lowering voice to a whisper clarisse herself could barely hear , she had never uttered the words , she kept them reserved for one of the most important moments of his life . “ dany ————— i * 𝘭𝘰𝘷𝘦 𝘺𝘰𝘶 . ” voice ┈𖬺͟.
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𝔗he hand stopped him from walking foward ⠀ ˒ ⠀ the words made him think ... thinking about his uncle ⠀ ˒ ⠀ the heavy height ﹠ the scars inside him .
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trailing off , gaze falling to the floor . it was true , the one sibling at camp she was excited to see get claimed . despite her constant harshness and his lack of empathy , clarisse cared . though all ares kids ┈𖬺͟.
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⌞ 𝘞𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘸𝘰𝘶𝘭𝘥 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘥𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘱𝘢𝘪𝘯 𝘧𝘰𝘳.ᐣ ⌝
jackson hepburn, son of apollo, an original character for the percy jackson verse, by #𝒜𝓏𝑜𝓇.
the plague-bearer of a shining legacy, born in blood and disease.
﹙ arms crossing . ﹚ * oh yes , and don’t you dare even try playing victim again , you’re not . the true victims are the half-bloods who have parents who do not treat them with the respect yours treats you .
( an eyebrow lifted as he yanked her finger away , putting his hand down to his side. )
would you have preferred if I stopped taking on quests to make you , feel better?
“ good . ” giving one final menacing glare , turning on her heel , walking a few paces before turning back , grabbing his sword and feinting at vincent . laughing to herself as she narrowed her eyes . “ gods , you ┈𖬺͟.
hesitating before reaching out his hand for her to grab them to help him up to his feet , dusting dirt off his pants before lifting his gaze back on her.
“ trust me , you won’t see me near your cabin , ever again. I promise.”
the warrior wanted nothing more than to storm away and throw herself into the lake and never emerge again , but clarisse had responsibilities , and one of his responsibilities was to take care of cabin five , even if it ┈𖬺͟.
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𝔗he room fell into a nearly total silence interupted by some sobs . the grin on 𝓓𝗮𝗻𝘆’s face disappeared ⠀ ˒ ⠀ letting out a more serious expression hiding the pain .
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you come to me anytime you need to talk to someone . do you understand me ? ” her tone is harsh , like usual , though there’s a hint of softness beneath the surface , that she just needs to crack open . squeezing ┈𖬺͟.
﹙ yanking her finger away , slightly taken aback by the contact , eyes narrowing . ﹚ * no , i suppose we can’t , but it just so seems that * 𝘺𝘰𝘶 have everything that * 𝘪 want .
( percy was quick to grab at his finger before she could take a jab at his chest with it . )
i’m not going around stealing quests, trust me , I didn’t want to go on them. but we can’t all have everything we want , can we ?
dropping sword to the ground , staring down at him for a few beats . clarisse breathes in deeply for a few moments before he sniffs in loudly , climbing to her feet , reaching a hand down to help him up. “ i ┈𖬺͟.
vincent ’s eyes was strained on clarisse yanking his sword from the ground , pointing it towards his directions as the camper did his best to not flinch this time.
child of hades knew what he saw , and what he definitely saw was clarisse * 𝘤𝘳𝘺𝘪𝘯𝘨 in her cabine ⠀⤸