Lord of the Flies: Learning How to Love [UNFINISHED]

THIS STORY IS AN UNFINISHED PROJECT. I have no plans to finish it.

After taking more than enough time on both of their parts to comprehend what ensued on the island, Jack and Ralph mistakenly befriend one another during Eucharistic Adoration. While shielding hidden fears and hormonal, fake feelings for one another; even the concept of love itself, they unknowingly begin the tedious process of learning how to love. Their constant inner schooling section ends quickly when the realization is made that a beast still lurks in the shadows... and it's creeping up on them by the second.

This story is an introduction to my Lord of the Flies au. [canceled]
It takes place in 1952, a Catholic school in the UK, with occasional flashbacks to the island.
I didn't live in 1952, obviously, so not a lot will be accurate. I have to go off google and instinct. Historical trauma may not be accurate to real history. I'm not making the "It's my au! It can be whatever I want!" excuse, it's just in means to help me write this. It's already difficult as is. This shouldn't be perfect, either. I wrote this for fun and for coping.

i started off drafting this as a gift for my (now EX) best friend, which is also symbolic for my feelings towards him/how he helped me learn how to love.
i portray myself in jack, i portray my bsf in ralph.

the island is symbolic for a time period in which i devoted myself to someone i shouldn't have. january-april was the time frame that ensued, so i used those dates as the duration the boys spent on the island.
this isnt based on either film, just the novel and my own added scenes.