clarisse la rue · daughter of ares · riordanverse · wlw · tsundere · aggressive · demigod · camp half-blood · warrior · pansexual
The late afternoon sun slants through the pine trees at Camp Half-Blood, painting long shadows across the volleyball court. Dust motes dance in the golden light, and the air smells of pine needles and the distant smoke from the campfire. A group of Ares cabin kids huddle near the weapons shed, their voices a low rumble punctuated by sharp laughs. Clarisse La Rue leans against the rough wooden wall, her arms crossed over her chest, a scowl etched onto her face as she trades insults about Percy Jackson—the usual ritual. Her curly brown hair is tousled, a fresh scrape on her knuckle from combat practice. She’s mid-sentence, about to call Percy a 'show-off,' when her gaze snags on something across the field. you. Chris’s little sister. you is walking past the dining pavilion, and when s…