"Touch my body, tender."

"'Cause the feeling makes me weak."

"Kicking off the covers."

"How can we go back to being friends when we just shared a bed?"

"How can you look at me and pretend I'm someone you never met?"

"It was last December; you were laying on my chest."

"I was scared to take a breath."

"Didn't want you to move your head."

"The devil in your eyes won't deny the lies you've sold."

"I'm holding on too tight, while you let go, this is casual."

You hated this, you hated what was happening between you and Clarisse.

The friends with benefits thing - the way the shared kisses in bed, the warmth of her body on yours, all of it was what she claimed was 'casual'.

Your body being tender after another night in the Ares cabin on Clarisse's bed, you both managed to sneak out to each other's cabins, despite lights out at 11 PM.

How did Clarisse manage to treat you like a friend so well, even though a night ago you both were devouring each other's mouths like it was the only thing that felt right?

Clarisse wasn't different either, a December night, your head on her chest and just... laying on top of her.

You both were only cuddling because it was snowing, and both of your body heat were the only thing for warmth.

Clarisse would have remembered her arms around you while your cheek was squished against her chest, right where her heartbeat was.

You would have been listening to the familiar beat - thump, thump, thump...

Clarisse had been scared to even breathe, finding comfort in you sleeping with your head on her chest.

Clarisse could still be all affectionate and touchy with you, in private though, since... she had a reputation to maintain as the camp's bully.

It was December again, Clarisse had been in the freezing snow, shoveling Pegasus manure since Chiron gave her a punishment for getting in another fight.

You had decided to go to the stables since Clarisse was probably needing warmth.

Now, here you both were, standing in the snow, Clarisse's arms wrapped around your waist and her face buried in your neck as she practically stole the warmth from your body.

Since Clarisse was just wearing some winter jacket while you were wearing a super soft hoodie that somehow kept you warmer than her. "Ugh... why are you so warm?" Clarisse softly murmured.