:root {
  --black: #000000;
  --white: #e8e8e8;
  --white-bright: #ffffff;
  --gray-1: #999999;
  --gray-2: #808080;
  --gray-3: #333333;
  --gray-4: #1a1a1a;
  --gray-5: #0d0d0d;
  --accent: #c9a44a;
  --accent-dim: rgba(201, 164, 74, 0.08);
  --accent-line: rgba(201, 164, 74, 0.2);
  --serif: 'EB Garamond', 'Georgia', serif;
  --sans: 'Inter', -apple-system, sans-serif;
  --mono: 'JetBrains Mono', monospace;
}

* { margin: 0; padding: 0; box-sizing: border-box; }
html { scroll-behavior: smooth; }

body {
  font-family: var(--sans);
  background: var(--black);
  color: var(--white);
  -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased;
  overflow-x: hidden;
}

::selection { background: var(--accent); color: var(--black); }
:focus-visible { outline: 1px solid var(--accent); outline-offset: 3px; }

a { color: inherit; }

/* ===== NAV (shared with landing aesthetic) ===== */
.nav {
  position: fixed;
  top: 0;
  width: 100%;
  z-index: 100;
  padding: 1.5rem 3rem;
  display: flex;
  justify-content: space-between;
  align-items: center;
  mix-blend-mode: difference;
}

.nav-left {
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 0.75rem;
}

.nav-wordmark {
  font-family: var(--serif);
  font-size: 1.35rem;
  font-weight: 500;
  color: var(--white-bright);
  letter-spacing: 0.02em;
  text-decoration: none;
}

.nav-wordmark em {
  font-style: italic;
  font-weight: 400;
  color: var(--accent);
}

.nav-right {
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 2.5rem;
}

.nav-right a {
  font-size: 0.7rem;
  font-weight: 500;
  color: var(--gray-1);
  text-decoration: none;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  letter-spacing: 0.12em;
  transition: color 0.3s;
  padding: 0.5rem 0.25rem;
  min-height: 44px;
  display: inline-flex;
  align-items: center;
}

.nav-right a:hover,
.nav-right a.is-active {
  color: var(--white-bright);
}

.nav-right a.is-active {
  color: var(--accent);
}

.nav-cta {
  color: var(--accent) !important;
  border: 1px solid var(--accent-line);
  padding: 0.5rem 1.25rem !important;
  transition: all 0.3s;
}

.nav-cta:hover {
  background: var(--accent);
  color: var(--black) !important;
}

/* ===== BLOG INDEX ===== */
.page {
  max-width: 1200px;
  margin: 0 auto;
  padding: 10rem 3rem 6rem;
}

.page-masthead {
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--gray-3);
  padding-bottom: 3rem;
  margin-bottom: 5rem;
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: 1fr auto;
  align-items: end;
  gap: 3rem;
}

.page-masthead h1 {
  font-family: var(--serif);
  font-size: clamp(2.8rem, 5vw, 4.5rem);
  font-weight: 400;
  line-height: 1;
  letter-spacing: -0.02em;
  color: var(--white-bright);
}

.page-masthead h1 em {
  font-style: italic;
  color: var(--accent);
}

.page-masthead .lede {
  font-family: var(--serif);
  font-size: 1.15rem;
  font-style: italic;
  color: var(--gray-1);
  max-width: 32ch;
  line-height: 1.5;
  text-align: right;
}

.section-label {
  font-family: var(--sans);
  font-size: 0.65rem;
  font-weight: 500;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  letter-spacing: 0.22em;
  color: var(--accent);
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 1rem;
  margin-bottom: 3rem;
}

.section-label::before {
  content: '';
  width: 40px;
  height: 1px;
  background: var(--accent);
}

.article-list {
  list-style: none;
  display: grid;
  gap: 0;
}

.article-list li {
  border-top: 1px solid var(--gray-4);
}

.article-list li:last-child {
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--gray-4);
}

.article-list a {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: 120px 1fr 180px;
  align-items: baseline;
  gap: 3rem;
  padding: 2.25rem 0.5rem;
  text-decoration: none;
  transition: background 0.3s, padding 0.3s;
}

.article-list a:hover {
  background: var(--gray-5);
  padding-left: 1.5rem;
}

.article-date {
  font-family: var(--mono);
  font-size: 0.72rem;
  color: var(--gray-2);
  letter-spacing: 0.05em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
}

.article-section {
  font-family: var(--sans);
  font-size: 0.65rem;
  color: var(--accent);
  letter-spacing: 0.22em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  margin-bottom: 0.5rem;
  display: block;
}

.article-title {
  font-family: var(--serif);
  font-size: 1.55rem;
  font-weight: 400;
  color: var(--white-bright);
  line-height: 1.25;
  letter-spacing: -0.01em;
}

.article-dek {
  font-family: var(--serif);
  font-style: italic;
  font-size: 1rem;
  color: var(--gray-1);
  margin-top: 0.6rem;
  line-height: 1.5;
}

.article-read {
  font-family: var(--mono);
  font-size: 0.7rem;
  color: var(--gray-2);
  text-align: right;
  letter-spacing: 0.05em;
}

/* ===== ARTICLE PAGE ===== */
.article {
  max-width: 720px;
  margin: 0 auto;
  padding: 10rem 2rem 6rem;
}

.article-head {
  margin-bottom: 4.5rem;
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--gray-4);
  padding-bottom: 3rem;
}

.article-head .section-label {
  margin-bottom: 2.5rem;
}

.article-head h1 {
  font-family: var(--serif);
  font-size: clamp(2.2rem, 4.5vw, 3.4rem);
  font-weight: 400;
  line-height: 1.12;
  letter-spacing: -0.02em;
  color: var(--white-bright);
  margin-bottom: 2rem;
}

.article-head h1 em {
  font-style: italic;
  color: var(--accent);
}

.article-head .dek {
  font-family: var(--serif);
  font-size: 1.3rem;
  font-style: italic;
  color: var(--gray-1);
  line-height: 1.5;
  margin-bottom: 2.5rem;
}

.article-meta {
  display: flex;
  gap: 2rem;
  font-family: var(--mono);
  font-size: 0.72rem;
  color: var(--gray-2);
  letter-spacing: 0.05em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
}

.article-meta span + span::before {
  content: '·';
  margin-right: 2rem;
  color: var(--gray-3);
}

/* body typography */
.article-body {
  font-family: var(--serif);
  font-size: 1.2rem;
  line-height: 1.75;
  color: var(--white);
}

.article-body > * + * { margin-top: 1.5rem; }

.article-body p {
  text-align: left;
}

.article-body p:first-of-type::first-letter {
  font-family: var(--serif);
  font-size: 4.2rem;
  font-weight: 500;
  float: left;
  line-height: 0.9;
  margin: 0.3rem 0.7rem -0.3rem 0;
  color: var(--accent);
}

.article-body h2 {
  font-family: var(--serif);
  font-size: 1.8rem;
  font-weight: 400;
  color: var(--white-bright);
  margin-top: 3.5rem;
  margin-bottom: 0.3rem;
  line-height: 1.2;
  letter-spacing: -0.01em;
}

.article-body h2 em {
  font-style: italic;
  color: var(--accent);
}

.article-body h3 {
  font-family: var(--sans);
  font-size: 0.72rem;
  font-weight: 600;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  letter-spacing: 0.22em;
  color: var(--accent);
  margin-top: 2.8rem;
  margin-bottom: 0.3rem;
}

.article-body blockquote {
  margin: 3rem 0;
  padding: 0 0 0 2rem;
  border-left: 2px solid var(--accent);
  font-style: italic;
  color: var(--gray-1);
  font-size: 1.25rem;
  line-height: 1.55;
}

.article-body blockquote cite {
  display: block;
  margin-top: 1rem;
  font-style: normal;
  font-size: 0.75rem;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  letter-spacing: 0.2em;
  color: var(--gray-2);
  font-family: var(--sans);
}

.article-body ul,
.article-body ol {
  padding-left: 1.5rem;
  color: var(--white);
}

.article-body li {
  margin-bottom: 0.75rem;
}

.article-body li::marker {
  color: var(--accent);
}

.article-body strong {
  color: var(--white-bright);
  font-weight: 600;
}

.article-body em {
  font-style: italic;
}

.article-body a {
  color: var(--accent);
  text-decoration: none;
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--accent-line);
  transition: border-color 0.2s;
}

.article-body a:hover {
  border-bottom-color: var(--accent);
}

.article-body hr {
  border: none;
  border-top: 1px solid var(--gray-4);
  margin: 3.5rem auto;
  width: 80px;
}

.article-body code {
  font-family: var(--mono);
  font-size: 0.85em;
  background: var(--gray-5);
  padding: 0.15em 0.4em;
  border: 1px solid var(--gray-4);
  color: var(--accent);
}

.article-body .callout {
  font-family: var(--sans);
  font-size: 0.88rem;
  font-style: normal;
  line-height: 1.6;
  color: var(--gray-1);
  border-top: 1px solid var(--gray-4);
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--gray-4);
  padding: 1.5rem 0;
  margin: 3rem 0;
}

/* article footer — sign-off + related */
.article-footer {
  margin-top: 5rem;
  padding-top: 3rem;
  border-top: 1px solid var(--gray-4);
}

.signoff {
  font-family: var(--serif);
  font-style: italic;
  color: var(--gray-1);
  font-size: 0.95rem;
  margin-bottom: 3rem;
}

.signoff em {
  color: var(--accent);
}

.article-footer-grid {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr;
  gap: 3rem;
  align-items: start;
}

.footer-cta {
  padding: 2rem;
  border: 1px solid var(--accent-line);
  background: var(--accent-dim);
}

.footer-cta h4 {
  font-family: var(--serif);
  font-size: 1.3rem;
  font-weight: 400;
  color: var(--white-bright);
  margin-bottom: 0.75rem;
  line-height: 1.25;
}

.footer-cta p {
  font-family: var(--serif);
  font-style: italic;
  color: var(--gray-1);
  font-size: 0.95rem;
  margin-bottom: 1.25rem;
  line-height: 1.5;
}

.footer-cta a {
  display: inline-flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 0.5rem;
  font-family: var(--sans);
  font-size: 0.7rem;
  font-weight: 500;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  letter-spacing: 0.15em;
  color: var(--accent);
  text-decoration: none;
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--accent-line);
  padding-bottom: 0.25rem;
  transition: all 0.3s;
}

.footer-cta a:hover {
  border-bottom-color: var(--accent);
}

/* Footer shared */
.page-footer {
  max-width: 1200px;
  margin: 6rem auto 0;
  padding: 3rem;
  border-top: 1px solid var(--gray-4);
  display: flex;
  justify-content: space-between;
  align-items: center;
  font-family: var(--sans);
  font-size: 0.7rem;
  color: var(--gray-2);
  text-transform: uppercase;
  letter-spacing: 0.18em;
}

.page-footer a {
  color: var(--gray-2);
  text-decoration: none;
  transition: color 0.3s;
}

.page-footer a:hover {
  color: var(--accent);
}

/* Responsive */
@media (max-width: 760px) {
  .nav { padding: 1rem 1.25rem; }
  .nav-right { gap: 1rem; }
  .nav-right a { font-size: 0.65rem; }

  .page { padding: 7rem 1.5rem 4rem; }

  .page-masthead {
    grid-template-columns: 1fr;
    padding-bottom: 2rem;
    margin-bottom: 3rem;
  }
  .page-masthead .lede { text-align: left; }

  .article-list a {
    grid-template-columns: 1fr;
    gap: 0.5rem;
    padding: 1.5rem 0.25rem;
  }
  .article-read { text-align: left; }

  .article { padding: 7rem 1.5rem 4rem; }
  .article-body { font-size: 1.08rem; line-height: 1.7; }
  .article-body p:first-of-type::first-letter { font-size: 3.2rem; }

  .article-footer-grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }

  .page-footer {
    flex-direction: column;
    gap: 1rem;
    text-align: center;
    padding: 2rem 1.5rem;
  }
}