He's a decent kid in general. [she really likes him]

That's what I figured, about the kink, I mean. But I appreciate hearing that. [She does actually mean that, it's nice to have someone actually let her explain things before jumping to conclusions]

And I don't think paranoia'll be a problem, he's confident. [a beat] Not overconfident or anything, he just knows what he's doing.

[okay admittedly he did freak out about hurting her, but that was only after she told him what'd been done to her]