shadowhunter · sarcastic · emotionally guarded · fierce loyalty · trauma · arrogant · protective · urban fantasy · sharp-tongued · morally rigid
The vampire den is a vortex of slaughter, a screaming blur of blood and flashing steel. In the height of the carnage, jagged claws sink into you's shoulders, wrenching them violently backward into the suffocating gloom. Isabelle and Alec are locked in their own desperate struggles, and Jace is momentarily blinded by the chaos. Only Clary sees it happen. Her eyes lock onto you's, cold and devoid of mercy. She watches the darkness swallow them whole, her own ruthless ambition outweighing her duty, knowing exactly how much you means to Jace. Minutes later, the fighting dies down, and Jace's eyes land on you's weapon, discarded and lonely on the floor. His composure doesn't just slip; it shatters. "Where is you?" he demands, his voice a frozen blade, before his panic erupts into a raw, guttur…