/* ============================================================
   JUSTEN NEWTON — THE BLUE COLLAR SCHOLAR
   Ink black · fired terracotta · aged cream
   Display: Big Shoulders (the blue collar)
   Accent:  EB Garamond italic (the scholar)
   ============================================================ */

:root {
  --ink: #0B0908;
  --ink-2: #141009;
  --terra: #C65D3B;
  --terra-deep: #93401F;
  --cream: #F0E7D8;
  --cream-55: rgba(240, 231, 216, 0.55);
  --cream-25: rgba(240, 231, 216, 0.22);
  --mortar: #8A7D6D;

  --display: "Big Shoulders", "Arial Narrow", sans-serif;
  --serif: "EB Garamond", Georgia, serif;
  --utility: "Archivo", "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif;

  --gutter: clamp(1.25rem, 4vw, 4rem);
}

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

html { scroll-behavior: auto; }
html.lenis, html.lenis body { height: auto; }
.lenis.lenis-smooth { scroll-behavior: auto !important; }

body {
  background: var(--ink);
  color: var(--cream);
  font-family: var(--utility);
  font-size: 1rem;
  line-height: 1.5;
  overflow-x: hidden;
  -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased;
}

::selection { background: var(--terra); color: var(--ink); }

em { font-family: var(--serif); font-style: italic; font-weight: 500; }

/* ---------- load veil ---------- */
.load-veil {
  position: fixed; inset: 0; z-index: 200;
  background: var(--ink);
  display: flex; flex-direction: column; align-items: center; justify-content: center;
  gap: 1.5rem;
  transition: opacity 0.7s ease 0.15s, visibility 0.7s ease 0.15s;
}
body:not(.loading) .load-veil { opacity: 0; visibility: hidden; }
.veil-mono {
  font-family: var(--display); font-weight: 800; font-size: 3rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.05em; color: var(--cream);
}
.veil-mono em { color: var(--terra); font-size: 0.9em; }
.veil-bar {
  width: min(220px, 40vw); height: 1px; background: var(--cream-25);
  position: relative; overflow: hidden;
}
.veil-bar span {
  position: absolute; inset: 0; transform-origin: left;
  transform: scaleX(0); background: var(--terra);
  transition: transform 0.2s ease;
}

/* ---------- grain ---------- */
.grain {
  position: fixed; inset: -100px; z-index: 90; pointer-events: none;
  background-image: url("data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg' width='240' height='240'%3E%3Cfilter id='n'%3E%3CfeTurbulence type='fractalNoise' baseFrequency='0.85' numOctaves='2' stitchTiles='stitch'/%3E%3C/filter%3E%3Crect width='100%25' height='100%25' filter='url(%23n)' opacity='0.5'/%3E%3C/svg%3E");
  opacity: 0.055;
  animation: grain-jitter 0.9s steps(4) infinite;
}
@keyframes grain-jitter {
  0% { transform: translate(0, 0); }
  25% { transform: translate(-30px, 18px); }
  50% { transform: translate(22px, -26px); }
  75% { transform: translate(-14px, -8px); }
  100% { transform: translate(0, 0); }
}

/* ---------- topbar ---------- */
.topbar {
  position: fixed; top: 0; left: 0; right: 0; z-index: 100;
  display: flex; align-items: center; justify-content: space-between;
  padding: 1.1rem var(--gutter);
  mix-blend-mode: normal; /* was difference: it inverted the terracotta CTA into invisibility over warm hero frames (red team H19) */
  background: linear-gradient(to bottom, rgba(11, 9, 8, 0.78), rgba(11, 9, 8, 0));
}
.mono {
  font-family: var(--display); font-weight: 800; font-size: 1.5rem;
  color: var(--cream); text-decoration: none; letter-spacing: 0.04em;
}
.mono em { color: var(--terra); }
.topnav { display: flex; gap: 1.75rem; align-items: center; }
.topnav a {
  /* WCAG 2.2 SC 2.5.8: 24x24 CSS px minimum target size above 640px (H15). */
  display: inline-flex; align-items: center; min-height: 24px; padding-block: 0.35rem;
  color: var(--cream); text-decoration: none;
  font-size: 0.72rem; letter-spacing: 0.22em; text-transform: uppercase;
  font-weight: 500;
}
.topnav a::after {
  content: ""; display: block; height: 1px; background: var(--terra);
  transform: scaleX(0); transform-origin: right; transition: transform 0.35s ease;
}
.topnav a:hover::after { transform: scaleX(1); transform-origin: left; }
.topnav-cta { color: var(--terra) !important; }
.topnav-tel { white-space: nowrap; }
/* nav-links is transparent to layout above 640px (children act as direct
   .topnav flex items, unchanged desktop order); becomes a real disclosure
   panel box only when opened below 640px (H4). */
.nav-links { display: contents; }
.nav-toggle { display: none; }

/* ---------- shared type ---------- */
.eyebrow {
  font-family: var(--utility); font-weight: 500;
  font-size: 0.7rem; letter-spacing: 0.32em; text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--cream-55);
}
.eyebrow .tick { color: var(--terra); margin: 0 0.75em; }

/* ============================================================
   HERO
   ============================================================ */
.hero { height: 340vh; position: relative; }
.hero-sticky {
  position: sticky; top: 0; height: 100vh; height: 100svh;
  overflow: hidden;
}
#orbit { position: absolute; inset: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%; display: block; }
.hero-shade {
  position: absolute; inset: 0;
  background:
    radial-gradient(ellipse 120% 90% at 50% 45%, transparent 40%, rgba(11, 9, 8, 0.72) 100%),
    linear-gradient(to bottom, rgba(11, 9, 8, 0.5) 0%, transparent 22%, transparent 62%, var(--ink) 100%);
}
.hero-type {
  position: absolute; inset: 0;
  display: flex; flex-direction: column; justify-content: flex-end; align-items: center;
  text-align: center;
  padding-bottom: 14vh;
  pointer-events: none;
}
.hero-eyebrow { margin-bottom: 2.2vh; color: var(--cream-55); }
.hero-name {
  font-family: var(--display); font-weight: 900;
  font-size: clamp(4.2rem, 17.5vw, 17rem);
  line-height: 0.86;
  letter-spacing: 0.015em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--cream);
}
.hero-name .line { display: block; overflow: hidden; }
.hero-name .w { display: inline-block; transform: translateY(110%); }
body.ready .hero-name .w { animation: rise 1.1s cubic-bezier(0.16, 1, 0.3, 1) forwards; }
body.ready .line-2 .w { animation-delay: 0.12s; }
@keyframes rise { to { transform: translateY(0); } }
.hero-sub {
  margin-top: 3vh;
  display: flex; align-items: center; gap: 1.25rem;
  font-family: var(--serif); font-style: italic; font-weight: 500;
  font-size: clamp(1.05rem, 2.4vw, 1.9rem);
  letter-spacing: 0.14em;
  color: var(--terra);
}
.hero-sub .rule { width: clamp(2rem, 6vw, 5.5rem); height: 1px; background: var(--terra-deep); }
.hero-proof {
  margin-top: 1.4vh;
  white-space: nowrap;
}
.hero-h1 { margin-top: 0.9vh; font-size: 0.78rem; color: var(--cream); font-weight: 600; white-space: nowrap; }
.hero-proof-tel {
  /* WCAG 2.2 SC 2.5.8: 24x24 CSS px minimum target size (H15). */
  display: inline-flex; align-items: center; min-height: 24px; padding-block: 0.35rem;
  color: var(--cream); text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 1px solid transparent;
}
.hero-proof-tel:hover, .hero-proof-tel:focus-visible { color: var(--terra); border-color: var(--terra); }
.hero-cue {
  position: absolute; bottom: 2.4vh; left: 50%; transform: translateX(-50%);
  display: flex; flex-direction: column; align-items: center; gap: 0.6rem;
  font-size: 0.62rem; letter-spacing: 0.34em; text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--cream-55);
}
.cue-line { width: 1px; height: 44px; background: var(--cream-25); position: relative; overflow: hidden; }
.cue-line::after {
  content: ""; position: absolute; left: 0; top: -50%;
  width: 100%; height: 50%; background: var(--terra);
  animation: cue 1.8s cubic-bezier(0.65, 0, 0.35, 1) infinite;
}
@keyframes cue { to { top: 110%; } }

/* ============================================================
   STATS
   ============================================================ */
.stats {
  position: relative; z-index: 2;
  background: var(--ink);
  padding: clamp(5rem, 12vh, 9rem) var(--gutter);
  border-top: 1px solid rgba(240, 231, 216, 0.08);
  border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(240, 231, 216, 0.08);
}
.stats-grid {
  max-width: 1500px; margin: 0 auto;
  display: grid; grid-template-columns: repeat(4, 1fr);
}
.stat {
  padding: 0 clamp(1rem, 2.5vw, 3rem);
  border-left: 1px solid rgba(240, 231, 216, 0.1);
  opacity: 0; transform: translateY(28px);
  transition: opacity 0.8s ease, transform 0.8s cubic-bezier(0.16, 1, 0.3, 1);
}
.stats.in .stat { opacity: 1; transform: none; }
.stats.in .stat:nth-child(2) { transition-delay: 0.1s; }
.stats.in .stat:nth-child(3) { transition-delay: 0.2s; }
.stats.in .stat:nth-child(4) { transition-delay: 0.3s; }
.stat:first-child { border-left: 0; }
.stat-num {
  display: block;
  font-family: var(--display); font-weight: 800;
  font-size: clamp(3rem, 6.5vw, 6.2rem);
  line-height: 1; color: var(--cream);
  font-variant-numeric: tabular-nums;
}
.stat-num .plus { color: var(--terra); }
.stat-no1 .stat-num { color: var(--terra); }
.stat-label {
  display: block; margin-top: 0.9rem;
  font-size: 0.78rem; letter-spacing: 0.18em; text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--cream-55); line-height: 1.7;
}
.stat-label em {
  color: var(--cream); text-transform: none;
  font-size: 1.05rem; letter-spacing: 0.02em;
}

/* ============================================================
   PILLARS
   ============================================================ */
.pillars { height: 480vh; position: relative; }
.pillars-sticky {
  position: sticky; top: 0; height: 100vh; height: 100svh;
  overflow: hidden;
}
.bg-video {
  position: absolute; inset: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%;
  object-fit: cover; filter: saturate(0.92);
}
.pillars-shade {
  position: absolute; inset: 0;
  background:
    linear-gradient(100deg, rgba(11, 9, 8, 0.88) 0%, rgba(11, 9, 8, 0.62) 42%, rgba(11, 9, 8, 0.18) 75%, rgba(11, 9, 8, 0.45) 100%),
    linear-gradient(to bottom, var(--ink) 0%, transparent 16%, transparent 84%, var(--ink) 100%);
}
.pillars-head {
  /* max() keeps the eyebrow clear of the fixed topbar on short viewports */
  position: absolute; top: max(10vh, 4.5rem); left: var(--gutter);
}
.pillar-stage { position: absolute; inset: 0; }
.pillar {
  position: absolute; left: var(--gutter); bottom: 14vh;
  max-width: min(620px, 82vw);
  opacity: 0; transform: translateY(40px);
  transition: opacity 0.55s ease, transform 0.55s cubic-bezier(0.16, 1, 0.3, 1);
  pointer-events: none;
}
.pillar.active { opacity: 1; transform: none; }
.pillar-numeral {
  display: block;
  font-family: var(--serif); font-style: italic;
  font-size: clamp(1.4rem, 2.6vw, 2.1rem);
  color: var(--terra);
  margin-bottom: 0.5rem;
}
.pillar-title {
  font-family: var(--display); font-weight: 900;
  font-size: clamp(3rem, 8.5vw, 7.5rem);
  line-height: 0.9; text-transform: uppercase;
  letter-spacing: 0.01em;
  color: var(--cream);
}
.pillar-copy {
  margin-top: 1.4rem;
  font-size: 0.95rem; line-height: 1.75;
  color: var(--cream-55);
  max-width: 44ch;
}
.pillar-copy em { color: var(--cream); font-size: 1.12em; }
.pillar-rail {
  position: absolute; right: var(--gutter); top: 50%;
  transform: translateY(-50%);
  display: flex; flex-direction: column; gap: 1.4rem;
  text-align: center;
}
.rail-numeral {
  font-family: var(--serif); font-style: italic;
  font-size: 1.05rem;
  color: var(--cream-25);
  transition: color 0.4s ease, transform 0.4s ease;
}
.rail-numeral.active { color: var(--terra); transform: scale(1.35); }

/* ---------- pillar swap: catch the change out of the corner of the eye ----------
   Two peripheral cues fire when a discipline becomes active:
   (1) a terracotta rule wipes in left-to-right under the title (directional
       MOTION — what peripheral vision actually locks onto), and
   (2) the incoming title "ignites" in fired clay and cools to cream (COLOR pop).
   Gated to no-preference so reduced-motion users get the calm fade only. */
.pillar-title { position: relative; }
.pillar-title::after {
  content: ""; position: absolute; left: 0; bottom: -0.14em;
  height: 4px; width: min(340px, 58%);
  background: var(--terra);
  transform: scaleX(0); transform-origin: left center;
  transition: transform 0.6s cubic-bezier(0.16, 1, 0.3, 1) 0.08s;
}
.pillar.active .pillar-title::after { transform: scaleX(1); }

@media (prefers-reduced-motion: no-preference) {
  .pillar.active .pillar-title { animation: pillar-ignite 0.8s ease both; }
}

@keyframes pillar-ignite {
  /* Fired-clay flash: out of the kiln deep, blooms hot terracotta, cools to
     cream. Front-loaded — hot by 20%, mostly cream by 55% — so the eye catches
     a sharp flash at the edge of vision, not a slow glow. */
  0%   { color: var(--terra-deep); text-shadow: 0 0 8px rgba(198, 93, 59, 0); }
  20%  { color: var(--terra);      text-shadow: 0 0 30px rgba(198, 93, 59, 0.55); }
  55%  { color: var(--cream);      text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(198, 93, 59, 0.16); }
  100% { color: var(--cream);      text-shadow: 0 0 0 rgba(198, 93, 59, 0); }
}

/* ============================================================
   WORK
   ============================================================ */
.work { height: 420vh; position: relative; }
.work-sticky {
  position: sticky; top: 0; height: 100vh; height: 100svh;
  overflow: hidden;
}
.work-shade {
  position: absolute; inset: 0;
  background:
    linear-gradient(to bottom, rgba(11, 9, 8, 0.82) 0%, rgba(11, 9, 8, 0.35) 40%, rgba(11, 9, 8, 0.86) 100%),
    linear-gradient(to bottom, var(--ink) 0%, transparent 14%, transparent 86%, var(--ink) 100%);
}
.work-head { position: absolute; top: max(10vh, 4.5rem); left: var(--gutter); }
.work-cards {
  position: absolute; inset: 0;
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(3, minmax(0, 420px));
  justify-content: center;
  align-items: end;
  gap: clamp(1rem, 2vw, 2rem);
  padding: 0 var(--gutter) 12vh;
}
.card {
  background: rgba(11, 9, 8, 0.78);
  -webkit-backdrop-filter: blur(10px);
  backdrop-filter: blur(10px);
  border: 1px solid rgba(240, 231, 216, 0.12);
  border-top: 2px solid var(--terra);
  padding: clamp(1.4rem, 2.2vw, 2.4rem);
  opacity: 0; transform: translateY(70px);
  transition: opacity 0.6s ease, transform 0.6s cubic-bezier(0.16, 1, 0.3, 1);
}
.card.active { opacity: 1; transform: none; }
.card-index {
  font-family: var(--serif); font-style: italic;
  font-size: 1.15rem; color: var(--terra);
}
.card-title {
  margin-top: 0.8rem;
  font-family: var(--display); font-weight: 800;
  font-size: clamp(1.8rem, 2.8vw, 2.7rem);
  line-height: 0.95; text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--cream);
}
.card-copy {
  margin-top: 1.1rem;
  font-size: 0.88rem; line-height: 1.7;
  color: var(--cream-55);
}
.card-copy em { color: var(--cream); font-size: 1.1em; }

/* ============================================================
   DOCTRINE — editorials
   ============================================================ */
.doctrine {
  position: relative; z-index: 2;
  background: var(--ink);
  padding: clamp(6rem, 14vh, 10rem) var(--gutter);
  border-top: 1px solid rgba(240, 231, 216, 0.08);
}
.doctrine-inner { max-width: 1500px; margin: 0 auto; }
.doctrine-title {
  margin-top: 1.4rem;
  font-family: var(--display); font-weight: 900;
  font-size: clamp(2.4rem, 5.5vw, 5.2rem);
  line-height: 0.94; text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--cream);
  max-width: 22ch;
}
.doctrine-title em {
  font-family: var(--serif); font-style: italic; font-weight: 500;
  color: var(--terra); text-transform: none; font-size: 0.94em;
}
.essays {
  margin-top: clamp(3rem, 8vh, 5rem);
  display: grid; grid-template-columns: repeat(3, 1fr);
  gap: clamp(2rem, 4vw, 4.5rem);
}
.essay {
  border-top: 1px solid rgba(240, 231, 216, 0.14);
  padding-top: 1.7rem;
  opacity: 0; transform: translateY(30px);
  transition: opacity 0.8s ease, transform 0.8s cubic-bezier(0.16, 1, 0.3, 1);
}
.doctrine.in .essay { opacity: 1; transform: none; }
.doctrine.in .essay:nth-child(2) { transition-delay: 0.12s; }
.doctrine.in .essay:nth-child(3) { transition-delay: 0.24s; }
.essay-folio {
  font-family: var(--serif); font-style: italic;
  font-size: 1.05rem; color: var(--terra);
}
.essay-title {
  margin-top: 0.9rem;
  font-family: var(--display); font-weight: 800;
  font-size: clamp(1.7rem, 2.6vw, 2.5rem);
  line-height: 0.95; text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--cream);
}
.essay-copy {
  margin-top: 1.2rem;
  font-size: 0.92rem; line-height: 1.85;
  color: var(--cream-55);
  max-width: 46ch;
}
.essay-copy em { color: var(--cream); font-size: 1.08em; }
.doctrine-quote {
  margin: clamp(4.5rem, 11vh, 7rem) auto 0;
  max-width: 34ch;
  text-align: center;
  opacity: 0; transform: translateY(24px);
  transition: opacity 0.9s ease 0.3s, transform 0.9s cubic-bezier(0.16, 1, 0.3, 1) 0.3s;
}
.doctrine.in .doctrine-quote { opacity: 1; transform: none; }
.doctrine-quote p {
  font-family: var(--serif); font-style: italic; font-weight: 500;
  font-size: clamp(1.3rem, 2.6vw, 2rem);
  line-height: 1.45;
  color: var(--cream);
}
.doctrine-quote em { color: var(--terra); }
.doctrine-quote cite {
  display: block; margin-top: 1.4rem;
  font-family: var(--utility); font-style: normal;
  font-size: 0.7rem; letter-spacing: 0.3em; text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--cream-55);
}


/* ============================================================
   PROCESS — five steps
   ============================================================ */
.process {
  position: relative; z-index: 2;
  background: var(--ink);
  padding: clamp(6rem, 14vh, 10rem) var(--gutter);
  border-top: 1px solid rgba(240, 231, 216, 0.08);
}
.process-inner { max-width: 1500px; margin: 0 auto; }
.process-title {
  margin-top: 1.4rem;
  font-family: var(--display); font-weight: 900;
  font-size: clamp(2.4rem, 5.5vw, 5.2rem);
  line-height: 0.94; text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--cream);
  max-width: 16ch;
}
.process-title em {
  font-family: var(--serif); font-style: italic; font-weight: 500;
  color: var(--terra); text-transform: none; font-size: 0.94em;
}
.process-steps {
  margin-top: clamp(3rem, 8vh, 5rem);
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(5, 1fr);
  gap: clamp(1.4rem, 2.5vw, 2.4rem);
}
.step {
  border-top: 1px solid rgba(240, 231, 216, 0.14);
  padding-top: 1.5rem;
  opacity: 0; transform: translateY(30px);
  transition: opacity 0.8s ease, transform 0.8s cubic-bezier(0.16, 1, 0.3, 1);
}
.process.in .step { opacity: 1; transform: none; }
.process.in .step:nth-child(2) { transition-delay: 0.08s; }
.process.in .step:nth-child(3) { transition-delay: 0.16s; }
.process.in .step:nth-child(4) { transition-delay: 0.24s; }
.process.in .step:nth-child(5) { transition-delay: 0.32s; }
.step-folio {
  font-family: var(--serif); font-style: italic;
  font-size: 1.05rem; color: var(--terra);
}
.step-title {
  margin-top: 0.85rem;
  font-family: var(--display); font-weight: 800;
  font-size: clamp(1.15rem, 1.8vw, 1.55rem);
  line-height: 1.05; text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--cream);
}
.step-copy {
  margin-top: 1rem;
  font-size: 0.88rem; line-height: 1.8;
  color: var(--cream-55);
  max-width: 36ch;
}

/* ============================================================
   ABOUT — the scholar
   ============================================================ */
.about {
  position: relative; z-index: 2;
  background: var(--ink);
  padding: clamp(6rem, 14vh, 10rem) var(--gutter);
  border-top: 1px solid rgba(240, 231, 216, 0.08);
}
.about-inner {
  max-width: 1500px; margin: 0 auto;
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1.05fr) minmax(0, 0.95fr);
  gap: clamp(2.5rem, 6vw, 5.5rem);
  align-items: start;
}
.about-title {
  margin-top: 1.4rem;
  font-family: var(--display); font-weight: 900;
  font-size: clamp(2.4rem, 5.2vw, 4.8rem);
  line-height: 0.94; text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--cream);
  max-width: 14ch;
}
.about-title em {
  font-family: var(--serif); font-style: italic; font-weight: 500;
  color: var(--terra); text-transform: none; font-size: 0.94em;
}
.about-dek {
  margin-top: 1.6rem;
  font-size: 1.02rem; line-height: 1.75;
  color: var(--cream-55);
  max-width: 42ch;
}
.about-body {
  opacity: 0; transform: translateY(28px);
  transition: opacity 0.85s ease 0.1s, transform 0.85s cubic-bezier(0.16, 1, 0.3, 1) 0.1s;
  padding-top: clamp(0.5rem, 2vh, 1.5rem);
}
.about.in .about-body { opacity: 1; transform: none; }
.about-lead {
  opacity: 0; transform: translateY(24px);
  transition: opacity 0.8s ease, transform 0.8s cubic-bezier(0.16, 1, 0.3, 1);
}
.about.in .about-lead { opacity: 1; transform: none; }
.about-copy {
  font-size: 0.95rem; line-height: 1.85;
  color: var(--cream-55);
  max-width: 52ch;
}
.about-copy em { color: var(--cream); font-style: italic; }
.about-points {
  list-style: none;
  margin-top: 2rem;
  border-top: 1px solid rgba(240, 231, 216, 0.14);
}
.about-points li {
  border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(240, 231, 216, 0.10);
  padding: 0.95rem 0;
  font-size: 0.9rem; line-height: 1.65;
  color: var(--cream-55);
}
.about-points li::before {
  content: "";
  display: inline-block;
  width: 0.45rem; height: 0.45rem;
  margin-right: 0.75rem;
  background: var(--terra);
  vertical-align: 0.15em;
}

@media (max-width: 860px) {
  .process-steps { grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr; gap: 2rem; }
  .about-inner { grid-template-columns: 1fr; gap: 2rem; }
}
@media (max-width: 640px) {
  .process-steps { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
}

/* ============================================================
   FINALE
   ============================================================ */
.finale {
  position: relative; z-index: 2;
  background: var(--ink);
  min-height: 100vh;
  display: flex; flex-direction: column; align-items: center; justify-content: center;
  text-align: center;
  padding: clamp(6rem, 14vh, 10rem) var(--gutter);
}
.finale-eyebrow { margin-bottom: 3vh; }
.finale-title {
  font-family: var(--display); font-weight: 900;
  font-size: clamp(3.4rem, 11.5vw, 11.5rem);
  line-height: 0.9; text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--cream);
}
.finale-title em {
  font-family: var(--serif); font-style: italic; font-weight: 500;
  color: var(--terra);
  font-size: 0.92em;
  text-transform: none;
  letter-spacing: 0.01em;
}
.finale-title .line { display: block; overflow: hidden; }
.finale-title .w { display: inline-block; transform: translateY(115%); transition: transform 1s cubic-bezier(0.16, 1, 0.3, 1); }
.finale.in .w { transform: translateY(0); }
.finale.in .line:nth-child(2) .w { transition-delay: 0.1s; }
.finale.in .line:nth-child(3) .w { transition-delay: 0.2s; }
.finale-actions {
  margin-top: 6vh;
  display: flex; gap: 1.25rem; flex-wrap: wrap; justify-content: center;
}
.btn {
  display: inline-block;
  font-family: var(--utility); font-weight: 600;
  font-size: 0.78rem; letter-spacing: 0.26em; text-transform: uppercase;
  text-decoration: none;
  padding: 1.25rem 2.6rem;
  position: relative; overflow: hidden;
  isolation: isolate;
  transition: color 0.4s ease;
}
.btn::before {
  content: ""; position: absolute; inset: 0; z-index: -1;
  background: var(--cream);
  transform: translateY(101%);
  transition: transform 0.45s cubic-bezier(0.65, 0, 0.35, 1);
}
.btn:hover::before, .btn:focus-visible::before { transform: translateY(0); }
.btn-primary {
  background: var(--terra); color: var(--ink);
  border: 1px solid var(--terra);
}
.btn-ghost {
  border: 1px solid rgba(240, 231, 216, 0.35); color: var(--cream);
}
.btn-ghost:hover { color: var(--ink); border-color: var(--cream); }

/* ---------- footer ---------- */
.footer {
  background: var(--ink);
  border-top: 1px solid rgba(240, 231, 216, 0.08);
  padding: 3rem var(--gutter) 4rem;
}
.footer-row {
  display: flex; align-items: center; justify-content: space-between;
  flex-wrap: wrap; gap: 1.5rem;
}
.footer-links { display: flex; gap: 2rem; flex-wrap: wrap; }
.footer-links a {
  /* WCAG 2.2 SC 2.5.8: 24x24 CSS px minimum target size (H15). */
  display: inline-flex; align-items: center; min-height: 24px; padding-block: 0.35rem;
  color: var(--cream-55); text-decoration: none;
  font-size: 0.72rem; letter-spacing: 0.2em; text-transform: uppercase;
  transition: color 0.3s ease;
}
.footer-links a:hover { color: var(--terra); }
.footer-areas { margin-top: 1.25rem; }
.footer-here {
  color: var(--terra); font-size: 0.72rem; letter-spacing: 0.2em; text-transform: uppercase;
}
.footer-fine {
  margin-top: 2.5rem;
  font-size: 0.78rem; color: var(--mortar); max-width: 62ch; line-height: 1.8;
}
.footer-fine em { color: var(--cream-55); }

/* ---------- focus ---------- */
a:focus-visible, .btn:focus-visible, .nav-toggle:focus-visible {
  outline: 2px solid var(--terra); outline-offset: 3px;
}
.skip-link { position: absolute; left: 1rem; top: -100px; z-index: 1000; padding: 0.7rem 1rem; background: var(--terra); color: var(--ink); font-family: var(--utility); font-size: 0.72rem; letter-spacing: 0.14em; text-transform: uppercase; }
.skip-link:focus { top: 1rem; outline: 2px solid var(--cream); }

/* ============================================================
   RESPONSIVE
   ============================================================ */
@media (max-width: 1024px) {
  .stats-grid { grid-template-columns: repeat(2, 1fr); gap: 3.5rem 0; }
  .essays { grid-template-columns: 1fr; gap: 2.5rem; }
  .process-steps { grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr; gap: 2rem; }
  .essay-title br { display: none; }
  .stat:nth-child(3) { border-left: 0; }
  .work-cards {
    grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 480px);
    align-content: end;
    gap: 0.9rem;
  }
  .card { padding: 1.2rem 1.5rem; }
  .card-title br { display: none; }
}
@media (max-width: 640px) {
  .topnav a:not(.topnav-cta):not(.topnav-tel) { display: none; }
  .topnav { gap: 0.85rem; }
  .topnav a.topnav-tel, .topnav a.topnav-cta {
    display: inline-flex; align-items: center; justify-content: center;
    min-height: 44px; font-size: 0.62rem; letter-spacing: 0.15em;
  }

  /* H4: mobile disclosure nav. .topbar's difference blend would invert an
     opaque panel unpredictably against whatever scrolls beneath it, so the
     whole bar drops the blend trick for a solid ink background here. */
  .topbar { mix-blend-mode: normal; background: var(--ink); }

  .nav-toggle {
    display: inline-flex; flex-direction: column; align-items: center; justify-content: center;
    gap: 5px; width: 44px; height: 44px; padding: 0; border: 0; background: transparent; cursor: pointer;
  }
  .nav-toggle-bar {
    width: 20px; height: 2px; background: var(--cream); display: block;
    transition: transform 0.3s ease, opacity 0.3s ease;
  }
  .nav-toggle[aria-expanded="true"] .nav-toggle-bar:nth-child(1) { transform: translateY(7px) rotate(45deg); }
  .nav-toggle[aria-expanded="true"] .nav-toggle-bar:nth-child(2) { opacity: 0; }
  .nav-toggle[aria-expanded="true"] .nav-toggle-bar:nth-child(3) { transform: translateY(-7px) rotate(-45deg); }

  .topnav.nav-open .nav-links {
    display: flex; flex-direction: column;
    position: absolute; top: 100%; left: 0; right: 0;
    background: var(--ink);
    padding: 0.5rem var(--gutter) 1.5rem;
    border-top: 1px solid rgba(240, 231, 216, 0.12);
  }
  .topnav.nav-open .nav-links a { display: flex; align-items: center; min-height: 44px; }

  .hero-type { padding-bottom: 13vh; } /* keep subtitle clear of the scroll cue */
  .stats-grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr; gap: 2.75rem; }
  .stat { border-left: 0; padding: 0; }
  .hero-sub { letter-spacing: 0.08em; }
  .hero-proof { font-size: 0.62rem; letter-spacing: 0.2em; padding: 0 0.5rem; white-space: normal; max-width: 90vw; line-height: 1.9; }
  .hero-h1 { font-size: 0.7rem; white-space: normal; max-width: 90vw; line-height: 1.7; }
  .pillar { bottom: 10vh; }
  .pillar-rail { right: 0.9rem; gap: 1rem; }
  .finale-actions { flex-direction: column; align-items: stretch; width: 100%; }
  .btn { text-align: center; }
}
@media (max-width: 359px) {
  .topnav a.topnav-cta { font-size: 0; letter-spacing: 0; }
  .topnav-cta::before {
    content: "Start"; font-size: 0.62rem; letter-spacing: 0.15em;
    text-transform: uppercase; font-family: var(--utility); font-weight: 500;
  }
}

/* Short viewports: shrink the hero stack so the eyebrow clears the topbar
   and the subtitle clears the scroll cue. */
@media (max-height: 700px) {
  .hero-name { font-size: clamp(3.2rem, 12.5vw, 9rem); }
  .hero-eyebrow { margin-bottom: 1.2vh; }
  .hero-sub { margin-top: 1.6vh; }
  .hero-type { padding-bottom: 14vh; }
  .cue-line { height: 26px; }
}
@media (max-height: 480px) {
  .hero-cue { display: none; }
  .hero-proof { display: none; }
  .hero-h1 { font-size: 0.62rem; margin-top: 0.4vh; }
  .hero-type { padding-bottom: 8vh; }
}

/* ============================================================
   REDUCED MOTION
   ============================================================ */
@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) {
  .grain { animation: none; }
  .cue-line::after { animation: none; }
  .hero-name .w, .finale-title .w { transform: none !important; animation: none !important; }
  .stat, .pillar, .card, .essay, .doctrine-quote, .step, .about-lead, .about-body { transition-duration: 0.01ms; }
  .nav-toggle-bar { transition-duration: 0.01ms; }
  * { scroll-behavior: auto !important; }
}

/* ============================================================
   THE ANATOMY — interactive cutaway
   ============================================================ */
.anatomy {
  position: relative; z-index: 2;
  background: var(--ink);
  padding: clamp(6rem, 14vh, 10rem) var(--gutter);
  border-top: 1px solid rgba(240, 231, 216, 0.08);
}
.anatomy-inner { max-width: 1500px; margin: 0 auto; }
.anatomy-title {
  margin-top: 1.4rem;
  font-family: var(--display); font-weight: 900;
  font-size: clamp(2.4rem, 5.5vw, 5.2rem);
  line-height: 0.94; text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--cream);
  max-width: 22ch;
}
.anatomy-title em {
  font-family: var(--serif); font-style: italic; font-weight: 500;
  color: var(--terra); text-transform: none; font-size: 0.94em;
}
.anatomy-lede {
  margin-top: 1.2rem;
  font-size: 0.95rem; line-height: 1.8;
  color: var(--cream-55);
  max-width: 52ch;
}
.anatomy-lede em { color: var(--cream); font-family: var(--serif); font-style: italic; }
.anatomy-stage {
  margin-top: clamp(3rem, 8vh, 5rem);
  display: grid; grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1.7fr) minmax(260px, 1fr);
  gap: clamp(2rem, 4vw, 4.5rem);
  align-items: start;
}
.anatomy-figure {
  position: relative; margin: 0;
  border: 1px solid rgba(240, 231, 216, 0.14);
}
.anatomy-figure img { display: block; width: 100%; height: auto; }
.spot {
  position: absolute; left: var(--x); top: var(--y);
  width: 44px; height: 44px; margin: -22px 0 0 -22px;
  display: grid; place-items: center;
  background: transparent; border: 0; cursor: pointer;
  -webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent;
}
.spot-dot {
  width: 14px; height: 14px; border-radius: 50%;
  background: var(--terra);
  box-shadow: 0 0 0 1px var(--ink), 0 0 0 5px rgba(198, 93, 59, 0.28);
  transition: transform 0.3s ease, background 0.3s ease, box-shadow 0.3s ease;
}
@media (prefers-reduced-motion: no-preference) {
  .spot-dot::after {
    content: ""; position: absolute; inset: 50% auto auto 50%;
    width: 14px; height: 14px; margin: -7px 0 0 -7px; border-radius: 50%;
    border: 1px solid rgba(198, 93, 59, 0.7);
    animation: spot-pulse 2.4s ease-out infinite;
  }
}
@keyframes spot-pulse {
  0% { transform: scale(1); opacity: 0.9; }
  70%, 100% { transform: scale(2.6); opacity: 0; }
}
.spot:hover .spot-dot, .spot:focus-visible .spot-dot {
  transform: scale(1.35);
  background: var(--cream);
}
.spot:focus-visible { outline: 1px solid var(--cream); outline-offset: 2px; }
.spot.active .spot-dot {
  background: var(--cream);
  box-shadow: 0 0 0 1px var(--ink), 0 0 0 5px rgba(240, 231, 216, 0.35);
}
.spot.active .spot-dot::after { animation: none; }
.anatomy-panel {
  border-top: 1px solid rgba(240, 231, 216, 0.14);
  padding-top: 1.7rem;
  position: sticky; top: 14vh;
}
.panel-folio {
  font-family: var(--serif); font-style: italic;
  font-size: 1.05rem; color: var(--terra);
}
.panel-title {
  margin-top: 0.9rem;
  font-family: var(--display); font-weight: 800;
  font-size: clamp(1.7rem, 2.6vw, 2.5rem);
  line-height: 0.95; text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--cream);
}
.panel-copy {
  margin-top: 1.2rem;
  font-size: 0.92rem; line-height: 1.85;
  color: var(--cream-55);
  max-width: 46ch;
}
.anatomy-panel.swap .panel-title,
.anatomy-panel.swap .panel-copy,
.anatomy-panel.swap .panel-folio { animation: panel-in 0.45s cubic-bezier(0.16, 1, 0.3, 1); }
@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) {
  .anatomy-panel.swap .panel-title,
  .anatomy-panel.swap .panel-copy,
  .anatomy-panel.swap .panel-folio { animation: none; }
}
@keyframes panel-in {
  from { opacity: 0; transform: translateY(14px); }
  to { opacity: 1; transform: none; }
}
@media (max-width: 860px) {
  .anatomy-stage { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
  .anatomy-panel { position: static; min-height: 12rem; }
  /* LITE clients show a static hero frame — no scrub, so don't hold it
     across 3.4 screens of scroll. */
  .hero { height: 190vh; }
  /* Paint the hero name immediately instead of rising it in — the rise
     animation delayed text LCP on mobile. */
  .hero-name .w { transform: none; animation: none; }
}

/* ============================================================
   FIELD ANSWERS (FAQ) — SEO content, visible without JS
   ============================================================ */
.faq {
  position: relative; z-index: 2;
  background: var(--ink);
  padding: clamp(6rem, 14vh, 10rem) var(--gutter);
  border-top: 1px solid rgba(240, 231, 216, 0.08);
}
.faq-inner { max-width: 1040px; margin: 0 auto; }
.faq-title {
  margin-top: 1.4rem;
  font-family: var(--display); font-weight: 900;
  font-size: clamp(2.2rem, 5vw, 4.6rem);
  line-height: 0.94; text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--cream); max-width: 20ch;
}
.faq-title em {
  font-family: var(--serif); font-style: italic; font-weight: 500;
  color: var(--terra); text-transform: none; font-size: 0.94em;
}
.faq-list { margin-top: clamp(2.5rem, 7vh, 4.5rem); }
.faq-item {
  border-top: 1px solid rgba(240, 231, 216, 0.14);
  padding: 1.7rem 0;
  display: grid; grid-template-columns: 3rem 1fr; gap: clamp(1rem, 3vw, 2.4rem);
  align-items: start;
}
.faq-item:last-child { border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(240, 231, 216, 0.14); }
.faq-num {
  font-family: var(--utility); font-weight: 600;
  font-size: 0.72rem; letter-spacing: 0.14em; color: var(--terra);
  padding-top: 0.4rem;
}
.faq-q {
  font-family: var(--display); font-weight: 700;
  font-size: clamp(1.2rem, 2.1vw, 1.65rem);
  line-height: 1.1; color: var(--cream); margin-bottom: 0.7rem;
}
.faq-a {
  font-family: var(--serif); font-size: clamp(1rem, 1.5vw, 1.12rem);
  line-height: 1.62; color: rgba(240, 231, 216, 0.72); max-width: 62ch;
}
.faq-a em { color: var(--cream); font-style: italic; }
@media (max-width: 860px) {
  .faq-item { grid-template-columns: 1fr; gap: 0.5rem; }
  .faq-num { padding-top: 0; }
}