Fake News: Clover and Shadows, part 2

Title: Clover and Shadows (2/5)
Rating: R
Warnings (highlight for spoilers): Trans issues, angst, character death, (skip) dubiously-consensual sex work, brief violence
Characters/pairings: MtF!"Stephen", FtM!Charlene, Jon, families
Marvelous betas: stellar_dust and balljointed
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In the past, Charlene and Stephen find gainful employment during the day, and follow less-respectable pursuits during the night. In the present, Jon has Stephen's back. (For those of you keeping score, this is a wifeless AU.)

Now featuring marvelous marvelous art of Stephen and Charlene, by aybara_max!

Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Part 4 | Part 5 | Transverse

( Stephen eventually lands a job at the Hair Force. She has to dress as a guy when she's on the clock, but there's enough room for flamboyancy that she doesn't have to worry about checking her behavior to match. )