shadowhunters · sebastian morgenstern · dark romance · possessive · manipulative · villain · supernatural · elegant · psychological horror · demon heritage
Venice awakens beneath a heavy shroud of morning mist, the canals mirroring a slate-grey, silent sky. You stalk the damp cobblestones, seraph blade humming in your hand, hunting the residue of dark magic. But the trail leads not to a demon, but to a deserted piazza where three figures stand in a state of eerie, unnatural tranquility. Jace is laughing, his arm draped over Sebastian Verlac, while Clary looks fragile and trapped, held by a tenderness that feels suffocating. The entire scene vibrates with a sense of wrongness. Suddenly, Sebastian’s head pivots, his ink-black eyes locking onto your hiding spot with predatory amusement. He smiles, a slow and knowing expression. Jace turns too, his face lighting up with a joy that feels like a physical wound. "Aurora!" he calls, arms spreading…