diff --git a/src/components/projects/Project.astro b/src/components/projects/Project.astro
index 91365c8..2f04075 100644
--- a/src/components/projects/Project.astro
+++ b/src/components/projects/Project.astro
@@ -26,6 +26,35 @@ const {
 } = Astro.props;
 
 const leftProject = position == "left";
+const side = leftProject ? "left" : "right";
+const layers = ["background", "frontfacing"] as const;
+
+const renderLayer = (
+	src: ImageMetadata,
+	theme: "dark" | "light",
+	layer: (typeof layers)[number],
+) => {
+	const isBackground = layer === "background";
+	const isLight = theme === "light";
+
+	return {
+		src,
+		class: [
+			"absolute top-1/2 left-1/2 aspect-video max-w-full rounded-xl border-2 border-solid",
+			isLight
+				? "project-image-light hidden border-gray-300"
+				: "project-image-dark border-gray-800",
+			isBackground ? "background-img opacity-40" : "frontfacing-img opacity-100",
+			isBackground && isLight ? "brightness-75" : "",
+			side,
+		]
+			.filter(Boolean)
+			.join(" "),
+		classList: {
+			"has-light-image": !isLight && Boolean(image_light),
+		},
+	};
+};
 ---
 
 <div
@@ -37,48 +66,34 @@ const leftProject = position == "left";
 	>
 		<slot />
 		{
-			image && alt && (
-				<>
-					<Image
-						src={image}
-						alt={alt}
-						class="project-image-dark background-img absolute top-1/2 left-1/2 aspect-video max-w-full rounded-xl border-2 border-solid border-gray-800 opacity-40"
-						class:list={[
-							leftProject ? "left" : "right",
-							{ "has-light-image": Boolean(image_light) },
-						]}
-						width={700}
-					/>
-					<Image
-						src={image}
-						alt={alt}
-						width={700}
-						class="project-image-dark frontfacing-img absolute top-1/2 left-1/2 aspect-video max-w-full rounded-xl border-2 border-solid border-gray-800 opacity-100"
-						class:list={[
-							leftProject ? "left" : "right",
-							{ "has-light-image": Boolean(image_light) },
-						]}
-					/>
-					{image_light && (
-						<>
-							<Image
-								src={image_light}
-								alt={alt}
-								class="project-image-light background-img absolute top-1/2 left-1/2 hidden aspect-video max-w-full rounded-xl border-2 border-solid border-gray-300 opacity-40"
-								class:list={leftProject ? "left" : "right"}
-								width={700}
-							/>
-							<Image
-								src={image_light}
-								alt={alt}
-								width={700}
-								class="project-image-light frontfacing-img absolute top-1/2 left-1/2 hidden aspect-video max-w-full rounded-xl border-2 border-solid border-gray-300 opacity-100"
-								class:list={leftProject ? "left" : "right"}
-							/>
-						</>
-					)}
-				</>
-			)
+			image &&
+				layers.map((layer) => {
+					const layerProps = renderLayer(image, "dark", layer);
+					return (
+						<Image
+							src={layerProps.src}
+							alt={alt ?? ""}
+							width={700}
+							class={layerProps.class}
+							class:list={layerProps.classList}
+						/>
+					);
+				})
+		}
+		{
+			image_light &&
+				layers.map((layer) => {
+					const layerProps = renderLayer(image_light, "light", layer);
+					return (
+						<Image
+							src={layerProps.src}
+							alt={alt ?? ""}
+							width={700}
+							class={layerProps.class}
+							class:list={layerProps.classList}
+						/>
+					);
+				})
 		}
 
 		<div
diff --git a/src/components/projects/ProjectsComponent.astro b/src/components/projects/ProjectsComponent.astro
index 7e2c2c1..6692f90 100644
--- a/src/components/projects/ProjectsComponent.astro
+++ b/src/components/projects/ProjectsComponent.astro
@@ -62,26 +62,7 @@ import Project from "./Project.astro";
 				endless!`}
 			tags={["HTML", "CSS", "Javascript", "C#"]}
 		>
-			<TaskWidget
-				classList={`
-					widget h-full
-					[perspective:200px] absolute
-					w-full
-					opacity-10
-					top-1/2 left-1/2
-					background-widget right
-					`}
-				client:visible
-			/>
-			<TaskWidget
-				classList={`
-					widget h-full
-					[perspective:200px] absolute
-					frontfacing-widget right
-					top-1/2 left-1/2
-					w-full`}
-				client:visible
-			/>
+			<TaskWidget position="right" client:visible />
 		</Project>
 	</div>
 </div>
diff --git a/src/components/projects/TaskWidget.svelte b/src/components/projects/TaskWidget.svelte
index 185cc8b..04a9344 100644
--- a/src/components/projects/TaskWidget.svelte
+++ b/src/components/projects/TaskWidget.svelte
@@ -135,74 +135,83 @@
 	];
 
 	interface Props {
-		classList: string;
+		position?: "left" | "right";
 	}
 
-	let { classList }: Props = $props();
+	let { position = "right" }: Props = $props();
+	const side = $derived(position === "left" ? "left" : "right");
 </script>
 
-<div class={`${classList} overflow-hidden`}>
-	<!-- task bot -->
-	<div class="task-widget absolute flex h-full min-h-[50vh] w-full flex-col">
+{#snippet widgetLayer(layerClass: string, extraClass: string)}
+	<div
+		class={`widget absolute top-1/2 left-1/2 h-full w-full overflow-hidden [perspective:200px] ${layerClass} ${side} ${extraClass}`}
+	>
 		<div
-			class="task-widget-header flex w-full flex-row items-center justify-between
+			class="task-widget absolute flex h-full min-h-[50vh] w-full flex-col"
+		>
+			<div
+				class="task-widget-header flex w-full flex-row items-center justify-between
                     rounded-md
                     border-3 border-solid
                     border-gray-600 bg-black
                     px-5 py-2 font-['Fredoka',_sans-serif] text-sm text-white
                     lg:text-xl"
-		>
-			<span>Hover here!</span>
-			<span>0/100+</span>
-		</div>
-		<div
-			class="scroll-parent relative h-[82%] overflow-hidden rounded-br-2xl rounded-bl-2xl font-['Fredoka',_sans-serif] lg:min-h-0"
-		>
-			<div class="scroll-element primary absolute w-full px-1">
-				{#each streamers as { streamer, tasks }}
-					<div
-						class="task-widget-item my-2 w-full overflow-hidden rounded-md bg-[#404040] px-5 py-1
-                                    text-sm overflow-ellipsis whitespace-nowrap text-white lg:text-base"
-					>
-						{streamer} :
-						<ol class="list-inside list-decimal">
-							{#each tasks as task}
-								<li
-									class={task.completed
-										? "task-completed text-gray-400 line-through"
-										: "task-incomplete text-white"}
-								>
-									{task.name}
-								</li>
-							{/each}
-						</ol>
-					</div>
-				{/each}
+			>
+				<span>Hover here!</span>
+				<span>0/100+</span>
 			</div>
-			<div class="scroll-element secondary absolute w-full px-1">
-				{#each streamers as { streamer, tasks }}
-					<div
-						class="task-widget-item my-2 w-full overflow-hidden rounded-md bg-[#404040] px-5 py-1
+			<div
+				class="scroll-parent relative h-[82%] overflow-hidden rounded-br-2xl rounded-bl-2xl font-['Fredoka',_sans-serif] lg:min-h-0"
+			>
+				<div class="scroll-element primary absolute w-full px-1">
+					{#each streamers as { streamer, tasks }}
+						<div
+							class="task-widget-item my-2 w-full overflow-hidden rounded-md bg-[#404040] px-5 py-1
                                     text-sm overflow-ellipsis whitespace-nowrap text-white lg:text-base"
-					>
-						{streamer} :
-						<ol class="list-inside list-decimal">
-							{#each tasks as task}
-								<li
-									class={task.completed
-										? "task-completed line-through"
-										: "task-incomplete"}
-								>
-									{task.name}
-								</li>
-							{/each}
-						</ol>
-					</div>
-				{/each}
+						>
+							{streamer} :
+							<ol class="list-inside list-decimal">
+								{#each tasks as task}
+									<li
+										class={task.completed
+											? "task-completed text-gray-400 line-through"
+											: "task-incomplete text-white"}
+									>
+										{task.name}
+									</li>
+								{/each}
+							</ol>
+						</div>
+					{/each}
+				</div>
+				<div class="scroll-element secondary absolute w-full px-1">
+					{#each streamers as { streamer, tasks }}
+						<div
+							class="task-widget-item my-2 w-full overflow-hidden rounded-md bg-[#404040] px-5 py-1
+                                    text-sm overflow-ellipsis whitespace-nowrap text-white lg:text-base"
+						>
+							{streamer} :
+							<ol class="list-inside list-decimal">
+								{#each tasks as task}
+									<li
+										class={task.completed
+											? "task-completed line-through"
+											: "task-incomplete"}
+									>
+										{task.name}
+									</li>
+								{/each}
+							</ol>
+						</div>
+					{/each}
+				</div>
 			</div>
 		</div>
 	</div>
-</div>
+{/snippet}
+
+{@render widgetLayer("background-widget", "opacity-40 brightness-75")}
+{@render widgetLayer("frontfacing-widget", "opacity-100")}
 
 <style>
 	:global(html[data-theme="light"]) .task-widget-header {
diff --git a/src/components/projects/VideoProject.svelte b/src/components/projects/VideoProject.svelte
index 00c500f..e3e413d 100644
--- a/src/components/projects/VideoProject.svelte
+++ b/src/components/projects/VideoProject.svelte
@@ -21,7 +21,8 @@
 		tags = [],
 	}: Props = $props();
 
-	const positionLeft: boolean = (() => position == "left")();
+	const positionLeft = $derived(position === "left");
+	const side = $derived(positionLeft ? "left" : "right");
 
 	onMount(() => {
 		const videos = document.querySelectorAll<HTMLVideoElement>(".playable");
@@ -63,30 +64,31 @@
 	<div
 		class="image-container relative mb-5 flex aspect-video w-full [perspective:200px] lg:mr-5 lg:mb-0 lg:ml-auto lg:w-1/2"
 	>
-		<img
-			src={image_src}
-			alt={image_alt}
-			class="project-media background-img absolute
-                    top-1/2
-                    left-1/2 max-w-full rounded-xl border-2
-                    border-solid border-gray-800
-                    opacity-40
-                    {positionLeft ? 'left' : 'right'}"
-			width="700"
-		/>
+		{#snippet renderLayer(
+			kind: "image" | "video",
+			layerClass: string,
+			extraClass: string,
+		)}
+			{#if kind === "image"}
+				<img
+					src={image_src}
+					alt={image_alt}
+					class="project-media absolute top-1/2 left-1/2 max-w-full rounded-xl border-2 border-solid border-gray-800 {layerClass} {extraClass} {side}"
+					width="700"
+				/>
+			{:else}
+				<!-- svelte-ignore a11y_media_has_caption -->
+				<video
+					width="700"
+					class="project-media playable absolute top-1/2 left-1/2 max-w-full rounded-xl border-2 border-solid border-gray-800 {layerClass} {extraClass} {side}"
+				>
+					<source src={video_src} type="video/webm" />
+				</video>
+			{/if}
+		{/snippet}
 
-		<!-- svelte-ignore a11y_media_has_caption -->
-		<video
-			width="700"
-			class="project-media playable frontfacing-vid absolute
-					top-1/2 left-1/2 max-w-full rounded-xl
-                    border-2
-                    border-solid border-gray-800
-                    opacity-100
-                    {positionLeft ? 'left' : 'right'}"
-		>
-			<source src={video_src} type="video/webm" />
-		</video>
+		{@render renderLayer("image", "background-img", "opacity-40 brightness-75")}
+		{@render renderLayer("video", "frontfacing-vid", "opacity-100")}
 	</div>
 	<div
 		class="flex h-fit w-full flex-col items-center justify-center lg:h-[340px] lg:w-1/2 lg:px-10