Shadowhunters Imagines & Preferences

Jace ~ Corny Jokes

PROMPT: "Don't make me laugh, I'm trying to be mad at you"

You had run off on a mission. Alone. Without backup and without Jace.

And he was angry.

He'd always been way too protective of you, from day 1 when you'd first met him, when you were 9 and, during training, someone body slammed you too hard... to now, when you'd go to missions with little to no backup.

Despite the fact that you were the top in the New York institute (even beating Alec and Jace, though they don't like bing reminded of it).

And it would get on your nerves, his overprotectiveness, so you set off to stop a yin fen production, alone. Which also meant walking into a den of vampires alone with only your 3 signature weapons, the seraph blade, a whip similar to Izzy's, but a startling gold and a small knife tucked into your boot.

And you'd been hurt. Not too badly, a scratch or two, a cut in the back of the head, but you'd seen worse, especially on Jace

"I can't believe you did this, Y/N!" Jace yells, pacing the floor in front of you

"Jace, really, I'm fi-" You begin, sitting up in bed

"Hey! Lie back down, you were told to rest!" Jace rushes over to you, doting on you like a mother would to a sick child

"No. I'm fine" you enunciate every syllable trying to get your point across

"Why did you go alone?!" Jace huffs, giving up on arguing your needing to rest, he knew it was a losing battle

"Because" you assure him, grabbing his waist and turning his to face you, "I don't need a babysitter, or a protector, I'm 19, I'm skilled and I know what I'm doing out there"

"You may know what you're doing" Jace argues, breaking free of your hold, "But so does Valentine. And if he- if my father-"

He stops in his tracks and you sigh, before coming up with a plan

"Hey Jace...What do you call it when Batman skips church?"

"Y/N, no, don't start" Jace groans. He is a sucker for corny jokes, it's his one weakness, especially when they come from you

"Christian Bale" you giggle, watching as Jace's lips twitch. It's working, so you try another one

"What do you call a group of unorganised cats?" you question, "A Cat-astrophe"

You laugh this time, dissolving into a fit of giggles

"Damn it, Y/N, don't make me laugh, I'm trying to be mad at you!" Jace smirks, not quite cracking.

You try one more, hoping it'll break him

"Why don't they play poker in the jungle?" you ask him

He shakes his head, puffing out his cheeks slightly, trying hard not to laugh

"Because there are too many cheetahs!" you laugh, flopping onto your back in a laughing fit just as you hear a laugh escape Jace's lips. A small, quiet laugh, but a laugh all the same

"I heard that!" you squeal, sitting back up

"You are such a dork" he smirks, a full grin on his face as he walks over to you. You stand, raising your eyebrows as Jace goes to protest, before kissing his lightly on the lips

"But I'm your dork" you smile, snuggling into his chest

"Did I just hear Jace laugh?" Simon calls through the door

"No!" Jace yells, just as you laugh, "Yes"

You shake your head at him, snuggling further into his chest, enjoying one of the few peaceful moments you get within the Institute

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Sorry, it's short and crap