diff --git a/web/views/timeline.ejs b/web/views/timeline.ejs
index 5426b60..5b8fa3e 100644
--- a/web/views/timeline.ejs
+++ b/web/views/timeline.ejs
@@ -417,6 +417,8 @@
         };
     </script>
     <script src="/js/main.js?v=3"></script>
+    <script src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/gsap@3.12.5/dist/gsap.min.js"></script>
+    <script src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/gsap@3.12.5/dist/ScrollTrigger.min.js"></script>
 
     <!-- Serpentine timeline renderer -->
     <script>
@@ -430,9 +432,16 @@
 
         var nodes = Array.prototype.slice.call(timeline.querySelectorAll('.timeline-node'));
         var reduceMotion = window.matchMedia('(prefers-reduced-motion: reduce)').matches;
+        var useGsap = !!(window.gsap && window.ScrollTrigger);
         var drawProgress = 0;        // 0 to 1, how much of the line is drawn
-        var maxDrawProgress = 0;
-        var ticking = false;
+        var targetDrawProgress = 0;
+        var pathLength = 0;
+        var nodeProgresses = [];
+        var nodeRevealed = [];
+        var state = { progress: 0 };
+        var lineTrigger = null;
+        var nodeTriggers = [];
+        var scrollNormalized = false;
 
         // Build a rounded-corner path that threads through a list of points.
         function roundedPath(pts, radius) {
@@ -473,11 +482,14 @@
             track.setAttribute('d', d);
             progress.setAttribute('d', d);
 
-            var len = progress.getTotalLength();
-            progress.style.strokeDasharray = len;
-            progress.style.strokeDashoffset = len * (1 - drawProgress);
-            updateComet(len);
-            return { pts: pts, len: len };
+            pathLength = progress.getTotalLength();
+            progress.style.strokeDasharray = pathLength;
+            progress.style.strokeDashoffset = pathLength * (1 - drawProgress);
+            nodeProgresses = nodes.map(function (node, index) {
+                return nodePathProgress(node, index, pathLength);
+            });
+            updateComet(pathLength);
+            return { pts: pts, len: pathLength };
         }
 
         function updateComet(len) {
@@ -511,56 +523,148 @@
             return best;
         }
 
-        function updateFromScroll() {
-            ticking = false;
-            var len = progress.getTotalLength();
-            var viewport = window.innerHeight || document.documentElement.clientHeight;
-            var revealLine = viewport * 0.9;
-            var targetProgress = maxDrawProgress;
+        function nodePathProgress(node, index, len) {
+            if (index === nodes.length - 1) return 1;
+            var marker = node.querySelector('.timeline-marker');
+            var markerRect = (marker || node).getBoundingClientRect();
+            var box = timeline.getBoundingClientRect();
+            var pt = {
+                x: markerRect.left - box.left + markerRect.width / 2,
+                y: markerRect.top - box.top + markerRect.height / 2
+            };
+            return lengthAtPoint(pt, len) / len;
+        }
 
+        function revealReachedNodes(len) {
             nodes.forEach(function (node, index) {
-                var cardRect = node.getBoundingClientRect();
-                if (cardRect.top > revealLine) return;
-
-                node.classList.add('is-visible');
-
-                var marker = node.querySelector('.timeline-marker');
-                var markerRect = (marker || node).getBoundingClientRect();
-                var box = timeline.getBoundingClientRect();
-                var pt = {
-                    x: markerRect.left - box.left + markerRect.width / 2,
-                    y: markerRect.top - box.top + markerRect.height / 2
-                };
-                var nodeProgress = index === nodes.length - 1 ? 1 : lengthAtPoint(pt, len) / len;
-                targetProgress = Math.max(targetProgress, nodeProgress);
+                if (nodeRevealed[index]) return;
+                if (drawProgress >= (nodeProgresses[index] || 0) - 0.012) {
+                    nodeRevealed[index] = true;
+                    node.classList.add('is-visible');
+                    if (useGsap) {
+                        gsap.to(node, {
+                            autoAlpha: 1,
+                            y: 0,
+                            scale: 1,
+                            duration: 0.7,
+                            ease: 'power3.out',
+                            overwrite: true
+                        });
+                    }
+                }
             });
+        }
 
-            maxDrawProgress = Math.max(maxDrawProgress, targetProgress);
-            drawProgress = maxDrawProgress;
-            progress.style.strokeDashoffset = len * (1 - drawProgress);
-            updateComet(len);
+        function renderProgress() {
+            drawProgress = state.progress;
+            progress.style.strokeDashoffset = pathLength * (1 - drawProgress);
+            updateComet(pathLength);
+            revealReachedNodes(pathLength);
             if (drawProgress >= 1) {
                 comet.style.opacity = 0;
-                nodes.forEach(function (n) { n.classList.add('is-visible'); });
+                nodes.forEach(function (n, index) {
+                    nodeRevealed[index] = true;
+                    n.classList.add('is-visible');
+                    if (useGsap) gsap.set(n, { autoAlpha: 1, y: 0, scale: 1 });
+                });
             }
         }
 
-        function requestScrollUpdate() {
-            if (ticking) return;
-            ticking = true;
-            requestAnimationFrame(updateFromScroll);
+        function advanceTo(value, duration) {
+            var next = Math.max(targetDrawProgress, value);
+            targetDrawProgress = Math.min(1, Math.max(0, next));
+            if (targetDrawProgress <= state.progress + 0.001) return;
+
+            if (!useGsap) {
+                state.progress = targetDrawProgress;
+                renderProgress();
+                return;
+            }
+
+            gsap.to(state, {
+                progress: targetDrawProgress,
+                duration: duration || 0.85,
+                ease: 'power3.out',
+                overwrite: true,
+                onUpdate: renderProgress
+            });
+        }
+
+        function destroyScrollTriggers() {
+            if (lineTrigger) {
+                lineTrigger.kill();
+                lineTrigger = null;
+            }
+            nodeTriggers.forEach(function (trigger) { trigger.kill(); });
+            nodeTriggers = [];
+        }
+
+        function createScrollTriggers() {
+            if (!useGsap) return;
+            gsap.registerPlugin(ScrollTrigger);
+
+            if (!scrollNormalized) {
+                try {
+                    ScrollTrigger.normalizeScroll({
+                        allowNestedScroll: true,
+                        lockAxis: false,
+                        momentum: function (self) {
+                            return Math.min(2.4, Math.abs(self.velocityY) / 1100);
+                        }
+                    });
+                } catch (e) {
+                    ScrollTrigger.normalizeScroll(true);
+                }
+                scrollNormalized = true;
+            }
+
+            destroyScrollTriggers();
+            nodes.forEach(function (node, index) {
+                gsap.set(node, nodeRevealed[index]
+                    ? { autoAlpha: 1, y: 0, scale: 1, transformOrigin: '50% 50%' }
+                    : { autoAlpha: 0, y: 34, scale: 0.985, transformOrigin: '50% 50%' });
+            });
+
+            lineTrigger = ScrollTrigger.create({
+                trigger: timeline,
+                start: 'top 82%',
+                endTrigger: nodes[nodes.length - 1] || timeline,
+                end: 'top 82%',
+                scrub: 0.75,
+                invalidateOnRefresh: true,
+                onUpdate: function (self) {
+                    advanceTo(self.progress, 0.45);
+                }
+            });
+
+            nodes.forEach(function (node, index) {
+                nodeTriggers.push(ScrollTrigger.create({
+                    trigger: node,
+                    start: 'top 82%',
+                    once: true,
+                    onEnter: function () {
+                        advanceTo(nodeProgresses[index] || 0, 0.85);
+                    }
+                }));
+            });
         }
 
         function init() {
             build();
             if (reduceMotion) {
                 drawProgress = 1;
+                state.progress = 1;
                 progress.style.strokeDashoffset = 0;
                 nodes.forEach(function (n) { n.classList.add('is-visible'); });
                 return;
             }
-            updateFromScroll();
-            window.addEventListener('scroll', requestScrollUpdate, { passive: true });
+            if (useGsap) {
+                createScrollTriggers();
+                renderProgress();
+                ScrollTrigger.refresh();
+            } else {
+                advanceTo(1, 0);
+            }
         }
 
         // Recompute geometry on resize (layout flips between 1 and 3 columns).
@@ -570,7 +674,10 @@
             resizeTimer = setTimeout(function () {
                 _samples = null;
                 build();
-                if (!reduceMotion) updateFromScroll();
+                if (!reduceMotion && useGsap) {
+                    createScrollTriggers();
+                    ScrollTrigger.refresh();
+                }
             }, 120);
         });
 
@@ -583,7 +690,10 @@
         window.addEventListener('load', function () {
             _samples = null;
             build();
-            if (!reduceMotion) updateFromScroll();
+            if (!reduceMotion && useGsap) {
+                createScrollTriggers();
+                ScrollTrigger.refresh();
+            }
         });
     })();
     </script>