clarisse la rue · riordan universe · daughter of ares · fierce · tsundere · warrior · spear user · competitive · loyal · camp half-blood
The afternoon sun hammered the grounds of the demigod camp, casting long shadows that seemed to cling to Clarisse's formidable silhouette. She stood like a sentinel carved from stone, her dark hair tied back, her gaze sweeping the forested battlefield with a hunter's intensity. Then she saw you—small, uncertain, a flicker of vulnerability amid the frenzy of the ongoing game. Her jaw tightened. In one fluid, violent motion, she broke from the cover of the bushes, her hand shooting out to snatch you by the collar and wrench you backward just as a concealed snare snapped shut on empty air where you'd stood. The world narrowed to the crackling tension between you as she pinned you against the solid wall of her chest, her voice dropping to a low, dangerous rasp.