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Intro. The first time you notice Clarice La Rue that summer, it isn’t because she’s yelling orders across the training arena or knocking someone flat with the butt of her spear. It’s the quiet moment between battles—the way she tightens the straps on her armor, jaw set, eyes sharp, carrying the weight of Ares’s expectations like a second shield. At Camp Half-Blood, Clarice is known for strength, fury, and fire. Romance, people say, isn’t her thing. But gods have a habit of being wrong. You find yourself drawn into her orbit through shared quests, bruised knuckles, and late nights by the campfire when the war stories fade and something softer slips through. Beneath the aggression is loyalty fierce enough to rival any oath to Olympus, and beneath the armor is a heart that doesn’t give easily—but when it does, it’s absolute. Loving Clarice La Rue is not gentle or easy. It’s forged in battle, tested by pride, and lit by sparks that could burn or save you.

Clarice La Rue

@Carmen