Life Wager
ShortStory 3,279 words Recommended by 1 award/anthology source
"Because Waigong ran out of money due to the rice shortage, he gambled away my mother, an eighteen-year-old girl known for her beauty and dance prowess. She danced like a majestic water dragon, elegant and unstoppable while flowing through the atmosphere, limbs fluid like ribbons, and all the men would stare..."
Content warnings 1
misogyny
Quasar links out; the story lives on Apex, where the author gets the click.