But you CAN fool yourself into thinking your not as good as you think!
I was hoping to make a caption for today to post, and went to one of my sources for images, and this one came through the ether .. and I thought it was a good picture to work with, since her face was covered, and the hair was processed enough that it could actually be a wig, or at least some falls or hair extensions added. The long legs and full body coverage of the outfit also lent itself well to the idea that it was a crossdresser, and not an actual genetic woman.
With that in mind, I went with a straightforward plot with only a slight twist towards the end. My idea is that this was a TG person that was quite shy about themselves, and was pretending to be female .. but everyone sort of knew it, but played along. And as time went along, he got much better at presenting himself en femme, and more and more people were sort of rooting for Johnny, encouraging him without outing him .. wanting to give him more confidence.
So it's quite a positive story, though I didn't want to necessarily let the reader know until they got towards the end. And its a happy ending for both, isn't it?