diff --git a/frontend/src/desktop/CardDragLogic.ts b/frontend/src/desktop/CardDragLogic.ts
index c393ce7..2392472 100644
--- a/frontend/src/desktop/CardDragLogic.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/desktop/CardDragLogic.ts
@@ -4,15 +4,34 @@ export const handleDragStart = (store: LayoutStore, selection: string[], leading
     const leadingCard = store.items.get(leadingId);
     if (!leadingCard) return;
 
+    // Snap all non-leading cards to the leading card's position
+    selection.forEach(id => {
+        if (id === leadingId) return;
+        const card = store.items.get(id);
+        if (card) {
+            const leadingCenterX = leadingCard.x + leadingCard.width / 2;
+            const leadingCenterY = leadingCard.y + leadingCard.height / 2;
+
+            const targetX = leadingCenterX - card.width / 2;
+            const targetY = leadingCenterY - card.height / 2;
+
+            card.snapTo(targetX, targetY);
+        }
+    });
+
     selection.forEach(id => {
         const card = store.items.get(id);
         if (!card) return;
 
         let myOffset = offset;
+
         if (id !== leadingId) {
+            const pointerX = leadingCard.x + offset.x;
+            const pointerY = leadingCard.y + offset.y;
+
             myOffset = {
-                x: offset.x + (leadingCard.x - card.x),
-                y: offset.y + (leadingCard.y - card.y)
+                x: pointerX - card.x,
+                y: pointerY - card.y
             };
         }
 
diff --git a/frontend/src/desktop/LayoutSystem.ts b/frontend/src/desktop/LayoutSystem.ts
index c2a8bf1..4d41942 100644
--- a/frontend/src/desktop/LayoutSystem.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/desktop/LayoutSystem.ts
@@ -179,6 +179,27 @@ export class LayoutCard implements LayoutCardState {
         });
     }
 
+    snapTo(x: number, y: number) {
+        this.update({ x, y });
+
+        if (!this.ref)
+            return;
+
+        this.ref.classList.add('desk-item--swoop');
+        this.ref.style.transform = `translate3d(${this.x}px, ${this.y}px, 0) rotate(${this.rotation}deg)`;
+
+        const cleanup = () => {
+            if (this.ref) {
+                this.ref.classList.remove('desk-item--swoop');
+            }
+        };
+
+        this.ref.addEventListener('transitionend', cleanup, { once: true });
+
+        // Safety timeout in case transitionend doesn't fire (e.g. element removed)
+        setTimeout(cleanup, 350);
+    }
+
     toSnapshot(): LayoutCardState {
         return {
             id: this.id,
@@ -252,14 +273,29 @@ export class LayoutStore {
         for (const card of this.items.values()) {
             const dx = card.x - x;
             const dy = card.y - y;
-            const distance = Math.sqrt(dx * dx + dy * dy);
-            if (distance < radius + card.outerRadius) {
+
+            // Check if center is within inner radius of top card
+            // Use squared distance to avoid sqrt
+            const distSq = dx * dx + dy * dy;
+            if (distSq < radius * radius) {
                 result.push(card);
             }
         }
         return result;
     }
 
+    getStackBelow(topCard: LayoutCard): string[] {
+        const candidates = this.getCardsInCircle(topCard.x, topCard.y, topCard.innerRadius);
+
+        return candidates
+            .filter(other => {
+                if (other.id === topCard.id) return false;
+                if (other.z >= topCard.z) return false;
+                return true;
+            })
+            .map(c => c.id);
+    }
+
     getSnapshot() {
         return Array.from(this.items.values()).map(card => card.toSnapshot());
     }
diff --git a/frontend/src/desktop/useCardPointer.ts b/frontend/src/desktop/useCardPointer.ts
index 73cdecf..61cfe3f 100644
--- a/frontend/src/desktop/useCardPointer.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/desktop/useCardPointer.ts
@@ -35,6 +35,8 @@ export const useCardPointer = (
         // Only left click
         if (e.button !== 0) return;
 
+        e.preventDefault();
+
         (e.target as Element).setPointerCapture(e.pointerId);
         setState('click');
         initialPosition.current = { x: e.clientX, y: e.clientY };
@@ -42,6 +44,8 @@ export const useCardPointer = (
     }, []);
 
     const onPointerMove = useCallback((e: React.PointerEvent) => {
+        e.preventDefault();
+
         const hasModifier = e.metaKey || e.ctrlKey || e.shiftKey;
         updateState(e);
 
@@ -89,6 +93,8 @@ export const useCardPointer = (
     }, [card, state, updateState, isSelected, selection, onSelect]);
 
     const onPointerUp = useCallback((e: React.PointerEvent) => {
+        e.preventDefault();
+
         const hasModifier = e.metaKey || e.ctrlKey || e.shiftKey;
         updateState(e);
 
diff --git a/frontend/src/styles/workspace/workspace-cards.css b/frontend/src/styles/workspace/workspace-cards.css
index 85a8c6d..0a8bac0 100644
--- a/frontend/src/styles/workspace/workspace-cards.css
+++ b/frontend/src/styles/workspace/workspace-cards.css
@@ -15,6 +15,10 @@
   overflow: hidden;
 }
 
+.desk-item--swoop {
+  transition: transform 0.3s cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.8, 0.2, 1);
+}
+
 .desk-item__card img {
   width: 100%;
   height: 100%;