Even if her words could have been read as a threat, they didn't feel like one. Even knowing Aphrodite as little as he did, she felt safe. He was fully aware he could be proven wrong at any moment and that he should disengage for that reason alone. But then he looked into her eyes and be it his mirroring protocol or otherwise...he had never felt so seen.

"At least then I know you wouldn't forget me," Connor admitted humorously even while his LED blinked yellow at the thought. He hid it in brushing his disheveled hair back, crawling back over her prone form and initiating another kiss. "Help me take the rest off?"