/* ==========================================================================
   Sujan Suresh — Better. Faster. Differently.
   Dark aurora / liquid-glass personal brand site.
   ========================================================================== */

/* --------------------------------------------------------------------------
   1. Tokens
   -------------------------------------------------------------------------- */

:root {
  /* Colour */
  --bg: #050304;
  --text: #ECEDEF;
  --text-2: #C5C8D0;
  --muted: #8B90A0;
  --faint: #5A5F6E;
  --chip-text: #A4A9B6;
  --pink: #e8597d;

  --accent: linear-gradient(100deg, #9a0a46, #d8456b);
  --headline: linear-gradient(118deg, #8c0844 0%, #c41e54 38%, #f3dde4 78%, #ffffff 96%);

  /* Glass */
  --glass-bg: rgba(18, 14, 22, 0.44);
  --glass-border: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.10);
  --glass-blur: blur(30px) saturate(1.35);
  --glass-shadow: 0 22px 55px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.42), inset 0 1px 0 rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.12);
  --radius: 18px;

  --ease: cubic-bezier(.16, 1, .3, 1);

  /* Layout — desktop defaults, overridden in the media queries at the bottom */
  --frame: 1440px;
  --gutter: 120px;
  --herotop: 120px;
  --secpad: 104px;

  --h1: 104px;
  --h1lh: 0.98;
  --h2: 40px;
  --sub: 21px;
  --abouttitle: 52px;

  --grid2: 1fr 1fr;
  --grid3: 1fr 1fr 1fr;
  --aboutgrid: 1fr 1fr;

  --navlinks: flex;
  --hamb: none;

  --rowdir: row;
  --rowgap: 56px;
  --rowmeta: 210px;
  --rowtitle: 27px;
  --rowthumbw: 120px;

  --footdir: row;
  --footalign: center;
}

/* --------------------------------------------------------------------------
   2. Base
   -------------------------------------------------------------------------- */

* { box-sizing: border-box; }

html, body { margin: 0; padding: 0; background: #070809; }

body {
  font-family: 'Inter', system-ui, -apple-system, sans-serif;
  -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased;
  text-rendering: optimizeLegibility;
}

::selection { background: rgba(180, 30, 84, 0.32); color: #fff; }

:focus-visible {
  outline: 2px solid rgba(216, 69, 107, 0.85);
  outline-offset: 3px;
  border-radius: 4px;
}

.sr-only {
  position: absolute;
  width: 1px; height: 1px;
  padding: 0; margin: -1px;
  overflow: hidden;
  clip: rect(0, 0, 0, 0);
  white-space: nowrap;
  border: 0;
}

/* --------------------------------------------------------------------------
   3. Layers — aurora backdrop, cursor glow, centred frame
   -------------------------------------------------------------------------- */

.page {
  background: var(--bg) url('../assets/bg-aurora.webp') center top / cover no-repeat fixed;
  min-height: 100vh;
  width: 100%;
  display: flex;
  justify-content: center;
}

/* Burgundy spotlight that tracks the pointer. Sits behind the glass (z-index:-1)
   so every panel refracts it as it moves. */
.glow {
  position: fixed;
  left: 0; top: 0;
  width: 860px; height: 860px;
  margin-left: -430px; margin-top: -430px;
  border-radius: 50%;
  pointer-events: none;
  z-index: -1;
  mix-blend-mode: screen;
  background: radial-gradient(circle, rgba(204, 48, 106, 0.42), rgba(150, 16, 74, 0.14) 42%, transparent 66%);
  transform: translate(50vw, 42vh);
  will-change: transform;
}

.frame {
  width: var(--frame);
  max-width: 100%;
  background: transparent;
  min-height: 100vh;
  color: var(--text);
  position: relative;
}

/* --------------------------------------------------------------------------
   4. Nav
   -------------------------------------------------------------------------- */

.nav {
  position: sticky;
  top: 0;
  z-index: 50;
  height: 72px;
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: space-between;
  padding: 0 var(--gutter);
  background: rgba(10, 8, 12, 0.42);
  backdrop-filter: blur(26px) saturate(1.5);
  -webkit-backdrop-filter: blur(26px) saturate(1.5);
  border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.08);
}

.wordmark {
  font-size: 14px;
  font-weight: 600;
  letter-spacing: 0.18em;
  color: var(--text);
  text-decoration: none;
}

.nav-right { display: flex; align-items: center; gap: 8px; }

.nav-links {
  display: var(--navlinks);
  align-items: center;
  gap: 34px;
  margin-right: 28px;
}

.nav-link {
  font-size: 14px;
  font-weight: 500;
  color: var(--muted);
  text-decoration: none;
  padding: 6px 0;
  position: relative;
  transition: color .2s;
}

.nav-link:hover { color: var(--text); }

.nav-link.is-active::after {
  content: '';
  position: absolute;
  left: 0; right: 0; bottom: -2px;
  height: 2px;
  border-radius: 2px;
  background: var(--accent);
}

.ask-pill {
  display: inline-flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 8px;
  font-size: 14px;
  font-weight: 600;
  color: var(--text);
  text-decoration: none;
  padding: 9px 18px;
  border-radius: 999px;
  border: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.16);
  background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.06);
  backdrop-filter: blur(12px);
  -webkit-backdrop-filter: blur(12px);
  transition: border-color .22s, background .22s;
}

.ask-pill:hover {
  border-color: rgba(216, 69, 107, 0.55);
  background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.09);
}

.ask-dot {
  width: 7px; height: 7px;
  border-radius: 999px;
  background: var(--accent);
  box-shadow: 0 0 8px rgba(180, 30, 84, 0.8);
}

.hamburger {
  display: var(--hamb);
  flex-direction: column;
  gap: 4px;
  background: none;
  border: none;
  cursor: pointer;
  padding: 8px;
  margin-left: 4px;
}

.hamburger span {
  width: 20px; height: 2px;
  background: var(--text);
  border-radius: 2px;
}

.mobile-menu {
  position: sticky;
  top: 72px;
  z-index: 49;
  background: rgba(14, 10, 16, 0.7);
  backdrop-filter: blur(26px) saturate(1.4);
  -webkit-backdrop-filter: blur(26px) saturate(1.4);
  border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.08);
  padding: 8px var(--gutter) 20px;
  flex-direction: column;
  display: none;
}

.mobile-menu.is-open { display: flex; }

.mobile-menu a {
  text-align: left;
  border-top: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.08);
  font-size: 18px;
  font-weight: 500;
  color: var(--text);
  text-decoration: none;
  padding: 16px 0;
}

/* --------------------------------------------------------------------------
   5. Sections & type
   -------------------------------------------------------------------------- */

.section { padding: 0 var(--gutter) var(--secpad); }
.section--top { padding-top: var(--herotop); }
.section--tight { padding-bottom: 56px; }

.eyebrow {
  font-size: 12px;
  font-weight: 600;
  letter-spacing: 0.2em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  background: var(--accent);
  -webkit-background-clip: text;
  background-clip: text;
  color: transparent;
  display: inline-block;
}

.eyebrow--plain {
  background: none;
  color: var(--faint);
}

/* Eyebrow directly above a page title */
.eyebrow--page { margin-bottom: 26px; }

/* Standalone section label ("What I believe") */
.eyebrow--label { margin-bottom: 36px; }

.section-intro { margin-bottom: 40px; max-width: 680px; }
.section-intro .eyebrow { margin-bottom: 18px; }

.h2 {
  margin: 0;
  font-size: var(--h2);
  font-weight: 700;
  letter-spacing: -0.015em;
  color: var(--text);
}

.page-title {
  margin: 0;
  font-size: var(--abouttitle);
  line-height: 1.12;
  font-weight: 700;
  letter-spacing: -0.015em;
  color: var(--text);
}

.page-title--narrow { max-width: 900px; }

.grad-text {
  background: var(--accent);
  -webkit-background-clip: text;
  background-clip: text;
  color: transparent;
}

/* --------------------------------------------------------------------------
   6. Hero
   -------------------------------------------------------------------------- */

.hero {
  position: relative;
  overflow: hidden;
  padding: var(--herotop) var(--gutter) var(--secpad);
}

.hero-motion {
  position: absolute;
  inset: 0;
  pointer-events: none;
  overflow: hidden;
}

.hero-blob { position: absolute; border-radius: 50%; }

.hero-blob--1 {
  top: -30%; left: 5%;
  width: 60%; height: 120%;
  filter: blur(90px);
  opacity: 0.3;
  background: radial-gradient(circle at 50% 50%, rgba(180, 30, 84, 0.5), transparent 62%);
  animation: drift1 22s ease-in-out infinite alternate;
}

.hero-blob--2 {
  top: -10%; right: 0;
  width: 55%; height: 110%;
  filter: blur(100px);
  opacity: 0.26;
  background: radial-gradient(circle at 50% 50%, rgba(216, 69, 107, 0.5), transparent 60%);
  animation: drift2 26s ease-in-out infinite alternate;
}

.hero-inner { position: relative; z-index: 1; max-width: 1040px; }

.hero .eyebrow { margin-bottom: 28px; }

.hero-title {
  margin: 0;
  font-size: var(--h1);
  line-height: var(--h1lh);
  font-weight: 700;
  letter-spacing: -0.02em;
  background: var(--headline);
  background-size: 230% auto;
  background-position: 50% 50%;
  -webkit-background-clip: text;
  background-clip: text;
  color: transparent;
  animation: flow 19.3s linear infinite;
}

.hero-sub {
  margin: 40px 0 0;
  max-width: 640px;
  font-size: var(--sub);
  line-height: 1.62;
  color: var(--text-2);
  font-weight: 400;
}

.hero-support {
  margin: 22px 0 0;
  max-width: 600px;
  font-size: 17px;
  line-height: 1.6;
  color: var(--muted);
}

.cta-row {
  display: flex;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
  gap: 14px;
  margin-top: 44px;
}

/* --------------------------------------------------------------------------
   7. Buttons
   -------------------------------------------------------------------------- */

.btn {
  font-family: inherit;
  font-size: 15px;
  font-weight: 600;
  padding: 15px 28px;
  border-radius: 999px;
  text-decoration: none;
  display: inline-block;
  cursor: pointer;
  transition: transform .22s var(--ease), box-shadow .22s, background .22s, border-color .22s;
}

.btn--primary {
  color: #0A0B0D;
  border: none;
  background: var(--accent);
  box-shadow: 0 8px 30px rgba(180, 30, 84, 0.28);
}

.btn--primary:hover {
  transform: translateY(-2px);
  box-shadow: 0 12px 36px rgba(180, 30, 84, 0.38);
}

.btn--secondary {
  color: var(--text);
  border: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.18);
  background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.05);
  backdrop-filter: blur(10px);
  -webkit-backdrop-filter: blur(10px);
}

.btn--secondary:hover {
  transform: translateY(-2px);
  border-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.3);
}

.link-quiet {
  font-size: 15px;
  font-weight: 500;
  color: var(--muted);
  text-decoration: none;
  white-space: nowrap;
  transition: color .2s;
}

.link-quiet:hover { color: var(--text); }

/* --------------------------------------------------------------------------
   8. Glass cards
   -------------------------------------------------------------------------- */

.card {
  background: var(--glass-bg);
  backdrop-filter: var(--glass-blur);
  -webkit-backdrop-filter: var(--glass-blur);
  border: 1px solid var(--glass-border);
  border-radius: var(--radius);
  box-shadow: var(--glass-shadow);
  text-decoration: none;
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  transition: border-color .22s, background .22s;
}

.tilt { will-change: transform; }

.grid2 { display: grid; grid-template-columns: var(--grid2); gap: 24px; }
.grid3 { display: grid; grid-template-columns: var(--grid3); gap: 24px; }

/* Pillars ------------------------------------------------------------------ */

.pillar {
  padding: 34px;
  gap: 16px;
  min-height: 248px;
}

.pillar:hover {
  border-color: rgba(216, 69, 107, 0.55);
  background: rgba(34, 24, 40, 0.55);
}

.pillar-num {
  font-size: 14px;
  font-weight: 600;
  letter-spacing: 0.06em;
  background: var(--accent);
  -webkit-background-clip: text;
  background-clip: text;
  color: transparent;
}

.pillar h3 {
  margin: 0;
  font-size: 23px;
  line-height: 1.22;
  font-weight: 600;
  letter-spacing: -0.012em;
  color: var(--text);
}

.pillar p {
  margin: 0;
  font-size: 15px;
  line-height: 1.6;
  color: var(--muted);
}

.pillar-cta {
  margin-top: auto;
  font-size: 14px;
  font-weight: 500;
  color: var(--text);
}

/* Article cards ------------------------------------------------------------ */

.section-head {
  display: flex;
  align-items: flex-end;
  justify-content: space-between;
  gap: 24px;
  margin-bottom: 40px;
}

.article-card { padding: 32px; gap: 16px; }

.article-card:hover {
  border-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.22);
  background: rgba(30, 23, 36, 0.55);
}

.thumb {
  width: 100%;
  height: 176px;
  object-fit: cover;
  border-radius: 10px;
  border: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.08);
  display: block;
  filter: saturate(1.08);
}

.mirror { transform: scaleX(-1); }

.meta { display: flex; align-items: center; gap: 14px; }

.meta-num {
  font-size: 13px;
  font-weight: 600;
  letter-spacing: 0.06em;
  color: var(--faint);
}

.tag {
  font-size: 11px;
  font-weight: 600;
  letter-spacing: 0.14em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--pink);
  background: rgba(180, 30, 84, 0.1);
  border: 1px solid rgba(180, 30, 84, 0.22);
  border-radius: 999px;
  padding: 4px 11px;
}

.meta-read { font-size: 13px; color: var(--faint); }

.article-card h3 {
  margin: 0;
  font-size: 21px;
  line-height: 1.28;
  font-weight: 600;
  letter-spacing: -0.01em;
  color: var(--text);
}

.article-card p {
  margin: 0;
  font-size: 15px;
  line-height: 1.6;
  color: var(--muted);
}

/* --------------------------------------------------------------------------
   9. About page
   -------------------------------------------------------------------------- */

.about-title { max-width: 980px; }

.about-body {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: var(--aboutgrid);
  gap: 48px;
  margin-top: 56px;
  max-width: 1000px;
}

.about-body p {
  margin: 0;
  font-size: 18px;
  line-height: 1.72;
  color: var(--muted);
}

.about-body p:first-child { color: var(--text-2); }

.aboutimg {
  width: 100%;
  aspect-ratio: 21 / 9;
  object-fit: cover;
  border-radius: var(--radius);
  border: 1px solid var(--glass-border);
  box-shadow: 0 22px 55px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.42);
  display: block;
}

.caption { margin-top: 14px; font-size: 13px; color: var(--faint); }

.belief { padding: 34px; gap: 14px; }

.belief-rule {
  width: 36px; height: 2px;
  border-radius: 2px;
  background: var(--accent);
}

.belief h3 {
  margin: 6px 0 0;
  font-size: 22px;
  font-weight: 600;
  letter-spacing: -0.01em;
  color: var(--text);
}

.belief p {
  margin: 0;
  font-size: 16px;
  line-height: 1.62;
  color: var(--muted);
}

/* --------------------------------------------------------------------------
   10. Insights page
   -------------------------------------------------------------------------- */

.insights-intro {
  margin: 28px 0 0;
  max-width: 640px;
  font-size: 18px;
  line-height: 1.62;
  color: var(--muted);
}

.article-row {
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: var(--rowdir);
  gap: var(--rowgap);
  padding: 36px 0;
  border-top: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.1);
  transition: border-color .2s;
}

.article-row:hover { border-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.24); }

.rowthumb {
  width: var(--rowthumbw);
  height: 80px;
  object-fit: cover;
  border-radius: 10px;
  border: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.08);
  flex: none;
  display: block;
}

.row-meta {
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 16px;
  flex: none;
  width: var(--rowmeta);
}

.row-meta .meta-num { font-size: 15px; letter-spacing: normal; }
.row-meta .meta-read { white-space: nowrap; }

.row-body { flex: 1; }

.row-body h3 {
  margin: 0 0 10px;
  font-size: var(--rowtitle);
  line-height: 1.24;
  font-weight: 600;
  letter-spacing: -0.012em;
  color: var(--text);
}

.row-body p {
  margin: 0;
  max-width: 680px;
  font-size: 16px;
  line-height: 1.62;
  color: var(--muted);
}

.row-arrow {
  flex: none;
  align-self: center;
  font-size: 20px;
  color: var(--faint);
}

.rule { border-top: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.1); }

/* --------------------------------------------------------------------------
   11. Contact page
   -------------------------------------------------------------------------- */

.speaking-blurb {
  margin: 30px 0 26px;
  max-width: 660px;
  font-size: 18px;
  line-height: 1.62;
  color: var(--text-2);
}

.chips { display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; gap: 10px; }

.chip {
  font-size: 14px;
  font-weight: 500;
  color: var(--chip-text);
  background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.05);
  backdrop-filter: blur(10px);
  -webkit-backdrop-filter: blur(10px);
  border: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.13);
  border-radius: 999px;
  padding: 10px 18px;
}

.contact-grid { max-width: 900px; }

.contact-card { padding: 36px; gap: 14px; }

.contact-card:hover {
  border-color: rgba(216, 69, 107, 0.6);
  background: rgba(34, 24, 40, 0.58);
}

.contact-kind {
  font-size: 12px;
  font-weight: 600;
  letter-spacing: 0.16em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--faint);
}

.contact-value {
  font-size: 22px;
  font-weight: 600;
  letter-spacing: -0.01em;
  background: var(--accent);
  -webkit-background-clip: text;
  background-clip: text;
  color: transparent;
  word-break: break-word;
}

.contact-note { font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.55; color: var(--muted); }

.contact-cta {
  margin-top: 6px;
  font-size: 14px;
  font-weight: 500;
  color: var(--text);
}

/* --------------------------------------------------------------------------
   12. Footer
   -------------------------------------------------------------------------- */

.footer {
  border-top: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.1);
  padding: 40px var(--gutter);
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: var(--footdir);
  gap: 18px;
  align-items: var(--footalign);
  justify-content: space-between;
}

.footer-copy { font-size: 13px; color: var(--faint); }

.footer-links { display: flex; gap: 24px; align-items: center; }

.footer-links a {
  font-size: 14px;
  color: var(--muted);
  text-decoration: none;
  transition: color .2s;
}

.footer-links a:hover { color: var(--text); }

/* --------------------------------------------------------------------------
   12b. Relevance horizon (Home)
   -------------------------------------------------------------------------- */

.horizon { margin-top: 44px; }

.horizon-track {
  display: flex;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 10px;
  margin-bottom: 28px;
}

.horizon-stop {
  font-family: inherit;
  font-size: 14px;
  font-weight: 600;
  color: var(--chip-text);
  background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.05);
  backdrop-filter: blur(10px);
  -webkit-backdrop-filter: blur(10px);
  border: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.13);
  border-radius: 999px;
  padding: 10px 20px;
  cursor: pointer;
  transition: color .22s, border-color .22s, background .22s;
}

.horizon-stop:hover { color: var(--text); border-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.28); }

.horizon-stop.is-active {
  color: #0A0B0D;
  background: var(--accent);
  border-color: transparent;
  box-shadow: 0 8px 30px rgba(180, 30, 84, 0.28);
}

.horizon-dash {
  flex: none;
  width: 18px;
  height: 1px;
  background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.18);
}

.horizon-panel {
  background: var(--glass-bg);
  backdrop-filter: var(--glass-blur);
  -webkit-backdrop-filter: var(--glass-blur);
  border: 1px solid var(--glass-border);
  border-radius: 24px;
  box-shadow: var(--glass-shadow);
  padding: 44px 48px;
  min-height: 300px;
}

.horizon-item { display: none; }
.horizon-item.is-current { display: block; animation: revealUp .5s var(--ease); }

.horizon-item h3 {
  margin: 0 0 16px;
  font-size: 26px;
  font-weight: 700;
  letter-spacing: -0.012em;
  color: var(--text);
}

.horizon-item > p {
  margin: 0;
  max-width: 720px;
  font-size: 17px;
  line-height: 1.7;
  color: var(--text-2);
}

.horizon-q {
  margin-top: 26px;
  padding-top: 22px;
  border-top: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.1);
}

.horizon-q .eyebrow { margin-bottom: 10px; }

.horizon-q p {
  margin: 0;
  max-width: 640px;
  font-size: 19px;
  line-height: 1.5;
  font-weight: 600;
  letter-spacing: -0.01em;
  color: var(--text);
}

/* --------------------------------------------------------------------------
   12c. Industry tabs (The Shift)
   -------------------------------------------------------------------------- */

.tabbar {
  display: flex;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
  gap: 10px;
  margin-bottom: 28px;
}

.tab-btn {
  font-family: inherit;
  font-size: 14px;
  font-weight: 600;
  color: var(--chip-text);
  background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.05);
  backdrop-filter: blur(10px);
  -webkit-backdrop-filter: blur(10px);
  border: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.13);
  border-radius: 999px;
  padding: 11px 22px;
  cursor: pointer;
  transition: color .22s, border-color .22s, background .22s;
}

.tab-btn:hover { color: var(--text); border-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.28); }

.tab-btn.is-active {
  color: #0A0B0D;
  background: var(--accent);
  border-color: transparent;
  box-shadow: 0 8px 30px rgba(180, 30, 84, 0.28);
}

.tab-panel { display: none; }
.tab-panel.is-current { display: block; animation: revealUp .5s var(--ease); }

.shift-card {
  background: var(--glass-bg);
  backdrop-filter: var(--glass-blur);
  -webkit-backdrop-filter: var(--glass-blur);
  border: 1px solid var(--glass-border);
  border-radius: 24px;
  box-shadow: var(--glass-shadow);
  padding: 44px 48px;
}

.shift-card h3 {
  margin: 0 0 30px;
  font-size: 27px;
  font-weight: 700;
  letter-spacing: -0.012em;
  color: var(--text);
}

.shift-cols {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: var(--grid3);
  gap: 36px;
}

.shift-col .eyebrow { margin-bottom: 14px; }

.shift-col p {
  margin: 0;
  font-size: 16px;
  line-height: 1.68;
  color: var(--muted);
}

.shift-col--q p { color: var(--text-2); font-weight: 500; }

/* --------------------------------------------------------------------------
   12d. Working together
   -------------------------------------------------------------------------- */

.path-card { padding: 42px 44px; gap: 18px; }

.path-card:hover {
  border-color: rgba(216, 69, 107, 0.55);
  background: rgba(34, 24, 40, 0.55);
}

.path-kind {
  font-size: 12px;
  font-weight: 600;
  letter-spacing: 0.16em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  background: var(--accent);
  -webkit-background-clip: text;
  background-clip: text;
  color: transparent;
}

.path-card h3 {
  margin: 0;
  font-size: 27px;
  font-weight: 700;
  letter-spacing: -0.014em;
  color: var(--text);
}

.path-card > p {
  margin: 0;
  font-size: 16px;
  line-height: 1.66;
  color: var(--muted);
}

.path-list {
  margin: 6px 0 0;
  padding: 0;
  list-style: none;
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  gap: 12px;
}

.path-list li {
  position: relative;
  padding-left: 24px;
  font-size: 15.5px;
  line-height: 1.55;
  color: var(--text-2);
}

.path-list li::before {
  content: '';
  position: absolute;
  left: 0;
  top: 9px;
  width: 12px;
  height: 2px;
  border-radius: 2px;
  background: var(--accent);
}

.path-best {
  margin-top: 8px;
  padding-top: 20px;
  border-top: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.1);
}

.path-best .eyebrow { margin-bottom: 12px; }

.path-cta { margin-top: auto; padding-top: 22px; }

/* --------------------------------------------------------------------------
   12e. Ask my AI
   -------------------------------------------------------------------------- */

.ask-panel {
  background: var(--glass-bg);
  backdrop-filter: var(--glass-blur);
  -webkit-backdrop-filter: var(--glass-blur);
  border: 1px solid var(--glass-border);
  border-radius: 24px;
  box-shadow: var(--glass-shadow);
  padding: 44px 48px;
  max-width: 880px;
}

.ask-chips {
  display: flex;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
  gap: 10px;
}

.ask-chip {
  font-family: inherit;
  font-size: 14px;
  font-weight: 500;
  text-align: left;
  color: var(--chip-text);
  background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.05);
  backdrop-filter: blur(10px);
  -webkit-backdrop-filter: blur(10px);
  border: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.13);
  border-radius: 999px;
  padding: 11px 19px;
  cursor: pointer;
  transition: color .22s, border-color .22s, background .22s;
}

.ask-chip:hover { color: var(--text); border-color: rgba(216, 69, 107, 0.5); }

.ask-chip.is-active {
  color: var(--text);
  background: rgba(180, 30, 84, 0.14);
  border-color: rgba(216, 69, 107, 0.55);
}

.ask-output { margin-top: 34px; min-height: 220px; }

.ask-q {
  margin: 0 0 18px;
  font-size: 21px;
  font-weight: 600;
  letter-spacing: -0.01em;
  background: var(--accent);
  -webkit-background-clip: text;
  background-clip: text;
  color: transparent;
}

.ask-a {
  margin: 0;
  max-width: 700px;
  font-size: 17px;
  line-height: 1.72;
  color: var(--text-2);
  white-space: pre-wrap;
}

.ask-caret {
  display: inline-block;
  width: 9px;
  height: 1.05em;
  margin-left: 2px;
  vertical-align: text-bottom;
  border-radius: 2px;
  background: var(--pink);
  animation: hint 1s ease-in-out infinite;
}

.ask-note {
  margin: 26px 0 0;
  font-size: 13px;
  color: var(--faint);
}

@keyframes hint {
  0%, 100% { opacity: .35; }
  50% { opacity: 1; }
}

/* --------------------------------------------------------------------------
   12f. Articles
   -------------------------------------------------------------------------- */

.featured {
  padding: 42px 46px;
  gap: 18px;
  cursor: pointer;
  margin-bottom: 40px;
}

.featured:hover {
  border-color: rgba(216, 69, 107, 0.55);
  background: rgba(34, 24, 40, 0.55);
}

.featured h3 {
  margin: 0;
  max-width: 760px;
  font-size: 31px;
  line-height: 1.2;
  font-weight: 700;
  letter-spacing: -0.015em;
  color: var(--text);
}

.featured > p {
  margin: 0;
  max-width: 680px;
  font-size: 17px;
  line-height: 1.62;
  color: var(--muted);
}

.prose {
  max-width: 720px;
}

.prose p {
  margin: 0 0 26px;
  font-size: 18px;
  line-height: 1.78;
  color: var(--text-2);
}

.prose p.lede {
  font-size: 21px;
  line-height: 1.62;
  color: var(--text);
}

.prose h2 {
  margin: 44px 0 18px;
  font-size: 27px;
  font-weight: 700;
  letter-spacing: -0.014em;
  color: var(--text);
}

.prose strong { color: var(--text); font-weight: 600; }

.prose blockquote {
  margin: 34px 0;
  padding: 4px 0 4px 26px;
  border-left: 2px solid transparent;
  border-image: linear-gradient(180deg, #9a0a46, #d8456b) 1;
  font-size: 21px;
  line-height: 1.55;
  font-weight: 600;
  letter-spacing: -0.01em;
  color: var(--text);
}

.prose blockquote p { margin: 0; font-size: inherit; line-height: inherit; color: inherit; }

.article-meta {
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 14px;
  margin: 26px 0 0;
}

.article-next {
  margin-top: 64px;
  padding-top: 34px;
  border-top: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.1);
}

.article-next .eyebrow { margin-bottom: 14px; }

.article-next a {
  display: inline-block;
  font-size: 21px;
  font-weight: 600;
  letter-spacing: -0.01em;
  color: var(--text);
  text-decoration: none;
  transition: color .2s;
}

.article-next a:hover { color: var(--pink); }

/* --------------------------------------------------------------------------
   13. Motion
   -------------------------------------------------------------------------- */

@keyframes drift1 {
  0%   { transform: translate3d(-6%, -4%, 0) scale(1.05); }
  100% { transform: translate3d(7%, 6%, 0) scale(1.22); }
}

@keyframes drift2 {
  0%   { transform: translate3d(8%, 5%, 0) scale(1.15); }
  100% { transform: translate3d(-5%, -6%, 0) scale(1); }
}

/* Sine sweep of the headline gradient, matching the prototype's rAF loop:
   bg-position = (sin(t) * 0.5 + 0.5) * 100%, period ~19.3s, starting mid-sweep
   so "Differently." resolves to white on first paint. */
@keyframes flow {
  0%     { background-position: 50.00% 50%; }
  12.5%  { background-position: 85.36% 50%; }
  25%    { background-position: 100.00% 50%; }
  37.5%  { background-position: 85.36% 50%; }
  50%    { background-position: 50.00% 50%; }
  62.5%  { background-position: 14.64% 50%; }
  75%    { background-position: 0.00% 50%; }
  87.5%  { background-position: 14.64% 50%; }
  100%   { background-position: 50.00% 50%; }
}

@keyframes revealUp {
  from { opacity: 0; transform: translateY(30px); }
  to   { opacity: 1; transform: none; }
}

/* Scroll reveals.
   Default state is visible, so the content is never trapped if CSS or JS
   is unavailable. Browsers with scroll-driven animations get the CSS version;
   everything else gets the IntersectionObserver version (scripts/site.js adds
   the `js-reveal` class before first paint). */
[data-reveal] { opacity: 1; }

@supports (animation-timeline: view()) {
  [data-reveal]:not(h1) {
    animation: revealUp .9s var(--ease) both;
    animation-timeline: view();
    animation-range: entry 2% cover 24%;
  }
}

html.js-reveal [data-reveal]:not(h1) {
  opacity: 0;
  transform: translateY(30px);
  transition: opacity .9s var(--ease), transform .9s var(--ease);
}

html.js-reveal [data-reveal].is-in { opacity: 1; transform: none; }

@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) {
  [data-reveal] {
    animation: none !important;
    opacity: 1 !important;
    transform: none !important;
    transition: none !important;
  }
  .hero-title, .hero-blob { animation: none !important; }
  .btn:hover { transform: none; }
}

/* --------------------------------------------------------------------------
   14. Responsive
   -------------------------------------------------------------------------- */

@media (max-width: 1200px) {
  :root { --gutter: 72px; }
}

@media (max-width: 1000px) {
  :root {
    --h1: 80px;
    --grid3: 1fr 1fr;
    --rowmeta: 170px;
    --rowgap: 36px;
  }
}

/* Mobile — matches the prototype's `view: mobile` variable set. */
@media (max-width: 768px) {
  :root {
    --gutter: 24px;
    --herotop: 56px;
    --secpad: 64px;

    --h1: 54px;
    --h1lh: 1.0;
    --h2: 30px;
    --sub: 17px;
    --abouttitle: 34px;

    --grid2: 1fr;
    --grid3: 1fr;
    --aboutgrid: 1fr;

    --navlinks: none;
    --hamb: flex;

    --rowdir: column;
    --rowgap: 14px;
    --rowmeta: auto;
    --rowtitle: 21px;

    --footdir: column;
    --footalign: flex-start;
  }

  .about-body { gap: 28px; }
  .section-head { align-items: flex-start; }
  .row-arrow { align-self: flex-start; }

  .horizon-panel, .shift-card, .ask-panel { padding: 30px 26px; }
  .horizon-dash { display: none; }
  .horizon-item h3, .shift-card h3 { font-size: 22px; }
  .shift-cols { grid-template-columns: 1fr; gap: 26px; }
  .path-card { padding: 30px 26px; }
  .path-card h3 { font-size: 23px; }
  .featured { padding: 30px 26px; }
  .featured h3 { font-size: 24px; }
  .prose p { font-size: 17px; }
  .prose p.lede { font-size: 19px; }
  .prose h2 { font-size: 23px; }
  .prose blockquote { font-size: 19px; padding-left: 18px; }
}