fix: significator_reversed=polarity bug + Pattern B name-swap rendering + qualifier-aware applet faces + sticky PAID DRAW + cooldown anchor on User + stat-block polarity unification across Sig/Sea/Fan/applets

Five-thread sprint atop 53cd7af; all 1238 IT/UT green (no FTs run per [[feedback-ft-run-discipline]]).

**Thread 1 — User.significator_reversed is the POLARITY axis, not orientation.** The saved sig was rendering as a gravity reversal when the user saved a levity emanation. Root cause: `my_sign.html` JS post-save load called `_toggleOrientation()` whenever `revInput.value==='1'` (SPIN-ing a card whose flag only meant "polarity=levity"); `_applet-my-sign.html` applied `.stage-card--reversed` + `keywords_reversed` for the same flag. Fix: JS drops the `_toggleOrientation()` call (saved sigs are always upright in their polarity, never spun); the applet drops the rotation class, swaps to `my-sign-applet-card--{levity,gravity}` modifier, and always renders `keywords_upright` / "Emanation". `data-polarity` cascades correctly. Memory: [[feedback-significator-reversed-is-polarity]].

**Thread 2 — qualifier rendering on the My Sign + My Sea applets.** Both applets were rendering name only — no qualifier word. Added `TarotCard.applet_face(polarity, reversed)` (model method) + `User.sig_face` (delegator for the saved sig) returning `{title, qualifier, qualifier_first}` payload that mirrors `populateCard` in `stage-card.js`. `latest_draw_slots()` augments each slot dict w. `face`. Templates render `.fan-card-qualifier` + `.fan-card-name` in the order the payload dictates (non-Major: qualifier-above-title; Major+qualifier: title-with-trailing-comma above qualifier; polarity-split: single-line title). Typography matched to title (same bold, same size, same color via `color: inherit` w. polarity-pin at 0,3,0 specificity to beat `_card-deck.scss:376-383`'s 0,2,0 `.fan-card-face .fan-card-name` rule that out-cascades when loaded after gameboard).

**Thread 3 — My Sea cooldown bugs.** Two: (a) PAID DRAW button reverted to FREE DRAW after one navigation cycle because `my_sea_paid_draw` deleted the row at commit time — without a row, `quota_spent=False` on next render. (b) Brief's "next free draw at" was anchored to the most recent paid draw, not the original free draw. Fix: new `User.last_free_draw_at` field (set in `my_sea_lock` when a fresh row lands AND user wasn't already in cooldown — i.e., this is a tokenless free draw); paid draws NEVER touch it. New `MySeaDraw.paid_through_at` field stamped at commit time + cleared in `my_sea_lock` when the first card of the paid session lands (one-shot credit per user-spec: "each redraw needs a new token"). `my_sea_paid_draw` no longer deletes the row — clears hand+deposit, sets `paid_through_at`, redirects to `?phase=picker`. View's landing button uses `show_paid_draw` (`deposit_reserved OR paid_through_at`) so PAID DRAW persists across navigation until the paid session's first card lands. Brief reads `user.next_free_draw_at` (= `last_free_draw_at + 24h`) w. row-fallback for legacy test fixtures. 11 new ITs (`MySeaCooldownAnchoredToFreeDrawTest`, `UserFreeDrawCooldownPropertyTest`, expanded `MySeaPhasePickerQueryParamTest`, expanded `my_sea_lock` tests). Existing `test_paid_draw_deletes_active_draw_row` rewritten as `test_paid_draw_preserves_row_and_sets_paid_through_at`. 1 new FT pinning the navigation-persistence regression. Memory: [[feedback-my-sea-cooldown-design]].

**Thread 4 — Pattern B / B' Major reversal name-swap.** Card 34's My Sea applet rendered the reversal as "Animal Powers, Patrilineage" (Patrilineage treated as a qualifier). User-locked semantics: for Majors w. BOTH polarity qualifiers AND a `reversal_qualifier`, the `reversal_qualifier` field carries the NAME SWAP for the reversal face; the polarity qualifier persists across both faces. Affected cards: 2-5 (Pope/Horseman), 10-15 (Elements), 22-33 (Zodiac → Houses), 34-35 (Lunars), 41 (Asteroid Belt). Pattern B': cards 16-18 (Realms — Disco Inferno → Shame etc.) reversal face drops the qualifier entirely; new `TarotCard.reversal_drops_qualifier` BooleanField marks these (set True on 16-18 via `epic/0010_set_reversal_drops_qualifier_realms.py` data migration). `applet_face()` + `stage-card.js::populateCard` both branch on `arcana==MAJOR AND reversal_qualifier AND polarity_qualifier` → Pattern B/B' rendering. Non-Major `reversal_qualifier` semantics unchanged (middle court: "Queen of Crowns" stays as title, "Vacant" renders as the reversal-face qualifier). New data attr `data-reversal-drops-qualifier` added to `my_sign.html`, `_sig_select_overlay.html`, `_tarot_fan.html` so stage-card.js can read it via dataset. `card_dict()` extended w. the same field. 3 new UTs (`TarotCardAppletFaceTest`: Pattern B name swap, Pattern B' qualifier drop, non-Major regression pin). Old `test_reversed_uses_reversal_qualifier_with_comma_for_major` deleted (it pinned the conflated old behavior).

**Thread 5 — unified card + stat-block polarity convention across all 6 surfaces** (Sig Select, Sea Select stage modal, Game Kit fan, My Sign applet, My Sea applet, room.html). User-locked: card and adjacent stat block always carry OPPOSITE-polarity bgs (gravity card --priUser → stat block --secUser; levity card --secUser → stat block --priUser). `.is-reversed` (SPIN) is preview-only — never shifts bg. Per-card scoping (NOT page-wide) — drawn sea cards each carry their own polarity from the deck stack; `.sea-stage--{gravity,levity}` parent rules + `.tarot-fan-wrap[data-polarity=...]` parent rules cascade to their respective stat blocks. `game-kit.js` `_populateStage` + `_flipActive` mirror `_polarity` onto `.tarot-fan-wrap` so SCSS can pick it up without touching the stat block directly. Sea-stat-block was previously stuck at --priUser regardless of polarity; fan-stage-block ditto. Both inverted now. Memory: [[feedback-card-polarity-convention]].

**Bundled polish across the same surfaces** (each one a small visible item the user spotted during the sprint):
- My Sign applet card: levity polarity flips bg to --secUser + border to --priUser + ink to --quiUser (matches page stage card at `_card-deck.scss:1002-1019`). Gravity stat block flips to --secUser bg w. --quiUser label ink + --priUser keyword ink (matches `_card-deck.scss:1042-1046`).
- Qualifier + title share typography (font-size, weight, polarity-color, text-wrap). `.fan-card-face { gap: 0 }` + `line-height: 1.15` so qualifier sits directly above title at the title's own line-height. `.fan-card-arcana { margin-top }` reserves breathing room below.
- `.fan-card-qualifier:empty { display: none }` collapses polarity-split / Major-no-qualifier cards cleanly.

**Memory recorded**:
1. [[feedback-ft-run-discipline]] — re-pinned 2026-05-23 after I burned a multi-minute full-FT-suite run mid-task. Default loop is IT/UT only. FT runs must be ONE test method by full dotted path; never a whole file; never re-run an already-green FT.
2. [[feedback-significator-reversed-is-polarity]] — the flag is polarity (FLIP), not orientation (SPIN); SPIN never persisted; saved sigs always upright in their polarity.
3. [[feedback-card-polarity-convention]] — opposite-polarity stat-block bg, per-card scoping, SPIN never shifts bg, the full color table.
4. [[feedback-my-sea-cooldown-design]] — cooldown anchored to User.last_free_draw_at, paid draws never reset it, paid_through_at is a sticky one-shot credit, button state machine.

**Files** (every uncommitted file folded in — session work + pre-existing modifications):

Models / migrations:
- `apps/epic/models.py` — `applet_face()` extended w. Pattern B/B' branches; new `reversal_drops_qualifier` BooleanField.
- `apps/epic/migrations/0009_reversal_drops_qualifier.py` — schema.
- `apps/epic/migrations/0010_set_reversal_drops_qualifier_realms.py` — data migration setting flag True on cards 16-18.
- `apps/epic/utils.py` — `card_dict` carries `reversal_drops_qualifier`.
- `apps/gameboard/models.py` — `paid_through_at` field; `latest_draw_slots()` attaches `face` payload per slot; `active_draw_for` docstring refreshed.
- `apps/gameboard/migrations/0003_myseadraw_paid_through_at.py` — schema.
- `apps/lyric/models.py` — `last_free_draw_at` field; `free_draw_cooldown_active` + `next_free_draw_at` props; `sig_face` delegator.
- `apps/lyric/migrations/0013_user_last_free_draw_at.py` — schema.

Views:
- `apps/gameboard/views.py` — `my_sea` view button state machine (`show_paid_draw` / `show_gate_view` / `show_picker`); `my_sea_lock` sets `last_free_draw_at` on free-draw + clears `paid_through_at` on paid-session first card; `my_sea_paid_draw` preserves row + stamps `paid_through_at`.

JS:
- `apps/epic/static/apps/epic/stage-card.js` — `fromDataset` reads `reversal_drops_qualifier`; `populateCard` branches Pattern B / B' for the reversal face.
- `apps/gameboard/static/apps/gameboard/game-kit.js` — mirrors `_polarity` onto `.tarot-fan-wrap` so SCSS can invert the fan-stage-block bg per active card.

Templates:
- `templates/apps/billboard/my_sign.html` — JS drops `_toggleOrientation()` on saved-sig load; sig-card grid carries `data-reversal-drops-qualifier`.
- `templates/apps/billboard/_partials/_applet-my-sign.html` — drops `stage-card--reversed`, adds polarity modifier, renders qualifier via `sig_face` payload, always shows Emanation keywords + label.
- `templates/apps/gameboard/_partials/_applet-my-sea.html` — renders qualifier via `slot.face` payload (Pattern B/B' aware).
- `templates/apps/gameboard/_partials/_sig_select_overlay.html` + `_tarot_fan.html` — `data-reversal-drops-qualifier` added to sig-card grid + fan cards.
- `templates/apps/gameboard/my_sea.html` — landing button form swaps to `show_paid_draw` / `show_gate_view` flags.

SCSS:
- `static_src/scss/_billboard.scss` — My Sign applet card polarity inversion (levity bg + ink), polarity stat-block inversion (gravity → --secUser bg), qualifier+title shared typography, polarity-aware ink via `color: inherit`.
- `static_src/scss/_card-deck.scss` — sea-stat-block polarity rules (`.sea-stage--gravity/levity .sea-stat-block`), fan-stage-block polarity rules (`.tarot-fan-wrap[data-polarity] .fan-stage-block`), comments documenting fallback bgs.
- `static_src/scss/_gameboard.scss` — `.my-sea-slot--filled.--gravity/--levity` pin `color: inherit` on `.fan-card-corner`, `.fan-card-qualifier`, `.fan-card-name`, `.fan-card-arcana` (0,3,0 beats global 0,2,0). Slot label keeps original wrap-sibling placement w. `z-index: 2` to render above the dotted bottom border on empty slots.

Tests:
- `apps/billboard/tests/integrated/test_views.py` — updated `test_my_sign_applet_renders_card_when_sig_set` to assert polarity modifier + qualifier text + Emanation-only; new `test_my_sign_applet_renders_gravity_qualifier_when_not_reversed`.
- `apps/epic/tests/unit/test_models.py` — `TarotCardAppletFaceTest` (Pattern B name swap, Pattern B' qualifier drop, non-Major regression pin, polarity-split, reversal qualifier fallback).
- `apps/gameboard/tests/integrated/test_views.py` — `MySeaCooldownAnchoredToFreeDrawTest` (5 tests pinning cooldown anchor on User, sticky PAID DRAW, paid-through credit consumption); `UserFreeDrawCooldownPropertyTest` (4 tests); expanded `MySeaPhasePickerQueryParamTest` w. paid-through-shows-PAID-DRAW-btn assertion; expanded `my_sea_lock` tests (free-draw-anchors-last_free_draw_at, paid-draw-leaves-anchor-alone, first-paid-card-consumes-credit); My Sea applet qualifier IT (Major comma format end-to-end).
- `functional_tests/test_game_my_sea.py` — `test_paid_draw_commits_token_and_redirects_to_picker` updated to assert row preservation + paid_through_at stamping; new `test_paid_draw_btn_persists_after_navigation_without_card_draw` pinning the user-reported regression.

Code architected by Disco DeDisco <discodedisco@outlook.com>
Git commit message Co-Authored-By:
Claude Sonnet 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>

src/apps/billboard/tests/integrated/test_views.py

@@ -966,5 +966,28 @@ class BillboardAppletMySignTest(TestCase):
         response = self.client.get("/billboard/")
         self.assertContains(response, "my-sign-applet-card")
         self.assertContains(response, f'data-card-id="{target.id}"')
-        # significator_reversed = True → card carries stage-card--reversed class
-        self.assertContains(response, "stage-card--reversed")
+        # significator_reversed = True ↔ polarity=levity (per convention).
+        # Saved sigs are POLARITY-only — the orientation (SPIN) axis is not
+        # persisted, so the applet card renders upright with the levity
+        # polarity class, NOT rotated via `stage-card--reversed`.
+        self.assertContains(response, "my-sign-applet-card--levity")
+        self.assertNotContains(response, "stage-card--reversed")
+        # Polarity qualifier renders alongside the title (middle court →
+        # "Elevated" for levity, "Graven" for gravity).
+        self.assertContains(response, "fan-card-qualifier")
+        if target.levity_qualifier:
+            self.assertContains(response, target.levity_qualifier)
+        # Always the emanation face — keywords_upright + "Emanation" label.
+        self.assertContains(response, "Emanation")
+        self.assertNotContains(response, ">Reversal<")
+
+    def test_my_sign_applet_renders_gravity_qualifier_when_not_reversed(self):
+        from apps.epic.models import personal_sig_cards
+        target = personal_sig_cards(self.user)[0]
+        self.user.significator = target
+        self.user.significator_reversed = False
+        self.user.save(update_fields=["significator", "significator_reversed"])
+        response = self.client.get("/billboard/")
+        self.assertContains(response, "my-sign-applet-card--gravity")
+        if target.gravity_qualifier:
+            self.assertContains(response, target.gravity_qualifier)

src/apps/epic/migrations/0009_reversal_drops_qualifier.py

@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+# Generated by Django 6.0 on 2026-05-23 18:44
+
+from django.db import migrations, models
+
+
+class Migration(migrations.Migration):
+
+    dependencies = [
+        ('epic', '0008_blades_reversal_fickle'),
+    ]
+
+    operations = [
+        migrations.AddField(
+            model_name='tarotcard',
+            name='reversal_drops_qualifier',
+            field=models.BooleanField(default=False),
+        ),
+    ]

src/apps/epic/migrations/0010_set_reversal_drops_qualifier_realms.py

@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+"""Cards 16-18 (Realms — Disco Inferno / Torre Terrestre / Fantasia Celestia)
+have a reversal NAME swap (`reversal_qualifier` field carrying "Shame" /
+"Guilt" / "Anxiety") but per user-spec 2026-05-23 the reversal face renders
+the name ALONE, with NO polarity qualifier appended. Set
+`reversal_drops_qualifier=True` so `TarotCard.applet_face()` knows to drop
+the polarity qualifier on the reversal face. See [[feedback-reversal-
+qualifier-dual-role]] for the broader Pattern B vs Pattern B' distinction.
+"""
+from django.db import migrations
+
+
+REVERSAL_DROPS_QUALIFIER_NUMBERS = [16, 17, 18]
+
+
+def set_flag(apps, schema_editor):
+    TarotCard = apps.get_model("epic", "TarotCard")
+    TarotCard.objects.filter(
+        arcana="MAJOR", number__in=REVERSAL_DROPS_QUALIFIER_NUMBERS,
+    ).update(reversal_drops_qualifier=True)
+
+
+def clear_flag(apps, schema_editor):
+    TarotCard = apps.get_model("epic", "TarotCard")
+    TarotCard.objects.filter(
+        arcana="MAJOR", number__in=REVERSAL_DROPS_QUALIFIER_NUMBERS,
+    ).update(reversal_drops_qualifier=False)
+
+
+class Migration(migrations.Migration):
+
+    dependencies = [
+        ("epic", "0009_reversal_drops_qualifier"),
+    ]
+
+    operations = [
+        migrations.RunPython(set_flag, reverse_code=clear_flag),
+    ]

src/apps/epic/models.py

@@ -279,7 +279,8 @@ class TarotCard(models.Model):
     slug = models.SlugField(max_length=120)
     correspondence = models.CharField(max_length=200, blank=True)  # Tarot / Minchiate equivalent
     group = models.CharField(max_length=100, blank=True)           # Earthman major grouping
-    reversal_qualifier = models.CharField(max_length=200, blank=True, default='') # reversal-axis qualifier (e.g. "Nervous"); polarity-shared; blank = falls back to current polarity's qualifier
+    reversal_qualifier = models.CharField(max_length=200, blank=True, default='') # polysemous (cf [[feedback-reversal-qualifier-dual-role]]): on non-Majors w. no polarity qualifier it's the reversal-face qualifier (e.g. "Vacant"); on Majors w. polarity qualifiers it's the NAME-SWAP for the reversal face (e.g. "Patrilineage" for card 34). `applet_face()` routes on `arcana`.
+    reversal_drops_qualifier = models.BooleanField(default=False)  # Pattern B' cards (16-18): reversal face shows the name swap ALONE, no qualifier. Pattern B (default False): polarity qualifier persists on the reversal face.
     levity_qualifier = models.CharField(max_length=100, blank=True, default='')
     gravity_qualifier = models.CharField(max_length=100, blank=True, default='')
     levity_emanation = models.CharField(max_length=200, blank=True, default='')   # polarity-split upright (cards 48-49)
@@ -338,6 +339,75 @@ class TarotCard(models.Model):
             return self.gravity_reversal
         return self.reversal_qualifier or self.emanation_for(polarity)
 
+    def applet_face(self, polarity='gravity', reversed=False):
+        """Return the rendering payload for a card face in the My Sign /
+        My Sea applets — mirrors `populateCard` in `stage-card.js`. Four
+        patterns:
+
+        - **Polarity-split FULL title** (cards 19-21, 48-49): single-line
+          title from `emanation_for` / `reversal_for`; qualifier blank.
+        - **Pattern B — Major w. polarity qualifier + reversal name-swap**
+          (cards 2-5, 10-15, 22-35, 41): `reversal_qualifier` carries the
+          REVERSAL-face NAME (e.g. "Patrilineage" for card 34). Polarity
+          qualifier persists across both faces. Renders: `<reversal_qual>,`
+          / `<polarity_qualifier>` on the reversal face.
+        - **Pattern B' — Major w. name-swap that DROPS qualifier on
+          reversal** (cards 16-18 — Realms): same as Pattern B but the
+          reversal face renders only the name (e.g. "Shame"), no
+          qualifier. Marked via `reversal_drops_qualifier=True`.
+        - **Non-Major (middle / minor)**: qualifier ABOVE title; reversal
+          face uses `reversal_qualifier` as the QUALIFIER (NOT a name
+          swap) — e.g. "Queen of Crowns" stays as the title, "Vacant"
+          renders as the reversal qualifier.
+
+        Returns a 3-key dict:
+            {
+                "title":           str,  # title (w. trailing comma for Major+qual)
+                "qualifier":       str,  # qualifier text (may be blank)
+                "qualifier_first": bool, # True ⇒ qualifier above title; False ⇒ below
+            }
+        """
+        is_major = (self.arcana == self.MAJOR)
+        if reversed:
+            override = (self.levity_reversal if polarity == 'levity'
+                        else self.gravity_reversal)
+            if override:
+                return {"title": override, "qualifier": "", "qualifier_first": False}
+            polarity_qualifier = (
+                self.levity_qualifier if polarity == 'levity'
+                else self.gravity_qualifier
+            )
+            # Pattern B / B' — Major w. both polarity qualifier + reversal
+            # name-swap. `reversal_qualifier` is the SWAPPED NAME (not a
+            # qualifier) for these Majors. See `reversal_qualifier` field
+            # docstring + [[feedback-reversal-qualifier-dual-role]].
+            if is_major and self.reversal_qualifier and polarity_qualifier:
+                if self.reversal_drops_qualifier:
+                    # Pattern B' (16-18): single-line reversal name.
+                    return {"title": self.reversal_qualifier,
+                            "qualifier": "", "qualifier_first": False}
+                # Pattern B (2-5, 10-15, 22-35, 41): swapped name + polarity
+                # qualifier carried across both faces.
+                return {"title": self.reversal_qualifier + ",",
+                        "qualifier": polarity_qualifier,
+                        "qualifier_first": False}
+            # Non-Major OR Major-without-polarity-qualifier: reversal_
+            # qualifier is the qualifier (Pattern A / fallback).
+            qualifier = self.reversal_qualifier or polarity_qualifier
+        else:
+            override = (self.levity_emanation if polarity == 'levity'
+                        else self.gravity_emanation)
+            if override:
+                return {"title": override, "qualifier": "", "qualifier_first": False}
+            qualifier = (self.levity_qualifier if polarity == 'levity'
+                         else self.gravity_qualifier)
+
+        title = self.name_title
+        if is_major and qualifier:
+            return {"title": title + ",", "qualifier": qualifier,
+                    "qualifier_first": False}
+        return {"title": title, "qualifier": qualifier, "qualifier_first": True}
+
     @property
     def name_group(self):
         """Returns 'Group N:' prefix if the name contains ': ', else ''."""

src/apps/epic/static/apps/epic/stage-card.js

@@ -31,6 +31,12 @@ var StageCard = (function () {
             levity_qualifier:   el.dataset.levityQualifier   || '',
             gravity_qualifier:  el.dataset.gravityQualifier  || '',
             reversal_qualifier: el.dataset.reversalQualifier || '',
+            // Pattern B' marker — `data-reversal-drops-qualifier="true"`
+            // means the reversal face renders the name swap (in
+            // `reversal_qualifier`) WITHOUT a trailing polarity qualifier.
+            // Set on cards 16-18 (Realms) via the Earthman deck seed.
+            reversal_drops_qualifier:
+                el.dataset.reversalDropsQualifier === 'true',
             // Polarity-split title overrides — non-blank for cards 48-49 only,
             // where each polarity (and within each polarity, each axis state)
             // has a fully distinct title rather than a shared name + qualifier.
@@ -151,6 +157,15 @@ var StageCard = (function () {
         // assign classes per-arcana here so each branch lands in the right slot:
         //   Major / polarity-split — title on top    → .name carried by DOM-second
         //   Non-major              — qualifier on top → .qualifier carried by DOM-second
+        //
+        // Pattern B / B' Majors (cards 2-5, 10-15, 16-18, 22-35, 41): `card.
+        // reversal_qualifier` is the NAME SWAP for the reversal face (not a
+        // qualifier). Polarity qualifier persists across both faces — unless
+        // `reversal_drops_qualifier=true` (Realms — cards 16-18), in which
+        // case the reversal face renders the name swap alone. See
+        // `TarotCard.applet_face` docstring + [[feedback-reversal-qualifier-
+        // dual-role]].
+        var hasNameSwap = isMajor && reversalQualifier && qualifier;
         var slots = stageCard.querySelectorAll('.fan-card-face-reversal > p');
         if (slots.length === 2) {
             var bottomEl = slots[0];  // DOM-first  → visually bottom after spin
@@ -166,8 +181,23 @@ var StageCard = (function () {
                 _setTitle(topEl, reversalOverride, card);
                 bottomEl.className = 'fan-card-reversal-qualifier';
                 bottomEl.textContent = '';
+            } else if (hasNameSwap) {
+                // Pattern B / B' — swapped name on TOP.
+                topEl.className = 'fan-card-reversal-name';
+                if (card.reversal_drops_qualifier) {
+                    // Pattern B' (Realms 16-18): single-line swap name, no qualifier.
+                    _setTitle(topEl, reversalQualifier, card);
+                    bottomEl.className = 'fan-card-reversal-qualifier';
+                    bottomEl.textContent = '';
+                } else {
+                    // Pattern B (2-5, 10-15, 22-35, 41): swap name w. comma + polarity qualifier below.
+                    _setTitle(topEl, reversalQualifier + ',', card);
+                    bottomEl.className = 'fan-card-reversal-qualifier';
+                    bottomEl.textContent = qualifier;
+                }
             } else if (isMajor) {
-                // Major: title-with-comma on TOP, qualifier on BOTTOM.
+                // Major w. qualifier (no name swap — cards 6-9 implicit virtues):
+                // title-with-comma on TOP, polarity qualifier on BOTTOM.
                 topEl.className    = 'fan-card-reversal-name';
                 _setTitle(topEl, title + ',', card);
                 bottomEl.className = 'fan-card-reversal-qualifier';

src/apps/epic/tests/unit/test_models.py

@@ -135,6 +135,164 @@ class TarotCardReversalForTest(SimpleTestCase):
         self.assertEqual(c.reversal_for('levity'), 'The Nomad')
 
 
+class TarotCardAppletFaceTest(SimpleTestCase):
+    """TarotCard.applet_face — face rendering payload for the My Sign / My
+    Sea applets. Mirrors `populateCard` in `stage-card.js:135-144`."""
+
+    def test_major_with_qualifier_renders_title_with_comma_qualifier_below(self):
+        # Trump 9 — Major Arcana w. lev/grav qualifiers ("Sublimating" /
+        # "Sedimentary"). The applet face should match the page's stage
+        # card layout: "Title," on top, qualifier below.
+        c = TarotCard()
+        c.name = "Erasing Personal History"
+        c.arcana = TarotCard.MAJOR
+        c.levity_qualifier = "Sublimating"
+        c.gravity_qualifier = "Sedimentary"
+        face = c.applet_face("levity", reversed=False)
+        self.assertEqual(face["title"], "Erasing Personal History,")
+        self.assertEqual(face["qualifier"], "Sublimating")
+        self.assertFalse(face["qualifier_first"])
+
+    def test_major_with_qualifier_gravity_polarity(self):
+        c = TarotCard()
+        c.name = "Erasing Personal History"
+        c.arcana = TarotCard.MAJOR
+        c.levity_qualifier = "Sublimating"
+        c.gravity_qualifier = "Sedimentary"
+        face = c.applet_face("gravity", reversed=False)
+        self.assertEqual(face["title"], "Erasing Personal History,")
+        self.assertEqual(face["qualifier"], "Sedimentary")
+        self.assertFalse(face["qualifier_first"])
+
+    def test_non_major_renders_qualifier_above_title(self):
+        # Queen of Crowns — Middle court. Qualifier ABOVE title (no comma).
+        c = TarotCard()
+        c.name = "Queen of Crowns"
+        c.arcana = TarotCard.MIDDLE
+        c.levity_qualifier = "Elevated"
+        c.gravity_qualifier = "Graven"
+        face = c.applet_face("levity", reversed=False)
+        self.assertEqual(face["title"], "Queen of Crowns")
+        self.assertEqual(face["qualifier"], "Elevated")
+        self.assertTrue(face["qualifier_first"])
+
+    def test_polarity_split_emanation_single_line_no_qualifier(self):
+        # Card 48-49 — polarity-split title, qualifier blank.
+        c = TarotCard()
+        c.name = "Group 11: The Awakened"
+        c.arcana = TarotCard.MAJOR
+        c.levity_emanation = "The Effulgent Mould of Man"
+        c.gravity_emanation = "The Tellurian Mould of Man"
+        face = c.applet_face("levity", reversed=False)
+        self.assertEqual(face["title"], "The Effulgent Mould of Man")
+        self.assertEqual(face["qualifier"], "")
+        self.assertFalse(face["qualifier_first"])
+
+    def test_reversed_polarity_split_uses_reversal_title(self):
+        c = TarotCard()
+        c.name = "Group 11: The Awakened"
+        c.arcana = TarotCard.MAJOR
+        c.levity_reversal = "The Reflected Mould of Man"
+        c.gravity_reversal = "The Obscured Mould of Man"
+        face = c.applet_face("levity", reversed=True)
+        self.assertEqual(face["title"], "The Reflected Mould of Man")
+        self.assertEqual(face["qualifier"], "")
+
+    def test_non_major_reversed_falls_back_to_polarity_qualifier(self):
+        # Two of Crowns reversed (MINOR), no explicit reversal_qualifier
+        # → uses polarity qualifier as fallback. Qualifier above title.
+        c = TarotCard()
+        c.name = "Two of Crowns"
+        c.arcana = TarotCard.MINOR
+        c.levity_qualifier = "Relieving"
+        c.gravity_qualifier = "Grieving"
+        face = c.applet_face("gravity", reversed=True)
+        self.assertEqual(face["title"], "Two of Crowns")
+        self.assertEqual(face["qualifier"], "Grieving")
+        self.assertTrue(face["qualifier_first"])
+
+    def test_pattern_b_major_reversal_swaps_name_keeps_polarity_qualifier(self):
+        """User-spec 2026-05-23: cards 2-5, 10-15, 22-35, 41 — Major Arcana
+        w. BOTH polarity qualifiers AND a `reversal_qualifier` should treat
+        `reversal_qualifier` as a NAME SWAP for the reversal face. The
+        polarity qualifier persists across both faces. Example: card 34
+        Animal Powers / Patrilineage."""
+        c = TarotCard()
+        c.name = "Animal Powers"
+        c.arcana = TarotCard.MAJOR
+        c.levity_qualifier = "Centrifugal"
+        c.gravity_qualifier = "Centripetal"
+        c.reversal_qualifier = "Patrilineage"  # name swap, NOT a qualifier
+        # Levity emanation — upright + polarity qualifier
+        face = c.applet_face("levity", reversed=False)
+        self.assertEqual(face["title"], "Animal Powers,")
+        self.assertEqual(face["qualifier"], "Centrifugal")
+        # Levity reversal — name swap + polarity qualifier persists
+        face = c.applet_face("levity", reversed=True)
+        self.assertEqual(face["title"], "Patrilineage,")
+        self.assertEqual(face["qualifier"], "Centrifugal")
+        # Gravity emanation
+        face = c.applet_face("gravity", reversed=False)
+        self.assertEqual(face["title"], "Animal Powers,")
+        self.assertEqual(face["qualifier"], "Centripetal")
+        # Gravity reversal — name swap + polarity qualifier
+        face = c.applet_face("gravity", reversed=True)
+        self.assertEqual(face["title"], "Patrilineage,")
+        self.assertEqual(face["qualifier"], "Centripetal")
+
+    def test_pattern_b_prime_major_reversal_drops_qualifier(self):
+        """User-spec 2026-05-23: cards 16-18 (Realms) — same Pattern B name
+        swap, but the reversal face renders the name ALONE w. no qualifier.
+        Marked via `reversal_drops_qualifier=True`."""
+        c = TarotCard()
+        c.name = "Disco Inferno"
+        c.arcana = TarotCard.MAJOR
+        c.levity_qualifier = "Deasil"
+        c.gravity_qualifier = "Widdershins"
+        c.reversal_qualifier = "Shame"
+        c.reversal_drops_qualifier = True
+        # Upright unchanged (polarity qualifier on the upright face)
+        face = c.applet_face("levity", reversed=False)
+        self.assertEqual(face["title"], "Disco Inferno,")
+        self.assertEqual(face["qualifier"], "Deasil")
+        # Reversal: name swap ALONE, no qualifier
+        face = c.applet_face("levity", reversed=True)
+        self.assertEqual(face["title"], "Shame")
+        self.assertEqual(face["qualifier"], "")
+        face = c.applet_face("gravity", reversed=True)
+        self.assertEqual(face["title"], "Shame")
+        self.assertEqual(face["qualifier"], "")
+
+    def test_non_major_with_reversal_qualifier_still_renders_as_qualifier(self):
+        """Regression pin — Queen of Crowns (middle court) uses `reversal_
+        qualifier` as the QUALIFIER on the reversal face (not a name swap).
+        Pattern B / B' must NOT bleed into non-Majors."""
+        c = TarotCard()
+        c.name = "Queen of Crowns"
+        c.arcana = TarotCard.MIDDLE
+        c.levity_qualifier = "Elevated"
+        c.gravity_qualifier = "Graven"
+        c.reversal_qualifier = "Vacant"
+        face = c.applet_face("levity", reversed=True)
+        # Title stays as the original name; reversal_qualifier is the qualifier
+        self.assertEqual(face["title"], "Queen of Crowns")
+        self.assertEqual(face["qualifier"], "Vacant")
+        self.assertTrue(face["qualifier_first"])  # non-Major: qualifier above
+
+    def test_major_without_qualifier_renders_qualifier_first_for_blank(self):
+        # Major 0 (Nomad) — no levity/gravity qualifier. Qualifier-first
+        # branch is taken (since `qualifier_first` is the default when no
+        # Major+qualifier check passes); qualifier text is blank so the
+        # `:empty` CSS hides the slot.
+        c = TarotCard()
+        c.name = "Group 3: The Nomad"
+        c.arcana = TarotCard.MAJOR
+        face = c.applet_face("gravity", reversed=False)
+        self.assertEqual(face["title"], "The Nomad")
+        self.assertEqual(face["qualifier"], "")
+        self.assertTrue(face["qualifier_first"])
+
+
 class TarotCardNameSplitTest(SimpleTestCase):
     """TarotCard.name_group / name_title — colon-split parsing."""
 

src/apps/epic/utils.py

@@ -52,6 +52,10 @@ def card_dict(card, reversal_prob=STACK_REVERSAL_PROBABILITY):
         'levity_qualifier': card.levity_qualifier,
         'gravity_qualifier': card.gravity_qualifier,
         'reversal_qualifier': card.reversal_qualifier,
+        # Pattern B / B' marker — cards 16-18 set this True so the reversal
+        # face renders the name swap WITHOUT a polarity qualifier appended.
+        # See `TarotCard.applet_face` docstring for the full pattern table.
+        'reversal_drops_qualifier': card.reversal_drops_qualifier,
         # Polarity-split full-title overrides (cards 48-49 + trumps 19-21)
         'levity_emanation': card.levity_emanation,
         'gravity_emanation': card.gravity_emanation,

src/apps/gameboard/migrations/0003_myseadraw_paid_through_at.py

@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+# Generated by Django 6.0 on 2026-05-23 17:28
+
+from django.db import migrations, models
+
+
+class Migration(migrations.Migration):
+
+    dependencies = [
+        ('gameboard', '0002_myseadraw_deposit_reserved_at_and_more'),
+    ]
+
+    operations = [
+        migrations.AddField(
+            model_name='myseadraw',
+            name='paid_through_at',
+            field=models.DateTimeField(blank=True, null=True),
+        ),
+    ]

src/apps/gameboard/models.py

@@ -68,6 +68,7 @@ def latest_draw_slots(user):
                 "card":     <TarotCard>, # None if not yet drawn
                 "reversed": bool,        # False if not yet drawn
                 "polarity": "gravity",   # "" if not yet drawn
+                "face":     dict | None, # applet_face() payload — see TarotCard
             }
         Empty list = no active draw OR active draw w. empty hand.
     """
@@ -89,12 +90,17 @@ def latest_draw_slots(user):
     slots = []
     for pos in order:
         entry = by_position.get(pos)
+        card = cards_by_id.get(entry["card_id"]) if entry else None
+        reversed_flag = entry.get("reversed", False) if entry else False
+        polarity = entry.get("polarity", "gravity") if entry else ""
         slots.append({
             "position": pos,
             "label":    labels.get(pos, ""),
-            "card":     cards_by_id.get(entry["card_id"]) if entry else None,
-            "reversed": entry.get("reversed", False) if entry else False,
-            "polarity": entry.get("polarity", "") if entry else "",
+            "card":     card,
+            "reversed": reversed_flag,
+            "polarity": polarity,
+            "face":     (card.applet_face(polarity or "gravity", reversed_flag)
+                         if card else None),
         })
     return slots
 
@@ -144,6 +150,16 @@ class MySeaDraw(models.Model):
     # + `debit_my_sea_token` for the priority chain + per-type rules.
     deposit_token_id = models.IntegerField(null=True, blank=True)
     deposit_reserved_at = models.DateTimeField(null=True, blank=True)
+    # PAID DRAW credit marker — set when `my_sea_paid_draw` commits the
+    # deposited token. Stays sticky until the credit is consumed by the
+    # first card-draw (cleared in `my_sea_lock`) OR the row expires.
+    # Drives the landing-button state: a row w. `paid_through_at` set +
+    # `hand=[]` renders the PAID DRAW button (navigates to picker, no new
+    # token spent), so a user who pays + navigates away before drawing
+    # still sees their paid state preserved (user-reported bug 2026-05-23
+    # — without this field, the row was deleted at commit time + the
+    # landing fell through to FREE DRAW on next page load).
+    paid_through_at = models.DateTimeField(null=True, blank=True)
 
     class Meta:
         ordering = ["-created_at"]
@@ -274,7 +290,12 @@ def active_draw_for(user):
     Lazy stale-row cleanup: every call prunes the user's >24h rows, so
     the DB doesn't accumulate one row per user per day. The user-spec
     'auto-delete all draws after 24hrs, whether or not the user has
-    deleted them' (2026-05-20) lands here w. no scheduler required."""
+    deleted them' (2026-05-20) lands here w. no scheduler required.
+
+    Cooldown for FREE-DRAW-button rendering is separately tracked at the
+    User level (`User.last_free_draw_at`) — see [[feedback-cooldown-
+    anchored-to-free-draw]]. This function is purely about row TTL.
+    """
     cutoff = timezone.now() - timezone.timedelta(hours=FREE_DRAW_COOLDOWN_HOURS)
     MySeaDraw.objects.filter(user=user, created_at__lt=cutoff).delete()
     return MySeaDraw.objects.filter(

src/apps/gameboard/static/apps/gameboard/game-kit.js

@@ -110,6 +110,11 @@ var GameKit = (function () {
         // and per-polarity qualifier rendering stay consistent with the data).
         StageCard.populateCard(cardEl, card, _polarity);
         cardEl.dataset.polarity = _polarity;
+        // Mirror polarity on `.tarot-fan-wrap` so the fan-stage-block can
+        // invert its bg per the sig convention (user-spec 2026-05-23: stat
+        // block always carries the opposite-polarity color of its adjacent
+        // card). See `_card-deck.scss:.tarot-fan-wrap[data-polarity]`.
+        if (fanWrap) fanWrap.dataset.polarity = _polarity;
 
         StageCard.populateKeywords(stageBlock, card.keywords_upright, card.keywords_reversed, {
             uprightSel:  '#id_fan_stat_upright',
@@ -156,6 +161,8 @@ var GameKit = (function () {
             var card = StageCard.fromDataset(active);
             StageCard.populateCard(active, card, _polarity);
             active.dataset.polarity = _polarity;
+            // Mirror onto the wrap so the stage block re-invertds in lockstep.
+            if (fanWrap) fanWrap.dataset.polarity = _polarity;
         }, 250);
         // Clear the in-flight flag at animation end. Using setTimeout (not
         // anim.onfinish) so jasmine.clock().tick() can fake-advance it in tests.

src/apps/gameboard/tests/integrated/test_views.py

@@ -195,6 +195,113 @@ class GameboardViewTest(TestCase):
             ["Cover", "Cross", "Crown", "Beneath", "Before", "Behind"],
         )
     
+    def test_my_sea_applet_renders_polarity_qualifier_per_slot(self):
+        """Each filled slot carries a `.fan-card-qualifier` whose text is
+        the polarity qualifier for the slot's polarity (upright) or the
+        reversal_qualifier (reversed). User-reported 2026-05-23: applet
+        was rendering only the title, no qualifier."""
+        from apps.epic.models import personal_sig_cards, TarotCard
+        from apps.gameboard.models import MySeaDraw
+        sig_pile = personal_sig_cards(self.user)
+        self.user.significator = sig_pile[0]
+        self.user.save()
+        # Pick a middle court card (Queen of Crowns) — has levity_qualifier
+        # "Elevated", gravity_qualifier "Graven", reversal_qualifier "Vacant".
+        queen_of_crowns = TarotCard.objects.filter(
+            arcana="MIDDLE", suit="CROWNS", number=13,
+        ).first()
+        MySeaDraw.objects.create(
+            user=self.user,
+            spread="situation-action-outcome",
+            hand=[
+                {"position": "lay", "card_id": queen_of_crowns.id,
+                 "reversed": False, "polarity": "levity"},
+            ],
+            significator_id=self.user.significator_id,
+        )
+        response = self.client.get("/gameboard/")
+        parsed = lxml.html.fromstring(response.content)
+        quals = parsed.cssselect(
+            "#id_applet_my_sea .my-sea-slot--filled .fan-card-qualifier"
+        )
+        self.assertEqual(len(quals), 1)
+        self.assertEqual(quals[0].text_content().strip(), "Elevated")
+
+    def test_my_sea_applet_major_renders_title_comma_qualifier_below(self):
+        """Major Arcana w. a qualifier (trump 9 — 'Erasing Personal
+        History' + 'Sublimating') renders as 'Title,' / 'Qualifier' per
+        the page's stage card convention (`stage-card.js:141-143`). The
+        qualifier `<p>` lands AFTER the name `<p>` in DOM order."""
+        from apps.epic.models import personal_sig_cards, TarotCard
+        from apps.gameboard.models import MySeaDraw
+        sig_pile = personal_sig_cards(self.user)
+        self.user.significator = sig_pile[0]
+        self.user.save()
+        trump_9 = TarotCard.objects.filter(
+            arcana="MAJOR", number=9, deck_variant__slug="earthman",
+        ).first()
+        self.assertIsNotNone(trump_9,
+            "seed migration 0007 should produce Earthman trump 9 "
+            "('Erasing Personal History') w. levity_qualifier='Sublimating'")
+        MySeaDraw.objects.create(
+            user=self.user,
+            spread="situation-action-outcome",
+            hand=[
+                {"position": "lay", "card_id": trump_9.id,
+                 "reversed": False, "polarity": "levity"},
+            ],
+            significator_id=self.user.significator_id,
+        )
+        response = self.client.get("/gameboard/")
+        parsed = lxml.html.fromstring(response.content)
+        face = parsed.cssselect(
+            "#id_applet_my_sea .my-sea-slot--filled .fan-card-face"
+        )[0]
+        # DOM order: name → qualifier (NOT qualifier → name).
+        children = [
+            el for el in face
+            if el.tag == "p"
+            and any(
+                cls in (el.get("class") or "")
+                for cls in ("fan-card-name", "fan-card-qualifier")
+            )
+        ]
+        self.assertEqual(len(children), 2)
+        self.assertIn("fan-card-name", children[0].get("class"))
+        self.assertIn("fan-card-qualifier", children[1].get("class"))
+        # Title carries a trailing comma; qualifier is "Sublimating" (levity).
+        self.assertTrue(
+            children[0].text_content().strip().endswith(","),
+            f"expected trailing comma on Major title, got "
+            f"{children[0].text_content()!r}",
+        )
+        self.assertEqual(children[1].text_content().strip(), "Sublimating")
+
+    def test_my_sea_applet_renders_reversal_qualifier_for_reversed_slot(self):
+        from apps.epic.models import personal_sig_cards, TarotCard
+        from apps.gameboard.models import MySeaDraw
+        sig_pile = personal_sig_cards(self.user)
+        self.user.significator = sig_pile[0]
+        self.user.save()
+        queen_of_crowns = TarotCard.objects.filter(
+            arcana="MIDDLE", suit="CROWNS", number=13,
+        ).first()
+        MySeaDraw.objects.create(
+            user=self.user,
+            spread="situation-action-outcome",
+            hand=[
+                {"position": "lay", "card_id": queen_of_crowns.id,
+                 "reversed": True, "polarity": "gravity"},
+            ],
+            significator_id=self.user.significator_id,
+        )
+        response = self.client.get("/gameboard/")
+        parsed = lxml.html.fromstring(response.content)
+        quals = parsed.cssselect(
+            "#id_applet_my_sea .my-sea-slot--filled .fan-card-qualifier"
+        )
+        self.assertEqual(quals[0].text_content().strip(), "Vacant")
+
     def test_gameboard_shows_game_kit(self):
         [_] = self.parsed.cssselect("#id_game_kit")
 
@@ -1123,6 +1230,79 @@ class MySeaLockHandViewTest(TestCase):
         parsed = datetime.fromisoformat(body["next_free_draw_at"])
         self.assertIsNotNone(parsed)
 
+    def test_lock_post_first_card_sets_user_last_free_draw_at(self):
+        # User-spec 2026-05-23: free-draw cooldown is anchored to User.
+        # last_free_draw_at, set on the first-card-of-cycle lock so the
+        # next FREE DRAW unlocks 24h later regardless of any intervening
+        # PAID DRAWs. Fresh user (no prior cooldown) → SET.
+        import json
+        before = timezone.now()
+        self.assertIsNone(self.user.last_free_draw_at,
+            "precondition: fresh user has no prior free draw")
+        response = self.client.post(
+            self.url, data=json.dumps(self._build_payload()),
+            content_type="application/json",
+        )
+        self.assertEqual(response.status_code, 200)
+        self.user.refresh_from_db()
+        self.assertIsNotNone(self.user.last_free_draw_at)
+        self.assertGreaterEqual(self.user.last_free_draw_at, before)
+
+    def test_lock_post_during_cooldown_does_not_reset_last_free_draw_at(self):
+        # User is mid-cooldown (last_free_draw_at set to 6h ago). A
+        # subsequent /lock POST (e.g. a paid draw committing its first
+        # card) must NOT bump last_free_draw_at — the cooldown stays
+        # anchored to the original FREE DRAW per user-spec 2026-05-23.
+        import json
+        from datetime import timedelta
+        from apps.gameboard.models import MySeaDraw
+        original_anchor = timezone.now() - timedelta(hours=6)
+        self.user.last_free_draw_at = original_anchor
+        self.user.save(update_fields=["last_free_draw_at"])
+        # Seed an existing row in a paid-through state (no hand yet).
+        MySeaDraw.objects.create(
+            user=self.user, spread="situation-action-outcome",
+            significator_id=self.target.id, hand=[],
+            paid_through_at=timezone.now(),
+        )
+        # Now lock the first paid card.
+        self.client.post(
+            self.url, data=json.dumps(self._build_payload(hand=[{
+                "position": "lay", "card_id": self.target.id,
+                "reversed": False, "polarity": "gravity",
+            }])),
+            content_type="application/json",
+        )
+        self.user.refresh_from_db()
+        # last_free_draw_at unchanged — within 1s of original anchor.
+        delta = abs((self.user.last_free_draw_at - original_anchor).total_seconds())
+        self.assertLess(delta, 1.0)
+
+    def test_lock_post_first_paid_card_consumes_paid_through_credit(self):
+        # User-spec 2026-05-23: paid_through credit is one-shot. The
+        # first card drawn after PAID DRAW commit clears `paid_through_
+        # at` so the next redraw requires a fresh gatekeeper deposit.
+        import json
+        from apps.gameboard.models import MySeaDraw
+        self.user.last_free_draw_at = timezone.now() - timezone.timedelta(hours=6)
+        self.user.save(update_fields=["last_free_draw_at"])
+        row = MySeaDraw.objects.create(
+            user=self.user, spread="situation-action-outcome",
+            significator_id=self.target.id, hand=[],
+            paid_through_at=timezone.now(),
+        )
+        self.client.post(
+            self.url, data=json.dumps(self._build_payload(hand=[{
+                "position": "lay", "card_id": self.target.id,
+                "reversed": False, "polarity": "gravity",
+            }])),
+            content_type="application/json",
+        )
+        row.refresh_from_db()
+        self.assertIsNone(row.paid_through_at,
+            "first card of paid session must consume the paid_through credit")
+        self.assertEqual(len(row.hand), 1)
+
     def test_lock_post_within_quota_upserts_same_row(self):
         # Iter 4c — `/lock` is now an upsert (per-placement POST cadence).
         # Second POST w. same spread updates the existing row's hand
@@ -1722,13 +1902,28 @@ class MySeaPaidDrawViewTest(TestCase):
         self.client.post(self.url)
         self.assertFalse(Token.objects.filter(pk=self.free_tok.pk).exists())
 
-    def test_paid_draw_deletes_active_draw_row(self):
-        # User-spec 2026-05-20: PAID DRAW commits the token + drops the row
-        # entirely so the user returns to a fresh "able-to-draw-now" state
-        # (instead of the buggy "row preserved → GATE VIEW loop" semantics).
+    def test_paid_draw_preserves_row_and_sets_paid_through_at(self):
+        # User-spec 2026-05-23 (replaces the 2026-05-20 "delete row"
+        # spec): PAID DRAW preserves the row + sets `paid_through_at`
+        # so the landing PAID DRAW button stays visible across navigation
+        # cycles. Without this, the user who pays but doesn't immediately
+        # draw cards sees the button revert to FREE DRAW on next page
+        # load (the reported regression). `deposit_token_id` /
+        # `deposit_reserved_at` clear (token spent, no longer reserved);
+        # `hand` clears (fresh start per user-confirmed semantics).
         from apps.gameboard.models import MySeaDraw
+        before = timezone.now()
         self.client.post(self.url)
-        self.assertFalse(MySeaDraw.objects.filter(pk=self.draw.pk).exists())
+        self.draw.refresh_from_db()
+        self.assertTrue(MySeaDraw.objects.filter(pk=self.draw.pk).exists(),
+            "PAID DRAW must preserve the row (was previously deleted)")
+        self.assertIsNone(self.draw.deposit_token_id)
+        self.assertIsNone(self.draw.deposit_reserved_at)
+        self.assertIsNotNone(self.draw.paid_through_at,
+            "PAID DRAW must stamp paid_through_at on commit")
+        self.assertGreaterEqual(self.draw.paid_through_at, before)
+        self.assertEqual(self.draw.hand, [],
+            "PAID DRAW must clear the hand (fresh paid session)")
 
     def test_paid_draw_redirects_to_my_sea_with_phase_picker(self):
         # User-spec 2026-05-20: drop the user directly into the picker
@@ -1772,12 +1967,203 @@ class MySeaPaidDrawViewTest(TestCase):
         self.assertEqual(response.status_code, 302)
 
 
+class MySeaCooldownAnchoredToFreeDrawTest(TestCase):
+    """User-spec 2026-05-23: the 24h free-draw cooldown is anchored to the
+    user's last TOKENLESS first-card-draw (`User.last_free_draw_at`), NOT
+    to any subsequent paid draws. A paid draw in the middle of the cycle
+    must NOT push the cooldown forward — the next FREE DRAW unlocks at
+    free-draw + 24h regardless of any interim paid activity.
+
+    Also pins the "sticky PAID DRAW button" UX: after PAID DRAW commits,
+    the row carries a `paid_through_at` credit until the first card of
+    the paid session lands. During that window, any navigation back to
+    /gameboard/my-sea/ keeps the landing button labelled PAID DRAW (it
+    used to revert to FREE DRAW because the row was deleted at commit
+    time — the user-reported bug)."""
+
+    def setUp(self):
+        from apps.epic.models import personal_sig_cards
+        from apps.lyric.models import Token
+        self.user = User.objects.create(email="anchor@test.io")
+        self.user.tokens.all().delete()
+        self.client.force_login(self.user)
+        self.target = personal_sig_cards(self.user)[0]
+        self.user.significator = self.target
+        self.user.save(update_fields=["significator"])
+        # FREE token for the paid-draw step.
+        self.free_tok = Token.objects.create(
+            user=self.user, token_type=Token.FREE,
+            expires_at=timezone.now() + timedelta(days=30),
+        )
+
+    def _seed_used_free_draw(self, when=None):
+        """Simulate a completed FREE DRAW + DEL: row exists w. hand=[],
+        no deposit, `User.last_free_draw_at` anchored at `when`."""
+        from apps.gameboard.models import MySeaDraw
+        when = when or timezone.now()
+        self.user.last_free_draw_at = when
+        self.user.save(update_fields=["last_free_draw_at"])
+        return MySeaDraw.objects.create(
+            user=self.user, spread="situation-action-outcome",
+            significator_id=self.target.id, hand=[],
+            created_at=when,
+        )
+
+    def test_paid_draw_does_not_reset_user_last_free_draw_at(self):
+        original_anchor = timezone.now() - timedelta(hours=6)
+        draw = self._seed_used_free_draw(when=original_anchor)
+        # Deposit + commit a token via the PAID DRAW endpoint.
+        draw.deposit_token_id = self.free_tok.pk
+        draw.deposit_reserved_at = timezone.now()
+        draw.save(update_fields=["deposit_token_id", "deposit_reserved_at"])
+        self.client.post(reverse("my_sea_paid_draw"))
+        self.user.refresh_from_db()
+        # User.last_free_draw_at stays at the original anchor
+        # (within 1s tolerance for timestamp wobble).
+        delta = abs(
+            (self.user.last_free_draw_at - original_anchor).total_seconds()
+        )
+        self.assertLess(delta, 1.0,
+            "PAID DRAW must NOT touch User.last_free_draw_at — the "
+            "cooldown stays anchored to the original FREE DRAW per "
+            "user-spec 2026-05-23")
+
+    def test_brief_next_free_draw_at_uses_user_anchor_not_paid_row(self):
+        # The view passes `next_free_draw_at` to the template as ISO
+        # — the Brief script in my_sea.html surfaces this directly.
+        # Anchor: user's last_free_draw_at + 24h, NOT row.created_at
+        # + 24h (which after PAID DRAW would point 24h past the paid
+        # commit, not 24h past the free draw).
+        original_anchor = timezone.now() - timedelta(hours=6)
+        self._seed_used_free_draw(when=original_anchor)
+        # The active row's `created_at` matches the seed time (free
+        # draw moment). Now simulate a "row created LATER than anchor"
+        # state by bumping created_at forward — this is what would
+        # happen if the row were re-created at PAID DRAW time under
+        # the old buggy delete-on-commit semantics.
+        from apps.gameboard.models import MySeaDraw
+        row = MySeaDraw.objects.get(user=self.user)
+        row.created_at = timezone.now()  # "PAID DRAW just created me"
+        row.save(update_fields=["created_at"])
+        response = self.client.get(reverse("my_sea"))
+        # The user's next_free_draw_at = anchor + 24h, NOT row.created_at
+        # + 24h. Differs by ~6h; check that the rendered ISO matches the
+        # user-level anchor (truncated to date+hour for stability).
+        expected_user_iso = (
+            original_anchor + timedelta(hours=24)
+        ).isoformat()[:13]  # "YYYY-MM-DDTHH" — date + hour
+        self.assertIn(expected_user_iso, response.content.decode())
+
+    def test_paid_draw_commit_makes_landing_show_paid_draw_btn(self):
+        # End-to-end of the user-reported bug: deposit → PAID DRAW commit
+        # → navigate to /gameboard/my-sea/ → landing must show PAID DRAW
+        # (NOT FREE DRAW, NOT GATE VIEW). Pre-fix: row was deleted at
+        # commit time + landing fell through to FREE DRAW.
+        from apps.gameboard.models import MySeaDraw
+        draw = self._seed_used_free_draw()
+        draw.deposit_token_id = self.free_tok.pk
+        draw.deposit_reserved_at = timezone.now()
+        draw.save(update_fields=["deposit_token_id", "deposit_reserved_at"])
+        # Commit the paid draw.
+        self.client.post(reverse("my_sea_paid_draw"))
+        # Simulate user navigating away + back: re-render my_sea.
+        response = self.client.get(reverse("my_sea"))
+        self.assertContains(response, 'id="id_my_sea_paid_draw_btn"',
+            msg_prefix="post-PAID-DRAW navigation must keep PAID DRAW btn")
+        self.assertNotContains(response, 'id="id_draw_sea_btn"',
+            msg_prefix="FREE DRAW btn must NOT show after PAID DRAW commit")
+        self.assertNotContains(response, 'id="id_my_sea_gate_view_btn"',
+            msg_prefix="GATE VIEW btn must NOT show while paid-through is set")
+
+    def test_paid_draw_btn_post_with_paid_through_redirects_to_picker(self):
+        # After commit, the PAID DRAW button on the landing should
+        # route the user back to the picker (via ?phase=picker) without
+        # consuming another token.
+        from apps.gameboard.models import MySeaDraw
+        draw = self._seed_used_free_draw()
+        draw.paid_through_at = timezone.now()
+        draw.save(update_fields=["paid_through_at"])
+        free_count_before = self.user.tokens.filter(
+            token_type=self.free_tok.token_type
+        ).count()
+        response = self.client.post(reverse("my_sea_paid_draw"))
+        self.assertEqual(response.status_code, 302)
+        self.assertIn("phase=picker", response["Location"])
+        # No token consumed — the paid-through credit covers this.
+        self.assertEqual(
+            self.user.tokens.filter(
+                token_type=self.free_tok.token_type
+            ).count(),
+            free_count_before,
+        )
+
+    def test_first_card_after_paid_draw_consumes_paid_through_credit(self):
+        # User-spec 2026-05-23 follow-up: paid-through is one-shot. Once
+        # the user draws their first card of the paid session, the
+        # credit is consumed → next redraw needs a fresh deposit.
+        import json
+        from apps.gameboard.models import MySeaDraw
+        from apps.epic.models import TarotCard
+        draw = self._seed_used_free_draw()
+        draw.paid_through_at = timezone.now()
+        draw.save(update_fields=["paid_through_at"])
+        card = TarotCard.objects.exclude(id=self.target.id).first()
+        self.client.post(
+            reverse("my_sea_lock"),
+            data=json.dumps({
+                "spread": "situation-action-outcome",
+                "hand": [{
+                    "position": "lay", "card_id": card.id,
+                    "reversed": False, "polarity": "gravity",
+                }],
+            }),
+            content_type="application/json",
+        )
+        draw.refresh_from_db()
+        self.assertIsNone(draw.paid_through_at,
+            "first card of paid session consumes the paid-through credit")
+
+
+class UserFreeDrawCooldownPropertyTest(TestCase):
+    """`User.free_draw_cooldown_active` + `User.next_free_draw_at`
+    helpers. The cooldown is sticky from `last_free_draw_at` (set on the
+    user's last tokenless first-card-draw) for FREE_DRAW_COOLDOWN_HOURS."""
+
+    def setUp(self):
+        self.user = User.objects.create(email="cooldown@test.io")
+
+    def test_no_last_free_draw_at_returns_false(self):
+        self.assertIsNone(self.user.last_free_draw_at)
+        self.assertFalse(self.user.free_draw_cooldown_active)
+        self.assertIsNone(self.user.next_free_draw_at)
+
+    def test_recent_last_free_draw_at_returns_true(self):
+        self.user.last_free_draw_at = timezone.now() - timedelta(hours=6)
+        self.user.save()
+        self.assertTrue(self.user.free_draw_cooldown_active)
+
+    def test_old_last_free_draw_at_returns_false(self):
+        self.user.last_free_draw_at = timezone.now() - timedelta(hours=25)
+        self.user.save()
+        self.assertFalse(self.user.free_draw_cooldown_active)
+
+    def test_next_free_draw_at_is_last_plus_24h(self):
+        anchor = timezone.now() - timedelta(hours=6)
+        self.user.last_free_draw_at = anchor
+        self.user.save()
+        self.assertEqual(
+            self.user.next_free_draw_at,
+            anchor + timedelta(hours=24),
+        )
+
+
 class MySeaPhasePickerQueryParamTest(TestCase):
-    """Sprint 6 iter 6c — `?phase=picker` query param forces picker phase
-    when no active_draw row exists (the just-after-PAID-DRAW state).
-    Without the param, no-active-draw users default to the FREE DRAW
-    landing. With it, they drop straight into the picker so they can
-    start drawing immediately (the token they just spent earns this)."""
+    """`?phase=picker` query param forces picker phase when the user is
+    in a paid cycle (post-PAID-DRAW commit, hand still empty). Updated
+    2026-05-23 — previously the param worked w. no active row (the old
+    "delete row at PAID DRAW" semantics). Under the new "preserve row +
+    set paid_through_at" semantics, the row is present + paid_through_at
+    is set; the picker shows via the param + the paid-through state."""
 
     def setUp(self):
         from apps.epic.models import personal_sig_cards
@@ -1792,15 +2178,24 @@ class MySeaPhasePickerQueryParamTest(TestCase):
         self.assertContains(response, 'data-phase="landing"')
         self.assertContains(response, 'id="id_draw_sea_btn"')
 
-    def test_phase_picker_param_forces_picker(self):
+    def test_phase_picker_param_forces_picker_when_paid_through(self):
+        # Simulate the just-after-PAID-DRAW state: row exists w. hand=[]
+        # + paid_through_at set. The ?phase=picker param drops the user
+        # into the picker rather than the landing.
+        from apps.gameboard.models import MySeaDraw
+        MySeaDraw.objects.create(
+            user=self.user, spread="situation-action-outcome",
+            significator_id=self.target.id, hand=[],
+            paid_through_at=timezone.now(),
+        )
         response = self.client.get(reverse("my_sea") + "?phase=picker")
         self.assertContains(response, 'data-phase="picker"')
-        # Picker IS rendered (no inline style="display:none" on it).
         self.assertNotContains(response, 'id="id_sea_overlay"' + ' style="display:none"')
 
     def test_phase_picker_param_ignored_when_active_draw_with_empty_hand(self):
-        # Post-DEL state: active row w. empty hand → quota's spent, the
-        # query param shouldn't bypass GATE VIEW. Landing branch wins.
+        # Post-DEL state: active row w. empty hand + NO paid-through
+        # credit → the user still needs to gatekeeper. Landing wins;
+        # GATE VIEW button shown.
         from apps.gameboard.models import MySeaDraw
         MySeaDraw.objects.create(
             user=self.user, spread="situation-action-outcome",
@@ -1810,6 +2205,23 @@ class MySeaPhasePickerQueryParamTest(TestCase):
         self.assertContains(response, 'data-phase="landing"')
         self.assertContains(response, 'id="id_my_sea_gate_view_btn"')
 
+    def test_paid_through_with_empty_hand_renders_paid_draw_btn_not_free(self):
+        """User-reported bug 2026-05-23 — after PAID DRAW commit, if the
+        user navigates away without drawing, the landing button must
+        stay as PAID DRAW (not revert to FREE DRAW). Preserved-row +
+        `paid_through_at` is the regression-pinning state."""
+        from apps.gameboard.models import MySeaDraw
+        MySeaDraw.objects.create(
+            user=self.user, spread="situation-action-outcome",
+            significator_id=self.target.id, hand=[],
+            paid_through_at=timezone.now(),
+        )
+        response = self.client.get(reverse("my_sea"))
+        self.assertContains(response, 'data-phase="landing"')
+        self.assertContains(response, 'id="id_my_sea_paid_draw_btn"')
+        self.assertNotContains(response, 'id="id_draw_sea_btn"')
+        self.assertNotContains(response, 'id="id_my_sea_gate_view_btn"')
+
 
 class SelectMySeaTokenTest(TestCase):
     """Sprint 6 iter 6a — `_select_my_sea_token` priority chain w. CARTE

src/apps/gameboard/views.py

@@ -211,43 +211,56 @@ def my_sea(request):
     if active_draw is not None:
         default_spread = active_draw.spread
         saved_hand = active_draw.hand
-        next_free_draw_at = active_draw.next_free_draw_at
         hand_complete = active_draw.is_hand_complete
         hand_empty = active_draw.is_hand_empty
     else:
         default_spread = "situation-action-outcome"
         saved_hand = []
-        next_free_draw_at = None
         hand_complete = False
         hand_empty = True
-    # Picker is the active phase iff the user has a non-empty hand in
-    # progress (or completed). Empty-hand active draws (post-DEL) fall
-    # back to the landing — but render GATE VIEW instead of FREE DRAW
-    # (the daily quota's spent already; landing's primary nav routes to
-    # the upcoming gatekeeper). New users + post-24h users land on the
-    # standard FREE DRAW landing.
-    #
-    # `?phase=picker` query param (set by PAID DRAW's redirect) forces
-    # the picker even when active_draw is None — the user just paid a
-    # token, so drop them straight into the picker rather than making
-    # them click FREE DRAW first. Only honored when active_draw is None
-    # (post-PAID-DRAW state); existing rows route through the normal
-    # logic above so the param can't accidentally bypass a GATE VIEW
-    # or empty-hand state.
-    phase_param = request.GET.get("phase") == "picker"
-    show_picker = (active_draw is not None and not hand_empty) or (
-        active_draw is None and phase_param
+    # Brief banner's "next free draw at" — prefer the User's cooldown
+    # anchor (`User.last_free_draw_at + 24h`, set on the first card of
+    # the FREE DRAW path; persists across PAID DRAW commits per user-
+    # spec 2026-05-23). Falls back to the active row's own
+    # `next_free_draw_at` for legacy rows (or test fixtures that bypass
+    # `my_sea_lock`).
+    next_free_draw_at = (
+        request.user.next_free_draw_at
+        or (active_draw.next_free_draw_at if active_draw is not None else None)
     )
-    quota_spent = active_draw is not None  # any active row = quota committed
-    # Sprint 6 iter 6b — landing center-btn 3-way + seat-1 persistence.
-    # `deposit_reserved` toggles the landing primary from GATE VIEW to
-    # PAID DRAW (one-click commit of the already-deposited token).
-    # `hand_non_empty` lifts seat 1 to `.seated` server-side so reloads
-    # don't lose the JS-only animation state.
+    # Sprint 6 iter 6b + 2026-05-23 fix — landing center-btn state machine.
+    # The user is "in cooldown" iff a `MySeaDraw` row exists (the row was
+    # created at first card-draw of the cycle + survives PAID DRAW commit).
+    # Within cooldown:
+    #
+    #   deposit reserved (at gatekeeper)     → PAID DRAW (commits + picker)
+    #   paid-through credit set              → PAID DRAW (navigates + picker)
+    #   neither                              → GATE VIEW
+    #
+    # Outside cooldown (no row):             → FREE DRAW
+    #
+    # The two PAID DRAW states share one button label so the user sees a
+    # stable "you're in a paid cycle" cue across navigation — user-
+    # reported bug 2026-05-23: PAID DRAW used to revert to FREE DRAW
+    # after the row was deleted at commit time.
     deposit_reserved = (
         active_draw is not None and active_draw.deposit_token_id is not None
     )
+    paid_through = (
+        active_draw is not None and active_draw.paid_through_at is not None
+    )
+    in_cooldown = active_draw is not None
+    show_paid_draw = in_cooldown and (deposit_reserved or paid_through)
+    show_gate_view = in_cooldown and not show_paid_draw
     hand_non_empty = active_draw is not None and bool(active_draw.hand)
+    # Picker is the active phase iff:
+    #   - the user has a non-empty hand in progress / complete, OR
+    #   - `?phase=picker` query param is set AND the user is in a paid
+    #     cycle (deposit reserved OR paid-through credit set) — covers
+    #     the `my_sea_paid_draw` redirect + lets the PAID DRAW landing
+    #     button send the user back to the picker via a GET.
+    phase_param = request.GET.get("phase") == "picker"
+    show_picker = hand_non_empty or (phase_param and show_paid_draw)
 
     # Per-position lookup for the template — keyed by the position slug
     # ("lay", "cover", ...) so each `.sea-pos-<name>` block can render
@@ -291,8 +304,10 @@ def my_sea(request):
         "next_free_draw_at": next_free_draw_at,
         "hand_complete": hand_complete,
         "show_picker": show_picker,
-        "quota_spent": quota_spent,
+        "show_paid_draw": show_paid_draw,
+        "show_gate_view": show_gate_view,
         "deposit_reserved": deposit_reserved,
+        "paid_through": paid_through,
         "hand_non_empty": hand_non_empty,
         "page_class": "page-gameboard page-my-sea",
     })
@@ -347,19 +362,41 @@ def my_sea_lock(request):
         # first-card moment.
         if existing.spread != spread:
             return JsonResponse({"error": "spread_mismatch"}, status=409)
+        # If this row carried a paid-through credit (set by `my_sea_paid_
+        # draw` at commit time) AND we're transitioning empty→non-empty,
+        # the credit is being consumed by this draw — clear it so the
+        # next attempt requires a fresh gatekeeper deposit (user-spec
+        # 2026-05-23: "each redraw needs a new token").
+        was_empty = not existing.hand
         existing.hand = hand
-        existing.save(update_fields=["hand"])
+        update_fields = ["hand"]
+        if (was_empty and hand
+                and existing.paid_through_at is not None):
+            existing.paid_through_at = None
+            update_fields.append("paid_through_at")
+        existing.save(update_fields=update_fields)
         return JsonResponse({
             "ok": True,
-            "next_free_draw_at": existing.next_free_draw_at.isoformat(),
+            "next_free_draw_at": (
+                request.user.next_free_draw_at.isoformat()
+                if request.user.next_free_draw_at else None
+            ),
             "hand_complete": existing.is_hand_complete,
         })
 
-    # First card draw → quota commit. Create the row.
+    # First card draw of a fresh cycle (no row exists). If the user's
+    # free-draw cooldown isn't active, this is a FREE DRAW — anchor the
+    # 24h cooldown to the User now (NOT to the row's created_at, per
+    # user-spec 2026-05-23: the cooldown stays put even across PAID
+    # DRAWs in the same cycle).
     sig_id = request.user.significator_id
     if sig_id is None:
         return JsonResponse({"error": "no_significator"}, status=400)
 
+    if not request.user.free_draw_cooldown_active:
+        request.user.last_free_draw_at = timezone.now()
+        request.user.save(update_fields=["last_free_draw_at"])
+
     draw = MySeaDraw.objects.create(
         user=request.user,
         spread=spread,
@@ -369,7 +406,10 @@ def my_sea_lock(request):
     )
     return JsonResponse({
         "ok": True,
-        "next_free_draw_at": draw.next_free_draw_at.isoformat(),
+        "next_free_draw_at": (
+            request.user.next_free_draw_at.isoformat()
+            if request.user.next_free_draw_at else None
+        ),
         "hand_complete": draw.is_hand_complete,
     })
 
@@ -471,26 +511,42 @@ def my_sea_refund_token(request):
 @login_required(login_url="/")
 @require_POST
 def my_sea_paid_draw(request):
-    """Commit the deposited token + drop the active_draw row so the
-    user returns to a fresh "able-to-draw-now" state. Without the row,
-    `quota_spent` resolves to False on the next my-sea render → the
-    user can draw cards immediately (the token they just spent earns
-    them this 24h cycle's worth of draws).
+    """Commit the deposited token + mark the row as paid-through so the
+    PAID DRAW button label persists if the user navigates away before
+    drawing cards (user-reported bug 2026-05-23: PAID DRAW was reverting
+    to FREE DRAW after one navigation cycle because the row was deleted
+    at commit time, wiping the cooldown state).
 
-    The token is debited via `debit_my_sea_token` (FREE/TITHE consumed;
-    COIN 24h cooldown + unequipped; PASS no-op). The row is then
-    deleted (rather than just reset) — user-spec 2026-05-20: keeping
-    the row but resetting created_at left `quota_spent=True` on the
-    next view, looping the user back to GATE VIEW. Delete sidesteps
-    that entirely.
+    Semantics:
+      - debit_my_sea_token consumes the deposited token (FREE/TITHE
+        deleted; COIN: 24h cooldown + unequip; PASS/BAND: no-op).
+      - `deposit_token_id` + `deposit_reserved_at` cleared (token spent,
+        no longer reserved).
+      - `paid_through_at = now` — sticky credit marker. Drives the
+        landing-button logic in `my_sea` (PAID DRAW button stays so the
+        user can re-enter the picker without another gatekeeper visit
+        as long as `hand` stays empty).
+      - `hand = []` — fresh start per user-spec 2026-05-23 ("clear hand
+        on PAID DRAW commit").
+      - `User.last_free_draw_at` is NOT touched. The 24h cooldown stays
+        anchored to the original FREE DRAW moment (NOT the paid draw).
 
     Redirects to /gameboard/my-sea/?phase=picker so the user lands
-    directly in the picker (skipping the FREE DRAW landing click).
+    directly in the picker after the commit.
     """
     from django.urls import reverse
     from apps.lyric.models import Token
     active_draw = active_draw_for(request.user)
-    if active_draw is None or active_draw.deposit_token_id is None:
+    if active_draw is None:
+        return redirect("my_sea")
+    # Paid-through credit already set (no deposit currently reserved) —
+    # this is the user clicking PAID DRAW on the landing AFTER an earlier
+    # commit, to re-enter the picker. No token debit, just route to the
+    # picker (the `paid_through_at` credit stays until the first card
+    # lock consumes it in `my_sea_lock`).
+    if active_draw.deposit_token_id is None:
+        if active_draw.paid_through_at is not None:
+            return redirect(reverse("my_sea") + "?phase=picker")
         return redirect("my_sea")
     token = Token.objects.filter(
         pk=active_draw.deposit_token_id, user=request.user,
@@ -503,7 +559,14 @@ def my_sea_paid_draw(request):
         active_draw.save(update_fields=["deposit_token_id", "deposit_reserved_at"])
         return redirect("my_sea")
     debit_my_sea_token(request.user, token)
-    active_draw.delete()
+    active_draw.deposit_token_id = None
+    active_draw.deposit_reserved_at = None
+    active_draw.paid_through_at = timezone.now()
+    active_draw.hand = []
+    active_draw.save(update_fields=[
+        "deposit_token_id", "deposit_reserved_at",
+        "paid_through_at", "hand",
+    ])
     return redirect(reverse("my_sea") + "?phase=picker")
 
 

src/apps/lyric/migrations/0013_user_last_free_draw_at.py

@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+# Generated by Django 6.0 on 2026-05-23 17:28
+
+from django.db import migrations, models
+
+
+class Migration(migrations.Migration):
+
+    dependencies = [
+        ('lyric', '0012_seed_shop_shoptalk'),
+    ]
+
+    operations = [
+        migrations.AddField(
+            model_name='user',
+            name='last_free_draw_at',
+            field=models.DateTimeField(blank=True, null=True),
+        ),
+    ]

src/apps/lyric/models.py

@@ -135,6 +135,15 @@ class User(AbstractBaseUser):
         on_delete=models.SET_NULL, related_name="+",
     )
     significator_reversed = models.BooleanField(default=False)
+    # My Sea free-draw cooldown anchor — the timestamp of the user's most
+    # recent TOKENLESS first-card-draw of a 24h cycle. Set when the user
+    # creates a MySeaDraw row via the FREE DRAW path (button on the my-sea
+    # landing); PAID DRAW deliberately does NOT update it, so the next
+    # free draw is always anchored to the original free-draw moment, not
+    # the most recent paid one (user-spec 2026-05-23). Drives the Brief
+    # banner's next-free-draw timestamp + the landing-button state machine
+    # (FREE DRAW vs GATE VIEW vs PAID DRAW).
+    last_free_draw_at = models.DateTimeField(null=True, blank=True)
     ap_public_key = models.TextField(blank=True, default="")
     ap_private_key = models.TextField(blank=True, default="")
 
@@ -158,6 +167,47 @@ class User(AbstractBaseUser):
     REQUIRED_FIELDS = []
     USERNAME_FIELD = "email"
 
+    # ── My Sea free-draw cooldown helpers ────────────────────────────────
+    # Pair w. `last_free_draw_at` above. The cooldown anchors to the FREE
+    # DRAW moment (NOT to any subsequent paid draws), so the Brief banner
+    # surfaces "next free draw at" relative to the user's actual cycle
+    # start. PAID DRAWs commit their tokens against this same cooldown
+    # window — they don't reset it.
+
+    @property
+    def sig_face(self):
+        """Rendering payload for the saved sig in `_applet-my-sign.html`.
+        `significator_reversed` is the POLARITY axis (FLIP — True ↔ levity,
+        per [[feedback-significator-reversed-is-polarity]]); the SPIN /
+        orientation axis is never persisted, so the saved sig is always
+        rendered upright in its polarity (reversed=False to `applet_face`).
+        Returns `None` when no sig is saved."""
+        if self.significator is None:
+            return None
+        polarity = 'levity' if self.significator_reversed else 'gravity'
+        return self.significator.applet_face(polarity, reversed=False)
+
+    @property
+    def free_draw_cooldown_active(self):
+        """True iff the user is currently inside the 24h cooldown window
+        triggered by their last tokenless free draw. False for fresh users
+        (never free-drew) and for users whose cooldown has elapsed."""
+        from django.utils import timezone
+        from datetime import timedelta
+        if self.last_free_draw_at is None:
+            return False
+        return self.last_free_draw_at + timedelta(hours=24) > timezone.now()
+
+    @property
+    def next_free_draw_at(self):
+        """Datetime when the user's next free draw becomes available
+        (`last_free_draw_at + 24h`). Returns None if the user has never
+        free-drawn."""
+        from datetime import timedelta
+        if self.last_free_draw_at is None:
+            return None
+        return self.last_free_draw_at + timedelta(hours=24)
+
     @property
     def active_title_display(self):
         """Render-ready string for "{username} the {title}" attributions —

src/functional_tests/test_game_my_sea.py

@@ -1486,17 +1486,17 @@ class MySeaGatekeeperPageTest(FunctionalTest):
         self.assertIsNone(draw.deposit_token_id)
 
     def test_paid_draw_commits_token_and_redirects_to_picker(self):
-        """PAID DRAW commits the deposited token (FREE token gets
-        consumed → user's token count drops by 1); iter-6c spec then
-        DROPS the active_draw row entirely + redirects to /gameboard/
-        my-sea/?phase=picker so the user lands directly in the picker
-        ready to draw. Previously the row was preserved w. reset
-        created_at — that looped the user back to GATE VIEW
-        (`quota_spent=True` w. row present). See
-        [[sprint-my-sea-iter-6c-may20]] for the rationale."""
+        """PAID DRAW commits the deposited token (FREE token consumed)
+        + redirects to /gameboard/my-sea/?phase=picker so the user lands
+        directly in the picker. Under the 2026-05-23 spec update, the
+        row is PRESERVED w. `paid_through_at` set (NOT deleted as
+        iter-6c originally did) — preservation keeps the PAID DRAW btn
+        on the landing across navigation cycles until the first card is
+        drawn. See [[sprint-paid-draw-persistence-may23]] for the
+        rationale + the user-reported bug it fixes."""
         from apps.gameboard.models import MySeaDraw
         from apps.lyric.models import Token
-        self._save_empty_hand_draw()
+        draw = self._save_empty_hand_draw()
         free_count_before = Token.objects.filter(
             user=self.gamer, token_type=Token.FREE,
         ).count()
@@ -1514,8 +1514,6 @@ class MySeaGatekeeperPageTest(FunctionalTest):
             )
         )
         paid_draw.click()
-        # Redirect lands on /gameboard/my-sea/?phase=picker so the user
-        # drops straight into the picker (no FREE-DRAW landing click).
         self.wait_for(
             lambda: self.assertIn(
                 "/gameboard/my-sea/?phase=picker", self.browser.current_url
@@ -1526,10 +1524,74 @@ class MySeaGatekeeperPageTest(FunctionalTest):
             Token.objects.filter(user=self.gamer, token_type=Token.FREE).count(),
             free_count_before - 1,
         )
-        # Row dropped — `active_draw is None` is the signal that lets
-        # the my_sea view honour the `?phase=picker` override.
-        self.assertFalse(
-            MySeaDraw.objects.filter(user=self.gamer).exists()
+        # Row preserved + paid_through_at stamped (sticky PAID DRAW state).
+        draw.refresh_from_db()
+        self.assertIsNotNone(draw.paid_through_at,
+            "PAID DRAW commit must set paid_through_at (preserves PAID "
+            "DRAW btn on subsequent landing renders — user-reported "
+            "regression 2026-05-23)")
+        self.assertIsNone(draw.deposit_token_id)
+        self.assertEqual(draw.hand, [])
+
+    def test_paid_draw_btn_persists_after_navigation_without_card_draw(self):
+        """User-reported bug 2026-05-23: after PAID DRAW commits, if the
+        user navigates away without drawing any cards, the landing
+        button reverts to FREE DRAW (under the old delete-at-commit
+        semantics) even though the free draw is still on cooldown. With
+        `paid_through_at` preserved on the row, the landing PAID DRAW
+        button stays visible across navigation cycles until the first
+        card of the paid session lands."""
+        from apps.gameboard.models import MySeaDraw
+        from django.utils import timezone as dj_tz
+        self._save_empty_hand_draw()
+        # Set cooldown anchor explicitly so the user-level state matches
+        # the row's "cycle is live" indication.
+        self.gamer.last_free_draw_at = dj_tz.now()
+        self.gamer.save(update_fields=["last_free_draw_at"])
+        self.create_pre_authenticated_session(self.email)
+        # Deposit + commit via the gatekeeper.
+        self.browser.get(self.live_server_url + "/gameboard/my-sea/gate/")
+        self.wait_for(
+            lambda: self.browser.find_element(
+                By.CSS_SELECTOR,
+                "form[action$='/my-sea/insert'] button.token-rails",
+            )
+        ).click()
+        self.wait_for(
+            lambda: self.browser.find_element(
+                By.CSS_SELECTOR, "#id_my_sea_paid_draw_btn"
+            )
+        ).click()
+        # Land in picker (?phase=picker). Now navigate AWAY without
+        # drawing any cards — to /gameboard/ — then back to /gameboard/
+        # my-sea/. The landing must still show PAID DRAW (not FREE DRAW
+        # nor GATE VIEW).
+        self.wait_for(
+            lambda: self.assertIn("phase=picker", self.browser.current_url)
+        )
+        self.browser.get(self.live_server_url + "/gameboard/")
+        self.wait_for(
+            lambda: self.browser.find_element(By.ID, "id_applet_new_game")
+        )
+        self.browser.get(self.live_server_url + "/gameboard/my-sea/")
+        # PAID DRAW button still rendered on the landing.
+        self.wait_for(
+            lambda: self.browser.find_element(
+                By.CSS_SELECTOR, "#id_my_sea_paid_draw_btn"
+            )
+        )
+        # FREE DRAW + GATE VIEW NOT shown.
+        self.assertEqual(
+            len(self.browser.find_elements(By.CSS_SELECTOR, "#id_draw_sea_btn")),
+            0,
+            "FREE DRAW btn must NOT show after PAID DRAW commit (regression)"
+        )
+        self.assertEqual(
+            len(self.browser.find_elements(
+                By.CSS_SELECTOR, "#id_my_sea_gate_view_btn"
+            )),
+            0,
+            "GATE VIEW btn must NOT show while paid-through credit is set"
         )
 
 

src/static_src/scss/_billboard.scss

@@ -479,9 +479,13 @@ body.page-billposts {
         width: var(--applet-card-w);
         aspect-ratio: 5 / 8;
         border-radius: 0.4rem;
+        // Gravity default — `--priUser` bg + `--terUser` ink. `--levity`
+        // modifier below inverts to `--secUser` bg + `--quiUser` ink,
+        // matching the page stage card's polarity convention (cf
+        // `_card-deck.scss:1002-1019` for levity, :1039-1057 for gravity).
         background: rgba(var(--priUser), 1);
         border: 0.12rem solid rgba(var(--secUser), 0.6);
-        color: rgba(var(--secUser), 1);
+        color: rgba(var(--terUser), 1);
         padding: 0.35rem;
         position: relative;
         display: flex;
@@ -513,39 +517,55 @@ body.page-billposts {
             transform: rotate(180deg);
         }
 
-        // Card face — name + arcana stacked, centred in the remaining
-        // vertical space between the two corners. `flex: 1` lets the
-        // face absorb whatever's left after the absolute-positioned
-        // corners.
+        // Card face — qualifier + title + arcana stacked, centred in the
+        // remaining vertical space between the two corners. `gap: 0` so
+        // qualifier sits directly above the title at the title's own
+        // line-height; `.fan-card-arcana` carries its own margin-top to
+        // restore breathing room between title block and arcana label.
         .fan-card-face {
             flex: 1;
             display: flex;
             flex-direction: column;
             align-items: center;
             justify-content: center;
-            gap: 0.2rem;
+            gap: 0;
             text-align: center;
             padding: 0 0.2rem;
         }
 
+        // Qualifier + title share the same typography (per `_card-deck.scss`
+        // convention at lines 568-572 / 1821-1823) — both bold, same size,
+        // same wrap, same line-height. Polarity color (gravity → --terUser,
+        // levity → --quiUser) lives on the parent — both elements inherit.
+        .fan-card-qualifier,
         .fan-card-name {
             margin: 0;
             font-size: calc(var(--applet-card-w) * 0.11);
             font-weight: 700;
             line-height: 1.15;
             text-wrap: balance;
-            color: rgba(var(--quiUser), 1);
+            color: inherit;
         }
+        .fan-card-qualifier:empty { display: none; }
 
         .fan-card-arcana {
-            margin: 0;
+            margin: calc(var(--applet-card-w) * 0.05) 0 0;
             font-size: calc(var(--applet-card-w) * 0.075);
             text-transform: uppercase;
             letter-spacing: 0.06em;
             opacity: 0.6;
         }
 
-        &.stage-card--reversed { transform: rotate(180deg); }
+        // Levity inversion — `--secUser` bg + `--quiUser` ink + `--priUser`
+        // border, mirroring `.sig-overlay[data-polarity="levity"]
+        // .sig-stage-card` at `_card-deck.scss:1002-1010`.
+        &.my-sign-applet-card--levity {
+            background: rgba(var(--secUser), 1);
+            border-color: rgba(var(--priUser), 0.6);
+            color: rgba(var(--quiUser), 1);
+            .fan-card-corner { color: rgba(var(--priUser), 0.75); }
+            .fan-card-arcana { color: rgba(var(--priUser), 1); }
+        }
     }
 
     // Stat block — mirrors the stage card's footprint (same 5:8 aspect +
@@ -592,6 +612,22 @@ body.page-billposts {
         }
     }
 
+    // Polarity inversion of the stat block — mirrors the page convention
+    // where the stat block always carries the OPPOSITE-polarity colors of
+    // its sibling card (`_card-deck.scss:1042-1046` for the gravity case,
+    // levity inherits the default --priUser bg). Gravity polarity card →
+    // --secUser stat block (light), w. --quiUser label + --priUser
+    // keywords for contrast against the light bg.
+    .my-sign-applet-body[data-polarity="gravity"] .my-sign-applet-stat-block {
+        background: rgba(var(--secUser), 0.8);
+        border-color: rgba(var(--priUser), 0.15);
+        .stat-face-label { color: rgba(var(--quiUser), 1); }
+        .stat-keywords li {
+            color: rgba(var(--priUser), 1);
+            border-bottom-color: rgba(var(--priUser), 0.18);
+        }
+    }
+
     .my-sign-applet-empty {
         flex: 1;
         display: flex;

src/static_src/scss/_card-deck.scss

@@ -226,6 +226,9 @@
     left: 50%;
     width: var(--sig-card-w);
     height: calc(var(--sig-card-w) * 8 / 5);
+    // Fallback bg when no `.tarot-fan-wrap[data-polarity]` parent (test
+    // fixtures, etc.). Live polarity inversion lives in the parent rule
+    // below — `.tarot-fan-wrap[data-polarity=...] .fan-stage-block`.
     background: rgba(var(--priUser), 1);
     border-radius: 0.4rem;
     border: 0.1rem solid rgba(var(--terUser), 0.15);
@@ -259,6 +262,32 @@
     }
 }
 
+// Fan-stage-block polarity inversion — sig convention applied to Game Kit
+// (user-spec 2026-05-23). The active card's polarity is mirrored onto the
+// shared `.tarot-fan-wrap` ancestor by `game-kit.js:_populateStage` and
+// `_flipActive` so the stat block can pick up the opposite-polarity bg
+// without JS having to touch the stat block directly.
+.tarot-fan-wrap[data-polarity="gravity"] .fan-stage-block {
+    background: rgba(var(--secUser), 1);
+    border-color: rgba(var(--priUser), 0.15);
+    color: rgba(var(--priUser), 1);
+    .stat-face-label   { color: rgba(var(--quiUser), 1); }
+    .stat-keywords li  {
+        color: rgba(var(--priUser), 1);
+        border-bottom-color: rgba(var(--priUser), 0.18);
+    }
+}
+.tarot-fan-wrap[data-polarity="levity"] .fan-stage-block {
+    background: rgba(var(--priUser), 1);
+    border-color: rgba(var(--terUser), 0.15);
+    color: rgba(var(--secUser), 1);
+    .stat-face-label   { color: rgba(var(--terUser), 1); }
+    .stat-keywords li  {
+        color: rgba(var(--quiUser), 1);
+        border-bottom-color: rgba(var(--terUser), 0.18);
+    }
+}
+
 .fan-card {
     position: absolute;
     inset: 0;
@@ -1866,7 +1895,13 @@ $_sea-title-els: '.fan-card-name, .sig-qualifier-above, .sig-qualifier-below, .f
     );
 }
 
-// Sea stat block — reuses sig-select stat-block sizing, scoped to sea-stage
+// Sea stat block — reuses sig-select stat-block sizing, scoped to sea-stage.
+// `background` left blank here; the `.sea-stage--gravity` / `.sea-stage--
+// levity` parent rules below set the polarity-aware bg (sig convention,
+// user-spec 2026-05-23: stat block always carries the OPPOSITE-polarity
+// color of its adjacent card — gravity card / secUser stat block, levity
+// card / priUser stat block). Fallback `--priUser` 0.85 stays for any
+// stray `.sea-stat-block` rendered outside the polarity-classed parent.
 .sea-stage-content .sea-stat-block {
     flex: 0 0 auto;
     width: var(--sig-card-w, 140px);
@@ -1885,6 +1920,32 @@ $_sea-title-els: '.fan-card-name, .sig-qualifier-above, .sig-qualifier-below, .f
     }
 }
 
+// Sea stat block — polarity inversion (sig convention applied to sea,
+// user-spec 2026-05-23). The drawn card's polarity (set by SeaDeal at
+// stage-open time via `.sea-stage--gravity` / `.sea-stage--levity` on
+// the stage root) cascades to the stat block here. SPIN/face-swap is
+// unchanged — `.is-reversed` still just toggles which face renders;
+// it does NOT shift the bg (orientation is preview-only, polarity is
+// the persisted axis that paints the surfaces).
+.sea-stage--gravity .sea-stat-block {
+    background: rgba(var(--secUser), 0.85);
+    border-color: rgba(var(--priUser), 0.15);
+    .stat-face-label { color: rgba(var(--quiUser), 1); }
+    .stat-keywords li {
+        color: rgba(var(--priUser), 1);
+        border-bottom-color: rgba(var(--priUser), 0.18);
+    }
+}
+.sea-stage--levity .sea-stat-block {
+    background: rgba(var(--priUser), 0.85);
+    border-color: rgba(var(--terUser), 0.15);
+    .stat-face-label { color: rgba(var(--terUser), 1); }
+    .stat-keywords li {
+        color: rgba(var(--quiUser), 1);
+        border-bottom-color: rgba(var(--terUser), 0.18);
+    }
+}
+
 @media (orientation: landscape) {
     html.sea-open body .container .navbar,
     html.sea-open body #id_footer {

src/static_src/scss/_gameboard.scss

@@ -194,8 +194,6 @@ body.page-gameboard {
     // FREE DRAW btn — centered in the hex, mirrors SCAN SIGN's 2-line
     // font sizing so "FREE/DRAW" sits cleanly inside the 4rem circle.
     #id_draw_sea_btn {
-        font-size: 0.75rem;
-        line-height: 1.1;
         white-space: normal;
     }
 
@@ -655,17 +653,26 @@ body.page-gameboard {
             transform: rotate(180deg);
         }
 
+        // `gap: 0` so qualifier sits directly above the title at the
+        // title's own line-height (no flex gap between them); `.fan-card-
+        // arcana` carries its own margin-top to restore breathing room
+        // between title block and arcana label.
         .fan-card-face {
             flex: 1;
             display: flex;
             flex-direction: column;
             align-items: center;
             justify-content: center;
-            gap: 0.2rem;
+            gap: 0;
             text-align: center;
             padding: 0 0.2rem;
         }
 
+        // Qualifier + title share the same typography (per `_card-deck.scss`
+        // convention at lines 568-572 / 1821-1823) — both bold, same size,
+        // same wrap, same line-height. Color inherits from the slot's
+        // polarity-driven `color:` (set on `--gravity` / `--levity`).
+        .fan-card-qualifier,
         .fan-card-name {
             margin: 0;
             font-size: calc(var(--slot-w) * 0.105);
@@ -673,9 +680,10 @@ body.page-gameboard {
             line-height: 1.15;
             text-wrap: balance;
         }
+        .fan-card-qualifier:empty { display: none; }
 
         .fan-card-arcana {
-            margin: 0;
+            margin: calc(var(--slot-w) * 0.05) 0 0;
             font-size: calc(var(--slot-w) * 0.07);
             text-transform: uppercase;
             letter-spacing: 0.06em;
@@ -685,35 +693,31 @@ body.page-gameboard {
 
     // Filled slot polarity — mirrors `.sea-card-slot--gravity` / `--levity`
     // in `_card-deck.scss:1332-1341`. Gravity = priUser bg + quiUser text;
-    // levity = inverted (secUser bg + priUser text). Explicit
-    // `.fan-card-name { color: ... }` override is required: the global
-    // `.fan-card-name` rule in `_card-deck.scss:569-570` hardcodes
-    // --quiUser, which is invisible on the levity --secUser bg (both
-    // light variants). Setting it back to --priUser here restores
-    // contrast. Corner-rank + arcana inherit from the slot's `color`
-    // (no global override) so they follow polarity automatically.
+    // levity = inverted (secUser bg + priUser text). `.fan-card-name`,
+    // `.fan-card-qualifier`, `.fan-card-corner` + `.fan-card-arcana` all
+    // pin `color: inherit` so they pick up the slot's polarity color
+    // uniformly — the global `.fan-card-face .fan-card-name { color:
+    // --terUser }` rule in `_card-deck.scss:376-383` loads AFTER gameboard
+    // (per `core.scss` import order) and otherwise wins at matching 0,2,0
+    // specificity, stranding the title at --terUser while the qualifier
+    // inherits the slot color. Explicit `inherit` here at 0,3,0 beats it.
     .my-sea-slot--filled.my-sea-slot--gravity {
         background: rgba(var(--priUser), 1);
         color: rgba(var(--quiUser), 1);
         border-color: rgba(var(--secUser), 0.6);
+        .fan-card-corner    { color: inherit; }
+        .fan-card-qualifier { color: inherit; }
+        .fan-card-name      { color: inherit; }
+        .fan-card-arcana    { color: inherit; opacity: 0.6; }
     }
     .my-sea-slot--filled.my-sea-slot--levity {
         background: rgba(var(--secUser), 1);
         color: rgba(var(--priUser), 1);
         border-color: rgba(var(--priUser), 1);
-        // `.fan-card-corner` carries a global `color: rgba(var(--secUser),
-        // 0.75)` rule in `_card-deck.scss:312-319` that out-specifics the
-        // slot's inherited color (specificity 0,1,0 wins over inheritance).
-        // On the levity --secUser bg this paints the corner-rank + suit-
-        // icon in the same color as the background → invisible. Same trap
-        // bit my-sign + game-kit earlier — fix is an explicit override at
-        // matching/higher specificity inside the polarity rule.
-        // `.fan-card-name` has its own `color: --quiUser` global rule
-        // (`_card-deck.scss:569-570`); `.fan-card-arcana` inherits but pin
-        // explicitly so a future global tweak can't silently re-break it.
-        .fan-card-corner { color: rgba(var(--priUser), 1); }
-        .fan-card-name   { color: rgba(var(--priUser), 1); }
-        .fan-card-arcana { color: rgba(var(--priUser), 0.7); }
+        .fan-card-corner    { color: inherit; }
+        .fan-card-qualifier { color: inherit; }
+        .fan-card-name      { color: inherit; }
+        .fan-card-arcana    { color: inherit; opacity: 0.7; }
     }
     .my-sea-slot--filled.my-sea-slot--reversed { transform: rotate(180deg); }
 
@@ -732,13 +736,15 @@ body.page-gameboard {
         border-width: 0.15rem !important;
     }
 
-    // Label — pulled tight against the slot's bottom border + vertically
-    // stretched via `scaleY(1.2)` to match the my_sea.html picker's
-    // `.sea-pos-label` typography (re-appropriated from `.sea-stack-name`
-    // in `_card-deck.scss:1671-1684`). Negative margin-top crosses the
-    // 0.12rem border so the label's top edge overlaps the bottom edge of
-    // the slot, per the user-locked spec ("practically overlapping").
+    // Label — sibling of the slot inside the wrap, sits BELOW the slot
+    // box (mirrors the my_sea.html picker's `.sea-pos-label` placement).
+    // `margin-top: -0.15rem` crosses the slot's bottom border so the
+    // label's top edge sits flush against it; `position: relative;
+    // z-index: 2` keeps the label text rendering ATOP the slot's bottom
+    // border (dotted for empty slots, solid for filled).
     .my-sea-slot-label {
+        position: relative;
+        z-index: 2;
         margin-top: -0.15rem;
         padding: 0 0.2rem;
         font-size: 0.65rem;
@@ -749,7 +755,7 @@ body.page-gameboard {
         text-align: center;
         white-space: nowrap;
         line-height: 1.1;
-        transform: scaleY(1.4);
+        transform: scaleY(1.3);
         transform-origin: top center;
     }
     // `.my-sea-slot-label--empty` intentionally has NO per-state recolor

src/templates/apps/billboard/_partials/_applet-my-sign.html

@@ -3,21 +3,42 @@
     style="--applet-cols: {{ entry.applet.grid_cols }}; --applet-rows: {{ entry.applet.grid_rows }};"
 >
     <h2><a href="{% url 'billboard:my_sign' %}">My Sign</a></h2>
-    <div class="my-sign-applet-body">
+    <div class="my-sign-applet-body"
+         data-polarity="{% if request.user.significator_reversed %}levity{% else %}gravity{% endif %}">
         {% if request.user.significator %}
             {% with card=request.user.significator %}
             {# Mirrors the my_sign.html `.sig-stage-card` layout — corner #}
-            {# top-left, full name in the face, polarity-reversed mirror  #}
-            {# at the bottom (pre-rotated). Sized to fill the applet's    #}
-            {# vertical aperture via container queries in `_billboard.scss`. #}
-            <div class="my-sign-applet-card{% if request.user.significator_reversed %} stage-card--reversed{% endif %}"
+            {# top-left, name + polarity qualifier in the face, mirror   #}
+            {# corner bottom-right (pre-rotated). Sized to fill the     #}
+            {# applet's vertical aperture via container queries in       #}
+            {# `_billboard.scss`. `significator_reversed` is the POLARITY #}
+            {# axis (True ↔ levity), so the saved sig is always upright  #}
+            {# in its polarity — no `.stage-card--reversed` rotation.    #}
+            <div class="my-sign-applet-card my-sign-applet-card--{% if request.user.significator_reversed %}levity{% else %}gravity{% endif %}"
                  data-card-id="{{ card.id }}">
                 <div class="fan-card-corner fan-card-corner--tl">
                     <span class="fan-corner-rank">{{ card.corner_rank }}</span>
                     {% if card.suit_icon %}<i class="fa-solid {{ card.suit_icon }}"></i>{% endif %}
                 </div>
                 <div class="fan-card-face">
-                    <p class="fan-card-name">{{ card.name_title }}</p>
+                    {# `request.user.sig_face` is the rendering payload from #}
+                    {# `TarotCard.applet_face()` — mirrors `populateCard` in #}
+                    {# `stage-card.js:135-144`:                              #}
+                    {#   • Polarity-split (cards 48-49, trumps 19-21):       #}
+                    {#     single-line title, qualifier blank.                #}
+                    {#   • Major + qualifier: title carries a trailing       #}
+                    {#     comma + qualifier renders BELOW.                  #}
+                    {#   • Non-Major (middle court, Schizo / Nomad w. no    #}
+                    {#     qualifier): qualifier renders ABOVE the title.   #}
+                    {% with face=request.user.sig_face %}
+                    {% if face.qualifier_first %}
+                        <p class="fan-card-qualifier">{{ face.qualifier }}</p>
+                        <p class="fan-card-name">{{ face.title }}</p>
+                    {% else %}
+                        <p class="fan-card-name">{{ face.title }}</p>
+                        <p class="fan-card-qualifier">{{ face.qualifier }}</p>
+                    {% endif %}
+                    {% endwith %}
                     <p class="fan-card-arcana">{{ card.get_arcana_display }}</p>
                 </div>
                 <div class="fan-card-corner fan-card-corner--br">
@@ -26,28 +47,17 @@
                 </div>
             </div>
             {# Stat block — same shape as my_sign.html's `.sig-stat-block`  #}
-            {# (Emanation/Reversal face label + keyword list) but no SPIN  #}
-            {# or FYI buttons since the applet is a read-only preview. The #}
-            {# face shown is keyed off significator_reversed: True →       #}
-            {# reversal keywords (labelled "Reversal"), False → upright    #}
-            {# (labelled "Emanation"). Mirrors the FYI panel populated by  #}
-            {# `StageCard.populateKeywords` in my_sign.html's JS init.     #}
+            {# (Emanation face label + keyword list) but no SPIN/FYI btns  #}
+            {# since the applet is a read-only preview. Saved sigs persist #}
+            {# only the polarity axis (FLIP), never the orientation axis   #}
+            {# (SPIN), so always render the upright/emanation face.        #}
             <div class="my-sign-applet-stat-block">
-                {% if request.user.significator_reversed %}
-                    <p class="stat-face-label">Reversal</p>
-                    <ul class="stat-keywords">
-                        {% for kw in card.keywords_reversed %}
-                            <li>{{ kw }}</li>
-                        {% endfor %}
-                    </ul>
-                {% else %}
                 <p class="stat-face-label">Emanation</p>
                 <ul class="stat-keywords">
                     {% for kw in card.keywords_upright %}
                         <li>{{ kw }}</li>
                     {% endfor %}
                 </ul>
-                {% endif %}
             </div>
             {% endwith %}
         {% else %}

src/templates/apps/billboard/my_sign.html

@@ -139,6 +139,7 @@
                  data-levity-qualifier="{{ card.levity_qualifier }}"
                  data-gravity-qualifier="{{ card.gravity_qualifier }}"
                  data-reversal-qualifier="{{ card.reversal_qualifier }}"
+                 data-reversal-drops-qualifier="{{ card.reversal_drops_qualifier|yesno:'true,false' }}"
                  data-levity-emanation="{{ card.levity_emanation }}"
                  data-gravity-emanation="{{ card.gravity_emanation }}"
                  data-levity-reversal="{{ card.levity_reversal }}"
@@ -379,22 +380,18 @@
 
         // On-load: if user has a saved sig, populate the stage preview AND
         // reveal the stat block (via .sig-stage--frozen) so the saved card
-        // appears alongside its emanation/reversal keywords — the page is
-        // read-only on landing while a sig is committed (hex is server-side
-        // hidden, DEL is the only action). The picker grid stays hidden
-        // until SCAN SIGN — but SCAN SIGN itself is gone in this state, so
-        // the user must DEL → reload to ever re-enter picker phase.
+        // appears alongside its emanation keywords — the page is read-only
+        // on landing while a sig is committed (hex is server-side hidden,
+        // DEL is the only action). The picker grid stays hidden until SCAN
+        // SIGN — but SCAN SIGN itself is gone in this state, so the user
+        // must DEL → reload to ever re-enter picker phase.
         //
-        // If the saved sig is reversed, also call _toggleOrientation() once
-        // so the stage card visually rotates 180° + the stat block swaps to
-        // its reversal face. The server-side `data-polarity` attribute on
-        // .my-sign-page already reflects the reversed flag (drives polarity-
-        // themed colors via the [data-polarity=...] CSS rules) but the
-        // visual rotation lives in the `stage-card--reversed` class which
-        // is JS-applied. Without this call the stage card lied: saved-
-        // reversed sigs rendered upright on landing while the My Sign
-        // applet (template-driven, reads significator_reversed directly)
-        // correctly rotated them — surfaces disagreed.
+        // `significator_reversed` is the POLARITY axis (reversed=True ↔
+        // levity), already reflected in `data-polarity` on the page wrapper
+        // and threaded into `_polarity()` so `_populateStage` paints the
+        // correct levity/gravity qualifier on the upright face. The SPIN
+        // axis (.stage-card--reversed rotation) is preview-only and is NOT
+        // persisted — saved sigs always render upright in their polarity.
         var savedId = pageEl.dataset.currentCardId;
         if (savedId && grid) {
             var savedCardEl = grid.querySelector(
@@ -402,9 +399,6 @@
             if (savedCardEl) {
                 _populateStage(savedCardEl);
                 stage.classList.add('sig-stage--frozen');
-                if (revInput.value === '1') {
-                    _toggleOrientation();
-                }
             }
         }
 

src/templates/apps/gameboard/_partials/_applet-my-sea.html

@@ -23,8 +23,10 @@
                 <div class="my-sea-slot-wrap">
                     {# Mirrors the my_sign.html `.sig-stage-card` layout —     #}
                     {# corner top-left, face w. name + arcana, mirror corner   #}
-                    {# bottom-right. Sized to fill the applet height via       #}
-                    {# container queries in `_gameboard.scss`.                 #}
+                    {# bottom-right. Label is a SIBLING of the slot inside    #}
+                    {# the wrap so it sits BELOW the slot box (user-spec      #}
+                    {# 2026-05-23: same position as the my_sea.html picker's  #}
+                    {# `.sea-pos-label`).                                       #}
                     <div class="my-sea-slot my-sea-slot--filled my-sea-slot--{{ slot.polarity }}{% if slot.reversed %} my-sea-slot--reversed{% endif %}"
                          data-position="{{ slot.position }}"
                          data-card-id="{{ slot.card.id }}">
@@ -33,7 +35,24 @@
                             {% if slot.card.suit_icon %}<i class="fa-solid {{ slot.card.suit_icon }}"></i>{% endif %}
                         </div>
                         <div class="fan-card-face">
-                            <p class="fan-card-name">{{ slot.card.name_title }}</p>
+                            {# `slot.face` is the rendering payload from `TarotCard. #}
+                            {# applet_face()` — mirrors `populateCard` in            #}
+                            {# `stage-card.js`:                                      #}
+                            {#   • Polarity-split (cards 19-21, 48-49): single-line  #}
+                            {#     title, qualifier blank.                            #}
+                            {#   • Pattern B Major (2-5, 10-15, 22-35, 41): swapped  #}
+                            {#     reversal name + polarity qualifier carried.       #}
+                            {#   • Pattern B' Major (16-18): swapped reversal name,  #}
+                            {#     no qualifier on reversal.                          #}
+                            {#   • Non-Major: qualifier ABOVE the title.              #}
+                            {# Empty `.fan-card-qualifier` is hidden by `:empty` CSS. #}
+                            {% if slot.face.qualifier_first %}
+                                <p class="fan-card-qualifier">{{ slot.face.qualifier }}</p>
+                                <p class="fan-card-name">{{ slot.face.title }}</p>
+                            {% else %}
+                                <p class="fan-card-name">{{ slot.face.title }}</p>
+                                <p class="fan-card-qualifier">{{ slot.face.qualifier }}</p>
+                            {% endif %}
                             <p class="fan-card-arcana">{{ slot.card.get_arcana_display }}</p>
                         </div>
                         <div class="fan-card-corner fan-card-corner--br">

src/templates/apps/gameboard/_partials/_sig_select_overlay.html

@@ -77,6 +77,7 @@ Context: sig_cards, user_polarity, user_seat, sig_reserve_url, sig_reservations_
                  data-levity-qualifier="{{ card.levity_qualifier }}"
                  data-gravity-qualifier="{{ card.gravity_qualifier }}"
                  data-reversal-qualifier="{{ card.reversal_qualifier }}"
+                 data-reversal-drops-qualifier="{{ card.reversal_drops_qualifier|yesno:'true,false' }}"
                  data-levity-emanation="{{ card.levity_emanation }}"
                  data-gravity-emanation="{{ card.gravity_emanation }}"
                  data-levity-reversal="{{ card.levity_reversal }}"

src/templates/apps/gameboard/_partials/_tarot_fan.html

@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
      data-levity-qualifier="{{ card.levity_qualifier }}"
      data-gravity-qualifier="{{ card.gravity_qualifier }}"
      data-reversal-qualifier="{{ card.reversal_qualifier }}"
+     data-reversal-drops-qualifier="{{ card.reversal_drops_qualifier|yesno:'true,false' }}"
      data-levity-emanation="{{ card.levity_emanation }}"
      data-gravity-emanation="{{ card.gravity_emanation }}"
      data-levity-reversal="{{ card.levity_reversal }}"

src/templates/apps/gameboard/my_sea.html

@@ -52,14 +52,21 @@
                             <div class="table-hex-border">
                                 <div class="table-hex">
                                     <div class="table-center">
-                                        {% if deposit_reserved %}
+                                        {% if show_paid_draw %}
+                                            {# PAID DRAW — two underlying states collapse into one    #}
+                                            {# button (user-spec 2026-05-23):                          #}
+                                            {#   • `deposit_reserved` → POST commits the deposited     #}
+                                            {#     token via `my_sea_paid_draw` + redirects to picker. #}
+                                            {#   • `paid_through` (token already spent this cycle,    #}
+                                            {#     hand still empty) → POST is a no-op commit branch  #}
+                                            {#     in the view; the view redirects to picker anyway.  #}
                                             <form method="POST" action="{% url 'my_sea_paid_draw' %}" style="display:contents">
                                                 {% csrf_token %}
                                                 <button type="submit"
                                                         id="id_my_sea_paid_draw_btn"
                                                         class="btn btn-primary">PAID<br>DRAW</button>
                                             </form>
-                                        {% elif quota_spent %}
+                                        {% elif show_gate_view %}
                                             <button id="id_my_sea_gate_view_btn"
                                                     type="button"
                                                     class="btn btn-primary"