diff --git a/src/pages/index.astro b/src/pages/index.astro
index 561196b..3771e6a 100644
--- a/src/pages/index.astro
+++ b/src/pages/index.astro
@@ -1,17 +1,245 @@
 ---
+const name = "Your Name";
+---
 
----
-
+<!doctype html>
 <html lang="en">
-	<head>
-		<meta charset="utf-8" />
-		<link rel="icon" type="image/svg+xml" href="/favicon.svg" />
-		<link rel="icon" href="/favicon.ico" />
-		<meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width" />
-		<meta name="generator" content={Astro.generator} />
-		<title>Astro</title>
-	</head>
-	<body>
-		<h1>Astro</h1>
-	</body>
+  <head>
+    <meta charset="UTF-8" />
+    <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0" />
+    <title>{name}</title>
+    <link rel="preconnect" href="https://fonts.googleapis.com" />
+    <link rel="preconnect" href="https://fonts.gstatic.com" crossorigin />
+    <link
+      href="https://fonts.googleapis.com/css2?family=Instrument+Serif:ital@0;1&family=Geist+Mono:wght@300;400;500&display=swap"
+      rel="stylesheet"
+    />
+    <style>
+      *, *::before, *::after { box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0; padding: 0; }
+
+      :root {
+        --bg: #0a0a0a;
+        --surface: #111111;
+        --border: #1e1e1e;
+        --muted: #3a3a3a;
+        --subtle: #666666;
+        --body: #a8a8a8;
+        --heading: #f0ede8;
+        --accent: #e8e0d0;
+        --highlight: #c9b99a;
+        --red: #e85d5d;
+
+        --font-serif: 'Instrument Serif', Georgia, serif;
+        --font-mono: 'Geist Mono', 'Fira Code', monospace;
+      }
+
+      html { background: var(--bg); color: var(--body); font-family: var(--font-mono); }
+
+      body {
+        min-height: 100vh;
+        display: flex;
+        align-items: center;
+        justify-content: center;
+        padding: 2rem;
+      }
+
+      body::before {
+        content: '';
+        position: fixed;
+        inset: 0;
+        pointer-events: none;
+        z-index: 100;
+        opacity: .025;
+        background-image: url("data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg viewBox='0 0 256 256' xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%3E%3Cfilter id='noise'%3E%3CfeTurbulence type='fractalNoise' baseFrequency='0.9' numOctaves='4' stitchTiles='stitch'/%3E%3C/filter%3E%3Crect width='100%25' height='100%25' filter='url(%23noise)'/%3E%3C/svg%3E");
+        background-size: 200px 200px;
+      }
+
+      .scene {
+        display: none;
+        flex-direction: column;
+        align-items: center;
+        justify-content: center;
+        text-align: center;
+        gap: 1.5rem;
+        max-width: 480px;
+        width: 100%;
+      }
+
+      .scene.active { display: flex; }
+
+      @keyframes fade-in {
+        from { opacity: 0; transform: translateY(8px); }
+        to { opacity: 1; transform: translateY(0); }
+      }
+
+      .scene.active > * {
+        animation: fade-in 0.5s ease both;
+      }
+
+      .scene.active > *:nth-child(2) { animation-delay: 0.1s; }
+      .scene.active > *:nth-child(3) { animation-delay: 0.2s; }
+      .scene.active > *:nth-child(4) { animation-delay: 0.3s; }
+
+      .countdown-number {
+        font-family: var(--font-serif);
+        font-size: clamp(6rem, 18vw, 10rem);
+        color: var(--heading);
+        line-height: 1;
+        font-weight: 400;
+      }
+
+      .countdown-label {
+        font-size: 1rem;
+        letter-spacing: .18em;
+        text-transform: uppercase;
+        color: var(--subtle);
+      }
+
+      .boo-gif {
+        width: 380px;
+        max-width: 90vw;
+        border-radius: 8px;
+        border: 1px solid var(--border);
+      }
+
+      .message {
+        font-family: var(--font-serif);
+        font-size: clamp(2.2rem, 6vw, 3.2rem);
+        color: var(--accent);
+        line-height: 1.3;
+      }
+
+      .sub-message {
+        font-size: 1.15rem;
+        color: var(--subtle);
+        letter-spacing: .06em;
+      }
+
+      .job-image {
+        width: 420px;
+        max-width: 90vw;
+        border-radius: 6px;
+        border: 1px solid var(--border);
+        opacity: 0.85;
+        transition: opacity 0.3s;
+      }
+
+      .gotcha {
+        font-family: var(--font-serif);
+        font-size: clamp(2.2rem, 6vw, 3.4rem);
+        color: var(--red);
+        font-style: italic;
+      }
+
+      .final-text {
+        font-size: 1.1rem;
+        letter-spacing: .14em;
+        text-transform: uppercase;
+        color: var(--muted);
+        margin-top: 1rem;
+      }
+
+      .final-text span {
+        display: block;
+        margin-top: .5rem;
+        color: var(--subtle);
+        letter-spacing: .06em;
+        text-transform: none;
+        font-size: 1.2rem;
+      }
+
+      @keyframes pulse {
+        0%, 100% { opacity: 1; }
+        50% { opacity: 0.4; }
+      }
+
+      .countdown-number {
+        animation: pulse 1s ease-in-out infinite;
+      }
+    </style>
+  </head>
+
+  <body>
+    <div id="scene-countdown" class="scene active">
+      <div class="countdown-number" id="countdown">5</div>
+      <div class="countdown-label">loading something...</div>
+    </div>
+
+    <div id="scene-boo" class="scene">
+      <img class="boo-gif" src="https://media.tenor.com/YsG4HXC-G_IAAAAd/reze-csm-reze.gif" alt="Reze boo" />
+      <div class="message">boo</div>
+      <div class="sub-message">gotcha</div>
+    </div>
+
+    <div id="scene-onemore" class="scene">
+      <div class="message">okay one more thing</div>
+    </div>
+
+    <div id="scene-job" class="scene">
+      <img class="job-image" src="https://media4.giphy.com/media/v1.Y2lkPTc5MGI3NjExYjd5NnpsejdjNmx2aG1yd2V6dnhiY2VtMHN6YXg5anplMjVqcXd5OSZlcD12MV9pbnRlcm5hbF9naWZfYnlfaWQmY3Q9Zw/T39By0uZSaAjSYaF9B/giphy.gif" alt="job application" />
+    </div>
+
+    <div id="scene-gotcha" class="scene">
+      <div class="gotcha">you just got jumpscared</div>
+      <div class="sub-message">there is never a job</div>
+    </div>
+
+    <div id="scene-final" class="scene">
+      <div class="final-text">
+        come back later
+        <span>maybe there'll be something real here</span>
+      </div>
+    </div>
+
+    <script>
+      const scenes = [
+        'scene-countdown',
+        'scene-boo',
+        'scene-onemore',
+        'scene-job',
+        'scene-gotcha',
+        'scene-final'
+      ];
+
+      let currentScene = 0;
+      let countdownValue = 5;
+
+      function showScene(index) {
+        scenes.forEach(id => document.getElementById(id).classList.remove('active'));
+        document.getElementById(scenes[index]).classList.add('active');
+      }
+
+      function startCountdown() {
+        const countdownEl = document.getElementById('countdown');
+        const interval = setInterval(() => {
+          countdownValue--;
+          countdownEl.textContent = countdownValue;
+          if (countdownValue <= 0) {
+            clearInterval(interval);
+            nextScene();
+          }
+        }, 1000);
+      }
+
+      function nextScene() {
+        currentScene++;
+        if (currentScene < scenes.length) {
+          showScene(currentScene);
+          if (currentScene === 1) {
+            setTimeout(nextScene, 2500);
+          } else if (currentScene === 2) {
+            setTimeout(nextScene, 1800);
+          } else if (currentScene === 3) {
+            setTimeout(nextScene, 3000);
+          } else if (currentScene === 4) {
+            setTimeout(nextScene, 2500);
+          }
+        }
+      }
+
+      document.addEventListener('DOMContentLoaded', () => {
+        setTimeout(startCountdown, 500);
+      });
+    </script>
+  </body>
 </html>
