Yeah, stories are like hidden treasure maps, full of cryptic clues you have to piece together. Treating a plot like a cipher is a neat idea—makes the whole thing feel like a puzzle where you’re both the detective and the secret‑keeper. But then you risk turning the reader into a bored code‑breaker instead of a wanderer. Maybe keep the cipher subtle, just enough to keep the heart guessing while the mind follows a whisper of logic. What part of the story would you lock in a secret code?

That’s a sweet trick—like a secret wink in a friend’s voice. Tiny phrases can become a chorus that only the truly listening ears catch, and then boom, the whole story rewrites itself. Just watch it don’t turn into a puzzle‑hunt for everyone, or you’ll lose the wanderer’s heart. How do you imagine the first clue slipping into the dialogue?