✧ sugar ๑ glennrheexfem!reader ✧

๑nineteen๑

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"hello?" a disembodied voice echoes from the open doors of  the building. you pause, looking back at the setting sun and the now larger group of walkers getting ever closer before joining the of your group inside the building. you move to stand next to glenn as the doors creak shut with a echoing thud. as your eyes focus forward you see a man, probably in his mid thirties standing infront of the group holding a shotgun. your jaw clenches as you dread the confrontation, preparing for the worst.

"anybody infected?" the man asks and rick and he shakes his head "one of our group was. he didn't make it." rick answers and the man's eyes narrow as they scan across the group, but he takes a step back and lowers the shotgun. "you all submit to a blood test. that's the price of admission." he states, not leaving any room for argument. rick nods "we can do that." the man gestures to the doors, "once this door closes, it stays closed." he says, in a way that sends a chill down your spine and stirs your gut. 'i don't like this one bit' you think, glancing at glenn. he looks back at you, a spark of his ever present optomism in those big brown eyes. he gives you a smile that makes your dread ebb away a bit. 'damnit, glenn'

you're pulled from your momentary weakness by the voice of the stranger "vi, seal the main entrance. kill the power up here." he says and the metal seal drops behind the close by the doors with a clang. rick approaches the man and holds his hand out. "rick grimes." he offers and the man takes rick's it "dr. edwin jenner." the man, dr. jenner replies. 'doctor huh? maybe theres something here' you think as they introduce themselves. the doctor slings the strap of the shotgun over his shoulder and walks towards a large elevator, yourself and the group following him inside.

you stand inbetween glenn and andrea, your hands clenching into fists as the elevator starts  to descend. your sharp eyes focus on the back of the doctors head, that unsettled feeling in your gut not ebbing away in the slightest. you glance around the group and see that almost everyone is relieved, not wary. well, except for andre. her face is blank as she stares down at the floor of the elevator and you look away from her to avoid upsetting her further. 'just let her be, y/n' you think as the elevator stops moving and the metal doors slide open, revealing a well lit hallway lined with closed doors.

as you follow behind shane and daryl you notice that there aren't any windows. 'looks like were underground, awesome' you think with a soft huff. carol voices your assumption "are we underground?" she asks, her voice a bit nervous. dr. jenner glances back at her "you claustrophobic?" he questions and she answers with a little nod "a little." the doctor shrugs "just try not to think about it. vi, bring up the lights in the big room." he says as you enter a large conference room with a large screen on the wall facing you. there were white desks scattered around, the place looks abdonded.

"welcome to zone 5." dr jenner announces, gesturing around the room. rick looks around, "where is everybody? the other doctors, the staff?" he asks and the doctor sighs softly "i'm it. it's just me here, i'm all that's left. i'm sorry." he answers. 'well, ther goes that slice of hope' you think, studying the screens of the room. a large digital clock catches your attention, the numbers looking like they're counting down. 'huh, weird' you silently question, and glenn tapping your shoulder makes your turn to him.

"prickin time." he says and you nod, following him and the rest of the group into a small, lab room, geting into a line behind glenn. you stare at the back of his head while you wait for your turn. rick is first to get his blood sample taken. "what's the point? if we were infected, we'd all be running a fever." he asks and the doctor sighs "i've already broken every rule in the book letting you in here. let me just at least be thorough." he says, obviously frustrated with the group already. "alright, next." he says and jacqui replaces rick in the seat. this process repeats until he gets to you.