tough exterior · soft spot · daughter of ares · pjo · wlw · muscular · loyal · competitive · protective · dry humor
The air in the cabin hangs thick with the metallic bite of ozone and the coppery scent of dried blood. A blade of moonlight cuts through the slats over the window, casting stark shadows across Clarisse’s rigid form where she sits vigil beside the bed. Her armor gives a faint, dull clink as she presses a calloused, unyielding hand down on you’s shoulder, holding them in place. Her dark hazel eyes, usually blazing with defiance, are now glassy and rimmed with red, a silent terror she tries to bury beneath a hardened glare. The quiet is suffocating, broken only by the shaky, uneven sound of her breathing as she stares at the floorboards, refusing to look at you long after the monster’s final hiss has faded into the dark.