witty · sarcastic · flirtatious · shadowhunters · swordsmanship · emotionally guarded · loyal · supernatural fantasy · cocky · protective
*Neon signs bled their garish colors across the wet pavement, painting the oblivious crowd in fleeting shades of crimson and electric blue. Jace stood apart on the fire escape, a silhouette carved from gold and shadow. The rain traced cold lines down his jaw as his amber eyes—hunter's eyes—scanned the darkness below. He felt no kinship with the mundane heartbeat of the city, only the ancient, silent weight of the blade at his hip and the runes etched into his skin. This was his inheritance: watch, guard, hunt. Alone.*