diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 299fad4..30f19af 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
       "name": "plspace",
       "version": "0.1.0",
       "dependencies": {
+        "@ruffle-rs/ruffle": "^0.4.0-nightly.2026.7.7",
         "dompurify": "^3.4.12"
       },
       "devDependencies": {
@@ -723,6 +724,12 @@
       "dev": true,
       "license": "MIT"
     },
+    "node_modules/@ruffle-rs/ruffle": {
+      "version": "0.4.0-nightly.2026.7.7",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@ruffle-rs/ruffle/-/ruffle-0.4.0-nightly.2026.7.7.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-VrTxTCYWRaArk4gMi4EAIGAH36AlWphQNiIlwvj5DGjurXxRvl4tcm4QKwA4b3DekYVtOMQPoVZBuENGAQsNwg==",
+      "license": "(MIT OR Apache-2.0)"
+    },
     "node_modules/@standard-schema/spec": {
       "version": "1.1.0",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@standard-schema/spec/-/spec-1.1.0.tgz",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 138c545..ab8326d 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@
     "vitest": "^4.1.10"
   },
   "dependencies": {
+    "@ruffle-rs/ruffle": "^0.4.0-nightly.2026.7.7",
     "dompurify": "^3.4.12"
   }
 }
diff --git a/src/components/blog/Attachments.svelte b/src/components/blog/Attachments.svelte
index 14b5191..5edb9d7 100644
--- a/src/components/blog/Attachments.svelte
+++ b/src/components/blog/Attachments.svelte
@@ -7,15 +7,20 @@
    * can mix flagged and unflagged media.
    */
   import type { CustomEmoji, MediaAttachment } from '$lib/api/types'
+  import type { RuffleLoader } from '$lib/ruffle'
+  import { isFlashAttachment } from '$lib/util/flash'
   import EmojiText from '../common/EmojiText.svelte'
+  import FlashAttachment from './FlashAttachment.svelte'
 
   interface Props {
     attachments: MediaAttachment[]
     emojis?: CustomEmoji[]
     sensitive?: boolean
+    /** Injectable so Flash rendering remains backend- and network-free in tests. */
+    loadRuffle?: RuffleLoader
   }
 
-  let { attachments, emojis, sensitive = false }: Props = $props()
+  let { attachments, emojis, sensitive = false, loadRuffle }: Props = $props()
 
   let revealed = $state<Record<string, boolean>>({})
 
@@ -49,7 +54,15 @@
         data-revealed={isRevealed(media.id) ? 'true' : 'false'}
       >
         <figure class="attachment-figure">
-          {#if media.type === 'video' || media.type === 'gifv'}
+          {#if isFlashAttachment(media)}
+            {#if isRevealed(media.id)}
+              <FlashAttachment {media} {loadRuffle} />
+            {:else}
+              <div class="attachment-media flash-sensitive-placeholder">
+                Sensitive Flash attachment
+              </div>
+            {/if}
+          {:else if media.type === 'video' || media.type === 'gifv'}
             <video
               class="attachment-media"
               src={videoPreviewUrl(media.url)}
diff --git a/src/components/blog/Attachments.test.ts b/src/components/blog/Attachments.test.ts
index 1a8f445..7957ddd 100644
--- a/src/components/blog/Attachments.test.ts
+++ b/src/components/blog/Attachments.test.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { render } from '@testing-library/svelte'
+import { fireEvent, render } from '@testing-library/svelte'
 import { describe, expect, it } from 'vitest'
 import type { MediaAttachment } from '$lib/api/types'
 import Attachments from './Attachments.svelte'
@@ -40,3 +40,36 @@ describe('Attachments raw-video previews', () => {
     expect(element).toHaveAttribute('loop')
   })
 })
+
+describe('Attachments Flash support', () => {
+  const flash: MediaAttachment = {
+    id: 'flash-1',
+    type: 'unknown',
+    url: 'https://media.example.test/movie.swf?download=1',
+    preview_url: null,
+    pleroma: { mime_type: 'application/x-shockwave-flash' },
+  }
+
+  it('offers unknown SWF attachments through the lazy Ruffle player', () => {
+    const loadRuffle = async () => {
+      throw new Error('should remain inert')
+    }
+    const view = render(Attachments, { attachments: [flash], loadRuffle })
+
+    expect(view.getByRole('button', { name: /Play Flash attachment/i })).toBeInTheDocument()
+    expect(view.getByRole('link', { name: 'Download original SWF' })).toHaveAttribute(
+      'href',
+      flash.url,
+    )
+  })
+
+  it('does not expose a player control until sensitive Flash is revealed', async () => {
+    const view = render(Attachments, { attachments: [flash], sensitive: true })
+
+    expect(view.queryByRole('button', { name: /Play Flash attachment/i })).not.toBeInTheDocument()
+    expect(view.getByText('Sensitive Flash attachment')).toBeInTheDocument()
+
+    await fireEvent.click(view.getByRole('button', { name: 'Show sensitive media' }))
+    expect(view.getByRole('button', { name: /Play Flash attachment/i })).toBeInTheDocument()
+  })
+})
diff --git a/src/components/blog/Composer.svelte b/src/components/blog/Composer.svelte
index 106a202..166fab4 100644
--- a/src/components/blog/Composer.svelte
+++ b/src/components/blog/Composer.svelte
@@ -9,8 +9,18 @@
   import { untrack } from 'svelte'
   import type { MediaAttachment, Status, StatusVisibility } from '$lib/api/types'
   import { useAppServices } from '$lib/app-services'
+  import { isFlashAttachment } from '$lib/util/flash'
   import QuoteCard from './QuoteCard.svelte'
 
+  const MEDIA_ACCEPT = [
+    'image/*',
+    'video/*',
+    'audio/*',
+    '.swf',
+    'application/x-shockwave-flash',
+    'application/vnd.adobe.flash.movie',
+  ].join(',')
+
   interface Props {
     /** Set to reply to an existing entry. */
     inReplyTo?: Status | null
@@ -310,7 +320,19 @@
       <ul class="composer-attachments">
         {#each attachments as media (media.id)}
           <li class="composer-attachment">
-            <img src={media.preview_url ?? media.url} alt={media.description ?? ''} />
+            {#if media.type === 'image' || ((media.type === 'video' || media.type === 'gifv') && media.preview_url)}
+              <img src={media.preview_url ?? media.url} alt={media.description ?? ''} />
+            {:else}
+              <span class="composer-attachment-preview">
+                {isFlashAttachment(media)
+                  ? 'Flash (.swf)'
+                  : media.type === 'audio'
+                    ? 'Audio'
+                    : media.type === 'video' || media.type === 'gifv'
+                      ? 'Video'
+                      : 'Attachment'}
+              </span>
+            {/if}
             <button
               type="button"
               class="button button--small"
@@ -382,11 +404,11 @@
 
     <div class="composer-toolbar">
       <label class="button button--small composer-upload">
-        {uploading ? 'Uploading…' : 'Add photo'}
+        {uploading ? 'Uploading…' : 'Add media'}
         <input
           class="visually-hidden"
           type="file"
-          accept="image/*,video/*,audio/*"
+          accept={MEDIA_ACCEPT}
           multiple
           disabled={uploading || showPoll || attachments.length >= maxAttachments}
           onchange={onFiles}
diff --git a/src/components/blog/Composer.test.ts b/src/components/blog/Composer.test.ts
index 7341aad..93cc406 100644
--- a/src/components/blog/Composer.test.ts
+++ b/src/components/blog/Composer.test.ts
@@ -183,6 +183,41 @@ describe('Composer', () => {
     expect(postStatus.mock.calls[0][1].media_ids).toEqual(['pasted-media'])
   })
 
+  it('offers common media and SWF files and uploads an SWF unchanged', async () => {
+    const swf = new File(['flash bytes'], 'animation.swf', {
+      type: 'application/x-shockwave-flash',
+    })
+    const uploadMedia = vi.fn().mockResolvedValue({
+      id: 'flash-media',
+      type: 'unknown',
+      url: 'https://media.example/animation.swf',
+      preview_url: null,
+      description: null,
+      pleroma: { mime_type: 'application/x-shockwave-flash' },
+    })
+    const services = testServices({
+      session: session({ token: 'token', me: account(), signedIn: true }),
+      endpoints: { uploadMedia },
+    })
+    const view = render(Composer, {
+      context: new Map([[APP_SERVICES, services]]),
+    })
+    const picker = view.container.querySelector<HTMLInputElement>('input[type="file"]')
+
+    expect(view.getByText('Add media')).toBeInTheDocument()
+    expect(picker?.accept).toContain('image/*')
+    expect(picker?.accept).toContain('video/*')
+    expect(picker?.accept).toContain('.swf')
+    expect(picker?.accept).toContain('application/x-shockwave-flash')
+
+    await fireEvent.change(picker!, { target: { files: [swf] } })
+    await waitFor(() => expect(uploadMedia).toHaveBeenCalledOnce())
+
+    expect(uploadMedia.mock.calls[0][1]).toBe(swf)
+    expect(view.getByText('Flash (.swf)')).toBeInTheDocument()
+    expect(view.getByRole('button', { name: 'Remove' })).toBeInTheDocument()
+  })
+
   it('leaves ordinary text-only paste alone', async () => {
     const uploadMedia = vi.fn()
     const services = testServices({
diff --git a/src/components/blog/FlashAttachment.svelte b/src/components/blog/FlashAttachment.svelte
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ed84525
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/components/blog/FlashAttachment.svelte
@@ -0,0 +1,101 @@
+<script lang="ts">
+  import { onDestroy } from 'svelte'
+  import type { MediaAttachment } from '$lib/api/types'
+  import {
+    loadRuffle as defaultLoadRuffle,
+    type RuffleLoader,
+    type RufflePlayerElement,
+  } from '$lib/ruffle'
+  import { flashAspectRatio } from '$lib/util/flash'
+
+  interface Props {
+    media: MediaAttachment
+    loadRuffle?: RuffleLoader
+  }
+
+  let { media, loadRuffle = defaultLoadRuffle }: Props = $props()
+  let container = $state<HTMLDivElement | null>(null)
+  let player: RufflePlayerElement | null = null
+  let playerState = $state<'idle' | 'loading' | 'playing' | 'error'>('idle')
+  let generation = 0
+  const aspectRatio = $derived(flashAspectRatio(media))
+
+  async function play(): Promise<void> {
+    if (playerState === 'loading' || playerState === 'playing') return
+    const currentGeneration = ++generation
+    playerState = 'loading'
+
+    try {
+      const ruffle = await loadRuffle()
+      if (currentGeneration !== generation || !container) return
+
+      const next = ruffle.newest().createPlayer()
+      next.className = 'flash-player'
+      next.style.width = '100%'
+      next.style.height = '100%'
+      next.config = {
+        letterbox: 'on',
+        allowScriptAccess: false,
+        allowNetworking: 'internal',
+        openUrlMode: 'confirm',
+      }
+      container.replaceChildren(next)
+      player = next
+      await next.ruffle().load({
+        url: media.url,
+        autoplay: 'on',
+        letterbox: 'on',
+        allowScriptAccess: false,
+        allowNetworking: 'internal',
+        openUrlMode: 'confirm',
+      })
+      if (currentGeneration === generation) playerState = 'playing'
+    } catch {
+      if (currentGeneration === generation) {
+        player?.remove()
+        player = null
+        playerState = 'error'
+      }
+    }
+  }
+
+  function stop(): void {
+    generation += 1
+    player?.remove()
+    player = null
+    container?.replaceChildren()
+    playerState = 'idle'
+  }
+
+  onDestroy(stop)
+</script>
+
+<div class="flash-attachment" data-state={playerState} style={`--flash-aspect-ratio: ${aspectRatio}`}>
+  <div class="flash-player-container" bind:this={container} hidden={playerState !== 'playing'}></div>
+
+  {#if playerState !== 'playing'}
+    <button
+      type="button"
+      class="flash-placeholder"
+      disabled={playerState === 'loading'}
+      onclick={() => void play()}
+    >
+      {#if playerState === 'loading'}
+        <strong>Loading Flash&hellip;</strong>
+      {:else if playerState === 'error'}
+        <strong>Flash content could not be loaded. Click to retry.</strong>
+      {:else}
+        <strong>Play Flash attachment with Ruffle</strong>
+        <span>Experimental: Flash content is arbitrary code. Only play attachments you trust.</span>
+      {/if}
+    </button>
+  {:else}
+    <button type="button" class="button button--small flash-stop" onclick={stop}>
+      Stop Flash player
+    </button>
+  {/if}
+
+  <a class="flash-download" href={media.url} target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">
+    Download original SWF
+  </a>
+</div>
diff --git a/src/components/blog/FlashAttachment.test.ts b/src/components/blog/FlashAttachment.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..67b155b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/components/blog/FlashAttachment.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,64 @@
+import { fireEvent, render, waitFor } from '@testing-library/svelte'
+import { describe, expect, it, vi } from 'vitest'
+import type { MediaAttachment } from '$lib/api/types'
+import type { RufflePlayerElement } from '$lib/ruffle'
+import FlashAttachment from './FlashAttachment.svelte'
+
+const media: MediaAttachment = {
+  id: 'flash-1',
+  type: 'unknown',
+  url: 'https://media.example.test/movie.swf',
+  preview_url: null,
+  description: 'A Flash movie',
+  meta: { original: { width: 640, height: 480 } },
+}
+
+describe('FlashAttachment', () => {
+  it('stays inert until clicked, loads securely through Ruffle, and can be stopped', async () => {
+    const load = vi.fn().mockResolvedValue(undefined)
+    const player = document.createElement('ruffle-player') as RufflePlayerElement
+    player.config = {}
+    player.ruffle = () => ({ load })
+    const createPlayer = vi.fn(() => player)
+    const loadRuffle = vi.fn().mockResolvedValue({
+      newest: () => ({ createPlayer }),
+    })
+    const view = render(FlashAttachment, { media, loadRuffle })
+
+    expect(loadRuffle).not.toHaveBeenCalled()
+    expect(view.getByText(/arbitrary code/i)).toBeInTheDocument()
+
+    await fireEvent.click(view.getByRole('button', { name: /Play Flash attachment/i }))
+    await waitFor(() => expect(load).toHaveBeenCalled())
+
+    expect(createPlayer).toHaveBeenCalledOnce()
+    expect(player.config).toMatchObject({
+      allowScriptAccess: false,
+      allowNetworking: 'internal',
+      openUrlMode: 'confirm',
+    })
+    expect(load).toHaveBeenCalledWith({
+      url: media.url,
+      autoplay: 'on',
+      letterbox: 'on',
+      allowScriptAccess: false,
+      allowNetworking: 'internal',
+      openUrlMode: 'confirm',
+    })
+    expect(view.container.querySelector('ruffle-player')).toBeInTheDocument()
+
+    await fireEvent.click(view.getByRole('button', { name: 'Stop Flash player' }))
+    expect(view.container.querySelector('ruffle-player')).not.toBeInTheDocument()
+    expect(view.getByRole('button', { name: /Play Flash attachment/i })).toBeInTheDocument()
+  })
+
+  it('shows a retry action after the runtime fails', async () => {
+    const loadRuffle = vi.fn().mockRejectedValue(new Error('no wasm'))
+    const view = render(FlashAttachment, { media, loadRuffle })
+
+    await fireEvent.click(view.getByRole('button', { name: /Play Flash attachment/i }))
+    expect(
+      await view.findByRole('button', { name: /could not be loaded.*retry/i }),
+    ).toBeInTheDocument()
+  })
+})
diff --git a/src/lib/api/endpoints.test.ts b/src/lib/api/endpoints.test.ts
index b985f54..9b5d3ea 100644
--- a/src/lib/api/endpoints.test.ts
+++ b/src/lib/api/endpoints.test.ts
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import {
   fetchQuotes,
   postStatus,
   setEmojiReaction,
+  uploadMedia,
   updateProfileFields,
   updatePublicProfile,
   votePoll,
@@ -97,6 +98,39 @@ describe('updatePublicProfile', () => {
   })
 })
 
+describe('media uploads', () => {
+  it('preserves an SWF file and its MIME type in the multipart upload', async () => {
+    const swf = new File(['flash bytes'], 'animation.swf', {
+      type: 'application/x-shockwave-flash',
+    })
+    const fetchMock = vi.fn(async (_url: string, init?: RequestInit) => {
+      const form = init?.body as FormData
+      expect(init?.method).toBe('POST')
+      expect(form.get('file')).toBe(swf)
+      expect((form.get('file') as File).name).toBe('animation.swf')
+      expect((form.get('file') as File).type).toBe('application/x-shockwave-flash')
+      return new Response(
+        JSON.stringify({
+          id: 'flash-1',
+          type: 'unknown',
+          url: 'https://media.example.test/animation.swf',
+          preview_url: null,
+          pleroma: { mime_type: 'application/x-shockwave-flash' },
+        }),
+        { status: 200, headers: { 'Content-Type': 'application/json' } },
+      )
+    })
+    vi.stubGlobal('fetch', fetchMock)
+
+    await uploadMedia(new ApiClient('example.test', 'token'), swf)
+
+    expect(fetchMock).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+      'https://example.test/api/v1/media',
+      expect.any(Object),
+    )
+  })
+})
+
 describe('poll endpoints', () => {
   it('submits selected poll option indexes as JSON', async () => {
     const fetchMock = vi.fn(async (_url: string, init?: RequestInit) => {
diff --git a/src/lib/api/types.ts b/src/lib/api/types.ts
index 54d9a13..8e4dc7e 100644
--- a/src/lib/api/types.ts
+++ b/src/lib/api/types.ts
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ export interface CredentialAccount extends Account {
 
 export interface MediaAttachment {
   id: string
-  type: 'unknown' | 'image' | 'gifv' | 'video' | 'audio'
+  type: 'unknown' | 'image' | 'gifv' | 'video' | 'audio' | 'flash'
   url: string
   preview_url: string | null
   remote_url?: string | null
@@ -121,6 +121,12 @@ export interface MediaAttachment {
     small?: { width?: number; height?: number; aspect?: number }
     [key: string]: unknown
   }
+  /** Pleroma/Akkoma preserve the original attachment MIME type here. */
+  pleroma?: {
+    mime_type?: string | null
+    name?: string | null
+    [key: string]: unknown
+  }
 }
 
 export interface StatusMention {
diff --git a/src/lib/ruffle.ts b/src/lib/ruffle.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..402de55
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/lib/ruffle.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,78 @@
+export interface RufflePlayerApi {
+  load(options: RuffleLoadOptions | string): Promise<void>
+}
+
+export interface RuffleLoadOptions {
+  url: string
+  autoplay?: 'on' | 'off' | 'auto'
+  letterbox?: 'on' | 'off' | 'fullscreen'
+  allowScriptAccess?: boolean
+  allowNetworking?: 'all' | 'internal' | 'none'
+  openUrlMode?: 'allow' | 'confirm' | 'deny'
+}
+
+export interface RufflePlayerElement extends HTMLElement {
+  config: Partial<RuffleLoadOptions>
+  ruffle(version?: 1): RufflePlayerApi
+}
+
+export interface RuffleSource {
+  createPlayer(): RufflePlayerElement
+}
+
+export interface RufflePublicApi {
+  config?: Record<string, unknown>
+  newest(): RuffleSource
+}
+
+export type RuffleLoader = () => Promise<RufflePublicApi>
+
+declare global {
+  interface Window {
+    RufflePlayer?: Partial<RufflePublicApi>
+  }
+}
+
+let loading: Promise<RufflePublicApi> | null = null
+
+function installedRuffle(): RufflePublicApi | null {
+  return typeof window.RufflePlayer?.newest === 'function'
+    ? (window.RufflePlayer as RufflePublicApi)
+    : null
+}
+
+/** Lazy-load the bundled self-hosted runtime once for every Flash attachment. */
+export const loadRuffle: RuffleLoader = async () => {
+  const installed = installedRuffle()
+  if (installed) return installed
+  if (loading) return loading
+
+  loading = new Promise<RufflePublicApi>((resolve, reject) => {
+    const publicPath = new URL(`${import.meta.env.BASE_URL}ruffle/`, document.baseURI).href
+    window.RufflePlayer = {
+      ...(window.RufflePlayer ?? {}),
+      config: {
+        ...(window.RufflePlayer?.config ?? {}),
+        polyfills: false,
+        publicPath,
+      },
+    }
+
+    const script = document.createElement('script')
+    script.src = new URL('ruffle.js', publicPath).href
+    script.async = true
+    script.dataset.plspaceRuffle = 'true'
+    script.onload = () => {
+      const api = installedRuffle()
+      if (api) resolve(api)
+      else reject(new Error('Ruffle loaded without installing its player API.'))
+    }
+    script.onerror = () => reject(new Error('Could not load the bundled Ruffle runtime.'))
+    document.head.appendChild(script)
+  }).catch((cause) => {
+    loading = null
+    throw cause
+  })
+
+  return loading
+}
diff --git a/src/lib/util/flash.test.ts b/src/lib/util/flash.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e5065e8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/lib/util/flash.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,46 @@
+import { describe, expect, it } from 'vitest'
+import type { MediaAttachment } from '$lib/api/types'
+import { flashAspectRatio, isFlashAttachment } from './flash'
+
+function attachment(overrides: Partial<MediaAttachment> = {}): MediaAttachment {
+  return {
+    id: 'file-1',
+    type: 'unknown',
+    url: 'https://media.example.test/file.bin',
+    preview_url: null,
+    ...overrides,
+  }
+}
+
+describe('Flash attachment detection', () => {
+  it('recognizes Pleroma MIME metadata and explicit Flash types', () => {
+    expect(
+      isFlashAttachment(
+        attachment({ pleroma: { mime_type: 'application/x-shockwave-flash' } }),
+      ),
+    ).toBe(true)
+    expect(isFlashAttachment(attachment({ type: 'flash' }))).toBe(true)
+  })
+
+  it('recognizes case-insensitive SWF paths despite query strings or fragments', () => {
+    expect(
+      isFlashAttachment(
+        attachment({ url: 'https://media.example.test/games/MOVIE.SWF?download=1#play' }),
+      ),
+    ).toBe(true)
+    expect(
+      isFlashAttachment(attachment({ url: 'https://media.example.test/movie.swf.png' })),
+    ).toBe(false)
+  })
+
+  it('uses bounded intrinsic dimensions and a safe fallback', () => {
+    expect(
+      flashAspectRatio(
+        attachment({ meta: { original: { width: 1920, height: 1080 } } }),
+      ),
+    ).toBeCloseTo(16 / 9)
+    expect(
+      flashAspectRatio(attachment({ meta: { original: { width: 10000, height: 1 } } })),
+    ).toBeCloseTo(4 / 3)
+  })
+})
diff --git a/src/lib/util/flash.ts b/src/lib/util/flash.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0df0640
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/lib/util/flash.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+import type { MediaAttachment } from '../api/types'
+
+/** Detect Pleroma's Flash MIME extension and Mastodon-compatible `.swf` URLs. */
+export function isFlashAttachment(media: MediaAttachment): boolean {
+  if (media.type === 'flash') return true
+  if (/flash/i.test(media.pleroma?.mime_type ?? '')) return true
+
+  for (const value of [media.url, media.remote_url]) {
+    if (!value) continue
+    try {
+      if (/\.swf$/i.test(new URL(value, window.location.href).pathname)) return true
+    } catch {
+      if (/\.swf(?:[?#]|$)/i.test(value)) return true
+    }
+  }
+  return false
+}
+
+/** Use trustworthy server dimensions, while preventing pathological layouts. */
+export function flashAspectRatio(media: MediaAttachment): number {
+  const width = media.meta?.original?.width
+  const height = media.meta?.original?.height
+  const ratio = width && height ? width / height : Number.NaN
+  return Number.isFinite(ratio) && ratio >= 0.25 && ratio <= 4 ? ratio : 4 / 3
+}
diff --git a/src/styles/blog.css b/src/styles/blog.css
index 85221a4..df81f07 100644
--- a/src/styles/blog.css
+++ b/src/styles/blog.css
@@ -148,6 +148,10 @@
   overflow: hidden;
 }
 
+.attachment-figure {
+  margin: 0;
+}
+
 .attachment-media {
   display: block;
   width: 100%;
@@ -177,6 +181,68 @@
   font-size: var(--ms-font-size-small);
 }
 
+/* Flash remains inert until explicitly started with the bundled Ruffle player. */
+.flash-attachment {
+  position: relative;
+  width: 100%;
+  aspect-ratio: var(--flash-aspect-ratio, 4 / 3);
+  min-height: 180px;
+  background: #000;
+}
+
+.flash-player-container,
+.flash-placeholder {
+  width: 100%;
+  height: 100%;
+}
+
+.flash-player-container[hidden] {
+  display: none;
+}
+
+.flash-placeholder {
+  display: grid;
+  place-content: center;
+  gap: 8px;
+  box-sizing: border-box;
+  padding: 14px;
+  border: 0;
+  color: var(--ms-link);
+  background: var(--ms-table-stripe-bg);
+  text-align: center;
+  white-space: normal;
+  cursor: pointer;
+}
+
+.flash-placeholder span {
+  color: var(--ms-muted-fg);
+  font-size: var(--ms-font-size-small);
+}
+
+.flash-stop {
+  position: absolute;
+  top: 4px;
+  right: 4px;
+  z-index: 2;
+}
+
+.flash-download {
+  position: absolute;
+  right: 5px;
+  bottom: 4px;
+  z-index: 2;
+  padding: 2px 4px;
+  background: var(--ms-page-bg);
+  font-size: var(--ms-font-size-small);
+}
+
+.flash-sensitive-placeholder {
+  display: grid;
+  min-height: 180px;
+  place-items: center;
+  font-weight: 700;
+}
+
 /* YouTube links become privacy-enhanced players in the attachment space. */
 .youtube-attachment-list {
   grid-template-columns: repeat(auto-fit, minmax(min(280px, 100%), 1fr));
diff --git a/src/styles/forms.css b/src/styles/forms.css
index 2043498..ec356f5 100644
--- a/src/styles/forms.css
+++ b/src/styles/forms.css
@@ -176,13 +176,28 @@ textarea {
   border: 1px solid var(--ms-avatar-border);
 }
 
-.composer-attachment img {
+.composer-attachment img,
+.composer-attachment-preview {
   display: block;
   width: 78px;
   height: 78px;
+}
+
+.composer-attachment img {
   object-fit: cover;
 }
 
+.composer-attachment-preview {
+  display: grid;
+  place-items: center;
+  padding: 4px;
+  background: var(--ms-table-stripe-bg);
+  color: var(--ms-muted-fg);
+  font-size: var(--ms-font-size-small);
+  font-weight: 700;
+  text-align: center;
+}
+
 .composer-body {
   width: 100%;
 }
diff --git a/vite.config.ts b/vite.config.ts
index e995fec..59ada42 100644
--- a/vite.config.ts
+++ b/vite.config.ts
@@ -2,12 +2,56 @@ import { defineConfig } from 'vitest/config'
 import { svelte } from '@sveltejs/vite-plugin-svelte'
 import { svelteTesting } from '@testing-library/svelte/vite'
 import { fileURLToPath, URL } from 'node:url'
+import { readFileSync, readdirSync } from 'node:fs'
+import type { Plugin } from 'vite'
+
+const RUFFLE_DIRECTORY = fileURLToPath(
+  new URL('./node_modules/@ruffle-rs/ruffle/', import.meta.url),
+)
+const RUFFLE_ASSET_PATTERN = /^(?:ruffle\.js|core\.ruffle\..+\.js|.+\.wasm|LICENSE_(?:MIT|APACHE))$/
+
+/** Serve and emit the pinned self-hosted runtime without a third-party CDN. */
+function ruffleAssets(): Plugin {
+  const files = readdirSync(RUFFLE_DIRECTORY).filter((name) => RUFFLE_ASSET_PATTERN.test(name))
+  let building = false
+
+  return {
+    name: 'plspace-ruffle-assets',
+    configResolved(config) {
+      building = config.command === 'build'
+    },
+    buildStart() {
+      if (!building) return
+      for (const name of files) {
+        this.emitFile({
+          type: 'asset',
+          fileName: `ruffle/${name}`,
+          source: readFileSync(`${RUFFLE_DIRECTORY}/${name}`),
+        })
+      }
+    },
+    configureServer(server) {
+      server.middlewares.use('/ruffle', (request, response, next) => {
+        const name = decodeURIComponent((request.url ?? '').replace(/^\//, '').split('?')[0])
+        if (!files.includes(name)) {
+          next()
+          return
+        }
+        response.setHeader(
+          'Content-Type',
+          name.endsWith('.wasm') ? 'application/wasm' : name.endsWith('.js') ? 'text/javascript' : 'text/plain',
+        )
+        response.end(readFileSync(`${RUFFLE_DIRECTORY}/${name}`))
+      })
+    },
+  }
+}
 
 // Fully static output: the app talks to a Mastodon/Pleroma server directly from
 // the browser, so `dist/` can be dropped on any static host (or file://-ish CDN).
 export default defineConfig({
   base: './',
-  plugins: [svelte(), svelteTesting()],
+  plugins: [svelte(), svelteTesting(), ruffleAssets()],
   resolve: {
     alias: {
       $lib: fileURLToPath(new URL('./src/lib', import.meta.url)),