[ she hangs on tightly — not because she believes he'll drop her, but because she was that worried he'd been lost to the dimensional stabilizer like jessica had, and she can't bear to lose anyone else right now. sookie's never been the best when it comes to dealing with loss, and sam's (as is zatanna, elena, and others she's met here) next on her list of people to locate once she's swallowed all this emotion that's come bubbling out of all the nooks and crannies she shoved it into when she decided to put her brave face on this morning. ]
I couldn't feel you, couldn't hear anyone — [ she hates how much she hates the silence. she's craved silence in her head her whole life, enjoys the company of vampires in part for the silence they provide her, but total silence will forever be more alarming that it is comforting. ]