diff --git a/assets/css/footer-v2.css b/assets/css/footer-v2.css
index 8b8ddc7..5e59089 100644
--- a/assets/css/footer-v2.css
+++ b/assets/css/footer-v2.css
@@ -79,6 +79,15 @@
 
 .c-footer__col a:hover { color: var(--c-accent-teal); }
 
+/* Beat :root[data-theme="dark"] a:where(:not([class])) (0,2,1). */
+:root[data-theme="dark"] .c-footer__col a {
+  color: var(--fg-1);
+}
+
+:root[data-theme="dark"] .c-footer__col a:hover {
+  color: var(--c-accent-teal);
+}
+
 /* --- Partner strip ----------------------------------------- */
 .c-footer__partners {
   padding-top: var(--s-5);
@@ -152,6 +161,16 @@
   border-bottom-color: var(--c-accent-teal);
 }
 
+:root[data-theme="dark"] .c-footer__legal a {
+  color: var(--fg-2);
+  border-bottom-color: var(--c-border-strong);
+}
+
+:root[data-theme="dark"] .c-footer__legal a:hover {
+  color: var(--c-accent-teal);
+  border-bottom-color: var(--c-accent-teal);
+}
+
 /* --- Responsive -------------------------------------------- */
 @media (max-width: 820px) {
   .c-footer__top { grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr; }
diff --git a/assets/css/home.css b/assets/css/home.css
index 8ddbd57..49cd359 100644
--- a/assets/css/home.css
+++ b/assets/css/home.css
@@ -1022,6 +1022,19 @@ body.home-v2 #featured-wrapper {
   font-size: 13px;
 }
 
+/* Beat :root[data-theme="dark"] a:where(:not([class])) (0,2,1). */
+:root[data-theme="dark"] .member__links a {
+  color: var(--fg-2);
+}
+
+:root[data-theme="dark"] .member__links a:hover {
+  color: var(--c-accent-teal);
+}
+
+:root[data-theme="dark"] .member__links i {
+  color: inherit !important;
+}
+
 .member--pi .member__photo {
   background: color-mix(in srgb, var(--c-accent-teal) 12%, var(--c-paper-tint));
   color: var(--c-accent-teal);
diff --git a/assets/css/projects-v2.css b/assets/css/projects-v2.css
index 78e1b10..f8fed4f 100644
--- a/assets/css/projects-v2.css
+++ b/assets/css/projects-v2.css
@@ -103,6 +103,16 @@
   color: var(--c-accent-teal);
 }
 
+/* Beat :root[data-theme="dark"] a:where(:not([class])) (0,2,1). */
+:root[data-theme="dark"] .projects-list__title a {
+  color: inherit;
+}
+
+:root[data-theme="dark"] .projects-list__title a:hover,
+:root[data-theme="dark"] .projects-list__title a:focus-visible {
+  color: var(--c-accent-teal);
+}
+
 .projects-list__note {
   font-size: var(--t-small);
   color: var(--fg-2);
diff --git a/assets/css/research-v2.css b/assets/css/research-v2.css
index ed64b99..f98d796 100644
--- a/assets/css/research-v2.css
+++ b/assets/css/research-v2.css
@@ -400,6 +400,16 @@
   background: color-mix(in srgb, var(--c-accent-teal) 8%, transparent);
 }
 
+/* Beat :root[data-theme="dark"] a:where(:not([class])) (0,2,1). */
+:root[data-theme="dark"] .toc-list a {
+  color: var(--fg-2);
+}
+
+:root[data-theme="dark"] .toc-list a:hover,
+:root[data-theme="dark"] .toc-list a.active {
+  color: var(--c-accent-teal);
+}
+
 /* Drop the leftover styles.css glass box. The publication list already
    sits on --c-paper beside a TOC and year rules; a second surface
    (10px radius, legacy shadow, cool white / #1e1e1e fill) is a frame
diff --git a/assets/css/teaching.css b/assets/css/teaching.css
index f8512a1..098b5ff 100644
--- a/assets/css/teaching.css
+++ b/assets/css/teaching.css
@@ -89,6 +89,17 @@
   border-bottom-color: var(--c-accent-teal);
 }
 
+/* Beat :root[data-theme="dark"] a:where(:not([class])) (0,2,1). */
+:root[data-theme="dark"] .teaching-breadcrumb a {
+  color: var(--fg-2);
+  border-bottom-color: transparent;
+}
+
+:root[data-theme="dark"] .teaching-breadcrumb a:hover {
+  color: var(--c-accent-teal);
+  border-bottom-color: var(--c-accent-teal);
+}
+
 .teaching-content {
   max-width: var(--maxw-page);
   margin: 0 auto;
diff --git a/assets/css/team-v2.css b/assets/css/team-v2.css
index 6df4ec0..ae8663c 100644
--- a/assets/css/team-v2.css
+++ b/assets/css/team-v2.css
@@ -208,6 +208,21 @@
 
 .t-member__links i { font-size: 13px; }
 
+/* Beat :root[data-theme="dark"] a:where(:not([class])) (0,2,1). */
+:root[data-theme="dark"] .t-member__links a {
+  color: var(--fg-2);
+}
+
+:root[data-theme="dark"] .t-member__links a:hover {
+  color: var(--c-accent-teal);
+}
+
+/* styles.css paints GitHub/Bluesky/LinkedIn white in dark with
+   !important; inherit so every icon in the row is --fg-2. */
+:root[data-theme="dark"] .t-member__links i {
+  color: inherit !important;
+}
+
 /* The PI tile gets teal framing to stand out */
 .t-member--pi .t-member__photo {
   background: color-mix(in srgb, var(--c-accent-teal) 12%, var(--c-paper-tint));