Stacia, Nothing-to-See-Here

The worst thing about trying to be a person who lives life deliberately is that sometimes you make a choice you don't understand.

Well, at least that's the worst thing that Stacia is dealing with at the moment. There's probably other worse things she'll discover as she continues to move through life as a deliberate person. Life is full of 'worsts' (and 'bests', she's clinging to the 'bests' with every scrap of strength she has because otherwise there's no point to anything at all, and that way lies Harano and the Wyrm).

Magic bullshit happens, and sometimes it's the kind of magic bullshit that forces you look at something you'd put aside because you had other, more urgent things to deal with. Which is what happened to Stacia, and because she doesn't currently have another urgent distraction, it's gnawing on the back of her brain and driving her crazy. Obviously she can't go back and undo the decision, but she wants -- needs -- to understand why she'd done what she'd done so that she's more informed in the future.

What is the difference between showing mercy to an enemy verses leaving them alive to stab you again later?

Fortunately, between other magic bullshit, Stacia's own friendliness and charm, and a certain someone's absolute refusal to hold a grudge even when he really should, Stacia has someone who can probably help her break down that question and come up with a satisfactory answer.

She goes looking for Dan.

Apex Predator, Mean Girls
Will she braid your hair / Will she eat your heart / How can you outsmart / The apex predator?
A song for when high school prepares you to be a werewolf.

Simmer, Hayley Williams
Oh, how to draw the line between wrath and mercy? / Gotta simmer, simmer, simmer, simmer, simmer down
A song for when you're fueled by supernatural Rage, but you still have to keep everybody else (and yourself) in line.

Control, Poe
But while you were busy destroyin' my life / What was half in me has become whole
A song for when somebody tries to destroy you and doesn't do a good enough job.

Primadonna, Marina & the Diamonds
Get what I want 'cause I ask for it / Not because I'm really that deserving of it
A song for when "can I have this?" actually works out for you.

Blue, Marina & the Diamonds
Gimme one more night / One last goodbye
A song for when you miss the girl you used to be, before all of this.

Monster, Beth Crowley
I look the same / But I'm not fine / The Master of my own disguise / If you knew the truth you'd probably hate me
A song for when you're trying to balance being a good person and a monster.

The Show, Lenka
I'm just a little girl lost in the moment / I'm so scared but I don't show it
A song for when you're deliberately allowing yourself to be vulnerable.

Play Dirty, Kevin McAllister feat. Sebell
You should start rehearsing your lies / ′Cause this can only end one way
A song for when you're reminding others why you're actually scary.

The Hound and the Fox, I the Mighty
Little do they know that any given day / I'll expose all their hypocrisies, express my inner rage
A song for when you're doing the work behind the scenes.

Chasing Twisters, Delta Rae
I can taste you in my rage / And in the sweat upon my brow
A song for when you miss the people who helped you make yourself into who you are now.

New Romantics, Taylor Swift
It's poker, he can't see it in my face / But I'm about to play my Ace
A song for when you're not throwing your weight around.

Something Just Like This, The Chainsmokers
Just something I can turn to / Somebody I can kiss / I want something just like this
A song for when you don't need to be a power couple.

Iron, Within Temptation
You can't hide what lies inside you / It's the only thing you know / You'll embrace it and never walk away
A song for when you learn what you really are.

You Know My Name, Chris Cornell
Arm yourself because no one else here will save you
A song for when you know that you'll have to be able to stand for yourself.

Castle, Halsey
Now my neck is open wide / Begging for a fist around it
A song for when you're pissing off powerful people.

Genius, Written By Wolves
But seize your opportunity to pounce / And baby, I'll do the same
A song for when you're making powerful friends.

Walk Me Home, P!nk
Walk me home in the dead of night / I can't be alone with all that's on my mind
A song for when you need emotional support

My Name Is, Once Monsters
I'll learn my lessons from my scars and mistakes / I'll make my own future, I won't leave it to fate
A song for when no one can tell you who you're going to be.