diff --git a/web/views/timeline.ejs b/web/views/timeline.ejs
index d33e281..64a5f67 100644
--- a/web/views/timeline.ejs
+++ b/web/views/timeline.ejs
@@ -62,14 +62,6 @@
             overflow: visible;
         }
 
-        .timeline-line .track {
-            fill: none;
-            stroke: rgba(144, 238, 144, 0.10);
-            stroke-width: 4;
-            stroke-linecap: round;
-            stroke-linejoin: round;
-        }
-
         .timeline-line .progress {
             fill: none;
             stroke: url(#timelineGradient);
@@ -79,6 +71,18 @@
             /* no filter, no CSS transition — GSAP owns stroke-dashoffset each frame */
         }
 
+        .timeline-line .comet-glow {
+            fill: rgba(144, 238, 144, 0.28);
+            filter: blur(5px);
+        }
+
+        .timeline-line .comet {
+            fill: #F5F5DC;
+            stroke: #90EE90;
+            stroke-width: 2;
+            filter: drop-shadow(0 0 6px rgba(144, 238, 144, 0.95));
+        }
+
         .timeline-line .end-marker {
             fill: #1b1b1b;
             stroke: rgba(144, 238, 144, 0.35);
@@ -270,9 +274,10 @@
                             <stop offset="100%" stop-color="#F5F5DC"/>
                         </linearGradient>
                     </defs>
-                    <path class="track" id="timelineTrack" d=""></path>
                     <path class="progress" id="timelineProgress" d=""></path>
                     <circle class="end-marker" id="timelineEndMarker" r="5" cx="0" cy="0"></circle>
+                    <circle class="comet-glow" id="timelineCometGlow" r="12" cx="0" cy="0" style="opacity:0"></circle>
+                    <circle class="comet" id="timelineComet" r="5" cx="0" cy="0" style="opacity:0"></circle>
                 </svg>
 
                 <%
@@ -350,8 +355,9 @@
     (function () {
         var timeline = document.getElementById('timeline');
         var svg = document.getElementById('timelineLine');
-        var track = document.getElementById('timelineTrack');
         var progress = document.getElementById('timelineProgress');
+        var comet = document.getElementById('timelineComet');
+        var cometGlow = document.getElementById('timelineCometGlow');
         if (!timeline || !svg) return;
 
         var nodes = Array.prototype.slice.call(timeline.querySelectorAll('.timeline-node'));
@@ -417,7 +423,6 @@
             var pts = nodes.map(getMarkerCenter);
 
             var d = roundedPath(pts, 36);
-            track.setAttribute('d', d);
             progress.setAttribute('d', d);
 
             pathLength = progress.getTotalLength();
@@ -432,9 +437,27 @@
                 endMarker.setAttribute('cx', ep.x.toFixed(1));
                 endMarker.setAttribute('cy', ep.y.toFixed(1));
             }
+            updateComet(pathLength);
             return { pts: pts, len: pathLength };
         }
 
+        function updateComet(len) {
+            if (!comet || !cometGlow || reduceMotion || drawProgress <= 0 || drawProgress >= 1) {
+                if (comet) comet.style.opacity = 0;
+                if (cometGlow) cometGlow.style.opacity = 0;
+                return;
+            }
+            var point = progress.getPointAtLength(len * drawProgress);
+            var x = point.x.toFixed(1);
+            var y = point.y.toFixed(1);
+            comet.setAttribute('cx', x);
+            comet.setAttribute('cy', y);
+            cometGlow.setAttribute('cx', x);
+            cometGlow.setAttribute('cy', y);
+            comet.style.opacity = 1;
+            cometGlow.style.opacity = 1;
+        }
+
         // Find roughly how far along the path a point sits (coarse sampling).
         var _samples = null;
         function lengthAtPoint(target, len) {
@@ -501,6 +524,7 @@
         function renderProgress() {
             drawProgress = state.progress;
             progress.style.strokeDashoffset = pathLength * (1 - drawProgress);
+            updateComet(pathLength);
             revealReachedNodes();
             if (drawProgress >= 1) {
                 nodes.forEach(function (n, index) {