diff --git a/frontend/src/components/Logo.tsx b/frontend/src/components/Logo.tsx
index 672c2cb..d7874a6 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/Logo.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/components/Logo.tsx
@@ -1,26 +1,26 @@
 import { DotIcon } from "@phosphor-icons/react";
 import "@fontsource/knewave/400.css";
 
-export default function Logo() {
+export default function Logo({ scale = 2 }) {
   return (
-    <span
+    <div
       role="img"
       aria-label="Pi Ku"
       className="inline-flex items-baseline justify-center leading-none select-none"
-      style={{ fontFamily: "'Knewave', serif" }}
+      style={{ fontFamily: "'Knewave', serif", scale }}
     >
-      <span className="text-2xl font-light text-accent">&nbsp;Pi</span>
+      <span className={`text-xl font-light text-accent`}>&nbsp;Pi</span>
       <DotIcon
         weight="fill"
-        size={12}
-        className="text-accent translate-y-[0.3em] -mx-px"
+        size={6}
+        className={`text-primary translate-y-1 -mx-px`}
       />
-      <span className="text-2xl font-light text-accent">&nbsp;Ku</span>
+      <span className={`text-xl font-light text-accent`}>&nbsp;Ku</span>
       <DotIcon
         weight="fill"
-        size={12}
-        className="text-accent translate-y-[0.3em] -mx-px"
+        size={6}
+        className={`text-primary translate-y-1 -mx-px`}
       />
-    </span>
+    </div>
   );
 }
diff --git a/frontend/src/components/reader/EnvelopeReveal.tsx b/frontend/src/components/reader/EnvelopeReveal.tsx
index 1ca6118..beaebed 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/reader/EnvelopeReveal.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/components/reader/EnvelopeReveal.tsx
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ export interface EnvelopeRevealProps {
   date?: string;
   onRevealComplete: () => void;
   ignite: boolean;
+  isFlip?: boolean;
 }
 
 export function EnvelopeReveal({
@@ -15,9 +16,14 @@ export function EnvelopeReveal({
   date,
   onRevealComplete,
   ignite,
+  isFlip,
 }: EnvelopeRevealProps) {
   const [revealLetter, setRevealLetter] = useState(false);
-  const [isFlipped, setIsFlipped] = useState(false);
+  const [isFlipped, setIsFlipped] = useState(!!isFlip);
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    setIsFlipped(!!isFlip);
+  }, [isFlip]);
 
   const [burn, setBurn] = useState<{ width: number; height: number }>({
     width: 0,
@@ -27,7 +33,10 @@ export function EnvelopeReveal({
   const flapCheckbox = useRef<HTMLInputElement>(null);
 
   useEffect(() => {
-    if (!ignite) return;
+    if (!ignite) {
+      setBurn({ width: 0, height: 0 });
+      return;
+    }
     const burnInterval = setInterval(() => {
       setBurn((prev) => ({ width: prev.width + 4, height: prev.height + 6 }));
     }, 100);
@@ -43,90 +52,86 @@ export function EnvelopeReveal({
   };
 
   return (
-    <div className="h-screen mx-auto flex-col items-center flex justify-center">
-      <div className="perspective-distant scale-80 duration-1000 transition-all animate-[pulse_2s_linear_1]">
+    <>
+      <div
+        className={`relative h-70 w-105 transform-3d transition-transform duration-2000 ${isFlipped ? "rotate-y-180" : ""}`}
+      >
         <div
-          className={`relative h-70 w-105 transform-3d transition-transform duration-2000 ${isFlipped ? "rotate-y-180" : ""}`}
+          className={` flex backface-hidden rotate-y-180 justify-center transition-all duration-1000 ${isFlipped ? "" : "pointer-events-none"}`}
         >
           <div
-            className={` flex backface-hidden rotate-y-180 justify-center transition-all duration-1000 ${isFlipped ? "" : "pointer-events-none"}`}
+            id="env-top"
+            className="z-4 delay-500 transition-all duration-2000 absolute peer h-40 w-54 mt-0 bg-base-200 mask mask-triangle-2 scale-x-234 has-checked:scale-y-[-1] has-checked:-translate-y-full has-checked:z-1 has-checked:duration-1000"
           >
-            <div
-              id="env-top"
-              className="z-4 delay-500 transition-all duration-2000 absolute peer h-40 w-54 mt-0 bg-base-200 mask mask-triangle-2 scale-x-234 has-checked:scale-y-[-1] has-checked:-translate-y-full has-checked:z-1 has-checked:duration-1000"
-            >
-              <input
-                type="checkbox"
-                className="transition checkbox absolute h-full w-full text-transparent bg-transparent z-100"
-                ref={flapCheckbox}
-              />
-            </div>
-            <img
-              className={
-                "translate-y-24 delay-2000 absolute z-6 peer-has-checked:pointer-events-none peer-has-checked:opacity-0 peer-has-checked:delay-0 transition-opacity duration-1000 cursor-pointer"
-              }
-              src={waxSeal}
-              alt="Seal"
-              onClick={() => flapCheckbox.current?.click()}
-              onKeyDown={() => flapCheckbox.current?.click()}
+            <input
+              type="checkbox"
+              className="transition checkbox absolute h-full w-full text-transparent bg-transparent z-100"
+              ref={flapCheckbox}
             />
-            <button
-              type="button"
-              id="letter"
-              className={`absolute mx-auto transition-all peer-has-checked:delay-800 peer-has-checked:duration-1000 duration-1000 mt-2 h-55 w-105 bg-paper peer-has-checked:-mt-12 hover:-mt-24 cursor-pointer ${revealLetter ? "duration-1000 peer-has-checked:duration-3000 w-screen max-w-4xl h-screen z-101 -translate-y-90" : "peer-has-checked:z-1"}`}
-              onClick={handleClick}
-            ></button>
-
-            <div
-              id="env-right"
-              className="absolute h-70 w-105 bg-base-300 mask mask-triangle-3 -mr-48 z-3 pointer-events-none"
-            ></div>
-            <div
-              id="env-left"
-              className="absolute h-70 w-105 bg-base-300 mask mask-triangle-4 -ml-48 z-3 pointer-events-none"
-            ></div>
-            <button
-              type="button"
-              id="env-bottom"
-              className="absolute h-70 w-45 bg-base-200 mask mask-triangle-2 scale-y-[-1] mt-15 scale-x-240 z-3"
-            ></button>
           </div>
-
+          <img
+            className={
+              "translate-y-24 delay-2000 absolute z-6 peer-has-checked:pointer-events-none peer-has-checked:opacity-0 peer-has-checked:delay-0 transition-opacity duration-1000 cursor-pointer"
+            }
+            src={waxSeal}
+            alt="Seal"
+            onClick={() => flapCheckbox.current?.click()}
+            onKeyDown={() => flapCheckbox.current?.click()}
+          />
           <button
-            id="env-front"
             type="button"
-            className={`text-left p-10 absolute inset-0 backface-hidden w-110 bg-base-200 z-99 rounded-md -translate-x-2 ${isFlipped ? "pointer-events-none" : ""}`}
-            onClick={() => setIsFlipped((prev) => !prev)}
-          >
-            <span className={"text-neutral-content/60 font-xs font-display"}>
-              to
-            </span>
-            <h1 className="text-3xl font-bold text-base-content">
-              {recipient}
-            </h1>
-            <p className="text-base-content/60 font-display mt-8">{date}</p>
-            <img
-              src={stamp}
-              alt={"stamp"}
-              className={
-                "z-0 rotate-6 opacity-80 text-accent absolute mt-0 mr-1 top-4 right-0"
-              }
-            />
-            <WavesIcon
-              className={"absolute mt-0 mr-12 top-18 right-8 text-primary"}
-              size={50}
-            />
-            <WavesIcon
-              className={"absolute mt-0 mr-4 top-18 right-8 text-primary"}
-              size={50}
-            />
-          </button>
+            id="letter"
+            className={`absolute mx-auto transition-all peer-has-checked:delay-800 peer-has-checked:duration-1000 duration-1000 mt-2 h-55 w-105 bg-paper peer-has-checked:-mt-12 hover:-mt-24 cursor-pointer ${revealLetter ? "duration-1000 peer-has-checked:duration-3000 w-screen max-w-4xl h-screen z-101 -translate-y-90" : "peer-has-checked:z-1"}`}
+            onClick={handleClick}
+          ></button>
+
+          <div
+            id="env-right"
+            className="absolute h-70 w-105 bg-base-300 mask mask-triangle-3 -mr-48 z-3 pointer-events-none"
+          ></div>
+          <div
+            id="env-left"
+            className="absolute h-70 w-105 bg-base-300 mask mask-triangle-4 -ml-48 z-3 pointer-events-none"
+          ></div>
+          <button
+            type="button"
+            id="env-bottom"
+            className="absolute h-70 w-45 bg-base-200 mask mask-triangle-2 scale-y-[-1] mt-15 scale-x-240 z-3"
+          ></button>
         </div>
+
+        <button
+          id="env-front"
+          type="button"
+          className={`text-left p-10 absolute inset-0 backface-hidden w-110 bg-base-200 z-99 rounded-md -translate-x-2 ${isFlipped ? "pointer-events-none" : ""}`}
+          onClick={() => setIsFlipped((prev) => !prev)}
+        >
+          <span className={"text-neutral-content/60 font-xs font-display"}>
+            to
+          </span>
+          <h1 className="text-3xl font-bold text-base-content">{recipient}</h1>
+          <p className="text-base-content/60 font-display mt-8">{date}</p>
+          <img
+            src={stamp}
+            alt={"stamp"}
+            className={
+              "z-0 rotate-6 opacity-80 text-accent absolute mt-0 mr-1 top-4 right-0"
+            }
+          />
+          <WavesIcon
+            className={"absolute mt-0 mr-12 top-18 right-8 text-primary"}
+            size={50}
+          />
+          <WavesIcon
+            className={"absolute mt-0 mr-4 top-18 right-8 text-primary"}
+            size={50}
+          />
+        </button>
       </div>
       {ignite && (
-        <div className="absolute w-90 h-60 bg-transparent z-100 overflow-hidden flex align-baseline">
+        <div className="absolute w-115 h-70 z-100 overflow-hidden flex align-baseline -translate-y-70 -translate-x-5">
           <div
-            className="absolute border-2 border-amber-200 -bottom-3 -right-3 w-0 h-0  transition-all duration-500 bg-base-100 rounded-tl-full rounded-bl-full origin-bottom-right"
+            className="absolute z-1000 border-2 border-amber-200 -bottom-3 -right-3 w-0 h-0  transition-all duration-500 bg-base-100 rounded-tl-full rounded-bl-full origin-bottom-right"
             style={{
               width: 2 * burn.width,
               height: 2 * burn.height,
@@ -134,6 +139,6 @@ export function EnvelopeReveal({
           ></div>
         </div>
       )}
-    </div>
+    </>
   );
 }
diff --git a/frontend/src/index.css b/frontend/src/index.css
index a6ea54f..d2a940c 100644
--- a/frontend/src/index.css
+++ b/frontend/src/index.css
@@ -2,73 +2,60 @@
 @plugin "daisyui";
 
 @plugin "daisyui/theme" {
-  name: "piku";
-  default: true;
-  prefersdark: true;
-  color-scheme: dark;
+    name: "piku";
+    default: true;
+    prefersdark: true;
+    color-scheme: dark;
 
-  /* ── Base surfaces ── */
-  --color-base-100: oklch(14% 0.012 35); /* was 0.018 hue 50 */
-  --color-base-200: oklch(18% 0.014 33);
-  --color-base-300: oklch(22% 0.016 32);
-  --color-base-content: oklch(
-    82% 0.02 70
-  ); /* aged parchment, not crisp white */
+    --color-base-100: oklch(14% 0.012 35);
+    --color-base-200: oklch(18% 0.014 33);
+    --color-base-300: oklch(22% 0.016 32);
+    --color-base-content: oklch(82% 0.02 70);
 
-  /* ── Primary: old lamp gold — warm, incandescent ── */
-  --color-primary: oklch(67% 0.11 78);
-  --color-primary-content: oklch(15% 0.03 70);
+    --color-primary: oklch(67% 0.11 78);
+    --color-primary-content: oklch(15% 0.03 70);
 
-  /* ── Secondary: dusty plum ── */
-  --color-secondary: oklch(48% 0.08 305);
-  --color-secondary-content: oklch(92% 0.01 305);
+    --color-secondary: oklch(48% 0.08 305);
+    --color-secondary-content: oklch(92% 0.01 305);
 
-  /* ── Accent: muted lavender-clay ── */
-  --color-accent: oklch(55% 0.06 325);
-  --color-accent-content: oklch(18% 0.03 295);
+    --color-accent: oklch(55% 0.06 325);
+    --color-accent-content: oklch(18% 0.03 295);
 
-  /* ── Neutral: warm stone ── */
-  --color-neutral: oklch(28% 0.02 45);
-  --color-neutral-content: oklch(80% 0.015 60);
+    --color-neutral: oklch(28% 0.02 45);
+    --color-neutral-content: oklch(80% 0.015 60);
 
-  /* ── Semantic — desaturated, no alarm ── */
-  --color-info: oklch(60% 0.07 240);
-  --color-info-content: oklch(95% 0.01 240);
-  --color-success: oklch(60% 0.08 150);
-  --color-success-content: oklch(16% 0.03 150);
-  --color-warning: oklch(68% 0.08 72); /* honey, not caution-sign amber */
-  --color-warning-content: oklch(18% 0.03 60);
-  --color-error: oklch(55% 0.1 22);
-  --color-error-content: oklch(92% 0.01 22);
+    --color-info: oklch(60% 0.07 240);
+    --color-info-content: oklch(95% 0.01 240);
+    --color-success: oklch(60% 0.08 150);
+    --color-success-content: oklch(16% 0.03 150);
+    --color-warning: oklch(68% 0.08 72);
+    --color-warning-content: oklch(18% 0.03 60);
+    --color-error: oklch(55% 0.1 22);
+    --color-error-content: oklch(92% 0.01 22);
 
-  /* ── Shape ── */
-  --radius-selector: 0.5rem;
-  --radius-field: 0.375rem;
-  --radius-box: 0.5rem;
+    --radius-selector: 0.5rem;
+    --radius-field: 0.375rem;
+    --radius-box: 0.5rem;
 
-  /* ── Effects ── */
-  --depth: 1;
-  --noise: 0.03;
+    --depth: 1;
+    --noise: 0.03;
 
-  /* ── Border ── */
-  --border: 1px;
+    --border: 1px;
 }
 
 @theme {
-  --font-display: "Playwrite HR Lijeva Variable", cursive;
-  --font-sans: "Jost Variable", sans-serif;
-  --font-serif: "Playfair Display Variable", serif;
-  --color-glass-bg: rgba(
-    28,
-    22,
-    16,
-    0.45
-  ); /* slightly deeper to match new base */
-  --shadow-warm: 0 20px 50px -12px rgba(30, 20, 12, 0.6);
-  --radius-xl: 1.5rem;
-  --color-paper: oklch(97% 0.008 80);
+    --font-display: "Playwrite HR Lijeva Variable", cursive;
+    --font-sans: "Jost Variable", sans-serif;
+    --font-serif: "Playfair Display Variable", serif;
+    --color-glass-bg: rgba(28,
+            22,
+            16,
+            0.45);
+    --shadow-warm: 0 20px 50px -12px rgba(30, 20, 12, 0.6);
+    --radius-xl: 1.5rem;
+    --color-paper: oklch(97% 0.008 80);
 }
 
 .glass-card {
-  @apply bg-glass-bg backdrop-blur-xl border border-white/5 shadow-warm rounded-xl;
+    @apply bg-glass-bg backdrop-blur-xl border border-white/5 shadow-warm rounded-xl;
 }
diff --git a/frontend/src/pages/Reader.tsx b/frontend/src/pages/Reader.tsx
index 3f9a38b..ef09c98 100644
--- a/frontend/src/pages/Reader.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/pages/Reader.tsx
@@ -244,23 +244,27 @@ export default function Reader() {
     <section className="min-h-fit w-full bg-base-100 px-4 py-8 md:py-16 font-serif relative overflow-hidden">
       <div className="fixed inset-0 bg-[radial-gradient(circle_at_center,transparent_0%,rgba(0,0,0,0.5)_100%)] pointer-events-none z-0" />
       <div
-        className={`transition-all duration-1000 relative ${
+        className={`transition-all delay-300 duration-1000 relative ${
           revealState === "revealed"
             ? "opacity-0 w-0 h-0 overflow-hidden invisible"
             : "opacity-100"
         }`}
       >
         {revealState === "sealed" && (
-          <EnvelopeReveal
-            recipient={metadata?.recipient || "Someone dear"}
-            date={
-              metadata?.updated_at
-                ? formatDate(new Date(metadata.updated_at))
-                : undefined
-            }
-            onRevealComplete={() => setRevealState("revealed")}
-            ignite={ignite}
-          />
+          <div className="h-[80vh] mx-auto flex-col items-center flex justify-center">
+            <div className="perspective-distant scale-80 duration-1000 transition-all animate-[pulse_2s_linear_1]">
+              <EnvelopeReveal
+                recipient={metadata?.recipient || "Someone dear"}
+                date={
+                  metadata?.updated_at
+                    ? formatDate(new Date(metadata.updated_at))
+                    : undefined
+                }
+                onRevealComplete={() => setRevealState("revealed")}
+                ignite={ignite}
+              />
+            </div>
+          </div>
         )}
       </div>
 
@@ -275,7 +279,7 @@ export default function Reader() {
       />
 
       {revealState === "revealed" && (
-        <div className="max-w-4xl m-8 mx-auto space-y-8 relative inset-0 z-100">
+        <div className="max-w-4xl m-8 mx-auto space-y-8 h-full relative inset-0 z-100">
           <div className="relative group perspective-1000">
             <div className="absolute inset-0 bg-primary/5 blur-3xl rounded-full scale-75 opacity-0 group-hover:opacity-100 transition-opacity duration-1000 pointer-events-none" />