:root {
  --bg: #0b1220;
  --bg-deep: #151d2e;
  --ink: #e8eef5;
  --ink-soft: #b6c3d4;
  --muted: #8796aa;
  --line: rgba(232, 238, 245, 0.12);
  --teal: #38bdf8;
  --teal-deep: #7dd3fc;
  --amber: #67e8f9;
  --amber-soft: #164e63;
  --teal-rgb: 56, 189, 248;
  --amber-rgb: 103, 232, 249;
  --ink-rgb: 232, 238, 245;
  --aurora-1: #16324a;
  --aurora-2: #1a2740;
  --aurora-3: #122033;
  --white: #0f172a;
  --shadow: 0 24px 60px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.35);
  --shadow-lift: 0 26px 54px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.45);
  --radius: 28px;
  --max: 1120px;
  --ease: cubic-bezier(0.22, 0.68, 0.3, 1);
}

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

html {
  scroll-behavior: smooth;
  scroll-padding-top: 88px;
}

html.lenis,
html.lenis body {
  height: auto;
}

html.lenis {
  scroll-behavior: auto;
}

body {
  margin: 0;
  position: relative;
  font-family: "Outfit", system-ui, sans-serif;
  color: var(--ink);
  background: var(--bg);
  line-height: 1.6;
  overflow-x: hidden;
}

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

a {
  color: inherit;
  text-decoration: none;
}

h1,
h2,
h3 {
  font-family: "Cormorant Garamond", Georgia, serif;
  font-weight: 600;
  line-height: 1.08;
  letter-spacing: -0.02em;
  margin: 0;
}

p,
ul,
ol {
  margin: 0;
}

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

.skip-link {
  position: absolute;
  left: 1rem;
  top: -4rem;
  background: var(--ink);
  color: var(--bg);
  padding: 0.6rem 1rem;
  z-index: 60;
}

.skip-link:focus {
  top: 1rem;
}

/* ---------- intro curtain ---------- */

.intro {
  position: fixed;
  inset: 0;
  z-index: 100;
  display: grid;
  place-items: center;
  background: var(--bg);
  pointer-events: none;
  animation: intro-out 0.7s var(--ease) 0.5s forwards;
}

.intro-mark {
  display: block;
  width: 64px;
  height: 64px;
  border-radius: 18px;
  overflow: hidden;
  box-shadow: 0 18px 40px rgba(var(--ink-rgb), 0.18);
  animation: intro-mark 1.15s var(--ease) both;
}

.intro-mark img {
  width: 100%;
  height: 100%;
  object-fit: cover;
}

@keyframes intro-out {
  to {
    opacity: 0;
    visibility: hidden;
  }
}

@keyframes intro-mark {
  0% {
    opacity: 0;
    transform: scale(0.8);
  }
  45% {
    opacity: 1;
    transform: scale(1);
  }
  100% {
    opacity: 0;
    transform: scale(1.08);
  }
}

/* ---------- ambient background ---------- */

.fx-canvas {
  position: fixed;
  inset: 0;
  pointer-events: none;
}

.fx-back {
  z-index: -1;
}

.fx-front {
  z-index: 55;
}

.aurora {
  position: fixed;
  inset: 0;
  z-index: -2;
  overflow: hidden;
  pointer-events: none;
  transform: translate3d(0, var(--aurora-y, 0px), 0);
  will-change: transform;
}

.blob {
  position: absolute;
  border-radius: 50%;
  filter: blur(70px);
  opacity: 0.55;
}

.blob-1 {
  width: 46vw;
  height: 46vw;
  top: -12vw;
  right: -8vw;
  background: radial-gradient(circle, var(--aurora-1) 0%, transparent 70%);
  animation: drift-1 22s ease-in-out infinite;
}

.blob-2 {
  width: 40vw;
  height: 40vw;
  top: 38vh;
  left: -12vw;
  background: radial-gradient(circle, var(--aurora-2) 0%, transparent 70%);
  animation: drift-2 27s ease-in-out infinite;
}

.blob-3 {
  width: 34vw;
  height: 34vw;
  bottom: -10vw;
  right: 12vw;
  background: radial-gradient(circle, var(--aurora-3) 0%, transparent 70%);
  animation: drift-3 31s ease-in-out infinite;
}

@keyframes drift-1 {
  50% {
    transform: translate3d(-4vw, 4vh, 0) scale(1.08);
  }
}

@keyframes drift-2 {
  50% {
    transform: translate3d(5vw, -5vh, 0) scale(1.12);
  }
}

@keyframes drift-3 {
  50% {
    transform: translate3d(-3vw, -4vh, 0) scale(1.06);
  }
}

/* Outline shapes parked in the page margins. The layer spans the document so
   they scroll past with the content, and clips so they can never widen it. */
.decor-layer {
  position: absolute;
  inset: 0;
  z-index: -1;
  overflow: hidden;
  pointer-events: none;
}

.deco {
  position: absolute;
  pointer-events: none;
  opacity: 0.5;
}

.deco-ring-1,
.deco-ring-2 {
  border: 1px solid rgba(var(--teal-rgb), 0.22);
  border-radius: 50%;
}

.deco-ring-1 {
  width: 190px;
  height: 190px;
  top: 14%;
  right: -60px;
  animation: deco-float-a 26s ease-in-out infinite;
}

.deco-ring-2 {
  width: 110px;
  height: 110px;
  top: 41%;
  left: -34px;
  animation: deco-float-b 31s ease-in-out infinite;
}

.deco-square {
  width: 120px;
  height: 120px;
  top: 63%;
  right: 3vw;
  border: 1px solid rgba(var(--amber-rgb), 0.16);
  border-radius: 28px;
  animation: deco-spin 44s linear infinite;
}

/* a thin plus mark, drawn from two crossed gradients */
.deco-cross {
  width: 46px;
  height: 46px;
  top: 84%;
  left: 5vw;
  background: linear-gradient(rgba(var(--teal-rgb), 0.3), rgba(var(--teal-rgb), 0.3))
      center / 1px 100% no-repeat,
    linear-gradient(rgba(var(--teal-rgb), 0.3), rgba(var(--teal-rgb), 0.3)) center /
      100% 1px no-repeat;
  animation: deco-float-b 19s ease-in-out infinite;
}

@keyframes deco-float-a {
  50% {
    transform: translate3d(-24px, 30px, 0) rotate(8deg);
  }
}

@keyframes deco-float-b {
  50% {
    transform: translate3d(20px, -26px, 0) rotate(-10deg);
  }
}

@keyframes deco-spin {
  to {
    transform: rotate(360deg);
  }
}

.grain {
  pointer-events: none;
  position: fixed;
  inset: 0;
  z-index: -1;
  opacity: 0.08;
  background-image: url("data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg' width='180' height='180'%3E%3Cfilter id='n'%3E%3CfeTurbulence type='fractalNoise' baseFrequency='.85' numOctaves='2' stitchTiles='stitch'/%3E%3C/filter%3E%3Crect width='180' height='180' filter='url(%23n)' opacity='.55'/%3E%3C/svg%3E");
}

.cursor-glow {
  position: fixed;
  top: 0;
  left: 0;
  width: 420px;
  height: 420px;
  margin: -210px 0 0 -210px;
  border-radius: 50%;
  pointer-events: none;
  z-index: 0;
  opacity: 0;
  background: radial-gradient(circle, rgba(var(--teal-rgb), 0.1) 0%, transparent 65%);
  transition: opacity 0.5s ease;
  will-change: transform;
}

.cursor-glow.is-on {
  opacity: 1;
}

/* warms up over anything interactive */
.cursor-glow.is-hot {
  background: radial-gradient(circle, rgba(var(--amber-rgb), 0.15) 0%, transparent 62%);
}

.scroll-progress {
  position: fixed;
  top: 0;
  left: 0;
  right: 0;
  height: 3px;
  z-index: 50;
  background: transparent;
}

.scroll-progress span {
  display: block;
  height: 100%;
  width: 0;
  background: linear-gradient(90deg, var(--teal), var(--amber));
  box-shadow: 0 0 12px rgba(var(--teal-rgb), 0.4);
}

/* Wormhole jump: the page is fully covered so this reads as a portal, not streaks. */
.travel {
  position: fixed;
  inset: 0;
  z-index: 52;
  pointer-events: none;
  opacity: 0;
  visibility: hidden;
  overflow: hidden;
  background: #050810;
  transition: opacity 0.16s ease, visibility 0.16s ease;
}

html.is-traveling .travel {
  opacity: 1;
  visibility: visible;
  pointer-events: auto;
}

html.is-arriving .travel {
  opacity: 0;
  transition: opacity 0.38s var(--ease);
}

.travel::after {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  inset: 0;
  background: radial-gradient(circle, #fff 0%, rgba(56, 189, 248, 0.55) 28%, transparent 62%);
  opacity: 0;
  pointer-events: none;
}

html.is-arriving .travel::after {
  animation: travel-flash 0.42s ease-out;
}

@keyframes travel-flash {
  0% {
    opacity: 0.85;
  }
  100% {
    opacity: 0;
  }
}

.travel-fx {
  position: absolute;
  inset: 0;
  width: 100%;
  height: 100%;
}

.travel-vignette {
  position: absolute;
  inset: 0;
  background: radial-gradient(
    circle at 50% 48%,
    transparent 12%,
    rgba(5, 8, 16, 0.35) 48%,
    #050810 100%
  );
  pointer-events: none;
}

.travel-core {
  position: absolute;
  top: 48%;
  left: 50%;
  width: 18vmin;
  height: 18vmin;
  margin: -9vmin 0 0 -9vmin;
  border-radius: 50%;
  background: radial-gradient(circle, #fff 0 8%, rgba(56, 189, 248, 0.7) 28%, transparent 68%);
  filter: blur(2px);
  opacity: 0.9;
  animation: travel-core 0.9s ease-in-out infinite alternate;
  pointer-events: none;
}

@keyframes travel-core {
  from {
    transform: scale(0.82);
    opacity: 0.55;
  }
  to {
    transform: scale(1.18);
    opacity: 1;
  }
}

.travel-hud {
  position: absolute;
  left: 50%;
  top: 62%;
  transform: translateX(-50%);
  display: grid;
  justify-items: center;
  gap: 0.25rem;
  width: min(520px, 86vw);
  text-align: center;
  pointer-events: none;
}

.travel-kicker {
  margin: 0;
  font-size: 0.68rem;
  font-weight: 600;
  letter-spacing: 0.34em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--teal);
}

.travel-label {
  margin: 0;
  font-family: "Cormorant Garamond", Georgia, serif;
  font-size: clamp(2.2rem, 6vw, 4.2rem);
  font-weight: 600;
  letter-spacing: -0.03em;
  line-height: 1;
  color: #f4f8fc;
  text-shadow: 0 0 40px rgba(56, 189, 248, 0.45);
}

html.is-traveling .travel-kicker {
  animation: travel-kicker-in 0.45s var(--ease) both;
}

html.is-traveling .travel-label {
  animation: travel-title-in 0.55s var(--ease) 0.06s both;
}

@keyframes travel-kicker-in {
  from {
    opacity: 0;
    letter-spacing: 0.7em;
  }
  to {
    opacity: 1;
    letter-spacing: 0.34em;
  }
}

@keyframes travel-title-in {
  from {
    opacity: 0;
    transform: translateY(18px) scale(0.92);
    filter: blur(10px);
  }
  to {
    opacity: 1;
    transform: none;
    filter: blur(0);
  }
}

html.is-traveling main,
html.is-traveling .site-header {
  filter: blur(8px) brightness(0.35);
}

.site-header,
main,
.site-footer {
  position: relative;
  z-index: 1;
}

/* ---------- header ---------- */

.site-header {
  position: sticky;
  top: 0;
  z-index: 40;
  backdrop-filter: blur(16px);
  background: color-mix(in srgb, var(--bg) 72%, transparent);
  border-bottom: 1px solid transparent;
  transition: border-color 0.3s ease, background 0.3s ease,
    box-shadow 0.3s ease;
}

.site-header.scrolled {
  border-bottom-color: var(--line);
  background: color-mix(in srgb, var(--bg) 94%, transparent);
  box-shadow: 0 10px 30px rgba(var(--ink-rgb), 0.06);
}

.nav-wrap {
  width: min(var(--max), calc(100% - 2.5rem));
  margin: 0 auto;
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: space-between;
  min-height: 76px;
  transition: min-height 0.3s ease;
}

.site-header.scrolled .nav-wrap {
  min-height: 66px;
}

.logo {
  display: inline-flex;
  align-items: center;
  line-height: 0;
  border-radius: 12px;
  overflow: hidden;
  background: #fff;
  box-shadow: 0 6px 18px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.28);
  transition: transform 0.35s var(--ease), box-shadow 0.35s ease;
}

.logo img {
  width: 52px;
  height: 52px;
  display: block;
  object-fit: cover;
  transition: transform 0.4s var(--ease);
}

.logo:hover,
.logo:focus-visible {
  transform: translateY(-2px) rotate(-2deg);
  box-shadow: 0 14px 26px rgba(var(--ink-rgb), 0.18);
}

.logo:hover img {
  transform: scale(1.06);
}

.site-nav {
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 1.6rem;
  font-size: 0.92rem;
  font-weight: 500;
}

.site-nav a {
  position: relative;
  transition: color 0.25s ease;
}

.site-nav a:not(.nav-cta)::after {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  left: 0;
  bottom: -6px;
  width: 0;
  height: 1.5px;
  border-radius: 2px;
  background: linear-gradient(90deg, var(--teal), var(--amber));
  transition: width 0.3s var(--ease);
}

.site-nav a:not(.nav-cta):hover::after,
.site-nav a:not(.nav-cta):focus-visible::after,
.site-nav a:not(.nav-cta).active::after {
  width: 100%;
}

.site-nav a:not(.nav-cta).active {
  color: var(--teal-deep);
}

.nav-cta {
  background: var(--ink);
  color: var(--bg);
  padding: 0.55rem 1.1rem;
  border-radius: 999px;
  overflow: hidden;
  --tx: 0px;
  --ty: 0px;
  --stretch-x: 1;
  --stretch-y: 1;
  --pull-angle: 0deg;
  transform: translate3d(var(--tx), var(--ty), 0) rotate(var(--pull-angle))
    scale(var(--stretch-x), var(--stretch-y)) rotate(calc(var(--pull-angle) * -1));
  transition: background 0.3s ease, transform 0.25s var(--ease),
    box-shadow 0.3s ease;
}

.nav-cta:hover,
.nav-cta:focus-visible {
  background: var(--teal);
  box-shadow: 0 10px 22px rgba(var(--teal-rgb), 0.28), 0 0 22px var(--rim-glow);
}

.nav-toggle {
  display: none;
  width: 42px;
  height: 42px;
  border: 1px solid var(--line);
  background: transparent;
  border-radius: 999px;
  cursor: pointer;
  position: relative;
  transition: border-color 0.25s ease, background 0.25s ease;
}

.nav-toggle:hover {
  border-color: var(--ink);
  background: rgba(var(--ink-rgb), 0.06);
}

.nav-toggle .bar {
  position: absolute;
  left: 12px;
  right: 12px;
  height: 1.5px;
  background: var(--ink);
  transition: transform 0.3s var(--ease), top 0.3s var(--ease);
}

.nav-toggle .bar:nth-child(2) {
  top: 16px;
}

.nav-toggle .bar:nth-child(3) {
  top: 24px;
}

.nav-toggle[aria-expanded="true"] .bar:nth-child(2) {
  top: 20px;
  transform: rotate(45deg);
}

.nav-toggle[aria-expanded="true"] .bar:nth-child(3) {
  top: 20px;
  transform: rotate(-45deg);
}

/* ---------- buttons ---------- */

@property --angle {
  syntax: "<angle>";
  inherits: true;
  initial-value: 0deg;
}

.btn {
  position: relative;
  isolation: isolate;
  overflow: hidden;
  display: inline-flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 0.55rem;
  border: 0;
  cursor: pointer;
  font: inherit;
  font-weight: 500;
  border-radius: 999px;
  padding: 0.9rem 1.45rem;
  --tx: 0px;
  --ty: 0px;
  --stretch-x: 1;
  --stretch-y: 1;
  --pull-angle: 0deg;
  transform: translate3d(var(--tx), var(--ty), 0) rotate(var(--pull-angle))
    scale(var(--stretch-x), var(--stretch-y)) rotate(calc(var(--pull-angle) * -1));
  transition: transform 0.25s var(--ease), background 0.3s ease,
    color 0.3s ease, box-shadow 0.35s ease, border-color 0.3s ease;
}

.btn.is-pulling,
.nav-cta.is-pulling {
  transition: background 0.3s ease, color 0.3s ease, box-shadow 0.35s ease,
    border-color 0.3s ease;
  will-change: transform;
  z-index: 5;
}

.btn.is-snapping,
.nav-cta.is-snapping {
  transition: transform 0.55s cubic-bezier(0.2, 1.55, 0.35, 1), background 0.3s ease,
    color 0.3s ease, box-shadow 0.35s ease, border-color 0.3s ease;
}

.btn > span:not(.ripple),
.btn > svg {
  position: relative;
  z-index: 2;
}

/* Hover lights the whole button edge, with two bright hot spots that travel
   around it. Rim colours are per-button so they read on light and dark faces.
   script.js advances --angle, so the sweep runs even in browsers that cannot
   interpolate a registered custom property. */
.btn,
.nav-cta {
  --rim: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.34);
  --rim-hot: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.9);
  --rim-core: #ffffff;
  --rim-glow: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.35);
}

.btn-ghost,
.linkedin-btn,
.contact-resume {
  --rim: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.34);
  --rim-hot: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.9);
  --rim-core: #ffffff;
  --rim-glow: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.35);
}

.btn::before,
.nav-cta::before {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  inset: 0;
  z-index: 3;
  border-radius: inherit;
  padding: 3px;
  opacity: 0;
  pointer-events: none;
  background: conic-gradient(
    from var(--angle, 0deg),
    var(--rim) 0deg,
    var(--rim-hot) 32deg,
    var(--rim-core) 47deg,
    var(--rim-hot) 62deg,
    var(--rim) 96deg,
    var(--rim) 172deg,
    var(--rim-hot) 212deg,
    var(--rim-core) 227deg,
    var(--rim-hot) 242deg,
    var(--rim) 276deg,
    var(--rim) 360deg
  );
  -webkit-mask: linear-gradient(#000 0 0) content-box, linear-gradient(#000 0 0);
  -webkit-mask-composite: xor;
  mask: linear-gradient(#000 0 0) content-box, linear-gradient(#000 0 0);
  mask-composite: exclude;
  transition: opacity 0.2s ease;
}

.btn:hover::before,
.btn:focus-visible::before,
.btn.is-pressed::before,
.nav-cta:hover::before,
.nav-cta:focus-visible::before,
.nav-cta.is-pressed::before {
  opacity: 1;
}

.btn svg {
  width: 16px;
  height: 16px;
  transition: transform 0.35s var(--ease);
}

.btn:hover svg {
  transform: translate3d(2px, -2px, 0);
}

.btn::after {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  top: 0;
  bottom: 0;
  left: -130%;
  width: 55%;
  z-index: 1;
  transform: skewX(-18deg);
  background: linear-gradient(
    100deg,
    transparent,
    rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.4),
    transparent
  );
  transition: left 0.65s var(--ease);
}

.btn:hover::after,
.btn:focus-visible::after {
  left: 150%;
}

.btn-primary {
  background: var(--ink);
  color: var(--bg);
  box-shadow: 0 10px 24px rgba(var(--ink-rgb), 0.18);
}

.btn-primary:hover,
.btn-primary:focus-visible {
  background: var(--teal);
  box-shadow: 0 18px 34px rgba(var(--teal-rgb), 0.32), 0 0 30px var(--rim-glow);
}

.btn-ghost {
  background: rgba(var(--ink-rgb), 0.05);
  color: var(--ink);
  border: 1px solid var(--line);
}

.btn-ghost::after {
  background: linear-gradient(
    100deg,
    transparent,
    rgba(var(--ink-rgb), 0.07),
    transparent
  );
}

.btn-ghost:hover,
.btn-ghost:focus-visible {
  border-color: var(--ink);
  background: rgba(var(--ink-rgb), 0.1);
  box-shadow: 0 14px 28px rgba(var(--ink-rgb), 0.1), 0 0 26px var(--rim-glow);
}

.ripple {
  position: absolute;
  z-index: 1;
  border-radius: 50%;
  transform: scale(0);
  background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.35);
  animation: ripple 0.65s ease-out forwards;
  pointer-events: none;
}

.btn-ghost .ripple {
  background: rgba(var(--ink-rgb), 0.12);
}

@keyframes ripple {
  to {
    transform: scale(2.6);
    opacity: 0;
  }
}

/* ---------- hero ---------- */

.hero {
  position: relative;
  width: min(var(--max), calc(100% - 2.5rem));
  margin: 2.2rem auto 0;
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: 1.05fr 0.95fr;
  gap: 3.5rem;
  align-items: center;
  min-height: calc(100vh - 150px);
  padding-bottom: 4rem;
}

.badge[hidden] {
  display: none;
}

.badge {
  display: inline-flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 0.55rem;
  padding: 0.4rem 0.9rem;
  margin-bottom: 1.1rem;
  border: 1px solid var(--line);
  border-radius: 999px;
  background: rgba(var(--ink-rgb), 0.08);
  font-size: 0.8rem;
  color: var(--ink-soft);
  backdrop-filter: blur(6px);
}

.pulse {
  position: relative;
  width: 8px;
  height: 8px;
  border-radius: 50%;
  background: #3f9e6f;
  flex: 0 0 auto;
}

.pulse::after {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  inset: 0;
  border-radius: 50%;
  background: #3f9e6f;
  animation: ping 1.9s ease-out infinite;
}

@keyframes ping {
  from {
    transform: scale(1);
    opacity: 0.6;
  }
  to {
    transform: scale(3);
    opacity: 0;
  }
}

.eyebrow {
  color: var(--teal);
  text-transform: uppercase;
  letter-spacing: 0.18em;
  font-size: 0.72rem;
  font-weight: 600;
  margin-bottom: 1rem;
}

.hero-hello {
  margin: 0 0 0.15rem;
  font-family: "Cormorant Garamond", Georgia, serif;
  font-size: clamp(1.35rem, 2.4vw, 1.85rem);
  font-style: italic;
  font-weight: 500;
  color: var(--ink-soft);
  letter-spacing: -0.01em;
}

.hero-title {
  font-size: clamp(3.4rem, 7vw, 6.4rem);
  font-weight: 600;
}

.hero-title .line {
  display: block;
  overflow: hidden;
}

.hero-title .line span {
  display: block;
}

.role {
  margin-top: 0.85rem;
  font-size: 1.08rem;
  color: var(--ink-soft);
  max-width: 30rem;
  overflow-wrap: break-word;
}

.rotator {
  display: inline-block;
  color: var(--teal-deep);
  font-weight: 500;
  transition: opacity 0.35s ease, transform 0.35s var(--ease);
}

.rotator.is-swapping {
  opacity: 0;
  transform: translateY(-8px);
}

.lede {
  margin-top: 1.4rem;
  max-width: 36rem;
  font-size: 1.08rem;
  color: var(--ink-soft);
  font-weight: 300;
  overflow-wrap: anywhere;
}

.lede-support {
  margin-top: 0.85rem;
  font-size: 0.98rem;
  opacity: 0.92;
}

.hero-actions {
  display: flex;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
  gap: 0.8rem;
  margin-top: 2rem;
}

.hero-portrait {
  position: relative;
  isolation: isolate;
  padding: 18px;
}

.portrait-glow {
  position: absolute;
  inset: -8% -6%;
  z-index: -1;
  border-radius: 50%;
  filter: blur(46px);
  opacity: 0.75;
  background: radial-gradient(
    circle at 50% 40%,
    rgba(var(--teal-rgb), 0.22),
    transparent 70%
  );
  animation: breathe 9s ease-in-out infinite;
}

@keyframes breathe {
  50% {
    transform: scale(1.08);
    opacity: 0.95;
  }
}

.portrait-ring {
  position: absolute;
  inset: 4px;
  border: 1px dashed var(--amber-soft);
  border-radius: 42% 42% 28% 28% / 28% 28% 48% 48%;
  pointer-events: none;
  animation: ring-spin 38s linear infinite;
}

@keyframes ring-spin {
  to {
    transform: rotate(360deg);
  }
}

.portrait-frame {
  position: relative;
  border-radius: 42% 42% 28% 28% / 28% 28% 48% 48%;
  overflow: hidden;
  box-shadow: var(--shadow);
  background: #ccd6dc;
  aspect-ratio: 4 / 5;
  animation: float 7s ease-in-out infinite;
  transition: box-shadow 0.4s ease;
}

@keyframes float {
  50% {
    transform: translateY(-12px);
  }
}

.hero-portrait:hover .portrait-frame {
  box-shadow: 0 34px 70px rgba(var(--ink-rgb), 0.22);
}

.portrait-frame img {
  width: 100%;
  height: 100%;
  object-fit: cover;
  object-position: 50% 12%;
  transform: scale(1.04);
  transition: transform 0.9s var(--ease);
}

.hero-portrait:hover .portrait-frame img {
  transform: scale(1.09);
}

.portrait-shine {
  position: absolute;
  top: -60%;
  left: -70%;
  width: 55%;
  height: 220%;
  transform: rotate(18deg);
  background: linear-gradient(
    100deg,
    transparent,
    rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.35),
    transparent
  );
  transition: left 0.9s var(--ease);
  pointer-events: none;
}

.hero-portrait:hover .portrait-shine {
  left: 130%;
}

.scroll-cue {
  position: absolute;
  left: 50%;
  bottom: 0.4rem;
  transform: translateX(-50%);
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 0.6rem;
  color: var(--muted);
  font-size: 0.75rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.16em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  transition: color 0.3s ease;
}

.scroll-cue:hover {
  color: var(--teal);
}

.scroll-cue-track {
  position: relative;
  width: 22px;
  height: 36px;
  border: 1px solid var(--line);
  border-radius: 999px;
  display: block;
}

.scroll-cue-dot {
  position: absolute;
  left: 50%;
  top: 7px;
  width: 4px;
  height: 4px;
  margin-left: -2px;
  border-radius: 50%;
  background: var(--teal);
  animation: cue 1.9s ease-in-out infinite;
}

@keyframes cue {
  50% {
    transform: translateY(16px);
    opacity: 0.35;
  }
}

/* ---------- stats ---------- */

.stats {
  width: min(var(--max), calc(100% - 2.5rem));
  margin: 0 auto;
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(4, 1fr);
  border-top: 1px solid var(--line);
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line);
}

.stats article {
  padding: 1.7rem 1.2rem;
  transition: background 0.35s ease;
}

.stats article + article {
  border-left: 1px solid var(--line);
}

.stats article:hover {
  background: rgba(var(--ink-rgb), 0.06);
}

.stats strong {
  display: block;
  font-family: "Cormorant Garamond", Georgia, serif;
  font-size: 2.4rem;
  font-weight: 600;
  line-height: 1;
  margin-bottom: 0.45rem;
  transition: color 0.3s ease, transform 0.35s var(--ease);
}

.stats article:hover strong {
  color: var(--teal);
  transform: translateY(-2px);
}

.stats span {
  color: var(--muted);
  font-size: 0.92rem;
}

/* ---------- marquee ---------- */

.marquee {
  margin-top: 3rem;
  padding: 1.05rem 0;
  overflow: hidden;
  border-top: 1px solid var(--line);
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line);
  -webkit-mask-image: linear-gradient(
    90deg,
    transparent,
    #000 12%,
    #000 88%,
    transparent
  );
  mask-image: linear-gradient(
    90deg,
    transparent,
    #000 12%,
    #000 88%,
    transparent
  );
}

.marquee-track {
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 1.6rem;
  width: max-content;
  animation: marquee 34s linear infinite;
  font-family: "Cormorant Garamond", Georgia, serif;
  font-size: 1.35rem;
  color: var(--teal-deep);
  opacity: 0.75;
  white-space: nowrap;
}

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

@keyframes marquee {
  to {
    transform: translateX(-50%);
  }
}

/* ---------- sections ---------- */

.section {
  width: min(var(--max), calc(100% - 2.5rem));
  margin: 0 auto;
  padding: 6.5rem 0 0;
  scroll-margin-top: 88px;
}

/* Hairline seam with a lit centre dot, drawn outward as the section arrives.
   Both marks live in one pseudo-element so .section needs no positioning. */
.section::before {
  content: "";
  display: block;
  height: 9px;
  width: min(100%, 720px);
  margin: 0 auto 4.2rem;
  transition: transform 1.2s var(--ease), opacity 0.8s ease;
  background: linear-gradient(
        90deg,
        transparent,
        var(--line) 22%,
        var(--line) 78%,
        transparent
      )
      center / 100% 1px no-repeat,
    radial-gradient(circle, var(--teal) 0 2.5px, transparent 3px) center / 100% 100%
      no-repeat;
}

/* only hidden up front when scripting can draw it back in */
html.js .section::before {
  transform: scaleX(0.15);
  opacity: 0;
}

html.js .section.is-seamed::before {
  transform: scaleX(1);
  opacity: 1;
}

/* Blueprint patch: a faint measured grid, masked to a soft circle so it reads
   as texture in the margin rather than a panel with edges. */
.capability,
.approach {
  position: relative;
}

.capability::after,
.approach::after {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  z-index: -1;
  width: 330px;
  height: 330px;
  pointer-events: none;
  background-image: repeating-linear-gradient(
      90deg,
      rgba(var(--teal-rgb), 0.17) 0 1px,
      transparent 1px 46px
    ),
    repeating-linear-gradient(
      0deg,
      rgba(var(--teal-rgb), 0.17) 0 1px,
      transparent 1px 46px
    );
  -webkit-mask-image: radial-gradient(circle at 50% 50%, #000, transparent 68%);
  mask-image: radial-gradient(circle at 50% 50%, #000, transparent 68%);
}

.capability::after {
  top: 7rem;
  right: -70px;
}

.approach::after {
  bottom: -40px;
  left: -80px;
}

/* leading tick, pairing with the trailing rule below */
.eyebrow::before {
  content: "";
  display: inline-block;
  width: 16px;
  height: 1px;
  margin-right: 0.65rem;
  vertical-align: middle;
  background: var(--teal);
  opacity: 0.85;
}

.section-heading .eyebrow::after {
  content: "";
  display: inline-block;
  width: 0;
  height: 1px;
  margin-left: 0.7rem;
  vertical-align: middle;
  background: linear-gradient(90deg, var(--teal), transparent);
  transition: width 0.9s var(--ease) 0.25s;
}

.section-heading .eyebrow.is-visible::after {
  width: 64px;
}

.section-heading h2 {
  font-size: clamp(2.2rem, 4vw, 3.6rem);
  max-width: 14ch;
}

@supports (-webkit-background-clip: text) or (background-clip: text) {
  .section-heading h2 {
    background: linear-gradient(100deg, var(--ink) 20%, var(--teal) 100%);
    -webkit-background-clip: text;
    background-clip: text;
    color: transparent;
  }
}

.about-grid {
  margin-top: 2.6rem;
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: 0.85fr 1.15fr;
  gap: 3rem;
  align-items: start;
}

.about blockquote {
  position: relative;
  font-family: "Cormorant Garamond", Georgia, serif;
  font-size: clamp(1.7rem, 3vw, 2.35rem);
  font-style: italic;
  line-height: 1.25;
  color: var(--teal-deep);
  padding-left: 1.4rem;
}

.about blockquote::before {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  left: 0;
  top: 0.2rem;
  bottom: 0.2rem;
  width: 2px;
  border-radius: 2px;
  background: linear-gradient(var(--teal), transparent);
}

.about-copy p + p {
  margin-top: 1.1rem;
}

.about-copy {
  color: var(--ink-soft);
  font-size: 1.05rem;
  font-weight: 300;
}

/* ---------- timeline ---------- */

.timeline {
  list-style: none;
  padding: 0;
  margin: 3rem 0 0;
}

.timeline > li {
  position: relative;
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: 220px 1fr;
  gap: 2.5rem;
  padding: 2.2rem 0;
  border-top: 1px solid var(--line);
}

.timeline > li::after {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  left: 192px;
  top: 2.75rem;
  width: 9px;
  height: 9px;
  border-radius: 50%;
  background: var(--teal);
  box-shadow: 0 0 0 5px rgba(var(--teal-rgb), 0.12);
  transform: scale(0);
  transition: transform 0.5s var(--ease) 0.15s;
}

.timeline > li.is-visible::after {
  transform: scale(1);
}

.timeline > li:hover::after {
  background: var(--amber);
  box-shadow: 0 0 0 8px rgba(var(--amber-rgb), 0.16);
}

.when {
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  gap: 0.35rem;
  color: var(--muted);
  font-size: 0.92rem;
  padding-top: 0.35rem;
}

.when-range {
  color: var(--ink-soft);
  font-weight: 500;
}

.what h3 {
  font-size: 2rem;
  transition: color 0.3s ease;
}

.timeline > li:hover .what h3 {
  color: var(--teal-deep);
}

.org {
  color: var(--teal);
  font-weight: 500;
  margin: 0.35rem 0 0.9rem;
}

.role-label {
  margin: 1.1rem 0 0.55rem;
  color: var(--ink);
  font-weight: 500;
  font-size: 0.95rem;
}

.own-areas {
  margin-top: 1.4rem;
  padding-top: 1.1rem;
  border-top: 1px solid var(--line);
}

.own-areas h4 {
  margin: 0 0 0.45rem;
  font-family: "Outfit", system-ui, sans-serif;
  font-size: 0.78rem;
  font-weight: 500;
  letter-spacing: 0.12em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--muted);
}

.own-areas p {
  margin: 0;
  color: var(--teal-deep);
  font-weight: 500;
  max-width: none;
}

.work-details {
  margin-top: 0.85rem;
}

.work-details summary {
  cursor: pointer;
  list-style: none;
  display: inline-flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 0.35rem;
  color: var(--teal);
  font-size: 0.88rem;
  font-weight: 500;
  transition: color 0.25s ease;
}

.work-details summary::-webkit-details-marker {
  display: none;
}

.work-details summary::after {
  content: "→";
  transition: transform 0.25s var(--ease);
}

.work-details[open] summary::after {
  transform: rotate(90deg);
}

.work-details summary:hover,
.work-details summary:focus-visible {
  color: var(--teal-deep);
}

.work-details p {
  margin-top: 0.7rem;
  color: var(--ink-soft);
  font-weight: 300;
}

.what p {
  color: var(--ink-soft);
  max-width: 62ch;
}

.what ul {
  margin: 1rem 0 0;
  padding-left: 0;
  list-style: none;
  color: var(--ink-soft);
  display: grid;
  gap: 0.5rem;
}

.what ul li {
  position: relative;
  padding-left: 1.2rem;
  transition: transform 0.25s var(--ease), color 0.25s ease;
}

.what ul li::before {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  left: 0;
  top: 0.62em;
  width: 6px;
  height: 6px;
  border-radius: 50%;
  background: var(--amber);
  opacity: 0.6;
  transition: opacity 0.25s ease, background 0.25s ease, transform 0.25s ease;
}

.what ul li:hover {
  color: var(--ink);
  transform: translateX(4px);
}

.what ul li:hover::before {
  opacity: 1;
  background: var(--teal);
  transform: scale(1.2);
}

/* ---------- cards ---------- */

.skill-groups {
  margin-top: 2.8rem;
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(4, 1fr);
  gap: 1rem;
}

.achievement-grid {
  margin-top: 2.6rem;
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(auto-fit, minmax(220px, 1fr));
  gap: 1rem;
}

.leadership-grid,
.explore-grid {
  margin-top: 2.6rem;
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(2, 1fr);
  gap: 1rem;
}

.skill-groups article,
.achievement-grid article,
.leadership-grid article,
.explore-grid article,
.approach-steps li {
  background: rgba(var(--ink-rgb), 0.07);
  border: 1px solid var(--line);
  border-radius: 22px;
  transition: box-shadow 0.4s ease, border-color 0.4s ease,
    background 0.4s ease, transform 0.35s var(--ease);
}

/* Corner ticks, drawn as eight hairline slivers pinned to the four corners.
   They sit at low opacity and brighten with the card. */
.skill-groups article::before,
.achievement-grid article::before,
.leadership-grid article::before,
.explore-grid article::before,
.approach-steps li::before {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  inset: 11px;
  z-index: 1;
  pointer-events: none;
  opacity: 0.35;
  transition: opacity 0.4s ease;
  --tick: linear-gradient(rgba(var(--teal-rgb), 0.85), rgba(var(--teal-rgb), 0.85));
  background: var(--tick) top left / 13px 1px no-repeat,
    var(--tick) top left / 1px 13px no-repeat,
    var(--tick) top right / 13px 1px no-repeat,
    var(--tick) top right / 1px 13px no-repeat,
    var(--tick) bottom left / 13px 1px no-repeat,
    var(--tick) bottom left / 1px 13px no-repeat,
    var(--tick) bottom right / 13px 1px no-repeat,
    var(--tick) bottom right / 1px 13px no-repeat;
}

.skill-groups article:hover::before,
.achievement-grid article:hover::before,
.leadership-grid article:hover::before,
.explore-grid article:hover::before,
.approach-steps li:hover::before {
  opacity: 1;
}

.skill-groups article:hover,
.achievement-grid article:hover,
.leadership-grid article:hover,
.explore-grid article:hover,
.approach-steps li:hover {
  border-color: rgba(var(--teal-rgb), 0.45);
  background: color-mix(in srgb, var(--teal) 10%, var(--bg-deep));
  box-shadow: var(--shadow-lift);
}

.skill-groups article {
  padding: 1.5rem 1.35rem 1.3rem;
  min-height: 100%;
}

.achievement-grid article,
.leadership-grid article,
.explore-grid article {
  padding: 1.6rem 1.4rem;
}

.skill-groups h3,
.achievement-grid h3,
.leadership-grid h3,
.explore-grid h3 {
  font-size: 1.7rem;
  margin-bottom: 0.8rem;
}

.achievement-grid p,
.leadership-grid p,
.explore-grid p {
  color: var(--ink-soft);
  font-weight: 300;
}

.skill-groups ul {
  list-style: none;
  padding: 0;
  display: grid;
  gap: 0.55rem;
  color: var(--ink-soft);
  font-size: 0.96rem;
}

.skill-groups li {
  position: relative;
  padding-left: 1rem;
  transition: transform 0.25s var(--ease), color 0.25s ease;
}

.skill-groups li::before {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  left: 0;
  top: 0.62em;
  width: 5px;
  height: 5px;
  border-radius: 50%;
  background: var(--amber);
  opacity: 0.55;
  transition: opacity 0.25s ease, background 0.25s ease;
}

.skill-groups li:hover {
  color: var(--ink);
  transform: translateX(4px);
}

.skill-groups li:hover::before {
  opacity: 1;
  background: var(--teal);
}

/* ---------- approach ---------- */

.approach-steps {
  list-style: none;
  padding: 0;
  margin: 2.8rem 0 0;
  display: grid;
  gap: 1rem;
}

.approach-steps li {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: 72px 1fr;
  gap: 1.2rem;
  align-items: start;
  padding: 1.5rem 1.4rem;
}

.step-num {
  font-family: "Cormorant Garamond", Georgia, serif;
  font-size: 2.1rem;
  color: var(--teal);
  line-height: 1;
  transition: transform 0.4s var(--ease), color 0.3s ease;
}

.approach-steps li:hover .step-num {
  transform: translateY(-3px) scale(1.12);
  color: var(--amber);
}

.approach-steps h3 {
  font-size: 1.6rem;
  margin-bottom: 0.45rem;
}

.approach-steps p {
  color: var(--ink-soft);
  font-weight: 300;
}

/* ---------- capabilities ---------- */

.capability-layout {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 0.85fr) minmax(0, 1.15fr);
  gap: clamp(2rem, 5vw, 4rem);
  align-items: start;
}

.capability-intro {
  position: sticky;
  top: 130px;
}

.capability-lede {
  margin-top: 1.3rem;
  max-width: 32ch;
  color: var(--muted);
  font-weight: 300;
}

.capability-list {
  list-style: none;
  padding: 0;
  margin: 0.4rem 0 0;
}

.capability-list > li {
  border-top: 1px solid var(--line);
  border-radius: 14px;
  transition: background 0.4s ease;
}

.capability-list > li:last-child {
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line);
}

.capability-head {
  font-size: inherit;
  letter-spacing: inherit;
}

.capability-toggle {
  width: 100%;
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: 2.9rem 1fr 1.4rem;
  align-items: baseline;
  gap: 0.9rem;
  padding: 1.45rem 1rem 1.45rem 0.9rem;
  border: 0;
  background: none;
  font: inherit;
  color: inherit;
  text-align: left;
  cursor: pointer;
}

.capability-num {
  font-size: 0.85rem;
  font-family: "Outfit", system-ui, sans-serif;
  font-weight: 400;
  letter-spacing: 0.14em;
  color: var(--muted);
  transition: color 0.3s ease;
}

.capability-name {
  font-size: clamp(1.4rem, 2.3vw, 2.05rem);
  line-height: 1.12;
  transition: transform 0.45s var(--ease), color 0.35s ease;
}

.capability-arrow {
  width: 19px;
  height: 19px;
  align-self: center;
  color: var(--teal);
  opacity: 0;
  transform: translate3d(-8px, 8px, 0);
  transition: opacity 0.35s ease, transform 0.45s var(--ease);
}

/* collapsed to a zero-height grid row, so it expands to whatever the copy needs */
.capability-body {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-rows: 0fr;
  opacity: 0;
  transition: grid-template-rows 0.45s var(--ease), opacity 0.3s ease;
}

/* padding waits until the row opens: it survives the clip and would otherwise
   leave every collapsed row carrying invisible height */
.capability-body > p {
  overflow: hidden;
  max-width: 54ch;
  padding: 0 1.5rem 0 4.7rem;
  color: var(--ink-soft);
  font-weight: 300;
  transition: padding-bottom 0.45s var(--ease);
}

.capability-list > li:hover,
.capability-list > li:focus-within,
.capability-list > li.is-open {
  background: rgba(var(--teal-rgb), 0.05);
}

.capability-list > li:hover .capability-body,
.capability-list > li:focus-within .capability-body,
.capability-list > li.is-open .capability-body {
  grid-template-rows: 1fr;
  opacity: 1;
}

.capability-list > li:hover .capability-body > p,
.capability-list > li:focus-within .capability-body > p,
.capability-list > li.is-open .capability-body > p {
  padding-bottom: 1.5rem;
}

.capability-list > li:hover .capability-name,
.capability-list > li:focus-within .capability-name,
.capability-list > li.is-open .capability-name {
  transform: translate3d(6px, 0, 0);
  color: var(--teal);
}

.capability-list > li:hover .capability-num,
.capability-list > li:focus-within .capability-num,
.capability-list > li.is-open .capability-num {
  color: var(--amber);
}

.capability-list > li:hover .capability-arrow,
.capability-list > li:focus-within .capability-arrow,
.capability-list > li.is-open .capability-arrow {
  opacity: 1;
  transform: none;
}

/* ---------- pitch ---------- */

.pitch-panel {
  position: relative;
  overflow: hidden;
  margin-top: 1rem;
  padding: clamp(2rem, 4vw, 3.2rem);
  border-radius: var(--radius);
  border: 1px solid rgba(var(--teal-rgb), 0.28);
  background: #10192b;
  box-shadow: var(--shadow);
  text-align: center;
}

.pitch-panel h2 {
  font-size: clamp(1.9rem, 3.4vw, 3rem);
  max-width: 24ch;
  margin: 0 auto;
  color: #f4f8fc;
  background: none;
  -webkit-background-clip: border-box;
  background-clip: border-box;
}

.pitch-panel p {
  max-width: 48ch;
  margin: 1rem auto 1.8rem;
  color: var(--ink-soft);
  font-weight: 300;
}

.pitch-panel p strong {
  color: var(--ink);
  font-weight: 500;
}

/* ---------- education ---------- */

.edu-card {
  position: relative;
  overflow: hidden;
  margin-top: 2.4rem;
  display: flex;
  justify-content: space-between;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 1.5rem;
  padding: 1.8rem 1.6rem;
  background: var(--white);
  border: 1px solid var(--line);
  border-radius: var(--radius);
  box-shadow: var(--shadow);
  transition: box-shadow 0.4s ease, border-color 0.4s ease;
}

.edu-card:hover {
  border-color: rgba(var(--teal-rgb), 0.28);
  box-shadow: var(--shadow-lift);
}

.edu-card h3 {
  font-size: 2rem;
}

.edu-card p,
.edu-card .edu-tag {
  color: var(--muted);
}

.edu-tag {
  padding: 0.45rem 0.9rem;
  border: 1px solid var(--line);
  border-radius: 999px;
  font-size: 0.88rem;
  white-space: nowrap;
  transition: border-color 0.3s ease, color 0.3s ease;
}

.edu-card:hover .edu-tag {
  border-color: var(--teal);
  color: var(--teal);
}

.edu-dates {
  margin-top: 0.35rem;
  font-size: 0.92rem;
}

.lang-row {
  margin-top: 1.4rem;
  display: flex;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
  gap: 0.8rem 1.4rem;
  color: var(--ink-soft);
  font-size: 0.96rem;
}

.lang-row span {
  padding: 0.35rem 0.85rem;
  border: 1px solid var(--line);
  border-radius: 999px;
  background: rgba(var(--ink-rgb), 0.06);
  transition: transform 0.25s var(--ease), border-color 0.25s ease;
}

.lang-row span:hover {
  transform: translateY(-2px);
  border-color: var(--teal);
}

.lang-row strong {
  color: var(--ink);
  font-weight: 500;
  margin-right: 0.35rem;
}

/* ---------- contact ---------- */

.contact {
  padding-bottom: 5rem;
}

.contact-panel {
  position: relative;
  overflow: hidden;
  isolation: isolate;
  background: var(--bg-deep);
  color: var(--ink);
  border: 1px solid var(--line);
  border-radius: 36px;
  padding: clamp(2rem, 5vw, 4.2rem);
  box-shadow: var(--shadow);
}

.contact-panel::before,
.contact-panel::after {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  z-index: 0;
  border-radius: 50%;
  filter: blur(40px);
  pointer-events: none;
}

.contact-panel::before {
  width: 62%;
  height: 120%;
  top: -35%;
  left: -12%;
  background: radial-gradient(circle, rgba(var(--teal-rgb), 0.22), transparent 65%);
  animation: panel-drift-a 19s ease-in-out infinite;
}

.contact-panel::after {
  width: 58%;
  height: 115%;
  bottom: -35%;
  right: -10%;
  background: radial-gradient(circle, rgba(var(--amber-rgb), 0.14), transparent 65%);
  animation: panel-drift-b 24s ease-in-out infinite;
}

@keyframes panel-drift-a {
  50% {
    transform: translate3d(14%, 8%, 0) scale(1.14);
  }
}

@keyframes panel-drift-b {
  50% {
    transform: translate3d(-12%, -10%, 0) scale(1.12);
  }
}

.contact-panel > * {
  position: relative;
  z-index: 1;
}

.contact-panel .eyebrow {
  color: var(--teal);
}

.contact-panel h2 {
  font-size: clamp(2.6rem, 6vw, 5rem);
  color: var(--ink);
}

.contact-copy {
  max-width: 42rem;
  margin: 1rem 0 1.8rem;
  color: var(--ink-soft);
  font-weight: 300;
}

.email-link {
  position: relative;
  display: inline-block;
  font-family: "Cormorant Garamond", Georgia, serif;
  font-size: clamp(1.5rem, 4vw, 2.5rem);
  color: var(--ink);
  padding-bottom: 0.2rem;
  transition: color 0.3s ease;
}

.email-link::after {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  left: 0;
  right: 0;
  bottom: 0;
  height: 1px;
  background: rgba(var(--ink-rgb), 0.28);
  transform-origin: left;
  transition: transform 0.45s var(--ease), background 0.3s ease;
}

.email-link:hover,
.email-link:focus-visible {
  color: var(--teal);
}

.email-link:hover::after {
  background: var(--teal);
  transform: scaleX(1.02);
}

.alt-email {
  margin: 0.9rem 0 0;
  color: var(--muted);
  font-size: 0.95rem;
}

.alt-email + .alt-email {
  margin-top: 0.45rem;
}

.alt-email a {
  color: var(--ink);
  border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(var(--ink-rgb), 0.28);
  transition: border-color 0.3s ease, color 0.3s ease;
}

.alt-email a:hover {
  color: var(--teal);
  border-color: var(--teal);
}

.contact-actions {
  display: flex;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
  gap: 0.8rem;
  margin: 1.5rem 0 0;
}

.linkedin-btn {
  background: var(--ink);
  color: var(--bg);
}

.linkedin-btn:hover,
.linkedin-btn:focus-visible {
  background: var(--teal);
  color: var(--bg);
  box-shadow: 0 18px 34px rgba(var(--teal-rgb), 0.28), 0 0 28px var(--rim-glow);
}

.contact-resume {
  background: transparent;
  border: 1px solid rgba(var(--ink-rgb), 0.28);
  color: var(--ink);
}

.contact-resume:hover,
.contact-resume:focus-visible {
  border-color: var(--ink);
  background: rgba(var(--ink-rgb), 0.08);
  color: var(--ink);
  box-shadow: 0 0 26px var(--rim-glow);
}

.contact-form {
  margin-top: 2.4rem;
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr;
  gap: 1rem 1.2rem;
  max-width: 760px;
}

.contact-form label {
  display: grid;
  gap: 0.45rem;
  font-size: 0.86rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.04em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--muted);
}

.contact-form .full,
.contact-form button {
  grid-column: 1 / -1;
}

.recaptcha-wrap {
  min-height: 78px;
}

.recaptcha-wrap[hidden] {
  display: none;
}

.contact-form input,
.contact-form textarea {
  width: 100%;
  border: 1px solid rgba(var(--ink-rgb), 0.22);
  background: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.28);
  color: var(--ink);
  border-radius: 14px;
  padding: 0.9rem 1rem;
  font: inherit;
  text-transform: none;
  letter-spacing: 0;
  transition: border-color 0.3s ease, background 0.3s ease,
    box-shadow 0.3s ease;
}

.contact-form input::placeholder,
.contact-form textarea::placeholder {
  color: var(--muted);
}

.contact-form input:hover,
.contact-form textarea:hover {
  border-color: rgba(var(--ink-rgb), 0.4);
}

.contact-form input:focus,
.contact-form textarea:focus {
  outline: none;
  border-color: var(--teal);
  background: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.38);
  box-shadow: 0 0 0 3px rgba(var(--teal-rgb), 0.22);
}

.contact-form button {
  justify-self: start;
  margin-top: 0.4rem;
}

.submit-btn {
  min-width: 190px;
  justify-content: center;
  background: var(--teal);
  color: var(--bg);
}

.submit-btn:hover,
.submit-btn:focus-visible {
  background: var(--teal-deep);
  color: var(--bg);
}

.btn-spinner,
.btn-check {
  display: none;
}

.btn-spinner {
  width: 16px;
  height: 16px;
  border-radius: 50%;
  border: 2px solid rgba(11, 18, 32, 0.35);
  border-top-color: var(--bg);
  animation: spin 0.7s linear infinite;
}

.submit-btn.is-loading .btn-spinner {
  display: block;
}

.btn-check {
  width: 18px;
  height: 18px;
}

.submit-btn.is-sent {
  background: #2f7f5c;
  animation: pop 0.5s var(--ease);
}

.submit-btn.is-sent .btn-check {
  display: block;
}

.submit-btn.is-sent .btn-check path {
  stroke-dasharray: 26;
  stroke-dashoffset: 26;
  animation: draw-check 0.5s var(--ease) 0.1s forwards;
}

@keyframes spin {
  to {
    transform: rotate(360deg);
  }
}

@keyframes pop {
  40% {
    transform: scale(1.06);
  }
}

@keyframes draw-check {
  to {
    stroke-dashoffset: 0;
  }
}

.form-status {
  grid-column: 1 / -1;
  margin: 0.2rem 0 0;
  min-height: 1.4em;
  font-size: 0.95rem;
  color: var(--muted);
  opacity: 0;
  transform: translateY(6px);
  transition: opacity 0.4s var(--ease), transform 0.4s var(--ease);
}

.form-status.is-shown {
  opacity: 1;
  transform: none;
}

.form-status.is-success {
  color: #b7d7c5;
}

.form-status.is-error {
  color: #f0c9a8;
}

.contact-form button:disabled {
  opacity: 0.45;
  cursor: not-allowed;
  pointer-events: none;
}

/* ---------- footer and back to top ---------- */

.site-footer {
  width: min(var(--max), calc(100% - 2.5rem));
  margin: 0 auto 2rem;
  display: flex;
  justify-content: space-between;
  gap: 1rem;
  color: var(--muted);
  font-size: 0.92rem;
}

/* ---------- legal pages ---------- */

.legal {
  width: min(760px, calc(100% - 2.5rem));
  margin: 0 auto;
  padding: 4rem 0 5rem;
}

.legal h1 {
  font-size: clamp(2.3rem, 5vw, 3.3rem);
  margin: 0 0 0.5rem;
}

.legal-updated {
  margin: 0 0 3rem;
  color: var(--muted);
  font-size: 0.9rem;
}

.legal h2 {
  margin: 2.6rem 0 0.7rem;
  font-size: 1.45rem;
}

.legal p {
  margin: 0 0 1rem;
  color: var(--ink-soft);
  font-weight: 300;
}

.legal p strong {
  color: var(--ink);
  font-weight: 500;
}

.legal a {
  color: var(--teal);
}

.legal-page .nav-wrap {
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: space-between;
}

.footer-links {
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 1.4rem;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
}

.footer-link {
  display: inline-flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: center;
  padding: 0.35rem 0.85rem;
  border: 1px solid var(--line);
  border-radius: 999px;
  color: var(--ink-soft);
  text-decoration: none;
  font-size: 0.82rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.04em;
  background: rgba(var(--ink-rgb), 0.04);
  transition: color 0.25s ease, border-color 0.25s ease, background 0.25s ease;
}

.footer-link:hover,
.footer-link:focus-visible {
  color: var(--ink);
  border-color: rgba(var(--teal-rgb), 0.55);
  background: rgba(var(--teal-rgb), 0.12);
}

.back-to-top-link {
  border: 0;
  background: transparent;
  color: var(--muted);
  font: inherit;
  cursor: pointer;
  padding: 0;
  text-decoration: underline;
  text-underline-offset: 3px;
  transition: color 0.25s ease;
}

.back-to-top-link:hover,
.back-to-top-link:focus-visible {
  color: var(--ink);
}

.back-to-top {
  position: fixed;
  right: 1.2rem;
  bottom: 1.4rem;
  z-index: 45;
  width: 50px;
  height: 50px;
  padding: 0;
  border: 0;
  border-radius: 999px;
  background: var(--ink);
  color: var(--bg);
  font-size: 1.15rem;
  line-height: 1;
  cursor: pointer;
  display: grid;
  place-items: center;
  opacity: 0;
  visibility: hidden;
  pointer-events: none;
  box-shadow: 0 12px 26px rgba(var(--ink-rgb), 0.24);
  transform: translate3d(0, 18px, 0) scale(0.92);
  transition: opacity 0.45s ease, visibility 0.45s ease, transform 0.45s var(--ease),
    background 0.3s ease, box-shadow 0.3s ease;
}

.back-to-top.is-stuck {
  opacity: 1;
  visibility: visible;
  pointer-events: auto;
  transform: none;
}

.back-to-top::before {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  inset: -5px;
  border-radius: 999px;
  background: conic-gradient(
    var(--amber) calc(var(--p, 0) * 1%),
    rgba(var(--ink-rgb), 0.15) 0
  );
  -webkit-mask: radial-gradient(
    farthest-side,
    transparent calc(100% - 3px),
    #000 calc(100% - 3px)
  );
  mask: radial-gradient(
    farthest-side,
    transparent calc(100% - 3px),
    #000 calc(100% - 3px)
  );
  z-index: 0;
  pointer-events: none;
}

.back-to-top:hover,
.back-to-top:focus-visible {
  background: var(--teal);
  box-shadow: 0 16px 30px rgba(var(--teal-rgb), 0.32);
}

/* ---------- split headings ---------- */

/* Each word sits in a hard clip. The rise transform lives on a middle wrapper
   so background-clip:text on .word cannot paint outside the mask (Chromium
   otherwise lets gradient text bleed into neighbouring words mid-animation). */
/* overflow:hidden, not clip: .rise used to carry will-change, and Chromium
   does not reliably clip a promoted layer with `clip`, which left a ghost of
   the first word painted above the finished heading. */
.section-heading h2 .w {
  display: inline-block;
  overflow: hidden;
  vertical-align: bottom;
  padding-bottom: 0.08em;
  margin-bottom: -0.08em;
}

.section-heading h2 .rise {
  display: inline-block;
}

.section-heading h2 .word {
  display: inline-block;
  background-image: linear-gradient(100deg, var(--ink) 20%, var(--teal) 100%);
  background-repeat: no-repeat;
  background-size: var(--hw, 100%) 100%;
  background-position: calc(var(--wx, 0px) * -1) 0;
  -webkit-background-clip: text;
  background-clip: text;
  color: transparent;
}

html.js .section-heading h2.is-split,
html.js .section-heading h2.is-split.is-visible {
  opacity: 1 !important;
  transform: none !important;
  filter: none !important;
  will-change: auto;
  /* drop the parent gradient mask: it paints a second copy of the first word
     above the clipped spans while they rise into place */
  background: none;
  -webkit-background-clip: border-box;
  background-clip: border-box;
  color: var(--ink);
}

html.js .section-heading h2.is-split .rise {
  transform: translate3d(0, 110%, 0);
  transition: transform 0.7s var(--ease);
  transition-delay: var(--wd, 0ms);
}

html.js .section-heading h2.is-split.is-visible .rise {
  transform: none;
}

/* ---------- nav letter flip ---------- */

.site-nav a:not(.nav-cta) .fchar {
  position: relative;
  display: inline-block;
  overflow: hidden;
  vertical-align: bottom;
  padding-bottom: 0.16em;
  margin-bottom: -0.16em;
}

.site-nav a:not(.nav-cta) .fchar span {
  display: inline-block;
  transition: transform 0.45s var(--ease);
  transition-delay: calc(var(--i, 0) * 20ms);
}

.site-nav a:not(.nav-cta) .fchar span + span {
  position: absolute;
  left: 0;
  top: 0;
  transform: translate3d(0, 106%, 0);
  color: var(--teal);
}

.site-nav a:not(.nav-cta):hover .fchar span:first-child,
.site-nav a:not(.nav-cta):focus-visible .fchar span:first-child {
  transform: translate3d(0, -106%, 0);
}

.site-nav a:not(.nav-cta):hover .fchar span + span,
.site-nav a:not(.nav-cta):focus-visible .fchar span + span {
  transform: none;
}

/* ---------- timeline rail ---------- */

.timeline {
  position: relative;
}

.timeline::before,
.timeline::after {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  left: 196px;
  top: 0.8rem;
  bottom: 0.8rem;
  width: 1px;
}

.timeline::before {
  background: var(--line);
}

/* fills as you scroll the list, so the rail draws itself */
.timeline::after {
  background: linear-gradient(var(--teal), var(--amber));
  transform: scaleY(var(--tp, 0));
  transform-origin: top center;
  box-shadow: 0 0 10px rgba(var(--teal-rgb), 0.35);
}

/* ---------- marquee (script driven) ---------- */

.marquee.is-live .marquee-track {
  animation: none;
  will-change: transform;
}

/* ---------- reveal system ---------- */

html.js [data-reveal] {
  opacity: 0;
  transform: translate3d(0, 28px, 0) scale(0.985);
  filter: blur(6px);
  transition:
    opacity 0.8s var(--ease),
    transform 0.8s var(--ease),
    filter 0.8s var(--ease);
  transition-delay: var(--d, 0ms);
  will-change: opacity, transform, filter;
}

html.js [data-reveal].is-visible {
  opacity: 1;
  transform: none;
  filter: blur(0);
}

html.js [data-reveal="mask"] {
  opacity: 1;
  filter: none;
  transform: translate3d(0, 105%, 0);
  transition: transform 0.95s var(--ease);
  transition-delay: var(--d, 0ms);
}

html.js [data-reveal="mask"].is-visible {
  transform: none;
}

html.js [data-tilt].is-visible {
  filter: none;
  transform: perspective(900px) translate3d(0, var(--pty, 0px), 0)
    rotateX(var(--rx, 0deg)) rotateY(var(--ry, 0deg));
  transition: transform 0.4s var(--ease), opacity 0.8s var(--ease),
    filter 0.8s var(--ease), box-shadow 0.4s ease, border-color 0.4s ease,
    background 0.4s ease;
}

[data-spotlight] {
  position: relative;
  overflow: hidden;
}

[data-spotlight] > * {
  position: relative;
  z-index: 1;
}

[data-spotlight]::after {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  inset: 0;
  z-index: 0;
  opacity: 0;
  pointer-events: none;
  background: radial-gradient(
    240px circle at var(--sx, 50%) var(--sy, 50%),
    rgba(var(--teal-rgb), 0.045),
    transparent 68%
  );
  transition: opacity 0.35s ease;
}

[data-spotlight]:hover::after {
  opacity: 1;
}

.contact-panel [data-spotlight]::after,
.pitch-panel::after {
  background: radial-gradient(
    260px circle at var(--sx, 50%) var(--sy, 50%),
    rgba(var(--teal-rgb), 0.06),
    transparent 68%
  );
}

/* ---------- responsive ---------- */

/* nothing to hover on a touch screen, so every row reads as open */
@media (hover: none) {
  .capability-body {
    grid-template-rows: 1fr;
    opacity: 1;
  }

  .capability-body > p {
    padding-bottom: 1.5rem;
  }

  .capability-arrow {
    display: none;
  }

  .capability-toggle {
    cursor: default;
  }
}

@media (max-width: 980px) {
  .hero,
  .about-grid,
  .timeline > li,
  .skill-groups,
  .achievement-grid,
  .leadership-grid,
  .explore-grid {
    grid-template-columns: 1fr;
  }

  .stats {
    grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr;
  }

  .stats article:nth-child(odd) {
    border-left: 0;
  }

  .stats article:nth-child(2),
  .stats article:nth-child(4) {
    border-left: 1px solid var(--line);
  }

  .hero {
    min-height: auto;
    padding-top: 1.5rem;
    padding-bottom: 2rem;
    gap: 2rem;
  }

  .hero-copy {
    min-width: 0;
  }

  .role,
  .lede {
    max-width: 100%;
  }

  /* the ring and glow are positioned against this wrapper, so it has to match
     the frame's cap or they orbit far wider than the photo */
  .hero-portrait {
    max-width: 420px;
    margin: 0 auto;
  }

  .portrait-frame {
    max-width: 420px;
    margin: 0 auto;
  }

  /* the blurred glow is wider than the frame and was pushing the page sideways */
  .portrait-glow {
    inset: -6% 0;
  }

  .scroll-cue {
    display: none;
  }

  .timeline > li::after,
  .timeline::before,
  .timeline::after {
    display: none;
  }

  .approach-steps li {
    grid-template-columns: 56px 1fr;
  }

  .capability-layout {
    grid-template-columns: 1fr;
    gap: 1.6rem;
  }

  .capability-intro {
    position: static;
  }

  .capability-lede {
    max-width: 52ch;
  }

  .nav-toggle {
    display: block;
  }

  .site-nav {
    position: absolute;
    top: 76px;
    left: 0;
    right: 0;
    z-index: 42;
    display: none;
    flex-direction: column;
    align-items: flex-start;
    gap: 1.1rem;
    padding: 1.2rem 1.25rem 1.5rem;
    background: var(--bg);
    border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line);
    font-size: 0.95rem;
  }

  .site-nav.open {
    display: flex;
    min-height: calc(100dvh - 76px);
    animation: nav-in 0.35s var(--ease);
  }

  @keyframes nav-in {
    from {
      opacity: 0;
      transform: translateY(-10px);
    }
  }

  .cursor-glow {
    display: none;
  }

  html.js [data-reveal] {
    transform: translate3d(0, 16px, 0) scale(0.992);
    filter: blur(3px);
  }
}

@media (max-width: 760px) {
  .stats,
  .contact-form {
    grid-template-columns: 1fr;
  }

  .stats article + article,
  .stats article:nth-child(2),
  .stats article:nth-child(4) {
    border-left: 0;
  }

  .stats article + article {
    border-top: 1px solid var(--line);
  }

  .edu-card,
  .site-footer {
    flex-direction: column;
    align-items: flex-start;
  }

  .hero,
  .section,
  .stats,
  .nav-wrap,
  .site-footer {
    width: min(var(--max), calc(100% - 1.5rem));
  }

  .hero-title {
    font-size: 3rem;
  }

  .marquee-track {
    font-size: 1.15rem;
  }

  .section {
    padding-top: 4.5rem;
  }
}

@media (hover: none) {
  .cursor-glow {
    display: none;
  }

  /* Touch has no hover proximity, so the desktop magnetic pull never fires.
     A press dip gives taps the same physical feedback instead. */
  .btn,
  .nav-cta,
  .back-to-top,
  .back-to-top-link,
  .capability-toggle,
  .work-details summary {
    transition: transform 0.22s var(--ease), background 0.3s ease,
      color 0.3s ease, box-shadow 0.35s ease, border-color 0.3s ease;
    -webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent;
  }

  /* :active is unreliable on touch, so script.js sets .is-pressed from the
     touch events themselves. */
  .btn.is-pressed,
  .nav-cta.is-pressed,
  .back-to-top.is-pressed,
  .back-to-top-link.is-pressed,
  .capability-toggle.is-pressed,
  .work-details summary.is-pressed {
    transform: scale(0.95);
  }

  .achievement-grid article.is-pressed,
  .leadership-grid article.is-pressed,
  .explore-grid article.is-pressed,
  .skill-groups article.is-pressed,
  .approach-steps li.is-pressed,
  .stats article.is-pressed,
  .edu-card.is-pressed {
    transform: scale(0.985);
    transition: transform 0.22s var(--ease);
  }
}

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

  *,
  *::before,
  *::after {
    animation-duration: 0.001s !important;
    animation-iteration-count: 1 !important;
    transition-duration: 0.001s !important;
  }

  html.js .section-heading h2.is-split .rise,
  html.js .section-heading h2.is-split .word,
  html.js [data-reveal],
  html.js [data-reveal="mask"],
  html.js .section::before {
    opacity: 1;
    transform: none;
    filter: none;
  }

  .deco {
    animation: none;
  }

  .travel,
  html.is-traveling .travel {
    display: none;
  }

  .cursor-glow,
  .fx-canvas,
  .scroll-cue-dot {
    display: none;
  }

  .intro {
    display: none;
  }

  .form-status {
    opacity: 1;
    transform: none;
  }
}