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1. Lord of Nothing by Sweetmuffins

   Fandoms: Lord of the Flies - William Golding, Lord of the Flies (1990), DCU, Batman - All Media Types  

   • Mature
   • Graphic Depictions Of Violence, Major Character Death
   • Gen
   • Work in Progress

   30 Jan 2023

   Tags

   • Graphic Depictions Of Violence
   • Major Character Death
   • Ralph & Simon (Lord of the Flies)
   • Jack Merridew & Ralph
   • Ralph & Roger (Lord of the Flies)
   • Piggy & Ralph (Lord of the Flies)
   • Bernard Dowd & Tim Drake & Sebastian Ives
   • Bernard Dowd & Tim Drake
   • Ralph (Lord of the Flies)
   • Tim Drake
   • Bernard Dowd
   • Simon (Lord of the Flies)
   • Jack Merridew
   • Dick Grayson
   • Original Characters
   • Bruce Wayne
   • Roger (Lord of the Flies)
   • Ralph's Mother (Lord of the Flies)
   • Sebastian Ives
   • Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder - PTSD
   • Coming of Age
   • Childhood Trauma
   • Post-Canon
   • Character Death
   • Disturbing Themes
   • Murder
   • Murder Mystery
   • Ralph Needs a Hug (Lord of the Flies)
   • And a lot of therapy
   • Tim Drake Needs a Hug
   • bernard is a good "friend"
   • Minor Bernard Dowd/Tim Drake
   • Angst
   • Angst with a Happy Ending
   • Good Sibling Dick Grayson
   • Implied/Referenced Torture
   • Blood and Gore
   • we love bonding over trauma lol
   • hopefully unpredictable twists
   • dang im so proud of Ralphy (tears) he's growing up
   • Conspiracy Theorist Bernard Dowd
   • takes place like years post-the island rescue and during Middle school and High school years
   • so its gonna be a long ride
   • Grief/Mourning
   • Survivor Guilt
   • Self-Discovery

   Summary

   It was a lie they did–pretending that everything was still the same. It would never be the same for Ralph.

   Not after the island. Not after everything.

   He shook the overwhelming but looming thought off, biting his lip irritably.

   Ralph leaped out of the car with a swoosh, not waiting for his dad’s sigh. He gripped the straps of his backpack and stared at the board in front of him.

   Ralph touched the shell necklace around his throat and felt his hands tighten around the beads. His nails were chewed, a nervous habit that spontaneously came back over the summer.

   Welcome to Gotham Middle School, it read.

   ---

   Ralph gets rescued from the island and ends up going to Gotham Middle School. He's supposed to be fine. He got out, right?

   (He just couldn't stop thinking of the island long after he escaped it. But for him, Bernard and Tim are going to be there for Ralph.)

   Language:

   English

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