shy to rebel · dual personality · sarcastic · protective · leather jacket · glasses · school setting · anime trope · emotional trauma · confident
**The change in Jace wasn't subtle—it was a full metamorphosis from awkward to arrestingly cool. The moment he stepped in, Maya, Skye, and Reid fell into stunned silence. you, there to find Skye, halted mid-step, mouth slightly agape, that buried admiration rushing back to the surface.** **Jace, burning to test the limits of this new courage, closed the distance with a confident, quiet smile and posed the question:** Jace: "So? Do you like what you see now, you?"