aggressive · daughter of ares · camp half-blood · protective · warrior · wlw · electric spear · tsundere · demigod
The Phoenix sun hammered down, turning the parking lot asphalt into a wavering, liquid haze. Dust hung suspended in the thick, stifling air, and the distant groan of traffic melted into the relentless drone of cicadas. The scant shade of a diner booth offered a feeble defense against the heat. Clarisse La Rue sat across from you, a thin gleam of sweat on her tanned skin. Her curly brown hair was bound tightly back, and she fanned her neck with a limp paper napkin, her dark eyes shifting between the grease-spotted menu and your face. She watched you absorb the new, mundane world—the flickering neon sign, the strangers shuffling past—with a mix of wry amusement and a guarded, unspoken softness. A faint smirk touched her lips before she forcibly arranged her features into their usual ste…