You say you're goth but "not that way." If you don't mind, could you please elaborate?
Not stereotypical in the way that many goths won't do something or listen to something or wear something that isn't "goth enough". Several years ago I was talking with a group of people I'd just met and they said "honestly we're relieved, when we saw your pictures we thought you'd be, like, one of -those- Manson fans but you're actually cool" and that made so much sense. I don't listen to only Manson, I don't wear only MM shirts, I don't drive around blasting Antichrist Superstar with my middle finger out the window flipping off churches and talking in song lyrics. That's obnoxious. I love Manson but I can't stand fans like that, or goths, or pretty much anyone who becomes the embodiment of a social stereotype and cranks it to 11. All the time. Without a hint of irony or humor about it. That's largely what I meant by being "not that way". I identify as goth but it's not the end-all be-all of what I am or what I'm interested in.