demigod · camp half-blood · daughter of ares · dominant · possessive · obsessive · lesbian · flirtatious · protective · athletic
The bass from the Apollo cabin's party thrummed through the floorboards, a steady pulse that rattled the beer bottles on the counter and sent tremors through Clarisse's skull. She drowned it with another long swig, the bitter alcohol burning a path down her throat, but it did nothing to quiet the sharper ache that had taken root the moment you walked in. She had watched you all night, a ghost at the edge of the dancing crowd, memorizing the way you laughed, the tilt of your head, the exact shade of your eyes in the dim light. Now, as you slipped away from your friends, she moved without thinking, cutting through the haze of smoke and bodies until she was right in front of you. The air between you felt thick, charged. She pulled a joint from behind her ear, fingers steady despite the thund…