/* Chancelor Studios Africa — shared site styles */
:root {
  --cream: #F3EADB;
  --cream-deep: #EADFC9;
  --cream-soft: #F7F0E4;
  --paper: #FAF5EC;
  --ink: #1A1613;
  --ink-soft: #3A322B;
  --ink-mute: #6B615A;
  --oxblood: #6B1F1A;
  --oxblood-bright: #8B2A20;
  --gold: #A8824A;
  --gold-light: #C9A875;
  --rule: rgba(26, 22, 19, 0.18);
  --rule-soft: rgba(26, 22, 19, 0.1);
}

* { box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0; padding: 0; }

html, body {
  background: var(--cream);
  color: var(--ink);
  font-family: 'Cormorant Garamond', 'Times New Roman', serif;
  -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased;
  min-height: 100vh;
  scroll-behavior: smooth;
}

/* paper grain */
body::before {
  content:'';
  position: fixed;
  inset: 0;
  pointer-events: none;
  z-index: 200;
  background-image:
    radial-gradient(rgba(107, 31, 26, 0.035) 1px, transparent 1px),
    radial-gradient(rgba(26, 22, 19, 0.025) 1px, transparent 1px);
  background-size: 3px 3px, 5px 5px;
  mix-blend-mode: multiply;
}

img { max-width: 100%; display: block; }
html, body { overflow-x: clip; }
a { color: inherit; text-decoration: none; }

/* ========= NAVIGATION ========= */
/* Masthead — always centered: lockup + links in one row, centered on the bar. */
.site-nav {
  position: sticky;
  top: 0;
  z-index: 100;
  background: rgba(243, 234, 219, 0.96);
  backdrop-filter: blur(8px);
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--rule-soft);
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: row;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: center;
  gap: 40px;
  padding: 16px 32px;
}
.site-nav .nav-mark {
  padding: 0;
  flex: 0 0 auto;
}
.site-nav .nav-links {
  flex: 0 0 auto;
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: row;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: center;
  flex-wrap: nowrap;
  border: 0;
  margin: 0;
  padding: 0;
  gap: 26px;
  font-size: 12px;
  font-weight: 700;
  letter-spacing: 0.20em;
}
.site-nav .nav-links a {
  display: inline;
  white-space: nowrap;
  line-height: 1.2;
}
.site-nav .nav-meta {
  display: none;
}
.nav-brand-band {
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: space-between;
  padding: 28px 40px 22px;
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--rule-soft);
  gap: 24px;
}
.nav-brand-band::before,
.nav-brand-band::after {
  content: "";
  flex: 1 1 0;
  height: 1px;
  background: var(--rule-soft);
  opacity: 0.5;
}
.nav-mark {
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 14px;
  text-decoration: none;
  line-height: 1;
  color: var(--oxblood);
  flex: 0 0 auto;
  padding: 0;
}
.nav-mark svg.bloom { display: none; }
.nav-mark .nav-rule { display: none; }

/* The Sun — 3D planet: wine-red, specular highlight, cream equatorial band that
   wraps around the sphere (fades at edges). No border/rim. */
.nav-mark .nav-sun {
  display: inline-block;
  position: relative;
  width: 38px;
  height: 38px;
  flex: 0 0 auto;
  border-radius: 50%;
  overflow: hidden;
  background: radial-gradient(
    circle at 34% 30%,
    #D84848 0%,
    #9C2020 28%,
    #6B1515 54%,
    #380808 80%,
    #1A0404 100%
  );
  box-shadow:
    inset -3px -4px 10px rgba(0,0,0,0.65),
    inset 2px 2px 6px rgba(220,100,100,0.35),
    0 2px 8px rgba(0,0,0,0.4);
}
/* Specular highlight — bright spot upper-left, no hard border */
.nav-mark .nav-sun::before {
  content: "";
  position: absolute; inset: 0;
  border-radius: 50%;
  background: radial-gradient(
    circle at 30% 26%,
    rgba(255,210,210,0.60) 0%,
    rgba(255,160,160,0.22) 28%,
    transparent 58%
  );
}
/* Cream equatorial band — oval (radial ellipse) so it looks like it wraps around */
.nav-mark .nav-sun::after {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  inset: 0;
  background: radial-gradient(
    ellipse 90% 8% at 50% 50%,
    rgba(239,229,210,0.98) 0%,
    rgba(239,229,210,0.95) 30%,
    rgba(239,229,210,0.50) 60%,
    rgba(239,229,210,0) 100%
  );
}

.nav-mark .nav-text {
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  gap: 3px;
  align-items: flex-start;
  text-align: left;
}
.nav-mark .cypher-name {
  font-family: 'Fraunces', 'Cormorant Garamond', serif;
  font-style: italic;
  font-weight: 400;
  font-size: 24px;
  letter-spacing: -0.01em;
  padding-left: 0;
  color: rgba(243,234,219,0.96);
  text-transform: none;
  line-height: 0.9;
}
.nav-mark .cypher-sub {
  font-family: 'IBM Plex Mono', ui-monospace, monospace;
  font-style: normal;
  font-weight: 700;
  font-size: 13px;
  letter-spacing: 0.32em;
  padding-left: 0.32em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: #C9A05A;
  line-height: 1;
}

/* ===================================================================
   DARK-BACKGROUND NAV — cream sphere variant.
   Applied whenever a per-page override puts the nav on a dark surface.
   On scrolled cream-nav, the base wine-red sphere resumes automatically.
   =================================================================== */
.dark-nav-sphere .nav-mark .nav-sun,
.site-nav.on-dark .nav-mark .nav-sun {
  background: radial-gradient(
    circle at 34% 30%,
    #FFF5E8 0%,
    #EFE0CC 30%,
    #C8B095 65%,
    #9A7D58 85%,
    #7A6040 100%
  );
  box-shadow:
    inset -3px -4px 10px rgba(0,0,0,0.5),
    inset 2px 2px 6px rgba(255,255,255,0.4),
    0 2px 8px rgba(0,0,0,0.4);
}
/* Bright specular on cream sphere */
.dark-nav-sphere .nav-mark .nav-sun::before,
.site-nav.on-dark .nav-mark .nav-sun::before {
  background: radial-gradient(
    circle at 30% 26%,
    rgba(255,255,255,0.75) 0%,
    rgba(255,255,255,0.30) 25%,
    transparent 55%
  );
}
/* Oxblood equatorial band on cream sphere */
.dark-nav-sphere .nav-mark .nav-sun::after,
.site-nav.on-dark .nav-mark .nav-sun::after {
  background: linear-gradient(
    90deg,
    transparent 0%, rgba(90,20,20,0) 8%,
    rgba(90,20,20,0.75) 28%, rgba(90,20,20,0.95) 50%,
    rgba(90,20,20,0.75) 72%, rgba(90,20,20,0) 92%, transparent 100%
  );
}
.nav-brand-meta-left,
.nav-brand-meta-right {
  font-family: 'Inter', sans-serif;
  font-size: 9px;
  letter-spacing: 0.22em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--ink-mute);
  flex: 0 0 auto;
  padding: 0 40px;
}
.nav-brand-meta-right { text-align: right; }
.nav-links {
  display: flex;
  gap: 36px;
  justify-content: center;
  font-family: 'Inter', sans-serif;
  font-size: 10px;
  letter-spacing: 0.26em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  font-weight: 500;
  padding: 14px 40px;
}
.nav-links a {
  color: var(--ink);
  padding: 4px 0;
  border-bottom: 1px solid transparent;
  transition: color 0.2s ease, border-color 0.2s ease;
}
.nav-links a:hover { color: var(--oxblood); }
.nav-links a.active { color: var(--oxblood); border-bottom-color: var(--oxblood); }

/* ========= NAV DROPDOWN — The Record (canon) ========= */
/* A drop-down for "The Record" that holds §I, §II, and future letters.
   Opens on hover (desktop) and on focus/click (keyboard + mobile via :focus-within). */
.nav-drop { position: relative; display: inline-block; }
.nav-drop > .nav-drop-trigger {
  display: inline-flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 6px;
  cursor: pointer;
  color: var(--ink-soft);
  padding: 4px 0;
  border-bottom: 1px solid transparent;
  transition: color 0.2s ease, border-color 0.2s ease;
  font: inherit;
  letter-spacing: inherit;
  text-transform: inherit;
  background: none;
  border-top: 0; border-left: 0; border-right: 0;
}
.nav-drop > .nav-drop-trigger::after {
  content: '';
  display: inline-block;
  width: 6px; height: 6px;
  border-right: 1px solid currentColor;
  border-bottom: 1px solid currentColor;
  transform: rotate(45deg) translate(-1px, -1px);
  opacity: .55;
  transition: transform .25s ease, opacity .25s ease;
  margin-left: 2px;
}
.nav-drop:hover > .nav-drop-trigger,
.nav-drop:focus-within > .nav-drop-trigger,
.nav-drop.open > .nav-drop-trigger { color: var(--oxblood); }
.nav-drop:hover > .nav-drop-trigger::after,
.nav-drop:focus-within > .nav-drop-trigger::after,
.nav-drop.open > .nav-drop-trigger::after {
  transform: rotate(225deg) translate(-1px, -1px);
  opacity: 1;
}
.nav-drop.active > .nav-drop-trigger { color: var(--oxblood); border-bottom-color: var(--oxblood); }

.nav-drop-menu {
  position: absolute;
  top: calc(100% + 24px);
  left: 50%;
  transform: translateX(-50%) translateY(-8px);
  min-width: 520px;
  background: #0E0C0B;
  border: 1px solid rgba(201,160,90,0.3);
  border-top: 2px solid #C9A05A;
  box-shadow: 0 32px 80px -16px rgba(0,0,0,.7);
  padding: 36px 48px 40px;
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  opacity: 0;
  visibility: hidden;
  pointer-events: none;
  transition: opacity .2s ease .15s, transform .2s ease .15s, visibility 0s linear .35s;
  z-index: 1000;
}
.nav-drop:hover .nav-drop-menu,
.nav-drop:focus-within .nav-drop-menu,
.nav-drop.open .nav-drop-menu {
  opacity: 1;
  visibility: visible;
  pointer-events: auto;
  transform: translateX(-50%) translateY(0);
  transition: opacity .2s ease 0s, transform .2s ease 0s, visibility 0s linear 0s;
}
/* Hover bridge */
.nav-drop-menu::before {
  content: '';
  position: absolute;
  top: -32px;
  left: -20px;
  right: -20px;
  height: 32px;
  top: -16px; left: 0; right: 0; height: 16px;
}
.nav-drop-label {
  display: block;
  font-family: 'IBM Plex Mono', monospace;
  font-size: 9px;
  letter-spacing: .36em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: rgba(201,160,90,0.6);
  margin-bottom: 24px;
  padding-bottom: 16px;
  border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(201,160,90,0.18);
}
.nav-drop-menu a {
  display: block;
  padding: 18px 0;
  border: 0;
  text-transform: none;
  letter-spacing: -0.01em;
  font-family: 'Fraunces', 'Cormorant Garamond', serif;
  font-weight: 300;
  font-style: italic;
  font-size: clamp(20px, 2.2vw, 28px);
  line-height: 1.05;
  color: rgba(243,234,219,0.88);
  transition: color .18s ease, padding-left .22s ease;
  border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(201,160,90,0.1);
}
.nav-drop-menu a:last-child { border-bottom: none; }
.nav-drop-menu a .ndm-num {
  font-family: 'IBM Plex Mono', monospace;
  font-style: normal;
  font-size: 11px;
  color: #C9A05A;
  margin-right: 14px;
  letter-spacing: .12em;
  vertical-align: middle;
}
.nav-drop-menu a .ndm-sub {
  display: block;
  margin-top: 4px;
  font-family: 'IBM Plex Mono', monospace;
  font-style: normal;
  font-size: 10px;
  letter-spacing: .26em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: rgba(243,234,219,0.36);
}
.nav-drop-menu a:hover { color: #C9A05A; padding-left: 8px; }
.nav-drop-menu a:hover .ndm-sub { color: rgba(201,160,90,0.6); }
.nav-drop-menu .ndm-upcoming {
  display: block;
  margin-top: 16px;
  padding-top: 16px;
  border-top: 1px solid rgba(201,160,90,0.12);
  font-family: 'Cormorant Garamond', serif;
  font-style: italic;
  font-size: 15px;
  color: rgba(243,234,219,0.36);
}
.nav-meta {
  font-family: 'Inter', sans-serif;
  font-size: 9px;
  letter-spacing: 0.26em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--ink-mute);
}
.nav-meta .dot {
  display: inline-block;
  width: 5px; height: 5px; border-radius: 50%;
  background: var(--oxblood);
  margin-right: 7px;
  animation: p 2.4s ease-in-out infinite;
  vertical-align: middle;
}
@keyframes p { 50% { opacity: 0.3; } }

/* ========= TYPE ========= */
h1, h2, h3, h4 { font-family: 'Cormorant Garamond', serif; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: -0.01em; }
.display {
  font-size: clamp(56px, 5.4vw, 104px);
  line-height: 0.95;
  font-weight: 300;
  overflow-wrap: break-word;
  hyphens: auto;
}
.display em { font-style: italic; color: var(--oxblood); font-weight: 300; }
.h1 { font-size: clamp(40px, 4.8vw, 72px); line-height: 1; font-weight: 300; }
.h1 em { font-style: italic; color: var(--oxblood); }
.h2 { font-size: clamp(28px, 2.8vw, 44px); line-height: 1.1; font-weight: 400; }
.h2 em { font-style: italic; color: var(--oxblood); }
.h3 { font-size: 22px; line-height: 1.3; font-weight: 500; }

.eyebrow {
  font-family: 'Inter', sans-serif;
  font-size: 10px;
  letter-spacing: 0.32em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--gold);
  font-weight: 500;
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 14px;
}
.eyebrow::before {
  content:''; width: 32px; height: 1px; background: var(--gold);
}

.lede {
  font-size: clamp(17px, 1.2vw, 20px);
  line-height: 1.65;
  color: var(--ink-soft);
  font-weight: 400;
}
.body-text {
  font-size: 16px;
  line-height: 1.7;
  color: var(--ink-soft);
}
.body-text em { color: var(--ink); }
.body-text p + p { margin-top: 18px; }

.pullquote {
  font-family: 'Cormorant Garamond', serif;
  font-style: italic;
  font-weight: 300;
  font-size: clamp(26px, 2.4vw, 38px);
  line-height: 1.3;
  color: var(--oxblood);
  padding: 28px 0;
  border-top: 1px solid var(--rule);
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--rule);
}

.meta-label {
  font-family: 'Inter', sans-serif;
  font-size: 9.5px;
  letter-spacing: 0.3em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--ink-mute);
  font-weight: 500;
}

/* ========= LAYOUT CONTAINERS ========= */
.section { padding: 80px 40px; }
.section.tight { padding: 40px 40px; }
.section.xl { padding: 120px 40px; }
.container { max-width: 1400px; margin: 0 auto; }
.container.narrow { max-width: 920px; }
.rule { height: 1px; background: var(--rule); margin: 0 auto; max-width: 1400px; }

/* ========= PHOTO UTILS ========= */
.img-frame {
  position: relative;
  overflow: hidden;
  background: var(--cream-deep);
}
.img-frame .tag {
  position: absolute;
  bottom: 14px; left: 14px;
  font-family: 'Inter', sans-serif;
  font-size: 9px;
  letter-spacing: 0.3em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--cream);
  text-shadow: 0 1px 4px rgba(0,0,0,0.6);
  z-index: 2;
}

/* ========= BUTTONS ========= */
.btn {
  display: inline-block;
  font-family: 'Inter', sans-serif;
  font-size: 10px;
  letter-spacing: 0.3em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  font-weight: 500;
  padding: 14px 28px;
  border: 1px solid var(--ink);
  color: var(--ink);
  background: transparent;
  cursor: pointer;
  transition: all 0.2s ease;
}
.btn:hover { background: var(--ink); color: var(--cream); }
.btn.primary { background: var(--oxblood); border-color: var(--oxblood); color: var(--cream); }
.btn.primary:hover { background: var(--ink); border-color: var(--ink); }
.btn.ghost { border-color: var(--rule); color: var(--ink-soft); }
.btn.ghost:hover { border-color: var(--ink); color: var(--ink); background: transparent; }

/* ========= FOOTER ========= */
.site-footer {
  background: var(--ink);
  color: var(--cream);
  padding: 64px 40px 32px;
  margin-top: 80px;
}
.site-footer a { color: var(--cream); }
.footer-grid {
  max-width: 1400px;
  margin: 0 auto;
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: 2fr 1fr 1fr 1fr;
  gap: 48px;
  padding-bottom: 48px;
  border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(243, 234, 219, 0.15);
}
.footer-col h4 {
  font-family: 'Inter', sans-serif;
  font-size: 10px;
  letter-spacing: 0.3em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--gold-light);
  font-weight: 500;
  margin-bottom: 20px;
}
.footer-col a, .footer-col p {
  display: block;
  font-family: 'Cormorant Garamond', serif;
  font-size: 17px;
  color: rgba(243, 234, 219, 0.8);
  line-height: 1.8;
}
.footer-col a:hover { color: var(--gold-light); }
.footer-brand .monogram {
  font-family: 'Cormorant Garamond', serif;
  font-style: italic;
  font-size: 48px;
  font-weight: 400;
  color: var(--gold-light);
  margin-bottom: 12px;
  line-height: 1;
}
.footer-brand svg.bloom { display: none; }

/* Footer Sun — inverse (cream disc on dark) */
.footer-brand .footer-sun {
  display: block;
  width: 64px;
  height: 64px;
  position: relative;
  margin-bottom: 22px;
}
.footer-brand .footer-sun::before {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  inset: 2px;
  background: var(--gold-light);
  border-radius: 50%;
}
.footer-brand .footer-sun::after {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  top: 50%;
  left: 0; right: 0;
  height: 3px;
  background: var(--ink);
  transform: translateY(-50%);
}
.footer-brand .footer-lockup {
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  gap: 6px;
  margin-bottom: 22px;
}
.footer-brand .footer-lockup .fl-name {
  font-family: 'Fraunces', 'Cormorant Garamond', serif;
  font-style: italic;
  font-weight: 400;
  font-size: 32px;
  letter-spacing: -0.01em;
  padding-left: 0;
  color: var(--gold-light);
  text-transform: none;
  line-height: 0.9;
}
.footer-brand .footer-lockup .fl-sub {
  font-family: 'Inter', sans-serif;
  font-style: normal;
  font-size: 11px;
  font-weight: 600;
  color: var(--cream);
  line-height: 1;
  letter-spacing: 0.32em;
  padding-left: 0.32em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
}
.footer-brand p {
  font-size: 15px;
  line-height: 1.6;
  color: rgba(243, 234, 219, 0.7);
  max-width: 320px;
}
.footer-bar {
  max-width: 1400px;
  margin: 32px auto 0;
  display: flex;
  justify-content: space-between;
  font-family: 'Inter', sans-serif;
  font-size: 9px;
  letter-spacing: 0.28em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: rgba(243, 234, 219, 0.5);
}

/* ========= FORMS (shared) ========= */
.form-row {
  display: flex;
  gap: 12px;
  align-items: center;
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--ink);
  padding-bottom: 8px;
}
.form-row input, .form-row textarea {
  flex: 1;
  background: transparent;
  border: none;
  outline: none;
  font-family: 'Cormorant Garamond', serif;
  font-style: italic;
  font-size: 18px;
  color: var(--ink);
  padding: 6px 0;
}
.form-row input::placeholder { color: rgba(26, 22, 19, 0.35); }

/* ========= COMING SOON CHIP ========= */
.coming-chip {
  display: inline-flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 8px;
  font-family: 'Inter', sans-serif;
  font-size: 9px;
  letter-spacing: 0.32em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--oxblood);
  font-weight: 500;
  padding: 6px 12px;
  border: 1px solid var(--oxblood);
  background: rgba(107, 31, 26, 0.04);
}
.coming-chip .dot {
  width: 5px; height: 5px; border-radius: 50%; background: var(--oxblood);
  animation: p 2.4s ease-in-out infinite;
}

/* ========= RESPONSIVE ========= */
@media (max-width: 900px) {
  .nav-brand-band { padding: 20px 18px 16px; }
  .nav-brand-band::before, .nav-brand-band::after { display: none; }
  .nav-mark { padding: 0; gap: 14px; }
  .nav-mark .nav-sun { width: 52px; height: 52px; }
  .nav-mark .cypher-name { font-size: 26px; letter-spacing: -0.01em; padding-left: 0; }
  .nav-mark .cypher-sub { font-size: 10px; letter-spacing: 0.26em; padding-left: 0.26em; }
  .nav-brand-meta-left, .nav-brand-meta-right { display: none; }
  .nav-links { gap: 14px; font-size: 9px; letter-spacing: 0.16em; width: 100%; padding: 0 16px; justify-content: center; flex-wrap: wrap; row-gap: 6px; }
  .nav-meta { display: none; }
  .section, .section.xl, .section.tight { padding: 48px 20px; }
  .footer-grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr; gap: 32px; }
  .footer-bar { flex-direction: column; gap: 8px; }
}

/* ========= BLOOM HERO LOCKUP ========= */
/* For large display lockups on hero areas — cream or dark grounds. */
.bloom-hero {
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 48px;
  color: var(--ink);
}
.bloom-hero svg.bloom {
  display: block;
  color: var(--oxblood);
  flex-shrink: 0;
}
.bloom-hero .bh-rule {
  width: 1px;
  align-self: stretch;
  background: currentColor;
  opacity: 0.35;
  min-height: 140px;
}
.bloom-hero .bh-text {
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  gap: 16px;
}
.bloom-hero .bh-name {
  font-family: 'Fraunces', 'Cormorant Garamond', serif;
  font-weight: 400;
  font-size: 56px;
  letter-spacing: 0.32em;
  padding-left: 0.32em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  line-height: 1;
  color: inherit;
}
.bloom-hero .bh-rule-h {
  width: 60px;
  height: 1px;
  background: currentColor;
  opacity: 0.55;
  margin: 2px 0;
}
.bloom-hero .bh-sub {
  font-family: 'Fraunces', 'Cormorant Garamond', serif;
  font-style: italic;
  font-weight: 400;
  font-size: 30px;
  letter-spacing: 0.02em;
  line-height: 1;
  opacity: 0.88;
  color: inherit;
}
/* Dark-ground variant */
.bloom-hero.on-dark { color: var(--cream); }
.bloom-hero.on-dark svg.bloom { color: var(--cream); }

/* Stacked variant — centered, vertical */
.bloom-hero.stacked {
  flex-direction: column;
  align-items: center;
  text-align: center;
  gap: 32px;
}
.bloom-hero.stacked .bh-rule { display: none; }
.bloom-hero.stacked .bh-text { align-items: center; }

@media (max-width: 720px) {
  .bloom-hero .bh-name { font-size: 34px; }
  .bloom-hero .bh-sub { font-size: 22px; }
  .bloom-hero { gap: 24px; }
}

/* ============================================
   VIGNETTES — iconographic scenes, sibling to .bloom
   ============================================ */

/* Quiet section break: centered vignette, caption, hairline rules L/R */
.vignette-break {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: 1fr auto 1fr;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 36px;
  padding: 72px 48px;
  color: var(--oxblood);
}
.vignette-break::before,
.vignette-break::after {
  content: '';
  height: 1px;
  background: var(--rule);
}
.vignette-break .vb-art {
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 18px;
}
.vignette-break .vb-caption {
  font-family: 'Cormorant Garamond', serif;
  font-style: italic;
  font-size: 16px;
  color: var(--ink-mute);
  text-align: center;
  max-width: 360px;
  line-height: 1.4;
}
.vignette-break .vb-num {
  font-family: 'Inter', sans-serif;
  font-size: 9px;
  letter-spacing: 0.36em;
  color: var(--ink-mute);
  text-transform: uppercase;
}

/* Dark variant — pair with oxblood/ink sections */
.vignette-break.on-dark { color: var(--gold-light); }
.vignette-break.on-dark::before,
.vignette-break.on-dark::after { background: rgba(201, 168, 117, 0.22); }
.vignette-break.on-dark .vb-caption { color: rgba(243, 234, 219, 0.72); }
.vignette-break.on-dark .vb-num { color: rgba(201, 168, 117, 0.55); }

/* Inline vignette — drop into a section header column */
.vignette-inline {
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  gap: 20px;
  color: var(--oxblood);
}
.vignette-inline .vi-label {
  font-family: 'Inter', sans-serif;
  font-size: 9px;
  letter-spacing: 0.36em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--ink-mute);
}

@media (max-width: 720px) {
  .vignette-break { padding: 48px 24px; gap: 20px; }
  .vignette-break::before, .vignette-break::after { display: none; }
}


/* ========== CHAPTER BREAK — cinematic animated vignette + quote ========== */
.chapter-break {
  position: relative;
  padding: 140px 40px 140px;
  background: var(--oxblood, #4a1818);
  color: var(--cream, #F3EADB);
  text-align: center;
  overflow: hidden;
}
.chapter-break::before, .chapter-break::after {
  content: ""; position: absolute; left: 50%; transform: translateX(-50%);
  width: 120px; height: 1px; background: rgba(243,234,219,0.25);
}
.chapter-break::before { top: 64px; }
.chapter-break::after  { bottom: 64px; }
.cb-mark {
  font-family: 'Cormorant Garamond', serif; font-style: italic;
  font-size: 20px; letter-spacing: 0.3em; text-transform: uppercase;
  color: rgba(243,234,219,0.55); margin-bottom: 48px;
}
.cb-art-wrap {
  max-width: 820px; margin: 0 auto 64px; color: rgba(243,234,219,0.88);
}
.chapter-art { display: block; width: 100%; height: auto; }
.cb-quote {
  font-family: 'Cormorant Garamond', serif; font-style: italic; font-weight: 300;
  font-size: clamp(34px, 4.2vw, 56px); line-height: 1.15; letter-spacing: -0.01em;
  max-width: 900px; margin: 0 auto; color: #F3EADB;
}
.cb-quote em {
  font-style: italic; color: #E8C9A0;
  background: linear-gradient(180deg, transparent 62%, rgba(232,201,160,0.18) 62%, rgba(232,201,160,0.18) 92%, transparent 92%);
}
.cb-attr {
  margin-top: 32px; font-family: 'Inter', sans-serif; font-size: 12px;
  letter-spacing: 0.25em; text-transform: uppercase; color: rgba(243,234,219,0.55);
}
@media (max-width: 768px) {
  .chapter-break { padding: 80px 20px; }
  .cb-art-wrap { margin-bottom: 40px; }
}

/* ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════
   LEGIBILITY v1 — Controlled contrast pass.
   Raises faint functional text without breaking the luxury tone.
   Warmer cream/gold tones; no harsh white.
   Added: 2026-04.
═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════ */

/* ── Universal dark nav — matches television-film-events look ── */
.site-nav {
  background: #0B0907 !important;
  color: rgba(243,234,219,0.92) !important;
  border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(201,160,90,0.15) !important;
}
.site-nav .nav-links > a,
.site-nav .nav-links button,
.site-nav .nav-drop-label {
  font-size: 12px !important;
  font-weight: 700 !important;
  letter-spacing: 0.18em !important;
}
.nav-meta {
  font-size: 10px !important;
  letter-spacing: 0.20em !important;
  color: rgba(243,234,219,0.55) !important;
  opacity: 0.72 !important;
}
/* Dropdown menu items — big, dark, commanding */
.nav-drop-menu a {
  color: rgba(243,234,219,0.88) !important;
  font-size: clamp(20px, 2.2vw, 28px) !important;
  padding: 18px 0 !important;
}
.nav-drop-menu a:hover {
  color: #C9A05A !important;
  padding-left: 8px !important;
}

/* ── Eyebrows & meta labels ── */
.eyebrow {
  font-size: 11px !important;
  letter-spacing: 0.24em !important;
  color: var(--gold) !important;
  opacity: 1 !important;
}
.meta-label {
  font-size: 11px !important;
  letter-spacing: 0.22em !important;
  color: var(--ink-soft) !important;
  opacity: 0.82 !important;
}
.nav-brand-meta-right {
  font-size: 10px !important;
  letter-spacing: 0.20em !important;
}

/* ── Footer — all text more legible ── */
.footer-col a,
.footer-col p {
  color: rgba(243,234,219,0.88) !important;
  font-size: 17px !important;
}
.footer-brand p {
  color: rgba(243,234,219,0.80) !important;
  font-size: 15px !important;
}
.footer-bar {
  font-size: 10px !important;
  letter-spacing: 0.22em !important;
  color: rgba(243,234,219,0.65) !important;
}
.footer-col h4 {
  font-size: 10.5px !important;
  letter-spacing: 0.24em !important;
  color: var(--gold-light) !important;
  opacity: 1 !important;
}
.footer-brand .fl-sub {
  color: rgba(243,234,219,0.90) !important;
  letter-spacing: 0.26em !important;
}

/* ── Form placeholder & helper text ── */
.form-row input::placeholder,
.form-row textarea::placeholder {
  color: rgba(26,22,19,0.45) !important;
}

/* ── Chapter break attr ── */
.cb-mark { color: rgba(243,234,219,0.72) !important; }
.cb-attr  { color: rgba(243,234,219,0.68) !important; }

/* ── Chapter break rules ── */
.chapter-break::before,
.chapter-break::after { background: rgba(243,234,219,0.35) !important; }

/* ── Buttons ── */
.btn {
  font-size: 11px !important;
  letter-spacing: 0.24em !important;
}

/* ── Body / lede on dark grounds ── */
.lede    { color: var(--ink-soft) !important; }
.body-text { color: var(--ink-soft) !important; }

/* ── Text over photo / dark scrim strength ── */
.site-nav .cypher-sub {
  text-shadow: none;
  -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased;
  -moz-osx-font-smoothing: grayscale;
}
.site-nav .cypher-name {
  text-shadow: 0 1px 4px rgba(0,0,0,0.4);
}