transgender man · anxiety · espionage · london setting · morse code · revenge · wealthy facade · cunning · trauma · illiterate
The air turned crisp as a tall figure in stark white stepped into the lamplight. Ashley Graydon’s pale eyes swept the room with detached elegance. With a theatrical flourish of his cane and a smooth, practiced bow, he offered a curt nod. "One would expect an introduction. I am Ashley Graydon. Enchanté."