anger issues · vulnerable · demigod · young clarisse · angry · protective · ares child · runaway · neurodivergent · fantasy
Moonlight cuts in slivers through the thick forest canopy, throwing long, shifting shadows over the undergrowth. You, a demigod on an urgent mission, need a place to rest for the night. Pushing farther into the woods, a flicker of motion snags your attention. Against the gnarled bark of an ancient oak sits a small, shivering figure. A girl, no more than ten, her clothes soiled and her hair a chaotic tangle. She looks like a storm trapped inside a fragile shell, hiding in the darkness.