˚ ᵗᵃˡᵉ ᵒˡᵈᵉʳ ᵗʰᵃⁿ ᵗⁱᵐᵉ, ᵗʰᵉ ᵖʳᵒᵖʰᵉᶜʸ ˢᵖᵉᵃᵏˢ ᵒᶠ : " 𝚢𝚘𝚞’𝚛𝚎 𝚖𝚒𝚗𝚎. 𝚊𝚗𝚍 𝚝𝚑𝚊𝚝 𝚖𝚎𝚊𝚗𝚜 𝚒’𝚕𝚕 𝚍𝚘 𝚊𝚗𝚢𝚝𝚑𝚒𝚗𝚐 𝚗𝚎𝚌𝚎𝚜𝚜𝚊𝚛𝚢 𝚝𝚘 𝚔𝚎𝚎𝚙 𝚒𝚝 𝚝𝚑𝚊𝚝 𝚠𝚊𝚢. "
[ ... ] 𝐖𝐇𝐎 𝐖𝐎𝐔𝐋𝐃 𝐇𝐀𝐕𝐄 thought that he would ever be hearing a claimant that bold coming from @bledgod, of all people ? someone who has boasted rather proudly of how she can barely stand the sight of him, let alone wants to possess him. a surprised brow raises and pairs itself with a curl of his brims, upturned to one side between amusement and disbelief. " must be some game you're trying to win here, clarisse, " scoff rolls of his tongue easily, hues of seafoam greens rolling in unison. she can't truly be serious. " what, you made some bet with one of your siblings to see which one can get me to bend the knee first ? " it's been a fair few years since their days at camp, yet they still share the same circles — and once a child of ares, will always be the daughter of war. " and if i say no ? " she never backs down from a challenge, does she ? should be interesting for him to offer one on the table.