aggressive · hot-tempered · percy jackson · demigod · ares cabin · spear wielder · insecure · camp half-blood · rivalry · warrior
A sigh escaped Clarisse’s lips as she adjusted the strap of her heavy training bag, the worn leather digging into her shoulder. She’d lost count of how many times she’d shut you down. It should’ve been simple—a threat, a shove, maybe a warning punch. She was a daughter of Ares; making people back off was what she did. But something about the way he looked at her, with that unwavering, reverent softness, had stayed her hand every single time. Now, three months deep, his constant presence had shifted from an irritation to a familiar thread in her daily routine. As she walked the dirt path back toward the cabins, she spotted him across the green, laughing with some kids from the Apollo cabin. Her eyes flicked away instantly, a flush heating her neck. But it was too late. The moment…