John folds Wash in his arms and lets him cry, a final indicator of how serious this is. Neither of them likes when other people can see them hurt, it's bad for the team and the team is the most important. Wash is good at hiding it, and very stubborn, and it still broke through.

This hurt him. It hurt him bad.

"Easy," John says. "It's alright." Not everything is, but this? What they're doing right now? This is alright with him, there is no shame in needing the support. He's happy to give it.