Lotf Jack - Blog Posts

"Maybe there is a Beast.... Maybe It's only US."

was talking shit abt someone ik irl n this fell outve my mouth n i had to stop n not be angry for a sec bc. Oh hello Jack. lmfao

Idk I can see him evolving his own cuss words bc he feels crap and ass is too kiddish after some years and that’s very fun for me bc I do that too

Sigh

It’s the 2% concentration of evil Irish in me

And no, not like Irish is evil, but my specific strand of dna born from my evil Irish grandmother

both Ralph n Jack being suppressors is so funny bc like. There are multiple elephants in the room guys cmon feed it a peanut or two

Esp if Ralph survives the stab and doesn’t get rescued bc like the elephant is ac a giant scar taking up ur lower stomach and they’ll still turn their heads off their shoulders before they address it straight. Mf u did this.?.

“So… have you finally been swayed by my awesome reasoning?”

“‘Reasoning’?”

and that’s as close as they get

Would Jack own a cyber truck? Jesus H Christ I horrify myself with these foul ponderments

giving Jack an extremely sad home life isn’t the worst thing in the world, and it has a level of interest and emotion I fw, I’m just a little bored with the whole:

Guy That Fucks Everything Is Ac Hurting Inside trope

I think it’s even more interesting to give him a moderately empty childhood, or even a mildly good one- I feel the the island is a part of self-expression and something missing in Jack personally, rather than a reprieve for trauma yk

Not shaming shitty father headcanons tho, I still eat em up lmfao, just throwing this into the sphere

most crack universe is having that parachute guy ac live after landing and like. Hardcore judge these 7th graders

“Is that- boar blood? Uh- no no like it looks fine ig- it’s just. A little over dramatic ngl.”

LMFAO

also Jack trying n failing to assert authority over this dude

“Well I’m chief!! And you listen to me.”

“… No thank you.”

I do fw extended cut lord of the flies where Simon and Peter aren’t killed until like three to four years later, because not only would it be heart crushing in inevitability, but it’s more understood to evb complicit and implicitly involved

Like yeah we did sit on this for a while… Haven’t changed my mind tho- Roger, ready the rock

honestly Jack popping hardcore painkillers for the next three decades and then just up and killing himself is perhaps the most riveting and sympathetic ending I have for him

Yes I love him dearly and yes I do want him to suffer the burn of a thousand and ten suns before rotting at his own hand

Jack baiting Ralph like he’s a moody cat and Jack’s the spineless indulging owner bribing him with a piece of expensive salami is soooooo funny bc he’s making the most outrageous requests with the held back exasperation of someone who knows they’re right- WHEN HES NOT

“Cmon. cmon stop being a damn patron saint and join my tribe alr. yes we killed two of your friends- how long are u going to be upset abt that?”

What a dick. My least favorite gay republican. GTFO

—> will be writing Jack centered fics

yall I rlly want to drop a fic abt Ralph’s introspection both during and after island bc there’s sm left to say and sm I can tweak and push and force into the forefront- most all, Ralph’s isolation

He’s friendly enough and probably has a history of being well liked. he can joke when he wants, and while he’s no genius, he’s no tool either

He’s had to have considered going buck wild just as the others did countless times

He’s had to have imagined it in dreams and mornings and meals spent picking at the flesh of fruit where the others tear apart pig with their teeth. Pig And Piggy

Because he sees a gleam in Jack’s eye that spells something knowing under all that wrath, and despite standing with Piggy he doesn’t even know his fucking name because he has that knack for social hierarchy and cruelty and he’d fit right in if he just allowed himself to

He had to have stared at the groups backs and know so so so intimately that he could saddle right on up and feel warm for the first time in a long time

diversity win!!

The Worst Person You Know Is Gay!

-modern au where Merridew pulls the gay card to shield from attempts at cancellation

-Ralph both stands with the angry mobs and with his cancelled husband

Scraping together enough coherence to over share abt my lotf au where Ralph finds a voice in either

A: a wise, serious older brother figure

or

B: a wise-cracking and numbskull peer

either way, both options are completely horrified at Ralph’s past and kind’ve beat chalance back into him

“Hm. That’s- not normal.”

or

“Ha! What The FuckTM.”

and it makes him like so angry because yeah. That wasn’t right, that wasn’t fair or justified or just ‘stir craziness’- that was fucking insane. and it wasn’t his fault. more than that, it was someone’s fault- it wasn’t a blameless, natural disaster or some sort’ve drunken mistake. it was cruel and it was unnecessary and it wasn’t his fault.

rule 63 lotf is cool bc sm sm sm sm social commentary. like the original alr had something to say abt gender and how the boys were molded by the war and their older male role models and how those ppl are involved in that war, but the ‘going animial’ must be so different from a female perspective, both bc of time period but also just the way the way girls care for each other interpersonally

like the boys shove out mean names and throw fucking rocks at each other, and maybe it’s meaner than usual but it’s still in the realm of normalcy

but could you imagine the betrayal Ralph feels with a Jack she could hug and fuss about and lean into without feeling deeply guilty abt it? A Jack she could be softer with, and a group she thought she could trust to foster community and care for one another- all that softness just to be hit with the same inevitable level of cruelty as canon?

Gah. Crushing.

the choir boys being the army and also madlads of the story is so funny bc like yeah band kids r chronic and yeah, ykw yeah, this checks out

doesn’t make it any less funny post island

“yeah those assholes hunted me down and tried to kill me”

“… those ones? doesn’t Merridew make passive aggressive comments to the teacher so he can tell on people without ac telling?”

“… yes. that’s- sigh- that’s yeah.”

love the casualness of post island jalph bc the history is so loaded and it just sits on the tail end of every pause of every conversations, like an old timely chaperone making sure nothing unseemly is afoot as two suitors court, and it’s so easy too

yeah, Ralph’s breath hitches when Merridew moves too fast or too suddenly, and his eyes get kind’ve buzzy when they enter the mess hall and Jack’s loaned a knife to cut up his breakfast, but they throw back airy insults like none of it even happened

sure, Ralph’s tone seems slightly sharper than strictly warranted, and Jack’s responding smugness reads more sadistic than good natured, but they still talk

They still hang out and sit where the other does and walks where the other’s going, so they must be close.

Reblog to go faster like to go Slower

@takethatshitoffrnbruh art request ralph in meat grinder 🙏 lexxieannie factoid i used to be so scared of these and have nightmares

Saw this meme and instantly thought of them

Hi Jalph community

Just finished LOTF for school

Uh

Jesus christ

I stand by it though if Jack wasn't such a coward they would've been okay. If they had just kissed or something it all could've been avoided.

Just read Chapters 7-9 of LOTF. My boy Simon's death could've been prevented if Ralph ran after Jack and kissed him or smth like he so clearly wanted.

"I'm not going to play any longer. Not with you." This feels like a kindergarten breakup. Go get your mans or smth.

Reading LOTF for school and Jack and Ralph want each other SOOOO bad. Ik how its gonna turn out but I stand by my statement the whole time. They just don't know how to express it guys...

Okay so like, imagine...

Jack and Ralph are fighting so Ralph coldly calls him 'Merridew', and all Jack's response is :

Jack : Jokes on you, that's what I originally wanted you to call me anyways!

I Saw This And I Just Had To Make It Lotf

Roger, trying to flirt with Jack: So, what's a cutie like you doing with someone like him? *points at Ralph*

Jack : Shut up! I don't think he knows he can do better.

They looked at each other, baffled in love and hate.

William Golding : *sweating* Hetrerosexually.

Jack : Hey Ralph.

Ralph : Hey Jack - bloody hell is that a dead pig?

Jack : Yeah, I killed it for you.

Ralph : What are you? A cat?

Jack : Well no but if you're into that I'm willing -

man, has it already been a year since I last read this book? I don’t know if I still remember most of it.

Just finished reading Lord of the Flies, and I will only say a couple of words:

Simon and Piggy deserved better