Lois and clark are fighting because of the secret reveal, and later he finds her and is depressed about a bad rescue and tells her to go home because he can't handle it right now
Silence is violence. End white supremacy based violence
There's a scene like that in this story, but she goes to find him after a bad rescue and he tells her he's not very good company right now and she should leave (she doesn't)
"HUMANS NEED FANTASY TO BE HUMAN. TO BE THE PLACE WHERE THE FALLING ANGEL MEETS THE RISING APE." -Terry Pratchett, Hogfather