diff --git a/settings/quickshell.nix b/settings/quickshell.nix
index 9353bd3..2cd4120 100644
--- a/settings/quickshell.nix
+++ b/settings/quickshell.nix
@@ -214,14 +214,16 @@ in
                     visible = false;
                 }
 
-                // Power actions go through Hyprland's exec dispatcher so they
-                // are NOT children of quickshell — a quickshell restart must
-                // never kill a running hyprlock.
+                // Lock/reboot/shutdown spawn via Quickshell.execDetached — fully
+                // detached, so a quickshell restart can never kill a running
+                // hyprlock. Logout (empty cmd) goes through Hyprland IPC; with a
+                // Lua config the dispatch body is evaluated as a Lua dispatcher
+                // expression, so it must use hl.dsp.* syntax, not hyprlang's.
                 readonly property var powerActions: [
-                    { name: "Lock",     glyph: "", dispatch: "exec " + Commands.hyprlock },
-                    { name: "Logout",   glyph: "", dispatch: "exit" },
-                    { name: "Reboot",   glyph: "", dispatch: "exec " + Commands.systemctl + " reboot" },
-                    { name: "Shutdown", glyph: "", dispatch: "exec " + Commands.systemctl + " poweroff" }
+                    { name: "Lock",     glyph: "", cmd: [Commands.hyprlock] },
+                    { name: "Logout",   glyph: "", cmd: [] },
+                    { name: "Reboot",   glyph: "", cmd: [Commands.systemctl, "reboot"] },
+                    { name: "Shutdown", glyph: "", cmd: [Commands.systemctl, "poweroff"] }
                 ]
 
                 function score(name, extra, q) {
@@ -255,7 +257,8 @@ in
                 function activate(item) {
                     if (!item) return;
                     if (mode === "power") {
-                        Hyprland.dispatch(item.dispatch);
+                        if (item.cmd.length === 0) Hyprland.dispatch("hl.dsp.exit()");
+                        else Quickshell.execDetached(item.cmd);
                     } else {
                         item.execute();
                     }
@@ -469,8 +472,11 @@ in
                 // Bar bottom border — left segment (up to gap)
                 Rectangle {
                     id: barBorderLeft
-                    x: 0; y: 30
-                    width: bar.hasGap ? bar.gapLeft : bar.width
+                    // Inset (inside the bar) so it lines up with the inset ear
+                    // and dropdown borders; overlaps 8px into the gap to meet
+                    // the ear curve's tapered start.
+                    x: 0; y: 30 - Theme.borderWidth
+                    width: bar.hasGap ? bar.gapLeft + 8 : bar.width
                     height: Theme.borderWidth
                     color: Theme.base03
                 }
@@ -479,8 +485,8 @@ in
                 Rectangle {
                     id: barBorderRight
                     visible: bar.hasGap && !bar.gapAlignRight
-                    x: bar.gapRight
-                    y: 30
+                    x: bar.gapRight - 8
+                    y: 30 - Theme.borderWidth
                     width: bar.width - x
                     height: Theme.borderWidth
                     color: Theme.base03
@@ -1135,8 +1141,9 @@ in
                                 ctx.strokeStyle = Theme.base03;
                                 ctx.lineWidth = b;
                                 ctx.beginPath();
-                                // Start below the top ear, go down left side
-                                ctx.moveTo(o, r);
+                                // Start just under the bar — the ear band tapers
+                                // through the first few px and this fills behind it
+                                ctx.moveTo(o, b);
                                 ctx.lineTo(o, h - r);
                                 // Bottom-left curve — arc centered on the corner circle so
                                 // the stroke's outer edge matches the bg corner exactly
@@ -1149,8 +1156,8 @@ in
                                     ctx.lineTo(w - r - o, h - o);
                                     // Bottom-right curve
                                     ctx.arc(w - r, h - r, r - o, Math.PI / 2, 0, true);
-                                    // Right side up (stop at ear height)
-                                    ctx.lineTo(w - o, r);
+                                    // Right side up to just under the bar
+                                    ctx.lineTo(w - o, b);
                                 }
                                 ctx.stroke();
                             }
@@ -2435,12 +2442,12 @@ in
                                 ctx.strokeStyle = Theme.base03;
                                 ctx.lineWidth = b;
                                 ctx.beginPath();
-                                ctx.moveTo(o, r);
+                                ctx.moveTo(o, b);
                                 ctx.lineTo(o, h - r);
                                 ctx.arc(r, h - r, r - o, Math.PI, Math.PI / 2, true);
                                 ctx.lineTo(w - r - o, h - o);
                                 ctx.arc(w - r, h - r, r - o, Math.PI / 2, 0, true);
-                                ctx.lineTo(w - o, r);
+                                ctx.lineTo(w - o, b);
                                 ctx.stroke();
                             }
                             onWidthChanged: requestPaint()