diff --git a/src/shared/ui/Link/ui/Link/Link.test.tsx b/src/shared/ui/Link/ui/Link/Link.test.tsx
index 5fce10a..49db5b4 100644
--- a/src/shared/ui/Link/ui/Link/Link.test.tsx
+++ b/src/shared/ui/Link/ui/Link/Link.test.tsx
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ import { Link } from './Link';
 
 const PRIMARY = 'underline underline-offset-2 hover:opacity-60 transition-opacity';
 const SECONDARY = 'no-underline opacity-60 hover:opacity-100 sm:brutal-border-bottom transition-opacity';
+const TERTIARY = 'no-underline opacity-100 hover:opacity-60 sm:brutal-border-bottom transition-opacity';
 
 describe('internal link', () => {
   it('renders an anchor element', () => {
@@ -92,6 +93,18 @@ describe('variant', () => {
     }
   });
 
+  it('tertiary applies reversed-hover classes', () => {
+    render(
+      <Link href="/about" variant="tertiary">
+        About
+      </Link>,
+    );
+    const link = screen.getByRole('link', { name: 'About' });
+    for (const cls of TERTIARY.split(' ')) {
+      expect(link).toHaveClass(cls);
+    }
+  });
+
   it('secondary does not apply underline', () => {
     render(
       <Link href="/about" variant="secondary">
diff --git a/src/shared/ui/Link/ui/Link/Link.tsx b/src/shared/ui/Link/ui/Link/Link.tsx
index b1327fa..2e29983 100644
--- a/src/shared/ui/Link/ui/Link/Link.tsx
+++ b/src/shared/ui/Link/ui/Link/Link.tsx
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ import NextLink from 'next/link';
 import type { ReactNode } from 'react';
 import { cn } from '$shared/lib';
 
-export type LinkVariant = 'primary' | 'secondary';
+export type LinkVariant = 'primary' | 'secondary' | 'tertiary';
 
 /**
  * Props for Link.
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ interface Props {
    * Visual variant.
    * primary — text-decoration underline.
    * secondary — border-bottom at sm+, no underline on mobile (for icon+label links).
+   * tertiary — like secondary but reversed: bright by default, dims on hover.
    * @default 'primary'
    */
   variant?: LinkVariant;
@@ -37,6 +38,7 @@ interface Props {
 const VARIANTS = {
   primary: 'underline underline-offset-2 hover:opacity-60 transition-opacity',
   secondary: 'no-underline opacity-60 hover:opacity-100 sm:brutal-border-bottom transition-opacity',
+  tertiary: 'no-underline opacity-100 hover:opacity-60 sm:brutal-border-bottom transition-opacity',
 } as const satisfies Record<LinkVariant, string>;
 
 /**
diff --git a/src/widgets/Footer/ui/Footer/Footer.tsx b/src/widgets/Footer/ui/Footer/Footer.tsx
index 6f78a05..c32b790 100644
--- a/src/widgets/Footer/ui/Footer/Footer.tsx
+++ b/src/widgets/Footer/ui/Footer/Footer.tsx
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ export async function Footer() {
       <div className="w-full flex flex-row justify-between gap-4">
         <div className="flex flex-wrap items-center gap-6 sm:gap-4">
           {email && (
-            <Link href={email.url} external variant="secondary" className="flex items-center gap-1.5 text-sm">
+            <Link href={email.url} external variant="tertiary" className="flex items-center gap-1.5 text-sm">
               {email.icon && <InlineSvg svg={email.icon} className="inline-flex w-8 h-8 sm:hidden" />}
               <span className="hidden sm:block">{email.label}</span>
             </Link>
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ export async function Footer() {
               key={social.id}
               href={social.url}
               external
-              variant="secondary"
+              variant="tertiary"
               className="flex items-center gap-1.5 text-sm"
             >
               {social.icon && <InlineSvg svg={social.icon} className="inline-flex w-8 h-8 sm:hidden" />}