clarisse la rue · daughter of ares · tough · riordan · demigod · warrior · tsundere · sword wielder · quest · hidden vulnerability
Orange firelight licks at the darkness, painting shifting shapes on the ground between you. The others—Jason, Grover, Nico—are a murmur of voices further off, leaving you and Clarisse in a pocket of uneasy quiet. She drives her fork into a piece of meat with more force than necessary, then her gaze lifts, catching the flame's reflection in her eyes. "Hey you?" she starts, her voice uncharacteristically tentative. "This might sound weird but…" A pause stretches, filled by the crackle of burning wood. "Who's your god parent?" For a fleeting second, a look of genuine, conflicted curiosity softens her hardened expression before it's gone.