:root {
  --ink: #1f1a12;
  --muted: #6b5f4b;
  --paper: #f7f0e4;
  --paper-soft: #fffaf0;
  --paper-deep: #e8d4ad;
  --gold: #80602a;
  --gold-soft: #b98d42;
  --green: #24372d;
  --shadow: rgba(48, 31, 11, .16);
}

* {
  box-sizing: border-box;
}

body {
  font-family: Inter, system-ui, sans-serif;
  color: var(--ink);
  background:
    radial-gradient(circle at 50% 0%, rgba(255, 248, 232, .95), rgba(241, 224, 190, .88) 45%, rgba(222, 198, 150, .86) 100%),
    repeating-linear-gradient(135deg, rgba(96, 70, 31, .045) 0 1px, transparent 1px 9px);
  background-attachment: fixed;
}

h1, h2, h3, h4, .navbar-brand {
  font-family: "Cormorant Garamond", serif;
}

/* NAV */
.vintage-nav {
  background: rgba(247, 238, 218, .88);
  border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(128, 96, 42, .35);
  transition: all .25s ease;
}

.vintage-nav.scrolled {
  background: rgba(247, 238, 218, .66);
  backdrop-filter: blur(9px);
}

.navbar-brand {
  font-size: 1.72rem;
  font-weight: 700;
  color: var(--ink);
}

.nav-link {
  font-size: .76rem;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  letter-spacing: .08em;
  font-weight: 800;
  color: var(--ink);
}

.socials a {
  margin-left: .7rem;
  color: var(--gold);
  text-decoration: none;
  font-weight: 900;
  font-size: .82rem;
}


/* SWAPPABLE STORY IMAGE HERO */
.story-image-hero {
  padding-top: 74px;
  background:
    linear-gradient(180deg, rgba(36, 55, 45, .30), rgba(255, 248, 235, .34)),
    repeating-linear-gradient(135deg, rgba(96, 70, 31, .045) 0 1px, transparent 1px 9px);
}

.story-image-hero-frame {
  width: 100%;
  margin: 0 auto;
  border-top: 1px solid rgba(128, 96, 42, .35);
  border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(128, 96, 42, .35);
  background: #120f0b;
  box-shadow: 0 18px 42px rgba(48, 31, 11, .20);
}

.story-image-hero img {
  display: block;
  width: 100%;
  height: auto;
}

/* HERO */
.journal-hero {
  padding: 34px 0 38px;
}

.hero-panel {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr;
  min-height: 560px;
  background: rgba(255, 250, 240, .78);
  box-shadow: 0 22px 55px var(--shadow);
  border: 1px solid rgba(128, 96, 42, .22);
  overflow: hidden;
}

.hero-copy {
  padding: clamp(34px, 6vw, 70px);
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  justify-content: center;
}

.eyebrow {
  text-transform: uppercase;
  letter-spacing: .16em;
  color: var(--gold);
  font-weight: 900;
  font-size: .78rem;
  margin-bottom: .65rem;
}

.hero-copy h1 {
  font-size: clamp(3.5rem, 7vw, 6.7rem);
  line-height: .87;
  margin-bottom: 1.1rem;
}

.hero-lead {
  font-family: "Cormorant Garamond", serif;
  font-size: clamp(1.35rem, 2vw, 1.75rem);
  font-style: italic;
  color: var(--muted);
  max-width: 650px;
}

.hero-actions {
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 20px;
  margin-top: 18px;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
}

.btn-vintage {
  border: 1px solid var(--ink);
  border-radius: 0;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  letter-spacing: .1em;
  font-weight: 900;
  padding: .9rem 1.2rem;
  background: transparent;
}

.btn-vintage:hover {
  background: var(--ink);
  color: var(--paper-soft);
}

.quiet-link, .read-more, .resource-link {
  color: var(--green);
  font-weight: 900;
  text-decoration: none;
}

.hero-visual {
  position: relative;
  min-height: 420px;
  background:
    linear-gradient(90deg, rgba(247, 240, 228, .94), rgba(247, 240, 228, .08) 38%),
    radial-gradient(circle at 38% 35%, rgba(255, 220, 135, .72), transparent 22%),
    linear-gradient(135deg, #a87c3d, #2a1c10 70%);
  overflow: hidden;
}

.hero-visual:before {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  inset: 32px;
  border: 1px solid rgba(255, 235, 180, .35);
  box-shadow: 0 0 0 34px rgba(0, 0, 0, .055);
  transform: rotate(-3deg);
}

.sketch-orbit {
  position: absolute;
  width: 360px;
  height: 220px;
  top: 16%;
  right: 8%;
  border: 1px solid rgba(255, 235, 180, .35);
  border-radius: 50%;
  background: repeating-linear-gradient(145deg, rgba(255,255,255,.16) 0 1px, transparent 1px 10px);
  transform: rotate(-12deg);
}

.guitar-shape {
  position: absolute;
  right: 9%;
  bottom: 15%;
  width: 46%;
  height: 18%;
  border-radius: 50%;
  background: #331d0e;
  box-shadow:
    inset 0 0 0 7px #8c5d22,
    0 20px 35px rgba(0, 0, 0, .42);
}

.guitar-shape:before {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  width: 85%;
  height: 18px;
  left: -70%;
  top: 42%;
  background: #2c1a0f;
  transform: rotate(-4deg);
}

.paper-note {
  position: absolute;
  left: 9%;
  bottom: 10%;
  background: rgba(255, 248, 231, .83);
  border: 1px solid rgba(128, 96, 42, .32);
  padding: 18px 24px;
  font-family: "Cormorant Garamond", serif;
  font-size: 1.4rem;
  box-shadow: 0 12px 26px rgba(0,0,0,.18);
}

.paper-note span {
  display: block;
}

/* PAGE SHELL */
.page-shell {
  background: rgba(255, 248, 235, .46);
  border-left: 1px solid rgba(128, 96, 42, .22);
  border-right: 1px solid rgba(128, 96, 42, .22);
  padding: 34px;
}

.category-strip {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(4, 1fr);
  gap: 1px;
  margin-bottom: 34px;
  background: rgba(128, 96, 42, .26);
}

.category-strip article {
  background: rgba(255, 250, 240, .78);
  padding: 24px;
}

.category-strip b {
  display: block;
  font-family: "Cormorant Garamond", serif;
  font-size: 1.55rem;
  line-height: 1.1;
}

.category-strip span {
  color: var(--muted);
  font-size: .95rem;
}

/* CONTENT */
.featured-note {
  background: rgba(255, 250, 240, .88);
  border: 1px solid rgba(128, 96, 42, .26);
  box-shadow: 0 12px 30px rgba(48, 31, 11, .09);
  padding: clamp(28px, 5vw, 48px);
  margin-bottom: 34px;
}

.featured-note h2 {
  font-size: clamp(2.7rem, 5vw, 5rem);
  line-height: .92;
  margin-bottom: 16px;
}

.featured-note p:not(.eyebrow) {
  font-size: 1.08rem;
  color: #453c2e;
  max-width: 760px;
}

.section-title {
  font-size: 2.65rem;
  margin-bottom: 18px;
}

.post-list article {
  display: flex;
  gap: 18px;
  padding: 20px 0;
  border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(128, 96, 42, .24);
}

.post-list h4 {
  font-size: 1.72rem;
  margin-bottom: 4px;
}

.post-list p {
  margin-bottom: 0;
}

.meta {
  text-transform: uppercase;
  letter-spacing: .13em;
  color: var(--gold);
  font-size: .72rem;
  font-weight: 900;
}

.thumb {
  width: 92px;
  height: 72px;
  flex: 0 0 92px;
  background:
    radial-gradient(circle at 35% 35%, #efce83, transparent 28%),
    linear-gradient(135deg, #d2a65a, #25170e);
  border: 3px solid #f7ead1;
}

/* SIDEBAR */
.bench-box,
.side-box {
  background: rgba(255, 250, 240, .86);
  border: 1px solid rgba(128, 96, 42, .33);
  padding: 28px;
  box-shadow: 0 10px 25px rgba(48, 31, 11, .07);
}

.bench-box {
  top: 100px;
  margin-bottom: 24px;
  border-left: 5px solid var(--gold);
}

.side-box {
  margin-bottom: 24px;
}

.side-box.quiet {
  background: rgba(245, 235, 214, .78);
}

.bench-box h3,
.side-box h3 {
  font-size: 2rem;
}

/* PAGINATION */
.pagination-wrap {
  display: flex;
  justify-content: space-between;
  border-top: 1px solid rgba(128, 96, 42, .32);
  margin-top: 40px;
  padding-top: 20px;
}

.pagination-wrap a {
  color: var(--ink);
  text-decoration: none;
  font-weight: 900;
}

/* FOOTER */
.site-footer {
  border-top: 4px solid var(--green);
  background:
    linear-gradient(180deg, rgba(43, 54, 43, .92), rgba(28, 24, 18, .96)),
    repeating-linear-gradient(135deg, rgba(255,255,255,.04) 0 1px, transparent 1px 8px);
  color: #eadcc2;
  padding: 46px 20px;
}

.footer-grid {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: 1.5fr .7fr .7fr;
  gap: 32px;
}

.site-footer h2,
.site-footer h3 {
  color: #fff3d8;
}

.site-footer h2 {
  font-size: 2.5rem;
}

.site-footer p {
  font-family: "Cormorant Garamond", serif;
  font-size: 1.45rem;
  max-width: 650px;
}

.site-footer a {
  display: block;
  color: #eadcc2;
  text-decoration: none;
  margin-bottom: 8px;
  font-size: .88rem;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  letter-spacing: .1em;
}

/* RESPONSIVE */
@media (max-width: 991px) {
  .hero-panel {
    grid-template-columns: 1fr;
  }

  .hero-visual {
    min-height: 360px;
  }

  .category-strip {
    grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr;
  }

  .page-shell {
    padding: 18px;
  }

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

@media (max-width: 575px) {
  .story-image-hero {
    padding-top: 68px;
  }

  .journal-hero {
    padding-top: 24px;
  }

  .hero-copy h1 {
    font-size: 3.35rem;
  }

  .category-strip {
    grid-template-columns: 1fr;
  }

  .post-list article {
    align-items: flex-start;
  }

  .thumb {
    width: 74px;
    height: 60px;
    flex-basis: 74px;
  }

  .pagination-wrap {
    flex-direction: column;
    gap: 14px;
  }
}

/* =========================================================
   BLOG INDEX MODULAR SECTION SYSTEM
   Add new story sections inside <main class="page-shell">.
   Header, hero, and footer remain the stable template frame.
   ========================================================= */

.story-module {
  position: relative;
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1fr) minmax(320px, .92fr);
  gap: clamp(24px, 4vw, 48px);
  align-items: center;
  background:
    linear-gradient(135deg, rgba(255, 250, 240, .94), rgba(238, 220, 184, .74)),
    repeating-linear-gradient(135deg, rgba(128, 96, 42, .055) 0 1px, transparent 1px 10px);
  border: 1px solid rgba(128, 96, 42, .30);
  box-shadow: 0 18px 45px rgba(48, 31, 11, .12);
  padding: clamp(28px, 5vw, 54px);
  margin-bottom: 30px;
  overflow: hidden;
}

.story-module:before {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  inset: 18px;
  border: 1px solid rgba(128, 96, 42, .16);
  pointer-events: none;
}

.story-module-copy {
  position: relative;
  z-index: 2;
}

.story-module h2 {
  font-size: clamp(3rem, 6vw, 6.1rem);
  line-height: .9;
  max-width: 850px;
  margin-bottom: 20px;
}

.story-deck {
  font-family: "Cormorant Garamond", serif;
  font-size: clamp(1.32rem, 2vw, 1.8rem);
  line-height: 1.28;
  color: #4f4434;
  max-width: 760px;
}

.story-tags {
  display: flex;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
  gap: 9px;
  margin: 22px 0 24px;
}

.story-tags span {
  border: 1px solid rgba(128, 96, 42, .34);
  background: rgba(255, 248, 231, .74);
  color: var(--green);
  font-size: .72rem;
  font-weight: 900;
  letter-spacing: .1em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  padding: .55rem .7rem;
}

.story-actions {
  display: flex;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
  gap: 18px;
  align-items: center;
}

.pickup-collage {
  position: relative;
  z-index: 2;
  min-height: 520px;
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr;
  grid-auto-rows: minmax(130px, auto);
  gap: 16px;
}

.image-placeholder {
  position: relative;
  min-height: 138px;
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  justify-content: flex-end;
  padding: 18px;
  background:
    radial-gradient(circle at 35% 22%, rgba(245, 204, 123, .85), transparent 30%),
    linear-gradient(135deg, rgba(72, 45, 22, .92), rgba(30, 24, 18, .96));
  border: 5px solid rgba(255, 246, 225, .86);
  box-shadow: 0 16px 30px rgba(48, 31, 11, .22);
  color: #fff2d6;
  overflow: hidden;
}

.image-placeholder:before {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  inset: 0;
  background:
    linear-gradient(120deg, transparent 0 48%, rgba(255,255,255,.12) 49% 50%, transparent 51% 100%),
    repeating-linear-gradient(135deg, rgba(255,255,255,.08) 0 1px, transparent 1px 9px);
  opacity: .56;
}

.image-placeholder span,
.image-placeholder strong,
.image-placeholder em {
  position: relative;
  z-index: 2;
}

.image-placeholder strong {
  font-family: "Cormorant Garamond", serif;
  font-size: 1.55rem;
  line-height: 1;
}

.image-placeholder span,
.placeholder-kicker {
  text-transform: uppercase;
  letter-spacing: .12em;
  font-size: .72rem;
  font-weight: 900;
  color: #f0ca7c;
}

.image-placeholder em {
  font-size: .88rem;
  color: rgba(255, 244, 219, .78);
}

.image-placeholder-large {
  grid-column: 1 / -1;
  min-height: 245px;
}

.image-placeholder-large strong {
  font-size: clamp(2.4rem, 4vw, 4rem);
}

.stagger-up {
  transform: translateY(-10px) rotate(-1deg);
}

.stagger-down {
  transform: translateY(16px) rotate(1.4deg);
}

.article-support-grid,
.bench-row,
.future-card-grid {
  display: grid;
  gap: 24px;
}

.article-support-grid {
  grid-template-columns: repeat(3, 1fr);
  margin-bottom: 30px;
}

.article-support-grid article,
.jack-note-card,
.humor-card,
.thought-card,
.future-card {
  background: rgba(255, 250, 240, .86);
  border: 1px solid rgba(128, 96, 42, .30);
  box-shadow: 0 10px 26px rgba(48, 31, 11, .075);
  padding: clamp(22px, 3vw, 32px);
}

.article-support-grid h3,
.humor-card h3,
.thought-card h3 {
  font-size: 2rem;
  line-height: 1.02;
}

.bench-row {
  grid-template-columns: 1.1fr .95fr .95fr;
  align-items: stretch;
  margin-bottom: 34px;
}

.jack-note-card {
  background:
    linear-gradient(135deg, rgba(36, 55, 45, .95), rgba(31, 26, 18, .94)),
    repeating-linear-gradient(135deg, rgba(255,255,255,.04) 0 1px, transparent 1px 9px);
  color: #eadcc2;
  border-left: 6px solid var(--gold-soft);
}

.jack-note-card .eyebrow {
  color: #d6b36b;
}

.jack-note-card blockquote {
  font-family: "Cormorant Garamond", serif;
  font-size: clamp(2rem, 3vw, 3.1rem);
  line-height: 1.02;
  margin: 0 0 18px;
}

.signature {
  margin: 0;
  color: #f7ecd2;
  font-weight: 900;
}

.humor-card {
  background:
    radial-gradient(circle at 85% 8%, rgba(255, 224, 145, .52), transparent 24%),
    rgba(255, 250, 240, .86);
}

.humor-tag {
  font-weight: 900;
  color: var(--green);
  margin-bottom: 0;
}

.thought-card {
  background:
    linear-gradient(135deg, rgba(255, 250, 240, .90), rgba(232, 212, 173, .74));
}

.thought-card .carousel-item {
  min-height: 166px;
}

.thought-card p:last-child {
  margin-bottom: 0;
}

.thought-controls {
  display: flex;
  gap: 10px;
  margin-top: 14px;
}

.thought-controls button {
  width: 42px;
  height: 38px;
  border: 1px solid rgba(128, 96, 42, .44);
  background: rgba(255, 248, 231, .82);
  color: var(--ink);
  font-weight: 900;
}

.future-section-bank {
  border-top: 1px solid rgba(128, 96, 42, .28);
  padding-top: 30px;
}

.section-heading-row {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: 1.1fr .9fr;
  gap: 24px;
  align-items: end;
  margin-bottom: 22px;
}

.section-heading-row p:last-child {
  color: var(--muted);
  max-width: 680px;
}

.future-card-grid {
  grid-template-columns: repeat(3, 1fr);
}

.future-card .thumb {
  display: block;
  width: 100%;
  height: 135px;
  margin-bottom: 18px;
  border-width: 4px;
}

.future-card h4 {
  font-size: 1.75rem;
}

@media (max-width: 1199px) {
  .story-module,
  .bench-row {
    grid-template-columns: 1fr;
  }

  .pickup-collage {
    min-height: auto;
  }
}

@media (max-width: 991px) {
  .article-support-grid,
  .future-card-grid,
  .section-heading-row {
    grid-template-columns: 1fr;
  }

  .story-module h2 {
    font-size: clamp(2.75rem, 10vw, 4.6rem);
  }
}

@media (max-width: 575px) {
  .story-module {
    padding: 22px;
  }

  .story-module:before {
    inset: 10px;
  }

  .pickup-collage {
    grid-template-columns: 1fr;
  }

  .image-placeholder-large {
    min-height: 210px;
  }

  .stagger-up,
  .stagger-down {
    transform: none;
  }

  .jack-note-card blockquote {
    font-size: 2rem;
  }
}

/* =========================================================
   STORY PAGE TEMPLATE SECTION
   Keep this CSS reusable. For each new story, replace only the
   story content block in the HTML and the hero image filename.
   ========================================================= */

.story-page-shell {
  padding-top: clamp(32px, 5vw, 58px);
  padding-bottom: clamp(44px, 6vw, 72px);
}

.story-article {
  max-width: 1120px;
  margin: 0 auto;
}

.story-article-header {
  background:
    linear-gradient(135deg, rgba(255, 250, 240, .94), rgba(238, 220, 184, .70)),
    repeating-linear-gradient(135deg, rgba(128, 96, 42, .045) 0 1px, transparent 1px 10px);
  border: 1px solid rgba(128, 96, 42, .30);
  box-shadow: 0 18px 45px rgba(48, 31, 11, .10);
  padding: clamp(30px, 6vw, 64px);
  margin-bottom: 28px;
}

.story-article-header h1 {
  font-size: clamp(3.2rem, 7vw, 6.8rem);
  line-height: .9;
  max-width: 980px;
  margin-bottom: 20px;
}

.story-subtitle {
  font-family: "Cormorant Garamond", serif;
  font-size: clamp(1.38rem, 2.2vw, 1.9rem);
  line-height: 1.25;
  color: #4f4434;
  max-width: 900px;
}

.story-meta-row {
  display: flex;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
  gap: 10px;
  margin: 22px 0 8px;
}

.story-meta-row span {
  border: 1px solid rgba(128, 96, 42, .28);
  background: rgba(255, 248, 231, .74);
  color: var(--green);
  font-size: .72rem;
  font-weight: 900;
  letter-spacing: .09em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  padding: .55rem .7rem;
}

.story-intro-card {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1.25fr) minmax(270px, .75fr);
  gap: 24px;
  align-items: start;
  margin-bottom: 28px;
}

.story-intro-card > div,
.quick-review-card,
.story-section,
.related-reading-box,
.faq-section,
.story-closing {
  background: rgba(255, 250, 240, .88);
  border: 1px solid rgba(128, 96, 42, .26);
  box-shadow: 0 12px 30px rgba(48, 31, 11, .075);
  padding: clamp(24px, 4vw, 42px);
}

.lead-paragraph {
  font-family: "Cormorant Garamond", serif;
  font-size: clamp(1.55rem, 2.4vw, 2.15rem);
  line-height: 1.2;
  color: #3f3427;
}

.quick-review-card {
  border-left: 5px solid var(--gold);
}

.quick-review-card h2,
.story-section h2,
.related-reading-box h2,
.faq-section h2,
.story-closing h2,
.story-humor-card h2 {
  font-size: clamp(2.2rem, 4vw, 3.7rem);
  line-height: .98;
  margin-bottom: 16px;
}

.quick-review-card ul {
  padding-left: 1.1rem;
  margin-bottom: 0;
}

.quick-review-card li {
  margin-bottom: 8px;
}

.story-toc {
  display: flex;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
  gap: 8px;
  margin-bottom: 30px;
}

.story-toc a {
  display: inline-block;
  border: 1px solid rgba(128, 96, 42, .32);
  background: rgba(255, 248, 231, .78);
  color: var(--green);
  font-weight: 900;
  font-size: .78rem;
  letter-spacing: .08em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  text-decoration: none;
  padding: .7rem .85rem;
}

.story-section {
  margin-bottom: 30px;
}

.story-section p,
.story-intro-card p,
.faq-intro,
.story-closing p {
  font-size: 1.06rem;
  line-height: 1.72;
  color: #453c2e;
}

.story-section a,
.related-reading-box a {
  color: var(--green);
  font-weight: 900;
}

.section-summary {
  margin-top: 22px;
  padding: 18px 20px;
  background: rgba(232, 212, 173, .42);
  border-left: 5px solid var(--gold);
  font-size: 1rem;
  color: #3f3427;
}

.story-image-break {
  margin: 0 0 30px;
}

.story-image-break figcaption {
  margin-top: 10px;
  color: var(--muted);
  font-size: .92rem;
  font-style: italic;
}

.image-break-wide .image-placeholder-large {
  min-height: 300px;
}

.story-image-grid {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr;
  gap: 22px;
  margin-bottom: 30px;
}

.designer-grid,
.maker-cards,
.related-grid {
  display: grid;
  gap: 18px;
}

.designer-grid,
.maker-cards {
  grid-template-columns: repeat(2, 1fr);
  margin-top: 22px;
}

.designer-grid article,
.maker-cards article {
  background: rgba(245, 235, 214, .58);
  border: 1px solid rgba(128, 96, 42, .22);
  padding: 22px;
}

.designer-grid h3,
.maker-cards h3 {
  font-size: 2rem;
  line-height: 1;
}

.timeline-strip {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(5, 1fr);
  gap: 1px;
  background: rgba(128, 96, 42, .26);
  margin-top: 26px;
}

.timeline-strip article {
  background: rgba(255, 248, 231, .78);
  padding: 18px;
}

.timeline-strip span {
  display: block;
  color: var(--gold);
  font-size: .76rem;
  font-weight: 900;
  letter-spacing: .12em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  margin-bottom: 6px;
}

.timeline-strip strong {
  display: block;
  font-family: "Cormorant Garamond", serif;
  font-size: 1.28rem;
  line-height: 1.08;
}

.story-quote-card,
.story-humor-card,
.related-reading-box,
.faq-section,
.story-closing {
  margin-bottom: 30px;
}

.story-humor-card {
  padding: clamp(24px, 4vw, 42px);
}

.related-grid {
  grid-template-columns: repeat(2, 1fr);
  margin-top: 16px;
}

.related-grid a {
  display: block;
  background: rgba(255, 248, 231, .78);
  border: 1px solid rgba(128, 96, 42, .30);
  padding: 18px;
  text-decoration: none;
}

.vintage-accordion .accordion-item {
  background: rgba(255, 250, 240, .88);
  border: 1px solid rgba(128, 96, 42, .26);
  margin-bottom: 9px;
}

.vintage-accordion .accordion-button {
  background: rgba(255, 248, 231, .86);
  color: var(--ink);
  font-weight: 900;
  box-shadow: none;
}

.vintage-accordion .accordion-button:not(.collapsed) {
  background: rgba(232, 212, 173, .58);
  color: var(--green);
}

.vintage-accordion .accordion-body {
  color: #453c2e;
  line-height: 1.68;
}

.story-closing {
  text-align: left;
}

.story-closing .btn-vintage {
  margin-top: 8px;
}

@media (max-width: 991px) {
  .story-intro-card,
  .story-image-grid,
  .designer-grid,
  .maker-cards,
  .related-grid {
    grid-template-columns: 1fr;
  }

  .timeline-strip {
    grid-template-columns: 1fr;
  }
}

/* =========================================================
   REUSABLE STORY IMAGE SUPPORT
   Keep image file names in the HTML. This CSS only controls
   layout, sizing, borders, captions, and responsive behavior.
   ========================================================= */

.story-image,
.story-image-break,
.story-image-card {
  margin: 0 0 30px;
}

.story-image img,
.story-image-break img,
.story-image-card img,
.story-index-image img,
.future-card img {
  display: block;
  width: 100%;
  height: auto;
}

.story-image img,
.story-image-break img,
.story-image-card img {
  border: 5px solid rgba(255, 246, 225, .86);
  box-shadow: 0 16px 30px rgba(48, 31, 11, .18);
  background: #120f0b;
}

.story-image figcaption,
.story-image-card figcaption,
.story-index-image figcaption {
  margin-top: 10px;
  color: var(--muted);
  font-size: .92rem;
  font-style: italic;
}

.story-index-image {
  margin: 0;
  overflow: hidden;
}

.story-index-image img {
  min-height: 138px;
  object-fit: cover;
  border: 5px solid rgba(255, 246, 225, .86);
  box-shadow: 0 16px 30px rgba(48, 31, 11, .22);
}

.story-index-image-large {
  grid-column: 1 / -1;
}

.story-index-image-large img {
  min-height: 245px;
}

@media (max-width: 575px) {
  .story-index-image-large img {
    min-height: 210px;
  }
}

/* =========================================================
   INDEX REAL IMAGE HOLDERS
   Real index images live in the HTML. These rules only control
   sizing, cropping, spacing, and responsive behavior.
   ========================================================= */

.hero-visual-photo {
  margin: 0;
  background: #120f0b;
}

.hero-visual-photo:before {
  display: none;
}

.hero-visual-photo img {
  display: block;
  width: 100%;
  height: 100%;
  min-height: 420px;
  object-fit: cover;
  object-position: center;
}

.pickup-collage .story-index-image {
  margin: 0;
}

.story-index-image img {
  display: block;
  width: 100%;
  height: 158px;
  object-fit: cover;
  object-position: center;
  border: 5px solid rgba(255, 246, 225, .86);
  box-shadow: 0 16px 30px rgba(48, 31, 11, .22);
  background: #120f0b;
}

.story-index-image-large {
  grid-column: 1 / -1;
}

.story-index-image-large img {
  height: 275px;
}

.story-index-image figcaption {
  margin-top: 8px;
  color: var(--muted);
  font-size: .88rem;
  font-style: italic;
}

.future-card-image {
  margin: 0 0 18px;
  overflow: hidden;
}

.future-card-image img {
  display: block;
  width: 100%;
  height: 135px;
  object-fit: cover;
  object-position: center;
  border: 4px solid #f7ead1;
  box-shadow: 0 10px 22px rgba(48, 31, 11, .12);
}

@media (max-width: 575px) {
  .hero-visual-photo img {
    min-height: 340px;
  }

  .story-index-image img,
  .story-index-image-large img,
  .future-card-image img {
    height: auto;
    min-height: 0;
  }
}