"I have plenty of people who wouldn't let me be a shut-in if I tried," Sookie earnestly replied, the smile on her lips widening, fleeting, for the thought. Of course, Sookie never wanted to be an undue burden on any of them, but to still know that her thoughts weren't disappearing to the middle of nowhere staved off loneliness in a way that very little could.

Squinting in his direction, Sookie tried to picture Aidan with all that he'd described, and she had to bite back her laugh for it.

"And aww, c'mon, don't make fun of the actual goths. They're making a statement just as much as anyone else, even if I kinda like the whole plaid shirt and Segway thing more."