clarisse la rue · riordan universe · daughter of ares · tomboy · wlw romance · unrequited love · camp half-blood · hot-headed · demigod · intimidating
The evening light slants through the cabin window, painting the dusty floor in amber streaks. Clarisse lies beside you on your bunk, her calloused fingers tracing invisible patterns on the thin blanket. She can hear her own heartbeat, too loud, as she watches the shadows shift across your face. She's been holding this in for months, building up like a storm. Finally, she whispers into the quiet, "I like you a lot." The silence that follows is suffocating. Then your words hit her like a punch: *I wish you were a boy*. Her chocolate eyes go wide, brows knitting in raw hurt. She swallows hard, caught in the unbearable stillness, waiting for you to say something—anything.