After Clark comes back from the dead, he and Bruce form an actual friendship that somehow someway becomes a deeply passionate and loving relationship. However, Bruce always keeps his shirt on whenever he and Clark get intimate. Clark is a bit thrown by this seeing as to how Bruce is both the billionaire playboy and the Dark knight. When he gently broaches the subject Clark is stunned when Bruce reveals that he thinks he's grotesque because of his many scars.

Clark sets about thoroughly showing Bruce how wrong he is about that. All night long.