/* ============================================================================
   BLUE CRESCENT — main stylesheet · "The Lit Vault"
   RTL-first. Logical properties throughout. Motion gated by reduced-motion.
   ========================================================================== */

*, *::before, *::after { margin: 0; padding: 0; box-sizing: border-box; }
html { scroll-behavior: smooth; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; }
body {
  font-family: var(--font-body);
  background: var(--void);
  color: var(--silver);
  line-height: 1.75;
  overflow-x: hidden;
  -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased;
  position: relative;
}
body::before {  /* the vault — fixed gradient ground */
  content: ""; position: fixed; inset: 0; z-index: -2;
  background: var(--grad-vault);
}
body::after {   /* the brightening — grows with scroll via --lumen */
  content: ""; position: fixed; inset: 0; z-index: -1; pointer-events: none;
  background: radial-gradient(120% 90% at 50% 118%, rgba(79,217,224,.07), transparent 62%);
  opacity: var(--lumen);
}
img { max-width: 100%; display: block; }
ul, ol { list-style: none; }
a { color: inherit; text-decoration: none; }
button { font: inherit; color: inherit; cursor: pointer; background: none; border: none; }
:focus-visible { outline: 2px solid var(--teal); outline-offset: 3px; border-radius: var(--r-sm); }

h1, h2, h3, h4 { font-family: var(--font-display); color: var(--silver-hi); line-height: 1.12; font-weight: 600; }
html[data-lang="en"] h1, html[data-lang="en"] h2 { letter-spacing: -.015em; }

.wrap { max-width: var(--wrap); margin-inline: auto; padding-inline: var(--gutter); }
.wrap.narrow { max-width: 880px; }

/* language span visibility */
html[data-lang="ar"] .t-en { display: none; }
html[data-lang="en"] .t-ar { display: none; }

.skip-link {
  position: absolute; inset-block-start: -100px; inset-inline-start: 1rem; z-index: 2000;
  background: var(--lit-face); color: var(--silver-hi); padding: .7rem 1.2rem; border-radius: var(--r-md);
  transition: inset-block-start .25s var(--ease);
}
.skip-link:focus { inset-block-start: 1rem; }

/* shared eyebrow / section heads --------------------------------------------- */
.eyebrow, .chamber-index {
  font-family: var(--font-mono); font-size: var(--fs-mono); letter-spacing: .22em;
  text-transform: uppercase; color: var(--tarnish); display: inline-block;
}
.eyebrow::before { content: ""; display: inline-block; inline-size: 26px; block-size: 1px;
  background: var(--teal); vertical-align: middle; margin-inline-end: 10px; opacity: .8; }
.sec-head { max-inline-size: 760px; margin-block-end: clamp(2.5rem, 5vw, 4.5rem); }
.sec-head h2 { font-size: var(--fs-h2); margin-block: .8rem .4rem; }
.sec-lead { color: var(--silver-lo); font-size: var(--fs-lead); max-inline-size: 58ch; }
.section { padding-block: var(--space-section); position: relative; }

/* reveal-on-scroll */
.reveal { opacity: 0; transform: translateY(22px); transition: opacity .8s var(--ease-out), transform .8s var(--ease-out); }
.reveal.in { opacity: 1; transform: none; }

/* the crescent mark */
.crescent-mark { inline-size: 30px; block-size: 30px; filter: drop-shadow(0 0 7px var(--glow-teal)); }
.crescent-mark.lg { inline-size: 54px; block-size: 54px; }

/* ============================ BEZEL / MASTHEAD ============================ */
.bezel {
  position: fixed; inset-block-start: 0; inset-inline: 0; z-index: 1000;
  transition: background .4s var(--ease), backdrop-filter .4s var(--ease), border-color .4s;
  border-block-end: 1px solid transparent;
}
.bezel.scrolled {
  background: rgba(5, 9, 18, .72); backdrop-filter: saturate(150%) blur(16px);
  border-block-end-color: var(--hairline);
}
.bezel-inner { max-width: var(--wrap); margin-inline: auto; padding: .9rem var(--gutter);
  display: flex; align-items: center; gap: 1.6rem; }
.brand { display: flex; align-items: center; gap: .7rem; }
.brand-words { display: flex; flex-direction: column; line-height: 1.05; }
.brand-words .seal { font-family: var(--font-seal); font-size: 1.05rem; color: var(--silver-hi); font-weight: 600; }
.brand-words .latin { font-family: var(--font-mono); font-size: .58rem; letter-spacing: .3em; color: var(--tarnish); font-style: normal; }

.bezel-nav { display: flex; gap: 1.4rem; margin-inline-start: auto; }
.bezel-nav a { font-family: var(--font-mono); font-size: .72rem; letter-spacing: .12em; text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--silver-lo); padding-block: .4rem; position: relative; transition: color .25s; }
.bezel-nav a::after { content: ""; position: absolute; inset-block-end: 0; inset-inline-start: 0; inline-size: 0;
  block-size: 1px; background: var(--teal); transition: inline-size .3s var(--ease); }
.bezel-nav a:hover { color: var(--silver-hi); }
.bezel-nav a:hover::after { inline-size: 100%; }

.bezel-end { display: flex; align-items: center; gap: 1rem; }
.lang-switch { display: inline-flex; border: 1px solid var(--hairline-2); border-radius: 999px; overflow: hidden; }
.lang-switch button { padding: .35rem .8rem; font-family: var(--font-mono); font-size: .72rem; color: var(--tarnish);
  transition: background .25s, color .25s; }
.lang-switch button[aria-pressed="true"] { background: var(--lit-face); color: var(--silver-hi); }

.progress-moon { inline-size: 30px; block-size: 30px; display: grid; place-items: center; }
.progress-moon svg { inline-size: 30px; block-size: 30px; transform: rotate(-90deg); }
.pm-track { fill: none; stroke: var(--hairline-2); stroke-width: 2.5; }
.pm-fill { fill: none; stroke: var(--teal); stroke-width: 2.5; stroke-linecap: round;
  stroke-dasharray: 100; stroke-dashoffset: 100; transition: stroke-dashoffset .15s linear; }

.bezel-menu { display: none; flex-direction: column; gap: 5px; padding: 6px; }
.bezel-menu span { inline-size: 24px; block-size: 2px; background: var(--silver); border-radius: 2px; transition: transform .3s, opacity .3s; }

.drawer { position: fixed; inset-block-start: 0; inset-inline-end: 0; z-index: 999; block-size: 100dvh;
  inline-size: min(82vw, 320px); background: var(--mass); border-inline-start: 1px solid var(--hairline);
  padding: 5rem 2rem 2rem; display: flex; flex-direction: column; gap: 1.3rem;
  transform: translateX(110%); transition: transform .4s var(--ease); }
html[dir="ltr"] .drawer { inset-inline-end: 0; }
.drawer.open { transform: none; }
.drawer a { font-family: var(--font-display); font-size: 1.3rem; color: var(--silver-hi); }

/* ============================ LIGHT-SHAFT + MARGINALIA ============================ */
.light-shaft {
  position: fixed; inset-block: 0; inset-inline-start: var(--shaft-x); z-index: -1; pointer-events: none;
  inline-size: 2px; background: var(--grad-shaft);
  transform: translateX(var(--shaft-bend, 0)); transition: transform .5s var(--ease);
  opacity: calc(.32 + var(--lumen) * .5);
}
.light-shaft::before {
  content: ""; position: absolute; inset-block: 0; inset-inline-start: -7px; inline-size: 16px;
  background: var(--grad-shaft); filter: blur(9px); opacity: .55;
}
.marginalia {
  position: fixed; inset-block: 0; inset-inline-end: 0; z-index: 1; pointer-events: none;
  inline-size: 46px; display: flex; flex-direction: column; align-items: center;
  justify-content: space-between; padding-block: 6.5rem 2rem;
}
.marginalia .folio { font-family: var(--font-mono); font-size: .62rem; letter-spacing: .25em; color: var(--tarnish);
  writing-mode: vertical-rl; text-orientation: mixed; opacity: .6; }
.marginalia .rail-line { inline-size: 1px; flex: 1; margin-block: 1rem; background: var(--hairline); }

/* ============================ HERO ============================ */
.hero {
  min-block-size: 100dvh; display: grid; align-content: center;
  padding: 8rem var(--gutter) 3rem; position: relative; overflow: hidden;
  max-width: calc(var(--wrap) + var(--gutter) * 2); margin-inline: auto;
}
.chamber-index { position: absolute; inset-block-start: 6.5rem; inset-inline-start: var(--gutter); }
.hero-crescent { position: absolute; inset-block-start: 8%; inset-inline-end: 4%; inline-size: clamp(220px, 34vw, 480px);
  filter: drop-shadow(0 0 60px var(--glow-teal)); opacity: .96; }
.hero-crescent svg { inline-size: 100%; block-size: auto; }
.hero-crescent::before { content: ""; position: absolute; inset: -18%; border-radius: 50%;
  background: radial-gradient(circle, rgba(123,168,255,.18), transparent 65%); z-index: -1; }

.hero-copy { max-inline-size: 640px; position: relative; z-index: 2; }
.eyebrow.coord { color: var(--teal); letter-spacing: .2em; }
.hero-title { font-size: var(--fs-h1); margin-block: 1.4rem 1.6rem; }
html[data-lang="en"] .hero-title { font-style: italic; }
.hero-sub { font-size: var(--fs-lead); color: var(--silver-lo); max-inline-size: 52ch; }
.hero-actions { display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; gap: 1.6rem 2.2rem; align-items: center; margin-block-start: 2.4rem; }

.link-arrow { font-family: var(--font-mono); font-size: .82rem; letter-spacing: .15em; text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--silver-hi); display: inline-flex; align-items: center; gap: .6rem; padding-block-end: .3rem;
  border-block-end: 1px solid var(--teal); }
.link-arrow .aw { color: var(--teal); transition: transform .3s var(--ease); }
.link-arrow:hover .aw { transform: translate(-3px, 3px); }
html[dir="ltr"] .link-arrow:hover .aw { transform: translate(3px, 3px); }

.doorway-link { font-family: var(--font-mono); font-size: .82rem; letter-spacing: .12em; color: var(--brass-hi);
  display: inline-flex; align-items: center; gap: .5rem; position: relative; }
.doorway-link::before { content: ""; inline-size: 7px; block-size: 7px; border-radius: 50%; background: var(--brass-hi);
  box-shadow: 0 0 14px 3px var(--glow-brass); }

.hero-ticks { display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; gap: clamp(1.5rem, 4vw, 3.4rem); margin-block-start: clamp(2.5rem, 6vw, 4rem);
  border-block-start: 1px solid var(--hairline); padding-block-start: 1.6rem; }
.hero-ticks li { display: flex; flex-direction: column; }
.hero-ticks b { font-family: var(--font-display); font-size: clamp(1.8rem, 3.4vw, 2.8rem); color: var(--silver-hi);
  font-weight: 500; font-variant-numeric: tabular-nums; }
.hero-ticks span { font-family: var(--font-mono); font-size: .64rem; letter-spacing: .15em; text-transform: uppercase; color: var(--tarnish); }

/* ============================ TRUST LEDGER ============================ */
.ledger { border-block: 1px solid var(--hairline); background: rgba(5,9,18,.4); }
.ledger-row { max-width: var(--wrap); margin-inline: auto; padding: 1.1rem var(--gutter);
  display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; gap: 1rem 2.4rem; align-items: center; justify-content: center; }
.ledger-row li { font-family: var(--font-mono); font-size: .74rem; letter-spacing: .14em; text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--silver-lo); display: flex; align-items: center; }
.ledger-row li:not(:last-child)::after { content: ""; inline-size: 5px; block-size: 5px; transform: rotate(45deg);
  background: var(--teal); margin-inline-start: 2.4rem; opacity: .6; }

/* ============================ SERVICES — COLONNADE ============================ */
.colonnade { display: flex; flex-direction: column; gap: clamp(1rem, 2.5vw, 1.8rem); max-inline-size: 1000px; }
.niche {
  position: relative; padding: clamp(1.3rem, 3vw, 2.1rem) clamp(1.4rem, 3.4vw, 2.4rem);
  border: 1px solid var(--hairline); border-radius: var(--r-lg); max-inline-size: 600px;
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, rgba(22,41,79,.4), rgba(15,30,61,.22));
  display: grid; grid-template-columns: auto 1fr; gap: 1.2rem 1.6rem; align-items: start;
  transition: border-color .4s var(--ease), background .4s var(--ease), transform .4s var(--ease);
}
.niche:nth-child(even) { margin-inline-start: auto; }
.n-head { display: flex; flex-direction: column; align-items: flex-start; gap: .8rem; }
.niche .idx { font-family: var(--font-mono); font-size: .72rem; color: var(--tarnish); }
.niche .n-ic svg { inline-size: 30px; block-size: 30px; fill: none; stroke: var(--silver); stroke-width: 1.6;
  stroke-linecap: round; stroke-linejoin: round; transition: stroke .4s; }
.niche h3 { font-size: var(--fs-h3); }
.niche p { color: var(--silver-lo); margin-block-start: .4rem; font-size: .98rem; }
.niche::after { content: ""; position: absolute; inset: 0; border-radius: var(--r-lg); pointer-events: none;
  box-shadow: inset 0 0 0 0 var(--glow-teal); transition: box-shadow .4s var(--ease); }
.niche:hover, .niche:focus-within {
  border-color: rgba(79,217,224,.5); background: linear-gradient(135deg, rgba(29,52,99,.6), rgba(15,30,61,.4));
}
.niche:hover::after, .niche:focus-within::after { box-shadow: inset 0 0 40px -6px var(--glow-teal); }
.niche:hover .n-ic svg, .niche:focus-within .n-ic svg { stroke: var(--teal); }

.niche.featured { max-inline-size: 760px; padding: clamp(1.8rem, 4vw, 2.8rem); }
.niche.featured h3 { font-size: clamp(1.5rem, 2.6vw, 2.1rem); }
.niche.featured .n-ic svg { inline-size: 38px; block-size: 38px; stroke: var(--teal); }

.niche.brass { border-color: rgba(232,184,115,.35); }
.niche.brass .n-ic svg { stroke: var(--brass-hi); }
.niche.brass:hover, .niche.brass:focus-within { border-color: rgba(232,184,115,.6);
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, rgba(60,46,20,.5), rgba(15,30,61,.4)); }
.niche.brass:hover::after, .niche.brass:focus-within::after { box-shadow: inset 0 0 44px -6px var(--glow-brass); }
.niche .brass-tag { font-family: var(--font-mono); font-size: .62rem; letter-spacing: .2em;
  text-transform: uppercase; color: var(--brass-hi); margin-block-start: .8rem; display: inline-flex; align-items: center; gap: .5rem; }

/* ============================ INTERLUDE ============================ */
.interlude { padding-block: clamp(4rem, 9vw, 8rem); border-block: 1px solid var(--hairline); }
.interlude-line { max-width: var(--wrap); margin-inline: auto; padding-inline: var(--gutter);
  font-family: var(--font-display); font-size: var(--fs-h2); color: var(--silver-hi); line-height: 1.28;
  max-inline-size: 22ch; font-weight: 500; }

/* ============================ ALMANAC ============================ */
.almanac-grid { display: flex; flex-direction: column; gap: .2rem; max-inline-size: 920px; }
.alm-row { display: grid; grid-template-columns: minmax(140px, 1.1fr) 2fr 2fr; gap: 1.4rem; align-items: center;
  padding-block: 1.1rem; border-block-end: 1px solid var(--hairline); }
.alm-row.head { border-block-end-color: var(--hairline-2); }
.alm-row.head span { font-family: var(--font-mono); font-size: .68rem; letter-spacing: .18em; text-transform: uppercase; color: var(--tarnish); }
.alm-row.head .india { color: var(--teal); }
.alm-k { color: var(--silver); font-size: .98rem; }
.alm-cell { display: flex; align-items: center; gap: .7rem; font-size: .92rem; }
.alm-cell.india { color: var(--silver-hi); }
.alm-cell.dim { color: var(--tarnish); }
.alm-bar { inline-size: 100%; max-inline-size: 200px; block-size: 6px; background: var(--mass); border-radius: 999px; overflow: hidden; }
.alm-bar i { display: block; block-size: 100%; inline-size: 0; border-radius: 999px; transition: inline-size 1.2s var(--ease-out); }
.alm-bar.india i { background: linear-gradient(90deg, var(--aurora), var(--teal)); }
.alm-bar.others i { background: var(--lit-face-2); }
.tickglyph { color: var(--teal); flex: none; }
.alm-cell.dim .tickglyph { color: var(--tarnish); }

/* ============================ SPECIALTIES — FRIEZE ============================ */
.frieze-sec { overflow: hidden; }
.frieze { overflow: hidden; -webkit-mask-image: linear-gradient(90deg, transparent, #000 8%, #000 92%, transparent);
  mask-image: linear-gradient(90deg, transparent, #000 8%, #000 92%, transparent); margin-block-start: 1rem; }
.frieze-track { display: flex; align-items: center; gap: 2.6rem; inline-size: max-content; animation: drift 60s linear infinite; }
.frieze:hover .frieze-track, .frieze:focus-within .frieze-track { animation-play-state: paused; }
.frieze-track li { font-family: var(--font-display); font-size: clamp(1.6rem, 4vw, 3rem); color: var(--silver-lo);
  white-space: nowrap; display: flex; align-items: center; gap: 2.6rem; font-weight: 500; transition: color .3s; }
.frieze-track li::after { content: "✦"; color: var(--teal); font-size: .7em; opacity: .55; }
.frieze-track li:hover { color: var(--silver-hi); }
@keyframes drift { to { transform: translateX(-50%); } }
html[dir="ltr"] .frieze-track { animation-name: drift-ltr; }
@keyframes drift-ltr { from { transform: translateX(-50%); } to { transform: translateX(0); } }

/* ============================ HOSPITALS — GALLERY OF VAULTS ============================ */
.gallery-wrap { margin-block-start: 1rem; }
.gallery { display: flex; gap: 1.4rem; overflow-x: auto; scroll-snap-type: x mandatory;
  padding: .5rem var(--gutter) 2rem; scrollbar-width: thin; scrollbar-color: var(--lit-face) transparent; }
.gallery::-webkit-scrollbar { block-size: 8px; }
.gallery::-webkit-scrollbar-thumb { background: var(--lit-face); border-radius: 999px; }
.vault { scroll-snap-align: center; flex: 0 0 clamp(280px, 80vw, 430px); min-block-size: 460px;
  border: 1px solid var(--hairline); border-radius: var(--r-lg); padding: 2rem 1.8rem; position: relative; overflow: hidden;
  background: linear-gradient(165deg, rgba(22,41,79,.5), rgba(10,20,40,.6));
  display: flex; flex-direction: column; transition: border-color .4s, transform .4s var(--ease); }
.vault:hover { border-color: rgba(79,217,224,.45); transform: translateY(-5px); }
.vault .ghost { position: absolute; inset-block-start: -2.5rem; inset-inline-end: -.5rem; font-family: var(--font-display);
  font-size: clamp(4rem, 9vw, 7rem); color: var(--silver-hi); opacity: .06; font-weight: 600; pointer-events: none; }
.vault .v-flag { font-family: var(--font-mono); font-size: .66rem; letter-spacing: .2em; color: var(--teal); }
.vault h3 { font-size: 1.6rem; margin-block: .6rem .3rem; position: relative; }
.vault .v-city { font-family: var(--font-mono); font-size: .72rem; letter-spacing: .12em; color: var(--tarnish); text-transform: uppercase; }
.vault .v-line { color: var(--silver-lo); font-size: .95rem; margin-block-start: 1.2rem; }
.vault .v-foot { margin-block-start: auto; padding-block-start: 1.4rem; display: flex; justify-content: space-between;
  align-items: center; gap: 1rem; border-block-start: 1px solid var(--hairline); }
.vault .v-accr { font-family: var(--font-mono); font-size: .62rem; letter-spacing: .1em; color: var(--silver); }
.vault .v-beds { font-family: var(--font-display); font-size: 1.3rem; color: var(--silver-hi); font-variant-numeric: tabular-nums; }
.vault .v-beds small { font-family: var(--font-mono); font-size: .55rem; letter-spacing: .1em; color: var(--tarnish); display: block; text-transform: uppercase; }

.gallery-nav { display: flex; align-items: center; gap: 1.2rem; justify-content: center; }
.g-btn { inline-size: 46px; block-size: 46px; border: 1px solid var(--hairline-2); border-radius: 50%;
  display: grid; place-items: center; font-size: 1.5rem; color: var(--silver); transition: border-color .3s, color .3s, background .3s; }
.g-btn:hover { border-color: var(--teal); color: var(--teal); }
.gallery-count { font-family: var(--font-mono); font-size: .76rem; letter-spacing: .16em; color: var(--tarnish); }

/* ============================ MATRIX — BLUEPRINT ============================ */
.matrix-scroll-wrap { margin-block-start: 1rem; }
.matrix-scroll { overflow-x: auto; border: 1px solid var(--hairline); border-radius: var(--r-md); }
.matrix { inline-size: 100%; border-collapse: collapse; min-inline-size: 760px; }
.matrix th, .matrix td { padding: 1rem 1.1rem; text-align: start; border-block-end: 1px solid var(--hairline);
  border-inline-end: 1px solid var(--hairline); font-size: .86rem; }
.matrix thead th { font-family: var(--font-mono); font-size: .72rem; letter-spacing: .1em; text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--silver-hi); background: rgba(22,41,79,.45); position: sticky; inset-block-start: 0; }
.matrix tbody th { font-family: var(--font-mono); font-size: .72rem; letter-spacing: .06em; color: var(--teal);
  background: rgba(10,20,40,.7); position: sticky; inset-inline-start: 0; text-transform: uppercase; }
.matrix td { color: var(--silver-lo); }
.matrix tbody tr:hover td { background: rgba(22,41,79,.25); color: var(--silver); }
.scroll-hint { font-family: var(--font-mono); font-size: .68rem; letter-spacing: .15em; color: var(--tarnish);
  text-align: center; margin-block-start: 1rem; }

/* ============================ TECHNOLOGIES — MOSAIC ============================ */
.tech-stats { display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; gap: clamp(1.4rem, 4vw, 3.4rem); margin-block-end: 3rem;
  padding-block-end: 2rem; border-block-end: 1px solid var(--hairline); }
.tech-stats div { display: flex; flex-direction: column; }
.tech-stats b { font-family: var(--font-display); font-size: clamp(2rem, 4vw, 3.2rem); color: var(--teal); font-weight: 500; line-height: 1; }
.tech-stats b small { font-size: .4em; color: var(--silver-lo); }
.tech-stats span { font-family: var(--font-mono); font-size: .64rem; letter-spacing: .14em; text-transform: uppercase; color: var(--tarnish); margin-block-start: .4rem; }

.mosaic { display: grid; grid-template-columns: repeat(6, 1fr); gap: 1rem; grid-auto-flow: dense; }
.tile { border: 1px solid var(--hairline); border-radius: var(--r-md); padding: 1.5rem;
  background: linear-gradient(150deg, rgba(22,41,79,.45), rgba(10,20,40,.45)); position: relative; overflow: hidden;
  transition: border-color .4s, background .4s; }
.tile:hover { border-color: rgba(79,217,224,.4); background: linear-gradient(150deg, rgba(29,52,99,.6), rgba(10,20,40,.5)); }
.tile { grid-column: span 2; }
.tile.xl { grid-column: span 4; grid-row: span 2; }
.tile.m { grid-column: span 3; }
.tile.s { grid-column: span 2; }
.tile .t-chip { font-family: var(--font-mono); font-size: .6rem; letter-spacing: .2em; text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--teal); border: 1px solid rgba(79,217,224,.3); border-radius: 999px; padding: .2rem .7rem; display: inline-block; }
.tile h3 { font-size: clamp(1.2rem, 2vw, 1.7rem); margin-block: 1rem .5rem; }
.tile.xl h3 { font-size: clamp(1.8rem, 3vw, 2.6rem); }
.tile p { color: var(--silver-lo); font-size: .92rem; }
.tile .arc { position: absolute; inset-block-end: -40px; inset-inline-end: -40px; inline-size: 120px; block-size: 120px;
  border: 1.5px solid var(--hairline); border-radius: 50%; border-inline-start-color: var(--teal); opacity: .5; }

/* ============================ JOURNEY — WAXING PASSAGE ============================ */
.passage { display: flex; flex-direction: column; gap: clamp(1.4rem, 3vw, 2.4rem); position: relative; max-inline-size: 1040px; }
.chamber { display: grid; grid-template-columns: auto 1fr; gap: 1.4rem; align-items: start; position: relative;
  padding: clamp(1.3rem, 3vw, 2rem); border: 1px solid var(--hairline); border-radius: var(--r-lg);
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, rgba(15,30,61,calc(.2 + var(--step,0) * .07)), rgba(10,20,40,.2));
  transition: border-color .5s, background .5s; }
.chamber:nth-child(even) { margin-inline-start: clamp(1rem, 8vw, 7rem); }
.chamber .star { inline-size: 44px; block-size: 44px; border-radius: 50%; display: grid; place-items: center;
  border: 1px solid var(--hairline-2); font-family: var(--font-mono); font-size: .9rem; color: var(--tarnish);
  transition: all .5s var(--ease); flex: none; }
.chamber h3 { font-size: var(--fs-h3); }
.chamber p { color: var(--silver-lo); margin-block-start: .3rem; font-size: .96rem; }
.chamber .here { font-family: var(--font-mono); font-size: .6rem; letter-spacing: .18em; text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--teal); margin-block-start: .7rem; opacity: 0; transition: opacity .4s; }
.chamber.lit { border-color: rgba(79,217,224,.4); }
.chamber.lit .star { border-color: var(--teal); color: var(--void); background: var(--teal);
  box-shadow: 0 0 22px var(--glow-teal); }
.chamber.lit .here { opacity: 1; }
.chamber.brass.lit { border-color: rgba(232,184,115,.5); }
.chamber.brass.lit .star { background: var(--brass-hi); border-color: var(--brass-hi); box-shadow: 0 0 26px var(--glow-brass); }
.chamber.brass.lit .here { color: var(--brass-hi); }

/* ============================ STORIES — CONSTELLATIONS ============================ */
.constellations { display: grid; grid-template-columns: repeat(2, 1fr); gap: clamp(1.4rem, 3vw, 2.6rem); }
.story { border: 1px solid var(--hairline); border-radius: var(--r-lg); overflow: hidden; position: relative;
  background: linear-gradient(160deg, rgba(22,41,79,.4), rgba(10,20,40,.45)); display: flex; flex-direction: column; }
.story:nth-child(even) { margin-block-start: clamp(0px, 5vw, 3.4rem); }
.story:nth-child(3n) { margin-block-start: clamp(0px, 3vw, 1.6rem); }
.story-photo { position: relative; aspect-ratio: 16 / 10; overflow: hidden;
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, var(--lit-face), var(--mass)); display: grid; place-items: center; }
.story-photo .ph-fallback { font-family: var(--font-display); font-size: 3.4rem; color: var(--silver-lo); opacity: .5; }
.story-photo img { position: absolute; inset: 0; inline-size: 100%; block-size: 100%; object-fit: cover; }
.story-photo .constel { position: absolute; inset-block-start: 1rem; inset-inline: 1rem; z-index: 2; display: flex;
  align-items: center; gap: .5rem; font-family: var(--font-mono); font-size: .6rem; letter-spacing: .12em;
  text-transform: uppercase; color: var(--silver-hi); }
.story-photo .constel .node { inline-size: 7px; block-size: 7px; border-radius: 50%; background: var(--brass-hi); box-shadow: 0 0 10px var(--glow-brass); }
.story-photo .constel .lnk { flex: 1; max-inline-size: 40px; block-size: 1px; background: linear-gradient(90deg, var(--brass-hi), var(--teal)); }
.story-photo .constel .node.dest { background: var(--teal); box-shadow: 0 0 10px var(--glow-teal); }
.story-photo::after { content: ""; position: absolute; inset: 0; background: linear-gradient(180deg, rgba(5,9,18,.1), rgba(5,9,18,.6)); }
.story-body { padding: 1.6rem 1.6rem 1.8rem; display: flex; flex-direction: column; gap: 1rem; }
.story-q { font-family: var(--font-display); font-size: clamp(1.05rem, 1.7vw, 1.35rem); color: var(--silver-hi); line-height: 1.5; }
html[data-lang="en"] .story-q { font-style: italic; }
.story-meta { display: flex; align-items: center; gap: .8rem; margin-block-start: auto; padding-block-start: .6rem; border-block-start: 1px solid var(--hairline); }
.story-meta .ava { inline-size: 38px; block-size: 38px; border-radius: 50%; background: var(--lit-face); display: grid;
  place-items: center; font-family: var(--font-display); color: var(--brass-hi); flex: none; }
.story-meta b { color: var(--silver-hi); font-weight: 500; font-family: var(--font-body); }
.story-meta small { display: block; font-family: var(--font-mono); font-size: .64rem; letter-spacing: .08em; color: var(--tarnish); }

/* ============================ FAQ — VAULT DOORS ============================ */
.faq-list { display: flex; flex-direction: column; gap: .9rem; }
.faq-item { border: 1px solid var(--hairline); border-radius: var(--r-md); overflow: hidden; background: rgba(15,30,61,.22); }
.faq-q { inline-size: 100%; display: flex; align-items: center; justify-content: space-between; gap: 1rem;
  padding: 1.2rem 1.4rem; text-align: start; font-family: var(--font-display); font-size: 1.1rem; color: var(--silver-hi);
  cursor: pointer; list-style: none; }
.faq-q::-webkit-details-marker { display: none; }
.faq-q::marker { content: ""; }
.faq-q .ic { inline-size: 26px; block-size: 26px; flex: none; position: relative; }
.faq-q .ic::before, .faq-q .ic::after { content: ""; position: absolute; inset-block-start: 50%; inset-inline-start: 50%;
  translate: -50% -50%; background: var(--teal); transition: transform .3s var(--ease), opacity .3s; }
.faq-q .ic::before { inline-size: 13px; block-size: 1.5px; }
.faq-q .ic::after { inline-size: 1.5px; block-size: 13px; }
.faq-item[open] .faq-q .ic::after { transform: scaleY(0); }
.faq-a { display: grid; grid-template-rows: 0fr; transition: grid-template-rows .4s var(--ease); }
.faq-item[open] .faq-a { grid-template-rows: 1fr; }
.faq-a > div { overflow: hidden; }
.faq-a p { padding: 0 1.4rem 1.4rem; color: var(--silver-lo); }
.faq-item[open] { border-color: rgba(79,217,224,.3); box-shadow: inset 0 -30px 40px -30px var(--glow-teal); }

/* ============================ CONTACT — BRASS DOORWAY ============================ */
.contact { overflow: hidden; }
.contact::before { content: ""; position: absolute; inset-block-end: -30%; inset-inline-start: 50%; translate: -50% 0;
  inline-size: 700px; block-size: 700px; border-radius: 50%;
  background: radial-gradient(circle, var(--glow-brass), transparent 60%); opacity: .5; z-index: -1; }
.contact-moon { position: absolute; inset-block-start: 10%; inset-inline-end: 6%; inline-size: clamp(120px, 18vw, 240px);
  opacity: .9; filter: drop-shadow(0 0 50px var(--glow-brass)); }
.contact-grid { display: grid; grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr; gap: clamp(2rem, 5vw, 4rem); align-items: start; position: relative; }
.contact-copy h2 { font-size: var(--fs-h2); margin-block: .6rem 1rem; }
.contact-copy p { color: var(--silver-lo); max-inline-size: 42ch; }
.channels { margin-block-start: 2rem; display: flex; flex-direction: column; gap: .2rem; }
.channels a { display: flex; align-items: center; justify-content: space-between; gap: 1rem; padding: 1.1rem .4rem;
  border-block-end: 1px solid var(--hairline); transition: padding-inline .3s var(--ease), border-color .3s; }
.channels a:hover { padding-inline-start: 1rem; border-block-end-color: var(--teal); }
.channels .ch-k { font-family: var(--font-display); font-size: 1.2rem; color: var(--silver-hi); }
.channels .ch-v { font-family: var(--font-mono); font-size: .82rem; color: var(--teal); }

.doorway-form { border: 1px solid var(--hairline-2); border-radius: var(--r-lg); padding: clamp(1.6rem, 3vw, 2.4rem);
  background: linear-gradient(160deg, rgba(22,41,79,.4), rgba(10,20,40,.5)); }
.doorway-form h3 { font-size: 1.5rem; margin-block-end: 1.4rem; }
.field { margin-block-end: 1.1rem; display: flex; flex-direction: column; gap: .45rem; }
.field label { font-family: var(--font-mono); font-size: .68rem; letter-spacing: .12em; text-transform: uppercase; color: var(--tarnish); }
.field input, .field select, .field textarea { background: rgba(5,9,18,.5); border: 1px solid var(--hairline-2);
  border-radius: var(--r-md); padding: .8rem 1rem; color: var(--silver-hi); font-family: var(--font-body); font-size: .96rem;
  transition: border-color .3s; }
.field input:focus, .field select:focus, .field textarea:focus { outline: none; border-color: var(--teal); }
.field select { appearance: none; }
.btn-doorway { inline-size: 100%; padding: 1rem; border-radius: var(--r-md); font-family: var(--font-mono);
  letter-spacing: .15em; text-transform: uppercase; font-size: .8rem; color: var(--void);
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, var(--brass-hi), var(--brass)); box-shadow: 0 10px 30px -8px var(--glow-brass);
  transition: transform .3s var(--ease), box-shadow .3s; }
.btn-doorway:hover { transform: translateY(-2px); box-shadow: 0 16px 40px -8px var(--glow-brass); }
.form-note { margin-block-start: 1rem; font-size: .9rem; color: var(--teal); font-family: var(--font-mono); }

/* ============================ FOOTER — COLOPHON ============================ */
.colophon { border-block-start: 1px solid var(--hairline); padding-block: 3rem; background: rgba(5,9,18,.6); }
.colophon-grid { display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; gap: 2rem; align-items: center; justify-content: space-between; }
.colophon-brand { display: flex; align-items: center; gap: 1.1rem; }
.colophon-brand .seal { font-family: var(--font-seal); color: var(--silver-hi); font-size: 1.05rem; }
.colophon-brand p { color: var(--silver-lo); font-size: .9rem; margin-block-start: .2rem; }
.colophon-fine { font-family: var(--font-mono); font-size: .66rem; letter-spacing: .08em; color: var(--tarnish); max-inline-size: 40ch; }

/* ============================ RESPONSIVE ============================ */
@media (max-width: 980px) {
  .mosaic { grid-template-columns: repeat(4, 1fr); }
  .tile.xl { grid-column: span 4; grid-row: span 1; }
  .tile.m, .tile.s, .tile { grid-column: span 2; }
  .contact-grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
}
@media (max-width: 760px) {
  .bezel-nav { display: none; }
  .bezel-menu { display: flex; }
  .marginalia { display: none; }
  .light-shaft { inset-inline-start: 16%; }
  .hero-crescent { opacity: .5; inset-block-start: 4%; }
  .constellations { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
  .story:nth-child(even), .story:nth-child(3n) { margin-block-start: 0; }
  .alm-row { grid-template-columns: 1fr; gap: .5rem; padding-block: 1.4rem; }
  .alm-row.head { display: none; }
  .niche, .niche:nth-child(even) { max-inline-size: 100%; margin-inline-start: 0; }
  .chamber:nth-child(even) { margin-inline-start: 0; }
  .interlude-line { max-inline-size: none; }
}

/* ============================ REDUCED MOTION ============================ */
@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) {
  *, *::before, *::after { animation-duration: .001ms !important; animation-iteration-count: 1 !important;
    transition-duration: .001ms !important; scroll-behavior: auto !important; }
  .reveal { opacity: 1; transform: none; }
  .frieze-track { animation: none; flex-wrap: wrap; inline-size: auto; justify-content: center; }
  .light-shaft { opacity: .4; transform: none; }
  .chamber { background: linear-gradient(135deg, rgba(15,30,61,.4), rgba(10,20,40,.3)); }
  .chamber .star { border-color: var(--teal); color: var(--teal); }
  body::after { opacity: .5; }
}