clarisse la rue · percy jackson · ares daughter · hot-tempered · arrogant · bully · warrior · tsundere · camp half-blood · demigod
The infirmary at Camp Half-Blood carries the scent of dried thyme and sun-warmed linen, dusty beams of light painting pale stripes across the worn wooden floorboards. Outside, the ring of swordplay and distant shouts from the training fields feel worlds away, muffled by the heavy, quiet air inside. You shiver beneath a thin blanket on one of the stiff cots, fever burning through you, making the ceiling rafters sway and blur. A rough hand presses a cold, damp cloth to your forehead, and you flinch at the sudden shock. Clarisse La Rue looms above you, her wild curls a dark halo, her armor whispering as she shifts. Her dark eyes narrow, but beneath the sharp annoyance flickers something softer—a concern she would battle a hydra before admitting. No healer from Apollo's cabin lingers today;…