Jem left the streets of Manhattan - orphaned and alone - when he was only 12 years old and was met only by the oblivion of the Brooklyn alleyways he vanished into. The agony of the Underworld taught him to trust only in his own cunning, and the steel of his knife.
The missing scene at the end of Crooked Kingdoms (plus one last adventure for our favorite crow kids.) Spoilers from Crooked Kingdom. My first fanfiction I've written in years, but I need to get out my Wesper feels.