/* zevo: quiet editorial identity. Existing interaction hooks are retained. */
:root {
  --paper: #f7f5f0;
  --ink: #273228;
  --muted: #60625b;
  --sage: #eceee6;
  --stone: #eeece6;
  --line: #d7d7ce;
  --orange: #6e745f;
  --yellow: #e4e3d9;
  --sans: 'Manrope', 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, sans-serif;
  --serif: var(--sans);
  --page-width: 1240px;
}
body { font-size: 1.0625rem; line-height: 1.65; }
h1, h2, h3, h4 { font-weight: 500; }
h1, h2 { letter-spacing: -.04em; line-height: 1.12; }
h1 em, h2 em, h3 em { color: inherit; font-style: normal; font-weight: inherit; }
.wrap { width: calc(100% - 128px); }
.eyebrow { font-size: .75rem; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: .15em; line-height: 1.6; color: var(--muted); }
.site-header { height: 108px; gap: 32px; border-bottom: 0; }
.desktop-nav { margin-right: 32px; gap: 36px; font-size: .9375rem; }
.wordmark { width: 120px; height: 44px; }
.wordmark img { width: 150px; left: -15px; }
/* Show the existing artistic Z only; retain the untouched full wordmark in the footer. */
.site-header .wordmark { width: 48px; height: 48px; }
.site-header .wordmark img { width: 202px; left: -20px; clip-path: inset(0 67% 0 0); }
.button { border-radius: 0; min-height: 52px; padding: 12px 29px; font-size: .9375rem; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: .01em; transition: background .2s, color .2s; }
.button:hover { transform: none; background: #414a3e; border-color: #414a3e; }
.button:active { transform: none; }
.button-small { min-height: 44px; padding: 8px 0; border: 0; border-bottom: 1px solid var(--ink); background: transparent; color: var(--ink); }
.button-small:hover { background: transparent; color: var(--muted); border-color: var(--muted); }
.text-link, .text-button { display: inline-flex; align-items: center; min-height: 44px; font-size: .9375rem; font-weight: 400; text-underline-offset: 7px; }
.text-link:hover, .text-button:hover { color: var(--muted); }
.hero { grid-template-columns: minmax(0,1.3fr) minmax(0,.85fr); gap: 96px; align-items: center; padding-block: 56px 86px; }
.hero h1 { font-size: clamp(4rem,6.6vw,6rem); line-height: 1.08; letter-spacing: -.05em; margin: 25px 0 30px; }
.hero h1 em { color: var(--ink); white-space: normal; }
.hero-description { max-width: 350px; font-size: 1.0625rem; line-height: 1.65; }
.hero-actions { margin-top: 30px; gap: 30px; }
.hero-footnote { font-size: .8125rem; margin-top: 23px; color: var(--muted); }
.hero-art { padding: 0; margin: 38px 0 0; width: 100%; }
.photo-frame { aspect-ratio: .8; border-radius: 0; transform: none; background: var(--stone); }
.photo-frame img { object-position: 60% 50%; }
.hero-art figcaption { font-size: .8125rem; color: var(--muted); padding-top: 15px; }
.values-band { background: transparent; border-block: 1px solid var(--line); }
.capability-strip { justify-content: flex-start; gap: 48px; padding-block: 20px; font-size: .875rem; }
.section-space { padding-block: 100px; }
.section-heading { align-items: flex-end; margin-bottom: 48px; gap: 48px; }
.section-heading h2 { font-size: clamp(2.5rem,3.8vw,3.4rem); margin-top: 24px; }
.section-heading > p { font-size: 1.0625rem; line-height: 1.6; padding-bottom: 6px; }
.system-section { border: 0; background: var(--paper); }
.journey-tabs { grid-template-columns: repeat(4,minmax(0,1fr)); gap: 28px; margin-bottom: 0; border-color: var(--line); }
.journey-tabs button { font-size: 1.0625rem; font-weight: 400; gap: 18px; padding-block: 18px; border-bottom-width: 1px; }
.journey-tabs button > span:first-child { font-size: .75rem; }
.tab-plus { display: none; }
.journey-panel { background: transparent; color: var(--ink); padding: 48px 0 0; border-radius: 0; grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr; gap: 96px; min-height: 395px; }
.pill { border: 0; padding: 0; border-radius: 0; color: var(--muted); font-size: .75rem; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: .12em; }
.journey-copy h3 { font-size: clamp(2rem,2.8vw,2.6rem); line-height: 1.2; letter-spacing: -.04em; margin-top: 24px; }
.journey-copy h3 em { color: var(--ink); }
.journey-copy > p { font-size: 1.0625rem; color: var(--muted); line-height: 1.7; max-width: 350px; margin-top: 22px; }
.journey-tags { gap: 16px; margin-top: 22px; }
.journey-tags span { border: 0; border-radius: 0; border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line); color: var(--muted); padding: 0 0 5px; font-size: .875rem; }
.journey-visual { max-width: 420px; padding: 0; }
.example-label { text-align: left; font-size: .75rem; color: var(--muted); letter-spacing: .1em; margin-bottom: 12px; }
.message-sheet { transform: none; box-shadow: none; border: 1px solid var(--line); border-radius: 0; padding: 22px 28px; background: var(--stone); }
.message-monogram { display: none; }
.message-topline { font-size: .875rem; gap: 0; }
.message-channel { font-size: .75rem; }
.message-rule { margin: 15px 0 18px; }
.message-greeting { font-size: .875rem; }
.message-sheet h4 { font-family: var(--serif); font-size: 2rem; line-height: 1.15; margin-block: 12px; }
.message-body { font-size: .875rem; max-width: 290px; line-height: 1.6; }
.message-cta { margin: 14px 0 0; padding: 0; background: none; border-radius: 0; font-size: .875rem; text-decoration: underline; text-underline-offset: 5px; }
.journey-timeline { font-size: .8125rem; color: var(--muted); gap: 12px; margin-top: 18px; }
.timeline-line { background: #8b9183; }
.timeline-line:before, .timeline-line:after { display: none; }
.approach { border-top: 1px solid var(--line); display: grid; grid-template-columns: 1fr 1.2fr; gap: 56px 90px; }
.approach .section-heading { margin: 0; align-self: start; }
.approach .section-heading h2 { font-size: clamp(2.4rem,3.3vw,3rem); }
.simple-steps { display: block; padding: 0; }
.simple-steps li { display: grid; grid-template-columns: 34px 1fr; gap: 4px 16px; padding: 23px 0; border-color: var(--line); }
.simple-steps li:first-child { border-top: 0; padding-top: 0; }
.step-number { grid-row: 1 / 3; padding-top: 10px; color: var(--muted); font-size: .75rem; }
.simple-steps h3 { font-family: var(--serif); font-size: 1.9rem; margin: 0; letter-spacing: -.03em; }
.simple-steps p { grid-column: 2; max-width: 380px; font-size: 1rem; line-height: 1.6; }
.engagement-note { grid-column: 1 / -1; margin: 0; padding-top: 26px; gap: 24px; }
.engagement-note p { color: var(--muted); font-size: .9375rem; }
.engagement-note .text-button { font-size: .9375rem; }
.about-section { background: var(--stone); }
.about-teaser { grid-template-columns: 1.2fr 1fr; gap: 90px; padding-block: 75px; }
.about-teaser h2 { font-family: 'Bodoni Moda', 'Bodoni MT', Didot, Georgia, serif; font-size: clamp(2.6rem,4.4vw,3.8rem); font-weight: 400; font-optical-sizing: auto; letter-spacing: -.035em; line-height: 1.12; }
.about-teaser h2 em { font-family: inherit; font-style: italic; font-weight: inherit; }
.about-teaser p { font-size: 1.0625rem; margin-bottom: 17px; line-height: 1.7; }
.closing { background: var(--ink); color: var(--paper); }
.closing-inner { padding-block: 85px 74px; }
.closing h2 { font-size: clamp(2.8rem,5vw,4.5rem); line-height: 1.15; margin: 0 0 31px; letter-spacing: -.045em; }
.closing h2 em { color: var(--paper); }
.closing-actions { gap: 30px; margin-top: 0; }
.button-light { border-color: var(--paper); background: var(--paper); color: var(--ink); }
.button-light:hover { background: #dedfd5; border-color: #dedfd5; }
.light-link, .contact-email { color: var(--paper); }
.light-link:hover { color: #d2d6c7; }
.contact-email { margin-top: 20px; font-size: 1rem; }
.site-footer { padding-block: 33px; gap: 30px; }
.site-footer > span { font-size: .8125rem; }
.story-hero { grid-template-columns: 1.8fr .65fr; gap: 80px; padding-block: 64px 84px; }
.story-hero h1 { font-size: clamp(3rem,4.9vw,4.5rem); line-height: 1.15; margin-top: 28px; }
.story-hero h1 em { color: var(--ink); }
.story-hero > p { font-size: 1.0625rem; line-height: 1.75; padding-bottom: 7px; }
.brand-story { grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr; gap: 100px; padding-bottom: 100px; }
.story-image { aspect-ratio: 1.15; border-radius: 0; }
.story-copy h2 { font-size: clamp(2.3rem,3.4vw,3rem); line-height: 1.2; margin: 24px 0; }
.story-copy > p:not(.eyebrow) { font-size: 1.0625rem; line-height: 1.75; max-width: 450px; margin-top: 18px; }
.astrid-section { background: var(--sage); }
.astrid-grid { padding-block: 80px; }
.astrid-with-portrait { grid-template-columns: minmax(0,.9fr) minmax(0,1fr); column-gap: 100px; row-gap: 27px; }
.astrid-with-portrait .astrid-intro h2 { font-size: clamp(3.3rem,4.5vw,4.3rem); margin-top: 22px; }
.astrid-intro h2 em { color: var(--ink); }
.founder-role { font-size: .875rem; }
.astrid-portrait { background: transparent; border-radius: 0; max-width: 400px; width: 100%; justify-self: center; }
.personal-lead { font-size: 1.75rem; line-height: 1.3; margin-bottom: 22px; }
.personal-story > p:not(.personal-lead) { font-size: 1.0625rem; line-height: 1.7; margin-top: 17px; }
.signature { color: var(--ink); font-size: 1.25rem; font-style: normal; font-weight: 500; margin-top: 22px; }
.principles { padding-block: 70px 82px; }
.principle-list { gap: 64px; margin-top: 30px; }
.principle-list article { border-color: var(--line); padding-top: 18px; }
.principle-list article > span { font-size: .75rem; color: var(--muted); }
.principle-list h3 { font-size: 1.875rem; line-height: 1.2; margin-block: 15px 10px; }
.principle-list p { font-size: 1rem; line-height: 1.6; }
dialog { border-radius: 0; box-shadow: 0 20px 70px #16221833; }
dialog::backdrop { background: #202a22b3; backdrop-filter: blur(3px); }
.dialog-content { padding: 38px; }
.dialog-content h2 { font-size: 2.5rem; line-height: 1.2; margin: 20px 0 15px; }
.dialog-content > p:not(.eyebrow) { font-size: 1rem; }
label { font-size: .9375rem; font-weight: 400; }
input, textarea { border-radius: 0; background: transparent; font-size: 1rem; border-color: #a8ad9f; }
.form-note, .contact-notice { font-size: .875rem; line-height: 1.6; }
.contact-notice { border-radius: 0; }
.noscript-note { font-size: .9375rem; }
@media(max-width:1000px) {
  .wrap { width: calc(100% - 72px); }
  .hero { gap: 48px; }
  .hero h1 { font-size: clamp(3rem,6.6vw,4.5rem); }
  .desktop-nav { gap: 26px; margin-right: 20px; }
  .journey-panel { gap: 55px; }
  .approach, .brand-story, .astrid-with-portrait { column-gap: 50px; }
  .about-teaser, .story-hero { gap: 50px; }
}
@media(max-width:760px) {
  .wrap { width: calc(100% - 48px); }
  .site-header { height: 88px; gap: 20px; }
  .wordmark { width: 104px; }
  .wordmark img { width: 130px; left: -13px; }
  .site-header .wordmark { width: 44px; height: 44px; }
  .site-header .wordmark img { width: 186px; left: -18px; }
  .site-header > .button { min-height: 44px; padding: 8px 0; font-size: .875rem; }
  .mobile-nav { padding: 12px 24px 24px; }
  .mobile-nav a, .mobile-nav button { font-size: 1rem; min-height: 44px; }
  .hero { grid-template-columns: 1fr; gap: 40px; padding-block: 38px 46px; }
  .hero .eyebrow { font-size: .75rem; letter-spacing: .09em; }
  .hero h1 { font-size: clamp(3rem,12vw,5.2rem); margin: 25px 0 27px; }
  .hero-description { font-size: 1.0625rem; max-width: 350px; }
  .hero-actions { gap: 28px; margin-top: 25px; }
  .hero-art { margin: 0 0 0 auto; width: 85%; max-width: 420px; padding: 0; }
  .photo-frame { aspect-ratio: 1.06; }
  .hero-art figcaption { font-size: .75rem; padding-top: 12px; }
  .capability-strip { grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr; text-align: left; gap: 8px 22px; font-size: .875rem; }
  .section-space { padding-block: 60px; }
  .section-heading { margin-bottom: 28px; }
  .section-heading h2 { font-size: 2.4rem; margin-top: 20px; }
  .section-heading > p { margin-top: 22px; font-size: 1rem; }
  .journey-tabs { grid-template-columns: repeat(2,minmax(0,1fr)); gap: 0 20px; }
  .journey-tabs button { font-size: .9375rem; padding-block: 14px; }
  .journey-tabs button > span:first-child { font-size: .75rem; margin-bottom: 7px; }
  .journey-panel { grid-template-columns: 1fr; gap: 35px; padding: 30px 0 0; }
  .journey-copy h3 { font-size: 2.2rem; }
  .journey-copy > p { font-size: 1rem; }
  .journey-visual { max-width: 420px; }
  .message-sheet { padding: 20px 24px; }
  .journey-timeline { font-size: .8125rem; }
  .approach { grid-template-columns: 1fr; gap: 35px; }
  .approach .section-heading h2 { font-size: 2.4rem; }
  .simple-steps li { padding-block: 22px; }
  .simple-steps h3 { font-size: 1.875rem; }
  .simple-steps p { font-size: 1rem; }
  .engagement-note { gap: 10px; padding-top: 20px; }
  .engagement-note p { font-size: .9375rem; }
  .engagement-note .text-button { margin-left: 0; padding: 0; font-size: .9375rem; }
  .about-teaser { grid-template-columns: 1fr; gap: 27px; padding-block: 50px; }
  .about-teaser h2 { font-size: 2.65rem; }
  .about-teaser p { font-size: 1rem; }
  .closing-inner { padding-block: 58px 48px; }
  .closing h2 { font-size: 2.6rem; line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 26px; }
  .closing-actions { gap: 22px; flex-wrap: wrap; }
  .closing-actions .button { padding-inline: 24px; }
  .site-footer { gap: 20px; padding-block: 26px; }
  .site-footer > .text-link { font-size: .9375rem; }
  .site-footer > span { padding-top: 2px; }
  .story-hero { grid-template-columns: 1fr; gap: 27px; padding-block: 38px 46px; }
  .story-hero h1 { font-size: clamp(2.6rem,9.5vw,4rem); line-height: 1.15; margin-top: 24px; }
  .story-hero > p { font-size: 1rem; }
  .brand-story { grid-template-columns: 1fr; gap: 35px; padding-bottom: 55px; }
  .story-image { aspect-ratio: 1.3; }
  .story-copy h2 { font-size: 2.4rem; margin-block: 20px; }
  .story-copy > p:not(.eyebrow) { font-size: 1rem; }
  .astrid-grid { padding-block: 52px; }
  .astrid-with-portrait { grid-template-columns: minmax(0,1fr); gap: 28px; }
  .astrid-with-portrait .astrid-intro h2 { font-size: 3.4rem; }
  .astrid-portrait { max-width: 280px; }
  .personal-lead { font-size: 1.8rem; }
  .personal-story > p:not(.personal-lead) { font-size: 1rem; }
  .principles { padding-block: 50px; }
  .principle-list { gap: 24px; }
  .principle-list h3 { font-size: 1.875rem; margin: 0 0 8px; }
  .principle-list p { font-size: 1rem; }
  .dialog-content { padding: 32px 24px; }
  .dialog-content h2 { font-size: 2.2rem; }
  .form-row { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
}
@media(prefers-reduced-motion:reduce) {
  html { scroll-behavior: auto; }
  *, *::before, *::after { animation: none !important; transition: none !important; }
}

/* Landscape story: hills at arrival, mist mid-page, morning light at the close. Homepage only. */
.home { --landing-h: clamp(620px, 100svh, 960px); position: relative; }
.home .landing-photo { position: absolute; inset: 0 0 auto; width: 100%; height: var(--landing-h); object-fit: cover; object-position: 50% 62%; z-index: -1; }
.home .site-header { position: relative; }
.home .hero { display: flex; flex-direction: column; align-items: center; text-align: center; padding: 0; }
.home .hero-copy { min-height: calc(var(--landing-h) - 108px); padding-top: clamp(28px, 11vh, 120px); }
.home .hero h1 { font-size: clamp(3rem, min(6.2vw, 9vh), 6rem); margin: 20px 0 0; }
.home .hero .eyebrow { color: var(--ink); justify-content: center; }
.home .hero-intro { display: flex; flex-direction: column; align-items: center; padding-block: 64px 72px; }
.home .hero-description { max-width: 440px; }
.home .hero-actions { justify-content: center; margin-top: 26px; }
.home .hero-footnote { margin-top: 18px; }

.interlude { position: relative; margin: 0; height: clamp(380px, 72vh, 720px); overflow: hidden; display: grid; place-items: start center; padding-top: clamp(64px, 17%, 150px); }
.interlude img { position: absolute; inset: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%; object-fit: cover; object-position: 50% 55%; }
.interlude figcaption { position: relative; text-align: center; font-size: clamp(2rem, 3.6vw, 3.2rem); line-height: 1.15; letter-spacing: -.035em; color: var(--ink); }
.interlude figcaption em { font-style: normal; }
.interlude + .approach { border-top: 0; }

.closing { position: relative; isolation: isolate; }
.closing-photo { position: absolute; inset: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%; object-fit: cover; object-position: 50% 60%; z-index: -2; }
.closing::before { content: ''; position: absolute; inset: 0; background: linear-gradient(180deg, #1f2a2194, #1f2a21c7); z-index: -1; }
.closing-inner { padding-block: clamp(110px, 16vh, 170px); }

/* Gentle reveal as each chapter arrives. Only active when JS runs and motion is welcome. */
.reveal-ready [data-reveal] { opacity: 0; transform: translateY(18px); transition: opacity .9s ease, transform .9s ease; }
.reveal-ready [data-reveal].is-visible { opacity: 1; transform: none; }

@media(max-width:760px) {
  .home { --landing-h: clamp(560px, 92svh, 820px); }
  .home .landing-photo { object-position: 42% 70%; }
  .home .hero-copy { min-height: calc(var(--landing-h) - 88px); padding-top: 28px; }
  .home .hero-intro { padding-block: 44px 52px; }
  .home .hero h1 { font-size: clamp(2.6rem, 11vw, 3.6rem); }
  .home .hero h1 br { display: none; }
  .home .hero h1 em { display: block; }
  .home .hero-description { font-size: 1rem; max-width: 320px; }
  .home .mobile-nav { position: absolute; top: 88px; left: 0; right: 0; z-index: 5; }
  .interlude { height: 58vh; padding-top: 56px; }
  .interlude figcaption { font-size: 2rem; }
  .closing-inner { padding-block: 84px; }
}
.home .landing-waves { position: absolute; inset: 0 0 auto; width: 100%; height: var(--landing-h); z-index: -1; display: block; }

/* ---------- Warm pastel layer (2026-10-03): centered layout, rounded apricot CTAs, autumn closing ---------- */
:root {
  --apricot: #f4cdb1; --apricot-deep: #eab695;
  --butter: #f5e8c4; --blush: #f3e0d9; --lilac: #e6e0ee; --cream: #fbf7f0;
  --rust: #a8552f;
}
/* Buttons: soft rounded pills */
.button, .button-light { border-radius: 999px; background: var(--apricot); border-color: var(--apricot); color: var(--ink); font-weight: 500; padding-inline: 34px; }
.button:hover, .button-light:hover { background: var(--apricot-deep); border-color: var(--apricot-deep); color: var(--ink); }
.text-link, .text-button { border: 1px solid currentColor; border-radius: 999px; padding: 10px 24px; text-decoration: none; justify-content: center; }
.text-link:hover, .text-button:hover { background: var(--ink); border-color: var(--ink); color: var(--cream); }
.site-header .button-small { border: 1px solid var(--ink); border-radius: 999px; padding: 8px 22px; background: rgba(251,247,240,.55); backdrop-filter: blur(6px); }
.site-header .button-small:hover { background: var(--ink); color: var(--cream); border-color: var(--ink); }
.light-link { border-color: rgba(251,247,240,.75); }
.light-link:hover { background: var(--cream); color: var(--rust); border-color: var(--cream); }
.contact-email { border: 0; padding-inline: 0; text-decoration: underline; text-underline-offset: 6px; }
.contact-email:hover { background: none; color: var(--butter); }
.site-footer .text-link { padding: 6px 18px; font-size: .875rem; }

/* Hero: bigger headline, centered in the sky */
.home .hero-copy { justify-content: center; padding-top: 0; padding-bottom: calc(var(--landing-h) * .4); }
.home .hero h1 { font-size: clamp(3.4rem, min(7.4vw, 10.5vh), 7.4rem); line-height: 1.04; }

/* Everything centered */
.section-heading { flex-direction: column; align-items: center; text-align: center; gap: 18px; }
.section-heading > p { max-width: 460px; padding: 0; }
.section-heading .eyebrow { justify-content: center; }
.capability-strip { justify-content: center; }
.values-band { background: var(--butter); border-color: transparent; }
.journey-copy { text-align: center; display: flex; flex-direction: column; align-items: center; }
.journey-copy > p { margin-inline: auto; }
.journey-tags { justify-content: center; }
.journey-visual { justify-self: center; }
.message-sheet { background: var(--blush); border-color: #ecd2c8; border-radius: 18px; }

/* Approach as the old-friend story */
.approach { display: block; border-top: 0; padding-inline: 0; }
.friend-steps { list-style: none; margin: 0; padding: 0; display: grid; grid-template-columns: repeat(3, minmax(0,1fr)); gap: 28px; position: relative; }
.friend-steps::before { content: ''; position: absolute; left: 16%; right: 16%; top: 86px; border-top: 1.5px dashed #c9b9a6; border-radius: 999px; z-index: 0; }
.friend-step { position: relative; z-index: 1; text-align: center; padding: 40px 34px 44px; border-radius: 28px; display: flex; flex-direction: column; align-items: center; }
.step-apricot { background: #f8e2d2; } .step-butter { background: var(--butter); } .step-lilac { background: var(--lilac); }
.friend-step .step-number { font-size: .75rem; letter-spacing: .14em; color: var(--muted); padding: 0; }
.step-icon { width: 64px; height: 64px; margin: 14px 0 18px; padding: 12px; border-radius: 50%; background: var(--cream); fill: none; stroke: var(--ink); stroke-width: 1.6; stroke-linecap: round; stroke-linejoin: round; }
.friend-step h3 { font-size: 1.75rem; letter-spacing: -.03em; line-height: 1.2; margin: 0 0 10px; }
.friend-step p { font-size: 1rem; line-height: 1.6; color: var(--muted); max-width: 290px; }
.approach .engagement-note { border-top: 0; justify-content: center; flex-direction: column; text-align: center; gap: 14px; margin-top: 44px; }
.approach .engagement-note .text-button { margin-left: 0; }

/* About teaser on blush, centered, zevo voice */
.about-section { background: var(--blush); }
.about-teaser { grid-template-columns: 1fr; justify-items: center; text-align: center; gap: 22px; }
.about-teaser p { color: var(--ink); max-width: 480px; margin-inline: auto; }

/* Autumn closing: golden-hour warmth instead of dark green */
.closing::before { background: linear-gradient(170deg, rgba(196,124,74,.72), rgba(120,58,32,.86)); }
.closing-photo { filter: saturate(.6) sepia(.25); }
.closing h2, .closing h2 em { color: var(--cream); }
.closing .button-light { background: var(--butter); border-color: var(--butter); }
.closing .button-light:hover { background: var(--cream); border-color: var(--cream); }
.site-footer { justify-content: center; }
.site-footer > .text-link { margin-left: 0; }

/* ---------- About page ---------- */
.story-hero { grid-template-columns: 1fr; justify-items: center; text-align: center; gap: 20px; padding-block: 56px 72px; }
.story-hero .eyebrow { justify-content: center; }
.story-hero > p { max-width: none; padding: 0; }
.friend-letter { position: relative; min-height: clamp(640px, 92vh, 900px); display: grid; align-items: center; overflow: hidden; }
.letter-photo { position: absolute; inset: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%; object-fit: cover; object-position: 35% 50%; }
.letter-wrap { position: relative; display: flex; justify-content: flex-end; padding-block: 64px; }
.letter-card { --stamp: 9px; width: min(500px, 100%); background: var(--cream); padding: 52px 48px 46px; text-align: center; transform: rotate(-1.2deg); filter: drop-shadow(0 18px 40px rgba(60,40,25,.22)); }
.letter-card .eyebrow { justify-content: center; color: var(--rust); }
.letter-card h2 { font-size: clamp(2.3rem, 3.4vw, 3.1rem); line-height: 1.12; margin: 18px 0 20px; }
.letter-card h2 em { font-family: 'Bodoni Moda', 'Bodoni MT', Didot, Georgia, serif; font-style: italic; letter-spacing: -.02em; }
.letter-card p:not(.eyebrow) { font-size: 1.0625rem; line-height: 1.7; color: var(--muted); margin-top: 12px; }
.letter-sign { display: block; margin-top: 26px; font-family: 'Bodoni Moda', Georgia, serif; font-style: italic; font-size: 1.4rem; color: var(--rust); }
.brand-story { grid-template-columns: 1fr; justify-items: center; text-align: center; padding-block: 96px; }
.brand-story .eyebrow { justify-content: center; }
.story-copy > p:not(.eyebrow) { margin-inline: auto; max-width: 560px; }
.astrid-section { background: var(--butter); }
.astrid-with-portrait { grid-template-columns: 1fr; justify-items: center; text-align: center; row-gap: 22px; }
.astrid-intro .eyebrow { justify-content: center; }
.astrid-portrait { order: -1; max-width: 300px; aspect-ratio: 4 / 5; border-radius: 999px 999px 24px 24px; background: var(--apricot); overflow: hidden; display: grid; place-items: end center; padding-top: 22px; }
.astrid-portrait img { width: 92%; }
.personal-story { max-width: 560px; }
.principles { text-align: center; }
.principles .eyebrow { justify-content: center; }
.principle-list article { border-top: 0; border-radius: 24px; padding: 34px 28px; }
.principle-list article:nth-child(1) { background: #f8e2d2; } .principle-list article:nth-child(2) { background: var(--lilac); } .principle-list article:nth-child(3) { background: var(--blush); }
.principle-list p { margin-inline: auto; }

@media(max-width:1000px) {
  .friend-steps { gap: 16px; } .friend-step { padding: 32px 22px 36px; }
}
@media(max-width:760px) {
  .home .hero-copy { padding-bottom: calc(var(--landing-h) * .42); }
  .home .hero h1 { font-size: clamp(2.8rem, 12.5vw, 4rem); }
  .section-heading h2 { font-size: 2.3rem; }
  .friend-steps { grid-template-columns: 1fr; gap: 14px; }
  .friend-steps::before { display: none; }
  .closing-actions { justify-content: center; }
  .site-footer { flex-direction: column; }
  .friend-letter { min-height: 0; }
  .letter-photo { position: relative; height: 320px; }
  .letter-wrap { justify-content: center; margin-top: -90px; padding-block: 0 48px; }
  .letter-card { padding: 40px 26px 36px; }
  .brand-story { padding-block: 56px; }
  .astrid-portrait { max-width: 240px; }
  .principle-list article { display: block; }
}
.approach .section-heading { margin-bottom: 56px; }
.journey-tabs button { justify-content: center; text-align: center; }
.closing::before { background: linear-gradient(170deg, rgba(210,146,96,.64), rgba(128,64,36,.82)); }
.letter-card { position: relative; isolation: isolate; background: radial-gradient(circle at 10px 10px, transparent 6px, var(--cream) 6.5px) -10px -10px / 20px 20px; }
.letter-card::before { content: ''; position: absolute; inset: 10px; background: var(--cream); z-index: -1; }
/* Vertical centering fixes (2026-10-03) */
.home { --landing-h: clamp(560px, 100svh, 960px); }
.home .hero { gap: 0; }
.home .hero-copy { display: flex; flex-direction: column; align-items: center; justify-content: center; box-sizing: border-box; padding-top: 0; padding-bottom: calc(var(--landing-h) * .42); }
.home .hero-intro { padding-block: 80px; }
.interlude { place-items: center; padding: 0; }
@media(max-width:760px) {
  .home { --landing-h: clamp(560px, 92svh, 820px); }
  .home .hero-copy { padding-bottom: calc(var(--landing-h) * .42); }
  .home .hero-intro { padding-block: 52px; }
  .interlude { padding: 0; }
}
.home .landing-photo { object-position: 50% 22%; }
@media(max-width:760px) { .home .landing-photo { object-position: 42% 70%; } }
/* Headline in the true center of the landing screen (header height offset keeps it optically centered) */
.home .hero-copy { padding-bottom: 108px; }
.home .landing-photo { object-position: 50% 0%; }
@media(max-width:760px) { .home .hero-copy { padding-bottom: 88px; } .home .landing-photo { object-position: 42% 40%; } }
@media(max-width:760px) { .home .hero-copy { padding-bottom: calc(var(--landing-h) * .42); } }
.home .hero-copy { padding-bottom: calc(108px + var(--landing-h) * .08); }
@media(max-width:760px) { .home .hero-copy { padding-bottom: calc(var(--landing-h) * .46); } }

/* Legal pages and footer legal links */
.legal-links { display: flex; gap: 22px; font-size: .8125rem; }
.legal-links a { color: var(--muted); text-decoration: underline; text-underline-offset: 4px; }
.legal-links a:hover { color: var(--ink); }
.legal { max-width: 720px; padding-block: 48px 96px; }
.legal-head { text-align: center; padding-bottom: 40px; margin-bottom: 40px; border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line); }
.legal-head .eyebrow { justify-content: center; }
.legal-head h1 { font-size: clamp(2.6rem, 5vw, 3.8rem); margin: 18px 0 12px; }
.legal-date { font-size: .875rem; color: var(--muted); }
.legal-body h2 { font-size: 1.375rem; letter-spacing: -.02em; line-height: 1.3; margin: 36px 0 10px; }
.legal-body p { font-size: 1.0625rem; line-height: 1.75; color: var(--muted); margin-top: 12px; }
.legal-body a { color: var(--ink); text-decoration: underline; text-underline-offset: 4px; }
.todo { background: var(--butter); color: var(--ink); padding: 0 4px; border-radius: 4px; }
@media(max-width:760px) { .legal { padding-block: 28px 64px; } .legal-links { justify-content: center; } }
/* Portrait: no arch, larger line drawing */
.astrid-portrait { background: none; border-radius: 0; aspect-ratio: auto; padding: 0; max-width: 460px; display: block; }
.astrid-portrait img { width: 100%; }
@media(max-width:760px) { .astrid-portrait { max-width: 320px; } }
/* Letter card sits beside the cup, over the open lake light */
.letter-photo { object-position: 30% 60%; }
.letter-wrap { justify-content: flex-start; }
.letter-card { transform: rotate(1deg); }
@media(max-width:760px) { .letter-wrap { justify-content: center; } }
/* Cappuccino scene: cup sits right, card left; a very slow breathing zoom */
.letter-photo { object-position: 70% 50%; animation: slow-breath 40s ease-in-out infinite alternate; transform-origin: 72% 50%; }
@keyframes slow-breath { from { transform: scale(1); } to { transform: scale(1.07); } }
@media(max-width:760px) { .letter-photo { object-position: 78% 50%; } }

/* Two doors: one offer, two starting points */
.two-doors { display: grid; grid-template-columns: repeat(2, minmax(0, 1fr)); gap: 28px; }
.door { border-radius: 28px; padding: 48px 44px 44px; text-align: center; display: flex; flex-direction: column; align-items: center; }
.door-blush { background: var(--blush); } .door-lilac { background: var(--lilac); }
.door-kicker { font-size: .75rem; letter-spacing: .14em; color: var(--muted); }
.door h3 { font-size: clamp(1.9rem, 2.6vw, 2.4rem); letter-spacing: -.035em; line-height: 1.15; margin: 16px 0 14px; }
.door p:not(.door-kicker):not(.door-note) { font-size: 1.0625rem; line-height: 1.65; color: var(--muted); max-width: 420px; }
.door-note { margin-top: 26px; padding: 14px 22px; background: var(--cream); border-radius: 999px; font-size: .9375rem; color: var(--ink); }
.reply-promise { margin-top: 16px; font-size: .9375rem; color: rgba(251,247,240,.85); }
@media(max-width:760px) {
  .two-doors { grid-template-columns: 1fr; gap: 14px; }
  .door { padding: 36px 24px 30px; }
  .door-note { border-radius: 18px; }
}
.door-note { margin-top: auto; } .door p:not(.door-kicker):not(.door-note) { margin-bottom: 26px; }
@media(min-width:761px) {
  .letter-photo { inset: 0 auto 0 -2%; width: 128%; max-width: none; object-position: 50% 50%; }
}
/* Editorial layout: whole photo on the right, letter card overlapping its edge */
@media(min-width:761px) {
  .friend-letter { min-height: 0; display: block; padding-block: 24px 96px; }
  .friend-letter .letter-photo { position: relative; inset: auto; display: block; width: 66%; max-width: none; height: auto; aspect-ratio: 4 / 3; margin-left: auto; object-position: 50% 50%; animation: none; transform: none; }
  .friend-letter .letter-wrap { position: absolute; inset: 0; align-items: center; justify-content: flex-start; padding-block: 0; }
}
@media(max-width:760px) { .letter-photo { animation: none; height: 300px; object-position: 62% 50%; } }
@media(min-width:761px) { .friend-letter .letter-photo { aspect-ratio: 3 / 2; } }
@media(min-width:761px) { .friend-letter .letter-photo { aspect-ratio: 4 / 3; object-position: 60% 50%; } }
@media(min-width:761px) { .friend-letter .letter-photo { aspect-ratio: 3 / 2; object-position: 50% 50%; } }
/* Full-page fog scene again: two figures far out in the field, letter card on the left */
@media(min-width:761px) {
  .friend-letter { min-height: clamp(640px, 92vh, 900px); display: grid; align-items: center; padding-block: 0; }
  .friend-letter .letter-photo { position: absolute; inset: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%; aspect-ratio: auto; margin: 0; object-position: 66% 62%; }
  .friend-letter .letter-wrap { position: relative; inset: auto; padding-block: 64px; justify-content: flex-start; }
}
@media(max-width:760px) { .letter-photo { object-position: 66% 60%; } }
/* Intro under the hills gets its own full screen */
.home .hero-intro { min-height: 100svh; justify-content: center; padding-block: 64px; box-sizing: border-box; }
.home .hero-description { font-size: clamp(1.25rem, 1.9vw, 1.6rem); line-height: 1.55; max-width: 640px; color: var(--ink); }
.home .hero-actions { margin-top: 36px; }
.home .hero-footnote { margin-top: 26px; font-size: .9375rem; }
@media(max-width:760px) { .home .hero-intro { min-height: 88svh; padding-block: 48px; } .home .hero-description { font-size: 1.1875rem; } }

/* ---------- Tablet & phone polish (2026-10-03) ---------- */
/* Tablets (portrait and landscape): keep the headline in the sky, calmer intro height, figures clear of the card */
@media (min-width: 761px) and (max-width: 1100px) {
  .home .hero-copy { padding-bottom: calc(108px + var(--landing-h) * .44); }
  .home .hero-intro { min-height: 72svh; }
  .friend-letter .letter-photo { object-position: 48% 62%; }
  .letter-card { width: min(420px, 100%); }
}
/* Tablet portrait and below: single-column cards, portrait on top */
@media (max-width: 900px) {
  .friend-steps { grid-template-columns: 1fr; max-width: 560px; margin-inline: auto; gap: 16px; }
  .friend-steps::before { display: none; }
  .principle-list { grid-template-columns: 1fr; max-width: 560px; margin-inline: auto; gap: 16px; }
  .principle-list article { display: block; }
  .astrid-with-portrait { grid-template-columns: 1fr; justify-items: center; }
  .astrid-portrait { order: -1; max-width: 340px; }
  .astrid-intro, .personal-story { text-align: center; }
}
@media (min-width: 761px) and (max-width: 900px) {
  .two-doors { gap: 16px; }
  .door { padding: 40px 28px 34px; }
}
/* Phones */
@media (max-width: 760px) {
  .approach .engagement-note .text-button { padding: 10px 24px; margin-left: 0; }
  .hero-actions { flex-direction: column; gap: 14px; }
  .hero-actions .button, .hero-actions .text-link { min-width: 220px; }
  /* zoom the fog scene so the two figures read on a small screen */
  .friend-letter .letter-photo { height: 340px; object-position: 66% 62%; transform: scale(1.9); transform-origin: 66% 62%; }
  .friend-letter { overflow: hidden; }
  .letter-wrap { position: relative; z-index: 1; }
}
@media (max-width: 900px) {
  .astrid-with-portrait .astrid-intro, .astrid-with-portrait .astrid-portrait, .astrid-with-portrait .personal-story { grid-column: 1; grid-row: auto; }
  .astrid-with-portrait .astrid-portrait { width: 100%; max-width: 340px; }
}

/* ---------- Logical flow on tablet & phone (2026-10-03) ---------- */
@media (max-width: 1100px) {
  /* intro reads as a short pause, not a whole empty screen */
  .home .hero-intro { min-height: 0; padding-block: 88px 96px; }
}
@media (max-width: 900px) {
  .section-space { padding-block: 80px; }
  .about-teaser { padding-block: 64px; }
  /* steps become compact rows: icon left, words right */
  .friend-step { display: grid; grid-template-columns: 64px 1fr; column-gap: 20px; align-items: center; text-align: left; padding: 24px 26px; border-radius: 22px; }
  .friend-step .step-icon { grid-column: 1; grid-row: 1 / span 3; margin: 0; width: 64px; height: 64px; }
  .friend-step .step-number, .friend-step h3, .friend-step p { grid-column: 2; }
  .friend-step h3 { font-size: 1.5rem; margin: 2px 0 6px; }
  .friend-step p { max-width: none; }
  /* one clear call to action near the end: the closing section */
  .approach .engagement-note .text-button { display: none; }
  .approach .engagement-note { margin-top: 28px; }
  /* About: heading first, then portrait, then the story */
  .astrid-with-portrait .astrid-intro { order: 0; }
  .astrid-with-portrait .astrid-portrait { order: 1; }
  .astrid-with-portrait .personal-story { order: 2; }
  .astrid-grid { padding-block: 64px; }
  .principles { padding-block: 56px 64px; }
  .brand-story { padding-block: 64px; }
}
@media (max-width: 760px) {
  .section-space { padding-block: 64px; }
  .home .hero-intro { padding-block: 64px 72px; }
  .friend-step { grid-template-columns: 52px 1fr; column-gap: 16px; padding: 20px 20px; }
  .friend-step .step-icon { width: 52px; height: 52px; padding: 10px; }
  .friend-step h3 { font-size: 1.3rem; }
  .friend-step p { font-size: .9375rem; }
  .interlude { height: 46vh; min-height: 300px; }
  .closing-inner { padding-block: 72px; }
}