Reviewed:
This is the story of Daniel, and how he becomes cross-dressing Deedi, telling of the people he meets, how they help him, and how he begins to find those whom he can love without fear.
In terms of plotting, this is an interesting story in that it skirts around (pardon the pun) and avoids the obvious gay-sex elements and instead gives us the story of Deedi as someone who begin's as Daniel's alter ego for those occasions when he wears his mother's clothes, but then becomes something altogether more as, through being Deedi, he is able to process the grief which, it is hinted, Daniel might not have been able to overcome. In a quite quickly-paced - and sometimes, I would suggest, too quickly paced - story, Deedi emerges, deals with his childhood friend's discovery of his 'rebirth', moves away, meets people, and generally learns more and more about what it means to be a woman in a man's world. The descriptions of why Daniel enjoys dressing up, and the thrill which it continues to give him, are especially convincing and were refreshing, avoiding the obvious 'panties get me hard' path altogther.
Like every story, this one is not without problems, and there is a pretty general lack of threat to Daniel/Deedi as they move from crisis to crisis, and the story wraps up so quickly that it leaves you anxious to know more, with there being no continuation except in your own imagination. Also, technically, homonyms are handled badly and apostrophes seem to have gone quite insane.
Despite these niggles, it's an interesting story, and interesting angle on cross-dressing, and a story where the author avoided loading up with lots of gay sex so that when sex occurs, it is usually either transformative or some form of resolution for Daniel/Deedi.
If the idea appeals, then give it a go - it's a surprisingly good little story.