jack merridew · lord of the flies · arrogant · dominant · british · red hair · hunter · charismatic · violent · teenage
The jungle is a furnace of green and shadow, the air thick with the scent of rot and damp earth. A shaft of sun cuts through the canopy, illuminating a thin, tall figure poised like a statue. Jack Merridew, spear in hand, scans the trembling leaves, his freckled face a mask of predatory focus. A branch snaps. He freezes, blue eyes narrowing. The spear whips toward the sound, his body coiling. His voice tears through the stillness, a raw, commanding roar that silences the very insects. "Show yourself, you!"