diff --git a/.github/chat.png b/.github/chat.png
index 659ffdf..f2e29b7 100644
Binary files a/.github/chat.png and b/.github/chat.png differ
diff --git a/chat.go b/chat.go
index c7c9d44..6a3397b 100644
--- a/chat.go
+++ b/chat.go
@@ -61,6 +61,12 @@ func (r *Request) Parse() (*openrouter.ChatCompletionRequest, error) {
 		})
 	}
 
+	h := "high"
+
+	request.Reasoning = &openrouter.ChatCompletionReasoning{
+		Effort: &h,
+	}
+
 	return &request, nil
 }
 
diff --git a/static/css/chat.css b/static/css/chat.css
index c6c7b74..0200176 100644
--- a/static/css/chat.css
+++ b/static/css/chat.css
@@ -150,8 +150,8 @@ body {
 	width: 100%;
 }
 
-.message .text {
-	padding-bottom: 10px;
+.message .reasoning {
+	padding-top: 14px;
 }
 
 .message:not(.editing) textarea.text,
@@ -159,6 +159,7 @@ body {
 	display: none;
 }
 
+.message .reasoning,
 .message div.text {
 	background: #24273a;
 }
@@ -167,6 +168,10 @@ body {
 	background: #181926;
 }
 
+.reasoning-text pre {
+	background: #1b1d2a;
+}
+
 .message .reasoning-text {
 	--height: auto;
 	height: calc(var(--height) + 20px);
@@ -186,16 +191,20 @@ body {
 	margin-top: 10px;
 }
 
+.message.has-reasoning:not(.has-text) div.text,
 .message:not(.has-reasoning) .reasoning {
 	display: none;
 }
 
+.message.has-reasoning .text {
+	padding-top: 4px;
+}
+
 .reasoning .toggle {
 	position: relative;
 	padding: 0 20px;
 	font-weight: 600;
 	font-size: 14px;
-	margin-top: 2px;
 }
 
 .reasoning .toggle::after,
@@ -203,7 +212,7 @@ body {
 	content: "";
 	background-image: url(icons/reasoning.svg);
 	position: absolute;
-	top: 0;
+	top: -2px;
 	left: -2px;
 	width: 20px;
 	height: 20px;
@@ -213,7 +222,6 @@ body {
 	background-image: url(icons/chevron.svg);
 	left: unset;
 	right: -2px;
-	top: 1px;
 	transition: 150ms;
 }
 
@@ -298,6 +306,8 @@ select {
 
 textarea {
 	resize: none;
+	font-size: 15px;
+	line-height: 23px;
 }
 
 button {
diff --git a/static/js/chat.js b/static/js/chat.js
index 555b827..83835bb 100644
--- a/static/js/chat.js
+++ b/static/js/chat.js
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@
 			this.#_message.appendChild(this.#_role);
 
 			// message reasoning (wrapper)
-			const _reasoning = make("div", "reasoning", "markdown");
+			const _reasoning = make("div", "reasoning");
 
 			this.#_message.appendChild(_reasoning);
 
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@
 			});
 
 			// message reasoning (content)
-			this.#_reasoning = make("div", "reasoning-text");
+			this.#_reasoning = make("div", "reasoning-text", "markdown");
 
 			_reasoning.appendChild(this.#_reasoning);
 
@@ -187,6 +187,12 @@
 
 			if (!only || only === "text") {
 				this.#_text.innerHTML = render(this.#text);
+
+				if (this.#text) {
+					this.#_message.classList.add("has-text");
+				} else {
+					this.#_message.classList.remove("has-text");
+				}
 			}
 
 			if (!noScroll) {
@@ -443,23 +449,23 @@
 	});
 
 	$role.addEventListener("change", () => {
-		localStorage.setItem("role", $role.value);
+		storeValue("role", $role.value);
 	});
 
 	$model.addEventListener("change", () => {
-		localStorage.setItem("model", $model.value);
+		storeValue("model", $model.value);
 	});
 
 	$prompt.addEventListener("change", () => {
-		localStorage.setItem("prompt", $prompt.value);
+		storeValue("prompt", $prompt.value);
 	});
 
 	$temperature.addEventListener("input", () => {
-		localStorage.setItem("temperature", $temperature.value);
+		storeValue("temperature", $temperature.value);
 	});
 
 	$message.addEventListener("input", () => {
-		localStorage.setItem("message", $message.value);
+		storeValue("message", $message.value);
 	});
 
 	$add.addEventListener("click", () => {
diff --git a/static/js/dropdown.js b/static/js/dropdown.js
index 059a882..08bb763 100644
--- a/static/js/dropdown.js
+++ b/static/js/dropdown.js
@@ -45,6 +45,8 @@
 				set: (value) => {
 					descriptor.set.call(this.#_select, value);
 
+					this.#_select.dispatchEvent(new Event("change"));
+
 					this.#set(value);
 				},
 			});
@@ -78,7 +80,7 @@
 				_opt.textContent = option.label;
 
 				_opt.addEventListener("click", () => {
-					this.#set(option.value);
+					this.#_select.value = option.value;
 
 					this.#_dropdown.classList.remove("open");
 				});
diff --git a/static/js/markdown.js b/static/js/markdown.js
index 0f0e6e6..3abd932 100644
--- a/static/js/markdown.js
+++ b/static/js/markdown.js
@@ -18,14 +18,15 @@
 			let code;
 
 			if (lang && hljs.getLanguage(lang)) {
-				code = hljs.highlight(text, {
+				code = hljs.highlight(text.trim(), {
 					language: lang,
 				});
 			} else {
-				code = hljs.highlightAuto(text);
+				code = hljs.highlightAuto(text.trim());
 			}
 
 			token.escaped = true;
+			token.lang = code.language || "plaintext";
 			token.text = code.value;
 		},