/* ============================================================
   AscendStudio.ai — Splash / Home / Laboratory
   Obsidian + brass system, paper Laboratory. No images, no SVGs:
   every mark is CSS geometry (clip-path + gradients).
   ============================================================ */

/* ============================ FONTS ============================ */
/* Self-hosted variable woff2, latin subsets (OFL — assets/fonts/licenses/) */

@font-face {
  font-family: 'Cinzel';
  src: url('assets/fonts/cinzel-var-subset.woff2') format('woff2');
  font-weight: 400 900;
  font-style: normal;
  font-display: swap;
}

@font-face {
  font-family: 'Cormorant Garamond';
  src: url('assets/fonts/cormorant-var-subset.woff2') format('woff2');
  font-weight: 300 700;
  font-style: normal;
  font-display: swap;
}

@font-face {
  font-family: 'Cormorant Garamond';
  src: url('assets/fonts/cormorant-italic-var-subset.woff2') format('woff2');
  font-weight: 300 700;
  font-style: italic;
  font-display: swap;
}

@font-face {
  font-family: 'Archivo';
  src: url('assets/fonts/archivo-var-subset.woff2') format('woff2');
  font-weight: 100 900;
  font-stretch: 62% 125%;
  font-style: normal;
  font-display: swap;
}

/* ============================ TOKENS ============================ */

:root {
  /* Obsidian surfaces */
  --canvas: #0A0A0A;
  --plate: #0D0D10;
  --raised: #131316;

  /* Hairlines, darkest → strongest */
  --line-1: #17171B;
  --line-2: #1D1D22;
  --line-3: #232329;
  --line-4: #2C2C31;

  /* Brass — the single accent */
  --brass-1: #6E5B36;
  --brass-2: #8A744A;
  --brass-3: #A8905C;
  --brass-4: #C9B47E;
  --brass-5: #D3BE85;
  --grad-brass: linear-gradient(to top, var(--brass-1), var(--brass-5));

  /* Dark-page text ladder */
  --fg: #E9E7E2;
  --fg-title: #D8D8DC;
  --fg-soft: #9BA0A8;
  --fg-mute: #8B8B92;
  --fg-faint: #6F6F76;
  --fg-faintest: #55555C;
  --fg-ghost: #3C3C42;

  /* Paper (Laboratory) */
  --paper: #EFE9DC;
  --paper-tint: #EAE3D2;
  --paper-plate: #F4EFE3;
  --paper-line-1: #D6CDB9;
  --paper-line-2: #C9C0AC;
  --paper-line-3: #B8AE97;
  --ink: #1A1815;
  --ink-2: #4A4335;
  --ink-3: #6E6552;
  --ink-4: #8A8064;
  --paper-brass: #8A744A;
  --paper-brass-2: #B99C56;
  --grad-paper-brass: linear-gradient(to top, var(--paper-brass), var(--paper-brass-2));

  /* Type */
  --display: 'Cinzel', serif;
  --serif: 'Cormorant Garamond', Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;
  --sans: 'Archivo', system-ui, -apple-system, sans-serif;
}

/* ============================ BASE ============================ */

* { box-sizing: border-box; }

html {
  scroll-behavior: smooth;
  scroll-padding-top: 72px;
}

body {
  margin: 0;
  min-height: 100vh;
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  background: var(--canvas);
  color: var(--fg);
  font-family: var(--sans);
  font-size: 13px;
  -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased;
}

body[data-pre-enter] {
  overflow: hidden;
  height: 100vh;
}

h1, h2, h3, p, dl, dd { margin: 0; }

a { color: inherit; }

button {
  font: inherit;
  border: 0;
  background: none;
  padding: 0;
  color: inherit;
}

::selection { background: var(--brass-1); color: var(--fg); }

:focus-visible {
  outline: 2px solid var(--brass-2);
  outline-offset: 3px;
  border-radius: 1px;
}

.skip-link {
  position: fixed;
  top: -60px;
  left: 16px;
  z-index: 100;
  padding: 10px 16px;
  background: var(--raised);
  border: 1px solid var(--brass-2);
  border-radius: 2px;
  color: var(--fg);
  font-size: 11px;
  letter-spacing: 0.1em;
  text-decoration: none;
  transition: top 140ms ease;
}

.skip-link:focus { top: 16px; }

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

/* Tracked-caps utility — optical centering handled per use via padding-left */
.caps {
  font-weight: 600;
  text-transform: uppercase;
}

/* ============================ MARKS (CSS geometry) ============================ */

.obelisk {
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  align-items: center;
}

.obelisk__cap {
  clip-path: polygon(50% 0, 94% 100%, 6% 100%);
  background: var(--grad-brass);
}

.obelisk__shaft {
  clip-path: polygon(13% 0, 87% 0, 100% 100%, 0 100%);
  background: linear-gradient(to top, #121215, #45464E);
  margin-top: 1px;
}

/* header lockup: 8 × (5 + 26) */
.obelisk--header .obelisk__cap { width: 8px; height: 5px; }
.obelisk--header .obelisk__shaft { width: 8px; height: 26px; }

/* section divider: 7 × (4 + 22) */
.obelisk--divider .obelisk__cap { width: 7px; height: 4px; }
.obelisk--divider .obelisk__shaft { width: 7px; height: 22px; }

/* footer: 7 × (4 + 20) */
.obelisk--footer .obelisk__cap { width: 7px; height: 4px; }
.obelisk--footer .obelisk__shaft { width: 7px; height: 20px; }

/* Laboratory masthead: 8 × (5 + 30), paper-brass tip, darker shaft */
.obelisk--masthead .obelisk__cap { width: 8px; height: 5px; background: var(--grad-paper-brass); }
.obelisk--masthead .obelisk__shaft { width: 8px; height: 30px; background: linear-gradient(to top, #17161A, #45464E); }

.obelisk--paper-footer .obelisk__cap { width: 7px; height: 4px; background: var(--grad-paper-brass); }
.obelisk--paper-footer .obelisk__shaft { width: 7px; height: 20px; background: linear-gradient(to top, #17161A, #45464E); }

/* Wordmark lockup */
.wordmark {
  display: flex;
  align-items: baseline;
}

.wordmark__ascend,
.wordmark__studio {
  font-family: var(--display);
  font-weight: 500;
  letter-spacing: 0.22em;
  white-space: nowrap;
}

.wordmark__ascend { color: var(--fg); }
.wordmark__studio { color: var(--brass-4); }

.wordmark__tld {
  font-family: var(--display);
  font-weight: 400;
  letter-spacing: 0.1em;
  color: var(--fg-faint);
}

/* ============================ BUTTONS ============================ */

.btn {
  display: inline-flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: center;
  font-family: var(--sans);
  font-weight: 600;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  text-decoration: none;
  border-radius: 2px;
  cursor: pointer;
}

.btn--brass {
  background: var(--grad-brass);
  color: #0A0A0C;
  transition: filter 300ms ease;
}

.btn--brass:hover { filter: brightness(1.08); }
.btn--brass:active { filter: brightness(0.94); }

.btn--outline {
  background: transparent;
  border: 1px solid var(--brass-1);
  color: var(--brass-4);
  transition: border-color 140ms ease, color 140ms ease, filter 140ms ease;
}

.btn--outline:hover { border-color: var(--brass-3); color: var(--brass-5); }
.btn--outline:active { filter: brightness(0.94); }

.btn--ghost {
  background: transparent;
  color: var(--fg-soft);
  transition: color 140ms ease;
}

.btn--ghost:hover { color: var(--fg); }
.btn--ghost:active { color: var(--fg-soft); }

.btn[disabled] { opacity: 0.55; cursor: default; }
.btn[disabled]:hover { filter: none; }

/* ============================ SPLASH OVERLAY ============================ */

.splash {
  position: fixed;
  inset: 0;
  z-index: 40;
  min-height: 100vh;
  padding: 48px 24px 0;
  background: var(--canvas);
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  align-items: center;
  /* scrollable fail-safe: on short viewports the CTAs must stay reachable */
  overflow-y: auto;
  overflow-x: hidden;
  transition: opacity 200ms ease;
}

.splash.is-leaving { opacity: 0; pointer-events: none; }
.splash.is-gone { display: none; }

.splash__ambient {
  position: absolute;
  inset: 0;
  background: radial-gradient(ellipse 60% 45% at 50% 42%, rgba(211, 190, 133, 0.05), transparent 70%);
  pointer-events: none;
}

.splash__drift {
  position: absolute;
  inset: -10%;
  pointer-events: none;
  background:
    radial-gradient(ellipse 46% 38% at 44% 40%, rgba(211, 190, 133, 0.035), transparent 68%),
    radial-gradient(ellipse 30% 50% at 58% 46%, rgba(155, 160, 168, 0.025), transparent 70%);
  animation: asc-drift 48s ease-in-out infinite;
  will-change: transform, opacity;
}

@keyframes asc-drift {
  0%   { transform: translate3d(-4%, 0, 0); opacity: 0.5; }
  50%  { transform: translate3d(4%, -2%, 0); opacity: 0.9; }
  100% { transform: translate3d(-4%, 0, 0); opacity: 0.5; }
}

.splash__spot {
  position: fixed;
  left: 0;
  top: 0;
  width: 520px;
  height: 520px;
  margin-left: -260px;
  margin-top: -260px;
  border-radius: 50%;
  background: radial-gradient(circle, rgba(211, 190, 133, 0.05) 0%, rgba(211, 190, 133, 0.02) 40%, transparent 70%);
  pointer-events: none;
  opacity: 0;
  transition: opacity 600ms ease;
  z-index: 3;
  will-change: transform, opacity;
}

.splash__line {
  position: absolute;
  left: 50%;
  transform: translateX(-50%);
  width: 1px;
  overflow: visible;
}

.splash__line--top { top: 0; height: 18vh; }
.splash__line--bottom { bottom: 0; height: 14vh; }

.splash__line-fill {
  width: 1px;
  height: 100%;
  will-change: transform;
}

.splash__line--top .splash__line-fill { background: linear-gradient(to bottom, transparent, var(--line-3)); }
.splash__line--bottom .splash__line-fill { background: linear-gradient(to top, transparent, var(--line-3)); }

/* Hero column */
.splash__stack {
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  align-items: center;
  margin: auto 0;
  animation: asc-rise 900ms ease both;
  will-change: transform;
}

@keyframes asc-rise {
  from { opacity: 0; }
  to   { opacity: 1; }
}

.splash__eyebrow {
  font-size: 9px;
  font-weight: 600;
  letter-spacing: 0.34em;
  padding-left: 0.34em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  text-align: center;
  background-image: linear-gradient(100deg, #55555C 0%, #55555C 38%, #C9B47E 50%, #55555C 62%, #55555C 100%);
  background-size: 280% 100%;
  -webkit-background-clip: text;
  background-clip: text;
  color: transparent;
  animation: asc-shimmer 9s linear infinite;
}

@keyframes asc-shimmer {
  0%   { background-position: 130% 0; }
  100% { background-position: -30% 0; }
}

/* splash monolith: 38 × (23 + 160), four facet columns */
.obelisk--splash { margin-top: 40px; }
.obelisk--splash .obelisk__cap { width: 38px; height: 23px; }

.obelisk--splash .obelisk__shaft {
  width: 38px;
  height: 160px;
  display: flex;
  background: none;
}

.obelisk--splash .facet { flex: 1; }
.obelisk--splash .facet-sep { width: 1px; background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.10); }
.obelisk--splash .facet--1 { background: linear-gradient(to top, #101013, #34353B); }
.obelisk--splash .facet--2 { background: linear-gradient(to top, #17171B, #50515A); }
.obelisk--splash .facet--3 { background: linear-gradient(to top, #121215, #3B3C43); }
.obelisk--splash .facet--4 { background: linear-gradient(to top, #0E0E11, #26272C); }

.splash__wordmark { margin-top: 44px; }
.splash__wordmark .wordmark__ascend,
.splash__wordmark .wordmark__studio { font-size: 40px; }
.splash__wordmark .wordmark__tld { font-size: 20px; margin-left: 12px; }

.splash__tagline {
  font-family: var(--serif);
  font-style: italic;
  font-size: 17px;
  color: var(--fg-mute);
  margin-top: 18px;
}

/* Diamond ornament — draws in on load */
.splash__ornament {
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 12px;
  margin-top: 34px;
}

.splash__rule {
  width: 44px;
  height: 1px;
  background: var(--line-4);
  animation: asc-rule-draw 1400ms ease 900ms both;
}

.splash__rule--left { transform-origin: right center; }
.splash__rule--right { transform-origin: left center; }

@keyframes asc-rule-draw {
  from { transform: scaleX(0); }
  to   { transform: scaleX(1); }
}

.splash__diamond {
  width: 5px;
  height: 5px;
  background: var(--fg-mute);
  /* base rotation survives animation:none under reduced motion */
  transform: rotate(45deg);
  animation: asc-diamond-draw 900ms ease 2100ms both;
}

@keyframes asc-diamond-draw {
  from { opacity: 0; transform: rotate(45deg) scale(0.4); }
  to   { opacity: 1; transform: rotate(45deg) scale(1); }
}

/* Primary — one centered brass act, no flourish. Quiet luxury. */
.splash__primary {
  margin-top: 34px;
  min-width: 220px;
  max-width: 100%;
  padding: 15px 44px;
  font-size: 12px;
  letter-spacing: 0.3em;
  transition: filter 300ms ease;
}

.splash__primary:hover { filter: brightness(1.06); }
.splash__primary:active { filter: brightness(0.94); }

/* Quiet pair beneath — secondary route and the demoted browse action */
.splash__row {
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 16px;
  margin-top: 18px;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
  justify-content: center;
}

.splash__secondary {
  padding: 11px 24px;
  font-size: 10px;
  letter-spacing: 0.24em;
}

.splash__tertiary {
  padding: 11px 24px;
  border: 1px solid transparent;
  font-size: 10px;
  letter-spacing: 0.24em;
}

.splash__dateline {
  flex: 0 0 auto;
  padding: 40px 0 26px;
  display: flex;
  justify-content: center;
}

.splash__dateline-text {
  font-size: 9px;
  font-weight: 600;
  letter-spacing: 0.3em;
  padding-left: 0.3em;
  color: var(--fg-ghost);
  text-transform: uppercase;
}

/* ============================ HOME: HEADER ============================ */

.page {
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  min-height: 100vh;
  animation: asc-rise 700ms ease both;
}

.site-header {
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: space-between;
  gap: 16px;
  padding: 16px 48px;
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line-2);
}

.brand {
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 14px;
  text-decoration: none;
}

.brand .wordmark__ascend,
.brand .wordmark__studio { font-size: 14px; }
.brand .wordmark__tld { font-size: 9px; margin-left: 6px; }

.nav {
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 28px;
}

.nav__link {
  text-decoration: none;
  font-size: 9px;
  font-weight: 600;
  letter-spacing: 0.3em;
  color: var(--fg-mute);
  text-transform: uppercase;
  transition: color 140ms ease;
}

.nav__link:hover { color: var(--fg); }

.nav__cta {
  padding: 9px 20px;
  font-size: 9px;
  letter-spacing: 0.26em;
}

/* ============================ HOME: HERO ============================ */

.hero {
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 26px;
  padding: 96px 48px 84px;
  text-align: center;
}

.hero__eyebrow {
  font-size: 9px;
  font-weight: 600;
  letter-spacing: 0.34em;
  padding-left: 0.34em;
  color: var(--fg-mute);
  text-transform: uppercase;
}

.hero__headline {
  font-family: var(--serif);
  font-weight: 500;
  font-size: clamp(34px, 6vw, 52px);
  line-height: 1.14;
  max-width: 820px;
  color: var(--fg);
}

.hero__accent { color: var(--brass-4); }

.hero__caption {
  font-family: var(--serif);
  font-style: italic;
  font-size: 19px;
  color: var(--fg-mute);
  max-width: 560px;
  line-height: 1.5;
}

.hero__ctas {
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 14px;
  margin-top: 8px;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
  justify-content: center;
}

.hero__commission {
  padding: 14px 32px;
  font-size: 11px;
  letter-spacing: 0.26em;
}

.hero__lab {
  padding: 14px 24px;
  font-size: 11px;
  letter-spacing: 0.26em;
}

/* ============================ DIVIDERS & SECTIONS ============================ */

.divider-obelisk {
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: center;
  gap: 22px;
  padding: 0 48px;
}

.divider-obelisk__rule {
  width: 220px;
  max-width: 28vw;
  height: 1px;
  background: var(--line-2);
}

.section {
  width: 100%;
  max-width: 1160px;
  margin: 0 auto;
  padding: 72px 48px;
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  gap: 36px;
}

.section__head {
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 10px;
  text-align: center;
}

.section__title {
  font-family: var(--display);
  font-weight: 600;
  font-size: 15px;
  letter-spacing: 0.3em;
  padding-left: 0.3em;
  color: var(--fg-title);
  text-transform: uppercase;
}

.section__sub {
  font-family: var(--serif);
  font-style: italic;
  font-size: 16px;
  color: var(--fg-mute);
}

/* ============================ PLATES ============================ */

.plate-grid {
  display: grid;
  gap: 20px;
}

.plate-grid--3 { grid-template-columns: repeat(3, 1fr); }
.plate-grid--2 { grid-template-columns: repeat(2, 1fr); }

.plate {
  background: var(--plate);
  border: 1px solid var(--line-1);
  border-top-color: var(--brass-1);
  padding: 26px 22px 24px;
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  gap: 12px;
  transition: border-color 200ms ease;
}

.plate:hover {
  border-color: var(--line-4);
  border-top-color: var(--brass-3);
}

.plate__head {
  font-family: var(--display);
  font-weight: 600;
  font-size: 11px;
  letter-spacing: 0.26em;
  color: var(--brass-4);
  text-transform: uppercase;
}

.plate__desc {
  font-family: var(--serif);
  font-style: italic;
  font-size: 15px;
  line-height: 1.5;
  color: var(--fg-mute);
}

/* ============================ PROOF (case files) ============================ */

.case-file__tag {
  font-size: 9px;
  font-weight: 600;
  letter-spacing: 0.24em;
  color: var(--brass-4);
  text-transform: uppercase;
}

.case-file__body {
  margin: 0;
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  gap: 12px;
}

.case-file__row {
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  gap: 3px;
}

.case-file__label {
  margin: 0;
  font-size: 8px;
  font-weight: 600;
  letter-spacing: 0.22em;
  color: var(--fg-mute);
  text-transform: uppercase;
}

.case-file__link {
  margin-top: 4px;
  align-self: flex-start;
  font-size: 9px;
  font-weight: 600;
  letter-spacing: 0.24em;
  color: var(--brass-4);
  text-transform: uppercase;
  text-decoration: none;
  transition: color 140ms ease;
}

.case-file__link:hover { color: var(--brass-5); }

/* ============================ COMMISSION FORM ============================ */

.section--commission {
  max-width: 760px;
  padding: 72px 48px 64px;
  gap: 28px;
}

.section--commission .section__sub {
  max-width: 560px;
  line-height: 1.6;
}

.commission-note {
  font-family: var(--serif);
  font-style: italic;
  font-size: 14px;
  color: var(--fg-mute);
}

.form-card {
  background: var(--plate);
  border: 1px solid var(--line-1);
  padding: 36px;
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  gap: 22px;
}

.form-card__row {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr;
  gap: 20px;
}

.field {
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  gap: 8px;
}

.field__label {
  font-size: 9px;
  font-weight: 600;
  letter-spacing: 0.26em;
  color: var(--fg-mute);
  text-transform: uppercase;
}

.input {
  background: var(--raised);
  color: var(--fg);
  border: 1px solid var(--line-3);
  border-radius: 2px;
  outline: none;
  caret-color: var(--brass-4);
  font-family: var(--sans);
  font-size: 13px;
  padding: 11px 12px;
  transition: border-color 140ms ease;
}

.input:focus { border-color: var(--brass-2); }
.input::placeholder { color: var(--fg-faintest); }

.textarea {
  background: var(--raised);
  color: var(--fg);
  border: 1px solid var(--line-3);
  border-radius: 2px;
  outline: none;
  caret-color: var(--brass-4);
  font-family: var(--serif);
  font-style: italic;
  font-size: 16px;
  padding: 12px;
  resize: vertical;
  transition: border-color 140ms ease;
}

.textarea:focus { border-color: var(--brass-2); }
.textarea::placeholder { color: var(--fg-faintest); }

.chips {
  display: flex;
  gap: 10px;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
}

.chip {
  padding: 8px 16px;
  border: 1px solid var(--line-3);
  border-radius: 2px;
  font-size: 9px;
  font-weight: 600;
  letter-spacing: 0.24em;
  color: var(--fg-mute);
  text-transform: uppercase;
  cursor: pointer;
  transition: border-color 140ms ease, color 140ms ease;
}

.chip:hover,
.chip.is-selected {
  border-color: var(--brass-2);
  color: var(--brass-4);
}

.form-card__foot {
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: space-between;
  gap: 16px;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
}

.form-note {
  font-family: var(--serif);
  font-style: italic;
  font-size: 13px;
  color: var(--fg-mute);
}

.form-note--error { color: var(--brass-3); }

.form-confirm {
  font-family: var(--serif);
  font-style: italic;
  font-size: 15px;
  color: var(--fg-mute);
}

.form-submit {
  padding: 13px 30px;
  font-size: 10px;
  letter-spacing: 0.26em;
}

/* ============================ EMAIL CAPTURES ============================ */

.capture-section {
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 16px;
  padding: 0 48px 88px;
  text-align: center;
}

.ornament {
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 12px;
}

.ornament__rule { width: 44px; height: 1px; background: var(--line-4); }

.ornament__diamond {
  width: 5px;
  height: 5px;
  background: var(--fg-mute);
  transform: rotate(45deg);
}

.capture-section .section__title { font-size: 12px; }

.capture-section .section__sub { font-size: 14px; }

.capture {
  display: flex;
  gap: 10px;
  justify-content: center;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
}

.capture .input { width: 260px; }

.capture__btn {
  padding: 0 22px;
  font-size: 9px;
  letter-spacing: 0.26em;
}

.capture__confirm {
  font-family: var(--serif);
  font-style: italic;
  font-size: 15px;
  color: var(--fg-mute);
}

/* ============================ HOME FOOTER ============================ */

.site-footer {
  margin-top: auto;
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: space-between;
  gap: 14px;
  padding: 18px 48px;
  border-top: 1px solid var(--line-2);
}

.site-footer__text {
  font-size: 9px;
  font-weight: 600;
  letter-spacing: 0.3em;
  color: var(--fg-mute);
  text-transform: uppercase;
}

.site-footer__group {
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 12px;
}

/* ============================ LABORATORY (paper) ============================ */

.lab {
  background: var(--paper);
  color: var(--ink);
}

.lab ::selection { background: var(--paper-brass); color: var(--paper-plate); }

.lab :focus-visible { outline-color: var(--paper-brass); }

.volume-bar {
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: space-between;
  gap: 12px;
  padding: 12px 48px;
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--paper-line-1);
}

.volume-bar__item,
.volume-bar__link {
  font-size: 9px;
  font-weight: 600;
  letter-spacing: 0.3em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  text-decoration: none;
}

.volume-bar__item { color: var(--ink-4); }

/* the only route back to Home — needs real contrast, not decorative-metadata contrast */
.volume-bar__link {
  color: var(--ink-3);
  transition: color 140ms ease;
}

.volume-bar__link:hover { color: var(--ink); }

.masthead {
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 14px;
  padding: 52px 48px 36px;
  text-align: center;
}

.masthead__row {
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 18px;
}

.masthead__rule { width: 170px; max-width: 24vw; height: 1px; background: var(--paper-line-2); }

.masthead__title {
  font-family: var(--serif);
  font-weight: 600;
  font-size: clamp(26px, 5vw, 40px);
  letter-spacing: 0.06em;
  color: var(--ink);
}

.masthead__tagline-row {
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 14px;
}

.masthead__tick { width: 40px; height: 1px; background: var(--paper-line-2); }

.masthead__tagline {
  font-family: var(--serif);
  font-style: italic;
  font-size: 14px;
  color: var(--ink-3);
}

.masthead__micro {
  font-size: 8px;
  font-weight: 600;
  letter-spacing: 0.4em;
  padding-left: 0.4em;
  color: var(--ink-4);
  text-transform: uppercase;
}

.double-rule {
  border-top: 3px double var(--paper-line-3);
  width: 100%;
  max-width: 1060px;
  margin: 0 auto;
}

/* Contents */
.toc {
  width: 100%;
  max-width: 680px;
  margin: 0 auto;
  padding: 44px 48px 40px;
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  gap: 20px;
}

.toc__title {
  font-family: var(--display);
  font-weight: 600;
  font-size: 12px;
  letter-spacing: 0.34em;
  padding-left: 0.34em;
  color: var(--ink);
  text-transform: uppercase;
  text-align: center;
}

.toc__intro {
  font-family: var(--serif);
  font-style: italic;
  font-size: 15px;
  line-height: 1.55;
  color: var(--ink-3);
  text-align: center;
}

.toc__rows {
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  gap: 12px;
}

.toc__row {
  text-decoration: none;
  display: flex;
  align-items: baseline;
  gap: 10px;
  color: var(--ink);
  transition: color 140ms ease;
}

.toc__row:hover { color: var(--paper-brass); }

.toc__num {
  font-family: var(--display);
  font-weight: 600;
  font-size: 11px;
  letter-spacing: 0.2em;
  color: var(--paper-brass);
  min-width: 28px;
}

.toc__name {
  font-family: var(--serif);
  font-weight: 500;
  font-size: 19px;
}

.toc__leader {
  flex: 1;
  border-bottom: 1px dotted var(--paper-line-3);
  transform: translateY(-4px);
}

.toc__note {
  font-family: var(--serif);
  font-style: italic;
  font-size: 14px;
  color: var(--ink-3);
}

/* Laboratory sections */
.lab-section { border-top: 1px solid var(--paper-line-1); }

.lab-section--tint { background: var(--paper-tint); }

.lab-section__inner {
  width: 100%;
  max-width: 1060px;
  margin: 0 auto;
  padding: 52px 48px;
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  gap: 26px;
}

.lab-section__head {
  display: flex;
  align-items: baseline;
  gap: 16px;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
}

.lab-section__title {
  font-family: var(--display);
  font-weight: 600;
  font-size: 13px;
  letter-spacing: 0.3em;
  color: var(--ink);
  text-transform: uppercase;
}

.lab-section__sub {
  font-family: var(--serif);
  font-style: italic;
  font-size: 14px;
  color: var(--ink-3);
}

/* Dispatches */
.dispatches { display: flex; flex-direction: column; }

.dispatch {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: 150px 1fr;
  gap: 24px;
  padding: 18px 0;
  border-top: 1px solid var(--paper-line-1);
}

.dispatch__date {
  font-size: 9px;
  font-weight: 600;
  letter-spacing: 0.24em;
  color: var(--ink-4);
  text-transform: uppercase;
  padding-top: 4px;
}

.dispatch__body {
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  gap: 5px;
}

.dispatch__title {
  font-family: var(--serif);
  font-weight: 600;
  font-size: 21px;
  color: var(--ink);
}

.dispatch__text {
  font-family: var(--serif);
  font-style: italic;
  font-size: 15px;
  line-height: 1.5;
  color: var(--ink-2);
}

/* Field notes */
.note-grid {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(3, 1fr);
  gap: 22px;
}

.note-card {
  background: var(--paper-plate);
  border: 1px solid var(--paper-line-1);
  padding: 26px 24px;
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  gap: 12px;
  transition: border-color 200ms ease;
}

.note-card:hover { border-color: var(--brass-3); }

.note-card__row {
  display: flex;
  align-items: baseline;
  justify-content: space-between;
  gap: 10px;
}

.note-card__tag {
  font-family: var(--display);
  font-weight: 600;
  font-size: 10px;
  letter-spacing: 0.28em;
  color: var(--paper-brass);
  text-transform: uppercase;
}

.note-card__date {
  font-size: 8px;
  font-weight: 600;
  letter-spacing: 0.22em;
  color: var(--ink-4);
  text-transform: uppercase;
}

.note-card__tick {
  width: 34px;
  height: 1px;
  background: linear-gradient(90deg, var(--paper-brass), transparent);
}

.note-card__title {
  font-family: var(--serif);
  font-weight: 600;
  font-size: 21px;
  color: var(--ink);
}

.note-card__text {
  font-family: var(--serif);
  font-style: italic;
  font-size: 14px;
  line-height: 1.5;
  color: var(--ink-2);
}

/* Community — de-emphasized: same treatment as any other lab section,
   no centerpiece flourish, honest low-pressure copy */
.lab-section__note {
  font-family: var(--serif);
  font-style: italic;
  font-size: 15px;
  line-height: 1.55;
  color: var(--ink-2);
  max-width: 560px;
}

.input--paper,
.capture .input--paper {
  width: 250px;
  background: var(--paper-plate);
  color: var(--ink);
  border-color: var(--paper-line-2);
  caret-color: var(--paper-brass);
}

.input--paper:focus { border-color: var(--paper-brass); }
.input--paper::placeholder { color: revert; }

/* Quiet variant — no brass fill, reads as a lower-priority action */
.btn--paper-quiet {
  background: transparent;
  border: 1px solid var(--paper-line-3);
  color: var(--ink-2);
  padding: 0 22px;
  font-size: 9px;
  letter-spacing: 0.24em;
  transition: border-color 140ms ease, color 140ms ease;
}

.btn--paper-quiet:hover { border-color: var(--ink-3); color: var(--ink); }
.btn--paper-quiet:active { filter: brightness(0.96); }

.lab .capture__confirm { color: var(--ink-2); }
.lab .form-note--error { color: var(--ink-2); }

.lab-footer {
  margin-top: auto;
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: center;
  gap: 14px;
  padding: 20px 48px;
  border-top: 1px solid var(--paper-line-1);
}

.lab-footer__text {
  font-size: 9px;
  font-weight: 600;
  letter-spacing: 0.3em;
  color: var(--ink-3);
  text-transform: uppercase;
}

/* ============================ RESPONSIVE ============================ */

@media (max-width: 980px) {
  .note-grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
}

@media (max-width: 760px) {
  html { scroll-padding-top: 96px; }

  .site-header { flex-direction: column; padding: 16px 24px; }
  .nav { gap: 20px; flex-wrap: wrap; justify-content: center; }

  .hero { padding: 72px 24px 64px; }
  .section { padding: 56px 24px; }
  .section--commission { padding: 56px 24px 52px; }
  .capture-section { padding: 0 24px 64px; }

  .plate-grid--3 { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
  .plate-grid--2 { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }

  .dispatch { grid-template-columns: 1fr; gap: 6px; }
  .dispatch__date { padding-top: 0; }

  .volume-bar { flex-direction: column; gap: 8px; padding: 12px 24px; text-align: center; }
  .masthead { padding: 40px 24px 28px; }
  .toc { padding: 36px 24px 32px; }
  .lab-section__inner { padding: 44px 24px; }

  .site-footer { flex-direction: column; padding: 18px 24px; }
}

@media (max-width: 640px) {
  .form-card { padding: 26px 20px; }
  .form-card__row { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
  .form-card__foot { flex-direction: column; align-items: stretch; text-align: center; }
  .form-submit { justify-content: center; }

  .splash__wordmark .wordmark__ascend,
  .splash__wordmark .wordmark__studio { font-size: 26px; }
  .splash__wordmark .wordmark__tld { font-size: 14px; margin-left: 8px; }
  .splash__row { flex-direction: column; gap: 12px; }

  .capture .input { width: min(260px, 100%); }
  .capture .input--paper { width: min(250px, 100%); }
  .capture__btn, .btn--paper-quiet { padding-top: 11px; padding-bottom: 11px; }
}

/* ============================ REDUCED MOTION ============================ */

@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) {
  html { scroll-behavior: auto; }

  .splash__drift,
  .splash__eyebrow,
  .splash__rule,
  .splash__diamond,
  .splash__stack,
  .page {
    animation: none !important;
  }

  .splash__eyebrow {
    background: none;
    color: var(--fg-mute);
    -webkit-text-fill-color: currentColor;
  }

  .splash__spot { display: none; }

  *, *::before, *::after {
    transition-duration: 0.001ms !important;
  }
}