diff --git a/CREDITS.md b/CREDITS.md
index 448532e..a72b3c3 100644
--- a/CREDITS.md
+++ b/CREDITS.md
@@ -1,15 +1,5 @@
 # Credits / Third-party assets
 
-## 3D model — “Laptop”
-- Author: **Kenney** (https://kenney.nl)
-- Source: https://poly.pizza/m/GnbwSUiVty
-- License: **CC0 1.0 Universal (Public Domain)** (https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/)
-- Used in: `app/components/story/NotebookStage3D.tsx`,
-  file at `public/models/laptop-kenney.glb`.
-- Modifications: the downloaded open-laptop geometry was split into
-  `Laptop_Base` and `Laptop_Lid` nodes around the hinge for scroll-driven
-  animation. CC0 does not require attribution; credit given anyway.
-
 ## Project screenshots
 - `public/assets/prints/*.png` are captures taken with headless Chrome from
   production deployments owned by the site author (evandro.dev.br), used as
diff --git a/app/components/story/NotebookBrowser.test.tsx b/app/components/story/NotebookBrowser.test.tsx
index 2867654..db431ad 100644
--- a/app/components/story/NotebookBrowser.test.tsx
+++ b/app/components/story/NotebookBrowser.test.tsx
@@ -126,18 +126,29 @@ describe("NotebookBrowser", () => {
     const { container } = renderBrowser({
       frame: { ...frame, cursorClicking: true },
     });
+    const cursor = container.querySelector(".notebook-cursor");
 
-    expect(container.querySelector(".notebook-cursor")).toHaveAttribute(
-      "aria-hidden",
-      "true",
+    expect(cursor).toHaveAttribute("aria-hidden", "true");
+    expect(cursor).toHaveStyle({ left: "40%", top: "60%" });
+    expect(cursor?.closest(".notebook-browser")).toBe(
+      container.querySelector(".notebook-browser"),
     );
-    expect(container.querySelector(".notebook-cursor")).toHaveStyle({
-      left: "40%",
-      top: "60%",
-    });
     expect(container.querySelector("iframe")).not.toBeInTheDocument();
   });
 
+  it("marks only the selected tab as pressed by the choreographed cursor", () => {
+    const { container } = renderBrowser({
+      activeIndex: 1,
+      frame: { ...frame, cursorClicking: true },
+    });
+    const tabs = container.querySelectorAll(".notebook-tab");
+
+    expect(tabs[1]).toHaveAttribute("data-cursor-clicking", "true");
+    expect(tabs[0]).toHaveAttribute("data-cursor-clicking", "false");
+    expect(tabs[2]).toHaveAttribute("data-cursor-clicking", "false");
+    expect(tabs[3]).toHaveAttribute("data-cursor-clicking", "false");
+  });
+
   it("uses the selected tab to label the panel and screenshot", () => {
     renderBrowser({ activeIndex: 2 });
 
diff --git a/app/components/story/NotebookBrowser.tsx b/app/components/story/NotebookBrowser.tsx
index d798ad8..3efbc5e 100644
--- a/app/components/story/NotebookBrowser.tsx
+++ b/app/components/story/NotebookBrowser.tsx
@@ -142,6 +142,9 @@ export default function NotebookBrowser({
                 aria-controls={panelId}
                 aria-selected={isSelected}
                 className="notebook-tab"
+                data-cursor-clicking={
+                  isSelected && frame.cursorClicking ? "true" : "false"
+                }
                 id={tabId}
                 key={project.id}
                 onClick={() => onSelectTab(index)}
@@ -213,20 +216,20 @@ export default function NotebookBrowser({
                 unoptimized
               />
             ) : null}
-            {frame.cursorVisible ? (
-              <span
-                aria-hidden="true"
-                className={`notebook-cursor${frame.cursorClicking ? " is-clicking" : ""}`}
-                data-testid="notebook-cursor"
-                style={{
-                  left: `${frame.cursorX * 100}%`,
-                  top: `${frame.cursorY * 100}%`,
-                }}
-              />
-            ) : null}
           </div>
         </div>
       </div>
+      {frame.cursorVisible ? (
+        <span
+          aria-hidden="true"
+          className={`notebook-cursor${frame.cursorClicking ? " is-clicking" : ""}`}
+          data-testid="notebook-cursor"
+          style={{
+            left: `${frame.cursorX * 100}%`,
+            top: `${frame.cursorY * 100}%`,
+          }}
+        />
+      ) : null}
     </div>
   );
 }
diff --git a/app/components/story/NotebookStage3D.test.tsx b/app/components/story/NotebookStage3D.test.tsx
index 6b617e2..42678b3 100644
--- a/app/components/story/NotebookStage3D.test.tsx
+++ b/app/components/story/NotebookStage3D.test.tsx
@@ -1,25 +1,25 @@
-import { useGLTF } from "@react-three/drei";
 import { render, screen } from "@testing-library/react";
 import * as THREE from "three";
 import { portfolio } from "@/lib/portfolio-data";
 import NotebookStage3D, {
-  NOTEBOOK_MODEL_URL,
+  getNotebookLidRotation,
   type NotebookStage3DProps,
 } from "./NotebookStage3D";
 import { selectNotebookProjects } from "./notebookProjects";
 
+type MockCanvasProps = {
+  children: React.ReactNode;
+  frameloop?: string;
+};
+
+const mockCanvas = jest.fn(({ children, frameloop }: MockCanvasProps) => (
+  <div data-frameloop={frameloop} data-testid="mock-canvas">
+    {children}
+  </div>
+));
+
 jest.mock("@react-three/fiber", () => ({
-  Canvas: ({
-    children,
-    frameloop,
-  }: {
-    children: React.ReactNode;
-    frameloop: string;
-  }) => (
-    <div data-frameloop={frameloop} data-testid="mock-canvas">
-      {children}
-    </div>
-  ),
+  Canvas: (props: MockCanvasProps) => mockCanvas(props),
   useFrame: jest.fn(),
 }));
 
@@ -27,10 +27,9 @@ jest.mock("@react-three/drei", () => ({
   Html: ({ children }: { children: React.ReactNode }) => (
     <div data-testid="mock-html">{children}</div>
   ),
-  useGLTF: jest.fn(() => ({ scene: new THREE.Group() })),
+  RoundedBox: () => <div data-testid="mock-roundedbox" />,
 }));
 
-const mockedUseGLTF = jest.mocked(useGLTF);
 const projects = selectNotebookProjects(portfolio.projects);
 const props: NotebookStage3DProps = {
   activeIndex: 0,
@@ -40,25 +39,43 @@ const props: NotebookStage3DProps = {
   projects,
 };
 
+describe("getNotebookLidRotation", () => {
+  it("keeps the lid closed at rest and opens around the hinge", () => {
+    expect(getNotebookLidRotation(0)).toBe(0);
+    expect(getNotebookLidRotation(112)).toBeCloseTo(
+      -THREE.MathUtils.degToRad(112),
+      6,
+    );
+    expect(getNotebookLidRotation(56)).toBeCloseTo(
+      -THREE.MathUtils.degToRad(56),
+      6,
+    );
+  });
+
+  it("clamps angles outside the physical hinge range", () => {
+    expect(getNotebookLidRotation(-10)).toBe(0);
+    expect(getNotebookLidRotation(200)).toBe(getNotebookLidRotation(180));
+  });
+});
+
 describe("NotebookStage3D", () => {
   beforeEach(() => {
     jest.spyOn(console, "error").mockImplementation(() => undefined);
-    mockedUseGLTF.mockImplementation((() => ({
-      scene: new THREE.Group(),
-    })) as never);
   });
 
   afterEach(() => {
     jest.restoreAllMocks();
   });
-
-  it("renders a single stage using the local model and browser surface", () => {
-    render(<NotebookStage3D {...props} />);
+  it("renders the procedural laptop and the browser surface", () => {
+    const { container } = render(<NotebookStage3D {...props} />);
 
     expect(screen.getByTestId("notebook-stage")).toBeInTheDocument();
     expect(screen.getByTestId("mock-canvas")).toBeInTheDocument();
     expect(screen.getByTestId("notebook-browser")).toBeInTheDocument();
-    expect(mockedUseGLTF).toHaveBeenCalledWith(NOTEBOOK_MODEL_URL);
+    expect(
+      screen.getAllByTestId("mock-roundedbox").length,
+    ).toBeGreaterThanOrEqual(5);
+    expect(container.querySelector("canvas")).not.toBeInTheDocument();
   });
 
   it("pauses the renderer when the stage is outside the viewport", () => {
@@ -70,12 +87,12 @@ describe("NotebookStage3D", () => {
     );
   });
 
-  it("returns usable browser content when the GLB boundary fails", () => {
-    const error = new Error("GLB failed");
+  it("returns usable browser content when the stage boundary fails", () => {
     const onStageError = jest.fn();
-    mockedUseGLTF.mockImplementation(() => {
-      throw error;
+    mockCanvas.mockImplementation(() => {
+      throw new Error("canvas failed");
     });
+
     render(<NotebookStage3D {...props} onStageError={onStageError} />);
 
     expect(screen.getByTestId("notebook-fallback")).toBeInTheDocument();
diff --git a/app/components/story/NotebookStage3D.tsx b/app/components/story/NotebookStage3D.tsx
index a6154b0..b6462cc 100644
--- a/app/components/story/NotebookStage3D.tsx
+++ b/app/components/story/NotebookStage3D.tsx
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 "use client";
 
-import { Html, useGLTF } from "@react-three/drei";
+import { Html, RoundedBox } from "@react-three/drei";
 import { Canvas, useFrame } from "@react-three/fiber";
 import {
   Component,
   type ReactNode,
-  Suspense,
   useEffect,
+  useLayoutEffect,
   useMemo,
   useRef,
   useState,
@@ -17,8 +17,6 @@ import NotebookFallback from "./NotebookFallback";
 import type { NotebookProject } from "./notebookProjects";
 import { getNotebookFrame, type NotebookFrame } from "./notebookTimeline";
 
-export const NOTEBOOK_MODEL_URL = "/models/laptop-kenney.glb";
-
 type ProgressRef = { current: number };
 
 export type NotebookStage3DProps = {
@@ -32,96 +30,199 @@ export type NotebookStage3DProps = {
 
 type NotebookSceneProps = Omit<NotebookStage3DProps, "isVisible">;
 
-type MaterialMap = {
-  body: THREE.MeshStandardMaterial;
-  frame: THREE.MeshStandardMaterial;
+/**
+ * Maps the timeline lid angle onto the hinge rotation. 0° = closed (lid
+ * resting on the deck), 112° = open (screen facing the camera, reclined
+ * ~22° past vertical). The lid pivots around the hinge axis — never around
+ * the display center.
+ */
+export function getNotebookLidRotation(lidAngle: number): number {
+  const angle = THREE.MathUtils.clamp(lidAngle, 0, 180);
+  const radians = THREE.MathUtils.degToRad(angle);
+  return radians === 0 ? 0 : -radians;
+}
+
+// The laptop is built procedurally in world units and the rig stays at scale
+// 1 so the DOM overlay (drei Html transform) aligns with the physical screen.
+const RIG_POSITION: [number, number, number] = [0, -0.45, 0];
+const CAMERA_POSITION: [number, number, number] = [0, 2, 7.4];
+const CAMERA_ROTATION: [number, number, number] = [-0.2, 0, 0];
+
+const BASE = { width: 3.2, height: 0.16, depth: 2.2 };
+const HINGE: [number, number, number] = [0, 0.16, -1.06];
+const LID = { width: 3.2, thickness: 0.1, depth: 2.2 };
+const SCREEN_INSET = { width: 2.9, depth: 1.96 };
+const SCREEN_GLASS = { width: 2.8, depth: 1.86 };
+
+const KEY_COLUMNS = 12;
+const KEY_ROWS = 5;
+const KEY_SIZE: [number, number, number] = [0.185, 0.05, 0.155];
+const KEY_GAP_X = 0.212;
+const KEY_GAP_Z = 0.2;
+const KEYBOARD_Z_START = -0.9;
+const KEYBOARD_Y = 0.185;
+const SPACEBAR_Z = 0.12;
+
+const SCREEN_DOM_DISTANCE_FACTOR = 2.2;
+
+type LaptopMaterials = {
+  chassis: THREE.MeshStandardMaterial;
+  keys: THREE.MeshStandardMaterial;
+  dark: THREE.MeshStandardMaterial;
+  accent: THREE.MeshStandardMaterial;
   screen: THREE.MeshStandardMaterial;
 };
 
-const MODEL_SCALE = 3.5;
-const OPEN_LID_ANGLE = 112;
-
-function createMaterials(): MaterialMap {
+function createLaptopMaterials(): LaptopMaterials {
   return {
-    body: new THREE.MeshStandardMaterial({
-      color: "#183333",
-      metalness: 0.78,
-      roughness: 0.3,
+    chassis: new THREE.MeshStandardMaterial({
+      color: "#3f545b",
+      metalness: 0.35,
+      roughness: 0.32,
       transparent: true,
     }),
-    frame: new THREE.MeshStandardMaterial({
-      color: "#3f6264",
-      metalness: 0.64,
-      roughness: 0.38,
+    keys: new THREE.MeshStandardMaterial({
+      color: "#5a747c",
+      metalness: 0.2,
+      roughness: 0.5,
+      transparent: true,
+    }),
+    dark: new THREE.MeshStandardMaterial({
+      color: "#131f24",
+      metalness: 0.15,
+      roughness: 0.55,
+      transparent: true,
+    }),
+    accent: new THREE.MeshStandardMaterial({
+      color: "#465f66",
+      metalness: 0.3,
+      roughness: 0.4,
       transparent: true,
     }),
     screen: new THREE.MeshStandardMaterial({
-      color: "#a8b8b8",
-      metalness: 0.05,
-      roughness: 0.72,
+      color: "#0d1417",
+      emissive: "#22343a",
+      emissiveIntensity: 0.55,
+      metalness: 0.1,
+      roughness: 0.4,
       transparent: true,
     }),
   };
 }
 
-type ClonedNotebookScene = {
-  root: THREE.Object3D;
-  materials: MaterialMap;
-  meshes: THREE.Mesh[];
-};
-
-function cloneNotebookScene(scene: THREE.Object3D): ClonedNotebookScene {
-  const root = scene.clone(true);
-  const materials = createMaterials();
-  const meshes: THREE.Mesh[] = [];
-
-  root.traverse((object) => {
-    if (!(object instanceof THREE.Mesh)) return;
-    meshes.push(object);
-
-    object.geometry = object.geometry.clone();
-    const mapMaterial = (sourceMaterial: THREE.Material) => {
-      const materialName = sourceMaterial.name;
-      return materialName === "metal"
-        ? materials.screen
-        : materialName === "metalMedium"
-          ? materials.frame
-          : materials.body;
-    };
-    object.material = Array.isArray(object.material)
-      ? object.material.map(mapMaterial)
-      : mapMaterial(object.material);
-    object.frustumCulled = false;
-  });
-
-  return { root, materials, meshes };
-}
-
-function updateMaterialOpacity(materials: MaterialMap, opacity: number) {
-  materials.body.opacity = opacity;
-  materials.frame.opacity = opacity;
-  materials.screen.opacity = opacity;
-}
-
-function disposeNotebookScene(cloned: ClonedNotebookScene) {
-  for (const mesh of cloned.meshes) {
-    mesh.geometry.dispose();
+function setLaptopOpacity(materials: LaptopMaterials, opacity: number) {
+  for (const material of Object.values(materials)) {
+    material.opacity = opacity;
   }
-  cloned.materials.body.dispose();
-  cloned.materials.frame.dispose();
-  cloned.materials.screen.dispose();
 }
 
-function LoadingNotebook() {
+function disposeLaptopMaterials(materials: LaptopMaterials) {
+  for (const material of Object.values(materials)) {
+    material.dispose();
+  }
+}
+
+function LaptopKeys({ material }: { material: THREE.MeshStandardMaterial }) {
+  const ref = useRef<THREE.InstancedMesh>(null);
+  const positions = useMemo(() => {
+    const list: Array<[number, number]> = [];
+    const startX = (-(KEY_COLUMNS - 1) * KEY_GAP_X) / 2;
+    for (let row = 0; row < KEY_ROWS; row += 1) {
+      for (let column = 0; column < KEY_COLUMNS; column += 1) {
+        list.push([
+          startX + column * KEY_GAP_X,
+          KEYBOARD_Z_START + row * KEY_GAP_Z,
+        ]);
+      }
+    }
+    return list;
+  }, []);
+
+  useLayoutEffect(() => {
+    const mesh = ref.current;
+    if (!(mesh instanceof THREE.InstancedMesh)) return;
+
+    const matrix = new THREE.Matrix4();
+    positions.forEach(([x, z], index) => {
+      matrix.makeTranslation(x, KEYBOARD_Y, z);
+      mesh.setMatrixAt(index, matrix);
+    });
+    mesh.instanceMatrix.needsUpdate = true;
+  }, [positions]);
+
   return (
-    <group position={[0, -0.3, 0]}>
-      <mesh>
-        <boxGeometry args={[2.4, 0.16, 1.5]} />
-        <meshStandardMaterial
-          color="#102020"
-          metalness={0.7}
-          roughness={0.34}
-        />
+    <instancedMesh
+      args={[undefined, undefined, positions.length]}
+      material={material}
+      ref={ref}
+    >
+      <boxGeometry args={KEY_SIZE} />
+    </instancedMesh>
+  );
+}
+
+function LaptopBase({ materials }: { materials: LaptopMaterials }) {
+  return (
+    <group>
+      <RoundedBox
+        args={[BASE.width, BASE.height, BASE.depth]}
+        material={materials.chassis}
+        position={[0, BASE.height / 2, 0]}
+        radius={0.05}
+        smoothness={3}
+      />
+      <RoundedBox
+        args={[2.66, 0.05, 1.3]}
+        material={materials.dark}
+        position={[0, 0.155, -0.38]}
+        radius={0.02}
+        smoothness={2}
+      />
+      <LaptopKeys material={materials.keys} />
+      <mesh material={materials.keys} position={[0, KEYBOARD_Y, SPACEBAR_Z]}>
+        <boxGeometry args={[1.05, KEY_SIZE[1], KEY_SIZE[2]]} />
+      </mesh>
+      <RoundedBox
+        args={[1.15, 0.02, 0.6]}
+        material={materials.accent}
+        position={[0, 0.17, 0.68]}
+        radius={0.01}
+        smoothness={2}
+      />
+      <mesh
+        material={materials.dark}
+        position={[0, 0.16, -1.06]}
+        rotation={[0, 0, Math.PI / 2]}
+      >
+        <cylinderGeometry args={[0.05, 0.05, 2.9, 16]} />
+      </mesh>
+    </group>
+  );
+}
+
+function LaptopLid({ materials }: { materials: LaptopMaterials }) {
+  return (
+    <group>
+      <RoundedBox
+        args={[LID.width, LID.thickness, LID.depth]}
+        material={materials.chassis}
+        position={[0, LID.thickness / 2, LID.depth / 2]}
+        radius={0.05}
+        smoothness={3}
+      />
+      <RoundedBox
+        args={[SCREEN_INSET.width, 0.05, SCREEN_INSET.depth]}
+        material={materials.dark}
+        position={[0, 0, LID.depth / 2]}
+        radius={0.02}
+        smoothness={2}
+      />
+      <mesh
+        material={materials.screen}
+        position={[0, -0.028, LID.depth / 2]}
+        rotation={[Math.PI / 2, 0, 0]}
+      >
+        <planeGeometry args={[SCREEN_GLASS.width, SCREEN_GLASS.depth]} />
       </mesh>
     </group>
   );
@@ -141,9 +242,8 @@ function ScreenSurface({
   return (
     <Html
       center
-      distanceFactor={0.52}
-      position={[-0.132, 0.087, 0.081]}
-      transform
+      distanceFactor={SCREEN_DOM_DISTANCE_FACTOR}
+      position={[0, -0.06, LID.depth / 2]}
       zIndexRange={[20, 0]}
     >
       <div
@@ -168,33 +268,25 @@ function NotebookScene({
   progress,
   projects,
 }: NotebookSceneProps) {
-  const { scene } = useGLTF(NOTEBOOK_MODEL_URL);
-  const rig = useRef<THREE.Group>(null);
   const lidRig = useRef<THREE.Group>(null);
   const smoothProgress = useRef(progress.current);
   const elapsedForDom = useRef(0);
   const [frame, setFrame] = useState(() =>
     getNotebookFrame(progress.current, projects.length),
   );
-  const cloned = useMemo(() => cloneNotebookScene(scene), [scene]);
-  const lid = cloned.root.getObjectByName("Laptop_Lid");
-  const base = cloned.root.getObjectByName("Laptop_Base");
+  const materials = useMemo(createLaptopMaterials, []);
+
+  useEffect(() => () => disposeLaptopMaterials(materials), [materials]);
 
   useFrame((_, delta) => {
     smoothProgress.current +=
       (progress.current - smoothProgress.current) * Math.min(1, delta * 8);
     const nextFrame = getNotebookFrame(smoothProgress.current, projects.length);
 
-    if (rig.current) {
-      rig.current.position.set(0.46, -0.34, 0);
-      rig.current.scale.setScalar(MODEL_SCALE);
-    }
     if (lidRig.current) {
-      lidRig.current.rotation.x = THREE.MathUtils.degToRad(
-        nextFrame.lidAngle - OPEN_LID_ANGLE,
-      );
+      lidRig.current.rotation.x = getNotebookLidRotation(nextFrame.lidAngle);
     }
-    updateMaterialOpacity(cloned.materials, nextFrame.deviceOpacity);
+    setLaptopOpacity(materials, nextFrame.deviceOpacity);
 
     elapsedForDom.current += delta;
     if (elapsedForDom.current >= 1 / 24) {
@@ -203,42 +295,22 @@ function NotebookScene({
     }
   });
 
-  useEffect(() => () => disposeNotebookScene(cloned), [cloned]);
-
   return (
-    <group ref={rig}>
-      <ambientLight intensity={0.66} />
-      <directionalLight color="#f4f2ed" intensity={1.8} position={[3, 5, 4]} />
-      <directionalLight
-        color="#ccff00"
-        intensity={0.45}
-        position={[-4, 1, 2]}
-      />
-      {base && lid ? (
-        <>
-          <primitive object={base} />
-          <primitive ref={lidRig} object={lid}>
-            <ScreenSurface
-              activeIndex={activeIndex}
-              frame={frame}
-              onSelectTab={onSelectTab}
-              projects={projects}
-            />
-          </primitive>
-        </>
-      ) : (
-        <>
-          <primitive object={cloned.root} />
-          <group ref={lidRig}>
-            <ScreenSurface
-              activeIndex={activeIndex}
-              frame={frame}
-              onSelectTab={onSelectTab}
-              projects={projects}
-            />
-          </group>
-        </>
-      )}
+    <group position={RIG_POSITION}>
+      <ambientLight intensity={1.35} />
+      <hemisphereLight args={["#f4f2ed", "#0a0a0a", 1.15]} />
+      <directionalLight color="#f4f2ed" intensity={2.6} position={[3, 6, 6]} />
+      <directionalLight color="#ccff00" intensity={0.7} position={[-5, 2, 3]} />
+      <LaptopBase materials={materials} />
+      <group position={HINGE} ref={lidRig}>
+        <LaptopLid materials={materials} />
+        <ScreenSurface
+          activeIndex={activeIndex}
+          frame={frame}
+          onSelectTab={onSelectTab}
+          projects={projects}
+        />
+      </group>
     </group>
   );
 }
@@ -269,7 +341,11 @@ class NotebookStageBoundary extends Component<
 
     return (
       <Canvas
-        camera={{ fov: 30, position: [0, 0, 6.8] }}
+        camera={{
+          fov: 30,
+          position: CAMERA_POSITION,
+          rotation: CAMERA_ROTATION,
+        }}
         className="notebook-story-canvas"
         dpr={[1, 1.5]}
         frameloop={this.props.isVisible ? "always" : "never"}
@@ -279,14 +355,12 @@ class NotebookStageBoundary extends Component<
           powerPreference: "high-performance",
         }}
       >
-        <Suspense fallback={<LoadingNotebook />}>
-          <NotebookScene
-            activeIndex={this.props.activeIndex}
-            onSelectTab={this.props.onSelectTab}
-            progress={this.props.progress}
-            projects={this.props.projects}
-          />
-        </Suspense>
+        <NotebookScene
+          activeIndex={this.props.activeIndex}
+          onSelectTab={this.props.onSelectTab}
+          progress={this.props.progress}
+          projects={this.props.projects}
+        />
       </Canvas>
     );
   }
diff --git a/app/components/story/notebookTimeline.test.ts b/app/components/story/notebookTimeline.test.ts
index 9782a5d..e85fc1a 100644
--- a/app/components/story/notebookTimeline.test.ts
+++ b/app/components/story/notebookTimeline.test.ts
@@ -42,6 +42,20 @@ describe("getNotebookFrame", () => {
     expect(getNotebookFrame(0.4, 4).cursorVisible).toBe(true);
   });
 
+  it("turns the screen off before the lid closes", () => {
+    const screenOff = getNotebookFrame(0.9, 4);
+    const closing = getNotebookFrame(0.95, 4);
+
+    expect(screenOff).toMatchObject({
+      phase: "close",
+      lidAngle: 112,
+      screenOpacity: 0,
+    });
+    expect(closing.screenOpacity).toBe(0);
+    expect(closing.lidAngle).toBeGreaterThan(0);
+    expect(closing.lidAngle).toBeLessThan(112);
+  });
+
   it("selects each tab only inside the browse window", () => {
     expect(getNotebookFrame(0.43, 4).activeTabIndex).toBe(-1);
     expect(getNotebookFrame(0.48, 4).activeTabIndex).toBe(0);
@@ -82,8 +96,20 @@ describe("getNotebookFrame", () => {
 
     expect(moving.cursorX).toBeGreaterThan(previous.cursorX);
     expect(moving.cursorX).toBeLessThan(target.cursorX);
-    expect(moving.cursorY).toBeLessThan(previous.cursorY);
-    expect(moving.cursorY).toBeGreaterThan(target.cursorY);
+    expect(moving.cursorY).toBe(target.cursorY);
+  });
+
+  it("lands the click pulse on the center of the selected tab", () => {
+    for (const progress of [0.475, 0.56, 0.65, 0.735]) {
+      const frame = getNotebookFrame(progress, 4);
+      expect(frame.cursorClicking).toBe(true);
+      expect(frame.cursorX).toBeCloseTo((frame.activeTabIndex + 0.5) / 4, 6);
+    }
+  });
+
+  it("tracks the real number of tabs", () => {
+    expect(getNotebookFrame(0.68, 2).cursorX).toBeCloseTo(0.75, 6);
+    expect(getNotebookFrame(0.6, 3).cursorX).toBeCloseTo(0.5, 6);
   });
 
   it("is deterministic when rewound to the same progress", () => {
diff --git a/app/components/story/notebookTimeline.ts b/app/components/story/notebookTimeline.ts
index dd0c2b1..8c51fc8 100644
--- a/app/components/story/notebookTimeline.ts
+++ b/app/components/story/notebookTimeline.ts
@@ -23,12 +23,9 @@ const OPEN_ANGLE = 112;
 const BROWSE_START = 0.44;
 const BROWSE_END = 0.78;
 const HOLD_END = 0.87;
-const CURSOR_POINTS = [
-  { x: 0.26, y: 0.68 },
-  { x: 0.58, y: 0.32 },
-  { x: 0.74, y: 0.72 },
-  { x: 0.38, y: 0.28 },
-];
+const CLOSE_LID_START = 0.9;
+const TAB_CLICK_Y = 0.3;
+const PARK = { x: 0.5, y: 0.95 };
 
 function clamp(value: number, min: number, max: number): number {
   return Math.min(Math.max(value, min), max);
@@ -77,6 +74,11 @@ function getActiveTabIndex(
   return clamp(Math.floor(browseProgress * tabCount), 0, tabCount - 1);
 }
 
+function tabCenterX(index: number, tabCount: number): number {
+  if (tabCount < 1) return PARK.x;
+  return (index + 0.5) / tabCount;
+}
+
 function getCursorPoint(
   progress: number,
   phase: NotebookPhase,
@@ -86,27 +88,30 @@ function getCursorPoint(
   if (phase === "cursor-in") {
     const cursorProgress = (progress - 0.34) / 0.1;
     return {
-      x: interpolate(0.06, 0.26, cursorProgress),
-      y: interpolate(0.88, 0.68, cursorProgress),
+      x: interpolate(PARK.x, tabCenterX(0, tabCount), cursorProgress),
+      y: interpolate(PARK.y, TAB_CLICK_Y, cursorProgress),
     };
   }
 
   if (activeTabIndex < 0) {
-    return { x: 0.06, y: 0.88 };
+    return { ...PARK };
   }
 
-  const target = CURSOR_POINTS[activeTabIndex % CURSOR_POINTS.length];
+  const target = { x: tabCenterX(activeTabIndex, tabCount), y: TAB_CLICK_Y };
   if (phase !== "browse" || activeTabIndex === 0) return target;
 
   const browseProgress =
     (progress - BROWSE_START) / (BROWSE_END - BROWSE_START);
   const slotProgress = browseProgress * tabCount - activeTabIndex;
-  const previous = CURSOR_POINTS[(activeTabIndex - 1) % CURSOR_POINTS.length];
+  const previous = {
+    x: tabCenterX(activeTabIndex - 1, tabCount),
+    y: TAB_CLICK_Y,
+  };
   const moveProgress = clamp(slotProgress / 0.36, 0, 1);
 
   return {
     x: interpolate(previous.x, target.x, moveProgress),
-    y: interpolate(previous.y, target.y, moveProgress),
+    y: target.y,
   };
 }
 
@@ -158,11 +163,13 @@ export function getNotebookFrame(
   const lidAngle = isOpening
     ? interpolate(0, OPEN_ANGLE, (normalizedProgress - 0.1) / 0.15)
     : isClosing
-      ? interpolate(
-          OPEN_ANGLE,
-          0,
-          (normalizedProgress - HOLD_END) / (1 - HOLD_END),
-        )
+      ? normalizedProgress < CLOSE_LID_START
+        ? OPEN_ANGLE
+        : interpolate(
+            OPEN_ANGLE,
+            0,
+            (normalizedProgress - CLOSE_LID_START) / (1 - CLOSE_LID_START),
+          )
       : normalizedProgress >= 0.25
         ? OPEN_ANGLE
         : 0;
@@ -171,7 +178,11 @@ export function getNotebookFrame(
     : normalizedProgress >= 0.34 && !isClosing
       ? 1
       : isClosing
-        ? interpolate(1, 0, (normalizedProgress - HOLD_END) / (1 - HOLD_END))
+        ? interpolate(
+            1,
+            0,
+            (normalizedProgress - HOLD_END) / (CLOSE_LID_START - HOLD_END),
+          )
         : 0;
   const deviceOpacity = isApproach
     ? interpolate(0, 1, normalizedProgress / 0.1)
diff --git a/app/globals.css b/app/globals.css
index dbed694..cfe2297 100644
--- a/app/globals.css
+++ b/app/globals.css
@@ -905,6 +905,11 @@ textarea {
   width: 100%;
   height: 100%;
 }
+.notebook-story-canvas > div:first-child,
+.notebook-story-canvas canvas {
+  pointer-events: none;
+}
+
 .notebook-story-static-content {
   width: min(1080px, 100%);
   margin: 0 auto;
@@ -919,6 +924,7 @@ textarea {
 
 .notebook-screen-surface {
   width: min(660px, 68vw);
+  pointer-events: auto;
   min-width: 280px;
   overflow: hidden;
   border-radius: 2px;
@@ -1036,7 +1042,8 @@ textarea {
   transition:
     color 180ms ease,
     border-color 180ms ease,
-    background-color 180ms ease;
+    background-color 180ms ease,
+    transform 160ms var(--ease-out, cubic-bezier(0.23, 1, 0.32, 1));
 }
 
 .notebook-tab:hover,
@@ -1046,6 +1053,10 @@ textarea {
   color: var(--white);
 }
 
+.notebook-tab[data-cursor-clicking="true"] {
+  transform: scale(0.97);
+}
+
 .notebook-tab-number {
   flex: 0 0 auto;
   color: var(--slash);
@@ -1199,14 +1210,14 @@ textarea {
 
 .notebook-cursor {
   position: absolute;
-  z-index: 1;
+  z-index: 3;
   width: 15px;
   height: 20px;
   border: 2px solid var(--white);
   background: var(--ink);
   box-shadow: 2px 2px 0 var(--slash);
   pointer-events: none;
-  transform: translate(-2px, -2px) rotate(-18deg);
+  transform: translate(-50%, -45%) rotate(-18deg);
   transition:
     width 120ms ease,
     height 120ms ease,
@@ -1296,4 +1307,8 @@ textarea {
     transition: none;
     animation: none;
   }
+
+  .notebook-tab[data-cursor-clicking="true"] {
+    transform: none;
+  }
 }
diff --git a/public/models/laptop-kenney.glb b/public/models/laptop-kenney.glb
deleted file mode 100644
index d60b514..0000000
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