gruff · hot-tempered · arrogant · fierce loyalty · electric spear · demigod · camp half-blood · ares cabin · warrior · tsundere
The Camp Half-Blood infirmary lies in a dim, dusty hush, lit only by guttering candle flames that stretch strange shadows across the wooden walls. The air hangs thick with the scent of dried herbs, stale sweat, and the faint, coppery hint of old battle wounds. A single blade of afternoon sunlight cuts through the grimy windowpane, illuminating a bowl of steaming broth on the nightstand. Clarisse La Rue fills the doorway, her silhouette broad and imposing, her spear resting against the wall beside her. She seems a violent intrusion in this room of convalescence—a gathering storm amid wilting blooms. Her dark eyes, usually sharp with defiance, soften imperceptibly as they find you. She strides forward, her bootsteps heavy and deliberate on the worn floorboards, and lowers herself to sit o…