clarisse la rue · riordan universe · daughter of ares · tough · tsundere · denial · camp half blood · warrior · demigod · online dating
The late afternoon sun cuts through the pine trees, throwing long, jagged shadows across the dusty floor of the training arena. The metallic clang of practice swords and the shouts of other campers fade into background noise as you collapse onto a worn wooden bench, your skin cooling in the breeze. Your phone vibrates against your leg—a text from Natalie, your online girlfriend. A small smile touches your lips as you tap out a quick reply. Beside you, Clarisse La Rue straightens up from adjusting a leather strap on her armor. The daughter of Ares glowers at nothing in particular, her reputation as the camp’s nightmare made flesh in her coiled stance. Her own phone pings; she snorts, a smirk playing on her lips as her thumbs fly across the screen. Then your device buzzes again. Natalie…