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

  :root {
    --black: #0a0a0a;
    --white: #f5f3ef;
    --gray-light: #e8e5df;
    --gray-mid: #9a9890;
    --gray-dark: #3a3835;
    --accent: #1a1a1a;
  }

  html { scroll-behavior: smooth; }

  body {
    background: var(--white);
    color: var(--black);
    font-family: 'Barlow', sans-serif;
    font-size: 14px;
    line-height: 1.5;
    overflow-x: hidden;
  }

  /* NAV */
  nav {
    position: fixed;
    top: 0; left: 0; right: 0;
    z-index: 100;
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
    justify-content: space-between;
    padding: 18px 32px;
    background: var(--white);
    border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(0,0,0,0.08);
  }

  .nav-logo {
    font-family: 'Barlow Condensed', sans-serif;
    font-weight: 800;
    font-size: 15px;
    letter-spacing: 0.12em;
    text-transform: uppercase;
  }

  .nav-links {
    display: flex;
    gap: 32px;
    list-style: none;
  }

  .nav-links a {
    font-family: 'Barlow Condensed', sans-serif;
    font-weight: 600;
    font-size: 12px;
    letter-spacing: 0.14em;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    color: var(--black);
    text-decoration: none;
    transition: opacity 0.2s;
  }

  .nav-links a:hover { opacity: 0.5; }

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

  .nav-right a {
    font-family: 'Barlow Condensed', sans-serif;
    font-weight: 600;
    font-size: 12px;
    letter-spacing: 0.14em;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    color: var(--black);
    text-decoration: none;
    transition: opacity 0.2s;
  }
  .nav-right a:hover { opacity: 0.5; }

  /* HERO SECTION */
  .hero {
    padding-top: 56px;
    position: relative;
    overflow: hidden;
    /* text on the left, image on the right; height follows the content
       (no forced 100vh, so there's no empty space below the section) */
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: clamp(320px, 52%, 600px) 1fr;
    grid-template-areas: "left image";
    align-content: start;
  }

  .hero-left {
    grid-area: left;
    padding: 48px 32px 0 40px;
    display: flex;
    flex-direction: column;
    justify-content: flex-start;
    align-items: center;   /* center logo, tagline & button as a group */
    text-align: center;
    position: relative;
    z-index: 2;
    background: var(--white);
    overflow: hidden;
  }

  .hero-title-block {
    position: relative;
    margin-bottom: 32px;
  }

  /* Logo image replacing the GROUND THEORY wordmark — scales with the column */
  .hero-logo {
    display: block;
    width: 100%;
    max-width: 440px;
    height: auto;
  }

  .hero-title {
    font-family: 'Rowan', 'Geist', 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;
    font-weight: 700; /* GROUND — Rowan Bold */
    font-size: clamp(80px, 10vw, 130px);
    line-height: 0.88;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    letter-spacing: -0.02em;
    color: var(--black);
    display: block;
  }

  /* THEORY — Rowan Light */
  .hero-title--light {
    font-weight: 300;
  }

  .hero-tagline-block {
    margin-top: 28px;
    margin-bottom: 20px;
  }

  .hero-tagline {
    font-family: 'Barlow Condensed', sans-serif;
    font-weight: 700;
    font-size: 16px;
    letter-spacing: 0.06em;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    line-height: 1.35;
    color: var(--black);
    max-width: 280px;
  }

  .hero-sub {
    font-family: 'Barlow', sans-serif;
    font-weight: 300;
    font-size: 13px;
    line-height: 1.65;
    color: var(--gray-dark);
    max-width: min(240px, 100%);   /* never wider than the column on mobile */
    margin: 10px auto 0;
    overflow-wrap: break-word;
  }

  .shop-btn {
    display: inline-block;
    margin-top: 28px;
    padding: 10px 22px;
    border: 1.5px solid var(--black);
    border-radius: 100px;
    font-family: 'Barlow Condensed', sans-serif;
    font-weight: 600;
    font-size: 13px;
    letter-spacing: 0.12em;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    color: var(--black);
    text-decoration: none;
    width: fit-content;
    transition: background 0.2s, color 0.2s;
  }
  .shop-btn:hover { background: var(--black); color: var(--white); }

  /* DROP SECTION INSIDE HERO LEFT */
  .drop-section {
    margin-top: 48px;
  }

  .drop-title {
    font-family: 'Barlow Condensed', sans-serif;
    font-weight: 900;
    font-size: 38px;
    letter-spacing: -0.01em;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    line-height: 1;
    color: var(--black);
  }

  .drop-timer {
    font-family: 'IBM Plex Mono', monospace;
    font-size: 13px;
    color: var(--gray-dark);
    margin-top: 6px;
    letter-spacing: 0.04em;
  }

  .info-cards {
    grid-area: cards;
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr;
    gap: 10px;
    margin-top: 18px;
    padding: 0 32px 0 40px; /* align under the hero-left text on desktop */
    z-index: 2;
  }

  .info-card {
    background: var(--black);
    color: var(--white);
    padding: 16px 18px;
    border-radius: 2px;
  }

  .info-card-title {
    font-family: 'Barlow Condensed', sans-serif;
    font-weight: 700;
    font-size: 11px;
    letter-spacing: 0.16em;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    margin-bottom: 10px;
    color: var(--white);
  }

  .info-card ul {
    list-style: none;
    padding: 0;
  }

  .info-card li {
    font-family: 'Barlow', sans-serif;
    font-size: 11.5px;
    font-weight: 300;
    line-height: 1.6;
    color: rgba(245,243,239,0.82);
    padding-left: 10px;
    position: relative;
  }

  .info-card li::before {
    content: '•';
    position: absolute;
    left: 0;
    color: rgba(245,243,239,0.5);
  }

  /* HERO IMAGE (right side + overflow) */
  .hero-right {
    grid-area: image;
    position: relative;
    overflow: hidden;
    min-width: 0;
    min-height: 0;
  }

  .hero-image-container {
    position: absolute;
    inset: 0;
  }

  .hero-image-container img {
    width: 100%;
    height: 100%;
    object-fit: cover;
    object-position: center top;
    filter: grayscale(15%) contrast(1.05);
    mix-blend-mode: multiply;
    opacity: 0.88;
  }

  /* Background bleed effect like original */
  .hero-image-fade {
    position: absolute;
    inset: 0;
    background: linear-gradient(to right, var(--white) 0%, transparent 20%, transparent 80%, var(--white) 100%);
    z-index: 1;
    pointer-events: none;
  }

  .hero-bg-texture {
    position: absolute;
    inset: 0;
    background-image:
      repeating-linear-gradient(0deg, transparent, transparent 39px, rgba(0,0,0,0.04) 40px),
      repeating-linear-gradient(90deg, transparent, transparent 39px, rgba(0,0,0,0.04) 40px);
    z-index: 0;
    pointer-events: none;
  }

  /* WAVE TICKER */
  .wave-ticker {
    background: var(--white);
    border-top: 1px solid rgba(0,0,0,0.12);
    border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(0,0,0,0.12);
    padding: 12px 0;
    overflow: hidden;
    display: flex;
    gap: 0;
    white-space: nowrap;
  }

  .wave-ticker-inner {
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
    gap: 0;
    animation: ticker 22s linear infinite;
  }

  .wave-item {
    display: inline-flex;
    align-items: center;
    gap: 14px;
    padding: 0 18px;
  }

  .wave-label {
    font-family: 'IBM Plex Mono', monospace;
    font-size: 11px;
    letter-spacing: 0.1em;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    color: var(--gray-dark);
  }

  .wave-label.unlocked { color: var(--black); font-weight: 500; }
  .wave-label.incoming { color: var(--gray-mid); }

  .wave-star {
    color: var(--black);
    font-size: 13px;
    opacity: 0.5;
  }

  @keyframes ticker {
    0% { transform: translateX(0); }
    100% { transform: translateX(-50%); }
  }

  /* SECTION 2: DROP GRID */
  .drop-grid-section {
    padding: 56px 40px 72px;
    background: var(--white);
  }

  .drop-grid-header {
    text-align: center;
    margin-bottom: 40px;
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
    justify-content: center;
    gap: 20px;
  }

  .drop-bracket {
    font-family: 'Barlow Condensed', sans-serif;
    font-weight: 300;
    font-size: 36px;
    color: var(--gray-dark);
    line-height: 1;
  }

  .drop-header-text {
    text-align: center;
  }

  .drop-number {
    font-family: 'Barlow Condensed', sans-serif;
    font-weight: 900;
    font-size: 30px;
    letter-spacing: 0.04em;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    color: var(--black);
    line-height: 1;
  }

  .drop-subtitle {
    font-family: 'Barlow', sans-serif;
    font-weight: 300;
    font-size: 13px;
    font-style: italic;
    color: var(--gray-dark);
    margin-top: 3px;
  }

  .product-grid {
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: repeat(4, 1fr);
    gap: 2px;
  }

  .product-card {
    position: relative;
    overflow: hidden;
    background: var(--gray-light);
    aspect-ratio: 3/4;
  }

  .product-card img {
    width: 100%;
    height: 100%;
    object-fit: cover;
    object-position: top center;
    filter: grayscale(8%) contrast(1.08);
    transition: transform 0.5s ease, filter 0.4s ease;
    display: block;
  }

  .product-card:hover img {
    transform: scale(1.03);
    filter: grayscale(0%) contrast(1.05);
  }

  .product-card-overlay {
    position: absolute;
    bottom: 0; left: 0; right: 0;
    padding: 20px 16px 16px;
    background: linear-gradient(to top, rgba(10,10,10,0.7) 0%, transparent 100%);
    opacity: 0;
    transition: opacity 0.3s;
  }

  .product-card:hover .product-card-overlay { opacity: 1; }

  .product-wave {
    font-family: 'IBM Plex Mono', monospace;
    font-size: 10px;
    letter-spacing: 0.1em;
    color: rgba(245,243,239,0.7);
    text-transform: uppercase;
  }

  .product-name {
    font-family: 'Barlow Condensed', sans-serif;
    font-weight: 700;
    font-size: 16px;
    letter-spacing: 0.04em;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    color: var(--white);
    margin-top: 2px;
  }

  /* RESPONSIVE — image always stays right, never stacks */
  @media (max-width: 900px) {
    nav { padding: 14px 16px; }
    .nav-links { gap: 16px; }
    /* Small screens: text + image stay side-by-side & equal height (1fr 1fr) */
    .hero {
      grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr;
      grid-template-areas: "left image";
    }
    .hero-left { padding: 32px 14px 0 18px; }
    .hero-title { font-size: clamp(42px, 8vw, 80px); }
    .hero-tagline { font-size: 13px; max-width: 200px; }
    .hero-sub { font-size: 11px; max-width: min(180px, 100%); }
    .drop-title { font-size: 24px; }
    .info-cards {
      grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr;
      padding: 0 16px 8px;
      margin: 26px auto 0;
      max-width: 720px;
      width: 100%;
    }
    .info-card { padding: 12px 14px; }
    .info-card li { font-size: 10.5px; }
    .product-grid { grid-template-columns: repeat(2, 1fr); }
    .drop-grid-section { padding: 36px 16px 48px; }
  }

  /* ── REVIEWS SECTION ─────────────────────────────────────────── */
  .reviews-section {
    padding: 72px 0 80px;
    background: var(--white);
    border-top: 1px solid rgba(0,0,0,0.08);
    overflow: hidden;
  }

  .reviews-header {
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
    justify-content: center;
    gap: 20px;
    margin-bottom: 48px;
    padding: 0 40px;
  }

  .reviews-header-text { text-align: center; }

  .reviews-title {
    font-family: 'Barlow Condensed', sans-serif;
    font-weight: 900;
    font-size: 30px;
    letter-spacing: 0.04em;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    color: var(--black);
    line-height: 1;
  }

  .reviews-subtitle {
    font-family: 'Barlow', sans-serif;
    font-weight: 300;
    font-size: 13px;
    font-style: italic;
    color: var(--gray-dark);
    margin-top: 3px;
  }

  /* Scrolling track */
  .reviews-track-wrap {
    overflow: hidden;
    width: 100%;
    /* fade edges */
    -webkit-mask-image: linear-gradient(to right, transparent 0%, black 8%, black 92%, transparent 100%);
    mask-image: linear-gradient(to right, transparent 0%, black 8%, black 92%, transparent 100%);
  }

  .reviews-track {
    display: flex;
    gap: 20px;
    width: max-content;
    animation: reviewScroll 36s linear infinite;
  }

  .reviews-track:hover { animation-play-state: paused; }

  @keyframes reviewScroll {
    0%   { transform: translateX(0); }
    100% { transform: translateX(-50%); }
  }

  /* Individual card */
  .review-card {
    flex: 0 0 auto;
    width: 300px;
    background: var(--black);
    color: var(--white);
    border-radius: 2px;
    padding: 26px 24px 24px;
    display: flex;
    flex-direction: column;
    gap: 16px;
    position: relative;
  }

  /* Quote mark decoration */
  .review-card::before {
    content: '\201C';
    font-family: 'Barlow Condensed', sans-serif;
    font-size: 72px;
    font-weight: 900;
    line-height: 1;
    color: rgba(245,243,239,0.08);
    position: absolute;
    top: 10px;
    left: 18px;
    pointer-events: none;
  }

  .review-stars {
    display: flex;
    gap: 4px;
  }

  .review-star {
    font-size: 13px;
    color: var(--white);
    opacity: 0.9;
  }

  .review-star.empty { opacity: 0.2; }

  .review-text {
    font-family: 'Barlow', sans-serif;
    font-weight: 300;
    font-size: 13px;
    line-height: 1.65;
    color: rgba(245,243,239,0.82);
    flex: 1;
    position: relative;
    z-index: 1;
  }

  .review-divider {
    width: 32px;
    height: 1px;
    background: rgba(245,243,239,0.2);
  }

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

  .review-avatar {
    width: 38px;
    height: 38px;
    border-radius: 50%;
    object-fit: cover;
    filter: grayscale(20%) contrast(1.05);
    flex-shrink: 0;
    border: 1.5px solid rgba(245,243,239,0.15);
  }

  .review-meta {}

  .review-name {
    font-family: 'Barlow Condensed', sans-serif;
    font-weight: 700;
    font-size: 13px;
    letter-spacing: 0.1em;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    color: var(--white);
    line-height: 1.2;
  }

  .review-tag {
    font-family: 'IBM Plex Mono', monospace;
    font-size: 10px;
    letter-spacing: 0.08em;
    color: rgba(245,243,239,0.45);
    margin-top: 2px;
  }

  @media (max-width: 480px) {
    .review-card { width: 260px; padding: 20px 18px; }
    .reviews-header { padding: 0 20px; }
  }
  /* ── END REVIEWS ──────────────────────────────────────────────── */

  /* ── FABRIC / MATERIAL INDEX SECTION ─────────────────────────────
     Left: title + description + CTA.  Right: stacked horizontal cards.
     Same palette (cream bg, near-black ink) + Barlow type system.      */
  .fabric-section {
    background: var(--white);
    border-top: 1px solid rgba(0,0,0,0.08);
    padding: 80px 40px 88px;
    overflow: hidden;
  }

  .fabric-inner {
    max-width: 1180px;
    margin: 0 auto;
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: 0.82fr 1.18fr;
    gap: 64px;
    align-items: center;
  }

  /* ---- LEFT: intro ---- */
  .fabric-intro {
    /* scroll-reveal: rises + fades */
    opacity: 0;
    transform: translateY(26px);
    transition: opacity 0.7s ease, transform 0.7s cubic-bezier(0.22,1,0.36,1);
  }
  .fabric-section.revealed .fabric-intro { opacity: 1; transform: none; }

  .fabric-eyebrow {
    font-family: 'IBM Plex Mono', monospace;
    font-size: 11px;
    letter-spacing: 0.18em;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    color: var(--gray-mid);
    margin-bottom: 18px;
  }

  .fabric-title {
    font-family: 'Barlow Condensed', sans-serif;
    font-weight: 900;
    font-size: clamp(34px, 4vw, 52px);
    line-height: 0.98;
    letter-spacing: 0.01em;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    color: var(--black);
  }

  /* animated underline that draws in when the section reveals */
  .fabric-title-accent {
    display: block;
    width: 0;
    height: 4px;
    margin-top: 18px;
    background: var(--black);
    transition: width 0.9s cubic-bezier(0.22,1,0.36,1) 0.25s;
  }
  .fabric-section.revealed .fabric-title-accent { width: 84px; }

  .fabric-desc {
    font-family: 'Barlow', sans-serif;
    font-weight: 300;
    font-size: 14px;
    line-height: 1.7;
    color: var(--gray-dark);
    max-width: 380px;
    margin-top: 22px;
  }

  /* ---- CTA button: fill-slide + magnetic arrow ---- */
  .fabric-cta {
    display: inline-flex;
    align-items: center;
    gap: 12px;
    margin-top: 30px;
    padding: 14px 30px;
    border: 1.5px solid var(--black);
    border-radius: 0;
    background: transparent;
    color: var(--black);
    text-decoration: none;
    font-family: 'Barlow Condensed', sans-serif;
    font-weight: 700;
    font-size: 13px;
    letter-spacing: 0.22em;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    position: relative;
    overflow: hidden;
    transition: color 0.4s ease;
  }
  .fabric-cta::before {
    content: '';
    position: absolute;
    inset: 0;
    background: var(--black);
    transform: scaleX(0);
    transform-origin: left;
    transition: transform 0.45s cubic-bezier(0.65,0,0.35,1);
    z-index: -1;
  }
  .fabric-cta:hover::before { transform: scaleX(1); }
  .fabric-cta:hover { color: var(--white); }
  .fabric-cta-label, .fabric-cta-arrow { position: relative; z-index: 1; }
  .fabric-cta-arrow {
    font-size: 16px;
    line-height: 1;
    transition: transform 0.3s ease;
  }
  .fabric-cta:hover .fabric-cta-arrow { transform: translate(4px, -4px); }

  /* ---- RIGHT: stacked horizontal cards ---- */
  .fabric-list {
    list-style: none;
    display: flex;
    flex-direction: column;
    gap: 12px;
  }

  .fabric-card {
    position: relative;
    isolation: isolate;
    overflow: hidden;
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: 54px 1fr auto;
    align-items: center;
    gap: 22px;
    padding: 22px 26px;
    border: 1px solid rgba(10,10,10,0.14);
    border-radius: 2px;
    background: var(--white);
    cursor: pointer;
    /* scroll-reveal (staggered via --i) */
    opacity: 0;
    transform: translateY(28px);
    transition: opacity 0.6s ease,
                transform 0.6s cubic-bezier(0.22,1,0.36,1),
                border-color 0.4s ease;
  }
  .fabric-section.revealed .fabric-card {
    opacity: 1;
    transform: none;
    transition-delay: calc(var(--i) * 0.09s);
  }

  /* black panel that sweeps across on hover (brand's fill pattern) */
  .fabric-card::before {
    content: '';
    position: absolute;
    inset: 0;
    z-index: -1;
    background: var(--black);
    transform: scaleX(0);
    transform-origin: left;
    transition: transform 0.5s cubic-bezier(0.65,0,0.35,1);
  }
  .fabric-card:hover { border-color: var(--black); }
  .fabric-card:hover::before { transform: scaleX(1); }

  .fabric-card-index {
    font-family: 'Barlow Condensed', sans-serif;
    font-weight: 900;
    font-size: 32px;
    line-height: 1;
    color: transparent;
    -webkit-text-stroke: 1.2px var(--gray-mid);
    transition: -webkit-text-stroke-color 0.4s ease, color 0.4s ease, transform 0.4s ease;
  }
  .fabric-card:hover .fabric-card-index {
    color: var(--white);
    -webkit-text-stroke-color: var(--white);
    transform: translateY(-2px);
  }

  .fabric-card-body { display: flex; flex-direction: column; gap: 4px; }

  .fabric-card-name {
    font-family: 'Barlow Condensed', sans-serif;
    font-weight: 700;
    font-size: 20px;
    letter-spacing: 0.04em;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    color: var(--black);
    line-height: 1.05;
    transition: color 0.4s ease;
  }
  .fabric-card:hover .fabric-card-name { color: var(--white); }

  .fabric-card-spec {
    font-family: 'IBM Plex Mono', monospace;
    font-size: 10.5px;
    letter-spacing: 0.06em;
    color: var(--gray-mid);
    transition: color 0.4s ease;
  }
  .fabric-card:hover .fabric-card-spec { color: rgba(245,243,239,0.6); }

  .fabric-card-arrow {
    font-family: 'Barlow Condensed', sans-serif;
    font-size: 20px;
    color: var(--gray-mid);
    opacity: 0;
    transform: translateX(-8px) rotate(0deg);
    transition: opacity 0.4s ease, transform 0.45s cubic-bezier(0.22,1,0.36,1), color 0.4s ease;
  }
  .fabric-card:hover .fabric-card-arrow {
    opacity: 1;
    color: var(--white);
    transform: translate(4px, -4px) rotate(8deg);
  }

  @media (max-width: 900px) {
    .fabric-section { padding: 56px 18px 64px; }
    .fabric-inner { grid-template-columns: 1fr; gap: 38px; }
    .fabric-desc { max-width: 480px; }
    .footer-main { grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr; gap: 36px; padding: 48px 18px 36px; }
  }
  @media (max-width: 480px) {
    .fabric-card { grid-template-columns: 40px 1fr auto; gap: 14px; padding: 18px 16px; }
    .fabric-card-index { font-size: 26px; }
    .fabric-card-name { font-size: 17px; }
    .fabric-card-arrow { opacity: 1; transform: none; } /* always visible on touch */
  }
  /* ── END FABRIC SECTION ──────────────────────────────────────────── */

  @media (max-width: 480px) {
    .hero-left { padding: 24px 10px 0 14px; }
    .hero-title { font-size: clamp(32px, 9vw, 56px); }
    .drop-title { font-size: 18px; }
    .drop-timer { font-size: 10px; }
    .hero-tagline { font-size: 11px; max-width: 160px; }
    .hero-sub { font-size: 10.5px; max-width: min(160px, 100%); }
    .info-cards { grid-template-columns: 1fr; max-width: 420px; }
    .info-card { padding: 12px 14px; }
    .info-card li { font-size: 9.5px; line-height: 1.5; }
    .shop-btn { font-size: 11px; padding: 8px 16px; margin-top: 16px; }
    .nav-links { display: none; }
  }


   /* ── POSTER SECTION ───────────────────────────────────────────── */
  .poster-section {
    width: 100%;
    padding: 0;            /* flush edge-to-edge */
    background: #000;
  }

  .poster-inner {
    position: relative;
    width: 100%;
    /* aspect-ratio mirrors the original image so nothing is clipped */
    aspect-ratio: 1836 / 857;
    overflow: hidden;
  }

  .poster-img {
    position: absolute;
    inset: 0;
    width: 100%;
    height: 100%;
    object-fit: cover;
    object-position: center center;
    display: block;
  }

  /* subtle gradient darkens the bottom third for button legibility */
  .poster-overlay {
    position: absolute;
    inset: 0;
    background: linear-gradient(
      to bottom,
      transparent 40%,
      rgba(0,0,0,0.55) 100%
    );
    pointer-events: none;
  }

  /* CTA wrapper: sits at horizontal center, 10% up from the bottom */
  .poster-cta-wrap {
    position: absolute;
    bottom: 10%;
    left: 50%;
    transform: translateX(-50%);
    z-index: 2;
    display: flex;
    justify-content: center;
  }

  /* The button itself */
  .poster-cta {
    display: inline-flex;
    align-items: center;
    gap: 10px;
    padding: 13px 32px;
    background: transparent;
    border: 1.5px solid rgba(245,243,239,0.75);
    border-radius: 0;          /* sharp corners — matches brand aesthetic */
    text-decoration: none;
    color: var(--white);
    font-family: 'Barlow Condensed', sans-serif;
    font-weight: 700;
    font-size: 13px;
    letter-spacing: 0.22em;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    white-space: nowrap;
    position: relative;
    overflow: hidden;
    /* faint blur so it stays legible over any part of the poster */
    backdrop-filter: blur(3px);
    -webkit-backdrop-filter: blur(3px);
    transition: color 0.35s ease, border-color 0.35s ease, box-shadow 0.35s ease;
    /* gentle breathing glow to draw the eye into the empty space */
    animation: posterCtaGlow 3.4s ease-in-out infinite;
  }

  @keyframes posterCtaGlow {
    0%, 100% { box-shadow: 0 0 0 rgba(245,243,239,0); }
    50%      { box-shadow: 0 0 20px rgba(245,243,239,0.22); }
  }

  /* fill-slide on hover */
  .poster-cta::before {
    content: '';
    position: absolute;
    inset: 0;
    background: var(--white);
    transform: scaleX(0);
    transform-origin: left;
    transition: transform 0.35s ease;
    z-index: -1;
  }

  /* metallic light sweep across the button — "light catching steel" */
  .poster-cta::after {
    content: '';
    position: absolute;
    top: 0;
    left: -75%;
    width: 45%;
    height: 100%;
    background: linear-gradient(
      120deg,
      transparent,
      rgba(245,243,239,0.40),
      transparent
    );
    transform: skewX(-20deg);
    pointer-events: none;
    z-index: 1;
    animation: posterCtaShine 4.6s ease-in-out infinite;
  }

  @keyframes posterCtaShine {
    0%        { left: -75%; }
    55%, 100% { left: 160%; }
  }

  /* keep text/arrow above the sweep */
  .poster-cta-label,
  .poster-cta-arrow { position: relative; z-index: 2; }

  .poster-cta:hover::before  { transform: scaleX(1); }
  .poster-cta:hover {
    color: var(--black);
    border-color: var(--white);
    box-shadow: 0 0 26px rgba(245,243,239,0.45);
    animation-play-state: paused;
  }

  .poster-cta-arrow {
    font-size: 16px;
    line-height: 1;
    transition: transform 0.25s ease;
  }
  .poster-cta:hover .poster-cta-arrow { transform: translate(3px, -3px); }

  /* Responsive tweaks */
  @media (max-width: 768px) {
    /* show the FULL portrait poster — let it size to the screen, no cropping */
    .poster-inner {
      aspect-ratio: auto;
      min-height: 0;
    }
    .poster-pic { display: block; }
    .poster-img {
      position: relative;   /* flow naturally so height = image height */
      inset: auto;
      width: 100%;
      height: auto;
      object-fit: contain;
      object-position: center;
    }
    /* the portrait's empty space sits between the two models — drop the
       button right into it (centred, ~68% down) */
    .poster-cta-wrap {
      bottom: auto;
      top: 67%;
    }
    .poster-cta { font-size: 12px; padding: 12px 26px; letter-spacing: 0.18em; }
  }

  @media (max-width: 480px) {
    .poster-cta-wrap { top: 66%; }
    .poster-cta { font-size: 11px; padding: 11px 22px; gap: 7px; }
  }

  /* ── FOOTER ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────
     Dark section, brand fonts (Barlow Condensed / Barlow / IBM Plex Mono). */
  .site-footer {
    background: var(--black);
    color: var(--white);
    overflow: hidden;
  }

  /* ---- TV news-headline ticker ---- */
  .footer-ticker {
    position: relative;
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
    border-top: 1px solid rgba(245,243,239,0.12);
    border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(245,243,239,0.12);
    overflow: hidden;
    white-space: nowrap;
  }

  /* "LIVE" badge pinned to the left, TV-style */
  .footer-live {
    flex: 0 0 auto;
    z-index: 2;
    display: inline-flex;
    align-items: center;
    gap: 8px;
    padding: 0 20px;
    align-self: stretch;
    background: var(--white);
    color: var(--black);
    font-family: 'Barlow Condensed', sans-serif;
    font-weight: 800;
    font-size: 13px;
    letter-spacing: 0.2em;
    text-transform: uppercase;
  }
  .footer-live-dot {
    width: 8px; height: 8px;
    border-radius: 50%;
    background: var(--black);
    animation: footerBlink 1.1s steps(1) infinite;
  }
  @keyframes footerBlink { 0%,49%{opacity:1;} 50%,100%{opacity:0.15;} }

  .footer-ticker-track {
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
    gap: 28px;
    width: max-content;
    padding-left: 28px;
    animation: footerTicker 28s linear infinite;
  }
  .footer-ticker:hover .footer-ticker-track { animation-play-state: paused; }
  @keyframes footerTicker {
    0%   { transform: translateX(0); }
    100% { transform: translateX(-50%); }
  }

  .footer-ticker-item {
    font-family: 'Barlow Condensed', sans-serif;
    font-weight: 900;
    font-size: clamp(20px, 3vw, 34px);
    letter-spacing: 0.02em;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    color: var(--white);
    padding: 14px 0;
  }
  .footer-ticker-sep { color: var(--gray-mid); font-size: 18px; }

  /* per-word fonts inside the headline ticker */
  .footer-ticker-item .tick-ground {
    font-family: 'Bebas Neue', sans-serif;
    font-weight: 400;
    letter-spacing: 0.04em;
  }
  .footer-ticker-item .tick-theory {
    font-family: 'Bebas Neue', sans-serif;
    font-weight: 400;
    letter-spacing: 0.04em;
  }
  .footer-ticker-item .tick-rest {
    /* same line/body font used across the rest of the webpage */
    font-family: 'Barlow', sans-serif;
    font-weight: 400;
    letter-spacing: 0.02em;
  }

  /* ---- main columns ---- */
  .footer-main {
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: 1.4fr 1.2fr 1fr 1fr;
    gap: 48px;
    max-width: 1180px;
    margin: 0 auto;
    padding: 64px 40px 48px;
  }

  .footer-logo { line-height: 0; }
  .footer-logo img {
    display: block;
    width: 100%;
    max-width: 240px;
    height: auto;
    object-fit: contain;
  }
  .footer-tagline {
    font-family: 'Barlow', sans-serif;
    font-weight: 300;
    font-style: italic;
    font-size: 13px;
    color: rgba(245,243,239,0.6);
    margin: 16px 0 24px;
    max-width: 240px;
  }

  .footer-socials { display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; gap: 10px 18px; }
  .footer-socials a {
    font-family: 'Barlow Condensed', sans-serif;
    font-weight: 600;
    font-size: 12px;
    letter-spacing: 0.14em;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    color: rgba(245,243,239,0.7);
    text-decoration: none;
    position: relative;
    transition: color 0.25s ease;
  }
  /* underline-grow on hover */
  .footer-socials a::after {
    content: '';
    position: absolute;
    left: 0; bottom: -3px;
    width: 100%; height: 1px;
    background: var(--white);
    transform: scaleX(0);
    transform-origin: left;
    transition: transform 0.3s ease;
  }
  .footer-socials a:hover { color: var(--white); }
  .footer-socials a:hover::after { transform: scaleX(1); }

  .footer-heading {
    font-family: 'Barlow Condensed', sans-serif;
    font-weight: 700;
    font-size: 13px;
    letter-spacing: 0.18em;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    color: var(--white);
    margin-bottom: 18px;
  }
  .footer-text {
    font-family: 'Barlow', sans-serif;
    font-weight: 300;
    font-size: 13px;
    line-height: 1.6;
    color: rgba(245,243,239,0.6);
    margin-bottom: 16px;
    max-width: 260px;
  }

  /* email signup */
  .footer-form {
    display: flex;
    border: 1px solid rgba(245,243,239,0.3);
    border-radius: 0;
    overflow: hidden;
    max-width: 290px;
    transition: border-color 0.3s ease;
  }
  .footer-form:focus-within { border-color: var(--white); }
  .footer-input {
    flex: 1;
    min-width: 0;
    background: transparent;
    border: 0;
    padding: 11px 14px;
    color: var(--white);
    font-family: 'Barlow', sans-serif;
    font-size: 13px;
    outline: none;
  }
  .footer-input::placeholder { color: rgba(245,243,239,0.4); }
  .footer-submit {
    flex: 0 0 auto;
    display: inline-flex;
    align-items: center;
    gap: 7px;
    border: 0;
    cursor: pointer;
    padding: 0 18px;
    background: var(--white);
    color: var(--black);
    font-family: 'Barlow Condensed', sans-serif;
    font-weight: 700;
    font-size: 12px;
    letter-spacing: 0.14em;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    transition: background 0.3s ease, color 0.3s ease;
  }
  .footer-submit:hover { background: var(--gray-light); }
  .footer-submit-arrow { transition: transform 0.3s ease; }
  .footer-submit:hover .footer-submit-arrow { transform: translate(3px, -3px); }
  .footer-form-note {
    font-family: 'IBM Plex Mono', monospace;
    font-size: 10.5px;
    letter-spacing: 0.04em;
    color: rgba(245,243,239,0.7);
    margin-top: 10px;
    min-height: 14px;
  }

  /* link lists */
  .footer-links { list-style: none; display: flex; flex-direction: column; gap: 12px; }
  .footer-links a {
    font-family: 'Barlow Condensed', sans-serif;
    font-weight: 600;
    font-size: 14px;
    letter-spacing: 0.06em;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    color: rgba(245,243,239,0.7);
    text-decoration: none;
    display: inline-flex;
    align-items: center;
    gap: 8px;
    transition: color 0.25s ease, gap 0.25s ease;
  }
  .footer-link-arrow { transition: transform 0.3s ease; display: inline-block; }
  .footer-links a:hover { color: var(--white); gap: 12px; }
  .footer-links a:hover .footer-link-arrow { transform: translateX(3px); }

  /* bottom bar */
  .footer-bottom {
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
    justify-content: space-between;
    gap: 16px;
    flex-wrap: wrap;
    max-width: 1180px;
    margin: 0 auto;
    padding: 22px 40px 30px;
    border-top: 1px solid rgba(245,243,239,0.12);
    font-family: 'IBM Plex Mono', monospace;
    font-size: 11px;
    letter-spacing: 0.06em;
    color: rgba(245,243,239,0.45);
  }
  .footer-legal a { color: rgba(245,243,239,0.6); text-decoration: none; }
  .footer-legal a:hover { color: var(--white); }

  @media (max-width: 900px) {
    .footer-main { grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr; gap: 36px; padding: 48px 18px 36px; }
  }
  @media (max-width: 480px) {
    .footer-main { grid-template-columns: 1fr; gap: 32px; }
    .footer-bottom { padding: 20px 18px 26px; flex-direction: column; align-items: flex-start; }
    .footer-live { padding: 0 12px; font-size: 11px; }
  }





  /* Desktop: overlay hidden, main always visible */
#vi-overlay { display: none; }
#vi-main    { display: contents; }

@media (max-width: 768px) {

  /* ── Overlay: full viewport, above everything ── */
  #vi-overlay {
    display: block;
    position: fixed;
    inset: 0;
    z-index: 9999;
    background: #0a0a0a;
    overflow: hidden;
  }

  /* When overlay is gone, restore normal scroll */
  body.vi-done {
    overflow: auto;
  }

  /* While overlay active: hide main content + freeze page scroll */
  body:not(.vi-done) {
    overflow: hidden;
  }

  /* ── Video fills screen ── */
  #vi-video {
    position: absolute;
    inset: 0;
    width: 100%;
    height: 100%;
    object-fit: cover;
    object-position: center;
    z-index: 1;
    display: block;
  }

  /* ── Progress bar ── */
  #vi-progress {
    position: absolute;
    bottom: 0; left: 0; right: 0;
    height: 2px;
    background: rgba(245,243,239,0.1);
    z-index: 10;
  }
  #vi-bar {
    height: 100%;
    width: 0%;
    background: linear-gradient(90deg, rgba(181,242,61,0.6), #b5f23d);
    transition: width 0.25s linear;
  }

  /* ── Bottom gradient ── */
  #vi-grad {
    position: absolute;
    bottom: 0; left: 0; right: 0;
    height: 45%;
    background: linear-gradient(to top, rgba(10,10,10,0.78) 0%, transparent 100%);
    z-index: 2;
    pointer-events: none;
  }

  /* ── Grain overlay ── */
  #vi-grain {
    position: absolute;
    inset: 0;
    background-image: url("data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg viewBox='0 0 200 200' xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%3E%3Cfilter id='n'%3E%3CfeTurbulence type='fractalNoise' baseFrequency='0.85' numOctaves='4' stitchTiles='stitch'/%3E%3C/filter%3E%3Crect width='100%25' height='100%25' filter='url(%23n)' opacity='1'/%3E%3C/svg%3E");
    opacity: 0.04;
    z-index: 3;
    pointer-events: none;
  }

  /* ── Logo watermark ── */
  #vi-logo {
    position: absolute;
    top: 24px; left: 20px;
    z-index: 11;
    font-family: 'Barlow Condensed', sans-serif;
    font-weight: 800;
    font-size: 13px;
    letter-spacing: 0.22em;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    color: rgba(245,243,239,0.5);
    animation: viFadeIn 1s ease 0.4s both;
  }

  /* ── Sound button ── */
  #vi-sound {
    position: absolute;
    top: 20px; right: 20px;
    z-index: 11;
    background: none;
    border: none;
    padding: 6px;
    cursor: pointer;
    color: rgba(245,243,239,0.4);
    transition: color 0.2s;
    animation: viFadeIn 1s ease 0.8s both;
  }
  #vi-sound:hover { color: rgba(245,243,239,0.8); }
  #vi-sound svg { width: 18px; height: 18px; display: block; }
  #vi-sound .vi-wave { transition: opacity 0.3s; }
  #vi-sound.vi-muted .vi-wave { opacity: 0.15; }

  /* ── CTA block ── */
  #vi-cta {
    position: absolute;
    bottom: 0; left: 0; right: 0;
    z-index: 12;
    display: flex;
    flex-direction: column;
    align-items: center;
    padding-bottom: 48px;
    opacity: 0;
    transform: translateY(18px);
    pointer-events: none;
    transition: opacity 0.7s cubic-bezier(0.22,1,0.36,1),
                transform 0.7s cubic-bezier(0.22,1,0.36,1);
  }
  #vi-cta.vi-show {
    opacity: 1;
    transform: translateY(0);
    pointer-events: auto;
  }

  /* eyebrow text */
  #vi-eyebrow {
    font-family: 'IBM Plex Mono', monospace;
    font-size: 9px;
    letter-spacing: 0.26em;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    color: rgba(245,243,239,0.38);
    margin-bottom: 16px;
    opacity: 0;
    transform: translateY(5px);
    transition: opacity 0.5s ease 0.2s, transform 0.5s ease 0.2s;
  }
  #vi-cta.vi-show #vi-eyebrow {
    opacity: 1;
    transform: translateY(0);
  }

  /* ── The Button ── */
  #vi-btn {
    position: relative;
    display: inline-flex;
    align-items: center;
    gap: 12px;
    padding: 0 32px;
    height: 54px;
    background: transparent;
    border: 1.5px solid rgba(245,243,239,0.22);
    cursor: pointer;
    overflow: hidden;
    outline: none;
    -webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent;
    animation: viPulse 2.8s ease-in-out infinite;
  }

  @keyframes viPulse {
    0%,100% { border-color: rgba(245,243,239,0.22); box-shadow: 0 0 0 0 rgba(181,242,61,0); }
    50%      { border-color: rgba(181,242,61,0.45);  box-shadow: 0 0 20px 0 rgba(181,242,61,0.1); }
  }

  /* sweep fill */
  #vi-btn-fill {
    position: absolute;
    inset: 0;
    background: #f5f3ef;
    transform: translateX(-101%);
    transition: transform 0.42s cubic-bezier(0.77,0,0.18,1);
    pointer-events: none;
  }
  #vi-btn:active #vi-btn-fill { transform: translateX(0); }

  /* left accent bar */
  #vi-btn::after {
    content: '';
    position: absolute;
    left: 0; top: 0; bottom: 0;
    width: 3px;
    background: #b5f23d;
    transform: scaleY(0);
    transform-origin: bottom;
    transition: transform 0.32s cubic-bezier(0.77,0,0.18,1);
  }
  #vi-btn:active::after { transform: scaleY(1); }

  /* corner ticks */
  .vi-corner {
    position: absolute;
    width: 7px; height: 7px;
    border-color: #ffffff;
    border-style: solid;
    opacity: 0.55;
    pointer-events: none;
  }
  .vi-tl { top: -1px; left: -1px;   border-width: 1.5px 0 0 1.5px; }
  .vi-tr { top: -1px; right: -1px;  border-width: 1.5px 1.5px 0 0; }
  .vi-bl { bottom: -1px; left: -1px;  border-width: 0 0 1.5px 1.5px; }
  .vi-br { bottom: -1px; right: -1px; border-width: 0 1.5px 1.5px 0; }

  /* label */
  .vi-btn-label {
    position: relative;
    z-index: 1;
    font-family: 'Barlow Condensed', sans-serif;
    font-weight: 700;
    font-size: 13px;
    letter-spacing: 0.22em;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    color: #f5f3ef;
    white-space: nowrap;
    transition: color 0.32s ease;
  }
  #vi-btn:active .vi-btn-label { color: #0a0a0a; }

  /* arrows */
  .vi-arrows {
    position: relative;
    z-index: 1;
    display: flex;
    gap: 2px;
    align-items: center;
  }
  .vi-arrows span {
    font-family: 'Barlow Condensed', sans-serif;
    font-size: 15px;
    color: #b5f23d;
    display: inline-block;
    transition: color 0.32s ease, transform 0.32s ease;
  }
  .vi-arrows span:nth-child(1) { opacity: 0.35; }
  .vi-arrows span:nth-child(2) { opacity: 0.65; }
  .vi-arrows span:nth-child(3) { opacity: 1; }
  #vi-btn:active .vi-arrows span { color: #0a0a0a; }
  #vi-btn:active .vi-arrows span:nth-child(3) { transform: translate(3px,-3px); }

  /* replay */
  #vi-replay {
    margin-top: 18px;
    font-family: 'IBM Plex Mono', monospace;
    font-size: 9px;
    letter-spacing: 0.2em;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    color: rgba(245,243,239,0.22);
    background: none;
    border: none;
    cursor: pointer;
    transition: color 0.2s;
    opacity: 0;
    transform: translateY(4px);
    transition: opacity 0.5s ease 0.45s, transform 0.5s ease 0.45s, color 0.2s;
  }
  #vi-cta.vi-show #vi-replay {
    opacity: 1;
    transform: translateY(0);
  }
  #vi-replay:hover { color: rgba(245,243,239,0.5); }

  /* ── Keyframes ── */
  @keyframes viFadeIn {
    from { opacity: 0; }
    to   { opacity: 1; }
  }

  /* Dismiss animation */
  #vi-overlay.vi-dismissing {
    opacity: 0;
    transition: opacity 0.45s ease;
    pointer-events: none;
  }

} /* end @media (max-width: 768px) */