:root {
    --ink: #050507;
    --charcoal: #0b0d12;
    --night: #101521;
    --indigo: #141d32;
    --wine: #441b22;
    --saffron: #b56d28;
    --gold: #d8b65a;
    --gold-bright: #f4dc8d;
    --ivory: #f3ead8;
    --muted: #b9ac93;
    --glass: rgba(12, 15, 22, 0.58);
    --line: rgba(216, 182, 90, 0.24);
    --font-display: "Cormorant Garamond", "Noto Serif Devanagari", Georgia, serif;
    --font-serif: "Source Serif 4", "Noto Serif Devanagari", Georgia, serif;
    --font-marathi: "Noto Serif Devanagari", "Kohinoor Devanagari", "Mangal", serif;
    --font-body: "Inter", Arial, sans-serif;
    --shadow-gold: 0 0 34px rgba(216, 182, 90, 0.22);
    --ease-luxury: cubic-bezier(0.19, 1, 0.22, 1);
    --max: 1180px;
}

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

.hidden {
    display: none !important;
}

html {
    scroll-behavior: smooth;
    scroll-padding-top: 92px;
}

body {
    min-height: 100vh;
    overflow-x: hidden;
    background:
        radial-gradient(circle at 15% 8%, rgba(181, 109, 40, 0.22), transparent 32rem),
        radial-gradient(circle at 86% 20%, rgba(68, 27, 34, 0.35), transparent 34rem),
        linear-gradient(140deg, var(--ink), var(--night) 48%, #08090c);
    color: var(--ivory);
    font-family: var(--font-body);
    line-height: 1.7;
    text-rendering: geometricPrecision;
}

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

button,
input,
textarea {
    font: inherit;
}

#particleCanvas,
.site-texture {
    position: fixed;
    inset: 0;
    pointer-events: none;
}

#particleCanvas {
    z-index: 1;
    opacity: 0.92;
}

.site-texture {
    z-index: 2;
    opacity: 0.2;
    mix-blend-mode: soft-light;
    background-image:
        linear-gradient(rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.05) 1px, transparent 1px),
        linear-gradient(90deg, rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.04) 1px, transparent 1px),
        radial-gradient(circle, rgba(216, 182, 90, 0.2) 1px, transparent 1.5px),
        repeating-linear-gradient(135deg, transparent 0 18px, rgba(244, 220, 141, 0.035) 18px 19px);
    background-size: 74px 74px, 74px 74px, 20px 20px, 46px 46px;
    mask-image: linear-gradient(to bottom, transparent, #000 14%, #000 84%, transparent);
}

.navbar {
    position: fixed;
    inset: 18px 18px auto;
    z-index: 20;
    transition: transform 0.55s var(--ease-luxury), background 0.35s ease, border-color 0.35s ease;
}

.nav-container {
    width: min(var(--max), 100%);
    margin: 0 auto;
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
    justify-content: space-between;
    gap: 24px;
    padding: 12px 16px;
    position: relative;
    border: 1px solid rgba(216, 182, 90, 0.34);
    border-radius: 8px;
    background:
        radial-gradient(circle at var(--nav-x, 50%) 0%, rgba(244, 220, 141, 0.16), transparent 28%),
        linear-gradient(120deg, rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.08), transparent 30%),
        linear-gradient(120deg, rgba(7, 8, 12, 0.66), rgba(20, 29, 50, 0.46));
    box-shadow: 0 24px 80px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.42), inset 0 1px 0 rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.12), 0 0 42px rgba(216, 182, 90, 0.12);
    backdrop-filter: blur(24px) saturate(1.45);
    -webkit-backdrop-filter: blur(24px) saturate(1.45);
    transition: border-color 0.35s ease, box-shadow 0.35s ease, background 0.35s ease;
}

.nav-container::after {
    content: "";
    position: absolute;
    inset: 0;
    border-radius: inherit;
    pointer-events: none;
    background: linear-gradient(100deg, transparent, rgba(244, 220, 141, 0.12), transparent);
    opacity: 0;
    transform: translateX(-22%);
    transition: opacity 0.4s ease, transform 0.7s var(--ease-luxury);
}

.nav-container:hover::after {
    opacity: 1;
    transform: translateX(22%);
}

.navbar.scrolled .nav-container {
    background:
        linear-gradient(120deg, rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.07), transparent 34%),
        rgba(7, 8, 12, 0.84);
    border-color: rgba(244, 220, 141, 0.42);
    box-shadow: 0 18px 70px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.5), inset 0 1px 0 rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.1), 0 0 46px rgba(216, 182, 90, 0.16);
}

.navbar.hidden {
    transform: translateY(-125%);
}

.nav-logo {
    display: inline-flex;
    align-items: center;
    gap: 12px;
    min-width: 0;
}

.logo-mark {
    display: inline-grid;
    width: 46px;
    height: 46px;
    place-items: center;
    border: 1px solid rgba(244, 220, 141, 0.32);
    border-radius: 50%;
    overflow: hidden;
    background: radial-gradient(circle at top left, rgba(244, 220, 141, 0.14), transparent 45%);
    box-shadow: 0 0 18px rgba(244, 220, 141, 0.14), 0 10px 30px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.18);
    transition: transform 0.45s var(--ease-luxury), box-shadow 0.45s ease, border-color 0.35s ease;
}

.nav-logo img,
.logo-mark img {
    display: block;
    width: 100%;
    height: 100%;
    object-fit: cover;
    object-position: center;
}

.nav-logo:hover .logo-mark {
    transform: rotate(-8deg) scale(1.04);
    box-shadow: 0 0 44px rgba(244, 220, 141, 0.32);
}

.logo-text,
.footer-brand {
    font: 700 1rem var(--font-display);
    letter-spacing: 0.11em;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    color: var(--gold-bright);
}

.nav-menu {
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
    gap: clamp(18px, 3vw, 42px);
    list-style: none;
}

.nav-link {
    position: relative;
    display: inline-flex;
    align-items: center;
    justify-content: center;
    padding: 10px 0;
    color: rgba(243, 234, 216, 0.78);
    font-size: 0.77rem;
    font-weight: 700;
    letter-spacing: 0.18em;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    transition: color 0.25s ease, text-shadow 0.25s ease;
}

.nav-link::before {
    content: "";
    position: absolute;
    left: 50%;
    top: 50%;
    width: 34px;
    height: 34px;
    border-radius: 50%;
    background: radial-gradient(circle, rgba(244, 220, 141, 0.18), transparent 68%);
    opacity: 0;
    transform: translate(-50%, -50%) scale(0.55);
    transition: opacity 0.3s ease, transform 0.42s var(--ease-luxury);
}

.nav-link::after {
    content: "";
    position: absolute;
    left: 0;
    right: 0;
    bottom: 4px;
    height: 1px;
    background: linear-gradient(90deg, transparent, var(--gold-bright), transparent);
    transform: scaleX(0);
    transition: transform 0.28s ease;
}

.nav-link:hover,
.nav-link.active {
    color: var(--gold-bright);
    text-shadow: 0 0 20px rgba(244, 220, 141, 0.46);
}

.auth-button {
    border: 1px solid rgba(216, 182, 90, 0.2);
    background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.03);
    color: rgba(243, 234, 216, 0.78);
    cursor: pointer;
    width: 38px;
    height: 38px;
    border-radius: 50%;
    display: inline-flex;
    align-items: center;
    justify-content: center;
    transition: all 0.25s ease;
    padding: 0;
}

.auth-button:hover {
    border-color: rgba(244, 220, 141, 0.6);
    background: rgba(244, 220, 141, 0.08);
    color: var(--gold-bright);
    box-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(216, 182, 90, 0.18);
}

.auth-button.logged-in {
    border-color: var(--gold);
    color: var(--gold-bright);
    background: rgba(216, 182, 90, 0.08);
}

.auth-dropdown-panel {
    position: absolute;
    top: calc(100% + 12px);
    right: 0;
    width: min(260px, 92vw);
    padding: 16px;
    border-radius: 14px;
    border: 1px solid rgba(216, 182, 90, 0.22);
    background: rgba(5, 5, 7, 0.92);
    box-shadow: 0 28px 86px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.42);
    backdrop-filter: blur(22px);
    opacity: 0;
    pointer-events: none;
    transform: translateY(12px);
    transition: opacity 0.28s ease, transform 0.28s ease;
    z-index: 30;
}

.auth-dropdown-panel.visible {
    opacity: 1;
    pointer-events: auto;
    transform: translateY(0);
}

.dropdown-profile {
    display: grid;
    gap: 6px;
    padding-bottom: 12px;
    border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(216, 182, 90, 0.16);
    margin-bottom: 12px;
}

.dropdown-name {
    color: rgba(244, 220, 141, 0.8);
    font-size: 0.68rem;
    letter-spacing: 0.14em;
    text-transform: uppercase;
}

.dropdown-email {
    color: var(--ivory);
    font-size: 0.92rem;
    word-break: break-word;
}

.dropdown-action {
    width: 100%;
    padding: 14px 16px;
    margin-bottom: 11px;
    border-radius: 10px;
    border: 1px solid rgba(216, 182, 90, 0.16);
    background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.04);
    color: rgba(243, 234, 216, 0.92);
    font-size: 0.85rem;
    font-weight: 700;
    letter-spacing: 0.14em;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    text-align: left;
    transition: transform 0.3s ease, background 0.3s ease, border-color 0.3s ease;
    cursor: pointer;
}

.dropdown-action:hover {
    transform: translateY(-1px);
    background: rgba(244, 220, 141, 0.08);
    border-color: rgba(244, 220, 141, 0.32);
}

.modal-overlay {
    position: fixed;
    inset: 0;
    z-index: 50;
    display: flex;
    justify-content: center;
    align-items: center;
    padding: 40px 20px;
    overflow-y: auto;
    background: rgba(5, 5, 7, 0.82);
    backdrop-filter: blur(18px);
    opacity: 0;
    visibility: hidden;
    transition: opacity 0.28s ease, visibility 0.28s ease;
    box-sizing: border-box;
}

.modal-overlay.active {
    opacity: 1;
    visibility: visible;
}

.modal-panel {
    margin: auto;
    width: min(660px, 100%);
    max-width: 680px;
    padding: 28px;
    border-radius: 18px;
    border: 1px solid rgba(216, 182, 90, 0.24);
    background: rgba(5, 5, 7, 0.88);
    box-shadow: 0 36px 120px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.5), inset 0 0 0 1px rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.06);
    backdrop-filter: blur(28px);
    position: relative;
}

.modal-panel--wide {
    max-width: 780px;
}

.admin-action-grid {
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: repeat(auto-fit, minmax(180px, 1fr));
    gap: 18px;
    margin-bottom: 26px;
}

.admin-action-card {
    display: inline-flex;
    align-items: center;
    justify-content: center;
    min-height: 120px;
    padding: 22px;
    border: 1px solid rgba(244, 220, 141, 0.2);
    border-radius: 18px;
    background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.04);
    color: var(--gold-bright);
    font-size: 1rem;
    font-weight: 700;
    cursor: pointer;
    transition: transform 0.24s ease, background 0.24s ease, border-color 0.24s ease;
}

.admin-action-card:hover {
    transform: translateY(-2px);
    background: rgba(244, 220, 141, 0.08);
    border-color: rgba(244, 220, 141, 0.35);
}

.review-admin-list {
    display: grid;
    gap: 18px;
    max-height: 460px;
    overflow-y: auto;
    padding-right: 4px;
}

.review-admin-card {
    padding: 20px;
    border-radius: 18px;
    border: 1px solid rgba(244, 220, 141, 0.16);
    background: rgba(7, 7, 9, 0.92);
    box-shadow: inset 0 0 0 1px rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.03);
}

.review-admin-meta {
    display: flex;
    justify-content: space-between;
    gap: 12px;
    align-items: center;
    margin-bottom: 14px;
    color: var(--gold-bright);
    font-size: 0.95rem;
}

.review-admin-meta strong {
    display: block;
    margin-bottom: 4px;
}

.review-admin-text {
    color: rgba(242, 230, 210, 0.92);
    line-height: 1.8;
    margin-bottom: 16px;
}

.ghost-button.small {
    display: inline-flex;
    padding: 10px 18px;
    font-size: 0.95rem;
}

.modal-close {
    position: absolute;
    top: 16px;
    right: 16px;
    width: 42px;
    height: 42px;
    border: 1px solid rgba(244, 220, 141, 0.22);
    border-radius: 50%;
    background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.04);
    color: var(--gold-bright);
    font-size: 1.5rem;
    line-height: 1;
    display: grid;
    place-items: center;
    cursor: pointer;
    transition: transform 0.3s ease, border-color 0.3s ease, background 0.3s ease;
}

.modal-close:hover {
    transform: translateY(-2px);
    background: rgba(244, 220, 141, 0.1);
}

.modal-header {
    margin-bottom: 28px;
    text-align: center;
}

.modal-copy {
    margin-top: 12px;
    color: rgba(243, 234, 216, 0.72);
    font-size: 0.95rem;
    line-height: 1.8;
}

#authModal .modal-copy {
    font-size: 14px;
    color: #8b7355;
    line-height: 1.6;
}

.auth-form {
    display: grid;
    gap: 14px;
}

.auth-form label {
    display: grid;
    gap: 10px;
    color: var(--gold-bright);
    font-size: 0.7rem;
    font-weight: 800;
    letter-spacing: 0.16em;
    text-transform: uppercase;
}

.auth-form input,
.auth-form textarea,
.auth-form select {
    width: 100%;
    padding: 14px 16px;
    border: 1px solid rgba(216, 182, 90, 0.16);
    border-radius: 8px;
    background: rgba(5, 5, 7, 0.58);
    color: var(--ivory);
    outline: none;
    transition: border-color 0.25s ease, box-shadow 0.25s ease, background 0.25s ease;
}

.auth-form input:focus,
.auth-form textarea:focus,
.auth-form select:focus {
    border-color: rgba(244, 220, 141, 0.72);
    box-shadow: 0 0 0 4px rgba(216, 182, 90, 0.1);
}

.auth-actions {
    display: flex;
    flex-wrap: wrap;
    gap: 14px;
    justify-content: flex-end;
    margin-top: 6px;
}

.auth-status {
    margin-top: 4px;
    color: rgba(255, 230, 200, 0.95);
    font-size: 0.92rem;
    min-height: 1.25em;
}
.nav-link:hover::after,
.nav-link.active::after {
    transform: scaleX(1);
}

.nav-link.active::after {
    height: 2px;
    box-shadow: 0 0 18px rgba(244, 220, 141, 0.68);
}

.hamburger {
    display: none;
    width: 44px;
    height: 44px;
    border: 1px solid var(--line);
    border-radius: 8px;
    position: relative;
    overflow: hidden;
    background: linear-gradient(135deg, rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.07), rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.025));
    cursor: pointer;
    transition: border-color 0.3s ease, box-shadow 0.3s ease, transform 0.3s var(--ease-luxury);
}

.hamburger:hover,
.hamburger.active {
    border-color: rgba(244, 220, 141, 0.55);
    box-shadow: 0 0 24px rgba(216, 182, 90, 0.18);
    transform: translateY(-1px);
}

.hamburger span {
    display: block;
    width: 18px;
    height: 2px;
    margin: 5px auto;
    background: var(--gold-bright);
    transition: transform 0.25s ease, opacity 0.25s ease;
}

.hamburger.active span:nth-child(1) {
    transform: translateY(7px) rotate(45deg);
}

.hamburger.active span:nth-child(2) {
    opacity: 0;
}

.hamburger.active span:nth-child(3) {
    transform: translateY(-7px) rotate(-45deg);
}

.hero {
    --hero-scroll-bottom: clamp(24px, 4.5vh, 44px);
    --hero-scroll-height: 64px;
    --hero-stat-gap: clamp(40px, 6.5vh, 88px);
    --hero-stats-bottom: calc(var(--hero-scroll-bottom) + var(--hero-scroll-height) + var(--hero-stat-gap));
    position: relative;
    z-index: 3;
    min-height: max(100svh, 720px);
    display: grid;
    place-items: center;
    padding: 160px 22px 140px;
    overflow: hidden;
    isolation: isolate;
}

.hero-bg-image {
    position: absolute;
    inset: -7%;
    z-index: -4;
    background-image:
        linear-gradient(90deg, rgba(5, 5, 7, 0.88) 0%, rgba(5, 5, 7, 0.42) 46%, rgba(5, 5, 7, 0.9) 100%),
        linear-gradient(to bottom, rgba(5, 5, 7, 0.28), rgba(5, 5, 7, 0.56) 58%, var(--ink) 98%),
        url("https://cdn.pixabay.com/photo/2014/07/30/22/53/palace-405618_1280.jpg");
    background-position: center;
    background-size: cover;
    filter: saturate(0.76) contrast(1.2) brightness(0.62);
    opacity: 0.9;
    transform: translate3d(0, 0, 0) scale(1.04);
    will-change: transform;
}

.hero-bg-image::after {
    content: "";
    position: absolute;
    inset: 0;
    background:
        radial-gradient(circle at 50% 34%, rgba(216, 182, 90, 0.22), transparent 21rem),
        linear-gradient(115deg, rgba(68, 27, 34, 0.52), transparent 34%, rgba(7, 11, 19, 0.72)),
        linear-gradient(to bottom, rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.16), transparent 28%, rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.62) 92%),
        repeating-linear-gradient(90deg, rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.028) 0 1px, transparent 1px 4px);
    mix-blend-mode: multiply;
}

.hero::before {
    content: "";
    position: absolute;
    inset: 0;
    z-index: -3;
    background:
        linear-gradient(to bottom, rgba(5, 5, 7, 0.08), rgba(5, 5, 7, 0.62) 62%, var(--ink)),
        radial-gradient(circle at 50% 34%, rgba(244, 220, 141, 0.24), transparent 16rem),
        radial-gradient(circle at 74% 54%, rgba(181, 109, 40, 0.28), transparent 30rem),
        radial-gradient(circle at 22% 62%, rgba(68, 27, 34, 0.5), transparent 32rem),
        linear-gradient(135deg, #050507 0%, #111827 42%, #2e171d 100%);
    opacity: 0.92;
}

.hero::after {
    content: "";
    position: absolute;
    inset: 0;
    z-index: -2;
    background:
        radial-gradient(ellipse at 50% 50%, transparent 0 36%, rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.4) 76%, rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.78) 100%),
        linear-gradient(90deg, rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.58), transparent 20%, transparent 80%, rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.62)),
        linear-gradient(115deg, transparent 0 18%, rgba(216, 182, 90, 0.06) 18% 18.4%, transparent 18.4% 50%, rgba(216, 182, 90, 0.04) 50% 50.3%, transparent 50.3%),
        repeating-linear-gradient(90deg, rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.028) 0 1px, transparent 1px 16px);
    opacity: 0.72;
}

.cinema-lighting {
    position: absolute;
    inset: -12% -12%;
    z-index: -2;
    pointer-events: none;
    filter: saturate(1.12);
}

.light-beam,
.light-bloom {
    position: absolute;
    display: block;
    pointer-events: none;
}

.light-beam {
    width: 58vw;
    height: 135vh;
    opacity: 0.2;
    filter: blur(34px);
    mix-blend-mode: screen;
    background: linear-gradient(100deg, transparent, rgba(244, 220, 141, 0.26) 42%, rgba(181, 109, 40, 0.1), transparent);
    animation: beamDrift 12s var(--ease-luxury) infinite alternate;
}

.beam-one {
    top: -28vh;
    left: -12vw;
    transform: rotate(18deg);
}

.beam-two {
    right: -24vw;
    top: -16vh;
    opacity: 0.14;
    transform: rotate(-22deg);
    animation-duration: 15s;
}

.light-bloom {
    width: clamp(240px, 36vw, 620px);
    aspect-ratio: 1;
    border-radius: 50%;
    filter: blur(42px);
    mix-blend-mode: screen;
    background: radial-gradient(circle, rgba(244, 220, 141, 0.32), rgba(181, 109, 40, 0.1) 44%, transparent 68%);
    animation: bloomPulse 7s ease-in-out infinite;
}

.bloom-one {
    left: 50%;
    top: 22%;
    transform: translate(-50%, -50%);
}

.bloom-two {
    right: 5%;
    bottom: 10%;
    width: clamp(200px, 28vw, 480px);
    opacity: 0.55;
    animation-delay: -2.5s;
}

.hero-atmosphere {
    position: absolute;
    inset: 0;
    z-index: -1;
}

.fog-layer {
    position: absolute;
    left: -30vw;
    right: -30vw;
    pointer-events: none;
    opacity: 0.42;
    filter: blur(18px);
    will-change: transform;
    background:
        radial-gradient(ellipse at 18% 55%, rgba(232, 221, 195, 0.18), transparent 34%),
        radial-gradient(ellipse at 46% 50%, rgba(166, 146, 108, 0.12), transparent 36%),
        radial-gradient(ellipse at 78% 62%, rgba(232, 221, 195, 0.16), transparent 32%);
    mask-image: linear-gradient(90deg, transparent, #000 14%, #000 86%, transparent);
}

.fog-back {
    top: 22vh;
    height: 28vh;
    opacity: 0.28;
    animation: fogDrift 28s linear infinite alternate;
}

.fog-front {
    bottom: 7vh;
    height: 34vh;
    opacity: 0.38;
    filter: blur(24px);
    animation: fogDrift 38s linear infinite alternate-reverse;
}

.mountain-haze {
    position: absolute;
    left: -8vw;
    right: -8vw;
    bottom: 18vh;
    height: 26vh;
    opacity: 0.44;
    background:
        linear-gradient(to top, rgba(5, 5, 7, 0.82), transparent 58%),
        linear-gradient(140deg, transparent 0 12%, rgba(19, 23, 32, 0.85) 12% 28%, transparent 28% 37%, rgba(27, 24, 31, 0.82) 37% 51%, transparent 51% 62%, rgba(16, 21, 33, 0.88) 62% 78%, transparent 78%);
    clip-path: polygon(0 100%, 0 74%, 13% 46%, 23% 71%, 38% 31%, 51% 70%, 66% 38%, 78% 72%, 90% 43%, 100% 76%, 100% 100%);
    filter: blur(1px);
}

.fort-silhouette {
    position: absolute;
    left: -4vw;
    right: -4vw;
    bottom: -1px;
    height: min(34vh, 310px);
    background:
        linear-gradient(to top, rgba(5, 5, 7, 0.98), rgba(5, 5, 7, 0.84) 56%, transparent 57%),
        linear-gradient(90deg, transparent 0 4%, #050507 4% 12%, transparent 12% 18%, #050507 18% 31%, transparent 31% 38%, #050507 38% 50%, transparent 50% 57%, #050507 57% 68%, transparent 68% 75%, #050507 75% 88%, transparent 88%);
    clip-path: polygon(0 100%, 0 52%, 6% 52%, 6% 35%, 9% 35%, 9% 52%, 18% 52%, 18% 30%, 22% 30%, 22% 52%, 34% 52%, 34% 41%, 39% 22%, 44% 41%, 44% 52%, 56% 52%, 56% 30%, 60% 30%, 60% 52%, 72% 52%, 72% 37%, 75% 37%, 75% 52%, 86% 52%, 86% 31%, 90% 31%, 90% 52%, 100% 52%, 100% 100%);
    filter: drop-shadow(0 -18px 45px rgba(216, 182, 90, 0.08));
    transform: translate3d(0, 0, 0);
}

.hero-crest {
    position: absolute;
    top: 18%;
    right: 8%;
    color: rgba(216, 182, 90, 0.1);
    font-family: var(--font-serif);
    font-size: clamp(5rem, 15vw, 13rem);
    font-weight: 900;
    animation: crestGlow 7s ease-in-out infinite;
    will-change: transform;
}

.hero-content {
    width: min(920px, 100%);
    text-align: center;
    transform: translateY(-2vh);
    will-change: transform;
}

.eyebrow,
.section-kicker {
    margin-bottom: 12px;
    color: var(--gold-bright);
    font-size: 0.75rem;
    font-weight: 800;
    letter-spacing: 0.28em;
    text-transform: uppercase;
}

.eyebrow {
    margin-bottom: 16px;
}

.hero-title {
    display: flex;
    flex-direction: column;
    align-items: center;
    font: 800 clamp(3.35rem, 9.5vw, 9.8rem) / 1.0 var(--font-display);
    letter-spacing: 0.035em;
    filter: drop-shadow(0 0 30px rgba(216, 182, 90, 0.26)) drop-shadow(0 28px 64px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.78));
}

.hero-title span {
    display: block;
    color: transparent;
    -webkit-text-fill-color: transparent;
    background: linear-gradient(180deg, #fff8df 0%, var(--ivory) 42%, #b99b54 100%);
    -webkit-background-clip: text;
    background-clip: text;
    text-align: center;
}

.hero-title-top {
    font-size: 0.55em;
    font-weight: 700;
    letter-spacing: 0.08em;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    margin-bottom: 0.1em;
}

.hero-title-mid {
    font-size: 0.35em;
    font-family: var(--font-serif);
    font-style: italic;
    font-weight: 400;
    margin-bottom: 0.15em;
    opacity: 0.85;
}

.hero-title-main {
    font-size: 1em; /* current size of fonts */
    font-weight: 800;
}

.hero-title::after {
    content: "";
    display: block;
    width: min(360px, 70vw);
    height: 1px;
    margin: 32px auto 0;
    background: linear-gradient(90deg, transparent, var(--gold), transparent);
    box-shadow: var(--shadow-gold);
}

.hero-subtitle {
    max-width: 720px;
    margin: 32px auto 0;
    color: rgba(243, 234, 216, 0.86);
    font: 600 clamp(1.02rem, 2.2vw, 1.34rem) / 1.78 var(--font-serif);
    text-shadow: 0 10px 36px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.7);
    text-wrap: balance;
}

.hero-author {
    margin-top: 24px;
    color: var(--muted);
    font-size: 0.82rem;
    font-weight: 700;
    letter-spacing: 0.25em;
    text-transform: uppercase;
}

.hero-actions {
    display: flex;
    justify-content: center;
    gap: 16px;
    flex-wrap: wrap;
    margin-top: 44px;
}

.hero-stats {
    position: absolute;
    left: 50%;
    bottom: var(--hero-stats-bottom);
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
    gap: 28px;
    transform: translateX(-50%);
    color: var(--ivory);
    font-size: 0.72rem;
    font-weight: 700;
    letter-spacing: 0.25em;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    text-shadow: 0 2px 10px rgba(0,0,0,0.5);
    background: rgba(11, 13, 18, 0.45);
    backdrop-filter: blur(16px);
    -webkit-backdrop-filter: blur(16px);
    padding: 11px 28px;
    border-radius: 100px;
    border: 1px solid rgba(216, 182, 90, 0.18);
    box-shadow: 0 20px 40px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.4), inset 0 1px 0 rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.05);
    transition: all 0.8s var(--ease-luxury);
}

.hero-stats span {
    position: relative;
    color: rgba(243, 234, 216, 0.85);
    transition: color 0.3s ease;
    cursor: default;
}

.hero-stats span:hover {
    color: var(--gold-bright);
}

.hero-stats span:not(:last-child)::after {
    content: "•";
    position: absolute;
    right: -18px;
    color: var(--gold);
    opacity: 0.65;
    font-size: 0.8rem;
}

.hero-stats.reveal {
    transform: translateX(-50%) translateY(24px) scale(0.985);
    opacity: 0;
}

.hero-stats.reveal.visible {
    transform: translateX(-50%) translateY(0) scale(1);
    opacity: 1;
}

.cta-button,
.ghost-button,
.book-btn,
.submit-btn {
    position: relative;
    display: inline-flex;
    align-items: center;
    justify-content: center;
    min-height: 48px;
    padding: 0 24px;
    border-radius: 4px;
    overflow: hidden;
    font-size: 0.78rem;
    font-weight: 800;
    letter-spacing: 0.16em;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    transition: transform 0.35s var(--ease-luxury), box-shadow 0.35s ease, border-color 0.35s ease, background 0.35s ease;
}

.cta-button::before,
.ghost-button::before,
.book-btn::before,
.submit-btn::before {
    content: "";
    position: absolute;
    inset: 0;
    background: linear-gradient(100deg, transparent 18%, rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.42), transparent 82%);
    transform: translateX(-120%);
    transition: transform 0.7s var(--ease-luxury);
}

.cta-button:hover::before,
.ghost-button:hover::before,
.book-btn:hover::before,
.submit-btn:hover::before {
    transform: translateX(120%);
}

.cta-button,
.submit-btn {
    border: 1px solid rgba(244, 220, 141, 0.7);
    background: linear-gradient(135deg, var(--gold-bright), var(--gold) 45%, var(--saffron));
    color: #171007;
    box-shadow: 0 16px 42px rgba(216, 182, 90, 0.26);
}

.ghost-button,
.book-btn {
    border: 1px solid var(--line);
    background: linear-gradient(135deg, rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.07), rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.02));
    color: var(--gold-bright);
    backdrop-filter: blur(12px);
}

.cta-button:hover,
.ghost-button:hover,
.book-btn:hover,
.submit-btn:hover {
    transform: translateY(-4px);
    box-shadow: 0 24px 62px rgba(216, 182, 90, 0.32), 0 0 26px rgba(244, 220, 141, 0.16);
}

.cta-button:active,
.ghost-button:active,
.book-btn:active,
.submit-btn:active {
    transform: translateY(-2px) scale(0.975);
    box-shadow: 0 12px 30px rgba(216, 182, 90, 0.2), 0 0 15px rgba(244, 220, 141, 0.1);
    transition: transform 0.08s ease, box-shadow 0.08s ease;
}

.scroll-cue {
    position: absolute;
    bottom: var(--hero-scroll-bottom);
    left: 50%;
    display: grid;
    justify-items: center;
    gap: 8px;
    transform: translateX(-50%);
    color: rgba(243, 234, 216, 0.62);
    font-size: 0.68rem;
    letter-spacing: 0.28em;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    min-height: var(--hero-scroll-height);
    width: max-content;
    max-width: 100%;
}

.scroll-cue i {
    width: 1px;
    height: 42px;
    background: linear-gradient(transparent, var(--gold), transparent);
    animation: scrollPulse 1.8s ease-in-out infinite;
}

.section-band {
    position: relative;
    z-index: 3;
    padding: clamp(60px, 8vw, 100px) 22px;
    overflow: hidden;
}

.hero + .section-band::before {
    border-top: none;
}

.hero + .section-band::after {
    display: none;
}

.section-band::before {
    content: "";
    position: absolute;
    inset: 0;
    z-index: -1;
    border-top: 1px solid rgba(216, 182, 90, 0.12);
    background:
        radial-gradient(circle at 12% 30%, rgba(181, 109, 40, 0.11), transparent 24rem),
        radial-gradient(circle at 88% 70%, rgba(216, 182, 90, 0.08), transparent 25rem),
        linear-gradient(180deg, rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.018), transparent 18%, transparent 82%, rgba(216, 182, 90, 0.035));
}

.section-band::after {
    content: "";
    position: absolute;
    left: 50%;
    top: 0;
    width: min(920px, 86vw);
    height: 1px;
    transform: translateX(-50%);
    background: linear-gradient(90deg, transparent, rgba(244, 220, 141, 0.44), transparent);
    box-shadow: 0 0 26px rgba(216, 182, 90, 0.24);
}

.section-shell {
    width: min(var(--max), 100%);
    margin: 0 auto;
}

.about-grid,
.contact-grid {
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: minmax(320px, 0.9fr) minmax(0, 1.1fr);
    gap: clamp(24px, 5vw, 52px);
    align-items: center;
}

.contact-grid {
    grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1fr) minmax(310px, 0.82fr);
}

.section-title {
    max-width: 780px;
    color: var(--ivory);
    font: 700 clamp(2rem, 5vw, 4.2rem) / 1.02 var(--font-serif);
    letter-spacing: 0.01em;
    text-wrap: balance;
}

.about-copy p:not(.section-kicker),
.contact-copy p {
    margin-top: 28px;
    color: rgba(243, 234, 216, 0.7);
    font-size: 1rem;
}

.about-copy .section-title {
    font-size: clamp(2.4rem, 5.6vw, 4.8rem);
}

.about-copy .section-title::after {
    content: "";
    display: block;
    width: min(220px, 52vw);
    height: 1px;
    margin-top: 24px;
    background: linear-gradient(90deg, var(--gold-bright), rgba(216, 182, 90, 0.12), transparent);
    box-shadow: 0 0 22px rgba(216, 182, 90, 0.22);
}

.about-copy p:not(.section-kicker) {
    max-width: 680px;
    line-height: 1.95;
}

.author-highlights {
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: repeat(2, minmax(0, 1fr));
    gap: 14px;
    margin-top: 34px;
}

.author-highlights div {
    padding: 16px 18px;
    border: 1px solid rgba(216, 182, 90, 0.2);
    border-radius: 8px;
    background:
        linear-gradient(135deg, rgba(244, 220, 141, 0.06), rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.02)),
        rgba(5, 5, 7, 0.22);
    box-shadow: inset 0 1px 0 rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.06);
}

.author-highlights dt {
    color: var(--gold-bright);
    font-size: 0.72rem;
    font-weight: 800;
    letter-spacing: 0.16em;
    text-transform: uppercase;
}

.author-highlights dd {
    margin-top: 6px;
    color: rgba(243, 234, 216, 0.76);
    font-family: var(--font-serif);
    font-size: 1.02rem;
}

.author-panel {
    position: relative;
    min-height: auto;
    display: grid;
    place-items: center;
    padding: clamp(18px, 3.5vw, 34px);
    border: 1px solid rgba(216, 182, 90, 0.32);
    border-radius: 12px;
    background:
        radial-gradient(circle at 50% 42%, rgba(244, 220, 141, 0.16), transparent 18rem),
        linear-gradient(135deg, rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.06), rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.015)),
        radial-gradient(circle at 18% 14%, rgba(181, 109, 40, 0.18), transparent 16rem),
        rgba(5, 5, 7, 0.34);
    box-shadow: inset 0 1px 0 rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.1), 0 30px 90px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.38), 0 0 42px rgba(216, 182, 90, 0.08);
    overflow: hidden;
    transform-style: preserve-3d;
    transition: transform 0.55s var(--ease-luxury), box-shadow 0.45s ease;
}

.author-panel:hover {
    transform: translateY(-8px);
    box-shadow: inset 0 1px 0 rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.12), 0 36px 96px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.48), 0 0 46px rgba(216, 182, 90, 0.16);
}

.author-panel::before,
.author-panel::after {
    content: "";
    position: absolute;
    inset: 12px;
    width: auto;
    aspect-ratio: 1;
    border: 1px solid rgba(216, 182, 90, 0.28);
    border-radius: 10px;
    transform: none;
    pointer-events: none;
}

.author-panel::after {
    inset: -20%;
    border: 0;
    background:
        radial-gradient(circle at 20% 30%, rgba(244, 220, 141, 0.16) 0 1px, transparent 2px),
        radial-gradient(circle at 70% 64%, rgba(244, 220, 141, 0.12) 0 1px, transparent 2px),
        radial-gradient(circle at 46% 78%, rgba(181, 109, 40, 0.14) 0 1px, transparent 2px);
    background-size: 92px 92px, 126px 126px, 74px 74px;
    animation: portraitParticles 18s linear infinite;
    opacity: 0.62;
}

.ornament-ring {
    position: absolute;
    width: min(500px, 86%);
    aspect-ratio: 1;
    border: 1px solid rgba(216, 182, 90, 0.3);
    border-radius: 12px;
    box-shadow: var(--shadow-gold), inset var(--shadow-gold);
    animation: borderBreathe 5s ease-in-out infinite;
}

.portrait-frame {
    position: relative;
    z-index: 2;
    width: min(440px, 100%);
    aspect-ratio: 1 / 1;
    padding: clamp(8px, 1.4vw, 12px);
    border: 1px solid rgba(244, 220, 141, 0.48);
    border-radius: 12px;
    background:
        linear-gradient(145deg, rgba(244, 220, 141, 0.2), rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.04) 34%, rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.18)),
        rgba(7, 8, 12, 0.46);
    box-shadow:
        0 34px 90px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.46),
        0 0 42px rgba(216, 182, 90, 0.14),
        inset 0 1px 0 rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.16);
    overflow: hidden;
    transform: translateZ(24px);
}

.portrait-frame::before {
    content: "";
    position: absolute;
    inset: 18px;
    z-index: 2;
    border: 1px solid rgba(244, 220, 141, 0.28);
    border-radius: 5px;
    pointer-events: none;
    box-shadow: inset 0 0 28px rgba(216, 182, 90, 0.08);
}

.portrait-frame::after {
    content: "";
    position: absolute;
    inset: -20% -60%;
    z-index: 3;
    background: linear-gradient(105deg, transparent 42%, rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.2) 49%, rgba(244, 220, 141, 0.18) 52%, transparent 60%);
    transform: translateX(-42%);
    transition: transform 0.9s var(--ease-luxury);
    pointer-events: none;
    mix-blend-mode: screen;
}

.author-panel:hover .portrait-frame::after {
    transform: translateX(42%);
}

.portrait-frame img {
    display: block;
    width: 100%;
    height: 100%;
    aspect-ratio: 1 / 1;
    object-fit: cover;
    object-position: center 34%;
    image-rendering: auto;
    border-radius: 6px;
    filter: saturate(0.94) contrast(1.08) brightness(0.92);
    transform: scale(1.01);
    transition: transform 0.7s var(--ease-luxury), filter 0.45s ease;
}

.author-panel:hover .portrait-frame img {
    transform: scale(1.045);
    filter: saturate(1.04) contrast(1.12) brightness(0.98);
}

.section-heading {
    display: flex;
    align-items: end;
    justify-content: space-between;
    gap: 28px;
    margin-bottom: 44px;
}

.books-grid {
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: repeat(3, minmax(0, 1fr));
    gap: 22px;
}

#dynamicBooksContainer {
    display: contents;
}

.books-status {
    margin-top: 24px;
    color: rgba(243, 234, 216, 0.68);
    font-size: 0.95rem;
    text-align: center;
}

.books-status:empty {
    display: none;
}

.books-status[data-tone="error"] {
    color: rgba(255, 210, 180, 0.92);
}

.collection-actions {
    display: flex;
    justify-content: center;
    margin-top: 30px;
}

.explore-more-books {
    min-width: min(100%, 280px);
    box-shadow: 0 22px 68px rgba(216, 182, 90, 0.3), 0 0 34px rgba(244, 220, 141, 0.12);
}

.library-hero {
    padding-top: 180px;
    padding-bottom: 42px;
    min-height: 460px;
    display: grid;
    align-items: end;
    background:
        linear-gradient(to bottom, rgba(5, 5, 7, 0.1), rgba(5, 5, 7, 0.72) 72%, var(--ink)),
        radial-gradient(circle at 50% 24%, rgba(244, 220, 141, 0.22), transparent 18rem),
        radial-gradient(circle at 16% 60%, rgba(68, 27, 34, 0.42), transparent 28rem);
    overflow: hidden;
}

.library-hero::before {
    content: "";
    position: absolute;
    inset: 0;
    z-index: -1;
    background:
        linear-gradient(90deg, rgba(5, 5, 7, 0.82), rgba(5, 5, 7, 0.38), rgba(5, 5, 7, 0.88)),
        url("https://cdn.pixabay.com/photo/2017/08/07/16/39/books-2606859_1280.jpg");
    background-size: cover;
    background-position: center;
    filter: saturate(0.58) contrast(1.18) brightness(0.42);
    opacity: 0.84;
}

.library-hero-shell {
    max-width: 900px;
    text-align: center;
}

.library-hero .section-title {
    margin-inline: auto;
}

.library-intro {
    max-width: 760px;
    margin: 22px auto 0;
    color: rgba(243, 234, 216, 0.78);
    font: 600 clamp(1rem, 2vw, 1.22rem) / 1.8 var(--font-serif);
    text-wrap: balance;
}

.library-section {
    padding-top: 44px;
}

.library-grid {
    align-items: stretch;
}

.books .section-kicker::after {
    content: none;
}

/* Heading Flourish */
.heading-flourish {
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
    justify-content: center;
    gap: 16px;
    margin-top: 16px;
    opacity: 0.85;
}

.heading-flourish .flourish-line {
    height: 1px;
    width: 60px;
    background: linear-gradient(90deg, transparent, rgba(216, 182, 90, 0.6) 50%, transparent);
}

.heading-flourish .flourish-star {
    color: var(--gold-bright);
    font-size: 0.95rem;
    animation: pulseGlow 3s ease-in-out infinite;
    text-shadow: 0 0 8px rgba(216, 182, 90, 0.6);
}

@keyframes pulseGlow {
    0%, 100% { opacity: 0.6; transform: scale(0.9); }
    50% { opacity: 1; transform: scale(1.1); text-shadow: 0 0 12px rgba(216, 182, 90, 0.95); }
}

.reviews-surface {
    position: relative;
    padding: 36px 24px;
    border: 1px solid rgba(216, 182, 90, 0.2);
    border-radius: 12px;
    background: rgba(6, 7, 10, 0.65);
    box-shadow: inset 0 1px 0 rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.05), 0 28px 92px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.4);
    overflow: hidden;
}

.reviews-surface::before {
    content: '';
    position: absolute;
    top: 50%;
    left: 50%;
    transform: translate(-50%, -50%);
    width: 700px;
    height: 350px;
    background: radial-gradient(circle, rgba(216, 182, 90, 0.06) 0%, transparent 70%);
    pointer-events: none;
    z-index: 0;
}

/* Background Rotating Archival Crest */
.reviews-crest {
    position: absolute;
    top: 50%;
    left: 50%;
    transform: translate(-50%, -50%);
    width: 380px;
    height: 380px;
    background-image: url('data:image/svg+xml;utf8,<svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" viewBox="0 0 100 100" fill="none" stroke="rgba(216, 182, 90, 0.025)" stroke-width="0.5"><circle cx="50" cy="50" r="45"/><circle cx="50" cy="50" r="30" stroke-dasharray="1 2"/><line x1="50" y1="5" x2="50" y2="95"/><line x1="5" y1="50" x2="95" y2="50"/><line x1="18.2" y1="18.2" x2="81.8" y2="81.8"/><line x1="18.2" y1="81.8" x2="81.8" y2="18.2"/><polygon points="50,15 53,47 85,50 53,53 50,85 47,53 15,50 47,47" fill="none"/><polygon points="50,28 51.5,48.5 72,50 51.5,51.5 50,72 48.5,51.5 28,50 48.5,48.5" stroke-dasharray="0.5 1"/></svg>');
    background-size: contain;
    background-position: center;
    background-repeat: no-repeat;
    pointer-events: none;
    z-index: 0;
    animation: rotateCrest 180s linear infinite;
    opacity: 0.7;
}

@keyframes rotateCrest {
    0% { transform: translate(-50%, -50%) rotate(0deg); }
    100% { transform: translate(-50%, -50%) rotate(360deg); }
}

/* Container Inset Frame */
.reviews-surface-frame {
    position: absolute;
    inset: 10px;
    border: 1px solid rgba(216, 182, 90, 0.08);
    pointer-events: none;
    z-index: 1;
    border-radius: 8px;
}

.review-carousel {
    position: relative;
    min-height: 330px;
    overflow: hidden;
    isolation: isolate;
}

.review-track-wrap {
    overflow: hidden;
    padding: 12px 0;
}

.review-track {
    display: flex;
    gap: 20px;
    align-items: stretch;
    min-height: 100%;
    transform: translateX(0);
    transition: transform 0.16s ease-out;
    will-change: transform;
}

.review-carousel .review-card {
    position: relative;
    flex: 0 0 min(350px, 86vw);
    min-height: 330px;
    max-height: 370px;
    display: flex;
    flex-direction: column;
    padding: 26px 26px 88px;
    border-radius: 12px;
    border: 1px solid rgba(216, 182, 90, 0.15);
    background: linear-gradient(180deg, rgba(12, 15, 22, 0.94) 0%, rgba(8, 10, 15, 0.97) 100%);
    box-shadow: 0 20px 50px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.4), inset 0 1px 0 rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.03);
    backdrop-filter: blur(20px);
    cursor: pointer;
    overflow: hidden;
    transition: transform 0.4s var(--ease-luxury), border-color 0.35s ease, box-shadow 0.35s ease, background 0.35s ease;
}

.review-carousel .review-card:hover {
    transform: translateY(-8px);
    border-color: rgba(216, 182, 90, 0.5);
    background: linear-gradient(180deg, rgba(18, 22, 33, 0.96) 0%, rgba(12, 15, 22, 0.98) 100%) !important;
    box-shadow: 0 30px 75px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.55), 0 0 35px rgba(216, 182, 90, 0.1);
}

.review-carousel .review-card:nth-child(odd) {
    background: linear-gradient(180deg, rgba(15, 18, 27, 0.95) 0%, rgba(10, 12, 18, 0.98) 100%);
}

/* Inset frame border */
.review-carousel .review-card-frame {
    position: absolute;
    inset: 8px;
    border: 1px dashed rgba(216, 182, 90, 0.08);
    pointer-events: none;
    border-radius: 8px;
    transition: border-color 0.35s ease, transform 0.35s ease;
    z-index: 1;
}

.review-carousel .review-card:hover .review-card-frame {
    border-color: rgba(216, 182, 90, 0.24);
    transform: scale(0.985);
}

.review-carousel .review-card .review-book {
    display: inline-flex;
    margin-bottom: 16px;
    padding: 6px 14px;
    border-radius: 4px;
    border: 1.5px solid rgba(216, 182, 90, 0.3);
    background: linear-gradient(135deg, rgba(216, 182, 90, 0.08) 0%, rgba(216, 182, 90, 0.02) 100%);
    color: var(--gold-bright);
    font-size: 0.68rem;
    font-weight: 700;
    letter-spacing: 0.16em;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    box-shadow: inset 0 1px 0 rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.05), 0 2px 8px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.2);
    position: relative;
    z-index: 2;
    overflow: hidden;
    transition: border-color 0.35s ease, background 0.35s ease, box-shadow 0.35s ease;
}

.review-carousel .review-card:hover .review-book {
    border-color: rgba(216, 182, 90, 0.65);
    background: linear-gradient(135deg, rgba(216, 182, 90, 0.16) 0%, rgba(216, 182, 90, 0.04) 100%);
    box-shadow: 0 0 12px rgba(216, 182, 90, 0.15);
}

.review-carousel .review-card h3 {
    margin-bottom: 14px;
    color: #f3ead8;
    font: 700 1.25rem var(--font-serif);
    letter-spacing: 0.02em;
    position: relative;
    z-index: 2;
    transition: color 0.3s ease;
}

.review-carousel .review-card:hover h3 {
    color: var(--gold-bright);
}

.review-carousel .review-card .review-text {
    color: #f3ead8;
    font-size: 0.9rem;
    line-height: 1.7;
    min-height: 7.8rem;
    max-height: 7.8rem;
    overflow: hidden;
    display: -webkit-box;
    -webkit-line-clamp: 5;
    -webkit-box-orient: vertical;
    position: relative;
    font-style: italic;
    margin-bottom: 12px;
    z-index: 2;
    transition: color 0.3s ease;
}

.review-carousel .review-card:hover .review-text {
    color: rgba(243, 234, 216, 0.92);
}

.review-carousel .review-card .review-text::after {
    content: '';
    position: absolute;
    inset: auto 0 0;
    height: 3rem;
    background: linear-gradient(180deg, rgba(12, 15, 22, 0) 0%, rgba(12, 15, 22, 0.98) 100%);
    pointer-events: none;
    transition: background 0.35s ease;
}

.review-carousel .review-card:hover .review-text::after {
    background: linear-gradient(180deg, rgba(18, 22, 33, 0) 0%, rgba(18, 22, 33, 0.98) 100%);
}

.review-carousel .review-card .read-more,
.review-carousel .review-card .review-toggle {
    position: absolute;
    left: 26px;
    bottom: 60px;
    z-index: 4;
    margin-top: 0;
    align-self: flex-start;
    padding: 8px 18px;
    border: 1px solid rgba(244, 220, 141, 0.3);
    background: rgba(244, 220, 141, 0.08);
    color: var(--gold-bright);
    cursor: pointer;
    font-family: inherit;
    font-size: 0.85rem;
    font-weight: 700;
    text-decoration: none;
    letter-spacing: 0.08em;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    transition: color 180ms ease, transform 180ms ease, background 180ms ease, border-color 180ms ease;
    pointer-events: auto;
    border-radius: 4px;
    height: 42px;
    display: inline-flex;
    align-items: center;
    justify-content: center;
}

.review-carousel .review-card .read-more:hover,
.review-carousel .review-card .read-more:focus-visible,
.review-carousel .review-card .review-toggle:hover,
.review-carousel .review-card .review-toggle:focus-visible {
    color: #fff;
    background: rgba(244, 220, 141, 0.16);
    border-color: rgba(244, 220, 141, 0.6);
    transform: translateY(-2px);
}

/* Review Card Quote Mark decoration */
.review-carousel .review-card-quote-mark {
    position: absolute;
    bottom: -15px;
    right: 15px;
    font-family: var(--font-serif);
    font-size: 10rem;
    line-height: 1;
    color: rgba(216, 182, 90, 0.04);
    font-style: italic;
    pointer-events: none;
    z-index: 0;
    user-select: none;
    transition: transform 0.4s var(--ease-luxury), color 0.4s ease;
}

.review-carousel .review-card:hover .review-card-quote-mark {
    transform: scale(1.08) rotate(-8deg);
    color: rgba(216, 182, 90, 0.08);
}

/* Metadata Author styling */
.review-carousel .review-meta-container {
    position: absolute;
    left: 26px;
    right: 26px;
    bottom: 22px;
    z-index: 2;
}

.review-carousel .review-card .review-author {
    margin: 0;
    color: #d4af37;
    font-size: 0.82rem;
    letter-spacing: 0.12em;
    text-transform: uppercase;
}

.review-full-panel {
    width: min(760px, calc(100% - 32px));
    max-width: 760px;
    max-height: min(760px, calc(100vh - 48px));
    overflow-y: auto;
    padding: 38px;
    border-radius: 12px;
    background: rgba(6, 7, 10, 0.96);
    border: 1px solid rgba(216, 182, 90, 0.3);
    box-shadow: 0 30px 100px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.7), inset 0 0 0 1px rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.05);
    backdrop-filter: blur(30px);
    position: relative;
}

.review-full-panel::before {
    content: '';
    position: absolute;
    inset: 12px;
    border: 1px solid rgba(216, 182, 90, 0.15);
    border-radius: 8px;
    pointer-events: none;
    z-index: 1;
}

.review-full-panel::after {
    content: '';
    position: absolute;
    inset: 12px; /* Aligns corner designs with 12px inset border frame */
    pointer-events: none;
    z-index: 1;
    background: 
        linear-gradient(to right, var(--gold-bright) 10px, transparent 10px) 0 0,
        linear-gradient(to bottom, var(--gold-bright) 10px, transparent 10px) 0 0,
        linear-gradient(to left, var(--gold-bright) 10px, transparent 10px) 100% 0,
        linear-gradient(to bottom, var(--gold-bright) 10px, transparent 10px) 100% 0,
        linear-gradient(to right, var(--gold-bright) 10px, transparent 10px) 0 100%,
        linear-gradient(to top, var(--gold-bright) 10px, transparent 10px) 0 100%,
        linear-gradient(to left, var(--gold-bright) 10px, transparent 10px) 100% 100%,
        linear-gradient(to top, var(--gold-bright) 10px, transparent 10px) 100% 100%;
    background-size: 11px 11px;
    background-repeat: no-repeat;
    opacity: 0.4;
}

.review-full-panel .review-full-close {
    position: absolute;
    top: 24px;
    right: 24px;
    width: 36px;
    height: 36px;
    font-size: 1.6rem;
    color: rgba(243, 234, 216, 0.6);
    background: rgba(7, 8, 12, 0.85);
    border: 1px solid rgba(216, 182, 90, 0.35);
    border-radius: 50%;
    cursor: pointer;
    display: grid;
    place-items: center;
    transition: color 0.2s ease, border-color 0.2s ease, background-color 0.2s ease, transform 0.2s ease;
    z-index: 10;
    pointer-events: auto;
}

.review-full-panel .review-full-close:hover {
    color: var(--gold-bright);
    border-color: var(--gold-bright);
    background-color: rgba(216, 182, 90, 0.15);
    transform: scale(1.08);
}

.review-full-panel .review-book {
    display: inline-flex;
    margin-bottom: 18px;
    padding: 6px 14px;
    border-radius: 4px;
    border: 1.5px solid rgba(216, 182, 90, 0.35);
    background: rgba(216, 182, 90, 0.08);
    color: var(--gold-bright);
    font-size: 0.72rem;
    font-weight: 800;
    letter-spacing: 0.16em;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    position: relative;
    z-index: 2;
}

.review-full-panel h2 {
    max-width: calc(100% - 48px);
    margin-bottom: 12px;
    color: var(--gold-bright);
    font: 700 2.2rem var(--font-serif);
    letter-spacing: 0.02em;
    text-shadow: 0 2px 8px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.4);
    position: relative;
    z-index: 2;
}

.review-full-panel .review-detail-meta {
    color: #d4af37;
    font-size: 0.82rem;
    letter-spacing: 0.12em;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    margin-bottom: 24px;
    border-bottom: 1px dashed rgba(216, 182, 90, 0.15);
    padding-bottom: 12px;
    position: relative;
    z-index: 2;
}

.review-full-panel .review-detail-text {
    margin-top: 20px;
    white-space: pre-wrap;
    color: #f3ead8;
    font-size: 1.05rem;
    line-height: 1.85;
    font-family: var(--font-serif);
    max-height: 380px;
    overflow-y: auto;
    padding-right: 12px;
    position: relative;
    z-index: 2;
}

.review-full-panel .review-detail-text::first-letter {
    font-size: 4rem;
    font-family: var(--font-serif);
    font-weight: 800;
    float: left;
    line-height: 0.8;
    padding-right: 12px;
    margin-top: 4px;
    color: var(--gold-bright);
    text-shadow: 0 0 12px rgba(216, 182, 90, 0.3);
}

/* Webkit Scrollbar styling for modal text */
.review-full-panel .review-detail-text::-webkit-scrollbar {
    width: 6px;
}
.review-full-panel .review-detail-text::-webkit-scrollbar-track {
    background: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.2);
    border-radius: 3px;
}
.review-full-panel .review-detail-text::-webkit-scrollbar-thumb {
    background: rgba(216, 182, 90, 0.25);
    border-radius: 3px;
}
.review-full-panel .review-detail-text::-webkit-scrollbar-thumb:hover {
    background: rgba(216, 182, 90, 0.5);
}

.review-actions {
    display: flex;
    justify-content: center;
    margin-top: 28px;
}

.review-nav {
    position: absolute;
    top: 50%;
    transform: translateY(-50%);
    width: 48px;
    height: 48px;
    border: 1.5px solid rgba(216, 182, 90, 0.25);
    background: rgba(7, 8, 12, 0.9);
    color: var(--gold-bright);
    border-radius: 50%;
    display: inline-flex;
    align-items: center;
    justify-content: center;
    cursor: pointer;
    box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.4), inset 0 1px 0 rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.04);
    transition: transform 0.3s cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.8, 0.2, 1), border-color 0.3s ease, background-color 0.3s ease, box-shadow 0.3s ease;
    z-index: 5;
}

.review-nav:hover,
.review-nav:focus-visible {
    transform: translateY(-50%) scale(1.1);
    border-color: var(--gold-bright);
    background-color: rgba(216, 182, 90, 0.12);
    color: #fff;
    box-shadow: 0 12px 32px rgba(216, 182, 90, 0.2);
}

.review-nav:active {
    transform: translateY(-50%) scale(0.95);
}

.review-nav--left {
    left: 12px;
}

.review-nav--right {
    right: 12px;
}

.review-track-wrap {
    touch-action: pan-y;
    cursor: grab;
}

.review-track-wrap:active {
    cursor: grabbing;
}

@media (max-width: 840px) {
    .review-nav {
        width: 38px;
        height: 38px;
    }

    .review-nav--left {
        left: 8px;
    }

    .review-nav--right {
        right: 8px;
    }
}

.review-detail-page {
    padding-top: 42px;
    padding-bottom: 72px;
}

.review-detail-card {
    max-width: 900px;
    margin: 0 auto;
    padding: 38px 32px;
    border-radius: 24px;
    border: 1px solid rgba(216, 182, 90, 0.16);
    background: rgba(8, 10, 14, 0.86);
    box-shadow: 0 34px 98px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.32);
    backdrop-filter: blur(28px);
}

.review-detail-card .review-book {
    display: inline-flex;
    margin-bottom: 20px;
    padding: 10px 16px;
    border-radius: 999px;
    border: 1px solid rgba(244, 220, 141, 0.2);
    background: rgba(244, 220, 141, 0.08);
    color: var(--gold-bright);
    font-size: 0.8rem;
    font-weight: 800;
    letter-spacing: 0.14em;
    text-transform: uppercase;
}

.review-detail-card h2 {
    margin-top: 0;
    margin-bottom: 18px;
    font: 700 2.2rem var(--font-serif);
    color: var(--gold-bright);
    line-height: 1.05;
}

.review-detail-text {
    margin-top: 28px;
    color: rgba(243, 234, 216, 0.9);
    font-size: 1rem;
    line-height: 2.05;
    white-space: pre-line;
}

.review-detail-meta {
    margin-top: 22px;
    color: rgba(243, 234, 216, 0.58);
    font-size: 0.85rem;
    letter-spacing: 0.12em;
    text-transform: uppercase;
}

.review-detail-back {
    display: inline-flex;
    margin-top: 30px;
}

@media (max-width: 720px) {
    .review-detail-card {
        padding: 28px 22px;
    }

    .review-detail-card h2 {
        font-size: 1.9rem;
    }
}

.book-actions {
    display: flex;
    flex-wrap: wrap;
    gap: 12px;
    margin-top: 18px;
}

.book-link-btn {
    min-height: 42px;
    padding-inline: 16px;
    font-size: 0.68rem;
}

.review-form-shell {
    margin-top: 20px;
}

.review-form-shell .contact-form {
    max-width: 860px;
    width: min(100%, 860px);
    margin-inline: auto;
}

.submit-btn:disabled {
    opacity: 0.52;
    cursor: not-allowed;
    transform: none;
}

#reviewForm .auth-status {
    min-height: 1.4rem;
    margin-bottom: 4px;
    color: rgba(244, 220, 141, 0.92);
}

#authReminder {
    margin-top: 14px;
    color: rgba(243, 234, 216, 0.72);
    font-size: 0.95rem;
    line-height: 1.7;
}

#authReminder.hidden {
    display: none;
}

@keyframes scrollReviews {
    0% {
        transform: translateX(0);
    }
    100% {
        transform: translateX(calc(-50% - 10px));
    }
}

.book-card {
    position: relative;
    display: flex;
    flex-direction: column;
    height: 100%;
    border: 1px solid rgba(216, 182, 90, 0.2);
    border-radius: 8px;
    background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.035);
    box-shadow: 0 18px 64px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.26);
    overflow: hidden;
    transition: transform 0.4s cubic-bezier(0.25, 1, 0.5, 1), border-color 0.35s ease, box-shadow 0.35s ease;
}

.book-card::before {
    content: "";
    position: absolute;
    inset: 0;
    background: linear-gradient(115deg, transparent 35%, rgba(244, 220, 141, 0.16), transparent 62%);
    transform: translateX(-120%);
    transition: transform 0.7s ease;
}

.book-card:hover {
    transform: translateY(-8px);
    border-color: rgba(244, 220, 141, 0.54);
    box-shadow: 0 24px 70px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.4), 0 0 30px rgba(216, 182, 90, 0.15);
}

.book-card.tilted {
    transition: transform 0.1s ease;
}

.book-card:hover::before {
    transform: translateX(120%);
}

.book-cover {
    position: relative;
    height: 320px;
    display: grid;
    place-items: center;
    padding: 24px;
    isolation: isolate;
}

.book-cover::before {
    content: "";
    position: absolute;
    inset: 16px;
    z-index: -1;
    border: 1px solid rgba(244, 220, 141, 0.22);
    box-shadow: inset 0 0 34px rgba(216, 182, 90, 0.08);
}

.book-cover::after {
    content: "";
    position: absolute;
    inset: 0;
    z-index: -2;
    background:
        radial-gradient(circle at var(--mx, 50%) var(--my, 34%), rgba(244, 220, 141, 0.22), transparent 8rem),
        repeating-linear-gradient(0deg, rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.035) 0 1px, transparent 1px 9px);
    transition: background 0.2s ease;
}

.book-mockup {
    position: relative;
    height: 272px;
    aspect-ratio: 0.68;
    transform: none;
    filter: drop-shadow(0 12px 28px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.6));
    transition: transform 0.4s ease, filter 0.4s ease;
}

.book-card:hover .book-mockup {
    transform: translateY(-6px) scale(1.03);
    filter: drop-shadow(0 20px 38px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.7)) drop-shadow(0 0 15px rgba(216, 182, 90, 0.15));
}

.book-pages {
    display: none;
}

.book-spine {
    display: none;
}

.book-spine span {
    color: rgba(244, 220, 141, 0.74);
    font: 700 0.53rem var(--font-display);
    letter-spacing: 0.14em;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    writing-mode: vertical-rl;
    transform: rotate(180deg);
    white-space: nowrap;
}

.book-front {
    position: absolute;
    inset: 0;
    display: block;
    padding: 0;
    border-radius: 6px;
    overflow: hidden;
    background: #120e12;
    box-shadow:
        inset 0 0 0 1px rgba(244, 220, 141, 0.36),
        inset 0 0 18px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.36),
        inset -18px 0 32px rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.04),
        0 0 0 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.24);
}

.book-front::before {
    content: "";
    position: absolute;
    inset: 0;
    z-index: 2;
    pointer-events: none;
    background:
        radial-gradient(circle at var(--mx, 55%) var(--my, 28%), rgba(255, 239, 177, 0.2), transparent 32%),
        linear-gradient(90deg, rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.4), transparent 16%, transparent 76%, rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.08)),
        linear-gradient(180deg, rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.12), transparent 22%, rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.22));
    mix-blend-mode: screen;
    opacity: 0.62;
    transition: opacity 0.35s ease;
}

.book-front::after {
    content: "";
    position: absolute;
    inset: -20% -80%;
    background: linear-gradient(105deg, transparent 42%, rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.32) 49%, rgba(244, 220, 141, 0.18) 52%, transparent 59%);
    transform: translateX(-45%);
    transition: transform 0.85s var(--ease-luxury);
    mix-blend-mode: screen;
}

.book-card:hover .book-front::after {
    transform: translateX(45%);
}

.book-card:hover .book-front::before {
    opacity: 0.9;
}

.book-front img {
    display: block;
    width: 100%;
    height: 100%;
    object-fit: fill;
    transform: scale(1.003);
    transition: transform 0.65s var(--ease-luxury), filter 0.45s ease;
}

.book-card:hover .book-front img {
    transform: scale(1.035);
    filter: saturate(1.12) contrast(1.06);
}

.book-cover.crown {
    --cover-spine: linear-gradient(180deg, #120b12, #3d1720, #16111c);
    --cover-art:
        radial-gradient(circle at 50% 30%, rgba(244, 220, 141, 0.2), transparent 19%),
        linear-gradient(160deg, rgba(9, 12, 22, 0.2), rgba(74, 31, 39, 0.92)),
        repeating-linear-gradient(135deg, rgba(244, 220, 141, 0.1) 0 1px, transparent 1px 18px),
        linear-gradient(150deg, #1a2135, #4a1f27 62%, #111016);
    background: linear-gradient(150deg, #1a2135, #4a1f27 62%, #111016);
}

.book-cover.sword {
    --cover-spine: linear-gradient(180deg, #0b101a, #22324b, #24180f);
    --cover-art:
        linear-gradient(118deg, transparent 0 47%, rgba(244, 220, 141, 0.48) 47% 48%, transparent 48%),
        radial-gradient(circle at 62% 30%, rgba(244, 220, 141, 0.18), transparent 20%),
        repeating-linear-gradient(90deg, rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.045) 0 1px, transparent 1px 11px),
        linear-gradient(150deg, #111927, #24324a 55%, #3a2617);
    background: linear-gradient(150deg, #111927, #24324a 55%, #3a2617);
}

.book-cover.empire {
    --cover-spine: linear-gradient(180deg, #130e0a, #3a2819, #4a1f27);
    --cover-art:
        radial-gradient(circle at 50% 48%, rgba(216, 182, 90, 0.18), transparent 22%),
        linear-gradient(90deg, transparent 0 20%, rgba(244, 220, 141, 0.08) 20% 21%, transparent 21% 79%, rgba(244, 220, 141, 0.08) 79% 80%, transparent 80%),
        repeating-linear-gradient(0deg, rgba(244, 220, 141, 0.08) 0 1px, transparent 1px 16px),
        linear-gradient(150deg, #15110d, #39291b 48%, #4a1f27);
    background: linear-gradient(150deg, #15110d, #39291b 48%, #4a1f27);
}

.book-series,
.book-meta {
    color: var(--gold-bright);
    font-size: 0.68rem;
    font-weight: 700;
    letter-spacing: 0.12em;
    text-transform: uppercase;
}

.book-body {
    position: relative;
    z-index: 1;
    display: flex;
    flex-direction: column;
    flex-grow: 1;
    gap: 12px;
    padding: 24px 24px;
    text-align: center;
}

.book-body h3 {
    color: var(--gold-bright);
    font: 700 1.22rem/1.35 var(--font-serif);
    margin: 0 0 8px 0;
    display: -webkit-box;
    -webkit-line-clamp: 2;
    -webkit-box-orient: vertical;
    overflow: visible;
    height: auto;
    min-height: 3.4rem;
    text-align: center;
    padding-top: 8px;
}

.book-body h3[lang="mr"] {
    font-family: var(--font-marathi);
    font-size: 1.22rem;
    line-height: 1.35;
    letter-spacing: 0;
    height: 3.4rem;
}

.book-body p {
    color: rgba(243, 234, 216, 0.68);
    font-size: 0.88rem;
    line-height: 1.5;
    margin: 0;
    display: -webkit-box;
    -webkit-line-clamp: 3;
    -webkit-box-orient: vertical;
    overflow: hidden;
    height: 4.2rem;
    text-align: left;
}

.book-body p[lang="mr"] {
    font-family: var(--font-marathi);
    font-size: 0.9rem;
    line-height: 1.5;
    height: 4.2rem;
}

.book-body .book-subtitle {
    margin-top: 0.4rem;
    color: rgba(243, 234, 216, 0.84);
    font-size: 1rem;
    line-height: 1.5;
    text-align: center;
}

.book-languages {
    font-size: 0.875rem;
    color: var(--muted);
    font-family: var(--font-body);
    font-weight: 400;
    letter-spacing: 0.02em;
    text-transform: none;
    white-space: normal;
    text-align: right;
}

.book-meta {
    display: flex;
    justify-content: space-between;
    align-items: center;
    gap: 28px;
    color: var(--muted);
    margin-top: 18px;
    margin-bottom: 22px;
    padding-top: 0;
    font-size: 0.875rem;
    min-height: 1.5rem;
}

.book-meta span:first-child {
    font-weight: 600;
    white-space: nowrap;
    flex-shrink: 0;
}

.book-actions {
    display: flex;
    justify-content: center;
    gap: 12px;
    margin-top: 14px;
}

.book-btn,
.book-edit-btn {
    align-self: center;
    min-height: 42px;
    padding: 0 18px;
    display: inline-flex;
    align-items: center;
    justify-content: center;
    font-size: 0.9rem;
    font-weight: 600;
    border-radius: 4px;
    cursor: pointer;
    transition: all 0.3s ease;
    text-decoration: none;
}

.book-btn {
    border: 1px solid rgba(216, 182, 90, 0.3);
    background: linear-gradient(135deg, rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.07), rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.02));
    color: var(--gold-bright);
    backdrop-filter: blur(12px);
}

.book-edit-btn {
    border: 1px solid rgba(216, 182, 90, 0.4);
    background: rgba(216, 182, 90, 0.15);
    color: #f4dc8d;
}

.book-edit-btn:hover {
    border-color: var(--gold-bright);
    background: rgba(216, 182, 90, 0.25);
    color: #fff;
    transform: translateY(-2px);
}

.stories-hero {
    padding-top: 180px;
    padding-bottom: 42px;
    min-height: 420px;
}

.stories-grid {
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: repeat(3, minmax(0, 1fr));
    gap: 22px;
}

.stories-footer {
    display: flex;
    justify-content: flex-end;
    align-items: center;
    gap: 20px;
    margin-top: 36px;
    flex-wrap: wrap;
}

.stories-footer-count {
    font-size: 0.95rem;
    color: rgba(243, 234, 216, 0.55);
    font-family: var(--font-serif);
    letter-spacing: 0.05em;
    font-style: italic;
}

.featured-story {
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1.05fr) minmax(320px, 0.95fr);
    gap: clamp(24px, 4vw, 48px);
    align-items: stretch;
    margin-bottom: clamp(34px, 5vw, 58px);
    border: 1px solid rgba(216, 182, 90, 0.22);
    border-radius: 8px;
    background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.04);
    box-shadow: 0 28px 90px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.34), 0 0 34px rgba(216, 182, 90, 0.12);
    overflow: hidden;
}

.featured-story-image {
    display: block;
    min-height: 360px;
    background:
        radial-gradient(circle at 50% 32%, rgba(244, 220, 141, 0.2), transparent 10rem),
        linear-gradient(150deg, #111927, #3f1c24 62%, #111016);
}

.featured-story-image img {
    display: block;
    width: 100%;
    height: 100%;
    object-fit: cover;
    filter: saturate(0.92) contrast(1.08);
}

.featured-story-body {
    display: grid;
    align-content: center;
    gap: 18px;
    padding: clamp(28px, 5vw, 48px);
}

.featured-story-body h2 {
    color: var(--gold-bright);
    font: 800 clamp(2rem, 4vw, 3.6rem) var(--font-display);
    line-height: 1.08;
}

.featured-story-body p:not(.section-kicker) {
    color: rgba(243, 234, 216, 0.76);
    font-size: 1rem;
}

.story-card {
    position: relative;
    display: grid;
    grid-template-rows: auto 1fr;
    min-height: 100%;
    border: 1px solid rgba(216, 182, 90, 0.2);
    border-radius: 8px;
    background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.04);
    box-shadow: 0 18px 64px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.26);
    overflow: hidden;
    transition: transform 0.45s var(--ease-luxury), border-color 0.35s ease, box-shadow 0.35s ease;
}

.story-card::before {
    content: "";
    position: absolute;
    inset: 0;
    background: linear-gradient(115deg, transparent 35%, rgba(244, 220, 141, 0.14), transparent 62%);
    transform: translateX(-120%);
    transition: transform 0.7s ease;
    pointer-events: none;
}

.story-card:hover {
    transform: translateY(-10px);
    border-color: rgba(244, 220, 141, 0.5);
    box-shadow: 0 30px 90px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.42), 0 0 34px rgba(216, 182, 90, 0.16);
}

.story-card:hover::before {
    transform: translateX(120%);
}

.story-card-image {
    display: block;
    aspect-ratio: 16 / 9;
    overflow: hidden;
    border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(216, 182, 90, 0.16);
    background:
        radial-gradient(circle at 50% 32%, rgba(244, 220, 141, 0.2), transparent 9rem),
        linear-gradient(150deg, #111927, #3f1c24 62%, #111016);
}

.story-card-placeholder {
    display: grid;
    place-items: center;
    color: rgba(244, 220, 141, 0.8);
    font: 800 0.78rem var(--font-display);
    letter-spacing: 0.16em;
    text-transform: uppercase;
}

.story-card-placeholder span {
    padding: 12px 16px;
    border: 1px solid rgba(244, 220, 141, 0.24);
    background: rgba(5, 5, 7, 0.24);
}

.story-card-image img {
    display: block;
    width: 100%;
    height: 100%;
    object-fit: cover;
    filter: saturate(0.88) contrast(1.08);
    transition: transform 0.6s var(--ease-luxury), filter 0.35s ease;
}

.story-card:hover .story-card-image img {
    transform: scale(1.04);
    filter: saturate(1.06) contrast(1.1);
}

.story-card-body {
    position: relative;
    z-index: 1;
    display: grid;
    align-content: start;
    gap: 12px;
    padding: 18px;
}

.story-card-admin-actions,
.featured-story-admin-actions {
    display: flex;
    flex-wrap: wrap;
    gap: 12px;
    margin-bottom: 12px;
}

.story-card-admin-action,
.story-detail-admin-actions a,
.story-detail-admin-actions button {
    display: inline-flex;
    align-items: center;
    justify-content: center;
    min-height: 42px;
    padding: 0 18px;
    border-radius: 999px;
    border: 1px solid #EB6415;
    background: #EB6415;
    color: #FFFFFF;
    font: 700 0.85rem var(--font-inter);
    text-decoration: none;
    cursor: pointer;
    transition: all 250ms ease;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    letter-spacing: 0.04em;
}

.story-card-admin-action:hover,
.story-detail-admin-actions a:hover,
.story-detail-admin-actions button:hover {
    transform: translateY(-2px);
    background: #d9570e;
    border-color: #d9570e;
}

.story-delete-button {
    color: #FFFFFF;
    border-color: #EB6415;
    background: #EB6415;
}

.story-delete-button:hover {
    background: #d9570e;
    border-color: #d9570e;
    color: #FFFFFF;
}

.story-edit-button {
    color: #FFFFFF;
}

.story-detail-admin-actions {
    display: flex;
    flex-wrap: wrap;
    gap: 12px;
    justify-content: center;
    margin-top: 22px;
}

.story-detail-page .story-detail-admin-actions a,
.story-detail-page .story-detail-admin-actions button {
    background: #EB6415;
    color: #FFFFFF;
    border-color: #EB6415;
}

.story-detail-page .story-detail-admin-actions a:hover,
.story-detail-page .story-detail-admin-actions button:hover {
    background: #d9570e;
    border-color: #d9570e;
    color: #FFFFFF;
}

.story-detail-admin-actions a,
.story-detail-admin-actions button {
    min-width: 160px;
}

.story-meta {
    display: flex;
    flex-wrap: wrap;
    gap: 10px 16px;
    color: var(--muted);
    font-size: 0.72rem;
    font-weight: 800;
    letter-spacing: 0.16em;
    text-transform: uppercase;
}

.story-card h2 {
    color: var(--gold-bright);
    font: 700 1.2rem var(--font-serif);
    line-height: 1.25;
}

.story-card p {
    color: rgba(243, 234, 216, 0.72);
    font-size: 0.86rem;
    line-height: 1.5;
    display: -webkit-box;
    -webkit-line-clamp: 3;
    -webkit-box-orient: vertical;
    overflow: hidden;
}

.story-related-badge {
    display: inline-flex;
    width: fit-content;
    max-width: 100%;
    padding: 8px 12px;
    border: 1px solid rgba(244, 220, 141, 0.2);
    border-radius: 999px;
    background: rgba(244, 220, 141, 0.08);
    color: var(--gold-bright);
    font-size: 0.68rem;
    font-weight: 800;
    letter-spacing: 0.12em;
    text-transform: uppercase;
}

.stories-status {
    grid-column: 1 / -1;
    min-height: 1.6rem;
    color: rgba(243, 234, 216, 0.72);
    text-align: center;
}

.stories-status[data-tone="error"] {
    color: rgba(255, 210, 180, 0.92);
}

.stories-count {
    margin: 0 0 22px;
    color: var(--gold-bright);
    font-size: 0.78rem;
    font-weight: 800;
    letter-spacing: 0.16em;
    text-transform: uppercase;
}

.stories-empty {
    grid-column: 1 / -1;
    display: grid;
    gap: 8px;
    padding: 42px 24px;
    border: 1px solid rgba(216, 182, 90, 0.18);
    border-radius: 8px;
    background: rgba(12, 15, 22, 0.72);
    color: rgba(243, 234, 216, 0.72);
    text-align: center;
}

.stories-empty p:first-child {
    color: var(--gold-bright);
    font: 700 1.4rem var(--font-serif);
}

.story-detail-page {
    padding-top: 166px;
}

.story-detail-card {
    width: min(900px, 100%);
    margin: 0 auto;
}

.story-detail-header {
    margin-bottom: 34px;
    text-align: center;
}

.story-detail-header h1 {
    margin: 12px auto 18px;
    color: var(--gold-bright);
    font: 800 clamp(2.4rem, 6vw, 5rem) var(--font-display);
    line-height: 1.08;
}

.story-detail-header .story-meta {
    justify-content: center;
}

.story-detail-image {
    margin: 0 0 40px;
    border: 1px solid rgba(216, 182, 90, 0.2);
    border-radius: 8px;
    overflow: hidden;
    box-shadow: 0 28px 90px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.38), 0 0 34px rgba(216, 182, 90, 0.12);
    display: flex;
    justify-content: center;
    background: rgba(176, 141, 87, 0.06);
}

.story-detail-image img {
    display: block;
    max-width: 100%;
    height: auto;
    max-height: 650px;
    object-fit: contain;
    cursor: zoom-in;
    transition: transform 0.3s ease;
}

.story-detail-image img:hover {
    transform: scale(1.02);
}

.story-detail-placeholder {
    display: grid;
    place-items: center;
    min-height: 420px;
    background: #e8d4b6;
    color: #4f321d;
    font: 800 1rem var(--font-display);
    letter-spacing: 0.18em;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    border-radius: 18px;
    box-shadow: inset 0 0 0 1px rgba(176, 141, 87, 0.14), 0 18px 45px rgba(73, 46, 20, 0.12);
}

body.story-reading #particleCanvas,
body.story-reading .site-texture {
    display: none !important;
}

.story-detail-page {
    position: relative;
    background: radial-gradient(circle at top left, rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.25), transparent 18rem),
        linear-gradient(180deg, #f4e9d8 0%, #eadbc8 100%);
    padding-top: 100px;
    transition: background 0.25s ease;
}

.story-detail-page::before {
    content: '';
    position: absolute;
    inset: 0;
    background-image: radial-gradient(circle at 20% 12%, rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.24), transparent 6rem),
        repeating-linear-gradient(135deg, rgba(190, 152, 99, 0.04) 0 1px, transparent 1px 76px);
    opacity: 0.48;
    pointer-events: none;
}

.story-detail-shell {
    position: relative;
    width: min(1080px, 94%);
    margin: 0 auto;
    padding: 0 22px 80px;
}

.story-detail-card {
    width: 100%;
    margin: 0 auto;
    background: #FFF9F1;
    border: 1px solid #E8D7BC;
    border-radius: 28px;
    box-shadow: 0 36px 80px rgba(86, 58, 26, 0.12);
    overflow: hidden;
    transition: background 250ms ease, border-color 250ms ease, box-shadow 250ms ease;
}

.story-detail-panel {
    padding: clamp(36px, 4vw, 52px);
}

.story-detail-topbar {
    display: flex;
    justify-content: space-between;
    align-items: stretch;
    gap: 0;
    margin-bottom: 32px;
    flex-wrap: wrap;
}

.story-detail-header-wrapper {
    width: 100%;
    display: flex;
    flex-direction: column;
    gap: 20px;
}

.story-detail-header-main {
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: 1fr auto 1fr;
    gap: 28px;
    align-items: center;
    padding: 0;
    padding-bottom: 16px;
}

.story-detail-header-col {
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
}

.story-detail-header-left {
    justify-content: flex-start;
}

.story-detail-header-center {
    justify-content: center;
}

.story-detail-header-right {
    justify-content: flex-end;
}

.story-header-kicker {
    display: inline-block;
    color: #B8956F;
    font-family: var(--font-display);
    font-size: 0.75rem;
    font-weight: 700;
    letter-spacing: 0.32em;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    transition: color 250ms ease, font-weight 250ms ease;
}

.story-detail-metadata-row {
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: 1fr auto 1fr;
    gap: 28px;
    align-items: center;
    padding: 16px 0 0 0;
}

.story-metadata-col {
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
}

.story-metadata-left {
    justify-content: flex-start;
}

.story-metadata-center {
    justify-content: center;
}

.story-metadata-right {
    justify-content: flex-end;
}

.story-reading-time {
    color: #B8956F;
    font-family: var(--font-serif);
    font-size: 0.95rem;
    font-weight: 400;
    transition: color 250ms ease;
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
    gap: 8px;
}

.story-detail-topbar-divider {
    width: 100%;
    height: 1px;
    background: linear-gradient(90deg, transparent, #E8D7BC, transparent);
    margin: 0;
}

.story-detail-reading-meta {
    display: none;
}

.story-detail-readinfo {
    display: none;
}

.reading-mode-toggle {
    border: 1px solid #EB6415;
    border-radius: 999px;
    background: #EB6415;
    color: #FFFFFF;
    padding: 8px 18px;
    font: 700 0.85rem var(--font-body);
    cursor: pointer;
    box-shadow: 0 2px 8px rgba(235, 100, 21, 0.24);
    transition: all 250ms ease;
    white-space: nowrap;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    letter-spacing: 0.04em;
}

.reading-mode-toggle:hover {
    transform: translateY(-2px);
    background: #d9570e;
    border-color: #d9570e;
    box-shadow: 0 4px 12px rgba(235, 100, 21, 0.32);
}

.reading-mode-toggle:active {
    transform: translateY(0);
    box-shadow: 0 2px 6px rgba(235, 100, 21, 0.2);
}

.story-detail-page .story-nav-button,
.story-detail-page .reading-mode-toggle,
.story-detail-page .story-chapter-nav a {
    color: #3a2412;
}

.story-detail-page .story-nav-button {
    background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.9);
    border-color: rgba(176, 141, 87, 0.32);
}

.story-detail-page .story-nav-button:hover {
    background: rgba(244, 233, 216, 0.96);
}

.story-detail-header {
    margin-bottom: 26px;
    text-align: center;
}

.story-detail-header::before {
    content: '';
    display: block;
    width: 80px;
    height: 1px;
    background: linear-gradient(90deg, transparent, #DDA04A, transparent);
    margin: 0 auto 18px;
    opacity: 0.5;
}

.story-detail-header h1 {
    margin: 0 auto 12px;
    color: #34241B;
    font: 800 clamp(1.8rem, 4.5vw, 3.2rem) var(--font-display);
    line-height: 1.2;
    letter-spacing: -0.02em;
    transition: color 250ms ease;
}

.story-detail-header::after {
    content: '';
    display: block;
    width: 80px;
    height: 1px;
    background: linear-gradient(90deg, transparent, #DDA04A, transparent);
    margin: 18px auto 0;
    opacity: 0.5;
}

.story-detail-header .story-meta {
    display: flex;
    flex-wrap: wrap;
    justify-content: center;
    gap: 8px;
    color: #8b7355;
    font: 400 0.95rem var(--font-serif);
    transition: color 250ms ease;
    margin-top: 12px;
}

.story-detail-header .story-meta--detail span {
    display: inline;
}

.story-detail-header .story-meta--detail span:not(:last-child)::after {
    content: ' \u2022 ';
    margin: 0 8px;
}

.story-progress-wrap {
    position: fixed;
    right: 28px;
    top: 55%;
    transform: translateY(-50%);
    z-index: 1000;
    width: 28px;
    height: 320px;
    padding: 0;
    background: transparent;
    backdrop-filter: none;
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
    justify-content: center;
    cursor: pointer;
    border-radius: 0;
}

.story-detail-page .story-progress-wrap {
    background: transparent;
}

body.story-reading-night .story-progress-wrap {
    background: transparent;
}

.story-progress-bar {
    position: relative;
    width: 6px;
    height: 100%;
    border-radius: 999px;
    background: rgba(176, 141, 87, 0.15);
    border: 1px solid rgba(176, 141, 87, 0.22);
    overflow: visible;
}

.story-progress-fill {
    display: block;
    width: 100%;
    height: 0%;
    background: linear-gradient(180deg, var(--gold), #b08d57);
    border-radius: 999px;
    transition: height 0.08s ease-out;
}

.story-progress-thumb {
    position: absolute;
    left: 50%;
    top: 0%;
    transform: translate(-50%, -50%);
    width: 14px;
    height: 14px;
    border-radius: 50%;
    background: var(--gold-bright);
    border: 2px solid #5a3f27;
    box-shadow: 0 3px 8px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.35);
    cursor: pointer;
    transition: top 0.08s ease-out, transform 0.2s ease, background-color 0.2s ease;
    z-index: 2;
}

.story-progress-wrap:hover .story-progress-thumb {
    transform: translate(-50%, -50%) scale(1.3);
    background: #ffffff;
}

.story-chapter-nav {
    margin-bottom: 24px;
}

.story-chapter-nav .story-chapter-label {
    color: #6d5137;
    font-size: 0.78rem;
    letter-spacing: 0.14em;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    margin-bottom: 12px;
    display: inline-block;
    transition: color 0.25s ease;
}

.story-chapter-nav ul {
    display: grid;
    gap: 10px;
    list-style: none;
    margin: 0;
    padding: 0;
}

.story-chapter-nav a {
    display: inline-block;
    color: #5a3f27;
    text-decoration: none;
    border-bottom: 1px dashed rgba(90, 63, 39, 0.35);
    padding-bottom: 2px;
    transition: color 0.24s ease, transform 0.24s ease, border-color 0.25s ease;
}

.story-chapter-nav a:hover {
    color: #3a2412;
    transform: translateX(2px);
}

.story-detail-image {
    margin: 0 0 44px;
    border-radius: 22px;
    overflow: hidden;
    border: 1px solid rgba(176, 141, 87, 0.24);
    background: #ead6c1;
    box-shadow: inset 0 0 0 1px rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.18), 0 24px 54px rgba(88, 57, 24, 0.08);
    transition: background 0.25s ease, border-color 0.25s ease, box-shadow 0.25s ease;
}

.story-detail-image img {
    display: block;
    width: 100%;
    height: auto;
    object-fit: cover;
    max-height: 600px;
    transition: transform 0.4s ease;
}

.story-detail-image img:hover {
    transform: scale(1.01);
}

.story-detail-content {
    padding: 0;
    background: transparent;
    border: none;
    box-shadow: none;
}

.story-protected-text,
#aiSummaryModalContent {
    -webkit-touch-callout: none;
    -webkit-user-select: none;
    user-select: none;
}

body.story-copy-enabled .story-protected-text,
body.story-copy-enabled #aiSummaryModalContent {
    -webkit-touch-callout: default;
    -webkit-user-select: text;
    user-select: text;
}

.story-detail-content h2,
.story-detail-content h3 {
    color: #4f321d;
    font-family: "Times New Roman", Times, serif;
    font-weight: 700;
    margin: 2.4rem 0 1rem;
    line-height: 1.1;
    transition: color 0.25s ease;
}

.story-detail-content p,
.story-source p {
    color: #4D4035;
    font: 1.25rem/1.95 "Times New Roman", Times, serif;
    margin: 0 0 1.8rem;
    transition: color 250ms ease;
}

.story-detail-content p:first-of-type::first-letter {
    float: left;
    font-size: 4.75rem;
    line-height: 0.85;
    margin-right: 0.18em;
    margin-top: 0.08em;
    font-family: var(--font-display);
    font-weight: 800;
    color: #C9915C;
    letter-spacing: -0.05em;
    transition: color 250ms ease;
}

.story-detail-content p + p,
.story-source p + p {
    margin-top: 1.9rem;
}

.story-source {
    margin-top: 38px;
    padding: 30px 30px 26px;
    background: #F5EEE8;
    border: 1px solid #E8D7BC;
    border-radius: 20px;
    transition: background 250ms ease, border-color 250ms ease;
}

.story-source h2 {
    color: #34241B;
    transition: color 250ms ease;
}

.story-source h2 {
    margin-bottom: 18px;
    color: #4f321d;
    font: 700 1.55rem var(--font-serif);
    transition: color 0.25s ease;
}

.related-book-card {
    background: #f5e8d5;
    border: 1px solid rgba(176, 141, 87, 0.28);
    box-shadow: 0 18px 48px rgba(90, 51, 16, 0.08);
    color: #4f321d;
}

.related-book-card p {
    color: #5a3f27;
}

.related-book-card a {
    color: #3a2412;
    text-decoration: none;
}

.related-book-card a:hover {
    color: #3a2412;
    text-decoration: underline;
}

/* Story Subscribe Prompt Styles */
.story-subscribe-text {
    font-size: 0.98rem;
    line-height: 1.6;
    margin: 0;
    color: #5a3f27; /* Muted dark brown in day mode */
}

.story-subscribe-link {
    color: #b56d28; /* Saffron in day mode */
    text-decoration: underline;
    font-weight: 600;
    transition: color 0.2s ease;
}

.story-subscribe-link:hover {
    color: #8c5319;
}

body.story-reading-night .story-subscribe-text {
    color: var(--muted); /* Light beige/gray in night mode */
}

body.story-reading-night .story-subscribe-link {
    color: var(--gold-bright); /* Bright gold in night mode */
}

body.story-reading-night .story-subscribe-link:hover {
    color: var(--gold);
}

.story-detail-actions {
    display: flex;
    flex-wrap: wrap;
    gap: 16px;
    justify-content: flex-start;
    margin-top: 40px;
}

.story-nav-button {
    display: inline-flex;
    align-items: center;
    gap: 10px;
    padding: 10px 20px;
    background: transparent;
    border: 1px solid #B8956F;
    border-radius: 999px;
    color: #34241B;
    font: 700 0.95rem var(--font-body);
    text-decoration: none;
    transition: all 250ms ease;
}

.story-nav-button:hover {
    transform: translateY(-2px);
    background: rgba(184, 149, 111, 0.08);
    border-color: #8b7355;
}

body.story-reading-night .story-detail-page {
    background: #111111;
    background-image: none;
    transition: background 250ms ease;
}

body.story-reading-night .story-detail-page::before {
    display: none;
}

body.story-reading-night .story-detail-card {
    background: #181818;
    border-color: rgba(221, 160, 74, 0.25);
    box-shadow: 0 32px 70px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.65);
    transition: all 250ms ease;
}

body.story-reading-night .story-detail-panel {
    background: transparent;
}

body.story-reading-night .story-header-kicker {
    color: #DDA04A;
    transition: color 250ms ease;
}

body.story-reading-night .story-reading-time {
    color: #DDA04A;
    transition: color 250ms ease;
}

body.story-reading-night .story-detail-header {
    margin-bottom: 26px;
    text-align: center;
}

body.story-reading-night .story-detail-header::before,
body.story-reading-night .story-detail-header::after {
    background: linear-gradient(90deg, transparent, #DDA04A, transparent);
}

body.story-reading-night .story-detail-header h1 {
    color: #F5E7D2;
    transition: color 250ms ease;
}

body.story-reading-night .story-detail-header .story-meta {
    color: #DDA04A;
    transition: color 250ms ease;
}

body.story-reading-night .story-detail-content p,
body.story-reading-night .story-source p {
    color: #D8C8B2;
    transition: color 250ms ease;
}

body.story-reading-night .story-detail-content p:first-of-type::first-letter {
    color: #DDA04A;
    transition: color 250ms ease;
}

body.story-reading-night .story-source {
    background: #181818;
    border-color: rgba(221, 160, 74, 0.25);
    transition: all 250ms ease;
}

body.story-reading-night .story-source h2 {
    color: #F5E7D2;
    transition: color 250ms ease;
}

body.story-reading-night .story-detail-image {
    background: #1f1815;
    border-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.08);
    box-shadow: inset 0 0 0 1px rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.04), 0 24px 54px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.56);
    transition: all 250ms ease;
}

body.story-reading-night .story-progress-bar {
    background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.08);
    border-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.12);
    transition: all 250ms ease;
}

body.story-reading-night .story-progress-fill {
    background: linear-gradient(180deg, #d4af37, #b8860b);
    transition: background 250ms ease;
}

body.story-reading-night .story-progress-thumb {
    background: #d4af37;
    border-color: #050507;
    transition: all 250ms ease;
}

body.story-reading-night .story-progress-wrap:hover .story-progress-thumb {
    background: #ffffff;
}

body.story-reading-night .reading-mode-toggle {
    background: transparent;
    border-color: #DDA04A;
    border-width: 2px;
    color: #DDA04A;
    transition: all 250ms ease;
}

body.story-reading-night .reading-mode-toggle:hover {
    background: rgba(221, 160, 74, 0.12);
    border-color: #DDA04A;
    color: #F5E7D2;
}

body.story-reading-night .reading-mode-toggle:active {
    background: rgba(221, 160, 74, 0.08);
}

body.story-reading-night .story-detail-admin-actions a,
body.story-reading-night .story-detail-admin-actions button {
    background: transparent;
    border-color: #DDA04A;
    border-width: 1px;
    color: #DDA04A;
    transition: all 250ms ease;
}

body.story-reading-night .story-detail-admin-actions a:hover,
body.story-reading-night .story-detail-admin-actions button:hover {
    background: rgba(221, 160, 74, 0.12);
    border-color: #DDA04A;
    color: #F5E7D2;
}

body.story-reading-night .story-nav-button {
    background: transparent;
    border-color: #DDA04A;
    color: #DDA04A;
    transition: all 250ms ease;
}

body.story-reading-night .story-nav-button:hover {
    background: rgba(221, 160, 74, 0.12);
    border-color: #DDA04A;
    color: #F5E7D2;
}

body.story-reading-night .story-chapter-nav a {
    color: #cdbda9;
    border-bottom-color: rgba(205, 189, 169, 0.35);
    transition: all 250ms ease;
}

body.story-reading-night .story-chapter-nav a:hover {
    color: #d4af37;
}

body.story-reading-night .story-chapter-label {
    color: #cdbda9;
    transition: color 250ms ease;
}

@media (max-width: 900px) {
    .story-detail-shell {
        width: min(100%, 92vw);
        padding: 0 18px 60px;
    }

    .story-detail-topbar {
        position: relative;
        top: 0;
        padding-bottom: 0;
    }

    .story-detail-header-main,
    .story-detail-metadata-row {
        grid-template-columns: 1fr;
        gap: 16px;
    }

    .story-detail-header-col,
    .story-metadata-col {
        justify-content: flex-start;
    }

    .story-detail-header-right {
        justify-content: flex-start;
    }

    .story-detail-actions {
        flex-direction: column;
        align-items: stretch;
    }

    .story-detail-header h1 {
        font-size: clamp(1.8rem, 5vw, 2.5rem);
    }

    .story-detail-content p,
    .story-source p {
        font-size: 1.1rem;
        line-height: 1.9;
    }

    .story-detail-image {
        margin-bottom: 32px;
    }

    .story-detail-actions {
        justify-content: center;
    }
}

@media (max-width: 560px) {
    .story-detail-shell {
        width: min(100%, 96vw);
        padding: 0 14px 48px;
    }

    .story-detail-header h1 {
        font-size: 1.8rem;
    }

    .story-detail-readinfo strong {
        font-size: 1rem;
    }

    .story-progress-wrap {
        right: 12px;
        top: 55%;
        transform: translateY(-50%);
        height: 200px;
        width: 20px;
    }
    
    .story-progress-thumb {
        width: 12px;
        height: 12px;
    }

    .story-nav-button {
        width: 100%;
        justify-content: center;
    }
}

.story-detail-content {
    padding: clamp(28px, 5vw, 54px);
    transition: color 0.25s ease;
}

body.story-reading-night .story-detail-content p,
body.story-reading-night .story-source p {
    color: rgba(243, 234, 216, 0.86);
    font: 500 1.05rem var(--font-serif);
    line-height: 1.95;
}

.story-detail-content p + p,
.story-source p + p {
    margin-top: 1.3rem;
}

.story-source {
    margin-top: 30px;
    padding: clamp(24px, 4vw, 38px);
}

.story-source h2 {
    margin-bottom: 16px;
    color: #3a2412;
    font: 700 1.5rem var(--font-serif);
}

.related-book-card {
    width: min(900px, 100%);
    margin: 30px auto 0;
    padding: clamp(24px, 4vw, 34px);
    text-align: center;
    background: #e6d1b2;
    border: 1px solid rgba(176, 141, 87, 0.28);
}

.related-book-card p {
    margin-bottom: 12px;
    color: #3a2412;
    font-weight: 700;
}

.related-book-card a {
    color: #3a2412;
    font: 800 clamp(1.25rem, 3vw, 1.9rem) var(--font-serif);
    text-decoration: underline;
    text-decoration-color: rgba(90, 63, 39, 0.32);
    text-underline-offset: 6px;
    cursor: pointer;
    transition: color 0.22s ease, transform 0.22s ease;
}

.related-book-card a:hover {
    color: rgba(255, 246, 196, 1);
    transform: translateY(-1px);
}

.story-lightbox {
    position: fixed;
    inset: 0;
    z-index: 9999;
    display: grid;
    place-items: center;
    padding: 20px;
}

.story-lightbox.hidden {
    display: none;
}

.story-lightbox-backdrop {
    position: absolute;
    inset: 0;
    background: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.78);
}

.story-lightbox-dialog {
    position: relative;
    z-index: 1;
    width: min(100%, 1120px);
    max-height: min(100%, 90vh);
    border-radius: 16px;
    overflow: hidden;
    box-shadow: 0 36px 120px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.56);
    background: rgba(3, 6, 11, 0.92);
}

.story-lightbox-close {
    position: absolute;
    top: 14px;
    right: 14px;
    z-index: 2;
    border: none;
    background: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.48);
    color: #fff;
    width: 42px;
    height: 42px;
    border-radius: 999px;
    font-size: 1.55rem;
    line-height: 1;
    cursor: pointer;
}

.story-lightbox-close:hover {
    background: rgba(244, 220, 141, 0.18);
}

.story-lightbox-image {
    display: block;
    width: 100%;
    height: auto;
    max-height: 90vh;
    object-fit: contain;
    background: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.05);
}

.story-admin-top {
    position: fixed;
    top: 140px;
    right: max(18px, calc((100vw - var(--max)) / 2));
    z-index: 19;
    display: flex;
    justify-content: flex-end;
    gap: 12px;
    pointer-events: none;
}

.story-admin-top .submit-btn,
.story-admin-top .ghost-button {
    pointer-events: auto;
}

.stories-drafts-section {
    padding-top: 0;
}

.stories-drafts-section .section-heading {
    margin-bottom: 28px;
}

.story-card--draft {
    border-color: rgba(255, 176, 103, 0.28);
}

.story-status-badge {
    display: inline-flex;
    align-items: center;
    min-height: 28px;
    padding: 0 10px;
    border-radius: 999px;
    border: 1px solid rgba(255, 176, 103, 0.28);
    background: rgba(255, 176, 103, 0.1);
    color: rgba(255, 214, 166, 1);
    font: 700 0.72rem var(--font-inter);
    letter-spacing: 0.08em;
    text-transform: uppercase;
}

.story-post-section {
    padding-top: 180px;
}

.story-post-panel {
    width: min(900px, 100%);
    margin: 0 auto;
    padding: clamp(26px, 5vw, 48px);
    border: 1px solid rgba(216, 182, 90, 0.18);
    border-radius: 8px;
    background: rgba(12, 15, 22, 0.76);
    box-shadow: 0 24px 72px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.26);
    backdrop-filter: blur(20px);
}

.story-post-panel .section-heading {
    margin-bottom: 28px;
}

.story-post-form {
    display: grid;
    gap: 18px;
}

.story-post-form label {
    display: grid;
    gap: 10px;
    color: var(--gold-bright);
    font-size: 0.7rem;
    font-weight: 800;
    letter-spacing: 0.16em;
    text-transform: uppercase;
}

.story-post-form input,
.story-post-form textarea,
.story-post-form select {
    width: 100%;
    padding: 14px 16px;
    border: 1px solid rgba(216, 182, 90, 0.16);
    border-radius: 8px;
    background: rgba(5, 5, 7, 0.58);
    color: var(--ivory);
    outline: none;
    transition: border-color 0.25s ease, box-shadow 0.25s ease, background 0.25s ease;
}

.story-post-form input:focus,
.story-post-form textarea:focus,
.story-post-form select:focus {
    border-color: rgba(244, 220, 141, 0.72);
    box-shadow: 0 0 0 4px rgba(216, 182, 90, 0.1);
}

.story-post-form .submit-btn {
    justify-self: start;
}

.story-post-form .submit-btn:disabled {
    cursor: wait;
    opacity: 0.68;
}

.story-post-status {
    min-height: 1.4rem;
    color: rgba(243, 234, 216, 0.72);
}

.story-post-status[data-tone="error"] {
    color: rgba(255, 210, 180, 0.92);
}

.quote-band {
    position: relative;
    z-index: 3;
    padding: clamp(40px, 5vw, 76px) 22px;
    border-block: 1px solid rgba(216, 182, 90, 0.14);
    background:
        linear-gradient(rgba(5, 5, 7, 0.68), rgba(5, 5, 7, 0.72)),
        radial-gradient(circle at 50% 50%, rgba(216, 182, 90, 0.24), transparent 30rem),
        repeating-linear-gradient(120deg, transparent 0 28px, rgba(216, 182, 90, 0.035) 28px 29px);
    text-align: center;
    overflow: hidden;
}

.quote-band::before {
    content: "";
    position: absolute;
    inset: -30% 20%;
    background: radial-gradient(ellipse, rgba(244, 220, 141, 0.18), transparent 65%);
    filter: blur(28px);
    animation: bloomPulse 8s ease-in-out infinite;
}

.quote-band p {
    position: relative;
    max-width: 900px;
    margin: 0 auto;
    color: var(--ivory);
    font: 700 clamp(1.7rem, 4vw, 3.8rem) / 1.16 var(--font-serif);
}

.contact-form {
    display: grid;
    gap: 16px;
    padding: clamp(20px, 4vw, 34px);
    border: 1px solid var(--line);
    border-radius: 8px;
    background:
        linear-gradient(135deg, rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.07), rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.025)),
        rgba(5, 5, 7, 0.32);
    box-shadow: inset 0 1px 0 rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.09), 0 28px 86px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.34);
    backdrop-filter: blur(18px);
    max-width: 720px;
    width: min(100%, 720px);
    margin-inline: auto;
}

.contact-copy {
    display: flex;
    flex-direction: column;
    justify-content: center;
    gap: 16px;
}

.contact-actions {
    display: flex;
    justify-content: center;
    gap: 16px;
    margin-top: 12px;
}

.contact-icon {
    display: grid;
    place-items: center;
    width: 56px;
    height: 56px;
    border-radius: 50%;
    border: 1px solid rgba(244, 220, 141, 0.22);
    background: rgba(244, 220, 141, 0.08);
    color: var(--gold-bright);
    transition: transform 0.35s var(--ease-luxury), box-shadow 0.35s ease, background 0.35s ease;
    box-shadow: 0 0 0 rgba(216, 182, 90, 0);
}

.contact-icon svg {
    width: 1.35rem;
    height: 1.35rem;
}

.contact-icon:hover {
    transform: translateY(-2px) scale(1.05);
    box-shadow: 0 0 28px rgba(244, 220, 141, 0.32);
    background: rgba(244, 220, 141, 0.15);
}

.contact-icon:focus-visible {
    outline: 2px solid rgba(244, 220, 141, 0.55);
    outline-offset: 3px;
}

.contact-form label {
    display: grid;
    gap: 8px;
    color: var(--gold-bright);
    font-size: 0.72rem;
    font-weight: 800;
    letter-spacing: 0.16em;
    text-transform: uppercase;
}

.contact-form input,
.contact-form textarea {
    width: 100%;
    border: 1px solid rgba(216, 182, 90, 0.24);
    border-radius: 4px;
    background: rgba(5, 5, 7, 0.52);
    color: var(--ivory);
    padding: 14px 15px;
    outline: none;
    transition: border-color 0.25s ease, box-shadow 0.25s ease, background 0.25s ease;
}

.contact-form textarea {
    resize: vertical;
}

.contact-form input:focus,
.contact-form textarea:focus {
    border-color: rgba(244, 220, 141, 0.72);
    background: rgba(5, 5, 7, 0.72);
    box-shadow: 0 0 0 4px rgba(216, 182, 90, 0.1);
}

.submit-btn {
    border: 0;
    cursor: pointer;
}

.footer {
    position: relative;
    z-index: 3;
    padding: 42px 22px 26px;
    border-top: 1px solid rgba(216, 182, 90, 0.18);
    background:
        radial-gradient(circle at 50% 0, rgba(216, 182, 90, 0.1), transparent 28rem),
        #050507;
}

.footer-container {
    width: min(var(--max), 100%);
    margin: 0 auto;
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: 1fr;
    justify-items: center;
    gap: 28px;
    align-items: center;
    text-align: center;
}

.footer-intro {
    max-width: 780px;
}

.footer p {
    margin-top: 8px;
    color: rgba(243, 234, 216, 0.58);
    font-size: 0.95rem;
    line-height: 1.7;
}
.footer-links,
.footer-social {
    display: flex;
    gap: 18px;
    align-items: center;
}

.footer-links a,
.footer-social a {
    color: rgba(243, 234, 216, 0.64);
    font-size: 0.78rem;
    font-weight: 800;
    letter-spacing: 0.14em;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    transition: color 0.25s ease;
}

.footer-social a {
    display: grid;
    width: 38px;
    height: 38px;
    place-items: center;
    border: 1px solid var(--line);
    border-radius: 50%;
}

.footer-links a:hover,
.footer-social a:hover {
    color: var(--gold-bright);
}

.footer-bottom {
    width: min(var(--max), 100%);
    margin: 30px auto 0;
    padding-top: 22px;
    border-top: 1px solid rgba(216, 182, 90, 0.12);
    text-align: center;
}

.back-btn {
    position: absolute;
    top: 180px;
    left: 20px;
    display: inline-flex;
    align-items: center;
    gap: 8px;
    padding: 10px 16px;
    border: 1px solid rgba(244, 220, 141, 0.3);
    border-radius: 6px;
    background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.05);
    color: var(--gold-bright);
    font-size: 0.85rem;
    font-weight: 700;
    letter-spacing: 0.08em;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    text-decoration: none;
    transition: all 0.3s ease;
    z-index: 10;
}

.dynamic-book-detail .back-btn {
    position: relative;
    top: auto;
    left: auto;
    margin-bottom: 1.5rem;
    z-index: 10;
}

.story-detail-page .back-btn {
    position: relative;
    top: auto;
    left: auto;
    margin: 36px 0 26px;
    background: rgba(248, 241, 229, 0.96);
    border-color: rgba(176, 141, 87, 0.45);
    color: #3a2412;
    box-shadow: 0 18px 40px rgba(86, 58, 26, 0.12);
}

.story-detail-page .back-btn:hover {
    background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 1);
    color: #3a2412;
    transform: translateY(0);
    box-shadow: 0 18px 40px rgba(86, 58, 26, 0.18);
}

.back-btn:hover {
    background: rgba(244, 220, 141, 0.1);
    border-color: var(--gold-bright);
    color: var(--ivory);
    transform: translateY(-2px);
    box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgba(216, 182, 90, 0.2);
}

.book-detail {
    position: relative;
    min-height: 100vh;
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
    justify-content: center;
    padding: 180px 22px 80px;
}

.book-cover-container {
    display: flex;
    justify-content: center;
    margin-bottom: 40px;
}

.book-cover-container img {
    max-width: 280px;
    width: 100%;
    height: auto;
    border-radius: 8px;
    position: relative;
    background: 
        radial-gradient(circle at 30% 20%, rgba(244, 220, 141, 0.08), transparent 40%),
        radial-gradient(circle at 70% 80%, rgba(216, 182, 90, 0.06), transparent 45%),
        linear-gradient(135deg, rgba(255, 248, 220, 0.1), rgba(245, 222, 179, 0.05));
    border: 2px solid rgba(216, 182, 90, 0.3);
    box-shadow: 
        0 25px 70px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.5),
        0 15px 35px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.3),
        0 0 50px rgba(216, 182, 90, 0.2),
        inset 0 0 0 1px rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.1),
        inset 0 1px 0 rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.2);
    filter: 
        sepia(0.1) 
        contrast(1.05) 
        brightness(0.98) 
        saturate(0.95);
    transition: transform 0.6s ease, box-shadow 0.6s ease, filter 0.6s ease;
}

.book-cover-container:hover img {
    transform: translateY(-12px) scale(1.03) rotateX(2deg);
    box-shadow: 
        0 35px 90px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.6),
        0 20px 45px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.4),
        0 0 70px rgba(216, 182, 90, 0.3),
        inset 0 0 0 1px rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.15),
        inset 0 1px 0 rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.25);
    filter: 
        sepia(0.05) 
        contrast(1.08) 
        brightness(1.02) 
        saturate(1.02);
}

.book-title {
    font: 700 clamp(2.2rem, 6vw, 4.5rem) / 1.1 var(--font-display);
    color: var(--ivory);
    text-align: center;
    margin-bottom: 30px;
    text-shadow: 0 0 30px rgba(244, 220, 141, 0.3);
    letter-spacing: 0.02em;
}

.divider {
    width: 120px;
    height: 2px;
    background: linear-gradient(90deg, transparent, var(--gold-bright), transparent);
    border: none;
    margin: 0 auto 40px;
    box-shadow: 0 0 20px rgba(216, 182, 90, 0.4);
}

.book-description {
    max-width: 800px;
    margin: 0 auto 50px;
    padding: 40px;
    border: 1px solid rgba(216, 182, 90, 0.2);
    border-radius: 12px;
    background: rgba(12, 15, 22, 0.6);
    backdrop-filter: blur(20px);
    box-shadow: inset 0 1px 0 rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.1), 0 20px 60px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.3);
    text-align: center;
}

.book-description p {
    font: 400 1.2rem / 1.8 var(--font-marathi);
    color: rgba(243, 234, 216, 0.9);
    margin: 0;
}

.dynamic-book-detail .book-description p {
    font-family: var(--font-serif);
}

.dynamic-book-detail-meta {
    justify-content: center;
    margin: -18px auto 34px;
    text-align: center;
}

.reading-options {
    display: flex;
    justify-content: center;
    gap: 20px;
    flex-wrap: wrap;
}

.reading-options .cta-button {
    min-width: 200px;
    text-align: center;
}

.language-switcher {
    display: grid;
    gap: 18px;
    margin-bottom: 42px;
    text-align: center;
}

.language-options {
    display: inline-flex;
    justify-content: center;
    flex-wrap: wrap;
    gap: 14px;
    border: 1px solid rgba(244, 220, 141, 0.18);
    padding: 8px;
    border-radius: 999px;
    background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.03);
    box-shadow: inset 0 0 0 1px rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.05);
}

.book-content {
    transition: opacity 0.35s ease, transform 0.35s ease;
}

.book-family-title {
    font: 700 0.95rem var(--font-display);
    text-transform: uppercase;
    letter-spacing: 0.18em;
    color: rgba(244, 220, 141, 0.92);
    margin: 0 auto 10px;
}

.book-edition-note {
    max-width: 760px;
    margin: 0 auto 28px;
    color: rgba(243, 234, 216, 0.78);
    font-size: 0.96rem;
    line-height: 1.7;
    font-family: var(--font-serif);
}

.language-option {
    border: none;
    background: transparent;
    color: rgba(243, 234, 216, 0.86);
    font: 600 0.92rem var(--font-body);
    letter-spacing: 0.06em;
    padding: 12px 20px;
    border-radius: 999px;
    cursor: pointer;
    transition: background 0.32s ease, color 0.32s ease, transform 0.32s ease;
}

.language-option:hover,
.language-option.active {
    background: rgba(244, 220, 141, 0.14);
    color: var(--ivory);
    transform: translateY(-1px);
}

.book-meta-row {
    display: flex;
    justify-content: center;
    gap: 18px;
    flex-wrap: wrap;
    margin-bottom: 34px;
    font-size: 0.98rem;
    color: rgba(243, 234, 216, 0.8);
}

.edition-reviews {
    margin-top: 48px;
}

.review-grid {
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: repeat(2, minmax(0, 1fr));
    gap: 20px;
    margin-top: 24px;
}

.review-grid .review-card {
    padding: 26px 26px 88px;
    border: 1px solid rgba(244, 220, 141, 0.16);
    border-radius: 16px;
    background: rgba(12, 15, 22, 0.72);
    box-shadow: inset 0 0 0 1px rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.05), 0 18px 50px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.25);
}

.review-grid .review-card h3 {
    margin-bottom: 14px;
    font: 700 1rem var(--font-display);
    letter-spacing: 0.06em;
    color: var(--gold-bright);
}

.review-grid .review-card p {
    margin: 0;
    line-height: 1.8;
    color: rgba(243, 234, 216, 0.86);
    font-family: var(--font-serif);
}

.book-content.is-updating {
    opacity: 0.32;
    transform: translateY(10px);
}

@media (max-width: 900px) {
    .review-grid {
        grid-template-columns: 1fr;
    }

    .language-options {
        width: min(100%, 520px);
        justify-content: center;
    }

    .book-meta-row {
        gap: 12px;
        font-size: 0.95rem;
    }
}

.reveal {
    opacity: 0;
    filter: blur(10px);
    transform: translateY(42px) scale(0.985);
    transition: opacity 0.95s var(--ease-luxury), transform 0.95s var(--ease-luxury), filter 0.95s ease;
}

.reveal-left {
    transform: translateX(-44px) scale(0.985);
}

.reveal-right {
    transform: translateX(44px) scale(0.985);
}

.reveal.visible {
    opacity: 1;
    filter: blur(0);
    transform: translateY(0);
}

.reveal-left.visible,
.reveal-right.visible {
    transform: translateX(0);
}

.reveal.visible.hero-content {
    transform: translateY(-2vh);
}

@keyframes crestGlow {
    0%, 100% {
        opacity: 0.08;
        transform: translateY(0);
    }
    50% {
        opacity: 0.16;
        transform: translateY(-8px);
    }
}

@keyframes beamDrift {
    0% {
        opacity: 0.13;
        translate: -2% -1%;
    }
    100% {
        opacity: 0.28;
        translate: 4% 2%;
    }
}

@keyframes bloomPulse {
    0%, 100% {
        opacity: 0.46;
        filter: blur(42px) saturate(1);
    }
    50% {
        opacity: 0.82;
        filter: blur(54px) saturate(1.18);
    }
}

@keyframes fogDrift {
    0% {
        transform: translate3d(-3vw, 0, 0) scaleX(1);
    }
    100% {
        transform: translate3d(4vw, -1.5vh, 0) scaleX(1.08);
    }
}

@keyframes scrollPulse {
    0%, 100% {
        opacity: 0.35;
        transform: scaleY(0.65);
    }
    50% {
        opacity: 1;
        transform: scaleY(1);
    }
}

@keyframes rotateSlow {
    to {
        transform: rotate(405deg);
    }
}

@keyframes breathe {
    0%, 100% {
        transform: scale(1);
        opacity: 0.72;
    }
    50% {
        transform: scale(1.05);
        opacity: 1;
    }
}

@keyframes borderBreathe {
    0%, 100% {
        opacity: 0.62;
        box-shadow: 0 0 28px rgba(216, 182, 90, 0.16), inset 0 0 28px rgba(216, 182, 90, 0.1);
    }
    50% {
        opacity: 1;
        box-shadow: 0 0 48px rgba(244, 220, 141, 0.24), inset 0 0 34px rgba(216, 182, 90, 0.14);
    }
}

@keyframes portraitParticles {
    from {
        transform: translate3d(0, 0, 0);
    }
    to {
        transform: translate3d(36px, -42px, 0);
    }
}

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

    *,
    *::before,
    *::after {
        animation-duration: 0.01ms !important;
        animation-iteration-count: 1 !important;
        transition-duration: 0.01ms !important;
    }
}

/* Legacy inline-style containment for dynamically rendered/admin surfaces. */
#storySearchInput {
    color: var(--ink) !important;
    border: 1px solid rgba(205,126,42,.25) !important;
    border-radius: 12px !important;
    background: #fff8ec !important;
    box-shadow: inset 0 1px rgba(255,255,255,.85);
}
#storySearchInput::placeholder { color: #92715a; }
#storySearchInput:focus {
    border-color: #e85d13 !important;
    box-shadow: 0 0 0 4px rgba(232,93,19,.11) !important;
}

#storyAdminWarning,
#statsAdminWarning,
.add-review-container {
    color: var(--ink) !important;
    border: 1px solid rgba(205,126,42,.22) !important;
    border-radius: 22px !important;
    background: #fff8ec !important;
    box-shadow: 0 14px 38px rgba(105,54,21,.1) !important;
    backdrop-filter: none !important;
}

.collection-container [style*="color: #f4dc8d"],
.collection-container [style*="color:#f4dc8d"],
.book-reviews-section [style*="color: #f4dc8d"] {
    color: #b74415 !important;
    text-shadow: none !important;
}

.collection-container button[style*="border-radius: 4px"],
.collection-container a[style*="border-radius: 4px"],
.book-edit-btn,
.admin-only.book-edit-btn {
    color: #fff !important;
    border: 1px solid rgba(183,59,10,.16) !important;
    border-radius: 999px !important;
    background: linear-gradient(145deg, #f47a1d, #e85d13 58%, #d8490d) !important;
    box-shadow: 0 7px 18px rgba(178,67,13,.2) !important;
}

.formatting-toolbar {
    color: var(--ink);
    border-color: rgba(205,126,42,.22);
    border-radius: 14px;
    background: #ffead1;
}
.formatting-toolbar button,
.formatting-toolbar select {
    color: #a84318;
    border-color: rgba(205,126,42,.22);
    background: #fff8ec;
}

.story-reading-controls,
.story-detail-topbar {
    border-color: rgba(205,126,42,.2);
    background: #ffedd6;
}

@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) {
    .book-card:hover,
    .story-card:hover,
    .review-card:hover,
    .stats-tile:hover,
    .cta-button:hover,
    .book-btn:hover,
    .submit-btn:hover,
    .ghost-button:hover {
        transform: none !important;
    }
}

/* ==========================================================================
   Books visual-language prototype
   The cinematic hero remains intentionally separate from the parchment system.
   ========================================================================== */
.hero {
    min-height: max(100svh, 720px);
    color: #f3ead8;
    background: #050507;
}

.hero-bg-image {
    opacity: .9;
    filter: saturate(.76) contrast(1.2) brightness(.62);
    mix-blend-mode: normal;
}

.hero-bg-image::after {
    background:
        radial-gradient(circle at 50% 34%, rgba(216, 182, 90, .22), transparent 21rem),
        linear-gradient(115deg, rgba(68, 27, 34, .52), transparent 34%, rgba(7, 11, 19, .72)),
        linear-gradient(to bottom, rgba(0, 0, 0, .16), transparent 28%, rgba(0, 0, 0, .62) 92%);
}

.hero::before {
    opacity: .92;
    background:
        linear-gradient(to bottom, rgba(5, 5, 7, .08), rgba(5, 5, 7, .62) 62%, #050507),
        radial-gradient(circle at 50% 34%, rgba(244, 220, 141, .24), transparent 16rem),
        radial-gradient(circle at 74% 54%, rgba(181, 109, 40, .28), transparent 30rem),
        radial-gradient(circle at 22% 62%, rgba(68, 27, 34, .5), transparent 32rem),
        linear-gradient(135deg, #050507, #111827 42%, #2e171d);
}

.hero::after {
    background:
        radial-gradient(ellipse at 50% 50%, transparent 0 36%, rgba(0, 0, 0, .4) 76%, rgba(0, 0, 0, .78)),
        linear-gradient(90deg, rgba(0, 0, 0, .58), transparent 20% 80%, rgba(0, 0, 0, .62)),
        linear-gradient(to bottom, transparent 78%, #050507);
    opacity: .78;
}

.cinema-lighting,
.fog-layer { display: block; }

.hero-content {
    width: min(920px, 100%);
    margin-inline: auto;
    align-items: center;
    text-align: center;
}

.hero .eyebrow { color: #f4dc8d; }

.hero-title {
    color: #f3ead8;
    filter: drop-shadow(0 0 30px rgba(216, 182, 90, .26)) drop-shadow(0 28px 64px rgba(0, 0, 0, .78));
}

.hero-title span,
.hero-title-top,
.hero-title-mid,
.hero-title-main {
    color: transparent;
    -webkit-text-fill-color: transparent;
    background: linear-gradient(180deg, #fff8df, #f3ead8 42%, #b99b54);
    -webkit-background-clip: text;
    background-clip: text;
}

.hero-title::after {
    background: linear-gradient(90deg, transparent, #d8b65a, transparent);
}

.hero-subtitle {
    color: rgba(243, 234, 216, .86);
    text-shadow: 0 10px 36px rgba(0, 0, 0, .7);
}

.hero-author,
.hero .scroll-cue { color: #b9ac93; }
.hero-crest { color: rgba(216, 182, 90, .1); opacity: 1; }
.hero .fort-silhouette,
.hero .mountain-haze { opacity: .44; filter: blur(1px); }
.hero .fort-silhouette { opacity: 1; filter: drop-shadow(0 -18px 45px rgba(216, 182, 90, .08)); }

#books {
    position: relative;
    isolation: isolate;
    overflow: hidden;
    color: #2e2218;
    background:
        linear-gradient(180deg, rgba(224, 205, 174, .2), transparent 16rem),
        radial-gradient(circle at 8% 18%, rgba(169, 106, 53, .09), transparent 24rem),
        radial-gradient(circle at 92% 78%, rgba(200, 155, 60, .1), transparent 28rem),
        repeating-linear-gradient(2deg, rgba(90, 61, 33, .018) 0 1px, transparent 1px 6px),
        #f4eee3;
}

#books::before {
    content: "";
    position: absolute;
    z-index: -1;
    top: -180px;
    right: -160px;
    width: 460px;
    aspect-ratio: 1;
    opacity: .045;
    border: 1px solid #8d5d2d;
    border-radius: 50%;
    background:
        radial-gradient(circle, transparent 0 28%, #8d5d2d 28.4% 28.8%, transparent 29.2% 42%, #8d5d2d 42.4% 42.8%, transparent 43.2%),
        conic-gradient(from 22.5deg, transparent 0 10deg, #8d5d2d 10deg 11deg, transparent 11deg 45deg);
}

#books::after {
    content: "◆";
    position: absolute;
    z-index: -1;
    left: 50%;
    bottom: 28px;
    width: min(680px, 70vw);
    height: 1px;
    display: grid;
    place-items: center;
    color: #a96a35;
    font-size: .7rem;
    background: linear-gradient(90deg, transparent, rgba(169, 106, 53, .38), transparent);
    transform: translateX(-50%);
}

#books .section-heading {
    position: relative;
    max-width: 900px;
}

#books .section-kicker {
    color: #8a592f;
}

#books .section-title {
    color: #2e2218;
    font-family: "Cormorant Garamond", Georgia, serif;
    font-weight: 600;
}

#books .books-grid {
    gap: clamp(26px, 3.4vw, 42px);
}

#books .book-card {
    border: 1px solid rgba(200, 155, 60, .26);
    border-radius: 22px;
    background:
        linear-gradient(145deg, rgba(255, 255, 255, .58), transparent 44%),
        #fff9f2;
    box-shadow:
        0 18px 46px rgba(73, 49, 25, .09),
        inset 0 1px rgba(255, 255, 255, .86);
}

#books .book-card::after {
    content: "";
    position: absolute;
    inset: 8px;
    pointer-events: none;
    border: 1px solid rgba(200, 155, 60, .1);
    border-radius: 15px;
}

#books .book-card:hover {
    transform: translateY(-3px);
    border-color: rgba(169, 106, 53, .52);
    box-shadow: 0 24px 56px rgba(73, 49, 25, .14), inset 0 1px #fff;
}

#books .book-cover {
    height: 380px;
    margin: 14px 14px 0;
    padding: 38px;
    border: 1px solid rgba(200, 155, 60, .14);
    border-radius: 15px;
    background:
        radial-gradient(circle at 50% 42%, rgba(200, 155, 60, .16), transparent 11rem),
        repeating-linear-gradient(0deg, rgba(99, 66, 34, .018) 0 1px, transparent 1px 5px),
        #f4eee3 !important;
}

#books .book-cover::before {
    inset: 12px;
    border-color: rgba(169, 106, 53, .2);
    border-radius: 10px;
}

#books .book-mockup {
    height: 300px;
    filter: drop-shadow(0 16px 18px rgba(73, 49, 25, .26));
}

#books .book-body {
    gap: 14px;
    padding: 25px 30px 34px;
}

#books .book-series,
#books .book-meta {
    color: #8a592f;
    font-family: "Inter", sans-serif;
}

#books .book-body h3 {
    color: #2e2218;
    font: 600 1.55rem/1.16 "Cormorant Garamond", Georgia, serif;
}

#books .book-body p {
    color: #6b5a4a;
    font-family: "Source Serif 4", Georgia, serif;
    line-height: 1.75;
}

#books .books-status { color: #6b5a4a; }

@media (max-width: 900px) {
    .hero {
        background: #050507;
    }

    .hero-bg-image { opacity: .76; }
}

@media (max-width: 560px) {
    #books .book-cover { height: 344px; padding: 32px; }
    #books .book-mockup { height: 268px; }
    #books .book-body { padding-inline: 24px; }
}

@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) {
    #books .book-card:hover,
    #books .book-card:hover .book-mockup {
        transform: none;
    }
}

/* Preserve the established cinematic hero above the archival Books prototype. */
.hero {
    min-height: max(100svh, 720px);
    color: #f3ead8;
    background: #050507;
}

.hero-bg-image {
    opacity: .9;
    filter: saturate(.76) contrast(1.2) brightness(.62);
    mix-blend-mode: normal;
}

.hero-bg-image::after {
    background:
        radial-gradient(circle at 50% 34%, rgba(216, 182, 90, .22), transparent 21rem),
        linear-gradient(115deg, rgba(68, 27, 34, .52), transparent 34%, rgba(7, 11, 19, .72)),
        linear-gradient(to bottom, rgba(0, 0, 0, .16), transparent 28%, rgba(0, 0, 0, .62) 92%);
}

.hero::before {
    opacity: .92;
    background:
        linear-gradient(to bottom, rgba(5, 5, 7, .08), rgba(5, 5, 7, .62) 62%, #050507),
        radial-gradient(circle at 50% 34%, rgba(244, 220, 141, .24), transparent 16rem),
        radial-gradient(circle at 74% 54%, rgba(181, 109, 40, .28), transparent 30rem),
        radial-gradient(circle at 22% 62%, rgba(68, 27, 34, .5), transparent 32rem),
        linear-gradient(135deg, #050507, #111827 42%, #2e171d);
}

.hero::after {
    opacity: .78;
    background:
        radial-gradient(ellipse at 50% 50%, transparent 0 36%, rgba(0, 0, 0, .4) 76%, rgba(0, 0, 0, .78)),
        linear-gradient(90deg, rgba(0, 0, 0, .58), transparent 20% 80%, rgba(0, 0, 0, .62)),
        linear-gradient(to bottom, transparent 78%, #050507);
}

.cinema-lighting,
.fog-layer { display: block; }

.hero-content {
    width: min(920px, 100%);
    margin-inline: auto;
    align-items: center;
    text-align: center;
}

.hero .eyebrow { color: #f4dc8d; }

.hero-title {
    color: #f3ead8;
    filter: drop-shadow(0 0 30px rgba(216, 182, 90, .26)) drop-shadow(0 28px 64px rgba(0, 0, 0, .78));
}

.hero-title span,
.hero-title-top,
.hero-title-mid,
.hero-title-main {
    color: transparent;
    -webkit-text-fill-color: transparent;
    background: linear-gradient(180deg, #fff8df, #f3ead8 42%, #b99b54);
    -webkit-background-clip: text;
    background-clip: text;
}

.hero-title::after {
    background: linear-gradient(90deg, transparent, #d8b65a, transparent);
}

.hero-subtitle {
    color: rgba(243, 234, 216, .86);
    text-shadow: 0 10px 36px rgba(0, 0, 0, .7);
}

.hero-author,
.hero .scroll-cue { color: #b9ac93; }
.hero-crest { color: rgba(216, 182, 90, .1); opacity: 1; }
.hero .mountain-haze { opacity: .44; filter: blur(1px); }
.hero .fort-silhouette {
    opacity: 1;
    filter: drop-shadow(0 -18px 45px rgba(216, 182, 90, .08));
}

@media (max-width: 900px) {
    .hero { background: #050507; }
    .hero-bg-image { opacity: .76; }
}

/* ==========================================================================
   Sanatana-inspired unified material system
   Visual language only: original content, structure, and behavior are retained.
   ========================================================================== */
:root {
    --ink: #3a2418;
    --charcoal: #4b3020;
    --night: #f2dfc7;
    --indigo: #f6e8d6;
    --wine: #b43d1f;
    --saffron: #e85d13;
    --gold: #d9932e;
    --gold-bright: #ee741b;
    --ivory: #fff7e9;
    --muted: #745b49;
    --glass: #fff8ec;
    --line: rgba(205, 126, 42, .24);
    --font-display: "Cormorant Garamond", "Noto Serif Devanagari", Georgia, serif;
    --font-serif: "Source Serif 4", "Noto Serif Devanagari", Georgia, serif;
    --font-body: "Inter", Arial, sans-serif;
    --shadow-gold: 0 14px 34px rgba(128, 67, 22, .15);
}

html { color-scheme: light; }

body,
body.story-reading,
body.story-reading-night {
    color: var(--ink);
    background:
        radial-gradient(circle at 8% 4%, rgba(238, 116, 27, .1), transparent 23rem),
        radial-gradient(circle at 92% 22%, rgba(217, 147, 46, .1), transparent 28rem),
        repeating-linear-gradient(2deg, rgba(94, 49, 20, .018) 0 1px, transparent 1px 6px),
        #fff1df;
    font-family: var(--font-serif);
}

body::before,
body::after {
    opacity: .05;
    background:
        radial-gradient(circle, transparent 25%, #dd6a1e 26% 27%, transparent 28% 38%, #d59a42 39% 40%, transparent 41%),
        conic-gradient(from 22.5deg, transparent 0 10deg, #d66a24 10deg 11deg, transparent 11deg 45deg);
}

#particleCanvas { display: none !important; }

.site-texture {
    opacity: .035;
    mix-blend-mode: multiply;
    background-image:
        repeating-linear-gradient(3deg, rgba(83, 46, 21, .34) 0 1px, transparent 1px 5px),
        radial-gradient(circle, rgba(83, 46, 21, .34) 0 .55px, transparent .8px);
    background-size: 100% 7px, 11px 13px;
}

.navbar { inset: 14px 16px auto; }
.nav-container,
.navbar.scrolled .nav-container {
    border: 1px solid rgba(213, 122, 39, .2);
    border-radius: 22px;
    background: rgba(255, 247, 233, .94);
    box-shadow: 0 10px 30px rgba(119, 61, 23, .12), inset 0 1px rgba(255,255,255,.9);
    backdrop-filter: blur(18px);
}
.nav-container::after { display: none; }
.logo-mark {
    border-color: rgba(227, 104, 22, .26);
    background: #ffead0;
    box-shadow: 0 6px 16px rgba(153, 72, 20, .13);
}
.logo-text,
.footer-brand {
    color: #a83d1c;
    font: 700 1.18rem var(--font-display);
    letter-spacing: .045em;
    text-transform: none;
}
.nav-link {
    color: #674532;
    font: 600 .76rem var(--font-body);
    letter-spacing: .1em;
}
.nav-link::before { display: none; }
.nav-link::after { background: #e85d13; }
.nav-link:hover,
.nav-link.active { color: #d74f10; text-shadow: none; }
.hamburger span { background: #6b3c24; }
.auth-button,
.auth-button.logged-in {
    color: #d85013;
    border-color: rgba(225, 94, 19, .24);
    background: #ffe8cd;
}

.auth-dropdown-panel,
.modal-panel {
    color: var(--ink);
    border: 1px solid rgba(213, 122, 39, .2);
    border-radius: 22px;
    background: #fff8ec;
    box-shadow: 0 22px 62px rgba(91, 47, 20, .2);
    backdrop-filter: none;
}
.modal-overlay { background: rgba(82, 43, 22, .45); backdrop-filter: blur(8px); }
.dropdown-email,
.dropdown-action,
.modal-copy { color: var(--ink); }
.dropdown-name { color: #d05217; }
.dropdown-profile { border-color: var(--line); }
.dropdown-action,
.admin-action-card {
    color: var(--ink);
    border-color: var(--line);
    border-radius: 14px;
    background: #fff1df;
}
.dropdown-action:hover,
.admin-action-card:hover { color: #a83d1c; background: #ffe4c2; border-color: rgba(232,93,19,.42); }

.hero {
    min-height: max(100svh, 720px);
    color: var(--ink);
    background:
        radial-gradient(circle at 72% 25%, rgba(238, 116, 27, .14), transparent 24rem),
        radial-gradient(circle at 18% 70%, rgba(217, 147, 46, .12), transparent 28rem),
        linear-gradient(145deg, #fff8eb, #ffecd6 55%, #f9d5aa);
}
.hero-bg-image {
    opacity: .14;
    filter: sepia(.8) saturate(.72) contrast(.78);
    mix-blend-mode: multiply;
}
.hero-bg-image::after {
    background: linear-gradient(90deg, #fff5e7 0%, rgba(255,245,231,.64) 55%, rgba(255,232,204,.34));
}
.hero::before {
    opacity: .055;
    background:
        radial-gradient(circle, transparent 0 28%, #d55b17 28.5% 29%, transparent 29.5% 40%, #d99534 40.5% 41%, transparent 41.5%),
        conic-gradient(from 22.5deg, transparent 0 10deg, #d55b17 10deg 11deg, transparent 11deg 45deg);
}
.hero::after {
    opacity: 1;
    background:
        radial-gradient(circle at 50% 38%, rgba(255,255,255,.22), transparent 30rem),
        linear-gradient(to bottom, transparent 76%, #fff1df);
}
.cinema-lighting,
.fog-layer,
.fort-silhouette,
.mountain-haze { display: none; }
.hero-content {
    width: min(860px, calc(100% - 36px));
    margin-inline: auto;
    align-items: center;
    text-align: center;
}
.hero .eyebrow,
.section-kicker { color: #d65016; }
.hero-title {
    color: #ba4219;
    filter: none;
    font-family: var(--font-display);
}
.hero-title span,
.hero-title-top,
.hero-title-mid,
.hero-title-main {
    color: #b43d1f;
    -webkit-text-fill-color: currentColor;
    background: none;
}
.hero-title-top { color: #d05b21; }
.hero-title-mid { color: #79523a; }
.hero-title::after { background: linear-gradient(90deg, transparent, #e5661c, transparent); box-shadow: none; }
.hero-subtitle {
    color: #654633;
    text-shadow: none;
    font-weight: 400;
}
.hero-author,
.hero .scroll-cue { color: #9f542d; }
.hero-crest { color: #db6a20; opacity: .045; }

.section-band {
    padding-block: clamp(88px, 10vw, 148px);
    color: var(--ink);
    background: transparent;
}
.section-band:nth-of-type(odd) {
    background:
        radial-gradient(circle at 90% 15%, rgba(231,106,24,.07), transparent 25rem),
        #f7e4ce;
}
.section-band::before { opacity: .025; filter: sepia(1); }
.section-band::after { background: linear-gradient(90deg, transparent, rgba(218,104,30,.3), transparent); }
.section-heading { margin-bottom: clamp(42px, 6vw, 70px); }
.section-title,
.library-hero .section-title,
.featured-story-body h2,
.story-detail-header h1 {
    color: #4a2919;
    font-family: var(--font-display);
    font-weight: 600;
    letter-spacing: -.02em;
    line-height: 1.05;
}
.section-kicker,
.eyebrow {
    font-family: var(--font-body);
    letter-spacing: .2em;
}

.cta-button,
.book-btn,
.submit-btn,
.read-more,
.story-nav-button,
.reading-mode-toggle,
.story-chapter-nav a,
.story-card-admin-action,
.story-detail-admin-actions a,
.story-detail-admin-actions button,
.review-carousel .review-card .review-toggle,
.review-carousel .review-card .read-more {
    color: #fff !important;
    border: 1px solid rgba(183, 59, 10, .16) !important;
    border-radius: 999px !important;
    background: linear-gradient(145deg, #f47a1d, #e85d13 58%, #d8490d) !important;
    box-shadow: inset 0 1px rgba(255,255,255,.32), 0 8px 20px rgba(178,67,13,.22) !important;
    font-family: var(--font-body);
    font-weight: 600;
}
.ghost-button,
.back-btn,
.review-detail-back {
    color: #c94a13 !important;
    border: 1px solid rgba(220, 89, 19, .3) !important;
    border-radius: 999px !important;
    background: #ffead1 !important;
    box-shadow: 0 5px 14px rgba(126,62,22,.08) !important;
}
.cta-button:hover,
.book-btn:hover,
.submit-btn:hover,
.read-more:hover,
.ghost-button:hover,
.back-btn:hover,
.story-card-admin-action:hover,
.story-detail-admin-actions a:hover,
.story-detail-admin-actions button:hover {
    color: #fff !important;
    transform: translateY(-2px);
    background: linear-gradient(145deg, #ff8b2b, #ef6817 58%, #de4e0d) !important;
    box-shadow: inset 0 1px rgba(255,255,255,.4), 0 11px 25px rgba(178,67,13,.28) !important;
}

.book-card,
.story-card,
.featured-story,
.review-card,
.review-detail-card,
.story-detail-card,
.story-post-panel,
.contact-form,
.stats-card,
.stats-tile,
.collection-card {
    color: var(--ink) !important;
    border: 1px solid rgba(205,126,42,.22) !important;
    border-radius: 22px !important;
    background:
        linear-gradient(145deg, rgba(255,255,255,.48), transparent 42%),
        #fff8ec !important;
    box-shadow: 0 14px 38px rgba(105,54,21,.1), inset 0 1px rgba(255,255,255,.88) !important;
    backdrop-filter: none !important;
}
.book-card:hover,
.story-card:hover,
.review-card:hover,
.stats-tile:hover {
    transform: translateY(-3px);
    border-color: rgba(232,93,19,.45) !important;
    box-shadow: 0 20px 46px rgba(105,54,21,.15) !important;
}

#books,
.library-section {
    background:
        radial-gradient(circle at 8% 18%, rgba(232,93,19,.08), transparent 24rem),
        repeating-linear-gradient(2deg, rgba(90,47,20,.018) 0 1px, transparent 1px 6px),
        #f5dfc5;
}
#books::before { opacity: .055; }
.book-cover {
    border-radius: 16px;
    background:
        radial-gradient(circle at 50% 42%, rgba(232,93,19,.12), transparent 11rem),
        #f5dfc5 !important;
}
.book-body h2,
.book-body h3,
.book-card-title { color: #4a2919 !important; font-family: var(--font-display); }
.book-body p,
.book-card-desc,
.book-card-author { color: var(--muted) !important; }
.book-meta,
.book-series,
.book-languages { color: #c95518 !important; }

.stories-section,
.stories-drafts-section {
    background:
        radial-gradient(circle at 92% 12%, rgba(231,105,27,.07), transparent 24rem),
        #fff1df;
}
.stories-hero,
.library-hero {
    background:
        radial-gradient(circle at 15% 25%, rgba(238,116,27,.12), transparent 24rem),
        radial-gradient(circle at 86% 68%, rgba(217,147,46,.11), transparent 28rem),
        #f8e2c8;
}
.story-card-image,
.featured-story-image {
    border-color: rgba(205,126,42,.2);
    border-radius: 15px;
    background: #f4d7b8;
}
.story-card h2,
.featured-story-body h2 { color: #4a2919; }
.story-card p,
.featured-story-body p:not(.section-kicker),
.story-meta,
.stories-status { color: var(--muted); }
.story-related-badge {
    color: #b74415;
    border-color: rgba(232,93,19,.2);
    background: #ffe1bc;
}

.about {
    background:
        radial-gradient(circle at 12% 50%, rgba(217,147,46,.1), transparent 26rem),
        #f4dcc0 !important;
}
.author-panel {
    border-color: rgba(205,126,42,.23);
    border-radius: 28px;
    background: #ffe9d0;
    box-shadow: 0 18px 44px rgba(105,54,21,.11);
}
.portrait-frame {
    border-color: #dd7a26;
    background: #fff8ec;
    box-shadow: 0 0 0 6px #f6dfc5, 0 0 0 7px rgba(215,103,26,.32), 0 20px 42px rgba(92,46,20,.16);
}
.about-copy p:not(.section-kicker),
.contact-copy p { color: var(--muted); }
.author-highlights div { border-color: var(--line); background: #fff0dc; }
.author-highlights dt { color: #cf5418; }
.author-highlights dd { color: var(--ink); }

.quote-band {
    color: #fff8ec;
    border-color: rgba(180,63,20,.2);
    background:
        radial-gradient(circle at center, rgba(255,201,128,.16), transparent 28rem),
        linear-gradient(135deg, #d95716, #e97920);
}
.quote-band::before { opacity: .14; }
.quote-band p { color: #fff8ec; font-family: var(--font-display); }
.quote-rule { background: linear-gradient(90deg, transparent, rgba(255,248,236,.8), transparent); }

.reviews { background: #fff1df !important; }
.reviews-surface {
    border: 1px solid rgba(205,126,42,.2);
    border-radius: 28px;
    background: #f7dfc3;
    box-shadow: 0 15px 38px rgba(105,54,21,.09);
}
.review-carousel .review-card h3,
.review-detail-card h2 { color: #4a2919; }
.review-carousel .review-card .review-text,
.review-carousel .review-card .review-author,
.review-detail-text,
.review-detail-meta { color: var(--muted); }
.review-carousel .review-card .review-book,
.review-card-quote-mark { color: #df5c18; }
.review-nav {
    color: #d65216;
    border-color: rgba(218,86,19,.24);
    background: #fff3e2;
    box-shadow: 0 6px 16px rgba(105,54,21,.1);
}

.contact,
.review-detail-page,
.story-post-section,
.statistics-section {
    background:
        radial-gradient(circle at 88% 16%, rgba(232,93,19,.08), transparent 26rem),
        #f7e2ca !important;
}
.contact-form,
.story-post-panel,
.stats-card { background: #fff8ec !important; }
.contact-form label,
.story-post-form label,
.auth-form label { color: #a8451a; font-family: var(--font-body); }
.contact-form input,
.contact-form textarea,
.story-post-form input,
.story-post-form textarea,
.story-post-form select,
.auth-form input,
.auth-form textarea,
.auth-form select,
.modal-panel select {
    color: var(--ink) !important;
    border: 1px solid rgba(205,126,42,.25) !important;
    border-radius: 12px !important;
    background: #fff1df !important;
}
.contact-form input:focus,
.contact-form textarea:focus,
.story-post-form input:focus,
.story-post-form textarea:focus,
.story-post-form select:focus,
.auth-form input:focus,
.auth-form textarea:focus,
.auth-form select:focus {
    border-color: #e85d13 !important;
    background: #fff8ec !important;
    box-shadow: 0 0 0 4px rgba(232,93,19,.11) !important;
}
.contact-icon {
    color: #d65216;
    border-color: rgba(218,86,19,.22);
    background: #ffe7c8;
    box-shadow: none;
}

.story-detail-page,
body.story-reading .story-detail-page,
body.story-reading-night .story-detail-page {
    color: var(--ink);
    background:
        radial-gradient(circle at 90% 8%, rgba(232,93,19,.07), transparent 26rem),
        #f4dfc7 !important;
}
.story-detail-page::before { opacity: .03; }
.story-detail-panel,
body.story-reading-night .story-detail-panel {
    color: var(--ink);
    border: 1px solid rgba(205,126,42,.2);
    border-radius: 24px;
    background: #fff8ec;
    box-shadow: 0 18px 48px rgba(105,54,21,.11);
}
.story-detail-header h1,
body.story-reading-night .story-detail-header h1,
.story-detail-content h2,
.story-detail-content h3,
body.story-reading-night .story-detail-content h2,
body.story-reading-night .story-detail-content h3 { color: #4a2919; }
.story-detail-content,
.story-detail-content p,
body.story-reading-night .story-detail-content,
body.story-reading-night .story-detail-content p { color: #59402f; }
.story-detail-image { border-color: rgba(205,126,42,.22); border-radius: 18px; }
.story-feedback-container,
body.story-reading-night .story-feedback-container {
    color: var(--ink);
    border-color: var(--line);
    border-radius: 16px;
    background: #ffeed8;
}
.reading-mode-toggle { color: #fff !important; }

.collection-container {
    color: var(--ink) !important;
    background:
        radial-gradient(circle at 12% 8%, rgba(232,93,19,.08), transparent 25rem),
        #f5dfc6 !important;
}
.collection-header h1,
.book-detail-title,
.collection-container h1,
.collection-container h2,
.collection-container h3 { color: #4a2919 !important; }
.collection-container p { color: var(--muted) !important; }
.collection-container [style*="background: rgba"] {
    color: var(--ink) !important;
    border-color: rgba(205,126,42,.2) !important;
    background: #fff8ec !important;
    box-shadow: 0 12px 34px rgba(105,54,21,.09) !important;
}
.book-detail-cover,
.book-card-cover { border: 1px solid rgba(205,126,42,.25); border-radius: 15px; box-shadow: 0 16px 34px rgba(86,42,18,.18); }

.stats-card { background: #fff8ec !important; }
.stats-tile { background: #ffedd7 !important; }
.stats-tile-label { color: #9a572f !important; }
.stats-tile-value { color: #b74415 !important; text-shadow: none !important; }

.footer {
    color: var(--ink);
    border-color: rgba(205,126,42,.22);
    background:
        radial-gradient(circle at 50% 0, rgba(232,93,19,.08), transparent 26rem),
        #efd2b1;
}
.footer p,
.footer-links a,
.footer-social a { color: #76513a; }
.footer-bottom { border-color: rgba(205,126,42,.22); }

@media (max-width: 900px) {
    .nav-menu {
        border-color: var(--line);
        border-radius: 18px;
        background: #fff8ec;
        box-shadow: 0 18px 40px rgba(105,54,21,.14);
    }
    .hero { background: linear-gradient(145deg, #fff8eb, #ffecd6 55%, #f9d5aa); }
    .hero-bg-image { opacity: .1; }
}

@media (max-width: 560px) {
    .navbar { inset: 9px 9px auto; }
    .nav-container { border-radius: 17px; }
    .section-band { padding-block: 76px; }
    .hero { min-height: 760px; }
    .hero-actions { width: 100%; }
    .hero-actions .cta-button,
    .hero-actions .ghost-button { width: 100%; }
}

@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) {
    *,
    *::before,
    *::after {
        scroll-behavior: auto !important;
        animation-duration: .01ms !important;
        animation-iteration-count: 1 !important;
        transition-duration: .01ms !important;
    }
}

@media (max-width: 900px) {
    .hamburger {
        display: block;
        flex: 0 0 auto;
    }

    .nav-container {
        align-items: center;
    }

    .nav-menu {
        position: fixed;
        top: 84px;
        left: 18px;
        right: 18px;
        display: grid;
        gap: 0;
        padding: 16px;
        border: 1px solid rgba(216, 182, 90, 0.3);
        border-radius: 8px;
        background:
            radial-gradient(circle at 50% 0%, rgba(244, 220, 141, 0.16), transparent 34%),
            linear-gradient(135deg, rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.075), rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.02)),
            rgba(7, 8, 12, 0.92);
        box-shadow: 0 28px 82px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.58), inset 0 1px 0 rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.08), 0 0 36px rgba(216, 182, 90, 0.12);
        backdrop-filter: blur(22px) saturate(1.35);
        -webkit-backdrop-filter: blur(22px) saturate(1.35);
        transform: translateY(-20px) scale(0.97);
        transform-origin: top center;
        opacity: 0;
        visibility: hidden;
        pointer-events: none;
        transition: opacity 0.32s ease, transform 0.46s var(--ease-luxury), visibility 0.32s ease;
    }

    .nav-menu.active {
        opacity: 1;
        visibility: visible;
        pointer-events: auto;
        transform: translateY(0) scale(1);
    }

    .nav-menu li {
        opacity: 0;
        transform: translateY(-8px);
        transition: opacity 0.3s ease, transform 0.42s var(--ease-luxury);
    }

    .nav-menu.active li {
        opacity: 1;
        transform: translateY(0);
    }

    .nav-menu.active li:nth-child(1) {
        transition-delay: 0.04s;
    }

    .nav-menu.active li:nth-child(2) {
        transition-delay: 0.08s;
    }

    .nav-menu.active li:nth-child(3) {
        transition-delay: 0.12s;
    }

    .nav-menu.active li:nth-child(4) {
        transition-delay: 0.16s;
    }

    .auth-dropdown-panel.visible {
        left: 18px;
        right: 18px;
        width: auto;
        top: auto;
        position: static;
        transform: none;
        opacity: 1;
        visibility: visible;
        pointer-events: auto;
        background: rgba(7, 8, 12, 0.98);
        border-color: rgba(216, 182, 90, 0.28);
        box-shadow: 0 22px 62px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.4);
    }

    .nav-link {
        width: 100%;
        justify-content: center;
        padding: 15px;
        border-radius: 6px;
        transition: color 0.25s ease, text-shadow 0.25s ease, background 0.25s ease;
    }

    .nav-link:hover,
    .nav-link.active {
        background: rgba(244, 220, 141, 0.06);
    }

    .about-grid,
    .contact-grid {
        grid-template-columns: 1fr;
        gap: 40px;
    }

    .footer-container {
        grid-template-columns: 1fr;
    }

    .about-grid {
        justify-items: center;
    }

    .about-copy {
        text-align: center;
    }

    .about-copy .section-title::after {
        margin-inline: auto;
        background: linear-gradient(90deg, transparent, var(--gold-bright), transparent);
    }

    .about-copy p:not(.section-kicker) {
        margin-inline: auto;
    }

    .author-highlights {
        max-width: 620px;
        margin-inline: auto;
    }

    .section-heading {
        display: block;
    }

    .books-grid,
    .stories-grid {
        grid-template-columns: 1fr;
    }

    .featured-story {
        grid-template-columns: 1fr;
    }

    .featured-story-image {
        min-height: 280px;
    }

    .stories-hero {
        min-height: 460px;
    }

    .story-detail-page {
        padding-top: 120px;
    }

    .hero {
        --hero-scroll-bottom: 24px;
        --hero-scroll-height: 64px;
        --hero-stat-gap: 40px;
        min-height: max(100svh, 740px);
        padding-bottom: 180px;
    }

    .hero-stats {
        position: relative;
        bottom: auto;
        left: auto;
        transform: none;
        margin: 40px auto 0;
        width: min(92vw, 520px);
        flex-wrap: wrap;
        justify-content: center;
        gap: 12px 18px;
        padding: 10px 20px;
        border-radius: 20px;
    }

    .hero-stats.reveal {
        transform: translateY(24px) scale(0.985);
    }

    .hero-stats.reveal.visible {
        transform: translateY(0) scale(1);
    }

    .hero-stats span::after {
        display: none !important;
    }

    .light-beam {
        width: 78vw;
        opacity: 0.14;
    }

    .mountain-haze {
        bottom: 15vh;
        opacity: 0.34;
    }

    .footer-container,
    .footer-links,
    .footer-social {
        justify-content: center;
        text-align: center;
    }
}

@media (max-width: 560px) {
    .navbar {
        inset: 10px 10px auto;
    }

    .nav-container {
        padding: 10px;
    }

    .logo-mark {
        width: 40px;
        height: 40px;
    }

    .logo-text {
        font-size: 0.78rem;
        letter-spacing: 0.08em;
    }

    .hero {
        --hero-scroll-bottom: 20px;
        --hero-scroll-height: 60px;
        --hero-stat-gap: 36px;
        min-height: max(100svh, 760px);
        padding: 120px 16px 180px;
        align-items: start;
        place-items: start center;
    }

    .hero-content {
        margin-top: 8vh;
    }

    .hero-title {
        font-size: clamp(3rem, 17vw, 4.8rem);
    }

    .hero-subtitle {
        margin-top: 22px;
        font-size: 1rem;
    }

    .eyebrow,
    .section-kicker {
        letter-spacing: 0.18em;
    }

    .hero-stats {
        position: relative;
        bottom: auto;
        left: auto;
        transform: none;
        margin: 30px auto 0;
        font-size: 0.58rem;
        letter-spacing: 0.12em;
        width: min(92vw, 420px);
        gap: 10px 14px;
        padding: 8px 16px;
        border-radius: 16px;
    }

    .hero-stats span {
        padding: 0;
    }

    .scroll-cue {
        display: grid;
        font-size: 0.56rem;
        letter-spacing: 0.2em;
    }

    .scroll-cue i {
        height: 34px;
    }

    .hero-crest {
        top: 26%;
        right: -10%;
        font-size: 6.5rem;
    }

    .hero-bg-image {
        inset: -4%;
        background-position: 52% center;
        opacity: 0.68;
    }

    .fort-silhouette {
        height: 24vh;
    }

    .hero-actions {
        display: grid;
        justify-items: center;
        gap: 16px;
    }

    .author-highlights {
        grid-template-columns: 1fr;
    }

    .reveal-left,
    .reveal-right {
        transform: translateY(34px) scale(0.985);
    }

    .reveal-left.visible,
    .reveal-right.visible {
        transform: translateY(0);
    }

    .cta-button,
    .ghost-button {
        width: min(100%, 320px);
    }

    .author-panel {
        width: min(100%, 500px);
        min-height: auto;
    }

    .ornament-ring {
        width: min(360px, 86%);
    }

    .portrait-frame {
        width: min(360px, 100%);
    }

    .book-cover {
        height: 260px;
        padding: 18px;
    }

    .book-mockup {
        height: 220px;
    }

    .book-front {
        border-radius: 6px;
    }

    .story-card-body {
        padding: 22px;
    }

    .story-detail-header h1 {
        font-size: 1.8rem;
    }

    .featured-story-body h2 {
        font-size: clamp(1.8rem, 10vw, 3rem);
    }

    .story-detail-panel {
        padding: 24px 18px;
    }

    .story-detail-content {
        padding: 20px 0 0;
    }

    .story-source,
    .related-book-card {
        padding: 22px 16px;
    }

    .story-detail-content p,
    .story-source p {
        font-size: 1rem;
        line-height: 1.78;
    }

    .story-detail-placeholder {
        min-height: 260px;
    }
}

@media (max-width: 768px) {
    .book-detail {
        padding: 100px 16px 60px;
    }

    .back-btn {
        position: static;
        margin-bottom: 30px;
        align-self: flex-start;
        top: auto;
        left: auto;
    }

    .book-cover-container img {
        max-width: 220px;
        box-shadow: 
            0 20px 50px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.4),
            0 10px 25px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.25),
            0 0 35px rgba(216, 182, 90, 0.15),
            inset 0 0 0 1px rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.1),
            inset 0 1px 0 rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.15);
    }

    .book-title {
        font-size: clamp(1.8rem, 8vw, 3.5rem);
        margin-bottom: 20px;
    }

    .divider {
        margin-bottom: 30px;
    }

    .book-description {
        padding: 30px 20px;
        margin-bottom: 40px;
    }

    .book-description p {
        font-size: 1rem;
        line-height: 1.7;
    }

    .reading-options {
        gap: 16px;
    }

    .reading-options .cta-button {
        min-width: 160px;
        font-size: 0.85rem;
    }
}

/* Formatting Toolbar Styles */
.formatting-toolbar {
    display: flex;
    flex-wrap: wrap;
    align-items: center;
    gap: 8px;
    padding: 10px;
    background: rgba(12, 15, 22, 0.9);
    border: 1px solid rgba(216, 182, 90, 0.24);
    border-bottom: none;
    border-top-left-radius: 6px;
    border-top-right-radius: 6px;
    margin-bottom: -1px;
}

.toolbar-btn {
    display: inline-flex;
    align-items: center;
    justify-content: center;
    min-width: 32px;
    height: 32px;
    padding: 0 6px;
    background: transparent;
    border: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.1);
    border-radius: 4px;
    color: var(--ivory);
    font-size: 0.88rem;
    cursor: pointer;
    transition: all 0.2s ease;
}

.toolbar-btn:hover {
    background: rgba(216, 182, 90, 0.16);
    border-color: var(--gold);
    color: var(--gold-bright);
}

.toolbar-separator {
    width: 1px;
    height: 20px;
    background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.15);
    margin: 0 4px;
}

.toolbar-select {
    height: 32px;
    padding: 0 8px;
    background: rgba(12, 15, 22, 1);
    border: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.15);
    border-radius: 4px;
    color: var(--ivory);
    font-size: 0.82rem;
    outline: none;
    cursor: pointer;
    transition: all 0.2s ease;
}

.toolbar-select:hover {
    border-color: var(--gold);
}

.toolbar-select option {
    background: var(--charcoal);
    color: var(--ivory);
}

.story-post-form textarea {
    border-top-left-radius: 0;
    border-top-right-radius: 0;
}

/* Filter Tag Buttons styling */
.filter-tag-btn {
    padding: 6px 14px;
    border: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.12);
    border-radius: 999px;
    background: transparent;
    color: var(--muted);
    font-size: 0.82rem;
    cursor: pointer;
    font-weight: 500;
    transition: all 0.25s ease;
}

.filter-tag-btn:hover {
    border-color: rgba(216, 182, 90, 0.4);
    color: var(--gold);
    background: rgba(216, 182, 90, 0.05);
}

.filter-tag-btn.active {
    border-color: rgba(216, 182, 90, 0.6);
    background: rgba(216, 182, 90, 0.18);
    color: var(--gold-bright);
    box-shadow: 0 0 12px rgba(216, 182, 90, 0.15);
}

/* Social Sharing Component */
.story-share-container {
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
    background: #fdfbf7;
    border: 1px solid #e0d6c8;
    border-radius: 8px;
    padding: 16px 20px;
    margin: 40px 0 20px;
    gap: 20px;
}

body.story-reading-night .story-share-container {
    background: #18181c;
    border-color: #3e3222;
}

.story-share-label {
    font-size: 12px;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    font-variant: all-small-caps;
    letter-spacing: 0.15em;
    font-weight: 700;
    color: #8b7355;
    white-space: nowrap;
}

body.story-reading-night .story-share-label {
    color: #c8a96b;
}

.story-share-divider {
    width: 1px;
    height: 24px;
    background-color: #e0d6c8;
    align-self: center;
}

body.story-reading-night .story-share-divider {
    background-color: #3e3222;
}

.story-share-buttons {
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
    gap: 16px;
    flex-wrap: wrap;
}

.story-share-btn {
    display: inline-flex;
    align-items: center;
    gap: 8px;
    padding: 8px 16px;
    background: transparent;
    border: 1px solid #e0d6c8;
    border-radius: 6px;
    color: #555555;
    font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, sans-serif;
    font-size: 13px;
    font-weight: 500;
    cursor: pointer;
    text-decoration: none;
    transition: all 0.15s ease;
    user-select: none;
}

body.story-reading-night .story-share-btn {
    border-color: #3e3222;
    color: #c8a96b;
}

.story-share-btn svg {
    width: 16px;
    height: 16px;
    fill: currentColor;
}

/* Hover States & Lift Effect */
.story-share-btn:hover {
    transform: translateY(-1px);
    box-shadow: 0 4px 10px rgba(139, 115, 85, 0.15);
}

body.story-reading-night .story-share-btn:hover {
    box-shadow: 0 4px 10px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.4);
}

.story-share-btn:active {
    transform: translateY(0);
}

/* Individual Brand Styling on Hover */
.story-share-btn.share-x:hover {
    border-color: #1d9bf0;
    color: #1d9bf0;
}

.story-share-btn.share-wa:hover {
    border-color: #25d366;
    color: #25d366;
}

.story-share-btn.share-copy:hover,
.story-share-btn.share-copy.copied-active {
    border-color: #8b7355;
    color: #8b7355;
}

body.story-reading-night .story-share-btn.share-copy:hover,
body.story-reading-night .story-share-btn.share-copy.copied-active {
    border-color: #c8a96b;
    color: #c8a96b;
}

/* Responsiveness */
@media (max-width: 480px) {
    .story-share-container {
        flex-direction: column;
        align-items: stretch;
        gap: 12px;
        padding: 16px;
    }
    .story-share-divider {
        display: none;
    }
    .story-share-buttons {
        flex-direction: column;
        align-items: stretch;
        gap: 10px;
    }
    .story-share-btn {
        justify-content: center;
        padding: 10px 16px;
    }
}

/* AI Summary Premium Styles */
.ai-summary-wrapper {
    margin: 32px 0 24px;
    display: grid;
    justify-items: center;
    width: 100%;
}

.ai-summary-toggle-btn {
    gap: 8px;
    font-size: 0.8rem;
    padding: 0 20px;
    min-height: 40px;
    border-color: rgba(216, 182, 90, 0.4);
    cursor: pointer;
}

.ai-summary-card {
    margin-top: 18px;
    width: 100%;
    padding: 24px;
    border: 1px dashed rgba(216, 182, 90, 0.3);
    border-radius: 8px;
    background: rgba(11, 13, 18, 0.62);
    box-shadow: 0 16px 42px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.4);
    backdrop-filter: blur(12px);
    -webkit-backdrop-filter: blur(12px);
    transition: all 0.4s ease;
}

.ai-summary-card.hidden {
    opacity: 0;
    transform: translateY(-8px);
    pointer-events: none;
    height: 0;
    padding: 0;
    margin: 0;
    border: 0;
    overflow: hidden;
}

.summary-card-title {
    color: var(--gold-bright);
    font-family: var(--font-serif);
    font-size: 1.1rem;
    margin-bottom: 12px;
    letter-spacing: 0.05em;
    text-transform: uppercase;
}

.summary-card-paragraph {
    color: rgba(243, 234, 216, 0.85);
    font-size: 0.94rem;
    line-height: 1.7;
    margin-bottom: 14px;
    text-align: left;
}

.summary-loader {
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
    justify-content: center;
    gap: 12px;
    color: var(--muted);
    font-size: 0.9rem;
    padding: 16px;
}

.summary-loader .spinner {
    width: 18px;
    height: 18px;
    border: 2px solid rgba(216, 182, 90, 0.2);
    border-top-color: var(--gold-bright);
    border-radius: 50%;
    animation: summarySpin 0.8s linear infinite;
}

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

/* Story Feedback (Likes & Dislikes) Styles */
.story-feedback-container {
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
    background: #fdfbf7;
    border: 1px solid #e0d6c8;
    border-radius: 8px;
    padding: 16px 20px;
    margin: 32px 0 20px;
    gap: 20px;
}

body.story-reading-night .story-feedback-container {
    background: #18181c;
    border-color: #3e3222;
}

.story-feedback-label {
    font-size: 12px;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    font-variant: all-small-caps;
    letter-spacing: 0.15em;
    font-weight: 700;
    color: #8b7355;
    white-space: nowrap;
}

body.story-reading-night .story-feedback-label {
    color: #c8a96b;
}

.story-feedback-divider {
    width: 1px;
    height: 24px;
    background-color: #e0d6c8;
    align-self: center;
}

body.story-reading-night .story-feedback-divider {
    background-color: #3e3222;
}

.story-feedback-buttons {
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
    gap: 16px;
    flex-wrap: wrap;
}

.story-feedback-btn {
    display: inline-flex;
    align-items: center;
    gap: 8px;
    padding: 8px 16px;
    background: transparent;
    border: 1px solid #e0d6c8;
    border-radius: 6px;
    color: #555555;
    font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, sans-serif;
    font-size: 13px;
    font-weight: 500;
    cursor: pointer;
    text-decoration: none;
    transition: all 0.15s ease;
    user-select: none;
}

body.story-reading-night .story-feedback-btn {
    border-color: #3e3222;
    color: #c8a96b;
}

.story-feedback-btn svg {
    width: 16px;
    height: 16px;
    fill: currentColor;
    transition: transform 0.2s ease;
}

.story-feedback-btn:hover {
    transform: translateY(-1px);
    box-shadow: 0 4px 10px rgba(139, 115, 85, 0.15);
}

body.story-reading-night .story-feedback-btn:hover {
    box-shadow: 0 4px 10px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.4);
}

.story-feedback-btn:active {
    transform: translateY(0);
}

.story-feedback-btn.like-btn.active {
    border-color: #e07a5f;
    color: #e07a5f;
    background: rgba(224, 122, 95, 0.08);
}

body.story-reading-night .story-feedback-btn.like-btn.active {
    border-color: #f4a261;
    color: #f4a261;
    background: rgba(244, 162, 97, 0.08);
}

.story-feedback-btn.like-btn.active svg {
    fill: currentColor;
    transform: scale(1.1);
}

.story-feedback-btn.dislike-btn.active {
    border-color: #a3333d;
    color: #a3333d;
    background: rgba(163, 51, 61, 0.08);
}

body.story-reading-night .story-feedback-btn.dislike-btn.active {
    border-color: #e63946;
    color: #e63946;
    background: rgba(230, 57, 70, 0.08);
}

.story-feedback-btn.dislike-btn.active svg {
    fill: currentColor;
    transform: scale(1.1);
}

.story-feedback-count {
    font-weight: 600;
}

@media (max-width: 480px) {
    .story-feedback-container {
        flex-direction: column;
        align-items: stretch;
        gap: 12px;
        padding: 16px;
    }
    .story-feedback-divider {
        display: none;
    }
    .story-feedback-buttons {
        flex-direction: column;
        align-items: stretch;
        gap: 10px;
    }
    .story-feedback-btn {
        justify-content: center;
        padding: 10px 16px;
    }
}

/* Story Card Likes Badge */
.story-card-likes {
    display: inline-flex;
    align-items: center;
    gap: 6px;
    color: var(--saffron);
}

body.story-reading-night .story-card-likes {
    color: var(--gold);
}

.story-card-likes svg {
    width: 12px;
    height: 12px;
    fill: currentColor;
    display: inline-block;
}

/* ==========================================================================
   Archival light theme — warm, editorial, and intentionally quiet
   ========================================================================== */
:root {
    --ink: #2e2218;
    --charcoal: #3d3025;
    --night: #f4eee3;
    --indigo: #eee4d5;
    --wine: #8c4f31;
    --saffron: #a96a35;
    --gold: #c89b3c;
    --gold-bright: #b6842e;
    --ivory: #faf6ef;
    --muted: #6b5a4a;
    --glass: #fff9f2;
    --line: rgba(200, 155, 60, 0.22);
    --font-display: "Cormorant Garamond", "Noto Serif Devanagari", Georgia, serif;
    --font-serif: "Source Serif 4", "Noto Serif Devanagari", Georgia, serif;
    --font-body: "Inter", Arial, sans-serif;
    --font-inter: "Inter", Arial, sans-serif;
    --shadow-gold: 0 18px 48px rgba(73, 49, 25, 0.12);
}

body {
    background:
        radial-gradient(circle at 12% 8%, rgba(200, 155, 60, 0.09), transparent 26rem),
        radial-gradient(circle at 88% 32%, rgba(169, 106, 53, 0.055), transparent 30rem),
        #faf6ef;
    color: var(--ink);
    font-family: var(--font-serif);
    line-height: 1.8;
}

body::before,
body::after {
    content: "";
    position: fixed;
    z-index: 0;
    width: min(38vw, 430px);
    aspect-ratio: 1;
    pointer-events: none;
    opacity: 0.035;
    background:
        radial-gradient(circle, transparent 25%, #a96a35 26% 27%, transparent 28% 38%, #a96a35 39% 40%, transparent 41%),
        conic-gradient(from 22.5deg, transparent 0 10deg, #a96a35 10deg 12deg, transparent 12deg 45deg);
    border-radius: 50%;
}

body::before { top: -15vw; left: -15vw; }
body::after { right: -16vw; bottom: -16vw; }

main,
.footer {
    position: relative;
    z-index: 2;
}

#particleCanvas { display: none !important; }

.site-texture {
    z-index: 1;
    opacity: 0.035;
    mix-blend-mode: multiply;
    background-image:
        repeating-linear-gradient(2deg, rgba(73, 49, 25, 0.35) 0 1px, transparent 1px 5px),
        radial-gradient(circle, rgba(73, 49, 25, 0.45) 0 0.6px, transparent 0.8px);
    background-size: 100% 7px, 9px 11px;
    mask-image: none;
}

::selection {
    color: var(--ink);
    background: #f8e6c0;
}

:focus-visible {
    outline: 2px solid #a96a35;
    outline-offset: 4px;
}

.navbar { inset: 16px 18px auto; }

.nav-container,
.navbar.scrolled .nav-container {
    border: 1px solid rgba(200, 155, 60, 0.24);
    border-radius: 18px;
    background: rgba(255, 249, 242, 0.94);
    box-shadow: 0 12px 38px rgba(73, 49, 25, 0.09), inset 0 1px rgba(255,255,255,.8);
    backdrop-filter: blur(16px);
    -webkit-backdrop-filter: blur(16px);
}

.nav-container::after { display: none; }

.logo-mark {
    border-color: rgba(200, 155, 60, 0.35);
    background: #f4eee3;
    box-shadow: 0 6px 18px rgba(73, 49, 25, 0.1);
}

.nav-logo:hover .logo-mark {
    transform: rotate(-4deg) scale(1.02);
    box-shadow: 0 9px 24px rgba(73, 49, 25, 0.14);
}

.logo-text,
.footer-brand {
    color: var(--ink);
    font-family: var(--font-display);
    font-size: 1.1rem;
    letter-spacing: .08em;
}

.nav-link {
    color: #5c4938;
    font-family: var(--font-body);
    letter-spacing: .13em;
}

.nav-link::before { display: none; }
.nav-link::after { background: #c89b3c; }
.nav-link:hover,
.nav-link.active {
    color: #8b572c;
    text-shadow: none;
}

.auth-button,
.auth-button.logged-in {
    color: #5c4938;
    border-color: rgba(200, 155, 60, 0.3);
    background: #fff9f2;
}

.auth-button:hover {
    color: #7a4a24;
    background: #f8e6c0;
    box-shadow: 0 6px 18px rgba(73,49,25,.1);
}

.hamburger span { background: #2e2218; }

.auth-dropdown-panel,
.modal-panel {
    color: var(--ink);
    border: 1px solid rgba(200, 155, 60, 0.22);
    background: #fff9f2;
    box-shadow: 0 24px 70px rgba(73, 49, 25, 0.18);
    backdrop-filter: none;
}

.modal-overlay {
    background: rgba(46, 34, 24, 0.5);
    backdrop-filter: blur(8px);
}

.dropdown-email,
.dropdown-action,
.modal-copy { color: var(--ink); }
.dropdown-name { color: #8b572c; }
.dropdown-profile { border-color: var(--line); }
.dropdown-action { background: #faf6ef; border-color: var(--line); }
.dropdown-action:hover { background: #f8e6c0; border-color: rgba(200,155,60,.5); }

.hero {
    min-height: min(880px, 100svh);
    color: var(--ink);
    background:
        linear-gradient(90deg, rgba(250,246,239,.96) 0%, rgba(250,246,239,.86) 48%, rgba(250,246,239,.36) 100%),
        linear-gradient(180deg, transparent 75%, #faf6ef 100%);
}

.hero-bg-image {
    opacity: .24;
    filter: sepia(.42) saturate(.65) contrast(.86);
    mix-blend-mode: multiply;
}

.hero-bg-image::after {
    background: linear-gradient(90deg, #faf6ef 0%, rgba(250,246,239,.58) 55%, rgba(250,246,239,.2));
}

.cinema-lighting,
.fog-layer { display: none; }

.hero::before {
    opacity: .04;
    background:
        radial-gradient(circle at center, transparent 0 28%, #a96a35 29% 29.5%, transparent 30% 40%, #a96a35 40.5% 41%, transparent 41.5%),
        conic-gradient(from 0deg, transparent 0 13deg, #a96a35 13deg 14deg, transparent 14deg 45deg);
}

.hero::after {
    background: linear-gradient(to bottom, transparent 72%, #faf6ef);
}

.hero-content {
    width: min(760px, calc(100% - 44px));
    margin-left: max(22px, calc((100vw - var(--max)) / 2));
    text-align: left;
    align-items: flex-start;
}

.eyebrow,
.section-kicker {
    color: #8a592f;
    font-family: var(--font-body);
    letter-spacing: .22em;
}

.hero-title {
    color: var(--ink);
    font-family: var(--font-display);
    text-shadow: none;
}

.hero-title-top,
.hero-title-mid { color: #6b5a4a; }
.hero-title-main { color: #2e2218; }
.hero-title::after { background: linear-gradient(90deg, #a96a35, #c89b3c, transparent); }

.hero-subtitle {
    max-width: 640px;
    color: #5f4c3d;
    font-family: var(--font-serif);
    font-size: clamp(1.08rem, 1.7vw, 1.3rem);
    line-height: 1.8;
}

.hero-author { color: #8a592f; }
.hero-crest { color: #8b572c; opacity: .045; }
.fort-silhouette,
.mountain-haze { opacity: .08; filter: sepia(1); }
.scroll-cue { color: #6b5a4a; }
.scroll-cue i { background: #a96a35; }

.cta-button,
.submit-btn {
    color: #2e2218;
    border: 1px solid rgba(142, 91, 41, .38);
    border-radius: 999px;
    background: linear-gradient(145deg, #e7c875, #c89b3c 55%, #b87c31);
    box-shadow: inset 0 1px rgba(255,255,255,.65), 0 8px 20px rgba(113,73,31,.16);
    font-family: var(--font-body);
}

.ghost-button {
    color: #63452c;
    border: 1px solid rgba(169, 106, 53, .32);
    border-radius: 999px;
    background: rgba(255,249,242,.7);
    box-shadow: none;
    font-family: var(--font-body);
}

.cta-button::before,
.ghost-button::before { opacity: .2; }

.cta-button:hover,
.submit-btn:hover,
.ghost-button:hover {
    color: #2e2218;
    transform: translateY(-2px);
    border-color: rgba(169,106,53,.58);
    box-shadow: inset 0 1px rgba(255,255,255,.7), 0 10px 26px rgba(113,73,31,.2);
}

.section-band {
    padding-block: clamp(88px, 10vw, 150px);
    color: var(--ink);
    background: transparent;
}

.section-band:nth-of-type(odd) { background: rgba(244, 238, 227, .58); }
.section-band::before { opacity: .035; filter: sepia(1); }
.section-band::after { background: linear-gradient(90deg, transparent, rgba(200,155,60,.4), transparent); }

.section-heading { margin-bottom: clamp(44px, 6vw, 72px); }
.section-title {
    color: var(--ink);
    font-family: var(--font-display);
    font-weight: 600;
    line-height: 1.05;
    letter-spacing: -.02em;
}

.books-grid,
.stories-grid { gap: clamp(24px, 3vw, 36px); }

.book-card,
.story-card,
.review-carousel .review-card {
    border: 1px solid rgba(200, 155, 60, .22);
    border-radius: 20px;
    background: #fff9f2;
    box-shadow: 0 12px 34px rgba(73, 49, 25, .08);
}

.book-card::before,
.story-card::before { display: none; }

.book-card:hover,
.story-card:hover,
.review-carousel .review-card:hover {
    transform: translateY(-3px);
    border-color: rgba(200, 155, 60, .55);
    box-shadow: 0 18px 42px rgba(73, 49, 25, .13);
}

.book-cover {
    height: 370px;
    margin: 14px;
    padding: 34px;
    border-radius: 14px;
    background: #f4eee3 !important;
}

.book-cover::before {
    border-color: rgba(200,155,60,.22);
    border-radius: 10px;
    box-shadow: inset 0 0 30px rgba(200,155,60,.05);
}

.book-cover::after {
    background: radial-gradient(circle at 50% 40%, rgba(200,155,60,.13), transparent 11rem);
}

.book-mockup {
    height: 294px;
    filter: drop-shadow(0 15px 18px rgba(73,49,25,.24));
}

.book-card:hover .book-mockup {
    transform: translateY(-3px) scale(1.018);
    filter: drop-shadow(0 18px 22px rgba(73,49,25,.29));
}

.book-body { padding: 14px 28px 32px; }
.book-series,
.book-meta { color: #8a592f; }
.book-body h2,
.book-body h3 { color: var(--ink); font-family: var(--font-display); }
.book-body p { color: var(--muted); }

.story-card-image {
    margin: 10px 10px 0;
    border: 1px solid rgba(200,155,60,.2);
    border-radius: 13px;
    background: #f4eee3;
}

.story-card-image img {
    filter: sepia(.1) saturate(.82) contrast(.96);
}

.story-card:hover .story-card-image img {
    transform: scale(1.025);
    filter: sepia(.05) saturate(.95);
}

.story-card-body { gap: 15px; padding: 24px 26px 30px; }
.story-meta,
.stories-footer-count,
.stories-status,
.books-status { color: #765b43; }
.story-card h2 { color: var(--ink); font: 600 1.55rem/1.18 var(--font-display); }
.story-card p { color: var(--muted); font-family: var(--font-serif); font-size: .96rem; line-height: 1.7; }
.story-related-badge { color: #754923; background: #f8e6c0; border-color: rgba(200,155,60,.24); }

.author-panel {
    padding: clamp(18px, 3vw, 34px);
    border-radius: 28px;
    background: #f4eee3;
}

.portrait-frame {
    border: 1px solid #c89b3c;
    border-radius: 44% 44% 20px 20px;
    padding: 10px;
    background: #fff9f2;
    box-shadow: 0 0 0 5px #f4eee3, 0 0 0 6px rgba(200,155,60,.35), 0 22px 46px rgba(73,49,25,.14);
}

.portrait-frame img { border-radius: calc(44% - 7px) calc(44% - 7px) 12px 12px; filter: sepia(.12) saturate(.86); }
.ornament-ring { border-color: rgba(200,155,60,.28); opacity: .55; }
.about-copy p:not(.section-kicker) { color: var(--muted); font-family: var(--font-serif); }
.author-highlights div { border-color: var(--line); background: rgba(255,249,242,.65); }
.author-highlights dt { color: #8a592f; }
.author-highlights dd { color: var(--ink); }

.quote-band {
    color: var(--ink);
    border-color: rgba(200,155,60,.2);
    background:
        radial-gradient(circle at center, rgba(200,155,60,.08), transparent 28rem),
        #f4eee3;
}
.quote-band::before { opacity: .12; }
.quote-band p { color: var(--ink); font-family: var(--font-display); font-weight: 600; }
.quote-rule { background: linear-gradient(90deg, transparent, #c89b3c, transparent); }

.reviews-surface {
    border: 1px solid rgba(200,155,60,.2);
    border-radius: 28px;
    background: #f4eee3;
    box-shadow: inset 0 1px #fff, 0 16px 40px rgba(73,49,25,.08);
}
.reviews-surface::before,
.reviews-crest { opacity: .035; filter: sepia(1); }
.reviews-surface-frame { border-color: rgba(200,155,60,.2); }
.review-carousel .review-card { color: var(--ink); }
.review-carousel .review-card h3 { color: var(--ink); font-family: var(--font-display); }
.review-carousel .review-card .review-text,
.review-carousel .review-card .review-author { color: var(--muted); }
.review-carousel .review-card .review-book,
.review-carousel .review-card-quote-mark { color: #a96a35; }
.review-carousel .review-card-frame { border-color: rgba(200,155,60,.16); }
.review-nav { color: #68472b; background: #fff9f2; border-color: var(--line); box-shadow: 0 6px 18px rgba(73,49,25,.1); }
.review-nav:hover { color: #2e2218; background: #f8e6c0; box-shadow: 0 8px 20px rgba(73,49,25,.13); }

.contact-grid { gap: clamp(40px, 7vw, 90px); }
.contact-form {
    border: 1px solid rgba(200,155,60,.22);
    border-radius: 20px;
    background: #fff9f2;
    box-shadow: 0 16px 42px rgba(73,49,25,.09);
    backdrop-filter: none;
}
.contact-form label { color: #76502d; font-family: var(--font-body); }
.contact-form input,
.contact-form textarea,
.auth-form input,
.auth-form textarea,
.auth-form select,
.modal-panel select {
    color: var(--ink) !important;
    border: 1px solid rgba(200,155,60,.28) !important;
    border-radius: 10px !important;
    background: #faf6ef !important;
}
.contact-form input:focus,
.contact-form textarea:focus,
.auth-form input:focus,
.auth-form textarea:focus,
.auth-form select:focus {
    border-color: #a96a35 !important;
    background: #fff9f2 !important;
    box-shadow: 0 0 0 4px rgba(200,155,60,.12);
}
.contact-icon { color: #754923; border-color: var(--line); background: #f4eee3; box-shadow: none; }
.contact-icon:hover { color: #2e2218; background: #f8e6c0; box-shadow: 0 8px 20px rgba(73,49,25,.12); }

.footer {
    color: var(--ink);
    border-color: rgba(200,155,60,.25);
    background: #eee4d5;
}
.footer p { color: var(--muted); }
.footer-bottom { border-color: rgba(200,155,60,.25); }

@media (max-width: 900px) {
    .nav-menu { background: #fff9f2; border-color: var(--line); box-shadow: 0 18px 40px rgba(73,49,25,.12); }
    .hero-content { margin-inline: auto; text-align: center; align-items: center; }
    .hero { background: linear-gradient(rgba(250,246,239,.82), rgba(250,246,239,.95)); }
    .hero-bg-image { opacity: .18; }
}

@media (max-width: 560px) {
    .navbar { inset: 10px 10px auto; }
    .nav-container { border-radius: 14px; }
    .logo-text { font-size: .92rem; }
    .hero { min-height: 780px; }
    .hero-content { width: min(100% - 32px, 680px); }
    .hero-actions { width: 100%; }
    .hero-actions .cta-button,
    .hero-actions .ghost-button { width: 100%; }
    .section-band { padding-block: 76px; }
    .book-cover { height: 340px; }
    .book-mockup { height: 266px; }
    .reviews-surface { border-radius: 20px; }
}

@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) {
    .book-card,
    .story-card,
    .review-card,
    .book-mockup,
    .story-card-image img,
    .cta-button,
    .ghost-button,
    .submit-btn {
        transition-duration: .01ms !important;
    }
    .book-card:hover,
    .story-card:hover,
    .review-carousel .review-card:hover,
    .cta-button:hover,
    .ghost-button:hover,
    .submit-btn:hover {
        transform: none;
    }
}

/* Cinematic hero lock: intentionally excluded from the light material system. */
.hero {
    min-height: max(100svh, 720px);
    color: #f3ead8;
    background: #050507;
}
.hero-bg-image {
    opacity: .9;
    filter: saturate(.76) contrast(1.2) brightness(.62);
    mix-blend-mode: normal;
}
.hero-bg-image::after {
    background:
        radial-gradient(circle at 50% 34%, rgba(216,182,90,.22), transparent 21rem),
        linear-gradient(115deg, rgba(68,27,34,.52), transparent 34%, rgba(7,11,19,.72)),
        linear-gradient(to bottom, rgba(0,0,0,.16), transparent 28%, rgba(0,0,0,.62) 92%);
}
.hero::before {
    opacity: .92;
    background:
        linear-gradient(to bottom, rgba(5,5,7,.08), rgba(5,5,7,.62) 62%, #050507),
        radial-gradient(circle at 50% 34%, rgba(244,220,141,.24), transparent 16rem),
        radial-gradient(circle at 74% 54%, rgba(181,109,40,.28), transparent 30rem),
        radial-gradient(circle at 22% 62%, rgba(68,27,34,.5), transparent 32rem),
        linear-gradient(135deg, #050507, #111827 42%, #2e171d);
}
.hero::after {
    opacity: .78;
    background:
        radial-gradient(ellipse at 50% 50%, transparent 0 36%, rgba(0,0,0,.4) 76%, rgba(0,0,0,.78)),
        linear-gradient(90deg, rgba(0,0,0,.58), transparent 20% 80%, rgba(0,0,0,.62)),
        linear-gradient(to bottom, transparent 78%, #050507);
}
.cinema-lighting,
.fog-layer { display: block; }
.hero-content {
    width: min(920px, 100%);
    margin-inline: auto;
    align-items: center;
    text-align: center;
}
.hero .eyebrow { color: #f4dc8d; }
.hero-title {
    color: #f3ead8;
    filter: drop-shadow(0 0 30px rgba(216,182,90,.26)) drop-shadow(0 28px 64px rgba(0,0,0,.78));
}
.hero-title span,
.hero-title-top,
.hero-title-mid,
.hero-title-main {
    color: transparent;
    -webkit-text-fill-color: transparent;
    background: linear-gradient(180deg, #fff8df, #f3ead8 42%, #b99b54);
    -webkit-background-clip: text;
    background-clip: text;
}
.hero-title::after { background: linear-gradient(90deg, transparent, #d8b65a, transparent); }
.hero-subtitle {
    color: rgba(243,234,216,.86);
    text-shadow: 0 10px 36px rgba(0,0,0,.7);
}
.hero-author,
.hero .scroll-cue { color: #b9ac93; }
.hero-crest { color: rgba(216,182,90,.1); opacity: 1; }
.hero .mountain-haze { opacity: .44; filter: blur(1px); }
.hero .fort-silhouette {
    opacity: 1;
    filter: drop-shadow(0 -18px 45px rgba(216,182,90,.08));
}
@media (max-width: 900px) {
    .hero { background: #050507; }
    .hero-bg-image { opacity: .76; }
}

/* Final homepage material treatment. */
.hero {
    min-height: max(100svh, 720px);
    color: var(--ink);
    background:
        radial-gradient(circle at 72% 25%, rgba(238,116,27,.14), transparent 24rem),
        radial-gradient(circle at 18% 70%, rgba(217,147,46,.12), transparent 28rem),
        linear-gradient(145deg, #fff8eb, #ffecd6 55%, #f9d5aa);
}
.hero-bg-image {
    opacity: .14;
    filter: sepia(.8) saturate(.72) contrast(.78);
    mix-blend-mode: multiply;
}
.hero-bg-image::after {
    background: linear-gradient(90deg, #fff5e7, rgba(255,245,231,.64) 55%, rgba(255,232,204,.34));
}
.hero::before {
    opacity: .055;
    background:
        radial-gradient(circle, transparent 0 28%, #d55b17 28.5% 29%, transparent 29.5% 40%, #d99534 40.5% 41%, transparent 41.5%),
        conic-gradient(from 22.5deg, transparent 0 10deg, #d55b17 10deg 11deg, transparent 11deg 45deg);
}
.hero::after {
    opacity: 1;
    background:
        radial-gradient(circle at 50% 38%, rgba(255,255,255,.22), transparent 30rem),
        linear-gradient(to bottom, transparent 76%, #fff1df);
}
.cinema-lighting,
.fog-layer,
.fort-silhouette,
.mountain-haze { display: none; }
.hero-content {
    width: min(860px, calc(100% - 36px));
    margin-inline: auto;
    align-items: center;
    text-align: center;
}
.hero .eyebrow { color: #d65016; }
.hero-title { color: #ba4219; filter: none; }
.hero-title span,
.hero-title-top,
.hero-title-mid,
.hero-title-main {
    color: #b43d1f;
    -webkit-text-fill-color: currentColor;
    background: none;
}
.hero-title-top { color: #d05b21; }
.hero-title-mid { color: #79523a; }
.hero-title::after {
    background: linear-gradient(90deg, transparent, #e5661c, transparent);
    box-shadow: none;
}
.hero-subtitle { color: #654633; text-shadow: none; font-weight: 400; }
.hero-author,
.hero .scroll-cue { color: #9f542d; }
.hero-crest { color: #db6a20; opacity: .045; }
@media (max-width: 900px) {
    .hero {
        background: linear-gradient(145deg, #fff8eb, #ffecd6 55%, #f9d5aa);
    }
    .hero-bg-image { opacity: .1; }
}

/* Unified saffron action language. */
.ghost-button,
.back-btn,
.review-detail-back,
.auth-button,
.dropdown-action,
.review-nav,
.story-feedback-btn,
.formatting-toolbar button {
    color: #fff !important;
    border: 1px solid rgba(183,59,10,.16) !important;
    border-radius: 999px !important;
    background: linear-gradient(145deg, #f47a1d, #e85d13 58%, #d8490d) !important;
    box-shadow: inset 0 1px rgba(255,255,255,.32), 0 7px 18px rgba(178,67,13,.2) !important;
}
.ghost-button:hover,
.back-btn:hover,
.review-detail-back:hover,
.auth-button:hover,
.dropdown-action:hover,
.review-nav:hover,
.story-feedback-btn:hover,
.formatting-toolbar button:hover {
    color: #fff !important;
    transform: translateY(-2px);
    background: linear-gradient(145deg, #ff8b2b, #ef6817 58%, #de4e0d) !important;
    box-shadow: inset 0 1px rgba(255,255,255,.4), 0 10px 22px rgba(178,67,13,.26) !important;
}
.auth-button {
    width: 40px;
    height: 40px;
    padding: 0;
}

/* ==========================================================================
   STORY READING MANUSCRIPT THEME (DAY & NIGHT)
   ========================================================================== */

/* --- Fonts & Base Setup --- */
body.story-reading,
body.story-reading-night {
    font-family: var(--font-serif) !important;
}

/* Day Mode Page Background */
body.story-reading {
    background: #FCF5EB !important; /* Soft warm ivory parchment */
}

body.story-reading .story-detail-page {
    background: #FCF5EB !important;
    padding-top: 150px !important;
}

/* Night Mode Page Background */
body.story-reading-night {
    background: #121110 !important; /* Deep charcoal/warm black */
}

body.story-reading-night .story-detail-page {
    background: #121110 !important;
    background-image: none !important;
    padding-top: 150px !important;
}

/* Hide background animations or textures if they interfere */
body.story-reading #particleCanvas,
body.story-reading-night #particleCanvas,
body.story-reading .site-texture,
body.story-reading-night .site-texture {
    display: none !important;
}

/* --- Container Overrides: No Floating Card --- */
body.story-reading .story-detail-card,
body.story-reading-night .story-detail-card {
    background: transparent !important;
    border: none !important;
    box-shadow: none !important;
    max-width: 1000px;
    margin: 0 auto;
}

body.story-reading .story-detail-panel,
body.story-reading-night .story-detail-panel {
    background: transparent !important;
    border: none !important;
    box-shadow: none !important;
    padding: clamp(24px, 4vw, 48px) 0 !important;
    max-width: 100% !important;
}

/* --- Topbar Styles (Header Frame Box) --- */
.story-detail-topbar {
    display: flex !important;
    flex-direction: column !important;
    width: 100% !important;
    border-radius: 12px !important;
    padding: 20px 24px !important;
    margin-bottom: 36px !important;
    transition: all 250ms ease !important;
}

body.story-reading .story-detail-topbar {
    border: 1px solid rgba(139, 115, 85, 0.25) !important;
    background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.4) !important;
}

body.story-reading-night .story-detail-topbar {
    border: 1px solid rgba(223, 158, 71, 0.25) !important;
    background: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.2) !important;
}

/* Kicker Row */
.story-header-kicker-row {
    display: flex !important;
    justify-content: center !important;
    width: 100% !important;
}

.story-header-kicker {
    font-family: var(--font-display) !important;
    font-size: 0.82rem !important;
    font-weight: 700 !important;
    letter-spacing: 0.25em !important;
    text-transform: uppercase !important;
}

body.story-reading .story-header-kicker {
    color: #8C7153 !important;
}

body.story-reading-night .story-header-kicker {
    color: #DF9E47 !important;
}

/* Topbar Divider */
.story-detail-topbar-divider {
    width: 100% !important;
    height: 1px !important;
    margin: 14px 0 !important;
}

body.story-reading .story-detail-topbar-divider {
    background: rgba(139, 115, 85, 0.15) !important;
}

body.story-reading-night .story-detail-topbar-divider {
    background: rgba(223, 158, 71, 0.15) !important;
}

/* Metadata Row (Time on Left, Toggle on Right) */
.story-detail-metadata-row {
    display: flex !important;
    justify-content: space-between !important;
    align-items: center !important;
    width: 100% !important;
    padding: 0 !important;
}

.story-reading-time {
    display: flex !important;
    align-items: center !important;
    gap: 8px !important;
    font-family: var(--font-serif) !important;
    font-size: 0.95rem !important;
    font-weight: 500 !important;
}

body.story-reading .story-reading-time {
    color: #8C7153 !important;
}

body.story-reading-night .story-reading-time {
    color: #DF9E47 !important;
}

/* --- Reading Mode Toggle Button --- */
.reading-mode-toggle {
    display: inline-flex !important;
    align-items: center !important;
    justify-content: center !important;
    font-family: var(--font-body) !important;
    font-size: 0.78rem !important;
    font-weight: 700 !important;
    letter-spacing: 0.06em !important;
    text-transform: uppercase !important;
    border-radius: 999px !important;
    cursor: pointer !important;
    transition: all 250ms ease !important;
    box-shadow: none !important;
}

body.story-reading .reading-mode-toggle {
    background: #D9531E !important;
    border: none !important;
    color: #FFFFFF !important;
    padding: 8px 18px !important;
}

body.story-reading .reading-mode-toggle:hover {
    background: #C24413 !important;
    transform: translateY(-2px) !important;
}

body.story-reading-night .reading-mode-toggle {
    background: transparent !important;
    border: 1.5px solid #DF9E47 !important;
    color: #DF9E47 !important;
    padding: 6.5px 16.5px !important;
}

body.story-reading-night .reading-mode-toggle:hover {
    background: rgba(223, 158, 71, 0.12) !important;
    color: #F5E7D2 !important;
    transform: translateY(-2px) !important;
}

/* --- Title Section --- */
.story-detail-header {
    text-align: center !important;
    margin-bottom: 36px !important;
}

.story-detail-header::before,
.story-detail-header::after {
    display: none !important; /* Hide old inline styling lines */
}

.story-detail-header h1 {
    font-family: var(--font-display) !important;
    font-size: clamp(2rem, 5.5vw, 3.4rem) !important;
    font-weight: 700 !important;
    line-height: 1.2 !important;
    margin: 0 auto 12px auto !important;
    max-width: 800px !important;
}

body.story-reading .story-detail-header h1 {
    color: #2D2219 !important;
}

body.story-reading-night .story-detail-header h1 {
    color: #DF9E47 !important;
}

/* Title Divider (Ornament) */
.story-title-divider {
    display: flex !important;
    justify-content: center !important;
    align-items: center !important;
    width: 100% !important;
    margin: 12px auto 16px auto !important;
}

.story-divider-svg {
    width: 140px !important;
    height: 12px !important;
}

body.story-reading .story-title-divider {
    color: #A38A70 !important;
}

body.story-reading-night .story-title-divider {
    color: #DF9E47 !important;
}

/* Author & Date Metadata */
.story-detail-header .story-meta {
    display: flex !important;
    justify-content: center !important;
    gap: 8px !important;
    font-family: var(--font-serif) !important;
    font-size: 0.95rem !important;
    font-weight: 500 !important;
    margin-top: 12px !important;
}

body.story-reading .story-detail-header .story-meta {
    color: #8C7153 !important;
}

body.story-reading-night .story-detail-header .story-meta {
    color: #DF9E47 !important;
}

/* --- Admin Control Buttons --- */
.story-detail-admin-actions {
    display: flex !important;
    justify-content: center !important;
    gap: 12px !important;
    margin-top: 24px !important;
    flex-wrap: wrap !important;
}

.story-detail-admin-actions a,
.story-detail-admin-actions button {
    display: inline-flex !important;
    align-items: center !important;
    justify-content: center !important;
    font-family: var(--font-body) !important;
    font-size: 0.78rem !important;
    font-weight: 700 !important;
    letter-spacing: 0.05em !important;
    border-radius: 999px !important;
    cursor: pointer !important;
    transition: all 250ms ease !important;
    min-width: 160px !important;
    min-height: 38px !important;
    box-shadow: none !important;
}

body.story-reading .story-detail-admin-actions a,
body.story-reading .story-detail-admin-actions button {
    background: #D9531E !important;
    border: none !important;
    color: #FFFFFF !important;
}

body.story-reading .story-detail-admin-actions a:hover,
body.story-reading .story-detail-admin-actions button:hover {
    background: #C24413 !important;
    transform: translateY(-2px) !important;
}

body.story-reading-night .story-detail-admin-actions a,
body.story-reading-night .story-detail-admin-actions button {
    background: transparent !important;
    border: 1.5px solid #DF9E47 !important;
    color: #DF9E47 !important;
}

body.story-reading-night .story-detail-admin-actions a:hover,
body.story-reading-night .story-detail-admin-actions button:hover {
    background: rgba(223, 158, 71, 0.12) !important;
    color: #F5E7D2 !important;
    transform: translateY(-2px) !important;
}

/* --- Story Banner Image --- */
.story-detail-image {
    max-width: 820px !important;
    margin: 0 auto 40px auto !important;
    border-radius: 16px !important;
    overflow: hidden !important;
    transition: all 250ms ease !important;
}

body.story-reading .story-detail-image {
    border: 1.5px solid #D9AF76 !important;
    background: transparent !important;
    box-shadow: 0 15px 40px rgba(45, 34, 25, 0.12) !important;
}

body.story-reading-night .story-detail-image {
    border: 1.5px solid rgba(223, 158, 71, 0.3) !important;
    background: transparent !important;
    box-shadow: 0 20px 50px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.5) !important;
}

/* --- Text & Content Formatting --- */
.story-protected-text {
    max-width: 700px !important;
    margin: 0 auto !important;
}

.story-detail-content p {
    font-family: var(--font-serif) !important;
    font-size: 1.32rem !important;
    line-height: 1.95 !important;
    margin: 0 0 2.2rem 0 !important;
    transition: color 250ms ease !important;
}

body.story-reading .story-detail-content p {
    color: #2D2219 !important; /* Soft, warm cocoa-charcoal */
}

body.story-reading-night .story-detail-content p {
    color: #E5DED4 !important; /* Soft parchment-white */
}

/* Drop Cap Formatting */
.story-detail-content p:first-of-type::first-letter {
    float: left !important;
    font-family: var(--font-display) !important;
    font-size: 4.5rem !important;
    line-height: 0.85 !important;
    font-weight: 700 !important;
    margin-right: 0.15em !important;
    margin-top: 0.05em !important;
    letter-spacing: -0.02em !important;
    transition: color 250ms ease !important;
}

body.story-reading .story-detail-content p:first-of-type::first-letter {
    color: #D9531E !important;
}

body.story-reading-night .story-detail-content p:first-of-type::first-letter {
    color: #DF9E47 !important;
}

/* --- Sources Section --- */
.story-source {
    max-width: 700px !important;
    margin: 40px auto 0 auto !important;
    padding: 24px 28px !important;
    border-radius: 12px !important;
    transition: all 250ms ease !important;
}

body.story-reading .story-source {
    background: #FFFDF9 !important;
    border: 1px solid #E8D7BC !important;
}

body.story-reading .story-source h2 {
    color: #2D2219 !important;
}

body.story-reading .story-source p {
    color: #59402f !important;
}

body.story-reading-night .story-source {
    background: #171615 !important;
    border: 1px solid rgba(223, 158, 71, 0.25) !important;
}

body.story-reading-night .story-source h2 {
    color: #DF9E47 !important;
}

body.story-reading-night .story-source p {
    color: #E5DED4 !important;
}

/* --- Feedback Container --- */
.story-feedback-container {
    max-width: 700px !important;
    margin: 40px auto 0 auto !important;
    padding: 20px 24px !important;
    border-radius: 12px !important;
    display: flex !important;
    justify-content: space-between !important;
    align-items: center !important;
    transition: all 250ms ease !important;
}

body.story-reading .story-feedback-container {
    background: #FFFDF9 !important;
    border: 1px solid #E8D7BC !important;
}

body.story-reading-night .story-feedback-container {
    background: #171615 !important;
    border: 1px solid rgba(223, 158, 71, 0.25) !important;
}

/* Social Buttons & Actions overrides to bypass global !important */
body.story-reading .story-feedback-btn,
body.story-reading .story-nav-button {
    background: #FFFFFF !important;
    border: 1px solid #D9531E !important;
    color: #D9531E !important;
    box-shadow: none !important;
}

body.story-reading .story-feedback-btn:hover,
body.story-reading .story-nav-button:hover {
    background: #FFF8F5 !important;
    border-color: #C24413 !important;
    color: #C24413 !important;
}

body.story-reading-night .story-feedback-btn,
body.story-reading-night .story-nav-button {
    background: transparent !important;
    border: 1px solid #DF9E47 !important;
    color: #DF9E47 !important;
    box-shadow: none !important;
}

body.story-reading-night .story-feedback-btn:hover,
body.story-reading-night .story-nav-button:hover {
    background: rgba(223, 158, 71, 0.12) !important;
    color: #F5E7D2 !important;
    border-color: #DF9E47 !important;
}

/* Navigation buttons alignment */
.story-detail-actions {
    max-width: 700px !important;
    margin: 48px auto 0 auto !important;
    display: flex !important;
    justify-content: space-between !important;
}

/* Subscribe prompt */
body.story-reading .story-subscribe-text {
    color: #8C7153 !important;
}

body.story-reading .story-subscribe-link {
    color: #D9531E !important;
}

body.story-reading-night .story-subscribe-text {
    color: #A39686 !important;
}

body.story-reading-night .story-subscribe-link {
    color: #DF9E47 !important;
}

/* --- Navbar overrides on Story Reading Page --- */
body.story-reading .nav-container {
    background: linear-gradient(120deg, rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.9), rgba(252, 245, 235, 0.75)) !important;
    border: 1px solid rgba(139, 115, 85, 0.25) !important;
    box-shadow: 0 10px 30px rgba(139, 115, 85, 0.08) !important;
    backdrop-filter: blur(20px) !important;
}

body.story-reading .nav-logo,
body.story-reading .nav-link {
    color: #2D2219 !important;
}

body.story-reading .nav-link:hover,
body.story-reading .nav-link.active {
    color: #D9531E !important;
}

body.story-reading .logo-text {
    color: #2D2219 !important;
}

body.story-reading-night .nav-container {
    background: linear-gradient(120deg, rgba(18, 17, 16, 0.9), rgba(10, 10, 10, 0.75)) !important;
    border: 1px solid rgba(223, 158, 71, 0.25) !important;
    box-shadow: 0 12px 36px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.5) !important;
    backdrop-filter: blur(20px) !important;
}

body.story-reading-night .nav-logo,
body.story-reading-night .nav-link {
    color: #E5DED4 !important;
}

body.story-reading-night .nav-link:hover,
body.story-reading-night .nav-link.active {
    color: #DF9E47 !important;
}

body.story-reading-night .logo-text {
    color: #DF9E47 !important;
}

/* Adjust hamburger menu button color on reading page */
body.story-reading .hamburger span {
    background-color: #2D2219 !important;
}

body.story-reading-night .hamburger span {
    background-color: #DF9E47 !important;
}

/* Adjust profile icon svg inside .auth-button */
body.story-reading .auth-button .profile-icon-svg {
    stroke: currentColor !important;
}

/* --- Footer overrides on Story Reading Page --- */
body.story-reading .footer {
    background: #FFF8F0 !important;
    border-top: 1px solid rgba(139, 115, 85, 0.2) !important;
}

body.story-reading .footer p,
body.story-reading .footer-brand {
    color: #59402f !important;
}

body.story-reading .footer-brand {
    color: #2D2219 !important;
}

body.story-reading .footer-bottom {
    color: #8C7153 !important;
}

body.story-reading-night .footer {
    background: #0C0B0A !important;
    border-top: 1px solid rgba(223, 158, 71, 0.18) !important;
}

body.story-reading-night .footer p,
body.story-reading-night .footer-brand {
    color: #A39686 !important;
}

body.story-reading-night .footer-brand {
    color: #DF9E47 !important;
}

body.story-reading-night .footer-bottom {
    color: #595147 !important;
}

/* --- Vertical Reading Progress Bar & Scrubber --- */
body.story-reading .story-progress-bar {
    background: rgba(139, 115, 85, 0.15) !important;
    border: 1px solid rgba(139, 115, 85, 0.22) !important;
}

body.story-reading .story-progress-fill {
    background: linear-gradient(180deg, #D9531E, #C24413) !important;
}

body.story-reading .story-progress-thumb {
    background: #D9531E !important;
    border: 2px solid #FCF5EB !important;
}

body.story-reading-night .story-progress-bar {
    background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.08) !important;
    border: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.12) !important;
}

body.story-reading-night .story-progress-fill {
    background: linear-gradient(180deg, #DF9E47, #C8842E) !important;
}

body.story-reading-night .story-progress-thumb {
    background: #DF9E47 !important;
    border: 2px solid #121110 !important;
}

/* --- AI Summary Modal --- */
body.story-reading .ai-summary-modal-panel {
    background: #FFFDF9 !important;
    border: 2px solid #E8D7BC !important;
    box-shadow: 0 20px 50px rgba(45, 34, 25, 0.15) !important;
}

body.story-reading .ai-summary-modal-panel .modal-close {
    color: #D9531E !important;
}

body.story-reading .ai-summary-modal-header {
    border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(139, 115, 85, 0.15) !important;
}

body.story-reading .ai-summary-modal-header .section-kicker {
    color: #8C7153 !important;
}

body.story-reading .ai-summary-modal-header .section-title {
    color: #D9531E !important;
}

body.story-reading .ai-summary-modal-content {
    color: #2D2219 !important;
}

/* Night Mode Modal */
body.story-reading-night .ai-summary-modal-panel {
    background: #171615 !important;
    border: 2px solid rgba(223, 158, 71, 0.4) !important;
    box-shadow: 0 20px 50px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.6) !important;
}

body.story-reading-night .ai-summary-modal-panel .modal-close {
    color: #DF9E47 !important;
}

body.story-reading-night .ai-summary-modal-header {
    border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(223, 158, 71, 0.2) !important;
}

body.story-reading-night .ai-summary-modal-header .section-kicker {
    color: #DF9E47 !important;
}

body.story-reading-night .ai-summary-modal-header .section-title {
    color: #F5E7D2 !important;
}

body.story-reading-night .ai-summary-modal-content {
    color: #E5DED4 !important;
}

/* --- Related Book Section --- */
body.story-reading .related-book-card {
    background: #FFFDF9 !important;
    border: 1px solid #E8D7BC !important;
    box-shadow: 0 10px 30px rgba(139, 115, 85, 0.06) !important;
    color: #2D2219 !important;
    max-width: 700px !important;
    margin: 40px auto 0 auto !important;
    border-radius: 12px !important;
    padding: 20px 24px !important;
}

body.story-reading .related-book-card p {
    color: #8C7153 !important;
}

body.story-reading .related-book-card a {
    color: #D9531E !important;
    font-weight: 600 !important;
}

body.story-reading-night .related-book-card {
    background: #171615 !important;
    border: 1px solid rgba(223, 158, 71, 0.25) !important;
    box-shadow: none !important;
    color: #E5DED4 !important;
    max-width: 700px !important;
    margin: 40px auto 0 auto !important;
    border-radius: 12px !important;
    padding: 20px 24px !important;
}

body.story-reading-night .related-book-card p {
    color: #DF9E47 !important;
}

body.story-reading-night .related-book-card a {
    color: #DF9E47 !important;
    font-weight: 600 !important;
    text-decoration: underline !important;
}

/* --- SVG icons alignment --- */
.story-feedback-btn svg,
.story-share-btn svg {
    fill: currentColor !important;
}

/* --- Back Button --- */
body.story-reading .back-btn {
    background: #FFFFFF !important;
    border: 1px solid #D9531E !important;
    color: #D9531E !important;
    box-shadow: none !important;
}

body.story-reading .back-btn:hover {
    background: #FFF8F5 !important;
    color: #C24413 !important;
    border-color: #C24413 !important;
}

body.story-reading-night .back-btn {
    background: transparent !important;
    border: 1px solid #DF9E47 !important;
    color: #DF9E47 !important;
    box-shadow: none !important;
}

body.story-reading-night .back-btn:hover {
    background: rgba(223, 158, 71, 0.12) !important;
    color: #F5E7D2 !important;
    border-color: #DF9E47 !important;
}

/* --- Social Sharing Container centered and symmetrical --- */
body.story-reading .story-share-container,
body.story-reading-night .story-share-container {
    display: flex !important;
    flex-direction: column !important;
    align-items: center !important;
    justify-content: center !important;
    max-width: 700px !important;
    margin: 24px auto 0 auto !important;
    padding: 20px 24px !important;
    border-radius: 12px !important;
    gap: 12px !important;
}

body.story-reading .story-share-container {
    background: #FFFDF9 !important;
    border: 1px solid #E8D7BC !important;
}

body.story-reading-night .story-share-container {
    background: #171615 !important;
    border: 1px solid rgba(223, 158, 71, 0.25) !important;
}

/* Hide the vertical line divider */
body.story-reading .story-share-divider,
body.story-reading-night .story-share-divider {
    display: none !important;
}

/* Label alignment */
body.story-reading .story-share-label,
body.story-reading-night .story-share-label {
    margin: 0 !important;
    text-align: center !important;
}

body.story-reading .story-share-label {
    color: #8C7153 !important;
}

body.story-reading-night .story-share-label {
    color: #DF9E47 !important;
}

/* Button row styling to force single line and center */
body.story-reading .story-share-buttons,
body.story-reading-night .story-share-buttons {
    display: flex !important;
    flex-direction: row !important;
    flex-wrap: nowrap !important; /* Force single line */
    justify-content: center !important;
    align-items: center !important;
    width: 100% !important;
    gap: 12px !important;
}

/* Individual Share Buttons */
body.story-reading .story-share-btn,
body.story-reading-night .story-share-btn {
    flex: 1 !important; /* Make buttons equal width for symmetry */
    max-width: 180px !important; /* Restrict max size */
    justify-content: center !important;
    white-space: nowrap !important;
    padding: 8px 16px !important;
    border-radius: 999px !important; /* Fully rounded buttons to match feedback button theme */
    font-family: var(--font-body) !important;
    font-size: 0.8rem !important;
    font-weight: 700 !important;
    text-transform: uppercase !important;
    letter-spacing: 0.04em !important;
    transition: all 250ms ease !important;
    box-shadow: none !important;
}

body.story-reading .story-share-btn {
    background: #FFFFFF !important;
    border: 1px solid #D9531E !important;
    color: #D9531E !important;
}

body.story-reading .story-share-btn:hover {
    background: #FFF8F5 !important;
    color: #C24413 !important;
    border-color: #C24413 !important;
    transform: translateY(-2px) !important;
}

body.story-reading-night .story-share-btn {
    background: transparent !important;
    border: 1px solid #DF9E47 !important;
    color: #DF9E47 !important;
}

body.story-reading-night .story-share-btn:hover {
    background: rgba(223, 158, 71, 0.12) !important;
    color: #F5E7D2 !important;
    border-color: #DF9E47 !important;
    transform: translateY(-2px) !important;
}

@media (max-width: 600px) {
    body.story-reading .story-share-buttons,
    body.story-reading-night .story-share-buttons {
        gap: 8px !important;
    }
    body.story-reading .story-share-btn,
    body.story-reading-night .story-share-btn {
        padding: 8px 10px !important;
        font-size: 0.72rem !important;
    }
}

/* ==========================================================================
   PREMIUM USER PROFILE DROPDOWN MENU
   ========================================================================== */

/* Light Theme (Default for light pages) */
.auth-dropdown-panel {
    background: #FFFDF9 !important;
    border: 1px solid rgba(139, 115, 85, 0.25) !important;
    border-radius: 16px !important;
    padding: 20px 16px !important;
    box-shadow: 0 16px 48px rgba(139, 115, 85, 0.12), 0 3px 12px rgba(139, 115, 85, 0.04) !important;
    width: 270px !important;
}

.dropdown-profile {
    display: flex !important;
    flex-direction: column !important;
    align-items: center !important;
    justify-content: center !important;
    text-align: center !important;
    padding: 16px 12px !important;
    border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(139, 115, 85, 0.15) !important;
    margin-bottom: 14px !important;
    gap: 4px !important;
}

.dropdown-name {
    color: #8C7153 !important;
    font-family: var(--font-body) !important;
    font-size: 0.75rem !important;
    font-weight: 700 !important;
    letter-spacing: 0.1em !important;
    text-transform: uppercase !important;
}

.dropdown-email {
    color: #2D2219 !important;
    font-family: var(--font-serif) !important;
    font-size: 0.95rem !important;
    font-weight: 700 !important;
    word-break: break-all !important;
    margin: 0 !important;
}

/* Actions list container rules */
.dropdown-action {
    display: block !important;
    width: 100% !important;
    background: transparent !important;
    border: none !important;
    border-radius: 8px !important;
    color: #59402f !important;
    padding: 10px 14px !important;
    margin-bottom: 4px !important;
    font-family: var(--font-body) !important;
    font-size: 0.8rem !important;
    font-weight: 700 !important;
    text-transform: uppercase !important;
    letter-spacing: 0.05em !important;
    text-align: left !important;
    box-shadow: none !important;
    transition: all 200ms ease-in-out !important;
    transform: none !important;
    cursor: pointer !important;
}

/* Fix: .dropdown-action's own display:block!important above has the same
   specificity as .hidden's display:none!important (each is one class),
   so the one that appears LATER in this file wins the tie and was
   overriding .hidden — making admin-only dropdown buttons visible to
   everyone regardless of the isAdmin check in supabase.js. This rule uses
   a two-class selector, which outranks both of those single-class rules
   no matter what order they're declared in, so .hidden always wins here. */
.dropdown-action.hidden {
    display: none !important;
}

.dropdown-action:hover {
    background: #FFF5E8 !important;
    color: #D9531E !important;
    transform: translateX(4px) !important; /* Premium slide indicator */
}

/* Distinctive logout item styling */
#logoutBtn {
    border-top: 1px solid rgba(139, 115, 85, 0.1) !important;
    border-radius: 0 0 8px 8px !important;
    margin-top: 6px !important;
    padding-top: 12px !important;
}

#logoutBtn:hover {
    background: #FFF0F0 !important;
    color: #C22A2A !important;
    transform: translateX(4px) !important;
}

/* Night Theme (For story reading night pages) */
body.story-reading-night .auth-dropdown-panel {
    background: #171615 !important;
    border: 1px solid rgba(223, 158, 71, 0.25) !important;
    box-shadow: 0 16px 48px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.5) !important;
}

body.story-reading-night .dropdown-profile {
    border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(223, 158, 71, 0.15) !important;
}

body.story-reading-night .dropdown-name {
    color: #DF9E47 !important;
}

body.story-reading-night .dropdown-email {
    color: #E5DED4 !important;
}

body.story-reading-night .dropdown-action {
    color: #E5DED4 !important;
}

body.story-reading-night .dropdown-action:hover {
    background: rgba(223, 158, 71, 0.12) !important;
    color: #DF9E47 !important;
}

body.story-reading-night #logoutBtn {
    border-top: 1px solid rgba(223, 158, 71, 0.1) !important;
}

body.story-reading-night #logoutBtn:hover {
    background: rgba(194, 42, 42, 0.15) !important;
    color: #FF6666 !important;
}

/* ==========================================================================
   STORIES PAGE PREMIUM LAYOUT & ADMIN TOOLBAR
   ========================================================================== */

/* Stories Page Hero spacing correction */
.stories-hero {
    padding-top: 110px !important; /* Clean minimal spacing below navbar */
    padding-bottom: 24px !important;
    min-height: auto !important;
}

.stories-section {
    padding-top: 24px !important; /* Matches hero padding-bottom for perfect vertical symmetry around the divider line */
}

/* Premium Admin Inline Row */
.story-admin-top {
    position: relative !important;
    top: auto !important;
    left: auto !important;
    right: auto !important;
    width: 100% !important;
    height: auto !important;
    background: transparent !important;
    border: none !important;
    box-shadow: none !important;
    backdrop-filter: none !important;
    z-index: 5 !important;
    display: flex !important;
    align-items: center !important;
    justify-content: flex-end !important;
    padding: 0 !important;
    margin-bottom: 24px !important;
    pointer-events: auto !important;
}

.story-admin-top.hidden {
    display: none !important;
}

/* Admin control panel text label */
.story-admin-top::before {
    content: '✧ ADMIN ACTIONS' !important;
    font-family: var(--font-body) !important;
    font-size: 0.75rem !important;
    font-weight: 700 !important;
    color: #8C7153 !important;
    letter-spacing: 0.12em !important;
    margin-right: auto !important; /* Pushes buttons to the right */
}

/* Admin buttons styling */
.story-admin-top .ghost-button,
.story-admin-top .submit-btn {
    min-height: 32px !important;
    padding: 0 16px !important;
    font-family: var(--font-body) !important;
    font-size: 0.75rem !important;
    font-weight: 700 !important;
    letter-spacing: 0.05em !important;
    border-radius: 6px !important;
    text-transform: uppercase !important;
    display: inline-flex !important;
    align-items: center !important;
    justify-content: center !important;
    transition: all 200ms ease-in-out !important;
    box-shadow: none !important;
}

/* View Drafts button */
.story-admin-top .ghost-button {
    background: #FFFFFF !important;
    border: 1px solid #8C7153 !important;
    color: #8C7153 !important;
}

.story-admin-top .ghost-button:hover {
    background: #FFF5E8 !important;
    border-color: #D9531E !important;
    color: #D9531E !important;
    transform: translateY(-1px) !important;
}

/* Post Story button */
.story-admin-top .submit-btn {
    background: #D9531E !important;
    border: none !important;
    color: #FFFFFF !important;
}

.story-admin-top .submit-btn:hover {
    background: #C24413 !important;
    transform: translateY(-1px) !important;
}

/* Night Mode / Dark Mode Admin Bar overrides */
body.story-reading-night .story-admin-top::before {
    color: #DF9E47 !important;
}

body.story-reading-night .story-admin-top .ghost-button {
    background: transparent !important;
    border: 1px solid #DF9E47 !important;
    color: #DF9E47 !important;
}

body.story-reading-night .story-admin-top .ghost-button:hover {
    background: rgba(223, 158, 71, 0.12) !important;
    color: #F5E7D2 !important;
    border-color: #DF9E47 !important;
}

body.story-reading-night .story-admin-top .submit-btn {
    background: #DF9E47 !important;
    color: #121110 !important;
}

body.story-reading-night .story-admin-top .submit-btn:hover {
    background: #F5E7D2 !important;
}

/* Filter/Search Bar styling on Stories Page */
.stories-filter-bar {
    background: #FFFDF9 !important;
    border: 1px solid rgba(139, 115, 85, 0.22) !important;
    box-shadow: 0 10px 30px rgba(139, 115, 85, 0.05) !important;
    padding: 24px !important;
    border-radius: 12px !important;
    backdrop-filter: none !important;
}

.stories-filter-bar label {
    color: #8C7153 !important;
    font-family: var(--font-body) !important;
    font-weight: 700 !important;
    font-size: 0.75rem !important;
    letter-spacing: 0.08em !important;
}

#storySearchInput {
    background: #FFFFFF !important;
    color: #2D2219 !important;
    border: 1px solid rgba(139, 115, 85, 0.3) !important;
    border-radius: 6px !important;
    padding: 12px 16px !important;
    font-family: var(--font-body) !important;
    transition: all 200ms ease-in-out !important;
}

#storySearchInput:focus {
    border-color: #D9531E !important;
    box-shadow: 0 0 0 3px rgba(217, 83, 30, 0.12) !important;
}

#storySearchInput::placeholder {
    color: #A38A70 !important;
}

body.story-reading-night .stories-filter-bar {
    background: #171615 !important;
    border: 1px solid rgba(223, 158, 71, 0.25) !important;
    box-shadow: none !important;
}

body.story-reading-night .stories-filter-bar label {
    color: #DF9E47 !important;
}

body.story-reading-night #storySearchInput {
    background: #0C0B0A !important;
    color: #E5DED4 !important;
    border: 1px solid rgba(223, 158, 71, 0.25) !important;
}

body.story-reading-night #storySearchInput:focus {
    border-color: #DF9E47 !important;
    box-shadow: 0 0 0 3px rgba(223, 158, 71, 0.12) !important;
}

body.story-reading-night #storySearchInput::placeholder {
    color: #8C7F70 !important;
}

/* ==========================================================================
   PREMIUM LANDING PAGE VISUAL REDESIGN (ARCHIVAL LEDGER THEME)
   ========================================================================== */

/* 1. Global Parchment Palette & Section Bands */
body {
    background: #FBF6ED !important;
    color: #3B2A21 !important;
}

.section-band {
    background: #FBF6ED !important;
    border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(140, 101, 64, 0.1) !important;
}

.section-band:nth-of-type(odd) {
    background: #FFF9F2 !important; /* Alternating Ivory */
}

/* 2. Floating Parchment Navigation Placard */
.nav-container,
.navbar.scrolled .nav-container {
    padding: 12px 32px !important;
    border-radius: 4px !important; /* Structured rectangular placard */
    background: #FFFDF9 !important;
    border: 1px solid rgba(197, 160, 89, 0.3) !important;
    box-shadow: 0 10px 30px rgba(90, 71, 58, 0.05), inset 0 1px 0 rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.9) !important;
    backdrop-filter: blur(12px) !important;
    -webkit-backdrop-filter: blur(12px) !important;
}

.nav-logo {
    gap: 16px !important;
}

.logo-text {
    font-family: var(--font-display), serif !important;
    font-weight: 600 !important;
    font-size: 1.15rem !important;
    letter-spacing: 0.08em !important;
    color: #3B2A21 !important;
}

.logo-mark {
    width: 44px !important;
    height: 44px !important;
    border: 1px solid rgba(140, 101, 64, 0.25) !important;
    background: #FFFDF9 !important;
    box-shadow: 0 4px 12px rgba(140, 101, 64, 0.06) !important;
}

.nav-menu {
    gap: 36px !important;
}

.nav-link {
    color: #5A473A !important;
    font-family: var(--font-body) !important;
    font-size: 0.78rem !important;
    font-weight: 700 !important;
    letter-spacing: 0.12em !important;
    text-transform: uppercase !important;
    position: relative !important;
    transition: color 0.3s ease !important;
}

/* Gold diamond star indicator for active/hover links */
.nav-link::after {
    content: "✦" !important;
    position: absolute !important;
    left: 50% !important;
    bottom: -6px !important;
    transform: translate(-50%, 0) scale(0) !important;
    font-size: 0.6rem !important;
    color: #C5A059 !important;
    height: auto !important;
    background: none !important;
    transition: transform 0.3s cubic-bezier(0.175, 0.885, 0.32, 1.275) !important;
}

.nav-link:hover,
.nav-link.active {
    color: #C85A1E !important; /* Deep saffron color shift */
}

.nav-link:hover::after,
.nav-link.active::after {
    transform: translate(-50%, 0) scale(1) !important;
}

.auth-button {
    color: #5A473A !important;
    border: 1px solid rgba(140, 101, 64, 0.25) !important;
    border-radius: 4px !important; /* Rectangular styling */
    background: #FFFDF9 !important;
    padding: 0 !important; /* Reset padding to prevent squishing */
    width: 38px !important;
    height: 38px !important;
    display: inline-flex !important;
    align-items: center !important;
    justify-content: center !important;
    transition: all 0.2s ease !important;
    box-shadow: none !important;
}

.auth-button:hover {
    background: #FFF5E8 !important;
    color: #C85A1E !important;
    border-color: #C85A1E !important;
}

/* 3. Hero Section Archival Frame & Watermark */
.hero {
    min-height: 100vh !important;
    padding-top: 150px !important;
    padding-bottom: 120px !important;
    display: flex !important;
    align-items: center !important;
    justify-content: center !important;
    position: relative !important;
    background: 
        radial-gradient(circle at 50% 38%, rgba(251, 246, 237, 0.4), transparent 45rem),
        radial-gradient(circle at 18% 70%, rgba(217, 147, 46, 0.05), transparent 28rem),
        linear-gradient(to bottom, #FFF9F2 0%, #FBF6ED 60%, #F7E8D5 100%) !important;
    overflow: hidden !important;
}

/* Royal Deccan Solar Mandala Crest Watermark */
.hero::before {
    content: "" !important;
    position: absolute !important;
    inset: 0 !important;
    background-image: url('data:image/svg+xml;utf8,<svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" viewBox="0 0 200 200" fill="none" stroke="%23c5a059" stroke-width="0.15"><circle cx="100" cy="100" r="90" stroke-dasharray="1,2"/><circle cx="100" cy="100" r="85"/><circle cx="100" cy="100" r="70" stroke-dasharray="3,3"/><circle cx="100" cy="100" r="30"/><path d="M100 10 C103 30, 97 30, 100 10 Z"/><g transform="rotate(30 100 100)"><path d="M100 10 C103 30, 97 30, 100 10 Z"/></g><g transform="rotate(60 100 100)"><path d="M100 10 C103 30, 97 30, 100 10 Z"/></g><g transform="rotate(90 100 100)"><path d="M100 10 C103 30, 97 30, 100 10 Z"/></g><g transform="rotate(120 100 100)"><path d="M100 10 C103 30, 97 30, 100 10 Z"/></g><g transform="rotate(150 100 100)"><path d="M100 10 C103 30, 97 30, 100 10 Z"/></g><g transform="rotate(180 100 100)"><path d="M100 10 C103 30, 97 30, 100 10 Z"/></g><g transform="rotate(210 100 100)"><path d="M100 10 C103 30, 97 30, 100 10 Z"/></g><g transform="rotate(240 100 100)"><path d="M100 10 C103 30, 97 30, 100 10 Z"/></g><g transform="rotate(270 100 100)"><path d="M100 10 C103 30, 97 30, 100 10 Z"/></g><g transform="rotate(300 100 100)"><path d="M100 10 C103 30, 97 30, 100 10 Z"/></g><g transform="rotate(330 100 100)"><path d="M100 10 C103 30, 97 30, 100 10 Z"/></g><path d="M90 90 L110 90 L100 115 Z" fill="%23c5a059" opacity="0.15"/></svg>') !important;
    background-position: center 36% !important;
    background-size: min(580px, 92vw) min(580px, 92vw) !important;
    background-repeat: no-repeat !important;
    opacity: 0.045 !important; /* Low opacity watermark */
    z-index: 1 !important;
    pointer-events: none !important;
}

/* Double-ruled framed borders */
.hero::after {
    content: "" !important;
    position: absolute !important;
    inset: 20px !important;
    border: 1px double rgba(197, 160, 89, 0.25) !important;
    border-radius: 4px !important;
    pointer-events: none !important;
    z-index: 2 !important;
    background: none !important;
}

.hero-content {
    position: relative !important;
    z-index: 4 !important;
    display: flex !important;
    flex-direction: column !important;
    align-items: center !important;
    text-align: center !important;
    width: min(840px, 100% - 32px) !important;
    margin-inline: auto !important;
    gap: 0 !important;
}

.hero .eyebrow {
    font-family: var(--font-body) !important;
    font-size: 0.78rem !important;
    font-weight: 700 !important;
    color: #8C6540 !important;
    letter-spacing: 0.22em !important;
    text-transform: uppercase !important;
    margin-bottom: 32px !important;
}

.hero-title {
    display: flex !important;
    flex-direction: column !important;
    align-items: center !important;
    margin-bottom: 32px !important;
    filter: none !important;
    gap: 8px !important;
}

.hero-title-top {
    font-family: var(--font-body) !important;
    font-size: 1.1rem !important;
    font-weight: 500 !important;
    letter-spacing: 0.35em !important;
    color: #8C6540 !important;
    text-transform: uppercase !important;
    margin-bottom: 4px !important;
}

.hero-title-mid {
    font-family: var(--font-serif), serif !important;
    font-style: italic !important;
    font-weight: 400 !important;
    font-size: 1.6rem !important;
    color: #5A473A !important;
    margin-bottom: 4px !important;
}

.hero-title-main {
    font-family: var(--font-display), serif !important;
    font-size: clamp(3.2rem, 8.5vw, 7.2rem) !important;
    font-weight: 400 !important;
    letter-spacing: -0.02em !important;
    color: #3B2A21 !important;
    line-height: 1.1 !important;
}

/* Royal Gold Divider Ornament */
.hero-title::after {
    content: "――― ✧ ―――" !important;
    display: block !important;
    font-family: var(--font-serif) !important;
    font-size: 0.8rem !important;
    color: #C5A059 !important;
    letter-spacing: 0.3em !important;
    margin-top: 24px !important;
    opacity: 0.75 !important;
    width: auto !important;
    height: auto !important;
    background: none !important;
    box-shadow: none !important;
}

.hero-subtitle {
    max-width: 660px !important;
    font-family: var(--font-serif), serif !important;
    font-size: clamp(1.05rem, 2.2vw, 1.26rem) !important;
    line-height: 1.85 !important;
    color: #5A473A !important;
    margin: 0 auto 32px !important;
    text-shadow: none !important;
    text-wrap: balance !important;
}

.hero-author {
    font-family: var(--font-body) !important;
    font-size: 0.78rem !important;
    font-weight: 700 !important;
    letter-spacing: 0.22em !important;
    color: #8C6540 !important;
    text-transform: uppercase !important;
    margin: 0 auto 48px !important;
}

.hero-actions {
    margin-top: 0 !important;
    gap: 24px !important;
}

/* 4. Luxury Book-Label Buttons (Structured rectangular tags) */
.hero-actions .cta-button {
    background: linear-gradient(135deg, #B84E16, #A64A22) !important;
    border: 1px solid #C5A059 !important; /* Gold border */
    border-radius: 4px !important; /* Rectangular tag */
    color: #FFFFFF !important;
    padding: 14px 40px !important;
    font-size: 0.82rem !important;
    font-weight: 700 !important;
    letter-spacing: 0.15em !important;
    text-transform: uppercase !important;
    box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgba(184, 78, 22, 0.12), inset 0 1px 0 rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.15) !important;
    transition: all 0.3s cubic-bezier(0.16, 1, 0.3, 1) !important;
}

.hero-actions .cta-button:hover {
    transform: translateY(-3px) !important;
    background: linear-gradient(135deg, #C85A1E, #B84E16) !important;
    box-shadow: 0 12px 32px rgba(184, 78, 22, 0.22) !important;
}

.hero-actions .ghost-button {
    background: #FFFDF9 !important;
    border: 1px solid rgba(140, 101, 64, 0.4) !important;
    border-radius: 4px !important;
    color: #5A473A !important;
    padding: 14px 40px !important;
    font-size: 0.82rem !important;
    font-weight: 700 !important;
    letter-spacing: 0.15em !important;
    text-transform: uppercase !important;
    box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgba(140, 101, 64, 0.02) !important;
    transition: all 0.3s cubic-bezier(0.16, 1, 0.3, 1) !important;
}

.hero-actions .ghost-button:hover {
    transform: translateY(-3px) !important;
    background: #FFF9F2 !important;
    border-color: #C5A059 !important;
    color: #C85A1E !important;
    box-shadow: 0 12px 32px rgba(140, 101, 64, 0.08) !important;
}

/* 5. Custom Surya Compass Scroll Indicator */
.scroll-cue {
    position: absolute !important;
    bottom: 36px !important;
    left: 50% !important;
    transform: translateX(-50%) !important;
    display: flex !important;
    flex-direction: column !important;
    align-items: center !important;
    gap: 8px !important;
    min-height: auto !important;
}

.scroll-cue span {
    display: none !important;
}

.scroll-cue i {
    width: 1px !important;
    height: 52px !important;
    background: repeating-linear-gradient(to bottom, #8C6540, #8C6540 2px, transparent 2px, transparent 4px) !important; /* Dotted line */
    opacity: 0.7 !important;
    animation: none !important;
}

/* Rotating Surya solar compass at the bottom of the dotted line */
.scroll-cue::after {
    content: "" !important;
    width: 20px !important;
    height: 20px !important;
    background-image: url('data:image/svg+xml;utf8,<svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="%23c5a059" stroke-width="1"><circle cx="12" cy="12" r="8" stroke-dasharray="1,1"/><path d="M12 2 L12 22 M2 12 L22 12 M5 5 L19 19 M5 19 L19 5"/><circle cx="12" cy="12" r="3" fill="%23c85a1e"/></svg>') !important;
    background-size: contain !important;
    background-repeat: no-repeat !important;
    animation: scrollRotate 5s linear infinite !important;
}

/* 6. Framed Document Cards (Archival Gallery Feel) */
.book-card,
.story-card {
    border: 1px solid rgba(197, 160, 89, 0.3) !important;
    border-radius: 4px !important; /* Structured square cards */
    background: #FFFDF9 !important;
    box-shadow: 0 10px 30px rgba(90, 71, 58, 0.04), 0 2px 6px rgba(90, 71, 58, 0.02) !important;
    padding: 12px !important;
    transition: all 0.3s cubic-bezier(0.16, 1, 0.3, 1) !important;
    position: relative !important;
}

/* Thin double border frame */
.book-card::after,
.story-card::after {
    content: "" !important;
    position: absolute !important;
    inset: 8px !important;
    border: 1px solid rgba(197, 160, 89, 0.15) !important;
    border-radius: 2px !important;
    pointer-events: none !important;
    z-index: 1 !important;
}

.book-card:hover,
.story-card:hover {
    transform: translateY(-4px) !important;
    border-color: rgba(200, 155, 60, 0.45) !important;
    box-shadow: 0 16px 40px rgba(90, 71, 58, 0.08) !important;
}

/* Typography and copy hierarchy adjustments inside cards */
.book-body h3,
.story-card h2 {
    color: #3B2A21 !important;
    font-family: var(--font-display), serif !important;
}

.book-body p,
.story-card p {
    color: #5A473A !important;
    font-family: var(--font-serif), serif !important;
}

.book-meta,
.story-meta,
.stories-footer-count,
.stories-status,
.books-status {
    color: #8C6540 !important;
    font-family: var(--font-body) !important;
    font-weight: 600 !important;
    letter-spacing: 0.05em !important;
}

/* 7. Section Header Placards & Quotes */
.section-kicker {
    font-family: var(--font-body) !important;
    font-size: 0.75rem !important;
    font-weight: 700 !important;
    letter-spacing: 0.22em !important;
    color: #8C6540 !important;
    text-transform: uppercase !important;
    margin-bottom: 12px !important;
}

.section-title {
    font-family: var(--font-display), serif !important;
    font-size: clamp(2rem, 4vw, 3rem) !important;
    font-weight: 500 !important;
    letter-spacing: -0.01em !important;
    color: #3B2A21 !important;
    line-height: 1.25 !important;
}

.quote-band p {
    font-family: var(--font-serif) !important;
    font-style: italic !important;
    font-size: clamp(1.4rem, 3vw, 2.2rem) !important;
    color: #5A473A !important;
    line-height: 1.5 !important;
    text-align: center !important;
}

.quote-rule {
    background: linear-gradient(90deg, transparent, rgba(140, 101, 64, 0.3), transparent) !important;
}

/* Footer skin refinement */
.footer {
    background: #F7E8D5 !important;
    border-top: 1px solid rgba(140, 101, 64, 0.15) !important;
}

.footer-brand {
    color: #3B2A21 !important;
}

.footer p {
    color: #5A473A !important;
}

/* 8. Mobile Redesign Adjustments */
@media (max-width: 560px) {
    .hero {
        padding-top: 120px !important;
        padding-bottom: 120px !important;
        min-height: 100vh !important;
    }

    .hero-content {
        margin-top: 0 !important;
    }

    .hero-title {
        margin-bottom: 24px !important;
    }

    .hero-subtitle {
        margin-bottom: 20px !important;
    }

    .hero-author {
        margin-bottom: 32px !important;
    }

    /* Stacking actions buttons naturally */
    .hero-actions {
        flex-direction: column !important;
        align-items: stretch !important;
        width: 100% !important;
        max-width: 320px !important;
        gap: 16px !important;
        margin-inline: auto !important;
    }

    .hero-title-main {
        font-size: clamp(2.4rem, 12vw, 3.6rem) !important;
    }
}

/* Keyframes for premium indicators */
@keyframes scrollRotate {
    0% {
        transform: rotate(0deg);
    }
    100% {
        transform: rotate(360deg);
    }
}

.hero-crest {
    display: none !important;
}

#books::before,
#books::after {
    display: none !important;
}

/* Review Full Modal Redesign & Readability Fix */
.review-full-panel {
    background: #FFFDF9 !important;
    border: 1px solid rgba(197, 160, 89, 0.3) !important;
    box-shadow: 0 20px 60px rgba(90, 71, 58, 0.15) !important;
}

.review-full-panel::before {
    border-color: rgba(197, 160, 89, 0.2) !important;
}

.review-full-panel h2 {
    color: #3B2A21 !important; /* Dark brown reviewer title */
    font-family: var(--font-display), serif !important;
}

.review-full-panel .review-detail-meta {
    color: #8C6540 !important; /* Muted bronze date */
    font-family: var(--font-body) !important;
}

.review-full-panel .review-detail-text {
    color: #5A473A !important; /* Secondary brown body text - highly readable */
    font-family: var(--font-serif), serif !important;
}

.review-full-panel .review-detail-text::first-letter {
    color: #C85A1E !important; /* Deep saffron drop cap */
    text-shadow: none !important;
}

/* Library Page Visibility and Spacing Fix */
.library-hero {
    padding-top: 150px !important;
    padding-bottom: 32px !important;
    min-height: auto !important; /* Remove excessive forced height */
    display: block !important;
}

.library-intro {
    color: #5A473A !important; /* High contrast secondary brown */
    font-family: var(--font-serif), serif !important;
    font-size: clamp(1rem, 1.8vw, 1.15rem) !important;
    line-height: 1.75 !important;
}

.library-section {
    padding-top: 24px !important; /* Minimize redundant vertical space */
}