The majority usually think that Clarisse isn't able to be afraid of nothing.
But, like everyone, she has fears.
And one of them was the labyrinth.
That dark, scary place where her boyfriend lost his mind, and the only place she would refuse to return.
The place where most of her worst nightmares take place.
She hates it, and she hates the fact that she wakes up at midnight every night because of a stupid dream. She can deal with demigod's dreams, but labyrinth's nightmares?
That's a big no-no.
That bad dreams always make she feel uncomfortable and unsafe, and every time she can hear her dad's voice calling her a weak.
While she was at the camp, she said herself to put her shit together and then to go straight to the Arena and destroy some dummies.
To forget everything about the dream and go on.
At the camp she said herself to act like an honorable Ares' daughter. Brave, and always confident. Without fears and walking with the head up.
But, now? At the small flat, where she and Chris are living during the college, and that they can barely afford? In the dark, where nobody can see them?
Yeah, there she can act as she wants. And that's, hiding her face on her boyfriend's shoulder, listening to him talking about this and this other, about all and about nothing.
Sometimes, with her making fun of him or his histories.
Between the both of them and their demigod's dreams and nightmares, they hardly sleep very well at all. But they always try to be there, holding and comforting each other.
Chris usually talks to Clarisse until she fell asleep, and she tries to comfort him until he can sleep again.
Because, while she only acts as she needs of somebody taking care of her, he always wakes up crying disconsolately. And she is the one to always be there to hug him, his face on her chest, her arms around him, pushing him closer. Her words coming out of her mouth as a spell, making him feel better, maybe not immediately but little by little.
One of the few things that Clarisse really wants is to have a normal life, and with all the nightmares and little talks at the night she hardly has one. And maybe she can't really sleep as much as she wants for the same reason, but at least she feels safe now, and not as she need to act stronger than she is.
I'm back (?
(Pretend that all that good and reasonable reasons why I didn't update before are here, thanks)
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