/**
 * Amity Conflict Specialists — Independent Ombuds Advisory
 *
 * Editorial boutique advisory. Warm ivory grounds, deep plum contrast
 * panels, watercolour botanicals, generous negative space.
 * Palette is locked by the V2 Website Handoff.
 */

/* ── Tokens ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── */
:root {
    /* Core palette — V2 handoff */
    --plum:        #4B173E;   /* primary authority: hero, footer, dark panels */
    --plum-deep:   #380F2D;   /* depth within plum sections */
    --plum-lift:   #5E2450;   /* hover / raised plum */
    --burgundy:    #7C314A;   /* buttons, rules, emphasis */
    --burgundy-lift:#8F3C57;
    --rose:        #B9778A;   /* small accents only — never body text */
    --rose-soft:   #D8AFBB;
    --ivory:       #F5F0E8;   /* primary light background */
    --stone:       #E5DED4;   /* secondary neutral / texture */
    --olive:       #6D7040;   /* very sparing botanical accent */

    /* Derived neutrals */
    --paper:       #FBF8F3;
    --ink:         #2A2124;   /* warm charcoal, never pure black */
    --ink-soft:    #6A585C;
    --ink-faint:   #6F5E5D;
    --on-plum:     #F6EDE8;
    --on-plum-soft:#D9BFCC;

    /* Type */
    --serif:  'Cormorant Garamond', 'Iowan Old Style', Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;
    --sans:   'Montserrat', -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'Segoe UI', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;
    --script: 'Caveat', 'Segoe Script', cursive;

    /* Measure */
    --wrap:        1220px;
    --wrap-narrow: 700px;
    --gutter:      clamp(20px, 5vw, 48px);
    --section-y:   clamp(72px, 9vw, 120px);

    /* Paper grain — barely perceptible warmth, not a filter effect */
    --grain: url("data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg' width='160' height='160'%3E%3Cfilter id='n'%3E%3CfeTurbulence type='fractalNoise' baseFrequency='.82' numOctaves='3'/%3E%3C/filter%3E%3Crect width='160' height='160' filter='url(%23n)' opacity='.5'/%3E%3C/svg%3E");
}

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

html { -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; scroll-behavior: smooth; }
@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) { html { scroll-behavior: auto; } }

body {
    font-family: var(--sans);
    font-size: 17px;
    font-weight: 400;
    line-height: 1.72;
    color: var(--ink);
    background: var(--ivory);
    -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased;
    overflow-x: hidden;
}

img, svg { max-width: 100%; height: auto; display: block; }
ul, ol { list-style: none; }

a { color: var(--burgundy); text-decoration: none; transition: color .25s ease; }
a:hover { color: var(--plum); }

:focus-visible {
    outline: 2px solid var(--focus-ring, var(--burgundy));
    outline-offset: 3px;
    border-radius: 1px;
}

/*
 * The focus ring inherits --burgundy, which each brand redefines. On the plum
 * and periwinkle panels that lands at 1.00:1 against its own background, so the
 * ring disappears exactly where the hero CTAs and every footer link live.
 * Dark containers therefore flip the ring to the light on-plum ink (>= 10.2:1
 * on every brand background), satisfying WCAG 2.2 SC 1.4.11.
 *
 * .skip-link is deliberately NOT in this list: it is a dark chip on a light
 * page, and outline-offset draws its ring outside the chip on the ivory
 * ground, where the default burgundy ring reads 7.73:1.
 */
.hero,
.section--plum,
.panel-plum,
.page-head,
.site-footer,
.auth-page,
.cta-aqua,
.cta-clay {
    --focus-ring: var(--on-plum);
}

::selection { background: var(--rose-soft); color: var(--plum-deep); }

.skip-link {
    position: absolute; left: -9999px; top: 0; z-index: 2000;
    background: var(--plum); color: var(--on-plum);
    padding: 12px 20px; font-size: 13px; letter-spacing: .12em; text-transform: uppercase;
}
.skip-link:focus { left: 0; color: var(--on-plum); }

.sr-only {
    position: absolute; width: 1px; height: 1px; padding: 0; margin: -1px;
    overflow: hidden; clip: rect(0 0 0 0); white-space: nowrap; border: 0;
}

/* ── Typography ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────── */
h1, h2, h3, h4 {
    font-family: var(--serif);
    font-weight: 400;
    line-height: 1.16;
    letter-spacing: -0.005em;
    color: var(--plum);
    text-wrap: balance;
}

h1 { font-size: clamp(2.6rem, 6vw, 4.15rem); }
h2 { font-size: clamp(2.05rem, 4.1vw, 3.05rem); }
h3 { font-size: clamp(1.4rem, 2.2vw, 1.85rem); }
h4 { font-size: 1.25rem; }

p { text-wrap: pretty; }
p + p { margin-top: 1.1em; }

em { font-style: italic; }

.script {
    font-family: var(--script);
    font-weight: 600;
    color: var(--burgundy);
    font-size: 1.22em;
    line-height: 1;
}

.eyebrow {
    font-family: var(--sans);
    font-size: 11.5px;
    font-weight: 600;
    letter-spacing: .24em;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    color: var(--burgundy);
    margin-bottom: 1.15rem;
}
/* Retained as an explicit alias; the default is already the ink tone. */
.eyebrow--ink { color: var(--burgundy); }

.lede {
    font-size: clamp(1.06rem, 1.6vw, 1.19rem);
    line-height: 1.72;
    color: var(--ink-soft);
}

.measure { max-width: 62ch; }

/* Thin rose rule used as an editorial separator */
.rule {
    width: 64px; height: 1px; border: 0;
    background: var(--rose);
    margin: 1.6rem 0;
}
.rule--center { margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; }

/* ── Layout ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── */
.wrap {
    width: 100%;
    max-width: var(--wrap);
    margin-inline: auto;
    padding-inline: var(--gutter);
}
.wrap--narrow { max-width: calc(var(--wrap-narrow) + var(--gutter) * 2); }

.section { padding-block: var(--section-y); position: relative; }
.section--tight { padding-block: clamp(52px, 6vw, 80px); }

.section--ivory { background: var(--ivory); }
.section--paper { background: var(--paper); }
.section--stone { background: var(--stone); }

.section--plum {
    background: var(--plum);
    color: var(--on-plum-soft);
}
.section--plum h1, .section--plum h2,
.section--plum h3, .section--plum h4 { color: var(--on-plum); }
.section--plum .eyebrow { color: var(--rose-soft); }
.section--plum .lede { color: var(--on-plum-soft); }
.section--plum a:not(.btn) { color: var(--rose-soft); }
.section--plum a:not(.btn):hover { color: #fff; }
.section--plum .rule { background: var(--rose); }
.section--plum .script { color: var(--rose-soft); }

/* Grain sits above the ground colour, below the content */
.section--ivory::before, .section--paper::before,
.section--stone::before, .section--plum::before {
    content: ''; position: absolute; inset: 0;
    background-image: var(--grain);
    opacity: .035;
    pointer-events: none;
}
.section--plum::before { opacity: .06; }
.section > .wrap { position: relative; z-index: 1; }

/* Organic section transitions — used sparingly, not between every band */
.wave { display: block; width: 100%; height: clamp(38px, 5vw, 74px); }
.wave svg { display: block; width: 100%; height: 100%; }
.wave--flip svg { transform: scaleY(-1); }

/* ── Buttons ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── */
.btn {
    display: inline-flex; align-items: center; gap: .7em;
    font-family: var(--sans);
    font-size: 12.5px; font-weight: 600;
    letter-spacing: .17em; text-transform: uppercase;
    padding: 17px 30px;
    border: 1px solid transparent;
    border-radius: 2px;
    cursor: pointer;
    transition: background-color .28s ease, border-color .28s ease, color .28s ease;
    min-height: 48px;
}
.btn .arw { transition: transform .28s ease; display: inline-block; }
.btn:hover .arw { transform: translateX(4px); }

.btn--primary { background: var(--burgundy); color: #fff; }
.btn--primary:hover { background: var(--plum); color: #fff; }

.btn--ghost { background: transparent; color: var(--burgundy); border-color: var(--burgundy); }
.btn--ghost:hover { background: var(--burgundy); color: #fff; }

.btn--on-plum { background: transparent; color: var(--on-plum); border-color: var(--rose); }
.btn--on-plum:hover { background: var(--on-plum); color: var(--plum); border-color: var(--on-plum); }

.btn--solid-light { background: var(--ivory); color: var(--plum); }
.btn--solid-light:hover { background: #fff; color: var(--plum-deep); }

/* Quiet inline link with an animated underline */
.link-underline {
    font-size: 12.5px; font-weight: 600; letter-spacing: .16em; text-transform: uppercase;
    display: inline-flex; align-items: center; gap: .6em;
    padding-bottom: 4px;
    background-image: linear-gradient(currentColor, currentColor);
    background-size: 100% 1px; background-repeat: no-repeat; background-position: 0 100%;
    transition: background-size .3s ease, color .25s ease;
}
.link-underline:hover { background-size: 40% 1px; }
.link-underline .arw { transition: transform .28s ease; }
.link-underline:hover .arw { transform: translateX(4px); }

/* ── Header / navigation ──────────────────────────────────────────────── */
/*
 * One state flag drives the chrome. `.is-transparent` means "floating over
 * the hero artwork": light logo, light nav, no bar. Everything else — interior
 * pages, the scrolled state, and the open mobile menu — is the solid ivory bar.
 */
.site-header {
    position: fixed; inset: 0 0 auto 0; z-index: 900;
    padding-block: 20px;
    background: var(--ivory);
    box-shadow: 0 1px 0 rgba(75, 23, 62, .1);
    transition: background-color .35s ease, box-shadow .35s ease, padding .35s ease;
}
.site-header .wrap {
    display: flex; align-items: center; justify-content: space-between; gap: 24px;
}

.site-header.is-transparent {
    background: transparent;
    box-shadow: none;
}
.site-header.is-stuck {
    padding-block: 12px;
    background: rgba(245, 240, 232, .97);
    backdrop-filter: saturate(140%) blur(6px);
}

/* Brand and toggle stay above the mobile menu panel */
.brand, .nav-toggle { position: relative; z-index: 3; }

.brand {
    display: inline-flex; flex-direction: column;
    /* Column flex stretches items across the cross axis by default, which
       would widen the mark to match the tagline and distort it. */
    align-items: flex-start;
    flex-shrink: 0;
    gap: 6px; line-height: 1;
}
/* Single source of truth for the brand mark's size. `width: auto` plus
   `max-width: none` keep it from being stretched by the flex column or
   re-clamped by the global img reset. */
.brand img, .brand__logo {
    height: clamp(54px, 6.2vw, 88px);
    width: auto;
    max-width: none;
}
.brand__tagline {
    font-family: var(--serif);
    font-style: italic;
    font-size: clamp(11.5px, 1.05vw, 13.5px);
    letter-spacing: .015em;
    color: var(--burgundy);
    padding-left: 2px;
    transition: color .35s ease;
}
/* Over the hero the mark is rendered for a dark ground */
.brand__logo--light { display: none; }
.site-header.is-transparent .brand__logo--light { display: block; }
.site-header.is-transparent .brand__logo--dark  { display: none; }
.site-header.is-transparent .brand__tagline { color: var(--rose-soft); }

.nav ul { display: flex; align-items: center; gap: clamp(18px, 2.6vw, 38px); }
/*
 * Practice-area names are multi-word and flex items shrink by default, so
 * without this they break mid-name ("Conflict & Life / Coaching") long before
 * the row runs out of room. With three areas the row needs about 1134px; the
 * container offers more than that down to 1100px, where the menu takes over.
 */
.nav ul > li { flex: 0 0 auto; }
.nav a { white-space: nowrap; }
.nav a {
    font-size: 12px; font-weight: 500;
    letter-spacing: .19em; text-transform: uppercase;
    color: var(--ink);
    padding-bottom: 6px;
    position: relative;
}
.nav a::after {
    content: ''; position: absolute; left: 0; right: 0; bottom: 0;
    height: 1px; background: var(--rose);
    transform: scaleX(0); transform-origin: left;
    transition: transform .3s ease;
}
.nav a:hover::after, .nav a[aria-current="page"]::after { transform: scaleX(1); }
.nav a:hover, .nav a[aria-current="page"] { color: var(--burgundy); }

.site-header.is-transparent .nav a { color: rgba(246, 237, 232, .9); }
.site-header.is-transparent .nav a:hover,
.site-header.is-transparent .nav a[aria-current="page"] { color: #fff; }

.nav-toggle {
    display: none;
    background: none; border: 0; cursor: pointer;
    width: 46px; height: 46px; padding: 11px;
    align-items: center; justify-content: center;
}
.nav-toggle span {
    display: block; width: 100%; height: 1.5px; background: var(--ink);
    position: relative; transition: background-color .2s ease, transform .3s ease;
}
.nav-toggle span::before, .nav-toggle span::after {
    content: ''; position: absolute; left: 0; width: 100%; height: 1.5px;
    background: inherit; transition: transform .3s ease;
}
.nav-toggle span::before { top: -7px; }
.nav-toggle span::after  { top: 7px; }
.site-header.is-transparent .nav-toggle span { background: var(--ivory); }
.nav-toggle[aria-expanded="true"] span { background: transparent; }
.nav-toggle[aria-expanded="true"] span::before { transform: translateY(7px) rotate(45deg); background: var(--ink); }
.nav-toggle[aria-expanded="true"] span::after  { transform: translateY(-7px) rotate(-45deg); background: var(--ink); }

/* ── Hero ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── */
.hero {
    position: relative;
    min-height: clamp(620px, 92vh, 900px);
    display: flex; align-items: center;
    padding-top: clamp(132px, 15vh, 176px);
    padding-bottom: clamp(96px, 12vh, 148px);
    background: var(--plum-deep);
    overflow: hidden;
}
.hero__media {
    position: absolute; inset: 0;
    background-image: url('../images/hero-blossom.jpg');
    background-size: cover;
    background-position: 68% 60%;
}
/* Dark to the left so the copy always clears contrast, light to the right
   so the blossoms and sun keep their luminosity */
.hero__scrim {
    position: absolute; inset: 0;
    background:
        linear-gradient(94deg, rgba(26,8,21,.96) 0%, rgba(32,10,26,.93) 38%, rgba(40,13,32,.72) 56%, rgba(45,15,36,.24) 78%, rgba(45,15,36,0) 96%),
        linear-gradient(180deg, rgba(22,7,18,.78) 0%, rgba(22,7,18,.1) 30%, rgba(22,7,18,0) 50%);
}
.hero .wrap { position: relative; z-index: 2; width: 100%; }
.hero__inner { max-width: 660px; }

.hero h1 {
    color: #fff;
    font-size: clamp(2.35rem, 4.35vw, 3.55rem);
    line-height: 1.14;
    letter-spacing: -0.012em;
}
.hero h1 .accent { color: var(--rose-soft); font-style: italic; }

.hero__lede {
    margin-top: 1.5rem;
    max-width: 47ch;
    color: rgba(246, 237, 232, .93);
    font-size: clamp(1.02rem, 1.5vw, 1.15rem);
    line-height: 1.76;
}
.hero__cta { margin-top: 2.2rem; display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; gap: 14px; }

/* Organic transition out of the hero into the ivory band below */
.hero__wave {
    position: absolute; left: 0; right: 0; bottom: -1px; z-index: 3;
    height: clamp(34px, 5vw, 76px); pointer-events: none;
}
.hero__wave svg { display: block; width: 100%; height: 100%; }

/* ── Reflection band ──────────────────────────────────────────────────── */
/*
 * The still life carries its own composition: subject left, a wide fall of
 * soft light on the right. The copy sits in that light rather than fighting
 * it, so no scrim is needed — plum on the pale right third clears 10:1.
 */
.reflection {
    position: relative;
    min-height: clamp(320px, 38vw, 560px);
    display: flex; align-items: center;
    background: var(--stone);
    overflow: hidden;
}
.reflection__media {
    position: absolute; inset: 0;
    width: 100%; height: 100%;
    object-fit: cover;
    object-position: center 52%;
}
.reflection .wrap {
    position: relative; z-index: 2; width: 100%;
    display: flex; justify-content: flex-end;
}
.reflection__line {
    font-family: var(--serif);
    font-style: italic;
    font-size: clamp(1.5rem, 3.2vw, 2.4rem);
    line-height: 1.34;
    color: var(--plum);
    max-width: 15ch;
    text-align: right;
}

/* Without the photograph the band stays a quiet stone panel */
.photo-slot--band { position: absolute; inset: 0; align-items: center; justify-content: flex-start; padding-left: 6%; }
.photo-slot--band svg { display: none; }

@media (max-width: 820px) {
    /* Stacked: the photograph keeps its own 2:1 crop, copy sits beneath it */
    .reflection {
        display: block; min-height: 0;
        background: var(--ivory);
        padding-bottom: clamp(36px, 7vw, 52px);
    }
    .reflection__media {
        position: static; height: auto; aspect-ratio: 2 / 1;
        object-position: center 55%;
        margin-bottom: clamp(26px, 5vw, 38px);
    }
    .reflection .wrap { justify-content: flex-start; }
    .reflection__line { text-align: left; max-width: 18ch; }
    .photo-slot--band { position: relative; aspect-ratio: 2 / 1; padding-left: 0; justify-content: center; }
}

/* ── Trio: portrait | editorial copy | plum panel ─────────────────────── */
.trio {
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: minmax(0, .95fr) minmax(0, 1.22fr) minmax(0, .9fr);
    align-items: stretch;
    background: var(--paper);
}
.trio__media {
    position: relative; min-height: 460px;
    background: var(--stone);
    box-shadow: inset -1px 0 0 rgba(124, 49, 74, .12);
}
.trio__media img {
    position: absolute; inset: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%;
    object-fit: cover;
    object-position: center 16%;   /* keep her eyes near the upper third */
}
.trio__body {
    padding: clamp(48px, 5.5vw, 88px) clamp(28px, 4vw, 62px);
    display: flex; flex-direction: column; justify-content: center;
}
.trio__body p { color: var(--ink-soft); max-width: 46ch; }
.trio__body p + p { margin-top: 1.05rem; }
.trio__script { margin-top: 1.9rem; }
.trio__script .script { font-size: 1.85rem; line-height: 1.35; display: inline-block; }
.trio__panel { display: flex; flex-direction: column; justify-content: center; }

/*
 * Tablet: the portrait stays beside the copy, as on desktop, and the plum
 * panel moves underneath. A full-width landscape band here cropped the 3:4
 * portrait down to her face at 800px+ across.
 */
/*
 * 1024, not 1000: an iPad in landscape is exactly 1024 wide and was falling
 * into the three-column desktop layout, where the portrait column narrowed to
 * about 312px beside a full-height row and cover cropped away 61 per cent of
 * the picture. That is the same complaint, at the most common tablet width.
 */
@media (max-width: 1024px) {
    .trio { grid-template-columns: minmax(0, .82fr) minmax(0, 1.18fr); }
    /*
     * Hold the portrait to the photograph's own 3:4 shape and anchor it to the
     * top. Without this the column stretches to the height of the copy beside
     * it, roughly 336x806, and object-fit: cover answers by zooming until only
     * about half the width of the picture is left: her face fills the frame,
     * cropped at the crown and both sides. Matching the ratio means there is
     * nothing to crop and the whole composition survives.
     */
    .trio__media { min-height: 0; aspect-ratio: 3 / 4; align-self: start; }
    .trio__panel { grid-column: 1 / -1; }
}
@media (max-width: 640px) {
    .trio { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
    .trio__media { aspect-ratio: 4 / 5; max-height: 76vh; }
    .trio__media img { object-position: center 22%; }
}

/* ── Closing call to action ───────────────────────────────────────────── */
.cta-close .statement { max-width: 42ch; }
.cta-close h2 { font-size: clamp(2.1rem, 4.6vw, 3.3rem); }

/* ── Pull quote ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────── */
.quote { text-align: center; }
.quote__body {
    font-family: var(--serif);
    font-size: clamp(1.55rem, 3.1vw, 2.35rem);
    line-height: 1.42;
    color: var(--plum);
    max-width: 22ch;
    margin-inline: auto;
    position: relative;
    text-wrap: balance;
}
.quote--wide .quote__body { max-width: 30ch; }
.quote__mark {
    font-family: var(--serif);
    font-size: clamp(3.6rem, 7vw, 5.6rem);
    line-height: .5;
    color: var(--rose);
    display: block;
}
.quote__mark--open  { margin-bottom: .3rem; }
.quote__mark--close { margin-top: 1.7rem; }
.quote__attr {
    margin-top: 1.6rem;
    font-size: 11.5px; letter-spacing: .22em; text-transform: uppercase;
    color: var(--ink-faint);
}

/* ── Lifecycle: one continuous process, not five cards ────────────────── */
.lifecycle {
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: repeat(5, 1fr);
    margin-top: clamp(38px, 5vw, 62px);
}
.stage {
    padding: 4px clamp(12px, 1.8vw, 26px);
    text-align: center;
    border-left: 1px solid rgba(124, 49, 74, .2);
}
.stage:first-child { border-left: 0; }
.stage__icon { width: clamp(50px, 5.2vw, 66px); margin: 0 auto clamp(16px, 2vw, 22px); }
.stage__name {
    font-family: var(--sans);
    font-size: clamp(12px, 1.15vw, 13.5px);
    font-weight: 600;
    letter-spacing: .22em;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    color: var(--plum);
    margin-bottom: .8rem;
}
.stage__text {
    font-size: 14.5px;
    line-height: 1.62;
    color: var(--ink-soft);
    max-width: 22ch;
    margin-inline: auto;
}
.section--plum .stage { border-left-color: rgba(216, 175, 187, .24); }
.section--plum .stage__name { color: var(--on-plum); }
.section--plum .stage__text { color: var(--on-plum-soft); }

.lifecycle-note {
    margin-top: clamp(38px, 5vw, 58px);
    text-align: center;
}
.lifecycle-note .script { font-size: 2rem; display: block; margin-bottom: .35rem; }

/* Expanded lifecycle, used on the Approach page */
.stage-detail {
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: 120px 1fr;
    gap: clamp(24px, 4vw, 52px);
    align-items: start;
    padding-block: clamp(40px, 5vw, 62px);
    border-top: 1px solid rgba(124, 49, 74, .16);
}
.stage-detail:first-of-type { border-top: 0; padding-top: 0; }
.stage-detail__icon { width: 96px; }
.stage-detail__num {
    font-family: var(--serif);
    font-size: 15px; letter-spacing: .2em;
    color: var(--burgundy);
    margin-bottom: .5rem;
}
.stage-detail h3 {
    font-family: var(--sans);
    font-size: clamp(15px, 1.5vw, 17px); font-weight: 600;
    letter-spacing: .2em; text-transform: uppercase;
    color: var(--plum);
    margin-bottom: 1rem;
}
.stage-detail p { max-width: 64ch; color: var(--ink-soft); }
.stage-detail__note {
    margin-top: 1.3rem; padding: 18px 22px;
    background: var(--stone);
    border-left: 2px solid var(--rose);
    font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.66; color: var(--ink-soft);
}

/* ── Two pillars ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────── */
.pillars {
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: repeat(2, 1fr);
    gap: clamp(34px, 5vw, 76px);
    margin-top: clamp(34px, 4vw, 56px);
}
.pillar { position: relative; padding-top: 30px; border-top: 2px solid var(--rose); }
.pillar h3 {
    font-size: clamp(1.55rem, 2.4vw, 2rem);
    margin-bottom: 1rem;
}
.pillar__points { margin-top: 1.6rem; }
.pillar__points li {
    position: relative;
    padding-left: 26px;
    font-size: 15.5px;
    line-height: 1.6;
    color: var(--ink-soft);
}
.pillar__points li + li { margin-top: .78rem; }
.pillar__points li::before {
    content: ''; position: absolute; left: 0; top: .62em;
    width: 12px; height: 1px; background: var(--rose);
}
.section--plum .pillar__points li { color: var(--on-plum-soft); }

.pillar-bridge {
    margin-top: clamp(46px, 6vw, 72px);
    text-align: center;
    font-family: var(--serif);
    font-size: clamp(1.45rem, 2.7vw, 2.05rem);
    color: var(--plum);
}
.section--plum .pillar-bridge { color: var(--on-plum); }

/* ── Editorial split: image beside copy ───────────────────────────────── */
.split {
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 0.82fr) minmax(0, 1.18fr);
    align-items: stretch;
}
.split--reverse .split__media { order: 2; }
.split__media { position: relative; min-height: 420px; background: var(--stone); }
.split__media img {
    width: 100%; height: 100%; object-fit: cover;
    position: absolute; inset: 0;
    object-position: center 18%;
}
.split__body {
    padding: clamp(48px, 6vw, 92px) clamp(28px, 5vw, 76px);
    display: flex; flex-direction: column; justify-content: center;
}
.split__body .measure { max-width: 54ch; }

/* Placeholder shown until the real photograph is dropped in */
.photo-slot {
    position: absolute; inset: 0;
    display: flex; flex-direction: column; align-items: center; justify-content: center;
    gap: 14px; text-align: center; padding: 32px;
    background: linear-gradient(150deg, var(--stone) 0%, #DCD2C6 100%);
    color: var(--ink-faint);
}
.photo-slot svg { width: 46px; opacity: .5; }
.photo-slot span { font-size: 11.5px; letter-spacing: .18em; text-transform: uppercase; }
.photo-slot code {
    font-family: ui-monospace, SFMono-Regular, Menlo, monospace;
    font-size: 12px; color: var(--burgundy); letter-spacing: 0;
}

/* Plum sidebar panel (the "Who I work with" block) */
.panel-plum {
    background: var(--plum);
    color: var(--on-plum-soft);
    padding: clamp(40px, 5vw, 62px) clamp(28px, 4vw, 52px);
    position: relative; overflow: hidden;
}
.panel-plum::before {
    content: ''; position: absolute; inset: 0;
    background-image: var(--grain); opacity: .07; pointer-events: none;
}
.panel-plum > * { position: relative; z-index: 1; }
.panel-plum h3 { color: var(--on-plum); margin-bottom: 1.4rem; }
.panel-plum ul li {
    position: relative; padding-left: 28px; font-size: 15.5px; line-height: 1.58;
}
.panel-plum ul li + li { margin-top: .95rem; }
.panel-plum ul li::before {
    content: '✓'; position: absolute; left: 0; top: 0;
    color: var(--rose-soft); font-size: 13px;
}

/* ── Typography-first practitioner section ────────────────────────────── */
.statement { text-align: center; max-width: 46ch; margin-inline: auto; }
.statement h2 {
    font-size: clamp(2.3rem, 5vw, 3.6rem);
    line-height: 1.14;
}
.statement__lede {
    margin-top: 1.8rem;
    font-size: clamp(1.06rem, 1.7vw, 1.22rem);
    line-height: 1.76;
    color: var(--ink-soft);
}
.section--plum .statement__lede { color: var(--on-plum-soft); }

.statement-aside {
    margin-top: clamp(46px, 6vw, 70px);
    display: grid; grid-template-columns: repeat(2, 1fr);
    gap: clamp(28px, 4vw, 56px);
    max-width: 940px; margin-inline: auto;
    text-align: left;
}
.statement-aside h3 {
    font-family: var(--sans);
    font-size: 11.5px; font-weight: 600;
    letter-spacing: .22em; text-transform: uppercase;
    color: var(--burgundy);
    margin-bottom: .9rem;
}
.section--plum .statement-aside h3 { color: var(--rose-soft); }
.statement-aside p { font-size: 15.5px; line-height: 1.7; color: var(--ink-soft); }
.section--plum .statement-aside p { color: var(--on-plum-soft); }

/* ── Ways to work together ────────────────────────────────────────────── */

/* ── Page header for interior pages ───────────────────────────────────── */
.page-head {
    background: var(--plum);
    color: var(--on-plum-soft);
    padding-block: clamp(150px, 17vw, 210px) clamp(60px, 7vw, 92px);
    position: relative; overflow: hidden;
}
.page-head::before {
    content: ''; position: absolute; inset: 0;
    background-image: var(--grain); opacity: .06; pointer-events: none;
}
.page-head .wrap { position: relative; z-index: 1; }
.page-head h1 { color: #fff; max-width: 18ch; }
.page-head .eyebrow { color: var(--rose-soft); }
.page-head__lede {
    margin-top: 1.4rem; max-width: 56ch;
    color: rgba(246, 237, 232, .88);
    font-size: clamp(1.02rem, 1.5vw, 1.14rem);
}

/* ── Forms ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── */
.form-grid { display: grid; grid-template-columns: repeat(2, 1fr); gap: 22px 24px; }
.field { display: flex; flex-direction: column; gap: 8px; }
.field--full { grid-column: 1 / -1; }
/* A submit button in a full-width field should not stretch to the grid */
.field > .btn { align-self: flex-start; }

.field label {
    font-size: 11.5px; font-weight: 600;
    letter-spacing: .18em; text-transform: uppercase;
    color: var(--burgundy);
}
.field .hint { font-size: 13.5px; color: var(--ink-faint); letter-spacing: 0; text-transform: none; font-weight: 400; }

.field input, .field select, .field textarea {
    font-family: var(--sans); font-size: 16px; color: var(--ink);
    background: var(--paper);
    border: 1px solid rgba(124, 49, 74, .26);
    border-radius: 2px;
    padding: 14px 16px;
    width: 100%;
    min-height: 50px;
    transition: border-color .25s ease, background-color .25s ease;
}
.field textarea { min-height: 168px; resize: vertical; line-height: 1.6; }
.field input:focus, .field select:focus, .field textarea:focus {
    border-color: var(--burgundy); background: #fff; outline: none;
}
.field input:focus-visible, .field select:focus-visible, .field textarea:focus-visible {
    outline: 2px solid var(--burgundy); outline-offset: 2px;
}
.field select {
    appearance: none;
    background-image: url("data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg' viewBox='0 0 12 8'%3E%3Cpath d='M1 1l5 5 5-5' fill='none' stroke='%237C314A' stroke-width='1.4'/%3E%3C/svg%3E");
    background-repeat: no-repeat; background-position: right 16px center; background-size: 12px;
    padding-right: 44px;
}
.honeypot { position: absolute; left: -9999px; width: 1px; height: 1px; overflow: hidden; }

.notice {
    padding: 18px 22px; border-radius: 2px; font-size: 15px; margin-bottom: 28px;
    border-left: 2px solid var(--rose); background: var(--stone); color: var(--ink);
}
.notice--ok { border-left-color: var(--olive); }
.notice--error { border-left-color: var(--burgundy); }

.contact-layout {
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1.35fr) minmax(0, .8fr);
    gap: clamp(40px, 6vw, 84px);
    align-items: start;
}
.contact-aside h3 {
    font-family: var(--sans); font-size: 11.5px; font-weight: 600;
    letter-spacing: .22em; text-transform: uppercase; color: var(--burgundy); margin-bottom: .7rem;
}
.contact-aside .block + .block { margin-top: 2.2rem; }
.contact-aside p { font-size: 15.5px; line-height: 1.68; color: var(--ink-soft); }

/* ── Resources & writing ──────────────────────────────────────────────── */
.entries { border-top: 1px solid rgba(124, 49, 74, .16); }
.entry {
    display: grid; grid-template-columns: 172px 1fr; gap: clamp(20px, 3vw, 44px);
    padding-block: clamp(30px, 3.6vw, 44px);
    border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(124, 49, 74, .16);
    align-items: baseline;
}
.entry__meta { font-size: 11.5px; letter-spacing: .2em; text-transform: uppercase; color: var(--ink-faint); }
.entry h3 { font-size: clamp(1.3rem, 2vw, 1.65rem); margin-bottom: .55rem; }
.entry h3 a { color: var(--plum); }
.entry h3 a:hover { color: var(--burgundy); }
.entry p { font-size: 15.5px; color: var(--ink-soft); max-width: 62ch; }
.entry__more { margin-top: 1rem; }

.empty-state {
    padding: clamp(44px, 6vw, 72px);
    text-align: center; background: var(--stone);
    color: var(--ink-soft);
}

/* Long-form article body */
.article { max-width: 68ch; margin-inline: auto; }
.article h2 { font-size: clamp(1.7rem, 2.8vw, 2.15rem); margin: 2.4rem 0 1rem; }
.article h3 { font-size: 1.4rem; margin: 2rem 0 .8rem; }
.article p, .article li { font-size: 17px; line-height: 1.8; color: var(--ink); }
.article p + p { margin-top: 1.3rem; }
.article ul, .article ol { margin: 1.3rem 0 1.3rem 1.3rem; }
.article ul li { list-style: disc; margin-bottom: .55rem; }
.article ol li { list-style: decimal; margin-bottom: .55rem; }
.article blockquote {
    margin: 2rem 0; padding-left: 26px;
    border-left: 2px solid var(--rose);
    font-family: var(--serif); font-size: 1.35rem; line-height: 1.5; color: var(--plum);
}
.article img { margin: 2rem 0; border-radius: 2px; }
.article a { text-decoration: underline; text-underline-offset: 3px; }

/* ── Footer ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── */
.site-footer {
    background: var(--plum-deep);
    color: var(--on-plum-soft);
    padding-block: clamp(58px, 7vw, 86px) 34px;
    position: relative; overflow: hidden;
    font-size: 15px;
}
.site-footer::before {
    content: ''; position: absolute; inset: 0;
    background-image: var(--grain); opacity: .06; pointer-events: none;
}
.site-footer .wrap { position: relative; z-index: 1; }
.footer-grid {
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1.5fr) repeat(2, minmax(0, 1fr));
    gap: clamp(32px, 5vw, 72px);
}
.site-footer h2 {
    font-family: var(--sans); font-size: 11.5px; font-weight: 600;
    letter-spacing: .22em; text-transform: uppercase;
    color: var(--rose-soft); margin-bottom: 1.2rem;
}
.site-footer a { color: var(--on-plum-soft); }
.site-footer a:hover { color: #fff; }
.site-footer li + li { margin-top: .7rem; }
.footer-brand img { width: 200px; margin-bottom: 18px; }
.footer-brand__name {
    font-family: var(--serif);
    font-size: 1.5rem; color: var(--on-plum);
    margin-bottom: .6rem;
}
.footer-brand p { max-width: 40ch; line-height: 1.72; }
.footer-bottom {
    margin-top: clamp(42px, 5vw, 62px); padding-top: 26px;
    border-top: 1px solid rgba(216, 175, 187, .18);
    display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; gap: 12px 26px; justify-content: space-between;
    font-size: 13px; color: rgba(216, 175, 187, .86);
}

/* ── Motion ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── */
.reveal { opacity: 0; transform: translateY(18px); }
.reveal.is-in {
    opacity: 1; transform: none;
    transition: opacity .8s cubic-bezier(.22,.61,.36,1), transform .8s cubic-bezier(.22,.61,.36,1);
}
@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) {
    .reveal, .reveal.is-in { opacity: 1; transform: none; transition: none; }
    .btn, .btn .arw, .link-underline, .nav a::after { transition: none !important; }
}

/* ── Admin / auth chrome ──────────────────────────────────────────────── */
.admin-shell { padding-block: clamp(140px, 16vw, 190px) var(--section-y); }
.admin-card {
    background: var(--paper);
    border: 1px solid rgba(124, 49, 74, .16);
    border-radius: 2px;
    padding: clamp(28px, 4vw, 44px);
}
.admin-table { width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse; font-size: 15px; }
.admin-table th, .admin-table td {
    text-align: left; padding: 14px 12px;
    border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(124, 49, 74, .14);
}
.admin-table th {
    font-size: 11.5px; letter-spacing: .18em; text-transform: uppercase; color: var(--burgundy);
}
.admin-actions { display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; gap: 10px; }

/* ── Admin / auth: legacy class names mapped onto the new palette ─────── */
.auth-page {
    min-height: 100vh; display: flex; align-items: center; justify-content: center;
    padding: 40px var(--gutter); background: var(--plum);
    position: relative;
}
.auth-page::before {
    content: ''; position: absolute; inset: 0;
    background-image: var(--grain); opacity: .06; pointer-events: none;
}
.auth-container {
    position: relative; z-index: 1;
    width: 100%; max-width: 440px;
    background: var(--paper);
    border-radius: 2px;
    padding: clamp(30px, 5vw, 46px);
    box-shadow: 0 24px 60px rgba(24, 8, 20, .3);
}
.auth-container h2 { font-size: 1.9rem; text-align: center; margin-bottom: 1.8rem; }

.dashboard { padding-block: clamp(130px, 15vw, 180px) var(--section-y); }
.dashboard > *, .dashboard-header, .dashboard-stats {
    max-width: var(--wrap); margin-inline: auto; padding-inline: var(--gutter);
}
.dashboard-header { margin-bottom: 2.6rem; }
.dashboard-header h1 { font-size: clamp(2rem, 3.6vw, 2.8rem); }
.dashboard-stats {
    display: grid; grid-template-columns: repeat(auto-fit, minmax(200px, 1fr));
    gap: 20px; margin-bottom: 3rem;
}
.stat-card {
    background: var(--paper); border: 1px solid rgba(124, 49, 74, .16);
    border-radius: 2px; padding: 28px; text-align: center;
}
.stat-card h3 { font-size: 2.6rem; color: var(--burgundy); margin-bottom: .2rem; }
.stat-card p {
    font-size: 11.5px; letter-spacing: .18em; text-transform: uppercase; color: var(--ink-faint);
}

.form-group { display: flex; flex-direction: column; gap: 8px; margin-bottom: 20px; }
.form-group label {
    font-size: 11.5px; font-weight: 600; letter-spacing: .18em;
    text-transform: uppercase; color: var(--burgundy);
}
.form-group input, .form-group select, .form-group textarea {
    font-family: var(--sans); font-size: 16px; color: var(--ink);
    background: #fff; border: 1px solid rgba(124, 49, 74, .26);
    border-radius: 2px; padding: 13px 15px; width: 100%; min-height: 48px;
}
.form-group input:focus, .form-group select:focus, .form-group textarea:focus {
    border-color: var(--burgundy); outline: none;
}
.form-group textarea { min-height: 240px; resize: vertical; }
.checkbox-wrapper { display: flex; align-items: center; gap: 10px; margin-bottom: 20px; }
.checkbox-wrapper input { width: auto; min-height: 0; }
.checkbox-wrapper label { text-transform: none; letter-spacing: 0; font-size: 15px; font-weight: 400; }

/* Legacy button names share the editorial button shape */
.btn-primary, .btn-secondary {
    display: inline-flex; align-items: center; gap: .6em;
    font-family: var(--sans); font-size: 12.5px; font-weight: 600;
    letter-spacing: .16em; text-transform: uppercase;
    padding: 15px 26px; border: 1px solid transparent; border-radius: 2px;
    cursor: pointer; min-height: 46px;
    transition: background-color .28s ease, color .28s ease, border-color .28s ease;
}
.btn-primary { background: var(--burgundy); color: #fff; }
.btn-primary:hover { background: var(--plum); color: #fff; }
.btn-secondary { background: transparent; color: var(--burgundy); border-color: var(--burgundy); }
.btn-secondary:hover { background: var(--burgundy); color: #fff; }
.btn-small { padding: 9px 16px; font-size: 11px; min-height: 38px; }

.badge {
    display: inline-block; font-size: 10.5px; font-weight: 600;
    letter-spacing: .16em; text-transform: uppercase;
    padding: 5px 11px; border-radius: 2px;
}
.badge-published { background: rgba(109, 112, 64, .16); color: #4E5030; }
.badge-draft { background: var(--stone); color: var(--ink-soft); }

.actions { display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; gap: 8px; }

.error-message, .success-message {
    padding: 15px 18px; border-radius: 2px; font-size: 15px; margin-bottom: 22px;
    background: var(--stone); border-left: 2px solid var(--burgundy); color: var(--ink);
}
.success-message { border-left-color: var(--olive); }

/* ── Responsive ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────── */
@media (max-width: 1000px) {
    .lifecycle { grid-template-columns: repeat(2, 1fr); gap: 40px 0; }
    .stage { border-left: 0; text-align: left; padding-inline: 0 24px; }
    .stage__icon { margin-inline: 0; }
    .stage__text { margin-inline: 0; max-width: 34ch; }
    .stage:nth-child(even) { padding-left: 24px; border-left: 1px solid rgba(124, 49, 74, .2); }

    .split { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
    .split--reverse .split__media { order: 0; }
    .split__media {
        min-height: 0;
        aspect-ratio: 4 / 5;
        max-height: 76vh;
    }
    .split__media img { object-position: center 22%; }

    .contact-layout { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
    .footer-grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr; }
    .footer-brand { grid-column: 1 / -1; }
}

/*
 * The menu takes over at 1100px, not 820px. Two practice areas fitted the bar
 * comfortably; three do not below roughly 1100px. Raising the breakpoint keeps
 * every name intact rather than shortening any of them to fit.
 */
@media (max-width: 1100px) {
    .nav-toggle { display: flex; }
    .nav {
        position: fixed; inset: 0 0 auto 0; z-index: 2;
        background: var(--ivory);
        padding: calc(var(--nav-bar-h, 104px) + 16px) var(--gutter) 36px;
        box-shadow: 0 20px 40px rgba(42, 33, 36, .16);
        transform: translateY(-100%);
        transition: transform .38s cubic-bezier(.22,.61,.36,1);
        visibility: hidden;
        max-height: 100dvh; overflow-y: auto;
    }
    .nav.is-open { transform: translateY(0); visibility: visible; }
    .nav ul { flex-direction: column; align-items: flex-start; gap: 2px; }
    .nav a { font-size: 15px; letter-spacing: .16em; padding: 14px 0; display: block; width: 100%; }
    /* The bar turns solid while the menu is open, so nav text is always ink */
    .site-header.is-transparent .nav a { color: var(--ink); }
    .site-header.is-transparent .nav a:hover,
    .site-header.is-transparent .nav a[aria-current="page"] { color: var(--burgundy); }
}

@media (max-width: 820px) {
    body { font-size: 16.5px; }

    .hero { min-height: 640px; }
    .hero__media { background-position: 72% 62%; }
    .hero__scrim {
        background:
            linear-gradient(180deg, rgba(24,8,19,.93) 0%, rgba(30,10,24,.86) 42%, rgba(36,12,29,.74) 100%);
    }
    .hero__inner { max-width: none; padding-top: 74px; }

    .pillars { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
    .statement-aside { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
    .form-grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }

    .stage-detail { grid-template-columns: 1fr; gap: 20px; }
    .stage-detail__icon { width: 72px; }

    .entry { grid-template-columns: 1fr; gap: 10px; }
}

@media (max-width: 560px) {
    .hero h1 { font-size: clamp(2.05rem, 8.6vw, 2.5rem); }
    .hero__cta .btn { font-size: 11.5px; letter-spacing: .13em; padding-inline: 20px; }

    .lifecycle { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
    .stage, .stage:nth-child(even) { border-left: 0; padding-left: 0; }
    .stage + .stage { padding-top: 34px; border-top: 1px solid rgba(124, 49, 74, .18); }
    .footer-grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
    .btn { width: 100%; justify-content: center; }
    .hero__cta .btn { width: 100%; }
}

@media print {
    .site-header, .site-footer, .hero__media, .btn { display: none !important; }
    body { background: #fff; color: #000; }
}

/* ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════
   PARENT BRAND — Amity as trunk, two branches
   Warm ivory ground, translucent pigment veils, raspberry/plum/lavender on the
   left and turquoise/periwinkle on the right. The branch tokens are redefined
   per body scope so the shared components inherit the right family.
   ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════ */

body.brand-parent, body.brand-creative, body.brand-coaching {
    /* Handoff palette */
    --ivory:      #FBF6EA;
    --paper:      #FFFDF7;
    --stone:      #F2EADF;
    --rasp:       #B83E78;
    --plum:       #5B2347;
    --lav:        #9B82C4;
    --turq:       #58C9D3;
    --aqua:       #A8E5E5;
    --aqua-tint:  #EAF7F7;
    --peri:       #7C91D4;
    --peri-deep:  #203568;   /* luminance-matched to plum so branches read equal */
    --gold:       #C8A45A;
    /* Coaching's branch colour. 11.00:1 on ivory, the same as peri-deep and
       within 0.04 of plum, so no branch reads as the serious one. */
    --clay:       #542D1D;
    --clay-tint:  #F5ECE4;

    --ink:        #2E2038;
    --ink-soft:   #5A4E63;
    --ink-faint:  #6F6377;
    --footer-bg:  #2E2038;
}

/* The Creative branch swings the interactive colour to the blue family. */
body.brand-creative {
    --burgundy:      var(--peri-deep);
    --burgundy-lift: #2B4585;
}
body.brand-coaching {
    --burgundy:      var(--clay);
    --burgundy-lift: #6E3C25;
}
body.brand-parent {
    --burgundy:      var(--plum);
    --burgundy-lift: var(--rasp);
}

body.brand-parent, body.brand-creative, body.brand-coaching { background: var(--ivory); }

/* ── Pigment veils ────────────────────────────────────────────────────── */
/*
 * Opaque artwork composited onto the same ivory, then multiplied over the
 * page. Multiply makes the near-white ground vanish exactly, so there is no
 * rectangular seam and the two families can overlap where they meet.
 */
.veil {
    position: absolute;
    background-repeat: no-repeat;
    mix-blend-mode: multiply;
    pointer-events: none;
    z-index: 0;
    -webkit-mask-image: linear-gradient(180deg, transparent 0%, #000 14%, #000 84%, transparent 100%);
            mask-image: linear-gradient(180deg, transparent 0%, #000 14%, #000 84%, transparent 100%);
}
.veil--left  { background-image: url('../images/veil-left.webp'); }
.veil--right { background-image: url('../images/veil-right.webp'); }
.veil--fork-left  { background-image: url('../images/veil-left.webp'); }
.veil--fork-right { background-image: url('../images/veil-right.webp'); }
.veil--branch-right { background-image: url('../images/veil-right.webp'); }

/* ── Hero: the thesis owns the first viewport ─────────────────────────── */
.veil-hero {
    position: relative;
    min-height: clamp(560px, 92vh, 900px);
    display: flex; align-items: center;
    padding-top: clamp(120px, 15vh, 168px);
    padding-bottom: clamp(60px, 9vh, 110px);
    background: var(--ivory);
    overflow: hidden;
}
.veil-hero .wrap { position: relative; z-index: 2; }

.veil-hero .veil--left {
    left: -8%; top: -6%; width: 56%; height: 112%;
    background-size: cover; background-position: 14% center;
    opacity: .72;
}
.veil-hero .veil--right {
    right: -8%; top: -6%; width: 56%; height: 112%;
    background-size: cover; background-position: 86% center;
    opacity: .8;
}

/* Left-hand editorial column: thesis, supporting line, one action. */
.veil-hero__inner { max-width: 33rem; }

.thesis {
    font-family: var(--serif);
    font-weight: 400;
    color: var(--plum);
    font-size: clamp(2rem, 3.6vw, 3.15rem);
    line-height: 1.16;
    letter-spacing: -0.012em;
    text-align: left;
    text-wrap: balance;
    position: relative;
}

.thesis__a, .thesis__b { display: block; }
.thesis__b { color: var(--peri-deep); }

/* ── The fork ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── */
.wayfinder {
    font-family: var(--sans);
    font-size: 11.5px; font-weight: 600;
    letter-spacing: .26em; text-transform: uppercase;
    color: var(--ink-soft);
    margin-bottom: 1.4rem;
}

.fork {
    position: relative;
    padding-block: clamp(56px, 8vw, 108px);
    background: var(--ivory);
    overflow: hidden;
}
.fork .wrap { position: relative; z-index: 2; }
.section-lead {
    font-family: var(--sans);
    font-size: clamp(.95rem, 1.55vw, 1.28rem);
    font-weight: 500;
    letter-spacing: .24em;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    color: var(--ink-soft);
    text-align: center;
    margin-bottom: clamp(38px, 4.4vw, 62px);
    scroll-margin-top: calc(var(--nav-bar-h, 104px) + 28px);
}

.fork .veil--fork-left {
    left: -22%; top: 0; width: 52%; height: 100%;
    background-size: cover; background-position: 30% 70%;
    opacity: .42;
}
.fork .veil--fork-right {
    right: -22%; top: 0; width: 52%; height: 100%;
    background-size: cover; background-position: 70% 70%;
    opacity: .42;
}

/* Introduces the three practices as ways in rather than alternatives. */
.fork__intro {
    max-width: 62ch; margin: 0 auto clamp(34px, 4.5vw, 58px);
    text-align: center;
}
.fork__intro p { color: var(--ink-soft); line-height: 1.74; }
.fork__intro p + p { margin-top: 1.05rem; }
.fork__intro p:first-child {
    font-family: var(--serif);
    font-size: clamp(1.25rem, 2.2vw, 1.6rem);
    line-height: 1.32; color: var(--plum);
}

.fork__grid {
    display: grid;
    /* Track list is generated from the practice-area count, not fixed at two. */
    grid-template-columns: var(--fork-cols, 1fr auto 1fr);
    gap: clamp(24px, 4vw, 64px);
    align-items: stretch;
}

/* Open and typographic. No cards, no hard edges. */
.branch {
    text-align: center; padding-top: 6px;
    display: flex; flex-direction: column;
}
.branch__name {
    font-family: var(--serif);
    font-size: clamp(1.75rem, 3.1vw, 2.6rem);
    line-height: 1.14;
    margin-bottom: .55rem;
    text-wrap: balance;
}
.branch--ombuds   .branch__name { color: var(--plum); }
.branch--creative .branch__name { color: var(--peri-deep); }

.branch__audience {
    font-family: var(--sans);
    font-size: 12.5px; font-weight: 700;
    letter-spacing: .22em; text-transform: uppercase;
    margin-bottom: 1.4rem;
}
/*
 * A short rule in the branch's own colour, taken with currentColor so each
 * branch keeps its established accent. A marker, not a chip: the fork is
 * deliberately open and typographic, with no cards or hard edges.
 */
.branch__audience::before {
    content: ''; display: block;
    width: 30px; height: 2px; margin: 0 auto .85rem;
    background: currentColor; opacity: .9;
}
/*
 * Side by side, branch names run to one or two lines ("Ombuds Advisory" against
 * "Creative Conflict Engagement"), which left the audience labels at different
 * heights and made the three contexts harder to compare at a glance. Reserving
 * two lines aligns the labels across all three. Only while they are in columns:
 * stacked, each name takes the height it needs.
 */
@media (min-width: 1001px) {
    .branch__name { min-height: 2.28em; }
}
.branch--ombuds   .branch__audience { color: var(--rasp); }
.branch--creative .branch__audience { color: var(--peri-deep); }

.branch__body {
    font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.72;
    color: var(--ink-soft);
    max-width: 40ch; margin-inline: auto;
}
.branch__cta {
    display: inline-flex; align-items: center; gap: .6em;
    align-self: center;
    margin-top: auto; padding-top: 1.7rem;
    font-family: var(--sans);
    font-size: 12px; font-weight: 600;
    letter-spacing: .16em; text-transform: uppercase;
    padding-bottom: 5px;
    background-image: linear-gradient(currentColor, currentColor);
    background-size: 100% 1px; background-repeat: no-repeat; background-position: 0 100%;
    transition: background-size .3s ease, color .25s ease;
}
.branch__cta:hover { background-size: 34% 1px; }
.branch__cta .arw { transition: transform .28s ease; }
.branch__cta:hover .arw { transform: translateX(4px); }
.branch--ombuds   .branch__cta { color: var(--plum); }
.branch--creative .branch__cta { color: var(--peri-deep); }
.branch--coaching .branch__name     { color: var(--clay); }
.branch--coaching .branch__audience { color: var(--clay); }
.branch--coaching .branch__cta      { color: var(--clay); }

/* Quiet centre marker, not a boxy divider */

/* Secondary to the three practices on purpose: smaller, quieter, no heading. */
.fork__close {
    margin-top: clamp(40px, 5vw, 68px);
    text-align: center;
    font-size: 15.5px; color: var(--ink-soft);
}
.fork__close .link-underline { margin-left: .5rem; white-space: nowrap; }

/* ── Toward positive peace ────────────────────────────────────────────── */
.peace {
    position: relative;
    padding-block: clamp(64px, 9vw, 120px) clamp(72px, 10vw, 130px);
    background: var(--ivory);
    text-align: center;
}
.peace__inner { max-width: 60ch; margin-inline: auto; }
.peace__icon { width: clamp(64px, 8vw, 92px); margin: 0 auto 1.8rem; color: var(--gold); }
.peace__heading {
    font-family: var(--serif);
    font-size: clamp(1.9rem, 3.6vw, 2.7rem);
    color: var(--plum);
    margin-bottom: 1.3rem;
}
.peace__body {
    font-size: clamp(1.02rem, 1.5vw, 1.14rem);
    line-height: 1.78;
    color: var(--ink-soft);
    max-width: 54ch; margin-inline: auto;
}
.peace__note {
    margin-top: clamp(34px, 4.5vw, 54px);
    padding-top: clamp(26px, 3vw, 34px);
    border-top: 1px solid rgba(46, 32, 56, .14);
    max-width: 52ch; margin-inline: auto;
    font-size: 15.5px; line-height: 1.7; color: var(--ink-soft);
}
.peace__prompt {
    font-family: var(--serif); font-style: italic;
    font-size: 1.2rem; color: var(--ink); margin-bottom: .5rem;
}
.peace__note a {
    color: var(--peri-deep);
    text-decoration: underline; text-underline-offset: 3px;
    text-decoration-thickness: 1px;
}
.peace__note a:hover { color: var(--plum); }

/* ── Interim wordmark, until the real logo asset lands ────────────────── */
.brand__wordmark { display: flex; flex-direction: column; gap: 3px; }
.brand__name {
    font-family: var(--serif);
    font-size: clamp(1.85rem, 3.1vw, 2.5rem);
    line-height: .96;
    letter-spacing: .005em;
    color: var(--plum);
}
.brand__sub {
    font-family: var(--sans);
    font-size: clamp(8.5px, .78vw, 9.8px);
    font-weight: 600; letter-spacing: .3em; text-transform: uppercase;
    color: var(--ink-soft);
}
/* ── Header + footer in the parent families ──────────────────────────── */
body.brand-parent .site-header,
body.brand-creative .site-header { background: var(--ivory); }
body.brand-parent .site-header.is-stuck,
body.brand-creative .site-header.is-stuck { background: rgba(251, 246, 234, .97); }

/* The parent hero is light, so the floating bar keeps dark text. */
body.brand-parent .site-header.is-transparent .nav a,
body.brand-creative .site-header.is-transparent .nav a { color: var(--ink); }
body.brand-parent .site-header.is-transparent .nav-toggle span,
body.brand-creative .site-header.is-transparent .nav-toggle span { background: var(--ink); }
body.brand-parent .site-header.is-transparent .brand__name { color: var(--plum); }

.btn--nav {
    padding: 11px 20px; min-height: 40px;
    font-size: 11px; letter-spacing: .16em;
    border: 1px solid currentColor; border-radius: 999px;
    color: var(--burgundy);
}
.btn--nav:hover { background: var(--burgundy); color: var(--ivory); border-color: var(--burgundy); }

body.brand-parent .site-footer,
body.brand-creative .site-footer { background: var(--footer-bg); }

/* ── Branch sub-navigation (Ombuds Advisory) ─────────────────────────── */
/* Sits directly beneath the fixed masthead as a second tier. */
.subnav {
    position: fixed; top: var(--nav-bar-h, 104px); left: 0; right: 0; z-index: 850;
    background: var(--stone);
    border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(124, 49, 74, .14);
    padding-block: 11px;
}
.subnav .wrap { display: flex; align-items: center; gap: clamp(14px, 2.4vw, 34px); flex-wrap: wrap; }
.subnav__label {
    font-family: var(--sans);
    font-size: 10.5px; font-weight: 600;
    letter-spacing: .22em; text-transform: uppercase;
    color: var(--rose);
    padding-right: clamp(6px, 1.4vw, 18px);
    border-right: 1px solid rgba(124, 49, 74, .2);
}
.subnav ul { display: flex; gap: clamp(14px, 2.2vw, 30px); flex-wrap: wrap; }
.subnav a {
    font-size: 11.5px; font-weight: 500;
    letter-spacing: .15em; text-transform: uppercase;
    color: var(--ink-soft);
}
.subnav a:hover, .subnav a[aria-current="page"] { color: var(--burgundy); }
.subnav a[aria-current="page"] { font-weight: 600; }

/* Ombuds pages carry two tiers of chrome, so first sections clear both. */
body.brand-ombuds .hero {
    padding-top: calc(var(--chrome-h, 152px) + clamp(28px, 5vh, 60px));
}
body.brand-ombuds .page-head {
    padding-top: calc(var(--chrome-h, 152px) + clamp(34px, 5vw, 64px));
}
body.brand-ombuds .admin-shell,
body.brand-ombuds .dashboard {
    padding-top: calc(var(--chrome-h, 152px) + 40px);
}

/* ── Creative branch page ─────────────────────────────────────────────── */
.branch-head {
    position: relative; overflow: hidden;
    background: var(--ivory);
    padding-block: calc(var(--nav-bar-h, 104px) + clamp(44px, 6vw, 82px)) clamp(56px, 7vw, 86px);
}
.branch-head .wrap { position: relative; z-index: 2; }
.branch-head .veil--branch-right {
    right: -14%; top: -20%; width: 66%; height: 150%;
    background-size: contain; background-position: right top;
    opacity: .75;
}
.branch-head h1 { max-width: 16ch; }
.branch-head--creative h1 { color: var(--peri-deep); }
.branch-head--coaching h1 { color: var(--clay); }
/*
 * Creative fills the space under its hero with veil artwork; coaching has none
 * yet, so the shared padding reads as a hole. Trimmed until the image arrives —
 * once it does, the view adds .branch-head--has-media and the fuller spacing is
 * restored so the artwork sits in a considered band, not a cramped one.
 */
.branch-head--coaching { padding-bottom: clamp(26px, 3.4vw, 42px); }
.branch-head--coaching.branch-head--has-media { padding-bottom: clamp(56px, 7vw, 86px); }

/* Artwork band directly under the coaching heading. */
.coaching-media { background: var(--ivory); padding-bottom: clamp(44px, 6vw, 76px); }
.coaching-media__fig { margin: 0; }
.coaching-media__fig img {
    display: block; width: 100%; height: auto;
    border-radius: 12px;
    box-shadow: 0 34px 60px -34px rgba(50, 26, 14, .40);
}
.branch-head__lede {
    margin-top: 1.4rem; max-width: 52ch;
    font-size: clamp(1.04rem, 1.6vw, 1.18rem);
    line-height: 1.72; color: var(--ink-soft);
}

.section--aqua { background: var(--aqua-tint); }
.section--aqua h2 { color: var(--peri-deep); }
.section--aqua .wayfinder { color: var(--peri-deep); }

.outcomes {
    display: grid; grid-template-columns: repeat(3, 1fr);
    gap: clamp(26px, 4vw, 58px);
    margin-top: clamp(32px, 4vw, 52px);
}
.outcome { border-top: 2px solid var(--turq); padding-top: 22px; }
.outcome h3 {
    font-family: var(--sans);
    font-size: 16px; font-weight: 600; letter-spacing: .01em;
    color: var(--peri-deep); margin-bottom: .5rem;
}
.outcome p { font-size: 15.5px; line-height: 1.68; color: var(--ink-soft); }

.express {
    font-family: var(--serif);
    font-size: clamp(2.2rem, 4.6vw, 3.4rem);
    color: var(--peri-deep);
}
.express__gt { color: var(--turq); padding-inline: .12em; }

.forms {
    margin-top: clamp(44px, 6vw, 70px);
    max-width: 780px; margin-inline: auto; text-align: center;
}
.forms__label {
    font-family: var(--sans);
    font-size: 11.5px; font-weight: 600;
    letter-spacing: .22em; text-transform: uppercase;
    color: var(--peri-deep); margin-bottom: 1.2rem;
}
.forms__list {
    display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; justify-content: center; gap: 10px 12px;
}
.forms__list li {
    font-size: 14.5px; line-height: 1.4;
    color: var(--ink);
    padding: 9px 16px;
    border: 1px solid rgba(32, 53, 104, .26);
    border-radius: 999px;
}
.forms__note {
    margin-top: 1.6rem; font-size: 15px; color: var(--ink-soft);
    max-width: 46ch; margin-inline: auto;
}

.cta-aqua { background: var(--peri-deep); }
.cta-aqua h2 { color: #fff; }
.cta-aqua .statement__lede { color: rgba(255,255,255,.86); }
.btn--aqua { background: var(--aqua); color: var(--peri-deep); }
.btn--aqua:hover { background: #fff; color: var(--peri-deep); }

/* ── Responsive ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────── */
@media (max-width: 900px) {
    .outcomes { grid-template-columns: 1fr; gap: 26px; }
}

@media (max-width: 820px) {
    /* Art direction, not proportional shrinking: on a narrow screen the two
       families stack top and bottom and the thesis keeps a clear ivory band
       through the middle. */
    /* With the hero reduced to the thesis alone the section would collapse and
       let the lower veil climb into the text, so it keeps a deliberate height
       and the two families are pulled back to the edges. */
    .veil-hero {
        min-height: 72vh;
        padding-top: calc(var(--nav-bar-h, 90px) + 26px);
        padding-bottom: clamp(40px, 7vh, 64px);
    }
    .veil-hero__inner { max-width: none; }
    .veil-hero .veil--left {
        left: -26%; top: 0; width: 104%; height: 30%;
        background-size: cover; background-position: 34% 18%;
        opacity: .62;
        -webkit-mask-image: linear-gradient(180deg, #000 0%, #000 46%, transparent 100%);
                mask-image: linear-gradient(180deg, #000 0%, #000 46%, transparent 100%);
    }
    .veil-hero .veil--right {
        right: -26%; bottom: 0; top: auto; width: 104%; height: 28%;
        background-size: cover; background-position: 66% 86%;
        opacity: .58;
        -webkit-mask-image: linear-gradient(180deg, transparent 0%, #000 54%, #000 100%);
                mask-image: linear-gradient(180deg, transparent 0%, #000 54%, #000 100%);
    }

    .fork .veil--fork-left  { left: -40%; width: 110%; opacity: .38; }
    .fork .veil--fork-right { right: -40%; width: 110%; opacity: .38; }

    .branch-head .veil--branch-right { right: -30%; width: 130%; opacity: .55; }

    /* Stays fixed under the masthead, but compressed to a single scrollable
       row so two tiers of chrome do not eat a small screen. */
    .subnav { padding-block: 8px; }
    .subnav__label { display: none; }
    .subnav .wrap {
        gap: 0; flex-wrap: nowrap;
        overflow-x: auto; scrollbar-width: none;
        -webkit-overflow-scrolling: touch;
    }
    .subnav .wrap::-webkit-scrollbar { display: none; }
    .subnav ul { flex-wrap: nowrap; gap: 18px; }
    .subnav a { white-space: nowrap; font-size: 11px; }
}

@media (max-width: 560px) {
    .thesis { font-size: clamp(2rem, 9vw, 2.7rem); max-width: 100%; }
    .brand__name { font-size: 1.7rem; }
    .forms__list li { font-size: 13.5px; padding: 8px 13px; }
}

/* ── Creative Conflict Engagement: formats ────────────────────────────── */
/*
 * A list, not a fixed set. One entry must not read as the whole practice area,
 * so the section is spaced and separated for successive entries that alternate
 * their image side.
 */
.offerings { margin-top: clamp(30px, 4vw, 48px); }

.offering {
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: minmax(0, .85fr) minmax(0, 1.15fr);
    gap: clamp(28px, 4.5vw, 68px);
    align-items: start;
}
.offering + .offering {
    margin-top: clamp(48px, 6vw, 88px);
    padding-top: clamp(48px, 6vw, 88px);
    border-top: 1px solid rgba(32, 53, 104, .16);
}
.offering--flip .offering__media { order: 2; }
/* No image yet: the copy takes the full row instead of leaving a blank column. */
.offering--text { grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1fr); }

.offering__media {
    position: relative;
    aspect-ratio: 4 / 3;
    background: var(--aqua-tint);
    border-radius: 2px;
    overflow: hidden;
}
.offering__media img { width: 100%; height: 100%; object-fit: cover; }

.offering__body h3 {
    font-family: var(--serif);
    font-size: clamp(1.5rem, 2.5vw, 2.05rem);
    color: var(--peri-deep);
    margin-bottom: .9rem;
}
.offering__question {
    font-family: var(--serif);
    font-style: italic;
    font-size: clamp(1.1rem, 1.7vw, 1.32rem);
    line-height: 1.44;
    color: var(--plum);
    padding-left: 18px;
    border-left: 2px solid var(--turq);
    margin-bottom: 1.5rem;
    max-width: 40ch;
}
.offering__body p { color: var(--ink-soft); max-width: 62ch; }
.offering__body p + p { margin-top: 1.05rem; }

@media (max-width: 820px) {
    .offering { grid-template-columns: 1fr; gap: 24px; }
    .offering--flip .offering__media { order: 0; }
    .offering__media { aspect-ratio: 3 / 2; }
}

/* ── About Amity Conflict Specialists ─────────────────────────────────── */
/*
 * A narrative, not a resume. The copy runs as one continuous measure with no
 * credential sections. Birthe sits alongside the opening question rather than
 * heading a conventional "meet the founder" page, so the portrait is a
 * supporting column, not the subject.
 */
.about-open {
    position: relative; overflow: hidden;
    background: var(--ivory);
    padding-block: calc(var(--nav-bar-h, 104px) + clamp(44px, 6vw, 84px)) clamp(48px, 6vw, 80px);
}
.about-open .wrap { position: relative; z-index: 2; }
.about-open .veil--branch-right {
    right: -20%; top: -26%; width: 62%; height: 150%;
    background-size: cover; background-position: right top;
    opacity: .5;
}
.about-open__grid {
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1.35fr) minmax(0, .78fr);
    gap: clamp(30px, 5vw, 72px);
    align-items: center;
}
.about-open h1 {
    font-size: clamp(1.95rem, 3.6vw, 3.1rem);
    line-height: 1.16;
    max-width: 20ch;
}
.about-open__lede {
    margin-top: 1.5rem;
    max-width: 52ch;
    font-size: clamp(1.02rem, 1.5vw, 1.15rem);
    line-height: 1.76;
    color: var(--ink-soft);
}
/*
 * The portrait is integrated rather than framed. No hard rectangle: an organic
 * soft edge dissolves it into the ivory, and a fragment of the parent pigment
 * crosses its boundary so the photograph sits inside the page composition
 * rather than on top of it. The photograph itself is untouched.
 */
.about-open__portrait {
    position: relative;
    aspect-ratio: 4 / 5;
    background: none;
    overflow: visible;
}
.about-open__portrait img {
    width: 100%; height: 100%;
    object-fit: cover; object-position: center 16%;
    /* Single organic feather, held tight around the face and dissolving on
       every edge, so no side of the photograph reads as a cut. */
    -webkit-mask-image: radial-gradient(ellipse 66% 70% at 50% 43%,
        #000 40%, rgba(0,0,0,.94) 58%, rgba(0,0,0,.55) 78%, transparent 96%);
            mask-image: radial-gradient(ellipse 66% 70% at 50% 43%,
        #000 40%, rgba(0,0,0,.94) 58%, rgba(0,0,0,.55) 78%, transparent 96%);
    transform: scale(1.06);
}
/* Pigment crossing the portrait edge, from the parent's own veil artwork */
.about-open__portrait::after {
    content: ''; position: absolute; z-index: 2; pointer-events: none;
    left: -22%; bottom: -14%;
    width: 78%; height: 62%;
    background-image: url('../images/veil-left.webp');
    background-size: cover; background-position: 28% 62%;
    mix-blend-mode: multiply;
    opacity: .5;
    -webkit-mask-image: radial-gradient(ellipse at 40% 60%, #000 30%, transparent 74%);
            mask-image: radial-gradient(ellipse at 40% 60%, #000 30%, transparent 74%);
}

/* One continuous measure. No cards, no column breaks, no sub-headings. */
.about-narrative { padding-block: clamp(44px, 5.5vw, 76px); }
.narrative { max-width: 68ch; margin-inline: auto; }
.narrative p {
    font-size: clamp(1rem, 1.25vw, 1.09rem);
    line-height: 1.82;
    color: var(--ink-soft);
}
.narrative p + p { margin-top: 1.35rem; }

/* The turning point of the story, given its own air. */
.about-turn {
    position: relative; overflow: hidden;
    background: var(--ivory);
    padding-block: clamp(56px, 8vw, 104px);
    text-align: center;
}
.about-turn .wrap { position: relative; z-index: 2; }
.about-turn .veil--turn-left {
    left: -24%; top: -20%; width: 48%; height: 140%;
    background-image: url('../images/veil-left.webp');
    background-size: cover; background-position: 20% center;
    opacity: .5;
}
.about-turn .veil--turn-right {
    right: -24%; top: -20%; width: 48%; height: 140%;
    background-image: url('../images/veil-right.webp');
    background-size: cover; background-position: 80% center;
    opacity: .5;
}
.about-turn__line {
    font-family: var(--serif);
    font-size: clamp(1.6rem, 3.4vw, 2.6rem);
    line-height: 1.28;
    color: var(--plum);
    max-width: 30ch;
    margin-inline: auto;
    text-wrap: balance;
}

.about-close {
    margin-top: clamp(38px, 5vw, 60px);
    text-align: center;
    font-family: var(--serif);
    font-style: italic;
    font-size: clamp(1.24rem, 2.1vw, 1.7rem);
    line-height: 1.4;
    color: var(--peri-deep);
    max-width: 34ch;
    margin-inline: auto;
}

/* Practical client information: distinct, but quiet. */
.working-with { background: var(--ivory); }
.working-with__panel {
    max-width: 760px; margin-inline: auto;
    background: var(--stone);
    border-left: 2px solid var(--gold);
    padding: clamp(26px, 3.4vw, 40px) clamp(24px, 3.4vw, 44px);
}
.working-with__panel h2 {
    font-family: var(--sans);
    font-size: 11.5px; font-weight: 600;
    letter-spacing: .22em; text-transform: uppercase;
    color: var(--burgundy);
    margin-bottom: 1.1rem;
}
.working-with__panel p { font-size: 15.5px; line-height: 1.7; color: var(--ink); }
.working-with__panel p + p { margin-top: .7rem; }

/* Testimonials, for when quotes are selected. */
.quotes {
    display: grid; grid-template-columns: repeat(auto-fit, minmax(280px, 1fr));
    gap: clamp(24px, 3.5vw, 48px);
    margin-top: clamp(28px, 3.5vw, 44px);
}
.quote-card blockquote {
    font-family: var(--serif);
    font-size: clamp(1.1rem, 1.7vw, 1.3rem);
    line-height: 1.5;
    color: var(--plum);
    padding-left: 20px;
    border-left: 2px solid var(--rose);
}
.quote-card figcaption {
    margin-top: 1rem; padding-left: 22px;
    font-size: 12px; letter-spacing: .16em; text-transform: uppercase;
    color: var(--ink-faint);
}

@media (max-width: 820px) {
    .about-open__grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr; gap: 30px; }
    /* Keep the portrait frame portrait-shaped: a landscape box crops a 3:4
       photograph straight through the face. */
    .about-open__portrait { aspect-ratio: 4 / 5; max-height: 62vh; order: -1; }
    .about-open__portrait img { object-position: center 20%; }
    /* Pull the veil clear of the heading and lede so the copy sits on ivory. */
    .about-open .veil--branch-right {
        right: -46%; top: -18%; width: 128%; height: 62%;
        opacity: .28;
    }
    .about-turn .veil--turn-left,
    .about-turn .veil--turn-right { opacity: .32; }
}

/* ── Creative Conflict Engagement: its own visual language ────────────── */
/*
 * Related to the parent through the shared design system rather than through
 * shared decoration. It does not reuse the parent's pigment veils and it takes
 * nothing from the Ombuds floral treatment. Roughly 85% composed, 15%
 * expressive: drawn marks and translucent panels carry most of the page, and
 * the watercolour sweep appears once, where Express > Impress is stated.
 */

/* Drawn marks: the composed half */
.cce-marks { position: absolute; pointer-events: none; z-index: 0; }
.cce-marks--head {
    right: 2%; top: 50%; transform: translateY(-50%);
    width: min(40%, 520px); height: auto;
    aspect-ratio: 620 / 720;
    max-height: 108%;
    opacity: 1;
}
.cce-marks--quiet {
    left: -2%; bottom: -6%;
    width: min(24%, 340px); height: auto; aspect-ratio: 1;
    opacity: .7;
}

/* The branch's own aqua bloom. Not the parent veil. */
.cce-bloom {
    position: absolute; z-index: 0; pointer-events: none;
    right: -3%; top: 0; height: 100%;
    width: min(27%, 340px);
    background-image: url('../images/cce-bloom.webp');
    background-size: cover; background-position: center;
    background-repeat: no-repeat;
    mix-blend-mode: multiply;
    opacity: .6;
    /* Fades within its own box, so the section edge never shows as a cut */
    -webkit-mask-image: linear-gradient(180deg, transparent 0%, #000 26%, #000 74%, transparent 100%);
            mask-image: linear-gradient(180deg, transparent 0%, #000 26%, #000 74%, transparent 100%);
}

.branch-head--creative { position: relative; }
.branch-head--creative .wrap { position: relative; z-index: 2; }

/* The expressive moment. Used once on the page, deliberately. */
/*
 * The sweep runs as a band beneath the statement, not behind it. In the
 * reference the type sits on clean ivory and the expressive material occupies
 * the lower field; copy laid over saturated pigment is simply unreadable.
 */
.cce-expressive {
    position: relative; overflow: hidden;
    padding-bottom: calc(var(--section-y) + clamp(150px, 19vw, 300px));
}
.cce-expressive .wrap { position: relative; z-index: 2; }
.cce-sweep {
    position: absolute; z-index: 0; pointer-events: none;
    left: 50%; transform: translateX(-50%);
    bottom: 0;
    width: min(122%, 1500px);
    height: clamp(210px, 27vw, 400px);
    background-image: url('../images/cce-sweep.webp');
    background-size: cover; background-repeat: no-repeat;
    background-position: center 30%;
    mix-blend-mode: multiply;
    opacity: .78;
    -webkit-mask-image: linear-gradient(180deg, transparent 0%, #000 30%, #000 86%, transparent 100%);
            mask-image: linear-gradient(180deg, transparent 0%, #000 30%, #000 86%, transparent 100%);
}
/* The statement sits clear of the sweep's densest passage */
.cce-expressive .statement { position: relative; z-index: 2; }
.cce-expressive .forms { position: relative; z-index: 2; }

.cce-quiet { position: relative; overflow: hidden; }
.cce-quiet .wrap { position: relative; z-index: 2; }

/* Express > Impress now sits on ivory rather than the flat aqua panel */
.cce-expressive .express { color: var(--peri-deep); }
.cce-expressive .express__gt { color: var(--turq); }
.cce-expressive .wayfinder { color: var(--peri-deep); }

@media (max-width: 900px) {
    .cce-marks--head { right: -14%; width: 64%; opacity: .5; }
    .cce-bloom { right: -20%; width: 46%; opacity: .38; }
    .cce-sweep { width: 180%; opacity: .6; bottom: -2%; }
    .cce-marks--quiet { display: none; }
}

/* ── Start where you are: three shapes of engagement ──────────────────── */
.entry-points {
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: repeat(3, 1fr);
    gap: clamp(26px, 4vw, 58px);
    margin-top: clamp(32px, 4vw, 52px);
}
.entry-point { border-top: 2px solid var(--rose); padding-top: 22px; }
.entry-point h3 {
    font-family: var(--sans);
    font-size: 16px; font-weight: 600; letter-spacing: .01em;
    color: var(--plum); margin-bottom: .5rem;
}
.entry-point p { font-size: 15.5px; line-height: 1.68; color: var(--ink-soft); }
.entry-points__close {
    margin-top: clamp(32px, 4vw, 50px);
    max-width: 62ch;
    font-size: 15.5px; line-height: 1.72; color: var(--ink-soft);
}
@media (max-width: 900px) { .entry-points { grid-template-columns: 1fr; gap: 26px; } }

/*
 * Selected applied work: a card shows its photograph once the file exists in
 * public/images/, and is text-only until then.
 */
.entry-point__media {
    aspect-ratio: 3 / 2;
    margin-bottom: 16px;
    overflow: hidden;
    background: var(--stone);
}
.entry-point__media img { width: 100%; height: 100%; object-fit: cover; display: block; }

/*
 * The fork stacks below 1000px. Two areas were comfortable three-across to
 * 820px; three drop to about 200px per column, too narrow for the branch copy.
 * Moved up rather than shortening anyone's text to fit.
 */
@media (max-width: 1000px) {
    .fork__grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr; gap: 34px; }
            }

/* ── Conflict & Life Coaching ─────────────────────────────────────────── */
.section--clay { background: var(--clay-tint); }
.section--clay h2 { color: var(--clay); }

/* The one line item 4 asked to carry visual weight. */
.coaching-emphasis { margin-top: clamp(28px, 3.5vw, 44px); }
.coaching-emphasis .script { font-size: clamp(1.7rem, 3vw, 2.3rem); color: var(--clay); }

.coaching-topics {
    margin-top: clamp(26px, 3.5vw, 40px);
    columns: 2; column-gap: clamp(34px, 5vw, 72px);
}
.coaching-topics li { break-inside: avoid; }

/* Rates read as a short list, not a pricing table. */
.rates { margin-top: clamp(28px, 3.5vw, 44px); display: grid; gap: 18px; max-width: 60ch; }
.rate {
    display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; gap: 6px 18px; justify-content: space-between;
    align-items: baseline; padding-bottom: 14px;
    border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(124, 49, 74, .16);
}
.rate dt { font-weight: 600; color: var(--ink); }
.rate dd { margin: 0; color: var(--clay); font-variant-numeric: tabular-nums; white-space: nowrap; }
.rates__availability { margin-top: 1.1rem; color: var(--ink-soft); font-size: 15.5px; }
.rates__note {
    margin-top: 1.4rem; padding-left: 16px;
    border-left: 2px solid var(--clay);
    color: var(--ink-soft); font-size: 15.5px; line-height: 1.68;
}

/*
 * Scope. Item 8 asked for this to be clear without reading as a legal
 * disclaimer, so it is a full-size panel in body copy rather than small print.
 */
.scope-panel {
    max-width: 68ch; margin-inline: auto;
    background: var(--paper); border-top: 3px solid var(--clay);
    padding: clamp(28px, 4vw, 44px);
}
.scope-panel h2 { font-size: clamp(1.5rem, 2.4vw, 1.95rem); margin-bottom: 1rem; }
.scope-panel p { color: var(--ink-soft); }
.scope-panel p + p { margin-top: 1.05rem; }

.cta-clay { background: var(--clay); }
.cta-clay h2 { color: #fff; }
.cta-clay .statement__lede { color: rgba(255, 255, 255, .86); }

/* Cross-links: two practice areas now, so they need a separator and room to wrap. */
.cross-link__sep { margin-inline: clamp(10px, 1.6vw, 20px); color: var(--ink-soft); opacity: .55; }

@media (max-width: 820px) {
    .coaching-topics { columns: 1; }
    .cross-link p { display: flex; flex-direction: column; gap: 12px; align-items: center; }
    .cross-link__sep { display: none; }
}

/* ── Selected Research and Publications ───────────────────────────────── */
/*
 * Distinct entries rather than one bibliography. The venue and year lead so the
 * list can be scanned, and the title carries the outbound link.
 */
.publications { margin-top: clamp(28px, 3.5vw, 44px); max-width: 78ch; }
.publication {
    padding-block: clamp(26px, 3.2vw, 40px);
    border-top: 1px solid rgba(46, 32, 56, .16);
}
.publication:first-child { border-top: 0; padding-top: 0; }
.publication__venue {
    font-family: var(--sans);
    font-size: 11.5px; font-weight: 600;
    letter-spacing: .18em; text-transform: uppercase;
    color: var(--burgundy);
    margin-bottom: .7rem;
}
.publication__year { color: var(--ink-faint); }
.publication__title {
    font-family: var(--serif);
    font-size: clamp(1.2rem, 1.9vw, 1.5rem);
    line-height: 1.34;
    margin-bottom: .5rem;
    max-width: 54ch;
}
.publication__title a {
    color: var(--plum);
    background-image: linear-gradient(currentColor, currentColor);
    background-size: 100% 1px; background-repeat: no-repeat; background-position: 0 100%;
    transition: background-size .3s ease, color .25s ease;
}
.publication__title a:hover { background-size: 24% 1px; color: var(--burgundy); }
.publication__meta {
    font-size: 14px; color: var(--ink-faint);
    margin-bottom: .6rem;
}
.publication__body { font-size: 15.5px; line-height: 1.7; color: var(--ink-soft); max-width: 66ch; }

@media (max-width: 640px) {
    .publication__title { font-size: 1.15rem; }
}

/* Talk first: leads the contact entry points. */
.talk-first h2 {
    font-family: var(--serif);
    font-size: clamp(1.35rem, 2.1vw, 1.7rem);
    color: var(--plum);
    margin-bottom: .6rem;
}
.talk-first p { font-size: 15.5px; line-height: 1.7; color: var(--ink-soft); }

/* Secondary route between the two practice areas. Never a competing CTA. */
.cross-link { background: var(--ivory); padding-block: clamp(30px, 4vw, 52px); }
.cross-link .wrap { text-align: center; }
.cross-link a { color: var(--ink-soft); }
.cross-link a:hover { color: var(--burgundy); }