diff --git a/alembic/versions/014_add_creator_avatar.py b/alembic/versions/014_add_creator_avatar.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0358db2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/alembic/versions/014_add_creator_avatar.py
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+"""Add avatar columns to creators table.
+
+Revision ID: 014_add_creator_avatar
+Revises: 013_add_search_log
+"""
+from alembic import op
+import sqlalchemy as sa
+
+revision = "014_add_creator_avatar"
+down_revision = "013_add_search_log"
+branch_labels = None
+depends_on = None
+
+
+def upgrade() -> None:
+    op.add_column("creators", sa.Column("avatar_url", sa.String(1000), nullable=True))
+    op.add_column("creators", sa.Column("avatar_source", sa.String(50), nullable=True))
+    op.add_column("creators", sa.Column("avatar_fetched_at", sa.TIMESTAMP(), nullable=True))
+
+
+def downgrade() -> None:
+    op.drop_column("creators", "avatar_fetched_at")
+    op.drop_column("creators", "avatar_source")
+    op.drop_column("creators", "avatar_url")
diff --git a/backend/models.py b/backend/models.py
index c7c0eea..6b6e497 100644
--- a/backend/models.py
+++ b/backend/models.py
@@ -103,6 +103,9 @@ class Creator(Base):
     slug: Mapped[str] = mapped_column(String(255), unique=True, nullable=False)
     genres: Mapped[list[str] | None] = mapped_column(ARRAY(String), nullable=True)
     folder_name: Mapped[str] = mapped_column(String(255), nullable=False)
+    avatar_url: Mapped[str | None] = mapped_column(String(1000), nullable=True)
+    avatar_source: Mapped[str | None] = mapped_column(String(50), nullable=True)
+    avatar_fetched_at: Mapped[datetime | None] = mapped_column(nullable=True)
     view_count: Mapped[int] = mapped_column(Integer, default=0, server_default="0")
     hidden: Mapped[bool] = mapped_column(default=False, server_default="false")
     created_at: Mapped[datetime] = mapped_column(
diff --git a/frontend/src/App.css b/frontend/src/App.css
index d3b7286..75b919b 100644
--- a/frontend/src/App.css
+++ b/frontend/src/App.css
@@ -2032,10 +2032,8 @@ a.app-footer__repo:hover {
 /* ── Table of Contents ────────────────────────────────────────────────────── */
 
 .technique-toc {
-  background: var(--color-bg-surface);
-  border: 1px solid var(--color-border);
-  border-radius: 0.5rem;
-  padding: 1rem 1.25rem;
+  border-left: 2px solid var(--color-accent);
+  padding: 0 0 0 1rem;
   margin-bottom: 1.5rem;
 }
 
@@ -2052,56 +2050,52 @@ a.app-footer__repo:hover {
   list-style: none;
   padding: 0;
   margin: 0;
-  counter-reset: toc-section;
 }
 
 .technique-toc__item {
-  counter-increment: toc-section;
-  margin-bottom: 0.25rem;
+  margin-bottom: 0.125rem;
 }
 
 .technique-toc__link {
-  color: var(--color-accent);
+  display: block;
+  color: var(--color-text-secondary);
   text-decoration: none;
   font-size: 0.875rem;
   line-height: 1.6;
-}
-
-.technique-toc__link::before {
-  content: counter(toc-section) ". ";
-  color: var(--color-text-muted);
+  padding: 0.125rem 0.5rem;
+  border-radius: 0.25rem;
+  transition: background 150ms ease, color 150ms ease;
 }
 
 .technique-toc__link:hover {
-  text-decoration: underline;
+  background: var(--color-accent-subtle);
+  color: var(--color-accent);
 }
 
 .technique-toc__sublist {
   list-style: none;
-  padding-left: 1.25rem;
+  padding-left: 1rem;
   margin: 0.125rem 0 0.25rem;
-  counter-reset: toc-sub;
 }
 
 .technique-toc__subitem {
-  counter-increment: toc-sub;
+  margin-bottom: 0;
 }
 
 .technique-toc__sublink {
-  color: var(--color-text-secondary);
+  display: block;
+  color: var(--color-text-muted);
   text-decoration: none;
   font-size: 0.8125rem;
   line-height: 1.6;
-}
-
-.technique-toc__sublink::before {
-  content: counter(toc-section) "." counter(toc-sub) " ";
-  color: var(--color-text-muted);
+  padding: 0.125rem 0.5rem;
+  border-radius: 0.25rem;
+  transition: background 150ms ease, color 150ms ease;
 }
 
 .technique-toc__sublink:hover {
+  background: var(--color-accent-subtle);
   color: var(--color-accent);
-  text-decoration: underline;
 }
 
 /* ── V2 subsections ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────── */
diff --git a/frontend/src/components/TableOfContents.tsx b/frontend/src/components/TableOfContents.tsx
index 7bf9edc..70d18d5 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/TableOfContents.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/components/TableOfContents.tsx
@@ -23,8 +23,8 @@ export default function TableOfContents({ sections }: TableOfContentsProps) {
 
   return (
     <nav className="technique-toc" aria-label="Table of contents">
-      <h3 className="technique-toc__title">Contents</h3>
-      <ol className="technique-toc__list">
+      <h3 className="technique-toc__title">On this page</h3>
+      <ul className="technique-toc__list">
         {sections.map((section) => {
           const sectionSlug = slugify(section.heading);
           return (
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ export default function TableOfContents({ sections }: TableOfContentsProps) {
                 {section.heading}
               </a>
               {section.subsections.length > 0 && (
-                <ol className="technique-toc__sublist">
+                <ul className="technique-toc__sublist">
                   {section.subsections.map((sub) => {
                     const subSlug = `${sectionSlug}--${slugify(sub.heading)}`;
                     return (
@@ -47,12 +47,12 @@ export default function TableOfContents({ sections }: TableOfContentsProps) {
                       </li>
                     );
                   })}
-                </ol>
+                </ul>
               )}
             </li>
           );
         })}
-      </ol>
+      </ul>
     </nav>
   );
 }
diff --git a/frontend/src/pages/TechniquePage.tsx b/frontend/src/pages/TechniquePage.tsx
index 570593e..b97e615 100644
--- a/frontend/src/pages/TechniquePage.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/pages/TechniquePage.tsx
@@ -421,7 +421,6 @@ export default function TechniquePage() {
           <section className="technique-prose">
             {displayFormat === "v2" && Array.isArray(displaySections) ? (
               <>
-                <TableOfContents sections={displaySections as BodySectionV2[]} />
                 {(displaySections as BodySectionV2[]).map((section) => {
                   const sectionSlug = slugify(section.heading);
                   return (
@@ -469,6 +468,10 @@ export default function TechniquePage() {
 
         </div>
         <div className="technique-columns__sidebar">
+          {/* Table of Contents — v2 pages only */}
+          {displayFormat === "v2" && Array.isArray(displaySections) && (displaySections as BodySectionV2[]).length > 0 && (
+            <TableOfContents sections={displaySections as BodySectionV2[]} />
+          )}
           {/* Key moments (always from live data — not versioned) */}
       {technique.key_moments.length > 0 && (
         <section className="technique-moments">