For all the times I’ve drawn Beetlejuice in the Captain Underpants art style, I’ve been meaning to draw Adam and Barbara in that style too (originally it was going to be for a gag comic). And I just wanted them to look as if they had a bit more of a spine, while Adam gets to keep his glasses like in the movie.

Originally there wasn’t a background, but because it would have been an otherwise bland image, I just did something a bit minimal with purple hues.

More about the Goth Baby AU (that I’m not up for drawing anytime soon, but I have a lot of ideas)

-Lydia’s a bit of a cuddle-bug. If she likes you, she’ll want to latch onto you and never let go.

-Go ahead and try to put her in pastel colors. You’ll have to deal with an angry, ill behaved child with a serious temper tantrum.

-God forbid if somehow you get both her and Beetlejuice throwing a tantrum together. (Even if it can be hilarious in a way).

-If she is angry at you, she might smack you over the head with a plush toy.

-Lydia’s mom Emily is still alive and her family moves into the Maitland’s house for other reasons. So no sad Goth Baby (but her mom will eventually pass away a little later on in life).

-Adam and Barbara of course instantly adore her. Lydia can’t pronounce their full names yet, so it comes out as ‘Ada’ and ‘Ba-bra’ instead. (Yes, Beetlejuice will forever find the latter funny and won’t stop making bra related jokes.)

-Adam and Barbara spoil her frequently. They are the best godparents a kid could ask for.

-They make her fly/float very frequently and she ADORES it! She’ll never stop having fun with it.

-Since Lydia has no reason to be depressed, she finds Beetlejuice while just exploring around the roof (AKA the one place all the adults have tried to keep her from). So when she sees him all depressed, she’s all shyly saying hi to him and tries to comfort him.

-The moment she finds out that his hair changes colors, it’s instant adoration. She loves how his hair changes colors. This makes him very happy since his mom never liked his mood ring hair.

-Beetlejuice is happy that someone can see him, but isn’t overly happy that its a child that can’t say his full name just yet. He warms up to her and is over the moon over the fact that she likes spooky things and scaring others.

-No seriously. The best she can call him is ‘Juice’ at this point in time. She’s smart enough to know how it needs to be pronounced, she just can’t say it right.

-They are absolutely BFFFFS. He doesn’t mind that the only person who adores him is a small child. He tries his best to watch his mouth around her (think trying to be more like the cartoon version).

-Sometimes he takes her to the Neitherworld, but only in certain areas. He can’t let his mom find out about Lydia, even if it were to kill him (again).

-It’s basically Monsters Inc. meets Coco whenever he takes her to the Neitherworld.

-If his mom ever found out about Lydia and wanted to do as she did in the musical, he’s going to instantly kill her. No tricks will work on him–he’ll go straight for the kill. He’s not condemning a child to the afterlife.

-There is a baby Sandworm that Lydia gets to befriend and they are Big Sandy’s child. The baby is known as ‘Baby Sandy.’

-Her Sandworm onesie PJs were from Beetlejuice.

-The only Neitherworld resident who knows Lydia is a breather is Miss Argentina, and she adores her. (Though she thought Lydia died all to young and had an epic fit over it at first).

-The Maitlands are happy if Lydia gets to hang out with playmates her age. Beetlejuice has mixed feelings about it, but if the child gets along well with Lydia, he’ll ease up. If the child has an attractive parent or guardian for him to keep an eye out for when he gets to be visible again, it’ll win them some points.

-If you are mean to Lydia, Beetlejuice will get back at you. If anyone tries to harm her in any way, he’s most likely going to kill them.

-The same will apply with the Maitlands. Hurting their godbaby will be the last mistake you’ve never made.

-If she tries to scare you and it doesn’t work, don’t be surprised if Beetlejuice helps out.

-But also, don’t be surprised if he uses her as a way to get potential dates. (Or at least he would if she’ll ever get his name right so that he can be visible).