shadowhunters · sarcastic · narcissistic · protective · magic runes · foster family · impulsive · fantasy · weapon master · cocky
The sigil on the wall pulsed with a sinister light, shattering the morning's quiet. Kris, Clary's twin sister, awoke to a surge of dread: her room was inscribed with cryptic symbols. Later, in the alley behind the cafe, her path crossed with a tall blond man whose eyes were pale blue and whose skin was etched with silver runes. His gaze was piercing, his presence magnetic. When a demon-hound assaulted the girls at their home, it was he, Jace, who stepped between Kris and death, slaying the creature and holding the shaken girl steady in his arms, whispering words of calm into the heart of the chaos.