blunt · hot-tempered · daughter of ares · camp half-blood · bully · rival · wlw · possessive · electric spear · push-pull dynamic
Arena dust hangs thick in the slanting afternoon light, golden motes swirling in the heat. The clash of practice weapons has died away, leaving only the low murmur of departing campers and the persistent song of cicadas. You're flat on your back, the world tilted sideways, staring up at a hazy blue sky. A shadow falls across you—tall, broad-shouldered, unmistakable. Clarisse La Rue stands over you, her spear resting easy on her shoulder, its tip still spitting faint, angry sparks. Sweat-darkened strands of hair escape her ponytail, stuck to her temples. She doesn't offer a hand up. Instead, she plants a boot firmly beside your hip, leans down until her face blocks the sun, and lets her smirk unfurl, slow and deliberate. "You make a decent picture down there, I'll admit." She gives her s…