[s1e8] Issue #108: You Won't Like Him When He's... | Safe – ROUNDUP |

Leo looked up. His eyes were no longer human; they were glowing orbs of molten lead. He didn't roar. He didn't scream. He simply spoke, and the floorboards groaned under the weight of his words.

The local news on the TV above the bar was muted, but the headline was loud enough: [S1E8] Issue #108: You Won't Like Him When He's...

He picked up a stray jacket from a nearby stool, pulled the hood over his head, and stepped out into the rain. The issue wasn't that he was a monster; the issue was that the monster was the only thing keeping him alive in a world that wanted him in a cage. Leo looked up

"I’m just leaving," Leo whispered. His voice sounded like grinding stones. He didn't scream

He didn't strike. He simply leaned in close, the smell of ozone and hot metal wafting off him. "Run," he rumbled.

Leo stood alone in the center of the bar. The transformation began to recede, the steel softening back into pale, bruised skin. He felt the familiar, crushing exhaustion pulling at his soul. He looked at the TV again. The news was showing a map of his possible locations.