diff --git a/wear/src/main/java/com/bitchat/watch/ui/ChatActionBar.kt b/wear/src/main/java/com/bitchat/watch/ui/ChatActionBar.kt
index c22a1ab4..7111cd1c 100644
--- a/wear/src/main/java/com/bitchat/watch/ui/ChatActionBar.kt
+++ b/wear/src/main/java/com/bitchat/watch/ui/ChatActionBar.kt
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ import androidx.compose.runtime.getValue
 import androidx.compose.ui.Alignment
 import androidx.compose.ui.Modifier
 import androidx.compose.ui.draw.clip
+import androidx.compose.ui.geometry.Offset
 import androidx.compose.ui.graphics.graphicsLayer
 import androidx.compose.ui.input.pointer.pointerInput
 import androidx.compose.ui.layout.onGloballyPositioned
@@ -135,23 +136,37 @@ fun ChatActionBar(onKeyboard: () -> Unit, voice: VoiceNoteController, modifier:
 fun VoiceRecordOverlay(
     voice: VoiceNoteController,
     hoveringCancel: Boolean,
+    proximity: Float,
+    magnetPull: Offset,
     onCancelBounds: (androidx.compose.ui.geometry.Rect) -> Unit
 ) {
     val palette = LocalBitchatPalette.current
-    // Snappy, slightly overshooting snap for the cancel morph.
+    // The cancel morph, choreographed for feel:
+    // - color flows green→red CONTINUOUSLY as the finger approaches (finger-driven, so it
+    //   is perfectly fluid), completing to full red on activation
+    // - the button leans toward the approaching finger (magnetic pull), chasing it with a
+    //   smooth spring so it lags and settles naturally
+    // - scale blooms with a soft bounce on activation — no rotation, no wobble
     val cancelScale by androidx.compose.animation.core.animateFloatAsState(
-        targetValue = if (hoveringCancel) 1.3f else 1f,
+        targetValue = if (hoveringCancel) 1.32f else 1f + 0.1f * proximity,
         animationSpec = androidx.compose.animation.core.spring(
             dampingRatio = androidx.compose.animation.core.Spring.DampingRatioMediumBouncy,
-            stiffness = androidx.compose.animation.core.Spring.StiffnessHigh
+            stiffness = androidx.compose.animation.core.Spring.StiffnessMedium
         ),
         label = "cancelSnap"
     )
-    val cancelColor by androidx.compose.animation.animateColorAsState(
-        targetValue = if (hoveringCancel) MaterialTheme.colorScheme.error
-        else MaterialTheme.colorScheme.primary,
-        animationSpec = tween(BitchatMotion.QUICK_MS),
-        label = "cancelColor"
+    val pull by androidx.compose.animation.core.animateOffsetAsState(
+        targetValue = magnetPull,
+        animationSpec = androidx.compose.animation.core.spring(
+            dampingRatio = androidx.compose.animation.core.Spring.DampingRatioMediumBouncy,
+            stiffness = androidx.compose.animation.core.Spring.StiffnessMedium
+        ),
+        label = "magnetPull"
+    )
+    val cancelColor = androidx.compose.ui.graphics.lerp(
+        MaterialTheme.colorScheme.primary,
+        MaterialTheme.colorScheme.error,
+        if (hoveringCancel) 1f else proximity * 0.85f
     )
     AnimatedVisibility(
         visible = voice.recording,
@@ -177,14 +192,19 @@ fun VoiceRecordOverlay(
                         )
                     }
                     .size(52.dp)
-                    .graphicsLayer { scaleX = cancelScale; scaleY = cancelScale }
+                    .graphicsLayer {
+                        translationX = pull.x
+                        translationY = pull.y
+                        scaleX = cancelScale
+                        scaleY = cancelScale
+                    }
                     .clip(CircleShape)
                     .background(cancelColor),
                 contentAlignment = Alignment.Center
             ) {
                 androidx.compose.animation.Crossfade(
                     targetState = hoveringCancel,
-                    animationSpec = tween(BitchatMotion.QUICK_MS),
+                    animationSpec = tween(BitchatMotion.STANDARD_MS),
                     label = "cancelIcon"
                 ) { cancel ->
                     Icon(
diff --git a/wear/src/main/java/com/bitchat/watch/ui/ChatScaffold.kt b/wear/src/main/java/com/bitchat/watch/ui/ChatScaffold.kt
index f427ca96..5f740f12 100644
--- a/wear/src/main/java/com/bitchat/watch/ui/ChatScaffold.kt
+++ b/wear/src/main/java/com/bitchat/watch/ui/ChatScaffold.kt
@@ -154,6 +154,24 @@ private fun ChatBody(
     val hoveringCancel = fingerActive &&
         cancelBounds?.inflate(CANCEL_HOVER_SLANT_PX)?.contains(fingerPos) == true
 
+    // Magnetic attraction: as the finger approaches the target (but is not on it yet), the
+    // button leans toward the finger and blushes red in proportion to the closeness;
+    // only actually entering the activation zone snaps it into full cancel mode.
+    val cancelCenter = cancelBounds?.center
+    val proximity: Float
+    val magnetPull: Offset
+    if (fingerActive && cancelCenter != null) {
+        val toFinger = fingerPos - cancelCenter
+        val dist = toFinger.getDistance()
+        proximity = ((MAGNET_OUTER_PX - dist) / (MAGNET_OUTER_PX - MAGNET_INNER_PX))
+            .coerceIn(0f, 1f)
+        magnetPull = if (dist > 1f) toFinger * (proximity * MAGNET_PULL_PX / dist)
+        else Offset.Zero
+    } else {
+        proximity = 0f
+        magnetPull = Offset.Zero
+    }
+
     // Tactile tick each time the finger enters or leaves the cancel target.
     var hoverHapticState by remember { mutableStateOf(false) }
     LaunchedEffect(hoveringCancel, voice.recording) {
@@ -264,6 +282,8 @@ private fun ChatBody(
         VoiceRecordOverlay(
             voice = voice,
             hoveringCancel = hoveringCancel,
+            proximity = proximity,
+            magnetPull = magnetPull,
             onCancelBounds = { cancelBounds = it }
         )
     }
@@ -272,3 +292,9 @@ private fun ChatBody(
 // Extra finger slack (px, ~28dp at watch density) around the cancel target so the snap
 // engages as the finger approaches, not only on exact contact.
 private const val CANCEL_HOVER_SLANT_PX = 56f
+// Magnetic zone geometry (px at watch density): the button starts reacting at
+// MAGNET_OUTER_PX from its center and fully blushes at MAGNET_INNER_PX (~the activation
+// boundary); it leans toward the finger by up to MAGNET_PULL_PX.
+private const val MAGNET_OUTER_PX = 170f
+private const val MAGNET_INNER_PX = 104f
+private const val MAGNET_PULL_PX = 22f