diff --git a/index.html b/index.html
index 9f18abb..9e77db4 100644
--- a/index.html
+++ b/index.html
@@ -224,6 +224,58 @@
       .project:nth-of-type(even) .project-image { order: initial; }
       .project-image { position: relative; top: auto; }
     }
+
+    /* ── Delight ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────── */
+    @media (prefers-reduced-motion: no-preference) {
+
+      /* Hero: eyebrow, title, and paragraph stagger in on load */
+      @keyframes archiveIn {
+        from { opacity: 0; transform: translateY(22px); }
+        to   { opacity: 1; transform: translateY(0); }
+      }
+      .hero-copy .eyebrow { animation: archiveIn 0.7s cubic-bezier(0.22,1,.36,1) 0.08s both; }
+      .hero-copy h1        { animation: archiveIn 1.0s cubic-bezier(0.22,1,.36,1) 0.22s both; }
+      .hero-copy p         { animation: archiveIn 0.7s cubic-bezier(0.22,1,.36,1) 0.48s both; }
+
+      /* Masthead badge: letter-spacing collapses as it materialises */
+      @keyframes badgeIn {
+        from { opacity: 0; letter-spacing: .32em; }
+        to   { opacity: .72; letter-spacing: .18em; }
+      }
+      .masthead::after { animation: badgeIn 1.5s cubic-bezier(0.22,1,.36,1) 0.65s both; }
+
+      /* Scroll-reveal: sections fade and slide up as they enter the viewport */
+      [data-reveal] {
+        opacity: 0;
+        transform: translateY(30px);
+        transition: opacity 0.7s cubic-bezier(0.22,1,.36,1),
+                    transform 0.7s cubic-bezier(0.22,1,.36,1);
+      }
+      [data-reveal].visible { opacity: 1; transform: translateY(0); }
+
+      /* Subtle offset for even-numbered sections to break rhythm */
+      .project:nth-of-type(even)[data-reveal] {
+        transition-delay: 0.06s;
+      }
+
+      /* Project images: contained zoom on hover */
+      .project-image { overflow: hidden; }
+      .project-image img {
+        transition: transform 0.6s cubic-bezier(0.22,1,.36,1);
+      }
+      .project-image:hover img { transform: scale(1.04); }
+
+      /* Divider: fade in with slight width expansion */
+      img.divider[data-reveal] {
+        transform: none;
+        filter: opacity(0) blur(2px);
+        transition: filter 0.6s cubic-bezier(0.22,1,.36,1),
+                    transform 0.6s cubic-bezier(0.22,1,.36,1);
+      }
+      img.divider[data-reveal].visible {
+        filter: opacity(0.9) blur(0px);
+      }
+    }
   </style>
   <link rel="preconnect" href="https://fonts.googleapis.com">
   <link rel="preconnect" href="https://fonts.gstatic.com" crossorigin>
@@ -340,5 +392,41 @@
       <p>You are not completing the colony's story.<br />You are creating the place where its next story can begin.</p>
     </div>
   </footer>
+  <script>
+    const reducedMotion = window.matchMedia('(prefers-reduced-motion: reduce)').matches
+
+    if (!reducedMotion) {
+      // Scroll reveal ─ sections and dividers materialise as they enter view
+      const reveal = new IntersectionObserver((entries) => {
+        entries.forEach(e => {
+          if (e.isIntersecting) {
+            e.target.classList.add('visible')
+            reveal.unobserve(e.target)
+          }
+        })
+      }, { threshold: 0.06, rootMargin: '0px 0px -40px 0px' })
+
+      document.querySelectorAll('.intro, .project, .document, img.divider').forEach(el => {
+        el.setAttribute('data-reveal', '')
+        reveal.observe(el)
+      })
+
+      // Masthead parallax ─ background drifts very slowly upward on scroll
+      const masthead = document.querySelector('.masthead')
+      if (masthead) {
+        let ticking = false
+        window.addEventListener('scroll', () => {
+          if (!ticking) {
+            requestAnimationFrame(() => {
+              const y = Math.min(window.scrollY * 0.12, 80)
+              masthead.style.backgroundPositionY = `calc(30% + ${y}px)`
+              ticking = false
+            })
+            ticking = true
+          }
+        }, { passive: true })
+      }
+    }
+  </script>
 </body>
 </html>