Ariel's Little World

Name's Ariel! Pleased to meet cha! (Mid-thirties, general love for video games, films, piano, running and whatever else I can't fit in this description box!) *Also an official 'Zombies, Run!' trashcan.  .

[ijustcantwaittobeme]

It’s been 84 years….

I don’t know how often I’ll be back, but thanks to a very dear friend of mine, I was able to get the courage to return.

I haven’t been able to call myself a runner since the pandemic. Without going into all of my personal health and life issues, I will say that the only way to enter a 5k is by a wheelchair now. I use a walker moreso than the chair, and am in a nursing home but it is beside the point.

I haven’t finished the seasons of ZR because in my head, I am meant to be a Runner and be Runner Five when I do.

Life hasn’t been easy and it’s been a lifetime since I’ve seen y’all or you all have seen me.

With life and what it’s thrown at me personally, not to mention the time that has gone by, I’ve been anxious to come back.

Not a day goes by where I don’t think of you and this community. Even if we move on from ZR or our lives change, I think what is here in the community will always be special.

Stay safe and take care out there.

The community always travels with me. <3

Thank YOU for being you.

[mrs-elijah-wood]

Zombies, Run! Aesthetic | Ian Golightly

“Stuck in a bin again, Ian. Chased by the zombies again, Ian.”

Big thanks to @dorkylittleweirdo for suggesting the trash cans 😂😂

[ijustcantwaittobeme]

@mrs-elijah-wood & @dorkylittleweirdo you have my thanks, my laughter and my applause!!

Can’t think of a better post to make.

[crownleys]

I love @wubbelwubbwubb‘s Five and his dynamic with Amelia, so of course I wanted to draw them! I feel like if anyone were to engineer a situation where Five had to dress up in fancy attire, it would be Amelia

[ijustcantwaittobeme]

Oh my stars, @crownleys you gift this fandom 101 times over! I love seeing @wubbelwubbwubb’s Five any and everywhere possible so you bringing him with Amelia in your artwork is perfection!

I just want a story behind the artwork now.

I love how you draw Amelia, so smug poise and steady.

Five is steady but also getting by. I love how in this piece Amelia manages to wrangle Five in a suit, and Five brings an axe to a formal event.

Bravo @crownleys !

[midwestern-runner-five]

I remembered that Jamie Skeet was a firefighter, and as soon as I remembered I just HAD to give him a fire axe

[ijustcantwaittobeme]

Collected a Fire Axe, a bad ass artist named @midwestern-runner-five and a firefighter uniform.

I love love love love love this!!!

The red shadowing, his stance, his expression!

He is ready to take on anyone or anything.

I love the shadowing detail on his arms and shirt as well and how the background is subtle yet smokey so it gives everything a good pop!!

Well done! I’m giddy to see this. Thank you for creating and sharing!

[high5runner5]

1 and 2 (the hoodlum duo questions)

1: Never! She makes sure to drink her bone juice whenever the chance presents itself! Can’t have your bones breaking on you while running from enemies!

(This was answered already but I’ll add some more info!) 2: My 5 had done many horrendous things when stationed at Mullins. Many were crimes but my 5 had gone so emotionally numb that they didn’t register as crimes in her mind.

[ijustcantwaittobeme]

There’s a badass here and @high5runner5 ‘s early art days brings back memories.

We have incredible people and incredible artists here and it’s fun to go back and see their near beginnings as well.

[zub0t]

me and @high5runner5 ’s runner 5s that i posted on discord but forgot to post here

aka thr mask&scar squad

[ijustcantwaittobeme]

Memories of the many different fives out here.

@zub0t I hope you are doing well and your Five is still rocking it.

The Mask & Scar squad feels like a great way to continue celebrating Zombies! Run Nostalgia!

[littlelionmay]

Have another bad meme in this trying time

[ijustcantwaittobeme]

Thank you @littlelionmay .

[notforconsumption]

googles how do u make arms big and strong in pixel

[ijustcantwaittobeme]

I don’t recall getting to see this before @notforconsumption but oh I love it!!! Brings back memories!! How long did this take to do?!

[luckyrunner5]

refollowing all the now-inactive ZR blogs I used to be mutuals with because if I can come back to Abel after a damn near 6 year hiatus SO CAN ALL Y'ALL

[ijustcantwaittobeme]

Hey-o!!! @altorunner5 welcome home!!!

I have been gone for — it’s sad I counted on my fingers haha — five years so a year less than you but yes!

Glad to have you home Five!

[tazzy-five]

Been having a lot of feelings about ZR recently and how grateful I am for the StS team, the ZR voice actors, and everyone in the community. So I just wanted to say thank you to everyone in this wonderful fandom for being so kind, so welcoming, and so incredible.

You all are amazing <3

[ijustcantwaittobeme]

You are too <3 @tazzy-zooming !! Your artwork is beautiful! What a sweetheart of a Five!

I’m glad you’re here as well. Your hands in your Five are so pretty and done with a steady hand. The coloring is cool and warm, a perfect blend.

I can feel this warmth and glow of love from your artwork. That heart is also sample size because it would take the whole page if you had shown it in full.

We appreciate you too!

[ijustcantwaittobeme]

Since I’m getting to revisit here and enjoy the thrill that is ZR Nostalgia, I am reminded that there was someone out here in the ZR world who made a villain song with Van Ark.

They used the song, “You’re Playing with the Big Boys Now” from the movie Prince of Egypt.

Yet woven Van Ark in there like he existed in that song’s origin story.

That song is still on my playlist and quite catchy so shout out to them.

[hippyexd]

Revenge, sweet revenge

[yariem-alkahen]

Oops, my hand slipped.

Cool gals don’t look at explosions.

[scorrigan]

YOU MONSTERS

[ijustcantwaittobeme]

Third monster here without anything but an irrelevant gif to keep the memories alive.

And to update, @courier5 - you’re right - no looking back.

And @hippyexd you make me cackle.

[collected-sports-bra]

Zombies, Run! Nostalgia

The recent post I reblogged about Zombies, Run! made me quite nostalgic about the early years of the app and the story. And judging from the reblogs, I'm not the only one...

How about we celebrate the story, the community and the fandom of the early years, and all use July to share some of our favourite posts, drawings, headcanons etc from back in the days. Just some great memories of the past. Maybe some bloggers who - like me - have mostly moved on to other things will be interested in joining us, revisiting the past for a bit?

No matter what the new-ish owners decide to do with the app and the story, we will always have those amazing memories, right? And for newer fans it might be nice to see what we've been up to in the past.

Maybe a hashtag might be nice, like... "ZR Nostalgia?" I dunno, anyone interested in joining me? Anyone who can come up with a more catchy name...

[ijustcantwaittobeme]

Ah, so you are who I have to thank for this.

Thank you @collected-sports-bra !!!

I may be continuing it further for personal reasons since I have been away for so long but getting to hear about this brought me back.

Just really late for the event.

[hippyexd]

Anything for the sports bras xD

[ijustcantwaittobeme]

@hippyexd

One of the all time artist and comic champs in ZR, who brings laughter and a smidge of chaos with their five.

Oh how I have missed your Five @hippyexd as well as you. Here’s to ZR Nostalgia and I hope things are going well for you.

[wubbelwubbwubb]

Sara Smith, my favourite runner! I always imagined Abel Township residents as having no “uniform” or nicely printed shirts (at least in the beginning) but wearing their own, sometimes quite ragged (it’s the apocalypse, after all) clothes, with hand-drawn Abel Township insignia.

[ijustcantwaittobeme]

This is really cool! Loving all the yellow. :D

[scorrigan]

Dont even remember this piece by Wubbs, there were so many in those days

[ijustcantwaittobeme]

Agreeing with @scorrigan here on there being so many back in the day, but I remember this one!!! Felt like you captured Sara so well @wubbelwubbwubb!

[crownleys]

Can you stand the person you’ve become

[scorrigan]

OH MY GOD

[ijustcantwaittobeme]

Holy Hera @crownleys ! Did I not ever compliment this artwork of yours?? Shame on me!

I’ll keep it spoiler free but man I love your take and design here. The depth of the damage, the scarring is well done. I dig the grittiness, the way it crawls underneath your skin. (In a good way!)

Haunting and fitting title for the imagery you have brought to life.

Thank you for creating and sharing @crownleys ! I’m likely years late to the party but you have done a phenomenal job!

[runfive]

decided to put together a little runner five cosplay because this game has taken over my entire life (in the best way possible)! I always like to imagine my five running around with a sword as a weapon

seriously though, this app changed my life and I love this wonderful fandom ❤️❤️❤️  

[ijustcantwaittobeme]

Ohh the memories of seeing @runfive ‘s post here. Bringing out the best cosplay and badassness to a newcomer like me at the time.

Hope you are doing well @runfive !