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+-- Add a single "currently selected avatar" reference on the login table.
+-- The legacy `avatars.selected` flag is kept (and still user-writable) for
+-- backwards compatibility; the API mirrors both sides on writes and exposes a
+-- reconciler to repair any drift.
+
+ALTER TABLE login
+  ADD COLUMN avatar_id int(11) unsigned DEFAULT NULL,
+  ADD CONSTRAINT fk_login_avatar
+    FOREIGN KEY (avatar_id) REFERENCES avatars_list (id)
+    ON DELETE SET NULL ON UPDATE CASCADE;
+
+-- Backfill from the legacy selected flag.
+UPDATE login l
+  JOIN avatars a ON a.idUser = l.id AND a.selected = 1
+SET l.avatar_id = a.idAvatar;