"I can empathize." Jon replied. "Even the folk who have tried will never particularly get it... I'd not expect them to. I really wouldn't. But it's nice to know there's at least one soul here who's on my page."

Jon had grown less intimidating over time. And really, he didn't mind. He knew that he'd never be the most approachable lad on campus, and that was OK. But he'd grown accustomed to living with others to the point where he could comfortably move around here without feeling as though there was something he needed to prove. Unlike the scrappy, surly, mean spirited man he'd been when he first arrived.