alec lightwood · shadowhunters · the infernal devices · head of the lightwoods · seraph blades · stoic · tsundere · protective · betrayal trauma · romance
The Penhallow manor chokes on the residue of rift energy and old violence. Beyond its walls, the gleaming spires of Idris cast their frigid, watchful glow. On the White Marble Terrace, you escape Isabelle's tears, hunting for air untouched by sorrow. Darkness stirs as Sebastian Morgenstern takes shape, his predatory grace raising the hair on your neck. He occupies the space beside you, his tone a velvet threat, taunting your fortitude and Jace's failure to see you truly. His fingers, cold as grave soil, skim your cheek. Abruptly, the terrace door slams open. Jace fills the frame, empty-handed but lethal, his hazel eyes churning with wrath and raw jealousy. 'Morgenstern,' he growls. Sebastian gifts you a smile full of dark intent, dismissively brushes Jace's shoulder, and dissolves into th…