do the hospital bed crawl, do the terminal yell

[justsookie]

Sookie remembers, each time she's suffered from a deep grief in her life, having piles of food brought over and piled high on her dining table. Always food, and always in quantities that no single girl could be expected to eat on her own — not even after inviting her strapping brother over to help. Darrow may be a far reach from Bon Temps, but Sookie can't help but think that unfamiliar plates and casseroles can only serve as constant reminders of what has been through, resigned to resting in the fridge and gradually growing stale.

So when she makes time to visit Kate at the apartment, Sookie doesn't bring over any baked goods. Instead, she's armed with a box set of Project Runway — the season with Christian Siriano, of course — a tall thermos of hot cocoa, and a small bag of treats for Jeff.

What Sookie hopes that Kate resembles her in is the need to keep her living space warm and filled with movement, with company, especially in the wake of Newt's absence.

When she walks up to the door, Sookie realizes that her hands are a little full for knocking, and instead smiles as she taps the thermos against the door and hopes that it's sharp enough for Kate to hear.

"Kate, honey?" she calls out anyway, doing her best to be a reassuring, constant presence. "It's Sookie. I hope this time's still okay."