Hii so inspired by movie novelizations, I started a sorta rewrite of the movie Equilibrium. Some things are the same while other beats and characters have been entirely changed.
The overall plot did get changed ofc, I wanted to try my hand at some thungs I was thinking about while watching that I thought could make it a stronger story.
The story involves more of Preston's interrelationships with his family, Brandt and Mary. It's less action oriented (still there ofc but just not like the movie obviously) and much more focused on Preston's internal workings.
Check it out if you're curious ! I have part 1 (around 30k words) done and update weekly for the time being. I decided to divide it into parts cos I want to expand more on Brandt as an inbetween point after this
Like I can't lie, this scene was imbedded in my head for days after I first saw it. Hand porn and sensativity he was such a stark contrast against the logic in the beginning.