:root {
    --ink: #0d0d0b;
    --ink-2: #1a1a17;
    --ink-3: #252520;
    --smoke: #f5f4f0;
    --fog: rgba(245,244,240,0.06);
    --fog-2: rgba(245,244,240,0.1);
    --fog-3: rgba(245,244,240,0.16);
    --lapis: #26619c;
    --lapis-l: #3a7bbf;
    --lapis-d: #1a4a77;
    --muted: rgba(245,244,240,0.72);
    --faint: rgba(245,244,240,0.38);
    --rule: rgba(245,244,240,0.1);
    --serif: 'Raleway', system-ui, sans-serif;
    --sans: 'DM Sans', system-ui, sans-serif;
}

/* ─── BASELINE RESETS ─── */
img {
    max-width: 100%;
    height: auto;
    display: block;
}

*:focus-visible {
    outline: 2px dotted red;
    outline-offset: 2px;
}

@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) {
    *, *::before, *::after {
        animation-duration: 0.01ms !important;
        transition-duration: 0.01ms !important;
        animation-iteration-count: 1 !important;
    }
    html { scroll-behavior: auto; }
}

/* ─── SKIP LINK ─── */
.skip-link {
    position: absolute;
    top: -100px;
    left: 0;
    background: var(--lapis);
    color: var(--smoke);
    padding: 0.75rem 1.25rem;
    text-decoration: none;
    font-size: 0.85rem;
    font-weight: 600;
    letter-spacing: 0.1em;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    z-index: 1000;
    transition: top 0.2s;
}

.skip-link:focus {
    top: 0;
}

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

html {
    scroll-behavior: smooth;
}

body {
    background: var(--ink);
    color: var(--smoke);
    font-family: var(--sans);
    font-size: 17px;
    line-height: 1.7;
    -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased;
    -moz-osx-font-smoothing: grayscale;
    overflow-x: hidden;
}

/* ─── NAV ─── */
nav {
    position: fixed;
    inset: 0 0 auto;
    z-index: 200;
    min-height: 68px;
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
    justify-content: space-between;
    padding: 0.75rem 3.5rem;
    border-bottom: 1px solid var(--rule);
    background: rgba(13,13,11,0.92);
    backdrop-filter: blur(12px);
    -webkit-backdrop-filter: blur(12px);
    transition: padding 0.25s ease;
}

/* Scroll-condensed state — sentence hides, brand stays */
nav.nav--scrolled .nav-sentence {
    display: none;
}
nav.nav--scrolled {
    flex-direction: row;
    align-items: center;
    gap: 0;
    padding: 0.5rem 3.5rem;
    min-height: 0;
}
nav.nav--scrolled .nav-brand {
    align-items: flex-start;
}
nav.nav--scrolled .nav-toggle {
    display: flex;
    margin-top: 0;
}

.nav-brand {
    display: flex;
    flex-direction: column;
    gap: 1px;
    cursor: pointer;
}

.nav-name {
    font-family: var(--serif);
    font-size: 1.25rem;
    font-weight: 600;
    letter-spacing: 0.02em;
    color: var(--smoke);
    line-height: 1.2;
}

.nav-sub {
    font-size: 0.72rem;
    font-weight: 400;
    letter-spacing: 0.18em;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    color: var(--lapis-l);
    line-height: 1.5;
}

.nav-links {
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
    gap: 0;
    list-style: none;
}

    .nav-links a {
        display: block;
        padding: 0.4rem 1.1rem;
        font-size: 0.86rem;
        font-weight: 500;
        letter-spacing: 0.1em;
        text-transform: uppercase;
        color: var(--smoke);
        text-decoration: none;
        cursor: pointer;
        transition: color 0.2s;
        border-right: 1px solid var(--rule);
    }

    .nav-links li:last-child a {
        border-right: none;
    }

    .nav-sentence a,
    .nav-sentence li:last-child a {
        display: inline-block;
        border-right: none;
        padding: 0;
        letter-spacing: 0.01em;
        text-transform: none;
        font-weight: 600;
        font-size: inherit;
    }

    .nav-links a:hover,
    .nav-links a.active {
        color: var(--smoke);
    }

    .nav-sentence li {
        font-size: 1.032rem;
        transition: font-size 0.2s;
    }

    .nav-sentence li:hover {
        font-size: 1.238rem;
    }

    .nav-links a.active {
        color: var(--lapis-l);
    }

/* ─── HAMBURGER ─── */
.nav-toggle {
    display: none;
    flex-direction: column;
    gap: 5px;
    cursor: pointer;
    padding: 4px;
    min-width: 44px;
    min-height: 44px;
    background: transparent;
    border: none;
    align-items: center;
    justify-content: center;
}

    .nav-toggle span {
        display: block;
        width: 24px;
        height: 1.5px;
        background: var(--smoke);
        transition: all 0.2s;
    }

/* ─── PAGES ─── */
.page {
    display: none;
    min-height: 100vh;
    padding-top: 69px;
}

    .page.active {
        display: block;
        animation: pageIn 0.35s ease forwards;
    }

@keyframes pageIn {
    from {
        opacity: 0;
        transform: translateY(12px);
    }

    to {
        opacity: 1;
        transform: translateY(0);
    }
}

/* ─── SHARED CONTAINERS ─── */
.max-w {
    max-width: 1160px;
    margin: 0 auto;
    padding: 0 3.5rem;
}

.section-rule {
    border-bottom: 1px solid var(--rule);
}

.section-rule-t {
    border-top: 1px solid var(--rule);
}

/* ─── EYEBROW ─── */
.eyebrow {
    display: inline-flex;
    align-items: center;
    gap: 0.75rem;
    font-size: 1rem;
    font-weight: 600;
    letter-spacing: 0.18em;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    color: var(--lapis-l);
    margin-bottom: 1.75rem;
}

    .eyebrow::before {
        content: '';
        display: block;
        width: 28px;
        height: 1px;
        background: var(--lapis);
    }

/* ─── HERO ─── */
.hero {
    padding: 7rem 3.5rem 5.5rem;
    max-width: 1160px;
    margin: 0 auto;
    position: relative;
}

.hero-headline {
    font-family: var(--serif);
    font-size: clamp(3rem, 6vw, 5.5rem);
    font-weight: 600;
    line-height: 1.06;
    letter-spacing: -0.01em;
    color: var(--smoke);
    max-width: 820px;
    margin-bottom: 2rem;
    text-shadow: 0 2px 14px rgba(0,0,0,0.55);
}

    .hero-headline em {
        font-style: italic;
        color: var(--lapis-l);
    }

.hero-body {
    font-size: 1.45rem;
    color: var(--muted);
    max-width: 560px;
    line-height: 1.6;
    font-weight: 500;
    margin-bottom: 2.75rem;
}

/* ─── BUTTONS ─── */
.btn-row {
    display: flex;
    gap: 1rem;
    flex-wrap: wrap;
    align-items: center;
}

.btn {
    display: inline-block;
    padding: 0.85rem 2rem;
    font-family: var(--sans);
    font-size: 0.75rem;
    font-weight: 600;
    letter-spacing: 0.12em;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    cursor: pointer;
    transition: all 0.2s;
    text-decoration: none;
    border: none;
    outline: none;
}

.btn-solid {
    background: var(--lapis);
    color: var(--smoke);
}

    .btn-solid:hover {
        background: var(--lapis-l);
    }

.btn-ghost {
    background: transparent;
    color: var(--smoke);
    border: 1px solid var(--faint);
}

    .btn-ghost:hover {
        border-color: var(--smoke);
    }

.btn:focus-visible {
    outline: 2px dotted red;
    outline-offset: 3px;
}

/* ─── PILLARS ─── */
.pillars-grid {
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: repeat(3, 1fr);
    border-top: 1px solid var(--rule);
}

.pillar {
    padding: 3.5rem 3rem;
    border-right: 1px solid var(--rule);
    border-bottom: 1px solid var(--rule);
    transition: background 0.25s;
    background: rgba(38,97,156,0.18);
}

    .pillar:last-child {
        border-right: none;
    }

    .pillar:hover {
        background: rgba(38,97,156,0.28);
    }

.pillar-index {
    font-family: var(--serif);
    font-size: 4rem;
    font-weight: 400;
    color: var(--faint);
    line-height: 1;
    margin-bottom: 1.5rem;
}

.pillar-accent {
    width: 24px;
    height: 2px;
    background: var(--lapis);
    margin-bottom: 1.25rem;
}

.pillar h3 {
    font-family: var(--serif);
    font-size: 1.5rem;
    font-weight: 600;
    color: var(--smoke);
    margin-bottom: 0.9rem;
    line-height: 1.25;
}

.pillar p {
    font-size: 1rem;
    color: var(--muted);
    line-height: 1.85;
    font-weight: 400;
}

/* ─── MEDIA STRIP ─── */
.media-strip {
    padding: 2.5rem 3.5rem;
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
    gap: 2.5rem;
    border-bottom: 1px solid var(--rule);
    overflow-x: auto;
}

.strip-label {
    font-size: 0.65rem;
    letter-spacing: 0.2em;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    color: var(--lapis-l);
    white-space: nowrap;
    font-weight: 600;
}

.strip-logos {
    display: flex;
    gap: 2.5rem;
    align-items: center;
}

.strip-logo {
    font-family: var(--serif);
    font-size: 0.9rem;
    font-weight: 600;
    font-style: italic;
    color: var(--faint);
    white-space: nowrap;
    letter-spacing: 0.03em;
    transition: color 0.2s;
}

    .strip-logo:hover {
        color: var(--muted);
    }

/* ─── HOME MANIFESTO ─── */
.manifesto {
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr;
    align-items: start;
}

.manifesto-text {
    padding: 5rem 3.5rem;
    border-right: 1px solid var(--rule);
}

    .manifesto-text h2 {
        font-family: var(--serif);
        font-size: clamp(1.6rem, 3vw, 2.5rem);
        font-weight: 500;
        line-height: 1.3;
        color: var(--smoke);
        margin-bottom: 1.5rem;
    }

    .manifesto-text p {
        font-size: 1rem;
        color: var(--muted);
        line-height: 1.9;
        font-weight: 400;
    }

.manifesto-nav {
    padding: 5rem 3.5rem;
}

.manifesto-nav-title {
    font-size: 0.75rem;
    letter-spacing: 0.2em;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    color: var(--lapis-l);
    margin-bottom: 1.5rem;
    font-weight: 600;
}

.nav-card {
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
    justify-content: space-between;
    padding: 1.25rem 0;
    border-bottom: 1px solid var(--rule);
    cursor: pointer;
    transition: all 0.2s;
    gap: 1rem;
}

    .nav-card:first-of-type {
        border-top: 1px solid var(--rule);
    }

    .nav-card:hover .nav-card-arrow {
        color: var(--lapis-l);
        transform: translateX(4px);
    }

    .nav-card:hover .nav-card-label {
        color: var(--smoke);
    }

.nav-card-label {
    font-family: var(--serif);
    font-size: 1.25rem;
    font-weight: 600;
    color: var(--muted);
    transition: color 0.2s;
}

.nav-card-desc {
    font-size: 0.8rem;
    color: var(--faint);
    margin-top: 0.15rem;
    font-weight: 400;
}

.nav-card-arrow {
    font-size: 1.1rem;
    color: var(--faint);
    transition: all 0.2s;
    flex-shrink: 0;
}

/* ─── HOME CTA BAND ─── */
.cta-band {
    background: var(--lapis-d);
    border-top: 1px solid rgba(58,123,191,0.3);
    border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(58,123,191,0.3);
    padding: 4rem 3.5rem;
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
    justify-content: space-between;
    gap: 2rem;
    flex-wrap: wrap;
}

    .cta-band h2 {
        font-family: var(--serif);
        font-size: clamp(1.4rem, 2.5vw, 2rem);
        font-weight: 500;
        color: var(--smoke);
        max-width: 560px;
        line-height: 1.35;
        font-style: italic;
    }

/* ─── PAGE INTROS ─── */
.page-intro {
    padding: 6rem 3.5rem 5rem;
    max-width: 1160px;
    margin: 0 auto;
    border-bottom: 1px solid var(--rule);
}

    .page-intro h1 {
        font-family: var(--serif);
        font-size: clamp(2.5rem, 5vw, 4.2rem);
        font-weight: 600;
        line-height: 1.1;
        color: var(--smoke);
        max-width: 760px;
        margin-bottom: 1.75rem;
    }

    .page-intro p {
        font-size: 1rem;
        color: var(--muted);
        max-width: 580px;
        line-height: 1.9;
        font-weight: 400;
        font-style: italic;
    }

/* ─── ABOUT ─── */
.about-open {
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: 1fr 360px;
    gap: 0;
    border-bottom: 1px solid var(--rule);
}

.about-open-text {
    padding: 5rem 3.5rem;
    border-right: 1px solid var(--rule);
}

    .about-open-text h1 {
        font-family: var(--serif);
        font-size: clamp(2.5rem, 5vw, 4.2rem);
        font-weight: 600;
        line-height: 1.1;
        color: var(--smoke);
        margin-bottom: 2rem;
    }

.blockquote {
    border-left: 2px solid var(--lapis);
    padding-left: 1.5rem;
    margin: 1.5rem 0;
}

    .blockquote p {
        font-family: var(--serif);
        font-size: 1.1rem;
        font-style: italic;
        color: rgba(245,244,240,0.7);
        line-height: 1.8;
        font-weight: 400;
    }

.about-photo-col {
    display: flex;
    flex-direction: column;
}

.photo-placeholder {
    flex: 1;
    min-height: 400px;
    background: var(--ink-3);
    border-left: 1px solid var(--rule);
    display: flex;
    flex-direction: column;
    align-items: center;
    justify-content: center;
    gap: 0.75rem;
    color: var(--faint);
    font-size: 0.7rem;
    letter-spacing: 0.15em;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    font-weight: 500;
    overflow: hidden;
}

.photo-placeholder picture {
    display: block;
    width: 100%;
    height: 100%;
}

.photo-placeholder img {
    width: 100%;
    height: 100%;
    object-fit: cover;
    object-position: center top;
    display: block;
}

.photo-icon {
    width: 40px;
    height: 40px;
    border: 1px solid var(--faint);
    border-radius: 50%;
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
    justify-content: center;
    font-size: 16px;
}

/* ─── STORY ─── */
.story-section {
    padding: 5rem 3.5rem;
    max-width: 1160px;
    margin: 0 auto;
    border-bottom: 1px solid var(--rule);
}

.section-h2 {
    font-family: var(--serif);
    font-size: clamp(1.6rem, 3vw, 2.2rem);
    font-weight: 600;
    color: var(--smoke);
    margin-bottom: 3rem;
}

.story-grid {
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr;
    gap: 0;
}

.story-item {
    padding: 2rem 2.5rem 2rem 0;
    border-bottom: 1px solid var(--rule);
}

    .story-item:nth-child(even) {
        padding: 2rem 0 2rem 2.5rem;
        border-left: 1px solid var(--rule);
    }

    .story-item h4 {
        font-family: var(--serif);
        font-size: 1.15rem;
        font-weight: 600;
        color: var(--smoke);
        margin-bottom: 0.75rem;
        line-height: 1.3;
    }

    .story-item p {
        font-size: 0.88rem;
        color: var(--muted);
        line-height: 1.9;
        font-weight: 400;
    }

/* ─── CONVICTIONS ─── */
.convictions-band {
    background: var(--ink-2);
    border-top: 1px solid var(--rule);
    border-bottom: 1px solid var(--rule);
}

.convictions-inner {
    max-width: 1160px;
    margin: 0 auto;
    padding: 5rem 3.5rem;
}

.conviction-row {
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: 1fr 1.8fr;
    gap: 3rem;
    padding: 2rem 0;
    border-bottom: 1px solid var(--rule);
    align-items: start;
}

    .conviction-row:first-of-type {
        border-top: 1px solid var(--rule);
    }

    .conviction-row h4 {
        font-family: var(--serif);
        font-size: 1.1rem;
        font-weight: 600;
        color: var(--smoke);
        font-style: italic;
        line-height: 1.4;
    }

    .conviction-row p {
        font-size: 0.97rem;
        color: var(--muted);
        line-height: 1.9;
        font-weight: 400;
    }

/* ─── BOARD ─── */
.board-section {
    padding: 5rem 3.5rem;
    max-width: 1160px;
    margin: 0 auto;
    border-bottom: 1px solid var(--rule);
}

.board-intro {
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr;
    gap: 4rem;
    margin-bottom: 3rem;
    align-items: start;
}

    .board-intro p {
        font-size: 0.92rem;
        color: var(--muted);
        line-height: 1.9;
        font-weight: 400;
    }

.board-items {
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr;
    gap: 0;
}

.board-logo {
    margin-bottom: 0.65rem;
}

.board-logo a {
    display: inline-flex;
    align-items: center;
    text-decoration: none;
    opacity: 0.82;
    transition: opacity 0.2s;
}

.board-logo a:hover { opacity: 1; }

.board-logo img {
    display: block;
    height: 54px;
    width: auto;
    max-width: 210px;
    object-fit: contain;
}

.board-name-link {
    color: var(--smoke);
    text-decoration: none;
    transition: color 0.2s;
}

.board-name-link:hover { color: var(--lapis-l); }

.cred-icon {
    flex-shrink: 0;
    display: inline-flex;
    align-items: flex-start;
    padding-top: 0.15rem;
    width: 56px;
    justify-content: center;
}

.cred-icon img {
    display: block;
    height: 42px;
    width: 56px;
    object-fit: contain;
    opacity: 0.85;
}

.cred-text {
    flex: 1;
    min-width: 0;
}

.cred-link {
    color: var(--muted);
    text-decoration: none;
    border-bottom: 1px solid var(--rule);
    transition: color 0.2s, border-color 0.2s;
}

.cred-link:hover {
    color: var(--smoke);
    border-color: var(--lapis-l);
}

.cred-col li {
    display: flex;
    align-items: flex-start;
    gap: 0.65rem;
    padding-left: 0;
}

.cred-col li::before { display: none; }

.cred-col li:not(:has(.cred-icon)) {
    padding-left: 0;
}

.board-item {
    padding: 1.75rem 0;
    border-bottom: 1px solid var(--rule);
}

    .board-item:nth-child(odd) {
        padding-right: 2.5rem;
    }

    .board-item:nth-child(even) {
        padding-left: 2.5rem;
        border-left: 1px solid var(--rule);
    }

    .board-item h4 {
        font-family: var(--serif);
        font-size: 1rem;
        font-weight: 600;
        color: var(--smoke);
        margin-bottom: 0.2rem;
    }

.board-role {
    font-size: 0.75rem;
    color: var(--lapis-l);
    font-weight: 500;
    letter-spacing: 0.04em;
    margin-bottom: 0.2rem;
}

.board-item p {
    font-size: 0.8rem;
    color: var(--faint);
    font-weight: 400;
}

/* ─── CREDENTIALS ─── */
.cred-section {
    padding: 5rem 3.5rem;
    max-width: 1160px;
    margin: 0 auto;
}

.cred-grid {
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: repeat(3, 1fr);
    gap: 0;
    border-top: 1px solid var(--rule);
}

.cred-col {
    padding: 2.5rem 2.5rem 2.5rem 0;
    border-right: 1px solid var(--rule);
}

    .cred-col:last-child {
        border-right: none;
        padding-left: 2.5rem;
        padding-right: 0;
    }

    .cred-col:nth-child(2) {
        padding: 2.5rem;
    }

.cred-label {
    font-size: 0.65rem;
    font-weight: 600;
    letter-spacing: 0.2em;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    color: var(--lapis-l);
    margin-bottom: 1.25rem;
}

.cred-col ul {
    list-style: none;
    display: flex;
    flex-direction: column;
    gap: 0.85rem;
}

.cred-col li {
    font-size: 0.85rem;
    color: var(--muted);
    line-height: 1.6;
    font-weight: 400;
}

/* ─── SPEAKING ─── */
.speaking-open {
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: 1fr 360px;
    align-items: start;
    border-bottom: 1px solid var(--rule);
}

.speaking-open-text {
    padding: 6rem 3.5rem 5rem;
    border-right: 1px solid var(--rule);
}

.speaking-open-img {
    min-height: 360px;
    max-height: 520px;
    background: var(--ink-2);
    overflow: hidden;
}

.topics-section {
    padding: 5rem 3.5rem;
    max-width: 1160px;
    margin: 0 auto;
    border-bottom: 1px solid var(--rule);
}

.topic-item {
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: 56px 1fr;
    gap: 2rem;
    padding: 2.5rem 0;
    border-bottom: 1px solid var(--rule);
    align-items: start;
}

    .topic-item:first-of-type {
        border-top: 1px solid var(--rule);
    }

.topic-num {
    font-family: var(--serif);
    font-size: 2.2rem;
    font-weight: 400;
    color: var(--faint);
    line-height: 1.1;
}

.topic-content h3 {
    font-family: var(--serif);
    font-size: 1.3rem;
    font-weight: 600;
    color: var(--smoke);
    margin-bottom: 0.35rem;
    line-height: 1.3;
}

.topic-aud {
    font-size: 0.72rem;
    font-weight: 500;
    letter-spacing: 0.08em;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    color: var(--lapis-l);
    margin-bottom: 0.75rem;
}

.topic-content p {
    font-size: 1rem;
    color: var(--muted);
    line-height: 1.85;
    font-weight: 400;
}

/* ─── SPEAKER BIO ─── */
.bio-band {
    background: var(--ink-2);
    border-top: 1px solid var(--rule);
}

.bio-inner {
    max-width: 1160px;
    margin: 0 auto;
    padding: 5rem 3.5rem;
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: 160px 1fr;
    gap: 4rem;
    align-items: start;
}

.bio-label-col {
    text-align: right;
    padding-top: 0.25rem;
}

.bio-label {
    font-size: 0.65rem;
    font-weight: 600;
    letter-spacing: 0.2em;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    color: var(--lapis-l);
}

.bio-inner p {
    font-size: 1rem;
    color: var(--muted);
    line-height: 1.9;
    font-weight: 400;
    margin-bottom: 1rem;
}

/* ─── FORMS ─── */
.booking-section {
    padding: 5rem 3.5rem;
    max-width: 1160px;
    margin: 0 auto;
}

.form-grid {
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr;
    gap: 1rem;
    margin-bottom: 1rem;
}

.form-full {
    grid-column: 1 / -1;
}

.field {
    display: flex;
    flex-direction: column;
    gap: 0.4rem;
}

    .field label {
        font-size: 0.65rem;
        font-weight: 600;
        letter-spacing: 0.18em;
        text-transform: uppercase;
        color: var(--faint);
    }

    .field input,
    .field select,
    .field textarea {
        background: var(--fog);
        border: 1px solid var(--rule);
        color: var(--smoke);
        font-family: var(--sans);
        font-size: 1rem;
        font-weight: 400;
        padding: 0.8rem 1rem;
        outline: none;
        border-radius: 0;
        appearance: none;
        -webkit-appearance: none;
        resize: none;
        transition: border-color 0.2s;
    }

        .field input::placeholder,
        .field textarea::placeholder {
            color: var(--faint);
        }

        .field select option {
            background: var(--ink-2);
            color: var(--smoke);
        }

        .field input:focus,
        .field select:focus,
        .field textarea:focus {
            border-color: var(--lapis);
            background: var(--fog-2);
        }

        .field input:focus-visible,
        .field select:focus-visible,
        .field textarea:focus-visible {
            outline: 2px dotted red;
            outline-offset: 0;
        }

    /* Field-level validation error */
    .field-error {
        font-size: 0.72rem;
        color: #eb5757;
        letter-spacing: 0.04em;
        min-height: 1em;
        display: block;
    }

    /* Character counter below textarea */
    .char-counter {
        font-size: 0.7rem;
        color: var(--faint);
        text-align: right;
        letter-spacing: 0.04em;
        transition: color 0.2s;
    }

    .char-counter.char-near-limit {
        color: #f2994a;
    }

    .char-counter.char-at-limit {
        color: #eb5757;
    }

    /* Invalid field highlight */
    .field input.field-invalid,
    .field select.field-invalid,
    .field textarea.field-invalid {
        border-color: #eb5757;
    }

/* ─── PRESS ─── */
.press-section {
    padding: 4rem 3.5rem;
    max-width: 1160px;
    margin: 0 auto;
    border-bottom: 1px solid var(--rule);
}

.outlet-row {
    display: flex;
    flex-wrap: wrap;
    gap: 0.5rem;
    margin-bottom: 2.5rem;
}

.outlet-chip {
    display: inline-flex;
    align-items: center;
    gap: 0.4rem;
    padding: 0.35rem 0.5rem;
    font-size: 0.8rem;
    font-weight: 500;
    letter-spacing: 0.04em;
    color: var(--muted);
    background: transparent;
    transition: color 0.2s;
}

    .outlet-chip:hover {
        color: var(--smoke);
    }

.appear-list {
    display: flex;
    flex-direction: column;
}

.appear-item {
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: 200px 1fr;
    gap: 2rem;
    padding: 1.1rem 0;
    border-bottom: 1px solid var(--rule);
    align-items: baseline;
}

    .appear-item:first-child {
        border-top: 1px solid var(--rule);
    }

.appear-outlet {
    font-family: var(--serif);
    font-size: 0.95rem;
    font-weight: 600;
    color: var(--smoke);
}

.appear-date {
    font-size: 0.8rem;
    color: var(--faint);
    font-weight: 400;
    margin-top: 0.1rem;
}

.appear-desc {
    font-size: 0.88rem;
    color: var(--muted);
    font-weight: 400;
}

.pub-item {
    padding: 1.1rem 0;
    border-bottom: 1px solid var(--rule);
}

    .pub-item:first-child {
        border-top: 1px solid var(--rule);
    }

    .pub-item h4 {
        font-family: var(--serif);
        font-size: 0.95rem;
        font-weight: 600;
        color: var(--smoke);
        line-height: 1.45;
        margin-bottom: 0.15rem;
    }

.pub-year {
    font-size: 0.8rem;
    color: var(--lapis-l);
    font-weight: 500;
}

.pub-synopsis {
    font-size: 0.85rem;
    color: var(--muted);
    line-height: 1.85;
    font-weight: 400;
    margin-top: 0.6rem;
    max-width: 820px;
}

.pub-file {
    display: inline-block;
    margin-top: 0.75rem;
    font-size: 0.68rem;
    font-weight: 500;
    letter-spacing: 0.12em;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    color: var(--faint);
    border: 1px solid var(--rule);
    padding: 0.25rem 0.65rem;
    font-family: var(--sans);
}

.recaptcha-wrap {
    padding: 1.25rem 0 0.5rem;
}

.recaptcha-note {
    display: none;
}

.g-recaptcha {
    transform-origin: left top;
}

/* ─── PODCAST ─── */
.series-block {
    padding: 4rem 3.5rem;
    max-width: 1160px;
    margin: 0 auto;
    border-bottom: 1px solid var(--rule);
}

.series-top {
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: auto 1fr;
    gap: 2rem;
    margin-bottom: 2.5rem;
    align-items: stretch;
}

.series-mark {
    width: 160px;
    max-width: 160px;
    height: 160px;
    min-height: 160px;
    overflow: hidden;
    background: var(--lapis-d);
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
    justify-content: center;
    flex-shrink: 0;
}

.series-mark img {
    width: 100%;
    height: 100%;
    object-fit: cover;
    display: block;
}

    .series-mark.alt {
        background: var(--ink-3);
        border: 1px solid var(--rule);
    }

.series-initials {
    font-family: var(--serif);
    font-size: 1.2rem;
    font-weight: 700;
    color: var(--smoke);
    font-style: italic;
}

.series-info h2 {
    font-family: var(--serif);
    font-size: 1.5rem;
    font-weight: 600;
    color: var(--smoke);
    margin-bottom: 0.5rem;
}

.series-info p {
    font-size: 0.88rem;
    color: var(--muted);
    line-height: 1.85;
    font-weight: 400;
    max-width: 600px;
}

.platform-chips {
    display: flex;
    flex-wrap: wrap;
    gap: 0.5rem;
    margin-top: 0.75rem;
}

.platform-chip {
    padding: 0.3rem 0.75rem;
    background: rgba(38,97,156,0.2);
    border: 1px solid rgba(58,123,191,0.25);
    font-size: 0.7rem;
    font-weight: 500;
    letter-spacing: 0.06em;
    color: var(--lapis-l);
}

.episodes-grid {
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: repeat(3, 1fr);
    gap: 0;
    border-top: 1px solid var(--rule);
}

.ep-card {
    padding: 1.75rem;
    border-right: 1px solid var(--rule);
    transition: background 0.2s;
}

    .ep-card:last-child {
        border-right: none;
    }

    .ep-card:hover {
        background: var(--fog);
    }

.ep-thumb {
    width: 100%;
    aspect-ratio: 16/9;
    background: var(--ink-3);
    margin-bottom: 1rem;
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
    justify-content: center;
    border: 1px solid var(--rule);
    color: var(--faint);
    font-size: 0.65rem;
    letter-spacing: 0.12em;
    text-transform: uppercase;
}

.ep-num {
    font-size: 0.65rem;
    font-weight: 600;
    letter-spacing: 0.15em;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    color: var(--lapis-l);
    margin-bottom: 0.4rem;
}

.ep-card h4 {
    font-family: var(--serif);
    font-size: 0.98rem;
    font-weight: 600;
    color: var(--smoke);
    line-height: 1.4;
    margin-bottom: 0.4rem;
}

.ep-card p {
    font-size: 0.82rem;
    color: var(--faint);
    line-height: 1.7;
    font-weight: 400;
}

/* ─── CONTACT ─── */
.contact-grid {
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: 380px 1fr;
    align-items: start;
    max-width: 1160px;
    margin: 0 auto;
    padding: 6rem 3.5rem;
    gap: 6rem;
}

.contact-sidebar h1 {
    font-family: var(--serif);
    font-size: 2.5rem;
    font-weight: 600;
    line-height: 1.15;
    color: var(--smoke);
    margin-bottom: 1.25rem;
}

.contact-sidebar .intro {
    font-size: 0.92rem;
    color: var(--muted);
    line-height: 1.85;
    font-weight: 400;
    font-style: italic;
    margin-bottom: 2.5rem;
}

.social-list {
    display: flex;
    flex-direction: column;
    gap: 0.75rem;
}

.social-item {
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
    gap: 1rem;
    font-size: 0.85rem;
    color: var(--muted);
    font-weight: 400;
    text-decoration: none;
    transition: color 0.2s;
}

    .social-item:hover {
        color: var(--smoke);
    }

.social-sq {
    width: 44px;
    height: 44px;
    border: 1px solid var(--rule);
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
    justify-content: center;
    font-family: var(--serif);
    font-size: 0.85rem;
    font-weight: 700;
    font-style: italic;
    color: var(--smoke);
    flex-shrink: 0;
    transition: border-color 0.2s, background 0.2s;
}

.social-item:hover .social-sq {
    border-color: var(--lapis);
    background: rgba(38,97,156,0.15);
}

.contact-location {
    margin-top: 2.5rem;
    padding-top: 2rem;
    border-top: 1px solid var(--rule);
}

.loc-label {
    font-size: 0.65rem;
    font-weight: 600;
    letter-spacing: 0.2em;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    color: var(--faint);
    margin-bottom: 0.4rem;
}

.loc-city {
    font-family: var(--serif);
    font-size: 1.1rem;
    font-weight: 600;
    color: var(--smoke);
    margin-bottom: 0.1rem;
}

.loc-note {
    font-size: 0.8rem;
    color: var(--faint);
    font-weight: 400;
}

/* ─── FOOTER ─── */
footer {
    background: var(--ink-2);
    border-top: 1px solid var(--rule);
    padding: 2.5rem 3.5rem;
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
    justify-content: space-between;
    gap: 1.5rem;
    flex-wrap: wrap;
}

.footer-name {
    font-family: var(--serif);
    font-size: 1rem;
    font-weight: 600;
    color: var(--smoke);
}

.footer-nav {
    display: flex;
    gap: 2rem;
    list-style: none;
}

    .footer-nav a {
        font-size: 0.8rem;
        letter-spacing: 0.12em;
        text-transform: uppercase;
        color: var(--lapis-l);
        text-decoration: none;
        cursor: pointer;
        transition: color 0.2s;
    }

        .footer-nav a:hover {
            color: var(--faint);
        }

.footer-copy {
    font-size: 0.8rem;
    color: var(--faint);
    font-weight: 400;
}

/* ─── MOBILE NAV ─── */
.mobile-nav {
    display: none;
    position: fixed;
    top: 68px;
    left: 0;
    right: 0;
    background: var(--ink-2);
    border-bottom: 1px solid var(--rule);
    z-index: 199;
    flex-direction: column;
}

    .mobile-nav.open {
        display: flex;
    }

    .mobile-nav a {
        padding: 1rem 2rem;
        font-size: 0.88rem;
        font-weight: 400;
        letter-spacing: 0;
        text-transform: none;
        color: var(--faint);
        border-bottom: 1px solid var(--rule);
        cursor: pointer;
        text-decoration: none;
        transition: color 0.15s;
        line-height: 1.5;
    }

    .mobile-nav a strong {
        font-weight: 600;
        color: var(--smoke);
    }

        .mobile-nav a:hover,
        .mobile-nav a.active {
            color: var(--muted);
            background: var(--fog);
        }

    .mobile-nav a.active strong {
        color: var(--lapis-l);
    }

/* ─── TABLET ─── */
@media (max-width: 1100px) and (min-width: 1025px) {
    .cred-section {
        padding: 4rem 2.5rem;
    }

    .cred-col {
        padding: 2rem 1.75rem 2rem 0;
    }

    .cred-col:nth-child(2) {
        padding: 2rem 1.75rem;
    }

    .cred-col:last-child {
        padding-left: 1.75rem;
        padding-right: 0;
    }

    .board-section {
        padding: 3.5rem 2.5rem;
    }

    .board-items {
        grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr;
    }

    .board-item:nth-child(odd) {
        padding-right: 1.75rem;
    }

    .board-item:nth-child(even) {
        padding-left: 1.75rem;
    }

    /* Podcast — tablet: series thumbnail a bit smaller */
    .series-top {
        gap: 1.5rem;
    }

    .series-mark {
        max-width: 140px;
    }

    /* Framework — tablet: tighten the pyramid/panel split */
    .series-block {
        padding: 3.5rem 2.5rem;
    }

    /* Press — tablet: narrow the outlet name column */
    .appear-item {
        grid-template-columns: 140px 1fr;
    }
}

/* ─── RESPONSIVE ─── */

/* 1025–1440px: two-row centered nav — brand above, full sentence below */
@media (max-width: 1440px) {
    nav {
        flex-direction: column;
        align-items: center;
        gap: 0.2rem;
        padding: 0.5rem 2rem;
        min-height: 0;
    }
    .nav-brand {
        align-items: center;
    }
    .nav-name {
        font-size: 1.1rem;
        text-align: center;
    }
    .nav-sub {
        font-size: 0.65rem;
        letter-spacing: 0.13em;
        text-align: center;
    }
    .nav-links {
        display: flex;
        flex-wrap: wrap;
        justify-content: center;
    }
    .nav-conn {
        font-size: 0.72rem;
    }
    .nav-toggle {
        display: none;
    }
    .page {
        padding-top: 95px;
    }
}

/* ≤1024px: back to single-row + hamburger */
@media (max-width: 1024px) {
    nav {
        flex-direction: row;
        justify-content: space-between;
        align-items: center;
        padding: 0.75rem 1.5rem;
        gap: 0;
    }
    .nav-brand {
        align-items: flex-start;
    }
    .nav-name {
        text-align: left;
    }

    /* nav-sub stays visible — just smaller */
    .nav-sub {
        font-size: 0.6rem;
        letter-spacing: 0.11em;
        text-align: left;
    }
    .nav-links {
        display: none;
    }
    .nav-toggle {
        display: flex;
        margin-top: 0;
    }
    .page {
        padding-top: 69px;
    }

    .max-w {
        padding: 0 1.5rem;
    }

    .hero {
        padding: 5rem 1.5rem 4rem;
    }

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

    .pillar {
        border-right: none;
    }

    .media-strip {
        padding: 2rem 1.5rem;
        flex-direction: column;
        align-items: flex-start;
        gap: 1rem;
    }

    .marquee-outer {
        width: 100%;
    }

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

    .manifesto-text {
        border-right: none;
        border-bottom: 1px solid var(--rule);
        padding: 3.5rem 1.5rem;
    }

    .manifesto-nav {
        padding: 3rem 1.5rem;
    }

    .cta-band {
        padding: 3rem 1.5rem;
    }

    .page-intro {
        padding: 4rem 1.5rem 3rem;
    }

    .about-open {
        grid-template-columns: 1fr;
    }

    .about-open-text {
        border-right: none;
        border-bottom: 1px solid var(--rule);
        padding: 4rem 1.5rem;
    }

    .about-photo-col {
        border-left: none;
        border-top: 1px solid var(--rule);
        min-height: 280px;
    }
    .about-photo-col .photo-placeholder {
        border-left: none;
        min-height: 280px;
    }

    .story-section {
        padding: 3.5rem 1.5rem;
    }

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

    .story-item:nth-child(even) {
        padding: 2rem 0;
        border-left: none;
        border-bottom: 1px solid var(--rule);
    }

    .story-item {
        padding-right: 0;
    }

    .convictions-inner {
        padding: 3.5rem 1.5rem;
    }

    .conviction-row {
        grid-template-columns: 1fr;
        gap: 0.5rem;
    }

    .board-section {
        padding: 3.5rem 1.5rem;
    }

    .board-intro {
        grid-template-columns: 1fr;
        gap: 1.5rem;
    }

    .board-items {
        grid-template-columns: 1fr;
    }

    .board-item:nth-child(even) {
        border-left: none;
        padding-left: 0;
    }

    .board-item:nth-child(odd) {
        padding-right: 0;
    }

    .cred-section {
        padding: 3.5rem 1.5rem;
    }

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

    .cred-col {
        border-right: none;
        border-bottom: 1px solid var(--rule);
        padding: 2rem 0;
    }

    .cred-col:last-child {
        border-bottom: none;
        padding-left: 0;
        padding-right: 0;
    }

    .cred-col:nth-child(2) {
        padding: 2rem 0;
    }

    .speaking-open {
        grid-template-columns: 1fr;
    }

    .speaking-open-text {
        border-right: none;
        border-bottom: 1px solid var(--rule);
        padding: 4rem 1.5rem;
    }

    .speaking-open-img {
        min-height: 280px;
        border-top: 1px solid var(--rule);
    }

    .topics-section {
        padding: 3.5rem 1.5rem;
    }

    .topic-item {
        grid-template-columns: 40px 1fr;
    }

    .bio-inner {
        grid-template-columns: 1fr;
        padding: 3.5rem 1.5rem;
    }

    .bio-label-col {
        text-align: left;
    }

    .booking-section {
        padding: 3.5rem 1.5rem;
    }

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

    .press-section {
        padding: 3rem 1.5rem;
    }

    .outlet-row {
        gap: 0.75rem 0.25rem;
        margin-bottom: 2rem;
    }

    .appear-item {
        grid-template-columns: 1fr;
        gap: 0.2rem;
    }

    .pub-synopsis {
        font-size: 0.82rem;
    }

    .pub-file {
        font-size: 0.65rem;
        word-break: break-all;
    }

    .series-block {
        padding: 3rem 1.5rem;
    }

    /* Podcast — series header stacks vertically on mobile */
    .series-top {
        grid-template-columns: 1fr;
        gap: 1.25rem;
        margin-bottom: 1.5rem;
    }

    .series-mark {
        width: 100%;
        max-width: 100%;
        height: auto;
        aspect-ratio: 1/1;
        min-height: unset;
    }

    .platform-chips {
        gap: 0.35rem;
    }

    .platform-chip {
        font-size: 0.65rem;
        padding: 0.25rem 0.6rem;
    }

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

    .ep-card {
        border-right: none;
        border-bottom: 1px solid var(--rule);
    }

    .contact-grid {
        grid-template-columns: 1fr;
        padding: 4rem 1.5rem;
        gap: 3rem;
    }

    footer {
        padding: 2rem 1.5rem;
        flex-direction: column;
        align-items: flex-start;
        gap: 1rem;
    }

    .footer-nav {
        flex-wrap: wrap;
        gap: 1rem;
    }
}

/* ─── HOVER STATES — pointer devices only ─── */
@media (hover: hover) {
    .btn-solid:hover { background: var(--lapis-l); }
    .btn-ghost:hover { border-color: var(--smoke); }
    .pillar:hover { background: var(--fog); }
    .strip-logo:hover { color: var(--muted); }
    .strip-logo:hover img { opacity: 1; }
    .nav-card:hover .nav-card-arrow { color: var(--lapis-l); transform: translateX(4px); }
    .nav-card:hover .nav-card-label { color: var(--smoke); }
    .outlet-chip:hover { color: var(--smoke); }
    .social-item:hover { color: var(--smoke); }
    .social-item:hover .social-sq { border-color: var(--lapis); background: rgba(38,97,156,0.15); }
    .cred-link:hover { color: var(--smoke); border-color: var(--lapis-l); }
    .board-name-link:hover { color: var(--lapis-l); }
    .board-logo a:hover { opacity: 1; }
    .footer-nav a:hover { color: var(--faint); }
    .ep-card:hover { background: var(--fog); }
    .nav-links a:hover { color: var(--smoke); }
    .mobile-nav a:hover { color: var(--smoke); background: var(--fog); }
    a.outlet-chip:hover { color: var(--smoke); }
    .footer-social:hover { color: var(--smoke); }
}

/* ─── RESET sticky hover on touch ─── */
@media (hover: none) {
    .strip-logo img { opacity: 0.85; }
}

/* ─── SMALL PHONE (≤480px) ─── */
@media (max-width: 480px) {
    .topic-item {
        grid-template-columns: 1fr;
        gap: 0.5rem;
    }
    .topic-num {
        font-size: 1.5rem;
    }
    .hero {
        padding: 4rem 1.25rem 3rem;
    }
    nav {
        height: 75px;
    }
    .page {
        padding-top: 75px;
    }
    .mobile-nav {
        top: 75px;
    }
    .nav-sub {
        font-size: 0.52rem;
        letter-spacing: 0.08em;
    }
    .booking-section .btn-solid,
    .form-grid + .btn-solid {
        width: 100%;
        text-align: center;
    }
}

/* ─── MOBILE: portrait as background overlay ─── */
@media (max-width: 1024px) {

    /* About hero — Cyrus portrait as bg */
    .about-open {
        grid-template-columns: 1fr;
        position: relative;
        background-image: url('../images/cyrus-about.jpg');
        background-size: cover;
        background-position: center top;
    }
    .about-open::before {
        content: '';
        position: absolute;
        inset: 0;
        background: linear-gradient(
            to bottom,
            rgba(13,13,11,0.78) 0%,
            rgba(13,13,11,0.68) 60%,
            rgba(13,13,11,0.82) 100%
        );
        z-index: 0;
    }
    .about-open-text {
        position: relative;
        z-index: 1;
        border-right: none;
        border-bottom: none;
        padding: 5rem 1.5rem 4rem;
    }
    .about-photo-col {
        display: none;
    }

    /* Speaking hero — Cyrus speaking portrait as bg */
    .speaking-open {
        grid-template-columns: 1fr;
        position: relative;
        background-image: url('../images/cyrus-speaking.jpg');
        background-size: cover;
        background-position: center center;
    }
    .speaking-open::before {
        content: '';
        position: absolute;
        inset: 0;
        background: linear-gradient(
            to bottom,
            rgba(13,13,11,0.75) 0%,
            rgba(13,13,11,0.65) 55%,
            rgba(13,13,11,0.85) 100%
        );
        z-index: 0;
    }
    .speaking-open-text {
        position: relative;
        z-index: 1;
        border-right: none;
        padding: 5rem 1.5rem 4rem;
    }
    .speaking-open-img {
        display: none;
    }

    /* Speaking formats grid: 3-col → 1-col */
    .formats-grid {
        grid-template-columns: 1fr;
    }
    .format-item,
    .format-item:nth-child(3n+2),
    .format-item:nth-child(3n+3) {
        border-left: none;
        border-bottom: 1px solid var(--rule);
        padding: 1.75rem 0;
    }
}