diff --git a/app/src/main/java/app/closer/ui/home/HomeScreen.kt b/app/src/main/java/app/closer/ui/home/HomeScreen.kt
index f3b16b3b..d6c581f8 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/app/closer/ui/home/HomeScreen.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/app/closer/ui/home/HomeScreen.kt
@@ -1007,14 +1007,15 @@ private fun PrimaryHomeActionCard(
 ) {
     val colors = action.tone.actionColors()
     val isDark = isCloserDarkTheme()
-    // The reveal-waiting moment (you answered, then your partner did) gets its own warm couple art so
-    // "your reveal is waiting" reads as the night's focus. Every other daily-question state keeps the
-    // default target-based art.
-    val artRes = if (
-        action.target == HomeActionTarget.DailyQuestion &&
-        dailyQuestionState == DailyQuestionState.BOTH_ANSWERED
-    ) {
-        R.drawable.illustration_tonight_partner_prompt
+    // Daily-question art escalates with the ritual:
+    // partner prompt before anyone answers, answer cards while one partner is waiting,
+    // then a dedicated reveal-ready illustration once both answered.
+    val artRes = if (action.target == HomeActionTarget.DailyQuestion) {
+        when (dailyQuestionState) {
+            DailyQuestionState.UNANSWERED -> R.drawable.illustration_tonight_partner_prompt
+            DailyQuestionState.BOTH_ANSWERED -> R.drawable.illustration_daily_reveal_ready
+            else -> homePrimaryArt(action.target)
+        }
     } else {
         homePrimaryArt(action.target)
     }
@@ -1745,7 +1746,7 @@ fun PairedHomePreviewScreen(onNavigate: (String) -> Unit = {}) {
             category = "emotional_intimacy",
             depthLevel = 2
         ),
-        dailyQuestionState = DailyQuestionState.BOTH_ANSWERED,
+        dailyQuestionState = DailyQuestionState.PARTNER_ANSWERED_USER_PENDING,
         hasPartnerAnsweredToday = true,
         partnerAnsweredQuestionId = "demo",
         answerStats = HomeAnswerStats(total = 24, revealed = 18, private = 6),