/* ==========================================================
   mapodev.de · "Quiet Press" — small literary press aesthetic
   Cream paper · warm ink · oxblood accent · editorial type
   ========================================================== */

:root {
  /* Paper & ink */
  --paper:        #f5efe1;
  --paper-warm:   #ebe2cf;
  --paper-deep:   #e1d6bc;
  --ink:          #1a1714;
  --ink-soft:     #4f463b;
  --ink-mute:     #8a8175;
  --rule:         #c8bda3;
  --rule-soft:    #ddd2b6;

  /* Accents */
  --oxblood:      #7c2128;
  --oxblood-deep: #5b181c;
  --oxblood-soft: #c89594;
  --gold:         #a07b2c;
  --inkblue:      #1f3a52;

  /* Typography */
  --serif-display: 'Fraunces', 'Times New Roman', serif;
  --serif-second:  'Faustina', 'Georgia', serif;
  --serif-body:    'Newsreader', Georgia, serif;
  --mono:          'JetBrains Mono', ui-monospace, 'SFMono-Regular', monospace;

  /* Layout */
  --max:           1180px;
  --max-narrow:    760px;
  --gutter:        clamp(1.25rem, 4vw, 3rem);
  --rail-w:        clamp(0px, 4vw, 64px);
  --masthead-h:    34px;

  /* Motion */
  --ease-out:      cubic-bezier(0.22, 1, 0.36, 1);
  --ease-in-out:   cubic-bezier(0.65, 0, 0.35, 1);
}

* { box-sizing: border-box; }

html {
  scroll-behavior: smooth;
  scroll-padding-top: calc(var(--masthead-h) + 4.5rem);
}

body {
  margin: 0;
  background: var(--paper);
  color: var(--ink);
  font-family: var(--serif-body);
  font-weight: 400;
  font-size: 18px;
  line-height: 1.65;
  font-feature-settings: 'kern', 'liga', 'onum', 'pnum';
  -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased;
  text-rendering: optimizeLegibility;
}

/* Selection */
::selection { background: var(--oxblood); color: var(--paper); }

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

a { color: var(--ink); text-decoration: none; }
a:hover { color: var(--oxblood); }

button { font: inherit; cursor: pointer; }

em, i { font-style: italic; }

.sr-only {
  position: absolute;
  width: 1px; height: 1px;
  padding: 0; margin: -1px;
  overflow: hidden; clip: rect(0,0,0,0);
  white-space: nowrap; border: 0;
}

.skip-link {
  position: absolute; top: -40px; left: 1rem;
  background: var(--ink); color: var(--paper);
  padding: 0.5rem 1rem; border-radius: 4px;
  z-index: 999; transition: top 0.2s;
  font-family: var(--mono); font-size: 0.85rem;
}
.skip-link:focus { top: 1rem; color: var(--paper); }

/* ---------- Paper grain ---------- */
.grain {
  position: fixed; inset: 0;
  pointer-events: none; z-index: 1;
  opacity: 0.35;
  mix-blend-mode: multiply;
  background-image: url("data:image/svg+xml;utf8,<svg xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg' width='220' height='220'><filter id='n'><feTurbulence type='fractalNoise' baseFrequency='0.92' numOctaves='2' stitchTiles='stitch'/><feColorMatrix values='0 0 0 0 0.1 0 0 0 0 0.09 0 0 0 0 0.07 0 0 0 0.6 0'/></filter><rect width='100%25' height='100%25' filter='url(%23n)'/></svg>");
}

/* ---------- Container helpers ---------- */
.section,
.hero,
.quote-block,
.site-header,
.site-footer,
.masthead {
  position: relative;
  z-index: 2;
}

.hero,
.section,
.quote-block {
  width: 100%;
  margin: 0 auto;
  padding-left: var(--gutter);
  padding-right: var(--gutter);
}

/* ---------- Masthead ---------- */
.masthead {
  position: sticky;
  top: 0;
  z-index: 55;
  background: var(--ink);
  color: var(--paper);
  font-family: var(--mono);
  font-size: 0.72rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.22em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  height: var(--masthead-h);
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  overflow: hidden;
  border-bottom: 1px solid #000;
}
.masthead-inner {
  display: flex;
  gap: 1rem;
  white-space: nowrap;
  animation: ticker 60s linear infinite;
  width: max-content;
  padding-left: 100%;
}
.masthead-inner .dot { color: var(--oxblood-soft); }

@keyframes ticker {
  0%   { transform: translateX(0); }
  100% { transform: translateX(-50%); }
}

/* ---------- Header / nav ---------- */
.site-header {
  position: sticky;
  top: var(--masthead-h);
  z-index: 50;
  background: rgba(245, 239, 225, 0.88);
  backdrop-filter: saturate(180%) blur(10px);
  -webkit-backdrop-filter: saturate(180%) blur(10px);
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--rule-soft);
}

.nav {
  max-width: var(--max);
  margin: 0 auto;
  padding: 1rem var(--gutter);
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: space-between;
  gap: 1.5rem;
}

.logo {
  display: inline-flex;
  align-items: baseline;
  gap: 0.55rem;
  color: var(--ink);
}
.logo:hover { color: var(--ink); }
.logo-mark {
  font-family: var(--serif-display);
  font-style: italic;
  font-weight: 500;
  font-size: 1.4rem;
  letter-spacing: -0.02em;
  color: var(--oxblood);
  line-height: 1;
}
.logo-text {
  font-family: var(--serif-display);
  font-weight: 500;
  font-size: 1.05rem;
  letter-spacing: -0.01em;
}
.logo-dot { color: var(--oxblood); }

.nav-links {
  list-style: none;
  margin: 0;
  padding: 0;
  display: flex;
  gap: 0.4rem 1.6rem;
}
.nav-links a {
  display: inline-flex;
  align-items: baseline;
  gap: 0.4rem;
  color: var(--ink-soft);
  font-family: var(--serif-display);
  font-size: 0.96rem;
  font-weight: 400;
  letter-spacing: 0.005em;
  position: relative;
  padding: 0.25rem 0;
  transition: color 0.25s var(--ease-out);
}
.nav-links a::after {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  left: 0; right: 0;
  bottom: 0.05rem;
  height: 1px;
  background: var(--oxblood);
  transform: scaleX(0);
  transform-origin: left;
  transition: transform 0.35s var(--ease-out);
}
.nav-links a:hover { color: var(--ink); }
.nav-links a:hover::after { transform: scaleX(1); }
.nav-num {
  font-family: var(--mono);
  font-size: 0.62rem;
  font-weight: 500;
  color: var(--oxblood);
  text-transform: uppercase;
  letter-spacing: 0.1em;
  transform: translateY(-1px);
}

.nav-toggle {
  display: none;
  background: var(--paper);
  border: 1px solid var(--ink);
  padding: 0;
  width: 44px;
  height: 36px;
  position: relative;
  z-index: 60;
  cursor: pointer;
  border-radius: 2px;
  transition: background 0.25s var(--ease-out);
}
.nav-toggle:hover { background: var(--ink); }
.nav-toggle:hover span { background: var(--paper); }
.nav-toggle span {
  position: absolute;
  left: 8px;
  right: 8px;
  height: 2px;
  background: var(--ink);
  transition: transform 0.35s var(--ease-out), top 0.35s var(--ease-out), background 0.25s var(--ease-out);
  border-radius: 1px;
}
.nav-toggle span:nth-child(1) { top: 12px; }
.nav-toggle span:nth-child(2) { top: 20px; }
.nav-toggle.open span:nth-child(1) { top: 16px; transform: rotate(45deg); }
.nav-toggle.open span:nth-child(2) { top: 16px; transform: rotate(-45deg); }

/* ===========================================================
   HERO
   =========================================================== */
.hero {
  max-width: var(--max);
  padding-top: clamp(3rem, 6vw, 5.5rem);
  padding-bottom: clamp(3rem, 6vw, 5rem);
}

.hero-rule {
  height: 4px;
  background: var(--ink);
  margin-bottom: 1.5rem;
  position: relative;
}
.hero-rule::after {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  left: 0; bottom: -8px;
  width: 60%;
  height: 1px;
  background: var(--ink);
}

.hero-grid {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: var(--rail-w) 1fr 280px;
  gap: 2rem;
  align-items: start;
  margin-bottom: clamp(3rem, 6vw, 5rem);
}

.hero-side {
  position: relative;
  align-self: stretch;
  padding-top: 2rem;
}
.side-text {
  font-family: var(--mono);
  font-size: 0.7rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.3em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--ink-mute);
  writing-mode: vertical-rl;
  transform: rotate(180deg);
  margin: 0;
  white-space: nowrap;
}

.hero-main { min-width: 0; }

.kicker {
  display: inline-flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 0.8rem;
  font-family: var(--mono);
  font-size: 0.72rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.22em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--oxblood);
  margin: 0 0 1.4rem;
  font-weight: 500;
}
.kicker-num {
  font-family: var(--serif-display);
  font-style: italic;
  font-weight: 400;
  font-size: 1.1rem;
  letter-spacing: -0.01em;
  text-transform: none;
  color: var(--oxblood);
  border: 1px solid var(--oxblood);
  padding: 0.05rem 0.55rem 0.15rem;
  font-variation-settings: "opsz" 96;
}
.kicker-dash {
  display: inline-block;
  width: 28px;
  height: 1px;
  background: var(--oxblood);
}

.hero-title {
  font-family: var(--serif-display);
  font-weight: 400;
  font-size: clamp(3.4rem, 9.5vw, 8.5rem);
  line-height: 0.9;
  letter-spacing: -0.035em;
  margin: 0 0 2rem;
  font-variation-settings: "opsz" 144, "SOFT" 0;
}
.hero-title .line {
  display: block;
}
.hero-title .line-2 {
  font-style: italic;
  font-weight: 400;
  margin-left: clamp(2rem, 8vw, 6rem);
  color: var(--ink);
}
.hero-title .period { color: var(--oxblood); }

.hero-tag {
  font-family: var(--serif-display);
  font-weight: 300;
  font-size: clamp(1.4rem, 2.6vw, 2.1rem);
  line-height: 1.2;
  letter-spacing: -0.012em;
  color: var(--ink);
  margin: -0.6rem 0 1.6rem clamp(2rem, 8vw, 6rem);
  font-variation-settings: "opsz" 144;
  max-width: 24em;
}
.hero-tag em {
  font-style: italic;
  color: var(--oxblood);
}

.hero-sub {
  font-family: var(--serif-body);
  font-size: clamp(1.05rem, 1.4vw, 1.25rem);
  line-height: 1.55;
  color: var(--ink-soft);
  max-width: 38rem;
  margin: 0 0 2rem;
  font-weight: 300;
}
.hero-sub em {
  font-style: italic;
  color: var(--ink);
  font-weight: 400;
}
.hero-sub-end {
  display: block;
  margin-top: 0.6rem;
  font-style: italic;
  color: var(--oxblood);
  font-family: var(--serif-display);
  font-size: 1.1em;
}

/* Timeline strip */
.hero-timeline {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: 1fr auto 1fr auto 1fr;
  gap: clamp(0.8rem, 2vw, 1.8rem);
  align-items: center;
  margin: 0 0 2.2rem;
  padding: 1.4rem 0;
  border-top: 1px solid var(--ink);
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--rule);
  position: relative;
}
.hero-timeline::before {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  top: -1px; left: 0;
  width: 30%; height: 4px;
  background: var(--oxblood);
}
.t-item {
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  gap: 0.35rem;
  align-items: flex-start;
}
.t-year {
  font-family: var(--serif-display);
  font-style: italic;
  font-weight: 400;
  font-size: clamp(1.8rem, 3vw, 2.6rem);
  letter-spacing: -0.022em;
  color: var(--ink);
  font-variation-settings: "opsz" 144;
  line-height: 1;
  font-feature-settings: 'lnum';
}
.t-now {
  font-style: normal;
  font-family: var(--mono);
  font-size: clamp(1.2rem, 2vw, 1.7rem);
  font-weight: 500;
  color: var(--oxblood);
  letter-spacing: 0.04em;
  padding-top: 0.2rem;
}
.t-tag {
  font-family: var(--mono);
  font-size: 0.66rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.18em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--ink-mute);
}
.t-rule {
  width: clamp(20px, 4vw, 60px);
  height: 1px;
  background: var(--rule);
  position: relative;
  align-self: center;
}
.t-rule::after {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  top: 50%; left: 50%;
  width: 7px; height: 7px;
  background: var(--oxblood);
  transform: translate(-50%, -50%) rotate(45deg);
}

.hero-meta {
  margin: 0 0 2.5rem;
  border-top: 1px solid var(--rule);
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--rule);
  padding: 1rem 0;
}
.hero-meta dl {
  margin: 0;
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(2, minmax(0, 1fr));
  gap: 0.6rem 2rem;
}
.hero-meta dl > div {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: 80px 1fr;
  gap: 1rem;
  align-items: baseline;
}
.hero-meta dt {
  font-family: var(--mono);
  font-size: 0.68rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.18em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--ink-mute);
  margin: 0;
}
.hero-meta dd {
  font-family: var(--serif-body);
  font-size: 0.95rem;
  margin: 0;
  color: var(--ink);
}
.hero-meta dd em {
  font-style: italic;
  color: var(--oxblood);
  font-weight: 400;
}
.hero-meta dd sup {
  color: var(--oxblood);
  font-size: 0.7em;
  vertical-align: super;
  font-weight: 500;
  margin-left: 0.05em;
}

/* Buttons */
.hero-cta {
  display: flex;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
  gap: 0.8rem;
}
.btn {
  display: inline-flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 0.7rem;
  padding: 0.9rem 1.5rem;
  font-family: var(--mono);
  font-size: 0.78rem;
  font-weight: 500;
  letter-spacing: 0.16em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  border: 1px solid var(--ink);
  transition: all 0.3s var(--ease-out);
  cursor: pointer;
  text-decoration: none;
  position: relative;
  overflow: hidden;
}
.btn-ink {
  background: var(--ink);
  color: var(--paper);
}
.btn-ink:hover {
  background: var(--oxblood);
  border-color: var(--oxblood);
  color: var(--paper);
}
.btn-line {
  background: transparent;
  color: var(--ink);
}
.btn-line:hover {
  background: var(--ink);
  color: var(--paper);
}
.btn-arrow {
  display: inline-block;
  transition: transform 0.3s var(--ease-out);
}
.btn:hover .btn-arrow { transform: translateX(3px); }

/* Hero portrait */
.hero-portrait {
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  gap: 1rem;
  align-items: flex-start;
  padding-top: 1rem;
}
.portrait-frame {
  position: relative;
  width: 100%;
  aspect-ratio: 1 / 1.18;
  background: var(--paper-deep);
  padding: 14px;
  filter: drop-shadow(0 18px 40px rgba(26, 23, 20, 0.18));
}
.portrait-frame::before {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  inset: 6px;
  border: 1px solid var(--ink);
  pointer-events: none;
}
.portrait-frame img {
  width: 100%;
  height: 100%;
  object-fit: cover;
  filter: grayscale(0.15) sepia(0.18) contrast(1.02);
  transition: filter 0.6s var(--ease-out);
}
.portrait-frame:hover img {
  filter: grayscale(0) sepia(0) contrast(1);
}
.portrait-corner {
  position: absolute;
  width: 14px;
  height: 14px;
  border: 2px solid var(--ink);
}
.portrait-corner-tl { top: -2px; left: -2px;     border-right: 0; border-bottom: 0; }
.portrait-corner-tr { top: -2px; right: -2px;    border-left: 0;  border-bottom: 0; }
.portrait-corner-bl { bottom: -2px; left: -2px;  border-right: 0; border-top: 0; }
.portrait-corner-br { bottom: -2px; right: -2px; border-left: 0;  border-top: 0; }

.portrait-cap {
  display: flex;
  gap: 0.7rem;
  align-items: baseline;
  margin: 0;
  font-family: var(--mono);
  font-size: 0.68rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.14em;
  color: var(--ink-mute);
  text-transform: uppercase;
}
.cap-num { color: var(--oxblood); }
.cap-text {
  font-family: var(--serif-body);
  font-style: italic;
  font-weight: 300;
  text-transform: none;
  letter-spacing: 0;
  color: var(--ink-soft);
  font-size: 0.85rem;
}

/* ---------- Table of Contents ---------- */
.toc {
  border-top: 1px solid var(--ink);
  padding-top: 2rem;
}
.toc-label {
  font-family: var(--mono);
  font-size: 0.7rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.24em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--ink-mute);
  margin: 0 0 1.4rem;
}
.toc-list {
  list-style: none;
  margin: 0;
  padding: 0;
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(2, 1fr);
  gap: 0 4rem;
}
.toc-list a {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: 36px 1fr auto auto;
  gap: 1rem;
  align-items: center;
  padding: 0.65rem 0;
  border-bottom: 1px dotted var(--rule);
  font-family: var(--serif-display);
  font-weight: 400;
  font-size: 1.02rem;
  color: var(--ink);
  transition: color 0.25s var(--ease-out), padding-left 0.35s var(--ease-out);
}
.toc-list a:hover {
  color: var(--oxblood);
  padding-left: 0.4rem;
}
.toc-num {
  font-family: var(--mono);
  font-size: 0.7rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.1em;
  color: var(--oxblood);
  font-weight: 500;
}
.toc-name {
  font-style: italic;
  font-weight: 400;
}
.toc-rule {
  height: 1px;
  background: var(--rule);
  width: 100%;
  min-width: 30px;
  margin: 0 0.5rem;
}
.toc-page {
  font-family: var(--mono);
  font-size: 0.72rem;
  color: var(--ink-mute);
  font-feature-settings: 'tnum';
}

/* ===========================================================
   SECTIONS
   =========================================================== */
.section {
  max-width: var(--max);
  padding-top: clamp(4rem, 7vw, 7rem);
  padding-bottom: clamp(4rem, 7vw, 7rem);
}
.section-soft {
  background: var(--paper-warm);
  max-width: none;
  padding-left: var(--gutter);
  padding-right: var(--gutter);
}
.section-soft > .section-head,
.section-soft > .about-body,
.section-soft > .edu-entry,
.section-soft > .book-list,
.section-soft > .books-intro,
.section-soft > .books-footer,
.section-soft > .videos-intro,
.section-soft > .shorts,
.section-soft > .videos-footer,
.section-soft > .project-index,
.section-soft > .interest-grid {
  max-width: var(--max);
  margin-left: auto;
  margin-right: auto;
}

.section-head {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: clamp(60px, 6vw, 90px) 1fr;
  gap: 1rem 2rem;
  align-items: baseline;
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--ink);
  padding-bottom: 1rem;
  margin-bottom: clamp(2rem, 4vw, 3.5rem);
  position: relative;
}
.section-head::after {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  left: 0; bottom: -6px;
  width: 30%;
  height: 1px;
  background: var(--ink);
}
.section-num {
  font-family: var(--mono);
  font-size: 0.72rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.18em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--oxblood);
  font-weight: 500;
  align-self: end;
  padding-bottom: 0.3rem;
}
.section-title {
  font-family: var(--serif-second);
  font-weight: 500;
  font-size: clamp(2.6rem, 5.4vw, 4.6rem);
  line-height: 1.02;
  letter-spacing: -0.022em;
  margin: 0;
  color: var(--ink);
}
.section-title em {
  font-family: var(--serif-second);
  font-style: italic;
  font-weight: 500;
  color: var(--oxblood);
}
.section-meta {
  grid-column: 2;
  font-family: var(--serif-body);
  font-style: italic;
  font-weight: 300;
  font-size: 0.95rem;
  color: var(--ink-mute);
  margin: 0.6rem 0 0;
}

/* ===========================================================
   ABOUT
   =========================================================== */
.about-body {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1fr) 280px;
  grid-template-areas:
    "text aside1"
    "text aside2"
    "facts facts";
  gap: 2.5rem 4rem;
  align-items: start;
  position: relative;
}
.about-text {
  grid-area: text;
  max-width: 40em;
}
.about-text p {
  font-size: 1.18rem;
  line-height: 1.7;
  color: var(--ink-soft);
  margin: 0 0 1.6rem;
  font-weight: 300;
}
.about-text p:last-child { margin-bottom: 0; }
.about-text p em {
  color: var(--ink);
  font-style: italic;
  font-weight: 400;
}
.about-body > .margin-note { grid-area: aside1; }
.about-body > .margin-note-2 { grid-area: aside2; }
.about-body > .facts { grid-area: facts; }

/* Drop cap */
.dropcap {
  float: left;
  font-family: var(--serif-display);
  font-style: italic;
  font-weight: 400;
  font-size: 5.5em;
  line-height: 0.85;
  margin: 0.05em 0.12em -0.05em 0;
  color: var(--oxblood);
  font-variation-settings: "opsz" 144;
}

.margin-note {
  position: relative;
  border-left: 2px solid var(--oxblood);
  padding: 1rem 0 1rem 1.5rem;
  background: linear-gradient(90deg, var(--paper-warm) 0%, transparent 100%);
}
.margin-note p { margin: 0; font-size: 0.92rem; line-height: 1.55; }
.margin-note-num {
  font-family: var(--mono) !important;
  font-size: 0.7rem !important;
  letter-spacing: 0.1em;
  color: var(--oxblood) !important;
  margin-bottom: 0.4rem !important;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  font-weight: 500;
}

.facts {
  grid-column: 1 / -1;
  margin: 3rem 0 0;
  padding: 0;
  list-style: none;
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(4, 1fr);
  gap: 0;
  border-top: 1px solid var(--ink);
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--ink);
}
.facts li {
  padding: 1.5rem 1.5rem;
  border-right: 1px solid var(--rule);
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  align-items: flex-start;
  gap: 0.4rem;
}
.facts li:last-child { border-right: 0; }
.fact-num {
  font-family: var(--serif-display);
  font-style: italic;
  font-weight: 400;
  font-size: 3.4rem;
  line-height: 1;
  color: var(--ink);
  font-variation-settings: "opsz" 144;
}
.fact-plus {
  color: var(--oxblood);
  font-style: normal;
  font-size: 0.6em;
  vertical-align: super;
}
.fact-label {
  font-family: var(--mono);
  font-size: 0.72rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.14em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--ink-mute);
}

/* ===========================================================
   EDUCATION
   =========================================================== */
.edu-entry {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: 130px 60px 1fr;
  gap: 0;
  align-items: start;
  padding: 2.5rem 0;
  border-top: 1px solid var(--ink);
}
.edu-entry:last-of-type { border-bottom: 1px solid var(--ink); }
.edu-when {
  font-family: var(--mono);
  font-size: 0.74rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.14em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
}
.edu-year {
  font-family: var(--serif-display);
  font-style: italic;
  font-weight: 400;
  font-size: 1.6rem;
  letter-spacing: -0.01em;
  text-transform: none;
  color: var(--oxblood);
  margin: 0 0 0.3rem;
}
.edu-place {
  margin: 0;
  color: var(--ink-mute);
}
.edu-rule {
  height: 100%;
  width: 1px;
  background: var(--rule);
  margin: 0 auto;
  min-height: 70px;
  justify-self: center;
}
.edu-tag {
  font-family: var(--mono);
  font-size: 0.7rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.16em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--ink-mute);
  margin: 0 0 0.6rem;
}
.edu-school {
  font-family: var(--serif-display);
  font-weight: 400;
  font-size: 2.2rem;
  letter-spacing: -0.02em;
  margin: 0 0 0.4rem;
  line-height: 1.05;
  font-variation-settings: "opsz" 96;
}
.edu-degree {
  font-family: var(--serif-body);
  font-size: 1.05rem;
  color: var(--ink);
  margin: 0 0 1rem;
}
.edu-degree em { color: var(--oxblood); font-weight: 400; }
.edu-desc {
  color: var(--ink-soft);
  font-size: 1rem;
  font-weight: 300;
  margin: 0 0 1.2rem;
  max-width: 38em;
}
.tags {
  list-style: none;
  margin: 0;
  padding: 0;
  display: flex;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
  gap: 0.4rem 0.6rem;
}
.tags li {
  font-family: var(--mono);
  font-size: 0.7rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.1em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--ink-soft);
  padding: 0.3rem 0.6rem;
  border: 1px solid var(--rule);
  background: var(--paper);
}

/* ===========================================================
   BOOKS
   =========================================================== */
.books-intro {
  font-size: 1.15rem;
  font-weight: 300;
  color: var(--ink-soft);
  max-width: 50em;
  margin: 0 0 3rem;
}
.books-intro em { color: var(--ink); font-style: italic; }

.book-list {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(3, 1fr);
  gap: 3rem 2.5rem;
  margin-bottom: 3rem;
}

.book {
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  gap: 1.4rem;
}
.book-cover {
  display: block;
  aspect-ratio: 938 / 1500;
  background: var(--paper-deep);
  position: relative;
  overflow: hidden;
  box-shadow:
    -1px 0 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15) inset,
    0 14px 28px -10px rgba(26, 23, 20, 0.35),
    0 4px 12px -4px rgba(26, 23, 20, 0.15);
  transition: transform 0.45s var(--ease-out), box-shadow 0.45s var(--ease-out);
  transform-origin: bottom center;
}
.book-cover::after {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  inset: 0;
  background: linear-gradient(90deg,
    rgba(0,0,0,0.18) 0%,
    rgba(0,0,0,0.04) 5%,
    rgba(0,0,0,0) 12%,
    rgba(255,255,255,0.05) 50%,
    rgba(0,0,0,0.02) 85%,
    rgba(0,0,0,0.08) 100%);
  pointer-events: none;
}
.book-cover img {
  width: 100%;
  height: 100%;
  object-fit: cover;
  display: block;
}
.book-cover:hover {
  transform: translateY(-8px) rotate(-0.6deg);
  box-shadow:
    -1px 0 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15) inset,
    0 28px 50px -12px rgba(26, 23, 20, 0.45),
    0 6px 14px -4px rgba(26, 23, 20, 0.18);
}

.book-meta { display: flex; flex-direction: column; gap: 0.5rem; }
.book-tag {
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 0.5rem;
  font-family: var(--mono);
  font-size: 0.7rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.16em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--ink-mute);
  margin: 0 0 0.2rem;
  font-weight: 500;
}
.book-tag .role {
  color: var(--ink);
  background: var(--paper-deep);
  padding: 0.2rem 0.5rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.14em;
}
.book-tag .role-author { color: var(--paper); background: var(--oxblood); }
.book-tag .dot { color: var(--ink-mute); margin: 0 0.1rem; }
.book-title {
  font-family: var(--serif-display);
  font-style: italic;
  font-weight: 400;
  font-size: 1.55rem;
  letter-spacing: -0.018em;
  line-height: 1.1;
  margin: 0;
  color: var(--ink);
  font-variation-settings: "opsz" 96;
}
.book-sub {
  font-family: var(--serif-body);
  font-size: 0.98rem;
  line-height: 1.45;
  color: var(--ink-soft);
  margin: 0.2rem 0 0;
  font-weight: 400;
}
.book-byline {
  font-family: var(--serif-body);
  font-style: italic;
  font-weight: 300;
  font-size: 0.85rem;
  color: var(--ink-mute);
  margin: 0;
}
.book-link {
  margin-top: 0.4rem;
  font-family: var(--mono);
  font-size: 0.74rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.18em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--oxblood);
  display: inline-flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 0.4rem;
  align-self: flex-start;
  padding: 0.4rem 0;
  border-bottom: 1px solid transparent;
  transition: border-color 0.3s var(--ease-out), gap 0.3s var(--ease-out);
}
.book-link:hover {
  color: var(--oxblood);
  border-bottom-color: var(--oxblood);
  gap: 0.7rem;
}
.book-link .arrow { transition: transform 0.3s var(--ease-out); }
.book-link:hover .arrow { transform: translateX(2px); }

.books-footer {
  display: flex;
  gap: 1rem;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
  padding-top: 2rem;
  border-top: 1px solid var(--rule);
}

/* ===========================================================
   FLORILEGIUM — vier Sentenzen
   =========================================================== */
.florilegium {
  position: relative;
  z-index: 2;
  background: var(--paper-warm);
  padding: clamp(4.5rem, 8vw, 7.5rem) var(--gutter);
  border-top: 1px solid var(--ink);
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--ink);
}

.fl-head {
  max-width: 760px;
  margin: 0 auto clamp(3rem, 5vw, 4.5rem);
  text-align: center;
  position: relative;
}
.fl-mark {
  font-family: var(--serif-display);
  font-style: italic;
  font-size: 2.6rem;
  color: var(--oxblood);
  line-height: 1;
  margin: 0 0 1.4rem;
  font-variation-settings: "opsz" 144;
}
.fl-kicker {
  font-family: var(--mono);
  font-size: 0.74rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.32em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--oxblood);
  margin: 0 0 0.9rem;
  font-weight: 500;
}
.fl-title {
  font-family: var(--serif-second);
  font-weight: 500;
  font-size: clamp(2.4rem, 5vw, 4.2rem);
  line-height: 1.02;
  letter-spacing: -0.022em;
  margin: 0 0 0.9rem;
  color: var(--ink);
}
.fl-title em {
  font-family: var(--serif-second);
  font-style: italic;
  font-weight: 500;
  color: var(--oxblood);
}
.fl-meta {
  font-family: var(--serif-body);
  font-style: italic;
  font-weight: 300;
  color: var(--ink-mute);
  margin: 0;
  font-size: 1rem;
}

.sentenzen {
  max-width: var(--max);
  margin: 0 auto;
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr;
  border-top: 1px solid var(--ink);
  border-left: 1px solid var(--ink);
  background: var(--paper);
}

.sentenz {
  margin: 0;
  padding: 2.8rem 2.4rem 2rem;
  border-right: 1px solid var(--ink);
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--ink);
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  gap: 1.4rem;
  position: relative;
  background: var(--paper);
  transition: background 0.4s var(--ease-out);
  min-height: 320px;
}
.sentenz::before {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  top: 0; left: 0;
  width: 30%;
  height: 3px;
  background: var(--oxblood);
}
.sentenz:hover {
  background: var(--paper-warm);
}

.s-num {
  font-family: var(--serif-display);
  font-style: italic;
  font-weight: 400;
  font-size: 3.6rem;
  color: var(--oxblood);
  line-height: 1;
  margin: 0;
  font-variation-settings: "opsz" 144;
  letter-spacing: -0.02em;
  font-feature-settings: 'lnum';
}

.sentenz blockquote {
  margin: 0;
  flex: 1;
}
.sentenz blockquote p {
  font-family: var(--serif-display);
  font-style: italic;
  font-weight: 300;
  font-size: clamp(1.25rem, 2.1vw, 1.7rem);
  line-height: 1.32;
  letter-spacing: -0.01em;
  color: var(--ink);
  margin: 0;
  font-variation-settings: "opsz" 96;
}
.sentenz blockquote em {
  color: var(--oxblood);
  font-style: italic;
}
.sentenz .qmark {
  font-family: var(--serif-display);
  font-style: normal;
  color: var(--oxblood);
  font-size: 1.15em;
  vertical-align: -0.05em;
}

.sentenz figcaption {
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  gap: 0.3rem;
  padding-top: 1.2rem;
  border-top: 1px solid var(--rule);
}
.s-author {
  font-family: var(--serif-display);
  font-style: italic;
  font-size: 1.15rem;
  font-weight: 400;
  color: var(--ink);
  letter-spacing: -0.008em;
  font-variation-settings: "opsz" 72;
}
.s-work {
  font-family: var(--mono);
  font-size: 0.72rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.16em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--ink-mute);
}

@media (max-width: 880px) {
  .sentenzen { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
  .sentenz {
    min-height: 0;
    padding: 2rem 1.6rem 1.6rem;
    gap: 1.2rem;
  }
  .s-num { font-size: 2.6rem; }
}

/* ===========================================================
   VIDEOS
   =========================================================== */
.videos-intro {
  font-size: 1.1rem;
  font-weight: 300;
  color: var(--ink-soft);
  max-width: 50em;
  margin: 0 0 3rem;
}
.shorts {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(3, 1fr);
  gap: 2rem;
  margin-bottom: 3rem;
}
.short {
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  gap: 0.9rem;
  text-decoration: none;
  color: inherit;
}
.short:hover { color: inherit; text-decoration: none; }

.short-no {
  font-family: var(--mono);
  font-size: 0.74rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.16em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--oxblood);
  font-weight: 500;
  margin: 0;
  padding-bottom: 0.4rem;
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--ink);
  transition: color 0.3s var(--ease-out);
}

.short-frame {
  aspect-ratio: 9 / 16;
  background: var(--ink);
  overflow: hidden;
  position: relative;
  box-shadow:
    0 16px 32px -10px rgba(26, 23, 20, 0.4),
    0 4px 10px -2px rgba(26, 23, 20, 0.15);
  transition: transform 0.45s var(--ease-out), box-shadow 0.45s var(--ease-out);
}
.short-frame::before {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  inset: 0;
  border: 6px solid var(--paper);
  pointer-events: none;
  z-index: 2;
}
.short-frame::after {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  inset: 0;
  background:
    radial-gradient(circle at center, transparent 0%, transparent 35%, rgba(0,0,0,0.35) 100%),
    linear-gradient(180deg, transparent 70%, rgba(0,0,0,0.45) 100%);
  pointer-events: none;
  z-index: 1;
  transition: opacity 0.4s var(--ease-out);
}
.short-frame img {
  width: 100%;
  height: 100%;
  object-fit: cover;
  object-position: center;
  display: block;
  transition: transform 0.7s var(--ease-out), filter 0.5s var(--ease-out);
  filter: contrast(1.02) saturate(0.95);
}

/* Play button overlay */
.short-play {
  position: absolute;
  top: 50%;
  left: 50%;
  transform: translate(-50%, -50%);
  width: 68px;
  height: 68px;
  border-radius: 50%;
  background: rgba(245, 239, 225, 0.94);
  display: grid;
  place-items: center;
  color: var(--oxblood);
  z-index: 3;
  transition:
    transform 0.4s var(--ease-out),
    background 0.35s var(--ease-out),
    color 0.35s var(--ease-out),
    box-shadow 0.4s var(--ease-out);
  box-shadow: 0 10px 24px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.4);
  border: 1.5px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.3);
}
.short-play svg {
  width: 28px;
  height: 28px;
  margin-left: 4px;
}

/* Hover: lift card, brighten image, scale play button */
.short:hover .short-frame {
  transform: translateY(-5px);
  box-shadow:
    0 28px 56px -10px rgba(26, 23, 20, 0.5),
    0 8px 16px -3px rgba(26, 23, 20, 0.22);
}
.short:hover .short-frame img {
  transform: scale(1.04);
  filter: contrast(1.05) saturate(1);
}
.short:hover .short-play {
  background: var(--oxblood);
  color: var(--paper);
  transform: translate(-50%, -50%) scale(1.08);
  box-shadow: 0 14px 30px rgba(124, 33, 40, 0.45);
}
.short:hover .short-no { color: var(--ink); }
.short:hover .short-title { color: var(--oxblood); }
.short:hover .short-meta .ext { transform: translate(2px, -2px); color: var(--oxblood); }

.short-title {
  font-family: var(--serif-display);
  font-weight: 400;
  font-style: italic;
  font-size: 1.18rem;
  letter-spacing: -0.012em;
  line-height: 1.25;
  margin: 0;
  color: var(--ink);
  font-variation-settings: "opsz" 72;
  transition: color 0.3s var(--ease-out);
}
.short-meta {
  font-family: var(--mono);
  font-size: 0.7rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.14em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--ink-mute);
  margin: 0;
  display: flex;
  align-items: baseline;
  gap: 0.35rem;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
}
.short-meta .ext {
  display: inline-block;
  color: var(--ink-mute);
  transition: transform 0.3s var(--ease-out), color 0.3s var(--ease-out);
}
.videos-footer {
  display: flex;
  gap: 1rem;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
  padding-top: 2rem;
  border-top: 1px solid var(--rule);
}

/* ===========================================================
   PROJECTS
   =========================================================== */
.project-index {
  list-style: none;
  margin: 0;
  padding: 0;
  border-top: 1px solid var(--ink);
}
.project-index li {
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--rule);
}
.project-index a {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: 60px 1fr auto 30px;
  gap: 1.5rem;
  align-items: center;
  padding: 1.6rem 0;
  color: var(--ink);
  position: relative;
  transition: padding-left 0.4s var(--ease-out);
}
.project-index a::before {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  left: -100%;
  right: 100%;
  top: 0; bottom: 0;
  background: var(--ink);
  transition: left 0.4s var(--ease-in-out), right 0.4s var(--ease-in-out);
  z-index: 0;
}
.project-index a:hover {
  color: var(--paper);
  padding-left: 1.5rem;
}
.project-index a:hover::before {
  left: -2rem;
  right: -2rem;
}
.project-index a > * { position: relative; z-index: 1; }
.proj-num {
  font-family: var(--mono);
  font-size: 0.78rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.18em;
  color: var(--oxblood);
  font-feature-settings: 'tnum';
}
.project-index a:hover .proj-num { color: var(--oxblood-soft); }
.proj-name {
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  gap: 0.3rem;
  min-width: 0;
}
.proj-title {
  font-family: var(--serif-display);
  font-weight: 400;
  font-style: italic;
  font-size: 1.7rem;
  letter-spacing: -0.018em;
  font-variation-settings: "opsz" 96;
}
.proj-title .dim {
  font-style: normal;
  color: var(--ink-mute);
  font-weight: 400;
}
.project-index a:hover .proj-title .dim { color: var(--paper); opacity: 0.6; }
.proj-sub {
  font-family: var(--serif-body);
  font-size: 0.95rem;
  font-weight: 300;
  color: var(--ink-soft);
  line-height: 1.45;
}
.project-index a:hover .proj-sub { color: var(--paper); opacity: 0.8; }
.proj-tag {
  font-family: var(--mono);
  font-size: 0.7rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.16em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--ink-mute);
}
.project-index a:hover .proj-tag { color: var(--paper); opacity: 0.7; }
.proj-arrow {
  font-size: 1.4rem;
  color: var(--ink-mute);
  transition: transform 0.4s var(--ease-out);
}
.project-index a:hover .proj-arrow {
  color: var(--paper);
  transform: translate(4px, -4px);
}

/* ===========================================================
   INTERESTS
   =========================================================== */
.interest-grid {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(2, 1fr);
  gap: 0;
  border-top: 1px solid var(--ink);
  border-left: 1px solid var(--ink);
}
.interest {
  padding: 2.5rem;
  border-right: 1px solid var(--ink);
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--ink);
  background: var(--paper);
  transition: background 0.3s var(--ease-out);
}
.interest:hover {
  background: var(--paper-warm);
}
.int-tag {
  font-family: var(--mono);
  font-size: 0.7rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.18em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--oxblood);
  margin: 0 0 1.5rem;
  font-weight: 500;
}
.int-glyph {
  width: 60px;
  height: 60px;
  margin-bottom: 1.5rem;
  color: var(--oxblood);
}
.int-glyph svg {
  width: 100%; height: 100%;
}
.interest h3 {
  font-family: var(--serif-display);
  font-weight: 400;
  font-style: italic;
  font-size: 2rem;
  letter-spacing: -0.018em;
  margin: 0 0 0.7rem;
  font-variation-settings: "opsz" 96;
}
.interest p {
  font-size: 1rem;
  font-weight: 300;
  color: var(--ink-soft);
  margin: 0;
  line-height: 1.6;
  max-width: 32em;
}
.interest p a {
  color: var(--oxblood);
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--oxblood-soft);
}
.interest p a:hover {
  border-bottom-color: var(--oxblood);
}

/* ===========================================================
   CONTACT / COLOPHON
   =========================================================== */
.contact-intro {
  font-size: 1.15rem;
  font-weight: 300;
  color: var(--ink-soft);
  max-width: 50em;
  margin: 0 0 2.5rem;
}
.contacts {
  list-style: none;
  margin: 0 0 3rem;
  padding: 0;
  border-top: 1px solid var(--ink);
}
.contacts li { border-bottom: 1px solid var(--rule); }
.contacts a {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: 130px 1fr 30px;
  gap: 1.5rem;
  align-items: center;
  padding: 1.2rem 0;
  color: var(--ink);
  transition: padding-left 0.35s var(--ease-out);
}
.contacts a:hover {
  padding-left: 0.6rem;
  color: var(--oxblood);
}
.c-tag {
  font-family: var(--mono);
  font-size: 0.72rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.18em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--ink-mute);
}
.contacts a:hover .c-tag { color: var(--oxblood); }
.c-handle {
  font-family: var(--serif-display);
  font-weight: 400;
  font-style: italic;
  font-size: 1.4rem;
  letter-spacing: -0.012em;
  font-variation-settings: "opsz" 96;
}
.c-arrow {
  font-size: 1.2rem;
  color: var(--ink-mute);
  transition: transform 0.35s var(--ease-out);
}
.contacts a:hover .c-arrow {
  transform: translate(3px, -3px);
  color: var(--oxblood);
}

.colophon {
  font-family: var(--serif-body);
  font-style: italic;
  font-weight: 300;
  font-size: 0.95rem;
  color: var(--ink-mute);
  max-width: 40em;
  margin: 0;
  padding-top: 2rem;
  border-top: 1px solid var(--rule);
  line-height: 1.6;
}
.colophon em { color: var(--ink); font-weight: 400; }
.colophon .cap {
  font-family: var(--mono);
  font-style: normal;
  letter-spacing: 0.1em;
  font-size: 0.85em;
  color: var(--oxblood);
  text-transform: uppercase;
}

/* ===========================================================
   LEGAL PAGES (Impressum etc.)
   =========================================================== */
.legal {
  max-width: 760px;
  margin: 0 auto;
  padding: clamp(3rem, 6vw, 5rem) var(--gutter) clamp(4rem, 7vw, 6rem);
  position: relative;
  z-index: 2;
}

.legal-head {
  text-align: center;
  margin-bottom: clamp(3rem, 5vw, 4.5rem);
  padding-bottom: 2rem;
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--ink);
  position: relative;
}
.legal-head::after {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  bottom: -5px; left: 50%;
  transform: translateX(-50%);
  width: 60px; height: 1px;
  background: var(--ink);
}

.legal-kicker {
  font-family: var(--mono);
  font-size: 0.75rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.24em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--oxblood);
  margin: 0 0 1rem;
  font-weight: 500;
}
.legal-title {
  font-family: var(--serif-second);
  font-weight: 500;
  font-size: clamp(3rem, 7vw, 5.2rem);
  line-height: 1;
  letter-spacing: -0.025em;
  color: var(--ink);
  margin: 0 0 0.8rem;
}
.legal-title em {
  font-family: var(--serif-second);
  font-style: italic;
  font-weight: 500;
  color: var(--oxblood);
}
.legal-meta {
  font-family: var(--serif-body);
  font-style: italic;
  font-weight: 300;
  color: var(--ink-mute);
  font-size: 0.95rem;
  margin: 0;
}
.legal-meta .cap {
  font-family: var(--mono);
  font-style: normal;
  font-size: 0.85em;
  letter-spacing: 0.1em;
  color: var(--oxblood);
}

.legal-body section {
  padding: 2rem 0;
  border-bottom: 1px dotted var(--rule);
}
.legal-body section:last-of-type { border-bottom: 0; }

.legal-body h2 {
  font-family: var(--serif-second);
  font-weight: 500;
  font-size: 1.4rem;
  letter-spacing: -0.012em;
  color: var(--ink);
  margin: 0 0 1rem;
  position: relative;
  padding-left: 1.6rem;
}
.legal-body h2::before {
  content: "§";
  position: absolute;
  left: 0; top: 0;
  font-family: var(--serif-display);
  font-style: italic;
  color: var(--oxblood);
  font-size: 1.4em;
  line-height: 0.9;
}

.legal-body p {
  font-family: var(--serif-body);
  font-size: 1.02rem;
  line-height: 1.7;
  color: var(--ink-soft);
  font-weight: 300;
  margin: 0 0 1rem;
}
.legal-body p:last-child { margin-bottom: 0; }
.legal-body p em {
  font-style: italic;
  color: var(--ink);
  font-weight: 400;
}
.legal-body address {
  font-family: var(--serif-body);
  font-style: normal;
  font-size: 1.05rem;
  line-height: 1.65;
  color: var(--ink);
  margin: 0;
  padding: 1rem 1.4rem;
  background: var(--paper-warm);
  border-left: 2px solid var(--oxblood);
}
.legal-body a {
  color: var(--oxblood);
  border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(124, 33, 40, 0.3);
  transition: border-color 0.25s var(--ease-out);
}
.legal-body a:hover {
  border-bottom-color: var(--oxblood);
}

.legal-back {
  text-align: center;
  margin: 3rem 0 0;
  padding-top: 2rem;
  border-top: 1px solid var(--ink);
}
.legal-back-link {
  display: inline-flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 0.7rem;
  font-family: var(--mono);
  font-size: 0.78rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.18em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--ink);
  text-decoration: none;
  padding: 0.6rem 0;
  transition: gap 0.3s var(--ease-out), color 0.3s var(--ease-out);
}
.legal-back-link:hover {
  color: var(--oxblood);
  gap: 1rem;
}
.legal-back-link .arrow {
  transition: transform 0.3s var(--ease-out);
}
.legal-back-link:hover .arrow {
  transform: translateX(-3px);
}

/* ===========================================================
   FOOTER · "Midnight Library"
   Deep warm-black with cream, gold and oxblood
   =========================================================== */
.site-footer {
  --f-bg:        #14110d;
  --f-bg-glow:   #1d1812;
  --f-cream:     #e8ddc5;
  --f-cream-dim: #b9ad8e;
  --f-mute:      #82775f;
  --f-gold:      #c9a25c;
  --f-gold-dim:  #a07b2c;
  --f-blush:     #c89594;
  --f-rule:      rgba(201, 162, 92, 0.22);

  position: relative;
  background:
    radial-gradient(ellipse 80% 60% at 85% 0%,  rgba(124, 33, 40, 0.18), transparent 60%),
    radial-gradient(ellipse 80% 80% at 10% 100%, rgba(201, 162, 92, 0.10), transparent 60%),
    var(--f-bg);
  color: var(--f-cream);
  padding: 0 var(--gutter) 2rem;
  font-family: var(--serif-body);
  margin-top: 0;
  overflow: hidden;
}

/* Top gilt bar — gold + oxblood ribbon */
.footer-gilt {
  height: 6px;
  background:
    linear-gradient(90deg,
      var(--oxblood) 0%,
      var(--oxblood) 18%,
      var(--f-gold-dim) 18%,
      var(--f-gold) 50%,
      var(--f-gold-dim) 82%,
      var(--oxblood) 82%,
      var(--oxblood) 100%);
  margin: 0 calc(-1 * var(--gutter)) 0;
  position: relative;
}
.footer-gilt::after {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  top: 6px; left: 0; right: 0;
  height: 1px;
  background: rgba(0,0,0,0.4);
}

.footer-inner {
  max-width: var(--max);
  margin: 0 auto;
  padding-top: 4rem;
}

/* Fleuron ornament */
.footer-ornament {
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 1.4rem;
  justify-content: center;
  margin-bottom: 3rem;
}
.orn-rule {
  flex: 1;
  max-width: 220px;
  height: 1px;
  background: linear-gradient(90deg, transparent, var(--f-gold) 50%, transparent);
}
.orn-mark {
  font-family: var(--serif-display);
  font-size: 1.7rem;
  color: var(--f-gold);
  font-style: italic;
  line-height: 1;
}

/* Top: monogram + motto */
.footer-top {
  display: flex;
  justify-content: space-between;
  align-items: flex-end;
  gap: 2rem;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
  margin-bottom: 4rem;
  padding-bottom: 3rem;
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--f-rule);
}
.footer-mark {
  display: flex;
  align-items: flex-end;
  gap: 1.4rem;
}
.footer-monogram {
  font-family: var(--serif-display);
  font-style: italic;
  font-weight: 400;
  font-size: clamp(3.6rem, 6vw, 5.2rem);
  color: var(--f-gold);
  letter-spacing: -0.03em;
  line-height: 0.85;
  font-variation-settings: "opsz" 144;
  text-shadow: 0 2px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.3);
}
.footer-id { display: flex; flex-direction: column; gap: 0.3rem; padding-bottom: 0.3rem; }
.footer-name {
  font-family: var(--serif-display);
  font-weight: 400;
  font-size: 1.5rem;
  color: var(--f-cream);
  letter-spacing: -0.01em;
  font-variation-settings: "opsz" 96;
}
.footer-dot { color: var(--f-gold); }
.footer-tag {
  font-family: var(--mono);
  font-size: 0.7rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.2em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--f-mute);
}

.footer-motto {
  font-family: var(--serif-body);
  font-size: 0.95rem;
  color: var(--f-cream-dim);
  text-align: right;
  margin: 0;
  line-height: 1.7;
  font-weight: 300;
  max-width: 28em;
}
.footer-motto em {
  display: block;
  font-family: var(--serif-display);
  font-style: italic;
  font-size: 1.4rem;
  color: var(--f-blush);
  font-variation-settings: "opsz" 96;
  margin-bottom: 0.3rem;
  letter-spacing: -0.01em;
}

/* Columns */
.footer-cols {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: 1fr 1.2fr 1.2fr 1fr;
  gap: 3rem;
  margin-bottom: 3rem;
}
.footer-col h3.footer-h {
  font-family: var(--mono);
  font-size: 0.7rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.24em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--f-gold);
  margin: 0 0 1.4rem;
  font-weight: 500;
  padding-bottom: 0.7rem;
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--f-rule);
}
.footer-col ul {
  list-style: none;
  margin: 0; padding: 0;
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  gap: 0.55rem;
}
.footer-col a {
  font-family: var(--serif-display);
  font-style: italic;
  font-weight: 300;
  font-size: 1rem;
  color: var(--f-cream);
  letter-spacing: -0.005em;
  font-variation-settings: "opsz" 72;
  display: inline-flex;
  align-items: baseline;
  gap: 0.5rem;
  transition: color 0.3s var(--ease-out), padding-left 0.35s var(--ease-out);
  position: relative;
}
.footer-col a:hover {
  color: var(--f-gold);
  padding-left: 0.4rem;
}
.fc-num {
  font-family: var(--mono);
  font-style: normal;
  font-size: 0.66rem;
  font-weight: 500;
  letter-spacing: 0.14em;
  color: var(--f-blush);
  flex-shrink: 0;
  min-width: 3.6em;
  white-space: nowrap;
}

.footer-contact a {
  font-family: var(--serif-display);
  font-style: italic;
  font-size: 1.2rem;
  color: var(--f-blush);
  border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(200, 149, 148, 0.3);
  padding-bottom: 0.1rem;
  display: inline-block;
  font-variation-settings: "opsz" 96;
}
.footer-contact a:hover {
  color: var(--f-gold);
  border-bottom-color: var(--f-gold);
}

.footer-place {
  font-family: var(--mono);
  font-size: 0.78rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.12em;
  color: var(--f-cream-dim);
  line-height: 1.7;
  margin: 1.2rem 0 0;
  text-transform: uppercase;
}
.footer-place .coord {
  display: inline-block;
  margin-top: 0.4rem;
  color: var(--f-mute);
  font-size: 0.74rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.1em;
  text-transform: none;
  font-feature-settings: 'tnum';
}

.footer-stars {
  margin: 1.5rem 0 0;
  display: flex;
  gap: 0.5rem;
  color: var(--f-gold);
  font-size: 0.7rem;
  opacity: 0.6;
}

/* Decorative rule */
.footer-rule {
  height: 1px;
  background: linear-gradient(90deg,
    transparent,
    var(--f-rule) 20%,
    var(--f-gold) 50%,
    var(--f-rule) 80%,
    transparent);
  margin-bottom: 1.5rem;
  position: relative;
}
.footer-rule::before,
.footer-rule::after {
  content: "✦";
  position: absolute;
  top: 50%;
  transform: translateY(-50%);
  color: var(--f-gold);
  font-size: 0.7rem;
  background: var(--f-bg);
  padding: 0 0.5rem;
}
.footer-rule::before { left: 50%; transform: translate(-50%, -50%); }
.footer-rule::after { display: none; }

/* Bottom strip */
.footer-bottom {
  display: flex;
  justify-content: space-between;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
  gap: 1rem;
  font-family: var(--mono);
  font-size: 0.72rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.16em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--f-cream-dim);
}
.footer-bottom p { margin: 0; }
.footer-copy em {
  font-family: var(--serif-display);
  font-style: italic;
  font-size: 0.95rem;
  letter-spacing: 0;
  text-transform: none;
  color: var(--f-cream);
  font-weight: 400;
  font-variation-settings: "opsz" 72;
}
.footer-credits em {
  font-family: var(--serif-display);
  font-style: italic;
  font-size: 0.95rem;
  letter-spacing: 0;
  text-transform: none;
  color: var(--f-cream);
  font-weight: 500;
  font-variation-settings: "opsz" 72;
}
.footer-legal {
  margin: 0;
  font-family: var(--mono);
  font-size: 0.7rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.18em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
}
.footer-legal a {
  color: var(--f-gold);
  border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(201, 162, 92, 0.3);
  padding-bottom: 0.05rem;
  transition: border-color 0.25s var(--ease-out), color 0.25s var(--ease-out);
}
.footer-legal a:hover {
  color: var(--f-cream);
  border-bottom-color: var(--f-cream);
}
.footer-legal [aria-current="page"] {
  color: var(--f-cream);
  font-weight: 500;
  position: relative;
  padding-bottom: 0.05rem;
  border-bottom: 1px dotted var(--f-gold);
}

/* ===========================================================
   REVEAL ON SCROLL
   =========================================================== */
.section-head,
.about-text > p,
.about-body > .margin-note,
.facts li,
.edu-entry,
.book,
.short,
.project-index li,
.interest,
.contacts li,
.fl-head,
.sentenz {
  opacity: 0;
  transform: translateY(18px);
  transition: opacity 0.7s var(--ease-out), transform 0.7s var(--ease-out);
}
.sentenz.is-visible:nth-child(2) { transition-delay: 90ms; }
.sentenz.is-visible:nth-child(3) { transition-delay: 180ms; }
.sentenz.is-visible:nth-child(4) { transition-delay: 270ms; }
.is-visible {
  opacity: 1 !important;
  transform: translateY(0) !important;
}
.book.is-visible:nth-child(2) { transition-delay: 80ms; }
.book.is-visible:nth-child(3) { transition-delay: 160ms; }
.book.is-visible:nth-child(5) { transition-delay: 80ms; }
.book.is-visible:nth-child(6) { transition-delay: 160ms; }
.short.is-visible:nth-child(2) { transition-delay: 100ms; }
.short.is-visible:nth-child(3) { transition-delay: 200ms; }

/* ===========================================================
   RESPONSIVE
   =========================================================== */
@media (max-width: 1080px) {
  .hero-grid {
    grid-template-columns: 0 1fr 240px;
    gap: 1.5rem;
  }
  .hero-side { display: none; }
  .toc-list { grid-template-columns: 1fr; gap: 0; }
}

@media (max-width: 880px) {
  .hero-grid {
    grid-template-columns: 1fr;
  }
  .hero-tag {
    margin-left: 0;
    font-size: clamp(1.2rem, 4vw, 1.6rem);
  }
  .hero-timeline {
    grid-template-columns: 1fr;
    gap: 1rem;
    padding: 1.2rem 0;
  }
  .hero-timeline .t-rule {
    display: none;
  }
  .footer-cols {
    grid-template-columns: repeat(2, 1fr);
    gap: 2rem;
  }
  .footer-top { flex-direction: column; align-items: flex-start; }
  .footer-motto { text-align: left; }
  .hero-portrait {
    order: -1;
    flex-direction: row;
    align-items: center;
    width: 100%;
    margin-bottom: 1rem;
  }
  .portrait-frame {
    width: 140px;
    aspect-ratio: 1 / 1.18;
    flex-shrink: 0;
  }
  .portrait-cap { flex-direction: column; align-items: flex-start; gap: 0.3rem; }
  .hero-meta dl { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
  .hero-meta dl > div { grid-template-columns: 100px 1fr; }

  .about-body {
    grid-template-columns: 1fr;
    grid-template-areas:
      "text"
      "aside1"
      "aside2"
      "facts";
    gap: 2rem;
  }
  .about-text { max-width: 100%; }
  .facts { grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr; }
  .facts li:nth-child(2) { border-right: 0; }
  .facts li:nth-child(1), .facts li:nth-child(2) { border-bottom: 1px solid var(--rule); }

  .edu-entry { grid-template-columns: 110px 30px 1fr; gap: 0; }

  .book-list { grid-template-columns: repeat(2, 1fr); gap: 2.5rem 1.5rem; }
  .shorts { grid-template-columns: 1fr; max-width: 380px; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; }

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

  .project-index a { grid-template-columns: 40px 1fr 30px; }
  .proj-tag { display: none; }
  .proj-title { font-size: 1.4rem; }

  .contacts a { grid-template-columns: 100px 1fr 24px; }
  .c-handle { font-size: 1.15rem; }

  .nav-links {
    position: fixed;
    top: 0;
    left: 0;
    right: 0;
    background: var(--paper);
    flex-direction: column;
    align-items: stretch;
    gap: 0;
    padding: 5.5rem var(--gutter) 2.5rem;
    border-bottom: 1px solid var(--ink);
    transform: translateY(-100%);
    transition: transform 0.45s var(--ease-in-out);
    box-shadow: 0 22px 48px -12px rgba(26,23,20,0.28);
    z-index: 40;
    max-height: 100vh;
    overflow-y: auto;
  }
  .nav-links.open { transform: translateY(0); }
  .nav-links li { width: 100%; }
  .nav-links a {
    padding: 0.95rem 0;
    border-bottom: 1px dotted var(--rule);
    font-size: 1.2rem;
    width: 100%;
    justify-content: flex-start;
    gap: 0.8rem;
  }
  .nav-links li:last-child a { border-bottom: 0; }
  .nav-links a::after { display: none; }
  .nav-links .nav-num { font-size: 0.7rem; }

  .nav-toggle { display: block; }
}

@media (max-width: 560px) {
  body { font-size: 17px; }
  .hero { padding-top: 2rem; }
  .hero-title { font-size: clamp(3rem, 14vw, 5rem); }
  .hero-title .line-2 { margin-left: 1.5rem; }
  .footer-cols { grid-template-columns: 1fr; gap: 2rem; }
  .footer-bottom { flex-direction: column; align-items: flex-start; }
  .footer-mark { gap: 1rem; }
  .footer-monogram { font-size: 3rem; }
  .section-head { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
  .section-head::after { display: none; }
  .section-meta { grid-column: 1; }
  .book-list { grid-template-columns: 1fr; max-width: 320px; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; }
  .facts { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
  .facts li { border-right: 0; border-bottom: 1px solid var(--rule); }
  .facts li:last-child { border-bottom: 0; }
  .edu-entry { grid-template-columns: 1fr; gap: 0.5rem; }
  .edu-rule { display: none; }
  .edu-when { display: flex; gap: 1rem; align-items: baseline; }
  .interest { padding: 1.8rem; }
}

/* ===========================================================
   REDUCED MOTION
   =========================================================== */
@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; }
  .masthead-inner { animation: none; }
}

/* ===========================================================
   LANGUAGE SWITCH — flag pills, robust positioning
   =========================================================== */
.lang-switch {
  display: inline-flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 0.4rem;
  margin-left: auto;
  padding-left: 0.75rem;
  border-left: 1px solid var(--rule-soft);
  flex-shrink: 0;
  white-space: nowrap;
}
.lang-switch__link {
  display: inline-flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: center;
  width: 28px;
  height: 20px;
  padding: 0;
  border: 1px solid var(--rule-soft);
  border-radius: 2px;
  overflow: hidden;
  background: var(--paper);
  transition: border-color 0.25s var(--ease-out),
              transform 0.25s var(--ease-out),
              filter 0.25s var(--ease-out),
              opacity 0.25s var(--ease-out);
  filter: saturate(0.6);
  opacity: 0.78;
  line-height: 0;
}
.lang-switch__link:hover {
  border-color: var(--ink-soft);
  filter: saturate(1);
  opacity: 1;
  transform: translateY(-1px);
}
.lang-switch__link[aria-current="page"] {
  border-color: var(--oxblood);
  filter: saturate(1);
  opacity: 1;
  box-shadow: 0 0 0 1px var(--oxblood) inset;
}
.lang-switch__link svg {
  display: block;
  width: 100%;
  height: 100%;
}
.lang-switch__link .visually-hidden {
  position: absolute;
  width: 1px; height: 1px;
  padding: 0; margin: -1px;
  overflow: hidden;
  clip: rect(0,0,0,0);
  white-space: nowrap;
  border: 0;
}

@media (max-width: 800px) {
  .lang-switch {
    margin-left: 0;
    padding-left: 0;
    border-left: 0;
    margin-right: 0.6rem;
    gap: 0.3rem;
  }
  .lang-switch__link {
    width: 26px;
    height: 18px;
  }
}

/* ===========================================================
   v2 POLISH — color hierarchy, link clarity, hover stability,
   stronger weights for Firefox, portrait correction
   =========================================================== */

:root {
  /* Higher-contrast ink for body & meta (was #4f463b / #8a8175) */
  --ink-soft:  #2f2922;
  --ink-mute:  #635a4d;
  --rule:      #b8ac90;
  --rule-soft: #d2c5a6;
}

/* Crisper rendering across engines (Firefox runs thin without these) */
html  { -moz-osx-font-smoothing: grayscale; }
body  { font-weight: 420; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; }

/* Italics: small extra letter-spacing for legibility */
em, i,
.legal-body em,
.footer-credits em,
.book-byline,
.short-meta,
.edu-degree em {
  letter-spacing: 0.012em;
}

/* Bump weights of meta / subs to fight thin rendering */
.about-text p,
.proj-sub,
.section-meta,
.book-byline,
.short-meta,
.edu-degree,
.edu-desc,
.legal-body p,
.legal-meta,
.contact-intro,
.colophon,
.books-intro,
.videos-intro,
.interest p,
.fact-label,
.footer-place,
.footer-tag {
  font-weight: 380;
}

/* ---------- LINK SYSTEM (clarify links vs. emphasis) ----------
   Rule: oxblood is reserved for links/hover & for decorative
   numbers. Emphasis (<em>) is italic in INK color, never red. */

/* Body-text links get an oxblood underline so they read as links */
.about-text a, .about-text p a,
.legal-body a,
.contact-intro a,
.colophon a,
.books-intro a,
.videos-intro a,
.interest p a,
.legal-back-link {
  color: var(--ink);
  text-decoration: underline;
  text-decoration-color: var(--oxblood-soft);
  text-decoration-thickness: 1px;
  text-underline-offset: 0.22em;
  transition: color 0.25s var(--ease-out),
              text-decoration-color 0.25s var(--ease-out);
}
.about-text a:hover, .about-text p a:hover,
.legal-body a:hover,
.contact-intro a:hover,
.colophon a:hover,
.books-intro a:hover,
.videos-intro a:hover,
.interest p a:hover,
.legal-back-link:hover {
  color: var(--oxblood);
  text-decoration-color: var(--oxblood);
}

/* Em in BODY text → ink only (oxblood stays for titles/numbers) */
.about-text p em,
.legal-body p em,
.books-intro em,
.videos-intro em,
.contact-intro em,
.colophon em,
.hero-tag em,
.hero-sub em,
.hero-meta dd em,
.interest p em,
.short-title em,
.proj-sub em,
.book-sub em,
.section p em {
  color: var(--ink);
  font-style: italic;
}

/* ---------- PROJECTS — stable hover (no flicker) ---------- */
.project-index a {
  transition: color 0.4s var(--ease-out);
}
.project-index a,
.project-index a:hover { padding-left: 0; }   /* no layout shift */
.project-index a::before {
  left: 0;
  right: 0;
  transform: scaleX(0);
  transform-origin: left center;
  transition: transform 0.45s var(--ease-in-out);
}
.project-index a:hover::before {
  left: 0;
  right: 0;
  transform: scaleX(1);
}

/* ---------- PORTRAIT — warmer hue + horizon correction ---------- */
.portrait-frame { overflow: hidden; }
.portrait-frame img {
  filter: grayscale(0.06) sepia(0.12)
          saturate(1.20) hue-rotate(-5deg) contrast(1.04);
  transform: rotate(-1.2deg) scale(1.06);
  transform-origin: center;
  transition: filter 0.6s var(--ease-out),
              transform 0.6s var(--ease-out);
}
.portrait-frame:hover img {
  filter: grayscale(0) sepia(0)
          saturate(1.24) hue-rotate(-4deg) contrast(1.04);
  transform: rotate(-0.4deg) scale(1.06);
}

/* ---------- CONSISTENT PROSE WIDTHS ---------- */
.about-text,
.books-intro,
.videos-intro,
.contact-intro,
.colophon,
.legal-body {
  max-width: 64ch;
}
.section-meta {
  max-width: 48ch;
  color: var(--ink-soft);
  font-style: italic;
}

/* ---------- LABEL SYSTEM unification ---------- */
.section-num,
.proj-tag,
.short-no,
.kicker,
.fl-kicker,
.legal-kicker,
.portrait-cap,
.book-tag,
.edu-tag,
.int-tag,
.c-tag,
.fc-num,
.t-tag,
.toc-label {
  font-feature-settings: 'tnum';
}

/* Kicker numeral — softer presence, italic */
.kicker-num {
  font-weight: 500;
  font-style: italic;
}

/* ============================================================
   v3 POLISH — strict typographic system
   ------------------------------------------------------------
   Addresses (1) italic chaos, (2) oxblood overload,
   (3) uppercase chaos via two-tier label system,
   (4) numeral consistency, (5) contrast on muted text,
   (6) Firefox thinness, (7) italic letter-spacing,
   (8) hover bar stability, (9) prose width unification,
   (10) portrait warmth & horizon.
   This block intentionally OVERRIDES earlier rules.
   ============================================================ */

/* ── 1. CONTRAST — darker muted tiers ────────────────────── */
:root {
  --ink-soft:  #2a241d;
  --ink-mute:  #4f4636;
  --rule:      #ad9f7f;
  --rule-soft: #cabb98;
}

/* ── 2. UPPERCASE: TWO-TIER SYSTEM ────────────────────────
   Tier A — "overlines" at the head of each section, oxblood,
   slightly larger, wider tracking. Reads as a chapter eyebrow.
   Tier B — "tags / chips / captions / inline meta", ink-mute,
   smaller, more compact tracking. Reads as quiet metadata. */

/* Tier A — Overlines */
.kicker, .fl-kicker, .legal-kicker {
  font-family: var(--mono);
  font-size: 0.72rem;
  font-weight: 500;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  letter-spacing: 0.22em;
  color: var(--oxblood);
  font-style: normal;
  line-height: 1.4;
}

/* Tier B — Tags, chips, captions, inline metadata */
.proj-tag, .book-tag, .edu-tag, .int-tag, .c-tag, .t-tag,
.portrait-cap, .toc-label, .fact-label, .footer-tag {
  font-family: var(--mono);
  font-size: 0.66rem;
  font-weight: 500;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  letter-spacing: 0.18em;
  color: var(--ink-mute);
  font-style: normal;
  line-height: 1.45;
}

/* ── 3. NUMERAL ACCENTS — single style ────────────────────
   Roman / arabic markers (nav-num, section-num, fc-num,
   short-no) all use the same mono + oxblood spec. */
.nav-num, .section-num, .fc-num, .short-no {
  font-family: var(--mono);
  font-weight: 500;
  font-style: normal;
  letter-spacing: 0.08em;
  color: var(--oxblood);
  text-transform: uppercase;
}
/* Note: .kicker-num is left as authored (serif italic chip
   with oxblood border) — the single intentional exception. */

/* ── 4. ITALIC SYSTEM ─────────────────────────────────────
   Italic is reserved for: book titles, citations, captions,
   <em> in prose. Italic always inherits ink (never oxblood),
   except for the deliberate kicker badge. */
em, i,
.book-title, .book-byline, .book-sub,
.short-meta, .short-title em,
.fig-cap, .portrait-cap em,
.section-meta,
.about-text em, .legal-body em, .interest p em,
.contact-intro em, .colophon em,
.books-intro em, .videos-intro em, .hero-sub em {
  font-style: italic;
  color: var(--ink);
}

/* Italic in small sizes — looser tracking for legibility */
.book-byline, .short-meta, .section-meta, .fig-cap,
.legal-body em, .footer-credits em, .edu-degree em,
.legal-meta em, .colophon em {
  letter-spacing: 0.025em;
}

/* ── 5. LINK SYSTEM ───────────────────────────────────────
   Body-text links: ink color + oxblood-soft underline.
   Hover: full oxblood + matching underline. Italic <em>
   inside links inherits parent color. */
.about-text a, .legal-body a, .contact-intro a,
.colophon a, .books-intro a, .videos-intro a,
.interest p a,
.legal-back-link, .section p a, .footer-credits a {
  color: var(--ink);
  text-decoration: underline;
  text-decoration-color: var(--oxblood-soft);
  text-decoration-thickness: 1px;
  text-underline-offset: 0.22em;
  font-style: inherit;
  transition: color 0.25s var(--ease-out),
              text-decoration-color 0.25s var(--ease-out);
}
.about-text a:hover, .legal-body a:hover, .contact-intro a:hover,
.colophon a:hover, .books-intro a:hover, .videos-intro a:hover,
.interest p a:hover,
.legal-back-link:hover, .section p a:hover, .footer-credits a:hover {
  color: var(--oxblood);
  text-decoration-color: var(--oxblood);
}

/* ── 6. ANTI-THIN WEIGHTS (Firefox + Chromium consistency) ── */
body { font-weight: 420; }
.about-text p, .interest p, .legal-body p, .books-intro,
.videos-intro, .contact-intro, .colophon, .section > p,
.proj-sub, .section-meta, .book-byline, .short-meta,
.edu-degree, .edu-desc, .legal-meta, .fact-label,
.footer-place, .footer-tag, .footer-credits {
  font-weight: 400;
}
@-moz-document url-prefix() {
  body { font-weight: 440; }
  .about-text p, .interest p, .legal-body p, .books-intro,
  .videos-intro, .contact-intro, .colophon, .section > p {
    font-weight: 420;
  }
}

/* ── 7. HOVER BAR STABILITY (project list) ───────────────── */
.project-index a, .project-index a:hover { padding-left: 0; }
.project-index a::before {
  left: 0; right: 0;
  transform: scaleX(0);
  transform-origin: left center;
  transition: transform 0.45s var(--ease-in-out);
}
.project-index a:hover::before { transform: scaleX(1); }

/* ── 8. UNIFIED PROSE WIDTHS ─────────────────────────────── */
.about-text, .books-intro, .videos-intro,
.contact-intro, .colophon, .legal-body,
.interest p {
  max-width: 64ch;
}
.section-meta { max-width: 48ch; color: var(--ink-soft); }

/* ── 9. PORTRAIT — warmer hue + horizon correction ──────── */
.portrait-frame { overflow: hidden; }
.portrait-frame img {
  filter: grayscale(0.04) sepia(0.14)
          saturate(1.30) hue-rotate(-8deg) contrast(1.05);
  transform: rotate(-1.2deg) scale(1.07);
  transform-origin: center;
  transition: filter 0.6s var(--ease-out),
              transform 0.6s var(--ease-out);
}
.portrait-frame:hover img {
  filter: grayscale(0) sepia(0.04)
          saturate(1.34) hue-rotate(-6deg) contrast(1.06);
  transform: rotate(-0.4deg) scale(1.07);
}

/* ── 10. CROSS-ENGINE FONT RENDERING ─────────────────────── */
html {
  -moz-osx-font-smoothing: grayscale;
  -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;
}
body {
  -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased;
  text-rendering: optimizeLegibility;
}

/* ── Footer email contrast fix (footer is dark; v3 polish accidentally
   over-rode the original cream/blush colour with ink). Re-assert. ── */
.site-footer .footer-contact a {
  color: var(--f-blush) !important;
  text-decoration: none !important;
  border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(200, 149, 148, 0.45);
}
.site-footer .footer-contact a:hover {
  color: var(--f-gold) !important;
  border-bottom-color: var(--f-gold);
}
.site-footer .footer-place a {
  color: var(--f-cream-dim) !important;
  text-decoration: none !important;
  border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(245, 239, 225, 0.18);
}
.site-footer .footer-place a:hover {
  color: var(--f-gold) !important;
  border-bottom-color: var(--f-gold);
}