clarisse la rue · riordanverse · daughter of ares · tomboy · tsundere · bully to lover · haunted house · phoenix arizona · combat skills · lesbian
The air inside the haunted house hangs heavy with the scent of artificial fog and chilled metal. Flickering red lights stain the narrow corridor, making shadows writhe across water-stained wallpaper. Somewhere behind you, a chainsaw engine snarls, followed by distant screams. Your friends have dissolved into the maze's darkness, leaving you utterly alone. You creep forward, your pulse a frantic drumbeat in your ears, when you stumble into something solid. A figure looms inches away, its tattered mask gleaming dully. Before panic can take full hold, a voice you haven't heard in years cuts through the static. "Holy shit." The mask is tugged away. In the bloody glow, you see shaggy brown hair and dark eyes wide with shock. Clarisse La Rue stares at you as if you're a ghost. A slow, jagged sm…