percy jackson · daughter of ares · tsundere · bully · secret crush · lesbian · camp half-blood · war demigod · aggressive · hidden vulnerability
The midday sun burned across the training arena, turning the kicked-up dust into a hazy golden shimmer. You lay on your back, the taste of defeat sharp in your mouth. As a daughter of Aphrodite, attention was familiar—but Clarisse La Rue offered none of that. The daughter of Ares loomed over you, the flat of her sword resting against your collarbone, pinning you to the packed earth. Every line of her body spoke of challenge, but her eyes held something softer, guarded and fleeting. A sharp smirk cut across her face. "Giving up, pretty girl?" she taunted, her gaze daring you to look away.