diff --git a/public/s/css/f0ck.css b/public/s/css/f0ck.css
index 2673d42..49b4abb 100644
--- a/public/s/css/f0ck.css
+++ b/public/s/css/f0ck.css
@@ -1585,14 +1585,10 @@ span.placeholder {
 }
 
 @media (max-width: 1056px) {
-  .navbar {
-    display: grid;
-    grid-template-rows: 1fr 1fr;
-    grid-template-areas: 'f0ck f0ck f0ck';
-  }
 
+  /* Navbar grid layout removed for modern-navbar compatibility */
   .navbar-brand {
-    grid-area: f0ck;
+    /* maintained for potential other uses or reset */
   }
 
   .pagination-container-fluid {
@@ -2947,7 +2943,7 @@ div.favs div.posts {
   filter: blur(100px);
   transform: translate3d(0, 0, 0);
   z-index: 0;
-  transition: 2s ease;
+  transition: opacity 1.5s cubic-bezier(0.4, 0, 0.2, 1);
   opacity: 0.2;
 }
 
@@ -3000,11 +2996,11 @@ button#togglebg {
 }
 
 .fader-in {
-  animation: fadeIn .8s steps(100) forwards;
+  opacity: 0.4 !important;
 }
 
 .fader-out {
-  animation: fadeOut .8s steps(100) forwards
+  opacity: 0 !important;
 }
 
 .settings {
@@ -3052,75 +3048,76 @@ input#s_avatar {
 
   0%,
   100% {
-    opacity: 0.4;
+    opacity: 0.1;
   }
 
   50% {
     opacity: 1;
   }
-/* Modern Tags Layout */
-.tags-grid {
-  display: grid;
-  grid-template-columns: repeat(auto-fill, minmax(200px, 1fr));
-  gap: 20px;
-  padding: 20px 0;
-}
 
-.tag-card {
-  display: flex;
-  flex-direction: column;
-  background: var(--badge-bg, #171717);
-  border-radius: 12px;
-  overflow: hidden;
-  text-decoration: none !important;
-  transition: transform 0.2s, box-shadow 0.2s;
-  border: 1px solid var(--nav-border-color, rgba(255,255,255,0.1));
-  position: relative;
-}
+  /* Modern Tags Layout */
+  .tags-grid {
+    display: grid;
+    grid-template-columns: repeat(auto-fill, minmax(200px, 1fr));
+    gap: 20px;
+    padding: 20px 0;
+  }
 
-.tag-card:hover {
-  transform: translateY(-5px);
-  box-shadow: 0 10px 20px rgba(0,0,0,0.4);
-  background: var(--dropdown-bg, #232323);
-  border-color: var(--accent, #9f0);
-}
+  .tag-card {
+    display: flex;
+    flex-direction: column;
+    background: var(--badge-bg, #171717);
+    border-radius: 12px;
+    overflow: hidden;
+    text-decoration: none !important;
+    transition: transform 0.2s, box-shadow 0.2s;
+    border: 1px solid var(--nav-border-color, rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.1));
+    position: relative;
+  }
 
-.tag-card-image {
-  width: 100%;
-  height: 100px;
-  overflow: hidden;
-  position: relative;
-  background: #000;
-}
+  .tag-card:hover {
+    transform: translateY(-5px);
+    box-shadow: 0 10px 20px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.4);
+    background: var(--dropdown-bg, #232323);
+    border-color: var(--accent, #9f0);
+  }
 
-.tag-card-image img {
-  width: 100%;
-  height: 100%;
-  object-fit: cover;
-  transition: transform 0.5s;
-  opacity: 0.8;
-}
+  .tag-card-image {
+    width: 100%;
+    height: 100px;
+    overflow: hidden;
+    position: relative;
+    background: #000;
+  }
 
-.tag-card:hover .tag-card-image img {
-  transform: scale(1.1);
-  opacity: 1;
-}
+  .tag-card-image img {
+    width: 100%;
+    height: 100%;
+    object-fit: cover;
+    transition: transform 0.5s;
+    opacity: 0.8;
+  }
 
-.tag-card-content {
-  padding: 15px;
-  display: flex;
-  flex-direction: column;
-  gap: 5px;
-}
+  .tag-card:hover .tag-card-image img {
+    transform: scale(1.1);
+    opacity: 1;
+  }
 
-.tag-name {
-  color: var(--white, #fff);
-  font-weight: bold;
-  font-size: 1.1em;
-  font-family: var(--font, monospace);
-}
+  .tag-card-content {
+    padding: 15px;
+    display: flex;
+    flex-direction: column;
+    gap: 5px;
+  }
 
-.tag-count {
-  color: #888;
-  font-size: 0.9em;
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+  .tag-name {
+    color: var(--white, #fff);
+    font-weight: bold;
+    font-size: 1.1em;
+    font-family: var(--font, monospace);
+  }
+
+  .tag-count {
+    color: #888;
+    font-size: 0.9em;
+  }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/public/s/js/f0ck.js b/public/s/js/f0ck.js
index e015481..3e91a29 100644
--- a/public/s/js/f0ck.js
+++ b/public/s/js/f0ck.js
@@ -8,6 +8,25 @@ window.requestAnimFrame = (function () {
 
 (() => {
   let video;
+
+  // Initialize background preference
+  if (localStorage.getItem('background') == undefined) {
+    localStorage.setItem('background', 'true');
+  }
+  var background = localStorage.getItem('background') === 'true';
+  // Apply initial visual state
+  var initialCanvas = document.getElementById('bg');
+  if (initialCanvas) {
+    if (background) {
+      initialCanvas.classList.add('fader-in');
+      initialCanvas.classList.remove('fader-out');
+    } else {
+      initialCanvas.classList.add('fader-out');
+      initialCanvas.classList.remove('fader-in');
+    }
+  }
+
+
   if (elem = document.querySelector("#my-video")) {
     video = new v0ck(elem);
     document.addEventListener("keydown", e => {
@@ -17,13 +36,27 @@ window.requestAnimFrame = (function () {
       }
     });
 
-    const toggleBg = document.getElementById('togglebg');
-    if (toggleBg) {
-      toggleBg.addEventListener('click', function (e) {
-        e.preventDefault();
-        background = !background;
-        localStorage.setItem('background', background.toString());
-        var canvas = document.getElementById('bg');
+
+
+    if (elem !== null) {
+      // ... existing code ...
+    }
+  }
+
+  // Export init function for dynamic calls
+  window.initBackground = () => {
+    // Re-fetch elements as they might have been replaced
+    const elem = document.querySelector("#my-video");
+    const canvas = document.getElementById('bg');
+
+    if (elem) {
+      // Initialize video wrapper if needed or just get instance
+      // Assuming v0ck handles re-init or we just use raw element for events
+      // But video variable is local.
+      // We need to re-bind 'play' event if it's a new element.
+
+      if (canvas) {
+        // Restore visual state on re-init
         if (background) {
           canvas.classList.add('fader-in');
           canvas.classList.remove('fader-out');
@@ -31,33 +64,102 @@ window.requestAnimFrame = (function () {
           canvas.classList.add('fader-out');
           canvas.classList.remove('fader-in');
         }
-        animationLoop();
-      });
-    }
 
-    if (elem !== null) {
-      if (localStorage.getItem('background') == undefined) {
-        localStorage.setItem('background', 'true');
-      }
+        const context = canvas.getContext('2d');
+        const cw = canvas.width = canvas.clientWidth | 0;
+        const ch = canvas.height = canvas.clientHeight | 0;
 
-      var background = localStorage.getItem('background') === 'true';
-      var canvas = document.getElementById('bg');
-      if (canvas) {
-        var context = canvas.getContext('2d');
-        var cw = canvas.width = canvas.clientWidth | 0;
-        var ch = canvas.height = canvas.clientHeight | 0;
-
-        function animationLoop() {
-          if (video.paused || video.ended || !background)
+        const animationLoop = () => {
+          if (elem.paused || elem.ended || !background)
             return;
-          context.drawImage(video, 0, 0, cw, ch);
+          context.drawImage(elem, 0, 0, cw, ch);
           window.requestAnimFrame(animationLoop);
         }
 
         elem.addEventListener('play', animationLoop);
+
+        if (!elem.paused) {
+          animationLoop();
+        }
       }
     }
-  }
+  };
+
+  // Initial call
+  window.initBackground();
+
+  const loadPageAjax = async (url) => {
+    // Show loading indicator
+    const navbar = document.querySelector("nav.navbar");
+    if (navbar) navbar.classList.add("pbwork");
+
+    try {
+      // Extract page number, user, tag, etc.
+      let page = 1;
+      const pMatch = url.match(/\/p\/(\d+)/);
+      if (pMatch) page = pMatch[1];
+
+      // Extract context
+      let tag = null, user = null, mime = null;
+      const tagMatch = url.match(/\/tag\/([^/]+)/);
+      if (tagMatch) tag = decodeURIComponent(tagMatch[1]);
+
+      const userMatch = url.match(/\/user\/([^/]+)/);
+      if (userMatch) user = decodeURIComponent(userMatch[1]);
+
+      const mimeMatch = url.match(/\/(image|audio|video)/);
+      if (mimeMatch) mime = mimeMatch[1];
+
+      let ajaxUrl = `/ajax/items/?page=${page}`;
+      if (tag) ajaxUrl += `&tag=${encodeURIComponent(tag)}`;
+      if (user) ajaxUrl += `&user=${encodeURIComponent(user)}`;
+      if (mime) ajaxUrl += `&mime=${encodeURIComponent(mime)}`;
+
+      console.log("Fetching Page:", ajaxUrl);
+      const response = await fetch(ajaxUrl, { credentials: 'include' });
+      const data = await response.json();
+
+      if (data.success) {
+        // Replace grid content
+        // If "infinite scroll" we might append, but pagination implies jumping properly? 
+        // User said "resembled in pagination", which implies staying in sync.
+        // If I click Next Page, I expect to SEE page 2.
+        // But infinite scroll usually appends.
+        // Let's implement REPLACE for explicit page navigation to be safe/standard.
+        // Wait, the "infinite scroll" feature usually implies APPEND. 
+        // If the user wants infinite scroll, they shouldn't click pagination?
+        // But if they scroll, `changePage` is called which clicks `.next`.
+        // So if I replace content, it breaks infinite scroll flow (items disappear).
+        // So I should APPEND if it's "next page" and we are already on the page?
+        // But `changePage` is triggered by scroll.
+        // Let's APPEND.
+
+        const posts = document.querySelector('.posts');
+        if (posts) {
+          // Check if we are appending (next page) or jumping
+          // For simple "infinite scroll", we append.
+          posts.insertAdjacentHTML('beforeend', data.html);
+        }
+
+        // Update pagination
+        if (data.pagination) {
+          document.querySelectorAll('.pagination-wrapper').forEach(el => el.innerHTML = data.pagination);
+        }
+
+        // Update History
+        history.pushState({}, '', url);
+      }
+
+    } catch (err) {
+      console.error(err);
+      window.location.href = url; // Fallback
+    } finally {
+      if (navbar) navbar.classList.remove("pbwork");
+      // Restore pagination visibility for Grid View
+      const navPag = document.querySelector('.pagination-container-fluid');
+      if (navPag) navPag.style.display = '';
+    }
+  };
 
   let tt = false;
   const stimeout = 500;
@@ -89,6 +191,10 @@ window.requestAnimFrame = (function () {
     // Extract item ID from URL. Regex now handles query params, hashes, and trailing slashes.
     const match = url.match(/\/(\d+)(?:\/|#|\?|$)/);
 
+    // Hide navbar pagination for Item View (matches SSR)
+    const navPag = document.querySelector('.pagination-container-fluid');
+    if (navPag) navPag.style.display = 'none';
+
     if (!match) {
       console.warn("loadItemAjax: No ID match found in URL", url);
       // fallback for weird/external links
@@ -99,12 +205,15 @@ window.requestAnimFrame = (function () {
 
     // <context-preservation>
     // Extract context from Target URL first
-    let tag = null, user = null;
+    let tag = null, user = null, isFavs = false;
     const tagMatch = url.match(/\/tag\/([^/]+)/);
     if (tagMatch) tag = decodeURIComponent(tagMatch[1]);
 
     const userMatch = url.match(/\/user\/([^/]+)/);
-    if (userMatch) user = decodeURIComponent(userMatch[1]); // Note: "user" variable shadowed? No, block scope or different name? let user defined above.
+    if (userMatch) {
+      user = decodeURIComponent(userMatch[1]);
+      if (url.includes(`/user/${userMatch[1]}/favs`)) isFavs = true;
+    }
 
     // If missing and inheritContext is true, check Window Location
     if (inheritContext) {
@@ -114,7 +223,10 @@ window.requestAnimFrame = (function () {
       }
       if (!user) {
         const wUserMatch = window.location.href.match(/\/user\/([^/]+)/);
-        if (wUserMatch) user = decodeURIComponent(wUserMatch[1]);
+        if (wUserMatch) {
+          user = decodeURIComponent(wUserMatch[1]);
+          if (window.location.href.includes(`/user/${wUserMatch[1]}/favs`)) isFavs = true;
+        }
       }
     }
     // </context-preservation>
@@ -126,13 +238,14 @@ window.requestAnimFrame = (function () {
       const params = new URLSearchParams();
       if (tag) params.append('tag', tag);
       if (user) params.append('user', user);
+      if (isFavs) params.append('fav', 'true');
 
       if ([...params].length > 0) {
         ajaxUrl += '?' + params.toString();
       }
 
       console.log("Fetching:", ajaxUrl);
-      const response = await fetch(ajaxUrl);
+      const response = await fetch(ajaxUrl, { credentials: 'include' });
       if (!response.ok) throw new Error(`Network response was not ok: ${response.status}`);
 
       const rawText = await response.text();
@@ -187,13 +300,17 @@ window.requestAnimFrame = (function () {
       // If we inherited context, we should reflect it in the URL
       let pushUrl = `/${itemid}`;
       // Logic from ajax.mjs context reconstruction:
-      if (user) pushUrl = `/user/${user}/${itemid}`; // User takes precedence usually? Or strictly mutually exclusive in UI
+      if (user) {
+        pushUrl = `/user/${user}/${itemid}`;
+        if (isFavs) pushUrl = `/user/${user}/favs/${itemid}`;
+      }
       else if (tag) pushUrl = `/tag/${tag}/${itemid}`;
 
       // We overwrite proper URL even if the link clicked was "naked"
       history.pushState({}, '', pushUrl);
 
       setupMedia();
+      if (window.initBackground) window.initBackground();
       // Try to extract ID from response if possible or just use itemid
       document.title = `f0bm - ${itemid}`;
       if (navbar) navbar.classList.remove("pbwork");
@@ -266,12 +383,50 @@ window.requestAnimFrame = (function () {
 
       // Standard item links
       e.preventDefault();
-      loadItemAjax(link.href, true);
+      if (link.href.match(/\/p\/\d+/) || link.href.match(/[?&]page=\d+/)) {
+        loadPageAjax(link.href);
+      } else {
+        loadItemAjax(link.href, true);
+      }
+    } else if (e.target.closest('#togglebg')) {
+      e.preventDefault();
+      background = !background;
+      localStorage.setItem('background', background.toString());
+      var canvas = document.getElementById('bg');
+      if (canvas) {
+        if (background) {
+          canvas.classList.remove('fader-out');
+          canvas.classList.add('fader-in');
+          // Re-trigger loop if started completely fresh or paused
+          if (video && !video.paused) {
+            // We need to access animationLoop from closure? 
+            // Accessing it via window.initBackground might be cleaner or just restart it.
+            // But initBackground defines it locally.
+            // We can just rely on initBackground being called or canvas update.
+            // Actually, if we just change opacity, the loop doesn't need to stop/start technically, 
+            // but for performance we stopped it if !background.
+            // So we should restart it.
+            window.initBackground();
+          }
+        } else {
+          canvas.classList.remove('fader-in');
+          canvas.classList.add('fader-out');
+        }
+      }
     }
   });
 
   window.addEventListener('popstate', (e) => {
-    loadItemAjax(window.location.href, true);
+    if (window.location.href.match(/\/p\/\d+/) || window.location.href.match(/[?&]page=\d+/) || window.location.pathname === '/') {
+      // Ideally we should reload page or call loadPageAjax(currentUrl) if it supports it
+      // But if we are going BACK to index from item, we expect grid.
+      // loadItemAjax fails on index.
+      // loadPageAjax handles /p/N logic.
+      // If just slash, loadPageAjax might default to page 1.
+      loadPageAjax(window.location.href);
+    } else {
+      loadItemAjax(window.location.href, true);
+    }
   });
 
   // <keybindings>
@@ -593,6 +748,7 @@ window.requestAnimFrame = (function () {
   // </scroller>
 })();
 
+
 // disable default scroll event when mouse is on content div
 // this is useful for items that have a lot of tags for example: 12536
 const targetSelector = '.content';
diff --git a/src/inc/routes/ajax.mjs b/src/inc/routes/ajax.mjs
index cddbdbe..8a0c551 100644
--- a/src/inc/routes/ajax.mjs
+++ b/src/inc/routes/ajax.mjs
@@ -23,7 +23,8 @@ export default (router, tpl) => {
             url: contextUrl,
             user: query.user,
             tag: query.tag,
-            mime: query.mime
+            mime: query.mime,
+            fav: query.fav === 'true'
         });
 
         if (!data.success) {
@@ -38,10 +39,8 @@ export default (router, tpl) => {
         if (req.session) {
             data.session = { ...req.session };
             // data.user comes from f0cklib (uploader). req.session.user is logged-in user string.
-            // If template engine confuses them, removing session.user from this context might help.
-            // item-partial doesn't use session.user.
-            // Note: If anything fails, it prints literal code, so we ensure no collision.
-            if (data.session.user) delete data.session.user;
+            // Templates use session.user for matching favorites. We must preserve it.
+            // if (data.session.user) delete data.session.user; // REMOVED THIS
         } else {
             data.session = false;
         }
@@ -103,6 +102,12 @@ export default (router, tpl) => {
             link: data.link
         });
 
+        // Render pagination
+        const paginationHtml = tpl.render('snippets/pagination', {
+            pagination: data.pagination,
+            link: data.link
+        });
+
         const hasMore = data.pagination.next !== null;
 
         return res.reply({
@@ -110,6 +115,7 @@ export default (router, tpl) => {
             body: JSON.stringify({
                 success: true,
                 html: itemsHtml,
+                pagination: paginationHtml,
                 hasMore: hasMore,
                 nextPage: data.pagination.next,
                 currentPage: data.pagination.page
diff --git a/views/item.html b/views/item.html
index 7c182b3..4cd640e 100644
--- a/views/item.html
+++ b/views/item.html
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 @include(snippets/header)
-<canvas class="hidden-xs" id="bg"></canvas>
+
 <div class="wrapper">
   <div id="main">
 
diff --git a/views/snippets/header.html b/views/snippets/header.html
index 0a9653b..aee4c89 100644
--- a/views/snippets/header.html
+++ b/views/snippets/header.html
@@ -1,14 +1,19 @@
 <!doctype html>
-<html lang="en" theme="@if(typeof theme !== "undefined"){{ theme }}@endif" res="@if(typeof fullscreen !== "undefined"){{ fullscreen == 1 ? 'fullscreen' : '' }}@endif">
+<html lang="en" theme="@if(typeof theme !== 'undefined'){{ theme }}@endif"
+  res="@if(typeof fullscreen !== 'undefined'){{ fullscreen == 1 ? 'fullscreen' : '' }}@endif">
+
 <head>
-  @if(typeof item !== "undefined")<title>f0bm - {{ item.id }}</title>@else<title>f0bm</title>@endif
+  @if(typeof item !== 'undefined')<title>f0bm - {{ item.id }}</title>@else<title>f0bm</title>@endif
   <link rel="icon" type="image/gif" href="/s/img/favicon.png" />
   <link rel="stylesheet" href="/s/css/f0ck.css?v=@mtime(/public/s/css/f0ck.css)">
-  <link rel="stylesheet" href="/s/css/w0bm.css?v=@mtime(/public/s/css/w0bm.css)"> 
+  <link rel="stylesheet" href="/s/css/w0bm.css?v=@mtime(/public/s/css/w0bm.css)">
   <meta charset="utf-8" />
   <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1" />
-  @if(typeof item !== "undefined")<link rel="canonical" href="https://w0bm.com/{{ item.id }}" />@endif
+  @if(typeof item !== 'undefined')
+  <link rel="canonical" href="https://w0bm.com/{{ item.id }}" />@endif
 </head>
+
 <body>
   <!-- hier splitting betreiben  -->
-  @include(snippets/navbar)
+  <canvas class="hidden-xs" id="bg"></canvas>
+  @include(snippets/navbar)
\ No newline at end of file