twd imagines

A/N: so I know this isn't exactly how it happens in the show but I wanted to switch it up a bit :)

"Eeny...meeny...miny...moe. Catch a...tiger...by his...toe..." Negan taunts, pointing Lucille at each and every one of you who are kneeling on the ground. 

You can hear your heart racing in your ears and your tears are mixing with your sweat as they fall down your face. You try your hardest to avert your gaze from Rick, knowing Negan will take advantage if he sees any of you looking at each other. You glance at him every so often, seeing the sweat dripping down his face and terror in his eyes. The air is so thick with fear that you feel like you can barely breathe, despite the rapid rising and falling of your chest. 

"Eeny...meeny...miny...moe." Negan finishes, Abraham at the end of his weapon. 

Your breath hitches in your throat as Sasha, Eugene, and Rosita begin to sob. You flinch as you hear the bat crunch against Abraham's skull and you close your eyes as more tears begin to fall down your face. He hits him over, and over, and over, until you're sure there's nothing left. You look at Rick under your eyelashes and you can see his shoulders shaking as he cries silently. Negan begins to taunt Rosita for crying and you pick your head up quickly when you hear Daryl shout. 

"You son of a bitch! Leave 'er alone!" He cries, jumping up and punching Negan. 

He quickly forces him back down to the ground.

"Mmm...now that's something that I won't tolerate." Negan says evilly. 

Suddenly, he hits Glenn in the side of the head and you scream, yours mixing with Maggie's. He hits Glenn once more and pushes him to the center of the circle. He's bleeding profusely, his skull dented from the impact of the bat, and his eye almost bulging out of his socket. He speaks incoherently, only saying Maggie's name over and over. You're screaming and sobbing, begging Negan to stop but he pauses for a moment, leaving Glenn wavering on his knees. 

"Maggie I'll--I'll find you." He sputters. 

With that, Negan delivers the final, crushing blow to Glenn's head and he falls on his face but he doesn't stop there. He continues to hit Glenn until there is nothing left of his head just like with Abraham. Maggie shrieks and cries of terror feel like knives being driven into your heart. You look straight at Rick, begging him to make it stop and telling him that you love him. 

"Now, what do we have here? This your girlfriend Rick?" Negan says, pointing Lucille at you, still covered with a mix of Glenn and Abraham's blood.

"Don't." Rick says in a warning tone, but his voice still wavering. 

"Ooo, woah there tiger. Scary." Negan chuckles. 

Negan walks over to Rick, lifting his chin to look at him with the end of his bat. He hisses as the barbed wire digs into his skin and you whimper. 

"Maybe you're next." Negan says. 

"NO!" You scream and lunge forward. 

Some of Negan's goons grab you and hold you back. 

"No, no it's okay. It's okay." Rick says, his eyes locking with you. 

"Yeah. It'll be okay." Negan says in a baby voice.

"Please, please." You plead.   

"Aw look how scared she is! She must really love you Ricky." He says, swinging his bat in a circle.

He stands next to Rick, preparing to swing and kill the love of your life. 

"Look at me." Rick says. 

You lock eyes with him, tears fogging your vision and strangled cries escaping your throat. 

"I love you, more than anything. Watch over Carl and Judith for me okay?" He says, his voice cracking. 

"Rick no!" You sob.

"Aw how sweet." Negan says, bringing down his bat. 

You hear the sickening crunch, your mouth open to scream--

"RICK!" You wail, shooting up in bed, covered in sweat. 

Rick jumps up, reaching for his gun in the dark, but stops in his tracks when he hears you weeping. He flips on the lights and quickly climbs back into bed, wrapping his arms around you. 

"Oh god Rick, oh god, oh god." You cry, holding onto him for dear life as he rocks you back and forth. 

"Shh. C'mon baby. Shh." He says, trying his best to soothe you. 

You feel like the walls are closing in around you and Rick is your only lifeline. 

"What happened?" Rick asks quietly. 

You can't even answer him, your chest tight and your throat feeling constricted. 

"Abraham--Glenn--Negan--You--" You gasp, unable to form coherent sentences. 

"Okay, okay. Take some breaths. I'm here." He says. 

Over an hour later, Rick finally gets you calmed down enough to talk to him and explain what happened. He listens, calming you down when you get worked up again until you fall apart in his arms again.

"It wasn't real." He says. 

"But it was! Abraham, Glenn, Daryl...it all happened!" You cry. 

"I know, I know." He says.

He pulls you into him, pulling the covers over the both of you, stroking your hair and kissing your head as you regulate your breathing and calm down. 

"I will always be here. I'm never leaving you." He says quietly. 

You don't respond, just focusing on Rick's touch.

"I love you." He whispers. 

"I love you too." You mumble, not able to sleep for the rest of the night. 

A/N: this one is a little intense but I'm proud of it :)