:root{
  --bg:#161A21; --bg-elevated:#1B212B; --bg-card:#1E2530; --border:#2A3340; --border-soft:#222A35;
  --text:#ECEEF2; --text-med:#9AA6B5; --text-low:#6B7686;
  --accent:#C8A24B; --accent-hi:#D8B45E; --accent-soft:rgba(200,162,75,0.12); --accent-border:rgba(200,162,75,0.30);
  --green:#6dd693; --amber:#f5c75e; --red:#ff7a85;
  --display:'Fraunces',Georgia,serif; --body:'DM Sans',system-ui,sans-serif; --mono:'JetBrains Mono',ui-monospace,monospace;
  --wrap:1180px; --read:720px;
}
*{box-sizing:border-box;margin:0;padding:0}
html{-webkit-text-size-adjust:100%;scroll-behavior:smooth}
body{background:var(--bg);color:var(--text);font-family:var(--body);font-size:17px;line-height:1.7;-webkit-font-smoothing:antialiased}
a{color:inherit;text-decoration:none}
img{max-width:100%;height:auto;display:block}
.wrap{max-width:var(--wrap);margin:0 auto;padding:0 28px}
.skip-link{position:absolute;left:-999px;top:0;background:var(--accent);color:#15151A;padding:10px 16px;border-radius:6px;z-index:200}
.skip-link:focus{left:12px;top:12px}
:focus-visible{outline:2px solid var(--accent);outline-offset:3px}
.eyebrow{font-family:var(--mono);font-size:11px;letter-spacing:0.2em;text-transform:uppercase}
.eyebrow.accent{color:var(--accent)}
.eyebrow.muted{color:var(--text-low)}
.accent{color:var(--accent)}
.brand{font-family:var(--display);font-weight:500;font-size:24px;font-variation-settings:"SOFT" 30;letter-spacing:-0.01em;color:var(--text)}
.brand-dot{color:var(--accent)}
.sep{color:var(--text-low);margin:0 8px}

/* header */
.site-header{border-bottom:1px solid var(--border);position:sticky;top:0;z-index:100;background:rgba(22,26,33,0.82);backdrop-filter:blur(10px)}
.header-inner{display:flex;align-items:center;justify-content:space-between;height:70px}
.site-nav{display:flex;align-items:center;gap:26px;font-size:14px}
.site-nav .nav{display:flex;gap:26px;list-style:none}
.site-nav a{color:var(--text-med);transition:color .15s}
.site-nav a:hover{color:var(--text)}
.nav-cta{font-family:var(--mono);font-size:12px;letter-spacing:0.04em;color:var(--accent)!important}
.masthead{border-bottom:1px solid var(--border-soft);background:var(--bg-elevated)}
.masthead-inner{display:flex;align-items:center;gap:18px;height:44px}
.masthead-rule{flex:1;height:1px;background:linear-gradient(90deg,var(--accent-border),transparent)}

/* feed */
.feed-wrap{padding:56px 0 80px}
.post-feed{display:grid;grid-template-columns:repeat(3,1fr);gap:36px 32px}
.card{background:transparent}
.card-link{display:block;height:100%}
.card-img{border-radius:12px;overflow:hidden;border:1px solid var(--border);background:var(--bg-card);aspect-ratio:16/10}
.card-img img{width:100%;height:100%;object-fit:cover;transition:transform .5s ease}
.card-link:hover .card-img img{transform:scale(1.03)}
.card-body{padding:18px 2px 0}
.meta{font-family:var(--mono);font-size:12px;letter-spacing:0.03em;color:var(--text-med);display:flex;align-items:center;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:2px}
.meta .tag{color:var(--accent)}
.card-title{font-family:var(--display);font-weight:500;font-variation-settings:"SOFT" 40;font-size:23px;line-height:1.22;margin:12px 0 8px;color:var(--text)}
.card-link:hover .card-title{color:var(--accent-hi)}
.card-excerpt{color:var(--text-med);font-size:15px;line-height:1.6}
.card-featured{grid-column:1/-1;display:grid;grid-template-columns:1.15fr 1fr;gap:40px;align-items:center;padding-bottom:40px;border-bottom:1px solid var(--border);margin-bottom:8px}
.card-featured .card-link{display:grid;grid-template-columns:1.15fr 1fr;gap:40px;align-items:center}
.card-featured .card-img{aspect-ratio:16/11}
.card-featured .card-title{font-size:38px;line-height:1.1;margin-top:14px}
.card-featured .card-excerpt{font-size:17px}
@media(max-width:920px){.post-feed{grid-template-columns:repeat(2,1fr)}.card-featured,.card-featured .card-link{grid-template-columns:1fr;gap:20px}.card-featured .card-title{font-size:30px}}
@media(max-width:560px){.post-feed{grid-template-columns:1fr;gap:40px}}

/* cards without a feature image */
.card.no-img .card-body{padding-top:0}
.card.no-img .card-title{margin-top:6px}
.card-featured.no-img,.card-featured.no-img .card-link{display:block;grid-template-columns:1fr}
.card-featured.no-img{max-width:780px;margin:0 auto;text-align:center;padding:28px 0 44px;border-bottom:1px solid var(--border)}
.card-featured.no-img .card-body{padding:0}
.card-featured.no-img .meta{justify-content:center}
.card-featured.no-img .card-title{font-size:40px;line-height:1.12;margin-top:16px}
.card-featured.no-img .card-excerpt{font-size:18px;max-width:600px;margin:14px auto 0}
@media(max-width:560px){.card-featured.no-img .card-title{font-size:30px}}

/* post */
.post-head{max-width:760px;margin:0 auto;padding:64px 28px 28px;text-align:center}
.post-meta{justify-content:center}
.post-title{font-family:var(--display);font-weight:400;font-variation-settings:"SOFT" 50;font-size:48px;line-height:1.08;letter-spacing:-0.01em;margin:16px 0 18px}
.post-dek{font-size:20px;color:var(--text-med);line-height:1.5;max-width:640px;margin:0 auto}
.post-byline{font-family:var(--mono);font-size:12px;letter-spacing:0.04em;color:var(--text-low);text-transform:uppercase;margin-top:20px}
.post-byline a{color:var(--text-med)}
.post-hero{max-width:1080px;margin:24px auto 0;padding:0 28px}
.post-hero img{width:100%;border-radius:14px;border:1px solid var(--border)}
.post-hero figcaption{font-family:var(--mono);font-size:12px;color:var(--text-low);text-align:center;margin-top:10px}

.post-layout{display:grid;grid-template-columns:220px minmax(0,var(--read)) 220px;justify-content:center;gap:40px;padding:56px 28px 40px}
.post-layout.single{grid-template-columns:minmax(0,var(--read));}
.post-aside{grid-column:1}
.post-content{grid-column:2}
.toc-sticky{position:sticky;top:120px}
.toc-label{font-family:var(--mono);font-size:11px;letter-spacing:0.14em;text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--text-low);display:block;margin-bottom:14px}
.toc a{display:block;font-size:13px;color:var(--text-med);padding:6px 0 6px 14px;border-left:1px solid var(--border);line-height:1.4;transition:color .15s,border-color .15s}
.toc a:hover,.toc a.active{color:var(--accent);border-color:var(--accent)}
.toc a.lvl-3{padding-left:28px;font-size:12.5px}
@media(max-width:1080px){.post-layout{grid-template-columns:minmax(0,var(--read));}.post-aside{display:none}}

/* tldr / AEO summary */
.tldr{background:var(--accent-soft);border:1px solid var(--accent-border);border-radius:12px;padding:20px 22px;margin:0 0 36px}
.tldr-label{font-family:var(--mono);font-size:11px;letter-spacing:0.14em;text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--accent);display:block;margin-bottom:8px}
.tldr p{margin:0;color:var(--text);font-size:16px}

/* ghost content */
.gh-content{font-size:18px}
.gh-content > * + *{margin-top:1.5em}
.gh-content p{color:var(--text);line-height:1.78}
.gh-content a{color:var(--accent);text-decoration:underline;text-underline-offset:3px;text-decoration-thickness:1px;text-decoration-color:var(--accent-border)}
.gh-content a:hover{text-decoration-color:var(--accent)}
.gh-content h2{font-family:var(--display);font-weight:500;font-variation-settings:"SOFT" 50;font-size:30px;line-height:1.2;margin-top:2em;letter-spacing:-0.01em;scroll-margin-top:110px}
.gh-content h3{font-family:var(--display);font-weight:500;font-size:23px;line-height:1.25;margin-top:1.7em;scroll-margin-top:110px}
.gh-content h4{font-family:var(--body);font-weight:600;font-size:18px;margin-top:1.5em}
.gh-content ul,.gh-content ol{padding-left:1.3em;color:var(--text)}
.gh-content li{margin-top:.5em;line-height:1.7}
.gh-content li::marker{color:var(--accent)}
.gh-content blockquote{border-left:2px solid var(--accent);padding:4px 0 4px 24px;font-family:var(--display);font-style:italic;font-size:22px;line-height:1.5;color:var(--text)}
.gh-content img,.gh-content .kg-image{border-radius:10px;border:1px solid var(--border)}
.gh-content figcaption{font-family:var(--mono);font-size:12px;color:var(--text-low);text-align:center;margin-top:8px}
.gh-content hr{border:0;border-top:1px solid var(--border);margin:2.5em 0}
.gh-content code{font-family:var(--mono);font-size:.88em;background:var(--bg-card);border:1px solid var(--border);border-radius:5px;padding:2px 6px}
.gh-content pre{background:var(--bg-card);border:1px solid var(--border);border-radius:10px;padding:18px;overflow:auto;font-family:var(--mono);font-size:14px}
.gh-content pre code{background:none;border:0;padding:0}
.gh-content table{width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;font-size:15px}
.gh-content th,.gh-content td{border:1px solid var(--border);padding:10px 14px;text-align:left}
.gh-content th{font-family:var(--mono);font-size:12px;letter-spacing:0.04em;text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--text-med);background:var(--bg-elevated)}
.gh-content .kg-callout-card{border-radius:10px;padding:18px 20px;background:var(--bg-elevated);border:1px solid var(--border)}
.gh-content .kg-bookmark-card a{text-decoration:none}
.gh-content .kg-bookmark-container{border:1px solid var(--border);border-radius:10px;overflow:hidden;display:flex;background:var(--bg-card)}
.kg-width-wide{max-width:1080px;margin-left:50%;transform:translateX(-50%)}
.kg-width-full{max-width:100vw;margin-left:50%;transform:translateX(-50%)}

/* post footer */
.post-footer{max-width:var(--read);margin:0 auto;padding:8px 28px 64px}
.post-tags a{font-family:var(--mono);font-size:12px;letter-spacing:0.04em;color:var(--accent);border:1px solid var(--accent-border);border-radius:6px;padding:5px 11px;margin-right:8px;display:inline-block}
.author-box{display:flex;gap:16px;align-items:center;margin-top:36px;padding-top:28px;border-top:1px solid var(--border)}
.author-img{width:54px;height:54px;border-radius:50%;border:1px solid var(--border)}
.author-name{font-family:var(--display);font-weight:500;font-size:18px}
.author-bio{color:var(--text-med);font-size:14px;margin-top:4px}

/* related */
.related{max-width:var(--wrap);padding:56px 28px 80px;border-top:1px solid var(--border)}
.related-title{font-family:var(--display);font-weight:500;font-size:24px;margin-bottom:28px}
.cta-block{max-width:var(--read);margin:8px auto 0;padding:0 28px 64px}
.cta-inner{background:var(--bg-elevated);border:1px solid var(--accent-border);border-radius:14px;padding:40px 36px;text-align:center}
.cta-eyebrow{font-family:var(--mono);font-size:11px;letter-spacing:0.16em;text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--accent);display:block;margin-bottom:12px}
.cta-title{font-family:var(--display);font-weight:500;font-size:30px;line-height:1.15;color:var(--text);margin-bottom:12px}
.cta-text{color:var(--text-med);font-size:16px;line-height:1.6;max-width:480px;margin:0 auto 24px}
.cta-btn{display:inline-block;background:var(--accent);color:#15151A;font-family:var(--body);font-weight:600;font-size:15px;padding:13px 28px;border-radius:8px;transition:background .15s}
.cta-btn:hover{background:var(--accent-hi)}

/* pagination + archive */
.pagination{display:flex;align-items:center;justify-content:space-between;gap:20px;margin-top:64px;font-family:var(--mono);font-size:13px}
.pagination a{color:var(--accent)}
.page-count{color:var(--text-low)}
.archive-head{padding:72px 28px 12px;text-align:center;border-bottom:1px solid var(--border)}
.archive-title{font-family:var(--display);font-weight:400;font-variation-settings:"SOFT" 50;font-size:44px;margin:14px 0 10px}
.archive-desc{color:var(--text-med);max-width:600px;margin:0 auto}
.archive-count{font-family:var(--mono);font-size:12px;color:var(--text-low);display:block;margin-top:14px}
.error-page{text-align:center;padding:140px 28px}
.error-title{font-family:var(--display);font-size:34px;margin:14px 0 24px}

/* footer */
.site-footer{border-top:1px solid var(--border);background:var(--bg-elevated);padding:56px 0}
.footer-inner{text-align:center}
.footer-meta{color:var(--text-med);font-size:14px;margin-top:10px}
.footer-nav{display:flex;justify-content:center;gap:22px;flex-wrap:wrap;margin:22px 0;font-size:14px}
.footer-nav a{color:var(--text-med)}
.footer-nav a:hover{color:var(--accent)}
.copyright{font-family:var(--mono);font-size:11px;color:var(--text-low);letter-spacing:0.04em}

/* gold Q cursor + reading progress */
@media (pointer:fine){ html.qcur, html.qcur * { cursor:none !important; } }
#qcursor{position:fixed;top:0;left:0;z-index:9999;pointer-events:none;font-family:var(--display);font-weight:500;font-size:22px;color:var(--accent);transform:translate(-50%,-50%);display:none;line-height:1;text-shadow:0 0 14px rgba(200,162,75,0.35);transition:font-size .15s ease}
#read-progress{position:fixed;top:0;left:0;height:2px;width:0;background:var(--accent);z-index:150;transition:width .1s linear}

@media (prefers-reduced-motion:reduce){*{animation:none!important;transition:none!important;scroll-behavior:auto!important}}
@media(max-width:600px){.post-title{font-size:34px}.gh-content{font-size:17px}.header-inner{height:60px}.site-nav .nav{display:none}}