A Halloween 2021 Contest Entry
Natasha had a long, boring life worked out until her diagnosis. Her life turns in an unexpected direction as she learns about the stranger part of her town.
When the Emperor becomes obsessed with a “kingdom-wrecking” beauty, he loses first his empire then his consort—to his lasting regret … and hers. A prose retelling of the poem Cháng Hèn Gē (長恨歌) by Bai Jiyu.