Yeah, I'm sorry about this. I saw a Tumblr post, and I couldn't shake this pair.
Glenn Rhee wasn't much before the apocalypse. Well, he wasn't all that special, anyway. He delivered pizzas, he had an apartment where he spent his off time fooling around on the Internet and playing video games. He told his parents that he'd go back to college- next term, or maybe the term after. He wasn't much, but he didn't have any regrets. Maybe that wasn't entirely true. He had heard rumors about a PlayStation 4 and he kinda wishes the world had waited to turn to shit for at least a couple more years, so he could get his hands on that.
He also regrets not being able to say goodbye to his parents and his sisters, but he tries to not dwell on that too hard.
But, now he has a new group- a new family. He couldn't protect his real family, so he's going to try his best for his new one. He may not be the most badass around here, but he can pull his weight. He's clever and fast, and there's something to be said for that. And he cares. Not like Rick cares about keeping them all safe, or like Lori cares about them having clean clothes, or like Daryl cares about his crossbow, or like Shane cares about Lori (yeah, he's noticed that).
He watches his group, and he cares about them all. His heart breaks for Carol when they couldn't find Sophia that first day. His heart breaks for Rick, because he knows he tried to keep her safe. And, he's willing to admit that Lori is right. They do look to Rick, but when he's not perfect, they're all eager to blame him. He wished he could say something to quell the simmering anger in the group, but he just can't. He has no idea what to say.
Then out of nowhere, a girl on a horse says that Lori needs to come with her- that Carl has been shot. And when he takes T to the farm where Lori, Rick, Shane, and Carl are, he meets that same brunette girl. She's tough, he knows. Tough in her own way, and he admires that. He goes into this sprawling farmhouse to find Carl in a strange bedroom, splayed out against the white sheets, his red blood a stark contrast. Rick barely acknowledges their presence.
He cringes as he admits to Maggie (the brunette on the horse) that someone among them that has had 'the clap' regularly enough to get antibiotics. She takes it all in stride as she refills their coffee cups.
He sighs at their dining room table as he watches T-Dog get stitched up, and it isn't until he sees a blonde girl shyly ask if they're hungry. Glenn feels like his tongue is too large for his mouth because he has never before seen such a pretty girl before. Her eyes are so big and blue and her hair is golden. She's like a modern day, post- apocalyptic Eowyn, he thinks to himself. He wants to ask her name, or really ask her anything, but he can't seem to form words. He shakes his head, and reminds himself that there are much more important things going on.
After he plunges himself in the well, and during his trek into town on a horse, Glenn wants to ask about Maggie's sister. She's young, Glenn knows. That Jimmy guy might be her boyfriend, but there is something he just can't shake about their relationship. Glenn's never been "in love," as they say, but he can certainly recognize tolerance and indifference.
No, Glenn has never been "in love," but he knows he needs to be around Beth more.