diff --git a/branding/boot_flash.png b/branding/blob_boot.png
similarity index 100%
rename from branding/boot_flash.png
rename to branding/blob_boot.png
diff --git a/docs/shell.md b/docs/shell.md
index 7d8c550..12792f2 100644
--- a/docs/shell.md
+++ b/docs/shell.md
@@ -71,12 +71,10 @@ changes beyond renaming:
 - The `Dictation` bar indicator removed with voice typing.
 - Persistent workspaces 1-9 instead of 1-5.
 - Menu cards 440 wide instead of 300, with the Blob icon on the bar button.
-- The lock screen shows a large clock and the date over the blurred, dimmed
-  wallpaper, then an avatar with the user's initial and name, and a rounded
-  password field with a lock icon and, when enrolled, a fingerprint icon. The
-  border goes to the blue slot while focused or typing and to urgent on a
-  failed attempt, when the field shakes and the line under it shows the error
-  and attempt count. `branding/screensaver.txt` sits faded at the bottom.
+- The lock screen carries `branding/screensaver.txt`, the time and date above
+  the password field, and an AGS-style password field: square corners, a 2px
+  border on the blue slot at half alpha going to solid accent once typing
+  starts, and urgent on a failed attempt.
 - `quick-settings`, `sysmon`, and `notification-center` are new, ported from the
   GTK widgets. See [widgets.md](widgets.md).
 
diff --git a/shell/plugins/lock/LockView.qml b/shell/plugins/lock/LockView.qml
index 49f943f..3b37e05 100644
--- a/shell/plugins/lock/LockView.qml
+++ b/shell/plugins/lock/LockView.qml
@@ -19,56 +19,47 @@ Item {
   property bool loadBackground: true
   property string passwordText: ""
   property bool syncingPasswordText: false
-  property string userName: Quickshell.env("USER") || Quickshell.env("LOGNAME") || ""
 
-  readonly property string placeholderText: "Enter password"
-  readonly property int fieldWidth: 360
-  readonly property int fieldHeight: 52
+  readonly property string placeholderText: "Enter Password"
+  readonly property int fieldWidth: 381
+  readonly property int fieldHeight: 67
   readonly property int outlineThickness: 2
-  readonly property int fieldRadius: fieldHeight / 2
-  readonly property int fieldSideInset: 20
-  readonly property int fieldFontSize: Style.font.heading
-  readonly property int passwordDotFontSize: Math.round(Style.font.heading * 1.2)
+  readonly property int fieldRadius: 0
+  readonly property int fieldFontSize: Math.round(Style.font.heading * 1.125)
+  readonly property int passwordDotFontSize: Math.round(Style.font.heading * 1.33)
   readonly property int passwordDotLetterSpacing: Math.round(Style.font.heading * 0.19)
-  readonly property int clockFontSize: Math.round(Style.font.display * 4)
-  readonly property int dateFontSize: Math.round(Style.font.title * 1.4)
-  readonly property int avatarSize: 72
-  readonly property real iconReserve: Math.round(lockIcon.implicitWidth + 12)
+  // Space to keep clear on each side of the field for the fingerprint icon
+  // (icon width plus a gap) so the centered dots never run under it.
+  readonly property real fingerprintReserve: fingerprintConfigured ? Math.round(fingerprintIcon.implicitWidth + 12) : 0
+  // Shrink the dots to fit once the password outgrows the field, so every
+  // keystroke stays visible — otherwise long passwords clip with no feedback.
   readonly property real passwordDotScale: dotMetrics.advanceWidth > 0
     ? Math.min(1, (passwordInput.width - 4) / dotMetrics.advanceWidth)
     : 1
   readonly property bool showPasswordCursor: inputEnabled && !authenticatingPassword && failureMessage.length === 0
   readonly property bool errorState: failureMessage.length > 0
-  readonly property int brandingMaxWidth: 700
+  readonly property int brandingGap: Style.space(48)
+  readonly property int brandingMaxWidth: 1100
   readonly property int brandingMaxFontSize: Math.round(Style.font.heading * 1.5)
+  readonly property int clockFontSize: Math.round(Style.font.display * 3)
+  readonly property int dateFontSize: Math.round(Style.font.heading * 1.125)
 
   readonly property bool inputActive: passwordText.length > 0 || authenticatingPassword
-  readonly property color accentColor: paletteColor4.length > 0 ? paletteColor4 : Color.accent
+  readonly property color inputRestingBorder: paletteColor4.length > 0 ? paletteColor4 : Color.accent
   readonly property color inputBorderColor: errorState
     ? Color.urgent
-    : (inputActive || passwordInput.activeFocus ? root.accentColor : Util.alpha(Color.lock.text, 0.25))
-  readonly property color inputBackground: Util.alpha(Color.background, 0.55)
+    : (inputActive ? Color.accent : Util.alpha(root.inputRestingBorder, 0.5))
+  readonly property color inputBackground: Util.alpha(Color.background, 0.6)
   readonly property var inputBorderSpec: Border.flat(root.inputBorderColor, root.outlineThickness)
 
-  readonly property string statusText: {
-    if (root.authenticatingPassword) return "Checking…"
-    if (root.errorState) {
-      return root.failedAttempts > 1
-        ? root.failureMessage + " (" + root.failedAttempts + " attempts)"
-        : root.failureMessage
-    }
-    return root.fingerprintConfigured
-      ? "Type your password or touch the fingerprint sensor"
-      : "Type your password and press Enter"
-  }
-
-  property real shakeOffset: 0
-
   signal submitPassword(string password)
   signal passwordTextEdited(string password)
   signal clearFailureRequested()
   signal wakeRequested()
 
+  // Cache-busts the lock background by appending `?v=`. Adding a query
+  // string keeps Image's loader happy while forcing it to reload when the
+  // user picks a new background mid-session.
   function fileUrl(path) {
     if (!path) return ""
     var encoded = String(path).split("/").map(encodeURIComponent).join("/")
@@ -91,7 +82,6 @@ Item {
   }
 
   onPasswordTextChanged: syncPasswordText()
-  onFailureMessageChanged: if (failureMessage.length > 0) shakeAnimation.restart()
   onInputEnabledChanged: {
     if (inputEnabled) Qt.callLater(forcePasswordFocus)
   }
@@ -100,6 +90,8 @@ Item {
     if (inputEnabled) Qt.callLater(forcePasswordFocus)
   }
 
+  // Measures the masked password at full size; passwordDotScale compares this
+  // against the field width to decide how far the dots must shrink to fit.
   SystemClock {
     id: clock
     precision: SystemClock.Minutes
@@ -113,15 +105,6 @@ Item {
     text: "●".repeat(passwordInput.text.length)
   }
 
-  SequentialAnimation {
-    id: shakeAnimation
-    NumberAnimation { target: root; property: "shakeOffset"; to: -14; duration: 50 }
-    NumberAnimation { target: root; property: "shakeOffset"; to: 12; duration: 70 }
-    NumberAnimation { target: root; property: "shakeOffset"; to: -8; duration: 60 }
-    NumberAnimation { target: root; property: "shakeOffset"; to: 5; duration: 50 }
-    NumberAnimation { target: root; property: "shakeOffset"; to: 0; duration: 40 }
-  }
-
   Rectangle {
     anchors.fill: parent
     color: Color.background
@@ -148,15 +131,6 @@ Item {
       contrast: -0.08
     }
 
-    Rectangle {
-      anchors.fill: parent
-      gradient: Gradient {
-        GradientStop { position: 0.0; color: Util.alpha(Color.background, 0.2) }
-        GradientStop { position: 0.5; color: Util.alpha(Color.background, 0.35) }
-        GradientStop { position: 1.0; color: Util.alpha(Color.background, 0.7) }
-      }
-    }
-
     MouseArea {
       anchors.fill: parent
       hoverEnabled: true
@@ -165,10 +139,10 @@ Item {
     }
 
     Column {
-      id: content
-      anchors.centerIn: parent
-      anchors.verticalCenterOffset: -Math.round(parent.height * 0.04)
-      spacing: 0
+      id: clockColumn
+      anchors.horizontalCenter: parent.horizontalCenter
+      anchors.bottom: inputField.top
+      anchors.bottomMargin: root.brandingGap
 
       Text {
         anchors.horizontalCenter: parent.horizontalCenter
@@ -177,202 +151,26 @@ Item {
         color: Color.lock.text
         font.family: Style.font.family
         font.pixelSize: root.clockFontSize
-        font.weight: Font.Light
       }
 
       Text {
         anchors.horizontalCenter: parent.horizontalCenter
         text: Qt.formatDateTime(clock.date, "dddd, d MMMM")
         textFormat: Text.PlainText
-        color: Util.alpha(Color.lock.text, 0.8)
+        color: Color.lock.placeholder
         font.family: Style.font.family
         font.pixelSize: root.dateFontSize
       }
-
-      Item {
-        width: 1
-        height: Style.space(56)
-      }
-
-      Rectangle {
-        anchors.horizontalCenter: parent.horizontalCenter
-        width: root.avatarSize
-        height: root.avatarSize
-        radius: width / 2
-        color: Util.alpha(root.accentColor, 0.22)
-        border.width: root.outlineThickness
-        border.color: root.accentColor
-
-        Text {
-          anchors.centerIn: parent
-          text: root.userName.length > 0 ? root.userName.charAt(0).toUpperCase() : ""
-          textFormat: Text.PlainText
-          color: Color.lock.text
-          font.family: Style.font.family
-          font.pixelSize: Math.round(root.avatarSize * 0.42)
-          font.bold: true
-        }
-      }
-
-      Item {
-        width: 1
-        height: Style.space(12)
-      }
-
-      Text {
-        anchors.horizontalCenter: parent.horizontalCenter
-        text: root.userName
-        visible: root.userName.length > 0
-        textFormat: Text.PlainText
-        color: Color.lock.text
-        font.family: Style.font.family
-        font.pixelSize: Style.font.title
-        font.bold: true
-      }
-
-      Item {
-        width: 1
-        height: Style.space(20)
-      }
-
-      Item {
-        anchors.horizontalCenter: parent.horizontalCenter
-        width: root.fieldWidth
-        height: root.fieldHeight
-
-        BorderSurface {
-          id: inputField
-          width: parent.width
-          height: parent.height
-          x: root.shakeOffset
-          color: root.inputBackground
-          borderSpec: root.inputBorderSpec
-          radius: root.fieldRadius
-          clip: true
-
-          Behavior on color {
-            ColorAnimation { duration: 160 }
-          }
-
-          Text {
-            id: lockIcon
-            anchors.left: parent.left
-            anchors.leftMargin: inputField.borderLeft + root.fieldSideInset
-            anchors.verticalCenter: parent.verticalCenter
-            text: root.errorState ? "" : ""
-            textFormat: Text.PlainText
-            color: root.errorState ? Color.lock.textError : Color.lock.placeholder
-            font.family: Style.font.family
-            font.pixelSize: Math.round(root.fieldFontSize * 1.05)
-          }
-
-          TextInput {
-            id: passwordInput
-            anchors.fill: parent
-            anchors.topMargin: inputField.borderTop
-            anchors.bottomMargin: inputField.borderBottom
-            anchors.leftMargin: inputField.borderLeft + root.fieldSideInset + root.iconReserve
-            anchors.rightMargin: inputField.borderRight + root.fieldSideInset + root.iconReserve
-            verticalAlignment: TextInput.AlignVCenter
-            horizontalAlignment: TextInput.AlignHCenter
-            activeFocusOnPress: true
-            clip: true
-            enabled: root.inputEnabled && !root.authenticatingPassword
-            readOnly: root.authenticatingPassword
-            echoMode: TextInput.Password
-            passwordCharacter: "●"
-            passwordMaskDelay: 0
-            color: Color.lock.text
-            selectionColor: Color.lock.selection
-            selectedTextColor: Color.lock.text
-            font.family: Style.font.family
-            font.pixelSize: text.length > 0 ? Math.max(1, Math.floor(root.passwordDotFontSize * root.passwordDotScale)) : root.fieldFontSize
-            font.letterSpacing: text.length > 0 ? root.passwordDotLetterSpacing * root.passwordDotScale : 0
-            cursorVisible: activeFocus && root.showPasswordCursor && text.length > 0
-            cursorDelegate: Rectangle {
-              width: 2
-              color: Color.lock.text
-              visible: passwordInput.cursorVisible
-            }
-
-            onTextChanged: {
-              if (!root.syncingPasswordText) root.passwordTextEdited(text)
-              if (text.length > 0) root.wakeRequested()
-              if (text.length > 0 && root.failureMessage.length > 0) root.clearFailureRequested()
-            }
-
-            onAccepted: {
-              var submitted = root.passwordText
-              root.passwordTextEdited("")
-              if (submitted.length > 0) root.submitPassword(submitted)
-            }
-
-            Keys.onPressed: function(event) {
-              root.wakeRequested()
-              if (event.key === Qt.Key_Escape || (event.modifiers & Qt.ControlModifier && event.key === Qt.Key_U)) {
-                root.passwordTextEdited("")
-                event.accepted = true
-              }
-            }
-          }
-
-          Text {
-            anchors.fill: passwordInput
-            visible: passwordInput.text.length === 0
-            text: root.authenticatingPassword ? "Checking…" : root.placeholderText
-            textFormat: Text.PlainText
-            color: Color.lock.placeholder
-            font.family: Style.font.family
-            font.pixelSize: root.fieldFontSize
-            horizontalAlignment: Text.AlignHCenter
-            verticalAlignment: Text.AlignVCenter
-            elide: Text.ElideRight
-          }
-
-          Text {
-            id: fingerprintIcon
-            objectName: "fingerprintIndicator"
-            anchors.right: parent.right
-            anchors.rightMargin: inputField.borderRight + root.fieldSideInset
-            anchors.verticalCenter: parent.verticalCenter
-            visible: root.fingerprintConfigured
-            text: "󰈷"
-            textFormat: Text.PlainText
-            color: Color.lock.placeholder
-            font.family: Style.font.family
-            font.pixelSize: Math.round(root.fieldFontSize * 1.2)
-          }
-        }
-      }
-
-      Item {
-        width: 1
-        height: Style.space(14)
-      }
-
-      Text {
-        anchors.horizontalCenter: parent.horizontalCenter
-        width: root.fieldWidth + Style.space(80)
-        text: root.statusText
-        textFormat: Text.PlainText
-        wrapMode: Text.WordWrap
-        horizontalAlignment: Text.AlignHCenter
-        color: root.errorState ? Color.lock.textError : Util.alpha(Color.lock.text, 0.6)
-        font.family: Style.font.family
-        font.pixelSize: Style.font.body
-      }
     }
 
     Text {
       id: branding
       anchors.horizontalCenter: parent.horizontalCenter
-      anchors.bottom: parent.bottom
-      anchors.bottomMargin: Style.space(40)
-      width: Math.min(parent.width * 0.6, root.brandingMaxWidth)
-      height: Math.max(0, Math.min(parent.height * 0.18,
-        parent.height - (content.y + content.height) - Style.space(80)))
-      visible: root.brandingText.length > 0 && height > Style.space(24)
-      opacity: 0.45
+      anchors.bottom: clockColumn.top
+      anchors.bottomMargin: root.brandingGap
+      width: Math.min(parent.width * 0.86, root.brandingMaxWidth)
+      height: Math.max(0, clockColumn.y - root.brandingGap * 2)
+      visible: root.brandingText.length > 0 && height > 0
       text: root.brandingText
       textFormat: Text.PlainText
       color: Color.lock.text
@@ -383,5 +181,102 @@ Item {
       horizontalAlignment: Text.AlignHCenter
       verticalAlignment: Text.AlignBottom
     }
+
+    BorderSurface {
+      id: inputField
+      width: root.fieldWidth
+      height: root.fieldHeight
+      anchors.centerIn: parent
+      color: root.inputBackground
+      borderSpec: root.inputBorderSpec
+      radius: root.fieldRadius
+      clip: true
+
+      TextInput {
+        id: passwordInput
+        anchors.fill: parent
+        anchors.topMargin: inputField.borderTop
+        // Reserve the fingerprint icon's width on both sides so the centered
+        // dots stay symmetric and never slide under the icon as they grow.
+        anchors.rightMargin: inputField.borderRight + 18 + root.fingerprintReserve
+        anchors.bottomMargin: inputField.borderBottom
+        anchors.leftMargin: inputField.borderLeft + 18 + root.fingerprintReserve
+        verticalAlignment: TextInput.AlignVCenter
+        horizontalAlignment: TextInput.AlignHCenter
+        activeFocusOnPress: true
+        clip: true
+        enabled: root.inputEnabled && !root.authenticatingPassword
+        readOnly: root.authenticatingPassword
+        echoMode: TextInput.Password
+        passwordCharacter: "\u25CF"
+        passwordMaskDelay: 0
+        color: Color.lock.text
+        selectionColor: Color.lock.selection
+        selectedTextColor: Color.lock.text
+        font.family: Style.font.family
+        font.pixelSize: text.length > 0 ? Math.max(1, Math.floor(root.passwordDotFontSize * root.passwordDotScale)) : root.fieldFontSize
+        font.letterSpacing: text.length > 0 ? root.passwordDotLetterSpacing * root.passwordDotScale : 0
+        cursorVisible: activeFocus && root.showPasswordCursor && text.length > 0
+        cursorDelegate: Rectangle {
+          width: 2
+          color: Color.lock.text
+          visible: passwordInput.cursorVisible
+        }
+
+        onTextChanged: {
+          if (!root.syncingPasswordText) root.passwordTextEdited(text)
+          if (text.length > 0) {
+            root.wakeRequested()
+          }
+          if (text.length > 0 && root.failureMessage.length > 0) root.clearFailureRequested()
+        }
+
+        onAccepted: {
+          var submitted = root.passwordText
+          root.passwordTextEdited("")
+          if (submitted.length > 0) root.submitPassword(submitted)
+        }
+
+        Keys.onPressed: function(event) {
+          root.wakeRequested()
+          if (event.key === Qt.Key_Escape || (event.modifiers & Qt.ControlModifier && event.key === Qt.Key_U)) {
+            root.passwordTextEdited("")
+            event.accepted = true
+          }
+        }
+      }
+
+      Text {
+        textFormat: Text.PlainText
+        anchors.fill: passwordInput
+        text: root.authenticatingPassword ? "Checking…" : (root.failureMessage.length > 0 ? root.failureMessage : root.placeholderText)
+        visible: passwordInput.text.length === 0
+        color: root.authenticatingPassword ? Color.lock.text : (root.failureMessage.length > 0 ? Color.lock.textError : Color.lock.placeholder)
+        font.family: Style.font.family
+        font.pixelSize: root.fieldFontSize
+        font.italic: !root.authenticatingPassword && root.failureMessage.length > 0
+        horizontalAlignment: Text.AlignHCenter
+        verticalAlignment: Text.AlignVCenter
+        elide: Text.ElideRight
+      }
+
+      // Fingerprint hint pinned inside the field's right edge when a sensor is
+      // enrolled, so the user knows they can touch to unlock instead of typing.
+      // Matches hyprlock, which draws its fingerprint icon in the same spot.
+      Text {
+        id: fingerprintIcon
+        objectName: "fingerprintIndicator"
+        anchors.right: parent.right
+        anchors.rightMargin: inputField.borderRight + 18
+        anchors.verticalCenter: parent.verticalCenter
+        visible: root.fingerprintConfigured
+        text: "󰈷"
+        color: Color.lock.placeholder
+        font.family: Style.font.family
+        font.pixelSize: Math.round(root.fieldFontSize * 1.1)
+        horizontalAlignment: Text.AlignHCenter
+        verticalAlignment: Text.AlignVCenter
+      }
+    }
   }
 }