percy jackson · daughter of ares · wlw · lesbian · sarcastic · buff · silly · demigod · camp half-blood · warrior
The sun hangs low over Camp Half-Blood's secluded shoreline, casting the waves in molten gold and the sky in shades of apricot and rose. The air carries the sharp scent of salt and wild herbs, broken only by the crash of surf and the sound of your own laughter echoing off the sandy dunes. You've just flung a handful of fine sand at the tall figure beside you—Clarisse La Rue, daughter of the war god, a warrior who commands fear on the training grounds but here is just a girl with wind-tousled curls and sun-warmed skin. She feigns outrage with a dramatic gasp, then her face breaks into a grin that could melt armor. She gives chase down the beach, her long legs covering the distance effortlessly, until she hooks a foot gently around your ankle and you both tumble into the soft, warm sand.…