:root {
  --ink: #16242f;
  --ink-2: #263848;
  --paper: #f6efe2;
  --paper-2: #fffaf0;
  --cream: #fbf6ec;
  --gold: #c7904f;
  --copper: #a65f3a;
  --blue: #17364d;
  --teal: #2f5f66;
  --green: #546a49;
  --red: #7e2d2a;
  --shadow: 0 18px 50px rgba(22,36,47,.12);
  --radius: 22px;
}
* { box-sizing: border-box; }
html { scroll-behavior: smooth; }
body { margin: 0; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; color: var(--ink); background: linear-gradient(180deg, var(--cream), #efe5d6); }
a { color: inherit; }
.site-header { position: sticky; top: 0; z-index: 20; display: flex; align-items: center; justify-content: space-between; gap: 18px; padding: 12px clamp(18px, 4vw, 54px); background: rgba(251,246,236,.94); border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(22,36,47,.12); backdrop-filter: blur(10px); }
.brand { display: flex; align-items: center; gap: 12px; text-decoration: none; min-width: 240px; }
.brand img { width: 54px; height: 54px; border-radius: 50%; object-fit: cover; }
.brand strong { display: block; font-size: 1.1rem; letter-spacing: .06em; text-transform: uppercase; }
.brand small { display: block; font-size: .72rem; letter-spacing: .12em; text-transform: uppercase; color: var(--copper); }
nav { display: flex; align-items: center; gap: 8px; flex-wrap: wrap; justify-content: flex-end; }
nav a { text-decoration: none; font-size: .88rem; padding: 8px 10px; border-radius: 999px; color: var(--ink-2); }
nav a:hover, nav a.active { background: var(--ink); color: var(--paper-2); }
.nav-toggle { display: none; }
main { width: min(1180px, calc(100% - 36px)); margin: 0 auto; }
.hero, .page-hero, .section-intro, .shelf-note, .series-callout, .bio-note, .press-catalogue { padding: clamp(38px, 7vw, 86px) 0; }
.split-hero { display: grid; grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1.6fr) minmax(280px, .7fr); gap: 34px; align-items: center; min-height: 620px; }
.hero h1, .page-hero h1, .proofs-overlay h1, .press-hero h1, .about-hero h1 { font-size: clamp(2.55rem, 6vw, 5.9rem); line-height: .93; margin: 0 0 22px; letter-spacing: -.05em; }
.lead { font-size: clamp(1.14rem, 2vw, 1.42rem); line-height: 1.55; color: var(--ink-2); max-width: 760px; }
.eyebrow { margin: 0 0 12px; font-size: .78rem; font-weight: 700; letter-spacing: .16em; text-transform: uppercase; color: var(--copper); }
.hero-card { background: #fff8ea; border: 1px solid rgba(22,36,47,.12); border-radius: var(--radius); padding: 24px; box-shadow: var(--shadow); transform: rotate(1deg); }
.hero-card img { width: 100%; max-width: 300px; display: block; margin: 0 auto 18px; border-radius: 50%; }
.hero-card p { font-size: 1.1rem; line-height: 1.45; margin-bottom: 0; }
.button-row { display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; gap: 12px; margin-top: 22px; }
.button { display: inline-flex; align-items: center; justify-content: center; min-height: 44px; padding: 12px 18px; border-radius: 999px; text-decoration: none; font-weight: 700; border: 1px solid rgba(22,36,47,.18); }
.button.primary { background: var(--ink); color: var(--paper-2); }
.button.ghost { background: transparent; color: var(--ink); }
.button.dark { background: #f6efe2; color: #0f1720; border-color: rgba(255,255,255,.2); }
.text-link { font-weight: 700; text-decoration-thickness: 2px; text-underline-offset: 4px; }
.section-intro { max-width: 860px; }
.section-intro h2, .promo-strip h2, .proofs-teaser h2, .press-strip h2, .shelf-note h2, .series-callout h2 { font-size: clamp(1.8rem, 3.5vw, 3.1rem); line-height: 1; margin: 0 0 14px; letter-spacing: -.035em; }
.book-grid { display: grid; gap: 24px; margin-bottom: 48px; }
.four-grid { grid-template-columns: repeat(2, minmax(0, 1fr)); }
.two-grid { grid-template-columns: repeat(2, minmax(0, 1fr)); }
.book-card { display: grid; grid-template-columns: 190px minmax(0,1fr); gap: 22px; padding: 22px; border-radius: var(--radius); background: rgba(255,250,240,.86); border: 1px solid rgba(22,36,47,.13); box-shadow: var(--shadow); }
.cover-wrap { background: linear-gradient(135deg, rgba(22,36,47,.09), rgba(199,144,79,.13)); border-radius: 16px; padding: 14px; display: flex; align-items: center; justify-content: center; }
.cover-wrap img { width: 100%; max-height: 300px; object-fit: contain; border-radius: 4px; box-shadow: 0 10px 24px rgba(22,36,47,.22); }
.book-card h3 { margin: 0 0 4px; font-size: clamp(1.35rem, 2.6vw, 2rem); line-height: 1; }
.subtitle { margin: 0 0 14px; color: var(--copper); font-style: italic; }
.book-card p { line-height: 1.48; }
.book-tag { padding-top: 10px; border-top: 1px solid rgba(22,36,47,.12); font-weight: 700; color: var(--teal); }
.category-band { display: grid; grid-template-columns: repeat(2, minmax(0,1fr)); gap: 20px; margin: 70px 0; }
.category-card { padding: 28px; border-radius: var(--radius); min-height: 190px; background: var(--ink); color: var(--paper-2); text-decoration: none; display: flex; flex-direction: column; justify-content: space-between; box-shadow: var(--shadow); }
.category-card:nth-child(2) { background: #3b2525; }
.category-card span { text-transform: uppercase; letter-spacing: .13em; font-size: .78rem; color: var(--gold); }
.category-card strong { display: block; font-size: 1.45rem; line-height: 1.15; }
.promo-strip, .press-strip, .proofs-teaser { margin: 72px 0; border-radius: calc(var(--radius) + 8px); overflow: hidden; box-shadow: var(--shadow); }
.promo-strip, .press-strip { display: grid; grid-template-columns: 260px minmax(0,1fr); gap: 28px; align-items: center; background: #fff8ea; padding: 30px; border: 1px solid rgba(22,36,47,.12); }
.promo-strip img, .press-strip img { width: 100%; max-width: 230px; border-radius: 18px; justify-self: center; }
.proofs-teaser { display: grid; grid-template-columns: 1.1fr .9fr; background: #0f1720; color: #fff8ea; }
.proofs-teaser img { width: 100%; height: 100%; min-height: 320px; object-fit: cover; }
.proofs-teaser div { padding: clamp(28px, 5vw, 54px); display: flex; flex-direction: column; justify-content: center; }
.site-footer { width: min(1180px, calc(100% - 36px)); margin: 70px auto 0; padding: 36px 0 46px; border-top: 1px solid rgba(22,36,47,.16); display: grid; grid-template-columns: 1fr auto; gap: 24px; }
.site-footer a { margin-left: 14px; }
.fineprint { grid-column: 1 / -1; font-size: .85rem; color: rgba(22,36,47,.7); }
.page-logo { width: 180px; border-radius: 22px; box-shadow: var(--shadow); margin-bottom: 24px; }
.shelf-note { padding-bottom: 20px; }
.shelf-note p { max-width: 760px; font-size: 1.1rem; line-height: 1.5; }
.series-callout { background: #fff8ea; border: 1px solid rgba(22,36,47,.12); padding: 34px; border-radius: var(--radius); margin: 48px 0; }
.dark-callout { background: #182330; color: #fff8ea; }
.three-column, .bio-columns, .contact-grid, .press-ledger { display: grid; grid-template-columns: repeat(3, minmax(0,1fr)); gap: 20px; margin: 48px 0; }
.three-column article, .bio-columns article, .contact-grid article, .press-ledger article { background: #fff8ea; padding: 26px; border-radius: var(--radius); border: 1px solid rgba(22,36,47,.12); box-shadow: var(--shadow); }
.about-hero, .press-hero { display: grid; grid-template-columns: minmax(0,1.3fr) 310px; gap: 36px; align-items: center; padding: clamp(44px, 7vw, 88px) 0; }
.about-hero img, .press-hero img { width: 100%; border-radius: 24px; box-shadow: var(--shadow); }
.bio-note { background: var(--ink); color: var(--paper-2); border-radius: var(--radius); padding: 34px; }
/* Proofs page */
.proofs-page { background: #10151d; color: #f6efe2; }
.proofs-page .site-header { background: rgba(16,21,29,.92); border-bottom-color: rgba(255,255,255,.12); }
.proofs-page .brand small, .proofs-page .eyebrow { color: #d3a15c; }
.proofs-page nav a, .proofs-page .brand { color: #f6efe2; }
.proofs-hero { position: relative; width: min(1280px, 100%); margin: 26px auto 0; border-radius: 32px; overflow: hidden; min-height: 620px; box-shadow: 0 24px 70px rgba(0,0,0,.45); }
.proofs-hero img { position: absolute; inset: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%; object-fit: cover; filter: brightness(.58) saturate(1.03); }
.proofs-overlay { position: absolute; inset: auto 0 0 0; padding: clamp(28px, 7vw, 78px); background: linear-gradient(0deg, rgba(10,12,16,.9), rgba(10,12,16,.15)); max-width: 920px; }
.proofs-overlay p { font-size: 1.2rem; line-height: 1.5; }
.proofs-intro, .volume-one { display: grid; grid-template-columns: minmax(0,1fr) 320px; gap: 30px; margin: 64px 0; }
.proofs-intro p, .volume-one p { color: #e8dbc6; line-height: 1.6; }
.dispatch-box { border: 1px solid rgba(211,161,92,.45); border-radius: 22px; padding: 26px; background: rgba(255,255,255,.05); }
.volume-one { grid-template-columns: 310px minmax(0,1fr); align-items: center; }
.volume-cover { background: rgba(255,255,255,.05); border: 1px solid rgba(255,255,255,.16); border-radius: 22px; padding: 18px; }
.volume-cover img { width: 100%; object-fit: contain; box-shadow: 0 20px 50px rgba(0,0,0,.45); }
.proofs-books { margin: 60px 0; padding: 34px; border-radius: 24px; background: rgba(255,255,255,.05); border: 1px solid rgba(255,255,255,.12); }
.proofs-books li { margin: 12px 0; line-height: 1.5; }
.proofs-page .site-footer { border-top-color: rgba(255,255,255,.14); }
.proofs-page .fineprint { color: rgba(246,239,226,.72); }
/* Press page */
.press-page { background: #f1eadb; background-image: linear-gradient(rgba(47,95,102,.08) 1px, transparent 1px), linear-gradient(90deg, rgba(47,95,102,.08) 1px, transparent 1px); background-size: 28px 28px; }
.press-hero { background: rgba(255,250,240,.88); padding: clamp(34px, 6vw, 70px); border: 2px solid rgba(47,95,102,.25); border-radius: 30px; margin-top: 34px; box-shadow: var(--shadow); }
.press-page .press-ledger article { border-top: 6px solid var(--teal); }
.press-catalogue { background: #14313a; color: #fff8ea; padding: 36px; border-radius: 26px; }
.project-page-hero { text-align: center; display: flex; flex-direction: column; align-items: center; }
@media (max-width: 900px) {
  .site-header { align-items: flex-start; }
  .nav-toggle { display: block; margin-top: 10px; border: 1px solid rgba(22,36,47,.2); border-radius: 999px; padding: 8px 12px; background: var(--ink); color: var(--paper-2); }
  nav { display: none; width: 100%; padding-top: 12px; justify-content: flex-start; }
  body.nav-open nav { display: flex; }
  .site-header { flex-wrap: wrap; }
  .split-hero, .about-hero, .press-hero, .proofs-teaser, .promo-strip, .press-strip, .proofs-intro, .volume-one { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
  .four-grid, .two-grid, .category-band, .three-column, .bio-columns, .contact-grid, .press-ledger { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
  .book-card { grid-template-columns: 150px minmax(0,1fr); }
  .site-footer { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
  .site-footer a { display: inline-block; margin: 8px 14px 0 0; }
}
@media (max-width: 620px) {
  main { width: min(100% - 24px, 1180px); }
  .brand { min-width: unset; }
  .brand img { width: 46px; height: 46px; }
  .book-card { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
  .cover-wrap img { max-height: 360px; width: auto; }
  .proofs-hero { min-height: 560px; border-radius: 22px; }
}


/* v1.2 Proofs headquarters and expanded bio updates */
.proofs-page .button.ghost-on-dark { background: rgba(255,255,255,.08); color: #f6efe2; border-color: rgba(255,255,255,.25); }
.proofs-status-panel { display: grid; grid-template-columns: repeat(4, minmax(0,1fr)); gap: 16px; margin: 34px 0 70px; }
.proofs-status-panel article { padding: 22px; border-radius: 22px; background: rgba(255,255,255,.055); border: 1px solid rgba(255,255,255,.13); box-shadow: 0 16px 42px rgba(0,0,0,.22); }
.proofs-status-panel span, .roadmap-grid span { display: block; font-size: .76rem; letter-spacing: .15em; text-transform: uppercase; color: #d3a15c; margin-bottom: 10px; }
.proofs-status-panel strong { display: block; font-size: 1.28rem; line-height: 1.08; }
.proofs-status-panel small { display: block; margin-top: 8px; color: #d9cbb7; line-height: 1.35; }
.deep-synopsis h2, .feature-volume h2, .proofs-substack-strip h2, .roadmap-cards h2 { font-size: clamp(1.9rem, 4vw, 3.8rem); line-height: .98; margin: 0 0 18px; letter-spacing: -.04em; }
.butterfly-grid { display: grid; grid-template-columns: repeat(4, minmax(0,1fr)); gap: 18px; margin: 46px 0 74px; }
.butterfly-grid article { border-radius: 22px; padding: 24px; background: rgba(255,255,255,.055); border: 1px solid rgba(255,255,255,.12); }
.butterfly-grid h3 { margin: 0 0 12px; color: #fff8ea; }
.butterfly-grid p { color: #e8dbc6; line-height: 1.55; }
.feature-volume { align-items: start; padding: 34px; border-radius: 28px; background: rgba(255,255,255,.055); border: 1px solid rgba(255,255,255,.12); }
.metadata-list { display: grid; grid-template-columns: repeat(2, minmax(0,1fr)); gap: 8px 18px; margin: 20px 0 4px; padding-top: 18px; border-top: 1px solid rgba(255,255,255,.14); }
.metadata-list p { margin: 0; }
.button.disabled { opacity: .72; cursor: not-allowed; background: rgba(255,255,255,.08); color: #d9cbb7; border-color: rgba(255,255,255,.18); }
.proof-callout { margin-top: 74px; }
.proof-callout p { color: #e8dbc6; font-size: 1.08rem; line-height: 1.62; max-width: 930px; }
.roadmap-cards { padding: 38px; }
.roadmap-grid { display: grid; grid-template-columns: repeat(5, minmax(0,1fr)); gap: 16px; margin-top: 24px; }
.roadmap-grid article { padding: 22px; border-radius: 20px; background: rgba(255,255,255,.052); border: 1px solid rgba(255,255,255,.12); }
.roadmap-grid .current-volume { border-color: rgba(211,161,92,.7); box-shadow: 0 16px 45px rgba(0,0,0,.2); }
.roadmap-grid h3 { margin: 0 0 5px; color: #fff8ea; font-size: 1.28rem; line-height: 1.05; }
.roadmap-grid p { color: #e8dbc6; line-height: 1.45; }
.roadmap-grid small { color: #d9cbb7; line-height: 1.4; display: block; }
.proofs-substack-strip { display: grid; grid-template-columns: minmax(0,1fr) auto; gap: 24px; align-items: center; margin: 70px 0; padding: 30px; border-radius: 26px; background: #f6efe2; color: #10151d; box-shadow: 0 24px 70px rgba(0,0,0,.28); }
.proofs-substack-strip p { line-height: 1.55; }
.personal-bio article { min-height: 230px; }
.warm-bio { background: #fff8ea; color: var(--ink); border: 1px solid rgba(22,36,47,.12); }
.warm-bio p { font-size: 1.08rem; line-height: 1.62; max-width: 920px; }
@media (max-width: 1050px) {
  .proofs-status-panel, .butterfly-grid, .roadmap-grid { grid-template-columns: repeat(2, minmax(0,1fr)); }
}
@media (max-width: 900px) {
  .proofs-substack-strip { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
}
@media (max-width: 620px) {
  .proofs-status-panel, .butterfly-grid, .roadmap-grid, .metadata-list { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
  .feature-volume, .roadmap-cards { padding: 22px; }
}


/* v1.4 Volume I deep-dive page */
.volume-deep-page main { padding-top: 28px; }
.volume-hero-panel { display: grid; grid-template-columns: minmax(0,1.25fr) 330px; gap: 34px; align-items: center; margin: 36px 0 66px; padding: clamp(30px, 6vw, 68px); border-radius: 34px; background: linear-gradient(135deg, rgba(255,255,255,.07), rgba(211,161,92,.12)), #121923; border: 1px solid rgba(255,255,255,.14); box-shadow: 0 26px 75px rgba(0,0,0,.38); }
.volume-hero-panel h1 { font-size: clamp(3rem, 8vw, 6.8rem); line-height: .88; margin: 0 0 12px; letter-spacing: -.065em; }
.volume-hero-panel .subtitle { font-size: clamp(1.35rem, 3vw, 2.1rem); color: #d3a15c; margin: 0 0 20px; }
.lead-on-dark { font-size: 1.23rem; line-height: 1.55; color: #eadfcc; max-width: 820px; }
.volume-hero-cover { padding: 18px; border-radius: 26px; background: rgba(255,255,255,.06); border: 1px solid rgba(255,255,255,.16); }
.volume-hero-cover img { display: block; width: 100%; object-fit: contain; border-radius: 6px; box-shadow: 0 25px 60px rgba(0,0,0,.46); }
.pivot-primer { margin: 64px 0; padding: clamp(28px, 5vw, 52px); border-radius: 30px; background: #f6efe2; color: #10151d; box-shadow: 0 24px 70px rgba(0,0,0,.25); }
.pivot-primer .eyebrow { color: #8a5b24; }
.pivot-primer h2 { font-size: clamp(2rem, 5vw, 4.6rem); line-height: .96; margin: 0 0 22px; letter-spacing: -.055em; }
.pivot-primer p { font-size: 1.12rem; line-height: 1.68; max-width: 980px; }
.plain-dominoes, .reason-grid { display: grid; grid-template-columns: repeat(4, minmax(0,1fr)); gap: 18px; margin: 44px 0 72px; }
.plain-dominoes article, .reason-grid article { border-radius: 22px; padding: 24px; background: rgba(255,255,255,.055); border: 1px solid rgba(255,255,255,.12); box-shadow: 0 18px 48px rgba(0,0,0,.2); }
.plain-dominoes span { display: block; font-size: .76rem; letter-spacing: .15em; text-transform: uppercase; color: #d3a15c; margin-bottom: 12px; }
.plain-dominoes h3, .reason-grid h3 { margin: 0 0 12px; color: #fff8ea; line-height: 1.1; }
.plain-dominoes p, .reason-grid p, .why-read-list p { color: #e8dbc6; line-height: 1.55; }
.volume-explainer-grid { display: grid; grid-template-columns: minmax(0,1fr) 360px; gap: 26px; margin: 62px 0; }
.large-explain-card, .receipt-card { border-radius: 26px; padding: clamp(26px, 4vw, 42px); background: rgba(255,255,255,.055); border: 1px solid rgba(255,255,255,.12); }
.large-explain-card h2, .why-read-list h2, .substack-invite-panel h2, .reader-lure-strip h2 { font-size: clamp(1.9rem, 4.8vw, 4.2rem); line-height: .96; margin: 0 0 18px; letter-spacing: -.05em; }
.large-explain-card p { color: #e8dbc6; line-height: 1.65; font-size: 1.08rem; }
.receipt-card { background: rgba(211,161,92,.12); border-color: rgba(211,161,92,.34); }
.receipt-card h3 { margin-top: 0; }
.receipt-card p { margin: 9px 0; color: #f2e7d5; line-height: 1.35; }
.reader-lure-strip, .substack-invite-panel { display: grid; grid-template-columns: minmax(0,1fr) auto; gap: 26px; align-items: center; margin: 70px 0; padding: clamp(26px, 4vw, 42px); border-radius: 30px; }
.reader-lure-strip { background: #f6efe2; color: #10151d; box-shadow: 0 24px 70px rgba(0,0,0,.25); }
.reader-lure-strip .eyebrow { color: #8a5b24; }
.reader-lure-strip p { color: #253443; line-height: 1.64; font-size: 1.08rem; max-width: 920px; }
.why-read-list { margin: 70px 0; }
.why-read-list > p, .why-read-list > h2 { max-width: 980px; }
.substack-invite-panel { background: linear-gradient(135deg, rgba(211,161,92,.18), rgba(255,255,255,.06)); border: 1px solid rgba(211,161,92,.36); }
.substack-invite-panel p { color: #eadfcc; line-height: 1.62; max-width: 920px; }
@media (max-width: 1050px) {
  .plain-dominoes, .reason-grid { grid-template-columns: repeat(2, minmax(0,1fr)); }
  .volume-explainer-grid, .volume-hero-panel { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
  .volume-hero-cover { max-width: 360px; }
}
@media (max-width: 900px) {
  .reader-lure-strip, .substack-invite-panel { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
}
@media (max-width: 620px) {
  .plain-dominoes, .reason-grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
  .volume-hero-panel { padding: 24px; }
  .volume-hero-cover { max-width: 280px; }
}