diff --git a/src/styles/route.css b/src/styles/route.css
index fe0f539..c93bb62 100644
--- a/src/styles/route.css
+++ b/src/styles/route.css
@@ -35,9 +35,11 @@
   .reading-stage :is(.portfolio-section, .project-stage__lead) > h2 {
     inline-size: fit-content;
     max-inline-size: 100%;
-    margin-block: 0 clamp(26px, 4vh, 44px);
+    /* Round 5: a tighter title stack (tag, title, rule) of about 180 px at
+       1440, so the chapter body starts higher under the beam. */
+    margin-block: 0 clamp(18px, 2.6vh, 30px);
     color: var(--text);
-    font-size: clamp(54px, 7.2vw, 124px);
+    font-size: clamp(50px, 5.6vw, 100px);
     font-weight: 620;
     line-height: 0.94;
     letter-spacing: -0.058em;