diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 09f7b6a..3f54a26 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -9,6 +9,25 @@ Format: [Keep a Changelog 1.1.0](https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.1.0/) — versi
---
+## [0.1.3] — 2026-05-27
+
+### Fixed — Wink no longer gets stuck
+
+The v0.1.1 wink was implemented as a static SVG render (left eye drawn as a closed curved line). Once the random 5% chance picked the `wink` tone, the page rendered with one eye closed and stayed that way until the next page reload — and 95% of subsequent reloads went back to a non-wink tone, but if the dashboard sat idle, Buddy was stuck mid-wink indefinitely. David reported it as *"buddy has the wink face but the eye does not unblink."*
+
+v0.1.2's lower probability (30% → 5%) reduced how often you'd see the stuck state but did not fix the underlying issue.
+
+v0.1.3 makes the wink a real CSS animation:
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+- **sprite.php** no longer renders the left eye as a closed path when tone is `wink` — both eyes are always open circles in the SVG.
+- **buddy.css** has a new `@keyframes buddyWink` that briefly closes the left eye (`scaleY(0.1)`) for ~250 ms every 2.5 s. The right eye keeps its normal 5 s blink. That asymmetric pattern is what makes it read as a wink rather than a synchronised blink.
+- The wink animation only runs when the parent has the `buddy-sprite--wink` class, which is still controlled by the same 5% probability gate from v0.1.2.
+- The mouth (asymmetric smirk), cheek opacity (rosier), and mood label (`Cheeky 😉`) all still differ for the wink tone — those are valid static state changes. Only the eye behaviour moved from static-state to transient-animation.
+
+Net effect: when the 5% chance fires, Buddy now actually winks (closes left eye, opens it, closes it, opens it, etc., every 2.5 s) instead of freezing one-eye-shut.
+
+---
+
## [0.1.2] — 2026-05-26
### Tuned — Wink probability lowered from 30% to 5%
diff --git a/assets/css/buddy.css b/assets/css/buddy.css
index f930340..763d6e5 100644
--- a/assets/css/buddy.css
+++ b/assets/css/buddy.css
@@ -24,6 +24,17 @@
animation-duration: 7s; /* sadder Buddy blinks slower */
}
+/* Cheeky wink: when the mood-label picks the 'wink' tone, the LEFT eye
+ runs a faster, more dramatic keyframe that closes for ~250ms every
+ 2.5s. The right eye keeps its normal 5s blink — that asymmetry is
+ what makes it read as a wink rather than a synchronised blink.
+ v0.1.3 fix: previously the wink was a static SVG render (left eye
+ drawn as a closed curve), which got stuck on the page until the next
+ render. Now it's a real transient animation, so Buddy unblinks. */
+.buddy-sprite--wink .buddy-sprite__eye--left {
+ animation: buddyWink 2.5s infinite;
+}
+
@keyframes buddyBob {
0%, 100% { transform: translateY(0); }
50% { transform: translateY(-4px); }
@@ -32,6 +43,10 @@
0%, 92%, 100% { transform: scaleY(1); }
94%, 98% { transform: scaleY(0.1); }
}
+@keyframes buddyWink {
+ 0%, 80%, 100% { transform: scaleY(1); } /* eye open most of the cycle */
+ 85%, 95% { transform: scaleY(0.1); } /* closes briefly = the wink */
+}
/* ── Dashboard widget ───────────────────────────────────────────── */
diff --git a/buddy.php b/buddy.php
index 3438942..6159ab5 100644
--- a/buddy.php
+++ b/buddy.php
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
* Plugin Name: Buddy
* Plugin URI: https://icanhelp.ie/buddy
* Description: Adopt a small companion that lives in your WordPress dashboard. Its mood reflects your site's health — published posts feed it, outdated plugins make it sick, clearing spam makes it happy. Gamifies WordPress maintenance with a bit of charm.
- * Version: 0.1.2
+ * Version: 0.1.3
* Requires at least: 5.0
* Requires PHP: 7.4
* Author: David Keane
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
if ( ! defined( 'ABSPATH' ) ) { exit; }
// Plugin coordinates.
-if ( ! defined( 'BUDDY_VERSION' ) ) { define( 'BUDDY_VERSION', '0.1.2' ); }
+if ( ! defined( 'BUDDY_VERSION' ) ) { define( 'BUDDY_VERSION', '0.1.3' ); }
if ( ! defined( 'BUDDY_FILE' ) ) { define( 'BUDDY_FILE', __FILE__ ); }
if ( ! defined( 'BUDDY_PATH' ) ) { define( 'BUDDY_PATH', plugin_dir_path( __FILE__ ) ); }
if ( ! defined( 'BUDDY_URL' ) ) { define( 'BUDDY_URL', plugin_dir_url( __FILE__ ) ); }
diff --git a/inc/sprite.php b/inc/sprite.php
index f8acbf4..91a7129 100644
--- a/inc/sprite.php
+++ b/inc/sprite.php
@@ -8,8 +8,10 @@
* dog / dragon / sprite / etc.
*
* Mood tone changes the expression: 'happy' = open smile, 'neutral'
- * = flat mouth, 'sad' = downturned. Eyes blink via CSS keyframes
- * regardless of tone (it's always alive).
+ * = flat mouth, 'sad' = downturned, 'wink' = asymmetric smirk + rosier
+ * cheeks + CSS-driven left-eye wink animation. Eyes blink via CSS
+ * keyframes regardless of tone (it's always alive); the wink keyframe
+ * lives in buddy.css alongside the regular blink.
*/
if ( ! defined( 'ABSPATH' ) ) { exit; }
@@ -45,18 +47,16 @@ function buddy_render_sprite( $species = 'default', $tone = 'happy', $size = 'md
aria-label="">
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