:root {
  --ink:            #00152a;
  --ink-2:          #102a43;
  --ink-soft:       #314863;
  --paper:          #f6fafe;
  --paper-2:        #f0f4f8;
  --paper-3:        #eaeef2;
  --rule:           #c3c6ce;
  --rule-soft:      #dfe3e7;
  --on-ink:         #ffffff;
  --on-ink-dim:     #b0c9e8;
  --on-paper:       #171c1f;
  --on-paper-dim:   #43474d;
  --gold:           #e6c275;
  --gold-2:         #ab8b44;
}

*, *::before, *::after { box-sizing: border-box; }

html { scroll-behavior: smooth; }

body {
  margin: 0;
  font-family: 'Inter', -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, sans-serif;
  color: var(--on-paper);
  background: var(--paper);
  line-height: 1.6;
  -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased;
  -moz-osx-font-smoothing: grayscale;
}
::selection { background: var(--ink); color: var(--on-ink); }

/* ─── NAV ─── */
.topbar {
  position: sticky; top: 0; z-index: 50;
  background: rgba(246, 250, 254, 0.92);
  backdrop-filter: blur(14px);
  -webkit-backdrop-filter: blur(14px);
  border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(195, 198, 206, 0.3);
}
.nav-inner {
  max-width: 1240px;
  margin: 0 auto;
  padding: 18px 32px;
  display: flex; align-items: center; justify-content: space-between;
}
.brand {
  font-family: 'Newsreader', serif;
  font-weight: 600;
  font-size: 22px;
  letter-spacing: -0.02em;
  color: var(--ink);
  text-decoration: none;
}
.brand em { font-style: italic; font-weight: 500; color: var(--gold-2); }

.nav-cta {
  background: var(--ink);
  color: var(--on-ink);
  padding: 10px 20px;
  border-radius: 2px;
  font-size: 14px;
  font-weight: 500;
  text-decoration: none;
  letter-spacing: 0.01em;
  transition: opacity 0.2s, transform 0.1s;
}
.nav-cta:hover { opacity: 0.88; }

/* ─── ARTICLE ─── */
.post {
  max-width: 780px;
  margin: 0 auto;
  padding: 64px 32px 48px;
}

.back-link {
  display: inline-block;
  color: var(--on-paper-dim);
  text-decoration: none;
  font-size: 14px;
  margin-bottom: 32px;
  transition: color 0.2s;
}
.back-link:hover { color: var(--ink); }

.post-eyebrow {
  font-size: 11px;
  font-weight: 600;
  letter-spacing: 0.18em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--gold-2);
  margin-bottom: 20px;
}

.post h1 {
  font-family: 'Newsreader', serif;
  font-weight: 500;
  font-size: clamp(32px, 4.4vw, 52px);
  line-height: 1.08;
  letter-spacing: -0.025em;
  color: var(--ink);
  margin: 0 0 24px;
}
.post h1 em { font-style: italic; font-weight: 400; color: var(--gold-2); }

.post-lede {
  font-family: 'Newsreader', serif;
  font-weight: 400;
  font-style: italic;
  font-size: 21px;
  line-height: 1.55;
  color: var(--on-paper-dim);
  margin: 0 0 56px;
  max-width: 680px;
}

.post-header {
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--rule-soft);
  padding-bottom: 40px;
  margin-bottom: 48px;
}

.post-body h2 {
  font-family: 'Newsreader', serif;
  font-weight: 600;
  font-size: 30px;
  line-height: 1.2;
  letter-spacing: -0.02em;
  color: var(--ink);
  margin: 56px 0 16px;
}
.post-body h2 em { font-style: italic; font-weight: 500; color: var(--gold-2); }

.post-body h3 {
  font-family: 'Newsreader', serif;
  font-weight: 600;
  font-size: 21px;
  letter-spacing: -0.01em;
  color: var(--ink);
  margin: 40px 0 12px;
}

.post-body p {
  font-size: 17px;
  line-height: 1.7;
  color: var(--on-paper);
  margin: 0 0 20px;
}

.post-body p:first-of-type {
  font-size: 18px;
}

.post-body a {
  color: var(--ink);
  text-decoration: underline;
  text-decoration-color: var(--gold-2);
  text-underline-offset: 3px;
  text-decoration-thickness: 1.5px;
  transition: text-decoration-color 0.2s, color 0.2s;
}
.post-body a:hover { color: var(--gold-2); text-decoration-color: var(--ink); }

.post-body ul, .post-body ol {
  padding-left: 24px;
  margin: 20px 0;
}
.post-body li {
  font-size: 17px;
  line-height: 1.7;
  margin-bottom: 12px;
  color: var(--on-paper);
}
.post-body li::marker { color: var(--gold-2); }

.post-body strong {
  color: var(--ink);
  font-weight: 600;
}

.post-body blockquote {
  border-left: 3px solid var(--gold-2);
  padding: 8px 0 8px 24px;
  margin: 32px 0;
  font-family: 'Newsreader', serif;
  font-style: italic;
  font-size: 20px;
  line-height: 1.55;
  color: var(--ink);
}

.callout {
  background: var(--paper-2);
  border-left: 3px solid var(--gold-2);
  padding: 24px 28px;
  margin: 32px 0;
  border-radius: 0 4px 4px 0;
}
.callout-title {
  font-family: 'Newsreader', serif;
  font-weight: 600;
  font-size: 17px;
  color: var(--ink);
  margin: 0 0 8px;
}
.callout p { margin: 0; font-size: 15.5px; color: var(--on-paper-dim); line-height: 1.6; }
.callout p + p { margin-top: 12px; }

/* ─── CTA CARD ─── */
.cta-card {
  margin: 64px 0 48px;
  background: var(--ink);
  color: var(--on-ink);
  padding: 40px 36px;
  border-radius: 4px;
  position: relative;
  overflow: hidden;
}
.cta-card::before {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  top: 0; left: 0; right: 0;
  height: 3px;
  background: linear-gradient(90deg, var(--gold), var(--gold-2));
}
.cta-eyebrow {
  font-size: 11px;
  font-weight: 600;
  letter-spacing: 0.18em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--gold);
  margin-bottom: 14px;
}
.cta-card h3 {
  font-family: 'Newsreader', serif;
  font-weight: 500;
  font-size: 26px;
  letter-spacing: -0.015em;
  color: var(--on-ink);
  margin: 0 0 14px;
  line-height: 1.2;
}
.cta-card p {
  font-size: 15.5px;
  color: var(--on-ink-dim);
  line-height: 1.6;
  margin: 0 0 24px;
}
.cta-btn {
  display: inline-block;
  background: var(--paper);
  color: var(--ink);
  padding: 14px 26px;
  border-radius: 2px;
  font-size: 15px;
  font-weight: 600;
  text-decoration: none;
  letter-spacing: 0.01em;
  transition: transform 0.15s, box-shadow 0.2s;
}
.cta-btn:hover { transform: translateY(-2px); box-shadow: 0 10px 24px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.2); }
.cta-fine { font-size: 13px; color: var(--on-ink-dim); margin: 14px 0 0; }

/* ─── RELATED ─── */
.related {
  margin-top: 64px;
  padding-top: 40px;
  border-top: 1px solid var(--rule-soft);
}
.related h2 {
  font-family: 'Newsreader', serif;
  font-weight: 500;
  font-size: 22px;
  letter-spacing: -0.01em;
  color: var(--ink);
  margin: 0 0 24px;
}
.related-grid {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(2, 1fr);
  gap: 20px;
}
.related-card {
  display: block;
  padding: 20px 22px;
  background: #ffffff;
  border: 1px solid var(--rule-soft);
  border-radius: 4px;
  text-decoration: none;
  transition: border-color 0.2s, transform 0.15s;
}
.related-card:hover { border-color: var(--gold-2); transform: translateY(-2px); }
.related-card .r-eyebrow {
  font-size: 10px;
  font-weight: 600;
  letter-spacing: 0.18em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--gold-2);
  margin-bottom: 8px;
}
.related-card h4 {
  font-family: 'Newsreader', serif;
  font-weight: 600;
  font-size: 16px;
  color: var(--ink);
  margin: 0;
  line-height: 1.35;
  letter-spacing: -0.005em;
}

/* ─── FOOTER ─── */
.post-footer {
  background: #000814;
  color: #8895a4;
  font-size: 13px;
  padding: 48px 0 40px;
  margin-top: 64px;
}
.footer-inner {
  max-width: 1240px;
  margin: 0 auto;
  padding: 0 32px;
}
.footer-disclaimer {
  border-left: 2px solid var(--gold-2);
  padding: 10px 18px;
  margin-bottom: 36px;
  color: #a8b5c4;
  font-size: 13px;
  line-height: 1.6;
  max-width: 820px;
}
.footer-bottom {
  display: flex;
  justify-content: space-between;
  align-items: center;
  padding-top: 28px;
  border-top: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.08);
  flex-wrap: wrap;
  gap: 16px;
}
.footer-brand {
  font-family: 'Newsreader', serif;
  font-weight: 500;
  font-style: italic;
  font-size: 17px;
  color: #e5eaf0;
}
.footer-links { display: flex; gap: 24px; flex-wrap: wrap; }
.footer-links a { color: #8895a4; text-decoration: none; transition: color 0.2s; }
.footer-links a:hover { color: var(--gold); }
.footer-copy { font-size: 12px; color: #6a7685; }

/* ─── BLOG INDEX ─── */
.index-hero {
  padding: 80px 32px 48px;
  max-width: 1240px;
  margin: 0 auto;
}
.index-hero .eyebrow {
  font-size: 11px;
  font-weight: 600;
  letter-spacing: 0.18em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--gold-2);
  margin-bottom: 20px;
}
.index-hero h1 {
  font-family: 'Newsreader', serif;
  font-weight: 500;
  font-size: clamp(36px, 5vw, 56px);
  line-height: 1.08;
  letter-spacing: -0.025em;
  color: var(--ink);
  margin: 0 0 20px;
  max-width: 820px;
}
.index-hero h1 em { font-style: italic; color: var(--gold-2); }
.index-hero p {
  font-size: 18px;
  color: var(--on-paper-dim);
  max-width: 600px;
  line-height: 1.6;
}
.index-grid {
  max-width: 1240px;
  margin: 0 auto;
  padding: 32px 32px 96px;
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(2, 1fr);
  gap: 24px;
}
.index-card {
  display: block;
  padding: 32px 30px;
  background: #ffffff;
  border: 1px solid var(--rule-soft);
  border-radius: 4px;
  text-decoration: none;
  transition: border-color 0.2s, transform 0.15s;
}
.index-card:hover { border-color: var(--gold-2); transform: translateY(-3px); }
.index-card .c-eyebrow {
  font-size: 10px;
  font-weight: 600;
  letter-spacing: 0.18em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--gold-2);
  margin-bottom: 12px;
}
.index-card h2 {
  font-family: 'Newsreader', serif;
  font-weight: 600;
  font-size: 22px;
  color: var(--ink);
  margin: 0 0 10px;
  line-height: 1.25;
  letter-spacing: -0.01em;
}
.index-card p {
  font-size: 15px;
  color: var(--on-paper-dim);
  line-height: 1.55;
  margin: 0;
}

/* ─── RESPONSIVE ─── */
@media (max-width: 720px) {
  .post { padding: 48px 22px 40px; }
  .post-body h2 { font-size: 26px; }
  .post-body h3 { font-size: 19px; }
  .related-grid, .index-grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
  .cta-card { padding: 32px 24px; }
  .cta-card h3 { font-size: 22px; }
}