diff --git a/assets/media/hero-desktop.mp4 b/assets/media/hero-desktop.mp4
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2a8a7a5
Binary files /dev/null and b/assets/media/hero-desktop.mp4 differ
diff --git a/assets/media/hero-loop.mp4 b/assets/media/hero-mobile.mp4
similarity index 100%
rename from assets/media/hero-loop.mp4
rename to assets/media/hero-mobile.mp4
diff --git a/index.html b/index.html
index 608731b..5ee3619 100644
--- a/index.html
+++ b/index.html
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@
     </div>
     </div>
     <div class="hero-media" aria-hidden="true">
-      <video class="hero-video" muted loop playsinline preload="none" data-src-mp4="assets/media/hero-loop.mp4"></video>
+      <video class="hero-video" muted loop playsinline preload="none" data-src-desktop="assets/media/hero-desktop.mp4" data-src-mobile="assets/media/hero-mobile.mp4"></video>
     </div>
   </section>
 
@@ -374,11 +374,11 @@ Cal("init", { origin: "https://cal.shopwisdom.ca" });
   var conn = navigator.connection || {};
   if (conn.saveData === true) return;
   if (window.matchMedia('(prefers-reduced-motion: reduce)').matches) return;
-  var webm = hv.getAttribute('data-src'), mp4 = hv.getAttribute('data-src-mp4');
-  if (!webm && !mp4) return;
-  function addSrc(u, t) { if (!u) return; var s = document.createElement('source'); s.src = u; s.type = t; hv.appendChild(s); }
-  addSrc(webm, 'video/webm');   // modern browsers pick this (smaller VP9)
-  addSrc(mp4, 'video/mp4');     // old Safari / iOS fall back to H.264
+  // viewport picks the loop: flowing waves on desktop, dotted-particle (C) rotated on mobile
+  var isMobile = window.matchMedia('(max-width: 760px)').matches;
+  var mp4 = hv.getAttribute(isMobile ? 'data-src-mobile' : 'data-src-desktop');
+  if (!mp4) return;
+  var s = document.createElement('source'); s.src = mp4; s.type = 'video/mp4'; hv.appendChild(s);
   hv.load();
   hv.addEventListener('playing', function () { hv.classList.add('is-playing'); }, { once: true });
   var p = hv.play(); if (p && p.catch) p.catch(function () {});
diff --git a/style.css b/style.css
index f250b73..c478e5d 100644
--- a/style.css
+++ b/style.css
@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@ a.tel { text-decoration: none; }
   position: absolute; top: 0; right: 0; bottom: 0; width: 56%;
   z-index: 1; pointer-events: none; background: var(--paper);
 }
-.hero-media::after { content: ""; position: absolute; inset: 0; background: var(--paper); opacity: .2; pointer-events: none; }
+.hero-media::after { content: ""; position: absolute; inset: 0; pointer-events: none; background: linear-gradient(to right, var(--paper) 0%, rgba(247,244,239,0) 30%); }
 .hero-video { width: 100%; height: 100%; object-fit: cover; display: block; opacity: 0; transition: opacity 1s ease; }
 .hero-video.is-playing { opacity: .5; }
 @media (max-width: 760px) {
@@ -147,6 +147,7 @@ a.tel { text-decoration: none; }
      faded from the top so the headline reads over paper and the ambient shows lower. Tint ::after still applies. */
   .hero-media { left: 0; width: 100%;
     -webkit-mask-image: linear-gradient(to bottom, transparent 0, #000 18%); mask-image: linear-gradient(to bottom, transparent 0, #000 18%); }
+  .hero-media::after { background: rgba(247,244,239,.2); }   /* flat lightening wash on mobile (no desktop left-fade) */
   .hero-video { position: absolute; top: 50%; left: 50%; width: 100vh; height: 100vw; object-fit: cover; object-position: 50% 50%; transform: translate(-50%, -50%) rotate(90deg); mix-blend-mode: normal; }
   .hero-video.is-playing { opacity: .5; }
 }