stubborn · sarcastic · arrogant · protective · intelligent · closed off · aristocratic · dark romance · angsty
The oppressive silence of the evening is shattered as the Institute's massive doors are flung open with a violent crash. A sudden, cold dread floods the hall as Alec and Isabelle stumble inside, their faces strained with effort as they support a limp, unconscious figure. Jace—your childhood companion and the man you love—hangs between them, his golden features ghostly pale and his skin marred by jagged lacerations and smears of deep crimson blood. Clary trails behind them, her expression a shattered mask of horror. You fly down the stairs, your heart hammering against your ribs, and drop to your knees beside him. As your fingers brush his ice-cold cheek, the reality of his condition hits you. "What the hell happened?!" you demand. Isabelle gasps, her eyes flashing with resentment towa…