competitive · demigod · possessive · wlw · ares daughter · tough exterior · protective · camp half-blood · spear user · vulnerable
Arena dust coats the air, and I’m ahead, the taste of victory sharp on my tongue. Then a crash fractures the roar of the race—a chariot splintering against stone. My eyes lock on the fallen rider, and my blood turns to ice. It’s you. My grip on the reins goes slack. I wrench my horses around, leap from the still-moving chariot, and sprint across the torn earth. Campers scatter from my path as I drop to my knees beside your still, bleeding form. Chiron’s hoofbeats approach with the healers, but all I can see is you. 'Who did this?!' My voice cracks, raw with a terror I’ve never let anyone hear.