The line draws, tip-first. Stroke reveals from its entry edge over 1.6–2.4s. Through turbulence it moves with effort — near-linear, slightly uneven. The instant it straightens, it accelerates and glides out: cubic-bezier(0.55, 0, 0.2, 1). Confidence is an easing curve, not a speed.
Gray stops don't animate. Each pops on (opacity only, ~100ms) exactly as the tip touches it, then holds — inert. Stops never move; only work moves.
The accent dot lands, never fades. It scales 0→116%→100% in 240ms, cubic-bezier(0.34, 1.2, 0.64, 1) — one small overshoot, no bounce. It appears only when the line arrives; the dot is earned.
Then, stillness. Hold the resolved frame ≥2s — the hold is the message. To loop: everything cuts to blank paper in one 300ms fade, 600ms of empty paper, redraw.
draw 1600–2400ms · dot land 240ms · hold ≥2000ms
never animate the dot's position — only its arrival