/* ============================================================
   Matteo Barbagallo · matteobarbagallo.com · v2
   Direction: Nightfall Editorial — candlelit soot, bone serif,
   ember + old-gold accents. Signature: the ember rule.
   Motion: entrance curtain, masked type, inertial scroll,
   parallax, ghost marquee. All gated on .js and reduced-motion.
   ============================================================ */

/* ---------- Fonts (self-hosted) ---------- */
@font-face {
  font-family: "Cormorant Garamond";
  src: url("assets/fonts/cormorant-garamond-latin-400-normal.woff2") format("woff2");
  font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-display: swap;
}
@font-face {
  font-family: "Cormorant Garamond";
  src: url("assets/fonts/cormorant-garamond-latin-500-normal.woff2") format("woff2");
  font-weight: 500; font-style: normal; font-display: swap;
}
@font-face {
  font-family: "Cormorant Garamond";
  src: url("assets/fonts/cormorant-garamond-latin-400-italic.woff2") format("woff2");
  font-weight: 400; font-style: italic; font-display: swap;
}
@font-face {
  font-family: "Cormorant Garamond";
  src: url("assets/fonts/cormorant-garamond-latin-500-italic.woff2") format("woff2");
  font-weight: 500; font-style: italic; font-display: swap;
}
@font-face {
  font-family: "Newsreader";
  src: url("assets/fonts/newsreader-latin-400-normal.woff2") format("woff2");
  font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-display: swap;
}
@font-face {
  font-family: "Newsreader";
  src: url("assets/fonts/newsreader-latin-500-normal.woff2") format("woff2");
  font-weight: 500; font-style: normal; font-display: swap;
}
@font-face {
  font-family: "Newsreader";
  src: url("assets/fonts/newsreader-latin-400-italic.woff2") format("woff2");
  font-weight: 400; font-style: italic; font-display: swap;
}
@font-face {
  font-family: "Archivo";
  src: url("assets/fonts/archivo-latin-500-normal.woff2") format("woff2");
  font-weight: 500; font-style: normal; font-display: swap;
}
@font-face {
  font-family: "Archivo";
  src: url("assets/fonts/archivo-latin-600-normal.woff2") format("woff2");
  font-weight: 600; font-style: normal; font-display: swap;
}

/* ---------- Tokens ---------- */
:root {
  /* v4: Nightfall restored — candlelit soot, bone serif, ember + gold. */
  --soot: #120b08;
  --soot-2: #1b0e0a;
  --bone: #e9e1d2;
  --bone-dim: #a99e8b;
  --bone-faint: #6f6557;
  --ember: #c05a2e;
  --ember-glow: #e07a45;
  --gold: #c9a163;
  --hairline: rgba(233, 225, 210, 0.14);
  --display: "Cormorant Garamond", Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;
  --body: "Newsreader", Georgia, serif;
  --sans: "Archivo", "Helvetica Neue", Arial, sans-serif;
  --ease: cubic-bezier(0.22, 0.8, 0.2, 1);
  --ease-out: cubic-bezier(0.19, 1, 0.22, 1);
  --measure: 62ch;
}

/* ---------- Base ---------- */
*, *::before, *::after { box-sizing: border-box; }

html {
  scroll-behavior: smooth;
  -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;
}
html.lenis-on { scroll-behavior: auto; }

body {
  margin: 0;
  background: var(--soot);
  color: var(--bone);
  font-family: var(--body);
  font-size: 1.075rem;
  line-height: 1.72;
  -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased;
  text-rendering: optimizeLegibility;
}

/* Page-wide film grain */
body::after {
  content: "";
  position: fixed;
  inset: -50%;
  pointer-events: none;
  z-index: 40;
  opacity: 0.05;
  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='0.9' numOctaves='2' stitchTiles='stitch'/%3E%3C/filter%3E%3Crect width='100%25' height='100%25' filter='url(%23n)'/%3E%3C/svg%3E");
}

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

img { max-width: 100%; height: auto; display: block; }

a {
  color: inherit;
  text-decoration-thickness: 1px;
  text-underline-offset: 0.2em;
  transition: color 0.35s var(--ease);
}
a:hover { color: var(--ember-glow); }

:focus-visible {
  outline: 2px solid var(--ember);
  outline-offset: 3px;
  border-radius: 1px;
}

.grade {
  position: fixed;
  inset: 0;
  z-index: 0;
  background: var(--soot);
  pointer-events: none;
}
.fauna {
  position: fixed;
  inset: 0;
  z-index: 1;
  pointer-events: none;
  overflow: hidden;
  transform: translate3d(calc(var(--px, 0) * -14px), calc(var(--py, 0) * -10px), 0);
}
.fauna span {
  position: absolute;
  font-family: var(--display);
  font-style: italic;
  line-height: 1;
  color: rgba(233, 225, 210, 0.04);
}
.f-amp { font-size: 30vmax; top: 4%; left: -6%; }
.f-pil { font-size: 20vmax; top: 40%; right: -4%; }
.f-sec { font-size: 24vmax; top: 72%; left: 10%; }
.js .f-amp { animation: fauna-a 70s ease-in-out infinite alternate; }
.js .f-pil { animation: fauna-b 58s ease-in-out infinite alternate; }
.js .f-sec { animation: fauna-c 82s ease-in-out infinite alternate; }
@keyframes fauna-a { to { transform: translate(4vmax, 5vmax) rotate(4deg); } }
@keyframes fauna-b { to { transform: translate(-3vmax, 6vmax) rotate(-5deg); } }
@keyframes fauna-c { to { transform: translate(5vmax, -4vmax) rotate(3deg); } }
.field-canvas {
  position: fixed;
  inset: 0;
  width: 100%;
  height: 100%;
  z-index: 2;
  pointer-events: none;
}
main, footer { position: relative; z-index: 3; }

.skip {
  position: absolute;
  left: 1rem; top: -3rem;
  z-index: 100;
  background: var(--bone); color: var(--soot);
  padding: 0.5rem 1rem;
  font-family: var(--body);
  text-decoration: none;
  transition: top 0.3s var(--ease);
}
.skip:focus-visible { top: 1rem; color: var(--soot); }

/* ---------- Entrance curtain ---------- */
.loader {
  position: fixed;
  inset: 0;
  z-index: 90;
  background: var(--soot-2);
  display: grid;
  place-items: center;
  clip-path: inset(0 0 0 0);
}
.loader-mark { display: flex; flex-direction: column; align-items: center; gap: 1.1rem; }
.loader-mono {
  width: clamp(120px, 16vw, 158px);
  height: auto;
  opacity: 0;
  transform: translateY(12px);
  animation: lm-in 0.6s var(--ease-out) 0.05s forwards;
}
.loader-rule {
  display: block;
  width: clamp(120px, 16vw, 158px);
  height: 1px;
  background: var(--hairline);
  transform: scaleX(0);
  transform-origin: center;
  animation: lm-rule 0.7s var(--ease-out) 0.3s forwards;
}
@keyframes lm-in { to { opacity: 1; transform: none; } }
@keyframes lm-rule { to { transform: scaleX(1); } }

body.loaded .loader {
  clip-path: inset(0 0 100% 0);
  transition: clip-path 0.7s var(--ease) 0.05s;
  pointer-events: none;
}
body.loaded .loader-mark {
  opacity: 0;
  transform: translateY(-26px);
  transition: opacity 0.3s ease, transform 0.45s var(--ease);
}
html.no-js .loader { display: none; }

/* ---------- Shared type ---------- */
.eyebrow, .smallcaps {
  font-family: var(--sans);
  font-weight: 500;
  font-size: 0.68rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.22em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
}
.eyebrow { color: var(--gold); margin: 0; }
.num {
  font-family: var(--sans);
  font-weight: 600;
  color: var(--ember);
  margin-right: 0.65rem;
}
.tag {
  display: inline-flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 0.6rem;
  font-family: var(--sans);
  font-weight: 600;
  font-size: 0.64rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.22em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--bone-dim);
  border: 1px solid var(--hairline);
  border-radius: 999px;
  padding: 0.6rem 0.95rem;
}
.tag i {
  width: 6px; height: 6px;
  border-radius: 50%;
  background: var(--ember-glow);
  box-shadow: 0 0 9px 2px rgba(224, 122, 69, 0.5);
}
.js .tag i { animation: pulse 2.4s ease-in-out infinite; }
@keyframes pulse {
  0%, 100% { transform: scale(1); opacity: 1; }
  50%      { transform: scale(0.55); opacity: 0.5; }
}
.smallcaps { color: var(--bone-dim); }
.arrow { color: var(--ember); }

/* ---------- Masks: lines and words ---------- */
.mask {
  display: block;
  overflow: hidden;
  padding-bottom: 0.08em;
  margin-bottom: -0.08em;
}
.mask-inner { display: block; }
.js .mask-inner {
  transform: translateY(115%);
  transition: transform 0.95s var(--ease-out);
}
.js .mask-inner[data-chars] { transform: none; transition: none; }
body.loaded .mask-inner { transform: none; transition-delay: 0.2s; }
body.loaded .mask-d2 { transition-delay: 0.3s; }

.w {
  display: inline-block;
  overflow: hidden;
  vertical-align: top;
  padding-bottom: 0.13em;
  margin-bottom: -0.13em;
}
.wi { display: inline-block; }
.js .wi {
  transform: translateY(120%);
  transition: transform 0.8s var(--ease-out);
  transition-delay: var(--wd, 0s);
}
.js [data-words].in .wi { transform: none; }
.js body.loaded [data-hero] .wi { transform: none; }

/* ---------- The ember rule (signature) ---------- */
.rule {
  position: relative;
  height: 1px;
  margin: 0 0 3.2rem;
}
.rule .rule-line {
  position: absolute; inset: 0;
  background: var(--hairline);
}
.js .rule .rule-line {
  transform: scaleX(0);
  transform-origin: left;
  transition: transform 1.25s var(--ease);
}
.rule .rule-ember {
  position: absolute;
  top: 50%; left: 0;
  width: 7px; height: 7px;
  margin: -3.5px 0 0 -3.5px;
  border-radius: 50%;
  background: radial-gradient(circle, var(--ember-glow) 0%, var(--ember) 45%, transparent 72%);
  box-shadow: 0 0 14px 3px rgba(224, 122, 69, 0.5);
  opacity: 0;
}
.rule.lit .rule-line { transform: scaleX(1); }
.rule.lit .rule-ember { animation: ember-run 1.25s var(--ease) forwards; }

@keyframes ember-run {
  0%   { left: 0;    opacity: 0; }
  10%  { opacity: 1; }
  85%  { opacity: 1; }
  100% { left: 100%; opacity: 0; }
}

/* ---------- Roll links ---------- */
.roll {
  display: inline-block;
  overflow: hidden;
  text-decoration: none;
  vertical-align: top;
}
.roll-in {
  display: block;
  position: relative;
  transition: transform 0.5s var(--ease);
}
.roll-in::after {
  content: attr(data-text);
  position: absolute;
  left: 0; top: 100%;
  color: var(--ember-glow);
}
.roll:hover .roll-in,
.roll:focus-visible .roll-in { transform: translateY(-100%); }

/* ---------- Nav ---------- */
.nav {
  position: fixed;
  top: 0; left: 0; right: 0;
  z-index: 50;
  display: flex;
  justify-content: flex-end;
  align-items: baseline;
  padding: 1.35rem clamp(1.25rem, 4vw, 3rem);
  border-bottom: 1px solid transparent;
  transition: background-color 0.5s var(--ease), border-color 0.5s var(--ease),
              padding 0.5s var(--ease), transform 0.55s var(--ease);
}
.nav.scrolled {
  background: rgba(18, 11, 8, 0.85);
  -webkit-backdrop-filter: blur(10px);
  backdrop-filter: blur(10px);
  border-color: var(--hairline);
  padding-top: 0.95rem;
  padding-bottom: 0.95rem;
}
.nav.hide { transform: translateY(-110%); }

.nav nav {
  display: flex;
  gap: clamp(0.9rem, 2.5vw, 2rem);
}
.nav nav a {
  font-family: var(--sans);
  font-weight: 600;
  font-size: 0.66rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.2em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--bone-dim);
}
.nav nav a:hover { color: var(--bone-dim); }

/* ---------- Hero ---------- */
.hero {
  min-height: 100svh;
  position: relative;
  overflow: hidden;
  background: radial-gradient(120% 90% at 50% 110%, rgba(19, 16, 9, 0.55) 0%, transparent 60%);
}
.rays {
  position: absolute;
  inset: 0;
  pointer-events: none;
  background:
    linear-gradient(112deg, transparent 22%, rgba(224, 122, 69, 0.05) 30%, transparent 39%),
    linear-gradient(104deg, transparent 52%, rgba(233, 225, 210, 0.035) 60%, transparent 69%);
}
.js .rays { animation: rays-shift 11s ease-in-out infinite alternate; }
@keyframes rays-shift {
  from { transform: translateX(-2.5vw); opacity: 0.8; }
  to   { transform: translateX(2.5vw);  opacity: 1; }
}
.hero-ring {
  position: absolute;
  left: 50%; top: 50%;
  width: 118vmin; height: 118vmin;
  border: 1px solid rgba(233, 225, 210, 0.05);
  border-radius: 50%;
  pointer-events: none;
}
.hero-ring::after {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  inset: 9%;
  border: 1px solid rgba(233, 225, 210, 0.04);
  border-radius: 50%;
}
.js .rays {
  position: absolute;
  inset: 0;
  pointer-events: none;
  background:
    linear-gradient(112deg, transparent 22%, rgba(224, 122, 69, 0.05) 30%, transparent 39%),
    linear-gradient(104deg, transparent 52%, rgba(233, 225, 210, 0.035) 60%, transparent 69%);
}
.js .rays { animation: rays-shift 11s ease-in-out infinite alternate; }
@keyframes rays-shift {
  from { transform: translateX(-2.5vw); opacity: 0.8; }
  to   { transform: translateX(2.5vw);  opacity: 1; }
}
.hero-ring { animation: ring-spin 90s linear infinite; }
@keyframes ring-spin {
  from { transform: translate(-50%, -50%) rotate(0deg); }
  to   { transform: translate(-50%, -50%) rotate(360deg); }
}
.hero-glow {
  position: absolute;
  top: -22vmax; right: -18vmax;
  width: 62vmax; height: 62vmax;
  border-radius: 50%;
  background: radial-gradient(circle, rgba(196, 78, 38, 0.11) 0%, transparent 62%);
  pointer-events: none;
}
.js .hero-glow { animation: glow-drift 26s ease-in-out infinite alternate; }
@keyframes glow-drift {
  from { transform: translate3d(0, 0, 0) scale(1); }
  to   { transform: translate3d(-7vmax, 9vmax, 0) scale(1.12); }
}
.hero-inner {
  position: relative;
  z-index: 1;
  width: min(1160px, 100%);
  margin: 0 auto;
  min-height: 100svh;
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  justify-content: center;
  padding: 7rem clamp(1.25rem, 4vw, 3rem) 5.5rem;
}
.hero-crest {
  display: block;
  width: clamp(104px, 11vw, 136px);
  height: auto;
  margin: 0 0 1.6rem -0.35rem;
}
.js .hero-crest {
  opacity: 0;
  transform: translateY(10px) scale(0.94);
  transition: opacity 0.8s var(--ease), transform 0.8s var(--ease);
}
body.loaded .hero-crest { opacity: 1; transform: none; transition-delay: 0.05s; }
.hero-copy {
  position: relative;
  z-index: 2;
  transform: translate3d(calc(var(--px, 0) * -7px), calc(var(--py, 0) * -5px), 0);
}
.js .hero-eyebrow, .js .hero-line, .js .hero-meta {
  opacity: 0;
  transform: translateY(18px);
  transition: opacity 0.75s var(--ease), transform 0.75s var(--ease);
}
body.loaded .hero-eyebrow { opacity: 1; transform: none; transition-delay: 0.12s; }
body.loaded .hero-line    { opacity: 1; transform: none; transition-delay: 0.55s; }
body.loaded .hero-meta    { opacity: 1; transform: none; transition-delay: 0.66s; }

.hero-name {
  font-family: var(--display);
  font-weight: 500;
  font-size: clamp(3.6rem, 12.5vw, 9.2rem);
  line-height: 0.95;
  letter-spacing: -0.015em;
  margin: 1.6rem 0 2.2rem;
  transform: translate3d(calc(var(--px, 0) * -16px), calc(var(--py, 0) * -10px), 0);
}
.ch { display: inline-block; }
.js .ch {
  transform: translateY(118%);
  transition: transform 0.9s var(--ease-out);
  transition-delay: var(--cd, 0s);
}
body.loaded .ch { transform: none; }
.hero-rule { max-width: 560px; margin-bottom: 2.1rem; }
.hero-line {
  font-family: var(--body);
  font-size: 1.12rem;
  line-height: 1.65;
  color: var(--bone-dim);
  max-width: 44ch;
  margin: 0 0 2.2rem;
}
.hero-meta {
  display: flex;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
  gap: 0.5rem 2.2rem;
  margin: 0;
  font-family: var(--sans);
  font-weight: 600;
  font-size: 0.64rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.22em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--bone-dim);
}

.scroll-cue {
  position: absolute;
  left: 50%;
  bottom: 2.1rem;
  transform: translateX(-50%);
  width: 24px; height: 56px;
  display: block;
  z-index: 2;
}
.scroll-cue i {
  position: absolute;
  left: 50%; top: 0;
  width: 1px; height: 100%;
  background: var(--hairline);
}
.js .scroll-cue i::after {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  left: 50%; top: 0;
  width: 3px; height: 3px;
  margin-left: -1.5px;
  border-radius: 50%;
  background: var(--ember-glow);
  box-shadow: 0 0 8px 2px rgba(224, 122, 69, 0.45);
  animation: cue-fall 2.6s var(--ease) infinite;
}
@keyframes cue-fall {
  0%   { top: 0;    opacity: 0; }
  18%  { opacity: 1; }
  78%  { opacity: 1; }
  100% { top: 100%; opacity: 0; }
}

/* ---------- Act rail: ticks, acts, the travelling ember ---------- */
.rail {
  position: fixed;
  top: 14vh; bottom: 14vh;
  right: max(calc((100vw - 1160px) / 2 - 3.4rem), 1rem);
  width: 1px;
  background: var(--hairline);
  z-index: 45;
}
.rail::before {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  left: -3px; top: 0; bottom: 0;
  width: 7px;
  background: repeating-linear-gradient(to bottom,
    var(--hairline) 0 1px, transparent 1px calc(100% / 24));
  opacity: 0.7;
}
.rail-dot {
  position: absolute;
  left: 50%;
  width: 7px; height: 7px;
  margin-left: -3.5px;
  border-radius: 50%;
  border: 1px solid var(--bone-dim);
  background: var(--soot);
  transition: background-color 0.4s var(--ease), border-color 0.4s var(--ease), transform 0.4s var(--ease);
}
.rail-dot:hover { transform: scale(1.5); }
.rail-dot::after {
  content: attr(data-act);
  position: absolute;
  right: 16px; top: 50%;
  transform: translateY(-50%);
  font-family: var(--sans);
  font-weight: 600;
  font-size: 0.56rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.2em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--bone-dim);
  white-space: nowrap;
  opacity: 0;
  transition: opacity 0.35s ease;
}
.rail-dot:hover::after, .rail-dot.active::after { opacity: 1; }
.rail-dot.active { background: var(--ember); border-color: var(--ember); }
.rail-ember {
  position: absolute;
  left: 50%; top: 0;
  width: 7px; height: 7px;
  margin-left: -3.5px;
  border-radius: 50%;
  background: radial-gradient(circle, var(--ember-glow) 0%, var(--ember) 45%, transparent 72%);
  box-shadow: 0 0 12px 3px rgba(224, 122, 69, 0.45);
  pointer-events: none;
}
.rail-act {
  position: absolute;
  left: 50%; top: calc(100% + 1.3rem);
  transform: translateX(-50%);
  font-family: var(--sans);
  font-weight: 600;
  font-size: 0.58rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.24em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--bone-dim);
  white-space: nowrap;
}
@media (max-width: 1320px) { .rail { display: none; } }

/* ---------- Ember cursor (fine pointers only) ---------- */
.cursor {
  position: fixed;
  left: 0; top: 0;
  width: 7px; height: 7px;
  margin: -3.5px 0 0 -3.5px;
  border-radius: 50%;
  background: radial-gradient(circle, var(--ember-glow) 0%, var(--ember) 55%, transparent 75%);
  box-shadow: 0 0 12px 3px rgba(224, 122, 69, 0.4);
  pointer-events: none;
  z-index: 95;
  opacity: 0;
  transition: opacity 0.4s ease, width 0.3s var(--ease), height 0.3s var(--ease), margin 0.3s var(--ease);
}
.cursor.on { opacity: 0.9; }
.cursor.hot {
  width: 13px; height: 13px;
  margin: -6.5px 0 0 -6.5px;
  box-shadow: 0 0 18px 5px rgba(224, 122, 69, 0.5);
}

/* ---------- Prologue: scroll-driven epigraph ---------- */
.prologue {
  position: relative;
  height: 235vh;
}
.prologue-pin {
  position: sticky;
  top: 0;
  height: 100svh;
  display: grid;
  place-items: center;
  padding: 0 clamp(1.25rem, 4vw, 3rem);
}
.prologue-text {
  font-family: var(--display);
  font-style: italic;
  font-weight: 400;
  font-size: clamp(1.9rem, 4.6vw, 3.7rem);
  line-height: 1.42;
  text-align: center;
  max-width: 21ch;
  margin: 0;
  color: var(--bone-dim);
}
.pw { transition: color 0.45s ease; }
.js .pw { color: var(--bone-faint); }
.js .pw.on { color: var(--bone); }
.js .pw.hot { color: var(--ember-glow); }

/* ---------- Chapter heads ---------- */
.chapter {
  min-height: 46svh;
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  justify-content: center;
  align-items: center;
  text-align: center;
  position: relative;
  z-index: 1;
}
.chapter-eyebrow {
  font-family: var(--sans);
  font-weight: 600;
  font-size: 0.66rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.26em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--gold);
  margin: 0 0 1.4rem;
}
.chapter-title {
  font-family: var(--display);
  font-weight: 500;
  font-size: clamp(2.7rem, 7.2vw, 5.6rem);
  letter-spacing: 0.14em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  line-height: 1.08;
  margin: 0 0 2.2rem;
}
.chapter-rule { width: min(340px, 60vw); margin: 0; }

/* ---------- Sections ---------- */
.section {
  position: relative;
  padding: clamp(5rem, 11vw, 8.5rem) clamp(1.25rem, 4vw, 3rem);
  scroll-margin-top: 4.5rem;
}
#about, #writing, #credentials { padding-top: clamp(2.6rem, 5vw, 4rem); }
.ghost-num {
  position: absolute;
  top: clamp(1.5rem, 5vw, 3.5rem);
  right: clamp(1.25rem, 4vw, 3rem);
  font-family: var(--display);
  font-weight: 500;
  font-size: clamp(6.5rem, 17vw, 14rem);
  line-height: 1;
  color: rgba(233, 225, 210, 0.05);
  pointer-events: none;
  z-index: 0;
}
.section-grid {
  position: relative;
  z-index: 1;
  width: min(1160px, 100%);
  margin: 0 auto;
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: 200px 1fr;
  gap: 2rem;
}
.section-side .eyebrow {
  position: sticky;
  top: 6.5rem;
}

.js .group-title { will-change: transform; }
.group-title {
  font-family: var(--display);
  font-weight: 500;
  font-size: clamp(1.9rem, 3.6vw, 2.7rem);
  line-height: 1.1;
  margin: 4.2rem 0 0.6rem;
}
.section-body > .group-title:first-of-type { margin-top: 0.4rem; }
.group-note {
  color: var(--bone-dim);
  margin: 0 0 1rem;
  max-width: var(--measure);
}
.group-note em { color: var(--gold); font-style: italic; }

/* ---------- About ---------- */
.section-body { position: relative; }
.side-note { display: block; margin-top: 1.1rem; line-height: 2; font-size: 0.66rem; }
.bio-lede {
  font-family: var(--display);
  font-style: italic;
  font-weight: 400;
  font-size: clamp(1.35rem, 2.5vw, 1.8rem);
  line-height: 1.5;
  color: var(--bone);
  max-width: 34ch;
}
.bio { position: relative; z-index: 1; }
.about-cols {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1fr) 300px;
  gap: clamp(2.2rem, 4.5vw, 4rem);
  align-items: start;
}
.about-photo { margin: -0.4rem 0 0; }
.ph-frame { display: block; overflow: hidden; }
.js .ph-frame { clip-path: inset(0 0 14% 0); transition: clip-path 1.1s var(--ease-out); }
.js .ph-frame img { transform: scale(1.12); transition: transform 1.5s var(--ease-out); }
.about-photo.in .ph-frame { clip-path: inset(0 0 0 0); }
.about-photo.in .ph-frame img { transform: scale(1.02); }
.about-photo figcaption { margin-top: 0.85rem; font-size: 0.62rem; }
.bio p {
  max-width: var(--measure);
  margin: 0 0 1.5em;
}
.bio p:first-child::first-letter {
  font-family: var(--display);
  font-weight: 500;
  font-size: 3.4em;
  line-height: 0.78;
  float: left;
  padding: 0.08em 0.12em 0 0;
  color: var(--gold);
}
.bio p:last-child { margin-bottom: 0; }
.bio em { font-style: italic; }


/* ---------- Writing ---------- */
.work-echo {
  position: absolute;
  top: 50%;
  left: 0; right: 0;
  overflow: hidden;
  text-align: right;
  white-space: nowrap;
  transform: translateY(-50%) translateX(24px);
  font-family: var(--display);
  font-style: italic;
  font-weight: 500;
  font-size: clamp(3.4rem, 8vw, 7.5rem);
  line-height: 1;
  color: rgba(233, 225, 210, 0.05);
  opacity: 0;
  transition: opacity 0.5s var(--ease), transform 0.6s var(--ease);
  pointer-events: none;
  z-index: 0;
}
.work-echo.on { opacity: 1; transform: translateY(-50%) translateX(0); }
.works .work {
  position: relative;
  z-index: 1;
  transition: opacity 0.5s var(--ease), transform 1s var(--ease);
}
@media (hover: hover) {
  .works:hover .work { opacity: 0.35; }
  .works .work:hover { opacity: 1; }
}
.work {
  border-top: 1px solid var(--hairline);
  padding: 1.6rem 0 1.9rem;
}
.work-head {
  display: flex;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
  align-items: baseline;
  justify-content: space-between;
  gap: 0.4rem 2rem;
}
.work-title {
  font-family: var(--display);
  font-style: italic;
  font-weight: 500;
  font-size: clamp(1.5rem, 2.6vw, 1.95rem);
  line-height: 1.15;
  margin: 0;
  transition: transform 0.55s var(--ease);
}
.work:hover .work-title { transform: translateX(10px); }
.work-link {
  text-decoration: none;
  background: linear-gradient(var(--ember), var(--ember)) left bottom / 0 1px no-repeat;
  transition: color 0.35s var(--ease), background-size 0.5s var(--ease);
  padding-bottom: 2px;
}
.work-link:hover {
  color: var(--ember-glow);
  background-size: 100% 1px;
}
.ext {
  display: inline-block;
  font-size: 0.62em;
  margin-left: 0.45em;
  transform: translateY(-0.18em);
  transition: transform 0.35s var(--ease);
}
.work-link:hover .ext { transform: translate(0.15em, -0.35em); }
.work-meta { margin: 0; font-size: 0.66rem; }
.work-desc {
  color: var(--bone-dim);
  max-width: var(--measure);
  margin: 0.85rem 0 0;
}
.screen-line { margin-top: 0.4rem; }

.section-foot {
  margin: 3.4rem 0 0;
  padding-top: 1.4rem;
  border-top: 1px solid var(--hairline);
  color: var(--bone-dim);
  font-style: italic;
  font-family: var(--display);
  font-size: 1.15rem;
}
.section-foot a { color: var(--bone); }
.section-foot a:hover { color: var(--ember-glow); }

/* ---------- Credentials ---------- */
.creds {
  list-style: none;
  margin: 0;
  padding: 0;
}
.creds li {
  font-family: var(--display);
  font-weight: 400;
  font-size: clamp(1.35rem, 2.4vw, 1.8rem);
  line-height: 1.35;
  padding: 1.5rem 0;
  border-top: 1px solid var(--hairline);
  max-width: 46ch;
}
.creds li:first-child { border-top: 0; padding-top: 0.2rem; }

/* ---------- Currently band ---------- */
.now {
  margin-top: 3.6rem;
  padding-top: 2.4rem;
  border-top: 1px solid var(--hairline);
}
.now-label { margin-bottom: 1.8rem; }
.now-grid {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(3, 1fr);
  gap: 2rem 1.5rem;
}
.now-item {
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  gap: 0.7rem;
  position: relative;
  padding-left: 1.1rem;
}
.now-item::before {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  left: 0; top: 0.42rem;
  width: 5px; height: 5px;
  border-radius: 50%;
  background: var(--ember-glow);
  box-shadow: 0 0 9px 2px rgba(224, 122, 69, 0.45);
}
.now-item .smallcaps { font-size: 0.6rem; color: var(--gold); }
.now-line {
  font-family: var(--display);
  font-size: clamp(1.15rem, 2.1vw, 1.5rem);
  line-height: 1.3;
  color: var(--bone);
}
@media (max-width: 700px) { .now-grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr; gap: 1.7rem; } }

/* ---------- Ghost marquee ---------- */
.marquee {
  overflow: hidden;
  padding: clamp(3rem, 8vw, 6rem) 0 0;
}
.marquee-track {
  display: flex;
  white-space: nowrap;
  will-change: transform;
}
.marquee-part {
  flex-shrink: 0;
  font-family: var(--display);
  font-style: italic;
  font-weight: 400;
  font-size: clamp(4rem, 12vw, 10.5rem);
  line-height: 1.1;
  color: rgba(233, 225, 210, 0.055);
}

/* ---------- Contact ---------- */
.contact {
  text-align: center;
  min-height: 88svh;
  display: grid;
  place-items: center;
}
.contact-inner {
  position: relative;
  width: min(760px, 100%);
  margin: 0 auto;
  padding: clamp(2rem, 6vw, 4rem) 0;
}
.contact-line {
  font-family: var(--display);
  font-size: clamp(1.4rem, 3vw, 2rem);
  font-weight: 400;
  margin: 1.6rem 0 2.6rem;
}
.cform {
  margin: 2.4rem auto 0;
  max-width: 520px;
  text-align: left;
}
.cf-hp { position: absolute; left: -9999px; opacity: 0; }
.cf-grid { display: grid; grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr; gap: 1rem; }
.cf-field { display: block; margin-bottom: 1rem; }
.cf-field .smallcaps { display: block; margin-bottom: 0.5rem; font-size: 0.6rem; color: var(--gold); }
.cf-field input, .cf-field textarea {
  width: 100%;
  font-family: var(--body);
  font-size: 1rem;
  color: var(--bone);
  background: rgba(233, 225, 210, 0.04);
  border: 1px solid var(--hairline);
  border-radius: 2px;
  padding: 0.8rem 0.9rem;
  transition: border-color 0.35s var(--ease), background-color 0.35s var(--ease);
}
.cf-field textarea { resize: vertical; min-height: 110px; }
.cf-field input:focus, .cf-field textarea:focus {
  outline: none;
  border-color: var(--ember);
  background: rgba(233, 225, 210, 0.06);
}
.cform .cta { margin-top: 0.9rem; width: 100%; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; font-size: 0.7rem; }
@media (max-width: 560px) { .cf-grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr; gap: 0; } }

.contact-alt {
  margin-top: 2.2rem;
  color: var(--bone-dim);
  font-size: 0.95rem;
}
.contact-mail {
  font-family: var(--display);
  font-style: italic;
  font-weight: 500;
  font-size: 1.05rem;
  line-height: 1.2;
  text-decoration: none;
  color: var(--bone);
  background: linear-gradient(var(--ember), var(--ember)) left bottom / 100% 1px no-repeat;
  padding-bottom: 2px;
  text-decoration: none;
  color: var(--bone);
  transition: color 0.4s var(--ease);
  overflow-wrap: anywhere;
}
.contact-mail:hover { color: var(--ember-glow); }
.cta {
  display: inline-block;
  margin-top: 2.6rem;
  font-family: var(--sans);
  font-weight: 600;
  font-size: 0.68rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.24em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--bone);
  text-decoration: none;
  border: 1px solid var(--hairline);
  border-radius: 999px;
  padding: 1.05rem 1.9rem;
  background: linear-gradient(var(--ember), var(--ember)) center / 0% 100% no-repeat;
  transition: color 0.4s var(--ease), border-color 0.4s var(--ease), background-size 0.45s var(--ease);
}
.cta:hover, .cta:focus-visible {
  color: var(--soot);
  border-color: var(--ember);
  background-size: 100% 100%;
}
.contact-loc { display: block; margin-top: 2.4rem; }

/* ---------- Footer ---------- */
.footer {
  padding: 0 clamp(1.25rem, 4vw, 3rem) 2.4rem;
}
.footer-colophon { display: flex; justify-content: center; margin: 0 0 1.6rem; }
.footer-colophon svg { width: 92px; height: auto; opacity: 0.85; }
.footer .rule {
  width: min(1160px, 100%);
  margin: 0 auto 1.6rem;
}
.footer-row {
  width: min(1160px, 100%);
  margin: 0 auto;
  display: flex;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
  justify-content: space-between;
  align-items: baseline;
  gap: 0.5rem 2rem;
  font-size: 0.64rem;
}
.top-link { color: var(--bone-dim); }

/* ---------- Scroll reveals ---------- */
.js .reveal {
  opacity: 0;
  transform: translateY(18px);
  transition: opacity 0.72s var(--ease), transform 0.72s var(--ease);
  transition-delay: calc(var(--i, 0) * 90ms);
}
.js .reveal.in {
  opacity: 1;
  transform: none;
}

/* ---------- Responsive ---------- */
@media (max-width: 900px) {
  .section-grid {
    grid-template-columns: 1fr;
    gap: 1.4rem;
  }
  .section-side .eyebrow { position: static; }
  .about-cols { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
  .about-photo { max-width: 320px; }
  .hero-inner { padding-top: 5.5rem; padding-bottom: 6rem; }
  .hero-rule { max-width: 340px; }
}

@media (max-width: 820px) {
  html, body { overflow-x: hidden; }
  /* chapter cards: short enough that a tapped nav link lands on the title, not on emptiness */
  .chapter { min-height: 30svh; padding-top: 0.5rem; }
  .section { scroll-margin-top: 3.4rem; }
  /* prologue: no scroll-jacking on touch. Static, fully lit, read at a glance. */
  .prologue { height: auto; }
  .prologue-pin { position: static; height: auto; padding: 4.5rem clamp(1.25rem, 4vw, 3rem); }
  .js .pw, .js .pw.on, .js .pw.hot { color: var(--bone); }
  .ghost-num { font-size: clamp(4.5rem, 13vw, 8rem); }
}

@media (max-width: 560px) {
  body { font-size: 1.02rem; }
  .nav { padding-left: 1.1rem; padding-right: 1.1rem; }
  .nav nav { gap: 0.85rem; }
  .nav nav a { font-size: 0.6rem; letter-spacing: 0.14em; }
  .hero { padding-bottom: 5.5rem; }
  .scroll-cue { display: none; }
  .hero-meta { flex-direction: column; gap: 0.7rem; }
  .work-head { flex-direction: column; }
}

/* ---------- Reduced motion ---------- */
@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) {
  html { scroll-behavior: auto; }
  .loader { display: none; }
  .js .hero-eyebrow, .js .hero-meta, .js .reveal {
    opacity: 1; transform: none; transition: none;
  }
  .js .mask-inner, .js .wi { transform: none; transition: none; }
  .js .rule .rule-line { transform: scaleX(1); transition: none; }
  .rule .rule-ember, .js .scroll-cue i::after { display: none; }
  .js .hero-glow { animation: none; }
  .js .tag i { animation: none; }
  .js .hero-line { opacity: 1; transform: none; transition: none; }
  .js .ch { transform: none; transition: none; }
  .js .ph-frame { clip-path: inset(0 0 0 0); transition: none; }
  .js .ph-frame img { transform: none; transition: none; }
  .loader-mono, .loader-rule { animation: none; opacity: 1; transform: none; }
  .field-canvas, .cursor, .rail-ember, .rail-act, .work-echo { display: none; }
  .js .rays, .js .f-amp, .js .f-pil, .js .f-sec { animation: none; }
  .fauna { transform: none; }
  .js .rays {
  position: absolute;
  inset: 0;
  pointer-events: none;
  background:
    linear-gradient(112deg, transparent 22%, rgba(224, 122, 69, 0.05) 30%, transparent 39%),
    linear-gradient(104deg, transparent 52%, rgba(233, 225, 210, 0.035) 60%, transparent 69%);
}
.js .rays { animation: rays-shift 11s ease-in-out infinite alternate; }
@keyframes rays-shift {
  from { transform: translateX(-2.5vw); opacity: 0.8; }
  to   { transform: translateX(2.5vw);  opacity: 1; }
}
.hero-ring { animation: none; }
  .js .hero-crest { opacity: 1; transform: none; transition: none; }
  .prologue { height: auto; }
  .prologue-pin { position: static; height: auto; padding: 6rem clamp(1.25rem, 4vw, 3rem); }
  .js .pw, .js .pw.on, .js .pw.hot { color: var(--bone); }
  .hero-copy, .hero-name { transform: none; }
  .js .group-title { will-change: auto; transform: none !important; }
  .marquee-track { transform: none !important; }
  .nav, .roll-in, .work-title, .work-link, .contact-mail, .ext { transition: none; }
}