Indeed, Dex had no idea how they were supposed to acknowledge what had just happened. "That sounds like a nightmare straight out of one of those 1950s horror/sci-fi combo films."

Then he paused. "But if I was going to go through that with anyone, I'm glad that it was with you." Because he felt he could trust Ava and be vulnerable around her in a way that he didn't feel was possible with many people here. They understood each other on a level that he hadn't found with many other people even during the course of his entire life, let alone here in Folkmore.