diff --git a/src/components/MediaPlayer/LazyMediaTapPlaceholder.tsx b/src/components/MediaPlayer/LazyMediaTapPlaceholder.tsx
index 69f61cc4..b351f2cd 100644
--- a/src/components/MediaPlayer/LazyMediaTapPlaceholder.tsx
+++ b/src/components/MediaPlayer/LazyMediaTapPlaceholder.tsx
@@ -58,7 +58,9 @@ function BlurHashLayer({ blurHash, className }: { blurHash: string; className?:
 
 const frameClass = (kind: 'video' | 'audio', className?: string) =>
   cn(
-    'relative w-full max-w-[400px] shrink-0 self-start overflow-hidden rounded-lg border border-border bg-muted/30 shadow-sm',
+    // `not-prose`: poster <img> lives inside MarkdownArticle `.prose`; typography adds img margins
+    // that break `absolute inset-0` layout and show a blurhash band above the still.
+    'not-prose relative w-full max-w-[400px] shrink-0 self-start overflow-hidden rounded-lg border border-border bg-muted/30 shadow-sm',
     kind === 'video' ? 'aspect-video' : 'min-h-[7.5rem] aspect-[21/9]',
     className
   )
@@ -89,7 +91,7 @@ function MediaPlaceholderLayers({
         <img
           src={poster}
           alt=""
-          className="absolute inset-0 z-[1] h-full w-full object-cover"
+          className="absolute inset-0 z-[1] m-0 h-full w-full max-w-none object-cover object-center"
           loading="eager"
           decoding="async"
         />
@@ -187,7 +189,8 @@ export default function LazyMediaTapPlaceholder({
       className={cn(
         // `block` + `p-0` + `leading-none`: native <button> keeps a line-box / padding; with only
         // absolutely positioned children that shifts the stack and the play icon looks bottom-heavy.
-        'group relative block w-full max-w-[400px] shrink-0 self-start overflow-hidden rounded-lg border border-border bg-muted/30 p-0 text-left leading-none shadow-sm outline-none transition-opacity hover:opacity-95 focus-visible:ring-2 focus-visible:ring-ring',
+        // `not-prose`: see frameClass — poster img must not inherit prose img margins inside notes.
+        'not-prose group relative block w-full max-w-[400px] shrink-0 self-start overflow-hidden rounded-lg border border-border bg-muted/30 p-0 text-left leading-none shadow-sm outline-none transition-opacity hover:opacity-95 focus-visible:ring-2 focus-visible:ring-ring',
         kind === 'video' ? 'aspect-video' : 'min-h-[7.5rem] aspect-[21/9]',
         className
       )}
diff --git a/src/components/MediaPlayer/index.tsx b/src/components/MediaPlayer/index.tsx
index dc85c765..a4197e69 100644
--- a/src/components/MediaPlayer/index.tsx
+++ b/src/components/MediaPlayer/index.tsx
@@ -199,7 +199,7 @@ export default function MediaPlayer({
     'transition-opacity duration-300 ease-out motion-reduce:transition-none'
 
   return (
-    <div className="relative w-full max-w-[400px] shrink-0 self-start">
+    <div className="not-prose relative w-full max-w-[400px] shrink-0 self-start">
       {!embedPainted ? (
         <div className="relative z-10 w-full">
           <MediaEmbedBlurFrame
diff --git a/src/components/Profile/index.tsx b/src/components/Profile/index.tsx
index 881a364a..e2787842 100644
--- a/src/components/Profile/index.tsx
+++ b/src/components/Profile/index.tsx
@@ -378,9 +378,9 @@ export default function Profile({
     return (
       <>
         <div>
-          <div className="relative bg-cover bg-center mb-2">
-            <Skeleton className="w-full aspect-[3/1] rounded-none" />
-            <Skeleton className="w-24 h-24 md:w-48 md:h-48 absolute bottom-0 left-3 translate-y-1/2 border-4 border-background rounded-full" />
+          <div className="relative isolate mb-2 bg-cover bg-center">
+            <Skeleton className="relative z-0 w-full aspect-[3/1] rounded-none" />
+            <Skeleton className="absolute bottom-0 left-3 z-20 h-24 w-24 translate-y-1/2 rounded-full border-4 border-background md:h-48 md:w-48" />
           </div>
         </div>
         <div className="px-4">
@@ -404,10 +404,16 @@ export default function Profile({
   return (
     <>
       <div>
-        <div className="relative bg-cover bg-center mb-2">
-          {/* Avatar first in DOM + higher fetch priority so it loads before the wide banner. */}
+        <div className="relative isolate mb-2 bg-cover bg-center">
+          {/* Banner first in paint order; avatar uses higher z-index so it always sits on top. fetchPriority still prefers the pic over the banner. */}
+          <ProfileBanner
+            banner={banner}
+            pubkey={pubkey}
+            className="relative z-0 w-full overflow-hidden aspect-[3/1]"
+            imageFetchPriority="low"
+          />
           {isVideo(avatar ?? '') ? (
-            <div className="w-24 h-24 md:w-48 md:h-48 absolute left-3 bottom-0 z-10 translate-y-1/2 border-4 border-background overflow-hidden rounded-full bg-muted">
+            <div className="absolute bottom-0 left-3 z-20 h-24 w-24 translate-y-1/2 overflow-hidden rounded-full border-4 border-background bg-muted md:h-48 md:w-48">
               <video
                 src={avatar}
                 className="h-full w-full object-cover object-center"
@@ -419,7 +425,7 @@ export default function Profile({
               />
             </div>
           ) : (
-            <Avatar className="w-24 h-24 md:w-48 md:h-48 absolute left-3 bottom-0 z-10 translate-y-1/2 border-4 border-background">
+            <Avatar className="absolute bottom-0 left-3 z-20 h-24 w-24 translate-y-1/2 border-4 border-background md:h-48 md:w-48">
               <AvatarImage
                 src={avatar}
                 className="object-cover object-center"
@@ -431,12 +437,6 @@ export default function Profile({
               </AvatarFallback>
             </Avatar>
           )}
-          <ProfileBanner
-            banner={banner}
-            pubkey={pubkey}
-            className="relative z-0 w-full aspect-[3/1]"
-            imageFetchPriority="low"
-          />
         </div>
         <div className="px-4">
           <div className="flex justify-end h-8 gap-2 items-center">
diff --git a/src/components/UserAvatar/index.tsx b/src/components/UserAvatar/index.tsx
index 03d234ed..256faf65 100644
--- a/src/components/UserAvatar/index.tsx
+++ b/src/components/UserAvatar/index.tsx
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import { toNostrBuildThumbUrl } from '@/lib/nostr-build'
 import { isImage, isMedia, isVideo } from '@/lib/url'
 import { generateImageByPubkey, userIdToPubkey } from '@/lib/pubkey'
 import { toProfile } from '@/lib/link'
+import { seedProfileForNavigation } from '@/lib/profile-navigation-seed'
 import { cn } from '@/lib/utils'
 import { useSmartProfileNavigationOptional } from '@/PageManager'
 import type { TProfile } from '@/types'
@@ -254,6 +255,7 @@ export default function UserAvatar({
       style={{ position: 'relative', zIndex: 10, isolation: 'isolate', display: 'block' }}
       onClick={(e) => {
         e.stopPropagation()
+        if (profile) seedProfileForNavigation(profile)
         navigateToProfile(toProfile(displayPubkey))
       }}
     >
diff --git a/src/components/Username/index.tsx b/src/components/Username/index.tsx
index a9424f40..a4cc8e8e 100644
--- a/src/components/Username/index.tsx
+++ b/src/components/Username/index.tsx
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import { Skeleton } from '@/components/ui/skeleton'
 import { useFetchProfile } from '@/hooks'
 import { toProfile } from '@/lib/link'
+import { seedProfileForNavigation } from '@/lib/profile-navigation-seed'
 import { formatPubkey, userIdToPubkey, pubkeyToNpub, formatNpub } from '@/lib/pubkey'
 import { cn } from '@/lib/utils'
 import { useSmartProfileNavigationOptional } from '@/PageManager'
@@ -63,6 +64,7 @@ export default function Username({
         onClick={(e) => {
           e.stopPropagation()
           onNavigate?.()
+          seedProfileForNavigation(profile)
           navigateToProfile(toProfile(profilePubkey))
         }}
       >
diff --git a/src/components/VideoPlayer/index.tsx b/src/components/VideoPlayer/index.tsx
index aa2f006c..d362ff6c 100644
--- a/src/components/VideoPlayer/index.tsx
+++ b/src/components/VideoPlayer/index.tsx
@@ -160,13 +160,16 @@ export default function VideoPlayer({
         setError(true)
       }}
     >
-      <div ref={containerRef} className="relative w-full max-w-full overflow-hidden">
+      <div ref={containerRef} className="not-prose relative w-full max-w-full overflow-hidden">
         <video
           ref={videoRef}
           controls
           playsInline
           preload={onReady ? (hlsMode === 'hlsjs' ? 'auto' : 'metadata') : 'none'}
-          className={cn('rounded-lg max-h-[80vh] sm:max-h-[60vh] border w-full h-auto max-w-full', className)}
+          className={cn(
+            'm-0 max-w-full rounded-lg max-h-[80vh] sm:max-h-[60vh] border w-full h-auto',
+            className
+          )}
           src={hlsMode === 'hlsjs' ? undefined : src}
           poster={poster}
           onClick={(e) => e.stopPropagation()}
diff --git a/src/components/YoutubeEmbeddedPlayer/index.tsx b/src/components/YoutubeEmbeddedPlayer/index.tsx
index e8349bde..89de54c2 100644
--- a/src/components/YoutubeEmbeddedPlayer/index.tsx
+++ b/src/components/YoutubeEmbeddedPlayer/index.tsx
@@ -114,7 +114,12 @@ export default function YoutubeEmbeddedPlayer({
     return <ExternalLink url={url} />
   }
   return (
-    <div className={cn('rounded-lg border overflow-hidden w-full max-w-[400px]', frameClassName)}>
+    <div
+      className={cn(
+        'not-prose rounded-lg border overflow-hidden w-full max-w-[400px]',
+        frameClassName
+      )}
+    >
       <div ref={containerRef} className="w-full h-full" />
     </div>
   )
diff --git a/src/components/ZapStreamEmbeddedPlayer/index.tsx b/src/components/ZapStreamEmbeddedPlayer/index.tsx
index b16a67fa..ac9de1ab 100644
--- a/src/components/ZapStreamEmbeddedPlayer/index.tsx
+++ b/src/components/ZapStreamEmbeddedPlayer/index.tsx
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ export default function ZapStreamEmbeddedPlayer({
       title="zap.stream"
       src={embedSrc}
       className={cn(
-        'rounded-lg border w-full max-w-[400px] aspect-video max-h-[min(70vh,28rem)]',
+        'not-prose rounded-lg border w-full max-w-[400px] aspect-video max-h-[min(70vh,28rem)]',
         className
       )}
       allow="autoplay; encrypted-media; fullscreen; clipboard-write"
diff --git a/src/hooks/useFetchProfile.tsx b/src/hooks/useFetchProfile.tsx
index 67b50c14..0cc37162 100644
--- a/src/hooks/useFetchProfile.tsx
+++ b/src/hooks/useFetchProfile.tsx
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import { PROFILE_FETCH_PROMISE_TIMEOUT_MS } from '@/constants'
 import { getProfileFromEvent } from '@/lib/event-metadata'
+import { getSeededProfileForNavigation } from '@/lib/profile-navigation-seed'
 import { userIdToPubkey } from '@/lib/pubkey'
 import { useNostrOptional } from '@/providers/nostr-context'
 import { useNoteFeedProfileContext } from '@/providers/NoteFeedProfileContext'
@@ -312,6 +313,21 @@ export function useFetchProfile(id?: string, skipCache = false) {
         return
       }
     }
+
+    // Userbadge → profile panel: feed row already had this profile, but secondary stack is outside NoteFeedProfileContext.
+    if (extractedPubkey && !skipCache) {
+      const fromNavigation = getSeededProfileForNavigation(extractedPubkey)
+      if (fromNavigation) {
+        setProfile(fromNavigation)
+        setPubkey(extractedPubkey)
+        setIsFetching(false)
+        setError(null)
+        processingPubkeyRef.current = extractedPubkey
+        initializedPubkeysRef.current.add(extractedPubkey)
+        effectRunCountRef.current.delete(extractedPubkey)
+        return
+      }
+    }
     
     // CRITICAL: Early exit if already processing this exact pubkey - prevents infinite loops
     // This check must happen FIRST, before any other logic
diff --git a/src/lib/nostr-parser.tsx b/src/lib/nostr-parser.tsx
index 218c9c27..3c269d25 100644
--- a/src/lib/nostr-parser.tsx
+++ b/src/lib/nostr-parser.tsx
@@ -539,15 +539,17 @@ function NostrInlineVideo({ mediaUrl, fallbackText }: { mediaUrl: string; fallba
     )
   }
   return (
-    <video
-      src={mediaUrl}
-      controls
-      className="max-w-full sm:max-w-[400px] w-full h-auto rounded-lg my-2 block"
-      preload="metadata"
-      onError={() => setFailed(true)}
-    >
-      Your browser does not support the video tag.
-    </video>
+    <div className="not-prose my-2 max-w-full sm:max-w-[400px] w-full">
+      <video
+        src={mediaUrl}
+        controls
+        className="m-0 max-w-full w-full h-auto rounded-lg block"
+        preload="metadata"
+        onError={() => setFailed(true)}
+      >
+        Your browser does not support the video tag.
+      </video>
+    </div>
   )
 }
 
diff --git a/src/lib/profile-navigation-seed.ts b/src/lib/profile-navigation-seed.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..2bcf5cab
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/lib/profile-navigation-seed.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+import type { TProfile } from '@/types'
+
+const seeds = new Map<string, TProfile>()
+
+function normPubkey(pubkey: string): string {
+  return pubkey.toLowerCase()
+}
+
+/**
+ * Call before navigating to `/users/…` from a userbadge (or anywhere we already have a {@link TProfile}).
+ * The secondary profile panel mounts outside {@link NoteFeedProfileContext}, so `useFetchProfile` would
+ * otherwise start a cold relay/IDB path even though the feed row already resolved this profile.
+ */
+export function seedProfileForNavigation(profile: TProfile): void {
+  if (!profile?.pubkey) return
+  seeds.set(normPubkey(profile.pubkey), profile)
+}
+
+/** Instant paint for `useFetchProfile` when opening the profile route from a seeded navigation. */
+export function getSeededProfileForNavigation(pubkey: string): TProfile | undefined {
+  const pk = normPubkey(pubkey)
+  const p = seeds.get(pk)
+  if (p && normPubkey(p.pubkey) === pk) return p
+  return undefined
+}
diff --git a/src/pages/secondary/ProfileEditorPage/index.tsx b/src/pages/secondary/ProfileEditorPage/index.tsx
index b45343c8..865011bb 100644
--- a/src/pages/secondary/ProfileEditorPage/index.tsx
+++ b/src/pages/secondary/ProfileEditorPage/index.tsx
@@ -472,21 +472,43 @@ const ProfileEditorPage = forwardRef(({ index }: { index?: number }, ref) => {
   return (
     <SecondaryPageLayout ref={ref} index={index} title={profile.username} controls={controls}>
       {/* Banner & avatar uploaders */}
-      <div className="relative bg-cover bg-center mb-2">
-        {/* Avatar first in DOM + higher fetch priority so it loads before the banner (same as profile view). */}
+      <div className="relative isolate mb-2 bg-cover bg-center">
+        {/* Banner under avatar in stacking order; fetchPriority still loads the pic first. */}
+        <Uploader
+          onUploadSuccess={onBannerUploadSuccess}
+          onUploadStart={() => setUploadingBanner(true)}
+          onUploadEnd={() => setUploadingBanner(false)}
+          className="relative z-0 w-full cursor-pointer overflow-hidden"
+          accept={PROFILE_IMAGE_VIDEO_UPLOADER_ACCEPT}
+          maxCompressedSizeMb={5}
+        >
+          <ProfileBanner
+            banner={banner}
+            pubkey={account.pubkey}
+            className="w-full aspect-[3/1]"
+            imageFetchPriority="low"
+          />
+          <div className="absolute inset-0 flex flex-col items-center justify-center bg-muted/30">
+            {uploadingBanner ? (
+              <Skeleton className="size-9 shrink-0 rounded-md" aria-hidden />
+            ) : (
+              <Upload size={36} />
+            )}
+          </div>
+        </Uploader>
         <Uploader
           onUploadSuccess={onAvatarUploadSuccess}
           onUploadStart={() => setUploadingAvatar(true)}
           onUploadEnd={() => setUploadingAvatar(false)}
-          className="z-10 w-24 h-24 absolute bottom-0 left-4 translate-y-1/2 border-4 border-background cursor-pointer rounded-full"
+          className="absolute bottom-0 left-4 z-20 h-24 w-24 translate-y-1/2 cursor-pointer rounded-full border-4 border-background md:h-48 md:w-48"
           accept={PROFILE_IMAGE_VIDEO_UPLOADER_ACCEPT}
           maxCompressedSizeMb={2}
         >
-          <div className="w-full h-full overflow-hidden rounded-full bg-muted">
+          <div className="h-full w-full overflow-hidden rounded-full bg-muted">
             {isVideo(avatar) ? (
               <video
                 src={avatar}
-                className="w-full h-full object-cover object-center"
+                className="h-full w-full object-cover object-center"
                 autoPlay
                 muted
                 loop
@@ -494,7 +516,7 @@ const ProfileEditorPage = forwardRef(({ index }: { index?: number }, ref) => {
                 fetchPriority="high"
               />
             ) : (
-              <Avatar className="w-full h-full">
+              <Avatar className="h-full w-full">
                 <AvatarImage
                   src={avatar}
                   className="object-cover object-center"
@@ -507,7 +529,7 @@ const ProfileEditorPage = forwardRef(({ index }: { index?: number }, ref) => {
               </Avatar>
             )}
           </div>
-          <div className="absolute top-0 bg-muted/30 w-full h-full rounded-full flex flex-col justify-center items-center">
+          <div className="absolute inset-0 flex flex-col items-center justify-center rounded-full bg-muted/30">
             {uploadingAvatar ? (
               <Skeleton className="size-4 shrink-0 rounded-sm" aria-hidden />
             ) : (
@@ -515,28 +537,6 @@ const ProfileEditorPage = forwardRef(({ index }: { index?: number }, ref) => {
             )}
           </div>
         </Uploader>
-        <Uploader
-          onUploadSuccess={onBannerUploadSuccess}
-          onUploadStart={() => setUploadingBanner(true)}
-          onUploadEnd={() => setUploadingBanner(false)}
-          className="relative z-0 w-full cursor-pointer"
-          accept={PROFILE_IMAGE_VIDEO_UPLOADER_ACCEPT}
-          maxCompressedSizeMb={5}
-        >
-          <ProfileBanner
-            banner={banner}
-            pubkey={account.pubkey}
-            className="w-full aspect-[3/1]"
-            imageFetchPriority="low"
-          />
-          <div className="absolute top-0 bg-muted/30 w-full h-full flex flex-col justify-center items-center">
-            {uploadingBanner ? (
-              <Skeleton className="size-9 shrink-0 rounded-md" aria-hidden />
-            ) : (
-              <Upload size={36} />
-            )}
-          </div>
-        </Uploader>
       </div>
 
       <div className="pt-14 px-4 flex flex-col gap-4">