/* ================================================================
   RESET + CUSTOM PROPERTIES
================================================================ */
* {
    margin: 0;
    padding: 0;
    box-sizing: border-box;
}

html, body {
    height: 100%;
    width: 100%;
    overflow-x: clip; /* clip (not hidden) — does not create a scroll container, so position:sticky on header still works */
    overflow-y: auto;
}

/* Scrollbars: match dark + cyan brand (Firefox + WebKit/Blink) */
:root {
    --header-block: 5.25rem;
    /* In-page #anchors: must clear sticky header (taller than --header-block on mobile) */
    --anchor-offset: var(--header-block);
}

html {
    scrollbar-width: thin;
    scrollbar-color: rgba(0, 195, 230, 0.5) rgba(4, 10, 16, 0.92);
    scroll-padding-top: var(--anchor-offset);
}

html::-webkit-scrollbar {
    width: 10px;
    height: 10px;
}

html::-webkit-scrollbar-track {
    background: rgba(4, 10, 16, 0.92);
    border-left: 1px solid rgba(0, 200, 255, 0.07);
}

html::-webkit-scrollbar-thumb {
    background: linear-gradient(
        175deg,
        rgba(0, 215, 255, 0.42) 0%,
        rgba(0, 140, 185, 0.34) 55%,
        rgba(0, 100, 140, 0.28) 100%
    );
    border-radius: 999px;
    border: 2px solid rgba(4, 10, 16, 0.92);
    background-clip: padding-box;
    box-shadow: inset 0 0 0 1px rgba(0, 235, 255, 0.12);
}

html::-webkit-scrollbar-thumb:hover {
    background: linear-gradient(
        175deg,
        rgba(0, 235, 255, 0.58) 0%,
        rgba(0, 175, 220, 0.46) 100%
    );
    border: 2px solid rgba(4, 10, 16, 0.92);
    background-clip: padding-box;
}

html::-webkit-scrollbar-corner {
    background: rgba(4, 10, 16, 0.92);
}

body {
    --accent: #00ebff;
    --accent-dim: rgba(0, 210, 255, 0.5);
    --accent-faint: rgba(0, 200, 255, 0.18);
    --text: #f0f0f0;
    --text-muted: rgba(200, 215, 230, 0.72);
    --text-faint: rgba(175, 192, 210, 0.45);
    --bg: #000000;
    --bg-raised: #000000;
    background: var(--bg);
    color: var(--text);
    font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;
    display: flex;
    flex-direction: column;
    align-items: stretch;
    justify-content: flex-start;
    min-height: 100%;
    min-height: 100dvh;
}

/* ================================================================
   HEADER
================================================================ */
header {
    position: sticky;
    top: 0;
    z-index: 100;
    flex-shrink: 0;
    width: 100%;
    padding: 1.75rem 2.5rem;
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
    justify-content: space-between;
    background: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.78);
    backdrop-filter: blur(12px);
    -webkit-backdrop-filter: blur(12px);
    border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(0, 200, 255, 0.09);
    box-shadow: 0 1px 0 rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.35);
}

.logo {
    display: inline-block;
    text-decoration: none;
    color: inherit;
}

.logo-name {
    font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'Segoe UI', 'Roboto', sans-serif;
    font-size: 1.35rem;
    font-weight: 400;
    letter-spacing: 0.22em;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    color: #ffffff;
}

.site-nav {
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
    gap: 2.25rem;
}

.site-nav-rest {
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
    gap: 2.25rem;
}

.site-nav-cta-compact {
    display: none;
}

.site-nav a {
    font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'Segoe UI', 'Roboto', sans-serif;
    font-size: 0.63rem;
    font-weight: 700;
    letter-spacing: 0.24em;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    color: rgba(210, 225, 240, 0.68);
    text-decoration: none;
    transition: color 0.18s ease;
}

.site-nav a:hover {
    color: rgba(0, 210, 255, 0.85);
}

.site-nav a.site-nav-primary {
    flex-shrink: 0;
    white-space: nowrap;
    font-weight: 700;
    letter-spacing: 0.2em;
    color: rgba(0, 235, 255, 0.92);
    padding: 0.5rem 0.85rem;
    margin: -0.5rem -0.25rem -0.5rem 0;
    border: 1px solid rgba(0, 210, 255, 0.5);
    border-radius: 999px;
    background: rgba(0, 120, 160, 0.12);
    box-shadow:
        0 0 0 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.35) inset,
        0 0 18px rgba(0, 200, 255, 0.08);
    transition:
        color 0.18s ease,
        border-color 0.18s ease,
        background 0.18s ease,
        box-shadow 0.18s ease;
}

.site-nav a.site-nav-primary:hover {
    color: #ffffff;
    border-color: rgba(0, 235, 255, 0.85);
    background: rgba(0, 180, 220, 0.22);
    box-shadow:
        0 0 0 1px rgba(0, 235, 255, 0.12) inset,
        0 0 22px rgba(0, 210, 255, 0.18);
}

/* ================================================================
   HERO
================================================================ */
.hero {
    position: relative;
    z-index: 1;
    overflow: visible;
    --bf-side: 26%;
    --hero-padding-x: clamp(1.5rem, 5vw, 4rem);
    flex: 0 0 auto;
    min-height: calc(100vh - var(--header-block));
    min-height: calc(100svh - var(--header-block));
    min-height: calc(100dvh - var(--header-block));
    margin: 0;
    padding: clamp(2rem, 5vw, 4rem) var(--hero-padding-x);
    display: flex;
    flex-direction: column;
    align-items: center;
    justify-content: center;
    background-color: transparent;
    box-shadow: 0 0 24px rgba(0, 200, 255, 0.2);
}

/* Broken frame: open center gaps, eye sits behind content */
.hero-broken-frame {
    position: absolute;
    inset: 0;
    z-index: 3;
    pointer-events: none;
}

.hero-broken-frame .bf {
    position: absolute;
    background: rgba(0, 235, 255, 0.92);
    box-shadow:
        0 0 6px rgba(0, 220, 255, 0.85),
        0 0 16px rgba(0, 180, 255, 0.45),
        0 0 32px rgba(0, 140, 255, 0.2);
}

.bf-tl { top: 0; left: 0; width: var(--bf-side); height: 1px; }
.bf-tr { top: 0; right: 0; width: var(--bf-side); height: 1px; }
.bf-bl { bottom: 0; left: 0; width: var(--bf-side); height: 1px; }
.bf-br { bottom: 0; right: 0; width: var(--bf-side); height: 1px; }
.bf-vl { top: 0; bottom: 0; left: 0; width: 1px; }
.bf-vr { top: 0; bottom: 0; right: 0; width: 1px; }

.hero::after {
    content: '';
    position: absolute;
    inset: 0;
    z-index: 1;
    pointer-events: none;
    box-shadow: inset 0 0 50px rgba(0, 100, 160, 0.08);
}

.neon-blue {
    color: #c8f8ff;
    text-shadow:
        0 0 6px #00e6ff,
        0 0 16px #00c8ff,
        0 0 32px rgba(0, 180, 255, 0.9),
        0 0 64px rgba(0, 140, 255, 0.5);
}

/* Eye pulse: subtle scale breathe. translate(-50%,-50%) centres on the
   top/left anchor point set in the rule above. */
@keyframes eye-pulse {
    0%, 100% { transform: translate(-50%, -50%) scale(1); }
    50%       { transform: translate(-50%, -50%) scale(1.03); }
}

.hero-eye {
    position: absolute;
    left: 50%;
    top: 50%;
    z-index: 2;
    /* Fallback centering when animation is not running */
    transform: translate(-50%, -50%);
    width: auto;
    height: 160%;
    max-height: none;
    max-width: min(95%, 960px);
    object-fit: contain;
    object-position: center;
    background: none;
    mix-blend-mode: screen;
    pointer-events: none;
    opacity: 0.85;
    will-change: transform;
}

@media (prefers-reduced-motion: no-preference) {
    .hero-eye {
        animation: eye-pulse 6s ease-in-out infinite;
    }
}

/* Smoke layer: centred on the eye (not anchored to bottom) so it reads
   as a halo around the eye, not a second full-page smoke on top of the
   Three.js canvas. z-index 1 keeps it strictly behind the eye (z-index 2). */
.hero-smoke {
    position: absolute;
    left: 50%;
    top: 50%;
    z-index: 1;
    transform: translateX(-50%) translateY(-50%);
    width: 110%;
    height: auto;
    max-width: none;
    background: none;
    mix-blend-mode: screen;
    pointer-events: none;
    opacity: 0.45;
    will-change: transform;
}

/* Corner micro-labels: editorial atmosphere */
.hero-micro {
    position: absolute;
    z-index: 3;
    font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'Segoe UI', sans-serif;
    font-size: 0.55rem;
    font-weight: 500;
    letter-spacing: 0.25em;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    color: rgba(0, 210, 255, 0.4);
}

.hero-micro-tl { top: clamp(1rem, 3vw, 2rem); left: clamp(1rem, 3vw, 2rem); }
.hero-micro-tr { top: clamp(1rem, 3vw, 2rem); right: clamp(1rem, 3vw, 2rem); }
.hero-micro-bl { bottom: clamp(1rem, 3vw, 2rem); left: clamp(1rem, 3vw, 2rem); }
.hero-micro-br { bottom: clamp(1rem, 3vw, 2rem); right: clamp(1rem, 3vw, 2rem); }

/* Hero content stack */
.hero-content {
    position: relative;
    z-index: 3;
    display: flex;
    flex-direction: column;
    align-items: center;
    justify-content: center;
    text-align: center;
    flex: 1;
    min-height: 0;
    gap: 0;
    width: 100%;
}

@keyframes hero-breathe {
    0%, 100% { opacity: 1; }
    50%       { opacity: 0.8; }
}

.hero-title {
    font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'Segoe UI', 'Roboto', sans-serif;
    font-size: clamp(2.75rem, 13vw, 6.5rem);
    font-weight: 400;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    margin: 0;
    line-height: 1.05;
    white-space: nowrap;
}

@media (prefers-reduced-motion: no-preference) {
    .hero-title {
        animation: hero-breathe 4s ease-in-out infinite;
    }
}

.hero-title-text {
    display: inline-block;
}

/* Newsletter hook: same neon cyan treatment as original .hero-hook */
.hero-newsletter-head {
    font-family: 'Cormorant Garamond', Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;
    font-size: clamp(1.1rem, 3.2vw, 1.55rem);
    font-style: italic;
    font-weight: 400;
    line-height: 1.35;
    color: #d4f7ff;
    margin: 0 0 0.2rem;
    max-width: 28rem;
    text-shadow:
        0 0 4px rgba(0, 230, 255, 0.95),
        0 0 14px rgba(0, 190, 255, 0.65),
        0 0 28px rgba(0, 140, 255, 0.35);
}

.hero-newsletter-sub {
    font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'Segoe UI', 'Roboto', sans-serif;
    font-size: clamp(0.8rem, 1.8vw, 0.9rem);
    font-weight: 400;
    letter-spacing: 0.08em;
    line-height: 1.5;
    color: rgba(200, 220, 235, 0.78);
    margin: 0;
    max-width: 28rem;
    text-shadow: 0 0 10px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.75);
}

.hero-newsletter-sub-desktop {
    display: block;
    text-transform: lowercase;
}

.hero-newsletter-sub-mobile {
    display: none;
    flex-direction: column;
    align-items: center;
    gap: 0.2rem;
    text-transform: none;
    letter-spacing: 0.06em;
}

.hero-newsletter-sub-line {
    display: block;
}

/* Hero CTA: email capture at bottom */
.hero-cta {
    position: relative;
    z-index: 3;
    display: flex;
    flex-direction: column;
    align-items: center;
    text-align: center;
    gap: 0.5rem;
    margin-top: auto;
    padding-bottom: clamp(1.5rem, 3vh, 2.5rem);
}

.hero-cta-form {
    display: flex;
    align-items: stretch;
    width: 100%;
    max-width: 22rem;
}

/* Author `display:flex` wins over the default [hidden] rule: force hide after subscribe */
.hero-cta-form[hidden] {
    display: none !important;
}

.hero-cta-input {
    flex: 1;
    min-width: 0;
    padding: 0.85rem 1rem;
    font-size: 0.9rem;
    color: #e8eef4;
    background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.05);
    border: 1px solid rgba(102, 252, 241, 0.2);
    border-right: none;
    border-radius: 2px 0 0 2px;
    font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'Segoe UI', sans-serif;
    transition: border-color 0.15s ease, box-shadow 0.15s ease;
}

.hero-cta-input::placeholder {
    color: rgba(170, 185, 200, 0.5);
}
.hero-cta-input:hover { border-color: rgba(0, 200, 255, 0.22); }
.hero-cta-input:focus {
    outline: none;
    border-color: rgba(0, 230, 255, 0.45);
    box-shadow: 0 0 0 2px rgba(0, 200, 255, 0.1);
}

.btn-hero-cta {
    flex-shrink: 0;
    padding: 0.85rem 1.25rem;
    font-size: 0.6rem;
    font-weight: 600;
    letter-spacing: 0.2em;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    color: #0a1218;
    background: linear-gradient(180deg, #a8eeff 0%, #2ad4f0 100%);
    border: 1px solid rgba(0, 230, 255, 0.45);
    border-left: none;
    border-radius: 0 2px 2px 0;
    cursor: pointer;
    font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'Segoe UI', sans-serif;
    transition: filter 0.15s ease, box-shadow 0.15s ease;
    white-space: nowrap;
}

.btn-hero-cta {
    box-shadow:
        0 0 12px rgba(0, 210, 255, 0.35),
        0 0 28px rgba(0, 180, 255, 0.18);
}

.btn-hero-cta:hover {
    filter: brightness(1.05);
    box-shadow:
        0 0 18px rgba(0, 220, 255, 0.55),
        0 0 40px rgba(0, 180, 255, 0.28);
}

.btn-hero-cta:focus-visible {
    outline: 2px solid rgba(0, 240, 255, 0.9);
    outline-offset: 2px;
}

.hero-cta-form-wrap {
    display: flex;
    flex-direction: column;
    align-items: center;
    gap: 0.65rem;
    width: 100%;
    max-width: 22rem;
}

.hero-cta-form-wrap .hero-cta-form {
    max-width: none;
    width: 100%;
}

/* Wider row on desktop so long placeholder fits beside the CTA button */
@media (min-width: 769px) {
    .hero-newsletter .hero-cta-form-wrap,
    .hero-newsletter .hero-cta-form {
        max-width: min(40rem, calc(100vw - 2.5rem));
    }
}

.btn-hero-cta:disabled,
.hero-cta-input:disabled {
    opacity: 0.55;
    cursor: not-allowed;
    pointer-events: none;
}

.btn-hero-cta:disabled {
    filter: none;
    box-shadow: none;
}

.hero-cta-feedback--error {
    margin: 0;
    width: 100%;
    text-align: center;
    font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'Segoe UI', sans-serif;
    font-size: 0.78rem;
    font-weight: 500;
    letter-spacing: 0.04em;
    line-height: 1.45;
    color: rgba(255, 160, 170, 0.92);
    text-shadow: 0 0 12px rgba(255, 100, 120, 0.25);
}

.hero-cta-success-panel {
    width: 100%;
    text-align: center;
    padding: 0.85rem 1rem 0.5rem;
    border: 1px solid rgba(0, 230, 255, 0.22);
    border-radius: 2px;
    background: linear-gradient(165deg, rgba(0, 40, 55, 0.55) 0%, rgba(0, 20, 30, 0.72) 100%);
    box-shadow:
        0 0 0 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.35),
        0 0 24px rgba(0, 200, 255, 0.08);
}

.hero-cta-success-panel .hero-cta-success-title {
    margin: 0 0 0.35rem;
    font-family: 'Cormorant Garamond', Georgia, serif;
    font-size: clamp(1.15rem, 3.5vw, 1.35rem);
    font-weight: 500;
    letter-spacing: 0.06em;
    color: rgba(200, 245, 255, 0.96);
    text-transform: lowercase;
    text-shadow:
        0 0 12px rgba(0, 230, 255, 0.35),
        0 0 28px rgba(0, 180, 255, 0.2);
}

.hero-cta-success-panel .hero-cta-success-note {
    margin: 0;
    line-height: 1.55;
}

.hero-cta-success-panel .hero-cta-success-spam {
    font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'Segoe UI', sans-serif;
    font-size: clamp(0.72rem, 2vw, 0.82rem);
    line-height: 1.5;
}

/* ================================================================
   UTILITY
================================================================ */
.visually-hidden {
    position: absolute;
    width: 1px;
    height: 1px;
    padding: 0;
    margin: -1px;
    overflow: hidden;
    clip: rect(0, 0, 0, 0);
    white-space: nowrap;
    border: 0;
}

/* ================================================================
   CONTENT SECTIONS: BASE
================================================================ */
.content-section {
    padding: clamp(4.5rem, 11vw, 7rem) clamp(1.5rem, 5vw, 4rem);
    border-top: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.055);
}

.section-inner {
    max-width: 42rem;
    margin: 0 auto;
}

.text-center { text-align: center; }

.section-kicker {
    display: block;
    font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'Segoe UI', 'Roboto', sans-serif;
    font-size: 0.58rem;
    font-weight: 600;
    letter-spacing: 0.42em;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    color: rgba(0, 200, 255, 0.5);
    margin-bottom: 1.5rem;
}

.section-heading {
    font-family: 'Cormorant Garamond', Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;
    font-size: clamp(2rem, 5.5vw, 2.85rem);
    font-weight: 500;
    letter-spacing: 0.04em;
    color: #eef4fa;
    margin: 0 0 2.25rem;
    line-height: 1.1;
}

/* Diamond ornament divider */
.ornament {
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
    gap: 0.9rem;
    margin: 0 auto 2.5rem;
    width: 100%;
    max-width: 12rem;
}

.ornament::before,
.ornament::after {
    content: '';
    flex: 1;
    height: 1px;
    background: rgba(0, 200, 255, 0.18);
}

.ornament-gem {
    width: 5px;
    height: 5px;
    background: rgba(0, 200, 255, 0.45);
    transform: rotate(45deg);
    flex-shrink: 0;
}

/* ================================================================
   ABOUT THE BOOK
================================================================ */
.book-section {
    background: var(--bg-raised);
}

.book-blurb {
    font-family: 'Cormorant Garamond', Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;
    font-size: clamp(1.2rem, 2.8vw, 1.45rem);
    font-weight: 400;
    line-height: 1.85;
    color: rgba(225, 235, 245, 0.86);
    text-align: center;
    margin: 0 0 2.75rem;
}

.book-blurb p { margin: 0 0 1.2rem; }
.book-blurb p:last-child { margin-bottom: 0; }

.book-blurb em {
    font-style: italic;
    color: #d4f7ff;
}

.genre-tags {
    display: flex;
    flex-wrap: wrap;
    gap: 0.5rem;
    justify-content: center;
}

.genre-tag {
    padding: 0.35rem 0.9rem;
    font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'Segoe UI', sans-serif;
    font-size: 0.57rem;
    font-weight: 600;
    letter-spacing: 0.22em;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    color: rgba(0, 200, 255, 0.62);
    border: 1px solid rgba(0, 200, 255, 0.16);
    border-radius: 2px;
    transition: border-color 0.15s ease, color 0.15s ease;
}

.genre-tag:hover {
    color: rgba(0, 220, 255, 0.85);
    border-color: rgba(0, 210, 255, 0.3);
}

/* ================================================================
   WHO THIS BOOK IS FOR
================================================================ */
.readers-section {
    background: var(--bg);
}

.for-you-list {
    list-style: none;
    padding: 0;
    margin: 0 0 2.5rem;
    display: flex;
    flex-direction: column;
}

.for-you-list li {
    display: flex;
    align-items: flex-start;
    gap: 1.15rem;
    font-family: 'Cormorant Garamond', Georgia, serif;
    font-size: clamp(1.075rem, 2.5vw, 1.28rem);
    font-weight: 400;
    line-height: 1.65;
    color: rgba(220, 232, 245, 0.8);
    padding: 1.1rem 0;
    border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.055);
}

.for-you-list li:first-child {
    border-top: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.055);
}

.for-you-list li::before {
    display: none;
}

.list-rose {
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
    flex-shrink: 0;
    align-self: flex-start;
    color: rgba(0, 200, 255, 0.45);
    padding-top: 0.28em;
}

.list-rose svg {
    display: block;
    width: 16px;
    height: 16px;
    fill: none;
    stroke: currentColor;
    stroke-width: 1.5;
    stroke-linecap: round;
    stroke-linejoin: round;
}

.content-notice {
    font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'Segoe UI', sans-serif;
    font-size: 0.78rem;
    line-height: 1.7;
    color: rgba(165, 180, 198, 0.48);
    border-left: 1px solid rgba(0, 200, 255, 0.18);
    padding-left: 1.1rem;
}

.content-notice em {
    font-style: italic;
    color: rgba(180, 198, 218, 0.62);
}

/* ================================================================
   ABOUT THE AUTHOR
================================================================ */
.author-section {
    background: var(--bg-raised);
}

.author-bio {
    font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;
    font-size: clamp(0.9375rem, 2.2vw, 1.0625rem);
    line-height: 1.88;
    color: rgba(208, 222, 238, 0.78);
    text-align: center;
}

.author-bio p { margin: 0 0 1.4rem; }
.author-bio p:last-child { margin-bottom: 0; }

.author-bio em {
    font-style: italic;
    color: rgba(220, 235, 250, 0.92);
}

/* ================================================================
   FAQ
================================================================ */
.faq-section {
    background: var(--bg);
}

.faq-list {
    display: flex;
    flex-direction: column;
}

.faq-item {
    border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.07);
}

.faq-item:first-child {
    border-top: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.07);
}

.faq-question {
    width: 100%;
    background: none;
    border: none;
    text-align: left;
    padding: 1.35rem 2.75rem 1.35rem 0;
    cursor: pointer;
    position: relative;
    font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;
    font-size: clamp(0.9375rem, 2.2vw, 1.05rem);
    font-weight: 400;
    color: rgba(225, 237, 250, 0.82);
    line-height: 1.45;
    letter-spacing: 0.01em;
    transition: color 0.18s ease;
}

.faq-question em {
    font-style: italic;
}

.faq-question::after {
    content: '+';
    position: absolute;
    right: 0;
    top: 50%;
    transform: translateY(-50%);
    color: rgba(0, 200, 255, 0.5);
    font-size: 1.35rem;
    font-weight: 300;
    font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'Segoe UI', sans-serif;
    line-height: 1;
    transition: color 0.2s ease, opacity 0.2s ease;
}

.faq-item.open .faq-question {
    color: #eef4fa;
}

.faq-item.open .faq-question::after {
    content: '−';
    color: rgba(0, 210, 255, 0.8);
}

.faq-answer {
    overflow: hidden;
    max-height: 0;
    transition: max-height 0.35s ease, padding-bottom 0.35s ease;
    padding-bottom: 0;
}

.faq-item.open .faq-answer {
    max-height: 28rem;
    padding-bottom: 1.4rem;
}

.faq-answer-inner {
    font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'Segoe UI', 'Roboto', sans-serif;
    font-size: clamp(0.875rem, 1.9vw, 0.9375rem);
    line-height: 1.78;
    color: rgba(190, 207, 226, 0.65);
}

.faq-answer-inner em {
    font-style: italic;
    color: rgba(208, 224, 242, 0.82);
}

.faq-answer-inner a {
    color: rgba(0, 220, 255, 0.88);
    text-decoration: underline;
    text-decoration-color: rgba(0, 210, 255, 0.35);
    text-underline-offset: 0.2em;
    transition: color 0.15s ease, text-decoration-color 0.15s ease;
}

.faq-answer-inner a:hover {
    color: rgba(0, 240, 255, 0.95);
    text-decoration-color: rgba(0, 235, 255, 0.65);
}

/* ================================================================
   ARC SECTION: private invitation
================================================================ */
.arc-section {
    background: var(--bg-raised);
}

.arc-invitation {
    max-width: 38rem;
    margin: 0 auto;
    text-align: center;
    padding: clamp(2.75rem, 7vw, 4.5rem) clamp(2rem, 6vw, 4rem);
    border: 1px solid rgba(0, 200, 255, 0.16);
    position: relative;
    background: linear-gradient(160deg, rgba(2, 8, 18, 0.98) 0%, rgba(0, 4, 12, 1) 100%);
    box-shadow:
        0 0 80px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.45),
        inset 0 0 90px rgba(0, 90, 160, 0.025),
        0 0 0 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.55);
}

/* Corner accent ticks */
.arc-invitation::before {
    content: '';
    position: absolute;
    top: -1px;
    left: -1px;
    width: 1.5rem;
    height: 1.5rem;
    border-top: 1px solid rgba(0, 200, 255, 0.48);
    border-left: 1px solid rgba(0, 200, 255, 0.48);
}

.arc-invitation::after {
    content: '';
    position: absolute;
    bottom: -1px;
    right: -1px;
    width: 1.5rem;
    height: 1.5rem;
    border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(0, 200, 255, 0.48);
    border-right: 1px solid rgba(0, 200, 255, 0.48);
}

.arc-badge {
    display: inline-flex;
    align-items: center;
    justify-content: center;
    font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'Segoe UI', sans-serif;
    font-size: 0.56rem;
    font-weight: 600;
    letter-spacing: 0.4em;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    color: rgba(0, 200, 255, 0.6);
    border: 1px solid rgba(0, 200, 255, 0.18);
    padding: 0.4rem 1.15rem;
    border-radius: 999px;
    margin-bottom: 2rem;
}

.arc-heading {
    font-family: 'Cormorant Garamond', Georgia, serif;
    font-size: clamp(1.75rem, 5vw, 2.45rem);
    font-weight: 500;
    letter-spacing: 0.04em;
    color: #eef4fa;
    margin: 0 0 1.5rem;
    line-height: 1.15;
}

.arc-intro {
    font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'Segoe UI', sans-serif;
    font-size: clamp(0.875rem, 1.9vw, 0.9375rem);
    line-height: 1.8;
    color: rgba(195, 213, 232, 0.62);
    margin-bottom: 2.5rem;
}

.arc-intro p { margin: 0 0 0.9rem; }
.arc-intro p:last-child { margin-bottom: 0; }

.arc-intro em {
    font-style: italic;
    color: rgba(212, 228, 248, 0.85);
}

.btn-arc {
    display: inline-flex;
    align-items: center;
    justify-content: center;
    padding: 0.9rem clamp(1.75rem, 4.5vw, 2.5rem);
    border: 1px solid rgba(0, 230, 255, 0.48);
    border-radius: 999px;
    background: linear-gradient(180deg, rgba(0, 50, 72, 0.5) 0%, rgba(0, 18, 36, 0.95) 100%);
    color: #d4f8ff;
    font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'Segoe UI', sans-serif;
    font-size: 0.63rem;
    font-weight: 600;
    letter-spacing: 0.22em;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    white-space: nowrap;
    cursor: pointer;
    transition: border-color 0.2s ease, box-shadow 0.2s ease, color 0.2s ease;
}

.btn-arc:hover {
    border-color: rgba(0, 240, 255, 0.9);
    color: #ffffff;
    box-shadow:
        0 0 30px rgba(0, 200, 255, 0.22),
        inset 0 0 20px rgba(0, 180, 255, 0.05);
}

.btn-arc:focus { outline: none; }
.btn-arc:focus-visible {
    outline: 2px solid rgba(0, 230, 255, 0.9);
    outline-offset: 3px;
}

/* ================================================================
   FOOTER
================================================================ */
footer {
    padding: 3rem clamp(1.5rem, 5vw, 4rem);
    border-top: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.055);
    text-align: center;
}

.footer-inner {
    max-width: 42rem;
    margin: 0 auto;
    display: flex;
    flex-direction: column;
    align-items: center;
    gap: 0.65rem;
}

.footer-name {
    font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'Segoe UI', sans-serif;
    font-size: 0.68rem;
    font-weight: 600;
    letter-spacing: 0.3em;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    color: rgba(200, 215, 230, 0.22);
}

.footer-text {
    font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'Segoe UI', sans-serif;
    font-size: 0.68rem;
    line-height: 1.55;
    color: rgba(165, 180, 198, 0.28);
    letter-spacing: 0.03em;
}

.footer-text a {
    color: rgba(0, 200, 255, 0.42);
    text-decoration: none;
    transition: color 0.18s ease;
}

.footer-text a:hover {
    color: rgba(0, 230, 255, 0.88);
}

/* ================================================================
   COOKIE CONSENT
================================================================ */
.cookie-consent {
    position: fixed;
    bottom: 0;
    left: 0;
    right: 0;
    z-index: 250;
    padding: 0.75rem clamp(1rem, 4vw, 2rem) calc(0.75rem + env(safe-area-inset-bottom, 0));
    display: flex;
    justify-content: center;
    pointer-events: none;
    opacity: 0;
    transform: translateY(0.5rem);
    transition: opacity 0.28s ease, transform 0.28s ease;
}

.cookie-consent.cookie-consent--visible {
    opacity: 1;
    transform: translateY(0);
}

.cookie-consent[hidden] {
    display: none !important;
}

.cookie-consent-inner {
    pointer-events: auto;
    display: flex;
    flex-wrap: wrap;
    align-items: center;
    justify-content: space-between;
    gap: 0.75rem 1.25rem;
    max-width: 52rem;
    width: 100%;
    padding: 0.85rem 1.1rem;
    background: rgba(4, 10, 18, 0.94);
    backdrop-filter: blur(14px);
    -webkit-backdrop-filter: blur(14px);
    border: 1px solid rgba(0, 200, 255, 0.1);
    border-radius: 10px;
    box-shadow:
        0 -4px 28px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.45),
        0 0 0 1px rgba(0, 0, 43, 0.25) inset;
}

.cookie-consent-text {
    flex: 1 1 12rem;
    margin: 0;
    font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'Segoe UI', 'Roboto', sans-serif;
    font-size: 0.78rem;
    line-height: 1.5;
    color: rgba(210, 220, 235, 0.88);
    letter-spacing: 0.02em;
}

.cookie-consent-text a {
    color: rgba(0, 210, 255, 0.75);
    text-decoration: none;
    border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(0, 200, 255, 0.25);
    transition: color 0.18s ease, border-color 0.18s ease;
}

.cookie-consent-text a:hover {
    color: rgba(0, 235, 255, 0.95);
    border-bottom-color: rgba(0, 230, 255, 0.45);
}

.cookie-consent-accept {
    flex-shrink: 0;
    font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'Segoe UI', 'Roboto', sans-serif;
    font-size: 0.72rem;
    font-weight: 600;
    letter-spacing: 0.12em;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    padding: 0.55rem 1.15rem;
    color: #041018;
    background: linear-gradient(
        175deg,
        rgba(0, 235, 255, 0.95) 0%,
        rgba(0, 175, 220, 0.88) 100%
    );
    border: none;
    border-radius: 6px;
    cursor: pointer;
    box-shadow: 0 1px 0 rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.12) inset;
    transition: filter 0.18s ease, transform 0.12s ease;
}

.cookie-consent-accept:hover {
    filter: brightness(1.06);
}

.cookie-consent-accept:active {
    transform: scale(0.98);
}

.cookie-consent-accept:focus {
    outline: none;
}

.cookie-consent-accept:focus-visible {
    outline: 2px solid rgba(0, 230, 255, 0.9);
    outline-offset: 2px;
}

@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) {
    .cookie-consent {
        transition: none;
    }

    .cookie-consent-accept {
        transition: none;
    }

    .cookie-consent-accept:active {
        transform: none;
    }
}

.social-links {
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
    gap: 1.5rem;
}

.social-link {
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
    justify-content: center;
    color: rgba(180, 198, 218, 0.3);
    text-decoration: none;
    transition: color 0.18s ease;
    min-width: 44px;
    min-height: 44px;
}

.social-link:hover {
    color: rgba(0, 210, 255, 0.8);
}

.social-link svg {
    display: block;
    width: 17px;
    height: 17px;
    fill: none;
    stroke: currentColor;
    stroke-width: 1.65;
    stroke-linecap: round;
    stroke-linejoin: round;
}

/* TikTok + Pinterest icons use fill instead of stroke */
.social-link--tiktok svg,
.social-link--pinterest svg {
    stroke: none;
    fill: currentColor;
}

/* ================================================================
   HERO: SOCIAL HINT
================================================================ */
.hero-social-hint {
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
    justify-content: center;
    gap: 0.6rem;
    font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'Segoe UI', sans-serif;
    font-size: 0.52rem;
    font-weight: 500;
    letter-spacing: 0.26em;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    margin-top: clamp(3.5rem, 8vh, 5.5rem);
    margin-bottom: 0.1rem;
}

.hero-social-hint a {
    color: rgba(0, 195, 255, 0.28);
    text-decoration: none;
    transition: color 0.18s ease;
    letter-spacing: 2px;
}

.hero-social-hint a:hover {
    color: rgba(0, 215, 255, 0.65);
}

.hero-social-hint .sep {
    color: rgba(0, 200, 255, 0.12);
    font-weight: 300;
    font-size: 0.48rem;
}

/* ================================================================
   FOLLOW SECTION
================================================================ */
.follow-section {
    background: var(--bg);
}

.follow-lead {
    font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;
    font-size: clamp(0.9375rem, 2vw, 1.05rem);
    line-height: 1.78;
    color: rgba(195, 212, 230, 0.58);
    text-align: center;
    max-width: 32rem;
    margin: 0 auto 3rem;
}

.channels {
    display: flex;
    flex-direction: column;
}

.channel-row {
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
    gap: 1.5rem;
    padding: 1.2rem 0;
    border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.055);
    text-decoration: none;
    color: inherit;
    position: relative;
}

.channel-row:first-child {
    border-top: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.055);
}

.channel-row:hover .channel-platform {
    color: rgba(0, 215, 255, 0.9);
}

.channel-row:hover .channel-desc {
    color: rgba(215, 230, 246, 0.75);
}

.channel-row:hover .channel-arrow {
    opacity: 1;
    transform: translateX(4px);
}

.channel-icon {
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
    justify-content: center;
    flex-shrink: 0;
    width: 1.25rem;
    color: rgba(0, 195, 255, 0.38);
    transition: color 0.2s ease;
}

.channel-icon svg {
    display: block;
    width: 15px;
    height: 15px;
}

.channel-row:hover .channel-icon {
    color: rgba(0, 215, 255, 0.88);
}

.channel-row--email .channel-icon {
    color: rgba(0, 215, 255, 0.58);
}

.channel-platform {
    font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'Segoe UI', sans-serif;
    font-size: 0.57rem;
    font-weight: 600;
    letter-spacing: 0.3em;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    color: rgba(0, 195, 255, 0.5);
    flex-shrink: 0;
    width: 5.25rem;
    transition: color 0.2s ease;
}

.channel-rule {
    flex: 1;
    min-width: 1rem;
    height: 1px;
    background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.04);
}

.channel-desc {
    font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;
    font-size: clamp(0.875rem, 1.9vw, 0.9375rem);
    line-height: 1.5;
    color: rgba(185, 204, 224, 0.48);
    flex-shrink: 0;
    width: min(22rem, 55%);
    transition: color 0.2s ease;
}

.channel-arrow {
    font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'Segoe UI', sans-serif;
    font-size: 0.82rem;
    color: rgba(0, 200, 255, 0.3);
    flex-shrink: 0;
    opacity: 0.65;
    margin-left: auto;
    transition: opacity 0.2s ease, transform 0.2s ease;
}

/* Email row: slightly brighter to signal primary action */
.channel-row--email .channel-platform {
    color: rgba(0, 215, 255, 0.72);
}

.channel-row--email .channel-desc {
    color: rgba(200, 218, 238, 0.62);
}

/* ================================================================
   FOOTER IMPROVEMENTS
================================================================ */
.footer-social-label {
    font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'Segoe UI', sans-serif;
    font-size: 0.55rem;
    font-weight: 500;
    letter-spacing: 0.3em;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    color: rgba(0, 195, 255, 0.22);
}

/* ================================================================
   RESPONSIVE
================================================================ */
@media (min-width: 769px) {
    .hero-content {
        max-width: min(42rem, calc(100vw - var(--hero-padding-x) * 2));
        padding-inline: clamp(0.75rem, 3vw, 1.5rem);
        /* Pin title to upper portion of hero rather than dead-centre */
        justify-content: flex-start;
        padding-top: clamp(1.5rem, 4vh, 2.5rem);
    }

    .hero-title {
        font-size: clamp(2.75rem, 13vw, 6.5rem);
        text-align: center;
    }

    .hero-title-text {
        letter-spacing: 0.35em;
        margin-right: -0.35em;
    }

    /* Reduce the large gap between the description and social links */
    .hero-social-hint {
        margin-top: clamp(1rem, 2.5vh, 1.75rem);
    }

    /* Pull the entire CTA group closer to the bottom neon frame */
    .hero {
        padding-bottom: clamp(1.25rem, 3vh, 2rem);
    }

    .hero-cta {
        padding-bottom: 0.5rem;
    }
}

@media (max-width: 768px) {

    /* ── Custom property ──────────────────────────────────────────
       Header is now one row (logo+CTA) + one compact scroll row.
       6.5rem covers the rendered height with room to spare.
       ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── */
    :root {
        --header-block: 6.5rem;
    }

    html {
        scroll-padding-top: 0;
    }

    #reader-list,
    section.content-section[id] {
        scroll-margin-top: 0;
    }

    /* ── Header ───────────────────────────────────────────────────
       Row 1: logo  |  Notify Me button
       Row 2: nav links — single scrollable line, no wrapping
       ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── */
    header {
        display: grid;
        grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1fr) auto;
        grid-template-rows: auto auto;
        align-items: center;
        column-gap: 0.65rem;
        row-gap: 4px;
        padding: 0.65rem 1rem 0.55rem;
    }

    .site-nav {
        display: contents;
    }

    .logo {
        grid-column: 1;
        grid-row: 1;
        min-width: 0;
        justify-self: start;
        align-self: center;
    }

    .logo-name {
        display: block;
        font-size: 1.05rem;
        letter-spacing: 0.16em;
        white-space: nowrap;
        overflow: hidden;
        text-overflow: ellipsis;
        max-width: 100%;
    }

    .site-nav a {
        font-size: 0.55rem;
        letter-spacing: 0.14em;
    }

    .site-nav a.site-nav-primary {
        grid-column: 2;
        grid-row: 1;
        justify-self: end;
        align-self: center;
        min-width: 0;
        letter-spacing: 0.12em;
        font-size: 0.64rem;
        margin: 0;
        padding: 0.48rem 0.75rem;
        white-space: nowrap;
    }

    /* Single scrollable row — never wraps, never takes a second line */
    .site-nav-rest {
        grid-column: 1 / -1;
        grid-row: 2;
        display: flex;
        flex-wrap: nowrap;
        overflow-x: auto;
        overflow-y: hidden;
        -webkit-overflow-scrolling: touch;
        scrollbar-width: none;
        gap: 0 1.1rem;
        padding: 0.45rem 0 0.3rem;
        border-top: 1px solid rgba(0, 200, 255, 0.1);
    }

    .site-nav-rest::-webkit-scrollbar {
        display: none;
    }

    /* ── Hero: three-zone vertical layout ────────────────────────
       Zone 1 (top ~15-20 %)  → "INDEPENDENT" title
       Zone 2 (middle)        → eye graphic — zero overlapping text
       Zone 3 (bottom)        → tagline + social links + form
       ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── */

    /* Vignette scrim: z-index 2 places it above eye (2, same level but
       ::after paints after DOM children) and smoke (1), below text (3) */
    .hero::after {
        background: linear-gradient(
            to bottom,
            transparent 0%,
            transparent 40%,
            rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.4) 60%,
            rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.82) 100%
        );
        box-shadow: none;
        z-index: 2;
    }

    .hero {
        --hero-padding-x: clamp(1rem, 4vw, 1.5rem);
        padding: 20px var(--hero-padding-x) 20px;
        justify-content: space-between;
    }

    /* Zone 1 — title sits a little below the very top edge */
    .hero-content {
        flex: 0 0 auto;
        padding-inline: 0.75rem;
        padding-top: 32px;
        max-width: calc(100vw - var(--hero-padding-x) * 2);
        position: relative;
        z-index: 3;
    }

    /* Larger + wide letter-spacing: editorial, floating feel */
    .hero-title {
        font-size: clamp(1.75rem, 8vw, 4rem);
        display: flex;
        justify-content: center;
        width: 100%;
        letter-spacing: 0.3rem;
    }

    /* Compensate trailing letter-spacing gap */
    .hero-title-text {
        margin-right: -0.3rem;
    }

    /* Zone 2 — eye: zoomed to 160vw, centred at top:50% */
    .hero-eye {
        height: auto;
        width: 160vw;
        max-width: none;
        z-index: 2;
        left: 47%;
        top: 42%;
        opacity: 0.85;
    }

    /* Smoke: wider than viewport, centred on the eye, behind it */
    .hero-smoke {
        width: 160vw;
        max-width: none;
        top: 42%;
        z-index: 1;
        opacity: 0.5;
    }

    /* Zone 3 — no box; legibility comes from the vignette above */
    .hero-cta {
        flex: 0 0 auto;
        margin-top: 0;
        padding: 0 0.5rem 1.25rem;
        background: none;
        backdrop-filter: none;
        -webkit-backdrop-filter: none;
        border-radius: 0;
        position: relative;
        z-index: 3;
        gap: 0.4rem;
    }

    /* Newsletter hook: whisper + neon (matches former .hero-hook mobile) */
    .hero-newsletter-head {
        font-size: clamp(1.05rem, 3.6vw, 1.3rem);
        font-weight: 300;
        line-height: 1.5;
        letter-spacing: 0.04em;
        margin: 0 0 0.35rem;
        max-width: 90%;
    }

    .hero-newsletter-sub {
        font-size: 0.9rem;
        line-height: 1.65;
        letter-spacing: 0.08em;
        max-width: 80%;
        margin-left: auto;
        margin-right: auto;
        text-shadow: 0 0 12px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.95), 0 0 24px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.75);
    }

    .hero-newsletter-sub-desktop {
        display: none;
    }

    .hero-newsletter-sub-mobile {
        display: flex;
    }

    /* Social hint: expanded tap targets */
    .hero-social-hint {
        gap: 0;
        margin-top: 0.5rem;
    }

    .hero-social-hint a {
        padding: 0.6rem 0.4rem;
        margin: -0.6rem 0;
    }

    .hero-social-hint .sep {
        padding: 0.6rem 0.15rem;
    }

    /* ── Content sections ─────────────────────────────────────── */
    .content-section {
        padding: clamp(3rem, 8vw, 4.5rem) clamp(1.25rem, 4vw, 1.75rem);
    }

    .arc-invitation { padding: 2.5rem 1.5rem; }

    .channel-rule { display: none; }
    .channel-platform { width: 5.25rem; }
    .channel-desc { width: 100%; font-size: 0.875rem; }
    .channel-arrow { display: none; }
    .channel-row { flex-wrap: wrap; gap: 0.35rem 1rem; }

}

@media (max-width: 480px) {
    .site-nav-cta-full {
        display: none;
    }

    .site-nav-cta-compact {
        display: inline;
    }

    .site-nav a.site-nav-primary {
        font-size: 0.56rem;
        letter-spacing: 0.08em;
        padding: 0.48rem 0.62rem;
    }

    /* Form: collapse horizontal row into a vertical stack */
    .hero-cta-form {
        flex-direction: column;
        max-width: 100%;
    }

    .hero-cta-form-wrap {
        max-width: 100%;
        width: 100%;
        padding: 0 0.5rem;
    }

    .hero-cta-input {
        border-right: 1px solid rgba(102, 252, 241, 0.2);
        border-bottom: none;
        border-radius: 2px 2px 0 0;
        width: 100%;
        min-height: 48px;
    }

    .btn-hero-cta {
        border-left: 1px solid rgba(0, 230, 255, 0.45);
        border-top: none;
        border-radius: 0 0 2px 2px;
        width: 100%;
        min-height: 48px;
        display: flex;
        align-items: center;
        justify-content: center;
    }
}

@media (max-width: 420px) {
    :root {
        --header-block: 6.5rem;
    }

    header {
        padding: 0.6rem 0.85rem 0.5rem;
        column-gap: 0.5rem;
    }

    .logo-name {
        font-size: 0.92rem;
        letter-spacing: 0.12em;
    }

    .site-nav a {
        font-size: 0.52rem;
        letter-spacing: 0.12em;
    }

    .site-nav-rest {
        gap: 0 0.9rem;
        padding: 0.4rem 0 0.25rem;
    }
}

/* ================================================================
   MOBILE PERFORMANCE: reduce multi-layer glow to prevent scroll lag
   Fewer shadow layers = fewer GPU compositing passes per frame.
================================================================ */
@media (max-width: 768px) {
    /* Title neon: trim from 4 layers to 2 */
    .neon-blue {
        text-shadow:
            0 0 8px #00e6ff,
            0 0 28px rgba(0, 180, 255, 0.65);
    }

    .hero-newsletter-head {
        text-shadow:
            0 0 10px rgba(0, 0, 0, 1),
            0 0 22px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.88),
            0 0 15px rgba(102, 252, 241, 0.4),
            0 0 5px rgba(0, 230, 255, 0.75),
            0 0 18px rgba(0, 140, 255, 0.28);
    }

    /* Broken-frame neon lines: trim from 3 layers to 2 */
    .hero-broken-frame .bf {
        box-shadow:
            0 0 6px rgba(0, 220, 255, 0.85),
            0 0 16px rgba(0, 180, 255, 0.38);
    }

    /* Hero box-shadow: a single inset is enough on small screens */
    .hero {
        box-shadow: none;
    }
}

/* ================================================================
   SMOKE CANVAS STACKING
   Canvas sits at z-index 0. main + footer are raised to z-index 1
   so all content renders above the smoke. Section backgrounds are
   transparent so the fixed smoke canvas shows through them.
================================================================ */
main, footer {
    position: relative;
    z-index: 1;
}

.book-section,
.readers-section,
.author-section,
.faq-section,
.arc-section,
.follow-section {
    background: transparent;
}

/* ================================================================
   LEGAL / STATIC PAGES (e.g. privacy policy)
================================================================ */
.legal-page {
    flex: 1 0 auto;
    width: 100%;
}

.legal-main {
    padding: clamp(2.5rem, 6vw, 4rem) clamp(1.5rem, 5vw, 4rem)
        clamp(4rem, 10vw, 6rem);
    max-width: 40rem;
    margin: 0 auto;
}

.legal-main .section-heading {
    margin-bottom: 1rem;
}

.legal-updated {
    font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'Segoe UI', 'Roboto', sans-serif;
    font-size: 0.65rem;
    letter-spacing: 0.08em;
    color: var(--text-faint);
    margin-bottom: 2.75rem;
}

.legal-section {
    margin-bottom: 2.5rem;
}

.legal-section:last-child {
    margin-bottom: 0;
}

.legal-section h2 {
    font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'Segoe UI', 'Roboto', sans-serif;
    font-size: 0.62rem;
    font-weight: 700;
    letter-spacing: 0.28em;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    color: rgba(0, 200, 255, 0.55);
    margin: 0 0 1rem;
}

.legal-section p,
.legal-section ul {
    font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;
    font-size: clamp(0.9375rem, 2vw, 1.02rem);
    line-height: 1.75;
    color: rgba(195, 212, 230, 0.72);
    margin: 0 0 1rem;
}

.legal-section ul {
    padding-left: 1.25rem;
}

.legal-section li {
    margin-bottom: 0.4rem;
}

.legal-section a {
    color: rgba(0, 215, 255, 0.75);
    text-decoration: none;
    border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(0, 200, 255, 0.28);
    transition: color 0.18s ease, border-color 0.18s ease;
}

.legal-section a:hover {
    color: rgba(0, 235, 255, 0.95);
    border-bottom-color: rgba(0, 230, 255, 0.45);
}

/* ================================================================
   HOME · LATEST FROM THE DARK ROMANCE JOURNAL (server-rendered)
================================================================ */
.home-journal-section .section-inner {
    max-width: 64rem;
}

.home-journal-lead {
    text-align: center;
    font-size: clamp(0.96rem, 2.1vw, 1.06rem);
    line-height: 1.7;
    color: rgba(195, 212, 230, 0.78);
    margin: 0 auto 2.5rem;
    max-width: 38rem;
}

.home-journal-grid {
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: repeat(auto-fit, minmax(16rem, 1fr));
    gap: 1.25rem;
    margin: 0 auto 2.5rem;
}

.home-journal-card {
    display: flex;
    flex-direction: column;
    gap: 0.55rem;
    padding: 1.4rem 1.4rem 1.55rem;
    background: linear-gradient(180deg, rgba(10, 14, 24, 0.55), rgba(8, 10, 18, 0.7));
    border: 1px solid rgba(0, 200, 255, 0.12);
    border-radius: 6px;
    color: inherit;
    text-decoration: none;
    transition: border-color 0.2s ease, transform 0.2s ease, background 0.2s ease;
}

.home-journal-card:hover,
.home-journal-card:focus-visible {
    border-color: rgba(0, 215, 255, 0.4);
    background: linear-gradient(180deg, rgba(14, 18, 30, 0.65), rgba(10, 12, 22, 0.78));
    transform: translateY(-2px);
}

.home-journal-card-meta {
    margin: 0;
    font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'Segoe UI', 'Roboto', sans-serif;
    font-size: 0.72rem;
    letter-spacing: 0.18em;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    color: rgba(0, 200, 255, 0.55);
}

.home-journal-card-title {
    margin: 0;
    font-family: 'Cormorant Garamond', serif;
    font-size: clamp(1.25rem, 2.1vw, 1.55rem);
    font-weight: 500;
    line-height: 1.25;
    color: rgba(238, 246, 255, 0.96);
}

.home-journal-card-excerpt {
    margin: 0;
    font-size: 0.95rem;
    line-height: 1.6;
    color: rgba(195, 212, 230, 0.72);
    display: -webkit-box;
    -webkit-line-clamp: 3;
    -webkit-box-orient: vertical;
    overflow: hidden;
}

.home-journal-card-arrow {
    margin-top: 0.4rem;
    font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'Segoe UI', sans-serif;
    font-size: 0.78rem;
    letter-spacing: 0.18em;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    color: rgba(0, 215, 255, 0.78);
}

.home-journal-more {
    text-align: center;
    margin: 0;
}

.home-journal-more-link {
    color: rgba(0, 215, 255, 0.85);
    text-decoration: none;
    font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'Segoe UI', sans-serif;
    font-size: 0.82rem;
    letter-spacing: 0.18em;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(0, 200, 255, 0.32);
    padding-bottom: 2px;
    transition: color 0.2s ease, border-color 0.2s ease;
}

.home-journal-more-link:hover,
.home-journal-more-link:focus-visible {
    color: rgba(0, 235, 255, 0.95);
    border-bottom-color: rgba(0, 230, 255, 0.6);
}