:root {
      --ink:        #1a1410;
      --parchment:  #faf7f2;
      --blush:      #e8d5c4;
      --rose:       #c4785a;
      --rose-deep:  #9a5240;
      --mist:       #f0ebe3;
      --border:     #ddd5c8;
      --white:      #ffffff;
    }

    *, *::before, *::after { box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0; padding: 0; }
    html { scroll-behavior: smooth; }

    body {
      font-family: 'Jost', sans-serif;
      font-weight: 300;
      background: var(--parchment);
      color: var(--ink);
      line-height: 1.7;
      font-size: 0.9rem;
      overflow-x: hidden;
    }

    nav {
      position: fixed;
      top: 0; left: 0; right: 0;
      z-index: 100;
      padding: 1.25rem 3rem;
      display: flex;
      align-items: center;
      justify-content: space-between;
      background: rgba(250, 247, 242, 0.94);
      backdrop-filter: blur(12px);
      border-bottom: 1px solid transparent;
      transition: border-color 0.3s;
    }

    nav.scrolled { border-bottom-color: var(--border); }

    .nav-logo {
      font-family: 'Cormorant Garamond', serif;
      font-size: 1.2rem;
      font-weight: 400;
      color: var(--ink);
      text-decoration: none;
      letter-spacing: 0.03em;
    }

    .nav-logo em { font-style: italic; color: var(--rose); }

    .nav-right { display: flex; align-items: center; gap: 2.5rem; }

    .nav-back {
      font-size: 0.63rem;
      letter-spacing: 0.18em;
      text-transform: uppercase;
      font-weight: 500;
      color: #9a8e84;
      text-decoration: none;
      transition: color 0.2s;
    }

    .nav-back:hover { color: var(--rose); }

    .nav-wi-link {
      font-size: 0.63rem;
      letter-spacing: 0.18em;
      text-transform: uppercase;
      font-weight: 500;
      color: var(--rose);
      text-decoration: none;
      border: 1px solid var(--rose);
      padding: 0.45rem 1.1rem;
      border-radius: 20px;
      transition: background 0.2s, color 0.2s;
    }

    .nav-wi-link:hover { background: var(--rose); color: var(--white); }

    .post-header {
      padding: 9rem 3rem 4rem;
      max-width: 760px;
      margin: 0 auto;
    }

    .post-meta {
      display: flex;
      align-items: center;
      gap: 1.25rem;
      margin-bottom: 2rem;
    }

    .post-series {
      font-size: 0.6rem;
      letter-spacing: 0.22em;
      text-transform: uppercase;
      color: var(--rose);
      font-weight: 500;
    }

    .post-meta-divider { width: 1px; height: 1em; background: var(--border); }

    .post-number, .post-type {
      font-size: 0.6rem;
      letter-spacing: 0.18em;
      text-transform: uppercase;
      color: #9a8e84;
      font-weight: 500;
    }

    .post-title {
      font-family: 'Cormorant Garamond', serif;
      font-size: clamp(2.2rem, 5vw, 3.6rem);
      font-weight: 300;
      line-height: 1.08;
      color: var(--ink);
      margin-bottom: 2rem;
    }

    .post-title em { font-style: italic; color: var(--rose); }

    .post-byline {
      font-size: 0.78rem;
      color: #9a8e84;
      letter-spacing: 0.05em;
    }

    .post-byline a {
      color: var(--rose);
      text-decoration: none;
      border-bottom: 1px solid var(--blush);
      transition: border-color 0.2s;
    }

    .post-byline a:hover { border-color: var(--rose); }

    .post-header-rule {
      border: none;
      border-top: 1px solid var(--border);
      margin: 2.5rem 0 0;
    }

    .post-body {
      max-width: 660px;
      margin: 0 auto;
      padding: 3.5rem 3rem 5rem;
    }

    .post-body p {
      font-family: 'Cormorant Garamond', serif;
      font-size: clamp(1.05rem, 2vw, 1.2rem);
      font-weight: 300;
      line-height: 1.85;
      color: #2e2420;
      margin-bottom: 1.6em;
    }

    .post-body p em { font-style: italic; }
    .post-body p strong { font-weight: 600; }

    .post-section-break {
      border: none;
      border-top: 1px solid var(--border);
      max-width: 120px;
      margin: 2.5rem auto;
    }

    .post-subhead {
      font-family: 'Cormorant Garamond', serif;
      font-weight: 300;
      font-size: clamp(1.5rem, 3.2vw, 1.9rem);
      line-height: 1.3;
      color: var(--ink);
      margin: 0.5rem 0 0.75rem;
    }

    .post-pull {
      font-family: 'Cormorant Garamond', serif;
      font-size: clamp(1.3rem, 2.5vw, 1.7rem);
      font-weight: 300;
      font-style: italic;
      color: var(--rose-deep);
      line-height: 1.4;
      text-align: center;
      padding: 1.5rem 0;
      border-top: 1px solid var(--blush);
      border-bottom: 1px solid var(--blush);
      margin: 2.5rem 0;
    }

    .about-author {
      max-width: 660px;
      margin: 0 auto;
      padding: 0 3rem 4rem;
    }

    .about-author-card {
      background: var(--mist);
      border: 1px solid var(--border);
      border-radius: 12px;
      padding: 2rem 2.5rem;
      position: relative;
      overflow: hidden;
    }

    .about-author-card::before {
      content: '';
      position: absolute;
      top: 0; left: 0; right: 0;
      height: 3px;
      background: linear-gradient(90deg, var(--rose), var(--blush));
      border-radius: 12px 12px 0 0;
    }

    .about-author-label {
      font-size: 0.6rem;
      letter-spacing: 0.22em;
      text-transform: uppercase;
      color: var(--rose);
      font-weight: 500;
      display: block;
      margin-bottom: 0.75rem;
    }

    .about-author-name {
      font-family: 'Cormorant Garamond', serif;
      font-size: 1.2rem;
      font-weight: 400;
      color: var(--ink);
      margin-bottom: 0.75rem;
    }

    .about-author-bio {
      font-family: 'Cormorant Garamond', serif;
      font-size: 1rem;
      font-weight: 300;
      line-height: 1.75;
      color: #4a3e34;
      font-style: italic;
    }

    .about-author-bio a {
      color: var(--rose);
      text-decoration: none;
      border-bottom: 1px solid var(--blush);
      font-style: normal;
      transition: border-color 0.2s;
    }

    .about-author-bio a:hover { border-color: var(--rose); }

    .post-subscribe {
      background: var(--ink);
      padding: 3.5rem 3rem;
      position: relative;
      overflow: hidden;
    }

    .post-subscribe::before {
      content: '';
      position: absolute;
      top: 0; left: 0; right: 0;
      height: 3px;
      background: linear-gradient(90deg, var(--rose), var(--blush));
    }

    .post-subscribe-inner { max-width: 660px; margin: 0 auto; }

    .subscribe-label {
      font-size: 0.6rem;
      letter-spacing: 0.22em;
      text-transform: uppercase;
      color: var(--blush);
      font-weight: 500;
      display: block;
      margin-bottom: 0.75rem;
    }

    .subscribe-headline {
      font-family: 'Cormorant Garamond', serif;
      font-size: clamp(1.4rem, 3vw, 1.9rem);
      font-weight: 300;
      color: var(--parchment);
      line-height: 1.2;
      margin-bottom: 0.75rem;
    }

    .subscribe-headline em { font-style: italic; color: var(--blush); }

    .subscribe-body {
      font-size: 0.82rem;
      line-height: 1.8;
      color: rgba(250, 247, 242, 0.6);
      margin-bottom: 1.5rem;
    }

    .subscribe-form-row { display: flex; gap: 0.75rem; flex-wrap: wrap; }

    .subscribe-input {
      flex: 1;
      min-width: 220px;
      background: rgba(255,255,255,0.09);
      border: 1px solid rgba(221, 213, 200, 0.3);
      border-radius: 6px;
      padding: 0.85rem 1rem;
      font-family: 'Jost', sans-serif;
      font-size: 0.82rem;
      font-weight: 300;
      color: var(--parchment);
      outline: none;
      transition: border-color 0.2s;
    }

    .subscribe-input::placeholder { color: rgba(250, 247, 242, 0.35); }
    .subscribe-input:focus { border-color: var(--rose); }

    .subscribe-btn {
      background: var(--rose);
      color: var(--white);
      border: none;
      border-radius: 6px;
      padding: 0.9rem 1.75rem;
      font-family: 'Jost', sans-serif;
      font-size: 0.63rem;
      letter-spacing: 0.18em;
      text-transform: uppercase;
      font-weight: 500;
      cursor: pointer;
      transition: background 0.2s;
      white-space: nowrap;
    }

    .subscribe-btn:hover { background: var(--rose-deep); }

    .subscribe-note {
      font-size: 0.63rem;
      color: rgba(250, 247, 242, 0.35);
      letter-spacing: 0.05em;
      margin-top: 0.75rem;
    }

    .post-nav {
      max-width: 660px;
      margin: 0 auto;
      padding: 3rem 3rem;
      display: flex;
      justify-content: space-between;
      align-items: center;
      border-bottom: 1px solid var(--border);
    }

    .post-nav-link {
      font-size: 0.63rem;
      letter-spacing: 0.18em;
      text-transform: uppercase;
      font-weight: 500;
      color: #9a8e84;
      text-decoration: none;
      transition: color 0.2s;
    }

    .post-nav-link:hover { color: var(--rose); }
    .post-nav-link.next { color: var(--rose); }

    footer {
      background: var(--ink);
      padding: 3rem;
      display: flex;
      align-items: center;
      justify-content: space-between;
      gap: 2rem;
      flex-wrap: wrap;
    }

    .footer-brand {
      font-family: 'Cormorant Garamond', serif;
      font-size: 1.05rem;
      font-weight: 300;
      color: var(--parchment);
    }

    .footer-by {
      font-size: 0.63rem;
      letter-spacing: 0.14em;
      text-transform: uppercase;
      color: rgba(250, 247, 242, 0.45);
    }

    .footer-wi-link {
      font-size: 0.63rem;
      letter-spacing: 0.14em;
      text-transform: uppercase;
      color: rgba(250, 247, 242, 0.55);
      text-decoration: none;
      transition: color 0.2s;
    }

    .footer-wi-link:hover { color: var(--parchment); }

    .ama-strip {
      background: var(--mist);
      border-top: 1px solid var(--border);
      padding: 2.5rem 3rem;
      text-align: center;
    }

    .ama-label {
      font-family: 'Jost', sans-serif;
      font-size: 0.63rem;
      letter-spacing: 0.22em;
      text-transform: uppercase;
      color: var(--rose);
      font-weight: 500;
      display: block;
      margin-bottom: 0.75rem;
    }

    .ama-strip p {
      font-family: 'Cormorant Garamond', serif;
      font-size: 1.1rem;
      font-weight: 300;
      font-style: italic;
      color: #6a5e54;
    }

    .ama-link {
      display: inline-block;
      margin-top: 0.75rem;
      color: var(--rose);
      text-decoration: none;
      font-family: 'Jost', sans-serif;
      font-size: 0.63rem;
      letter-spacing: 0.14em;
      text-transform: uppercase;
      font-weight: 500;
      transition: color 0.2s;
    }

    .ama-strip a:hover { color: var(--rose-deep); }

    .post-script {
      font-family: 'Cormorant Garamond', serif;
      font-style: italic;
      color: #6a5e54;
      text-align: center;
      padding: 0 1rem;
      margin: 1.6em 0;
    }

    @media (max-width: 760px) {
      nav { padding: 1.25rem 1.5rem; }
      .nav-back { display: none; }
      .post-header { padding: 7rem 1.5rem 3rem; }
      .post-body { padding: 3rem 1.5rem 4rem; }
      .about-author { padding: 0 1.5rem 3rem; }
      .post-subscribe { padding: 3rem 1.5rem; }
      .post-nav { padding: 2rem 1.5rem; }
      footer { padding: 2.5rem 1.5rem; flex-direction: column; align-items: flex-start; }
      .ama-strip { padding: 1.75rem 1.5rem; }
      .subscribe-form-row { flex-direction: column; }
    }

    /* Accessibility: keyboard focus ring + skip link + reduced motion (additive; no change for mouse users) */
    :focus-visible { outline: 2px solid var(--rose-deep); outline-offset: 2px; }
    .skip-link { position: absolute; left: -9999px; top: 0; z-index: 200; background: var(--ink); color: var(--parchment); padding: 0.6rem 1rem; border-radius: 4px; text-decoration: none; }
    .skip-link:focus { left: 1rem; top: 1rem; }
    @media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) {
      html { scroll-behavior: auto; }
      *, *::before, *::after { animation-duration: 0.001ms !important; animation-iteration-count: 1 !important; transition-duration: 0.001ms !important; scroll-behavior: auto !important; }
    }


    .post-fries-item {
      padding: 0.5em 0 0.5em 1.25em;
      border-left: 2px solid var(--blush);
    }


    .post-question-stack {
      text-align: center;
      font-family: 'Cormorant Garamond', serif;
      font-style: italic;
      font-size: clamp(1.2rem, 2.2vw, 1.45rem);
      color: var(--rose-deep);
      margin: 2rem 0;
    }


    .post-question-stack p {
      font-family: 'Cormorant Garamond', serif;
      font-style: italic;
      font-size: inherit;
      color: inherit;
      margin: 0.4em 0;
      line-height: 1.4;
    }