(So yeah I’ve started to make playlists for my characters that are part of my grand SU fanfic that I will probably never write. Most of it has been on my Deviantart until now, but I kinda wanna move it over here now. So here we go. Please feel free to message me about this stuff, I could literally talk about my own characters for hours cause I'm trash. So, without further ado, here's our main villain's playlist!)
Killer Queen: A Black Tourmaline Playlist 1. Diamonds are Forever -- Shirley Bassey | 2. History Has Its Eyes On You -- Hamilton | 3. Expensive -- Todrick Hall | 4. Castle -- Halsey | 5. Green -- Todrick Hall | 6. Icarus -- Bastille | 7. Sacrifice -- Jeff Williams ft. Casey Lee Williams | 8. No Place Like Home -- Todrick Hall | 9. Royalty -- Conor Maynard | 10. Into You -- Ariana Grande | 11. ...Baby One More Time -- Britney Spears | 12. Terrible Things -- April Smith and the Great Picture Show | 13. If I Had a Heart -- Todrick Hall | 14. Lyin to Myself -- Todrick Hall | 15. Wildfire -- Jubyphonic | 16. Don't Forget -- Demi Lovato | 17. Cosmic Love -- Florence and the Machine | 18. Cold -- Jeff Williams ft. Casey Lee Williams | 19. Radioactive -- Marina and the Diamonds | 20. Angels -- Vicetone ft. Kat Nestel | 21. Wrong Bitch -- Todrick Hall ft. Bob the Drag Queen | 22. Don't Mess With Me -- Temposhark | 23. Viva la Vida -- Coldplay | 24. Young and Beautiful -- Scott Bradley's Postmodern Jukebox | 25. Black Hole Sun -- Scott Bradley's Postmodern Jukebox | Warning! Spoilers for the Eventual (maybe) Geodes Fic Follow TW: Violence, Abuse, Possibly Graphic Content 1. Diamonds are Forever actually began as a sort of ironic joke. However, as her narrative developed, the song actually worked really well in order to portray BT's complicated relationship with the Diamonds and how she could never be free of them. | 2. After BT shatters her superior in order to save her fellow BTs, History (and the Diamonds, and all of gemkind) definitely has its eyes on her. She may be the antagonist, but she's still making history with her story. | 3. A song about BT's rise to power (at least on the outside). It began as glitzy and glamorous, with Black Tourmaline and her "court" slowly beginning to dazzle gemkind rather than disgust them. Also, note the last lyric. | 4. Black Tourmaline is "heading straight for the castle"; The Diamonds "are going to make [her] their queen". | 5. The price of her rule is unseen, but BT and her court must make sacrifices and do despicable things in order to rise to the top. None of them were ever meant to make it, after all. | 6. A bit of foreshadowing; BT is an Icarus, even now. | 7. Despite being tangled up in the Diamonds' strings, BT tries to reject their power. However, that rejection comes at a price, and BT wonders if her own plans are even worth it... | 8. Although this song is rather early in the playlist, we are already at the midpoint of BT's storyline. She is jaded and wary, warning others to "Pay no attention, to the lies they try to feed ya..." | 9. BT has been queen for a while, and meets a gem named Kunzite as she attempts to curry the favor of the legendary Infinity Stone... | 10. Kunzite and BT have a secret love affair. It's "a little bit dangerous", as everyone close to them disapproves, so they have to "keep it secret", grabbing moments together when they can... | 11. An admittedly tasteless way of showing that the relationship eventually devolves into abuse (physical and emotional). The song can also be taken as BT's feelings about the relationship, despite her abusive nature. | 12. Pretty self-explanatory. BT's done some awful things in her time. Kunzite finds out exactly how awful in a rather...unique way. | 13. BT truly believes that she doesn't have a heart anymore as a result of what she's done. The war is getting worse... | 14. BT is lying to herself in order to protect herself from getting hurt and in order to justify her own actions. Kunzite is slowly beginning to get tired of it. | 15. Things explode. The situation gets so bad that BT's court members actually smuggle Kunzite out of her palace in order to protect them. | 16. Heartbroken, BT mourns for her loss, and begins to change. | 17. Kunzite can't resist her love and returns to the palace. BT and Kunzite reunite only for the cycle to begin again. Kunzite attempts to leave once more, but BT makes sure that they'll stay with her forever... | 18. Again, BT mourns for her loss, weeping bitter tears for days, as she clutches the box that holds her love. | 19. BT continues to change for the worse as the war continues. She begins to become merciless, punishing rebels and court members alike if they disobey her. | 20. Now furious as she rationalizes Kunzite leaving as a betrayal, Black Tourmaline goes after Infinity Stone and their followers in order to make Kunzite suffer. | 21. Even though she is cornered by the rebel forces, Kunzite makes it clear that she's the Wrong Bitch to mess with. | 22. BT loses it completely, reveling in her wickedness, losing all of her inhibitions, and wishing to cause as much suffering as possible. The Diamonds can no longer control their creation. | 23. The final trio of songs is severe spoilers for the Geodes finale. However, if you notice a wistful and vaguely melancholy note in them, there is a reason for this. | 24. "Will you still love me when I'm no longer young and beautiful?" | 25. This song is BT's ending, and is meant to be ambiguous. The tone you pick up here is key to your interpretation, but the lyrics don't necessarily mean much... |
