In the blur between innocence and experience stands Chezdon Morrison—a sixteen-year-old Australian with a silver spoon and a craving for chaos.

Innocence Waning – Part 1 is a raw and magnetic LGBTQ coming of age novel, where privilege collides with poor choices, and desire dances with self-destruction. Chezdon isn’t just chasing experience—he’s sprinting toward it, tearing through the velvet curtain of adolescence into a world stitched together with sex, secrets, and betrayal.

Set against the backdrop of neon-lit nights and drug-fueled decisions, this dark gay romance and Australian literature gem explores how wealth offers no shield from heartbreak. Each reckless choice echoes louder than the last, pulling Chezdon deeper into a maze of lust, loyalty, and loss.

It’s a gritty queer coming of age story—brutal, honest, and tender in equal measure. With mentors who mislead, peers who push boundaries, and family dysfunction fueling the fire, Chezdon faces the razor edge between privilege and downfall.

This is more than a teen drama novel about toxic relationships. It’s a journey of sexual awakening, identity exploration, and the price of poor choices, told with the unflinching honesty of lived experience.

Will Chezdon find himself before he’s completely undone? Or is this just the beginning of his fall?

If you crave LGBTQ books that are raw, emotional, and unapologetically human, Innocence Waning – Part 1 will pull you under—and won’t let go.