.sec-hero { --h: 980px; background: rgba(19,19,19,1); overflow: hidden; }
/* curtain hero: fixed full-bleed photo revealed by two cream panels sliding apart */
.sec-hero::before { content: ""; position: absolute; inset: 0; z-index: 0;
  background: url("../images/52_nye_spotlight_booth_stock-scaled.jpg") center / cover no-repeat fixed;
  filter: brightness(.62); }
.cur-curtain { position: absolute; top: 0; bottom: 0; width: 50.5%; background: var(--cream); z-index: 3; }
.cur-l { left: 0; animation: cur-open-l 1.4s cubic-bezier(.75,0,.2,1) .4s forwards; }
.cur-r { right: 0; animation: cur-open-r 1.4s cubic-bezier(.75,0,.2,1) .4s forwards; }
@keyframes cur-open-l { to { transform: translateX(-101%); } }
@keyframes cur-open-r { to { transform: translateX(101%); } }
.cur-center { inset: 0; display: flex; flex-direction: column; align-items: center; justify-content: center; text-align: center; }
.cur-center > * { position: static; margin: 0; }
.cur-kicker { font-family: var(--font-mont); font-size: 12px; letter-spacing: .3em; text-transform: uppercase; opacity: 0; animation: cur-fade 1s ease 1.5s forwards; }
.cur-title { font-family: var(--font-serif); font-size: 104px; line-height: 1.04; max-width: 1000px; margin: 26px 0 30px; opacity: 0; animation: cur-fade 1.2s ease 1.7s forwards; }
.cur-sub { font-size: 19px; line-height: 1.55; max-width: 560px; opacity: 0; animation: cur-fade 1s ease 2s forwards; }
.cur-btn { margin-top: 38px; padding: 16px 30px; border-color: var(--cream-text); color: var(--cream-text); opacity: 0; animation: cur-fade 1s ease 2.2s forwards; }
.cur-btn:hover { background: var(--cream); border-color: var(--cream); color: var(--ink); }
.cur-corner { bottom: 96px; font-family: var(--font-mont); font-size: 11px; letter-spacing: .26em; text-transform: uppercase; opacity: 0; animation: cur-fade 1s ease 2.4s forwards; }
.cur-bl { left: 0; }
.cur-br { right: 0; }
@keyframes cur-fade { from { opacity: 0; transform: translateY(16px); } to { opacity: 1; transform: translateY(0); } }
.sec-intro { --h: 1010px; background: #221E1A; color: var(--cream-text); }
/* expanding-panels intro (variant 03, 2026-07-15) */
.xpn-kicker { left: 0; top: 88px; font-family: var(--font-mont); font-size: 12px; font-weight: 500; letter-spacing: .32em; text-transform: uppercase; }
.xpn-title { left: 0; top: 128px; width: 680px; font-size: 52px; }
.xpn-lede { left: 820px; top: 152px; width: 380px; font-size: 15px; }
.xpn-panels { left: 0; top: 370px; width: 1200px; height: 540px; display: flex; gap: 12px; }
.xpn-panel { position: relative; flex: 1; overflow: hidden; display: block; text-decoration: none; transition: flex .75s cubic-bezier(.5,0,.2,1); }
.xpn-panel img { position: absolute; inset: 0; transition: transform .75s ease; }
.xpn-panel::after { content: ""; position: absolute; inset: 0; background: linear-gradient(180deg, rgba(19,19,19,.10) 0%, rgba(19,19,19,0) 30%, rgba(19,19,19,0) 52%, rgba(19,19,19,.62) 100%); }
.xpn-num { position: absolute; z-index: 2; top: 22px; left: 24px; color: var(--cream-text); font-family: var(--font-mont); font-size: 12px; letter-spacing: .22em; }
.xpn-name { position: absolute; z-index: 2; left: 24px; right: 24px; bottom: 24px; color: var(--cream-text); font-family: var(--font-serif); font-size: 29px; line-height: 1.15; margin: 0; font-weight: 400; }
.xpn-desc { position: absolute; z-index: 2; left: 24px; bottom: 104px; max-width: 330px; color: var(--cream-text); font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.6; margin: 0; opacity: 0; transform: translateY(12px); transition: opacity .5s ease .18s, transform .5s ease .18s; }
.xpn-panel:hover { flex: 2.4; }
.xpn-panels:hover .xpn-panel:not(:hover) { flex: .78; }
.xpn-panel:hover img { transform: scale(1.05); }
.xpn-panel:hover .xpn-desc { opacity: 1; transform: none; }
.sec-signature-offer { --h: 100vh; background: rgba(19,19,19,1); overflow: hidden; }
/* horizon signature offer (variant 04, 2026-07-15): window-height, fixed-attachment photo, baseline-anchored type, reveal on scroll */
.hzn-bg { position: absolute; inset: 0; z-index: 0;
  background: url("../images/74_toast_booth_stock-scaled.jpg") 50% 40% / cover no-repeat fixed rgba(19,19,19,1); }
.hzn-bg::after { content: ""; position: absolute; inset: 0; background: linear-gradient(to top, rgba(19,19,19,.94) 8%, rgba(19,19,19,.55) 38%, rgba(19,19,19,.18) 70%); }
.hzn-base { left: 0; right: 0; bottom: 84px; }
.hzn-base > * { position: static; margin: 0; }
.hzn-kicker { font-family: var(--font-mont); font-size: 11px; letter-spacing: .34em; text-transform: uppercase; opacity: 0; }
.hzn-rule { height: 1px; background: rgba(242,239,232,.45); margin: 22px 0 40px; transform-origin: left; transform: scaleX(0); }
.hzn-row { display: flex; align-items: flex-end; justify-content: space-between; gap: 60px; }
.hzn-title { font-family: var(--font-serif); font-size: 104px; line-height: .98; max-width: 720px; opacity: 0; transform: translateY(28px); }
.hzn-side { width: 330px; flex: none; padding-bottom: 10px; opacity: 0; transform: translateY(24px); }
.hzn-copy { font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.75; opacity: .88; }
.hzn-btn { margin-top: 28px; padding: 16px 28px; }
.sec-signature-offer.is-in .hzn-kicker { animation: hzn-fade 1s ease .1s forwards; }
.sec-signature-offer.is-in .hzn-rule { animation: hzn-draw 1.4s cubic-bezier(.6,0,.2,1) .25s forwards; }
.sec-signature-offer.is-in .hzn-title { animation: hzn-rise 1.1s cubic-bezier(.2,.7,.2,1) .45s forwards; }
.sec-signature-offer.is-in .hzn-side { animation: hzn-rise 1.1s cubic-bezier(.2,.7,.2,1) .65s forwards; }
@keyframes hzn-fade { to { opacity: .7; } }
@keyframes hzn-draw { to { transform: scaleX(1); } }
@keyframes hzn-rise { to { opacity: 1; transform: none; } }
/* statement + moving gallery: veiled drift (slow continuous belt, photos surface
   from a cream veil at one edge and dissolve into the other; the photo passing
   center leads at full color; arrows skip the belt one photo; JS in script.js) */
.vgal { background: var(--cream); padding: 13vh 0 15vh; }
.vgal-head { text-align: center; padding: 0 10vw 9vh; }
.vgal-kicker { font-family: var(--font-mont); font-size: 12px; letter-spacing: .35em; text-transform: uppercase; margin: 0 0 26px; }
.vgal-title { font-family: var(--font-serif); font-size: clamp(36px, 3.2vw, 48px); line-height: 1.12; text-transform: uppercase; margin: 0 auto; max-width: 820px; }
.vgal-belt { position: relative; overflow: hidden; }
.vgal-belt::before, .vgal-belt::after {
  content: ""; position: absolute; top: 0; bottom: 0; width: 16vw; z-index: 2; pointer-events: none;
}
.vgal-belt::before { left: 0; background: linear-gradient(90deg, var(--cream), rgba(245,242,237,0)); }
.vgal-belt::after { right: 0; background: linear-gradient(270deg, var(--cream), rgba(245,242,237,0)); }
.vgal-track { display: flex; align-items: center; gap: 4.5vw; width: max-content; padding-right: 4.5vw; will-change: transform; }
.vgal-track img {
  display: block; width: auto; object-fit: cover;
  transition: filter 1.4s ease, transform 1.4s ease;
  filter: brightness(.94) saturate(.88); transform: scale(.985);
}
.vgal-track img:nth-child(odd) { height: 54vh; }
.vgal-track img:nth-child(even) { height: 44vh; }
.vgal-track img.lead { filter: brightness(1) saturate(1); transform: scale(1); }
/* testimonial: type takeover (one giant serif quote at a time, lines lift in, arrows + timing bar) */
.sec-testimonial { --h: 900px; background: #2B2723; overflow: hidden; }
.tt-topline {
  left: 0; right: 0; top: 74px;
  display: flex; justify-content: space-between; align-items: baseline;
  border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(242,239,232,.25); padding-bottom: 22px;
}
.tt-kicker { margin: 0; font-family: var(--font-mont); font-size: 12px; letter-spacing: .28em; text-transform: uppercase; opacity: .7; }
.tt-counter { margin: 0; font-family: var(--font-serif); font-size: 22px; }
.tt-counter .tt-total { opacity: .45; }
.tt-slides { left: 0; right: 0; top: 200px; height: 460px; }
.tt-slide { position: absolute; inset: 0; visibility: hidden; }
.tt-slide.is-on { visibility: visible; }
.tt-line { display: block; overflow: hidden; }
.tt-line > span {
  display: block; font-family: var(--font-serif); font-size: 74px; line-height: 1.12;
  transform: translateY(110%);
}
.tt-slide.is-on .tt-line > span { animation: tt-line-in .9s cubic-bezier(.2,.7,.2,1) forwards; }
.tt-slide.is-out .tt-line > span { animation: tt-line-out .5s ease forwards; }
@keyframes tt-line-in { from { transform: translateY(110%); } to { transform: translateY(0); } }
@keyframes tt-line-out { from { transform: translateY(0); } to { transform: translateY(-110%); } }
.tt-byline { left: 0; bottom: 120px; display: flex; align-items: center; gap: 20px; }
.tt-by-photo { width: 64px; height: 64px; border-radius: 50%; object-fit: cover; }
.tt-by-name { font-family: var(--font-italic); font-size: 24px; margin: 0; }
.tt-by-tag { font-family: var(--font-mont); font-size: 11px; letter-spacing: .22em; text-transform: uppercase; opacity: .55; margin: 4px 0 0; }
.tt-by-block { transition: opacity .4s ease; }
.tt-arrows { right: 0; bottom: 158px; display: flex; gap: 54px; }
.tt-arrow { background: none; border: 0; padding: 8px 0; cursor: pointer; color: var(--cream-text); display: block; }
.tt-arrow svg { display: block; width: 88px; height: 10px; overflow: visible; }
.tt-arrow svg line, .tt-arrow svg polyline {
  stroke: currentColor; stroke-width: 1.2; fill: none;
  transition: transform .4s ease;
}
.tt-arrow:hover svg line, .tt-arrow:hover svg polyline { transform: translateX(6px); }
.tt-prev:hover svg line, .tt-prev:hover svg polyline { transform: translateX(-6px); }
.tt-progress { left: 0; right: 0; bottom: 74px; height: 1px; background: rgba(242,239,232,.2); }
.tt-progress i { position: absolute; left: 0; top: 0; bottom: 0; width: 0; background: var(--cream-text); }
.tt-progress i.run { animation: tt-fill 6.5s linear forwards; }
@keyframes tt-fill { from { width: 0; } to { width: 100%; } }
/* about: margin axis (variant 05, 2026-07-15) — hard left text axis, rotated
   spine label, numbered marginalia, full-height photo bleeding off the right
   edge with a spinning badge; entrances gated by .is-in from the shared
   reveal observer in script.js */
.sec-about { --h: 900px; background: #ECE6DC; overflow: hidden; }
.abx-spine { left: -8px; top: 120px; writing-mode: vertical-rl; transform: rotate(180deg); font-family: var(--font-mont); font-size: 11px; letter-spacing: .4em; text-transform: uppercase; color: var(--accent); opacity: 0; }
.abx-title { left: 120px; top: 110px; font-family: var(--font-serif); font-weight: 400; font-size: 104px; line-height: 1.04; opacity: 0; transform: translateY(24px); }
.abx-para { left: 120px; top: 420px; width: 400px; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.75; letter-spacing: .02em; opacity: 0; transform: translateY(24px); }
.abx-sub { left: 120px; top: 626px; width: 420px; font-size: 20px; line-height: 1.5; opacity: 0; transform: translateY(24px); }
.abx-cta { left: 120px; top: 768px; opacity: 0; transform: translateY(24px); }
.abx-cta .btn { padding: 15px 26px; }
.abx-notes { left: 600px; top: 432px; width: 200px; opacity: 0; transform: translateY(24px); }
.abx-note { border-top: 1px solid rgba(46,42,37,.22); padding: 16px 0 24px; cursor: default; transition: border-color .4s ease; }
.abx-note:hover { border-color: var(--accent); }
.abx-note:hover .w { font-family: var(--font-italic); }
.abx-note .n { display: block; font-family: var(--font-mont); font-size: 10px; letter-spacing: .3em; color: var(--accent); margin-bottom: 6px; }
.abx-note .w { display: block; font-family: var(--font-serif); font-size: 21px; line-height: 1.25; }
.abx-tall { left: 860px; top: 0; width: calc(340px + var(--gutter)); height: 900px; overflow: hidden; opacity: 0; transform: translateX(90px); }
.abx-tall img { position: absolute; inset: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%; object-fit: cover; display: block; opacity: 0; transition: opacity .8s ease; animation: abx-drift 26s ease-in-out infinite alternate; }
.abx-tall img.is-on { opacity: 1; }
.abx-tall img:nth-child(3) { object-position: 0 50%; }
.sec-about.is-in .abx-spine { animation: abx-fade 1s ease .2s forwards; }
.sec-about.is-in .abx-title { animation: abx-rise 1s ease .3s forwards; }
.sec-about.is-in .abx-para { animation: abx-rise 1s ease .5s forwards; }
.sec-about.is-in .abx-sub { animation: abx-rise 1s ease .62s forwards; }
.sec-about.is-in .abx-notes { animation: abx-rise 1s ease .68s forwards; }
.sec-about.is-in .abx-cta { animation: abx-rise 1s ease .75s forwards; }
.sec-about.is-in .abx-tall { animation: abx-glide 1.3s cubic-bezier(.5,0,.2,1) both; }
@keyframes abx-rise { to { opacity: 1; transform: none; } }
@keyframes abx-fade { to { opacity: 1; } }
@keyframes abx-glide { to { opacity: 1; transform: none; } }
@keyframes abx-drift { from { transform: scale(1); } to { transform: scale(1.09); } }
/* case studies: filmstrip (chosen variant 03, 2026-07-15) — window-height
   panel, strip steps only via the arrows (no user scroll/drag) */
.sec-case-studies { --h: auto; height: 100vh; min-height: 840px; padding: 0; background: #3B352E; display: flex; flex-direction: column; justify-content: center; }
.fcs-head { width: 1200px; margin: 0 auto; display: flex; align-items: flex-end; justify-content: space-between; }
.fcs-eyebrow { font-family: var(--font-mont); font-size: 13px; letter-spacing: .24em; text-transform: uppercase; color: rgba(242,239,232,.55); margin: 0; }
.fcs-title { font-family: var(--font-serif); font-size: 64px; line-height: 1.05; margin: 12px 0 0; }
.fcs-arrows { display: flex; gap: 54px; padding-bottom: 12px; }
.fcs-arrow { background: none; border: 0; padding: 8px 0; cursor: pointer; color: var(--cream-text); display: block; }
.fcs-arrow svg { display: block; width: 110px; height: 12px; overflow: visible; }
.fcs-arrow svg line, .fcs-arrow svg polyline {
  stroke: currentColor; stroke-width: 1.2; fill: none;
  transition: transform .4s ease;
}
.fcs-next:hover svg line, .fcs-next:hover svg polyline { transform: translateX(6px); }
.fcs-prev:hover svg line, .fcs-prev:hover svg polyline { transform: translateX(-6px); }
.fcs-arrow:disabled { opacity: .3; cursor: default; }
.fcs-arrow:disabled svg line, .fcs-arrow:disabled svg polyline { transform: none; }
.fcs-strip { margin-top: 36px; overflow-x: hidden; }
.fcs-track { display: flex; gap: 44px; width: max-content; padding: 34px var(--gutter) 0; }
.fcs-card { position: relative; width: 440px; flex: 0 0 auto; text-decoration: none; color: inherit; display: block; }
.fcs-frame { position: relative; display: block; width: 100%; height: 430px; overflow: hidden; }
.fcs-frame img { width: 100%; height: 100%; object-fit: cover; transition: transform .8s; }
.fcs-card:hover .fcs-frame img { transform: scale(1.05); }
.fcs-num { position: absolute; top: -34px; left: -14px; z-index: 2; font-family: var(--font-italic); font-size: 120px; line-height: 1; color: var(--cream-text); pointer-events: none; text-shadow: 0 2px 30px rgba(19,19,19,.55); }
.fcs-meta { display: flex; align-items: baseline; justify-content: space-between; gap: 16px; margin-top: 20px; border-top: 1px solid rgba(242,239,232,.22); padding-top: 16px; }
.fcs-name { font-family: var(--font-serif); font-size: 27px; }
.fcs-metric { font-family: var(--font-italic); font-size: 27px; color: rgba(242,239,232,.9); white-space: nowrap; }
.fcs-what { display: block; margin-top: 6px; font-family: var(--font-mont); font-size: 11px; letter-spacing: .2em; text-transform: uppercase; color: rgba(242,239,232,.5); }
.fcs-cap { display: flex; flex-direction: column; justify-content: center; align-items: flex-start; width: 400px; height: 430px; margin-top: 34px; border: 1px solid rgba(242,239,232,.25); padding: 44px; flex: 0 0 auto; }
.fcs-cap p { font-family: var(--font-serif); font-size: 34px; line-height: 1.2; margin: 0; }
.fcs-cap .btn { margin-top: 28px; }
.fcs-progress { width: 1200px; margin: 36px auto 0; height: 1px; background: rgba(242,239,232,.18); position: relative; }
.fcs-bar { position: absolute; left: 0; top: -1px; height: 3px; width: 12%; background: var(--accent); transition: width .45s ease; }
/* blog journal drawers (variant 04, 2026-07-15): one-open hover accordion,
   height is constant because exactly one drawer is open at all times */
.sec-blog { --h: 950px; background: #F9F7F2; }
.dw-flow { inset: 0; padding: 74px 60px 0; }
.dw-head { text-align: center; margin-bottom: 44px; }
.dw-kicker { font-family: var(--font-italic); font-size: 30px; margin: 0 0 6px; color: var(--accent); }
.dw-title { font-family: var(--font-serif); font-size: 62px; line-height: 1.02; margin: 0; text-transform: uppercase; letter-spacing: .02em; }
.dw-item {
  display: block; text-decoration: none; color: inherit; cursor: pointer;
  border-top: 1px solid rgba(46,42,37,.35); overflow: hidden;
  height: 88px; transition: height .6s cubic-bezier(.4,0,.2,1);
}
.dw-item:last-of-type { border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(46,42,37,.35); }
.dw-item.is-open { height: 268px; }
.dw-bar {
  display: grid; grid-template-columns: 92px 1fr 210px 40px; align-items: center;
  height: 88px; padding: 0 8px;
}
.dw-no { font-family: var(--font-mont); font-size: 12px; letter-spacing: .18em; }
.dw-name { font-family: var(--font-serif); font-size: 31px; line-height: 1.1; transition: color .45s ease; }
.dw-item.is-open .dw-name { font-family: var(--font-italic); color: var(--accent); }
.dw-cat { font-family: var(--font-mont); font-size: 11px; letter-spacing: .22em; text-transform: uppercase; text-align: right; opacity: .75; }
.dw-plus { position: relative; width: 16px; height: 16px; justify-self: end; transition: transform .6s cubic-bezier(.4,0,.2,1); }
.dw-plus::before, .dw-plus::after { content: ''; position: absolute; background: var(--ink); }
.dw-plus::before { left: 0; right: 0; top: 7px; height: 1px; }
.dw-plus::after { top: 0; bottom: 0; left: 7px; width: 1px; }
.dw-item.is-open .dw-plus { transform: rotate(45deg); }
.dw-body {
  display: grid; grid-template-columns: 330px 1fr auto; column-gap: 44px; align-items: center;
  padding: 0 8px 32px; opacity: 0; transform: translateY(12px);
  transition: opacity .55s ease .12s, transform .55s ease .12s;
}
.dw-item.is-open .dw-body { opacity: 1; transform: none; }
.dw-body img { width: 330px; height: 148px; object-fit: cover; display: block; }
.dw-x { display: block; font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.7; margin: 0; max-width: 480px; }
.dw-read { font-family: var(--font-mont); font-size: 12px; letter-spacing: .2em; text-transform: uppercase; border-bottom: 1px solid var(--ink); padding-bottom: 4px; white-space: nowrap; }
.dw-foot { display: flex; justify-content: center; padding-top: 46px; }
/* podcast: hover-expanding episode accordion (variant 03, 2026-07-15) */
.sec-podcast { --h: 880px; background: #221E1A; }
.pda-head { left: 0; top: 62px; width: 1200px; display: flex; align-items: baseline; justify-content: space-between; gap: 40px; }
.pda-title { font-family: var(--font-serif); font-size: 52px; line-height: 1.05; margin: 0; }
.pda-plats { display: flex; gap: 24px; font-size: 15px; align-items: baseline; }
.pda-plats span { opacity: .55; }
.pda-plats a { color: inherit; text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(242,239,232,.4); padding-bottom: 3px; transition: border-color .3s; }
.pda-plats a:hover { border-color: var(--cream-text); }
.pda-panels { left: 0; top: 168px; width: 1200px; height: 540px; display: flex; gap: 14px; }
.pda-panel {
  position: relative; flex: 1; overflow: hidden; text-decoration: none; color: var(--cream-text);
  transition: flex .65s cubic-bezier(.6,0,.25,1); cursor: pointer;
}
.pda-panel img {
  position: absolute; inset: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%; object-fit: cover;
  filter: grayscale(.85) brightness(.62); transition: filter .65s ease, transform .65s ease;
}
.pda-panel:hover { flex: 2.4; }
.pda-panel:hover img { filter: grayscale(0) brightness(.85); transform: scale(1.03); }
.pda-panel::after { content: ""; position: absolute; inset: 0; background: linear-gradient(to top, rgba(19,19,19,.85), rgba(19,19,19,0) 55%); }
.pda-no { position: absolute; top: 22px; left: 24px; z-index: 2; font-family: var(--font-italic); font-size: 22px; opacity: .9; }
.pda-spine {
  position: absolute; bottom: 26px; left: 24px; z-index: 2;
  writing-mode: vertical-rl; transform: rotate(180deg);
  font-family: var(--font-serif); font-size: 26px; line-height: 1.15; white-space: nowrap;
  transition: opacity .4s ease;
}
.pda-card {
  position: absolute; left: 24px; right: 24px; bottom: 24px; z-index: 2;
  opacity: 0; transform: translateY(14px); transition: opacity .5s ease .15s, transform .5s ease .15s;
}
.pda-panel:hover .pda-spine { opacity: 0; }
.pda-panel:hover .pda-card { opacity: 1; transform: none; }
.pda-name { display: block; font-family: var(--font-serif); font-size: 30px; line-height: 1.15; margin: 0 0 8px; }
.pda-meta { display: block; font-family: var(--font-mont); font-size: 11px; letter-spacing: .2em; text-transform: uppercase; opacity: .75; margin: 0 0 14px; }
.pda-listen {
  display: inline-block; border-bottom: 1px solid var(--cream-text); padding-bottom: 3px;
  font-family: var(--font-mont); font-size: 12px; letter-spacing: .18em; text-transform: uppercase;
}
.pda-under { left: 0; top: 744px; width: 1200px; display: flex; align-items: center; justify-content: space-between; gap: 40px; }
.pda-blurb { max-width: 560px; font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.65; opacity: .75; margin: 0; }
/* parallax text: ruled plaque (statement round winner 2026-07-15) */
.sec-parallax-text { --h: 900px; background: rgba(19,19,19,1); }
.sec-parallax-text::before { content: ""; position: absolute; inset: 0; background: url("../images/69_toast_booth_stock-1-scaled.jpg") center / cover no-repeat fixed; opacity: 0.28; }
.plq-frame {
  position: absolute; text-align: center; padding: 88px 70px 76px;
  display: flex; flex-direction: column; align-items: center; justify-content: center;
}
.plq-rule { position: absolute; background: rgba(242,240,232,.5); }
.plq-r-top    { left: 0; right: 0; top: 0; height: 1px; transform: scaleX(0); transition: transform 1.1s cubic-bezier(.65,0,.25,1) .2s; }
.plq-r-bottom { left: 0; right: 0; bottom: 0; height: 1px; transform: scaleX(0); transition: transform 1.1s cubic-bezier(.65,0,.25,1) .35s; }
.plq-r-left   { top: 0; bottom: 0; left: 0; width: 1px; transform: scaleY(0); transition: transform 1.1s cubic-bezier(.65,0,.25,1) .5s; }
.plq-r-right  { top: 0; bottom: 0; right: 0; width: 1px; transform: scaleY(0); transition: transform 1.1s cubic-bezier(.65,0,.25,1) .65s; }
.sec-parallax-text.is-in .plq-r-top, .sec-parallax-text.is-in .plq-r-bottom { transform: scaleX(1); }
.sec-parallax-text.is-in .plq-r-left, .sec-parallax-text.is-in .plq-r-right { transform: scaleY(1); }
.plq-tick { position: absolute; width: 14px; height: 14px; opacity: 0; transition: opacity .6s ease 1.5s; }
.plq-tick::before, .plq-tick::after { content: ""; position: absolute; background: var(--cream-text); }
.plq-tick::before { width: 14px; height: 1px; top: 7px; }
.plq-tick::after { width: 1px; height: 14px; left: 7px; }
.plq-tl { left: -7px; top: -7px; } .plq-tr { right: -7px; top: -7px; }
.plq-bl { left: -7px; bottom: -7px; } .plq-br { right: -7px; bottom: -7px; }
.sec-parallax-text.is-in .plq-tick { opacity: 1; }
.plq-kicker {
  position: absolute; left: 50%; top: 0; transform: translate(-50%, -50%);
  background: #131313; padding: 6px 26px; margin: 0; white-space: nowrap;
  font-family: var(--font-mont); font-size: 11px; letter-spacing: .34em; text-transform: uppercase;
  opacity: 0; transition: opacity .8s ease 1.2s;
}
.sec-parallax-text.is-in .plq-kicker { opacity: .7; }
.plq-big {
  font-size: 92px; line-height: 1.04; margin: 0; letter-spacing: .015em;
  text-transform: uppercase; color: var(--cream-text);
  opacity: 0; transform: translateY(20px); transition: opacity 1s cubic-bezier(.2,.7,.2,1) .9s, transform 1s cubic-bezier(.2,.7,.2,1) .9s;
}
.plq-big em { text-transform: none; }
.sec-parallax-text.is-in .plq-big { opacity: 1; transform: none; }
.plq-sub {
  font-size: 20px; line-height: 1.5; max-width: 560px; margin: 30px 0 0; color: var(--cream-text);
  opacity: 0; transform: translateY(16px); transition: opacity 1s cubic-bezier(.2,.7,.2,1) 1.2s, transform 1s cubic-bezier(.2,.7,.2,1) 1.2s;
}
.sec-parallax-text.is-in .plq-sub { opacity: .88; transform: none; }
.plq-btn {
  position: absolute; left: 50%; bottom: 0; transform: translate(-50%, 50%);
  background: #131313; padding: 15px 38px; white-space: nowrap;
  opacity: 0; transition: opacity .8s ease 1.6s, background-color .5s, border-color .5s, color .5s;
}
.sec-parallax-text.is-in .plq-btn { opacity: 1; }
.plq-btn:hover { background: var(--cream); }

/* MOBILE (additive layer; see style.css) */
@media (max-width: 900px) {
  /* curtain hero */
  .sec-hero { height: 100svh; min-height: 600px; clip-path: inset(0); }
  .sec-hero .cv { height: 100%; }
  /* mobile can't honor background-attachment:fixed; pin the ::before to the
     viewport instead (clip-path on .sec-hero clips it to the hero box) so the
     photo stays fixed on phones exactly like desktop */
  .sec-hero::before { position: fixed; background-attachment: scroll; }
  .sec-hero .cur-center { position: absolute; left: 22px; right: 22px; top: 0; bottom: 0; }
  .cur-title { font-size: clamp(40px, 11.5vw, 54px); margin: 22px 0 24px; }
  .cur-sub { font-size: 16px; max-width: 330px; }
  .cur-corner { display: none; }

  /* expanding panels intro → stacked cards, descriptions always on */
  .sec-intro .cv { display: flex; flex-direction: column; padding: 64px 22px; }
  .sec-intro .xpn-title { font-size: 32px; margin: 16px 0 18px; }
  .sec-intro .xpn-lede { margin-bottom: 36px; }
  .sec-intro .xpn-panels { position: static; width: auto; height: auto;
                           flex-direction: column; gap: 14px; }
  .sec-intro .xpn-panels .xpn-panel { flex: none; aspect-ratio: 4 / 3; }
  .sec-intro .xpn-desc { opacity: 1; transform: none; bottom: 56px; font-size: 13px;
                         max-width: none; right: 24px; }
  .sec-intro .xpn-name { font-size: 24px; }

  /* signature offer */
  .sec-signature-offer .cv { min-height: 88svh; display: flex; padding: 96px 22px 56px; }
  /* pin the photo to the viewport on mobile (see .sec-hero note) */
  .sec-signature-offer { clip-path: inset(0); }
  .hzn-bg { position: fixed; background-attachment: scroll; }
  .sec-signature-offer .hzn-base { align-self: flex-end; width: 100%; }
  .hzn-row { flex-direction: column; align-items: flex-start; gap: 26px; }
  .hzn-title { font-size: clamp(44px, 13vw, 58px); }
  .hzn-side { width: auto; padding-bottom: 0; }

  /* statement + belt */
  .vgal { padding: 10vh 0 12vh; }
  .vgal-head { padding: 0 22px 7vh; }
  .vgal-title { font-size: 26px; }
  .vgal-track img:nth-child(odd) { height: 42vh; }
  .vgal-track img:nth-child(even) { height: 34vh; }

  /* testimonial type takeover */
  .sec-testimonial .cv { display: flex; flex-direction: column; padding: 56px 22px 48px; }
  .sec-testimonial .tt-slides { position: relative; width: 100%; height: 250px; margin-top: 30px; }
  .tt-line > span { font-size: clamp(24px, 7.8vw, 32px); }
  .sec-testimonial .tt-byline { margin-top: 8px; }
  .tt-by-photo { width: 52px; height: 52px; }
  .sec-testimonial .tt-arrows { margin-top: 26px; }
  .sec-testimonial .tt-progress { position: relative; width: 100%; height: 1px; margin-top: 26px; }

  /* about: margin axis → single column */
  .sec-about .cv { display: flex; flex-direction: column; padding: 64px 22px; }
  .sec-about .abx-spine { writing-mode: horizontal-tb; transform: none; order: 1; }
  .sec-about .abx-title { order: 2; font-size: clamp(44px, 13vw, 58px); margin: 12px 0 22px; }
  .sec-about .abx-para { order: 3; }
  .sec-about .abx-sub { order: 4; margin-top: 18px; }
  .sec-about .abx-notes { order: 5; margin-top: 26px; }
  .sec-about .abx-tall { order: 6; position: relative; width: 100%; height: auto;
                         aspect-ratio: 3 / 4; margin: 28px 0 6px; }
  .sec-about .abx-cta { order: 7; }

  /* case studies filmstrip */
  .sec-case-studies { height: auto; min-height: 0; padding: 64px 0 56px; }
  .fcs-head { width: auto; flex-direction: column; align-items: flex-start;
              gap: 18px; padding: 0 22px; }
  .fcs-title { font-size: 36px; }
  .fcs-arrows { gap: 40px; padding-bottom: 0; }
  .fcs-strip { overflow-x: auto; }
  .fcs-track { gap: 26px; padding: 30px 22px 0; }
  .fcs-card { width: min(74vw, 300px); }
  .fcs-frame { height: 300px; }
  .fcs-num { font-size: 72px; top: -24px; left: -6px; }
  .fcs-name, .fcs-metric { font-size: 20px; }
  .fcs-cap { width: min(74vw, 300px); height: 300px; margin-top: 30px; padding: 30px; }
  .fcs-cap p { font-size: 24px; }
  .fcs-progress { width: auto; margin: 30px 22px 0; }

  /* journal drawers → all open, single column */
  .sec-blog .cv { padding: 0; }
  .dw-flow { padding: 60px 22px 64px; }
  .dw-kicker { font-size: 24px; }
  .dw-title { font-size: 38px; }
  .sec-blog .dw-item, .sec-blog .dw-item.is-open { height: auto; }
  .dw-bar { grid-template-columns: 44px 1fr; height: auto; padding: 16px 0 10px; }
  .dw-cat, .dw-plus { display: none; }
  .dw-name { font-size: 21px; }
  .sec-blog .dw-body { grid-template-columns: 1fr; row-gap: 14px; opacity: 1;
                       transform: none; padding: 0 0 24px; }
  .dw-body img { width: 100%; height: 170px; }
  .dw-foot { padding-top: 40px; }

  /* podcast panels → stacked, cards always on */
  .sec-podcast .cv { display: flex; flex-direction: column; padding: 56px 22px 60px; }
  .pda-head { width: auto; flex-direction: column; align-items: flex-start; gap: 14px; }
  .pda-title { font-size: 32px; }
  .pda-panels { width: auto; height: auto; flex-direction: column; gap: 12px; margin-top: 32px; }
  .sec-podcast .pda-panels .pda-panel { flex: none; height: 210px; }
  .pda-panel img { filter: grayscale(.2) brightness(.75); }
  .pda-spine { display: none; }
  .pda-card { opacity: 1; transform: none; }
  .pda-name { font-size: 22px; }
  .pda-under { width: auto; flex-direction: column; align-items: flex-start;
               gap: 20px; margin-top: 32px; }

  /* ruled plaque (inline geometry on the frame → !important) */
  .sec-parallax-text { clip-path: inset(0); }
  .sec-parallax-text::before { position: fixed; background-attachment: scroll; }
  .sec-parallax-text .cv { display: flex; padding: 90px 22px 100px; }
  .sec-parallax-text .plq-frame { position: relative; left: auto !important; top: auto !important;
      width: 100% !important; height: auto !important; padding: 72px 18px 64px; }
  .plq-big { font-size: clamp(32px, 9.5vw, 42px); }
  .plq-sub { font-size: 16px; margin-top: 22px; }
  .plq-kicker { width: 250px; white-space: normal; line-height: 1.7; }
  .sec-parallax-text .plq-btn { position: absolute; width: auto; }
}