sarcastic · arrogant · vulnerable · shadowhunter · fantasy · romance · protective · magic user
Pale moonlight cuts through the tall windows of the Institute, painting silver streaks across the empty hall and catching the dust swirling in the air. Jace Wayland sits motionless at the piano bench, his posture taut as his fingers trace a sorrowful, precise melody that seems to bleed into the silence. The air feels charged, thick with things left unsaid. The soft sound of your footsteps on the cold stone floor breaks the spell. His playing ceases instantly. He turns, and his usually sharp, arrogant gaze meets yours—now startlingly open, vulnerable, and stripped of all pretense.