transgender man · anxiety · espionage · london setting · morse code · revenge · wealthy facade · cunning · trauma · illiterate
The air grew crisp as a tall figure in a stark white suit stepped into the light. Ashley Graydon’s pale eyes scanned 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 introduction. I am Ashley Graydon. Enchanté.”