diff --git a/web/views/timeline.ejs b/web/views/timeline.ejs
index 900928b..c397b52 100644
--- a/web/views/timeline.ejs
+++ b/web/views/timeline.ejs
@@ -423,7 +423,6 @@
         var lineTrigger = null;
         var nodeTriggers = [];
         var nextRevealIndex = 0;
-        var preRevealProgress = 0;
 
         // Build a rounded-corner path that threads through a list of points.
         function roundedPath(pts, radius) {
@@ -547,21 +546,24 @@
             return lengthAtPoint(getMarkerCenter(node), len) / len;
         }
 
-        function initPreReveal() {
-            var vh = window.innerHeight;
-            var sp = 0;
-            nodes.forEach(function (node, idx) {
-                if (node.getBoundingClientRect().top < vh * 0.95) {
-                    sp = Math.max(sp, nodeProgresses[idx] || 0);
-                }
-            });
-            if (sp > state.progress) {
-                preRevealProgress = sp;
-                drawProgress = sp;
-                state.progress = sp;
-                targetDrawProgress = sp;
-                renderProgress();
+        // Map the on-screen "reveal line" (~72% down the viewport) to a point on
+        // the path. The serpentine only ever descends, so sample Y increases
+        // monotonically with path length — the farthest sample at/above the
+        // reveal line is the frontier. This keeps the comet just below the last
+        // in-view card on load, then leading the draw as you scroll, instead of
+        // jumping ahead off-screen.
+        var REVEAL_FRACTION = 0.72;
+        function frontierProgress() {
+            if (!pathLength || !_samples) return state.progress;
+            var revealY = window.innerHeight * REVEAL_FRACTION - timeline.getBoundingClientRect().top;
+            var frontierL = 0;
+            for (var i = 0; i < _samples.length; i++) {
+                if (_samples[i].y <= revealY) frontierL = _samples[i].l;
             }
+            return Math.min(1, Math.max(0, frontierL / pathLength));
+        }
+        function updateFromScroll() {
+            advanceTo(frontierProgress(), 0.4);
         }
 
         function revealReachedNodes() {
@@ -653,24 +655,16 @@
                 }
             });
 
-            // Single trigger drives the whole line — no per-node triggers needed.
-            // start: timeline top at 70% of viewport (just entering view)
-            // end:   last node top at 40% of viewport (card well into view before fully revealed)
+            // One trigger fires onUpdate across the whole scroll range; the draw
+            // amount comes from frontierProgress() (viewport-relative), not the
+            // trigger's own 0..1, so the comet tracks the on-screen reveal line.
             lineTrigger = ScrollTrigger.create({
                 trigger: timeline,
-                start: 'top 70%',
+                start: 'top bottom',
                 endTrigger: nodes[nodes.length - 1] || timeline,
-                end: 'top 60%',
-                scrub: true,
+                end: 'bottom top',
                 invalidateOnRefresh: true,
-                onUpdate: function (self) {
-                    var p = Math.min(1, preRevealProgress + self.progress * (1 - preRevealProgress));
-                    if (p <= state.progress) return;
-                    state.progress = p;
-                    targetDrawProgress = p;
-                    drawProgress = p;
-                    renderProgress();
-                }
+                onUpdate: updateFromScroll
             });
         }
 
@@ -686,7 +680,7 @@
             if (useGsap) {
                 createScrollTriggers();
                 ScrollTrigger.refresh();
-                initPreReveal();
+                updateFromScroll();
 
                 var hint = document.getElementById('scroll-hint');
                 function hideScrollHint() {
@@ -726,7 +720,7 @@
             if (!reduceMotion && useGsap) {
                 createScrollTriggers();
                 ScrollTrigger.refresh();
-                initPreReveal();
+                updateFromScroll();
             }
         });
     })();