

The first installment, ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/11739058/1/ Cinderjuice]]'' ([[http://archiveofourown.org/works/5751283/chapters/13251904 alternate link]]), was intended as a stand-alone story.[[note]]Hence why the page is named for it and not the series.[[/note]] Lydia's about to graduate from high school and wants to attend her senior prom, so Beetlejuice asks the Neitherworld's [[Film/TheGodfather Fairy Godfather]] to let him be [[MortalityEnsues human again]] for one night. Shockingly, things don't go according to plan, and the pair find themselves in serious hot water. What initially starts out as a pretty clear ''Disney/{{Cinderella}}'' parody (with a little ''Film/TheGodfather'' thrown in) quickly jumps the tracks to become something a bit more crazy, which is only natural when Beetlejuice is involved.

* The [[{{sequel}} second story]], ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/11781446/1/ The Bug Princess]]'' ([[http://archiveofourown.org/chapters/13719711?show_comments=true&view_full_work=false#comment_52125526 alternate link]]), is loosely based on ''Disney/ThePrincessAndTheFrog.'' It takes place about [[TimeSkip four years later]] when Lydia is a senior in college. She and BJ take a trip to New Orleans for spring break, where they encounter a whole new kind of magically induced chaos. Thanks to a well-meaning medium, something foul is unleashed on the city, and BJ's worst nightmare comes true.

* The third full-length story, ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/11880198/1/Sleeping-Beetle Sleeping Beetle]]'' ([[http://archiveofourown.org/works/6464482/chapters/14795740 alternate link]]), takes its cues from ''Disney/SleepingBeauty''. Lydia's career gets a major break when a magazine hires her to do an on-location photo essay of a haunted castle in Romania. But when the resident horror tries to take the Ghost With the Most out of the picture, it'll take all her mortal wits to save them both. And the Fairy Godfather knows something important that he's not been sharing so far.
* The fourth story, ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/12109557/1/Bug-Princess-and-the-Seven-Months Bug Princess and the Seven Months]]'' ([[http://archiveofourown.org/works/7813744 alternate link]]), is partially inspired by ''Disney/SnowWhiteAndTheSevenDwarfs''. After the revelation at the end of the previous story, Lydia settles down to wait. But when she succumbs to the power of an apple (no, really), it's up to the supporting cast to find out what's happened and put things right... because without his mortal morality chain to hold him back, BJ is more dangerous than they realized.
* The fifth and (presumably) final story in the series will be related to ''Disney/{{Tangled}}''.

* EverythingsBetterWithPrincesses: As implied by the title; she's called the Princess of Beetles.

* EverythingsBetterWithPrincesses: The Princess of Beetles, once again.