/* ============================================================
   STABLE HORSEMAN — global stylesheet
   Editorial / refined-luxury aesthetic
   ============================================================ */

:root{
  /* Brand palette */
  --navy: #1A2436;
  --navy-deep: #131B2A;
  --navy-line: #2A364E;
  --gold: #B89968;
  --gold-light: #C9A87A;
  --gold-deep: #9C8055;
  --cream: #F5F0E6;
  --paper: #FAF7F0;
  --paper-warm: #F2EDE0;
  --ink: #1B1B1B;
  --ink-soft: #2A2825;
  --muted: #6B6358;
  --muted-light: #8A8275;
  --rule: #D8D0BF;
  --rule-soft: #E5DFD0;

  /* Type stacks */
  --display: "Italiana", "Cormorant Garamond", Georgia, serif;
  --headline: "Fraunces", "Cormorant Garamond", Georgia, serif;
  --body: "Cormorant Garamond", Georgia, serif;
  --mono: "Cormorant Garamond", Georgia, serif;

  /* Layout */
  --maxw: 1280px;
  --maxw-narrow: 920px;
  --maxw-prose: 680px;
  --pad: clamp(28px, 4vw, 64px);

  /* Motion */
  --ease: cubic-bezier(.2,.6,.2,1);
}

* { box-sizing: border-box; }
*::selection { background: var(--gold); color: var(--paper); }

html {
  scroll-behavior: smooth;
  text-size-adjust: 100%;
  -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;
}

body {
  margin: 0;
  font-family: var(--body);
  font-weight: 400;
  font-size: 19px;
  line-height: 1.6;
  color: var(--ink);
  background: var(--paper);
  -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased;
  -moz-osx-font-smoothing: grayscale;
  text-rendering: optimizeLegibility;
  font-feature-settings: "kern" 1, "liga" 1, "onum" 1;
}

img { max-width: 100%; display: block; }
a { color: inherit; text-decoration: none; }

/* ----- Skip link (a11y) ----- */
.skip {
  position: absolute; left: -9999px; top: 0;
  background: var(--navy); color: var(--paper);
  padding: 12px 18px;
  font-size: 13px; letter-spacing: .15em; text-transform: uppercase;
  z-index: 200;
}
.skip:focus { left: 12px; top: 12px; }

/* ============================================================
   TYPOGRAPHY PRIMITIVES
   ============================================================ */

.eyebrow {
  font-family: var(--body);
  font-style: italic;
  font-weight: 500;
  font-size: 12px;
  letter-spacing: .32em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--gold-deep);
  display: inline-flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: .9em;
  margin: 0 0 1.4em 0;
}
.eyebrow::before {
  content: "";
  display: inline-block;
  width: 28px;
  height: 1px;
  background: var(--gold);
}
.eyebrow.center { justify-content: center; }
.eyebrow.on-navy { color: var(--gold-light); }
.eyebrow.on-navy::before { background: var(--gold); }

h1, h2, h3, h4 {
  margin: 0;
  font-weight: 400;
  letter-spacing: -.01em;
  color: var(--ink);
}

.display {
  font-family: var(--display);
  font-weight: 400;
  letter-spacing: .055em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  line-height: 1.05;
}

.headline {
  font-family: var(--headline);
  font-weight: 300;
  font-size: clamp(40px, 5.6vw, 84px);
  line-height: 1.04;
  letter-spacing: -.018em;
}
.headline em {
  font-style: italic;
  font-weight: 300;
  color: var(--gold-deep);
}
.headline.on-navy { color: var(--paper); }
.headline.on-navy em { color: var(--gold-light); }

.section-title {
  font-family: var(--headline);
  font-weight: 300;
  font-size: clamp(32px, 4vw, 56px);
  line-height: 1.08;
  letter-spacing: -.015em;
  margin: 0 0 .55em 0;
}
.section-title em {
  font-style: italic;
  font-weight: 300;
  color: var(--gold-deep);
}

.lead {
  font-family: var(--body);
  font-style: italic;
  font-weight: 400;
  font-size: clamp(20px, 2vw, 26px);
  line-height: 1.5;
  color: var(--muted);
  max-width: 60ch;
  margin: 0 0 1.6em 0;
}
.lead.on-navy { color: rgba(245, 240, 230, 0.78); }

p {
  margin: 0 0 1.2em 0;
  font-size: 19px;
  line-height: 1.65;
}
p.large { font-size: 22px; line-height: 1.55; }

/* Drop cap for opening prose */
.dropcap::first-letter {
  font-family: var(--display);
  float: left;
  font-size: 5.4em;
  line-height: 0.85;
  padding: 0.06em 0.14em 0 0;
  color: var(--gold-deep);
  font-weight: 400;
}

/* ============================================================
   LAYOUT
   ============================================================ */

.wrap {
  max-width: var(--maxw);
  margin: 0 auto;
  padding-inline: var(--pad);
}
.wrap.narrow { max-width: var(--maxw-narrow); }
.wrap.prose { max-width: var(--maxw-prose); }

section {
  padding-block: clamp(80px, 10vw, 160px);
  position: relative;
}
section.short { padding-block: clamp(64px, 7vw, 120px); }

.bg-navy { background: var(--navy); color: var(--paper); }
.bg-navy-deep { background: var(--navy-deep); color: var(--paper); }
.bg-cream { background: var(--cream); color: var(--ink); }
.bg-paper { background: var(--paper); color: var(--ink); }

.bg-navy p { color: rgba(245, 240, 230, 0.86); }
.bg-navy h1, .bg-navy h2, .bg-navy h3, .bg-navy h4 { color: var(--paper); }

/* Subtle grain texture on cream sections — adds warmth, removes flat-screen feel */
.bg-cream::before, .bg-paper::before {
  content: "";
  position: absolute; inset: 0;
  background-image: url("data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg viewBox='0 0 200 200' xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%3E%3Cfilter id='n'%3E%3CfeTurbulence type='fractalNoise' baseFrequency='0.85' numOctaves='3' stitchTiles='stitch'/%3E%3CfeColorMatrix values='0 0 0 0 0.42  0 0 0 0 0.39  0 0 0 0 0.33  0 0 0 0.06 0'/%3E%3C/filter%3E%3Crect width='100%25' height='100%25' filter='url(%23n)'/%3E%3C/svg%3E");
  opacity: .4;
  pointer-events: none;
  mix-blend-mode: multiply;
  z-index: 0;
}
section > .wrap { position: relative; z-index: 1; }

/* Fine gold rule used as section separator — echoes the logo's horizontal lines */
.gold-rule {
  display: block;
  width: 64px;
  height: 1px;
  background: var(--gold);
  border: 0;
  margin: 0 0 28px 0;
}
.gold-rule.center { margin-inline: auto; }

/* ============================================================
   NAVIGATION
   ============================================================ */

.nav {
  position: fixed; top: 0; left: 0; right: 0; z-index: 80;
  display: flex; align-items: center; justify-content: space-between;
  padding: 22px var(--pad);
  background: transparent;
  transition: background .35s var(--ease), padding .3s var(--ease), border-color .35s var(--ease);
  border-bottom: 1px solid transparent;
}
.nav.scrolled {
  background: rgba(250, 247, 240, .94);
  backdrop-filter: saturate(160%) blur(14px);
  -webkit-backdrop-filter: saturate(160%) blur(14px);
  border-bottom-color: var(--rule-soft);
  padding-block: 16px;
}

.nav-mark {
  display: flex; align-items: center; gap: .65em;
  font-family: var(--display);
  font-size: 17px;
  letter-spacing: .22em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--paper);
  transition: color .3s var(--ease);
  white-space: nowrap;
}
.nav.scrolled .nav-mark { color: var(--ink); }

.nav-mark .glyph {
  width: 30px; height: 30px;
  border-radius: 50%;
  background: var(--navy);
  display: grid; place-items: center;
  flex-shrink: 0;
  transition: background .3s var(--ease);
}
.nav.scrolled .nav-mark .glyph { background: var(--navy); }
.nav-mark .glyph svg { width: 16px; height: 16px; fill: var(--gold); }

.nav-links {
  display: flex; align-items: center; gap: 36px;
}
.nav-links a {
  font-family: var(--body);
  font-weight: 500;
  font-size: 12.5px;
  letter-spacing: .28em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: rgba(245, 240, 230, 0.82);
  padding: 6px 0;
  position: relative;
  transition: color .25s var(--ease);
}
.nav.scrolled .nav-links a { color: var(--ink-soft); }
.nav-links a:hover { color: var(--gold); }
.nav-links a.current { color: var(--gold); }
.nav-links a.current::after {
  content: ""; position: absolute;
  bottom: -2px; left: 0; right: 0;
  height: 1px; background: var(--gold);
}

.nav-cta {
  display: inline-flex; align-items: center; gap: 8px;
  padding: 12px 22px;
  border: 1px solid rgba(245, 240, 230, 0.5);
  font-family: var(--body);
  font-weight: 500;
  font-size: 12px;
  letter-spacing: .28em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--paper);
  transition: all .25s var(--ease);
}
.nav-cta:hover {
  background: var(--gold);
  border-color: var(--gold);
  color: var(--navy);
}
.nav.scrolled .nav-cta {
  color: var(--navy);
  border-color: var(--navy);
}
.nav.scrolled .nav-cta:hover {
  background: var(--navy);
  color: var(--paper);
}

/* Mobile nav */
.nav-toggle {
  display: none;
  background: transparent;
  border: 1px solid rgba(245, 240, 230, 0.5);
  width: 42px; height: 42px;
  cursor: pointer;
  position: relative;
}
.nav.scrolled .nav-toggle { border-color: var(--navy); }
.nav-toggle span {
  position: absolute;
  left: 11px; right: 11px; height: 1px;
  background: var(--paper);
  transition: all .3s var(--ease);
}
.nav.scrolled .nav-toggle span { background: var(--navy); }
.nav-toggle span:nth-child(1) { top: 16px; }
.nav-toggle span:nth-child(2) { top: 20px; }
.nav-toggle span:nth-child(3) { top: 24px; }

.nav.open .nav-toggle span:nth-child(1) { transform: translateY(4px) rotate(45deg); }
.nav.open .nav-toggle span:nth-child(2) { opacity: 0; }
.nav.open .nav-toggle span:nth-child(3) { transform: translateY(-4px) rotate(-45deg); }

@media (max-width: 880px) {
  .nav-links, .nav-cta { display: none; }
  .nav-toggle { display: block; }
  .nav.open .nav-mobile {
    display: flex;
  }
  .nav-mobile {
    display: none;
    position: absolute; top: 100%; left: 0; right: 0;
    background: var(--paper);
    flex-direction: column;
    padding: 28px var(--pad) 36px;
    border-bottom: 1px solid var(--rule-soft);
    gap: 18px;
  }
  .nav-mobile a {
    font-family: var(--body);
    font-weight: 500;
    font-size: 14px;
    letter-spacing: .26em;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    color: var(--ink-soft);
    padding: 6px 0;
    border-bottom: 1px solid var(--rule-soft);
  }
  .nav-mobile a:last-child {
    border: 1px solid var(--navy);
    text-align: center;
    padding: 14px;
    margin-top: 8px;
    color: var(--navy);
  }
}
@media (min-width: 881px) {
  .nav-mobile { display: none !important; }
}

/* ============================================================
   HERO
   ============================================================ */

.hero {
  min-height: 92vh;
  padding-block: 180px 120px;
  display: flex; align-items: center;
  position: relative;
  overflow: hidden;
}
.hero.short {
  min-height: 60vh;
  padding-block: 200px 100px;
}

/* Decorative gold horizontal lines flanking content — echoes logo */
.hero-flourish {
  display: flex; align-items: center; justify-content: center; gap: 18px;
  margin-bottom: 36px;
}
.hero-flourish .line {
  flex: 1; max-width: 80px; height: 1px; background: var(--gold);
}
.hero-flourish .glyph {
  width: 36px; height: 36px;
}
.hero-flourish .glyph svg { width: 100%; height: 100%; fill: var(--gold); }

.hero-content {
  text-align: center;
  max-width: 920px;
  margin: 0 auto;
}
.hero-headline {
  font-family: var(--headline);
  font-weight: 300;
  font-size: clamp(44px, 6.4vw, 96px);
  line-height: 1.02;
  letter-spacing: -.025em;
  color: var(--paper);
  margin: 0 0 32px 0;
}
.hero-headline em {
  font-style: italic;
  font-weight: 300;
  color: var(--gold-light);
}
.hero-sub {
  font-family: var(--body);
  font-size: clamp(18px, 1.6vw, 22px);
  line-height: 1.6;
  color: rgba(245, 240, 230, 0.78);
  max-width: 560px;
  margin: 0 auto 44px;
}
.hero-sub em { color: var(--gold-light); font-style: italic; }

/* Asymmetric layout option for hero */
.hero.split .hero-content {
  text-align: left;
  max-width: 760px;
  margin: 0;
}
.hero.split .hero-flourish {
  justify-content: flex-start;
}
.hero.split .hero-flourish .line:first-child { display: none; }
.hero.split .hero-sub { margin-inline: 0; }

/* ============================================================
   BUTTONS
   ============================================================ */

.btn {
  display: inline-flex; align-items: center; gap: 12px;
  padding: 16px 30px;
  font-family: var(--body);
  font-weight: 500;
  font-size: 13px;
  letter-spacing: .28em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  cursor: pointer;
  border: 1px solid;
  background: transparent;
  transition: all .3s var(--ease);
  white-space: nowrap;
}
.btn .arrow {
  transition: transform .3s var(--ease);
}
.btn:hover .arrow { transform: translateX(6px); }

.btn-gold {
  background: var(--gold);
  border-color: var(--gold);
  color: var(--navy);
}
.btn-gold:hover {
  background: var(--gold-deep);
  border-color: var(--gold-deep);
  color: var(--paper);
}

.btn-outline-light {
  border-color: rgba(245, 240, 230, 0.55);
  color: var(--paper);
}
.btn-outline-light:hover {
  background: var(--paper);
  color: var(--navy);
  border-color: var(--paper);
}

.btn-outline-navy {
  border-color: var(--navy);
  color: var(--navy);
}
.btn-outline-navy:hover {
  background: var(--navy);
  color: var(--paper);
}

.btn-row {
  display: flex; gap: 16px; flex-wrap: wrap;
  justify-content: center;
}
.hero.split .btn-row { justify-content: flex-start; }

/* Inline link with subtle gold underline */
.link-inline {
  color: var(--gold-deep);
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--gold);
  padding-bottom: 1px;
  transition: color .25s var(--ease), border-color .25s var(--ease);
}
.link-inline:hover {
  color: var(--ink);
  border-bottom-color: var(--ink);
}

/* Quiet "more" link with arrow */
.link-arrow {
  display: inline-flex; align-items: center; gap: 12px;
  font-family: var(--body);
  font-style: italic;
  font-weight: 500;
  font-size: 14px;
  letter-spacing: .12em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--gold-deep);
  padding-bottom: 4px;
  border-bottom: 1px solid transparent;
  transition: all .25s var(--ease);
}
.link-arrow:hover {
  color: var(--ink);
  border-bottom-color: var(--gold);
}
.link-arrow .arrow { transition: transform .25s var(--ease); }
.link-arrow:hover .arrow { transform: translateX(5px); }

/* ============================================================
   SECTION HEADERS
   ============================================================ */

.section-head {
  max-width: 760px;
  margin: 0 auto 72px;
  text-align: center;
}
.section-head.left {
  text-align: left;
  margin-inline: 0;
}

/* ============================================================
   THE METHOD — five pillars
   ============================================================ */

.pillars {
  display: grid;
  gap: 1px;
  background: var(--rule-soft);
  border: 1px solid var(--rule-soft);
  margin-top: 56px;
}
@media (min-width: 720px) {
  .pillars { grid-template-columns: repeat(2, 1fr); }
}
@media (min-width: 1080px) {
  .pillars { grid-template-columns: repeat(5, 1fr); }
}

.pillar {
  background: var(--paper);
  padding: 44px 32px 40px;
  position: relative;
  transition: background .3s var(--ease);
}
.pillar:hover { background: var(--cream); }

.pillar-number {
  font-family: var(--display);
  font-size: 13px;
  letter-spacing: .3em;
  color: var(--gold-deep);
  margin-bottom: 18px;
  display: block;
}
.pillar .pillar-title {
  font-family: var(--headline);
  font-weight: 400;
  font-size: 24px;
  line-height: 1.15;
  letter-spacing: -.005em;
  color: var(--ink);
  margin-bottom: 14px;
  font-style: italic;
}
.pillar .pillar-body {
  font-family: var(--body);
  font-size: 16px;
  line-height: 1.6;
  color: var(--muted);
  margin: 0;
}
/* Belt-and-suspenders: light-bg cards inside dark sections must keep their own text colors */
.bg-navy .pillar .pillar-title,
.bg-navy .pillar h3 { color: var(--ink); }
.bg-navy .pillar .pillar-body,
.bg-navy .pillar p { color: var(--muted); }

/* Expanded pillar layout for the Method page */
.pillar-detail {
  margin-top: 80px;
}
.pillar-detail-item {
  padding-block: 56px;
  border-top: 1px solid var(--rule-soft);
  display: grid;
  gap: 24px;
}
.pillar-detail-item:last-child { border-bottom: 1px solid var(--rule-soft); }
@media (min-width: 880px) {
  .pillar-detail-item {
    grid-template-columns: 200px 1fr;
    gap: 72px;
    align-items: start;
  }
}
.pillar-detail-num {
  font-family: var(--display);
  font-size: 14px;
  letter-spacing: .3em;
  color: var(--gold-deep);
  text-transform: uppercase;
}
.pillar-detail-num em {
  display: block;
  font-family: var(--display);
  font-style: normal;
  font-size: 56px;
  letter-spacing: .04em;
  color: var(--navy);
  margin-top: 12px;
  line-height: 1;
}
.pillar-detail-title {
  font-family: var(--headline);
  font-weight: 300;
  font-size: clamp(28px, 3vw, 44px);
  line-height: 1.1;
  letter-spacing: -.012em;
  margin-bottom: 24px;
}
.pillar-detail-title em {
  font-style: italic;
  color: var(--gold-deep);
}
.pillar-detail-body p {
  font-size: 19px; line-height: 1.65;
  max-width: 60ch;
}

/* ============================================================
   PATHWAYS — Working with Ryan
   ============================================================ */

.pathways {
  display: grid;
  gap: 24px;
  margin-top: 56px;
}
@media (min-width: 720px) {
  .pathways { grid-template-columns: repeat(2, 1fr); }
}
@media (min-width: 1080px) {
  .pathways { grid-template-columns: repeat(3, 1fr); }
}

.pathway {
  border: 1px solid var(--rule-soft);
  padding: 40px 32px 36px;
  background: var(--paper);
  display: flex; flex-direction: column;
  transition: border-color .3s var(--ease), transform .3s var(--ease);
}
.pathway:hover {
  border-color: var(--gold);
  transform: translateY(-2px);
}
.pathway-eyebrow {
  font-family: var(--body);
  font-style: italic;
  font-size: 12px;
  letter-spacing: .26em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--gold-deep);
  margin-bottom: 14px;
}
.pathway-title {
  font-family: var(--headline);
  font-weight: 400;
  font-size: 26px;
  line-height: 1.18;
  letter-spacing: -.005em;
  color: var(--ink);
  margin-bottom: 16px;
}
.pathway-body {
  font-family: var(--body);
  font-size: 17px;
  line-height: 1.6;
  color: var(--muted);
  margin: 0 0 28px 0;
  flex-grow: 1;
}
.pathway .link-arrow { margin-top: auto; }

/* Detailed pathway list (Work page) */
.pathway-list {
  margin-top: 64px;
}
.pathway-row {
  display: grid;
  gap: 32px;
  padding: 56px 0;
  border-top: 1px solid var(--rule-soft);
}
.pathway-row:last-child { border-bottom: 1px solid var(--rule-soft); }
@media (min-width: 880px) {
  .pathway-row {
    grid-template-columns: 280px 1fr 200px;
    gap: 64px;
    align-items: start;
  }
}
.pathway-row .pathway-num {
  font-family: var(--display);
  font-size: 13px;
  letter-spacing: .3em;
  color: var(--gold-deep);
}
.pathway-row .pathway-num em {
  display: block;
  font-family: var(--display);
  font-style: normal;
  font-size: 32px;
  letter-spacing: .04em;
  color: var(--navy);
  margin-top: 10px;
}
.pathway-row .pathway-title {
  font-family: var(--headline);
  font-weight: 300;
  font-size: clamp(24px, 2.6vw, 34px);
  line-height: 1.15;
  margin-bottom: 16px;
}
.pathway-row .pathway-title em {
  font-style: italic; color: var(--gold-deep);
}

/* ============================================================
   PULL QUOTE / CALLOUT
   ============================================================ */

.pull-quote {
  font-family: var(--headline);
  font-weight: 300;
  font-style: italic;
  font-size: clamp(26px, 3vw, 40px);
  line-height: 1.25;
  letter-spacing: -.008em;
  color: var(--ink);
  border-left: 2px solid var(--gold);
  padding: 8px 0 8px 36px;
  margin: 56px 0;
  max-width: 760px;
}
.pull-quote.on-navy {
  color: var(--paper);
  border-left-color: var(--gold-light);
}

/* ============================================================
   ABOUT — credentials list
   ============================================================ */

.creds {
  display: grid;
  gap: 0;
  margin-top: 56px;
}
.cred {
  display: grid;
  gap: 12px;
  padding: 28px 0;
  border-top: 1px solid var(--rule-soft);
}
.cred:last-child { border-bottom: 1px solid var(--rule-soft); }
@media (min-width: 720px) {
  .cred {
    grid-template-columns: 220px 1fr;
    gap: 48px;
    align-items: baseline;
  }
}
.cred-label {
  font-family: var(--body);
  font-style: italic;
  font-size: 13px;
  letter-spacing: .26em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--gold-deep);
}
.cred-value {
  font-family: var(--headline);
  font-weight: 400;
  font-size: clamp(18px, 1.6vw, 22px);
  line-height: 1.45;
  color: var(--ink);
}

/* ============================================================
   FORM
   ============================================================ */

.form {
  max-width: 720px;
  margin: 64px auto 0;
}
.form-row {
  display: grid;
  gap: 28px;
  margin-bottom: 28px;
}
@media (min-width: 720px) {
  .form-row.two { grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr; }
}

.field { display: block; }
.field-label {
  display: block;
  font-family: var(--body);
  font-style: italic;
  font-size: 12px;
  letter-spacing: .26em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--gold-deep);
  margin-bottom: 12px;
}
.field-input,
.field-select,
.field-textarea {
  width: 100%;
  background: transparent;
  border: 0;
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--rule);
  padding: 10px 0 14px;
  font-family: var(--body);
  font-size: 19px;
  line-height: 1.5;
  color: var(--ink);
  transition: border-color .25s var(--ease);
  border-radius: 0;
  appearance: none;
  -webkit-appearance: none;
}
.field-input:focus,
.field-select:focus,
.field-textarea:focus {
  outline: none;
  border-bottom-color: var(--gold);
}
.field-textarea {
  min-height: 140px;
  resize: vertical;
  font-family: var(--body);
}
.field-select {
  cursor: pointer;
  background-image: url("data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg width='12' height='8' viewBox='0 0 12 8' xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%3E%3Cpath d='M1 1l5 5 5-5' stroke='%239C8055' stroke-width='1.2' fill='none'/%3E%3C/svg%3E");
  background-repeat: no-repeat;
  background-position: right 4px center;
  padding-right: 24px;
}

.form-submit {
  margin-top: 40px;
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: space-between;
  gap: 24px;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
}
.form-note {
  font-family: var(--body);
  font-style: italic;
  font-size: 14px;
  color: var(--muted);
  max-width: 380px;
}

/* Honeypot field — hide from users, visible to bots */
.honeypot {
  position: absolute;
  left: -9999px;
  width: 1px;
  height: 1px;
  overflow: hidden;
}

/* ============================================================
   FOOTER
   ============================================================ */

.foot {
  background: var(--navy-deep);
  color: rgba(245, 240, 230, 0.7);
  padding: 96px var(--pad) 36px;
  position: relative;
}
.foot::before {
  content: ""; position: absolute;
  top: 0; left: var(--pad); right: var(--pad);
  height: 1px;
  background: var(--navy-line);
}
.foot-grid {
  display: grid;
  gap: 56px;
  max-width: var(--maxw);
  margin: 0 auto 64px;
}
@media (min-width: 720px) {
  .foot-grid {
    grid-template-columns: 1.5fr 1fr 1fr 1fr;
    gap: 64px;
  }
}
.foot-mark {
  font-family: var(--display);
  font-size: 24px;
  letter-spacing: .18em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--paper);
  margin-bottom: 18px;
}
.foot-tag {
  font-family: var(--body);
  font-style: italic;
  font-size: 16px;
  line-height: 1.5;
  color: rgba(245, 240, 230, 0.65);
  max-width: 320px;
}

.foot-col-title {
  font-family: var(--body);
  font-weight: 500;
  font-style: italic;
  font-size: 12px;
  letter-spacing: .28em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--gold-light);
  margin-bottom: 20px;
}
.foot-col ul { list-style: none; padding: 0; margin: 0; }
.foot-col li { margin-bottom: 12px; }
.foot-col a {
  font-family: var(--body);
  font-size: 16px;
  color: rgba(245, 240, 230, 0.7);
  transition: color .25s var(--ease);
}
.foot-col a:hover { color: var(--gold-light); }

.foot-fine {
  max-width: var(--maxw);
  margin: 0 auto;
  padding-top: 28px;
  border-top: 1px solid var(--navy-line);
  display: flex; justify-content: space-between; align-items: center;
  gap: 16px; flex-wrap: wrap;
  font-family: var(--body);
  font-style: italic;
  font-size: 13px;
  color: rgba(245, 240, 230, 0.5);
}

/* ============================================================
   CTA STRIP
   ============================================================ */

.cta-strip {
  text-align: center;
  padding-block: clamp(80px, 9vw, 140px);
}
.cta-strip .section-title {
  margin-inline: auto;
  max-width: 18ch;
}
.cta-strip p { max-width: 56ch; margin-inline: auto; }

/* ============================================================
   IMAGERY
   ============================================================ */

/* Full-bleed feature image — used as visual rest between sections */
.feature-image {
  margin: 0;
  padding: 0;
  position: relative;
  overflow: hidden;
  background: var(--navy-deep);
  /* Cancel the noise overlay from cream/paper sections */
}
.feature-image::before { display: none; }
.feature-image img {
  display: block;
  width: 100%;
  height: auto;
  max-height: 92vh;
  object-fit: cover;
  object-position: center;
}
.feature-image figcaption {
  padding: 16px var(--pad);
  font-family: var(--body);
  font-style: italic;
  font-size: 13px;
  color: var(--muted);
  letter-spacing: .12em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  text-align: center;
  background: var(--paper);
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--rule-soft);
}

/* Split hero — image on one side, text on the other. Used on the About page. */
.split-hero {
  display: grid;
  min-height: 92vh;
  background: var(--navy);
  position: relative;
  padding: 0;
}
.split-hero::before { display: none; }
.split-hero .split-image {
  position: relative;
  overflow: hidden;
  background: var(--navy-deep);
}
.split-hero .split-image img {
  width: 100%;
  height: 100%;
  min-height: 60vh;
  object-fit: cover;
  object-position: center top;
}
.split-hero .split-content {
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  justify-content: center;
  padding: 140px var(--pad) 100px;
  color: var(--paper);
  max-width: 720px;
}
.split-hero .split-content .hero-flourish {
  justify-content: flex-start;
  margin-bottom: 28px;
}
.split-hero .split-content .hero-flourish .line:first-child {
  display: none;
}

@media (min-width: 900px) {
  .split-hero {
    grid-template-columns: 5fr 7fr;
  }
  .split-hero .split-image img {
    min-height: 92vh;
  }
}
@media (max-width: 899px) {
  .split-hero .split-image {
    aspect-ratio: 4/5;
  }
  .split-hero .split-content {
    padding: 64px var(--pad) 80px;
  }
}

/* Portrait-pair — image + text in a two-column layout. For section content. */
.portrait-pair {
  display: grid;
  gap: 56px;
  align-items: center;
}
@media (min-width: 900px) {
  .portrait-pair {
    grid-template-columns: 5fr 7fr;
    gap: 80px;
  }
  .portrait-pair.image-right {
    grid-template-columns: 7fr 5fr;
  }
  .portrait-pair.image-right .portrait-pair-image {
    order: 2;
  }
}
.portrait-pair-image {
  position: relative;
  aspect-ratio: 4/5;
  overflow: hidden;
  background: var(--navy-deep);
}
.portrait-pair-image img {
  width: 100%;
  height: 100%;
  object-fit: cover;
  object-position: center;
}

/* When portrait pair sits inside a navy section, the text content needs the right colors */
.bg-navy .portrait-pair-text h2,
.bg-navy .portrait-pair-text h3 { color: var(--paper); }
.bg-navy .portrait-pair-text p { color: rgba(245, 240, 230, 0.86); }

/* ============================================================
   PHOTOGRAPHY
   ============================================================ */

/* Edge-to-edge feature photo as its own band */
.feature-strip {
  padding: 0;
  position: relative;
  background: var(--navy);
}
.feature-strip img {
  display: block;
  width: 100%;
  height: auto;
  max-height: 78vh;
  object-fit: cover;
  object-position: center;
}

/* Caption beneath a feature photo (when used) */
.photo-caption {
  font-family: var(--body);
  font-style: italic;
  font-size: 13px;
  letter-spacing: .14em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--muted-light);
  text-align: center;
  margin: 24px auto 0;
  padding-inline: var(--pad);
}

/* Inset portrait — vertical photo centered with editorial frame */
.inset-portrait {
  max-width: 560px;
  margin: 0 auto;
  position: relative;
}
.inset-portrait::before {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  inset: -14px;
  border: 1px solid var(--gold);
  pointer-events: none;
  z-index: 0;
}
.inset-portrait img {
  width: 100%;
  height: auto;
  display: block;
  position: relative;
  z-index: 1;
}

/* Split layout: text + photo side by side */
.split-photo {
  display: grid;
  gap: 56px;
  align-items: center;
}
@media (min-width: 880px) {
  .split-photo {
    grid-template-columns: 1.05fr 1fr;
    gap: 80px;
  }
  .split-photo.reverse {
    grid-template-columns: 1fr 1.05fr;
  }
  .split-photo.reverse > .split-photo-image {
    order: -1;
  }
}
.split-photo-image {
  position: relative;
}
.split-photo-image img {
  width: 100%;
  height: auto;
  display: block;
}
/* Subtle gold-rule frame around split photos to elevate them */
.split-photo-image.framed::before {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  inset: -10px -10px -10px 14px;
  border: 1px solid var(--gold);
  pointer-events: none;
  z-index: 0;
}
.split-photo-image.framed img {
  position: relative;
  z-index: 1;
}

/* Portrait band — Ryan's portrait band on About page */
.portrait-band {
  background: var(--cream);
  padding-block: clamp(80px, 9vw, 140px);
  position: relative;
}
.portrait-band .inset-portrait {
  max-width: 620px;
}

/* On dark sections, the gold rule for inset portraits stays gold (no change needed) */

/* ============================================================
   ANIMATION (subtle reveal on scroll)
   ============================================================ */

[data-reveal] {
  opacity: 0;
  transform: translateY(18px);
  transition: opacity .9s var(--ease), transform .9s var(--ease);
}
[data-reveal].in {
  opacity: 1;
  transform: translateY(0);
}
@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) {
  [data-reveal] { opacity: 1; transform: none; transition: none; }
  html { scroll-behavior: auto; }
}

/* ============================================================
   RESPONSIVE TWEAKS
   ============================================================ */

@media (max-width: 600px) {
  body { font-size: 17px; }
  .hero { min-height: auto; padding-block: 140px 80px; }
  .hero.short { min-height: auto; padding-block: 140px 70px; }
  .pull-quote { padding-left: 24px; margin-block: 36px; }
  section { padding-block: 80px; }
}