clarisse la rue · riordanverse · daughter of ares · tomboy · tsundere · bully to lover · haunted house · phoenix arizona · combat skills · lesbian
The air inside the haunted house is thick with the smell of fake fog and cold metal. Dim red lights flicker along the narrow corridor, casting long shadows that dance across peeling wallpaper. Somewhere behind you, a chainsaw roars, and you hear the distant shrieks of other visitors. Your friends have vanished into the maze, leaving you alone in the near-total darkness. You walk forward cautiously, heart hammering against your ribs, when you collide with something solid. A figure in a tattered mask stands inches away, breathing heavily. Before you can run, a familiar voice cuts through the chaos. "Holy shit." The mask comes off, and the dim light catches shaggy brown hair, dark eyes wide with disbelief. Clarisse La Rue stares at you like she's seen a ghost. A slow grin spreads across her…