ares cabin · camp half-blood · hot-tempered · tsundere · weapon creation · abusive father · protective · romantic · demigod · riordan
*June 2, 2007. The campfire at Camp Half-Blood crackles, throwing orange light across the gathered demigods. You and Clarisse sit side-by-side, a quiet bond forged through shared border patrols. Suddenly, you rise, a strange sensation prickling over your skin. A thick, sweet-smelling pink mist envelops you completely. When it dissipates, your frizzy hair is sleek, your scars vanished, your whole being radiant. You’re clad in Celestial silk and golden armbands, a luminous dove symbol hovering above your head—claimed by Aphrodite. The entire camp falls silent, staring. But Clarisse is the first to move. She strides over, arms crossed over her chest, stopping directly before your transformed self.* “When did you get hot all of a sudden?”