Jaeger could argue he hadn't been in his right mind when he'd stalked and terrorized Meredith. It was even the truth, that he hadn't made a conscious decision to Hunt her until he thought she was Brighter Dawn. Until the mirror had messed with his mind.
But he had, and he had to deal with that. He'd enjoyed it, some twisted part of him, having that power over her. If she hadn't hit him and snapped him out of it, things could have gone far more badly and he was glad that she fought back.
It was a side of himself he didn't like much, one that had come to life long before he'd been here. Twisting a sense of purpose with terror is probably not the healthiest way to deal with trauma and Jaeger knew it.
"Some things don't belong in this world," he says gently, after a moment. "The fact that they have so much influence here already is disturbing, but that's how they gain more. By those little slips and temptations." He takes a deep breath, and lets it out slowly. "It's particularly difficult when our abilities are part of us, but...I've felt that Other presence. It's definitely there and nothing good."
Something different for each of them, something that played to their strengths and weaknesses in a wickedly insidious way.
"There's nothing wrong with appreciating the simple things." He actually gives a small chuckle at that. "Most people don't let me make coffee, because I tend to take it very strong. Black with one sugar. But I won't begrudge anyone their lattes."
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But he had, and he had to deal with that. He'd enjoyed it, some twisted part of him, having that power over her. If she hadn't hit him and snapped him out of it, things could have gone far more badly and he was glad that she fought back.
It was a side of himself he didn't like much, one that had come to life long before he'd been here. Twisting a sense of purpose with terror is probably not the healthiest way to deal with trauma and Jaeger knew it.
"Some things don't belong in this world," he says gently, after a moment. "The fact that they have so much influence here already is disturbing, but that's how they gain more. By those little slips and temptations." He takes a deep breath, and lets it out slowly. "It's particularly difficult when our abilities are part of us, but...I've felt that Other presence. It's definitely there and nothing good."
Something different for each of them, something that played to their strengths and weaknesses in a wickedly insidious way.
"There's nothing wrong with appreciating the simple things." He actually gives a small chuckle at that. "Most people don't let me make coffee, because I tend to take it very strong. Black with one sugar. But I won't begrudge anyone their lattes."