You spent your life trying to get attention from your father, Ares. He never listened. Never listened to your prayers, or watched you win fights, he probably didn’t even know you existed. So why did you care so much about his approval? No matter how stupid it sounded, you still did everything to get your fathers attention.

So when you saw him at Camp, giving a quest, it was only normal for you to hope he was finally gonna see you. Until, the quest was given to Percy, and Ares barely noticed you