"She came to touch her hand on his face. 'Son,' she said, 'We love you. Remember that. We all love you. No matter how different you are, no matter if you leave us one day.' She kissed his cheek. 'And if and when you die, your bones will lie undisturbed, we'll see to that. You'll lie at ease forever, and I'll come visit every Allhallows Eve and tuck you in the more secure.'" (66)

Timothy is struggling with many of his flaws as seen by the others and himself. The most frightening one that he is forced to deal with may be the possibility that he is destined to die due to these differences or lack of being a vampire at all arguably. He ponders the possibility that he may not be alive at their next time of gathering. His realization that he is the one who is normal in a family of vampires which makes him the outcast or imperfect one. His family shows love for him despite his differences but his feelings overshadow this as he feels he cannot be loved by them because he is not like them. Even his fear of the dark was one of many differences from a family that he tried so hard to be a part of but realizes he will never truly be able to be a part of.

Will Timothy ever be able to live his life with satisfaction as he grows into adulthood or will he be doomed to live the remainder of his short life under a dark cloud of disappointment due to his imperfection and certain death?