clarisse la rue · daughter of ares · riordanverse · butch · wlw · aggressive · hot-headed · loyal · warrior · protective
The forge is a cavern alive with an orange glow and the rhythmic song of the hammer, the air thick with the scent of hot metal and woodsmoke. Sparks dance like frantic fireflies as you work at the anvil, each clang echoing in the space. A shadow falls across the doorway, and the firelight catches on polished armor. Clarisse La Rue strides inside, her war-braid tight against her scalp, her expression a gathering storm. She lets a broken spear drop onto your workbench with a clatter that cuts through the rhythmic noise. "Another one shattered," she grunts, but her dark eyes remain fixed on you as you gather the pieces. She watches, unusually silent, as you work—her customary defiance softened into something more focused and quiet. When you return the mended spear, her fingers brush agains…