:root {
            color-scheme: light;
            --bg: #f5efe4;
            --bg-soft: #ece1d1;
            --bg-dark: #1d140f;
            --bg-dark-soft: #271b14;
            --ink: #201a16;
            --ink-soft: rgba(32, 26, 22, 0.72);
            --ink-muted: rgba(32, 26, 22, 0.52);
            --line: rgba(32, 26, 22, 0.12);
            --line-dark: rgba(228, 212, 179, 0.14);
            --panel: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.52);
            --panel-dark: rgba(255, 248, 237, 0.05);
            --shadow: 0 18px 48px rgba(32, 26, 22, 0.08);
            --gold: #e4d4b3;
            --bronze: #b9875c;
            --serif: "Iowan Old Style", "Palatino Linotype", "Book Antiqua", "Times New Roman", serif;
            --sans: "Aptos", "Segoe UI", "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif;
            --max: 1440px;
        }

        * {
            box-sizing: border-box;
        }

        html {
            scroll-behavior: smooth;
        }

        body {
            margin: 0;
            background:
                radial-gradient(circle at top right, rgba(185, 135, 92, 0.1), transparent 24rem),
                linear-gradient(180deg, #f7f1e7 0%, #f5efe4 100%);
            color: var(--ink);
            font-family: var(--sans);
            -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased;
            text-rendering: optimizeLegibility;
        }

        a {
            color: inherit;
            text-decoration: none;
        }

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

        .site-shell {
            min-height: 100vh;
        }

        .site-header {
            position: sticky;
            top: 0;
            z-index: 20;
            display: flex;
            justify-content: space-between;
            align-items: center;
            gap: 24px;
            padding: 20px 28px;
            backdrop-filter: blur(14px);
            background: rgba(247, 241, 231, 0.82);
            border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(32, 26, 22, 0.06);
        }

        .brand-lockup {
            font-family: var(--sans);
            font-size: clamp(1.7rem, 2.5vw, 2.8rem);
            line-height: 0.9;
            letter-spacing: -0.06em;
            text-transform: uppercase;
        }

        .site-nav {
            display: flex;
            flex-wrap: wrap;
            justify-content: flex-end;
            gap: 10px;
        }

        .site-nav a {
            padding: 10px 14px;
            border: 1px solid var(--line);
            border-radius: 999px;
            font-size: 0.9rem;
            color: var(--ink-soft);
            background: var(--panel);
            transition: transform 160ms ease, background 160ms ease;
        }

        .site-nav a:hover {
            transform: translateY(-1px);
            background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.72);
        }

        .site-main {
            display: block;
        }

        .site-footer {
            padding: 32px 28px 48px;
            border-top: 1px solid var(--line);
            color: var(--ink-muted);
            font-size: 0.95rem;
        }

        .frame {
            width: min(calc(100% - 56px), var(--max));
            margin: 0 auto;
        }

        .section {
            padding: 64px 0;
        }

        .eyebrow {
            display: inline-block;
            margin-bottom: 18px;
            color: var(--ink-muted);
            font-size: 0.78rem;
            letter-spacing: 0.16em;
            text-transform: uppercase;
        }

        .display {
            margin: 0;
            font-family: var(--serif);
            font-size: clamp(4rem, 10vw, 9rem);
            line-height: 0.9;
            letter-spacing: -0.05em;
            font-weight: 400;
        }

        .display-tight {
            margin: 0;
            font-family: var(--serif);
            font-size: clamp(2.8rem, 7vw, 6rem);
            line-height: 0.9;
            letter-spacing: -0.05em;
            font-weight: 400;
        }

        .lede {
            max-width: 58ch;
            margin: 0;
            font-size: 1.08rem;
            line-height: 1.8;
            color: var(--ink-soft);
        }

        .body-copy {
            max-width: 62ch;
            font-size: 1rem;
            line-height: 1.9;
            color: var(--ink-soft);
        }

        .body-copy p {
            margin: 0 0 1rem;
        }

        .page-hero {
            padding: 72px 0 28px;
        }

        .page-hero__grid {
            display: grid;
            gap: 28px;
            grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1.2fr) minmax(18rem, 0.8fr);
            align-items: end;
        }

        .page-hero__aside {
            color: var(--ink-soft);
            font-size: 1rem;
            line-height: 1.8;
            max-width: 40ch;
        }

        .surface-dark {
            background:
                radial-gradient(circle at top right, rgba(185, 135, 92, 0.18), transparent 28rem),
                linear-gradient(135deg, var(--bg-dark) 0%, var(--bg-dark-soft) 100%);
            color: var(--gold);
        }

        .surface-dark .eyebrow,
        .surface-dark .lede,
        .surface-dark .body-copy,
        .surface-dark .meta-row,
        .surface-dark .route-links a,
        .surface-dark .story-card p,
        .surface-dark .list-card p,
        .surface-dark .rich-prose,
        .surface-dark .rich-prose p,
        .surface-dark .rich-prose li {
            color: rgba(228, 212, 179, 0.78);
        }

        .surface-dark .display,
        .surface-dark .display-tight,
        .surface-dark h2,
        .surface-dark h3,
        .surface-dark h4 {
            color: #fff4df;
        }

        .surface-dark .story-card,
        .surface-dark .list-card,
        .surface-dark .muted-panel,
        .surface-dark .detail-panel,
        .surface-dark .archive-card {
            background: var(--panel-dark);
            border-color: var(--line-dark);
            box-shadow: none;
        }

        .surface-dark .route-links a {
            border-bottom-color: rgba(228, 212, 179, 0.22);
        }

        .section-label {
            margin: 0 0 10px;
            color: var(--ink-muted);
            font-size: 0.8rem;
            font-weight: 700;
            letter-spacing: 0.18em;
            text-transform: uppercase;
        }

        .story-card {
            min-height: 100%;
            padding: 30px;
            background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.42);
            border: 1px solid var(--line);
            box-shadow: var(--shadow);
        }

        .story-card h3,
        .list-card h3 {
            margin: 0 0 12px;
            font-family: var(--serif);
            font-size: clamp(2rem, 3vw, 3.1rem);
            font-weight: 400;
            letter-spacing: -0.05em;
            line-height: 0.95;
        }

        .story-card p,
        .list-card p {
            margin: 0;
            color: var(--ink-soft);
            line-height: 1.85;
        }

        .list-stack {
            display: grid;
            gap: 18px;
        }

        .list-card {
            padding: 24px 0;
            border-top: 1px solid var(--line);
        }

        .list-card:first-child {
            border-top: none;
            padding-top: 0;
        }

        .archive-grid {
            display: grid;
            gap: 22px;
            grid-template-columns: repeat(3, minmax(0, 1fr));
        }

        .archive-card {
            display: grid;
            gap: 18px;
            min-height: 100%;
            padding: 28px;
            background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.45);
            border: 1px solid var(--line);
            box-shadow: var(--shadow);
            transition: transform 180ms ease;
        }

        .archive-card:hover {
            transform: translateY(-3px);
        }

        .archive-card__meta {
            color: var(--ink-muted);
            font-size: 0.82rem;
            font-weight: 700;
            letter-spacing: 0.14em;
            text-transform: uppercase;
        }

        .archive-card__title {
            margin: 0;
            font-family: var(--serif);
            font-size: clamp(2rem, 3vw, 3.1rem);
            font-weight: 400;
            line-height: 0.95;
            letter-spacing: -0.05em;
        }

        .archive-card__text {
            margin: 0;
            color: var(--ink-soft);
            line-height: 1.8;
        }

        .archive-card__cta {
            display: inline-flex;
            align-items: center;
            gap: 8px;
            color: var(--ink);
            font-size: 0.92rem;
            font-weight: 700;
        }

        .archive-card__cta::after {
            content: "->";
        }

        .rich-prose {
            font-size: 1rem;
            line-height: 1.9;
            color: var(--ink-soft);
        }

        .rich-prose p,
        .rich-prose ul,
        .rich-prose ol {
            margin: 0 0 1rem;
        }

        .detail-grid {
            display: grid;
            gap: 28px;
            grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 0.9fr) minmax(0, 1.1fr);
            align-items: start;
        }

        .detail-panel {
            padding: 30px;
            background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.42);
            border: 1px solid var(--line);
            box-shadow: var(--shadow);
        }

        .detail-meta {
            display: grid;
            gap: 14px;
        }

        .detail-meta__row {
            display: grid;
            gap: 6px;
        }

        .detail-meta__label {
            color: var(--ink-muted);
            font-size: 0.78rem;
            font-weight: 700;
            letter-spacing: 0.18em;
            text-transform: uppercase;
        }

        .detail-meta__value {
            color: var(--ink);
            font-size: 1rem;
            line-height: 1.6;
        }

        .pill {
            display: inline-flex;
            align-items: center;
            justify-content: center;
            gap: 8px;
            padding: 12px 18px;
            border-radius: 999px;
            border: 1px solid var(--line);
            background: transparent;
            color: var(--ink);
        }

        .grid-two {
            display: grid;
            gap: 24px;
            grid-template-columns: repeat(2, minmax(0, 1fr));
        }

        .stack-xl {
            display: grid;
            gap: 28px;
        }

        .muted-panel {
            padding: 28px;
            background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.38);
            border: 1px solid var(--line);
            box-shadow: var(--shadow);
        }

        .card-grid {
            display: grid;
            gap: 22px;
            grid-template-columns: repeat(3, minmax(0, 1fr));
        }

        .card {
            min-height: 100%;
            padding: 28px;
            border: 1px solid var(--line);
            background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.35);
            box-shadow: var(--shadow);
        }

        .card h3,
        .card h4 {
            margin: 0 0 14px;
            font-family: var(--serif);
            font-size: clamp(1.7rem, 3vw, 2.6rem);
            font-weight: 400;
            line-height: 0.95;
            letter-spacing: -0.04em;
        }

        .card p {
            margin: 0;
            color: var(--ink-soft);
            line-height: 1.8;
        }

        .meta-row {
            display: flex;
            justify-content: space-between;
            gap: 16px;
            margin-top: 18px;
            font-size: 0.82rem;
            text-transform: uppercase;
            letter-spacing: 0.12em;
            color: var(--ink-muted);
        }

        .split-stage {
            display: grid;
            grid-template-columns: 1.2fr 0.8fr;
            gap: 28px;
            align-items: end;
        }

        .chapter {
            min-height: 72vh;
            display: grid;
            align-items: end;
            padding: 36px;
        }

        .chapter-cream {
            background: linear-gradient(180deg, rgba(255,255,255,0.52), rgba(245,239,228,0.95));
        }

        .chapter-blue {
            background: var(--bg-powder);
        }

        .chapter-coral {
            background: var(--bg-coral);
            color: #fff7f2;
        }

        .chapter-coral .eyebrow,
        .chapter-coral .body-copy,
        .chapter-coral .lede,
        .chapter-coral .meta-row {
            color: rgba(255, 247, 242, 0.82);
        }

        .band {
            display: grid;
            grid-template-columns: 0.85fr 1.15fr;
            min-height: 72vh;
        }

        .band-copy {
            padding: 44px 28px;
            display: flex;
            flex-direction: column;
            justify-content: space-between;
            gap: 20px;
        }

        .band-visual {
            min-height: 480px;
            background:
                radial-gradient(circle at 20% 20%, rgba(255,255,255,0.35), transparent 30%),
                linear-gradient(150deg, rgba(41, 28, 17, 0.08), rgba(255,255,255,0.08)),
                var(--bg-soft);
        }

        .editorial-wall {
            display: grid;
            grid-template-columns: 1fr 1.4fr;
            gap: 24px;
            align-items: start;
        }

        .editorial-note {
            padding-top: 12px;
        }

        .ghost-word {
            font-family: var(--serif);
            font-size: clamp(5rem, 11vw, 10rem);
            line-height: 0.88;
            letter-spacing: -0.08em;
            color: rgba(32, 26, 22, 0.18);
        }

        .route-links {
            display: flex;
            flex-wrap: wrap;
            gap: 12px;
        }

        .route-links a {
            color: var(--ink-soft);
            border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(32, 26, 22, 0.2);
            padding-bottom: 2px;
        }

        @media (max-width: 1080px) {
            .card-grid,
            .grid-two,
            .split-stage,
            .band,
            .editorial-wall,
            .page-hero__grid,
            .archive-grid,
            .detail-grid {
                grid-template-columns: 1fr;
            }

            .chapter,
            .band {
                min-height: auto;
            }

            .site-header {
                align-items: flex-start;
                flex-direction: column;
            }
        }

        @media (max-width: 760px) {
            .frame {
                width: min(calc(100% - 32px), var(--max));
            }

            .site-header,
            .site-footer {
                padding-left: 16px;
                padding-right: 16px;
            }

            .section {
                padding: 28px 0;
            }

            .card,
            .muted-panel,
            .chapter,
            .band-copy {
                padding: 22px;
            }
        }