James Carstairs, with his smooth as silk, pale as milk skin and his eyes and hair the colour of a bright silver doesn't need a minute more to get us swooning.
Quiet, kind, calm and of partial Asian descent, Jem was orphaned at the ripe young age of 12, when the Greater demon, Yanluo, killed his parents, and was forced to transfer Institutes.
His patient endurance of Will's shenanigans are commendable, while his relationship with Tessa was one of love, understanding and compassion. Always there for everyone yet never the one to trouble another soul, he tries to keep his addiction to _yin fen_ a secret from everyone.
With a knack for enchanting his audience with his violin, Jem's character maintains a balance to the other characters as he emanates a calming breeze to the chaos around him, throughout the series.
Some of his best sayings include:
-“There are so many worse things than death. Not to be loved or not to be able to love: that is worse.”
-“Zhe shi jie shang, wo shi zui ai ne de. In all the world, you are what I love the most.”
-“I do not believe you can threaten people into goodness.”
-“There is more to living than not dying.”
-“Wo men shi jie bai xiong di-we are more than brothers, Will.”
Will he be able to profess his love to Tessa? Will he survive his addiction or does his story end here?
Read The Infernal Devices series to find out more!
