Do you call it The Tortured Poets Department or the Tortured Jurdan Department? I mean, just look at it:
Jude: My Boy Only Breaks His Favorite Toys (so Jude's pov). Down Bad (fuck it if I can't have him???). Florida!!! (Guest in/arrested/shitstorm). Guilty as Sin (they don't know how you've haunted me). Who's Afraid of Little Old Me? (self-explanatory). The Albatross (ha!) I Can Do It With a Broken Heart (again, self-explanatory). The Black Dog (my longing state unspoken)? Fornight (what about your quiet treason?) But Daddy I Love Him (they slammed the door, on my whole world!!!) Clara Bow (the crown is stained...!!!) The Prophecy (oh my god, just shut up). thanK you aIMee (there wouldn't be this if there hadn't been you)
and then there's Cardan, the tortured poet, ofc: Fornight literally starts like it's for him (here's the kinda detail you can expect a separate post from me on). So High School (are you gonna marry, kiss, or kill me?). Who's Afraid of Little Old Me? (the scandal was contained, eh?) The Tortured Poets Department (I mean, he owns the title but also the ring part??) Clara Bow (alright, maybe I'm not saying the song; only lyrics, like: This town is fake but you're the real thing). But Daddy I Love Him (honestly, I didn't think I'd put it here, but hello?? I just learned these people only raise you to cage you? And more there, yeah) Fresh Out The Slammer (SCREAMS HIM! all I wanna say: the letters plzzz)
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Why are you so excited for the Seelie Queen? Sheโs so sleezy to read about that I think I dislike her more than Seb since so much demon blood is his excuse but she doesnโt have an excuse she just.. chose to be bad. And she was shitty to Clary all of Tmi but had sex with her brother behind everyoneโs backs while hoping theyโd all die in Edom... But I know we got some villain lovers over here so not shaming here! Just curious about the intrigue. I even hate Ash being around her..Yet weโll probably read about them having sex or planning to have ash as a โweaponโ to build up the Ash TWP lore I guess?
Hello, (sorry about my late response, you've probably even forgotten you asked). Thanks for clarifying what you're actually asking, tho! I'll start this by showing the answer in your ask itself (this could be long, idk):
The Seelie Queen is so sleezy to read about. She doesn't have an excuse she just.. chose to be bad. Had sex with our protagonist's brother behind everyone's backs while hoping they'd all die in Edom.
She is by no means among any list of my favorite characters, but her character does interest me immensely. She's one patient, word-twisting, magic bitch, and also the first cool faerie villain character I'd ever read about. Her trickster nature and word games really fascinated me, and I have always been curious about her story. I've wanted to see her perspective (which we could be getting or not), and I've wanted to see her as the main villain (not a side one) ever since TMI.
Now, about why I'm so excited about a story that's supposed to be about her and Sebastian, and I admit, I didn't think about what this story could be (I just didn't have time to wonder ๐ญ) so I never got as far as "reading about them... planning to have Ash as a weapon to build up the Ash TWP lore..." That could be it, tho; a story of them making horrible plans for their wonderful, powerful future in their most desired, terrible world with a baby to make sure of everything and strengthen their united rule! Awesome!
But coming back to your question, I've been curious about how Sebastian even formed that alliance with the Seelie Queen (and no matter the flattery, I never believed either was in love with the other) and what really was it that she saw herself benefiting off of that she supported him. Was it that she could see the potential in his plans of bringing down a part-human race that shouldn't have any power to control her people yet does? Or was it just about an heir symbolizing a strong and scary rule while also getting back at the Unseelie King? Did she plan on betraying Sebastian after she got what she wanted? Or was it all that and more that I'm unable to think of?
These are just some things I've thought of since reading TDA and barely seeing the Seelie Queen make an appearance in other books or stories (TID, TLH, TFTSA, GOTSM, TBC) so the moment I read her name with Sebastian among the ten stories, I was like "finally! Some tea! Something to look forward to that might hold some of the answers I've been waiting for" (or leave me with more questions, lol). So yeah ๐
Thanks for this ask, btw ๐
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Hope was a dangerous, disquieting thing, but he thought perhaps he liked it.
โNeil Josten, The Foxhole Court
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Alright. I have, of course, heard all of The Tortured Poets Department, and of course, my first step is to connect it to Jude and Cardan โ๐ผ
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Work and sleep have consumed my life.
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hope is a skill
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Did she mean what I think she meant: Better in Black will be available to all, six months after the backers get it?
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Whyโs it always โweโre not getting it untilโ and never โweโre finally being heard, and itโs actually happening and coming out in only two years!โ
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AT LAST!
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Presenting Cardan Greenbriar, the chairman of The Tortured Poets Department
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When Kell Maresh said, "Why am I the only one in this fucking world to be held accountable for my actions?" I felt that.
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the โI give up, you winโ letter, pleaseee ๐ญ
cardanโs letters to jude in a nutshell
Thatโs a waste of papโ thatโs a waste of grief, begging, love and I quote, โindiscreet promisesโ
the โI expect you to come back now that everything is settledโ letter
lol the โI want you to come back but I donโt want to say it so just come be angry at me closerโ letter
The second half part though- ๐ญ. the โjust come home I donโt care what you do to me but just COME BAAAACKโ letter
Cardan be like: tf does this queen think she is not responding to my letters, AKA the โYOU HAVE NEVER DONE MORE OF A SIN THAN THIS JUDE DUARTEโ letter
Also cardan: yeah Iโm doing something wrong, how about I address this to The High Queen of Elfhame, ha this will definitely work AKA the most heartfelt, poetic and longest letter
At this point cardan just gave up and started doing what he does best: writing Judeโs name in an angry, passionate and grieving fashion. This is called the, โ I give up you winโ letter.
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๐๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ณ๐ฆ ๐ช๐ต ๐ธ๐ข๐ด, ๐ช๐ฏ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐ค๐ฐ๐ณ๐ฏ๐ฆ๐ณ ๐ฐ๐ง ๐๐ฐ๐ญ๐ญ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅโ๐ด ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ต๐ฉ, ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐ค๐ณ๐ฆ๐ข๐ด๐ฆ ๐ฐ๐ง ๐ฉ๐ช๐ด ๐ฆ๐บ๐ฆ. ๐๐ฏ๐จ๐ฆ๐ณ. ๐๐ข๐ช๐ฏ. ๐๐ฆ๐ง๐ช๐ข๐ฏ๐ค๐ฆ.
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Alright, as much as I'd love thisโCassie writing about Jude and Cardan, I know now that this is a joke XD
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