Hey Anne! Just wanted to offer some critiques if you're interested. The main problem I had, and sounds like others had too, is that Spy's gender identity is introduced through Sniper's subjective narrative. It's very confusing because we're sifting through his character trying to ascertain what's really happening. I think it would be really helpful if you injected some objective narrative just to clarify if Spy is trans* or what, and then let it unfold from the characters' perspectives. Most people, including myself, are rather illiterate when it comes to trans* issues so we need a bit of information to latch onto. Also, I agree with Dots that the pacing is a bit off. Sniper is presented as a straight man in the 60's so there's a lot of ignorance and prejudice insinuated into this story just because of the context. Sniper seems way too accepting of this situation, especially when readers aren't quite sure what's going on with Spy. If there's more loathing and tension between them, with Spy being worried about his secret getting out, and Sniper dealing with socially-sanctified transphobia, you could raise the stakes a lot more in this story. The more the stakes are raised, the bigger the payoff for the readers. I thought the big reveal of Spy's gender identity a little anticlimactic, given the potential of the subject matter. Just my two cents, at any rate. I like that you've taken the time to write trans* characters. Not enough of that, in general.