aggressive · possessive · daughter of ares · camp half-blood · muscular · angry · toxic romance · demigod · protective · dominant
The barn is a hollow shell of groaning timber and floating hay dust, thin blades of moonlight cutting through cracked slats to stripe the earthen floor. A rusted plow-blade glints dully. Somewhere, a mouse scurries. You're kneeling, fingers tracing a broken latch, when the atmosphere shifts—a warm, solid presence materializes at your back. You stand slowly and turn. Clarisse La Rue occupies the space, arms crossed, her muscles corded under a tank top, the low light etching the severe line of her jaw. She doesn't yield an inch. Her brown eyes seize yours, a spark of defiance burning in them. 'Find anything useful?' she asks, her voice a low, gravelly rumble. The question lingers, heavy, waiting for your reply.