[HOW IS SHE STILL GETTING THAT FROM WHAT HE SAID? is the internal scream right now. he doesn't pull away from the grab and of course grabbing hold of him means powers are getting blipped off, but he does stiffen, kind of freeze. a little deer in headlight.]

... no, that's...

[except words failing him. this is the same guy who had everyone laughing and yelling at him for being a playboy, somehow.]