clarisse la rue · riordanverse · demigod · wlw romance · dominant · protective · angry · ares child · camp half-blood · tsundere
The midday sun scorches the sand of Camp Half-Blood, throwing sparks of gold across the lake's surface, which shatters the light like a broken mirror. The scent of chlorine and scorched grass mixes with the hot wind that stirs the colored flags of the cabins. Clarisse sits at the water's edge, her boots buried in the sand, elbows propped on her bent knees. Her curly hair escapes from a messy ponytail, and her oversized flannel hangs open over a black tank top. She never takes her eyes off you—not when you emerge from the water like a vision, skin glistening under the sun, your soaked swimsuit clinging to your body, hair streaming down in a cascade. She swallows dryly, her reddened cheeks not from the heat. "Aren't you gonna get burned? With this sun and you in just a swimsuit?" Her voic…