/* =========================================================================
   FAMOOSEY — PRIVATE VENTURE GROUP
   From owner-operated to owner-independent.
   Black, bone-white, deep gold. Oversized type, thin borders, sharp edges.
   ========================================================================= */

:root {
  --black: #000;
  --near: #050505;
  --charcoal: #0d0d0d;
  --charcoal-2: #090909;
  --white: #f1efea;
  --gold: #b69555;
  --gold-dim: #8f7440;
  --gray: #a3a3a3;
  --gray-dim: #6b6b6b;
  --line: rgba(182, 149, 85, 0.24);
  --line-soft: rgba(241, 239, 234, 0.09);

  --serif: "Cormorant Garamond", "Times New Roman", serif;
  --sans: "Inter", "Helvetica Neue", Arial, sans-serif;

  --wrap: 1240px;
  --pad: clamp(22px, 5vw, 64px);
  --sect-y: clamp(96px, 13vw, 190px);
}

* { box-sizing: border-box; }

html { scroll-behavior: smooth; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; }
@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) { html { scroll-behavior: auto; } }

body {
  margin: 0;
  background: var(--black);
  color: var(--gray);
  font-family: var(--sans);
  font-weight: 300;
  font-size: 17px;
  line-height: 1.75;
  letter-spacing: 0.01em;
  -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased;
  text-rendering: optimizeLegibility;
  overflow-x: hidden;
}

img { max-width: 100%; display: block; }
a { color: inherit; text-decoration: none; }

.wrap { width: 100%; max-width: var(--wrap); margin: 0 auto; padding-inline: var(--pad); }
.center { text-align: center; }
.nowrap { white-space: nowrap; }

.sr-only {
  position: absolute; width: 1px; height: 1px; padding: 0; margin: -1px;
  overflow: hidden; clip: rect(0 0 0 0); white-space: nowrap; border: 0;
}
.skip-link {
  position: absolute; left: -999px; top: 0; z-index: 200;
  background: var(--gold); color: var(--black); padding: 10px 18px;
  font-family: var(--sans); font-size: 13px; letter-spacing: 0.1em; text-transform: uppercase;
}
.skip-link:focus { left: 12px; top: 12px; }

/* ---------- Typography primitives ---------- */
.eyebrow, .kicker {
  font-family: var(--sans);
  font-size: 11.5px;
  font-weight: 500;
  letter-spacing: 0.36em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--gold);
  margin: 0 0 26px;
}
/* Oversized display type — the spine of the page. */
.display {
  font-family: var(--serif);
  font-weight: 400;
  color: var(--white);
  font-size: clamp(2.3rem, 6vw, 4.4rem);
  line-height: 1.02;
  letter-spacing: 0.004em;
  margin: 0;
  text-wrap: balance;
}
.display .line { display: block; }
.display .line.accent { color: var(--gold); }
.display .line.dim { color: var(--gray); }
h3 { font-family: var(--serif); color: var(--white); font-weight: 500; }
p { margin: 0 0 1.25em; }

/* Body copy blocks — short, forceful, never a wall. */
.prose { max-width: 60ch; margin-top: clamp(28px, 3.5vw, 44px); }
.prose p { color: var(--gray); font-size: clamp(1rem, 1.35vw, 1.1rem); }
.prose p:last-child { margin-bottom: 0; }
.prose-center { margin-inline: auto; text-align: center; max-width: 68ch; }
.prose .verdict,
.prose .emphatic {
  font-family: var(--serif); color: var(--white);
  font-size: clamp(1.35rem, 2.6vw, 2rem); line-height: 1.25;
  letter-spacing: 0.005em; margin-block: clamp(28px, 3vw, 40px);
}
.prose .verdict { color: var(--gold); }

.section-lede {
  max-width: 66ch; margin: 28px auto 0; color: var(--gray);
  font-size: clamp(1rem, 1.4vw, 1.12rem);
}
.section-foot {
  text-align: center; margin: clamp(52px, 7vw, 84px) auto 0; max-width: 32ch;
  font-family: var(--serif); color: var(--white);
  font-size: clamp(1.4rem, 3vw, 2.2rem); line-height: 1.25;
}

/* ---------- Buttons ---------- */
.btn {
  display: inline-flex; align-items: center; justify-content: center;
  font-family: var(--sans); font-size: 12px; font-weight: 500;
  letter-spacing: 0.2em; text-transform: uppercase;
  padding: 16px 32px; border: 1px solid transparent; cursor: pointer;
  transition: background .4s ease, color .4s ease, border-color .4s ease;
  background: none; text-align: center;
}
.btn-sm { padding: 11px 20px; font-size: 10.5px; }
.btn-lg { padding: 20px 44px; font-size: 12.5px; letter-spacing: 0.22em; }
/* Restrained gold: a faint wash behind a full gold hairline and gold letterforms.
   Reads as expensive metal rather than a flat yellow slab, while the border and
   inset highlight keep it unmistakably a button. Fills solid on hover/press. */
.btn-solid {
  background: linear-gradient(180deg, rgba(182,149,85,0.14), rgba(182,149,85,0.06));
  border-color: var(--gold); color: var(--gold);
  box-shadow: inset 0 1px 0 rgba(182,149,85,0.22);
}
.btn-solid:hover, .btn-solid:focus-visible {
  background: var(--gold); color: #080808; border-color: var(--gold);
  box-shadow: none;
}
/* Touch devices never hover, so give the press state the same solid payoff. */
.btn-solid:active { background: var(--gold); color: #080808; box-shadow: none; }
.btn-outline { border-color: var(--line); color: var(--white); }
.btn-outline:hover { border-color: var(--gold); color: var(--gold); }
.btn-ghost { border-color: var(--line-soft); color: var(--gray); letter-spacing: 0.14em; }
.btn-ghost:hover { border-color: var(--gold); color: var(--white); }

/* ============================ HEADER ============================ */
.site-header {
  position: fixed; inset: 0 0 auto 0; z-index: 100;
  transition: background .5s ease, border-color .5s ease, backdrop-filter .5s ease;
  border-bottom: 1px solid transparent;
}
.site-header.scrolled {
  background: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.86);
  backdrop-filter: blur(14px) saturate(120%);
  -webkit-backdrop-filter: blur(14px) saturate(120%);
  border-bottom-color: var(--line-soft);
}
.header-inner { display: flex; align-items: center; justify-content: space-between; height: 78px; }
.brand { display: inline-flex; align-items: center; gap: 13px; }
/* The mark is pure-black-backed artwork — it sits directly on the page. */
.brand-mark { width: 30px; height: auto; }
.brand-word {
  font-family: var(--sans); font-weight: 600; font-size: 15px;
  letter-spacing: 0.3em; color: var(--white);
}
.nav { display: flex; align-items: center; gap: clamp(16px, 2.2vw, 32px); }
.nav > a:not(.btn) {
  font-family: var(--sans); font-size: 11.5px; font-weight: 400;
  letter-spacing: 0.18em; text-transform: uppercase; color: var(--gray);
  position: relative; padding: 6px 0; transition: color .3s ease; cursor: pointer;
}
.nav > a:not(.btn)::after {
  content: ""; position: absolute; left: 0; bottom: 0; width: 0; height: 1px;
  background: var(--gold); transition: width .35s ease;
}
.nav > a:not(.btn):hover { color: var(--white); }
.nav > a:not(.btn):hover::after { width: 100%; }

.nav-toggle {
  display: none; flex-direction: column; gap: 6px; width: 38px; height: 38px;
  background: none; border: none; cursor: pointer; padding: 8px;
}
.nav-toggle span { display: block; height: 1.5px; width: 100%; background: var(--white); transition: transform .3s ease, opacity .3s ease; }
.nav-toggle[aria-expanded="true"] span:first-child { transform: translateY(3.75px) rotate(45deg); }
.nav-toggle[aria-expanded="true"] span:last-child { transform: translateY(-3.75px) rotate(-45deg); }

.mobile-nav {
  display: none; flex-direction: column; gap: 4px;
  background: rgba(0,0,0,0.97); border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line-soft);
  padding: 8px var(--pad) 28px;
  backdrop-filter: blur(14px); -webkit-backdrop-filter: blur(14px);
}
.mobile-nav a:not(.btn) {
  font-size: 13px; letter-spacing: 0.18em; text-transform: uppercase; color: var(--gray);
  padding: 15px 0; border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line-soft);
}
.mobile-nav .btn { margin-top: 20px; }
.mobile-nav.open { display: flex; }

/* ============================ HERO ============================ */
.hero {
  position: relative; min-height: 100vh; min-height: 100svh;
  display: flex; align-items: center;
  padding: 108px 0 84px; overflow: hidden;
  background: var(--black);
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line-soft);
}
/* The circular emblem is a large, faded background plate sitting BEHIND the
   headline — decorative, never a foreground subject. Restored from 7e2b811. */
.hero-emblem {
  position: absolute; top: 50%; left: 50%;
  transform: translate(-50%, -52%);
  width: min(88vw, 720px); aspect-ratio: 1; opacity: 0.5;
  will-change: transform;
}
.hero-emblem img { width: 100%; height: 100%; object-fit: contain; }
/* Veil knocks the emblem back so the type always wins the contrast fight. */
.hero-veil {
  position: absolute; inset: 0;
  background:
    radial-gradient(ellipse 60% 55% at 50% 46%, rgba(5,5,5,0.35) 0%, rgba(5,5,5,0.78) 55%, var(--black) 100%),
    linear-gradient(180deg, rgba(5,5,5,0.85) 0%, rgba(5,5,5,0.4) 30%, rgba(5,5,5,0.55) 70%, var(--black) 100%);
}
.hero-inner { position: relative; text-align: center; max-width: 1120px; margin-inline: auto; }
.hero .kicker { margin: 0 0 26px; }
/* Each headline line is a single unbroken unit — it must never split on the
   hyphen in "Owner-Operated", so size is viewport-driven rather than wrapped. */
.hero-title {
  font-family: var(--serif); color: var(--white); font-weight: 500;
  font-size: clamp(1.55rem, 5vw, 4.4rem); line-height: 1.04;
  letter-spacing: 0.008em; margin: 0; text-transform: uppercase; hyphens: none;
}
.hero-title .line { display: block; white-space: nowrap; }
.hero-title .accent {
  color: var(--gold); margin-top: 0.08em;
  text-shadow: 0 1px 40px rgba(182,149,85,0.14);
}
.hero-support {
  max-width: 62ch; margin: clamp(26px, 3vw, 36px) auto clamp(30px, 3.4vw, 40px);
  color: var(--gray); font-size: clamp(1rem, 1.4vw, 1.12rem);
}
.hero-actions { display: flex; justify-content: center; margin-bottom: 0; }
/* Short laptop viewports: tighten type and spacing so the CTA still lands above
   the fold. The emblem is a background plate, so only the text block moves. */
@media (min-width: 561px) and (max-height: 860px) {
  .hero { padding: 92px 0 68px; }
  .hero-title { font-size: clamp(1.55rem, 4.2vw, 3.4rem); }
  .hero-support { margin-block: clamp(20px, 2.2vw, 26px) clamp(24px, 2.6vw, 30px); }
}
.scroll-cue {
  position: absolute; bottom: 30px; left: 50%; transform: translateX(-50%);
  width: 26px; height: 42px; border: 1px solid var(--line); border-radius: 14px;
  display: flex; justify-content: center; padding-top: 8px;
}
.scroll-cue span { width: 2px; height: 7px; background: var(--gold); border-radius: 2px; animation: cue 1.8s ease-in-out infinite; }
@keyframes cue { 0%,100% { opacity: 0; transform: translateY(0); } 50% { opacity: 1; transform: translateY(6px); } }
@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) { .scroll-cue span { animation: none; opacity: .7; } }

/* ============================ SECTIONS ============================ */
.section { padding-block: var(--sect-y); position: relative; }
.section-head { margin-bottom: clamp(52px, 7vw, 92px); }
.section-head.center { text-align: center; max-width: 900px; margin-inline: auto; }

/* ---------- Dark photo placeholder slots ---------- */
.slot {
  position: relative; margin: 0; overflow: hidden;
  background:
    radial-gradient(120% 90% at 50% 35%, #151515 0%, #0c0c0c 55%, #060606 100%);
  border: 1px solid var(--line-soft);
  display: flex; align-items: flex-end; min-height: 300px;
}
.slot img { position: absolute; inset: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%; object-fit: cover; }
.slot-portrait { aspect-ratio: 4 / 5; }
.slot-tag {
  position: absolute; top: 16px; left: 16px; z-index: 2;
  font-family: var(--sans); font-size: 9.5px; letter-spacing: 0.18em; text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--gray-dim); border: 1px dashed rgba(163,163,163,0.24); padding: 7px 11px;
  background: rgba(0,0,0,0.5);
}
.slot figcaption {
  position: relative; z-index: 2; padding: 24px 26px; width: 100%;
  font-family: var(--serif); font-style: italic; font-size: clamp(1.05rem, 1.6vw, 1.25rem);
  color: var(--white);
  background: linear-gradient(0deg, rgba(0,0,0,0.85), transparent);
}

/* ============================ 02 — THE TRAP ============================ */
.escape { border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line-soft); }
.escape-grid {
  display: grid; grid-template-columns: 1.25fr 0.75fr;
  gap: clamp(44px, 6vw, 96px); align-items: center;
}
/* Both headline lines stay whole — sized to the narrower copy column. */
.escape .display { font-size: clamp(1.45rem, 3.5vw, 3.3rem); }
.escape .display .line { white-space: nowrap; }

/* ============================ 03 — THE BUILD ============================ */
.process { background: var(--charcoal-2); border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line-soft); }
.steps {
  list-style: none; margin: 0; padding: 0;
  display: grid; grid-template-columns: repeat(5, 1fr);
  gap: 1px; background: var(--line-soft);
  border: 1px solid var(--line-soft);
}
.step {
  background: var(--charcoal-2); padding: clamp(30px, 2.6vw, 44px) clamp(22px, 2vw, 30px);
  display: flex; flex-direction: column; transition: background .5s ease;
}
.step:hover { background: #0f0f0f; }
.step-idx {
  font-family: var(--serif); font-size: clamp(1.6rem, 2.4vw, 2.3rem);
  line-height: 1; color: var(--gold-dim); letter-spacing: 0.04em;
  padding-bottom: clamp(26px, 3vw, 44px);
}
.step h3 {
  font-family: var(--sans); font-size: 12.5px; font-weight: 600;
  letter-spacing: 0.26em; text-transform: uppercase; color: var(--white);
  margin: 0 0 16px;
}
.step p { margin: 0; font-size: 0.95rem; line-height: 1.65; color: var(--gray); }
.step.is-final { background: linear-gradient(180deg, rgba(182,149,85,0.075), rgba(0,0,0,0)); }
.step.is-final .step-idx, .step.is-final h3 { color: var(--gold); }

/* ============================ 04 — WHAT WE REPLACE ============================ */
.replace { border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line-soft); }
.split {
  display: grid; grid-template-columns: 1fr 1px 1fr;
  border: 1px solid var(--line-soft);
}
.split-rule { background: var(--line-soft); }
.split-col { padding: clamp(34px, 4vw, 60px) clamp(26px, 3.4vw, 54px); }
.split-before { background: linear-gradient(180deg, rgba(20,20,20,0.5), rgba(0,0,0,0)); }
.split-after { background: linear-gradient(180deg, rgba(182,149,85,0.055), rgba(0,0,0,0)); }
.split-label {
  font-family: var(--sans); font-size: 11px; font-weight: 500;
  letter-spacing: 0.3em; text-transform: uppercase;
  margin: 0 0 clamp(28px, 3vw, 40px); padding-bottom: 20px;
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line-soft);
}
.split-before .split-label { color: var(--gray-dim); }
.split-after .split-label { color: var(--gold); }
.split-list { list-style: none; margin: 0; padding: 0; }
.split-list li {
  font-family: var(--serif); font-size: clamp(1.15rem, 1.9vw, 1.5rem);
  line-height: 1.3; padding: clamp(13px, 1.4vw, 18px) 0;
  border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(241,239,234,0.05);
}
.split-list li:last-child { border-bottom: none; }
.split-before .split-list li { color: var(--gray-dim); }
.split-after .split-list li { color: var(--white); }

/* ============================ 05 — THE GOAL ============================ */
/* Black here so it does not read as one block with .not-consulting below,
   which took over the charcoal slot when the options section was removed. */
.freedom { background: var(--black); border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line-soft); }
.freedom .display { max-width: 22ch; margin-inline: auto; }

/* ============================ 06 — NOT CONSULTING ============================ */
.not-consulting { background: var(--charcoal-2); border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line-soft); padding-bottom: 0; }
.nc-grid {
  display: grid; grid-template-columns: 0.75fr 1.25fr;
  gap: clamp(44px, 6vw, 96px); align-items: center;
}
/* The single largest statement on the page. */
.monument {
  margin: clamp(80px, 10vw, 150px) 0 0; padding: clamp(64px, 8vw, 120px) var(--pad);
  text-align: center; border-top: 1px solid var(--line);
  font-family: var(--serif); font-weight: 400; color: var(--white);
  font-size: clamp(2.4rem, 8vw, 6.4rem); line-height: 1.02; letter-spacing: 0.004em;
  background: linear-gradient(180deg, rgba(182,149,85,0.05), rgba(0,0,0,0) 70%);
  text-wrap: balance;
}

/* ============================ 08 — QUALIFYING ============================ */
.qualify { border-top: 1px solid var(--line-soft); border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line-soft); }
.qual-list {
  list-style: none; margin: 0 auto; padding: 0; max-width: 940px;
  border-top: 1px solid var(--line-soft);
}
.qual-list li {
  font-family: var(--serif); color: var(--white);
  font-size: clamp(1.3rem, 2.6vw, 2rem); line-height: 1.25;
  padding: clamp(24px, 2.8vw, 38px) 0 clamp(24px, 2.8vw, 38px) clamp(28px, 4vw, 56px);
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line-soft); position: relative;
}
.qual-list li::before {
  content: ""; position: absolute; left: 0; top: 50%;
  width: clamp(14px, 2.4vw, 30px); height: 1px; background: var(--gold);
}
.qual-note {
  max-width: 44ch; margin: clamp(46px, 5vw, 70px) auto clamp(38px, 4.5vw, 56px);
  text-align: center; font-family: var(--sans); font-size: 12px;
  letter-spacing: 0.2em; text-transform: uppercase; color: var(--gray-dim); line-height: 2.1;
}

/* ============================ FOUNDER ============================ */
.founder { border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line-soft); }
.founder-grid { display: grid; grid-template-columns: 0.8fr 1.2fr; gap: clamp(40px, 6vw, 90px); align-items: center; }
.founder-portrait {
  margin: 0; aspect-ratio: 1/1; position: relative; overflow: hidden;
  background: radial-gradient(120% 100% at 50% 30%, #171717 0%, #0c0c0c 60%, #060606 100%);
  border: 1px solid var(--line-soft);
}
.founder-portrait img { width: 100%; height: 100%; object-fit: cover; object-position: center; display: block; }
.founder-body .display { margin-bottom: 4px; font-size: clamp(2.1rem, 4.6vw, 3.4rem); }
.founder-role { color: var(--gold); font-family: var(--sans); font-size: 12px; letter-spacing: 0.22em; text-transform: uppercase; margin: 16px 0 32px; }
.founder-body > p { max-width: 58ch; }
.founder-note { font-family: var(--serif); font-style: italic; color: var(--gray); }
.founder-social { display: flex; gap: 14px; flex-wrap: wrap; margin-top: 22px; }

/* ============================ PRIVATE DISPATCHES ============================ */
.dispatches { background: var(--charcoal); border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line-soft); }
.inside-wrap { max-width: 780px; text-align: center; margin-inline: auto; }
.dispatches .display { font-size: clamp(1.9rem, 4.2vw, 3rem); }
.inside-lede { max-width: 56ch; margin: 26px auto 46px; color: var(--gray); }
.inside-form { max-width: 540px; margin: 0 auto; }
.inside-form .field { display: flex; flex-direction: row; gap: 10px; margin-bottom: 0; }
.inside-form input[type="email"] {
  flex: 1; min-width: 0; background: rgba(0,0,0,0.6); border: 1px solid var(--line);
  color: var(--white); font-family: var(--sans); font-size: 15px;
  padding: 16px 18px; outline: none; transition: border-color .3s ease; border-radius: 0;
}
.inside-form input[type="email"]:focus { border-color: var(--gold); }
.inside-form input::placeholder { color: var(--gray-dim); }
.form-note { margin: 20px 0 0; font-size: 11px; letter-spacing: 0.18em; text-transform: uppercase; color: var(--gray-dim); }
.form-status { margin: 16px 0 0; min-height: 1.2em; font-size: 14px; letter-spacing: 0.02em; }
.form-status.success { color: var(--gold); font-family: var(--serif); font-style: italic; font-size: 1.15rem; }
.form-status.error { color: #c98b7a; }
.hp { position: absolute; left: -9999px; width: 1px; height: 1px; opacity: 0; }

/* ============================ FINAL ============================ */
.final-cta { text-align: center; position: relative; overflow: hidden; padding-block: clamp(110px, 15vw, 220px); }
.final-title {
  position: relative; font-family: var(--serif); color: var(--white); font-weight: 500;
  font-size: clamp(1.55rem, 6.2vw, 5.2rem); line-height: 1.04;
  letter-spacing: 0.008em; margin: 0; text-transform: uppercase;
}
.final-title .line { display: block; white-space: nowrap; }
.final-title .accent { color: var(--gold); margin-top: 0.08em; text-shadow: 0 1px 40px rgba(182,149,85,0.14); }
.cta-body { position: relative; max-width: 56ch; margin: clamp(30px, 3.6vw, 44px) auto clamp(34px, 4vw, 48px); color: var(--gray); font-size: clamp(1rem, 1.4vw, 1.12rem); }
.cta-actions { position: relative; display: flex; justify-content: center; margin-bottom: 0; }

/* ============================ FOOTER ============================ */
.site-footer { background: var(--black); border-top: 1px solid var(--line-soft); padding: clamp(60px, 8vw, 96px) 0 46px; }
.footer-top { display: flex; justify-content: space-between; align-items: flex-start; gap: 40px; flex-wrap: wrap; }
.footer-brand { align-items: flex-start; gap: 16px; }
.footer-brand .brand-mark { width: 40px; }
.footer-brand .brand-word { display: block; font-size: 16px; }
.footer-sub { display: block; font-family: var(--sans); font-size: 10px; letter-spacing: 0.3em; text-transform: uppercase; color: var(--gold); margin-top: 8px; }
.footer-nav { display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; gap: 14px 28px; max-width: 560px; justify-content: flex-end; }
.footer-nav a { font-size: 12px; letter-spacing: 0.12em; text-transform: uppercase; color: var(--gray); transition: color .3s ease; cursor: pointer; }
.footer-nav a:hover { color: var(--gold); }
.footer-statement {
  margin: clamp(46px, 6vw, 70px) 0 40px; padding-top: 40px; border-top: 1px solid var(--line-soft);
  font-family: var(--serif); font-size: clamp(1.25rem, 2.4vw, 1.8rem); color: var(--white); max-width: 34ch; line-height: 1.3;
}
.footer-legal p { font-size: 12px; line-height: 1.7; color: var(--gray-dim); max-width: 780px; margin: 0 0 14px; }
.footer-legal .copyright { letter-spacing: 0.08em; }

/* ============================ CONTACT MODAL ============================ */
.modal { position: fixed; inset: 0; z-index: 300; display: none; }
.modal.open { display: block; }
.modal-backdrop { position: absolute; inset: 0; background: rgba(0,0,0,0.86); backdrop-filter: blur(6px); -webkit-backdrop-filter: blur(6px); }
.modal-panel {
  position: relative; max-width: 660px; width: calc(100% - 36px); margin: 7vh auto 0;
  background: var(--charcoal); border: 1px solid var(--line); padding: clamp(30px, 5vw, 56px);
  max-height: 86vh; overflow-y: auto;
  animation: modalIn .4s cubic-bezier(.2,.7,.3,1);
}
@keyframes modalIn { from { opacity: 0; transform: translateY(16px); } to { opacity: 1; transform: none; } }
@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) { .modal-panel { animation: none; } }
.modal-close { position: absolute; top: 16px; right: 20px; background: none; border: none; color: var(--gray); font-size: 30px; line-height: 1; cursor: pointer; transition: color .3s ease; }
.modal-close:hover { color: var(--gold); }
.modal-title { font-family: var(--serif); font-weight: 400; color: var(--white); font-size: clamp(1.9rem, 4vw, 2.6rem); margin: 0 0 16px; }
.modal-lede { font-size: 0.98rem; color: var(--gray); margin: 0 0 32px; max-width: 48ch; }
.field-row { display: grid; grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr; gap: 20px; }
.field { display: flex; flex-direction: column; margin-bottom: 20px; }
.field label { font-family: var(--sans); font-size: 11px; letter-spacing: 0.16em; text-transform: uppercase; color: var(--gray); margin-bottom: 10px; }
.field input, .field select, .field textarea {
  background: rgba(0,0,0,0.7); border: 1px solid var(--line-soft); color: var(--white);
  font-family: var(--sans); font-size: 16px; padding: 14px 15px; outline: none;
  transition: border-color .3s ease; border-radius: 0;
}
.field input:focus, .field select:focus, .field textarea:focus { border-color: var(--gold); }
.field textarea { resize: vertical; min-height: 110px; }
.field select { appearance: none; background-image: url("data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg' width='12' height='8' viewBox='0 0 12 8'%3E%3Cpath d='M1 1l5 5 5-5' stroke='%23b69555' fill='none' stroke-width='1.4'/%3E%3C/svg%3E"); background-repeat: no-repeat; background-position: right 16px center; padding-right: 38px; }
.modal-actions { margin-top: 8px; }

/* ============================ REVEAL ANIMATION ============================ */
.reveal { opacity: 0; transform: translateY(26px); transition: opacity 1s cubic-bezier(.2,.7,.3,1), transform 1s cubic-bezier(.2,.7,.3,1); }
.reveal.in { opacity: 1; transform: none; }
@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) { .reveal { opacity: 1 !important; transform: none !important; transition: none; } }

/* ============================ RESPONSIVE ============================ */
@media (max-width: 1080px) {
  /* Five steps become a 3+2 grid before they stack. */
  .steps { grid-template-columns: repeat(3, 1fr); }
  .step.is-final { grid-column: span 1; }
}
@media (max-width: 960px) {
  .nav { display: none; }
  .nav-toggle { display: flex; }
  .escape-grid, .nc-grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
  /* Full-width column — the headline can grow again. */
  .escape .display { font-size: clamp(1.45rem, 6.6vw, 3.3rem); }
  /* Image follows the copy on narrow screens in both directions. */
  .nc-grid .slot { order: 2; }
  .escape-grid .slot, .nc-grid .slot { max-width: 520px; margin-inline: auto; width: 100%; }
  .founder-grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
  .founder-portrait { max-width: 440px; margin-inline: auto; }
  .founder-body .display, .founder-body .eyebrow, .founder-role { text-align: left; }
}
@media (max-width: 720px) {
  .steps { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
  .step { padding: 28px 24px; }
  .step-idx { padding-bottom: 16px; }
  /* Split-screen stacks: BEFORE above, AFTER below, still clearly opposed. */
  .split { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
  .split-rule { height: 1px; width: 100%; }
}
@media (max-width: 560px) {
  body { font-size: 16px; }
  .hero { padding-top: 100px; padding-bottom: 76px; }
  .hero .kicker { margin: 0 0 18px; font-size: 10px; letter-spacing: 0.28em; }
  /* The two lines stay whole — no hyphen break on "Owner-Operated". */
  .hero-title, .final-title { font-size: clamp(1.35rem, 6.6vw, 2.5rem); }
  .hero-support { margin: 22px auto 28px; font-size: 0.98rem; line-height: 1.6; }
  .display { font-size: clamp(1.95rem, 8.4vw, 2.7rem); }
  .monument { font-size: clamp(2rem, 11vw, 3rem); }
  .hero-actions .btn, .cta-actions .btn, .qualify .btn { width: 100%; }
  .btn-lg { padding: 20px 22px; font-size: 11px; letter-spacing: 0.16em; }
  .field-row { grid-template-columns: 1fr; gap: 0; }
  .inside-form .field { flex-direction: column; }
  .inside-form input[type="email"], .inside-form .btn { width: 100%; }
  .footer-top { flex-direction: column; }
  .footer-nav { justify-content: flex-start; }
  .split-col { padding: 30px 24px; }
  .qual-list li { padding-left: 22px; }
}
/* Short phones (SE-class): tighten the text block so the CTA stays above the
   fold. The emblem sits behind the type, so it needs no step-down of its own. */
@media (max-width: 560px) and (max-height: 730px) {
  .hero { padding: 88px 0 56px; }
  .hero .kicker { margin-bottom: 14px; }
  .hero-support { margin: 16px auto 22px; font-size: 0.94rem; }
}