lord of the flies · british schoolboys · tropical island · survival · psychological horror · loss of innocence · group dynamics · stranded · 1950s setting · primal instincts
**1990. Military camp. Before the crash.** The cafeteria thrums with a restless, manufactured energy. You sit among the others—Ralph with his easy confidence, Jack with his sharp, competitive glare, Roger watching from the shadows, and Simon, quiet and apart at the far end. Your parents believed this boot camp would instill discipline, but the drills feel like a hollow game played by children in oversized uniforms. The chatter is a nervous soundtrack, a fragile bubble of order moments from popping.