diff --git a/src/components/AppShell.vue b/src/components/AppShell.vue
index 86dbb0c..7c78d22 100644
--- a/src/components/AppShell.vue
+++ b/src/components/AppShell.vue
@@ -59,11 +59,12 @@ const sectionLabel = (id: SectionId): string => {
 const canonicalNavigation = computed(() => canonicalSectionIds.map((id) => ({ id, label: sectionLabel(id) })));
 const motion = useMotionPreferences();
 const navigation = useKeyboardNavigation(canonicalSectionIds);
-const journey = useJourneySections(
+const journeyBinding = useJourneySections(
   canonicalSectionIds,
   navigation.state,
   computed(() => motion.policy.value.allowSceneRequest),
 );
+const journey = journeyBinding.snapshot;
 const pendingAudioDestination = shallowRef<SectionId | null>(null);
 let audioNavigationEpoch = -1;
 watch(
diff --git a/src/composables/useJourneySections.ts b/src/composables/useJourneySections.ts
index 559a24e..7b3b3b3 100644
--- a/src/composables/useJourneySections.ts
+++ b/src/composables/useJourneySections.ts
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ import type { SectionId } from '@/content/types';
 import type { NavigationState } from '@/journey/navigation-controller';
 import {
   activationLineDocumentY,
+  deriveSectionActivationSnapshot,
   deriveSectionState,
   isAtDocumentEnd,
   selectActiveSection,
@@ -30,13 +31,26 @@ const initialJourney = (activeSectionId: SectionId): JourneySnapshot => ({
   driveSpeed: 0.18,
   ...deriveSectionState(activeSectionId),
   sign: null,
+  sectionActivation: {
+    layoutRevision: 0,
+    activeHeadingOffsetVh: 0,
+    nextHeadingOffsetVh: null,
+  },
 });
 
+export interface JourneySectionsBinding {
+  readonly snapshot: Readonly<Ref<JourneySnapshot>>;
+  requestFrame(): void;
+  subscribeFrame(
+    listener: (now: number, snapshot: JourneySnapshot) => boolean,
+  ): () => void;
+}
+
 export function useJourneySections(
   canonicalIds: readonly SectionId[],
   navigationState: Readonly<Ref<NavigationState>>,
   motionAllowed?: Readonly<Ref<boolean>>,
-): Readonly<Ref<JourneySnapshot>> {
+): JourneySectionsBinding {
   const firstId = canonicalIds[0];
   if (firstId === undefined) {
     throw new Error('At least one canonical journey section is required.');
@@ -54,6 +68,10 @@ export function useJourneySections(
   }));
   let requestJourneyFrame = (): void => {};
   let teardown = (): void => {};
+  const frameSubscribers = new Set<(
+    now: number,
+    snapshot: JourneySnapshot,
+  ) => boolean>();
 
   const stopNavigationWatch = watch(
     () => navigationState.value,
@@ -67,6 +85,7 @@ export function useJourneySections(
     const visualViewport = window.visualViewport;
     let disposed = false;
     let structureDirty = true;
+    let layoutRevision = 0;
     let previousScrollY = drive.snapshot.value.scrollY;
     let previousActiveId = firstId;
     let headings: readonly SectionHeadingGeometry[] = [];
@@ -86,6 +105,7 @@ export function useJourneySections(
       if (disposed) return false;
       if (structureDirty) {
         headings = readHeadings(driveSnapshot.scrollY);
+        layoutRevision += 1;
         structureDirty = false;
       }
       if (headings.length === 0) return false;
@@ -118,6 +138,13 @@ export function useJourneySections(
         ? null
         : (candidateHeading.top - activationY) / viewportHeight;
       const sectionState = deriveSectionState(activeSectionId);
+      const sectionActivation = deriveSectionActivationSnapshot({
+        headings,
+        activeSectionId,
+        activationY,
+        viewportHeight,
+        layoutRevision,
+      });
       const sign = signController.sample({
         now,
         source: navigationState.value.source,
@@ -139,11 +166,17 @@ export function useJourneySections(
         ...driveSnapshot,
         routeProgress: atDocumentEnd ? 1 : driveSnapshot.routeProgress,
         ...sectionState,
+        sectionActivation,
         sign,
       };
       previousScrollY = driveSnapshot.scrollY;
       previousActiveId = activeSectionId;
-      return signController.needsFrame();
+      const currentSnapshot = snapshot.value;
+      let keepRunning = signController.needsFrame();
+      for (const subscriber of [...frameSubscribers]) {
+        keepRunning = subscriber(now, currentSnapshot) || keepRunning;
+      }
+      return keepRunning;
     };
 
     const removeFrameSubscriber = drive.subscribeFrame(measure);
@@ -199,6 +232,7 @@ export function useJourneySections(
       document.removeEventListener('visibilitychange', handleVisibility, PASSIVE_LISTENER);
       resizeObserver.disconnect();
       signController.reset();
+      frameSubscribers.clear();
     };
   });
 
@@ -208,5 +242,12 @@ export function useJourneySections(
     teardown();
   });
 
-  return readonly(snapshot);
+  return {
+    snapshot: readonly(snapshot),
+    requestFrame: () => requestJourneyFrame(),
+    subscribeFrame(listener) {
+      frameSubscribers.add(listener);
+      return () => frameSubscribers.delete(listener);
+    },
+  };
 }
diff --git a/src/composables/useKeyboardNavigation.ts b/src/composables/useKeyboardNavigation.ts
index 4b25b17..7631cc2 100644
--- a/src/composables/useKeyboardNavigation.ts
+++ b/src/composables/useKeyboardNavigation.ts
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@ export function useKeyboardNavigation(
   const state = shallowRef<NavigationState>({
     epoch: 0,
     source: "initial",
+    phase: "idle",
     destinationId: null,
     signDestinationId: null,
   });
diff --git a/src/journey/navigation-controller.ts b/src/journey/navigation-controller.ts
index 7d07322..b0ec8e0 100644
--- a/src/journey/navigation-controller.ts
+++ b/src/journey/navigation-controller.ts
@@ -5,11 +5,14 @@ declare const __PORTFOLIO_TEST_BUILD__: boolean;
 const TEST_BUILD =
   typeof __PORTFOLIO_TEST_BUILD__ !== "undefined" && __PORTFOLIO_TEST_BUILD__;
 
+export type NavigationPhase = "idle" | "travelling" | "settled";
+
 export interface NavigationState {
-  epoch: number;
-  source: JourneySource;
-  destinationId: SectionId | null;
-  signDestinationId: SectionId | null;
+  readonly epoch: number;
+  readonly source: JourneySource;
+  readonly phase: NavigationPhase;
+  readonly destinationId: SectionId | null;
+  readonly signDestinationId: SectionId | null;
 }
 
 export interface NavigationRuntime {
@@ -122,6 +125,7 @@ export function createNavigationController(
   let currentState: NavigationState = {
     epoch: 0,
     source: "initial",
+    phase: "idle",
     destinationId: null,
     signDestinationId: null,
   };
@@ -171,6 +175,7 @@ export function createNavigationController(
     currentState = {
       epoch: currentState.epoch + 1,
       source,
+      phase: source === "passive-scroll" ? "idle" : "travelling",
       destinationId,
       signDestinationId,
     };
@@ -211,6 +216,8 @@ export function createNavigationController(
     )
       return;
     cancelSettle();
+    currentState = { ...currentState, phase: "settled" };
+    emit();
     frameId = runtime.requestFrame(() => {
       frameId = undefined;
       if (
@@ -284,6 +291,14 @@ export function createNavigationController(
     const epoch = beginEpoch(source, id);
     if (source === "initial") {
       runtime.scrollTarget(target, "instant");
+      if (
+        currentState.epoch === epoch &&
+        currentState.source === source &&
+        currentState.destinationId === id
+      ) {
+        currentState = { ...currentState, phase: "settled" };
+        emit();
+      }
     } else {
       frameId = runtime.requestFrame(() => {
         frameId = undefined;
@@ -293,6 +308,8 @@ export function createNavigationController(
           currentState.destinationId === id
         ) {
           runtime.scrollTarget(target, "instant");
+          currentState = { ...currentState, phase: "settled" };
+          emit();
         }
       });
     }
diff --git a/src/journey/section-controller.ts b/src/journey/section-controller.ts
index 888ab00..8d399fc 100644
--- a/src/journey/section-controller.ts
+++ b/src/journey/section-controller.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import type { SectionId } from "@/content/types";
-import type { EnvironmentChapter } from "./types";
+import type { EnvironmentChapter, SectionActivationSnapshot } from "./types";
 
 export interface SectionHeadingGeometry {
   id: SectionId;
@@ -12,6 +12,14 @@ export interface ActiveSectionInput {
   atDocumentEnd: boolean;
 }
 
+export interface SectionActivationInput {
+  readonly headings: readonly SectionHeadingGeometry[];
+  readonly activeSectionId: SectionId;
+  readonly activationY: number;
+  readonly viewportHeight: number;
+  readonly layoutRevision: number;
+}
+
 export interface DerivedSectionState {
   activeSectionId: SectionId;
   chapter: EnvironmentChapter;
@@ -56,6 +64,31 @@ export function selectActiveSection(input: ActiveSectionInput): SectionId {
   return active;
 }
 
+export function deriveSectionActivationSnapshot(
+  input: SectionActivationInput,
+): SectionActivationSnapshot {
+  const activeIndex = input.headings.findIndex(
+    (heading) => heading.id === input.activeSectionId,
+  );
+  const activeHeading = input.headings[activeIndex];
+  if (activeHeading === undefined || input.viewportHeight <= 0) {
+    return {
+      layoutRevision: input.layoutRevision,
+      activeHeadingOffsetVh: 0,
+      nextHeadingOffsetVh: null,
+    };
+  }
+  const nextHeading = input.headings[activeIndex + 1];
+  return {
+    layoutRevision: input.layoutRevision,
+    activeHeadingOffsetVh:
+      (activeHeading.top - input.activationY) / input.viewportHeight,
+    nextHeadingOffsetVh: nextHeading === undefined
+      ? null
+      : (nextHeading.top - input.activationY) / input.viewportHeight,
+  };
+}
+
 const chapters: Readonly<Record<SectionId, EnvironmentChapter>> = {
   start: "deep-night",
   profile: "deep-night",
diff --git a/src/journey/types.ts b/src/journey/types.ts
index aae1e92..d66962c 100644
--- a/src/journey/types.ts
+++ b/src/journey/types.ts
@@ -66,9 +66,16 @@ export interface SignController {
   needsFrame(): boolean;
 }
 
+export interface SectionActivationSnapshot {
+  readonly layoutRevision: number;
+  readonly activeHeadingOffsetVh: number;
+  readonly nextHeadingOffsetVh: number | null;
+}
+
 export interface JourneySnapshot extends ScrollDriveSnapshot {
   activeSectionId: SectionId;
   chapter: EnvironmentChapter;
   sign: SignSnapshot | null;
   arrived: boolean;
+  sectionActivation: SectionActivationSnapshot;
 }
diff --git a/src/scene/create-scene-controller.ts b/src/scene/create-scene-controller.ts
index 9d6f19f..8363bb7 100644
--- a/src/scene/create-scene-controller.ts
+++ b/src/scene/create-scene-controller.ts
@@ -582,6 +582,13 @@ function copyJourneySnapshot(snapshot: JourneySnapshot): JourneySnapshot {
         : {}),
     } : null,
     arrived: Boolean(snapshot.arrived),
+    sectionActivation: {
+      layoutRevision: snapshot.sectionActivation.layoutRevision,
+      activeHeadingOffsetVh: finite(snapshot.sectionActivation.activeHeadingOffsetVh),
+      nextHeadingOffsetVh: snapshot.sectionActivation.nextHeadingOffsetVh === null
+        ? null
+        : finite(snapshot.sectionActivation.nextHeadingOffsetVh),
+    },
   };
 }
 
@@ -600,6 +607,11 @@ function initialJourneySnapshot(): JourneySnapshot {
     chapter: 'deep-night',
     sign: null,
     arrived: false,
+    sectionActivation: {
+      layoutRevision: 0,
+      activeHeadingOffsetVh: 0,
+      nextHeadingOffsetVh: null,
+    },
   };
 }
 
diff --git a/tests/unit/SceneCanvas.test.ts b/tests/unit/SceneCanvas.test.ts
index 3c10eb4..3b6e21b 100644
--- a/tests/unit/SceneCanvas.test.ts
+++ b/tests/unit/SceneCanvas.test.ts
@@ -28,6 +28,11 @@ const journey = (
   chapter: "infrastructure",
   sign: null,
   arrived: false,
+  sectionActivation: {
+    layoutRevision: 0,
+    activeHeadingOffsetVh: 0,
+    nextHeadingOffsetVh: null,
+  },
   ...overrides,
 });
 
diff --git a/tests/unit/navigation-controller.test.ts b/tests/unit/navigation-controller.test.ts
index 49a7a1a..3abcc26 100644
--- a/tests/unit/navigation-controller.test.ts
+++ b/tests/unit/navigation-controller.test.ts
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ import {
   canonicalSectionIdFromHash,
   createNavigationController,
   validateSectionAnchor,
+  type NavigationState,
   type NavigationRuntime,
 } from "@/journey/navigation-controller";
 import type { SectionId } from "@/content/types";
@@ -205,6 +206,7 @@ describe("navigation epochs and effects", () => {
     expect(controller.state()).toEqual({
       epoch: 2,
       source: "passive-scroll",
+      phase: "idle",
       destinationId: null,
       signDestinationId: null,
     });
@@ -221,6 +223,30 @@ describe("navigation epochs and effects", () => {
     expect(harness.focused).toEqual(["experience"]);
   });
 
+  it("publishes travelling and settled only for the latest explicit epoch", () => {
+    const harness = createRuntime(true);
+    const controller = createNavigationController(sectionIds, harness.runtime);
+    const states: NavigationState[] = [];
+    controller.subscribe((state) => states.push(state));
+
+    controller.navigate("contact", target("contact"));
+    controller.navigate("toolkit", target("toolkit"));
+    expect(controller.state()).toMatchObject({
+      epoch: 2,
+      source: "explicit-navigation",
+      phase: "travelling",
+      destinationId: "toolkit",
+    });
+
+    harness.emitScrollEnd();
+    expect(controller.state()).toMatchObject({
+      epoch: 2,
+      phase: "settled",
+      destinationId: "toolkit",
+    });
+    expect(states.filter((state) => state.phase === "settled")).toHaveLength(1);
+  });
+
   it("falls back to three consecutive sub-pixel-stable animation frames", () => {
     const harness = createRuntime(false);
     const controller = createNavigationController(sectionIds, harness.runtime);
@@ -271,7 +297,9 @@ describe("navigation epochs and effects", () => {
     const controller = createNavigationController(sectionIds, harness.runtime);
 
     expect(controller.initialize("toolkit", target("toolkit"))).toBe(1);
+    expect(controller.state()).toMatchObject({ phase: "settled" });
     expect(controller.restore("profile", target("profile"))).toBe(2);
+    expect(controller.state()).toMatchObject({ phase: "travelling" });
     harness.runFrame();
     expect(harness.pushes).toEqual([]);
     expect(harness.replacements).toEqual([]);
@@ -283,6 +311,7 @@ describe("navigation epochs and effects", () => {
     expect(controller.state()).toEqual({
       epoch: 2,
       source: "history-restoration",
+      phase: "settled",
       destinationId: "profile",
       signDestinationId: null,
     });
diff --git a/tests/unit/scene-lifecycle.test.ts b/tests/unit/scene-lifecycle.test.ts
index 25551a6..08bfcf2 100644
--- a/tests/unit/scene-lifecycle.test.ts
+++ b/tests/unit/scene-lifecycle.test.ts
@@ -582,6 +582,11 @@ function journey(overrides: Partial<JourneySnapshot> = {}): JourneySnapshot {
     chapter: 'deep-night',
     sign: null,
     arrived: false,
+    sectionActivation: {
+      layoutRevision: 0,
+      activeHeadingOffsetVh: 0,
+      nextHeadingOffsetVh: null,
+    },
     ...overrides,
   };
 }
diff --git a/tests/unit/scroll-drive-controller.test.ts b/tests/unit/scroll-drive-controller.test.ts
index f18475e..fd3adee 100644
--- a/tests/unit/scroll-drive-controller.test.ts
+++ b/tests/unit/scroll-drive-controller.test.ts
@@ -465,6 +465,7 @@ describe('useScrollDrive', () => {
     const navigation = shallowRef({
       epoch: 0,
       source: 'passive-scroll' as const,
+      phase: 'idle' as const,
       destinationId: null,
       signDestinationId: null,
     });
diff --git a/tests/unit/section-controller.test.ts b/tests/unit/section-controller.test.ts
index 03bd658..b0dc5fb 100644
--- a/tests/unit/section-controller.test.ts
+++ b/tests/unit/section-controller.test.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import { describe, expect, it } from "vitest";
 import {
   activationLineDocumentY,
+  deriveSectionActivationSnapshot,
   deriveSectionState,
   isAtDocumentEnd,
   selectActiveSection,
@@ -109,6 +110,41 @@ describe("active section selection", () => {
     ).toBe("profile");
   });
 
+  it("derives responsive heading offsets from the same activation-line geometry", () => {
+    expect(deriveSectionActivationSnapshot({
+      headings: [
+        { id: "start", top: 100 },
+        { id: "profile", top: 420 },
+        { id: "experience", top: 1_120 },
+      ],
+      activeSectionId: "profile",
+      activationY: 500,
+      viewportHeight: 800,
+      layoutRevision: 7,
+    })).toEqual({
+      layoutRevision: 7,
+      activeHeadingOffsetVh: -0.1,
+      nextHeadingOffsetVh: 0.775,
+    });
+  });
+
+  it("returns no following-heading offset for the final active heading", () => {
+    expect(deriveSectionActivationSnapshot({
+      headings: [
+        { id: "start", top: 100 },
+        { id: "profile", top: 420 },
+      ],
+      activeSectionId: "profile",
+      activationY: 500,
+      viewportHeight: 800,
+      layoutRevision: 8,
+    })).toEqual({
+      layoutRevision: 8,
+      activeHeadingOffsetVh: -0.1,
+      nextHeadingOffsetVh: null,
+    });
+  });
+
   it("maps every canonical section to its chapter and arrival state", () => {
     expect([
       deriveSectionState("start"),