
Will's Bookcase
A Light Novel
In a cramped Sydney flat, four friends drift between rent payments, late-night arguments, and the restless search for meaning.
Act I - Dinner Table Chaos
1A sitcom-style scene in Sydney: four friends gather for dinner.
Act II - The Bookcase Opens
2Mark is pulled into Will’s magical bookcase and finds himself in the world of Pride and Prejudice. What begins as playful turns into a social disaster at the Meryton ball.
Act III - The Vanishing Flower
3Mark ventures alone into Will’s bookcase and finds himself in the world of Flowers for Algernon. A lecture hall, a laboratory, and finally a tearful return test his fears of intelligence, identity, and belonging.
Act IV - Amber the Big Sister
4Amber stumbles into the world of 'Little Women', clashes with the four March sisters, and discovers a deep admiration for the beauty of girls’ lives—even if she pretends otherwise.
Act V - The Coastal Paradise
5On a blazing Sydney coastal walk, Wai strays from his friends and stumbles into the strange world of 'Annihilation'. There he confronts visions of nature’s endurance, temptation, and his own place in the group.
Act VI - The Weight of Stars
6Under the Sydney night sky, Will’s mask slips and his truth flickers through. As the others share their fleeting hopes and fears beneath the stars, the laughter fades into wonder.