"I was annoyed because you're a little fiend who steals Spoons, even if I did think you looked cute from the moment I saw you." Once again, that last part hadn't meant to slip out. Although he didn't sound as nearly as annoyed at the moment as he had been that day when they first met. Maybe he was warming up to Ava a little bit. Just maybe.
Once again, Dex found a fiendish sense of delight in the fact that Ava apparently couldn't stop telling the truth either and it showed right on his face. Since they were equally stuck in this mess together, at least they could both end up getting embarrassed by what was going on. And it was a bit surprising to learn the fact that she was apparently.....attracted to him? He certainly hadn't been expecting that! But he'd learned his lesson when teasing her about never being kissed and refrained from saying anything else.
Instead, he focused on addressing the last bit of what she'd said. "You're right. They don't prevent anything like that from happening. But there's a certain sense of confidence you get if someone says you look good. At least for most people. Because not everyone has that happen to them, so when you're noticed by someone like that, it makes you feel good. And I hope that's something you can understand someday because I think you deserve to feel wanted and attractive." Then, feeling like he'd said too much, he became immensely interested in the grain of the wood in his kitchen table.
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Once again, Dex found a fiendish sense of delight in the fact that Ava apparently couldn't stop telling the truth either and it showed right on his face. Since they were equally stuck in this mess together, at least they could both end up getting embarrassed by what was going on. And it was a bit surprising to learn the fact that she was apparently.....attracted to him? He certainly hadn't been expecting that! But he'd learned his lesson when teasing her about never being kissed and refrained from saying anything else.
Instead, he focused on addressing the last bit of what she'd said. "You're right. They don't prevent anything like that from happening. But there's a certain sense of confidence you get if someone says you look good. At least for most people. Because not everyone has that happen to them, so when you're noticed by someone like that, it makes you feel good. And I hope that's something you can understand someday because I think you deserve to feel wanted and attractive." Then, feeling like he'd said too much, he became immensely interested in the grain of the wood in his kitchen table.