Lotf - Blog Posts
hehe.. lotf oneshot, sort of jalph? idk how long it is + my writing might be iffy :((
“Jack.” The voice low and uninterested, yet the matter urgent.
The green eyes wandered upwards, meeting a pair hidden behind lenses. Jack's brows furrowed at the sight of glasses, and winced as the glass glinted with sunlight when Piggy moved his head slightly to the side.
As far as Jack was concerned, that move was on purpose.
“What's your problem?” The hunter scoffed, standing from his spot on the large, stable rock. He was slightly surprised to then realise Piggy had made his way up the rock just to address him. He held his spear tightly for a bit of comfort and support, perhaps even to reinforce the fact that he could impose harm. An unconscious action that left Piggy daring to roll his eyes.
“Ralph is missing. None of us have seen ‘im since yesterday afternoon.”
“And what am I to do about that?” Jack retorts, though he couldn't fight the worry he felt in his chest. It was nothing like Ralph to run off, that was clear to everyone.
“Well, you are a hunter, are you not?”
“Are you really suggesting I hunt him down?”
“Damn it, Jack, you could at least put yourself to use. Besides, tracking and hunting are different. Results are different anyway..”
Jack huffed and his eyes made contact with the forest, if Ralph hadn't returned yesterday, that meant he spent the night in the forest, or— wherever else he could've gone. That left him feeling sympathy for the boy he supposedly wasn't fond of.
“I ought to.. be off then, I suppose.” He murmured, more to himself than anyone else.
“Jack.”
“What?”
“Be quick. And.. careful.”
“Bugger off.”
Jack turned away, before pausing, a guilt lingering.
“I will.” He adds, his voice softer. With that, he climbed down off the tall rock, leaving Piggy with the burden of getting down without help, but then Simon appeared to be on his way anyway.
It wasn't hard to find the boy's prints, for Ralph had flat soles, none of the other biguns had those. Jack was pleased to see that the footprints were still relatively visible, even though he had to fill in the gaps here and there. By the looks of it, Ralph went for quite the adventure. Jack tore apart a bush which was already quite mangled from someone else passing through, though they were much more careful with the bunch of nature than Jack was.
Ralph laid on a tree branch high up, stomach down and back to the tree canopy. It was warm, and for once, he'd had a good rest, uninterrupted by the whining and kicking of littluns, or the whispered bickering of Sam ‘n Eric.
He stayed deep in rest, despite it being afternoon, drool lay at the corner of his lips, which were naturally parted as he slept.
There Jack stopped, where Ralph's footsteps ceased, and he furrowed his brows in frustrated confusion. Ralph wouldn't best him, he was the greatest hunter after all.
He brought his spear closer, his gaze closely examining the area, but it was only his footsteps and Ralph's. His stomach fluttered at the sight of their footsteps alongside one another.
Finally, he tilts his head upwards, catching sight of a restful Ralph, and a grin graces his lips at the sight. He'd found the hiding chief.
The spear fell to the grassy floor, and Jack placed his foot in the hold of a branch, grabbing a higher one, lifting himself upwards.
As he climbed, he slipped for a moment, and a soft squeal escaped scared lips. With unexpected quickness, he clambered higher and in a better spot. Ralph must have been well ambitious when he climbed this unforgiving tree.
Once settled on a thick branch next to Ralph's, he stayed quiet, examining an exhausted kind-of-enemy-kind-of-not. During their days in the sun, Ralph had developed some freckles on the bridge of his nose, a feature he and Jack now shared — despite him having many more than Ralph overall.
“Ralph..” The hunter whispered reluctantly, causing the other to hum lowly in a mix of sleep and consciousness.
“Ralph?” He tries once more, a bit louder but equally soft, laying his hand on Ralph's shoulder to indicate this was reality and no dream.
“Piggy?” A quiet, slurred murmur.
That left Jack with hurt in his chest and an upset frown on his face.
“Piggy, Piggy, Piggy.” He momentarily mocked, childishly, “God, Ralph, wake up!”
Then opened tired blue eyes, meeting contemptuous green ones.
“Morning to you too.” Scoffs Jack, turning his head away. He was better than Piggy. Why would Piggy ever climb a tree for— for Ralph..
Jack looks downwards as an understanding dawns on him.
“Why’d you find me?” Ralph mutters, flattered but unsure of the intent of this gesture. Jack opens his mouth to reply, but he realises he's about to say that boy's name again and stops.
“It… crossed my mind.” Says Jack instead.
“You think of me?”
“That's not what I said.”
“You implied it.” Ralph grinned, sitting up properly, he appeared pleased with the idea that Jack kept him in mind.
“It was Piggy's idea, alright? Now leave it be.”
“Oh. Piggy’s idea. Right.” Ralph's shoulders visibly sagged beneath the dirty grey shirt. A moment of silence allowed both of them to ponder quietly with averted gazes.
“Why didn't you come back? Planning on abandoning us, ‘chief’?” The redhead lightly insults.
“It's not like that!” He quickly retorts with furrowed eyebrows.
“Then what's it like, Ralph?” Jack leaned forward with low, simmering anger.
“‘Course you wouldn't know. You're not chief. You go out all day long and come back with nothing but more sunburn!”
“That's—” Jack stopped, finding no suitable reply, “You shut it!” He points with an accusing finger.
In that moment, Ralph remembered the first day they'd spent together, with Simon, and how they'd laughed together and been friends.
Jack was taken aback by the lack of response, and he drew his finger back into the fist he'd made.
“Ralph?” He gently asks, not sure what the meaning of the other's silence was. Now, both hands on the branch he sat on.
“Jack?”
“I don't know.” The three words oddly soft and solemn.
“I suppose we ought to get back to the huts. Things to get done back there.”
“We?”
“Come, Jack.” Ralph gestures with a nod of his head, already beginning to climb down the giant tree.
Jack watched Ralph swiftly descend, before attempting to do so himself, doing his best to copy what Ralph had done. Once more, he slips, but this time he finds two arms catching him without hesitation.
“You're alright, hm?” Ralph questions, allowing Jack to stand proper before releasing him. The hunter turned around swiftly with a red face.
“Yes!” He proclaims before he stormed off, forgetting the previously abandoned spear.
Ralph eyes it, grinning in amusement before picking it up for the other boy and catching up to him.
it makes me laugh sometimes at how absolutely deceased the lotf fandom is on instagram but it also makes me sad but then i remember all my friends are on tumblr and this is where the fandom thrives
jack merridew drawing!!
go listen to i heart you!! trying to practice with expressions.. sorta
blorbo. qhatever
lotf doodles!!
when simon first joins the choir they give him a fatass cape and jack cant stop snickering abt it
aaah !! okay listen this is old art, when i was only halfway through lord of the flies — i thought since ive been putting all my lotf stuff on here I might as well include this one
ughh percival my beloved </333 his eyes are red because theres always some stupid sand in them!! hes NOT on that leafy greens
was so devastated to find that nobody actually really recognized percival in the fandom so i gotta do it myself
gen z streamer jack is real in my mind
so i um. took it upon myself to draw this!! creds to @charli3emily i really liked this idea!
"Somehow.. this is Piggy's fault." - Jack, probably.
Also Jack has fucked up teeth #canon #imwilliamgolding
i think jack would have the temptation to put on the war paint like lipstick, and it would lowkey trigger something genderfluid in him
me when i hurl a boulder at an innocent kid
this is my first time drawing roger 🔥🔥 what a silly guy
QUICK!!! stop being in denial before the beast in your sanctuary calls you out for liking boys
Lotf practice doodles to procrastinate
This au is wicked cool check it out
•○ Island of Eden ○•
Hello! This is an introduction to my Lord of the Flies swap AU named the Island of Eden/IoE! I wanted to make an AU that had the main boys switch roles (Jack is the main protagonist with a relatively good heart, Viper/Roger replaces Piggy and helps Jack, Ralph? Oh boy. He's a story for another day..) and I plan to make posts about each character separately for more depth! This will be paired with mini storytelling as I also plan to draw and write sections of the AU! Luckily this post is the start of that mwahaha 😈 so without further ado, ENJOY!
Island of Eden ~ PART 1
Jack examined the uncharted environment in front of him. Before he could take a full grasp of his situation, the new boy he had met prior shouted up ahead.
"Any luck with whistling? Did any more boys show up?"
"No, not yet. Haven't seen anyone."
Jack pondered for a moment and considered an alternative, but once again, his thoughts were cut off.
"Try to whis-stle again."
"What?"
"I said -"
"Yeah, I know what you said. Why did you say it like that?"
The boy hesitated when Jack asked the question. He awkwardly played with the sand below his feet and looked back at Jack with a sad expression. He mumbled something under his breath and sheepishly replied.
"I, I just have a small s-stutter is all. Can't pronounce my S's that well."
"It makes you sound like a snake."
The boy was once again taken aback at Jack's words, this time looking more frustrated than embarrassed.
"Don't say that! The kids at my school always call me Viper Boy and-"
Jack turned around in an instant and let out a hearty snicker.
"Viper Boy? Viper? That's priceless!"
"It's not funny!"
"Is!"
"Is-s not!"
The bickering stopped when the boys both noticed a peculiar rock that laid adjacent to the shore. Jack, being the closest, rushed to retrieve it.
"Woah! Check it out!"
To both of their surprise, they had found a fossil that seemed rather fragile. Upon the rare finding, Jack ran his fingers across the ridged spiral he had in his hands with Viper looking in awe and fascination.
"My uncle shows me all s-sorts of fossils he would find living near the shore. I've never seen one this beautiful."
Viper attempted to take the fossil for further inspection but Jack swiftly spun around and gripped the fossil tighter.
"Not yet! I'm still looking."
"But, Jack -"
Viper noticed a moving figure past Jack. As the figure grew closer, Viper recognised it was another boy, much smaller than both him and Jack. And then another boy, and another. Viper and Jack were caught up with their new discovery that they had not realised the previous whistling was successful after all.
having ur favorite lotfers actually like and repost ur stuff makes me twirl my hair giggle and kick my feet
"And flights of angels sing thee to thy rest"
Merry LOTFmas to @jamijuice !!
Ahhhddh it was so fun drawing this + the lil sticker designs
hope you enjoy!!
@lotf-secret-santa
OMGG ANA THIS IS SPECTACULAR TYSM⁉️⁉️‼️‼️
LOTF SECRET SANTA ❄️
Art for @drybrexd ‼️‼️
@lotf-secret-santa
style practice of jacquard that I never posted
First lotf movie adaption, then graphic novel, then study guide, and now the peculiar looking slideshow of Lord of the Flies characters
“Aren’t you just a silly little boy?”
Blue flowers and dancing butterflies
@lotftober2024
Day 7: A View to a Death
sorry for being absent I have exams this week :((
J MONEY N RDOG⁉️⁉️⁉️
vote me for chief or you’re #LAME
HAPPY B DAY LOTF❤️❤️
YALL TMR IS LITERALLY WHEN LOTF WAS FIRST PUBLISHED. 70TH ANNIVERSARY ⁉️‼️
The way they look so much younger in the perspective of the naval officer ☹️☹️
IM GONNA CRASH OUT!!!!!!!!!! THEYRE JUST BABIES
Thank you😭😭🙏 they British and pre teens with developing frontal lobes ofc they make immature and irrational decisions
can we all learn to criticize the lotf characters while also keeping in mind that they are all like 12 and under. thank you
In celebration of the new lotf graphic novel AND show here’s an unfinished doodle of my fav ginger
GRAPHIC NOVEL TMR. IM QUIVERING IN MY BOOTS.
Very unoriginal of me but
This one will ALWAYS go hard🔥🔥
What’s your favorite lord of the flies cover ?
I really like the 2011 cover where it plays off of the “keep calm and carry on” thingy! Bc in fact the boys did not keep calm and carry on. I loveeee all the hand details and the drawing of piggy and Ralph to the sides. :3
