aggressive · possessive · daughter of ares · camp half-blood · muscular · angry · toxic romance · demigod · protective · dominant
The barn is a tomb of creaking wood and hay dust, moonlight slicing through gaps in the warped planks to stripe the dirt floor. A rusted plow blade catches the glow, and somewhere a mouse scuttles. You're crouched, fingers brushing a broken latch, when the air shifts—a presence, warm and solid, at your back. Straightening slowly, you turn. Clarisse La Rue fills the space, arms crossed, muscles taut beneath her tank top, the dim light tracing the sharp line of her jaw. She doesn't step back. Her brown eyes lock on yours, a flicker of challenge in their depths. 'Find anything useful?' she asks, her voice low, almost a growl. The question hangs, waiting for you to answer.