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diff --git a/sojorn_app/lib/routes/app_routes.dart b/sojorn_app/lib/routes/app_routes.dart
index 6f00ecd..b6813f1 100644
--- a/sojorn_app/lib/routes/app_routes.dart
+++ b/sojorn_app/lib/routes/app_routes.dart
@@ -4,24 +4,28 @@ import 'package:go_router/go_router.dart';
 import 'package:latlong2/latlong.dart';
 import '../services/auth_service.dart';
 import '../services/api_service.dart';
+
+// ── Eager (critical path) ─────────────────────────────────────────────
+import '../screens/home/feed_personal_screen.dart';
+import '../screens/home/home_shell.dart';
+import '../screens/auth/auth_gate.dart';
+
+// ── Eager (admin – small, behind role check) ──────────────────────────
 import '../screens/admin/admin_dashboard_screen.dart';
 import '../screens/admin/admin_scaffold.dart';
 import '../screens/admin/admin_user_base_screen.dart';
 import '../screens/admin/moderation_queue_screen.dart';
 import '../screens/admin/admin_content_tools_screen.dart';
-import '../screens/beacon/beacon_screen.dart';
-import '../screens/home/feed_personal_screen.dart';
-import '../screens/home/home_shell.dart';
-import '../screens/quips/create/quip_creation_flow.dart';
-import '../screens/quips/feed/quips_feed_screen.dart';
-import '../screens/profile/viewable_profile_screen.dart';
-import '../screens/profile/blocked_users_screen.dart';
-import '../screens/auth/auth_gate.dart';
-import '../screens/discover/discover_screen.dart';
-import '../screens/secure_chat/secure_chat_full_screen.dart';
-import '../screens/secure_chat/secure_chat_loader_screen.dart';
-import '../screens/post/threaded_conversation_screen.dart';
-import '../screens/notifications/notifications_screen.dart';
+
+// ── Deferred (code-split for web) ─────────────────────────────────────
+import '../screens/beacon/beacon_screen.dart' deferred as beacon_lib;
+import '../screens/quips/create/quip_creation_flow.dart' deferred as quip_create_lib;
+import '../screens/quips/feed/quips_feed_screen.dart' deferred as quips_feed_lib;
+import '../screens/profile/viewable_profile_screen.dart' deferred as profile_lib;
+import '../screens/profile/blocked_users_screen.dart' deferred as blocked_lib;
+import '../screens/secure_chat/secure_chat_full_screen.dart' deferred as secure_chat_lib;
+import '../screens/secure_chat/secure_chat_loader_screen.dart' deferred as chat_loader_lib;
+import '../screens/post/threaded_conversation_screen.dart' deferred as threaded_lib;
 
 /// App routing config (GoRouter).
 class AppRoutes {
@@ -54,25 +58,37 @@ class AppRoutes {
       GoRoute(
         path: '$userPrefix/:username',
         parentNavigatorKey: rootNavigatorKey,
-        builder: (_, state) => UnifiedProfileScreen(
-          handle: state.pathParameters['username'] ?? '',
+        builder: (_, state) => _deferred(
+          profile_lib.loadLibrary,
+          () => profile_lib.UnifiedProfileScreen(
+            handle: state.pathParameters['username'] ?? '',
+          ),
         ),
       ),
       GoRoute(
         path: quipCreate,
         parentNavigatorKey: rootNavigatorKey,
-        builder: (_, __) => const QuipCreationFlow(),
+        builder: (_, __) => _deferred(
+          quip_create_lib.loadLibrary,
+          () => quip_create_lib.QuipCreationFlow(),
+        ),
       ),
       GoRoute(
         path: secureChat,
         parentNavigatorKey: rootNavigatorKey,
-        builder: (_, __) => const SecureChatFullScreen(),
+        builder: (_, __) => _deferred(
+          secure_chat_lib.loadLibrary,
+          () => secure_chat_lib.SecureChatFullScreen(),
+        ),
         routes: [
           GoRoute(
             path: ':id',
             parentNavigatorKey: rootNavigatorKey,
-            builder: (_, state) => SecureChatLoaderScreen(
-              conversationId: state.pathParameters['id'] ?? '',
+            builder: (_, state) => _deferred(
+              chat_loader_lib.loadLibrary,
+              () => chat_loader_lib.SecureChatLoaderScreen(
+                conversationId: state.pathParameters['id'] ?? '',
+              ),
             ),
           ),
         ],
@@ -80,8 +96,11 @@ class AppRoutes {
       GoRoute(
         path: '$postPrefix/:id',
         parentNavigatorKey: rootNavigatorKey,
-        builder: (_, state) => ThreadedConversationScreen(
-          rootPostId: state.pathParameters['id'] ?? '',
+        builder: (_, state) => _deferred(
+          threaded_lib.loadLibrary,
+          () => threaded_lib.ThreadedConversationScreen(
+            rootPostId: state.pathParameters['id'] ?? '',
+          ),
         ),
       ),
       StatefulShellRoute.indexedStack(
@@ -101,8 +120,11 @@ class AppRoutes {
             routes: [
               GoRoute(
                 path: quips,
-                builder: (_, state) => QuipsFeedScreen(
-                  initialPostId: state.uri.queryParameters['postId'],
+                builder: (_, state) => _deferred(
+                  quips_feed_lib.loadLibrary,
+                  () => quips_feed_lib.QuipsFeedScreen(
+                    initialPostId: state.uri.queryParameters['postId'],
+                  ),
                 ),
               ),
 
@@ -112,7 +134,10 @@ class AppRoutes {
             routes: [
               GoRoute(
                 path: '/beacon',
-                builder: (_, __) => const BeaconScreen(),
+                builder: (_, __) => _deferred(
+                  beacon_lib.loadLibrary,
+                  () => beacon_lib.BeaconScreen(),
+                ),
               ),
             ],
           ),
@@ -120,11 +145,17 @@ class AppRoutes {
             routes: [
               GoRoute(
                 path: profile,
-                builder: (_, __) => const UnifiedProfileScreen(),
+                builder: (_, __) => _deferred(
+                  profile_lib.loadLibrary,
+                  () => profile_lib.UnifiedProfileScreen(),
+                ),
                 routes: [
                   GoRoute(
                     path: 'blocked',
-                    builder: (_, __) => const BlockedUsersScreen(),
+                    builder: (_, __) => _deferred(
+                      blocked_lib.loadLibrary,
+                      () => blocked_lib.BlockedUsersScreen(),
+                    ),
                   ),
                 ],
               ),
@@ -259,3 +290,27 @@ class AuthRefreshNotifier extends ChangeNotifier {
     super.dispose();
   }
 }
+
+// ── Deferred loading helper ───────────────────────────────────────────
+/// Wraps a deferred import in a FutureBuilder that shows a loading
+/// spinner until the JS chunk is fetched, then builds the real screen.
+Widget _deferred(Future<void> Function() load, Widget Function() build) {
+  return FutureBuilder<void>(
+    future: load(),
+    builder: (_, snap) {
+      if (snap.connectionState != ConnectionState.done) {
+        return const Scaffold(
+          body: Center(child: CircularProgressIndicator()),
+        );
+      }
+      if (snap.hasError) {
+        return const Scaffold(
+          body: Center(
+            child: Text('Failed to load. Please go back and try again.'),
+          ),
+        );
+      }
+      return build();
+    },
+  );
+}
diff --git a/sojorn_app/web/index.html b/sojorn_app/web/index.html
index 646b5c6..9ce8699 100644
--- a/sojorn_app/web/index.html
+++ b/sojorn_app/web/index.html
@@ -1,25 +1,13 @@
 <!DOCTYPE html>
 <html lang="en">
 <head>
-  <!--
-    If you are serving your web app in a path other than the root, change the
-    href value below to reflect the base path you are serving from.
-
-    The path provided below has to start and end with a slash "/" in order for
-    it to work correctly.
-
-    For more details:
-    * https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/HTML/Element/base
-
-    This is a placeholder for base href that will be replaced by the value of
-    the `--base-href` argument provided to `flutter build`.
-  -->
   <base href="$FLUTTER_BASE_HREF">
 
   <meta charset="UTF-8">
   <meta content="IE=Edge" http-equiv="X-UA-Compatible">
   <meta name="description" content="Sojorn - Friend's Only. A product of MPLS LLC.">
   <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0">
+  <meta name="theme-color" content="#0A1128">
 
   <!-- iOS meta tags & icons -->
   <meta name="mobile-web-app-capable" content="yes">
@@ -30,14 +18,65 @@
   <!-- Favicon -->
   <link rel="icon" type="image/png" href="favicon.png"/>
 
+  <!-- Preconnect to CDN origins for faster sub-resource fetching -->
+  <link rel="preconnect" href="https://www.gstatic.com" crossorigin>
+  <link rel="preconnect" href="https://fonts.gstatic.com" crossorigin>
+
   <title>sojorn</title>
   <link rel="manifest" href="manifest.json">
+
+  <!-- Pre-Flutter loading screen (renders before any JS executes) -->
+  <style>
+    body { margin: 0; padding: 0; }
+    #loading {
+      position: fixed; inset: 0; z-index: 9999;
+      display: flex; flex-direction: column;
+      align-items: center; justify-content: center;
+      background: #0A1128;
+      transition: opacity .3s ease;
+    }
+    #loading .logo {
+      width: 64px; height: 64px;
+      border-radius: 16px;
+      margin-bottom: 24px;
+    }
+    #loading .spinner {
+      width: 28px; height: 28px;
+      border: 3px solid rgba(255,255,255,.15);
+      border-top-color: #4A90D9;
+      border-radius: 50%;
+      animation: spin .8s linear infinite;
+    }
+    @keyframes spin { to { transform: rotate(360deg); } }
+  </style>
+
   <script src="https://www.gstatic.com/firebasejs/10.7.0/firebase-app-compat.js"></script>
   <script src="https://www.gstatic.com/firebasejs/10.7.0/firebase-messaging-compat.js"></script>
 </head>
 <body>
+  <!-- Shown instantly while Flutter engine + app JS loads -->
+  <div id="loading">
+    <img class="logo" src="icons/Icon-192.png" alt="sojorn">
+    <div class="spinner"></div>
+  </div>
+
   <script src="flutter_bootstrap.js" async></script>
   <script>
+    // Remove loading screen once Flutter's glass pane is in the DOM
+    (function() {
+      var observer = new MutationObserver(function() {
+        if (document.querySelector('flt-glass-pane')) {
+          var el = document.getElementById('loading');
+          if (el) {
+            el.style.opacity = '0';
+            setTimeout(function() { el.remove(); }, 300);
+          }
+          observer.disconnect();
+        }
+      });
+      observer.observe(document.body, { childList: true, subtree: true });
+    })();
+
     if ('serviceWorker' in navigator) {
       navigator.serviceWorker.register('/firebase-messaging-sw.js');
     }