:root {
    --void: #070605;
    --ink: #110e0b;
    --panel: #171310;
    --gold: #c9a45c;
    --gold-bright: #efd59a;
    --gold-deep: #8a6a2e;
    --cream: #efe4d4;
    --muted: #9a8d7c;
    --then: #d7b07a;
    --now: #8ec4dc;
    --rule: rgba(201, 164, 92, 0.38);
    --display: "Cinzel", "Times New Roman", serif;
    --italic: "Cormorant Garamond", Georgia, serif;
    --sans: "Outfit", system-ui, sans-serif;
}

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

html {
    scroll-behavior: smooth;
}

body {
    margin: 0;
    background: var(--void);
    color: var(--cream);
    font-family: var(--sans);
    font-weight: 400;
    line-height: 1.65;
    overflow-x: hidden;
}

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

a {
    color: var(--gold);
    text-decoration: none;
}

.grain,
.vignette {
    pointer-events: none;
    position: fixed;
    inset: 0;
}

.grain {
    z-index: 80;
    opacity: 0.09;
    background-image: url("data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg' width='180' height='180'%3E%3Cfilter id='n'%3E%3CfeTurbulence type='fractalNoise' baseFrequency='.85' numOctaves='4' stitchTiles='stitch'/%3E%3C/filter%3E%3Crect width='180' height='180' filter='url(%23n)' opacity='.9'/%3E%3C/svg%3E");
}

.vignette {
    z-index: 70;
    background: radial-gradient(ellipse at center, transparent 52%, rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.45) 100%);
}

.progress {
    position: fixed;
    top: 0;
    left: 0;
    height: 2px;
    width: 0;
    z-index: 90;
    background: linear-gradient(90deg, var(--gold-deep), var(--gold-bright));
    box-shadow: 0 0 12px rgba(201, 164, 92, 0.55);
}

.mark {
    position: fixed;
    top: 1.25rem;
    left: 1.4rem;
    z-index: 85;
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
    gap: 0.7rem;
    letter-spacing: 0.32em;
    font-size: 0.68rem;
    color: var(--gold);
    text-transform: uppercase;
    opacity: 0;
    transform: translateY(-8px);
    transition: opacity 0.5s ease, transform 0.5s ease;
}

.mark.is-on {
    opacity: 1;
    transform: none;
}

.mark svg {
    width: 22px;
    height: 22px;
}

.chapter {
    display: inline-flex;
    align-items: center;
    gap: 0.75rem;
    margin-bottom: 1.1rem;
    color: var(--gold);
    letter-spacing: 0.42em;
    font-size: 0.72rem;
    text-transform: uppercase;
}

.chapter::before,
.chapter::after {
    content: "";
    width: 2.1rem;
    height: 1px;
    background: var(--gold);
    opacity: 0.7;
}

.gold-word {
    margin: 0;
    font-family: var(--display);
    font-weight: 600;
    line-height: 0.92;
    letter-spacing: 0.08em;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    background: linear-gradient(180deg, #f7ebc6 0%, #d4b36a 46%, #8d6b2c 100%);
    -webkit-background-clip: text;
    background-clip: text;
    color: transparent;
    filter: drop-shadow(0 10px 28px rgba(201, 164, 92, 0.28));
}

.kicker {
    margin: 0 0 0.85rem;
    font-family: var(--display);
    letter-spacing: 0.34em;
    font-size: clamp(0.72rem, 1.4vw, 0.92rem);
    text-transform: uppercase;
    color: var(--cream);
}

.lede {
    font-family: var(--italic);
    font-style: italic;
    font-size: clamp(1.35rem, 2.4vw, 2rem);
    line-height: 1.35;
    color: var(--cream);
}

.rule {
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
    justify-content: center;
    gap: 0.85rem;
    color: var(--gold);
}

.rule span {
    width: 8px;
    height: 8px;
    transform: rotate(45deg);
    border: 1px solid var(--gold);
}

.rule::before,
.rule::after {
    content: "";
    height: 1px;
    width: min(28vw, 9rem);
    background: var(--rule);
}

.reveal {
    opacity: 0;
    transform: translateY(28px);
    transition: opacity 0.9s ease, transform 0.9s ease;
}

.reveal.is-in {
    opacity: 1;
    transform: none;
}

/* Hero */
.hero {
    position: relative;
    z-index: 2;
    min-height: 100vh;
    color: var(--cream);
    overflow: hidden;
}

.hero__media {
    position: absolute;
    inset: 0;
}

.hero__media img {
    width: 100%;
    height: 100%;
    object-fit: cover;
    object-position: center 40%;
    transform: none;
    will-change: transform;
}

.hero__shade {
    position: absolute;
    inset: 0;
    background:
        linear-gradient(180deg, rgba(7, 6, 5, 0.72) 0%, rgba(7, 6, 5, 0.22) 22%, rgba(7, 6, 5, 0.05) 48%, rgba(7, 6, 5, 0.22) 72%, rgba(7, 6, 5, 0.55) 90%, #070605 100%),
        radial-gradient(ellipse at 50% 52%, transparent 22%, rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.4) 100%);
}

.hero__copy {
    position: absolute;
    left: 0;
    right: 0;
    z-index: 2;
    width: min(1100px, 92vw);
    margin: 0 auto;
    text-align: center;
    pointer-events: none;
}

.hero__copy--top {
    top: 0;
    padding: 4.6rem 1rem 0;
}

.hero__copy--bottom {
    bottom: 0;
    padding: 0 1rem 2.4rem;
    z-index: 3;
}

.hero__eyebrow {
    margin: 0 0 0.55rem;
    font-family: var(--display);
    letter-spacing: 0.42em;
    font-size: clamp(0.68rem, 1.3vw, 0.86rem);
    text-transform: uppercase;
    color: var(--cream);
}

.ornament {
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
    justify-content: center;
    gap: 0.55rem;
    margin: 0 0 0.55rem;
    font-family: var(--display);
    letter-spacing: 0.46em;
    font-size: clamp(0.64rem, 1.2vw, 0.8rem);
    text-transform: uppercase;
    color: var(--gold-bright);
}

.ornament::before,
.ornament::after {
    content: "";
    width: min(11vw, 4.8rem);
    height: 1px;
    background: var(--gold);
    opacity: 0.75;
}

.diamond {
    width: 7px;
    height: 7px;
    flex-shrink: 0;
    border: 1px solid var(--gold);
    transform: rotate(45deg);
}

.ornament--rule {
    margin: 0.85rem 0 0.7rem;
}

.ornament--rule::before,
.ornament--rule::after {
    width: min(18vw, 7.5rem);
}

.hero .gold-word {
    font-size: clamp(3.1rem, 10.5vw, 7.8rem);
}

.hero .gold-word.ordeal {
    font-size: clamp(2.6rem, 8.2vw, 6.2rem);
    margin: 0;
}

.scroll-cue {
    pointer-events: auto;
    display: flex;
    flex-direction: column;
    align-items: center;
    gap: 0.25rem;
    margin: 0 auto;
    width: max-content;
    color: var(--gold);
    letter-spacing: 0.28em;
    font-size: 0.62rem;
    text-transform: uppercase;
}

.scroll-cue i {
    animation: drop 1.8s ease-in-out infinite;
}

@keyframes drop {
    0%, 100% { transform: translateY(0); opacity: 0.4; }
    50% { transform: translateY(7px); opacity: 1; }
}

/* Thesis */
.thesis {
    position: relative;
    z-index: 1;
    min-height: 100vh;
    min-height: 100dvh;
    display: grid;
    place-items: center;
    overflow: hidden;
}

.thesis::before {
    content: "";
    position: absolute;
    top: 0;
    left: 0;
    right: 0;
    height: min(38vh, 18rem);
    z-index: 1;
    pointer-events: none;
    background: linear-gradient(
        180deg,
        #070605 0%,
        rgba(7, 6, 5, 0.88) 28%,
        rgba(7, 6, 5, 0.4) 62%,
        transparent 100%
    );
}

.thesis__media,
.maps__media,
.close__media {
    position: absolute;
    inset: 0;
}

.thesis__media img,
.maps__media img,
.close__media img {
    width: 100%;
    height: 100%;
    object-fit: cover;
}

.thesis__shade {
    position: absolute;
    inset: 0;
    background: linear-gradient(180deg, rgba(7, 6, 5, 0.55) 0%, rgba(7, 6, 5, 0.32) 42%, rgba(7, 6, 5, 0.82) 100%);
}

.maps__shade,
.close__shade {
    position: absolute;
    inset: 0;
    background: linear-gradient(180deg, rgba(7, 6, 5, 0.78) 0%, rgba(7, 6, 5, 0.42) 40%, rgba(7, 6, 5, 0.82) 100%);
}

.thesis__copy,
.maps__copy,
.close__copy {
    position: relative;
    z-index: 2;
    width: min(820px, 90vw);
    text-align: center;
    padding: 5rem 0;
}

.thesis__copy {
    padding: 0 1.25rem;
}

.thesis h2 {
    margin: 0 0 1.4rem;
    font-family: var(--display);
    font-size: clamp(2.2rem, 5.6vw, 4.15rem);
    line-height: 1.18;
    letter-spacing: 0.04em;
}

.thesis p {
    margin: 0 auto;
    max-width: 36rem;
    color: var(--muted);
    font-size: clamp(1.05rem, 1.7vw, 1.22rem);
    line-height: 1.75;
}

/* Then / Now intro strip */
.era-intro {
    position: relative;
    isolation: isolate;
    overflow: hidden;
    padding: 5.8rem 1.5rem 5.2rem;
    text-align: center;
    background: #0c0a08;
}

.era-intro__wash {
    position: absolute;
    top: 0;
    bottom: 0;
    width: min(46vw, 34rem);
    z-index: 0;
    pointer-events: none;
    opacity: 0.42;
}

.era-intro__wash--then {
    left: 0;
    background:
        linear-gradient(90deg, rgba(12, 10, 8, 0.15), rgba(12, 10, 8, 0.95)),
        url("../images/then-handshake.jpg") left center / cover no-repeat;
    filter: sepia(0.5) saturate(0.85);
    mask-image: linear-gradient(90deg, #000 0%, #000 38%, transparent 100%);
    -webkit-mask-image: linear-gradient(90deg, #000 0%, #000 38%, transparent 100%);
}

.era-intro__wash--now {
    right: 0;
    background:
        linear-gradient(270deg, rgba(8, 12, 16, 0.15), rgba(12, 10, 8, 0.95)),
        url("../images/now-wall.jpg") right center / cover no-repeat;
    filter: saturate(1.15) hue-rotate(-6deg);
    mask-image: linear-gradient(270deg, #000 0%, #000 38%, transparent 100%);
    -webkit-mask-image: linear-gradient(270deg, #000 0%, #000 38%, transparent 100%);
}

.era-intro::before {
    content: "";
    position: absolute;
    left: 0;
    right: 0;
    top: 0;
    height: 5rem;
    z-index: 1;
    pointer-events: none;
    background: linear-gradient(180deg, #070605, transparent);
}

.era-intro::after {
    content: "";
    position: absolute;
    left: 0;
    right: 0;
    bottom: 0;
    height: 4.5rem;
    z-index: 1;
    pointer-events: none;
    background: linear-gradient(180deg, transparent, #070605);
}

.era-intro__copy {
    position: relative;
    z-index: 2;
    width: min(48rem, 90vw);
    margin: 0 auto;
}

.era-intro h2 {
    margin: 0;
    font-family: var(--display);
    font-size: clamp(2.2rem, 6vw, 3.8rem);
    letter-spacing: 0.1em;
    line-height: 1.05;
    text-transform: uppercase;
}

.era-intro h2 em {
    display: inline-block;
    margin: 0 0.15em;
    font-family: var(--italic);
    font-style: italic;
    font-weight: 400;
    letter-spacing: 0.02em;
    text-transform: none;
    color: var(--gold);
    font-size: 0.72em;
}

.era-intro__lede {
    margin: 0 auto;
    max-width: 34rem;
    color: var(--muted);
    font-size: 1.08rem;
    line-height: 1.65;
}

.era-intro__pair {
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: 1fr auto 1fr;
    align-items: center;
    gap: 1.1rem 1.4rem;
    margin-top: 2.4rem;
    text-align: center;
}

.era-intro__tag {
    display: block;
    margin-bottom: 0.4rem;
    font-family: var(--display);
    font-size: 0.68rem;
    letter-spacing: 0.38em;
    text-transform: uppercase;
}

.era-intro__then .era-intro__tag { color: var(--then); }
.era-intro__now .era-intro__tag { color: var(--now); }

.era-intro__then p,
.era-intro__now p {
    margin: 0;
    font-family: var(--italic);
    font-style: italic;
    font-size: clamp(1.25rem, 2.4vw, 1.85rem);
    line-height: 1.25;
    letter-spacing: 0.01em;
    color: var(--cream);
}

.era-intro__then p { color: #f0d7ae; }
.era-intro__now p { color: #cfeaf4; }

.era-intro__node {
    width: 11px;
    height: 11px;
    border: 1px solid var(--gold);
    transform: rotate(45deg);
    box-shadow: 0 0 18px rgba(201, 164, 92, 0.45);
}

/* Then / Now */
.era {
    min-height: 100vh;
}

.era .row {
    min-height: 100vh;
}

.era__panel {
    position: relative;
    isolation: isolate;
    min-height: 100vh;
    padding: 4.5rem 8% 4rem;
    display: flex;
    flex-direction: column;
    justify-content: center;
    overflow: hidden;
    background: #070605;
}

.era__collage {
    position: absolute;
    inset: 0;
    z-index: 0;
    display: grid;
    gap: 3px;
    background: #070605;
    opacity: 0.62;
}

.era__collage img {
    width: 100%;
    height: 100%;
    object-fit: cover;
}

.era__collage--then {
    grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr;
    grid-template-rows: repeat(3, 1fr);
}

.era__collage--then img {
    filter: sepia(0.45) contrast(1.08) saturate(0.85);
}

.era__collage--now {
    grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr;
    grid-template-rows: 1.4fr 1fr 1fr;
}

.era__collage--now img:first-child {
    grid-column: 1 / -1;
}

.era__collage--now img {
    filter: saturate(1.15) contrast(1.08);
}

.era__panel--then::after,
.era__panel--now::after {
    content: "";
    position: absolute;
    inset: 0;
    z-index: 1;
    pointer-events: none;
}

.era__panel--then::after {
    background: linear-gradient(180deg, rgba(12, 9, 6, 0.42) 0%, rgba(12, 9, 6, 0.58) 100%);
}

.era__panel--now::after {
    background: linear-gradient(180deg, rgba(4, 8, 12, 0.44) 0%, rgba(4, 8, 12, 0.6) 100%);
}

.era__content {
    position: relative;
    z-index: 2;
    padding: 1.7rem 1.6rem 1.8rem;
    background: rgba(8, 6, 5, 0.55);
    border: 1px solid rgba(201, 164, 92, 0.16);
    box-shadow: 0 18px 50px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.28);
    backdrop-filter: blur(8px);
    -webkit-backdrop-filter: blur(8px);
}

.era__panel--now .era__content {
    border-color: rgba(142, 196, 220, 0.18);
    background: rgba(4, 8, 12, 0.56);
}

.era__label {
    font-family: var(--display);
    font-size: clamp(2.4rem, 6vw, 4.2rem);
    letter-spacing: 0.12em;
    line-height: 1;
    margin: 0 0 0.35rem;
}

.era__panel--then .era__label { color: var(--then); }
.era__panel--now .era__label { color: var(--now); }

.era__sub {
    margin: 0 0 1.6rem;
    font-family: var(--italic);
    font-style: italic;
    font-size: 1.35rem;
    color: var(--cream);
}

.era-list {
    list-style: none;
    margin: 0;
    padding: 0;
}

.era-list li {
    display: flex;
    gap: 0.8rem;
    align-items: flex-start;
    padding: 0.55rem 0;
    border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.08);
    color: #f6eee2;
}

.era-list i {
    color: var(--then);
    margin-top: 0.18rem;
}

.era__panel--now .era-list i {
    color: var(--now);
}

.wall {
    display: flex;
    flex-wrap: wrap;
    gap: 0.45rem;
    margin: 1.1rem 0 1.4rem;
}

.wall span {
    border: 1px solid rgba(142, 196, 220, 0.35);
    background: rgba(8, 16, 24, 0.55);
    color: #d7eef7;
    padding: 0.38rem 0.7rem;
    font-size: 0.78rem;
    letter-spacing: 0.08em;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    transition: border-color 0.25s ease, color 0.25s ease, background 0.25s ease;
}

.wall span:hover {
    border-color: var(--now);
    color: #fff;
    background: rgba(142, 196, 220, 0.12);
}

.era__foot {
    margin: 1.2rem 0 0;
    color: var(--muted);
}

.vs {
    position: absolute;
    left: 50%;
    top: 50%;
    z-index: 4;
    width: 64px;
    height: 64px;
    margin: -32px 0 0 -32px;
    display: grid;
    place-items: center;
    border-radius: 50%;
    border: 1px solid var(--gold);
    background: var(--void);
    color: var(--gold);
    font-family: var(--display);
    letter-spacing: 0.16em;
    font-size: 0.78rem;
    box-shadow: 0 0 0 8px rgba(7, 6, 5, 0.65), 0 0 30px rgba(201, 164, 92, 0.25);
}

/* Waiting */
.waiting {
    padding: 6.5rem 0 5.5rem;
    background:
        radial-gradient(ellipse at 20% 0%, rgba(201, 164, 92, 0.08), transparent 42%),
        var(--ink);
}

.ask {
    font-family: var(--italic);
    font-style: italic;
    font-size: clamp(1.4rem, 2.6vw, 2.05rem);
    line-height: 1.45;
    margin: 0 0 2rem;
}

.ask em {
    color: var(--gold-bright);
    font-style: italic;
}

.still {
    display: grid;
    gap: 0.7rem;
}

.still div {
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
    gap: 0.8rem;
    padding: 0.85rem 1rem;
    border-left: 2px solid var(--gold);
    background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.03);
}

.still i { color: var(--gold); }

.aside {
    height: 100%;
    min-height: 280px;
    background:
        linear-gradient(180deg, rgba(7, 6, 5, 0.2), rgba(7, 6, 5, 0.55)),
        url("../images/then-tools.jpg") center/cover;
    border: 1px solid var(--rule);
}

/* Truths */
.truths {
    padding: 6rem 0 5.5rem;
    background: var(--void);
}

.truth-card {
    position: relative;
    min-height: 340px;
    overflow: hidden;
    border: 1px solid var(--rule);
    isolation: isolate;
}

.truth-card img {
    position: absolute;
    inset: 0;
    width: 100%;
    height: 100%;
    object-fit: cover;
    z-index: -2;
    transform: scale(1.04);
    transition: transform 1.1s ease;
}

.truth-card::after {
    content: "";
    position: absolute;
    inset: 0;
    z-index: -1;
    background: linear-gradient(180deg, rgba(7, 6, 5, 0.2) 0%, rgba(7, 6, 5, 0.88) 100%);
}

.truth-card:hover img {
    transform: scale(1.1);
}

.truth-card__body {
    position: relative;
    height: 100%;
    min-height: 340px;
    padding: 1.4rem 1.25rem 1.5rem;
    display: flex;
    flex-direction: column;
    justify-content: flex-end;
}

.truth-card__no {
    color: var(--gold);
    letter-spacing: 0.28em;
    font-size: 0.68rem;
    text-transform: uppercase;
}

.truth-card h3 {
    margin: 0.55rem 0 0;
    font-family: var(--display);
    font-size: 1.12rem;
    letter-spacing: 0.03em;
    line-height: 1.35;
}

.truth-card i {
    color: var(--gold);
    font-size: 1.25rem;
    margin-bottom: 0.35rem;
}

/* Maps */
.maps {
    position: relative;
    min-height: 88vh;
    display: grid;
    place-items: center;
}

.maps__shade {
    background: linear-gradient(90deg, rgba(7, 6, 5, 0.88) 0%, rgba(7, 6, 5, 0.55) 55%, rgba(7, 6, 5, 0.78) 100%);
}

.maps__copy {
    width: min(760px, 90vw);
    text-align: left;
}

.promises {
    display: flex;
    flex-wrap: wrap;
    gap: 0.45rem;
    margin: 1.3rem 0 1.6rem;
}

.promises span {
    color: #c9b89a;
    border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(201, 164, 92, 0.35);
    padding: 0.2rem 0.15rem;
    font-size: 0.92rem;
}

.maps h2 {
    font-family: var(--display);
    font-size: clamp(1.8rem, 4vw, 2.8rem);
    line-height: 1.2;
    margin: 0 0 1rem;
}

/* Formula */
.formula {
    padding: 6.2rem 0;
    text-align: center;
    background:
        radial-gradient(ellipse at 50% 0%, rgba(201, 164, 92, 0.12), transparent 50%),
        var(--ink);
}

.alchemy {
    display: flex;
    flex-wrap: wrap;
    justify-content: center;
    align-items: center;
    gap: 0.7rem 1rem;
    margin: 2.2rem 0 1.6rem;
}

.alchemy b {
    display: grid;
    place-items: center;
    min-width: 160px;
    padding: 1.15rem 1.3rem;
    border: 1px solid var(--rule);
    font-family: var(--display);
    font-weight: 500;
    letter-spacing: 0.18em;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    color: var(--gold-bright);
}

.alchemy i,
.alchemy .eq-sign {
    color: var(--gold);
    font-family: var(--display);
    font-size: 1.4rem;
    font-style: normal;
}

.alchemy .eq {
    min-width: 220px;
    background: linear-gradient(180deg, rgba(201, 164, 92, 0.16), rgba(201, 164, 92, 0.05));
    box-shadow: 0 0 40px rgba(201, 164, 92, 0.12);
}

.formula p {
    margin: 0 auto;
    max-width: 36rem;
    color: var(--muted);
}

/* Close */
.close {
    position: relative;
    min-height: 100vh;
    display: grid;
    place-items: center;
}

.close__copy {
    width: min(720px, 90vw);
}

.close h2 {
    margin: 1rem 0 0.7rem;
    font-family: var(--display);
    font-size: clamp(1.7rem, 4.2vw, 2.85rem);
    letter-spacing: 0.12em;
    line-height: 1.12;
}

.close p {
    margin: 0 auto 1.8rem;
    font-family: var(--italic);
    font-style: italic;
    font-size: 1.35rem;
}

.compass {
    width: 54px;
    height: 54px;
    margin: 0 auto 1rem;
    color: var(--gold);
}

footer {
    padding: 2.6rem 1.25rem 3.2rem;
    text-align: center;
    background: var(--void);
}

footer .ornament--rule {
    margin: 0 auto 1.15rem;
}

footer p {
    margin: 0;
    font-family: var(--italic);
    font-style: italic;
    font-size: clamp(1.2rem, 2.4vw, 1.7rem);
    line-height: 1.4;
    color: var(--cream);
}

footer em {
    font-style: italic;
    color: var(--gold-bright);
}

@media (max-width: 991.98px) {
    .vs { display: none; }
    .era__panel { min-height: auto; padding: 3.4rem 1.4rem; }
    .era .row { min-height: 0; }
    .mark { left: 0.9rem; top: 0.9rem; }
    .hero__copy--top { padding-top: 5.2rem; }
    .era-intro__wash { opacity: 0.22; }
    .era-intro__pair {
        grid-template-columns: 1fr;
        gap: 1.15rem;
    }
    .era-intro__node {
        margin: 0 auto;
    }
}

@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) {
    html { scroll-behavior: auto; }
    .reveal,
    .mark,
    .truth-card img,
    .scroll-cue i {
        transition: none;
        animation: none;
        opacity: 1;
        transform: none;
    }
}