In the van scene, what if the guards decided after pulling Nicky and Joe apart that they wanted to humiliate them a little bit? Especially given how protective they saw Joe being of Nicky, who seemed a little out of it

The soldier who asked if Nicky was Joe's boyfriend decides to make Joe prove just how much he says he loves Nicky by forcing them to make out rather passionately

+He doesn't undo their zipties, so Joe can't hold Nicky like he wants to and Nicky's hands are still behind his back

++The soldiers around them are laughing at Nicky because Nicky is trying his best to ignore them and focus on Joe but he hit his head earlier so everything is still very fuzzy and dizzy for him so he isn't coordinated at all,

+++The soldiers are forcing Joe into a corner until he's basically crowding a disoriented Nicky against the wall

Some comfort please at the end