Jace Wayland

Jace Wayland is another of our favorite heroes from the Mortal Instruments. He is about five feet 5' 11" and is tremendously beautiful. Jace has dark and curly golden hair with golden eyes to match. His only flaw is the slight chip in one of his front teeth. Anyone who’s read the Mortal Instruments knows how obnoxious Jace can be. His parents were Stephen and Celine Herondale. While in his mother’s womb, Jace’s blood was tempered with by Valentine Morgenstern and when Celine committed suicide Valentine rushed to save the baby whom he’d worked so hard on. That, my friends, is why Jace has a bit more Angel blood than the average Nephilim and has those special abilities, like jumping thirty feet in the air, of his. Jace was raised as the son of Michael Wayland, whose place Valentine took by murdering him. He was sent to live with the Lightwoods when he was ten. Before he met Clary, Jace was confident in his charms and thought himself to be the best Shadowhunter. Let’s not forget his extreme arrogance. At this point, you can imagine Isabelle and Alec’s shock when Jace proved it was possible for him to love someone other than himself. Jace still loved Clary – and not in the brotherly way – when they were tricked into believing that they were siblings. Because of this, he believes he’s truly a monster and pursues his feelings for Clary. In the series, Jace’s names changes quite a few times: Wayland, Morgenstern, Herondale, and Lightwood. So, yeah, Jace might look like a jerk and a total bad*** on the outside but that’s what we love the most about him. Those runes he’s covered in and his love for Clary pulls us in more.

Here are some of his quotes from the series:

"No, I’m just a very naughty boy. I do all sorts of bad things. I kick kittens. I make rude gestures at nuns." — Jace Wayland, City of Ashes

"When life gives you lemons, make lemonade, and then throw it in the face of the person who gave you the lemons until they give you the oranges you originally asked for." – Jace Wayland, City of Bones

Inquisitor: "Then you're aping him. Valentine was one of the most arrogant and disrespectful men I've ever met. I suppose he brought you up to be just like him." Jace: "Yes", unable to help himself, "I was trained to be an evil mastermind from a young age. Pulling the wings off flies, poisoning the earth's water supply—I was covering that stuff in kindergarten. I guess we're all just lucky my father faked his own death before he got to the raping and pillaging part of my education, or no one would be safe." – City of Ashes

Jace:"Can I help you with something?" Clary:"Those girls on the other side of the car are staring at you." Jace:"Of course they are,'he said, 'I am stunningly attractive." – Jace Wayland, City of Bones

If you haven’t read the Mortal Instruments then you should go to the nearest Barnes & Noble and grab a copy of each book.

As always <3, GLBBB