Glad to see this up, Corrina. And glad to see you taking Clark's trauma seriously. His depression and even defeatism is completely in character. In fact, an occasional bout of defeatism is one of cannon Clark's weaknesses, especially if he feels that Lois is in danger because of him. So I found it completely in character for him that he would focus on what Lois has given up. Clark is always willing to suffer just about anything himself, but he is always reluctant to ask Lois to sacrifice on his behalf. This is as it should be because he cares about her happiness more than his own. One of the biggest adjustments in any truly committed relationship is learning to accept gifts of love--even costly ones--from the other party without either feeling guilty about them or taking them for granted. And it's especially hard for this Clark because he's been told for seven years how unworthy he is of any dignity at all. Of course he doesn't feel worthy of Lois's love and sacrifice.
On a practical note, I hope they're going to switch license plates soon. It's a race between Clark regaining his powers and the authorities discovering their absence. Of course, if you go by the show when Lois and Clark managed to evade the authorities after Lois's murder conviction, the Metropolis PD isn't too sharp at catching fugitives. :p
