YOU KNOW THE RUN IS GOOD WHEN YOURE AUDIBLY SHRIEKING AND CALLING SAM’S NAME AS YOU SPRINT OH MY WORD

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YOU KNOW THE RUN IS GOOD WHEN YOURE AUDIBLY SHRIEKING AND CALLING SAM’S NAME AS YOU SPRINT OH MY WORD
Long ZR fanfic based on Goodbye To You!
I’ve been working on this for several months now, and I’m finally ready to start posting it. A while back, I wrote a short fanfic on here, based on Goodbye To You, right after I played it. This one is loosely based on that, and the premise is basically “Goodbye To You except with the realistic medical consequences of being in a cold bin overnight with untreated open wounds, and also let’s explore some of Sam’s trauma while we’re at it”. The first chapter’s already posted on AO3, it’s called Surviving is Only Step One. I’m gonna post it here too because I’m excited and want to share, but the rest of the chapters will only be on AO3 so it stays organized, and will be posted each Sunday :D. If you’re interested in it, I’d love if you checked it out, and any comments would absolutely make my YEAR
Surviving is Only Step One, Chapter 1:
They stared down at him, and, for a moment, they were stunned. He was alive- his skin was sickly pale but not grey, his clothes were soaked and filthy, his eyes were only half open, he was shivering the hardest they’d ever seen, and it looked like he was hardly breathing; he looked awful, but not in the way of someone about to turn.
He looked up, his eyes barely focusing on them, and mumbled, “…runner five?”
“Oh god”, Jody gasped, looking to Five in horror, “we’ll have to kill him”
They looked over to her, one hand still on the edge of the bin. “Wait… listen”
There was a long, tense, moment of silence, broken only by his labored breathing and shudders. “He’s not doing the cough! -he doesn’t seem to be turning!”
“Five, check his pulse!”, Doctor Myers cut in over comms.
Obediently, they reached for him, but he squirmed away at their touch… or, at least, he tried to. He sounded and looked so upset, so desperate, but his protests were weak, both physically and in voice.
“No! Don’t touch me- I don’t want to hurt you!”
Five made a small sound of surprise, but, runner’s reflexes sharp as ever, they still managed to grab his arm for long enough.
“…I can hardly feel his pulse, and his skin is really cold”, they anxiously reported, releasing his arm and waiting, desperately hoping the doctor would have a solution.
“Hypothermia. -try to get him out, but be extremely gentle, if you’re too rough with him, it could stop his heart.” The clatter of the chair being pushed back and her standing, came through the headset. “I’m calling in some advise- hang on!”
The click of the closing door confirmed that the runners were, for the moment, on their own.
After a deep breath, Jody leaned back over the bin. “Come on, Five, let’s get him up”
They nodded and reached in, quickly clearing garbage from over him, and supporting his upper body as best they could from the difficult angle the shape of the bin forced; she did the same, grabbing his legs. He did not fight them this time, he didn’t seem to be conscious, probably a worrying sign, especially considering how slowly he was breathing, but a part of Five was just glad to be able to safely move him, considering the doctor’s horrifying warning.
Five and Jody locked eyes, confirming they were both ready, then looked back to him. As one, they lifted him up and over the edge of the bin.
“Think we can carry him, Five? He won’t be able to walk in this state…”
They considered, worry creeping into their expression. “…it’ll be smoother if one person carries him, Doctor Myers said that’s important. I think I can handle it, I’ve never carried an adult that far, but I can try…”
“Alright, and I’ll stick close incase you need help”. Jody carefully helped them adjust so that he lay fully in their arms. His soaked clothes were ice cold against their skin, and the slimy filth from the dumpster that he was covered in made it harder for them to get a secure grip.
Before they could ask what the plan even was, Amelia’s voice echoed through the alley, warning that a hoard was approaching. They had no clue what the next step was, whether there was even anything they could do for him at this point, but it didn’t matter. For that moment, their best friend was alive and in their arms, and they were going to do everything remotely in their power to keep him alive and lessen his pain, all the way to the end.
As they headed out of the alleyway, walking as evenly as they could to minimally jostle him, he stirred a bit, looking hazily up at them.
“…Five? … what…?”
He sounded so afraid and confused, it broke their heart. Their mind was spinning in a thousand directions, but they tried their best to give comfort despite the storm of emotions within their own head.
Softly, they whispered, “you’re ok, just… cold, we’re gonna fix it, don’t worry”
It was probably a lie; they didn’t know if he was ok, they didn’t even know if he’d survive to nightfall, and, if he truly was bitten, they wouldn’t be able to take him back to Abel… he wouldn’t get the medical attention he clearly desperately needed.
As if she had read their mind, Jody, at their side, quietly asked, “…are we really sure he was bitten? -he might’ve thought he was, but it didn’t break the skin”
It was a good question, though the amount of hope it sparked in them might’ve been foolish. Gently, they asked him, “were you bitten?”
His face tensed in pain his arms held close to his body, but he managed a weak nod.
A shared glance with Jody, and she asked the follow-up question. “Where were you bit?”
There was a long silence, enough that Five thought for a moment he might’ve passed back out. But then, with gritted teeth and a shaking hand wracked with the same violent shivers as the rest of his body, he clumsily pulled up his sleeve, revealing a bite. It was covered in dried blood and the filthy grime that had soaked through his jacket, but it was unmistakeable.
Their breath hitched. They heard Jody’s shaky “-oh“ from beside them.
Swallowing hard, they began, “…we should probably-“, before they had even finished their sentence, she had reached across and gently pulled his sleeve back down. “…yeah.”
They were unsure wether the wet cloth was actually any better than no cover, maybe it was even worse, but it seemed safest not to make any changes until they had the doctor back on the line.
They didn’t have long to contemplate this before the comm shack door creaked open, and rapid footsteps approached the mic, along with Veronica’s voice. “Runner Four, Runner Five, Doctor Myers told me what’s happened, please, bring Sam back here immediately!”
Jody was the first to gather herself enough to answer. “…he was definitely bitten, V, we saw the wound… we can’t take him back to Abel”
“He hasn’t turned yet! And the one that bit him was an S-type- I need to study his blood. -besides, I have an idea, if you’re quick, I might be able to save his life!”
Five looked, wide eyed, to their fellow runner. It might be a long shot, but now, it seemed, there was a chance, and that was something valuable… they only hoped that Janine would allow it.
“I’ll need to get the machine ready, Doctor Myers said she’ll check back soon!”
And, with that, Veronica was gone once more, leaving them to process what she had said.
Sam began to stir a bit again as they walked, though his eyes remained closed. His voice was quiet, slurred, and interrupted by the constant shivering. “…just end this… please. It’s over…”
“It might not be”, Five whispered back, “Veronica’s got something”
He gave no answer, only falling silent once again.
April 28th, 2026
[Image description: A screenshot of a Zombies, Run! runlog showing a collected Golden Sports Bra and a regular sports bra. End description.]
GOOOOOLDEN SPORTS BRA!!!!! (And a regular one, too!) First two things I collected in this mission! What an encouraging end to my weekend/start of my week! I hope everyone has something equally exciting happen soon!
STRAIGHT FROM ABEL TOWNSHIP
RUNNER 5!
Edit: I HAVE OBTAINED MILDRED
And a possum!
Oh hey I drew this a while back and apparently forgot to post it anywhere whoops 🤷
Have a Runner Five being chased by a Runner Five ☺️ S1M1 so I’m not spoilering this - it’s quite literally the first thing that happens in the game ☺️
Happy 2 Year Abel anniversary to me! I love this game SO dearly, it means so much to me. To celebrate I’m going to continue my tradition of playing Jolly Alpha Five Niner again, and if I have time, draw something for it.
Happy anniversary, five!
Phil Cheesman!!! JODY MARSH!!! Oh how I've missed you.
I also remembered I can't count reps because I either get bored/distracted by my music or my brain gets stuck in counting mode and I don't like that it's like mildly distressing. So we're doing reps on vibes but we're still working out, babyyy
zombies run moots tell me what you’re up to! Working through a season? Special challenge? Side quests? Stepped away for a while? Rerunning faves? Tell meeee
does your car have a name ?
yes (please tell me what it is)
no (why not?)
if you don’t have a car your alternate form of transport can count too !! please tell me your bike’s name
"The Brick", because it's roughly brick colored and has the approximate same acceleration characteristics as.
Generations Tribarrel. My previous car of the same model and color was Tribarrel, and I got my current one during a time when Transformers was doing a lot of "Generations" updates of older characters. I did design a robot mode for GTB, but never got around to doing a full drawing.
NGL I Ship Runner 5 and Sam now after that line "Sam's got a soft spot for you 5."
5am fics here I come 😂
Obsessed with how Sam Yao breaks the “good at cooking”-“bad at cooking” dichotomy
Like, can he competently make what he’s trying to make? Absolutely. Will you probably like what he’s trying to make? …how do you feel about honey on prawn crackers and marmite in everything?
This man knows how to cook. This man’s grandfather was a professional chef. This man likes to dump a bunch of unlabeled cans in a tray and call it a casserole because he’s curious what’ll happen and is willing to eat the consequences of his little science experiment; he unironically enjoys this and wants others to like it, Five is the only one he can point to that apparently enjoys it too, and it’s implied they just care about him too much to complain about it.
I can’t get over how surprisingly endearing of a character trait “knows how to cook but has strange tastes so his cooking always will come out a bit interesting” is (although, I’m sure it doesn’t hurt that he’s already one of my all time favorite characters across all media anyway)
Round Up of the Zombies, Run! 2025 Secret Santa! ✨
We hope everyone is having a peaceful festive season!
Thank you everyone who took part - and kudos to the two runners who fell foul of the form but still took part. Their creative resilience is just the sort of panache we expect from Runner Five!
We'd recommend you take a scroll through the links below when you have time to enjoy the range we've got going on. Readying this post on the morning of the 24th, I was already buzzing seeing the early entries.
Here's wishing everyone a safe and happy end to 2025, and looking forward to what 2026 may bring us! ✨
Luckyrunner5's gift for are-you-sure-its-me-you-see [pending]
Kelzebub's gift for darkmatterrian [pending]
iamrunner5's gift for five-on-a-bike
are-you-sure-its-me-you-see's gift for grim-the-dog
sunnlion's gift for iamrunner5
grim-the-dog's gift for jelashford
runnerfiveready's gift for jogger-five
pixeldinostorytelling's gift for Kelzebub
jelashford's gift for lucky-fallen-angel
qkhilltop's gift for Luckyrunner5
lucky-fallen-angel's gift for pixeldinostorytelling
jogger-five's gift for qkhilltop
Vfdcatlady's gift for runnerfiveready
snakesartblog's gift for sunnlion
darkmatterrian's gift for snakesartblog
five-on-a-bike's gift for Vfdcatlady
and from our not-so-secret santas limitlesspolydreamus' gift for tazzy-five and Tazzy-five's gift for limitlesspolydreamus!
Happy holidays, everyone!
ZRX pride art
Felt like drawing my Five with their pride flags, plus Sam gets the David Tennant shirt because I feel like he’d be an intense ally
ZOMBIES, RUN! SECRET SANTA 2025
HEY THERE ZR FOLK 🎉
IT'S NOVEMBER AND THAT MEANS IT'S TIME FOR THE ZOMBIES, RUN! SECRET SANTA!
It's been a difficult year for ZR, its employees, and those of us who care about the story and its people - still we persist! Into our ninth year (almost ten, look at us).
Entries are open from now (right now, actually) until December 2nd.❄
The form will stop accepting entries after 2 December which means we'll get to work assigning each of you a gifter and a recipient.
Gifts can be art, fic, a combination of both, graphics, compositions, interactive fic, playlists (so long as the playlist is complementing something else!), or whatever you think will bring your secret giftee some joy.
SIGN UP HERE: https://forms.gle/ERzeAQBzN8yLP2916
The only rules are to keep it secret, and spend some time on it!
Dates!
December 2nd: Sign ups end!
December 3rd: You recieve your secret santa giftee
December 24th: Entries due! Post 'em on tumblr, send 'em direct to your recipient, do both! It's up to you.
December 25th: We post all the entries in one mammothly festive post (if you'd like to be included!).
If you've any questions, concerns, confessions feel free to message this blog direct, or for a more timely response message @notforconsumption or @delucadarling on tumblr or at @bubosi or @perscoot on discord.
WHO CHEERED!!!!
It’s a beautiful morning, your favourite people are cheering you on over your headset, and zombies intent on eating your brains are chasing you cross country
the thing about the zombies run fandom is that it's like <20 people but it has such a high concentration of the most incredible artists and writers