Finite dates · consequence first

Deadline Zero after the date

Rank finite deadlines by what happens when they pass — trials, warranties, return windows, tickets, certificates, and contracts.

A dark desk with a blank card, a ticket stub, and a cooling ember.
Cutoff rail · ember on charcoal

Pinned consequences

Each note is a stake, not a folder. The heavier outcome stays in front even when another date is sooner.

Becomes paid

A trial that starts charging outranks a quiet date that is simply closer on the calendar.

Loses force

Warranties, certificates, and coverage sit here so the expiry is the story, not the folder name.

Cannot return

Return windows and tickets close. The board keeps that consequence visible until the date passes.

A single orange lamp in a dark window.

After the date

Record renewed, completed, returned, used, canceled, or irrelevant. The suggestion follows the consequence you picked.

Night desk

Two stills from the same desk: a sealed return and a ribbon with the clock numerals taken off.

A sealed envelope and a torn slip under ember light.
Return, unreadable on purpose
A blank certificate ribbon beside a clock with no numerals.
Renewal, without the digits