/*
 * shared.css - khurram.online
 * Nav, footer, cursor, mobile menu, reveal animation.
 * Consumed by all pages that use site-widgets.js.
 * Page-specific styles stay in each page's own <style> block.
 */

/* ── CSS VARIABLES ──────────────────────────────────── */
:root {
  --linen:        #FAF7F2;
  --amber:        #C89B3C;
  --amber-light:  #E2BB6A;
  --terracotta:   #B06A4A;
  --ink:          #1E1E2E;
  --warm-paper:   #F5F0E8;
  --cream-border: #E8E0D0;
  --sage:         #6B7B6E;
  --ai-blue:      #2A6496;
  --font-head:    'Cormorant Garamond', Georgia, serif;
  --font-body:    'Lora', Georgia, serif;
  --font-quote:   'Dancing Script', cursive;
  --font-mono:    'JetBrains Mono', monospace;
}

/* ── CURSOR ─────────────────────────────────────────── */
.cursor-dot {
  position: fixed; top: 0; left: 0;
  width: 8px; height: 8px;
  background: var(--amber); border-radius: 50%;
  pointer-events: none; z-index: 9999;
  transform: translate(-50%, -50%);
}
.cursor-ring {
  position: fixed; top: 0; left: 0;
  width: 32px; height: 32px;
  border: 1.5px solid var(--amber); border-radius: 50%;
  pointer-events: none; z-index: 9998;
  transform: translate(-50%, -50%);
  transition: transform 0.12s ease, opacity 0.3s;
  opacity: 0.6;
}
body.hovering .cursor-ring {
  transform: translate(-50%, -50%) scale(1.5);
  opacity: 0.3;
}
@media (max-width: 900px) {
  .cursor-dot, .cursor-ring { display: none; }
  body { cursor: auto !important; }
}

/* ── NAV ────────────────────────────────────────────── */
nav#navbar {
  position: fixed; top: 0; left: 0; right: 0; z-index: 1000;
  display: flex; align-items: center; justify-content: space-between;
  padding: 1.1rem 3rem;
  background: rgba(250, 247, 242, 0.92);
  backdrop-filter: blur(12px);
  border-bottom: 1px solid transparent;
  transition: border-color 0.3s, box-shadow 0.3s;
}
nav#navbar.scrolled {
  border-color: var(--cream-border);
  box-shadow: 0 2px 20px rgba(30, 30, 46, 0.08);
}
/* Use nav#navbar prefix throughout for specificity - beats old inline article CSS */
nav#navbar .nav-brand {
  font-family: var(--font-head); font-size: 1.15rem; font-weight: 600;
  color: var(--ink); text-decoration: none; letter-spacing: 0.02em;
  display: flex; align-items: center; flex-shrink: 0;
}
nav#navbar .nav-brand span { color: var(--amber); }

nav#navbar .nav-links {
  list-style: none; display: flex; gap: 1.4rem; align-items: center;
}
nav#navbar .nav-links a {
  font-family: var(--font-body); font-size: 0.78rem; font-weight: 500;
  color: var(--ink); text-decoration: none; letter-spacing: 0.06em;
  text-transform: uppercase; opacity: 0.72;
  transition: opacity 0.2s, color 0.2s;
  white-space: nowrap;
}
nav#navbar .nav-links a:hover { opacity: 1; color: var(--amber); }
nav#navbar .nav-links a.active { opacity: 1; color: var(--amber); }

/* ── Portrait dropdown (desktop) ────────────────────── */
.nav-portrait-wrap {
  position: relative;
  display: flex; align-items: center;
  list-style: none;
}
.nav-portrait-wrap > button {
  font-family: var(--font-body); font-size: 0.78rem; font-weight: 500;
  color: var(--ink); letter-spacing: 0.06em; text-transform: uppercase;
  opacity: 0.72; background: none; border: none; padding: 0; cursor: pointer;
  display: flex; align-items: center; gap: 0.25rem; white-space: nowrap;
  transition: opacity 0.2s, color 0.2s;
}
.nav-portrait-wrap > button:hover,
.nav-portrait-wrap:hover > button,
.nav-portrait-wrap:focus-within > button { opacity: 1; color: var(--amber); }
.nav-portrait-wrap > button.active { opacity: 1; color: var(--amber); }
.nav-caret {
  font-size: 0.55rem; opacity: 0.6;
  transition: transform 0.2s;
  display: inline-block;
}
.nav-portrait-wrap:hover .nav-caret,
.nav-portrait-wrap:focus-within .nav-caret { transform: rotate(180deg); }

.nav-portrait-dropdown {
  position: absolute; top: 100%; left: 50%;
  transform: translateX(-50%) translateY(-4px);
  min-width: 150px;
  background: var(--ink-surface);
  border: 1px solid rgba(200,155,60,0.28);
  border-radius: 10px; padding: 8px;
  box-shadow: 0 16px 44px rgba(0,0,0,0.45);
  z-index: 1001;
  display: flex; flex-direction: column; gap: 2px;
  opacity: 0; pointer-events: none;
  transition: opacity 0.15s ease, transform 0.15s ease;
}
.nav-portrait-wrap:hover .nav-portrait-dropdown,
.nav-portrait-wrap:focus-within .nav-portrait-dropdown {
  opacity: 1; pointer-events: auto;
  transform: translateX(-50%) translateY(0);
}
/* nav#navbar prefix raises specificity to 0,2,2 - beats nav#navbar .nav-links a (also 0,2,2)
   because this declaration appears LATER in the file. Also resets opacity so the 0.72
   from .nav-links a does not bleed into the dark-background dropdown. */
nav#navbar .nav-portrait-dropdown a {
  font-family: var(--font-mono); font-size: 0.68rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.1em; text-transform: uppercase;
  color: rgba(250,247,242,0.78); text-decoration: none;
  padding: 0.65rem 0.9rem; border-radius: 6px; white-space: nowrap;
  transition: background 0.15s, color 0.15s;
  opacity: 1; /* reset: nav#navbar .nav-links a sets opacity:0.72 */
}
nav#navbar .nav-portrait-dropdown a:hover,
nav#navbar .nav-portrait-dropdown a.active {
  background: rgba(200,155,60,0.16); color: var(--amber-light);
}

/* ── MOBILE SAFETY NET ──────────────────────────────── */
@media (max-width: 640px) {
  html, body { overflow-x: hidden !important; max-width: 100vw; }
  img, svg, video, iframe { max-width: 100% !important; height: auto; }
  [style*="min-width"] { min-width: 0 !important; }
  p, span, a, div, li, h1, h2, h3, h4, blockquote { overflow-wrap: break-word; }
  pre, code { white-space: pre-wrap; word-break: break-word; }
}

/* ── MOBILE MENU ────────────────────────────────────── */
.m-menu { display: none; }

/* Switch moved up from 900px (2026-07-21): with five nav dropdowns the
   desktop row needs ~1120px; below 1150 the hamburger takes over. */
@media (max-width: 1150px) {
  nav#navbar .nav-links { display: none !important; }

  .m-menu {
    display: block; position: relative; margin-left: auto;
  }
  .m-menu summary {
    list-style: none; cursor: pointer;
    width: 42px; height: 42px;
    display: flex; align-items: center; justify-content: center;
    border: 1px solid rgba(200,155,60,0.4); border-radius: 7px;
    background: rgba(200,155,60,0.05);
  }
  .m-menu summary::-webkit-details-marker { display: none; }
  .m-bars {
    position: relative; display: block;
    width: 20px; height: 2px;
    background: var(--amber); border-radius: 2px;
  }
  .m-bars::before, .m-bars::after {
    content: ''; position: absolute; left: 0;
    width: 20px; height: 2px;
    background: var(--amber); border-radius: 2px;
  }
  .m-bars::before { top: -6px; }
  .m-bars::after  { top:  6px; }
  .m-menu[open] summary {
    background: rgba(200,155,60,0.16); border-color: var(--amber);
  }
  .m-panel {
    position: absolute; top: calc(100% + 12px); right: 0;
    min-width: 210px; background: var(--ink-surface);
    border: 1px solid rgba(200,155,60,0.28); border-radius: 10px;
    padding: 8px; display: flex; flex-direction: column; gap: 2px;
    box-shadow: 0 16px 44px rgba(0,0,0,0.45); z-index: 1000;
  }
  .m-panel a {
    font-family: var(--font-mono); font-size: 0.72rem;
    letter-spacing: 0.1em; text-transform: uppercase;
    color: rgba(250,247,242,0.78); text-decoration: none;
    padding: 0.72rem 0.95rem; border-radius: 6px; white-space: nowrap;
  }
  .m-panel a:hover, .m-panel a.active {
    background: rgba(200,155,60,0.16); color: var(--amber-light);
  }

  /* Portrait nested group inside hamburger.
     All selectors prefixed with .m-menu to reach specificity 0,2,1 (21).
     This beats both:
       .m-menu summary          (0,1,1 = 11) - width/height/border/background
       .m-menu[open] summary    (0,2,1 = 21) - background/border-color (same spec, but
                                                 our rules are declared later → win on tie) */
  .m-portrait-group { width: 100%; }
  .m-menu .m-portrait-group > summary {
    width: 100%; height: auto; border: none; background: transparent;
    list-style: none; cursor: pointer;
    font-family: var(--font-mono); font-size: 0.72rem;
    letter-spacing: 0.1em; text-transform: uppercase;
    color: rgba(250,247,242,0.78);
    padding: 0.72rem 0.95rem; border-radius: 6px;
    display: flex; justify-content: space-between; align-items: center;
    transition: background 0.15s, color 0.15s;
  }
  .m-menu .m-portrait-group > summary::-webkit-details-marker { display: none; }
  .m-menu .m-portrait-group > summary::after {
    content: '▾'; font-size: 0.6rem; opacity: 0.6;
    transition: transform 0.2s;
  }
  .m-menu .m-portrait-group[open] > summary::after { transform: rotate(180deg); }
  .m-menu .m-portrait-group > summary:hover,
  .m-menu .m-portrait-group > summary.active { background: rgba(200,155,60,0.10); color: var(--amber-light); }
  .m-portrait-panel {
    display: flex; flex-direction: column; gap: 1px;
    padding: 4px 0 6px 0.5rem;
    margin-left: 0.95rem;
    border-left: 2px solid rgba(200,155,60,0.2);
  }
  .m-portrait-panel a {
    font-family: var(--font-mono); font-size: 0.66rem;
    letter-spacing: 0.1em; text-transform: uppercase;
    color: rgba(250,247,242,0.6); text-decoration: none;
    padding: 0.55rem 0.8rem; border-radius: 5px;
    transition: background 0.15s, color 0.15s;
  }
  .m-portrait-panel a:hover,
  .m-portrait-panel a.active { background: rgba(200,155,60,0.12); color: var(--amber-light); }
}

/* ── FOOTER ─────────────────────────────────────────── */
footer#site-footer {
  background: var(--ink-surface);
  color: rgba(250,247,242,0.45);
  padding: 2.5rem 2rem;
  text-align: center;
  font-family: var(--font-mono); font-size: 0.68rem; letter-spacing: 0.08em;
}
.footer-nav {
  display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; gap: 0.55rem 1.4rem;
  justify-content: center; align-items: center;
  max-width: 720px; margin: 0 auto 1.4rem;
  padding-bottom: 1.2rem;
  border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(200,155,60,0.18);
}
.footer-link {
  font-family: var(--font-mono); font-size: 0.62rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.13em; text-transform: uppercase;
  color: rgba(250,247,242,0.55); text-decoration: none;
  transition: color 0.2s;
}
.footer-link:hover, .footer-link.active { color: var(--amber-light); }
.footer-copy { font-family: var(--font-mono); font-size: 0.68rem; letter-spacing: 0.08em; }
.footer-copy a { color: var(--amber); text-decoration: none; }

/* ── READING PROGRESS BAR (articles) ────────────────── */
.read-progress {
  position: fixed; top: 0; left: 0; height: 3px; width: 0;
  background: linear-gradient(90deg, var(--amber), var(--terracotta));
  z-index: 1002; pointer-events: none;
  transition: width 0.1s linear;
}

/* ── TL;DR BOX (articles) ───────────────────────────── */
.tldr-box {
  max-width: 720px; margin: 2.5rem auto 0;
  background: var(--warm-paper);
  border: 1px solid var(--cream-border);
  border-left: 3px solid var(--amber);
  border-radius: 0 6px 6px 0;
  padding: 1.3rem 1.6rem;
}
.tldr-label {
  display: block; font-family: var(--font-mono); font-size: 0.62rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.18em; text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--amber-text, #7E6116); margin-bottom: 0.5rem;
}
.tldr-box p {
  font-family: var(--font-body); font-size: 0.95rem; line-height: 1.7;
  color: var(--ink); margin: 0 0 0.6rem;
}
.tldr-meta {
  font-family: var(--font-mono); font-size: 0.6rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.12em; text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--sage-text, #5F6E62);
}

/* ── GUIDE CTA (lead-magnet capture) ────────────────── */
.guide-cta {
  max-width: 720px; margin: 2.6rem auto 0;
  background: var(--warm-paper);
  border: 1px solid var(--cream-border);
  border-left: 3px solid var(--amber);
  border-radius: 0 6px 6px 0;
  padding: 1.6rem 1.9rem;
}
.guide-cta .gc-label {
  display: block; font-family: var(--font-mono); font-size: 0.62rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.18em; text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--amber-text, #7E6116); margin-bottom: 0.6rem;
}
.guide-cta .gc-title {
  font-family: var(--font-head); font-size: 1.45rem; font-weight: 600;
  color: var(--ink); line-height: 1.2; margin: 0 0 0.5rem;
}
.guide-cta p {
  font-family: var(--font-body); font-size: 0.95rem; line-height: 1.7;
  color: var(--ink); margin: 0 0 1.15rem;
}
.guide-cta .gc-btn {
  font-family: var(--font-mono); font-size: 0.7rem; letter-spacing: 0.1em;
  text-transform: uppercase; background: var(--amber); color: #1E1E2E;
  border: none; border-radius: 3px; padding: 0.7rem 1.2rem; cursor: pointer;
  transition: background 0.2s;
}
.guide-cta .gc-btn:hover { background: var(--amber-light); }

/* ── ARTICLE SHARE (word-of-mouth) ──────────────────── */
.article-share {
  max-width: 720px; margin: 2.4rem auto 0;
  display: flex; align-items: center; gap: 1rem; flex-wrap: wrap;
  padding-top: 1.6rem; border-top: 1px solid var(--cream-border);
}
.article-share .share-label {
  font-family: var(--font-mono); font-size: 0.62rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.18em; text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--amber-text, #7E6116);
}
.article-share .share-row { display: flex; gap: 0.55rem; flex-wrap: wrap; }
.article-share .share-btn {
  font-family: var(--font-mono); font-size: 0.62rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.1em; text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--ink); background: transparent;
  border: 1px solid var(--cream-border); border-radius: 3px;
  padding: 0.5rem 0.9rem; cursor: pointer; text-decoration: none;
  transition: border-color 0.2s, color 0.2s;
}
.article-share .share-btn:hover {
  border-color: var(--amber); color: var(--amber-text, #7E6116);
}

/* ── INLINE MID-ESSAY CTA ───────────────────────────── */
.inline-cta {
  max-width: 600px; margin: 2.8rem auto; padding: 1.5rem 1rem;
  text-align: center;
  border-top: 1px solid var(--cream-border);
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--cream-border);
}
.inline-cta .ic-eyebrow {
  display: block; font-family: var(--font-mono); font-size: 0.58rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.18em; text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--amber-text, #7E6116); margin-bottom: 0.55rem;
}
.inline-cta .ic-line {
  font-family: var(--font-head); font-style: italic; font-size: 1.2rem;
  color: var(--ink); line-height: 1.4; margin: 0 0 0.7rem;
}
.inline-cta .ic-btn {
  font-family: var(--font-mono); font-size: 0.66rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.12em; text-transform: uppercase;
  background: transparent; color: var(--amber-text, #7E6116);
  border: none; border-bottom: 1px solid var(--amber);
  padding: 0.25rem 0; cursor: pointer; transition: color 0.2s;
}
.inline-cta .ic-btn:hover { color: var(--terracotta); }

/* ── ESSAY TOC ──────────────────────────────────────── */
.essay-toc {
  background: var(--warm-paper);
  border: 1px solid var(--cream-border); border-radius: 6px;
  padding: 1.2rem 1.5rem; margin: 2.2rem 0;
}
.toc-label {
  display: block; font-family: var(--font-mono); font-size: 0.62rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.18em; text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--amber-text, #7E6116); margin-bottom: 0.7rem;
}
.essay-toc ol {
  list-style: none; margin: 0; padding: 0;
  display: flex; flex-direction: column; gap: 0.35rem;
  counter-reset: toc;
}
.essay-toc li { counter-increment: toc; }
.essay-toc a {
  font-family: var(--font-body); font-size: 0.92rem;
  color: var(--ink); text-decoration: none;
  display: inline-flex; gap: 0.6rem; align-items: baseline;
  transition: color 0.2s;
}
.essay-toc a::before {
  content: counter(toc, decimal-leading-zero);
  font-family: var(--font-mono); font-size: 0.62rem;
  color: var(--amber-text, #7E6116);
}
.essay-toc a:hover { color: var(--terracotta); }

/* ── RELATED ESSAYS (by pillar) ─────────────────────── */
.related-essays {
  background: var(--linen);
  border-top: 1px solid var(--cream-border);
  padding: 2.6rem 2rem 3rem;
}
.related-inner { max-width: 720px; margin: 0 auto; }
.related-label {
  font-family: var(--font-mono); font-size: 0.65rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.2em; text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--amber-text, #7E6116); margin-bottom: 1.3rem;
}
.related-grid {
  display: grid; grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr; gap: 1.2rem;
}
.related-card {
  display: flex; flex-direction: column;
  background: #fff; border: 1px solid var(--cream-border);
  border-radius: 6px; padding: 1.3rem 1.5rem;
  text-decoration: none;
  transition: transform 0.2s, box-shadow 0.2s, border-color 0.2s;
}
.related-card:hover {
  transform: translateY(-3px);
  border-color: var(--amber);
  box-shadow: 0 8px 28px rgba(30,30,46,0.08);
}
.related-tag {
  font-family: var(--font-mono); font-size: 0.58rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.12em; text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--sage-text, #5F6E62); margin-bottom: 0.5rem;
}
.related-title {
  font-family: var(--font-head); font-size: 1.18rem; font-weight: 600;
  color: var(--ink); line-height: 1.25; margin-bottom: 0.45rem;
}
.related-excerpt {
  font-family: var(--font-body); font-size: 0.85rem;
  color: #555; line-height: 1.6; flex: 1; margin: 0 0 0.8rem;
}
.related-cta {
  font-family: var(--font-mono); font-size: 0.62rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.12em; text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--amber-text, #7E6116);
}
@media (max-width: 640px) {
  .related-grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
}

/* ── AUTHOR SIGNATURE (injected at the end of every article by site-widgets.js) ── */
.article-content p.article-sign {
  font-family: var(--font-quote);
  font-weight: 600;
  font-size: 1.9rem;
  line-height: 1.1;
  color: var(--amber);
  margin: 2.6rem 0 0;
}

/* ── NEWSLETTER ─────────────────────────────────────── */
.newsletter-card {
  background: var(--warm-paper);
  border-top: 1px solid var(--cream-border);
  padding: 3rem 2rem;
}
.newsletter-card .nl-inner { max-width: 720px; margin: 0 auto; text-align: center; }
.nl-label {
  font-family: var(--font-mono); font-size: 0.65rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.2em; text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--amber-text, #7E6116); display: block; margin-bottom: 0.8rem;
}
.newsletter-card h3 {
  font-family: var(--font-head); font-size: 1.7rem; font-weight: 600;
  color: var(--ink); margin: 0 0 0.6rem;
}
.newsletter-card p {
  font-family: var(--font-body); font-size: 0.95rem; color: #555;
  line-height: 1.7; max-width: 46ch; margin: 0 auto 1.4rem;
}
.nl-form {
  display: flex; gap: 0.6rem; justify-content: center; flex-wrap: wrap;
}
.nl-form input[type="email"] {
  font-family: var(--font-mono); font-size: 0.8rem;
  padding: 0.75rem 1rem; min-width: 240px;
  border: 1px solid var(--cream-border); border-radius: 4px;
  background: var(--linen); color: var(--ink);
}
.nl-form input[type="email"]:focus {
  outline: 2px solid var(--amber); outline-offset: 1px; border-color: var(--amber);
}
.nl-form button {
  font-family: var(--font-mono); font-size: 0.72rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.12em; text-transform: uppercase;
  background: var(--ink-surface); color: var(--amber-light);
  border: none; border-radius: 4px; padding: 0.75rem 1.5rem;
  cursor: pointer; transition: background 0.2s, transform 0.15s;
}
.nl-form button:hover { background: #2D2D42; transform: translateY(-1px); }
.nl-powered {
  display: inline-block; margin-top: 0.9rem;
  font-family: var(--font-mono); font-size: 0.55rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.1em; text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--sage-text, #5F6E62); text-decoration: none;
  opacity: 0.75; transition: opacity 0.2s;
}
.nl-powered:hover { opacity: 1; color: var(--amber-text, #7E6116); }
.nl-alt {
  margin-top: 1rem;
  font-family: var(--font-mono); font-size: 0.62rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.08em; color: var(--sage-text, #5F6E62);
}
.nl-alt a {
  color: var(--amber-text, #7E6116); text-decoration: none;
  border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(126,97,22,0.3);
  transition: border-color 0.2s;
}
.nl-alt a:hover { border-color: var(--amber-text, #7E6116); }

/* footer variant */
.footer-news {
  display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; gap: 0.8rem 1.4rem;
  justify-content: center; align-items: center;
  max-width: 720px; margin: 0 auto 1.6rem;
  padding-bottom: 1.4rem;
  border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(200,155,60,0.18);
}
.fn-label {
  font-family: var(--font-mono); font-size: 0.62rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.13em; text-transform: uppercase;
  color: rgba(250,247,242,0.55);
}
.footer-news .nl-form { gap: 0.45rem; }
.footer-news .nl-form input[type="email"] {
  min-width: 200px; padding: 0.5rem 0.8rem; font-size: 0.7rem;
  background: rgba(250,247,242,0.06); color: var(--linen);
  border-color: rgba(200,155,60,0.3);
}
.footer-news .nl-form button {
  padding: 0.5rem 1rem; font-size: 0.62rem;
  background: rgba(200,155,60,0.16); color: var(--amber-light);
}
.footer-news .nl-form button:hover { background: rgba(200,155,60,0.3); }
.fn-rss {
  font-family: var(--font-mono); font-size: 0.6rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.13em; text-transform: uppercase;
  color: rgba(250,247,242,0.45); text-decoration: none;
  border: 1px solid rgba(250,247,242,0.18);
  padding: 0.35rem 0.7rem; border-radius: 4px;
  transition: color 0.2s, border-color 0.2s;
}
.fn-rss:hover { color: var(--amber-light); border-color: var(--amber); }

/* Footer-scoped subscribe extras - the footer is a dark band, so the
   .nl-alt/.nl-powered (tuned for light card backgrounds) get light-on-dark
   colors here. Each takes its own centered row under the form/RSS. */
.footer-news .nl-alt,
.footer-news .nl-powered { flex-basis: 100%; text-align: center; margin-top: 0; }
.footer-news .nl-alt {
  font-size: 0.62rem; color: rgba(250,247,242,0.5);
}
.footer-news .nl-alt a {
  color: var(--amber-light); border-bottom-color: rgba(200,155,60,0.4);
}
.footer-news .nl-alt a:hover { border-bottom-color: var(--amber-light); }
.footer-news .nl-powered { color: rgba(250,247,242,0.4); }
.footer-news .nl-powered:hover { color: var(--amber-light); }

/* ── REVEAL ANIMATION ───────────────────────────────── */
.reveal {
  opacity: 0; transform: translateY(24px);
  transition: opacity 0.65s ease, transform 0.65s ease;
}
.reveal.visible { opacity: 1; transform: none; }

/* ── AMBIENT CORNER GLOW ────────────────────────────── */
/* Two soft radial glows (top-left, bottom-right) that breathe - expand and
   shrink - while crossfading through the design-system palette:
   amber (the craft) → terracotta (the warmth) → sage (the calm).
   Injected by site-widgets.js; pointer-events none; sits above section
   backgrounds (z-index 1) but below nav (1000) and all positioned content. */
.ambient-glow {
  position: fixed; width: 40vmax; height: 40vmax;
  border-radius: 50%; pointer-events: none; z-index: 1;
  will-change: transform;
}
.ambient-glow::before, .ambient-glow::after {
  content: ''; position: absolute; inset: 0; border-radius: 50%;
}
.ambient-glow.tl { top: -14vmax; left: -14vmax; animation: glowBreathe 14s ease-in-out infinite; }
.ambient-glow.br { bottom: -14vmax; right: -14vmax; animation: glowBreathe 19s ease-in-out infinite reverse; }

/* top-left: amber breathing into terracotta */
.ambient-glow.tl::before {
  background: radial-gradient(circle, rgba(200,155,60,0.17) 0%, rgba(200,155,60,0.06) 42%, transparent 70%);
  animation: glowFadeA 14s ease-in-out infinite;
}
.ambient-glow.tl::after {
  background: radial-gradient(circle, rgba(176,106,74,0.14) 0%, rgba(176,106,74,0.05) 42%, transparent 70%);
  animation: glowFadeB 14s ease-in-out infinite;
}
/* bottom-right: sage breathing into amber */
.ambient-glow.br::before {
  background: radial-gradient(circle, rgba(124,140,114,0.15) 0%, rgba(124,140,114,0.05) 42%, transparent 70%);
  animation: glowFadeA 19s ease-in-out infinite;
}
.ambient-glow.br::after {
  background: radial-gradient(circle, rgba(200,155,60,0.14) 0%, rgba(200,155,60,0.05) 42%, transparent 70%);
  animation: glowFadeB 19s ease-in-out infinite;
}

@keyframes glowBreathe {
  0%, 100% { transform: scale(0.92); }
  50%      { transform: scale(1.12); }
}
@keyframes glowFadeA {
  0%, 100% { opacity: 1; }
  50%      { opacity: 0.35; }
}
@keyframes glowFadeB {
  0%, 100% { opacity: 0.3; }
  50%      { opacity: 1; }
}

@media (max-width: 640px) {
  .ambient-glow { width: 56vmin; height: 56vmin; }
  .ambient-glow.tl { top: -22vmin; left: -22vmin; }
  .ambient-glow.br { bottom: -22vmin; right: -22vmin; }
}

/* ── ACCESSIBILITY ──────────────────────────────────── */
.skip-link {
  position: absolute; left: -9999px; top: 0; z-index: 10001;
  background: var(--ink-surface); color: var(--linen);
  font-family: var(--font-mono); font-size: 0.75rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.08em; text-transform: uppercase;
  padding: 0.85rem 1.4rem; text-decoration: none;
  border-radius: 0 0 8px 0;
}
.skip-link:focus { left: 0; }

@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) {
  *, *::before, *::after {
    animation-duration: 0.01ms !important;
    animation-iteration-count: 1 !important;
    transition-duration: 0.01ms !important;
  }
  html { scroll-behavior: auto !important; }
  .reveal { opacity: 1 !important; transform: none !important; }
  .cursor-dot, .cursor-ring { display: none !important; }
  body { cursor: auto !important; }
  .ambient-glow, .ambient-glow::before, .ambient-glow::after { animation: none !important; }
}

/* ── Series banner: dual-reference callout (a pillar essay that also belongs to a Transitions series) ── */
.series-banner { margin: 2.4rem 0 0.5rem; padding: 1rem 1.3rem; border-left: 3px solid var(--amber); background: rgba(200,155,60,0.07); border-radius: 0 6px 6px 0; }
.series-banner .sb-eyebrow { display: block; font-family: var(--font-mono); font-size: 0.58rem; letter-spacing: 0.16em; text-transform: uppercase; color: var(--amber); margin-bottom: 0.4rem; }
.series-banner .sb-text { font-family: var(--font-body); font-size: 0.92rem; color: var(--ink); line-height: 1.65; margin: 0; }
.series-banner .sb-text strong { color: var(--ink); font-weight: 600; }
.series-banner a { color: var(--amber); text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 1px solid transparent; transition: border-color 0.2s; }
.series-banner a:hover { border-bottom-color: currentColor; }
[data-theme="dark"] .series-banner { background: rgba(217,174,84,0.10); border-left-color: #D9AE54; }
[data-theme="dark"] .series-banner .sb-text { color: #E9E3D6; }
[data-theme="dark"] .series-banner .sb-eyebrow, [data-theme="dark"] .series-banner a { color: #D9AE54; }

/* ── Series sub-page back path: bottom return card ── */
.series-return { max-width: 760px; margin: 2.6rem auto 0; padding: 0 2rem; }
.series-return a {
  display: inline-flex; align-items: center; gap: 0.6rem;
  background: var(--warm-paper); border: 1px solid var(--cream-border); border-left: 3px solid var(--amber);
  border-radius: 0 6px 6px 0; padding: 0.9rem 1.3rem; text-decoration: none;
  font-family: var(--font-mono); font-size: 0.7rem; letter-spacing: 0.1em; text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--ink); transition: transform 0.15s, border-color 0.2s;
}
.series-return a:hover { transform: translateX(-3px); border-color: var(--amber); }
.series-return .sr-arrow { color: var(--amber); font-size: 0.95rem; line-height: 1; }

/* ── Series sub-page back path: sticky floating chip (returns to the exact card on the hub) ──
   Track accent via --series-accent (architect = bronze, ai-engineer = teal, ai = blue); falls
   back to --amber. Always reachable while reading; fades out as the bottom "continue exploring"
   row scrolls into view (toggled by .is-hidden) so the two never stack. */
.series-chip {
  position: fixed; left: 1.4rem; bottom: 1.4rem; z-index: 999;
  display: inline-flex; align-items: center; gap: 0.55rem;
  padding: 0.62rem 1.05rem;
  background: var(--warm-paper); border: 1px solid var(--cream-border);
  border-left: 3px solid var(--series-accent, var(--amber)); border-radius: 0 100px 100px 0;
  box-shadow: 0 6px 22px rgba(30,30,46,0.14);
  font-family: var(--font-mono); font-size: 0.62rem; letter-spacing: 0.12em; text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--ink); text-decoration: none;
  transition: transform 0.15s ease, border-color 0.2s, box-shadow 0.2s, opacity 0.25s, visibility 0.25s;
}
.series-chip:hover { transform: translateX(-3px); border-color: var(--series-accent, var(--amber)); box-shadow: 0 10px 28px rgba(30,30,46,0.2); }
.series-chip .sc-ico { color: var(--series-accent, var(--amber)); font-size: 0.9rem; line-height: 1; }
.series-chip.is-hidden { opacity: 0; visibility: hidden; transform: translateY(10px); }
[data-theme="dark"] .series-chip { background: var(--ink-surface); border-color: rgba(255,255,255,0.12); border-left-color: var(--series-accent, var(--amber)); box-shadow: 0 6px 22px rgba(0,0,0,0.5); color: #E9E3D6; }
@media (max-width: 600px) {
  .series-chip { padding: 0.66rem 0.78rem; }
  .series-chip .sc-text { display: none; }
}

/* ── Series / article back-nav row ("// continue exploring") ──
   One definition shared across tracks. The link colour tints to --series-accent
   (architect = bronze, ai-engineer = teal, ai = blue, pillars = amber), falling
   back to --amber. Pages that still carry a local .back-nav override it by source
   order, so promoting this is non-breaking; new pages just set --series-accent. */
.back-nav { background: var(--ink-surface); color: #FAF7F2; padding: 3rem; text-align: center; }
.back-nav p { font-family: var(--font-mono); font-size: 0.75rem; letter-spacing: 0.1em; opacity: 0.5; margin-bottom: 1.5rem; }
.back-links { display: flex; justify-content: center; gap: 2rem; flex-wrap: wrap; }
.back-links a { font-family: var(--font-body); font-size: 0.85rem; font-weight: 500; color: var(--series-accent, var(--amber)); text-decoration: none; letter-spacing: 0.06em; text-transform: uppercase; transition: opacity 0.2s; }
.back-links a:hover { opacity: 0.7; }
@media (max-width: 768px) { .back-nav { padding: 2rem 1.5rem; } }

/* ── Agent-evolution diagram: how the work of building software changed.
   Accent via --evo (AI guide = --ai-blue, AI-engineer = --aie); falls back to --amber. ── */
.evo-diagram { background: var(--warm-paper); border: 1px solid var(--cream-border); border-radius: 8px; padding: 1.6rem 1.8rem 1.7rem; margin: 2rem 0; }
.evo-diagram .evo-label { font-family: var(--font-mono); font-size: 0.62rem; letter-spacing: 0.16em; text-transform: uppercase; color: var(--evo, var(--amber)); margin-bottom: 0.4rem; }
.evo-diagram .evo-title { font-family: var(--font-head); font-size: 1.3rem; font-weight: 600; color: var(--ink); margin: 0 0 1.3rem; line-height: 1.25; }
.evo-stages { list-style: none; margin: 0; padding: 0; }
.evo-stage { position: relative; padding: 0.7rem 0 0.7rem 1.2rem; border-left: 2px solid var(--cream-border); }
.evo-stage:last-child { border-left-color: var(--evo, var(--amber)); }
.evo-stage-head { display: flex; align-items: baseline; gap: 0.55rem; margin-bottom: 0.5rem; }
.evo-num { font-family: var(--font-mono); font-size: 0.64rem; font-weight: 600; color: var(--evo, var(--amber)); }
.evo-name { font-family: var(--font-head); font-size: 1.05rem; font-weight: 600; color: var(--ink); }
.evo-chain { display: flex; align-items: center; gap: 0.4rem; flex-wrap: wrap; margin-bottom: 0.5rem; }
.evo-node { font-family: var(--font-mono); font-size: 0.62rem; letter-spacing: 0.02em; color: var(--ink); background: var(--linen); border: 1px solid var(--cream-border); border-radius: 100px; padding: 0.22rem 0.7rem; white-space: nowrap; }
.evo-arr { color: var(--evo, var(--amber)); font-size: 0.78rem; line-height: 1; }
.evo-out { width: 9px; height: 9px; border-radius: 50%; background: var(--evo, var(--amber)); box-shadow: 0 0 0 3px rgba(127,127,127,0.14); flex: none; }
.evo-loop { color: var(--evo, var(--amber)); font-size: 0.98rem; font-weight: 700; margin: 0 0.1rem; }
.evo-desc { font-family: var(--font-body); font-size: 0.86rem; color: #3D3D4A; line-height: 1.6; margin: 0; }
.evo-foot { font-family: var(--font-body); font-size: 0.82rem; font-style: italic; color: var(--sage); margin: 1.1rem 0 0; padding-top: 0.9rem; border-top: 1px solid var(--cream-border); }
[data-theme="dark"] .evo-diagram .evo-desc { color: #C5BEAE; }
[data-theme="dark"] .evo-node { background: var(--ink-surface); }

/* ── AI caveat: "fast-moving field" note (injected by site-widgets.js on AI pages; hand-placed on the aspiring-AI essay) ── */
.ai-caveat { max-width: 820px; margin: 2.6rem auto 0; padding: 1.1rem 2rem 0; border-top: 1px solid var(--cream-border); font-size: 0.84rem; line-height: 1.65; color: var(--sage); font-style: italic; }
.ai-caveat .aic-label { display: block; font-family: var(--font-mono); font-size: 0.62rem; letter-spacing: 0.14em; text-transform: uppercase; color: var(--amber-text); font-weight: 600; font-style: normal; margin-bottom: 0.35rem; }
[data-theme="dark"] .ai-caveat .aic-label { color: var(--amber-light); }

/* ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════
   THE APHORISM BAND  —  the on-page twin of the social Aphorism Card
   (Brand/Brand/Assets/Aphorism-Cards/generate-cards.py)

   One owned line, set on the ink canvas, under the compass seal. Same tokens,
   same typography, same amber -> terracotta -> sage rule as the exported PNG,
   so a line looks the same whether someone meets it on the site or in a feed.

   RULE INHERITED FROM THE GENERATOR: a card is a QUOTATION SURFACE. Only put a
   line here that genuinely exists on the page it sits on. Never a synthesis.

   Markup:
     <aside class="aphorism reveal">
       <span class="aph-eyebrow">// beliefs</span>
       <p>People create outcomes.</p>          <- one <p> PER SENTENCE:
       <p>Leaders create environments.</p>        parallel structure stays visible
       <span class="aph-cite">optional attribution</span>
     </aside>
   ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════ */
.aphorism {
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  position: relative;
  overflow: hidden;
  margin: 3.2rem 0;
  padding: 3.4rem 2rem 3rem;
  text-align: center;
  border-radius: 4px;
  background:
    radial-gradient(ellipse at 50% 14%, rgba(217,174,84,0.20), transparent 62%),
    radial-gradient(ellipse at 10% 102%, rgba(206,138,102,0.13), transparent 58%),
    var(--ink-surface);
}
/* the compass seal from Assets/logo.svg, held low enough that the K never
   competes with the letterforms on top of it (0.062 opacity in the generator) */
.aphorism::before {
  content: '';
  position: absolute; top: 50%; left: 50%;
  width: 300px; height: 300px; transform: translate(-50%, -50%);
  background: no-repeat center/contain url("data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg' viewBox='0 0 120 120'%3E%3Cg fill='none' stroke='%23D9AE54' stroke-opacity='0.5'%3E%3Ccircle cx='60' cy='60' r='58' stroke-width='2'/%3E%3Ccircle cx='60' cy='60' r='50.5' stroke-width='1.4' stroke-opacity='0.35'/%3E%3Ccircle cx='60' cy='60' r='46' stroke-width='0.8' stroke-opacity='0.25'/%3E%3C/g%3E%3Cg fill='%23D9AE54' fill-opacity='0.5'%3E%3Ccircle cx='60' cy='9.5' r='2.4'/%3E%3Ccircle cx='60' cy='110.5' r='2.4'/%3E%3Ccircle cx='9.5' cy='60' r='2.4'/%3E%3Ccircle cx='110.5' cy='60' r='2.4'/%3E%3C/g%3E%3Ctext x='60' y='60' text-anchor='middle' dominant-baseline='central' font-family='Cormorant Garamond,Georgia,serif' font-size='62' font-weight='600' fill='%23D9AE54' fill-opacity='0.5'%3EK%3C/text%3E%3C/svg%3E");
  opacity: 0.13;
  pointer-events: none;
}
.aphorism > * { position: relative; z-index: 1; }

.aph-eyebrow {
  display: block;
  font-family: var(--font-mono);
  font-size: 0.6rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.42em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--amber-light);
  margin-bottom: 1.8rem;
}
.aphorism p {
  font-family: var(--font-head);
  font-weight: 600;
  font-size: clamp(1.35rem, 3.1vw, 2rem);
  line-height: 1.16;
  color: #E9E3D6;
  max-width: 30ch;
  margin: 0 auto;
  text-wrap: balance;          /* no orphan last word, the generator's wrap() rule */
}
.aphorism p + p { margin-top: 0.52em; }
/* Essay pages declare `.article-content p` in a page-level <style> that loads
   AFTER this file. At equal specificity (0,1,1) the page wins, so inside an
   essay the band's ink turned dark-on-dark in light theme (contrast 1.21).
   Every band is an <aside>, so one extra element selector restores the
   component's own colour without reaching for !important. */
aside.aphorism p { color: #E9E3D6; }

/* the three-journey gradient rule: amber (Pakistan) -> terracotta (Japan) -> sage (Germany) */
.aphorism::after {
  content: '';
  display: block;
  width: 216px; height: 3px;
  order: 1;
  margin: 2.2rem auto 0;
  background: linear-gradient(90deg, var(--amber-light), var(--terracotta) 55%, var(--sage));
}
.aph-cite {
  order: 2;
  display: block;
  font-family: var(--font-mono);
  font-size: 0.62rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.08em;
  color: rgba(233,227,214,0.5);
  margin-top: 1.5rem;
}
/* a cite sits BELOW the rule, so push the rule up when one is present */
.aphorism:has(.aph-cite) .aph-cite { margin-top: 1.1rem; }

/* full-bleed variant for a page-closing statement */
.aphorism.aph-wide {
  border-radius: 0;
  margin-left: calc(50% - 50vw);
  margin-right: calc(50% - 50vw);
  padding-left: 2rem; padding-right: 2rem;
}

@media (max-width: 640px) {
  .aphorism { padding: 2.6rem 1.4rem 2.4rem; margin: 2.4rem 0; }
  .aphorism::before { width: 210px; height: 210px; }
  .aphorism p { max-width: 24ch; }
  .aph-eyebrow { letter-spacing: 0.3em; margin-bottom: 1.4rem; }
}

/* The band is dark in BOTH themes (it is a canvas, not a surface that follows
   the page). In dark mode --ink-surface already steps darker than the page, so
   the band stays distinct without any colour change; only the seal is lifted a
   little so it does not disappear into the darker ground. */
[data-theme="dark"] .aphorism::before { opacity: 0.16; }