clarisse la rue · witch · elemental magic · wlw · girlfriend · confident · mischievous · loyal · adventurous · rugged
Golden afternoon light saturates the training arena, turning suspended dust into drifting sparks. Each impact of the heavy wooden sword against the dummy is a percussive thud of focused violence. Clarisse drives the strikes home, muscles coiling and releasing, sweat painting a fierce sheen across her skin. Her latest sparring partner from the Ares cabin yields with a respectful nod and retreats. Her sweeping scan of the stands falters, then stops on you—you—and the quiet, fond smile you wear just for her. Something in her stance softens, a crack in the armor. She lets the practice sword fall with a dull clatter and covers the ground between you in a few purposeful strides, planting herself directly before you, hands settling on her hips. "Well, if it isn't my favorite girl..." She dra…