Lee Gray

* Season 2
* Season 1
* Young (15)

*"Leave her alone. Please. She has nothing to do with this. Please! You can't do this, she's not a part of this! [...] Let her the fuck go right fucking now! She's innocent! She has nothing to do with this. PLEASE! FOR FUCK'S SAKE DON'T DO THIS."*
― Lee begging for Polly's life to be spared[src]
**Lee Gray** is the protagonist of The Many Monsters of New London and the son of Kara Gray. After being fed upon by a vampire called Henka, he is saved and turned by another, unknown vampire. Afterwards, he becomes a member of The Book Club, a members-only club where fellow vampires can gather to drink blood without the mental burden of having killed someone.

Following the death of his sister, Lee becomes cold and though he is still unwilling to kill humans for their blood, he no longer has any qualms with killing other vampires.

## History

Until he was turned, Lee studied English Literature at the University of New London. He and his sister, Polly, began living in a small flat in Camden four years prior after they abandoned their mother.

## Appearances

Season 1
"Pilot"
Lee is almost late to a lecture after a night out, but is woken up by his sister, Polly, arriving just in time. He is later berated by Isiah and Jill, but after receiving a call to go out, he agrees once more. On his way back, drunk, Lee is grabbed and almost killed by Henka. He is, however, saved by another vampire, who tells Henka to stop. He refuses and goes to continue, but the man kills Henka, slicing his head off. The man then cuts his wrists and makes Lee drink the blood, telling him he's sorry.

"We Tell Ourselves"
Lee wakes up with Jill in the alleyway. She tells him that he is now a vampire, but he denies it and runs away. Later, he notices her and Isiah outside his flat and goes to them. They take him to a vampire coffee shop and they tell him once more that he is a vampire and offer to let him join their "members-only book club" where he will be able to get blood without having to kill anyone. He runs away again and gets kidnapped by members of the Blood-born, who take him to their boss, The Widowmaker.

"The Thirst"
Lee is dragged to a cell in the sewers, where The Widowmaker tells him that he is going to be eaten as newly turned flesh is a delicacy and apparently tastes the best. Later, he is found by Harriet Green, who he almost convinces to let him out. She is, however, interrupted, and leaves him. Lee is then brought in front of a crowd of vampires with two other men who are killed and thrown into the crowd to be eaten. Accepting his death, Lee notices Jill in the crowd. This spurs him to act, lashing out at The Widowmaker and slicing off his left ear. He and Jill manage to escape, but not before The Widowmaker attacks again, almost killing Lee, but is fought off by Jill. On he surface, he tells Jill that he intends to stay and not go to a TVC before passing out from blood loss.

"Life Sucks"
Lee wakes up healed by a man called Heracles. He tells him that it has only been a matter of hours before Isiah comes into the room. Lee asks if he can still join the book club, to which he agrees. As he leaves, Isiah tells him to go to the library at nine o'clock.
When Lee gets back to the flat, Polly demands to know what happened. She warily accepts his excuse and goes to work while Lee sleeps through most of the day. When he wakes, Polly suggests getting out of the city for a few days, to which he agrees.
Later, Jill watches as Lee becomes tempted to feed on a woman, but holds back. She then takes him to the book club, where he is given some blood to drink.

"Deliver Us"
Lee and Polly go camping somewhere outside of the city. There, they appear to be having a good time until Polly reveals that she has been in contact with their mother, stating that she'd hope that talking to her would help him. This enrages Lee and later that night, he catches her scent and is tempted to feed on her. Though he does not do this, it disgusts Lee. The next day, he reveals this at a club meeting and the others support him.

"Cold Bite of Frost"
Lee begins learning to fight from Jill. Afterwards, he prepares to go to a party hosted by Jack the Ripper, when Polly finally confronts him about his behaviour, begging him to tell her what's going on. Avoiding telling her, he leaves and at the party, drinks too much and almost causes a scene with Heracles. Outside, Jill comes to try to calm him down, and eventually brings him back inside. There, they see Nils arriving, and he demands that Lee comes with him. When the other members of the book club defend him, Nils leaves.

"Bloody Situation"
Lee escapes with Jill and Nynaeve while Strepp, Isiah, and Heracles distract Nils and the others. They regroup at Paperback, where he hides for the day. There, he talks with Jill and she reveals that she was the one to turn her mother in as a way to save herself. Lee appears to take no problem with this before Nils eventually finds them. They try to fight, with Lee even holding up on his own, before Nils holds Jill hostage. He tells him that if he does not come with him, then he will kill her and the others and take him anyway. Though Jill tries to tell him not to do it, he surrenders anyway and goes with them.

"Vampire: Part Two"
Being tortured by The Widowmaker—who wants to know what he is—Lee begins hallucinating his mother. She shows him his past and how they were happy before they left. Lee blames Kara for everything wrong with him. She tells him that it isn't the end for him, and he breaks down into tears, expressing his fear.
The Widowmaker soon returns from the ongoing battle, but this time, he brings Polly with him. He demands that Lee try to escape his chains and show him how strong he is and threatens to kill her otherwise. Try as he might, Lee cannot break through the chains and he begs him not to hurt her, but he cuts her throat in front of him. Kara then appears to him again behind The Widowmaker. She tells him that he needs to be stronger to prevent something like this happening again. He speaks to her, and agrees, appearing to The Widowmaker like he has gone insane. He breaks from his chains easily and starts fighting him. Eventually, he overpowers him, foricng him to the floor and beating on his face as he screams. When he is finished, he drinks The Widowmaker's blood, proclaiming himself a vampire.
Later, he leaves the room and Jill and the others find him. Heracles looks him over and, once he is satisfied, they take him away.

Season 2
"What Happens Now"
A month later and Lee is hell-bent on finding the man who turned him into a vampire. He even goes as far as to kill other vampires to find him. He soon learns that Henka used to work for a man called Bartyn Fassa. He later returns to his flat to find his mother waiting for him. When she annoys him, he goes to leave and she tells him that she knows he is a vampire. On his way out, he comes across Jill. The two talk about what he has been doing. He confesses to her that he needs to know why he was turned and that he blames himself for Polly's death. She kneels in front of him and tries to comfort him before saying that she will help.

"Forgive us Our Trespasses"
Jill takes Lee to Under London, an set of underground caverns where a large proportion of the vampire population resides. There, they rent a room at the Goat's Head and Lee explains what she realises is Ultimate Instinct. This upsets Lee and he leaves. She later finds him, slowly cheering him up. They go to leave, but she stops and kisses him.

## Personality

Prior to being turned, Lee was quite reckless and carefree, choosing to spend most nights partying. After his attack, however, he started to become more subdued and empathetic towards vampires. As a vampire himself, Lee is disgusted at his own temptations to kill people for their blood. Though his biology now demands it, he resists as best he can. Though the prospect of turning himself in to a TVC is tempting, he chooses not to for the sake of his sister. As he then grows as a vampire, he begins to understand their society more bit by bit and makes friends with the other members of the book club. Eventually, when their lives are threatened by Nils and the other members of the Blood-born, Lee chooses to surrender himself to save them.

After the death of Polly, Lee becomes cold. He sees nothing now that ties him to his human life and prolaims himself a vampire.

## Relationships

### Polly Gray

Despite their differences, Lee cares for his sister a lot, choosing to stay and risk his own life rather than go to a TVC and never see her again. Though their relationship has become strained since he has been turned, Lee still loves Polly enough to choose to stay in New London. When Polly is killed, her death becomes the impetus for his breaking out and brutal murder of The Widowmaker. He is mentally distraught and scarred by her death.

### Jill Goode

Jill does not appear to like Lee at first. When he is still human, she is dismissive and rude towards him. When he is turned, she mocks his situation and believes that he is not deserving of Isiah's help. Later, however, she appears to have accepted him at least somewhat, and she soon begins to bond with him. They begin to look out for one another and she tries to protect him when he becomes marked by Nils. After he is kidnapped, Jill is one of the most vocal of the group to advocate for rescuing him.

After his rescue Jill recognises Lee's emotional turmoil and actively tries to help him. Eventually, she recognises her feelings for him and, instead of bottling them up, confronts them head on.

### Isiah Robinson

Even before he is turned, Isiah appears concerned for Lee. When he is almost late for class, he tells him that he is worried that he may not show up one day, expressing his disappointment if that were to happen. When Lee realises that Isiah is a vampire, he at first is horrified, but despite initially refusing his offer to join the book club, he does appear grateful for the offer.

### Strepp Kamura

Strepp and Lee begin to become friends soon after they meet and the two tease each other constantly. Strepp is also willing to risk his life for Lee under the belief that he would do the same for him.

### Kara Gray

In the years since their separation, Lee appears to have become bitter towards his mother, expressing his distaste at the idea of contacting her again.

## List of Killed Victims

* The Widowmaker
* Sugoma
* Multiple vampires

## Trivia

* Lee is the first human to be turned into a vampire on screen.