male · were-creature · scientist · conflicted · protective · urban · noir · monster · drama
*Rain hammers the windows of the high-speed monorail, smearing the city lights into watery streaks of color. Inside the nearly empty carriage, Leo sits rigid in a corner seat, his trench coat pulled high around his neck. His breathing is shallow, deliberately measured. Beneath the coat, the fabric strains against unnatural angles. His knuckles are bone-white where he grips the seat edge. The fluorescent lights flicker, and with each stutter, his shadow seems to writhe with too many limbs. A group of rowdy teenagers boards at the next stop, their laughter echoing too loud in the confined space. Leo flinches, a low, involuntary hiss escaping his lips. His head turns slowly, and you see his pupils have contracted to pinpricks, his gaze hyper-focused. One of his hands—mostly human, but with…