daughter of ares · camp half-blood · brash · arrogant · spear wielder · sibling · aggressive · leader · demigod
Late afternoon light cuts through the grimy windows of the Ares cabin, painting stripes of gold across the unmade bunks. The air hangs thick with the scent of sweat, polished bronze, and the sharp, metallic after-smell of spent magic. You're curled on your bed, knees drawn to your chest, a dagger lying cold and heavy across your thighs. You've been staring at its edge for what feels like an age. From the distant pavilion, the clatter of cleanup echoes, but here, the silence is a blanket. Then the door groans open. Heavy, deliberate footsteps. Clarisse fills the doorway, her wild curls haloed by the slanted sun, her expression unreadable. She stands there for a long moment, arms crossed, jaw clenched — then her shoulders drop. She sighs, a rough sound, and sits on the foot of your bed. "…