diff --git a/src/timelines/toot.module.css b/src/timelines/toot.module.css
index af13f46..56b4d73 100644
--- a/src/timelines/toot.module.css
+++ b/src/timelines/toot.module.css
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
   --card-gut: 16px;
   --toot-avatar-size: 40px;
   margin-block: 0;
+  position: relative;
 
   &.toot {
     /* fix composition ordering: I think the css module processor should aware the overriding and behaves, but no */