*,
*::before,
*::after {
    margin: 0;
    padding: 0;
    box-sizing: border-box
}

:root {
    --e9: #1E1209;
    --e8: #3D2B1F;
    --e7: #6B4C35;
    --e6: #96714E;
    --e5: #A67C52;
    --e4: #C4A882;
    --e3: #D9C4A9;
    --e2: #EDE3D5;
    --e1: #F5F0E8;
    --e0: #FAF8F4;
    --coral: #E85D54;
    --coral-l: #FF9E94;
    --coral-d: #C43E36;
    --display: 'Crimson Pro', Georgia, serif;
    --body: 'DM Sans', -apple-system, sans-serif;
    --mono: 'JetBrains Mono', monospace;
    --ease: cubic-bezier(0.16, 1, 0.3, 1);
    --r-sm: 8px;
    --r-md: 12px;
    --r-lg: 16px;
    --r-xl: 20px;
}

/* ── Breadcrumb ── */
.breadcrumb {
    padding: 32px 0 0
}

.breadcrumb a {
    font-family: var(--mono);
    font-size: 11px;
    color: var(--e6);
    text-transform: uppercase;
    letter-spacing: 0.12em;
    font-weight: 500;
    transition: color .2s
}

.breadcrumb a:hover {
    color: var(--coral)
}

.breadcrumb-arrow {
    color: var(--e4);
    margin-right: 6px
}

body {
    font-family: var(--body);
    background: var(--e0);
    color: var(--e9);
    -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased;
    line-height: 1.6;
    overflow-x: hidden
}

body::after {
    content: '';
    position: fixed;
    inset: 0;
    background-image: url("data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg viewBox='0 0 256 256' xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%3E%3Cfilter id='n'%3E%3CfeTurbulence type='fractalNoise' baseFrequency='0.9' numOctaves='4' stitchTiles='stitch'/%3E%3C/filter%3E%3Crect width='100%25' height='100%25' filter='url(%23n)' opacity='0.03'/%3E%3C/svg%3E");
    pointer-events: none;
    z-index: 9999;
    opacity: .35
}

.container {
    max-width: 1180px;
    margin: 0 auto;
    padding: 0 40px;
    position: relative;
    z-index: 1
}

a {
    color: inherit;
    text-decoration: none
}

/* Reading column — narrow for editorial reading */
.reading-col {
    max-width: 680px;
    margin: 0 auto;
    padding: 0 24px;
    position: relative;
    z-index: 1
}

.rv {
    opacity: 0;
    transform: translateY(28px);
    transition: opacity .7s var(--ease), transform .7s var(--ease)
}

.rv.v {
    opacity: 1;
    transform: translate(0)
}

@media(prefers-reduced-motion:reduce) {
    .rv {
        opacity: 1 !important;
        transform: none !important;
        transition: none !important
    }
}

/* ── Header (inherited) ── */
.header {
    position: sticky;
    top: 0;
    z-index: 100;
    background: transparent;
    backdrop-filter: blur(0);
    -webkit-backdrop-filter: blur(0);
    border-bottom: 1px solid transparent;
    padding: 14px 0;
    transition: all .35s var(--ease)
}

.header.scrolled {
    padding: 10px 0;
    background: rgba(250, 248, 244, .95);
    backdrop-filter: blur(16px);
    -webkit-backdrop-filter: blur(16px);
    border-bottom-color: var(--e2);
    box-shadow: 0 4px 24px rgba(30, 18, 9, .05)
}

.header-inner {
    display: flex;
    justify-content: space-between;
    align-items: center
}

.logo {
    font-family: var(--display);
    font-size: 24px;
    font-weight: 800;
    letter-spacing: -.8px
}

.logo-a {
    color: var(--coral)
}


/* ── Article Header ── */
.article-head {
    padding: 48px 0 56px
}

.article-meta {
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
    gap: 12px;
    margin-bottom: 24px;
    font-family: var(--mono);
    font-size: 11px;
    color: var(--coral);
    text-transform: uppercase;
    letter-spacing: 0.12em;
    font-weight: 500
}

.article-meta-dot {
    width: 3px;
    height: 3px;
    background: var(--e4);
    border-radius: 50%
}

.article-meta .date {
    color: var(--e6)
}

.article-head h1 {
    font-family: var(--display);
    font-size: 48px;
    font-weight: 700;
    line-height: 1.08;
    letter-spacing: -1.4px;
    margin-bottom: 24px;
    color: var(--e9)
}

.article-deck {
    font-family: var(--display);
    font-size: 21px;
    font-weight: 400;
    line-height: 1.45;
    color: var(--e7);
    margin-bottom: 36px;
    font-style: italic
}

.article-byline {
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
    gap: 14px;
    padding-top: 24px;
    border-top: 1px solid var(--e2)
}

.article-byline-avatar {
    width: 42px;
    height: 42px;
    border-radius: 50%;
    background: var(--e2);
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
    justify-content: center;
    font-family: var(--mono);
    font-size: 13px;
    font-weight: 600;
    color: var(--e7);
    letter-spacing: 0.05em
}

.article-byline-name {
    font-size: 14px;
    color: var(--e8);
    font-weight: 500;
    margin-bottom: 2px
}

.article-byline-meta {
    font-size: 13px;
    color: var(--e6)
}

/* ── Article Cover ── */
/* (article cover removed — title above is enough) */

/* ── Article Body ── */
.article-body {
    padding: 0 0 80px
}

.article-body p {
    font-family: var(--display);
    font-size: 19px;
    line-height: 1.65;
    color: var(--e8);
    margin-bottom: 24px;
    font-weight: 400
}

.article-body h2 {
    font-family: var(--display);
    font-size: 30px;
    font-weight: 700;
    line-height: 1.2;
    letter-spacing: -.6px;
    color: var(--e9);
    margin: 48px 0 20px
}

.article-body h3 {
    font-family: var(--display);
    font-size: 22px;
    font-weight: 600;
    line-height: 1.3;
    color: var(--e9);
    margin: 36px 0 16px
}

.article-body em {
    font-style: italic;
    color: var(--e8)
}

.article-body strong {
    font-weight: 600;
    color: var(--e9)
}

.article-body a {
    color: var(--coral-d);
    border-bottom: 1px solid var(--coral-l);
    padding-bottom: 1px;
    transition: all .2s
}

.article-body a:hover {
    color: var(--coral);
    border-bottom-color: var(--coral)
}

.article-body blockquote {
    margin: 36px 0;
    padding: 0 0 0 28px;
    border-left: 3px solid var(--coral);
    font-family: var(--display);
    font-size: 22px;
    line-height: 1.4;
    color: var(--e8);
    font-style: italic
}

.article-body ul,
.article-body ol {
    margin: 0 0 24px 24px
}

.article-body li {
    font-family: var(--display);
    font-size: 19px;
    line-height: 1.65;
    color: var(--e8);
    margin-bottom: 10px;
    padding-left: 8px
}

.article-body hr {
    border: none;
    text-align: center;
    margin: 40px 0;
    color: var(--e4);
    letter-spacing: 0.5em;
    font-size: 14px
}

.article-body hr::before {
    content: '· · ·'
}

/* ── Article End Note ── */
.article-end {
    padding: 32px 0 48px;
    border-top: 1px solid var(--e2);
    border-bottom: 1px solid var(--e2)
}

.article-end-text {
    font-size: 14px;
    line-height: 1.7;
    color: var(--e7)
}

.article-end-text strong {
    color: var(--e8)
}

/* ── Related Posts ── */
.related-section {
    padding: 64px 0 96px;
    background: var(--e1);
    border-top: 1px solid var(--e2)
}

.related-label {
    font-family: var(--mono);
    font-size: 11px;
    font-weight: 500;
    color: var(--coral);
    text-transform: uppercase;
    letter-spacing: 0.18em;
    margin-bottom: 28px;
    text-align: center
}

.related-grid {
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: repeat(3, 1fr);
    gap: 32px;
    max-width: 1080px;
    margin: 0 auto
}

.post-card {
    display: flex;
    flex-direction: column;
    cursor: pointer;
    transition: transform .25s var(--ease)
}

.post-card:hover {
    transform: translateY(-2px)
}

.post-card:hover .post-card-title {
    color: var(--coral-d)
}

.post-card-meta {
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
    gap: 10px;
    margin-bottom: 14px;
    font-family: var(--mono);
    font-size: 10px;
    color: var(--coral);
    text-transform: uppercase;
    letter-spacing: 0.14em;
    font-weight: 500
}

.post-card-meta-dot {
    width: 3px;
    height: 3px;
    background: var(--e4);
    border-radius: 50%
}

.post-card-meta .date {
    color: var(--e6)
}

.post-card-title {
    font-family: var(--display);
    font-size: 22px;
    font-weight: 600;
    line-height: 1.18;
    letter-spacing: -.5px;
    margin-bottom: 12px;
    color: var(--e9);
    transition: color .25s
}

.post-card-excerpt {
    font-size: 14px;
    line-height: 1.65;
    color: var(--e7);
    margin-bottom: 18px;
    flex-grow: 1
}

.post-card-byline {
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
    gap: 9px;
    font-size: 13px;
    color: var(--e6);
    margin-top: auto;
    padding-top: 14px;
    border-top: 1px solid var(--e3)
}

.post-card-byline-avatar {
    width: 24px;
    height: 24px;
    border-radius: 50%;
    background: var(--e2);
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
    justify-content: center;
    font-family: var(--mono);
    font-size: 9px;
    font-weight: 600;
    color: var(--e7);
    letter-spacing: 0.05em
}

/* ── CTA Strip ── */
.blog-cta {
    padding: 80px 0;
    background: var(--e0)
}

.blog-cta-inner {
    max-width: 680px;
    margin: 0 auto;
    text-align: center;
    padding: 0 24px
}

.blog-cta-label {
    font-family: var(--mono);
    font-size: 11px;
    font-weight: 500;
    color: var(--coral);
    text-transform: uppercase;
    letter-spacing: 0.18em;
    margin-bottom: 20px
}

.blog-cta h2 {
    font-family: var(--display);
    font-size: 38px;
    font-weight: 700;
    line-height: 1.1;
    letter-spacing: -1px;
    margin-bottom: 16px;
    color: var(--e9)
}

.blog-cta-sub {
    font-size: 16px;
    line-height: 1.6;
    color: var(--e7);
    margin-bottom: 28px;
    max-width: 520px;
    margin-left: auto;
    margin-right: auto
}

.blog-cta-btns {
    display: flex;
    gap: 12px;
    justify-content: center;
    flex-wrap: wrap
}

.btn {
    display: inline-flex;
    align-items: center;
    gap: 8px;
    font-family: var(--body);
    font-weight: 600;
    border: none;
    cursor: pointer;
    border-radius: var(--r-sm);
    transition: all .3s var(--ease);
    letter-spacing: -.2px;
    text-decoration: none
}

.btn-primary {
    background: var(--e9);
    color: #fff;
    font-size: 15px;
    padding: 14px 28px
}

.btn-primary:hover {
    background: var(--e8);
    transform: translateY(-1px);
    box-shadow: 0 6px 20px rgba(30, 18, 9, .18)
}

.btn-secondary {
    background: transparent;
    color: var(--e8);
    font-size: 15px;
    padding: 14px 28px;
    border: 1px solid var(--e3)
}

.btn-secondary:hover {
    border-color: var(--e6);
    color: var(--e9)
}

.blog-cta-reassure {
    margin-top: 18px;
    font-family: var(--mono);
    font-size: 11px;
    color: var(--e6);
    letter-spacing: 0.05em
}

.blog-cta-reassure-dot {
    margin: 0 8px;
    color: var(--e4)
}



/* ── Responsive ── */
@media(max-width:960px) {
    .article-head h1 {
        font-size: 38px;
        letter-spacing: -1px
    }

    .related-grid {
        grid-template-columns: repeat(2, 1fr);
        gap: 28px
    }
}

@media(max-width:720px) {
    .container {
        padding: 0 24px
    }

    .article-head {
        padding: 32px 0 40px
    }

    .article-head h1 {
        font-size: 30px;
        letter-spacing: -.8px
    }

    .article-deck {
        font-size: 17px;
        margin-bottom: 28px
    }

    .article-body p,
    .article-body li {
        font-size: 17px
    }

    .article-body h2 {
        font-size: 24px
    }

    .article-body h3 {
        font-size: 20px
    }

    .related-section {
        padding: 48px 0 64px
    }

    .related-grid {
        grid-template-columns: 1fr;
        gap: 32px
    }

    .blog-cta {
        padding: 56px 0
    }

    .blog-cta h2 {
        font-size: 30px
    }

    .blog-cta-btns {
        flex-direction: column
    }

    .blog-cta-btns .btn {
        justify-content: center
    }
}