Bruce worked his fingers into Clark's hair and rubbed the back of his neck when he went facedown in the pillow. It wasn't something he could just let go, but it also wasn't the end of the world. It had been addressed.

And if ever there was a sign Clark's absence had effected him, and he was concerned about Clark's state now, it was the ease of which he let that go and relatively gentle method of handling it to start with.

"Yes. If you're going to work naked down there for an extended period of time, I'd rather it be while I'm out with Jason instead of-" He stopped. Talk about dumb. "No one's sneaking up on you, naked or otherwise. Never mind."