/* ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════
   hooker.agency — polished landing
   Editorial type system: Cormorant Garamond (display + body) + DM Sans (UI)
   + JetBrains Mono (labels). Dark ink with one cream interlude.
   ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════ */

:root {
  /* Colors — preserved from the existing palette */
  --ink:    oklch(0.115 0.012 35);
  --soot:   oklch(0.165 0.012 35);
  --smoke:  oklch(0.32 0.008 35);
  --stone:  oklch(0.62 0.008 60);
  --fog:    oklch(0.78 0.012 75);
  --paper:  oklch(0.955 0.012 75);
  --bone:   oklch(0.91 0.018 75);
  --wine:   oklch(0.22 0.06 25);
  --ember:  oklch(0.58 0.155 32);

  /* Fonts */
  --font-display:  "Cormorant Garamond", "Cormorant", "GFS Didot", serif;
  --font-sans:     "DM Sans", ui-sans-serif, system-ui, sans-serif;
  --font-mono:     "JetBrains Mono", ui-monospace, SFMono-Regular, Menlo, monospace;

  /* Rhythm — tightened pass */
  --page-x:        clamp(1.5rem, 4vw, 4rem);
  --section-y:     clamp(5rem, 9vw, 9rem);
  --section-y-tight: clamp(2.5rem, 5vw, 5rem);
  --max-w:         1480px;

  /* Tracking */
  --tracking-display: -0.035em;
  --tracking-tight:   -0.02em;
  --tracking-wide:    0.22em;
  --tracking-eyebrow: 0.24em;

  /* Easing */
  --ease-out-quint: cubic-bezier(0.22, 1, 0.36, 1);
  --ease-out-expo:  cubic-bezier(0.16, 1, 0.3, 1);
  --ease-curtain:   cubic-bezier(0.76, 0, 0.24, 1);

  color-scheme: dark;
}

* { box-sizing: border-box; }

html, body { margin: 0; padding: 0; }

html { scroll-behavior: smooth; }

body {
  background: var(--ink);
  color: var(--paper);
  font-family: var(--font-display);
  font-weight: 400;
  font-size: 17px;
  line-height: 1.55;
  -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased;
  text-rendering: optimizeLegibility;
  font-feature-settings: "kern", "liga", "calt";
}

::selection { background: var(--ember); color: var(--paper); }

img, video { display: block; max-width: 100%; }

a { color: inherit; }

.visually-hidden {
  position: absolute; clip: rect(0 0 0 0); width: 1px; height: 1px;
  overflow: hidden; white-space: nowrap;
}

/* Reduced motion */
@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) {
  *, *::before, *::after {
    animation-duration: 0.001ms !important;
    transition-duration: 0.001ms !important;
  }
  [data-reveal], .hero__letter, .hero__rule {
    opacity: 1 !important;
    transform: none !important;
  }
}

.hero__video {
  position: absolute; inset: 0; z-index: -1;
  width: 100%; height: 100%;
  object-fit: cover;
  filter: blur(6px);
  transform: scale(1.04);
  pointer-events: none;
}
.grain {
  position: absolute; inset: 0;
  pointer-events: none;
  background-image: url("data:image/svg+xml;utf8,<svg xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg' width='240' height='240'><filter id='g'><feTurbulence type='fractalNoise' baseFrequency='0.92' numOctaves='2' stitchTiles='stitch'/><feColorMatrix values='0 0 0 0 0  0 0 0 0 0  0 0 0 0 0  0 0 0 0.5 0'/></filter><rect width='100%' height='100%' filter='url(%23g)'/></svg>");
  opacity: 0.20;
  mix-blend-mode: screen;
  z-index: 1;
}

/* ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
   REVEAL ON SCROLL
   ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── */
[data-reveal] {
  opacity: 0;
  transform: translate3d(0, 36px, 0);
  transition:
    opacity 1.4s var(--ease-out-quint),
    transform 1.5s var(--ease-out-quint);
  transition-delay: calc(var(--reveal-delay, 0) * 1ms);
  will-change: transform, opacity;
}
[data-reveal][data-visible="true"] {
  opacity: 1;
  transform: translate3d(0, 0, 0);
}

/* ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
   MASTHEAD STRIP
   ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── */
.masthead {
  position: fixed; top: 0; left: 0; right: 0;
  z-index: 50;
  padding: 16px var(--page-x);
  font-family: var(--font-mono);
  font-size: 10.5px;
  letter-spacing: var(--tracking-eyebrow);
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: rgba(243, 239, 233, 0.62);
  backdrop-filter: blur(10px);
  -webkit-backdrop-filter: blur(10px);
  background: linear-gradient(180deg, rgba(20, 18, 16, 0.55) 0%, rgba(20, 18, 16, 0) 100%);
  pointer-events: none; /* let hero clicks through; links re-enable below */
}
.masthead__inner {
  max-width: var(--max-w);
  margin: 0 auto;
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: 1fr auto 1fr;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 24px;
  pointer-events: auto;
}
.masthead__mark {
  color: var(--paper);
  font-weight: 500;
  letter-spacing: 0.04em;
}
.masthead__dot { color: var(--ember); }
.masthead__center {
  justify-self: center;
  font-style: normal;
  color: rgba(243, 239, 233, 0.55);
}
.masthead__right { justify-self: end; }
.masthead__link {
  color: var(--paper);
  text-decoration: none;
  transition: color 0.25s var(--ease-out-quint);
}
.masthead__link:hover { color: var(--ember); }

/* ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
   STAGGERED MENU — replaces the "Members" link in the masthead.
   A hamburger button opens a full-height panel from the right with the
   nav items sliding up one after another. The panel is preceded by two
   thin "pre" layers (paper + ember) that wipe across the viewport first,
   giving the open a curtain-like feel.
   ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── */

.menu-trigger {
  appearance: none;
  border: 0;
  background: transparent;
  cursor: pointer;
  display: inline-flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 12px;
  padding: 6px 4px;
  color: var(--paper);
  font-family: var(--font-mono);
  font-size: 10.5px;
  letter-spacing: var(--tracking-eyebrow);
  text-transform: uppercase;
  pointer-events: auto;
}
.menu-trigger__label { transition: opacity 0.25s var(--ease-out-quint); }
.menu-trigger__icon {
  position: relative;
  width: 22px;
  height: 14px;
  display: inline-flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  justify-content: center;
  gap: 4px;
}
.menu-trigger__icon span {
  display: block;
  width: 22px;
  height: 1.5px;
  background: var(--paper);
  border-radius: 1px;
  transform-origin: 50% 50%;
  transition: transform 0.45s var(--ease-out-quint), width 0.45s var(--ease-out-quint);
}
.menu-trigger[aria-expanded="true"] .menu-trigger__icon span:nth-child(1) {
  transform: translateY(3px) rotate(45deg);
}
.menu-trigger[aria-expanded="true"] .menu-trigger__icon span:nth-child(2) {
  transform: translateY(-3px) rotate(-45deg);
}

.staggered-menu {
  position: fixed; inset: 0;
  z-index: 60;
  pointer-events: none;
}
.staggered-menu[data-open="true"] { pointer-events: auto; }

/* Pre-layers slide in first to wipe the right side of the viewport. */
.staggered-menu__pre {
  position: absolute;
  top: 0; bottom: 0;
  right: 0;
  width: clamp(320px, 38vw, 520px);
  background: var(--paper);
  transform: translateX(100%);
  transition: transform 0.6s var(--ease-curtain);
  will-change: transform;
}
.staggered-menu__pre--2 {
  background: var(--ember);
  transition-delay: 0.04s;
}
.staggered-menu[data-open="true"] .staggered-menu__pre   { transform: translateX(0); transition-delay: 0s; }
.staggered-menu[data-open="true"] .staggered-menu__pre--2 { transform: translateX(0); transition-delay: 0.06s; }

.staggered-menu__panel {
  position: absolute;
  top: 0; bottom: 0;
  right: 0;
  width: clamp(320px, 38vw, 520px);
  background: var(--paper);
  color: var(--ink);
  padding: clamp(88px, 9vw, 128px) clamp(28px, 4vw, 56px) clamp(28px, 4vw, 48px);
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  justify-content: space-between;
  gap: 32px;
  transform: translateX(100%);
  transition: transform 0.6s var(--ease-curtain);
  transition-delay: 0s;
  will-change: transform;
}
.staggered-menu[data-open="true"] .staggered-menu__panel {
  transform: translateX(0);
  transition-delay: 0.12s;
}

.staggered-menu__close {
  position: absolute;
  top: clamp(20px, 2.4vw, 32px);
  right: clamp(20px, 3vw, 40px);
  appearance: none;
  border: 0;
  background: transparent;
  cursor: pointer;
  display: inline-flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 10px;
  padding: 8px;
  color: var(--ink);
  font-family: var(--font-mono);
  font-size: 10.5px;
  letter-spacing: var(--tracking-eyebrow);
  text-transform: uppercase;
  opacity: 0;
  transform: translateY(-6px);
  transition: opacity 0.4s var(--ease-out-quint), transform 0.4s var(--ease-out-quint), color 0.2s;
}
.staggered-menu[data-open="true"] .staggered-menu__close {
  opacity: 1;
  transform: translateY(0);
  transition-delay: 0.32s;
}
.staggered-menu__close:hover { color: var(--ember); }
.staggered-menu__close svg { display: block; }

.staggered-menu__nav ul {
  list-style: none;
  margin: 0;
  padding: 0;
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  gap: clamp(8px, 1vw, 16px);
}
.staggered-menu__nav li {
  overflow: hidden;
}
.staggered-menu__nav a {
  position: relative;
  display: flex;
  align-items: flex-start;
  gap: 8px;
  color: var(--ink);
  text-decoration: none;
  font-family: var(--font-sans);
  font-weight: 700;
  font-size: clamp(2.4rem, 4vw, 3.6rem);
  line-height: 1;
  letter-spacing: -0.035em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  transform: translateY(110%);
  opacity: 0;
  transition:
    transform 0.7s var(--ease-out-expo),
    opacity   0.5s var(--ease-out-quint),
    color     0.3s var(--ease-out-quint);
}
.staggered-menu[data-open="true"] .staggered-menu__nav a {
  transform: translateY(0);
  opacity: 1;
}
/* Stagger — each subsequent item delays a fraction of a second after the panel arrives */
.staggered-menu[data-open="true"] .staggered-menu__nav li:nth-child(1) a { transition-delay: 0.30s, 0.30s, 0s; }
.staggered-menu[data-open="true"] .staggered-menu__nav li:nth-child(2) a { transition-delay: 0.38s, 0.38s, 0s; }
.staggered-menu[data-open="true"] .staggered-menu__nav li:nth-child(3) a { transition-delay: 0.46s, 0.46s, 0s; }
.staggered-menu[data-open="true"] .staggered-menu__nav li:nth-child(4) a { transition-delay: 0.54s, 0.54s, 0s; }

.staggered-menu__nav a:hover { color: var(--ember); }
.staggered-menu__word {
  display: inline-block;
  text-wrap: balance;
}
.staggered-menu__num {
  font-family: var(--font-mono);
  font-weight: 500;
  font-size: 0.32em;
  letter-spacing: 0.04em;
  color: var(--ember);
  margin-top: 0.3em;
  font-variant-numeric: tabular-nums;
}

.staggered-menu__footer {
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  gap: 8px;
  opacity: 0;
  transform: translateY(20px);
  transition: opacity 0.5s var(--ease-out-quint), transform 0.5s var(--ease-out-quint);
}
.staggered-menu[data-open="true"] .staggered-menu__footer {
  opacity: 1;
  transform: translateY(0);
  transition-delay: 0.75s;
}
.staggered-menu__foot-eyebrow {
  font-family: var(--font-mono);
  font-size: 10.5px;
  letter-spacing: var(--tracking-eyebrow);
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: rgba(20, 18, 16, 0.55);
}
.staggered-menu__foot-link {
  font-family: var(--font-display);
  font-style: italic;
  font-size: clamp(1.2rem, 1.6vw, 1.6rem);
  color: var(--ink);
  text-decoration: none;
  border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(20, 18, 16, 0.25);
  align-self: flex-start;
  transition: color 0.25s, border-color 0.25s;
}
.staggered-menu__foot-link:hover { color: var(--ember); border-color: var(--ember); }

@media (max-width: 640px) {
  .staggered-menu__pre,
  .staggered-menu__panel { width: 100vw; }
}
.section {
  position: relative;
  padding: var(--section-y) var(--page-x);
  max-width: var(--max-w);
  margin: 0 auto;
}
.section--tight { padding-top: var(--section-y-tight); padding-bottom: var(--section-y-tight); }

.section--whisper { padding: var(--section-y-tight) var(--page-x); }

/* Cast section — dark, with the collage video drifting behind. The cream
   interlude is retired; the video atmosphere does the work instead. */
.section--cast {
  position: relative;
  background: var(--ink);
  color: var(--paper);
  max-width: none;
  margin: 0;
  padding: var(--section-y) var(--page-x);
  overflow: hidden;
  isolation: isolate;
}
.cast__bg {
  position: absolute; inset: 0; z-index: 0;
  width: 100%; height: 100%;
  object-fit: cover;
  opacity: 0.32;
  filter: grayscale(0.5) contrast(1.05) brightness(0.8) blur(3px);
  pointer-events: none;
}
.cast__veil {
  position: absolute; inset: 0; z-index: 1;
  background:
    linear-gradient(180deg, oklch(0.105 0.012 30 / 0.78) 0%, oklch(0.105 0.012 30 / 0.3) 45%, oklch(0.105 0.012 30 / 0.78) 100%),
    radial-gradient(75% 70% at 50% 50%, transparent 0%, oklch(0.105 0.012 30 / 0.35) 100%);
  pointer-events: none;
}
.cast__inner {
  position: relative;
  z-index: 2;
  max-width: var(--max-w);
  margin: 0 auto;
}

/* Stats sits on a slightly different black for depth */
.section--stats {
  background: var(--soot);
  max-width: none;
  margin: 0;
  padding: var(--section-y) var(--page-x);
  border-top: 1px solid rgba(243, 239, 233, 0.08);
}

.section__head {
  display: flex;
  align-items: baseline;
  gap: 18px;
  padding-bottom: clamp(40px, 5vw, 64px);
  font-family: var(--font-mono);
  font-size: 11px;
  letter-spacing: var(--tracking-eyebrow);
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: rgba(243, 239, 233, 0.55);
}
.section__head--paper { color: rgba(20, 18, 16, 0.55); }

.section__num { color: rgba(243, 239, 233, 0.42); }
.section__head--paper .section__num { color: rgba(20, 18, 16, 0.42); }

/* Display-size head — used on signature sections like "We work with". The
   "— 05" eyebrow stays small and tracked; the title is promoted to a
   proper italic display heading. */
.section__head--display {
  align-items: baseline;
  gap: clamp(20px, 3vw, 36px);
  padding-bottom: clamp(36px, 5vw, 56px);
}
.section__display {
  font-family: var(--font-display);
  font-style: normal;
  font-weight: 500;
  font-size: clamp(2.4rem, 5vw, 4.6rem);
  letter-spacing: -0.028em;
  line-height: 1;
  color: var(--paper);
  text-transform: none;
  margin: 0;
}

/* ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
   HERO
   ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── */
.hero {
  position: relative;
  min-height: 92vh;
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: center;
  padding: 12vh var(--page-x) 8vh;
  overflow: hidden;
  isolation: isolate;
}

.hero__video {
  position: absolute; inset: 0; z-index: -1;
  width: 100%; height: 100%;
  object-fit: cover;
  opacity: 0.22;
  mix-blend-mode: screen;
  pointer-events: none;
}

.hero__veil {
  position: absolute; inset: 0; z-index: 0;
  background:
    linear-gradient(180deg, rgba(0,0,0,0.55) 0%, rgba(0,0,0,0) 18%, rgba(0,0,0,0) 78%, rgba(0,0,0,0.55) 100%);
  pointer-events: none;
}

.hero__inner {
  display: flex; flex-direction: column; align-items: center;
  gap: clamp(28px, 4vw, 56px);
  text-align: center;
  position: relative;
  will-change: transform;
}

.hero__intl {
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: clamp(18px, 2.4vw, 36px);
  font-family: var(--font-mono);
  font-size: clamp(13px, 1.05vw, 16px);
  letter-spacing: var(--tracking-eyebrow);
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--stone);
  max-width: min(720px, 92vw);
  flex-wrap: wrap;
  justify-content: center;
}
.hero__intl-label {
  color: rgba(243, 239, 233, 0.85);
  flex: 0 0 auto;
}
.hero__cities {
  position: relative;
  display: inline-flex;
  gap: 18px;
  height: 1.2em;
  overflow: hidden;
  flex: 0 0 auto;
}
.hero__cities > span {
  flex: 0 0 auto;
  color: rgba(243, 239, 233, 0.7);
  animation: cityCycle 22s linear infinite;
}
@keyframes cityCycle {
  0%, 8%   { opacity: 0; transform: translateY(0.6em); }
  10%, 14% { opacity: 1; transform: translateY(0); }
  16%, 100%{ opacity: 0; transform: translateY(-0.6em); }
}
/* JS injects --delay var per span so they don't all play together */
.hero__cities > span:nth-child(1) { animation-delay: 0s; }
.hero__cities > span:nth-child(2) { animation-delay: 2.5s; }
.hero__cities > span:nth-child(3) { animation-delay: 5s; }
.hero__cities > span:nth-child(4) { animation-delay: 7.5s; }
.hero__cities > span:nth-child(5) { animation-delay: 10s; }
.hero__cities > span:nth-child(6) { animation-delay: 12.5s; }
.hero__cities > span:nth-child(7) { animation-delay: 15s; }
.hero__cities > span:nth-child(8) { animation-delay: 17.5s; }
.hero__cities > span {
  position: absolute;
  left: 0; top: 0;
  opacity: 0;
}

.hero__lockup {
  font-family: var(--font-display);
  font-weight: 400;
  line-height: 0.92;
  font-size: clamp(3.6rem, 9.5vw, 9.6rem);
  letter-spacing: -0.04em;
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  align-items: center;
  gap: clamp(8px, 1.2vw, 18px);
  color: var(--paper);
}

.hero__line {
  display: inline-flex;
  overflow: hidden;
  padding-block: 0.05em;
}
.hero__line--italic { font-style: normal; }
.hero__line:not(.hero__line--italic) {
  font-style: normal;
  font-weight: 500;
}

.hero__letter {
  display: inline-block;
  transform: translate3d(0, 110%, 0);
  opacity: 0;
  animation: heroLetter 1.1s var(--ease-out-expo) forwards;
  animation-delay: calc(var(--word) * 900ms + var(--i) * 70ms + 240ms);
}
@keyframes heroLetter {
  to { transform: translate3d(0, 0, 0); opacity: 1; }
}

.hero__rule {
  display: block;
  width: clamp(120px, 18vw, 260px);
  height: 1px;
  background: currentColor;
  opacity: 0.55;
  transform: scaleX(0);
  transform-origin: center;
  animation: heroRule 900ms var(--ease-curtain) 1100ms forwards;
}
@keyframes heroRule {
  to { transform: scaleX(1); }
}

.hero__sub {
  font-family: var(--font-mono);
  font-size: 12px;
  letter-spacing: var(--tracking-eyebrow);
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--fog);
  opacity: 0;
  animation: heroFade 1.6s var(--ease-out-quint) 2400ms forwards;
  margin: 0;
}

/* Manifesto line — small italic Cormorant whisper directly under the
   subhead, replacing the deleted "On permission" section. */
.hero__manifesto {
  font-family: var(--font-display);
  font-style: normal;
  font-weight: 400;
  font-size: clamp(1.25rem, 1.9vw, 1.85rem);
  line-height: 1.5;
  letter-spacing: -0.005em;
  color: var(--fog);
  margin: clamp(20px, 2.6vw, 32px) 0 0;
  max-width: 72ch;
  text-wrap: pretty;
  text-align: center;
}
.hero__manifesto-accent {
  color: var(--paper);
}
@keyframes heroFade { to { opacity: 1; } }

.hero__scroll {
  position: absolute;
  bottom: 4vh;
  left: 50%;
  transform: translateX(-50%);
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 10px;
  color: var(--fog);
  text-decoration: none;
  font-family: var(--font-mono);
  font-size: 10px;
  letter-spacing: var(--tracking-eyebrow);
  text-transform: uppercase;
  opacity: 0;
  animation: heroFade 1.4s var(--ease-out-quint) 3000ms forwards;
}
.hero__scroll svg {
  animation: scrollBob 2.4s ease-in-out infinite;
}
@keyframes scrollBob {
  0%, 100% { transform: translateY(0); opacity: 0.5; }
  50%      { transform: translateY(6px); opacity: 1; }
}

/* ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
   OPENER (DROP CAP + MARGIN NOTE)
   The grid pulls in a small left margin column with an italic note, so
   the opener doesn't feel like a single lonely paragraph anymore.
   ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── */
.section--opener { padding-top: clamp(3rem, 6vw, 5rem); }

.opener-grid {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: 1fr 3.6fr;
  gap: clamp(28px, 4vw, 64px);
  align-items: start;
  max-width: 1100px;
  margin-inline: auto;
}

.opener__margin {
  position: sticky;
  top: clamp(80px, 14vh, 160px);
  padding-top: 0.2em;
}
.opener__margin .mini-rule { margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 18px; width: 48px; }
.opener__margin-note {
  font-family: var(--font-display);
  font-style: normal;
  font-weight: 400;
  font-size: clamp(0.85rem, 0.9vw, 1rem);
  line-height: 1.55;
  letter-spacing: 0.005em;
  color: var(--stone);
  margin: 0;
  max-width: 22ch;
}
.opener__margin-note em {
  font-family: var(--font-mono);
  font-style: normal;
  font-size: 10.5px;
  letter-spacing: var(--tracking-eyebrow);
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--paper);
  display: inline-block;
  margin-bottom: 4px;
}

.opener {
  max-width: 760px;
}
.opener__signoff {
  margin-top: clamp(24px, 3vw, 40px);
  display: block;
  text-align: right;
}

@media (max-width: 900px) {
  .opener-grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
  .opener__margin { position: static; }
}
.opener__drop {
  font-family: var(--font-display);
  font-style: italic;
  font-weight: 500;
  float: left;
  font-size: clamp(8rem, 16vw, 14rem);
  line-height: 0.82;
  margin: 0.06em 0.14em 0 0;
  color: var(--paper);
  letter-spacing: -0.07em;
  /* shape-outside so text wraps to the visual italic curve, not a hard box */
  shape-outside: polygon(0 0, 100% 0, 88% 100%, 0 100%);
}
.opener__copy {
  font-family: var(--font-display);
  font-weight: 400;
  font-size: clamp(1.4rem, 2.1vw, 2rem);
  line-height: 1.5;
  letter-spacing: -0.005em;
  color: var(--paper);
  text-wrap: pretty;
  margin: 0;
}
.opener__accent {
  font-style: italic;
  color: var(--ember);
}

/* ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
   WEDO — pull quote + image
   ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── */
.wedo {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: 5fr 7fr;
  gap: clamp(28px, 5vw, 80px);
  align-items: center;
}
.wedo__image { margin: 0; }
.wedo__quote { margin: 0; padding-right: clamp(0px, 4vw, 80px); }

.frame {
  position: relative;
  overflow: hidden;
  background: var(--soot);
  border-radius: 2px;
  isolation: isolate;
}
.frame img,
.frame video {
  width: 100%;
  height: 100%;
  object-fit: cover;
  filter: grayscale(0.05) contrast(1.04);
}
.frame::after {
  content: "";
  position: absolute; inset: 0;
  box-shadow: inset 0 0 0 1px rgba(243, 239, 233, 0.05);
  pointer-events: none;
}

.frame--tall  { aspect-ratio: 3 / 4; }
.frame--wide  { aspect-ratio: 3 / 2; }
.frame--bezel {
  aspect-ratio: 4 / 3;
  border-radius: 1.5rem;
  padding: 6px;
  background:
    linear-gradient(155deg, oklch(0.965 0.012 75 / 0.05) 0%, oklch(0.965 0.012 75 / 0.01) 60%);
  box-shadow:
    inset 0 0 0 1px oklch(0.955 0.012 75 / 0.10),
    0 30px 80px -40px oklch(0.05 0.01 30 / 0.55);
}
.frame--bezel video {
  border-radius: calc(1.5rem - 6px);
  overflow: hidden;
}

.frame__caption {
  margin-top: 14px;
  font-family: var(--font-mono);
  font-size: 10.5px;
  letter-spacing: var(--tracking-eyebrow);
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--stone);
}

/* Pull-quote system */
.pull-quote {
  font-family: var(--font-display);
  font-style: italic;
  font-weight: 400;
  font-size: clamp(1.8rem, 3.3vw, 3rem);
  line-height: 1.22;
  letter-spacing: -0.012em;
  color: var(--paper);
  max-width: 28ch;
  margin: -0.5em 0 0;
  text-wrap: pretty;
}
.pull-quote--small {
  font-size: clamp(1.3rem, 2vw, 1.95rem);
  line-height: 1.32;
  max-width: 24ch;
}
.pull-quote--ember { color: var(--ember); }

.quote-mark {
  font-family: var(--font-display);
  font-style: italic;
  font-weight: 300;
  font-size: clamp(5rem, 10vw, 11rem);
  line-height: 0.6;
  color: var(--stone);
  display: inline-block;
  vertical-align: top;
}
.quote-mark--ember { color: var(--ember); opacity: 0.75; }

.mini-rule {
  display: block;
  width: 64px;
  height: 1px;
  background: currentColor;
  opacity: 0.32;
  margin: clamp(20px, 3vw, 36px) 0;
}
.mini-rule--centered { margin-inline: auto; }
.mini-rule--ink { background: var(--ink); opacity: 0.18; }

.sign-off {
  font-family: var(--font-display);
  font-style: italic;
  font-weight: 400;
  font-size: clamp(0.95rem, 1.1vw, 1.15rem);
  color: var(--stone);
  letter-spacing: -0.005em;
  margin: 0;
}

/* ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
   SCALE BEATS — centered composition, three beats flowing together
   ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── */
.beats {
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  align-items: center;
  text-align: center;
  gap: clamp(14px, 1.6vw, 28px);
}
.beats__small {
  font-family: var(--font-display);
  font-style: normal;
  font-weight: 400;
  font-size: clamp(1.4rem, 2.4vw, 2.2rem);
  line-height: 1.25;
  color: var(--paper);
  margin: 0;
}
.beats__huge {
  font-family: var(--font-display);
  font-style: italic;
  font-weight: 500;
  font-size: clamp(4rem, 12.5vw, 14rem);
  line-height: 0.92;
  letter-spacing: var(--tracking-display);
  color: var(--paper);
  margin: 0;
  text-wrap: balance;
  max-width: 14ch;
}
.beats__huge em { color: var(--ember); font-style: italic; }
.beats__tail {
  font-family: var(--font-display);
  font-style: normal;
  font-weight: 400;
  font-size: clamp(1.4rem, 2.4vw, 2.2rem);
  line-height: 1.25;
  color: var(--paper);
  margin: 0;
  text-transform: none;
  letter-spacing: -0.005em;
}

/* ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
   NEGATE / AFFIRM
   ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── */
.negate {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: 7fr 5fr;
  gap: clamp(40px, 6vw, 100px);
  align-items: start;
}
.negate__list {
  list-style: none;
  margin: 0; padding: 0;
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  gap: clamp(12px, 1.5vw, 22px);
}
.negate__list li {
  font-family: var(--font-display);
  font-weight: 500;
  font-size: clamp(2rem, 5vw, 4.4rem);
  line-height: 1.05;
  letter-spacing: var(--tracking-tight);
  color: var(--paper);
}
.strike {
  position: relative;
  display: inline-block;
  transition: color 0.8s var(--ease-out-quint);
}
.strike::after {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  left: -0.05em; right: -0.05em;
  top: 56%;
  height: 0.06em;
  background: currentColor;
  transform: scaleX(0);
  transform-origin: left;
  transition: transform 0.9s var(--ease-curtain);
}
.strike[data-struck="true"] { color: oklch(0.45 0.008 60); }
.strike[data-struck="true"]::after { transform: scaleX(1); }

.negate__answer {
  padding-top: clamp(40px, 8vw, 120px);
}
.negate__answer .pull-quote {
  max-width: 14ch;
}

/* ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
   WHISPER
   ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── */
.whisper {
  max-width: 56ch;
  margin-inline: auto;
  text-align: center;
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  align-items: center;
  gap: clamp(28px, 4vw, 48px);
}
.whisper__copy {
  font-family: var(--font-display);
  font-style: italic;
  font-weight: 400;
  font-size: clamp(1.4rem, 2vw, 1.95rem);
  line-height: 1.45;
  color: var(--fog);
  margin: 0;
  text-wrap: balance;
}

/* ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
   FIGURES BELT
   ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── */
.belt {
  position: relative;
  overflow: hidden;
  isolation: isolate;
  height: clamp(280px, 44vh, 480px);
}
.belt__video {
  position: absolute; inset: 0;
  width: 100%; height: 100%;
  object-fit: cover;
  filter: grayscale(0.4) contrast(1.05) brightness(0.85);
}
.belt__veil {
  position: absolute; inset: 0;
  background:
    linear-gradient(180deg, oklch(0.105 0.012 30 / 0.75) 0%, transparent 22%, transparent 78%, oklch(0.105 0.012 30 / 0.85) 100%);
  pointer-events: none;
}

/* ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
   CATEGORIES SHELF (PAPER)
   ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── */
.shelf {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: 7fr 5fr;
  gap: clamp(40px, 6vw, 100px);
  align-items: start;
  max-width: var(--max-w);
  margin: 0 auto;
}

.shelf__list {
  position: relative;
}
.shelf__list ul {
  list-style: none;
  margin: 0; padding: 0;
  position: relative;
  z-index: 1;
}
.shelf__item {
  appearance: none;
  border: 0;
  background: transparent;
  width: 100%;
  text-align: left;
  cursor: pointer;
  font-family: var(--font-display);
  font-weight: 500;
  font-style: italic;
  font-size: clamp(2.2rem, 6vw, 5.2rem);
  line-height: 1.08;
  letter-spacing: -0.035em;
  color: rgba(243, 239, 233, 0.42);
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 0.4em;
  padding: 0.05em 0;
  transition: color 0.5s var(--ease-out-quint), padding-left 0.5s var(--ease-out-quint);
  position: relative;
}
.shelf__item:hover { color: rgba(243, 239, 233, 0.72); }
.shelf__item[data-active="true"] {
  color: var(--paper);
  padding-left: 0.5em;
}
.shelf__plus {
  font-family: var(--font-mono);
  font-style: normal;
  font-size: 0.22em;
  letter-spacing: 0;
  color: var(--ember);
  opacity: 0;
  transform: translateY(-0.4em) translateX(-0.4em);
  transition: opacity 0.4s var(--ease-out-quint), transform 0.4s var(--ease-out-quint);
}
.shelf__item[data-active="true"] .shelf__plus {
  opacity: 1;
  transform: translateY(-0.4em) translateX(0);
}

/* The bar — a thin ember accent that slides to the active item's left edge. */
.shelf__bar {
  position: absolute;
  left: 0; top: 0;
  width: 2px;
  height: 1.08em;
  background: var(--ember);
  z-index: 0;
  pointer-events: none;
  opacity: 0;
  transition: transform 0.6s var(--ease-curtain), opacity 0.4s var(--ease-out-quint), height 0.4s var(--ease-out-quint);
}

.shelf__aside {
  position: sticky;
  top: clamp(80px, 18vh, 220px);
}
.shelf__pagination {
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 14px;
  margin-bottom: clamp(20px, 3vw, 36px);
  font-family: var(--font-mono);
  font-size: 11px;
  letter-spacing: var(--tracking-eyebrow);
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: rgba(243, 239, 233, 0.5);
}
.shelf__page { font-variant-numeric: tabular-nums; color: var(--paper); }
.shelf__pagination .mini-rule {
  margin: 0;
  flex: 1;
  background: var(--paper);
  opacity: 0.2;
}
.mini-rule--paper { background: var(--paper); opacity: 0.18; }

.shelf__desc {
  font-family: var(--font-display);
  font-style: italic;
  font-weight: 400;
  font-size: clamp(1.4rem, 2.4vw, 2.2rem);
  line-height: 1.35;
  letter-spacing: -0.012em;
  color: var(--paper);
  margin: 0;
  min-height: 8em;
  transition: opacity 0.45s var(--ease-out-quint), transform 0.45s var(--ease-out-quint);
}
.shelf__desc.is-fading {
  opacity: 0;
  transform: translate3d(0, 8px, 0);
}

/* ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
   WORK IS HONEST
   ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── */
.honest {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: 5fr 4fr 3fr;
  gap: clamp(28px, 5vw, 80px);
  align-items: end;
}
.honest__statement {
  font-family: var(--font-display);
  font-weight: 500;
  font-size: clamp(3rem, 9vw, 9.5rem);
  line-height: 0.92;
  letter-spacing: var(--tracking-display);
  color: var(--ember);
  margin: 0;
}
.honest__statement em { font-style: italic; font-weight: 400; color: var(--ember); }
.honest__image { margin: 0; }
.honest__reflection {
  padding-bottom: 1rem;
}

/* ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
   A QUESTION — single editorial line, the "?" hangs in ember
   ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── */
.section--question {
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  align-items: center;
  min-height: 70vh;
  justify-content: center;
  text-align: center;
}
.section__head--centered {
  justify-content: center;
  width: 100%;
}
.question {
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  align-items: center;
  gap: clamp(28px, 4vw, 56px);
}
.question__phrase {
  font-family: var(--font-display);
  font-style: italic;
  font-weight: 400;
  font-size: clamp(5rem, 14vw, 14rem);
  line-height: 1;
  letter-spacing: -0.04em;
  color: var(--paper);
  margin: 0;
  position: relative;
}
.question__mark {
  color: var(--ember);
  display: inline-block;
  margin-left: 0.04em;
  /* The mark scales in slightly larger and gets a slow ember pulse. */
  font-size: 1.18em;
  animation: markPulse 4s ease-in-out infinite;
  transform-origin: 50% 75%;
}
@keyframes markPulse {
  0%, 100% { opacity: 0.92; transform: translateY(0) rotate(0deg); }
  50%      { opacity: 1;    transform: translateY(-2px) rotate(-0.6deg); }
}
.question .mini-rule { width: 120px; }

/* ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
   SEE ABOVE
   ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── */
.see {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: 7fr 5fr;
  gap: clamp(40px, 6vw, 100px);
  align-items: start;
}
.see__statement {
  font-family: var(--font-display);
  font-style: italic;
  font-weight: 500;
  font-size: clamp(4.5rem, 13vw, 14rem);
  line-height: 0.88;
  letter-spacing: var(--tracking-display);
  color: var(--paper);
  margin: 0;
}
.see__body p {
  font-family: var(--font-display);
  font-weight: 400;
  font-size: clamp(1.2rem, 1.7vw, 1.6rem);
  line-height: 1.55;
  color: rgba(243, 239, 233, 0.92);
  margin: 0;
  max-width: 44ch;
}
.see__body em { font-style: italic; }
.ember { color: var(--ember); }

/* Workshop bleeds tighter into Apply — kill 25% of the gap below it.
   The workshop's own padding-bottom is set on its rule below. */
.section--apply {
  padding-top: clamp(2.5rem, 5vw, 5rem);
  position: relative;
  max-width: none;
  margin: 0;
  padding: var(--section-y) var(--page-x);
  overflow: hidden;
  isolation: isolate;
}
.apply__bg {
  position: absolute; inset: 0; z-index: 0;
  width: 100%; height: 100%;
  object-fit: cover;
  opacity: 0.20;
  filter: grayscale(0.5) contrast(1.05) brightness(0.6);
  pointer-events: none;
}
.apply__veil {
  position: absolute; inset: 0; z-index: 1;
  background:
    linear-gradient(180deg, oklch(0.105 0.012 30 / 0.92) 0%, oklch(0.105 0.012 30 / 0.55) 40%, oklch(0.105 0.012 30 / 0.92) 100%);
  pointer-events: none;
}
.apply__inner {
  position: relative;
  z-index: 2;
  max-width: var(--max-w);
  margin: 0 auto;
}

.letters {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr;
  gap: clamp(40px, 5vw, 100px);
  align-items: start;
}
.letters__col {
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  gap: clamp(48px, 6vw, 96px);
}

.letter--member { margin-top: 0; }
.letter--member .letter__title { color: var(--paper); }

/* Centered member letter (sits below the work-with-us row) */
.letter--centered {
  max-width: 760px;
  margin: clamp(64px, 8vw, 128px) auto 0;
}

/* ─── Showcase — the registration profile demo video ─────────────── */
.letter__showcase {
  margin: 0;
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  gap: 18px;
  align-self: start;
  /* The phone device sits flush at the top of its column so its outer
     top edge aligns with the letter's mini-rule across the way. */
}
.showcase__device {
  position: relative;
  width: 100%;
  aspect-ratio: 9 / 19.5;
  max-height: min(90vh, 900px);
  margin-inline: auto;
  border-radius: 44px;
  padding: 12px;
  background: linear-gradient(155deg,
    oklch(0.965 0.012 75 / 0.06) 0%,
    oklch(0.965 0.012 75 / 0.015) 60%);
  box-shadow:
    inset 0 0 0 1px oklch(0.955 0.012 75 / 0.12),
    0 30px 80px -40px oklch(0.05 0.01 30 / 0.6),
    0 6px 20px -10px oklch(0.05 0.01 30 / 0.5);
  overflow: hidden;
  /* Phone-shaped showcase — sized large enough that the profile inside
     remains readable without cropping. */
  max-width: min(480px, 100%);
}
.showcase__video {
  position: absolute;
  inset: 12px;
  width: calc(100% - 24px);
  height: calc(100% - 24px);
  object-fit: contain;
  border-radius: 32px;
  display: block;
  background: #0a0a0a;
}
.showcase__caption {
  text-align: center;
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  gap: 6px;
  max-width: 480px;
  margin-inline: auto;
}
.showcase__eyebrow {
  font-family: var(--font-mono);
  font-size: 10.5px;
  letter-spacing: var(--tracking-eyebrow);
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--stone);
}
.showcase__line {
  font-family: var(--font-display);
  font-style: italic;
  font-size: clamp(1rem, 1.15vw, 1.15rem);
  line-height: 1.45;
  color: var(--fog);
}

.letter {
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  gap: 0;
  padding-top: 0;
}

.letter__title {
  font-family: var(--font-display);
  font-style: italic;
  font-weight: 500;
  font-size: clamp(1.8rem, 3vw, 2.8rem);
  line-height: 1.18;
  letter-spacing: -0.015em;
  color: var(--paper);
  margin: clamp(20px, 2.5vw, 36px) 0 clamp(20px, 3vw, 36px);
  max-width: 26ch;
}
.letter__title em {
  color: var(--ember);
  font-style: italic;
}

.letter__body {
  font-family: var(--font-display);
  font-weight: 400;
  font-size: clamp(1.1rem, 1.4vw, 1.35rem);
  line-height: 1.6;
  color: rgba(243, 239, 233, 0.9);
  margin: 0 0 clamp(18px, 2vw, 28px);
  text-wrap: pretty;
}
.letter__body + .letter__body { margin-top: 0; }
.letter__body--muted {
  color: rgba(243, 239, 233, 0.62);
  font-style: italic;
  font-size: clamp(1rem, 1.25vw, 1.2rem);
}
.letter__emph {
  font-weight: 500;
  letter-spacing: 0.04em;
  color: var(--paper);
}
.letter__body .muted { color: var(--fog); }
/* ─── Showcase device — poster + play button overlay ─────────────── */
.showcase__device { position: relative; }
.showcase__video[poster] { background: #0a0908; }

.showcase__play {
  position: absolute;
  top: 50%; left: 50%;
  transform: translate(-50%, -50%);
  appearance: none; border: 0; cursor: pointer;
  width: 84px; height: 84px;
  border-radius: 50%;
  background: rgba(243, 239, 233, 0.92);
  color: var(--ink);
  display: grid; place-items: center;
  padding-left: 6px; /* optical centre — triangle sits slightly right */
  transition: transform 0.3s var(--ease-out-quint), background 0.3s, opacity 0.3s;
  box-shadow:
    0 0 0 0 rgba(243, 239, 233, 0.25),
    0 18px 40px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.4);
  z-index: 2;
}
.showcase__play:hover {
  transform: translate(-50%, -50%) scale(1.06);
  background: var(--paper);
  box-shadow:
    0 0 0 18px rgba(243, 239, 233, 0.08),
    0 24px 52px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.5);
}
.showcase__device.is-playing .showcase__play,
.showcase__device.is-playing .showcase__caption-over {
  opacity: 0;
  pointer-events: none;
}

.showcase__caption-over {
  position: absolute;
  left: 50%;
  bottom: 14%;
  transform: translateX(-50%);
  width: max-content;
  max-width: 80%;
  text-align: center;
  font-family: var(--font-display);
  font-style: italic;
  font-size: clamp(0.95rem, 1.1vw, 1.1rem);
  line-height: 1.4;
  color: rgba(246, 240, 226, 0.92);
  text-shadow: 0 2px 18px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.7);
  pointer-events: none;
  transition: opacity 0.3s var(--ease-out-quint);
  z-index: 2;
}

/* Apply CTA row — buttons now flow horizontally, wrap on narrow viewports */
.letter__cta {
  display: flex;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
  gap: 12px;
  align-items: center;
}

/* CTAs */
.cta {
  display: inline-flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 12px;
  padding: 16px 28px;
  border-radius: 999px;
  font-family: var(--font-sans);
  font-weight: 500;
  font-size: 14px;
  letter-spacing: 0.02em;
  text-decoration: none;
  transition: background 0.5s var(--ease-out-quint), color 0.5s var(--ease-out-quint), transform 0.2s var(--ease-out-quint);
  will-change: transform;
}
.cta__arrow { transition: transform 0.5s var(--ease-out-quint); }
.cta:hover .cta__arrow { transform: translateX(4px); }

.cta--solid {
  background: var(--paper);
  color: var(--ink);
}
.cta--solid:hover {
  background: var(--ember);
  color: var(--paper);
}
.cta--ghost {
  background: transparent;
  color: var(--paper);
  border: 1px solid rgba(243, 239, 233, 0.30);
}
.cta--ghost:hover {
  background: var(--paper);
  color: var(--ink);
  border-color: var(--paper);
}

/* ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
   WORKSHOP — "The work is honest." with side-by-side video + image,
   each carrying a big typographic phrase overlaid on the lower half.
   The man's video plays on hover; his phrase types in on scroll-in.
   ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── */
.section--workshop {
  padding-top: var(--section-y-tight);
  padding-bottom: clamp(2.5rem, 5vw, 5rem);
}

.workshop__title {
  font-family: var(--font-display);
  font-weight: 500;
  font-size: clamp(3rem, 9vw, 9.5rem);
  line-height: 0.92;
  letter-spacing: var(--tracking-display);
  color: var(--ember);
  margin: 0 0 clamp(40px, 5vw, 80px);
}
.workshop__title em { font-style: italic; font-weight: 400; }

.workshop {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr;
  gap: clamp(8px, 1vw, 16px);
}

.workshop__media {
  position: relative;
  aspect-ratio: 4 / 5;
  overflow: hidden;
  background: #1a1816;
  margin: 0;
  cursor: pointer;
}
.workshop__media video,
.workshop__media img {
  width: 100%;
  height: 100%;
  object-fit: cover;
  display: block;
  filter: grayscale(0.25) contrast(1.04);
  /* Slow infinite breathing — different rates so the left and right
     panels move out of sync. Left (video) breathes harder, right (image)
     barely drifts; the visual reads alive without looking animated. */
  animation: workshopBreatheImg 14s ease-in-out infinite alternate;
  transition: filter 0.6s var(--ease-out-quint);
}
.workshop__media--video video {
  animation: workshopBreatheVideo 11s ease-in-out infinite alternate;
}
.workshop__media:hover video,
.workshop__media:hover img {
  filter: grayscale(0) contrast(1.06);
}

@keyframes workshopBreatheVideo {
  0%   { transform: scale(1.02); }
  100% { transform: scale(1.08); }
}
@keyframes workshopBreatheImg {
  0%   { transform: scale(1.00); }
  100% { transform: scale(1.025); }
}

/* Film-grain overlay — same fractal-noise SVG as .grain, but bound to
   each panel so they share a tactile media texture without the layer
   leaking past the panel edges. Sits above the media, below the text. */
.workshop__media::after {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  inset: 0;
  pointer-events: none;
  background-image: url("data:image/svg+xml;utf8,<svg xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg' width='240' height='240'><filter id='g'><feTurbulence type='fractalNoise' baseFrequency='0.92' numOctaves='2' stitchTiles='stitch'/><feColorMatrix values='0 0 0 0 0  0 0 0 0 0  0 0 0 0 0  0 0 0 0.5 0'/></filter><rect width='100%25' height='100%25' filter='url(%23g)'/></svg>");
  background-size: 240px 240px;
  opacity: 0.06;
  mix-blend-mode: overlay;
  z-index: 2;
}
.workshop__overlay {
  z-index: 3;
}

@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) {
  .workshop__media video,
  .workshop__media img { animation: none; }
}

.workshop__overlay {
  position: absolute;
  inset: 0;
  display: flex;
  align-items: flex-end;
  padding: clamp(24px, 4vw, 56px);
  pointer-events: none;
  background:
    linear-gradient(180deg, rgba(0,0,0,0) 40%, rgba(0,0,0,0.55) 100%);
}

.workshop__phrase {
  font-family: var(--font-sans);
  font-weight: 700;
  font-size: clamp(1.8rem, 4vw, 3.8rem);
  line-height: 1.02;
  letter-spacing: -0.025em;
  color: var(--paper);
  margin: 0;
  max-width: 14ch;
  text-wrap: balance;
}
.workshop__phrase--first {
  /* The first phrase (woman) reveals as a whole block (data-reveal handles it). */
}
.workshop__phrase-fog   { color: var(--fog);   font-weight: 700; }
.workshop__phrase-ember { color: var(--ember); font-weight: 700; }

/* Blinking caret while typing */
.workshop__caret {
  display: inline-block;
  width: 0.45em;
  height: 0.9em;
  background: var(--paper);
  vertical-align: -0.08em;
  margin-left: 0.06em;
  animation: caretBlink 0.85s steps(2) infinite;
}
.workshop__phrase[data-done] .workshop__caret { display: none; }
@keyframes caretBlink { 50% { opacity: 0; } }

@media (max-width: 900px) {
  .workshop { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
}
/* ─── Inline redaction bar ───────────────────────────────────────────
   Used inside the shelf description and elsewhere. Hover (or focus)
   briefly reveals the underlying value in italic ember, then snaps
   back. Doesn't change the line height. */
.redacted {
  display: inline-block;
  background: var(--ember);
  color: var(--ember);
  padding: 0 0.35em;
  border-radius: 1px;
  font-family: var(--font-mono);
  font-weight: 500;
  letter-spacing: 0;
  margin: 0 0.04em;
  cursor: help;
  transition: background 0.35s var(--ease-out-quint), color 0.35s var(--ease-out-quint), padding 0.35s;
  vertical-align: baseline;
}
.redacted:hover,
.redacted:focus {
  outline: none;
  background: transparent;
  color: var(--ember);
  padding: 0;
}
.redacted:hover::after,
.redacted:focus::after {
  /* Show the underlying hint above the bar — kept short, kept italic */
  content: attr(title);
  position: absolute;
  margin-top: -1.6em;
  margin-left: -1ch;
  font-family: var(--font-display);
  font-style: italic;
  font-weight: 400;
  font-size: 0.78em;
  letter-spacing: -0.01em;
  color: var(--ember);
  white-space: nowrap;
}

/* ─── Ambient sound toggle ───────────────────────────────────────────
   Pinned bottom-left, sits above the footer. Four mono-tone bars on
   the left that animate when the audio is on. Mono-cap label rotates
   between "Silent" and "Ambient". */
.sound-toggle {
  position: fixed;
  bottom: 20px; left: 20px;
  z-index: 55;
  appearance: none;
  border: 1px solid rgba(243, 239, 233, 0.18);
  background: rgba(12, 11, 10, 0.65);
  backdrop-filter: blur(10px);
  -webkit-backdrop-filter: blur(10px);
  color: var(--paper);
  padding: 10px 16px 10px 14px;
  border-radius: 999px;
  cursor: pointer;
  display: inline-flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 12px;
  font-family: var(--font-mono);
  font-size: 10px;
  letter-spacing: 0.22em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  transition: background 0.3s, border-color 0.3s, opacity 0.3s;
  opacity: 0.55;
}
.sound-toggle:hover { opacity: 1; border-color: rgba(243, 239, 233, 0.45); }
.sound-toggle[data-on="1"] {
  background: rgba(201, 100, 66, 0.18);
  border-color: rgba(201, 100, 66, 0.6);
  opacity: 1;
}
.sound-toggle__bars {
  display: inline-flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 2px;
  height: 14px;
}
.sound-toggle__bars span {
  display: block;
  width: 2px;
  height: 4px;
  background: var(--paper);
  border-radius: 1px;
  transition: height 0.3s, background 0.3s;
}
.sound-toggle[data-on="1"] .sound-toggle__bars span {
  background: var(--ember);
  animation: soundBar 1.2s ease-in-out infinite alternate;
}
.sound-toggle[data-on="1"] .sound-toggle__bars span:nth-child(1) { animation-delay: 0s;    }
.sound-toggle[data-on="1"] .sound-toggle__bars span:nth-child(2) { animation-delay: 0.18s; }
.sound-toggle[data-on="1"] .sound-toggle__bars span:nth-child(3) { animation-delay: 0.32s; }
.sound-toggle[data-on="1"] .sound-toggle__bars span:nth-child(4) { animation-delay: 0.5s;  }
@keyframes soundBar {
  0%   { height: 3px; }
  100% { height: 14px; }
}

/* ─── Years — the desk's confession ──────────────────────────────────
   A quiet two-paragraph editorial near the bottom of the page. The
   four professions are styled as redaction-bar reveals — paper-on-ember
   bars that briefly flip to the readable word when hovered, then snap
   back. Echoes the CLASSIFIED stat treatment but used as decoration. */
.section--years {
  max-width: var(--max-w);
  margin: 0 auto;
  padding: var(--section-y-tight) var(--page-x);
}
.years {
  max-width: 760px;
  margin: 0 auto;
  text-align: center;
}
.years__lede {
  font-family: var(--font-display);
  font-weight: 500;
  font-size: clamp(2rem, 4vw, 3.6rem);
  line-height: 1.05;
  letter-spacing: -0.025em;
  color: var(--paper);
  margin: 0 0 clamp(24px, 3vw, 40px);
}
.years__lede em { font-style: italic; color: var(--ember); }

.years__body {
  font-family: var(--font-display);
  font-size: clamp(1.15rem, 1.5vw, 1.4rem);
  line-height: 1.55;
  color: var(--fog);
  margin: 0;
  text-wrap: pretty;
}
.years__body em { font-style: italic; color: var(--paper); }

/* Redaction-bar reveal — paper text on an ember rectangle. Hover swaps
   to native readable text on a transparent backdrop. */
.years__strike {
  position: relative;
  display: inline-block;
  color: var(--paper);
  background: var(--ember);
  padding: 0.04em 0.45em 0.02em;
  font-weight: 500;
  font-family: var(--font-mono);
  font-size: 0.78em;
  letter-spacing: 0.16em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  border-radius: 1px;
  margin: 0 0.04em;
  transition: background 0.4s var(--ease-out-quint), color 0.4s var(--ease-out-quint), letter-spacing 0.4s, padding 0.4s;
  vertical-align: 0.05em;
  cursor: default;
}
.years__strike:hover {
  background: transparent;
  color: var(--paper);
  letter-spacing: 0;
  padding: 0;
  font-family: var(--font-display);
  font-size: inherit;
  font-style: italic;
  font-weight: 400;
  text-transform: none;
}

/* ─── Glitch ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
   The runaway stat counts up, then "redacts" itself with a three-layer
   chromatic glitch and resolves to a CLASSIFIED tag. ::before / ::after
   read attr(data-text) so they mirror whatever the JS scramble is showing. */
.stat__num {
  position: relative;
  display: inline-block;
}
.stat__num.is-glitching::before,
.stat__num.is-glitching::after {
  content: attr(data-text);
  position: absolute;
  inset: 0;
  width: 100%;
  height: 100%;
  pointer-events: none;
  background: transparent;
  font: inherit;
  color: inherit;
  text-align: inherit;
  white-space: pre;
  overflow: hidden;
}
.stat__num.is-glitching::before {
  color: var(--ember);
  mix-blend-mode: screen;
  clip-path: inset(15% 0 60% 0);
  animation: glitchTop 0.6s steps(2) infinite both;
}
.stat__num.is-glitching::after {
  color: oklch(0.78 0.14 215);
  mix-blend-mode: screen;
  clip-path: inset(55% 0 10% 0);
  animation: glitchBottom 0.55s steps(2) infinite both;
}
.stat__num.is-glitching {
  animation: glitchShake 0.08s steps(2) infinite;
}
@keyframes glitchShake {
  0%, 100% { transform: translate(0, 0); }
  20%      { transform: translate(-2px, 1px); }
  40%      { transform: translate(2px, -1px); }
  60%      { transform: translate(-1px, 0); }
  80%      { transform: translate(1px, 1px); }
}
@keyframes glitchTop {
  0%   { clip-path: inset(10% 0 65% 0); transform: translate(-3px, 0); }
  20%  { clip-path: inset(35% 0 40% 0); transform: translate(2px, -1px); }
  40%  { clip-path: inset(60% 0 25% 0); transform: translate(-2px, 0); }
  60%  { clip-path: inset(15% 0 70% 0); transform: translate(3px, 1px); }
  80%  { clip-path: inset(45% 0 30% 0); transform: translate(-3px, 0); }
  100% { clip-path: inset(20% 0 55% 0); transform: translate(2px, -1px); }
}
@keyframes glitchBottom {
  0%   { clip-path: inset(60% 0 10% 0); transform: translate(3px, 0); }
  25%  { clip-path: inset(40% 0 30% 0); transform: translate(-2px, 1px); }
  50%  { clip-path: inset(75% 0 5%  0); transform: translate(2px, 0); }
  75%  { clip-path: inset(50% 0 20% 0); transform: translate(-3px, -1px); }
  100% { clip-path: inset(65% 0 15% 0); transform: translate(2px, 0); }
}

/* Final "CLASSIFIED" tag — mono caps on an ember bar. */
.stat__num.is-glitched {
  font-family: var(--font-mono);
  font-weight: 500;
  font-size: clamp(1.3rem, 1.8vw, 1.85rem);
  letter-spacing: 0.22em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--paper);
  background: var(--ember);
  padding: 0.42em 0.7em 0.36em;
  border-radius: 2px;
  line-height: 1;
  animation: classifiedSettle 0.45s var(--ease-out-quint) both;
}
@keyframes classifiedSettle {
  0%   { transform: scaleX(0.55) skewX(-6deg); opacity: 0; }
  60%  { transform: scaleX(1.04) skewX(2deg);  opacity: 1; }
  100% { transform: scaleX(1)    skewX(0);     opacity: 1; }
}

.stats {
  list-style: none;
  margin: 0; padding: 0;
  max-width: var(--max-w);
  margin-inline: auto;
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(3, 1fr);
  gap: clamp(32px, 4vw, 64px);
  align-items: start;
}
.stat { padding-top: 0; }

.stat .mini-rule { margin-bottom: clamp(20px, 2.4vw, 32px); width: 48px; }

.stat__num {
  font-family: var(--font-display);
  font-weight: 500;
  font-size: clamp(3rem, 6.5vw, 6.5rem);
  line-height: 0.92;
  letter-spacing: -0.04em;
  color: var(--paper);
  font-variant-numeric: tabular-nums lining-nums;
  margin: 0;
  /* Reserve the full display-line height so a tiny replacement (e.g. the
     CLASSIFIED tag) sits centred in the same vertical slot as the big
     serif numerals to its left. */
  min-height: clamp(3rem, 6.5vw, 6.5rem);
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
}
.stat__num.is-glitched {
  /* The flex parent centres the tag both vertically and against the
     baseline-feel of the adjacent numerals. */
  align-self: center;
}
.stat__label {
  margin: clamp(14px, 2vw, 24px) 0 0;
  font-family: var(--font-display);
  font-size: clamp(1.3rem, 1.7vw, 1.6rem);
  line-height: 1.4;
  color: var(--fog);
  max-width: 28ch;
}
.stat__label em { font-style: italic; }

/* ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
   SITE FOOTER — large editorial footer with wordmark hero + 5 columns.
   Replaces the older minimal .footer block.
   ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── */
.site-footer {
  position: relative;
  background: var(--ink);
  color: var(--paper);
  padding: clamp(80px, 10vw, 160px) var(--page-x) clamp(36px, 4vw, 56px);
  border-top: 1px solid rgba(243, 239, 233, 0.10);
  overflow: hidden;
  isolation: isolate;
}
.site-footer__inner {
  position: relative;
  z-index: 2;
  max-width: var(--max-w);
  margin: 0 auto;
}

/* Faint oversized wordmark behind everything — adds weight, like a
   newspaper masthead set in big serif behind the body copy. */
.site-footer__bg {
  position: absolute;
  z-index: 0;
  left: 0; right: 0; top: 35%;
  text-align: center;
  pointer-events: none;
  font-family: var(--font-display);
  font-weight: 500;
  font-size: clamp(8rem, 22vw, 26rem);
  line-height: 1;
  letter-spacing: -0.05em;
  white-space: nowrap;
  color: rgba(243, 239, 233, 0.025);
  user-select: none;
}

/* The Years confession inside the footer — centred editorial block
   sitting between the tagline and the cities strip. */
.site-footer__years {
  max-width: 760px;
  margin: clamp(40px, 5vw, 64px) auto 0;
  text-align: center;
}
.site-footer__years-lede {
  font-family: var(--font-display);
  font-weight: 500;
  font-size: clamp(1.8rem, 3.8vw, 3.2rem);
  line-height: 1.05;
  letter-spacing: -0.025em;
  color: var(--paper);
  margin: 0 0 clamp(20px, 2.5vw, 32px);
}
.site-footer__years-lede em { font-style: italic; color: var(--ember); }
.site-footer__years-body {
  font-family: var(--font-display);
  font-size: clamp(1.05rem, 1.35vw, 1.25rem);
  line-height: 1.6;
  color: var(--fog);
  margin: 0;
  text-wrap: pretty;
}
.site-footer__years-body em { font-style: italic; color: var(--paper); }

/* ─── Footer cover — cities montage with floating glass panels ─────
   The five-window skyline sits full-width; two semi-transparent panels
   float over it carrying the wordmark (left) and the Years confession
   (right). Below, the five city names sit one per pane. */
.site-footer__cover {
  position: relative;
  margin: 0 0 clamp(56px, 7vw, 96px);
  isolation: isolate;
  overflow: hidden;
}
.site-footer__cover-img {
  width: 100%;
  height: auto;
  display: block;
  filter: grayscale(1) contrast(1.05) brightness(0.55);
}
.site-footer__cover-veil {
  position: absolute; inset: 0;
  background:
    linear-gradient(180deg, oklch(0.105 0.012 30 / 0.35) 0%, transparent 14%, transparent 70%, oklch(0.105 0.012 30 / 0.7) 100%),
    radial-gradient(80% 70% at 50% 50%, transparent 0%, oklch(0.105 0.012 30 / 0.35) 100%);
  pointer-events: none;
}

/* Glass panels — translucent ink + backdrop blur so the skyline ghosts
   through but text stays crystal. */
.site-footer__cover-panel {
  position: absolute;
  background: oklch(0.105 0.012 30 / 0.62);
  -webkit-backdrop-filter: blur(8px);
  backdrop-filter: blur(8px);
  border: 1px solid rgba(243, 239, 233, 0.10);
  padding: clamp(20px, 2.6vw, 40px) clamp(24px, 3vw, 44px);
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  gap: clamp(14px, 1.6vw, 22px);
}

/* Left — wordmark + tagline, sized like an inset cover treatment */
.site-footer__cover-panel--mark {
  top: 50%;
  left: 5%;
  transform: translateY(-50%);
  width: clamp(220px, 22vw, 360px);
  align-items: center;
  text-align: center;
}
.site-footer__cover-mark {
  font-family: var(--font-display);
  font-weight: 500;
  font-size: clamp(2.4rem, 3.4vw, 3.8rem);
  line-height: 0.95;
  letter-spacing: -0.035em;
  color: var(--paper);
  margin: 0;
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 4px;
}
.site-footer__cover-rule {
  display: block;
  width: 60%;
  height: 1px;
  background: rgba(243, 239, 233, 0.32);
  margin: 0.18em 0;
}
.site-footer__cover-tagline {
  font-family: var(--font-mono);
  font-size: 10px;
  letter-spacing: 0.22em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--stone);
  margin: 0;
}

/* Right — Years confession */
.site-footer__cover-panel--years {
  top: 50%;
  right: 5%;
  transform: translateY(-50%);
  width: clamp(280px, 42vw, 640px);
}
.site-footer__cover-lede {
  font-family: var(--font-display);
  font-weight: 500;
  font-size: clamp(1.4rem, 2.4vw, 2.4rem);
  line-height: 1.1;
  letter-spacing: -0.025em;
  color: var(--paper);
  margin: 0;
  text-align: center;
}
.site-footer__cover-lede em { font-style: italic; color: var(--ember); }
.site-footer__cover-body {
  font-family: var(--font-display);
  font-size: clamp(0.95rem, 1.15vw, 1.15rem);
  line-height: 1.55;
  color: var(--fog);
  margin: 0;
  text-align: center;
  text-wrap: pretty;
}
.site-footer__cover-body em { font-style: italic; color: var(--paper); }

/* City labels below the montage */
.site-footer__cover-cities {
  position: absolute;
  left: 0; right: 0; bottom: 18px;
  list-style: none;
  margin: 0;
  padding: 0;
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(5, 1fr);
  gap: 4px;
  text-align: center;
  font-family: var(--font-mono);
  font-size: clamp(9px, 0.85vw, 12px);
  letter-spacing: 0.32em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: rgba(243, 239, 233, 0.65);
  text-shadow: 0 2px 12px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.7);
  pointer-events: none;
}

/* Below ~960px the side-by-side panels start to fight the image — stack
   them and let the montage breathe above the stack. */
@media (max-width: 960px) {
  .site-footer__cover-panel--mark,
  .site-footer__cover-panel--years {
    position: static;
    width: auto;
    transform: none;
    margin: 0 var(--page-x);
  }
  .site-footer__cover-panel--mark { margin-top: -36px; margin-bottom: 24px; }
  .site-footer__cover-panel--years { margin-top: 24px; }
  .site-footer__cover-cities { position: static; padding: 18px var(--page-x); }
}

.site-footer__hero {
  text-align: center;
  margin-bottom: clamp(56px, 7vw, 96px);
}
.site-footer__tagline {
  font-family: var(--font-display);
  font-style: italic;
  font-size: clamp(1.1rem, 1.4vw, 1.35rem);
  color: var(--fog);
  margin: 0 0 clamp(20px, 2.5vw, 36px);
  letter-spacing: -0.005em;
}
.site-footer__mark {
  font-family: var(--font-display);
  font-weight: 500;
  font-size: clamp(3.5rem, 11vw, 11rem);
  line-height: 0.88;
  letter-spacing: -0.045em;
  color: var(--paper);
  margin: 0;
  display: inline-flex;
  align-items: baseline;
  white-space: nowrap;
}
.site-footer__word { display: inline-block; }
.site-footer__dot {
  color: var(--ember);
  display: inline-block;
}
.site-footer__note {
  font-family: var(--font-mono);
  font-size: 11px;
  letter-spacing: 0.22em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--stone);
  margin: clamp(20px, 2.5vw, 36px) 0 0;
}

/* Cities montage strip — five-window B&W skyline that anchors the
   footer's "international" promise. Sits full-width below the wordmark
   and above the column nav. Slow grayscale-on-load reveal. */
.site-footer__strip {
  position: relative;
  margin: clamp(48px, 6vw, 80px) 0 clamp(40px, 5vw, 64px);
  width: 100%;
  overflow: hidden;
  isolation: isolate;
}
.site-footer__strip img {
  width: 100%;
  height: auto;
  display: block;
  filter: grayscale(1) contrast(1.05) brightness(0.85);
  opacity: 0.85;
  transition: opacity 1.4s var(--ease-out-quint), filter 1.4s var(--ease-out-quint);
}
.site-footer__strip::after {
  /* Soft inner vignette so the strip sits in the footer rather than
     dominating it. */
  content: "";
  position: absolute; inset: 0;
  background:
    linear-gradient(180deg, oklch(0.105 0.012 30 / 0.35) 0%, transparent 22%, transparent 78%, oklch(0.105 0.012 30 / 0.55) 100%),
    radial-gradient(90% 75% at 50% 50%, transparent 0%, oklch(0.105 0.012 30 / 0.4) 100%);
  pointer-events: none;
}

/* Hairline that animates in when the footer scrolls into view */
.site-footer__draw {
  height: 1px;
  margin: 0 0 clamp(48px, 6vw, 80px);
  background: rgba(243, 239, 233, 0.10);
  overflow: hidden;
}
.site-footer__draw span {
  display: block;
  height: 1px;
  background: linear-gradient(90deg, transparent, rgba(243, 239, 233, 0.45) 50%, transparent);
  transform-origin: center;
  transform: scaleX(0);
  transition: transform 1.6s var(--ease-curtain);
}
.site-footer[data-visible="true"] .site-footer__draw span,
.site-footer__hero[data-visible="true"] ~ .site-footer__draw span,
[data-reveal][data-visible="true"] ~ .site-footer__draw span {
  transform: scaleX(1);
}

/* Column grid */
.site-footer__grid {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(5, 1fr);
  gap: clamp(28px, 3vw, 48px);
  margin-bottom: clamp(48px, 6vw, 80px);
}
.site-footer__col h3 {
  font-family: var(--font-mono);
  font-size: 10.5px;
  letter-spacing: 0.22em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: rgba(243, 239, 233, 0.45);
  margin: 0 0 18px;
  font-weight: 500;
}
.site-footer__col-head { white-space: nowrap; }
.site-footer__col ul {
  list-style: none;
  margin: 0;
  padding: 0;
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  gap: 10px;
}
.site-footer__col a {
  font-family: var(--font-display);
  font-size: clamp(1.05rem, 1.25vw, 1.25rem);
  letter-spacing: -0.01em;
  color: var(--paper);
  text-decoration: none;
  position: relative;
  display: inline-block;
  transition: color 0.3s var(--ease-out-quint), padding-left 0.4s var(--ease-out-quint);
}
.site-footer__col a::before {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  left: -14px; top: 50%;
  width: 8px; height: 1px;
  background: var(--ember);
  transform: translateY(-50%) scaleX(0);
  transform-origin: left;
  transition: transform 0.4s var(--ease-out-quint);
}
.site-footer__col a:hover {
  color: var(--ember);
  padding-left: 14px;
}
.site-footer__col a:hover::before {
  transform: translateY(-50%) scaleX(1);
}

/* Bottom strip */
.site-footer__bottom {
  display: flex;
  justify-content: space-between;
  gap: 24px;
  padding-top: clamp(28px, 3vw, 40px);
  border-top: 1px solid rgba(243, 239, 233, 0.10);
  font-family: var(--font-mono);
  font-size: 10px;
  letter-spacing: 0.22em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--stone);
}
.site-footer__legal,
.site-footer__colophon {
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 14px;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
}
.site-footer__legal span:nth-child(even),
.site-footer__colophon span:nth-child(even) {
  color: rgba(243, 239, 233, 0.22);
}

@media (max-width: 1024px) {
  .site-footer__grid { grid-template-columns: repeat(2, 1fr); row-gap: 40px; }
}
@media (max-width: 600px) {
  .site-footer__grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
  .site-footer__bottom { flex-direction: column; gap: 12px; }
}

/* ─── Menu sub-items ──────────────────────────────────────────────── */
.staggered-menu__subnav {
  list-style: none;
  margin: 6px 0 0 0;
  padding: 0 0 0 28px;
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  gap: 0;
  overflow: hidden;
}
.staggered-menu__subnav li { overflow: hidden; }
.staggered-menu__subnav a {
  display: inline-flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 10px;
  padding: 8px 0;
  color: rgba(20, 18, 16, 0.5);
  text-decoration: none;
  font-family: var(--font-display);
  font-style: italic;
  font-size: clamp(1.05rem, 1.25vw, 1.3rem);
  letter-spacing: -0.01em;
  text-transform: none;
  transform: translateY(110%);
  opacity: 0;
  transition:
    transform 0.7s var(--ease-out-expo),
    opacity 0.5s var(--ease-out-quint),
    color 0.3s var(--ease-out-quint),
    padding-left 0.3s var(--ease-out-quint);
}
.staggered-menu[data-open="true"] .staggered-menu__subnav a {
  transform: translateY(0);
  opacity: 1;
}
/* Sub-items appear staggered slightly after their parent's stagger.
   The parent's nth-child stagger covered i=1..4; sub-items follow at
   ~0.7s onward. */
.staggered-menu[data-open="true"] .staggered-menu__nav li:nth-child(6) .staggered-menu__subnav a { transition-delay: 0.62s, 0.62s, 0s, 0s; }
.staggered-menu[data-open="true"] .staggered-menu__nav li:nth-child(7) .staggered-menu__subnav a { transition-delay: 0.74s, 0.74s, 0s, 0s; }

.staggered-menu__subnav a:hover {
  color: var(--ember);
  padding-left: 6px;
}
.staggered-menu__sub-arrow {
  font-family: var(--font-mono);
  font-size: 11px;
  color: var(--ember);
  opacity: 0.6;
  transition: transform 0.3s var(--ease-out-quint), opacity 0.3s;
}
.staggered-menu__subnav a:hover .staggered-menu__sub-arrow {
  transform: translateX(4px);
  opacity: 1;
}
.footer__top {
  max-width: var(--max-w);
  margin: 0 auto;
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr;
  gap: 24px;
  align-items: end;
}
.footer__col--right { text-align: right; }

.footer__mark {
  font-family: var(--font-display);
  font-weight: 500;
  font-size: clamp(2.5rem, 5vw, 4.5rem);
  letter-spacing: -0.04em;
  line-height: 1;
  margin: 0 0 14px;
  color: var(--paper);
}
.footer__line {
  font-family: var(--font-mono);
  font-size: 11px;
  letter-spacing: var(--tracking-eyebrow);
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: rgba(243, 239, 233, 0.55);
  margin: 6px 0;
}
.footer__line em {
  font-family: var(--font-display);
  font-size: 16px;
  letter-spacing: -0.005em;
  text-transform: none;
  color: var(--fog);
}
.footer__link {
  color: var(--paper);
  text-decoration: none;
  border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(243, 239, 233, 0.2);
  transition: color 0.25s, border-color 0.25s;
}
.footer__link:hover { color: var(--ember); border-color: var(--ember); }

.footer__rule {
  max-width: var(--max-w);
  margin: clamp(48px, 6vw, 96px) auto clamp(24px, 3vw, 40px);
  height: 1px;
  background: rgba(243, 239, 233, 0.10);
}
.footer__bottom {
  max-width: var(--max-w);
  margin: 0 auto;
  display: flex;
  justify-content: space-between;
  font-family: var(--font-mono);
  font-size: 10px;
  letter-spacing: var(--tracking-eyebrow);
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: rgba(243, 239, 233, 0.42);
  gap: 24px;
}

/* ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
   RESPONSIVE — single-column stacks on narrower viewports
   ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── */
@media (max-width: 900px) {
  .masthead__center { display: none; }
  .opener__drop      { font-size: clamp(6rem, 22vw, 9rem); margin-right: 0.06em; }

  .wedo, .negate, .shelf, .see, .letters {
    grid-template-columns: 1fr;
  }
  .negate__answer { padding-top: clamp(28px, 6vw, 64px); }
  .shelf__aside { position: static; }
  .shelf__desc { min-height: 0; }

  .honest { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }

  .stats { grid-template-columns: 1fr; gap: 32px; }
  .stat { padding-top: 0; }

  .footer__top { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
  .footer__col--right { text-align: left; }
  .footer__bottom { flex-direction: column; gap: 8px; }
}