"You look like you're waiting for an execution, not a promotion," a voice rasped from the darkness.
Jackson didn't want the jersey. He wanted the strength. He wanted the speed. He wanted to be the thing that bumped back in the night. Later that evening, in the locker room, the air grew cold as Jackson cornered Scott. [S1E10] Co-Captain
She traced the silver engraving on a pendant, the same symbol she had seen in her father’s office. The realization was a slow-motion car crash in her mind. Her family didn't just hunt animals. They hunted the things she was starting to see in the periphery of her life. They hunted things like Scott. The Midnight Pact "You look like you're waiting for an execution,
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The fog didn’t just roll into Beacon Hills that night; it felt like it was exhaled by the woods themselves—thick, damp, and smelling of ancient rot. Scott McCall stood on the edge of the lacrosse field, the stadium lights buzzing like a swarm of angry hornets above him. He looked down at the new jersey in his hands. It wasn't just any jersey. It was the co-captain’s jersey.
Peter laughed, a dry, rattling sound. "Being the Alpha isn't just about the power, Scott. It’s about the burden. You’re starting to feel it, aren't you? The responsibility of leading a pack you don't even want." He gestured to the field. "You and Jackson. Co-captains. It’s a perfect metaphor for the war inside you." Jackson’s Desperation
Scott saw the reflection of his own fear in Jackson’s eyes, but there was something else there too—a hollow void that no amount of power would ever fill. "It’s not a gift, Jackson," Scott said, his voice dropping an octave as his own eyes flashed a brief, warning gold. "It’s a curse." The Hunter's Awakening