The Monster Fucker Club
ShortStory 2,398 words Recommended by 2 award/anthology sources
"For Julie, it was the cryptid out in the woods behind our old elementary school. Wings, red eyes. Yes, Julie came back knowing exactly when everyone she loved was going to die, but it was worth it, she told us. The six of us—well, five after Sophie left—were friends because we all understood why she kept going back, again and again."
Content warnings 2
deathviolence
Quasar links out; the story lives on Apex, where the author gets the click.