diff --git a/tests/ui/stories.spec.js b/tests/ui/stories.spec.js
index 20e1ebe..be098be 100644
--- a/tests/ui/stories.spec.js
+++ b/tests/ui/stories.spec.js
@@ -73,3 +73,15 @@ test('S6: Japan story renders hero image without placeholder', async ({ page })
     await expect(page.locator('.story-hero__img')).toBeVisible({ timeout: 8000 });
     await expect(page.locator('.story-hero__img-placeholder')).toHaveCount(0);
 });
+
+// ── S7: Story body back link is styled as a back-pill ────────────────────────
+test('S7: story body back link has back-pill class', async ({ page }) => {
+    await page.goto('/trips/italy-2025/stories/val-dorcia-dawn');
+    await expect(page.locator('.story-hero__img')).toBeVisible({ timeout: 8000 });
+    // Scroll past the hero to reveal the story body
+    await page.evaluate(() => window.scrollBy(0, window.innerHeight * 1.5));
+    await page.waitForTimeout(300);
+    const bodyBack = page.locator('.story-footer .back-pill');
+    await expect(bodyBack).toBeAttached();
+    await expect(bodyBack).toHaveText(/← Back/);
+});
diff --git a/user b/user
index 3edc18f..26182ec 160000
--- a/user
+++ b/user
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Subproject commit 3edc18fe2865a8531ecad83446a075c6e296c010
+Subproject commit 26182ec363e25170029ef4d6454564d4585c9cf2