diff --git a/resources/views/components/blocks/hero.blade.php b/resources/views/components/blocks/hero.blade.php
index 5a3005b..85a652b 100644
--- a/resources/views/components/blocks/hero.blade.php
+++ b/resources/views/components/blocks/hero.blade.php
@@ -16,6 +16,8 @@
     };
     $eyebrow = data_get($c, 'eyebrow_text');
     $eyebrowStyle = (string) data_get($c, 'eyebrow_style', 'badge');
+    $subheadlineRaw = data_get($c, 'subheadline');
+    $subheadline = is_string($subheadlineRaw) ? trim($subheadlineRaw) : '';
 @endphp
 
 <div class="flex w-full flex-col {{ $alignClass }} space-y-4">
@@ -35,9 +37,8 @@
         </h1>
     @endif
 
-    @if ($pageState !== 'expired' && filled(data_get($c, 'subheadline')))
-        <div class="w-full max-w-none whitespace-pre-line text-[15px] leading-[1.65] text-white sm:text-base sm:leading-relaxed">
-            {{ trim((string) data_get($c, 'subheadline')) }}
-        </div>
+    {{-- Subheadline must sit on one line inside the div: whitespace-pre-line turns Blade indentation into visible leading space. --}}
+    @if ($pageState !== 'expired' && $subheadline !== '')
+        <div class="w-full max-w-none whitespace-pre-line text-[15px] leading-[1.65] text-white sm:text-base sm:leading-relaxed">{{ $subheadline }}</div>
     @endif
 </div>
diff --git a/resources/views/public/page.blade.php b/resources/views/public/page.blade.php
index 9d9e380..d13b248 100644
--- a/resources/views/public/page.blade.php
+++ b/resources/views/public/page.blade.php
@@ -85,9 +85,8 @@
                     @if ($pageState === 'expired')
                         <div class="space-y-6">
                             @if (filled($page->expired_message))
-                                <div class="whitespace-pre-line text-center text-[15px] leading-[1.65] text-white/92 sm:text-base sm:leading-relaxed">
-                                    {{ $page->expired_message }}
-                                </div>
+                                {{-- Same as text/hero blocks: no line breaks inside whitespace-pre-line wrapper. --}}
+                                <div class="whitespace-pre-line text-center text-[15px] leading-[1.65] text-white/92 sm:text-base sm:leading-relaxed">{{ trim((string) $page->expired_message) }}</div>
                             @else
                                 <p class="text-center text-[15px] leading-relaxed text-white/92 sm:text-base">{{ __('This pre-registration period has ended.') }}</p>
                             @endif