/* ─── Reset & Base ──────────────────────────────────── */
    *, *::before, *::after { box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0; padding: 0; }

    :root {
      --bg:           #F1EADF;
      --ink:          #1E1E1E;
      --wine:         #6E1F2A;
      --prose-ink:    #2B2623;
      --story-accent: #A65A48;
      --stone:        #77716A;
      --surface-low:  #E8DFD2;
      --surface-mid:  #DCD2C4;
      --outline:      #C4C7C7;
      --col:          720px;
      --gutter:       24px;
      --section-gap:  80px;
    }

    html { scroll-behavior: smooth; }

    body {
      background: var(--bg);
      color: var(--ink);
      font-family: 'Source Serif 4', Georgia, serif;
      font-size: 18px;
      line-height: 1.75;
      -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased;
    }

    /* ─── Typography ────────────────────────────────────── */
    h1, h2, h3, h4 {
      font-family: 'EB Garamond', Georgia, serif;
      font-weight: 400;
      line-height: 1.2;
    }

    h1 { font-size: clamp(36px, 6vw, 56px); letter-spacing: -0.01em; }
    h2 { font-size: clamp(28px, 4vw, 38px); }
    h3 { font-size: clamp(22px, 3vw, 28px); }

    p { margin-bottom: 1.5rem; }
    p:last-child { margin-bottom: 0; }

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

    em { font-style: italic; }

    /* ─── Navigation ─────────────────────────────────────── */
    #site-nav {
      position: fixed;
      top: 0; left: 0; right: 0;
      z-index: 100;
      background: rgba(241, 234, 223, 0.96);
      border-bottom: 1px solid var(--outline);
      padding: 0 var(--gutter);
      transition: background 0.24s ease, border-color 0.24s ease, box-shadow 0.24s ease;
    }

    #site-nav.scrolled {
      background: rgba(241, 234, 223, 0.985);
      border-bottom-color: rgba(145, 133, 121, 0.34);
      box-shadow: 0 6px 22px rgba(45, 32, 27, 0.055);
    }

    .nav-inner {
      max-width: 1200px;
      margin: 0 auto;
      height: 60px;
      display: flex;
      align-items: center;
      justify-content: space-between;
      gap: 24px;
    }

    .nav-logo {
      appearance: none;
      border: 0;
      background: transparent;
      padding: 0;
      font-family: 'EB Garamond', Georgia, serif;
      font-size: 20px;
      font-weight: 400;
      letter-spacing: 0.035em;
      text-transform: none;
      color: var(--ink);
      cursor: pointer;
      flex-shrink: 0;
      line-height: 1;
    }

    :is(a, button, [role="button"]):focus-visible {
      outline: 2px solid rgba(110, 31, 42, 0.55);
      outline-offset: 4px;
    }

    .nav-links {
      display: flex;
      gap: 32px;
      list-style: none;
      flex: 1;
      justify-content: center;
    }

    .nav-links a {
      font-family: 'Inter', sans-serif;
      font-size: 12px;
      font-weight: 500;
      letter-spacing: 0.1em;
      text-transform: uppercase;
      color: var(--stone);
      transition: color 0.2s;
      cursor: pointer;
    }

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

    /* Social icons in nav */
    .nav-social {
      display: flex;
      align-items: center;
      gap: 14px;
      flex-shrink: 0;
    }

    .nav-social a {
      display: flex;
      align-items: center;
      color: var(--stone);
      transition: color 0.2s;
      line-height: 1;
    }

    .nav-social a:hover { color: var(--wine); }

    .nav-social svg {
      width: 16px;
      height: 16px;
      fill: currentColor;
    }

    /* Mobile nav toggle */
    .nav-toggle {
      display: none;
      background: none;
      border: none;
      cursor: pointer;
      padding: 4px;
      flex-direction: column;
      gap: 5px;
    }

    .nav-toggle span {
      display: block;
      width: 22px;
      height: 1px;
      background: var(--ink);
      transition: all 0.25s;
    }

    .mobile-menu {
      display: none;
      position: fixed;
      inset: 60px 0 0 0;
      background: rgba(241, 234, 223, 0.93);
      backdrop-filter: blur(10px) saturate(112%);
      -webkit-backdrop-filter: blur(10px) saturate(112%);
      z-index: 99;
      padding: 40px var(--gutter);
      flex-direction: column;
      gap: 28px;
      border-top: 1px solid rgba(145, 133, 121, 0.3);
      box-shadow: inset 0 1px 0 rgba(255,255,255,0.28);
    }

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

    .mobile-menu a {
      font-family: 'Inter', sans-serif;
      font-size: 14px;
      font-weight: 500;
      letter-spacing: 0.1em;
      text-transform: uppercase;
      color: var(--stone);
      cursor: pointer;
    }

    .mobile-menu a:hover { color: var(--wine); }

    .mobile-social {
      display: flex;
      gap: 20px;
      padding-top: 8px;
      border-top: 1px solid var(--outline);
      margin-top: 8px;
    }

    .mobile-social a {
      font-family: 'Inter', sans-serif;
      font-size: 11px;
      letter-spacing: 0.1em;
      text-transform: uppercase;
      color: var(--stone);
    }

    /* ─── Page System ─────────────────────────────────────── */
    .page { padding-top: 60px; }
    .page.active { display: block; }

    /* ─── Reading Column ──────────────────────────────────── */
    .col {
      max-width: var(--col);
      margin: 0 auto;
      padding: 0 var(--gutter);
    }

    .col-wide {
      max-width: 1100px;
      margin: 0 auto;
      padding: 0 var(--gutter);
    }

    /* ─── Section Spacing ─────────────────────────────────── */
    .section {
      padding: var(--section-gap) var(--gutter);
    }

    .section-sm {
      padding: 40px var(--gutter);
    }

    /* ─── Divider ─────────────────────────────────────────── */
    .divider {
      border: none;
      border-top: 1px solid var(--outline);
      margin: 0;
    }

    /* ─── Buttons ─────────────────────────────────────────── */
    .btn {
      display: inline-flex;
      align-items: center;
      justify-content: center;
      font-family: 'Inter', sans-serif;
      font-size: 12px;
      font-weight: 500;
      letter-spacing: 0.1em;
      text-transform: uppercase;
      padding: 10px 22px;
      min-height: 43px;
      border: 1px solid var(--ink);
      color: var(--ink);
      cursor: pointer;
      transition: background 0.2s, color 0.2s, border-color 0.2s, box-shadow 0.2s;
      background: transparent;
    }

    .btn:hover {
      background: var(--ink);
      color: var(--bg);
    }

    .btn-primary {
      background: var(--ink);
      color: var(--bg);
    }

    .btn-primary:hover {
      background: #333;
      color: var(--bg);
    }

    .btn-wine {
      border-color: var(--wine);
      color: var(--wine);
    }

    .btn-wine:hover {
      background: var(--wine);
      color: var(--bg);
    }

    /* ─── Labels ─────────────────────────────────────────── */
    .label {
      font-family: 'Inter', sans-serif;
      font-size: 11px;
      font-weight: 500;
      letter-spacing: 0.12em;
      text-transform: uppercase;
      color: var(--stone);
    }

    .wine-line {
      display: inline-block;
      width: 24px;
      height: 1px;
      background: var(--wine);
      vertical-align: middle;
      margin-right: 10px;
    }

    /* ─── Cover Images ────────────────────────────────────── */
    .cover-image {
      display: block;
      width: 100%;
      height: 100%;
      object-fit: cover;
      object-position: center top;
    }

    .work-cover {
      width: 100%;
      aspect-ratio: 2/3;
      object-fit: cover;
      object-position: center top;
      display: block;
      border: 1px solid rgba(245, 241, 234, 0.18);
      box-shadow:
        0 1px 2px rgba(28, 20, 17, 0.12),
        0 8px 20px rgba(45, 32, 27, 0.14),
        0 20px 42px rgba(45, 32, 27, 0.10);
      transition: transform 0.4s ease;
    }

    /* ─── ══════════════════════════════ ─── */
    /* ─── HOME PAGE ──────────────────────── */
    /* ─── ══════════════════════════════ ─── */

    /* Hero */
    .hero {
      min-height: calc(100vh - 60px);
      display: flex;
      align-items: center;
      background: #121010;
      position: relative;
      overflow: hidden;
      isolation: isolate;
    }

    .hero::after {
      content: '';
      position: absolute;
      inset: 0;
      background: url('../lighthouse_hero_storm_clarity_6k.png') 50% 42% / cover no-repeat;
      filter: brightness(1.025) contrast(1.035) saturate(1.015);
      transform: scale(1.001);
      transform-origin: center;
      z-index: 0;
    }

    .hero::before {
      content: '';
      position: absolute;
      top: 0;
      bottom: 0;
      left: 0;
      width: min(760px, 58vw);
      background:
        radial-gradient(ellipse at 34% 48%, rgba(0,0,0,.28) 0%, rgba(0,0,0,.16) 38%, rgba(0,0,0,.04) 66%, rgba(0,0,0,0) 100%),
        linear-gradient(90deg, rgba(0,0,0,.17) 0%, rgba(0,0,0,.07) 46%, rgba(0,0,0,0) 100%);
      pointer-events: none;
      z-index: 1;
    }


    .hero-content {
      position: relative;
      z-index: 2;
      padding: 80px var(--gutter);
      max-width: 1100px;
      margin: 0 auto;
      width: 100%;
    }

    .hero-eyebrow {
      font-family: 'Inter', sans-serif;
      font-size: 12px;
      font-weight: 600;
      letter-spacing: 0.2em;
      text-transform: uppercase;
      color: #D7B7AE;
      margin-bottom: 28px;
      text-shadow:
        0 1px 2px rgba(0,0,0,0.95),
        0 0 16px rgba(0,0,0,0.85);
    }

    .hero h1 {
      color: #F0EDE6;
      font-size: clamp(30px, 7vw, 72px);
      font-weight: 400;
      letter-spacing: -0.02em;
      margin-bottom: 32px;
      max-width: 700px;
      white-space: nowrap;
      text-shadow:
        0 1px 2px rgba(0,0,0,0.48),
        0 14px 34px rgba(0,0,0,0.28);
    }

    .hero-tagline {
      font-family: 'EB Garamond', Georgia, serif;
      font-size: clamp(17px, 2.2vw, 21px);
      font-style: italic;
      color: rgba(240, 237, 230, 0.73);
      line-height: 1.6;
      max-width: 560px;
      margin-bottom: 52px;
      text-shadow:
        0 1px 2px rgba(0,0,0,0.54),
        0 12px 30px rgba(0,0,0,0.32);
    }

    .hero-actions {
      display: flex;
      gap: 16px;
      flex-wrap: wrap;
    }

    .hero-actions .btn {
      border-color: rgba(240, 237, 230, 0.4);
      color: rgba(240, 237, 230, 0.85);
      text-shadow: 0 1px 2px rgba(0,0,0,0.22);
    }

    .hero-actions .btn:hover {
      background: rgba(240, 237, 230, 0.1);
      color: #F0EDE6;
      border-color: rgba(240, 237, 230, 0.7);
    }

    .hero-actions .btn:not(.btn-primary) {
      background:
        linear-gradient(180deg, rgba(255,255,255,0.11) 0%, rgba(255,255,255,0.045) 42%, rgba(255,255,255,0.075) 100%),
        rgba(240, 237, 230, 0.09);
      border-color: rgba(240, 237, 230, 0.34);
      color: rgba(246, 242, 234, 0.94);
      backdrop-filter: blur(2px) saturate(114%);
      -webkit-backdrop-filter: blur(2px) saturate(114%);
      box-shadow:
        inset 0 1px 0 rgba(255,255,255,0.16),
        inset 0 -10px 18px rgba(255,255,255,0.025),
        0 8px 24px rgba(0,0,0,0.10);
      text-shadow: 0 1px 2px rgba(0,0,0,0.42);
    }

    .hero-actions .btn:not(.btn-primary):hover {
      background:
        linear-gradient(180deg, rgba(255,255,255,0.13) 0%, rgba(255,255,255,0.06) 42%, rgba(255,255,255,0.09) 100%),
        rgba(240, 237, 230, 0.11);
      border-color: rgba(240, 237, 230, 0.45);
      color: #F0EDE6;
    }

    .hero-actions .btn-primary {
      background:
        linear-gradient(180deg, #7B2533 0%, #681C28 58%, #56151F 100%);
      border-color: rgba(126, 47, 58, 0.92);
      color: #F0EDE6;
      box-shadow:
        inset 0 1px 0 rgba(255,255,255,0.16),
        inset 0 -10px 18px rgba(42, 7, 13, 0.16),
        0 10px 26px rgba(43, 10, 15, 0.24);
    }

    .hero-actions .btn-primary:hover {
      background:
        linear-gradient(180deg, #862B3A 0%, #702130 58%, #5F1824 100%);
      border-color: rgba(143, 55, 67, 0.95);
      box-shadow:
        inset 0 1px 0 rgba(255,255,255,0.18),
        inset 0 -10px 18px rgba(42, 7, 13, 0.14),
        0 12px 28px rgba(43, 10, 15, 0.28);
    }

    /* Featured Works (Home) */
    .home-works {
      background: var(--bg);
    }

    .works-grid {
      display: grid;
      grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr;
      gap: 32px;
    }

    .work-card {
      display: block;
      background:
        linear-gradient(180deg, rgba(255, 250, 242, 0.26) 0%, rgba(241, 234, 223, 0) 100%),
        var(--bg);
      border: 1px solid rgba(128, 111, 96, 0.52);
      padding: 40px;
      cursor: pointer;
      position: relative;
      box-shadow:
        inset 0 1px 0 rgba(255,255,255,0.34),
        0 16px 34px rgba(45,32,27,0.035);
    }

    .work-card-inner {
      display: flex;
      gap: 20px;
      align-items: flex-start;
      height: 100%;
    }

    .work-card-text {
      flex: 1;
      display: flex;
      flex-direction: column;
      align-self: stretch;
    }

    .work-card-text .btn {
      align-self: flex-start;
      margin-top: auto;
    }

    .work-card-cover-col {
      flex-shrink: 0;
      width: 172px;
      position: relative;
    }

    .work-card-cover-col::after {
      content: '';
      position: absolute;
      inset: 0;
      pointer-events: none;
      border: 1px solid rgba(245, 241, 234, 0.16);
      box-shadow: inset 0 1px 0 rgba(255,255,255,0.12);
    }

    .work-card-cover-col img {
      width: 100%;
      aspect-ratio: 2/3;
      object-fit: cover;
      object-position: center top;
      display: block;
      box-shadow:
        0 1px 2px rgba(28, 20, 17, 0.13),
        0 8px 20px rgba(45,32,27,0.16),
        0 20px 38px rgba(45,32,27,0.10);
      transition: transform 0.36s ease;
    }

    .work-card:hover .work-card-cover-col img { transform: scale(1.015); }

    .work-card-genre {
      font-family: 'Inter', sans-serif;
      font-size: 11px;
      font-weight: 500;
      letter-spacing: 0.14em;
      text-transform: uppercase;
      color: var(--stone);
      margin-bottom: 14px;
    }

    .work-card h3 {
      font-size: clamp(22px, 3vw, 28px);
      margin-bottom: 14px;
      transition: none;
    }

    .work-card-desc {
      font-size: 15px;
      line-height: 1.65;
      color: var(--stone);
      margin-bottom: 24px;
      font-style: italic;
    }

    .work-card-status {
      font-family: 'Inter', sans-serif;
      font-size: 11px;
      letter-spacing: 0.08em;
      color: var(--wine);
      border-top: 1px solid rgba(128, 111, 96, 0.34);
      padding-top: 14px;
      margin-top: 24px;
    }

    /* ─── ══════════════════════════════ ─── */
    /* ─── WORKS PAGE ─────────────────────── */
    /* ─── ══════════════════════════════ ─── */

    .page-header {
      padding: 64px var(--gutter) 48px;
      border-bottom: 1px solid var(--outline);
    }

    .page-header .eyebrow {
      font-family: 'Inter', sans-serif;
      font-size: 11px;
      font-weight: 500;
      letter-spacing: 0.18em;
      text-transform: uppercase;
      color: var(--wine);
      margin-bottom: 16px;
    }

    .works-section-label {
      font-family: 'Inter', sans-serif;
      font-size: 11px;
      font-weight: 500;
      letter-spacing: 0.14em;
      text-transform: uppercase;
      color: var(--stone);
      padding: 32px 0 20px;
      border-bottom: 1px solid var(--outline);
    }

    /* Archive item: cover left, copy right */
    .work-archive-item {
      display: grid;
      grid-template-columns: 205px 1fr;
      gap: 40px;
      padding: 48px 0;
      border-bottom: 1px solid var(--outline);
      cursor: pointer;
    }

    .work-archive-item:hover .work-title { color: var(--wine); }
    .work-archive-item:hover .work-cover { transform: scale(1.015); }

    .work-cover-frame {
      width: 205px;
      aspect-ratio: 2/3;
      overflow: hidden;
      position: relative;
      box-shadow:
        0 1px 2px rgba(28, 20, 17, 0.12),
        0 10px 24px rgba(45,32,27,0.14),
        0 24px 44px rgba(45,32,27,0.09);
      flex-shrink: 0;
      background: var(--surface-mid);
    }

    .work-cover-frame::after {
      content: '';
      position: absolute;
      inset: 0;
      pointer-events: none;
      border: 1px solid rgba(245, 241, 234, 0.16);
      box-shadow: inset 0 1px 0 rgba(255,255,255,0.12);
    }

    .work-title {
      font-family: 'EB Garamond', Georgia, serif;
      font-size: 30px;
      font-weight: 400;
      margin-bottom: 10px;
      transition: color 0.2s;
    }

    .work-meta {
      font-family: 'Inter', sans-serif;
      font-size: 11px;
      letter-spacing: 0.08em;
      color: var(--stone);
      text-transform: uppercase;
      margin-bottom: 16px;
    }

    .work-blurb {
      font-size: 16px;
      color: var(--stone);
      font-style: italic;
      line-height: 1.65;
      max-width: 520px;
      margin-bottom: 24px;
    }

    .work-status-line {
      font-family: 'Inter', sans-serif;
      font-size: 11px;
      letter-spacing: 0.08em;
      color: var(--wine);
      margin-top: 4px;
    }

    .work-copy { align-self: center; }

    /* ─── ══════════════════════════════ ─── */
    /* ─── STORY / NOVEL PAGES ────────────── */
    /* ─── ══════════════════════════════ ─── */

    .story-header {
      padding: 80px var(--gutter) 60px;
      border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(93, 75, 66, 0.48);
      background:
        radial-gradient(ellipse at 20% 15%, rgba(128, 42, 48, 0.24) 0%, rgba(128, 42, 48, 0) 44%),
        radial-gradient(ellipse at 78% 76%, rgba(101, 30, 38, 0.25) 0%, rgba(101, 30, 38, 0) 46%),
        linear-gradient(180deg, #2A1518 0%, #190D10 100%);
      color: #F0EDE6;
      box-shadow:
        inset 0 1px 0 rgba(255,255,255,0.035),
        inset 0 -26px 54px rgba(0,0,0,0.12);
    }

    .story-header .eyebrow {
      font-family: 'Inter', sans-serif;
      font-size: 11px;
      font-weight: 500;
      letter-spacing: 0.18em;
      text-transform: uppercase;
      color: var(--story-accent);
      margin-bottom: 20px;
    }

    .story-header h1 {
      color: #F0EDE6;
      margin-bottom: 20px;
    }

    .story-header .subtitle {
      font-family: 'EB Garamond', Georgia, serif;
      font-size: clamp(17px, 2.5vw, 22px);
      font-style: italic;
      color: rgba(240, 237, 230, 0.6);
      max-width: 600px;
      line-height: 1.55;
    }

    .story-body {
      padding: var(--section-gap) var(--gutter);
    }

    /* Story intro: cover + intro text side by side */
    .story-intro-layout {
      display: grid;
      grid-template-columns: 200px 1fr;
      gap: 48px;
      align-items: start;
      margin-bottom: 48px;
    }

    .story-cover-frame {
      width: 200px;
      aspect-ratio: 2/3;
      overflow: hidden;
      box-shadow: 0 4px 24px rgba(0,0,0,0.16);
      flex-shrink: 0;
      background: var(--surface-mid);
    }

    .story-intro-text .author-note {
      margin-bottom: 0;
    }

    /* Author note */
    .author-note {
      border-left: 2px solid var(--wine);
      padding-left: 24px;
      margin-bottom: 48px;
      font-family: 'EB Garamond', Georgia, serif;
      font-size: 18px;
      font-style: italic;
      color: var(--stone);
      line-height: 1.7;
    }

    .rights-note {
      margin-top: 48px;
      padding: 24px;
      border: 1px solid var(--outline);
      background: var(--surface-low);
    }

    .rights-note p {
      font-family: 'Inter', sans-serif;
      font-size: 12px;
      letter-spacing: 0.04em;
      color: var(--stone);
      margin: 0;
    }

    .rights-note strong {
      color: var(--stone);
      font-weight: 500;
    }

    .story-pending {
      padding: 64px 0;
      text-align: center;
    }

    .story-pending .pending-icon {
      width: 48px;
      height: 1px;
      background: var(--wine);
      margin: 0 auto 32px;
    }

    .story-pending h3 {
      font-size: 22px;
      margin-bottom: 16px;
    }

    .story-pending p {
      color: var(--stone);
      font-size: 16px;
      max-width: 440px;
      margin: 0 auto;
      font-style: italic;
    }

    /* Excerpt */
    .excerpt-block {
      background: var(--surface-low);
      border-left: 2px solid var(--wine);
      padding: 40px;
      margin: 40px 0;
    }

    .excerpt-block p {
      font-family: 'EB Garamond', Georgia, serif;
      font-size: 20px;
      line-height: 1.75;
      font-style: italic;
    }

    .excerpt-credit {
      font-family: 'Inter', sans-serif;
      font-size: 11px;
      letter-spacing: 0.1em;
      text-transform: uppercase;
      color: var(--stone);
      margin-top: 24px;
    }

    /* ─── ══════════════════════════════ ─── */
    /* ─── ABOUT PAGE ─────────────────────── */
    /* ─── ══════════════════════════════ ─── */

    .about-layout {
      display: grid;
      grid-template-columns: 1fr 340px;
      gap: 80px;
      padding: var(--section-gap) var(--gutter);
      max-width: 1100px;
      margin: 0 auto;
    }

    .about-sidebar { padding-top: 8px; }

    .about-body p {
      color: var(--prose-ink);
    }

    .sidebar-item {
      padding: 20px 0;
      border-bottom: 1px solid var(--outline);
    }

    .sidebar-item:first-child { padding-top: 0; }

    .sidebar-label {
      font-family: 'Inter', sans-serif;
      font-size: 11px;
      font-weight: 500;
      letter-spacing: 0.12em;
      text-transform: uppercase;
      color: var(--stone);
      margin-bottom: 6px;
    }

    .sidebar-value {
      font-family: 'Source Serif 4', Georgia, serif;
      font-size: 16px;
      color: var(--ink);
    }

    .sidebar-value a { color: var(--wine); }

    /* ─── ══════════════════════════════ ─── */
    /* ─── NEWS PAGE ──────────────────────── */
    /* ─── ══════════════════════════════ ─── */

    .news-item {
      padding: 40px 0;
      border-bottom: 1px solid var(--outline);
      max-width: var(--col);
      margin: 0 auto;
    }

    .news-date {
      font-family: 'Inter', sans-serif;
      font-size: 11px;
      letter-spacing: 0.1em;
      text-transform: uppercase;
      color: var(--stone);
      margin-bottom: 12px;
    }

    .news-item h3 {
      font-size: 22px;
      margin-bottom: 10px;
    }

    .news-item p {
      font-size: 16px;
      color: var(--stone);
      font-style: italic;
    }

    /* ─── ══════════════════════════════ ─── */
    /* ─── CONTACT PAGE ───────────────────── */
    /* ─── ══════════════════════════════ ─── */

    .contact-layout {
      display: grid;
      grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr;
      gap: 80px;
      padding: var(--section-gap) var(--gutter);
      max-width: 1100px;
      margin: 0 auto;
    }

    .contact-intro p {
      font-size: 16px;
      line-height: 1.7;
    }

    .contact-categories { margin-top: 40px; }

    .contact-category {
      padding: 16px 0;
      border-bottom: 1px solid var(--outline);
      font-family: 'Inter', sans-serif;
      font-size: 12px;
      letter-spacing: 0.06em;
      color: var(--stone);
    }

    .contact-category:first-child { border-top: 1px solid var(--outline); }

    /* Form */
    .contact-form {
      display: flex;
      flex-direction: column;
      gap: 28px;
    }

    .form-group {
      display: flex;
      flex-direction: column;
      gap: 8px;
    }

    .form-group label {
      font-family: 'Inter', sans-serif;
      font-size: 11px;
      font-weight: 500;
      letter-spacing: 0.12em;
      text-transform: uppercase;
      color: var(--stone);
    }

    .form-group input,
    .form-group select,
    .form-group textarea {
      background:
        linear-gradient(180deg, rgba(255, 250, 242, 0.18), rgba(255, 250, 242, 0.04));
      border: none;
      border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(119, 113, 106, 0.82);
      padding: 10px 2px 9px;
      font-family: 'Source Serif 4', Georgia, serif;
      font-size: 16px;
      color: var(--ink);
      outline: none;
      transition: border-color 0.2s, background 0.2s, box-shadow 0.2s;
      width: 100%;
    }

    .form-group input:focus,
    .form-group select:focus,
    .form-group textarea:focus {
      background:
        linear-gradient(180deg, rgba(255, 250, 242, 0.26), rgba(255, 250, 242, 0.08));
      border-bottom-color: var(--ink);
      box-shadow: 0 1px 0 rgba(110, 31, 42, 0.18);
    }

    .form-group textarea {
      resize: vertical;
      min-height: 120px;
    }

    .form-group select {
      appearance: none;
      cursor: pointer;
    }

    .hp-field {
      position: absolute;
      left: -9999px;
      width: 1px;
      height: 1px;
      overflow: hidden;
    }

    .form-note {
      font-family: 'Inter', sans-serif;
      font-size: 11px;
      color: var(--stone);
      letter-spacing: 0.04em;
    }

    .legal-body {
      padding: 44px var(--gutter) 52px;
      max-width: 680px;
      margin: 0 auto;
    }

    .legal-page .page-header {
      padding: 48px var(--gutter) 28px;
    }

    .legal-page .page-header h1 {
      font-size: clamp(30px, 4vw, 42px);
    }

    .legal-body h2 {
      font-size: 22px;
      margin: 30px 0 10px;
    }

    .legal-body h2:first-child { margin-top: 0; }

    .legal-body h3 {
      font-size: 21px;
      margin: 32px 0 12px;
    }

    .legal-body p,
    .legal-body li {
      font-size: 15px;
      line-height: 1.65;
      color: var(--stone);
    }

    .legal-body ul {
      margin: 0 0 1.5rem 1.2rem;
    }

    .legal-body strong { color: var(--ink); }

    /* ─── Footer ─────────────────────────────────────────── */
    footer {
      border-top: 1px solid var(--outline);
      padding: 30px var(--gutter) 28px;
    }

    .footer-inner {
      max-width: 1100px;
      margin: 0 auto;
      display: flex;
      flex-direction: column;
      align-items: flex-start;
      gap: 22px;
      flex-wrap: wrap;
    }

    .footer-bio {
      font-family: 'Source Serif 4', Georgia, serif;
      font-size: 14px;
      color: #6E6861;
      font-style: italic;
      max-width: 520px;
      line-height: 1.6;
    }

    .footer-links {
      display: flex;
      align-items: center;
      flex-wrap: wrap;
      gap: 0;
    }

    .footer-links a,
    .footer-links .footer-copyright {
      font-family: 'Inter', sans-serif;
      font-size: 9px;
      letter-spacing: 0.08em;
      text-transform: uppercase;
      color: var(--stone);
      opacity: 0.64;
    }

    .footer-links a {
      cursor: pointer;
    }

    .footer-links a:hover { color: var(--wine); }

    .footer-links > * + *::before {
      content: '';
      display: inline-block;
      width: 1px;
      height: 10px;
      margin: 0 10px;
      background: var(--surface-mid);
      vertical-align: -1px;
    }

    .footer-links .footer-copyright {
      text-transform: none;
      letter-spacing: 0.08em;
    }

    @media (max-width: 600px) {
      .footer-links { row-gap: 8px; }
      .footer-links .footer-copyright {
        flex-basis: 100%;
        white-space: nowrap;
      }
      .footer-links .footer-copyright::before { display: none; }
    }

    /* ─── Responsive ─────────────────────────────────────── */
    @media (max-width: 860px) {
      :root { --section-gap: 52px; }

      .nav-links { display: none; }
      .nav-social { display: none; }
      .nav-toggle { display: flex; }

      .hero::after {
        background-position: 54% 42%;
      }

      .hero::before {
        width: 100%;
        background:
          radial-gradient(ellipse at 30% 44%, rgba(0,0,0,.32) 0%, rgba(0,0,0,.2) 40%, rgba(0,0,0,.055) 70%, rgba(0,0,0,0) 100%),
          linear-gradient(90deg, rgba(0,0,0,.2) 0%, rgba(0,0,0,.08) 68%, rgba(0,0,0,0) 100%);
      }

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

      .work-archive-item {
        grid-template-columns: 158px 1fr;
        gap: 24px;
      }

      .work-cover-frame { width: 158px; }

      .about-layout {
        grid-template-columns: 1fr;
        gap: 48px;
      }

      .contact-layout {
        grid-template-columns: 1fr;
        gap: 48px;
      }

      .footer-inner {
        flex-direction: column;
        align-items: flex-start;
      }

      .work-card { padding: 28px 24px; }
      .work-card-cover-col { width: 92px; }
      .story-header { padding: 56px var(--gutter) 40px; }
      .excerpt-block { padding: 28px 24px; }

      .story-intro-layout {
        grid-template-columns: 1fr;
        gap: 28px;
      }

      .story-cover-frame {
        width: 150px;
        margin: 0 auto;
      }
    }

    @media (max-width: 600px) {
      .work-archive-item {
        grid-template-columns: 1fr;
        gap: 24px;
      }

      .work-cover-frame { width: 148px; }
    }

    @media (max-width: 500px) {
      .hero-actions { flex-direction: column; }
      .hero-actions .btn {
        text-align: center;
        width: min(100%, 280px);
      }
      .work-card-inner { flex-direction: column; }
      .work-card-cover-col { width: 100%; max-width: 160px; }
    }

    /* ─── Page Fade Transition ───────────────────────────── */
    @keyframes pageFadeIn {
      from { opacity: 0; transform: translateY(6px); }
      to   { opacity: 1; transform: translateY(0); }
    }

    .page.active {
      animation: pageFadeIn 0.22s ease forwards;
    }

    /* ─── Story Header: Cover Integration ───────────────── */
    .story-header-inner {
      display: flex;
      align-items: flex-end;
      justify-content: space-between;
      gap: 48px;
    }

    .story-header-text { flex: 1; }

    .story-header-cover {
      flex-shrink: 0;
      width: 130px;
      align-self: flex-end;
    }

    .story-header-cover img {
      width: 100%;
      aspect-ratio: 2/3;
      object-fit: cover;
      object-position: center top;
      display: block;
      box-shadow: 0 8px 32px rgba(0,0,0,0.4);
    }

    @media (max-width: 600px) {
      .story-header-inner {
        flex-direction: column-reverse;
        gap: 24px;
      }
      .story-header-cover { width: 90px; align-self: flex-start; }
    }

    /* ─── Literary Reader ──────────────────────────────────────── */
    .reading-meta {
      display: flex; gap: 12px; align-items: center;
      font-family: 'Inter', sans-serif; font-size: 11px;
      letter-spacing: 0.1em; text-transform: uppercase;
      color: var(--stone); padding: 10px 0 0;
      margin-bottom: 18px;
    }
    .reading-meta span { opacity: 0.5; }
    #reader-tlw, #reader-sits { scroll-margin-top: 80px; }
    .passage-nav {
      display: flex; align-items: center; justify-content: space-between;
      padding: 18px 0; margin: 32px 0;
      border-top: 1px solid rgba(128, 111, 96, 0.3); border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(128, 111, 96, 0.3);
    }
    .passage { display: none; }
    .passage.active { display: block; animation: passageIn 0.28s ease; }
    @keyframes passageIn {
      from { opacity: 0; transform: translateY(5px); }
      to   { opacity: 1; transform: translateY(0); }
    }
    .passage p {
      font-family: 'Source Serif 4', Georgia, serif;
      font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.85; color: var(--prose-ink);
      margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 1.4rem; text-indent: 0;
      text-rendering: optimizeLegibility;
    }
    .passage p:first-of-type { text-indent: 0; margin-top: 0; }
    .chapter-heading {
      margin: 0 0 2rem;
      padding-bottom: 1.4rem;
      border-bottom: 1px solid var(--outline);
    }
    .chapter-heading p {
      font-family: 'Inter', sans-serif;
      font-size: 11px;
      letter-spacing: 0.1em;
      line-height: 1.7;
      text-transform: uppercase;
      color: var(--stone);
      margin: 0;
    }
    .chapter-heading .chapter-title {
      font-family: 'EB Garamond', Georgia, serif;
      font-size: 24px;
      letter-spacing: 0;
      line-height: 1.25;
      text-transform: none;
      color: var(--ink);
      margin-bottom: 8px;
    }
    .scene-heading { margin-top: 2rem; }
    .chapter-break {
      margin-top: 2.2rem;
      padding-top: 1.2rem;
    }
    .return-beginning {
      margin-top: 2rem;
      padding-top: 1.4rem;
      border-top: 1px solid var(--outline);
      text-align: center;
    }
    .excerpt-afterword {
      margin-top: 24px;
      padding-top: 24px;
      border-top: 1px solid var(--outline);
    }
    .passage-btn {
      font-family: 'Inter', sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-weight: 500;
      letter-spacing: 0.1em; text-transform: uppercase; color: var(--stone);
      background: none; border: none; cursor: pointer; padding: 6px 0;
      transition: color 0.2s;
    }
    .passage-btn:hover:not([disabled]) { color: var(--wine); }
    .passage-btn[disabled] { opacity: 0.22; cursor: default; }
    .passage-count {
      font-family: 'Inter', sans-serif; font-size: 11px;
      letter-spacing: 0.08em; color: var(--stone);
    }
    .fn-ref {
      font-family: 'Inter', sans-serif; font-size: 10px; font-weight: 600;
      color: var(--wine); cursor: pointer; vertical-align: super;
      line-height: 0; user-select: none; padding: 0 2px;
      border-bottom: none;
    }
    .fn-ref:hover { opacity: 0.65; }
    .fn-popup {
      position: absolute; z-index: 500; background: rgba(241, 234, 223, 0.96);
      backdrop-filter: blur(6px) saturate(108%);
      -webkit-backdrop-filter: blur(6px) saturate(108%);
      border: 1px solid var(--outline); border-left: 2px solid var(--wine);
      padding: 14px 16px; max-width: 300px;
      display: flex; gap: 10px; align-items: flex-start;
      box-shadow:
        inset 0 1px 0 rgba(255,255,255,0.3),
        0 8px 28px rgba(45,32,27,0.12);
    }
    .fn-popup span {
      font-family: 'Source Serif 4', Georgia, serif;
      font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.6; color: var(--stone); font-style: italic;
    }
    .fn-popup-close {
      flex-shrink: 0; background: none; border: none; cursor: pointer;
      color: var(--stone); font-size: 18px; line-height: 1; padding: 0;
    }
    @media (max-width: 860px) {
      .passage p { font-size: 17px; line-height: 1.8; }
      .fn-popup { max-width: calc(100vw - 48px); left: 16px !important; }
    }