:root {
  --bg:      #0d3170;
  --surface: #0a2860;
  --lift:    #163888;
  --yellow:  #F5D000;
  --yellow2: #FFE033;
  --ydim:    #9A8300;
  --text:    #EEF2F8;
  --muted:   rgba(238,242,248,.42);
  --dim:     #061d4a;
  --border:  rgba(255,255,255,.12);
  --fbig:    'Oswald', Impact, sans-serif;
  --fcg:     'Cormorant Garamond', Georgia, serif;
  --fread:   'Urbanist', system-ui, sans-serif;
  --fmono:   'Merriweather', Georgia, serif;
}
*,*::before,*::after{margin:0;padding:0;box-sizing:border-box}
html{scroll-behavior:smooth;overflow-x:hidden}
/* v1.12.2 (Daria, Phase 1 refinement round — root-cause cursor fix): was
   `cursor:none`. Confirmed this is the abandoned custom-crosshair-cursor
   experiment below (#cursor/#cursor-ring), NOT a dependency of the 404
   flashlight effect — the 404 page (theme's 404.php / 404-flashlight-
   effect.html) never enqueues this stylesheet (it's this plugin's HOME
   PAGE stylesheet only) and its own flashlight <style> block has no
   cursor-hiding rule at all; it keeps the native cursor visible and only
   overlays a spotlight graphic ("Move your cursor to search…"). So there
   is no live consumer of body{cursor:none} anywhere — dead leftover from
   an experiment that was already half-abandoned last round (the .bubble
   cursor:pointer fix in Task 3 above was already patching AROUND this
   exact rule rather than removing it). Kate wants completely normal
   cursor behavior sitewide (default arrow, pointer on clickables) matching
   cassandraworthy.com, which just uses cursor:auto — removed entirely
   rather than scoped, since nothing needs it hidden anywhere. */
body{background:var(--bg);color:var(--text);font-family:var(--fcg);overflow-x:hidden}

/* ── CUSTOM CURSOR (DEAD — v1.12.2, see note above) ──────────────────────
   Deactivated via display:none rather than deleted, matching the existing
   #cursor-ring pattern below and the ≤600px touch override further down
   (both already assumed this element could/should be hidden). The #cursor
   div + home-landing.js's mousemove listener that positions it are
   harmless no-ops now that it's display:none — left in place rather than
   ripped out of the markup/JS, since nothing currently depends on removing
   them and this is the smaller, safer diff. */
#cursor{display:none}
#cursor::after{
  content:'';position:absolute;top:50%;left:50%;
  transform:translate(-50%,-50%);
  width:3px;height:3px;background:var(--yellow);border-radius:50%;
}
#cursor-ring{display:none}

/* ── GRAIN ── */
body::before{content:'';position:fixed;inset:0;background-image:url("data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg viewBox='0 0 256 256' xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%3E%3Cfilter id='n'%3E%3CfeTurbulence type='fractalNoise' baseFrequency='0.9' numOctaves='4' stitchTiles='stitch'/%3E%3C/filter%3E%3Crect width='100%25' height='100%25' filter='url(%23n)'/%3E%3C/svg%3E");opacity:.03;pointer-events:none;z-index:9000}

/* ── NAV ── */
/* Removed bare `nav` and `nav.on` rules — the home nav is now the global Elementor
   header. These bare selectors leaked onto Elementor's <nav> (header AND footer
   menu widgets), forcing them position:fixed top-left = the "messed up menu" bug. */
.n-logo{font-family:var(--fbig);font-size:1.1rem;font-weight:900;letter-spacing:.1em;text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--text);text-decoration:none}
.n-logo span{color:var(--yellow)}
.n-links{display:flex;gap:2.5rem;list-style:none}
.n-links a{font-family:var(--fmono);font-size:.65rem;letter-spacing:.2em;text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--muted);text-decoration:none;transition:color .2s}
.n-links a:hover{color:var(--yellow)}
/* Still live: the Books section's "All Books ->" link reuses this class
 * (templates/home-landing.php) even though the rest of this old in-page
 * nav block is otherwise dead (superseded by header.php's own nav — see
 * that file's comments). v1.12.3 (item 5): same global glow token as
 * every other CTA. */
.n-cta{font-family:var(--fmono);font-size:.65rem;font-weight:500;letter-spacing:.15em;text-transform:uppercase;background:var(--yellow);color:var(--bg);border:none;padding:.6rem 1.4rem;cursor:pointer;text-decoration:none;box-shadow:var(--ka-glow-gold, 0 4px 24px rgba(245,208,0,.35));transition:background .2s,transform .15s,box-shadow .2s}
.n-cta:hover{background:var(--yellow2);transform:translateY(-1px);box-shadow:var(--ka-glow-gold-hover, 0 8px 32px rgba(245,208,0,.5))}

/* ── HERO ── */
/* v1.12.7 (Daria, brand-evolution-2026-07 round): swapped the hero ground
   from a radial-ellipse vignette to the smooth vertical "royal-blue" wash
   Kate approved (bg-royal-blue-gradient-smooth-01.jpg / brand-evolution-
   2026-07 comp round) — SAME three hex stops as before (#1a4a90/#0d3170/
   #08204d), just re-shaped radial->linear so corners no longer read as
   near-black. Books/orbit motion, cursor-blink text, and the .hero-stars
   particle field below are untouched per explicit scope. */
.hero{min-height:100vh;display:flex;flex-direction:column;align-items:center;justify-content:center;position:relative;overflow:hidden;
  background:linear-gradient(180deg,#1A4A90 0%,#0D3170 50%,#08204d 100%)}
/* ── HERO ORBIT ── */
.hero-orbit-layer{position:absolute;inset:0;z-index:1;-webkit-mask-image:radial-gradient(ellipse 92% 88% at 50% 50%,black 50%,rgba(0,0,0,.75) 72%,rgba(0,0,0,.2) 90%,transparent 100%);mask-image:radial-gradient(ellipse 92% 88% at 50% 50%,black 50%,rgba(0,0,0,.75) 72%,rgba(0,0,0,.2) 90%,transparent 100%)}
.orbit-book{position:absolute;top:0;left:0;transform-origin:center;will-change:transform;overflow:hidden;border-radius:2px 4px 4px 2px;box-shadow:2px 3px 12px rgba(0,0,0,.85),inset -2px 0 5px rgba(0,0,0,.5)}
.orbit-book::before{content:'';position:absolute;left:0;top:0;bottom:0;width:6px;background:linear-gradient(to right,rgba(0,0,0,.65) 0%,rgba(0,0,0,.15) 70%,transparent 100%);z-index:2;border-radius:2px 0 0 2px}
.orbit-book::after{content:'';position:absolute;inset:0;background:linear-gradient(130deg,rgba(255,255,255,.12) 0%,transparent 45%);z-index:2;pointer-events:none}
.orbit-book img{display:block;width:100%;height:100%;object-fit:cover;pointer-events:none;user-select:none}
.orbit-book{cursor:pointer;pointer-events:auto;transition:box-shadow .25s}
.orbit-book:hover{box-shadow:0 0 20px rgba(245,208,0,.55),0 0 40px rgba(245,208,0,.2),2px 3px 12px rgba(0,0,0,.85),inset -2px 0 5px rgba(0,0,0,.5)}

/* ── BOOK DETAIL POPUP ── */
.book-detail{position:fixed;inset:0;z-index:800;display:flex;align-items:center;justify-content:center;pointer-events:none;opacity:0}
.book-detail.active{pointer-events:auto}
.book-detail .backdrop{position:absolute;inset:0;background:rgba(2,12,27,.88);cursor:pointer;backdrop-filter:blur(6px)}
.detail-card{position:relative;z-index:1;display:flex;align-items:stretch;max-width:700px;width:90vw;background:linear-gradient(145deg,#122f6a 0%,#0a1e50 100%);border:1px solid rgba(245,208,0,.2);border-radius:10px;overflow:hidden;box-shadow:0 40px 100px rgba(0,0,0,.7),0 0 0 1px rgba(255,255,255,.04),inset 0 1px 0 rgba(255,255,255,.06);transform:scale(0.9) translateY(24px)}
.detail-cover-wrap{width:220px;flex-shrink:0;position:relative;overflow:hidden;perspective:600px}
.detail-cover-wrap img{display:block;width:100%;height:100%;object-fit:cover;transform:rotateY(-4deg) scale(1.03);transform-origin:left center}
/* spine shadow */
.detail-cover-wrap::before{content:'';position:absolute;left:0;top:0;bottom:0;width:28px;background:linear-gradient(to right,rgba(0,0,0,.8) 0%,rgba(0,0,0,.35) 55%,transparent 100%);z-index:3}
/* page stack on right edge */
.detail-cover-wrap::after{content:'';position:absolute;right:0;top:8px;bottom:8px;width:10px;background:repeating-linear-gradient(to right,rgba(240,230,200,.18) 0px,rgba(240,230,200,.18) 1px,transparent 1px,transparent 3px);z-index:3;border-right:2px solid rgba(200,185,150,.25)}
/* 3D render overrides — wider wrap, light bg, no CSS perspective tricks */
.detail-cover-wrap.has-3d{width:280px;background:#e8dfd3;perspective:none;overflow:visible}
/* mix-blend-mode:multiply blends white pixels into the cream bg, making them disappear */
.detail-cover-wrap.has-3d img{transform:none;object-fit:contain;height:auto;padding:.5rem;mix-blend-mode:multiply}
.detail-cover-wrap.has-3d::before,.detail-cover-wrap.has-3d::after{display:none}
.detail-info{flex:1;padding:2.5rem 2.5rem 2.5rem 2rem;display:flex;flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;gap:1.1rem;min-height:300px;position:relative}
.close-btn{position:absolute;top:1rem;right:1rem;z-index:10;width:34px;height:34px;border-radius:50%;border:1px solid rgba(238,242,248,.2);background:rgba(255,255,255,.04);color:rgba(238,242,248,.7);font-size:.85rem;cursor:pointer;display:flex;align-items:center;justify-content:center;transition:all .25s;backdrop-filter:blur(8px)}
.close-btn:hover{background:rgba(255,255,255,.12);color:var(--text)}
.detail-byline{font-family:var(--fmono);font-size:.6rem;font-weight:500;letter-spacing:.42em;text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--yellow);opacity:.9}
.detail-title{font-family:var(--fbig);font-size:2rem;font-weight:900;line-height:1.05;color:var(--text);text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:-.01em}
.detail-tagline{font-family:var(--fcg);font-style:italic;font-weight:300;font-size:1.1rem;color:rgba(238,242,248,.7);line-height:1.65;padding-left:1rem;border-left:1.5px solid rgba(245,208,0,.45)}
.detail-actions{display:flex;gap:.75rem;flex-wrap:wrap;margin-top:.4rem}
.btn-primary{font-family:var(--fmono);font-size:.67rem;font-weight:500;letter-spacing:.18em;text-transform:uppercase;background:var(--yellow);color:var(--bg);border:none;padding:.8rem 1.8rem;cursor:pointer;text-decoration:none;transition:all .3s;display:inline-block}
.btn-primary:hover{background:var(--yellow2);transform:translateY(-1px)}
.btn-ghost{font-family:var(--fmono);font-size:.67rem;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:.18em;text-transform:uppercase;background:transparent;color:rgba(238,242,248,.75);border:1px solid rgba(238,242,248,.25);padding:.8rem 1.8rem;cursor:pointer;text-decoration:none;transition:all .3s;display:inline-block}
.btn-ghost:hover{border-color:rgba(238,242,248,.65);color:var(--text)}
.hero-stars{position:absolute;inset:0;z-index:0;background:radial-gradient(1.5px 1.5px at 8% 12%,rgba(255,255,255,.45) 0%,transparent 100%),radial-gradient(1px 1px at 18% 72%,rgba(255,255,255,.3) 0%,transparent 100%),radial-gradient(2px 2px at 28% 8%,rgba(255,255,255,.38) 0%,transparent 100%),radial-gradient(1px 1px at 38% 88%,rgba(255,255,255,.22) 0%,transparent 100%),radial-gradient(1px 1px at 52% 18%,rgba(255,255,255,.32) 0%,transparent 100%),radial-gradient(1.5px 1.5px at 62% 65%,rgba(255,255,255,.22) 0%,transparent 100%),radial-gradient(1px 1px at 74% 5%,rgba(255,255,255,.38) 0%,transparent 100%),radial-gradient(1px 1px at 83% 45%,rgba(255,255,255,.28) 0%,transparent 100%),radial-gradient(2px 2px at 91% 80%,rgba(255,255,255,.32) 0%,transparent 100%),radial-gradient(1px 1px at 5% 55%,rgba(255,255,255,.22) 0%,transparent 100%),radial-gradient(1px 1px at 45% 40%,rgba(255,255,255,.15) 0%,transparent 100%),radial-gradient(1.5px 1.5px at 70% 30%,rgba(255,255,255,.25) 0%,transparent 100%);pointer-events:none}
.hero-center-glow{position:absolute;z-index:0;width:700px;height:500px;top:50%;left:50%;transform:translate(-50%,-50%);background:radial-gradient(ellipse at center,rgba(26,74,144,.3) 0%,rgba(13,49,112,.12) 40%,transparent 70%);pointer-events:none}
/* grid overlay */
.hero::before{content:'';position:absolute;inset:0;
  background-image:linear-gradient(rgba(245,208,0,.03) 1px,transparent 1px),linear-gradient(90deg,rgba(245,208,0,.03) 1px,transparent 1px);
  background-size:80px 80px;pointer-events:none;z-index:0}
.hero::after{content:'';position:absolute;bottom:0;left:0;right:0;height:280px;background:linear-gradient(transparent,var(--bg));z-index:1;pointer-events:none}

.hero-inner{position:relative;z-index:2;text-align:center;padding:0 2rem}
/* v1.12.9 (Daria, hero follow-up round, item 2): Kate asked for this line to
 * match "class='acc rose'" from the brand artifact exactly (same size and
 * color, etc). No literal class named `acc`/`acc rose` exists in the three
 * frozen Brand Evolution comps (near-black-ground-comp.html, royal-blue-
 * ground-comp.html, alt-palette-ink-citrine-comp.html — checked both as two
 * space-separated classes and as one compound name); the only rose-accent
 * treatment those comps define is `.rose-band .rose-band-inner` — the pill
 * that literally reads "Rose is used only as a minor accent…" — identical
 * font/letter-spacing/transform/color across all three comps, so that's the
 * "accent rose" element being referenced. Replaces the v1.12.8 Caveat-
 * script treatment entirely, per this round's ask. Pulled ONLY the
 * typography (font-family/weight/size/line-height/letter-spacing/
 * text-transform/color) from `.rose-band-inner`, not its pill chrome
 * (background/padding/border-radius/backdrop-filter) — Kate's note was
 * about the font, not turning this into a badge. */
/* v1.13.0 (Daria, hero follow-up round #2, item 2): Kate — "Eye brow line
 * should be closer to the top of 'Kate' so it sits closer." Was
 * margin-bottom:1.5rem, which read as a separate block from the name below
 * it. Tightened to .5rem (a full 1rem cut, not a token nudge) so the
 * eyebrow visually groups with "Kate Angelo." rather than floating above
 * it. Mobile override below (≤600px) tightened proportionally. */
/* v1.13.1 (Daria, hero follow-up round #3, item 2): Kate supplied the REAL
 * computed-style rule for `.acc.rose` from her own reference artifact
 * (a separate Claude.ai session, not our local comps) — the v1.12.9 guess
 * below (Poppins 500 / .78rem / .08em / white) was an explicit fallback at
 * the time and is now corrected with the literal properties Kate provided:
 * font-family adds the system-ui/-apple-system/Segoe UI stack ahead of the
 * generic sans-serif (kept as the final fallback), font-weight 500->700,
 * font-size .78rem(~12.48px)->13px (now a literal px value, not a rem
 * token), letter-spacing .08em->.12em, margin-bottom .5rem(8px)->4px via
 * shorthand `margin:0 0 4px` (this is now EVEN tighter than the v1.13.0
 * "sits closer to Kate Angelo" cut, consistent with that same ask), and
 * color #fff->#FF4E86 (bright rose/pink — distinct from the site's
 * existing brand Rose #DF6176, an exact value from Kate's reference, used
 * as given). line-height/opacity(0, GSAP reveal hook) aren't part of
 * Kate's supplied property list, so left untouched.
 * CONTRAST (superseded, kept for history): .hero-tag sits near the TOP of
 * the hero (just above "Kate Angelo"), so checked #FF4E86 against all
 * three points of the real hero background (linear-gradient(180deg,
 * #1A4A90 0%,#0D3170 50%,#08204d 100%)): ~2.76:1 vs the top stop
 * (#1A4A90, where this element visually sits) — a fail; ~3.96:1 vs the
 * mid stop (#0D3170); ~5.05:1 vs the darkest bottom stop (#08204d). At
 * 13px/700 this text does NOT qualify for the WCAG large-text allowance
 * (needs ~18.66px bold / 24px regular minimum) — normal-text AA (4.5:1)
 * is the real bar, which the top and mid stops both miss; only the
 * bottom stop clears it. Flagging per Kate's instruction, NOT changing
 * the color to compensate — #FF4E86 is an explicit value from her
 * reference artifact, used as given.
 * v1.13.2 (Daria, hero follow-up round #4, item 1): Kate — change
 * .hero-tag color to the site's established creme, #FDFCF8. Only `color`
 * touched; every other property (font-family/weight/size/letter-spacing/
 * text-transform/margin) is untouched from v1.13.1.
 * CONTRAST: re-checked #FDFCF8 against all three points of the real hero
 * background (linear-gradient(180deg,#1A4A90 0%,#0D3170 50%,#08204d
 * 100%)): ~8.43:1 vs the top stop (#1A4A90, where this element visually
 * sits), ~12.10:1 vs the mid stop (#0D3170), ~15.45:1 vs the darkest
 * bottom stop (#08204d). All three clear WCAG AAA for normal text (7:1),
 * not just the large-text AA floor — the near-white/dark-navy pairing is
 * about as safe as this hero gets. */
.hero-tag{font-family:'Poppins',system-ui,-apple-system,'Segoe UI',sans-serif;font-weight:700;font-size:13px;line-height:1.4;letter-spacing:.12em;text-transform:uppercase;color:#FDFCF8;margin:0 0 4px;opacity:0}
.hero-name{display:flex;flex-direction:column;align-items:center;gap:0;line-height:.88}
.hero-line{display:flex;justify-content:center}
/* scramble chars styled */
.hero-name .dud{color:rgba(245,208,0,.4)}
/* v1.12.8 (Daria, hero text-treatment round, item 1): "Kate Angelo" name
 * heading gets the gradient-text treatment lifted verbatim from Example 2
 * ("Blue + Yellow Gradient — Leading 'Suspense' Direction") in
 * design-comps/brand-evolution-2026-07/gradient-text-examples.html — exact
 * gradient stops/angle, background-size/position sweep, and
 * prefers-reduced-motion / @supports fallback, copied as-is (not
 * reconstructed). Applies to both KATE and ANGELO so the full name reads
 * as one gradient treatment; the former flat .yellow fill is replaced by
 * the gradient, the gold glow (text-shadow) is kept as an added-on effect. */
/* v1.12.9 (Daria, hero follow-up round, item 1): two fixes.
 * (a) PINK ADDED — Kate: "the gradient doesn't have any pink to it."
 * Inserted brand Rose (#DF6176) as its own flat 8%-wide hold in the middle
 * of the old blue band (blue → rose → blue, mirrored), rather than at the
 * very edges — keeps it bracketed by the same jewel-tone blue on both
 * sides so it reads as a deliberate color beat, not a muddy transition, and
 * it's wide enough to visibly register as pink on a sweep pass, not a
 * token sliver. Chose brand Rose #DF6176 over "Deep Rose" #C2185B
 * (gradient-text-examples.html Example 3) on purpose: Deep Rose was
 * formulated specifically for a WHITE ground (that's the whole point of
 * Example 3 v4 — it's the one gradient in that doc that DROPS gold/yellow
 * because they fail on white); this hero sits on the dark royal-blue
 * background, and Rose is the value already measured safe on dark grounds
 * in that same doc (Example 5: ~5.6:1 vs near-black). Deep Rose here would
 * sit too close in luminance to the dark ground and read muddy/muted
 * instead of "pink."
 * (b) O/G CLIPPING FIX — Kate: "the O and G are cut off at the bottom."
 * Root cause confirmed via computed styles + a rendered screenshot: .h-word
 * sets no line-height of its own, so it was inheriting `line-height:.88`
 * from its `.hero-name` ancestor (added for the tight KATE/ANGELO stacking
 * gap, gap:0 — never meant to apply to the text's OWN line box). That
 * squeezed .h-word's own box to exactly 0.88× font-size — shorter than the
 * font's natural glyph height — which is invisible on FLAT-bottomed letters
 * (K,A,T,E,N,L) but slices the bottom off ROUND-bottomed letters (O,G),
 * whose ink/optical-overshoot extends slightly past the flat baseline: the
 * `background-clip:text` gradient fill (background-size height tied to
 * that same too-short box) stops exactly at the box edge, so the sliver of
 * O/G below it renders with no fill at all — confirmed by swapping to a
 * solid color fill, which showed both letters fully round with the box
 * unchanged. Fixed by giving `.h-word` its OWN explicit line-height (1.05 —
 * just enough headroom to fully contain the glyph, tested against 1.0/1.02
 * showing a lingering hairline clip) instead of inheriting `.hero-name`'s
 * .88. Verified this does NOT reopen a gap between KATE/ANGELO: each line's
 * extra height lands symmetrically above+below its own baseline, so the
 * shared edge where the two words touch stays exactly where it was — only
 * the very top of KATE and very bottom of ANGELO gain breathing room. GSAP's
 * entrance scale/blur tween targets the elements directly (transform-
 * origin 50% 50%), so it's unaffected by the small box-height change. */
/* v1.13.0 (Daria, hero follow-up round #2, item 1): swapped to "Gradient v3"
 * — the hard 4-color band (flat Creme hold -> sharp ramp -> flat Yellow-Gold
 * hold -> sharp ramp -> flat Pink hold -> sharp ramp -> short Navy-Abyss
 * (darkest) hold at the tail, 128deg diagonal) per Kate's explicit request.
 * Source-of-truth reconciliation: this exact gradient was originally
 * Example 3 in design-comps/brand-evolution-2026-07/gradient-text-
 * examples.html, but that file's Example 3 section has since been REBUILT
 * (v4, "blue-forward on a white ground") and no longer contains this
 * 4-color gradient live anywhere in the file — only its v3 revision-log
 * comment narrates the structure Kate wants ("darkest, creme, pink, and
 * yellow" spanning the full brand range), which matches the CSS Kate
 * supplied verbatim, so that's what's applied below. Duration: every
 * currently-live example in that file shares ONE global animation
 * (gradient-sweep 6s ease-in-out infinite alternate) with no per-example
 * override, and the specific v3 four-color gradient itself is no longer a
 * live example to check a distinct duration against -> not distinguishable
 * in the source, so per Kate's explicit fallback instruction this uses 4s.
 * Mechanism (background-clip:text / background-size / animation timing
 * function) is otherwise unchanged from the prior round; only --grad and
 * the animation duration change. Hero background (royal-blue linear wash,
 * v1.12.7) is untouched per explicit scope.
 * CONTRAST FLAG (informational only, not acted on here): the Navy-Abyss
 * tail stop (#051530) was previously measured ~1.05:1 against a FLAT
 * near-black comp background. Checked against the REAL live hero
 * background (linear-gradient(180deg,#1A4A90 0%,#0D3170 50%,#08204d 100%))
 * it is still a fail everywhere in that range: ~2.10:1 at the lighter top
 * stop (#1A4A90), ~1.46:1 at the mid stop (#0D3170), ~1.14:1 at the darkest
 * bottom stop (#08204d) -- all well under the 3:1 large-text AA floor. The
 * Rose stop (#DF6176, 66-82%) is also worth flagging: ~3.62:1 vs #0D3170
 * (bare large-text pass) but only ~2.52:1 vs the lighter #1A4A90 top stop
 * (a fail). Per Kate's instruction this is reported, not fixed — no
 * gradient-stop or background change was made to compensate. */
/* v1.13.2 (Daria, hero follow-up round #4, item 2): swapped to
 * "Gradient v2" — Kate supplied this exact CSS verbatim, replacing v3
 * entirely: Gold hold -> sharp ramp through Gold-Hot -> flat Creme band
 * at the peak -> back down through Gold-Hot to Gold. Angle changed from
 * v3's 128deg to 110deg per Kate's explicit instruction (note: this is a
 * different angle from v3, not a typo carried over). Mechanism
 * (background-clip:text / background-size / animation timing function)
 * unchanged from v1.13.0/v1.13.1; only --grad itself changes here.
 * DURATION: kept the existing 4s sweep. This gradient is symmetric
 * (mirrors around the 45-55% Creme band, same shape/stop-count as v3's
 * hard-band structure) with no new element — like a longer hold, a
 * sharper ramp, more/fewer stops — that would call for a different pace,
 * so there's no reason in the gradient itself to move off 4s; changed
 * only if Kate says otherwise.
 * CONTRAST: all three colors in this gradient are light/warm, so checked
 * each against all three points of the real hero background
 * (linear-gradient(180deg,#1A4A90 0%,#0D3170 50%,#08204d 100%)):
 * Gold #F5D000 — ~5.73:1 (top #1A4A90), ~8.23:1 (mid #0D3170), ~10.50:1
 * (bottom #08204d); Gold-Hot #FFE033 — ~6.58:1 (top), ~9.44:1 (mid),
 * ~12.06:1 (bottom); Creme #FDFCF8 — ~8.43:1 (top), ~12.10:1 (mid),
 * ~15.45:1 (bottom). Every stop clears WCAG AA at all three background
 * points (most clear AAA too) — no fail anywhere in this gradient,
 * unlike v3's Navy-Abyss/lighter-blue tail stops. */
/* v1.13.1 (Daria, hero follow-up round #3, item 1): Kate — "you were right,
 * it's too dark. A lighter blue perhaps?" Swapped the tail stop only
 * (still 90-100%, still the same flat-hold/hard-ramp structure, still
 * 128deg / 4s sweep — nothing else in this rule touched).
 * Kate's suggested candidate #3E6DF2 was tested first against the REAL
 * live hero background at all three of its sample points and doesn't
 * clear the AA large-text 3:1 floor cleanly: ~1.93:1 vs the lighter top
 * stop (#1A4A90) — actually slightly WORSE than the old Navy-Abyss's
 * 2.10:1 there — ~2.77:1 vs the mid stop (#0D3170, close but still a
 * fail), ~3.53:1 vs the darkest bottom stop (#08204d, a pass). Root cause:
 * a mid-lightness blue sits close in luminance to the hero background's
 * OWN lighter (#1A4A90) end, which tanks contrast right where the old
 * navy stop used to do comparatively OK — any fix has to clear the whole
 * background range, not just the darkest end.
 * Kept #3E6DF2's exact hue/saturation (224°, 87%) — same color family
 * Kate referenced, same "vivid mid-blue" identity — and swept lightness
 * up in that same hue/sat until every one of the three real-background
 * sample points cleared 3:1. That lands at L≈71%, --> #7496F5. Verified:
 * ~3.06:1 vs #1A4A90 (top), ~4.39:1 vs #0D3170 (mid), ~5.61:1 vs #08204d
 * (bottom) — passes AA large-text at all three, unlike either the old
 * Navy-Abyss or Kate's exact-suggested hex. Also re-checked #3B82F6
 * ("Electric Blue," already an established token elsewhere in this same
 * file/design system) as a second alternate: ~2.35:1 / ~3.38:1 / ~4.31:1 —
 * same shape of problem as #3E6DF2, rejected for the same reason. */
.h-word{font-family:var(--fbig);font-size:clamp(6rem,18vw,17rem);font-weight:900;color:var(--text);display:block;letter-spacing:-.02em;text-transform:uppercase;line-height:1.05;will-change:transform,opacity;
  --grad:linear-gradient(110deg,#F5D000 0%,#F5D000 18%,#FFE033 30%,#FDFCF8 45%,#FDFCF8 55%,#FFE033 70%,#F5D000 82%,#F5D000 100%);
  --fallback:#F5D000;
  background-image:var(--grad);
  background-size:220% 100%;
  background-position:0% 50%;
  -webkit-background-clip:text;
  background-clip:text;
  color:transparent;
  -webkit-text-fill-color:transparent;
  animation:gradient-sweep 4s ease-in-out infinite alternate;
}
.h-word.yellow{text-shadow:0 0 60px rgba(245,208,0,.3)}
@keyframes gradient-sweep{
  0%   { background-position:0% 50%; }
  100% { background-position:100% 50%; }
}
@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce){
  .h-word{ animation:none; background-position:38% 50%; }
}
@supports not (background-clip: text){
  .h-word{ background-image:none; color:var(--fallback,#F5D000); -webkit-text-fill-color:unset; animation:none; }
}
.hero-letter{display:inline-block;opacity:0}

/* v1.12.9 (Daria, hero follow-up round, item 3): "THRILLS · HEART · HOPE"
 * removed entirely per Kate's explicit ask ("delete this for now, it's too
 * busy") — not hidden via CSS. .hero-tagline / #typewriter-text / #tw-cursor
 * are gone from the markup (templates/home-landing.php + the legacy
 * shortcode/Elementor-widget hero copies), so the rule that styled that
 * wrapper and the cursor-blink mechanic that animated ONLY this element are
 * removed here too — nothing else in the codebase references either. The
 * matching "4. Tagline typewriter" tween + its onComplete typewriter() call
 * are removed from home-landing.js's heroSequence(); the generic
 * typewriter() helper function itself is left in place (unused, harmless)
 * since it's shared utility code, not the element being deleted. */


/* v1.12.5 (Daria, home-page font-token round, item 1): was --fmono
 * (Merriweather) on both the desktop ("Click any book cover to explore")
 * and mobile ("Tap any book to explore") variants of this hero hint — same
 * off-brand-font bug as the nav CTA / footer fixes, just not yet caught on
 * this element. Same --ka-font-secondary (Hanken Grotesk) token + fallback
 * pattern already used by this file's .qz-attr-role / .sp-nav-item rules;
 * see site-header-footer.css for the token itself. Fixed both hint variants
 * together since they're the same UI element split only by the
 * min-width:601px breakpoint just below. */
.hero-tap-hint{position:absolute;bottom:6.2rem;left:50%;transform:translateX(-50%);font-family:var(--ka-font-secondary, var(--fmono));font-size:.62rem;letter-spacing:.18em;text-transform:uppercase;color:rgba(240,244,248,.75);font-weight:500;text-align:center;white-space:nowrap;z-index:3;margin:0}
@media(min-width:601px){.hero-tap-hint{display:none}}
/* v1.12.9 (Daria, hero follow-up round, item 4): Kate — bold this up and
 * change the copy to "Click any cover to explore<br>Or scroll for more"
 * (two lines, literal <br>, dropped the old "↑"/"book" wording). Weight
 * bumped 500 -> 700 (a full, noticeably-bolder step, not a token nudge).
 * white-space stays nowrap: that only suppresses automatic soft-wrapping at
 * spaces, it does not affect an explicit <br> — the two lines still break
 * exactly where the markup puts them. Text now comes through
 * kbm_home_text_html() (was kbm_home_text(), which esc_html()'d the <br>
 * into literal text) — same 'html' field pattern already used by
 * books_heading/about_heading for their own <br>/<em> case. */
.hero-book-hint{position:absolute;bottom:5.5rem;left:50%;transform:translateX(-50%);z-index:3;font-family:var(--ka-font-secondary, var(--fmono));font-size:.55rem;letter-spacing:.28em;text-transform:uppercase;color:rgba(245,208,0,.8);font-weight:700;line-height:1.6;text-align:center;white-space:nowrap;pointer-events:none;opacity:0}
.hero-scroll{position:absolute;bottom:1.5rem;left:50%;transform:translateX(-50%);display:flex;flex-direction:column;align-items:center;gap:.5rem;z-index:3;opacity:0}
/* v1.12.6 (Daria, home-page font-token round, item 4): was --fmono
 * (Merriweather) — the "Scroll" hint label under the hero, same off-brand-
 * font bug as the tap-hint / section-label / bk-sub fixes above. Only one
 * rule for this element, no breakpoint-specific override to chase. */
.hero-scroll span{font-family:var(--ka-font-secondary, var(--fmono));font-size:.55rem;letter-spacing:.22em;text-transform:uppercase;color:rgba(245,208,0,.75);font-weight:500}
.scroll-line{width:1px;height:2.5rem;background:linear-gradient(var(--yellow),transparent);animation:spulse 1.8s ease-in-out infinite}
@keyframes spulse{0%,100%{opacity:.2;transform:scaleY(.6)}50%{opacity:.8;transform:scaleY(1)}}

/* ── STAMP ANIMATION ── */
@keyframes stamp{
  0%  {transform:scale(1.25) translateY(-8px);opacity:0;filter:blur(4px)}
  55% {transform:scale(.98);opacity:1;filter:blur(0)}
  100%{transform:scale(1);opacity:1;filter:blur(0)}
}
.do-stamp{animation:stamp .4s cubic-bezier(.22,1,.36,1) forwards}

/* ── HERO NAME — cinematic scale-in (replaces bounce-drop) ── */
@keyframes hero-name-cinematic{
  0%  {transform:scale(3.5);opacity:0;filter:blur(8px)}
  40% {opacity:1;filter:blur(0)}
  100%{transform:scale(1);opacity:1;filter:blur(0)}
}

/* ── SECTION LABEL ── */
/* v1.12.5 (Daria, home-page font-token round, item 3): was --fmono
 * (Merriweather) — the "LATEST RELEASES" eyebrow label over the Books
 * section heading, off the theme's established font system.
 *
 * v1.13.3 (Daria, staging content-fix round): replaced with Kate's reference
 * treatment (a large handwritten-script style, not a small-caps eyebrow) —
 * Caveat cursive, clamp(28px,4.5vw,46px), line-height 1, gold, margin
 * 0 0 2px. text-transform/letter-spacing removed since they were part of
 * the old small-caps eyebrow look this replaces. opacity:0 is KEPT (not
 * part of the reference rule, but required here as the pre-reveal state
 * consumed by home-landing.js's stampIn()/#books-label ScrollTrigger —
 * removing it would make the label visible on load instead of stamping in
 * on scroll). Caveat is already enqueued sitewide (child theme
 * functions.php, ka-fonts) — weight 400 added to that request this round
 * since the reference doesn't specify a weight and the existing enqueue
 * only had 500/600/700 on file. */
.s-label{font-family:'Caveat',cursive;font-size:clamp(28px,4.5vw,46px);line-height:1;color:#F5D000;margin:0 0 2px;opacity:0}

/* ── LINE REVEAL (clip-path slide up) ── */
.reveal-wrap{overflow:hidden;display:block}
.reveal-line{display:block;transform:translateY(105%)}

/* ── BOOKS ── */
.books{padding:9rem 3rem 7rem;background:var(--bg)}
.books-head{max-width:1380px;margin:0 auto 3.5rem;display:flex;align-items:flex-end;justify-content:space-between}
.books-h{font-family:var(--fbig);font-size:clamp(3rem,7vw,6.5rem);font-weight:900;line-height:.8;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:-.02em;color:var(--text)}
.books-h em{color:var(--yellow);font-style:normal}

.books-grid{display:grid;grid-template-columns:repeat(4,1fr);gap:2rem;max-width:1380px;margin:0 auto;align-items:end}
.bk{position:relative;opacity:0;transform:translateY(70px);display:flex;flex-direction:column;gap:1.1rem}
.bk-num{position:absolute;top:-1.5rem;left:0;font-family:var(--fbig);font-size:5rem;font-weight:900;line-height:1;color:var(--yellow);opacity:.12;z-index:1;transition:opacity .3s}
.bk:hover .bk-num{opacity:.35}
.bk-wrap{position:relative;z-index:2;display:block;text-decoration:none;cursor:pointer}
.bk-wrap::after{content:'';position:absolute;bottom:-16px;left:12%;right:12%;height:32px;background:radial-gradient(ellipse,rgba(245,208,0,.2) 0%,transparent 70%);filter:blur(12px);z-index:-1;transition:opacity .3s;opacity:0}
.bk:hover .bk-wrap::after{opacity:1}
.bk img{width:100%;display:block;box-shadow:0 16px 50px rgba(0,0,0,.85);transition:transform .4s cubic-bezier(.22,1,.36,1),box-shadow .4s}
.bk:nth-child(1) img{transform:rotate(-2deg)}
.bk:nth-child(2) img{transform:rotate(1.5deg)}
.bk:nth-child(3) img{transform:rotate(-1.2deg)}
.bk:nth-child(4) img{transform:rotate(2deg)}
.bk:hover img{transform:rotate(0deg) scale(1.04) translateY(-10px)!important;box-shadow:0 28px 70px rgba(0,0,0,.9),0 0 0 1px rgba(245,208,0,.1)}
.bk-title{font-family:var(--fbig);font-size:1.3rem;font-weight:800;color:var(--text);text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:.02em;line-height:1;text-decoration:none;display:block;transition:color .2s}
.bk:hover .bk-title{color:var(--yellow)}
/* v1.12.5 (Daria, home-page font-token round, item 3): .bk-sub (series /
 * book-number caption) and .bk-explore ("Explore →" link) were both
 * --fmono (Merriweather) — supporting/caption text in the Latest Releases
 * section, off the theme's established secondary-font system. .books-h /
 * .bk-title stay on --fbig (Oswald) — that's the correct heading face,
 * unchanged. */
.bk-sub{font-family:var(--ka-font-secondary, var(--fmono));font-size:.6rem;letter-spacing:.1em;text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--muted);margin-top:.25rem}
.bk-explore{font-family:var(--ka-font-secondary, var(--fmono));font-size:.62rem;letter-spacing:.14em;text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--yellow);text-decoration:none;display:inline-block;margin-top:.6rem;border-bottom:1px solid transparent;transition:border-color .2s}
.bk-explore:hover{border-color:var(--yellow)}

/* ── CHAT BUBBLE QUOTES ZONE ── */
/* v1.12.0 (this round): was `align-items:center` on a `min-height:100vh`
   box — with the in-flow content shorter than the viewport, that centered
   the giant quote text roughly a third of the way down, leaving a large
   empty gold band above it (Kate's "too much empty yellow/gold padding at
   the top" complaint). Switched to flex-start + an explicit small
   padding-top so content starts right away; .qz-bg below gets the matching
   treatment since it does its OWN independent centering via inset:0. */
.quotes-zone{position:relative;background:var(--yellow);overflow:hidden;min-height:100vh;display:flex;align-items:flex-start;padding-top:20px}
/* giant bg text */
.qz-bg{position:absolute;inset:0;display:flex;align-items:flex-start;padding:20px 3.5rem 3rem;pointer-events:none;user-select:none;overflow:hidden}
.qz-bg-text{font-family:var(--fbig);font-size:clamp(5rem,9.5vw,10.5rem);font-weight:900;line-height:.88;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:-.02em;color:#111111;word-break:break-word;max-width:100%}
/* colleen attribution pinned bottom-right */
/* highlighted words — navy→sky blue, pops cleanly on yellow */
.qz-bg-text .hl{background:linear-gradient(135deg,#0d3170 0%,#2563eb 50%,#60a5fa 100%);-webkit-background-clip:text;background-clip:text;-webkit-text-fill-color:transparent}
/* general inline word highlight for dark-blue sections — blue→gold gradient */
.hl-word{background:linear-gradient(90deg,#60a5fa 0%,#fbbf24 100%);-webkit-background-clip:text;background-clip:text;-webkit-text-fill-color:transparent}
.qz-attr{position:absolute;bottom:5rem;right:3rem;z-index:30;text-align:right}
.qz-attr-name{font-family:var(--fbig);font-size:2.2rem;font-weight:900;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:.04em;color:var(--bg)}
/* v1.12.1 (Daria, Phase 1 refinement round, Task 4): was --fmono (Merriweather)
   at .78rem/uppercase/.16em tracking. Kate-approved secondary font role —
   Hanken Grotesk, the Google-hosted look-alike for "Priego" (see the theme's
   assets/site-header-footer.css for the --ka-font-secondary token this
   references; defined ONCE there, sitewide, and reused here rather than
   redeclared — that stylesheet loads on every page including this one, so
   the variable is always resolvable). Kate's exact spec for this subtitle
   context (e.g. "USA Today Bestselling Author"): font-weight 400,
   text-transform none, font-size 18px, line-height 1.4 — the letter-spacing
   below is pulled way down from the old .16em (tuned for tiny all-caps
   text; reads as oddly gappy at 18px normal-case). */
.qz-attr-role{font-family:var(--ka-font-secondary);font-size:18px;font-weight:400;line-height:1.4;letter-spacing:.02em;text-transform:none;color:rgba(2,12,27,.6)}
/* ── REVIEW BUBBLES — drop-in overlapping collage (v1.12.0, this round) ───
   Replaces the earlier 10-slot curated-position/crossfade-rotation system.
   See templates/home-landing.php for the PHP side (renders EVERY
   checkmarked review, uncapped) and home-landing.js buildReviewCollage()
   for the JS-only progressive enhancement. */
.qz-bubble-field{
  position:relative;
  z-index:20;
  width:100%;
  min-height:70vh; /* playground the collage can drop into; also the safe fallback's natural height */
}
/* DEFAULT / FAILSAFE layout — renders until (and unless) JS successfully
   adds .qz-collage-active below. Plain wrapping flex, fully visible, normal
   reading order: correct with no JS, a failed GSAP/ScrollTrigger CDN load,
   OR prefers-reduced-motion — content is NEVER hidden pending a script that
   might not run. */
.qz-bubble-field{display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;align-content:flex-start;gap:14px;padding:4px 3.5rem 3rem}
.bubble{
  position:relative;
  background:#fff;
  border-radius:18px;
  padding:10px 14px 8px;
  max-width:260px;
  min-width:140px;
  box-shadow:0 2px 10px rgba(0,0,0,.18),0 1px 3px rgba(0,0,0,.1);
  /* v1.12.1 (Daria, Phase 1 refinement round, Task 3): was cursor:default.
     These are plain <div>s that respond to hover/click per the v1.12.0
     collage redesign, but bare divs don't get a pointer cursor
     automatically the way <a>/<button> do — and this file's body{cursor:
     none} (the custom-cursor experiment) was inheriting straight down onto
     them with nothing here to override it. Explicit cursor:pointer matches
     the same pattern already used elsewhere in this file for other
     interactive elements (.orbit-book, .close-btn, .btn-primary, etc). */
  cursor:pointer;
}
/* iMessage tail (bottom-left) */
.bubble::after{
  content:'';
  position:absolute;
  bottom:-8px;
  left:14px;
  width:16px;
  height:14px;
  background:#fff;
  clip-path:polygon(0 0,100% 0,0 100%);
}

/* ── COLLAGE (ACTIVE) STATE ────────────────────────────────────────────
   Added to .qz-bubble-field by home-landing.js ONLY after GSAP +
   ScrollTrigger are confirmed loaded and prefers-reduced-motion is off.
   Switches bubbles to absolute positioning so JS can drop each one in from
   above the viewport to a clamped-random resting spot (set inline via
   GSAP — top/left/transform intentionally NOT set here, JS owns them once
   active). Bubbles are allowed — by design, per Kate's direction this
   round — to overlap each other and cover the quote text underneath. */
.qz-bubble-field.qz-collage-active{
  display:block;
  padding:0;
  gap:0;
}
.qz-bubble-field.qz-collage-active .bubble{
  position:absolute;
  top:0;
  left:0;
  will-change:transform,opacity;
  z-index:20;
}
.qz-bubble-field.qz-collage-active .bubble:hover{
  z-index:30; /* the hovered/popping bubble draws on top while it reacts */
}

/* Density tiers — card size shrinks as the (uncapped) review count grows,
   so the collage stays legible-if-chaotic instead of visually unmanageable.
   Class is set server-side in home-landing.php from the actual review count. */
.qz-density-cozy .bubble{max-width:210px;padding:9px 12px 7px}
.qz-density-cozy .b-text{font-size:.74rem}
.qz-density-dense .bubble{max-width:165px;padding:7px 10px 6px}
.qz-density-dense .b-sender{font-size:.62rem}
.qz-density-dense .b-text{font-size:.66rem;line-height:1.32}
.qz-density-dense .b-foot{margin-top:.25rem}
.qz-density-dense .b-stars{font-size:.58rem}
.qz-density-dense .b-src{font-size:.52rem}

@media(prefers-reduced-motion:reduce){
  /* Belt-and-suspenders: force the safe static layout even if JS somehow
     added the class before its own reduced-motion check ran. */
  .qz-bubble-field.qz-collage-active{display:flex!important;flex-wrap:wrap!important;padding:4px 3.5rem 3rem!important}
  .qz-bubble-field.qz-collage-active .bubble{position:relative!important;top:auto!important;left:auto!important;transform:none!important;opacity:1!important}
}
.b-sender{
  font-family:-apple-system,BlinkMacSystemFont,'Helvetica Neue',Arial,sans-serif;
  font-size:.72rem;
  font-weight:600;
  color:#007AFF;
  padding-left:.5rem;
  border-left:2px solid #007AFF;
  margin-bottom:.4rem;
  line-height:1.2;
}
.b-text{
  font-family:-apple-system,BlinkMacSystemFont,'Helvetica Neue',Arial,sans-serif;
  font-size:.82rem;
  line-height:1.42;
  color:#1C1C1E;
}
.b-foot{
  display:flex;
  align-items:center;
  justify-content:flex-end;
  gap:.4rem;
  margin-top:.4rem;
}
.b-stars{font-size:.65rem;color:#FFB800;letter-spacing:.04em}
.b-src{font-family:-apple-system,BlinkMacSystemFont,'Helvetica Neue',Arial,sans-serif;font-size:.6rem;color:#8E8E93}

/* ── ABOUT ── */
.about{padding:9rem 3rem;position:relative;overflow:hidden}
.about-mq{position:absolute;top:50%;left:0;right:0;transform:translateY(-50%);white-space:nowrap;overflow:hidden;pointer-events:none;opacity:.03}
.about-mq-inner{display:inline-flex;animation:mq 24s linear infinite}
.about-mq-inner span{font-family:var(--fbig);font-size:clamp(6rem,14vw,12rem);font-weight:900;color:var(--text);padding:0 2rem;white-space:nowrap}
@keyframes mq{from{transform:translateX(0)}to{transform:translateX(-50%)}}
.about-inner{display:grid;grid-template-columns:1fr 1fr;gap:0;max-width:1380px;margin:0 auto;align-items:center;position:relative;z-index:2}
.about-photo-col{opacity:0;transform:translateX(-50px)}
.about-frame{position:relative;max-width:440px}
.about-frame::before{content:'';position:absolute;top:1.5rem;left:1.5rem;right:-1.5rem;bottom:-1.5rem;border:1px solid rgba(245,208,0,.25);z-index:0}
.about-frame::after{content:'';position:absolute;top:0;left:0;right:0;bottom:0;background:linear-gradient(to bottom,transparent 60%,rgba(2,12,27,.5));z-index:1;pointer-events:none}
.about-frame img{width:100%;display:block;filter:grayscale(10%) contrast(1.05);position:relative;z-index:0}
.about-badge{position:absolute;bottom:-1.5rem;right:-1.5rem;background:var(--yellow);padding:.75rem 1.25rem;z-index:3}
.about-badge span{font-family:var(--fmono);font-size:.58rem;letter-spacing:.15em;text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--bg)}
.about-text-col{padding:0 0 0 5.5rem;opacity:0;transform:translateX(40px)}
.about-h{font-family:var(--fbig);font-size:clamp(3rem,5.5vw,5rem);font-weight:900;line-height:.95;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:-.02em;color:var(--text);margin-bottom:2rem}
.about-h em{color:var(--yellow);font-style:normal;display:block}
.about-p{font-family:var(--fread);font-size:1.2rem;line-height:1.85;color:rgba(238,242,248,.65);margin-bottom:1.4rem}
.about-p strong{color:var(--text);font-weight:600}
.about-p:first-of-type{font-size:1.35rem;color:rgba(238,242,248,.82);font-weight:400}
.about-link{display:inline-flex;align-items:center;gap:.7rem;font-family:var(--fmono);font-size:.65rem;letter-spacing:.18em;text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--yellow);text-decoration:none;margin-top:.5rem;border-bottom:1px solid rgba(245,208,0,.3);padding-bottom:.35rem;transition:border-color .2s}
.about-link:hover{border-color:var(--yellow)}

/* ── GALLERY ── */
.gallery{background:var(--surface);padding:4rem 0 6rem}
.gallery-hd{padding:0 3rem 3rem;max-width:1380px;margin:0 auto}
.gallery-hd-text{font-family:var(--fcg);font-size:1.15rem;font-style:italic;color:rgba(238,242,248,.35);max-width:540px;line-height:1.65}
.g-item{display:grid;grid-template-columns:1fr auto;align-items:center;padding:2.5rem 3rem;max-width:1380px;margin:0 auto;border-top:1px solid var(--border);gap:3rem;opacity:0;transform:translateX(-40px)}
.g-item:last-child{border-bottom:1px solid var(--border)}
.g-item:hover .g-title{color:var(--yellow)}
.g-num{font-family:var(--fmono);font-size:.58rem;letter-spacing:.22em;color:var(--muted);margin-bottom:.3rem}
.g-title{font-family:var(--fbig);font-size:clamp(2.4rem,6vw,5.5rem);font-weight:900;line-height:.95;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:-.02em;color:var(--text);transition:color .3s}
.g-meta{font-family:var(--fmono);font-size:.65rem;letter-spacing:.1em;text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--yellow);margin-top:.9rem}
.g-tag{font-family:var(--fmono);font-size:.58rem;letter-spacing:.12em;text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--muted);margin-top:.3rem}
.g-cover{width:clamp(80px,9vw,140px);display:block;box-shadow:0 8px 32px rgba(0,0,0,.7)}

/* ── MEET KATE (item 7, new home section, staging batch round) ──────────
 * Yellow bg, photo LEFT (a real transparent-cutout press headshot — pops
 * nicely against the solid yellow), short real bio, "Read More ->" to
 * /about/. Sits between .speaking (dark) and .think (royal blue) so the
 * page keeps alternating tones instead of two yellow sections back to
 * back (this section and .quotes-zone, both yellow, are not adjacent). */
.meet-kate{background:var(--yellow);padding:7rem 3rem}
.mk-inner{max-width:1180px;margin:0 auto;display:grid;grid-template-columns:360px 1fr;gap:4.5rem;align-items:center}
.mk-photo{display:flex;justify-content:center}
.mk-photo img{width:100%;max-width:360px;display:block;filter:drop-shadow(0 24px 40px rgba(2,12,27,.35))}
.mk-eyebrow{font-family:var(--ka-font-secondary);font-size:.68rem;font-weight:600;letter-spacing:.28em;text-transform:uppercase;color:rgba(2,12,27,.55);margin-bottom:.9rem}
.mk-h{font-family:var(--fbig);font-size:clamp(2.4rem,5vw,3.8rem);font-weight:900;line-height:1;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:-.01em;color:var(--bg);margin-bottom:1.3rem}
.mk-h em{font-style:normal;color:#fff;-webkit-text-stroke:1px var(--bg)}
.mk-bio{font-family:var(--ka-font-secondary);font-weight:500;font-size:1.05rem;line-height:1.75;color:rgba(2,12,27,.78);max-width:540px;margin-bottom:1.6rem}
.mk-link{display:inline-flex;align-items:center;gap:.4rem;font-family:var(--ka-font-secondary);font-weight:600;font-size:.9rem;letter-spacing:.03em;color:var(--bg);text-decoration:none;border-bottom:2px solid var(--bg);padding-bottom:.25rem;transition:gap .2s,opacity .2s}
.mk-link:hover{gap:.7rem;opacity:.75}
@media(max-width:900px){
  .mk-inner{grid-template-columns:1fr;gap:2rem;text-align:center}
  .mk-photo img{max-width:260px}
  .mk-bio{margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto}
}
@media(max-width:600px){
  .meet-kate{padding:5rem 1.5rem}
}

/* ── DIVIDER BAND — removed (Daria, v1.13.5). Kate wants adjacent sections
 * to touch directly with no visual gap. The band was a standalone,
 * content-free div never baked into either section's own padding (see git
 * history for the prior rule), so removing it here needed no companion
 * margin/padding strip on .meet-kate, .think, or .kbm-home-elementor-zone —
 * confirmed none of those exist to accommodate the band. */

/* ── NEWSLETTER ── */
/* v1.12.4 (Daria, textured-backgrounds round): the other named "good
 * candidate" dark section for the bold navy-particle-wave texture (see
 * .speaking's comment above for the full rationale + failsafe writeup —
 * same pattern here: background-color:var(--bg) failsafe underneath,
 * ~40% navy overlay for text contrast, then the texture). Layers UNDER
 * the existing .think-grid absolute-positioned overlay div below (that div
 * paints its own separate subtle graph-paper pattern on top, unaffected by
 * this section's own background-image change).
 *
 * v1.13.4 (Daria, staging content-fix round): swapped the source image from
 * bg-navy-particle-wave-bold.jpg to bg-near-black-grain-01.jpg — another of
 * Kate's confirmed-favorite Gemini-generated backgrounds from the Brand
 * Evolution comps (design-comps/brand-evolution-2026-07/assets/), same
 * bundled-plugin-asset handling as the .speaking swap in v1.13.3. The .4
 * navy overlay is KEPT for consistency with every other textured section on
 * this page even though the new image is already near-black on its own —
 * it still reads correctly (richer, not washed out) and preserves the
 * background-color:var(--bg) failsafe if the image 404s. */
.think{min-height:100vh;display:flex;align-items:center;justify-content:center;padding:8rem 3rem;
  background-color:var(--bg);
  background-image:linear-gradient(rgba(2,15,36,.4),rgba(2,15,36,.4)),url(../../images/bg-near-black-grain-01.jpg);
  background-size:cover;
  background-position:center;
  position:relative;overflow:hidden;
}
.think-grid{position:absolute;inset:0;
  background-image:linear-gradient(rgba(245,208,0,.025) 1px,transparent 1px),linear-gradient(90deg,rgba(245,208,0,.025) 1px,transparent 1px);
  background-size:80px 80px;pointer-events:none}
.think-inner{max-width:980px;width:100%;position:relative;z-index:2}
/* Two-column lead magnet layout */
.think-lead{display:grid;grid-template-columns:1fr 1fr;gap:5rem;align-items:center;margin-bottom:4.5rem}
.think-lead-cover{position:relative;display:flex;justify-content:center;opacity:0;transform:translateX(-28px)}
.think-lead-cover img{width:clamp(160px,22vw,260px);display:block;border-radius:3px;box-shadow:0 30px 80px rgba(0,0,0,.8),-8px 16px 40px rgba(0,0,0,.5);transform:perspective(800px) rotateY(6deg) rotateZ(-5deg);transition:transform .4s}
.think-lead-cover:hover img{transform:perspective(800px) rotateY(2deg) rotateZ(-3deg) translateY(-4px)}
.think-lead-cover::after{content:'Free Download';position:absolute;top:-10px;right:10px;background:var(--yellow);color:var(--bg);font-family:var(--fmono);font-size:.55rem;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:.18em;text-transform:uppercase;padding:.3rem .75rem;transform:rotate(3deg)}
.think-lead-text{opacity:0;transform:translateX(20px)}
/* v1.13.4 (Daria, staging content-fix round): matches the "LATEST RELEASES"
 * .s-label treatment above (Caveat cursive, clamp(28px,4.5vw,46px),
 * line-height 1, gold, margin 0 0 2px) — text-transform/letter-spacing
 * removed since they were part of the old small-caps eyebrow look this
 * replaces. Deliberately NO opacity:0 here, unlike .s-label: .s-label has
 * its own dedicated #books-label ScrollTrigger + stampIn() that explicitly
 * animates that element's opacity back to 1. This eyebrow has no such
 * per-element reveal — it's part of the .think-lead-text block that
 * home-landing.js fades in as a group (gsap.to('#think-lead-text',
 * {opacity:1, ...})). Setting opacity:0 directly on this child would give
 * it its own independent opacity value that the parent's tween never
 * touches, leaving the label invisible forever after the block reveals. */
.think-eyebrow{font-family:'Caveat',cursive;font-size:clamp(28px,4.5vw,46px);line-height:1;color:#F5D000;margin:0 0 2px;display:block}
.think-q{display:flex;flex-direction:column;gap:.5rem;margin-bottom:1.5rem}
.tl{font-family:var(--fbig);font-size:clamp(2rem,5vw,4.5rem);font-weight:900;line-height:1;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:-.01em;color:var(--text)}
.tl.ti{font-family:var(--fread);font-size:clamp(1.1rem,2.2vw,1.8rem);font-weight:300;font-style:italic;text-transform:none;color:rgba(238,242,248,.55);letter-spacing:0}
.tl.ty{color:var(--yellow)}
.think-lead-desc{font-family:var(--fread);font-size:1.05rem;line-height:1.7;color:rgba(238,242,248,.55);margin-bottom:2rem}
.think-lead-desc strong{color:var(--text);font-weight:600}
.nf{display:flex;flex-direction:column;gap:.75rem;opacity:0;transform:translateY(16px)}
.nf-sub{font-family:var(--fmono);font-size:.6rem;letter-spacing:.22em;text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--muted);margin-bottom:.2rem}
.nf-field{width:100%;max-width:440px;background:var(--surface);border:1px solid var(--border);padding:1rem 1.5rem;color:var(--text);font-family:var(--fmono);font-size:.8rem;outline:none;transition:border-color .2s;box-sizing:border-box;margin-bottom:8px}
.nf-field::placeholder{color:var(--muted)}
.nf-field:focus{border-color:rgba(245,208,0,.4)}
.nf-row{display:flex;width:100%;max-width:440px}
.nf-row input{flex:1;background:var(--surface);border:1px solid var(--border);border-right:none;padding:1rem 1.5rem;color:var(--text);font-family:var(--fmono);font-size:.8rem;outline:none;transition:border-color .2s}
.nf-row input::placeholder{color:var(--muted)}
.nf-row input:focus{border-color:rgba(245,208,0,.4)}
/* v1.12.3 (item 5): "Get the Story" submit now carries the same global
 * gold glow as every other CTA on the site (see .sp-cta's comment above
 * for the shared-token pattern). */
.nf-row button,.nf-row [type=submit]{background:var(--yellow);border:none;padding:1rem 1.75rem;color:var(--bg);font-family:var(--fmono);font-size:.68rem;font-weight:500;letter-spacing:.14em;text-transform:uppercase;cursor:pointer;box-shadow:var(--ka-glow-gold, 0 4px 24px rgba(245,208,0,.35));transition:background .2s,transform .15s,box-shadow .2s}
.nf-row button:hover,.nf-row [type=submit]:hover{background:var(--yellow2);transform:translateY(-1px);box-shadow:var(--ka-glow-gold-hover, 0 8px 32px rgba(245,208,0,.5))}
.nf-note{font-family:var(--fmono);font-size:.58rem;color:var(--muted);letter-spacing:.06em}
.nf-success{font-family:var(--fread);font-size:1.05rem;color:var(--yellow);padding:.25rem 0}
.nf-success-note{font-family:var(--fmono);font-size:.6rem;color:var(--muted);margin-top:.4rem}
/* Divider + bottom copy */
.think-divider{border:none;border-top:1px solid rgba(255,255,255,.07);margin-bottom:3rem}
.think-bottom{display:flex;gap:3rem;justify-content:center;flex-wrap:wrap;text-align:center}
.think-stat{display:flex;flex-direction:column;gap:.4rem}
.think-stat-num{font-family:var(--fbig);font-size:clamp(2rem,4vw,3rem);color:var(--yellow);line-height:1}
.think-stat-lbl{font-family:var(--fmono);font-size:.55rem;letter-spacing:.22em;text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--muted)}
@media(max-width:720px){
  .think-lead{grid-template-columns:1fr;gap:2.5rem}
  .think-lead-cover{justify-content:center}
  .think-lead-text{text-align:center}
  .nf-row{max-width:100%}
}

/* ── SPEAKING / ABOUT (SCROLLYTELLING) ── */
/* No overflow:hidden here — it breaks GSAP's pin spacer insertion */
/* v1.12.4 (Daria, textured-backgrounds round): Foster-Care section is one of
 * the two "good candidate" dark sections called out for the bold navy-
 * particle-wave texture (the other is .think/newsletter below) — picked
 * over .books/.quotes-zone because it's a plain flat-color reading section
 * (no book-cover grid to compete with visually). background-color stays set
 * underneath as the failsafe: if the background image 404s, this still
 * renders as the exact same solid --surface navy it was before this round,
 * never a broken/blank box. The rgba(2,15,36,.4) linear-gradient layer sits
 * between that fallback and the image (~40% opacity dark navy, within the
 * requested 35-45% band) so the existing white/gold text (sp-h, sp-p,
 * sp-tag, sp-cta) keeps its contrast — verified via computed-style contrast
 * ratios on staging, see deploy report.
 *
 * v1.13.3 (Daria, staging content-fix round): swapped the source image from
 * bg-navy-particle-wave-bold.jpg to bg-blue-yellow-rose-thread-04.jpg, one
 * of Kate's confirmed-favorite Gemini-generated backgrounds from the Brand
 * Evolution comps (design-comps/brand-evolution-2026-07/assets/) — bundled
 * here as a plugin asset (kate-book-manager/images/), matching how every
 * other section background on this page is handled (bg-navy-particle-wave-
 * bold.jpg, bg-navy-particle-wave-bold.jpg on .think, divider-brushstroke-
 * band-bold.jpg), not uploaded to the media library. Same .4 navy overlay
 * kept underneath for text contrast — untouched by this swap. */
.speaking{
  background-color:var(--surface);
  background-image:linear-gradient(rgba(2,15,36,.4),rgba(2,15,36,.4)),url(../../images/bg-blue-yellow-rose-thread-04.jpg);
  background-size:cover;
  background-position:center;
  position:relative;z-index:3;
}
.speaking-inner{
  display:grid;
  grid-template-columns:1fr 1fr;
  grid-template-rows:1fr auto;
  grid-template-areas:"left right" "btns right";
  gap:0 5rem;
  max-width:1380px;
  margin:0 auto;
  height:100vh;
  padding:6rem 3rem;
  box-sizing:border-box;
}
.sp-left{grid-area:left;align-self:center}
.sp-right{grid-area:right;align-self:center}
.speaking-inner>.sp-btn-row{grid-area:btns;padding-bottom:3rem}
/* Nav tabs */
.sp-nav{display:flex;align-items:center;gap:.8rem;margin-bottom:1.8rem}
/* v1.12.3 (Daria, staging batch round, item 4a): Merriweather (--fmono) ->
 * --ka-font-secondary (Hanken Grotesk) — this label was sitting outside the
 * theme's established font system (Oswald primary / Hanken Grotesk
 * secondary). Same token already used by this file's own .qz-attr-role
 * rule for the same reason; see site-header-footer.css's --ka-font-
 * secondary comment for the full cross-file convention writeup. Falls back
 * to the plugin's OWN --fmono only if the theme variable is ever absent
 * (defensive — in practice the theme's style.css always defines it,
 * sitewide, before this file's selectors are ever painted). */
.sp-nav-item{font-family:var(--ka-font-secondary, var(--fmono));font-size:.58rem;font-weight:500;letter-spacing:.38em;text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--yellow);cursor:default}
.sp-nav-dot{font-family:var(--fmono);font-size:.55rem;color:rgba(245,208,0,.35)}
/* Featured In tags */
.sp-featured-lbl{font-family:var(--fmono);font-size:.58rem;letter-spacing:.25em;text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--muted);margin-bottom:.7rem;margin-top:1.4rem}
.sp-tags{display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:.5rem;margin-bottom:1.6rem}
.sp-tag{font-family:var(--fmono);font-size:.6rem;letter-spacing:.08em;text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--muted);border:1px solid var(--border);padding:.35rem .8rem}
/* Button row */
.sp-btn-row{display:flex;gap:.85rem;flex-wrap:wrap;margin-top:.5rem}
.sp-left{position:relative;z-index:2;opacity:0}
.sp-h{font-family:var(--fbig);font-size:clamp(3rem,6.5vw,6.5rem);font-weight:900;line-height:.92;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:-.02em;color:var(--text);margin-bottom:1.8rem;overflow:hidden}
.sp-h em{color:var(--yellow);font-style:normal}
.reveal-wrap{overflow:hidden;display:block}
.reveal-line{display:block;transform:translateY(105%)}
/* v1.12.3 (Daria, staging batch round, items 4a+4b): Urbanist (--fread) ->
 * --ka-font-secondary (same reasoning as .sp-nav-item just above — brings
 * this paragraph text onto the theme's font system too, not just the
 * label). Contrast/weight also raised per Kate's explicit "too light, hard
 * to read" note: weight 300(default)->500 and opacity .6->.88, closer to
 * (without fully matching — this is still body copy, not a heading) the
 * heading's fully-opaque var(--text) treatment. */
.sp-p{font-family:var(--ka-font-secondary, var(--fread));font-size:1.1rem;font-weight:500;line-height:1.8;color:rgba(238,242,248,.88);margin-bottom:1.2rem}
/* v1.12.3 (item 5): box-shadow now references the SAME two global glow
 * tokens the theme defines sitewide in style.css (--ka-glow-gold /
 * --ka-glow-gold-hover) instead of its own hardcoded copy of the values —
 * this rule is literally where Kate said she loved the glow, so the
 * fallback values here are kept identical to the original hardcoded
 * numbers in case this file is ever loaded on a page where the theme
 * variables aren't present for some reason. */
.sp-cta{display:inline-block;font-family:var(--fmono);font-size:.78rem;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:.2em;text-transform:uppercase;background:var(--yellow);color:var(--bg);border:2px solid var(--yellow);padding:1.3rem 3rem;text-decoration:none;transition:background .2s,color .2s,transform .15s,box-shadow .2s;box-shadow:var(--ka-glow-gold, 0 4px 24px rgba(245,208,0,.35));margin-top:1.5rem;display:inline-block}
.sp-cta:hover{background:var(--yellow2);border-color:var(--yellow2);transform:translateY(-2px);box-shadow:var(--ka-glow-gold-hover, 0 8px 32px rgba(245,208,0,.5))}
/* Right column: scattered photo stack */
.sp-right{display:flex;flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;overflow:hidden}
/* overflow:visible so rotated corners aren't clipped at rest; sp-right clips the exit */
.photos-stack{position:relative;height:560px;overflow:visible}
.sp-dots,.sp-tap-hint{display:none}
.ph{
  position:absolute;
  left:6%; top:3%;
  width:74%;
  background:#f0e8dc;
  padding:10px 10px 44px;
  will-change:transform;
  box-shadow:0 8px 30px rgba(0,0,0,.75), 0 2px 8px rgba(0,0,0,.3);
}
.ph img{width:100%;height:auto;display:block;max-height:360px;object-fit:cover}
.ph-lbl{position:absolute;bottom:9px;left:0;right:0;text-align:center}
.ph-lbl span{font-family:var(--fmono);font-size:.48rem;letter-spacing:.1em;text-transform:uppercase;color:rgba(80,55,30,.55)}

/* ── ANGELO HERO SECTION ── */
/* ── ANGELO LOCKUP ── */
.al-section{
  position:relative;
  height:88vh;
  min-height:640px;
  overflow:hidden;
  background:#030d1f;
  display:flex;
  flex-direction:column;
  justify-content:flex-end;
  align-items:center;
  padding-bottom:0px;
}
.al-photo{
  position:absolute;inset:0;
  background-size:cover;
  background-position:center 18%;
  filter:brightness(0.38) contrast(1.2) saturate(0.85);
  z-index:0;
}
/* Subtle vignette at edges */
.al-vignette{
  position:absolute;inset:0;z-index:1;
  background:radial-gradient(ellipse 110% 90% at 50% 50%, transparent 45%, rgba(3,13,31,.75) 100%);
}
.al-letters{
  position:relative;z-index:2;
  display:flex;
  align-items:flex-end;
  justify-content:flex-start;
  width:100%;
  padding:0 0 5px;
  overflow:hidden;
}
.al-l{
  display:block;
  flex:0 0 auto;
  font-family:var(--fbig);
  font-size:clamp(9rem,34vw,50rem);
  font-weight:900;
  line-height:0.85;
  text-transform:uppercase;
  background:linear-gradient(to bottom, #FFE566 0%, #FFB400 25%, #C8A94A 50%, #0d1428 80%, #020c1b 100%);
  -webkit-background-clip:text;
  background-clip:text;
  -webkit-text-fill-color:transparent;
  color:transparent;
  position:relative;
  transform:rotate(var(--r,0deg));
  z-index:var(--z,1);
  margin-right:var(--mo,0);
  filter:drop-shadow(1px 3px 10px rgba(0,0,0,0.9)) drop-shadow(0 0 6px rgba(255,180,0,0.15));
}
/* Bottom credits bar */
.al-bar{
  position:absolute;
  bottom:0;left:0;right:0;
  height:52px;
  background:#020c1b;
  display:flex;
  align-items:center;
  justify-content:space-between;
  padding:0.7rem 3rem 0;
  z-index:4;
  box-shadow:0 -60px 90px 30px rgba(2,12,27,0.92);
}
.al-bar::before{
  content:'';
  position:absolute;
  left:0;right:0;
  bottom:100%;
  height:30px;
  background:linear-gradient(to top, rgba(2,12,27,0.8) 0%, rgba(2,12,27,0.15) 70%, transparent 100%);
  pointer-events:none;
}
.al-bar span{
  font-family:var(--fmono);
  font-size:0.58rem;
  letter-spacing:0.28em;
  text-transform:uppercase;
  color:rgba(200,169,74,0.55);
}

/* ── FOOTER ── */
/* bare `footer` rule removed — footer is now the global Elementor footer */
.ft-inner{max-width:1380px;margin:0 auto}
.ft-top{display:grid;grid-template-columns:2fr 1fr 1fr 1fr;gap:4rem;padding-bottom:4rem;border-bottom:1px solid var(--border);margin-bottom:2rem}
.ft-logo{font-family:var(--fbig);font-size:2.2rem;font-weight:900;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:-.01em;color:var(--text);line-height:1;margin-bottom:1rem}
.ft-logo span{color:var(--yellow)}
.ft-desc{font-family:var(--fread);font-size:1rem;font-style:italic;color:rgba(238,242,248,.35);line-height:1.6;margin-bottom:1.75rem}
.ft-nl-lbl{font-family:var(--fmono);font-size:.58rem;letter-spacing:.22em;text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--yellow);margin-bottom:.65rem}
.ft-nl-row{display:flex}
.ft-nl-row input{flex:1;background:var(--surface);border:1px solid var(--border);border-right:none;padding:.7rem 1rem;color:var(--text);font-family:var(--fmono);font-size:.75rem;outline:none}
.ft-nl-row input::placeholder{color:var(--muted)}
.ft-nl-row button{background:var(--yellow);border:none;padding:.7rem 1.1rem;color:var(--bg);font-family:var(--fmono);font-size:.65rem;font-weight:500;letter-spacing:.1em;text-transform:uppercase;cursor:pointer}
.ft-col-h{font-family:var(--fmono);font-size:.62rem;font-weight:500;letter-spacing:.22em;text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--text);margin-bottom:1.3rem}
.ft-links{list-style:none;display:flex;flex-direction:column;gap:.65rem}
.ft-links a{font-family:var(--fread);font-size:1rem;color:rgba(238,242,248,.35);text-decoration:none;transition:color .2s}
.ft-links a:hover{color:var(--yellow)}
.ft-bottom{display:flex;align-items:center;justify-content:space-between}
.ft-copy{font-family:var(--fmono);font-size:.58rem;letter-spacing:.08em;color:var(--muted)}
.ft-social{display:flex;gap:1.4rem;align-items:center}
.ft-social a{color:rgba(238,242,248,.3);text-decoration:none;transition:color .2s,transform .2s;display:flex;align-items:center}
.ft-social a:hover{color:var(--yellow);transform:translateY(-3px) scale(1.12)}
.ft-social svg{width:22px;height:22px;fill:currentColor;stroke:none}

/* ── HERO FOLLOW BAR ── */
.hero-follow{position:absolute;bottom:2rem;right:2rem;z-index:3;display:flex;align-items:center;gap:1rem;opacity:0}
/* v1.12.5 (Daria, home-page font-token round, item 2): "+ Follow Me" label
 * was --fmono (Merriweather) — off the theme's established secondary-font
 * system. The social icons themselves (.hf-link svg below) are hand-coded
 * inline SVG glyphs, not an icon font — left untouched, this only ever
 * touched the adjacent text label. */
.hf-label{font-family:var(--ka-font-secondary, var(--fmono));font-size:.58rem;letter-spacing:.28em;text-transform:uppercase;color:rgba(245,208,0,.8);margin-right:.25rem;transition:letter-spacing .2s}
.hero-follow:hover .hf-label{letter-spacing:.34em}
.hf-link{display:flex;align-items:center;justify-content:center;width:26px;height:26px;color:rgba(245,208,0,.75);text-decoration:none;transition:color .2s,transform .2s}
.hf-link:hover{color:var(--yellow);transform:translateY(-5px) scale(1.1)}
.hf-link svg{width:17px;height:17px;fill:currentColor;stroke:none}
@media(max-width:600px){.hero-follow{display:none}}

/* ── HAMBURGER BUTTON ── */
.n-hamburger{display:none;flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;gap:5px;width:32px;height:32px;background:none;border:none;cursor:pointer;padding:2px;z-index:600}
.n-hamburger span{display:block;width:22px;height:1.5px;background:var(--text);border-radius:2px;transition:transform .25s,opacity .2s}
.n-hamburger.open span:nth-child(1){transform:translateY(6.5px) rotate(45deg)}
.n-hamburger.open span:nth-child(2){opacity:0}
.n-hamburger.open span:nth-child(3){transform:translateY(-6.5px) rotate(-45deg)}
/* Mobile nav drawer */
.n-mobile-menu{display:none;position:fixed;top:0;left:0;right:0;bottom:0;background:rgba(2,12,27,.97);backdrop-filter:blur(18px);z-index:550;flex-direction:column;align-items:center;justify-content:center;gap:2.5rem;opacity:0;pointer-events:none;transition:opacity .3s}
.n-mobile-menu.open{opacity:1;pointer-events:auto}
.n-mobile-menu a{font-family:var(--fbig);font-size:2rem;font-weight:900;letter-spacing:.06em;text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--text);text-decoration:none;transition:color .2s}
.n-mobile-menu a:hover{color:var(--yellow)}
.n-mobile-menu .n-mob-cta{background:var(--yellow);color:var(--bg);padding:.9rem 2.5rem;font-size:1.1rem}

/* ── RESPONSIVE ── */
@media(max-width:1100px){
  .books-grid{grid-template-columns:repeat(2,1fr);gap:1.75rem}
  .about-inner,.speaking-inner{grid-template-columns:1fr;gap:4rem}
  .about-text-col{padding:0}
  .ft-top{grid-template-columns:1fr 1fr;gap:2rem}
}

/* ── TABLET (≤900px) ── */
@media(max-width:900px){
  /* Nav */
  .n-links{display:none}
  .n-hamburger{display:flex}
  .n-mobile-menu{display:flex}

  /* Hero */
  .hero-inner{padding:0 1.5rem}
  .hero-book-hint{white-space:normal;text-align:center;width:90%;bottom:6rem}

  /* Books */
  .books{padding:6rem 2rem 5rem}
  .books-head{flex-direction:column;align-items:flex-start;gap:1.25rem;margin-bottom:2.5rem}
  .books-grid{grid-template-columns:repeat(2,1fr);gap:1.5rem}

  /* Quotes section — collage stays active on tablet (v1.12.0: the drop-in
     collage now runs at every breakpoint instead of switching to the old
     mobile-only flip-deck). .qz-bg keeps its own independent absolute
     centering here (unlike the ≤900px-and-below breakpoints further down,
     which stack it back into flow because the collage needs the section
     tall enough to justify absolute positioning; tablet still has the room). */
  .quotes-zone{padding-top:16px}
  .qz-bg{padding-top:16px}
  .qz-bg-text{font-size:clamp(2.8rem,6vw,5rem);line-height:1.1}
  .qz-bubble-field{min-height:60vh}
  .bubble{max-width:220px}

  /* About/Speaking — photo carousel on tablet */
  .speaking-inner{display:flex;flex-direction:column;height:auto;min-height:unset;padding:5rem 2rem;gap:2rem}
  .sp-right{overflow:visible;width:100%}
  .photos-stack{position:relative;width:100%;height:auto;overflow:visible;display:flex;justify-content:center;padding-top:8px;cursor:pointer}
  .ph{position:relative!important;left:auto!important;top:auto!important;transform:none!important;opacity:0!important;display:none;width:270px;max-width:78vw}
  .ph.sp-active{opacity:1!important;display:block!important}
  .ph img{max-height:none;height:240px;width:100%;object-fit:cover}

  /* Newsletter */
  .think{padding:6rem 2rem}
  .think-lead{grid-template-columns:1fr;gap:2rem}
  .think-lead-cover{display:inline-flex;justify-self:center}
  .think-lead-text{text-align:center}
  .nf,.nf-row{max-width:100%}

  /* Angelo lockup */
  .al-bar{padding:0.7rem 1.5rem 0}
  .al-bar span{font-size:.5rem;letter-spacing:.18em}

  /* Footer — brand full-width, then Books / Author / Connect in 3 cols */
  /* footer padding rule removed (Elementor footer handles its own) */
  .ft-top{grid-template-columns:1fr 1fr 1fr;gap:2rem 1.5rem}
  .ft-top>div:first-child{grid-column:1/-1}
  .ft-bottom{flex-direction:column;gap:1rem;text-align:center}
  .ft-social{justify-content:center}

  /* Detail popup — stack on tablet */
  .detail-card{flex-direction:column;max-width:420px}
  .detail-cover-wrap{width:100%;height:240px}
  .detail-cover-wrap img{height:100%;width:auto;margin:0 auto;display:block}
  .detail-cover-wrap.has-3d{width:100%}
  .detail-info{padding:1.75rem}
}

/* ── MOBILE (≤600px) ── */
@media(max-width:600px){
  /* Touch devices — restore cursor */
  body,*{cursor:auto!important}
  #cursor{display:none!important}

  /* Nav */
  /* nav padding rule removed (Elementor header handles its own) */
  .n-links{display:none}
  .n-hamburger{display:flex}
  .n-mobile-menu{display:flex}
  .n-cta{font-size:.6rem;padding:.5rem 1rem}

  /* Hero — full viewport height so orbit rings fit */
  .hero{min-height:100svh;overflow:hidden}
  .hero-inner{padding:0 1.25rem;display:flex;flex-direction:column;align-items:center}
  /* v1.12.9: .hero-tag is fixed-size (.78rem, matches the "acc rose" comp
   * treatment exactly per this round's item 2) rather than a responsive
   * clamp(), so there's no sizing fight left to chase here — margin just
   * stays slightly tighter on mobile. .hero-tagline mobile override removed
   * with the element itself (item 3).
   * v1.13.1 (hero follow-up round #3, item 2): removed. Kate's real
   * `.acc.rose` margin (margin:0 0 4px, applied sitewide above) is now
   * TIGHTER than this override ever was (.4rem = 6.4px) — keeping it would
   * have LOOSENED mobile spacing instead of tightening it. .hero-tag now
   * inherits the same literal 4px bottom margin on every breakpoint, which
   * matches Kate's reference exactly rather than approximating it. */
  .hero-book-hint{display:none}

  /* Books */
  .books{padding:5rem 1.25rem 4rem}
  .books-head{flex-direction:column;align-items:flex-start;gap:1rem;margin-bottom:2rem}
  .books-grid{grid-template-columns:repeat(2,1fr);gap:.875rem}
  .bk-num{font-size:3.5rem;top:-1.2rem}
  .bk-title{font-size:1.1rem}

  /* Quotes — collage stays active on mobile too (v1.12.0: replaces the old
     mobile-only tap-to-flip deck — same drop-in overlapping collage as
     desktop/tablet, just smaller cards + a shorter safe-area canvas). */
  .quotes-zone{padding-top:14px}
  .qz-bg{padding:14px 1.25rem 1.5rem}
  .qz-bg-text{font-size:clamp(2rem,8vw,3.5rem);line-height:1.15;word-break:break-word}
  .qz-attr{bottom:2rem;right:1.25rem}
  .qz-attr-name{font-size:1.3rem}
  .qz-attr-role{font-size:13px} /* scaled down from the 18px desktop reference, same ratio as before */
  .qz-bubble-field{min-height:52vh;padding:4px 1.25rem 2rem}
  .bubble{max-width:78vw;min-width:120px}
  .qz-density-cozy .bubble,.qz-density-dense .bubble{max-width:70vw}

  /* About/Speaking */
  .speaking{overflow:hidden}
  .speaking-inner{
    display:flex;flex-direction:column;
    height:auto;min-height:unset;padding:4rem 1.25rem;gap:2rem
  }
  .sp-left{grid-area:unset}
  .sp-right{grid-area:unset}
  .speaking-inner>.sp-btn-row{grid-area:unset;padding-bottom:0}
  .sp-h{font-size:clamp(2.5rem,9vw,4rem)}
  .sp-p{font-size:1rem}
  /* Photo carousel inherits from ≤900px block; mobile-only size tweaks */
  .ph{width:220px}
  .ph img{height:200px}
  .sp-btn-row{flex-direction:column;gap:.6rem}
  .sp-btn-row a{text-align:center;width:100%;box-sizing:border-box}
  .sp-cta{padding:1rem 1.5rem;font-size:.7rem}
  .sp-tags{gap:.4rem}
  .sp-tag{font-size:.55rem}

  /* Newsletter */
  .think{padding:5rem 1.25rem;min-height:unset}
  .think-lead{grid-template-columns:1fr;gap:2rem}
  .think-lead-cover{justify-content:center}
  .think-lead-cover img{width:clamp(140px,50vw,200px)}
  .think-lead-text{text-align:center}
  .think-eyebrow{display:block;text-align:center}
  .tl{font-size:clamp(1.6rem,7vw,2.5rem)}
  .tl.ti{font-size:clamp(.95rem,4vw,1.4rem)}
  .nf,.nf-row,.nf-field{max-width:100%;width:100%}
  .nf-row{flex-direction:column;gap:.5rem}
  .nf-row input{border-right:1px solid var(--border);border-bottom:none}
  .nf-row button,.nf-row [type=submit]{width:100%;padding:1rem;justify-content:center}
  .think-bottom{gap:1.5rem}
  .think-stat-num{font-size:clamp(1.6rem,6vw,2.5rem)}

  /* Angelo lockup */
  .al-section{height:70vh;min-height:480px}
  .al-bar{padding:0.6rem 1.25rem 0;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:.3rem;height:auto;min-height:44px}
  .al-bar span{font-size:.45rem;letter-spacing:.12em}

  /* Footer — compact on mobile */
  /* footer padding rule removed (Elementor footer handles its own) */
  /* Brand col full-width first, then nav cols in 3-col grid */
  .ft-top{
    display:grid;
    grid-template-columns:1fr 1fr 1fr;
    grid-template-rows:auto auto;
    gap:1.5rem 1rem;
  }
  /* Brand + newsletter spans all 3 columns */
  .ft-top > div:first-child{
    grid-column:1/-1;
  }
  .ft-logo{font-size:1.6rem;margin-bottom:.5rem}
  .ft-desc{font-size:.88rem;margin-bottom:1.25rem}
  .ft-nl-row{flex-direction:row;gap:0}
  .ft-nl-row input{border-right:none;border-bottom:1px solid var(--border);flex:1}
  .ft-nl-row button{padding:.7rem 1rem;white-space:nowrap;cursor:auto}
  /* Nav columns — compact */
  .ft-col-h{font-size:.55rem;letter-spacing:.18em;margin-bottom:.75rem}
  .ft-links{gap:.45rem}
  .ft-links a{font-size:.88rem}
  .ft-bottom{flex-direction:column;gap:1rem;text-align:center}
  .ft-social{justify-content:center}

  /* Detail popup — full-width, stacked */
  .book-detail{align-items:flex-end;padding-bottom:env(safe-area-inset-bottom)}
  .detail-card{flex-direction:column;width:calc(100vw - 2rem);max-width:calc(100vw - 2rem);margin:0 auto 1rem;border-radius:12px}
  .detail-cover-wrap{width:100%;height:auto;overflow:visible;display:flex;justify-content:center;padding:1.25rem 1.25rem 0;background:transparent}
  .detail-cover-wrap img{width:auto;max-width:160px;height:auto;max-height:unset;margin:0 auto;display:block}
  .detail-cover-wrap.has-3d{width:100%;background:transparent;padding:1.25rem 1.25rem 0}
  .detail-cover-wrap::before,.detail-cover-wrap::after{display:none}
  .detail-info{padding:1.25rem 1.25rem 1.5rem;min-height:unset}
  .close-btn{top:.75rem;right:.75rem;width:32px;height:32px;font-size:.8rem}
  .detail-title{font-size:1.5rem}
  .detail-tagline{font-size:.95rem}
  .detail-actions{flex-direction:column;gap:.5rem}
  .btn-primary,.btn-ghost{text-align:center;width:100%;box-sizing:border-box}

  /* Gallery */
  .g-item{padding:2rem 1.25rem;grid-template-columns:1fr;gap:1rem}
  .g-title{font-size:clamp(2rem,8vw,3.5rem)}

  /* Section padding global reduction */
  .about{padding:5rem 1.25rem}
  .gallery{padding:3rem 0 4rem}
  .gallery-hd{padding:0 1.25rem 2rem}
}

/* == Home "ANGELO" wordmark: bigger fill + per-letter tilt (v1.9.3) ==========
   Lives in the home Elementor zone (page 7557): the bg-image container
   .elementor-element-be1eb5f holding six e-heading letters (A N G E L O).
   Elementor V4 caches its widget CSS, so size + rotation are enforced HERE
   (this stylesheet loads on every view) rather than in the cached widget data.
   Letters are matched by their stable Elementor widget-ids; if the wordmark is
   ever rebuilt in Elementor those ids change and these rules quietly go inert.
   font-size is vw and rotation is fixed degrees, so this stays responsive. */
.elementor-element-be1eb5f{overflow:hidden !important} /* clip the bleed so letters stay inside the box (Elementor sets overflow:visible) */
.elementor-element-be1eb5f .e-heading-base{font-size:30vw !important}
.elementor-element-be1eb5f [class*=e-9241b12]{transform:rotate(-11deg) !important} /* A */
.elementor-element-be1eb5f [class*=e-33df6cc]{transform:rotate(7deg) !important}   /* N */
.elementor-element-be1eb5f [class*=e-fd8493c]{transform:rotate(-6deg) !important}  /* G */
.elementor-element-be1eb5f [class*=e-c2f4c4b]{transform:rotate(8deg) !important}   /* E */
.elementor-element-be1eb5f [class*=e-de679db]{transform:rotate(-5deg) !important}  /* L */
.elementor-element-be1eb5f [class*=e-7171ef7]{transform:rotate(6deg) !important}   /* O */

/* == ANGELO wordmark — per-letter SLIDE-DOWN (v1.9.8) ========================
   Letters slide straight down from above and settle at their existing tilt.
   The tilt lives on the letter WRAPPER (the rotate() !important rules above);
   we animate the INNER .e-heading-base (translateY only) so the slide COMPOSES
   with the wrapper's rotate and the tilt survives. Never put translateY on the
   wrapper — it would be overridden by the !important rotate and the tilt would
   flatten.

   TRIGGER: the slide only runs once the container gets .kbm-wordmark-in, which
   home-landing.js adds when the wordmark scrolls into view. By default (no class)
   the letters sit fully visible in place, so they can never get stuck hidden.

   Kate tunes the SAME per-letter delays/durations in Site Settings → Custom CSS;
   this block is the in-plugin default/fallback and the canonical source of truth. */

/* The slide itself: start lifted + invisible, glide down to rest. ease-out. */
@keyframes kbm-letter-slide {
  from { transform: translateY(-120%); opacity: 0; }
  to   { transform: translateY(0);     opacity: 1; }
}

/* Default = fully visible in place (failsafe; survives if JS never fires). */
.elementor-element-be1eb5f .e-heading-base{ opacity:1; }

/* Once in view, each letter slides. Per-letter delay/duration set below. */
.elementor-element-be1eb5f.kbm-wordmark-in [class*=e-9241b12] .e-heading-base, /* A */
.elementor-element-be1eb5f.kbm-wordmark-in [class*=e-33df6cc] .e-heading-base, /* N */
.elementor-element-be1eb5f.kbm-wordmark-in [class*=e-fd8493c] .e-heading-base, /* G */
.elementor-element-be1eb5f.kbm-wordmark-in [class*=e-c2f4c4b] .e-heading-base, /* E */
.elementor-element-be1eb5f.kbm-wordmark-in [class*=e-de679db] .e-heading-base, /* L */
.elementor-element-be1eb5f.kbm-wordmark-in [class*=e-7171ef7] .e-heading-base  /* O */ {
  animation-name: kbm-letter-slide;
  animation-timing-function: cubic-bezier(0.22, 1, 0.36, 1); /* smooth ease-out glide */
  animation-fill-mode: both;
}

/* Letter A */ .elementor-element-be1eb5f.kbm-wordmark-in [class*=e-9241b12] .e-heading-base{ animation-duration:0.8s; animation-delay:0.00s; }
/* Letter N */ .elementor-element-be1eb5f.kbm-wordmark-in [class*=e-33df6cc] .e-heading-base{ animation-duration:0.8s; animation-delay:0.10s; }
/* Letter G */ .elementor-element-be1eb5f.kbm-wordmark-in [class*=e-fd8493c] .e-heading-base{ animation-duration:0.8s; animation-delay:0.20s; }
/* Letter E */ .elementor-element-be1eb5f.kbm-wordmark-in [class*=e-c2f4c4b] .e-heading-base{ animation-duration:0.8s; animation-delay:0.30s; }
/* Letter L */ .elementor-element-be1eb5f.kbm-wordmark-in [class*=e-de679db] .e-heading-base{ animation-duration:0.8s; animation-delay:0.40s; }
/* Letter O */ .elementor-element-be1eb5f.kbm-wordmark-in [class*=e-7171ef7] .e-heading-base{ animation-duration:0.8s; animation-delay:0.50s; }

/* Reduced motion: no slide, letters simply present. */
@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) {
  .elementor-element-be1eb5f.kbm-wordmark-in .e-heading-base{ animation:none !important; opacity:1 !important; }
}