[It probably is. And somehow it both helps that she can feel it, but it also makes it worse, because he doesn't want to influence her emotions. He also knows she's angry, too, so in this case maybe it isn't as bad.

Violence isn't the answer. He knows it, and not just because Lydia and Scott would both be upset. Because it won't solve anything long-term. It won't help the situation. It'll get him demoted. It would hurt more than it would help anyone and he wonders when he became the guy who cares about that.

Stiles exhales, because his brain is spinning with way too many thoughts.]

I'm not sure there's going to be an across the board answer for this one. People are too different. A consequence for one person might not be a big deal to another.