/* Earl Scheib — Option C Cinematic stack (live site) */
:root {
  --bg: #070b14;
  --bg-deep: #05070c;
  --bg-film: #0c1018;
  --red: #d42232;
  --red-dark: #a81828;
  --cream: #f2eee6;
  --muted: #c8c0b0;
  --muted-dim: #6a6578;
  --line: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.08);
  --max: 1100px;
  --font: "Barlow", "IBM Plex Sans Condensed", system-ui, -apple-system, "Segoe UI", Roboto, sans-serif;
  --display: "Big Shoulders Display", "Fira Sans Extra Condensed", Impact, Haettenschweiler, "Arial Narrow Bold", sans-serif;
  --serif: "Crimson Pro", Georgia, "Times New Roman", Times, serif;
}

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

html {
  scroll-behavior: smooth;
  -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;
}

body {
  margin: 0;
  font-family: var(--font);
  color: var(--cream);
  background: var(--bg);
  line-height: 1.55;
}

img {
  max-width: 100%;
  height: auto;
  display: block;
}

a { color: #e87872; }
a:hover { color: #fff; }

.skip-link {
  position: absolute;
  left: -999px;
  top: 0;
  background: #000;
  color: #fff;
  padding: 0.6rem 1rem;
  z-index: 100;
}
.skip-link:focus,
.skip-link:focus-visible {
  left: 0;
  outline: 3px solid var(--cream);
  outline-offset: 2px;
}

/* Keyboard-only focus rings — mouse clicks stay clean */
.btn:focus-visible,
.gallery-nav:focus-visible,
a:focus-visible,
.photo-strip:focus-visible {
  outline: 3px solid var(--cream);
  outline-offset: 3px;
}
.photo-strip:focus-visible {
  outline-offset: 2px;
}
.site-bar .btn-sm:focus-visible {
  outline-offset: 2px;
}

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

.wrap {
  width: min(100% - 2rem, var(--max));
  margin-inline: auto;
}
.wrap.narrow { width: min(100% - 2rem, 640px); }

/* ---------- Sticky bar ---------- */
.site-bar {
  position: sticky;
  top: 0;
  z-index: 40;
  background: rgba(7, 11, 20, 0.92);
  backdrop-filter: blur(10px);
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line);
}
.site-bar-inner {
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: space-between;
  gap: 1.25rem;
  padding: 0.95rem 0;
}
.brand {
  margin: 0;
  font-size: 0.68rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.2em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--muted-dim);
  opacity: 0.85;
}

/* ---------- Buttons ---------- */
.btn {
  display: inline-flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: center;
  gap: 0.4rem;
  padding: 0.9rem 1.4rem;
  background: var(--red);
  color: #fff !important;
  text-decoration: none;
  font-weight: 800;
  font-size: 0.8rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.18em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  border: none;
  cursor: pointer;
  transition: background 0.15s ease, transform 0.15s ease;
}
.btn:hover { background: var(--red-dark); }
.btn:active { transform: scale(0.98); }
.btn-sm {
  padding: 0.32rem 0.72rem;
  font-size: 0.62rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.12em;
  font-weight: 700;
}
.site-bar .btn-sm {
  padding: 0.26rem 0.6rem;
  font-size: 0.56rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.1em;
  font-weight: 700;
  flex-shrink: 0;
  background: transparent;
  color: #fff !important;
  border: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.35);
}
.site-bar .btn-sm:hover {
  background: rgba(212, 34, 50, 0.85);
  border-color: transparent;
}
.btn-lg {
  padding: 0.55rem 0.9rem;
  font-size: 0.62rem;
  width: 100%;
  max-width: 200px;
  letter-spacing: 0.12em;
}

/* ---------- Full-bleed photo bands ---------- */
.band {
  position: relative;
  overflow: hidden;
  isolation: isolate;
}
.band-bg {
  position: absolute;
  inset: 0;
  background-size: cover;
  background-position: center;
  background-repeat: no-repeat;
  filter: brightness(0.50) contrast(1.09) saturate(0.9);
  z-index: 0;
  /* sticky/layered feel — slow scroll on supporting browsers */
  background-attachment: scroll;
  transform: translateZ(0);
  will-change: transform;
}
.band-shade {
  position: absolute;
  inset: 0;
  z-index: 1;
  pointer-events: none;
}
.hero-shade {
  background: linear-gradient(
    105deg,
    rgba(7, 11, 20, 0.9) 0%,
    rgba(7, 11, 20, 0.48) 42%,
    rgba(7, 11, 20, 0.18) 72%,
    rgba(7, 11, 20, 0.12) 100%
  );
}
.hero .band-bg {
  filter: brightness(0.54) contrast(1.09) saturate(0.95);
  background-position: center 62%;
}
.quote-band .band-bg {
  /* matchbook corkboard: less washed out so ads read clearly */
  filter: brightness(0.78) contrast(1.1) saturate(1.05);
  opacity: 1;
}
.quote-shade {
  /* lighter wash so matchbooks stay visible behind quote */
  background: linear-gradient(90deg, rgba(7, 11, 20, 0.22), rgba(7, 11, 20, 0.62));
}
.order-shade {
  /* midway between earlier dark wash and the brighter pass */
  background: linear-gradient(
    180deg,
    rgba(7, 11, 20, 0.84) 0%,
    rgba(7, 11, 20, 0.54) 50%,
    rgba(7, 11, 20, 0.40) 100%
  );
}
.order-band .band-bg {
  filter: brightness(0.62) contrast(1.08) saturate(1.0);
  background-position: center 70%;
}

/* ---------- Hero ---------- */
.hero {
  min-height: min(92vh, 820px);
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  padding: 2.5rem 0 3rem;
}
.hero-inner {
  position: relative;
  z-index: 2;
  display: grid;
  gap: 2rem;
  align-items: center;
}
.eyebrow {
  margin: 0 0 0.85rem;
  color: var(--red);
  font-size: 0.72rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.32em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  font-weight: 700;
}
.hero h1 {
  margin: 0;
  font-family: var(--display);
  font-weight: 800;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  font-size: clamp(2.6rem, 12vw, 4.5rem);
  line-height: 0.9;
  letter-spacing: 0.02em;
  color: #fff;
}
.hero h1 .red {
  display: block;
  color: var(--red);
  font-size: 0.62em;
  margin-top: 0.15em;
}
.authors {
  margin: 0.7rem 0 1.05rem;
  font-family: var(--display);
  font-size: clamp(0.95rem, 3.2vw, 1.15rem);
  font-weight: 700;
  letter-spacing: 0.18em;
  line-height: 1.25;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--cream);
  text-shadow:
    0 1px 0 rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.28),
    0 -1px 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.65),
    0 0 12px rgba(242, 238, 230, 0.22);
}
.price-line {
  display: flex;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
  align-items: baseline;
  gap: 0.5rem 0.85rem;
  margin: 0 0 0.35rem;
}
.price {
  font-family: var(--display);
  font-size: 2.4rem;
  font-weight: 800;
  color: var(--red);
  letter-spacing: 0.02em;
  line-height: 1;
}
.price-note {
  color: var(--muted);
  font-size: 0.9rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.04em;
}
.isbn {
  margin: 0 0 1.15rem;
  color: var(--muted-dim);
  font-size: 0.8rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.06em;
}
.buy-meta {
  margin: 0.15rem 0 0.85rem;
  color: var(--muted);
  font-size: 0.78rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.04em;
  line-height: 1.35;
}
.ships {
  margin: 0.85rem 0 0;
  color: var(--muted);
  font-size: 0.85rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.04em;
}
.hero-copy .price-line { margin: 0.35rem 0 0.15rem; }
.hero-cta { max-width: 180px; }
.hero-cover {
  margin: 0;
  max-width: 560px;
  width: min(100%, 560px);
  justify-self: center;
  transform: none;
  box-shadow: none;
  border: none;
  border-radius: 0;
  overflow: visible;
  background: transparent;
}
.hero-cover img {
  display: block;
  width: 100%;
  height: auto;
  background: transparent;
}

/* Phone: book first (decision screen), full-width float, tight buy cluster */
@media (max-width: 719px) {
  .hero {
    padding: 1.35rem 0 2rem;
    overflow: hidden;
    min-height: auto;
  }
  /* Keep .wrap inset (100% - 2rem) so title lines up with story heading */
  .hero-inner {
    gap: 1.1rem;
  }
  .hero-cover {
    order: -1;
    width: 100%;
    max-width: none;
    justify-self: stretch;
    margin-inline: 0;
    transform: none;
  }
  .hero-copy .eyebrow { margin-bottom: 0.45rem; }
  .hero-copy h1 { margin-bottom: 0.35rem; }
  .hero-copy .authors { margin: 0.35rem 0 0.55rem; }
  .buy-meta { margin-bottom: 0.7rem; }
}

/* ---------- Story + filmstrip ---------- */
.story-hook {
  background: var(--bg);
  padding: 2.5rem 0;
  border-top: 1px solid var(--line);
}
.story-layout {
  display: grid;
  gap: 1.75rem;
}
.story-heading-row {
  display: flex;
  align-items: flex-start;
  justify-content: space-between;
  gap: 0.85rem 1.25rem;
  margin: 0 0 0.9rem;
  width: 100%;
}
.story-heading-row h2,
.story h2 {
  margin: 0;
  font-family: var(--display);
  font-size: clamp(1.8rem, 6vw, 2.4rem);
  text-transform: uppercase;
  letter-spacing: 0.04em;
  color: var(--red);
  line-height: 0.95;
  flex: 1 1 auto;
  min-width: 0;
}
.story .lead {
  font-family: var(--serif);
  font-size: clamp(1.05rem, 2.5vw, 1.2rem);
  line-height: 1.55;
  color: #ddd6c8;
  max-width: 38rem;
  margin: 0;
}
.story .lead + .lead {
  margin-top: 0.85rem;
}
.story .lead em {
  color: #fff;
  font-style: italic;
}
.tease {
  margin: 1.25rem 0 0;
  padding: 0.9rem 0;
  border-top: 1px solid rgba(225, 6, 0, 0.45);
  border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(225, 6, 0, 0.45);
  font-size: 0.78rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.14em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: #e8a090;
  font-weight: 600;
}

/* Mobile-first filmstrip: stacked cells, full uncropped photos */
.filmstrip {
  background: #2a3344;
  border: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.16);
  padding: 0.85rem 1rem;
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: 1fr;
  gap: 0.65rem;
  position: relative;
  overflow-x: visible;
}
.filmstrip::before,
.filmstrip::after {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  top: 0;
  bottom: 0;
  width: 10px;
  background: repeating-linear-gradient(
    180deg,
    #4a5568 0 8px,
    #2a3344 8px 16px
  );
  pointer-events: none;
}
.filmstrip::before { left: 0; }
.filmstrip::after { right: 0; }
.cell {
  background: #1a2230;
  border: 2px solid #5a6578;
  overflow: hidden;
  position: relative;
  min-width: 0;
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  align-items: stretch;
  gap: 0.4rem;
  padding: 0.45rem 0.45rem 0.5rem;
}
/* Fixed frame; photo letterboxes / pillarboxes inside — never stretched */
.cell img {
  width: 100%;
  aspect-ratio: 4 / 3;
  height: auto;
  object-fit: contain;
  object-position: center;
  display: block;
  filter: contrast(1.05) saturate(0.95) brightness(1.08);
  background: #4a5568;
}
.cell span {
  position: static;
  flex: 0 0 auto;
  font-size: 0.62rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.08em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  background: transparent;
  color: #f2eee6;
  padding: 0 0.1rem;
  line-height: 1.3;
  text-align: center;
}

/* ---------- Archive swipe gallery ---------- */
.archive {
  background: var(--bg-deep);
  padding: 2.5rem 0 2.75rem;
  border-top: 1px solid var(--line);
}
/* Route 66 shield: right of heading; right edge matches filmstrip */
.story-heading-row .route66-shield {
  display: block;
  width: clamp(3.1rem, 9.5vw, 4.5rem);
  height: auto;
  flex: 0 0 auto;
  margin: 0;
  align-self: flex-start;
}
@media (min-width: 720px) {
  .story-heading-row .route66-shield {
    width: clamp(4.25rem, 5.5vw, 5.75rem);
  }
}

.archive h2,
.whats h2 {
  margin: 0 0 0.5rem;
  font-family: var(--display);
  font-size: clamp(1.7rem, 5vw, 2.2rem);
  text-transform: uppercase;
  letter-spacing: 0.04em;
  color: #fff;
  line-height: 0.95;
}
.section-intro {
  margin: 0 0 1.35rem;
  color: var(--muted);
  font-size: 0.95rem;
}
.gallery { position: relative; }

.photo-strip {
  display: grid;
  gap: 0.85rem;
  grid-auto-flow: column;
  grid-auto-columns: minmax(88%, 480px);
  overflow-x: auto;
  padding: 0.35rem 0.2rem 0.9rem;
  scroll-snap-type: x mandatory;
  scroll-behavior: smooth;
  -webkit-overflow-scrolling: touch;
  /* film perforations feel via top/bottom bars */
  border-top: 10px solid #12161f;
  border-bottom: 10px solid #12161f;
  background:
    repeating-linear-gradient(
      90deg,
      transparent 0 18px,
      #1a1f2a 18px 28px
    ) 0 0 / 100% 10px no-repeat,
    repeating-linear-gradient(
      90deg,
      transparent 0 18px,
      #1a1f2a 18px 28px
    ) 0 100% / 100% 10px no-repeat,
    #0a0e16;
}
.photo-strip::-webkit-scrollbar { height: 6px; }
.photo-strip::-webkit-scrollbar-thumb {
  background: rgba(225, 6, 0, 0.55);
  border-radius: 999px;
}

.strip-card {
  margin: 0;
  scroll-snap-align: center;
  background: #000;
  border: 2px solid #2a3140;
  overflow: hidden;
  position: relative;
}
.strip-card img {
  width: 100%;
  aspect-ratio: 4 / 3;
  object-fit: contain;
  object-position: center;
  display: block;
  background-color: #b4b6b8;
  background-image: url("assets/slate-stone-tile.jpg?v=6");
  background-size: 280px 280px;
  background-repeat: repeat; /* stone slate letterbox */
}
/* Paired archive cards (woodboard / title pages) */
.strip-card.strip-pair .pair-grid {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr;
  gap: 2px;
  background: #000;
  aspect-ratio: 4 / 3;
  height: auto;
}
.strip-card.strip-pair .pair-grid img {
  width: 100%;
  height: 100%;
  max-height: none;
  object-fit: cover;
  object-position: center;
  background: #000;
  filter: contrast(1.05) saturate(0.9);
}



/* Archive cards marked full-fit: entire image visible (no cover zoom) */
.strip-card.strip-fit img {
  object-fit: contain;
  object-position: center;
  background-color: #b4b6b8;
  background-image: url("assets/slate-stone-tile.jpg?v=6");
  background-size: 280px 280px;
  background-repeat: repeat;
}

/* Thoroughbred plaque: uniform gray slate behind framed print */
.strip-card.strip-slate img {
  background-color: #b4b6b8;
  background-image: url("assets/slate-stone-tile.jpg?v=6");
  background-size: 280px 280px;
  background-repeat: repeat;
}
/* Matchbook ads archive card: lift visibility (less faded) */
.strip-card.strip-matchbooks img {
  opacity: 1;
  filter: brightness(1.28) contrast(1.12) saturate(1.08);
}

/* Phone: matchbook advertising at half opacity */
@media (max-width: 719px) {
  .quote-band .band-bg {
    opacity: 0.5;
  }
  .strip-card.strip-matchbooks img {
    opacity: 0.5;
  }
}




/* Early print ads: full page visible (no crop/zoom) */
.print-ads .strip-card img {
  aspect-ratio: 3 / 4;
  object-fit: contain;
  object-position: center;
  background: #e8e4dc;
  filter: none;
}



.strip-card figcaption {
  padding: 0.55rem 0.75rem 0.7rem;
  font-size: 0.7rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.14em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--muted);
  background: rgba(7, 11, 20, 0.95);
  border-top: 1px solid var(--line);
}

.strip-card figcaption.caption-with-logo {
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: flex-start;
  gap: 0.5rem;
  padding-top: 0.4rem;
  padding-bottom: 0.45rem;
  padding-right: 0.55rem;
}
.strip-card .caption-text {
  flex: 1 1 auto;
  min-width: 0;
  line-height: 1.35;
  text-align: left;
}
.strip-card .caption-logo {
  flex: 0 0 auto;
  width: auto;
  max-width: 38%;
  height: 1.4rem;
  aspect-ratio: auto !important;
  object-fit: contain;
  object-position: right center;
  background: none !important;
  background-image: none !important;
  filter: none !important;
  border: 0;
  margin-left: auto; /* push flush to right edge of caption/frame */
  margin-right: 0;
  padding: 0;
  display: block;
  align-self: center;
}
@media (min-width: 720px) {
  .strip-card .caption-logo { height: 1.65rem; max-width: 34%; }
}

.gallery-nav {
  position: absolute;
  top: 42%;
  transform: translateY(-50%);
  z-index: 2;
  width: 2.5rem;
  height: 2.5rem;
  border: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.2);
  border-radius: 0;
  background: rgba(7, 11, 20, 0.88);
  color: #fff;
  font-size: 1.6rem;
  line-height: 1;
  cursor: pointer;
  display: grid;
  place-items: center;
  box-shadow: 0 4px 16px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.35);
}
.gallery-nav:hover { background: var(--red); border-color: var(--red); }
.gallery-prev { left: 0.1rem; }
.gallery-next { right: 0.1rem; }
.gallery-hint {
  margin: 0.25rem 0 0;
  text-align: center;
  font-size: 0.75rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.12em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--muted-dim);
}

/* ---------- Quote band ---------- */
.quote-band {
  min-height: 240px;
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  padding: 2.5rem 0;
}
.quote-inner {
  position: relative;
  z-index: 2;
  display: flex;
  justify-content: center;
  width: 100%;
}
.quote-box {
  margin: 0;
  max-width: 480px;
  background: rgba(7, 11, 20, 0.78);
  border-left: 4px solid var(--red);
  padding: 1.35rem 1.5rem;
}
.quote-box p {
  margin: 0;
  font-family: var(--serif);
  font-size: clamp(1.25rem, 3.5vw, 1.55rem);
  font-style: italic;
  line-height: 1.35;
  color: #fff;
}
.quote-box cite {
  display: block;
  margin-top: 0.85rem;
  font-style: normal;
  font-size: 0.68rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.2em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--red);
  font-weight: 700;
}

/* ---------- What's inside ---------- */
.whats {
  background: var(--bg);
  padding: 2.75rem 0;
  border-top: 1px solid var(--line);
}
.whats-grid {
  display: grid;
  gap: 2rem;
}
.checklist,
.for-whom ul {
  margin: 0;
  padding-left: 1.15rem;
  color: #ddd6c8;
}
.checklist li,
.for-whom li {
  margin-bottom: 0.55rem;
}
.for-whom h3 {
  margin: 0 0 0.6rem;
  font-family: var(--display);
  font-size: 1.15rem;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  letter-spacing: 0.08em;
  color: var(--red);
}
.portrait-card {
  margin: 0 0 1rem;
  max-width: 220px;
  border: 2px solid #2a3140;
  overflow: hidden;
  background: #000;
}
.portrait-card img {
  display: block;
  width: 100%;
  height: auto;
}
.portrait-card figcaption {
  padding: 0.45rem 0.65rem;
  font-size: 0.68rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.14em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--muted);
  background: var(--bg-film);
}

/* Phone full-bleed portrait retired — intrigue uses narrowed side portrait */



/* ---------- Intrigue / Studio lights off + portrait ---------- */
.intrigue {
  background: var(--bg-deep);
  padding: 2.5rem 0 2.75rem;
  border-top: 1px solid var(--line);
}
#intrigue-title {
  margin: 0 0 1.25rem;
  font-family: var(--display);
  font-size: clamp(1.7rem, 5vw, 2.2rem);
  text-transform: uppercase;
  letter-spacing: 0.04em;
  color: #fff;
  line-height: 0.95;
}
/* Film slate + Studio lights off layout
   Desktop: intrigue-pair is photo | side. Side height = photo only
   (caption sits under the pair). Slate absolute bottom-right of side
   = photo bottom + wrap right (same as Route 66 / filmstrip). */
.intrigue-stack {
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  gap: 0;
  align-items: stretch;
}
.intrigue-pair {
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  gap: 1.35rem;
}
.intrigue-photo {
  display: block;
  width: 100%;
  max-width: 320px;
  height: auto;
  margin: 0;
  border: 2px solid #2a3140;
  background: #000;
  box-sizing: border-box;
}
.intrigue-side {
  position: relative;
  width: 100%;
}
.intrigue-copy {
  margin: 0;
  max-width: 42rem;
  color: #ddd6c8;
  font-size: clamp(1rem, 2.8vw, 1.12rem);
  line-height: 1.58;
}
.intrigue-copy p {
  margin: 0 0 1rem;
}
.intrigue-copy p:last-child {
  margin-bottom: 0;
  color: #c4bdb0;
}
.intrigue-slate {
  display: block;
  margin: 0.85rem 0 0 auto;
  max-width: min(9rem, 31%); /* phone default: 50% of prior size */
  width: 100%;
  background: transparent;
  border: 0;
  box-shadow: none;
}
.intrigue-slate img {
  display: block;
  width: 100%;
  height: auto;
  border-radius: 0;
  background: transparent;
  box-shadow: none;
  border: 0;
  outline: 0;
  filter: none;
}
.intrigue-slate,
.intrigue-slate img {
  border: 0 !important;
  outline: 0 !important;
  box-shadow: none !important;
  background: transparent !important;
}

.intrigue-close--phone { display: none; }
@media (max-width: 719px) {
  .intrigue-close--desktop { display: none; }
  .intrigue-close--phone { display: block; }
}

.intrigue-caption {
  margin: 0;
  max-width: 320px;
  padding: 0.45rem 0.65rem;
  font-size: 0.68rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.14em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--muted);
  background: var(--bg-film);
  border: 2px solid #2a3140;
  border-top: 0;
  box-sizing: border-box;
}

/* Phone: copy, slate, then photo+caption */
@media (max-width: 719px) {
  .intrigue-pair,
  .intrigue-side {
    display: contents;
  }
  .intrigue-stack {
    display: flex;
    flex-direction: column;
    gap: 1.35rem;
  }
  .intrigue-copy { order: 1; }
  .intrigue-slate { order: 2; margin: 0.85rem 0 0 auto; max-width: min(9rem, 31%); width: 100%; }
  .intrigue-photo { order: 3; max-width: 100%; }
  .intrigue-caption { order: 4; max-width: 100%; }
}

@media (min-width: 720px) {
  /* Flex: photo sets row height; side stretches to that height; slate absolute bottom-right */
  .intrigue-pair {
    display: flex;
    flex-direction: row;
    align-items: stretch;
    gap: 2rem;
  }
  .intrigue-photo {
    flex: 0 0 auto;
    width: min(460px, 42%);
    max-width: 460px;
    align-self: flex-start; /* intrinsic height drives the row */
  }
  .intrigue-side {
    flex: 1 1 auto;
    position: relative;
    min-width: 0;
    min-height: 0;
    /* stretched by flex to photo height */
  }
  .intrigue-copy {
    max-width: none;
    font-size: 1.12rem;
    line-height: 1.62;
    position: absolute;
    top: 0;
    left: 0;
    right: 0;
    bottom: 0;
    padding-bottom: 6.75rem;
    overflow: visible;
  }
  .intrigue-copy p { margin-bottom: 1.15rem; }
  .intrigue-slate {
    position: absolute;
    right: 0;
    bottom: 0;
    margin: 0;
    max-width: min(12.5rem, 36%);
    width: 100%;
    z-index: 2;
  }
  .intrigue-caption {
    max-width: 460px;
    width: min(460px, 42%);
  }
}

/* ---------- Order strip ---------- */
.order-band {
  min-height: 260px;
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  padding: 2.25rem 0;
}
.order-strip {
  position: relative;
  z-index: 2;
  display: grid;
  gap: 1.5rem;
  align-items: center;
}
.order-cover {
  margin: 0;
  max-width: 380px;
  width: 100%;
  border-radius: 0;
  overflow: visible;
  box-shadow: none;
  border: none;
  background: transparent;
  justify-self: center;
}
.order-cover img {
  width: 100%;
  height: auto;
  display: block;
}
.order-copy h2 {
  margin: 0;
  font-family: var(--display);
  font-size: clamp(2rem, 7vw, 2.75rem);
  text-transform: uppercase;
  line-height: 0.95;
  color: #fff;
}
.order-copy .meta {
  margin: 0.55rem 0 0;
  color: var(--muted);
  font-size: 0.85rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.06em;
}
.price-block .big {
  font-family: var(--display);
  font-size: clamp(2.8rem, 10vw, 3.5rem);
  color: var(--red);
  font-weight: 800;
  line-height: 1;
}
.price-block .note {
  margin: 0.4rem 0 1rem;
  font-size: 0.85rem;
  color: var(--muted);
  letter-spacing: 0.06em;
}

/* ---------- Payment panel ---------- */
.order-pay {
  background: var(--bg-deep);
  padding: 2.5rem 0 3rem;
  border-top: 1px solid var(--line);
}
.order-card {
  background: var(--bg-film);
  border: 1px solid var(--line);
  padding: 1.35rem;
}
.order-totals .row {
  display: flex;
  justify-content: space-between;
  gap: 1rem;
  padding: 0.4rem 0;
  font-size: 1rem;
  color: var(--muted);
}
.order-totals .total {
  margin-top: 0.35rem;
  padding-top: 0.7rem;
  border-top: 2px solid var(--red);
  font-size: 1.2rem;
  font-weight: 800;
  color: #fff;
}
.order-totals .ships {
  color: var(--muted-dim);
}
.how-to {
  margin: 1.25rem 0;
  padding-left: 1.2rem;
  color: #ddd6c8;
}
.how-to li { margin-bottom: 0.45rem; }
.how-to strong { color: #fff; }

.pay-grid {
  display: grid;
  gap: 1.25rem;
}
.pay-method {
  background: var(--bg);
  border: 1px solid var(--line);
  padding: 1.1rem;
  text-align: center;
}
.pay-method h3 {
  margin: 0 0 0.25rem;
  font-family: var(--display);
  font-size: 1.25rem;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  letter-spacing: 0.08em;
  color: #fff;
}
.handle {
  margin: 0 0 0.85rem;
  color: var(--muted);
  font-size: 0.9rem;
  text-align: center;
  width: 100%;
}
.pay-method .handle.venmo-handle {
  display: block;
  text-align: center;
  font-weight: 600;
  letter-spacing: 0.02em;
  color: #e8dfd0;
}
.leave-site-note {
  margin: 0.55rem 0 0;
  text-align: center;
  font-size: 0.72rem;
  line-height: 1.4;
  letter-spacing: 0.02em;
  color: var(--muted-dim);
}
.pay-card {
  display: block;
  margin: 0.35rem auto 0.9rem;
  max-width: 220px;
  width: 100%;
  height: auto;
  border: 1px solid var(--line);
  background: #fff;
  border-radius: 8px;
}
.pay-card-wide {
  max-width: 280px;
}
.pay-method .btn {
  margin-top: 0.15rem;
}
.tiny {
  font-size: 0.78rem;
  color: var(--muted-dim);
}
.coming-soon {
  margin: 1.25rem 0 0.5rem;
  text-align: center;
  font-size: 0.9rem;
  color: var(--muted-dim);
  font-style: italic;
}
.bulk {
  margin: 0.5rem 0 0;
  text-align: center;
  font-size: 0.95rem;
  color: var(--muted);
}
.bulk a { color: #e87872; }


/* ---------- Mid-funnel CTA (after intrigue) ---------- */
.mid-cta {
  background: var(--bg);
  border-top: 1px solid var(--line);
  padding: 1.75rem 0 2rem;
}
.mid-cta-panel {
  display: grid;
  gap: 1.35rem;
  padding: 1.25rem 1.2rem 1.4rem;
  background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.03);
  border: 1px solid var(--line);
}
.mid-cta-kicker {
  margin: 0 0 0.35rem;
  font-size: 0.68rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.22em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--red);
  font-weight: 700;
}
.mid-cta-price {
  margin: 0 0 0.85rem;
  color: #ddd6c8;
  font-size: 0.95rem;
}
.mid-cta-price span {
  font-family: var(--display);
  font-size: 1.55rem;
  font-weight: 700;
  color: #fff;
  letter-spacing: 0.02em;
  margin-right: 0.25rem;
}
.mid-cta-btn {
  width: 100%;
  max-width: 280px;
}
.mid-cta-title {
  margin: 0 0 0.65rem;
  font-family: var(--display);
  font-size: clamp(1.25rem, 4vw, 1.55rem);
  text-transform: uppercase;
  letter-spacing: 0.04em;
  color: #fff;
}
.checklist.compact {
  margin: 0 0 0.85rem;
  padding-left: 1.1rem;
}
.checklist.compact li {
  margin-bottom: 0.35rem;
  font-size: 0.9rem;
  color: #d5cec0;
  line-height: 1.35;
}
.for-whom-line {
  margin: 0;
  color: var(--muted);
  font-size: 0.82rem;
  line-height: 1.45;
}
.trust-strip {
  margin: 0 0 1.1rem;
  padding: 0.85rem 0.95rem;
  background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.04);
  border: 1px solid var(--line);
}
.trust-strip p {
  margin: 0 0 0.35rem;
  font-size: 0.84rem;
  color: #ddd6c8;
  line-height: 1.4;
}
.trust-strip p:last-child { margin-bottom: 0; color: var(--muted); }
.meta-soft {
  opacity: 0.75;
  margin-top: 0.25rem !important;
}
.order-band-cta { /* only large red in order band besides pay buttons */ }

@media (min-width: 720px) {
  .mid-cta-panel {
    grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 0.95fr) minmax(0, 1.05fr);
    gap: 1.75rem 2rem;
    align-items: center;
    padding: 1.5rem 1.6rem;
  }
  .mid-cta-btn { width: auto; }
  .order-cover {
    max-width: 420px;
  }
  .order-strip {
    align-items: center;
  }
}

/* Reduce competing reds: archive/section accents stay; hero CTA is the loud one until order */
.site-bar .btn-sm { box-shadow: none; }

/* ---------- Footer ---------- */
.site-footer {
  background: var(--bg-deep);
  border-top: 1px solid var(--line);
  padding: 1.1rem 0 2.5rem;
}
.footer-bar {
  display: flex;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
  justify-content: space-between;
  gap: 0.65rem 1.25rem;
  font-size: 0.68rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.18em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--muted-dim);
  padding-bottom: 1rem;
}
.footer-mid { display: none; }
.footer-credit {
  text-align: center;
  border-top: 1px solid var(--line);
  padding-top: 1rem;
}
.footer-credit p {
  margin: 0.25rem 0;
  color: var(--muted);
  font-size: 0.9rem;
}
.footer-book {
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 0.3rem;
  line-height: 1.35;
}
.footer-book strong {
  display: block;
  color: #e8dfd0;
}
.footer-authors {
  display: block;
  white-space: nowrap;
  font-size: 0.84rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.01em;
  color: var(--muted);
}
.footer-credit .tiny { color: var(--muted-dim); }
.footer-a11y {
  margin-top: 0.65rem !important;
  max-width: 36rem;
  margin-inline: auto;
  line-height: 1.45;
  letter-spacing: 0.02em;
  text-transform: none;
  font-size: 0.72rem !important;
}
.footer-a11y a {
  color: var(--muted);
  text-decoration: underline;
  text-underline-offset: 2px;
}
.footer-a11y a:hover { color: #fff; }

/* ---------- Desktop / laptop ---------- */
@media (min-width: 720px) {
  .hero {
    min-height: min(82vh, 760px);
    padding: 3.5rem 0 4rem;
  }
  .hero-inner {
    grid-template-columns: 1.15fr 0.85fr;
    gap: 2.5rem;
    align-items: stretch; /* row height follows text; cover matches */
  }
  .hero-cover {
    /* height locked to text column — img is out of flow so it can't inflate the row */
    position: relative;
    max-width: none;
    width: 100%;
    min-height: 0;
    justify-self: stretch;
    transform: none;
    background: transparent;
    box-shadow: none;
    border: none;
  }
  .hero-cover img {
    position: absolute;
    inset: 0;
    width: 100%;
    height: 100%;
    object-fit: contain;
    object-position: right center;
  }
  .btn-lg { width: auto; }

  .story-layout {
    grid-template-columns: 1fr;
    gap: 1.75rem;
    align-items: stretch;
  }
  .story {
    padding-right: 0;
  }
  .filmstrip {
    grid-template-columns: repeat(5, minmax(0, 1fr));
    border-left: none;
    padding: 1.1rem 1.15rem;
    overflow-x: visible;
    gap: 0.55rem;
  }
  /* Desktop/laptop: five cells in one row; fixed 4:3 frames, letterboxed photos */
  .cell img {
    width: 100%;
    aspect-ratio: 4 / 3;
    height: auto;
    max-height: none;
    object-fit: contain;
    object-position: center;
  background: #4a5568;
  }
  .cell {
    padding: 0.35rem 0.35rem 0.4rem;
    gap: 0.3rem;
  }
  .cell span { font-size: 0.62rem; letter-spacing: 0.05em; }

  .photo-strip {
    grid-auto-columns: minmax(48%, 460px);
  }

  /* Desktop: From the archive strip — 20% less opacity (1 × 0.8) */
  .archive .photo-strip {
    opacity: 0.8;
  }

  /* Desktop: loosen archive strip → $19.95 quote band (more air than original) */
  .archive { padding-bottom: 4.75rem; }
  .quote-band { min-height: 300px; padding-top: 4.5rem; }

  /* Desktop: gap above Studio lights off = gap above From the archive
     (prev section pb 2.5rem + this section pt 2.5rem) */
  .intrigue { padding-top: 2.5rem; }

  .whats-grid {
    grid-template-columns: 1.2fr 0.9fr;
    gap: 2.5rem;
    align-items: start;
  }

  .order-strip {
    grid-template-columns: 180px 1fr auto;
    gap: 1.75rem;
  }
  .price-block { text-align: right; }

  .pay-grid {
    grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr 1fr;
    align-items: start;
  }

  .footer-mid { display: inline; }

  .footer-book {
    flex-direction: row;
    flex-wrap: wrap;
    justify-content: center;
    gap: 0.35rem 0.55rem;
  }
  .footer-book strong::after {
    content: "—";
    margin-left: 0.55rem;
    color: var(--muted-dim);
    font-weight: 400;
  }
  .footer-authors {
    font-size: 0.9rem;
  }
}

@media (min-width: 960px) {
  .photo-strip {
    grid-auto-columns: minmax(40%, 500px);
  }
  .hero h1 {
    font-size: clamp(3.5rem, 6vw, 4.75rem);
  }
}

/* Parallax-ish fixed band backgrounds on larger screens */
@media (min-width: 720px) and (prefers-reduced-motion: no-preference) {
  .band-bg {
    background-attachment: fixed;
  }
}

@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) {
  html { scroll-behavior: auto; }
  .btn { transition: none; }
  .band-bg {
    background-attachment: scroll !important;
    will-change: auto;
  }
}


/* Bomb / non-stone letterbox: flat dark, no grey stone tile */
.strip-card.strip-dark img {
  background-color: #1a1f2a;
  background-image: none;
}