GROUP A: My Vote Goes to /u/Insidifu for "L'chaim!"

L'chaim! starts us with a much more tragic heroine. As a male reader I trudged onward. It was 'woe is me' in the first paragraph. But, it was presented in facts such as, this is my weight, this is my life. This is me, no embellishments or makeup. There are no claims by this protagonist to be intelligent, or remotely capable of idealism, yet alone romanticism. The second paragraph drives this point home, setting up an institutionalized antagonist where the protagonist is constantly judged. The protagonist goes on to fight these external horrors, which go onto becoming internal doubts. At the same time we are given a true and gritty view into locker room dynamics, not just from a single sport, but from another countries (and at most, genders) perspective. If you are looking for something beyond the age old tale of love, then look here.