diff --git a/init.lua b/init.lua
index e69de29..b6d9ae0 100644
--- a/init.lua
+++ b/init.lua
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+-- init.lua  by THS
+--
+vim.g.mapleader = " "
+vim.opt.number = true
+vim.opt.relativenumber = true
+vim.opt.termguicolors = true
+vim.opt.mouse = "a"
+vim.api.nvim_create_autocmd("VimEnter", {
+  callback = function()
+    vim.notify("Neovim 2026 init.lua from THS loaded", vim.log.levels.INFO)
+  end,
+})
+
+-- basic keymap sanity check
+vim.keymap.set("n", "<leader>s", "<cmd>w<cr>", { desc = "Save file" })
+