/* ───────────────────────────────────────────
   Bharath.club, shared design system
   Light · pastel · Fraunces · 100x gap
   ─────────────────────────────────────────── */

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

:root {
  --cream: #fbf6ec;
  --cream-deep: #f4ead8;
  --paper: #fffdf7;
  --ink: #2a2118;
  --ink-soft: #6b5a47;
  --ink-faint: #a89980;
  --line: rgba(42, 33, 24, 0.08);
  --line-strong: rgba(42, 33, 24, 0.18);

  /* Pastel India palette */
  --saffron: #ffb380;
  --saffron-warm: #f08a3a;
  --rose: #f5c2c2;
  --rose-warm: #e58a8a;
  --pista: #c8e1a5;
  --pista-warm: #95c46a;
  --peacock: #94d2cb;
  --peacock-warm: #4ea89f;
  --lavender: #cbbde6;
  --lavender-warm: #8e75c4;
  --mustard: #f6dc8a;
  --mustard-warm: #d4a73b;
  --vermilion: #f0a791;

  /* Pastel chakra blue, drawn from the favicon's #1A5DFF, softened for cream */
  --chakra: #c5cee8;
  --chakra-warm: #6b80c5;
}

html { scroll-behavior: smooth; }
body {
  font-family: 'Inter', -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, sans-serif;
  background: var(--cream);
  color: var(--ink);
  -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased;
  -moz-osx-font-smoothing: grayscale;
  overflow-x: hidden;
  font-weight: 300;
  line-height: 1.6;
  letter-spacing: -0.005em;
}
::selection { background: var(--saffron); color: var(--ink); }

.display {
  font-family: 'Fraunces', Georgia, serif;
  font-weight: 300;
  letter-spacing: -0.025em;
  line-height: 0.98;
}

.container { max-width: 1240px; margin: 0 auto; padding: 0 32px; padding-left: max(32px, env(safe-area-inset-left)); padding-right: max(32px, env(safe-area-inset-right)); }
.container-narrow { max-width: 920px; margin: 0 auto; padding: 0 32px; padding-left: max(32px, env(safe-area-inset-left)); padding-right: max(32px, env(safe-area-inset-right)); }
.container-essay { max-width: 720px; margin: 0 auto; padding: 0 32px; padding-left: max(32px, env(safe-area-inset-left)); padding-right: max(32px, env(safe-area-inset-right)); }
@media (max-width: 480px) {
  .container, .container-narrow, .container-essay { padding-left: max(18px, env(safe-area-inset-left)); padding-right: max(18px, env(safe-area-inset-right)); }
}

.mono {
  font-family: 'Inter', sans-serif;
  font-weight: 400;
  font-size: 0.74rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.32em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--ink-faint);
}

/* ─────────────────────────── NAV */
nav.site {
  position: fixed; top: 0; left: 0; right: 0; z-index: 100;
  padding: 22px 0;
  background: rgba(251, 246, 236, 0.6);
  backdrop-filter: blur(20px);
  -webkit-backdrop-filter: blur(20px);
  border-bottom: 1px solid transparent;
  transition: background .35s ease, border-color .35s ease;
}
nav.site.scrolled { background: rgba(251, 246, 236, 0.92); border-bottom-color: var(--line); }
.nav-row { display: flex; align-items: center; justify-content: space-between; }
.brand {
  display: flex; align-items: center; gap: 10px;
  font-family: 'Fraunces', serif;
  font-weight: 400;
  font-size: 1.18rem;
  letter-spacing: -0.01em;
  color: var(--ink);
  text-decoration: none;
}
.brand .chakra-mark {
  width: 30px; height: 30px;
  display: block;
  flex-shrink: 0;
  transition: transform 12s linear;
}
.brand:hover .chakra-mark { transform: rotate(360deg); }
.brand .wordmark { display: inline-flex; align-items: baseline; gap: 1px; }
.brand .dot {
  display: inline-block;
  width: 6px; height: 6px;
  border-radius: 50%;
  background: var(--saffron-warm);
  vertical-align: middle;
  margin: 0 3px;
}
.brand em { font-style: italic; color: var(--ink-soft); font-weight: 300; }
.nav-links { display: flex; gap: clamp(20px, 4vw, 38px); align-items: center; }
.nav-links a {
  color: var(--ink-soft);
  text-decoration: none;
  font-size: 0.88rem;
  font-weight: 300;
  transition: color .25s;
  position: relative;
}
.nav-links a:hover { color: var(--ink); }
.nav-links a[aria-current="page"] { color: var(--ink); }
.nav-links a[aria-current="page"]::after {
  content: ""; position: absolute;
  left: 0; right: 0; bottom: -8px;
  height: 1px; background: var(--saffron-warm);
}
@media (max-width: 920px) { .nav-links { display: none; } }

/* Right cluster of nav: CTA + hamburger */
.nav-right { display: flex; align-items: center; gap: 12px; }

/* Hamburger, visible on mobile only */
.nav-toggle {
  display: none;
  width: 44px; height: 44px;
  background: transparent;
  border: 1px solid var(--line-strong);
  border-radius: 100px;
  cursor: pointer;
  position: relative;
  flex-shrink: 0;
  padding: 0;
  -webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent;
}
.nav-toggle span {
  position: absolute;
  left: 13px; right: 13px;
  height: 1.5px;
  background: var(--ink);
  border-radius: 2px;
  transition: transform .3s ease, opacity .25s ease, top .3s ease;
}
.nav-toggle span:nth-child(1) { top: 16px; }
.nav-toggle span:nth-child(2) { top: 21px; }
.nav-toggle span:nth-child(3) { top: 26px; }
.nav-toggle[aria-expanded="true"] span:nth-child(1) { top: 21px; transform: rotate(45deg); }
.nav-toggle[aria-expanded="true"] span:nth-child(2) { opacity: 0; }
.nav-toggle[aria-expanded="true"] span:nth-child(3) { top: 21px; transform: rotate(-45deg); }

@media (max-width: 920px) {
  .nav-toggle { display: block; }
  .nav-cta { padding: 10px 18px; font-size: 0.86rem; }
}
@media (max-width: 480px) {
  .nav-cta { display: none; }
  .brand { font-size: 1.04rem; gap: 8px; }
  .brand .chakra-mark { width: 26px; height: 26px; }
}

/* Full-screen mobile overlay menu */
.nav-mobile {
  position: fixed; inset: 0; z-index: 99;
  background: rgba(251, 246, 236, 0.96);
  backdrop-filter: blur(24px);
  -webkit-backdrop-filter: blur(24px);
  opacity: 0;
  visibility: hidden;
  transition: opacity .4s ease, visibility .4s ease;
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: center;
}
.nav-mobile.open { opacity: 1; visibility: visible; }
.nav-mobile-inner {
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  gap: 28px;
  text-align: center;
  padding: 40px;
}
.nav-mobile-inner a {
  font-family: 'Fraunces', serif;
  font-weight: 400;
  font-style: italic;
  font-size: clamp(1.9rem, 7.5vw, 2.8rem);
  color: var(--ink);
  text-decoration: none;
  letter-spacing: -0.025em;
  line-height: 1;
  transition: color .25s, transform .25s;
  -webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent;
}
.nav-mobile-inner a:hover,
.nav-mobile-inner a:active { color: var(--saffron-warm); }
.nav-mobile-mini {
  position: absolute; bottom: 40px; left: 0; right: 0;
  text-align: center;
  font-family: 'Inter', sans-serif;
  font-size: 0.78rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.2em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--ink-faint);
}

.btn {
  font-family: 'Inter', sans-serif;
  display: inline-flex; align-items: center; gap: 10px;
  padding: 14px 26px;
  border-radius: 100px;
  font-size: 0.92rem;
  font-weight: 400;
  text-decoration: none;
  cursor: pointer; border: 1px solid transparent;
  transition: all .3s ease;
  letter-spacing: 0.01em;
}
.btn-primary { background: var(--ink); color: var(--cream); }
.btn-primary:hover { background: var(--saffron-warm); color: var(--paper); transform: translateY(-1px); }
.btn-ghost { background: transparent; color: var(--ink); border-color: var(--line-strong); }
.btn-ghost:hover { border-color: var(--ink); background: var(--paper); }

/* ─────────────────────────── BLOBS (ambient watercolor) */
.blobs {
  position: absolute; inset: 0; z-index: 0;
  pointer-events: none; overflow: hidden;
}
.blob {
  position: absolute;
  border-radius: 50%;
  filter: blur(80px);
  opacity: 0.55;
  will-change: transform;
}
.blob-saffron { background: var(--saffron); }
.blob-rose    { background: var(--rose); }
.blob-peacock { background: var(--peacock); opacity: 0.35; }
.blob-mustard { background: var(--mustard); opacity: 0.45; }
.blob-lavender{ background: var(--lavender); opacity: 0.5; }
.blob-pista   { background: var(--pista); opacity: 0.5; }

@keyframes float-a { 0%,100% { transform: translate(0,0) scale(1); } 50% { transform: translate(40px, 30px) scale(1.05); } }
@keyframes float-b { 0%,100% { transform: translate(0,0) scale(1); } 50% { transform: translate(-30px, -40px) scale(1.08); } }
@keyframes float-c { 0%,100% { transform: translate(0,0) scale(1); } 50% { transform: translate(20px, -30px) scale(0.95); } }
.float-a { animation: float-a 22s ease-in-out infinite; }
.float-b { animation: float-b 26s ease-in-out infinite; }
.float-c { animation: float-c 30s ease-in-out infinite; }

/* ─────────────────────────── HERO (home) */
.hero {
  position: relative; min-height: 100vh;
  display: flex; align-items: center;
  padding: 200px 0 180px;
  overflow: hidden;
}
.hero-inner { position: relative; z-index: 2; width: 100%; }
@media (max-width: 600px) { .hero { padding: 160px 0 120px; } }

/* Page hero (smaller, for inner pages) */
.page-hero {
  position: relative;
  padding: 220px 0 160px;
  overflow: hidden;
}
.page-hero-inner { position: relative; z-index: 2; width: 100%; }
.page-hero h1 {
  font-family: 'Fraunces', serif;
  font-weight: 300;
  font-size: clamp(2.6rem, 7.5vw, 6.8rem);
  line-height: 1.0;
  letter-spacing: -0.03em;
  margin-bottom: 48px;
  max-width: 1080px;
}
.page-hero h1 em { font-style: italic; color: var(--ink-soft); font-weight: 300; }
.page-hero h1 .grad {
  background: linear-gradient(110deg, var(--saffron-warm) 0%, var(--vermilion) 50%, var(--rose-warm) 100%);
  -webkit-background-clip: text; background-clip: text;
  -webkit-text-fill-color: transparent;
  font-style: italic;
}
.page-hero p.lead {
  max-width: 680px;
  font-size: clamp(1.05rem, 1.5vw, 1.22rem);
  color: var(--ink-soft);
  line-height: 1.6;
  font-weight: 300;
}
@media (max-width: 720px) { .page-hero { padding: 160px 0 100px; } }

.eyebrow {
  display: inline-flex; align-items: center; gap: 12px;
  padding: 10px 20px;
  border-radius: 100px;
  background: rgba(255, 253, 247, 0.7);
  border: 1px solid var(--line);
  font-size: 0.78rem;
  color: var(--ink-soft);
  margin-bottom: 56px;
  letter-spacing: 0.06em;
  backdrop-filter: blur(8px);
}
.eyebrow .live-dot {
  width: 7px; height: 7px; border-radius: 50%;
  background: var(--pista-warm);
  box-shadow: 0 0 12px var(--pista-warm);
  animation: pulse 2.4s ease-in-out infinite;
}
@keyframes pulse { 0%,100% { opacity: 1; } 50% { opacity: 0.4; } }

.hero h1 {
  font-family: 'Fraunces', serif;
  font-weight: 300;
  font-size: clamp(3.2rem, 10.5vw, 10rem);
  line-height: 0.94;
  letter-spacing: -0.045em;
  margin-bottom: 64px;
  max-width: 1180px;
}
.hero h1 em { font-style: italic; font-weight: 300; color: var(--ink-soft); }
.hero h1 .grad {
  background: linear-gradient(110deg, var(--saffron-warm) 0%, var(--vermilion) 50%, var(--rose-warm) 100%);
  -webkit-background-clip: text; background-clip: text;
  -webkit-text-fill-color: transparent;
  font-style: italic;
}
.hero-sub {
  max-width: 660px;
  font-size: clamp(1.1rem, 1.7vw, 1.38rem);
  color: var(--ink-soft);
  margin-bottom: 72px;
  line-height: 1.55;
  font-weight: 300;
}
.hero-cta { display: flex; gap: 14px; flex-wrap: wrap; align-items: center; }
@media (max-width: 480px) {
  .hero-cta { flex-direction: column; align-items: stretch; gap: 12px; }
  .hero-cta .btn { width: 100%; justify-content: center; }
  .hero-cta .meta { margin-left: 0; }
}
.hero-cta .meta {
  display: flex; align-items: center; gap: 12px;
  font-size: 0.86rem; color: var(--ink-faint);
  margin-left: 16px; font-weight: 300;
}
.avatar-stack { display: flex; }
.avatar-stack span {
  width: 30px; height: 30px; border-radius: 50%;
  border: 2px solid var(--cream); margin-left: -10px;
  background: var(--saffron);
}
.avatar-stack span:nth-child(2) { background: var(--peacock); }
.avatar-stack span:nth-child(3) { background: var(--mustard); }
.avatar-stack span:nth-child(4) { background: var(--lavender); }
.avatar-stack span:nth-child(5) { background: var(--rose); }
@media (max-width: 600px) { .hero-cta .meta { display: none; } }

/* ─────────────────────────── SECTIONS, 100x GAP */
section { padding: 220px 0; position: relative; }
@media (max-width: 880px) { section { padding: 140px 0; } }

.section-head { max-width: 820px; margin-bottom: 120px; }
.section-head .mono { display: block; margin-bottom: 32px; color: var(--saffron-warm); }
.section-head h2 {
  font-family: 'Fraunces', serif;
  font-weight: 300;
  font-size: clamp(2.6rem, 7vw, 6rem);
  margin-bottom: 32px;
  line-height: 1.0;
  letter-spacing: -0.035em;
}
.section-head h2 em { font-style: italic; color: var(--ink-soft); }
.section-head p {
  color: var(--ink-soft);
  font-size: 1.12rem;
  max-width: 640px;
  line-height: 1.65;
  font-weight: 300;
}

/* ─────────────────────────── STATEMENT (magnet) */
.statement {
  padding: 280px 0;
  text-align: center;
}
.statement-text {
  font-family: 'Fraunces', serif;
  font-weight: 300;
  font-style: italic;
  font-size: clamp(2.2rem, 6.5vw, 5.6rem);
  line-height: 1.08;
  letter-spacing: -0.03em;
  max-width: 1100px;
  margin: 0 auto;
  color: var(--ink);
}
.statement-text .accent {
  background: linear-gradient(110deg, var(--saffron-warm), var(--vermilion));
  -webkit-background-clip: text; background-clip: text;
  -webkit-text-fill-color: transparent;
}
/* Green accent, threads the flag's green through the cream theme */
.statement-text .accent-green,
.grad-green {
  background: linear-gradient(110deg, var(--pista-warm), var(--peacock-warm));
  -webkit-background-clip: text; background-clip: text;
  -webkit-text-fill-color: transparent;
}
.grad-green { font-style: italic; }
.statement-attrib {
  margin-top: 64px;
  font-size: 0.74rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.32em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--ink-faint);
  font-weight: 400;
}
@media (max-width: 720px) { .statement { padding: 180px 0; } }

/* ─────────────────────────── ERAS (home) */
.eras { display: grid; grid-template-columns: repeat(3, 1fr); gap: 28px; }
@media (max-width: 920px) { .eras { grid-template-columns: 1fr; gap: 20px; } }
.era {
  padding: 56px 44px;
  border-radius: 28px;
  background: var(--paper);
  border: 1px solid var(--line);
  transition: transform .5s ease, box-shadow .5s ease;
}
.era:hover { transform: translateY(-6px); box-shadow: 0 30px 60px -30px rgba(42, 33, 24, 0.18); }
.era-no {
  font-family: 'Fraunces', serif; font-weight: 300; font-style: italic;
  font-size: 4rem; color: var(--ink-faint); margin-bottom: 32px; line-height: 1;
}
.era h3 {
  font-family: 'Fraunces', serif; font-weight: 400;
  font-size: 1.7rem; margin-bottom: 12px; letter-spacing: -0.015em;
}
.era .when {
  font-size: 0.74rem; color: var(--ink-faint); margin-bottom: 28px;
  letter-spacing: 0.22em; text-transform: uppercase;
}
.era p { color: var(--ink-soft); font-size: 1rem; line-height: 1.65; font-weight: 300; }
.era.is-now {
  background: linear-gradient(155deg, #ffe4cc 0%, #ffd6e0 100%);
  border-color: rgba(240, 138, 58, 0.25);
}
.era.is-now .era-no { color: var(--saffron-warm); }
.era.is-now .when { color: var(--saffron-warm); }
.now-tag {
  display: inline-block; vertical-align: middle; margin-left: 12px;
  font-size: 0.6rem; padding: 5px 11px; border-radius: 100px;
  background: var(--ink); color: var(--cream);
  letter-spacing: 0.2em; font-weight: 400;
}

/* ─────────────────────────── PILLARS */
.pillars { display: grid; grid-template-columns: repeat(2, 1fr); gap: 24px; }
@media (max-width: 880px) { .pillars { grid-template-columns: 1fr; } }
.pillar {
  padding: 56px 44px; border-radius: 28px;
  background: var(--paper); border: 1px solid var(--line);
  transition: transform .4s, box-shadow .4s;
}
.pillar:hover { transform: translateY(-4px); box-shadow: 0 24px 60px -30px rgba(42, 33, 24, 0.15); }
.pillar-icon {
  width: 64px; height: 64px; border-radius: 20px;
  display: flex; align-items: center; justify-content: center;
  margin-bottom: 36px;
  font-family: 'Fraunces', serif; font-size: 1.7rem; font-weight: 400;
  background: var(--saffron); color: var(--ink);
}
.pillar:nth-child(2) .pillar-icon { background: var(--peacock); }
.pillar:nth-child(3) .pillar-icon { background: var(--mustard); }
.pillar:nth-child(4) .pillar-icon { background: var(--lavender); }
.pillar h3 {
  font-family: 'Fraunces', serif; font-weight: 400;
  font-size: 1.7rem; margin-bottom: 16px; letter-spacing: -0.015em;
}
.pillar > p { color: var(--ink-soft); margin-bottom: 32px; font-size: 1rem; line-height: 1.65; font-weight: 300; }
.pillar ul { list-style: none; }
.pillar li {
  padding: 14px 0; border-top: 1px solid var(--line);
  color: var(--ink); font-size: 0.96rem;
  display: flex; align-items: center; gap: 14px; font-weight: 300;
}
.pillar li::before { content: "→"; color: var(--saffron-warm); font-weight: 400; }

/* ─────────────────────────── WHO grid */
.who-grid { display: grid; grid-template-columns: repeat(auto-fill, minmax(200px, 1fr)); gap: 14px; }
.who-tag {
  padding: 28px 26px; border-radius: 18px;
  border: 1px solid var(--line); background: var(--paper);
  transition: all .35s;
}
.who-tag:hover { transform: translateY(-3px); box-shadow: 0 14px 40px -20px rgba(42, 33, 24, 0.15); }
.who-tag:nth-child(6n+1):hover { background: #fff4e8; }
.who-tag:nth-child(6n+2):hover { background: #f4f8ec; }
.who-tag:nth-child(6n+3):hover { background: #ecf4f3; }
.who-tag:nth-child(6n+4):hover { background: #f6f0fb; }
.who-tag:nth-child(6n+5):hover { background: #fff8e5; }
.who-tag:nth-child(6n+6):hover { background: #fbeaea; }
.who-tag .role {
  font-family: 'Fraunces', serif; font-weight: 400;
  font-size: 1.2rem; margin-bottom: 6px; letter-spacing: -0.01em;
}
.who-tag .desc { font-size: 0.84rem; color: var(--ink-faint); font-weight: 300; }

/* ─────────────────────────── STATS */
.stats {
  display: grid; grid-template-columns: repeat(4, 1fr); gap: 0;
  border-top: 1px solid var(--line); border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line);
}
@media (max-width: 760px) { .stats { grid-template-columns: repeat(2, 1fr); } }
.stat { padding: 64px 32px; border-right: 1px solid var(--line); }
.stat:last-child { border-right: none; }
@media (max-width: 760px) {
  .stat:nth-child(2) { border-right: none; }
  .stat:nth-child(1), .stat:nth-child(2) { border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line); }
}
.stat-num {
  font-family: 'Fraunces', serif; font-weight: 300;
  font-size: clamp(2.6rem, 5vw, 4.4rem); line-height: 1;
  margin-bottom: 14px; letter-spacing: -0.025em; color: var(--ink);
}
.stat-num em { font-style: italic; color: var(--saffron-warm); }
.stat-label { font-size: 0.86rem; color: var(--ink-faint); letter-spacing: 0.04em; font-weight: 300; }

/* ─────────────────────────── VERB / SCROLL STRIP */
.verb-strip {
  padding: 100px 0;
  overflow: hidden;
  background: linear-gradient(180deg, transparent, var(--cream-deep), transparent);
  border-top: 1px solid var(--line);
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line);
}
.verb-strip .label { text-align: center; margin-bottom: 56px; }
.verb-track {
  display: flex; gap: 64px; align-items: center;
  animation: scroll-x 42s linear infinite;
  white-space: nowrap;
  font-family: 'Fraunces', serif;
  font-weight: 400;
  font-size: clamp(1.6rem, 3.5vw, 2.6rem);
  color: var(--ink-soft);
}
.verb-track .sep { color: var(--ink-faint); font-weight: 300; }
.verb-track span:not(.sep):hover { color: var(--saffron-warm); }
@keyframes scroll-x {
  0% { transform: translateX(0); }
  100% { transform: translateX(-50%); }
}

/* ─────────────────────────── VOICES */
.voices { display: grid; grid-template-columns: repeat(3, 1fr); gap: 24px; }
@media (max-width: 920px) { .voices { grid-template-columns: 1fr; } }
.voice { padding: 48px 40px; border-radius: 24px; background: var(--paper); border: 1px solid var(--line); }
.voice-quote {
  font-family: 'Fraunces', serif; font-style: italic;
  font-size: 1.18rem; line-height: 1.5; color: var(--ink);
  margin-bottom: 36px; font-weight: 300; letter-spacing: -0.005em;
}
.voice-who { display: flex; align-items: center; gap: 14px; }
.voice-avatar {
  width: 44px; height: 44px; border-radius: 50%;
  background: var(--saffron);
  display: flex; align-items: center; justify-content: center;
  font-weight: 400; color: var(--ink); font-size: 0.92rem;
  font-family: 'Fraunces', serif;
}
.voice:nth-child(2) .voice-avatar { background: var(--peacock); }
.voice:nth-child(3) .voice-avatar { background: var(--lavender); }
.voice-name { font-size: 0.96rem; font-weight: 400; color: var(--ink); }
.voice-role { font-size: 0.82rem; color: var(--ink-faint); font-weight: 300; }

/* ─────────────────────────── CTA, magnet finale */
.cta-section {
  padding: 240px 0; text-align: center;
  position: relative; overflow: hidden;
}
.cta-bg { position: absolute; inset: 0; z-index: 0; pointer-events: none; }
.cta-bg .blob { opacity: 0.6; }
.cta-bg .b1 { width: 600px; height: 600px; background: var(--saffron); top: -20%; left: -10%; }
.cta-bg .b2 { width: 500px; height: 500px; background: var(--rose); bottom: -20%; right: -10%; }
.cta-bg .b3 { width: 400px; height: 400px; background: var(--peacock); top: 30%; right: 25%; opacity: 0.35; }
.cta-inner { position: relative; z-index: 1; }
.cta-section h2 {
  font-family: 'Fraunces', serif; font-weight: 300;
  font-size: clamp(2.6rem, 7vw, 6.4rem);
  margin-bottom: 28px; line-height: 1;
  max-width: 1000px; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;
  letter-spacing: -0.03em;
}
.cta-section h2 em {
  font-style: italic;
  background: linear-gradient(110deg, var(--saffron-warm), var(--vermilion), var(--rose-warm));
  -webkit-background-clip: text; background-clip: text;
  -webkit-text-fill-color: transparent;
}
.cta-section .lead {
  color: var(--ink-soft); font-size: 1.18rem;
  max-width: 580px; margin: 0 auto 56px;
  line-height: 1.6; font-weight: 300;
}
.signup-form {
  display: flex; gap: 6px; max-width: 520px; margin: 0 auto;
  background: var(--paper); border: 1px solid var(--line-strong);
  padding: 6px; border-radius: 100px;
  box-shadow: 0 20px 60px -30px rgba(42, 33, 24, 0.2);
}
.signup-form input {
  flex: 1; background: transparent; border: none; outline: none;
  color: var(--ink); padding: 14px 22px;
  font-family: inherit; font-size: 0.98rem; font-weight: 300;
}
.signup-form input::placeholder { color: var(--ink-faint); }
.signup-form button {
  background: var(--ink); color: var(--cream); border: none;
  padding: 14px 28px; border-radius: 100px;
  font-weight: 400; cursor: pointer;
  font-family: inherit; font-size: 0.92rem;
  transition: background .3s, transform .2s;
}
.signup-form button:hover { background: var(--saffron-warm); transform: translateY(-1px); }
.cta-note { margin-top: 24px; font-size: 0.84rem; color: var(--ink-faint); font-weight: 300; }

/* Stack form on mobile for thumb-friendly tap targets */
@media (max-width: 600px) {
  .signup-form {
    flex-direction: column;
    border-radius: 24px;
    padding: 8px;
    gap: 4px;
    max-width: 360px;
  }
  .signup-form input {
    width: 100%;
    text-align: center;
    padding: 18px 20px;
    font-size: 1rem;
  }
  .signup-form button {
    width: 100%;
    padding: 18px;
    font-size: 0.95rem;
  }
}

/* Mobile-first: bigger tap targets, gentler rhythm */
@media (max-width: 720px) {
  .btn { padding: 16px 30px; font-size: 0.95rem; min-height: 48px; }
  .footer-min-links a { padding: 6px 0; font-size: 0.96rem; }
  section { padding: 130px 0; }
  .hero { padding: 140px 0 110px; }
  .statement { padding: 150px 0; }
  .closing { padding: 160px 0 110px; }
  .section-head { margin-bottom: 80px; }
  .era { padding: 44px 32px; }
  .pillar { padding: 44px 32px; }
  .pillar-icon { width: 56px; height: 56px; font-size: 1.4rem; margin-bottom: 24px; }
  .footer-min { gap: 28px; }
}

/* Respect reduced-motion preferences */
@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) {
  *, *::before, *::after {
    animation-duration: 0.001ms !important;
    animation-iteration-count: 1 !important;
    transition-duration: 0.001ms !important;
    scroll-behavior: auto !important;
  }
  .reveal { opacity: 1; transform: none; }
  .float-a, .float-b, .float-c { animation: none !important; }
  .closing-chakra-wrap img { animation: none !important; }
}

/* Focus-visible for keyboard a11y */
.btn:focus-visible,
.nav-toggle:focus-visible,
.brand:focus-visible,
.nav-links a:focus-visible,
.nav-mobile-inner a:focus-visible,
.footer-min-links a:focus-visible,
.signup-form input:focus-visible,
.signup-form button:focus-visible {
  outline: 2px solid var(--saffron-warm);
  outline-offset: 4px;
  border-radius: 100px;
}

/* Mobile tap feedback */
.btn-primary:active { background: var(--saffron-warm); transform: translateY(0); }
.btn-ghost:active { background: var(--paper); }
.nav-mobile-inner a:active { transform: scale(0.97); }

/* ─────────────────────────── FOOTER */
footer.site {
  border-top: 1px solid var(--line);
  padding: 80px 0 50px;
  background: var(--cream);
}
.footer-row { display: flex; justify-content: space-between; align-items: flex-start; flex-wrap: wrap; gap: 40px; }
.footer-col { min-width: 180px; }
.footer-col h4 {
  font-family: 'Inter', sans-serif; font-weight: 400;
  font-size: 0.74rem; letter-spacing: 0.22em;
  text-transform: uppercase; color: var(--ink-faint);
  margin-bottom: 18px;
}
.footer-col a, .footer-col span {
  display: block; color: var(--ink-soft); text-decoration: none;
  font-size: 0.92rem; font-weight: 300;
  padding: 6px 0; transition: color .25s;
}
.footer-col a:hover { color: var(--ink); }
.footer-bottom {
  margin-top: 60px; padding-top: 28px;
  border-top: 1px solid var(--line);
  display: flex; justify-content: space-between;
  flex-wrap: wrap; gap: 16px;
  font-size: 0.82rem; color: var(--ink-faint); font-weight: 300;
}

/* Minimal footer (home) */
.footer-min {
  display: flex; align-items: center; justify-content: space-between;
  flex-wrap: wrap; gap: 32px;
}
.footer-min-links { display: flex; gap: clamp(16px, 4vw, 32px); flex-wrap: wrap; }
.footer-min-links a {
  color: var(--ink-soft); text-decoration: none;
  font-size: 0.9rem; font-weight: 300;
  transition: color .25s;
}
.footer-min-links a:hover { color: var(--ink); }

/* ─────────────────────────── REVEAL */
.reveal { opacity: 0; transform: translateY(40px); transition: opacity 1s ease, transform 1s ease; }
.reveal.visible { opacity: 1; transform: translateY(0); }

/* ─────────────────────────── DIVIDER */
.divider-glyph {
  text-align: center; padding: 60px 0;
  font-family: 'Fraunces', serif; font-size: 1.4rem;
  color: var(--ink-faint); letter-spacing: 1.4em;
}

/* ─────────────────────────── PROSE (long-form essay, manifesto) */
.prose {
  font-family: 'Inter', sans-serif;
  font-weight: 300;
  font-size: 1.18rem;
  line-height: 1.78;
  color: var(--ink);
  letter-spacing: -0.005em;
}
.prose p { margin-bottom: 1.6em; }
.prose p:first-child::first-letter {
  font-family: 'Fraunces', serif;
  font-style: italic;
  font-weight: 400;
  font-size: 4.6em;
  float: left;
  line-height: 0.85;
  margin: 0.08em 0.12em 0 -0.06em;
  color: var(--saffron-warm);
}
.prose h3 {
  font-family: 'Fraunces', serif;
  font-weight: 400;
  font-size: clamp(1.6rem, 3vw, 2.2rem);
  letter-spacing: -0.02em;
  margin: 2.6em 0 0.8em;
  line-height: 1.2;
  color: var(--ink);
}
.prose h3 em { font-style: italic; color: var(--ink-soft); }
.prose blockquote {
  font-family: 'Fraunces', serif;
  font-style: italic;
  font-weight: 300;
  font-size: clamp(1.6rem, 3.5vw, 2.4rem);
  line-height: 1.25;
  color: var(--ink);
  border-left: 3px solid var(--saffron-warm);
  padding-left: 32px;
  margin: 3em 0;
  letter-spacing: -0.015em;
}
.prose ul, .prose ol { padding-left: 28px; margin-bottom: 1.6em; }
.prose li { margin-bottom: 0.6em; }
.prose strong { font-weight: 400; color: var(--ink); }
.prose a { color: var(--saffron-warm); text-decoration: underline; text-decoration-thickness: 1px; text-underline-offset: 4px; }

/* ─────────────────────────── TIMELINE (events) */
.timeline { position: relative; padding-left: 40px; }
.timeline::before {
  content: ""; position: absolute;
  left: 0; top: 8px; bottom: 8px;
  width: 1px; background: var(--line-strong);
}
.tl-item { position: relative; padding-bottom: 80px; }
.tl-item:last-child { padding-bottom: 0; }
.tl-item::before {
  content: ""; position: absolute;
  left: -46px; top: 14px;
  width: 12px; height: 12px; border-radius: 50%;
  background: var(--saffron-warm);
  box-shadow: 0 0 0 6px var(--cream);
}
.tl-when {
  font-family: 'Inter', sans-serif; font-weight: 400;
  font-size: 0.74rem; letter-spacing: 0.22em;
  text-transform: uppercase; color: var(--ink-faint);
  margin-bottom: 14px;
}
.tl-title {
  font-family: 'Fraunces', serif; font-weight: 400;
  font-size: clamp(1.5rem, 3vw, 2.2rem);
  margin-bottom: 14px; letter-spacing: -0.015em;
}
.tl-title em { font-style: italic; color: var(--ink-soft); }
.tl-body { color: var(--ink-soft); font-size: 1.05rem; line-height: 1.65; max-width: 640px; }

/* ─────────────────────────── TIER CARDS (join) */
.tiers { display: grid; grid-template-columns: repeat(3, 1fr); gap: 28px; }
@media (max-width: 920px) { .tiers { grid-template-columns: 1fr; gap: 20px; } }
.tier {
  padding: 56px 44px; border-radius: 28px;
  background: var(--paper); border: 1px solid var(--line);
  display: flex; flex-direction: column;
}
.tier .badge {
  display: inline-block;
  align-self: flex-start;
  font-size: 0.72rem; letter-spacing: 0.2em;
  text-transform: uppercase; color: var(--ink-faint);
  padding: 6px 14px; border-radius: 100px;
  background: var(--cream-deep);
  margin-bottom: 28px; font-weight: 400;
}
.tier h3 {
  font-family: 'Fraunces', serif; font-weight: 400;
  font-size: 1.8rem; margin-bottom: 10px; letter-spacing: -0.015em;
}
.tier .who { color: var(--ink-faint); font-size: 0.95rem; margin-bottom: 32px; font-style: italic; font-family: 'Fraunces', serif; }
.tier ul { list-style: none; flex: 1; }
.tier li {
  padding: 12px 0; border-top: 1px solid var(--line);
  font-size: 0.95rem; color: var(--ink); font-weight: 300;
  display: flex; align-items: flex-start; gap: 12px;
}
.tier li::before { content: "✓"; color: var(--saffron-warm); font-weight: 400; flex-shrink: 0; }
.tier .btn { margin-top: 36px; align-self: flex-start; }
.tier.featured {
  background: linear-gradient(155deg, #ffe4cc 0%, #ffd6e0 100%);
  border-color: rgba(240, 138, 58, 0.25);
}

/* ─────────────────────────── PILLAR DEEP (pillars page) */
.pillar-deep {
  display: grid; grid-template-columns: 1fr 1.2fr; gap: 80px;
  align-items: start;
  margin-bottom: 200px;
}
.pillar-deep:last-child { margin-bottom: 0; }
@media (max-width: 920px) { .pillar-deep { grid-template-columns: 1fr; gap: 40px; margin-bottom: 140px; } }
.pillar-deep .pd-icon-large {
  width: 96px; height: 96px; border-radius: 28px;
  display: flex; align-items: center; justify-content: center;
  font-family: 'Fraunces', serif; font-size: 2.4rem; font-weight: 400;
  margin-bottom: 28px;
}
.pillar-deep .pd-num {
  font-family: 'Fraunces', serif; font-style: italic; font-weight: 300;
  font-size: 1rem; color: var(--ink-faint);
  margin-bottom: 12px; letter-spacing: 0.04em;
}
.pillar-deep h2 {
  font-family: 'Fraunces', serif; font-weight: 300;
  font-size: clamp(2.4rem, 5vw, 4rem);
  line-height: 1.0; letter-spacing: -0.025em;
  margin-bottom: 28px;
}
.pillar-deep h2 em { font-style: italic; color: var(--ink-soft); }
.pillar-deep p.pd-lead {
  font-size: 1.12rem; color: var(--ink-soft); line-height: 1.7;
  margin-bottom: 32px; font-weight: 300;
}
.pillar-deep .pd-features {
  background: var(--paper); border: 1px solid var(--line);
  border-radius: 28px; padding: 48px 40px;
}
.pillar-deep .pd-features h4 {
  font-family: 'Inter', sans-serif; font-weight: 400;
  font-size: 0.74rem; letter-spacing: 0.22em;
  text-transform: uppercase; color: var(--ink-faint);
  margin-bottom: 28px;
}
.pillar-deep .pd-features ul { list-style: none; }
.pillar-deep .pd-features li {
  padding: 22px 0;
  border-top: 1px solid var(--line);
  font-size: 1.02rem;
  color: var(--ink); font-weight: 300;
  line-height: 1.5;
}
.pillar-deep .pd-features li:first-child { border-top: none; padding-top: 0; }
.pillar-deep .pd-features li:last-child { padding-bottom: 0; }
.pillar-deep .pd-features li strong {
  display: block; font-weight: 400;
  font-family: 'Fraunces', serif; font-size: 1.18rem;
  margin-bottom: 4px; color: var(--ink);
  letter-spacing: -0.01em;
}
.pillar-deep .pd-features li em {
  display: block; font-style: normal; color: var(--ink-soft);
  font-size: 0.95rem; line-height: 1.55; font-weight: 300;
}

/* Pillar deep variants by color */
.pd-saffron .pd-icon-large { background: var(--saffron); color: var(--ink); }
.pd-peacock .pd-icon-large { background: var(--peacock); color: var(--ink); }
.pd-mustard .pd-icon-large { background: var(--mustard); color: var(--ink); }
.pd-lavender .pd-icon-large { background: var(--lavender); color: var(--ink); }
.pd-rose .pd-icon-large    { background: var(--rose); color: var(--ink); }

/* ─────────────────────────── HERO, centered, symmetric */
.hero--center .hero-inner { text-align: center; display: flex; flex-direction: column; align-items: center; }
.hero--center h1 { max-width: 1180px; }
.hero--center .hero-sub { margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; }
.hero--center .hero-cta { justify-content: center; }

/* legacy split kept for any internal use */
.hero-grid {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: 1.25fr 1fr;
  gap: 100px;
  align-items: center;
}
@media (max-width: 1080px) {
  .hero-grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr; gap: 80px; }
}

/* compact pillar variant for home, no bullets, just the idea */
.pillar--compact { padding: 56px 44px; }
.pillar--compact > p { margin-bottom: 0; }
.pillar--compact ul { display: none; }

/* Inline three-era timeline (sits in hero right column) */
.hero-eras {
  position: relative;
  padding: 36px 0;
}
.hero-eras .he-mono {
  display: block;
  font-family: 'Inter', sans-serif;
  font-weight: 400;
  font-size: 0.72rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.32em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--ink-faint);
  margin-bottom: 48px;
}
.hero-eras ol {
  list-style: none;
  padding: 0; margin: 0;
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  gap: 44px;
}
.hero-eras li {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: 64px 1fr;
  gap: 28px;
  align-items: baseline;
  position: relative;
}
.hero-eras .he-num {
  font-family: 'Fraunces', serif;
  font-style: italic;
  font-weight: 300;
  font-size: 2.6rem;
  color: var(--ink-faint);
  line-height: 1;
  letter-spacing: -0.02em;
}
.hero-eras .he-when {
  font-family: 'Inter', sans-serif;
  font-weight: 400;
  font-size: 0.7rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.2em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--ink-faint);
  margin-bottom: 6px;
}
.hero-eras .he-label {
  font-family: 'Fraunces', serif;
  font-weight: 400;
  font-size: 1.32rem;
  letter-spacing: -0.012em;
  color: var(--ink-soft);
  line-height: 1.2;
}
.hero-eras li.is-now .he-num { color: var(--saffron-warm); }
.hero-eras li.is-now .he-when { color: var(--saffron-warm); }
.hero-eras li.is-now .he-label { color: var(--ink); }
.hero-eras .he-now-tag {
  display: inline-block;
  margin-left: 10px;
  vertical-align: middle;
  font-family: 'Inter', sans-serif;
  font-size: 0.58rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.22em;
  padding: 4px 9px;
  border-radius: 100px;
  background: var(--ink);
  color: var(--cream);
  font-weight: 400;
}
/* Connecting hairline */
.hero-eras::before {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  left: 32px; top: 88px; bottom: 50px;
  width: 1px;
  background: linear-gradient(180deg, var(--line-strong), var(--saffron-warm));
}

/* ─────────────────────────── TRUST BAND */
.trust-band {
  padding: 80px 0;
  border-top: 1px solid var(--line);
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line);
  background: rgba(255, 253, 247, 0.4);
}
.trust-row {
  display: flex;
  justify-content: center;
  align-items: center;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
  gap: 64px;
}
.trust-label {
  font-family: 'Inter', sans-serif;
  font-size: 0.72rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.32em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--ink-faint);
  font-weight: 400;
}
.trust-logos {
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 56px;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
  justify-content: center;
}
.trust-logos a {
  font-family: 'Fraunces', serif;
  font-style: italic;
  font-weight: 400;
  font-size: 1.6rem;
  color: var(--ink-soft);
  text-decoration: none;
  transition: color .25s;
  letter-spacing: -0.018em;
}
.trust-logos a:hover { color: var(--saffron-warm); }
@media (max-width: 720px) {
  .trust-band { padding: 60px 0; }
  .trust-row { gap: 32px; flex-direction: column; }
  .trust-logos { gap: 28px; row-gap: 18px; }
  .trust-logos a { font-size: 1.15rem; }
}

/* ─────────────────────────── CLOSING MOMENT (giant signature) */
.closing {
  position: relative;
  padding: 220px 0 140px;
  text-align: center;
  overflow: hidden;
  background: linear-gradient(180deg, var(--cream) 0%, var(--cream-deep) 60%, var(--cream-deep) 100%);
  border-top: 1px solid var(--line);
}
.closing .blobs .blob { opacity: 0.35; }
.closing-inner { position: relative; z-index: 2; }
.closing-mono {
  display: block;
  font-family: 'Inter', sans-serif;
  font-size: 0.72rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.32em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--ink-faint);
  margin-bottom: 56px;
  font-weight: 400;
}
.closing-chakra-wrap {
  position: relative;
  display: inline-block;
  margin: 0 auto 56px;
  width: clamp(140px, 18vw, 220px);
  height: clamp(140px, 18vw, 220px);
}
.closing-chakra-wrap img {
  width: 100%; height: 100%; display: block;
  animation: slow-spin 90s linear infinite;
}
@keyframes slow-spin {
  from { transform: rotate(0deg); }
  to { transform: rotate(360deg); }
}
.closing-chakra-wrap::after {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  top: 50%; left: 50%;
  transform: translate(-50%, -50%);
  width: 7%; height: 7%;
  border-radius: 50%;
  background: var(--saffron-warm);
  box-shadow: 0 0 0 0 rgba(240, 138, 58, 0.55);
  animation: dot-breathe 3.6s ease-in-out infinite;
}
.closing-mark {
  font-family: 'Fraunces', serif;
  font-weight: 400;
  font-size: clamp(2.6rem, 6.5vw, 5.4rem);
  line-height: 0.95;
  letter-spacing: -0.035em;
  margin-bottom: 32px;
  color: var(--ink);
}
.closing-mark .dot-big {
  display: inline-block;
  width: clamp(8px, 1.2vw, 14px);
  height: clamp(8px, 1.2vw, 14px);
  border-radius: 50%;
  background: var(--saffron-warm);
  vertical-align: middle;
  margin: 0 0.06em;
  position: relative;
  top: -0.04em;
}
@keyframes dot-breathe {
  0%, 100% { box-shadow: 0 0 0 0 rgba(240, 138, 58, 0.5); }
  50% { box-shadow: 0 0 0 18px rgba(240, 138, 58, 0); }
}
.closing-tagline {
  font-family: 'Fraunces', serif;
  font-style: italic;
  font-weight: 300;
  font-size: clamp(1.32rem, 2.6vw, 2rem);
  color: var(--ink-soft);
  max-width: 760px;
  margin: 0 auto 56px;
  letter-spacing: -0.012em;
  line-height: 1.3;
}
.closing .btn {
  padding: 16px 32px;
  font-size: 0.94rem;
}

/* ─────────────────────────── ERAS, staggered reveal */
.eras .reveal { transition-delay: 0s; }
.eras .reveal:nth-child(2) { transition-delay: 0.12s; }
.eras .reveal:nth-child(3) { transition-delay: 0.24s; }

/* ─────────────────────────── PRINCIPLE LIST (manifesto, eval) */
.principles {
  display: grid; grid-template-columns: 1fr; gap: 0;
  border-top: 1px solid var(--line);
}
.principle {
  padding: 56px 0;
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line);
  display: grid; grid-template-columns: 100px 1fr;
  gap: 48px;
}
@media (max-width: 720px) { .principle { grid-template-columns: 1fr; gap: 16px; padding: 40px 0; } }
.principle .p-num {
  font-family: 'Fraunces', serif; font-weight: 300; font-style: italic;
  font-size: 2rem; color: var(--saffron-warm); line-height: 1;
}
.principle h3 {
  font-family: 'Fraunces', serif; font-weight: 400;
  font-size: clamp(1.5rem, 3vw, 2rem);
  margin-bottom: 16px; letter-spacing: -0.015em;
}
.principle p {
  color: var(--ink-soft); font-size: 1.05rem;
  line-height: 1.65; max-width: 640px; font-weight: 300;
}