diff --git a/src/components/ProtectedRoute.tsx b/src/components/ProtectedRoute.tsx
index e2cfaa2..482c7c8 100644
--- a/src/components/ProtectedRoute.tsx
+++ b/src/components/ProtectedRoute.tsx
@@ -1,12 +1,14 @@
-import { type ReactNode, Suspense, useState, useEffect } from 'react'
+import { type ReactNode, Suspense, useState, useLayoutEffect } from 'react'
 import { Navigate, useLocation } from 'react-router-dom'
 import { useAuth } from '../contexts/AuthContext'
 import { PageLoader } from './PageLoader'
 
 // Mounts only once Suspense has resolved (chunk is ready).
-// Signals the parent to hide the loader and reveal content.
+// useLayoutEffect fires before the browser paints, so setState here causes a
+// synchronous re-render — content becomes visible in the same paint with no
+// intermediate loader flash for cached chunks.
 function ContentReady({ onReady }: { onReady: () => void }) {
-  useEffect(() => {
+  useLayoutEffect(() => {
     onReady()
     // eslint-disable-next-line react-hooks/exhaustive-deps
   }, [])
@@ -19,9 +21,10 @@ export function ProtectedRoute({ children }: Props) {
   const { user, loading } = useAuth()
   const location = useLocation()
 
-  // On page refresh: loading starts true → contentReady=false → loader shows throughout.
-  // On in-app navigation: loading is already false → contentReady=true → no loader shown.
-  const [contentReady, setContentReady] = useState(() => !loading)
+  // Always start false so the loader covers any intermediate render state.
+  // For cached chunks, ContentReady's useLayoutEffect fires before the first
+  // paint and flips this synchronously — no visible flash.
+  const [contentReady, setContentReady] = useState(false)
 
   if (!loading && !user) {
     return <Navigate to="/" state={{ from: location }} replace />
diff --git a/src/pages/LoginPage.tsx b/src/pages/LoginPage.tsx
index fa893e9..504e70c 100644
--- a/src/pages/LoginPage.tsx
+++ b/src/pages/LoginPage.tsx
@@ -19,7 +19,9 @@ export default function LoginPage() {
 
   useEffect(() => {
     if (loading) return
-    if (user) navigate('/write', { replace: true })
+    if (user) {
+      import('./HomePage').then(() => navigate('/write', { replace: true }))
+    }
   }, [user, loading, navigate])
 
   async function handleGoogleSignIn() {