/* ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
   Taming the Dragon — stylesheet
   Shared by index.html and read.html
───────────────────────────────────────────────────────── */

/* ── Reset ───────────────────────────────────────────── */
*, *::before, *::after { margin: 0; padding: 0; box-sizing: border-box; }
html { scroll-behavior: smooth; }
body { background: #0a0d12; color: #e9e6df; font-family: 'Spectral', Georgia, serif;
  -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; min-height: 100vh; }
::selection { background: rgba(120,170,225,0.30); color: #f2f0ea; }

/* ── Animations ──────────────────────────────────────── */
@keyframes ttd-eyeglow { 0%,100% { opacity: .34 } 50% { opacity: .62 } }
@keyframes ttd-moon    { 0%,100% { opacity: .7  } 50% { opacity: 1   } }
@keyframes ttd-fog     { 0%,100% { transform: translateX(-3%) } 50% { transform: translateX(3%) } }

/* ── Reduced motion ──────────────────────────────────── */
@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) {
  *, *::before, *::after { animation: none !important; transition: none !important; }
  html { scroll-behavior: auto !important; }
}

/* ── Focus ring ──────────────────────────────────────── */
a:focus-visible,
button:focus-visible { outline: 2px solid #9cc2ec; outline-offset: 3px; border-radius: 2px; }

/* ── Atmospheric background layers (home) ────────────── */
.atm-field {
  position: fixed; inset: 0; z-index: 0; pointer-events: none;
  background:
    radial-gradient(120% 80% at 50% -10%, rgba(122,168,224,.16), rgba(122,168,224,.04) 36%, transparent 60%),
    radial-gradient(90%  60% at 80%   4%, rgba(214,182,120,.07), transparent 55%),
    linear-gradient(180deg, #0c1016 0%, #090c11 42%, #070a0e 100%);
}
.atm-water {
  position: fixed; left: 0; right: 0; bottom: 0; height: 46vh;
  z-index: 0; pointer-events: none; opacity: .5;
  background: repeating-linear-gradient(180deg,
    rgba(122,168,224,.05) 0px, rgba(122,168,224,0) 3px, rgba(122,168,224,0) 9px);
  mask-image: linear-gradient(180deg, transparent, #000 70%);
  -webkit-mask-image: linear-gradient(180deg, transparent, #000 70%);
}

/* ── Atmospheric background layers (read) ────────────── */
.atm-read {
  position: fixed; inset: 0; z-index: 0; pointer-events: none;
  background:
    radial-gradient(110% 60% at 50% -8%, rgba(122,168,224,.10), transparent 55%),
    linear-gradient(180deg, #0c1016, #080b10 60%, #070a0e);
}

/* ─── SHARED HEADER ─────────────────────────────────── */
.site-header {
  position: relative; z-index: 3;
  display: flex; align-items: center; justify-content: space-between;
  padding: 26px clamp(22px,5vw,64px);
  border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(233,230,223,.07);
}
.site-header__brand {
  display: inline-flex; align-items: center; gap: 15px; text-decoration: none;
}
.site-header__seal {
  width: 62px; height: 62px; display: block; flex: none;
  filter: drop-shadow(0 2px 7px rgba(0,0,0,.55));
  transition: transform .25s ease;
}
.site-header__brand:hover .site-header__seal { transform: rotate(-6deg) scale(1.04); }
.site-header__title {
  font-family: 'Cormorant Garamond', serif; font-size: 19px;
  letter-spacing: .34em; text-transform: uppercase; color: #d8b878; font-weight: 600;
  transition: color .2s ease;
}
.site-header__brand:hover .site-header__title { color: #e8c98a; }
.read-header__seal {
  width: 26px; height: 26px; display: block; flex: none;
  transition: transform .2s ease;
}
.read-header__back:hover .read-header__seal { transform: rotate(-6deg) scale(1.06); }
.site-header__sub {
  font-size: 14.5px; letter-spacing: .22em; text-transform: uppercase;
  color: rgba(233,230,223,.66);
}
@media (max-width: 600px) {
  .site-header { padding: 20px 22px; }
  .site-header__sub { display: none; }
  .site-header__seal { width: 52px; height: 52px; }
  .site-header__title { font-size: 17px; letter-spacing: .26em; }
}

/* ─── HERO ───────────────────────────────────────────── */
.hero {
  position: relative; z-index: 2;
  display: flex; flex-direction: column; align-items: center; text-align: center;
  padding: clamp(40px,7vh,84px) clamp(22px,6vw,64px) clamp(60px,9vh,110px);
}
.hero__eyebrow {
  font-size: 13px; letter-spacing: .5em; text-transform: uppercase;
  color: #7aa8e0; margin-bottom: 34px; position: relative;
}
.hero__title {
  font-family: 'Cormorant Garamond', serif; font-weight: 500;
  font-size: clamp(62px,11vw,150px); line-height: .92; letter-spacing: -.01em;
  color: #f3f1ea; text-wrap: balance; margin-top: -14px; margin-bottom: 30px;
}
.hero__title em { font-style: italic; font-weight: 400; color: #cdd9ea; }
.hero__rule {
  width: 54px; height: 1px;
  background: linear-gradient(90deg, transparent, #d8b878, transparent);
  margin: 8px 0 34px;
}
.hero__blurb {
  max-width: 600px; font-size: clamp(18px,2.1vw,21px); line-height: 1.66;
  color: rgba(233,230,223,.78); font-weight: 300; text-wrap: pretty;
}
.hero__ctas {
  display: flex; gap: 16px; flex-wrap: wrap; justify-content: center; margin-top: 44px;
}
@media (max-width: 600px) {
  .hero__eyebrow { font-size: 12px; letter-spacing: .26em; margin-bottom: 22px; }
  .hero__title { margin-top: 0; }
}

/* ─── BUTTONS ────────────────────────────────────────── */
.btn {
  font-family: 'Cormorant Garamond', serif; font-size: 18px; letter-spacing: .06em;
  text-decoration: none; border-radius: 1px;
  display: inline-flex; align-items: center; justify-content: center;
  min-width: 220px; box-sizing: border-box; padding: 15px 30px; cursor: pointer;
}
.btn--primary {
  background: #7aa8e0; color: #070a0e; font-weight: 600; gap: 10px;
  transition: background .2s ease, transform .18s ease, box-shadow .2s ease;
}
.btn--primary:hover {
  background: #94bbed; transform: translateY(-3px);
  box-shadow: 0 8px 28px rgba(122,168,224,.35);
}
.btn--ghost {
  background: transparent; color: #e9e6df; font-weight: 500;
  border: 1px solid rgba(233,230,223,.22);
  transition: border-color .2s ease, color .2s ease, transform .18s ease, box-shadow .2s ease;
}
.btn--ghost:hover {
  border-color: rgba(216,184,120,.8); color: #d8b878; transform: translateY(-3px);
  box-shadow: 0 8px 28px rgba(216,184,120,.14);
}

/* ─── LAGOON (hero background art) ──────────────────── */
.lagoon {
  position: absolute; left: 50%; top: clamp(80px,13vh,170px);
  transform: translateX(-50%);
  width: min(1500px,140vw); height: clamp(360px,58vh,580px);
  z-index: -1; pointer-events: none; opacity: .62;
}
.lagoon__stars { position: absolute; left: 0; right: 0; top: 0; height: 52%; }
.lagoon__star {
  position: absolute; border-radius: 50%;
  animation: ttd-eyeglow var(--dur,6s) ease-in-out infinite var(--delay,0s);
}
.lagoon__moon {
  position: absolute; left: 50%; top: 2%; transform: translateX(-50%);
  width: clamp(70px,9vw,118px); height: clamp(70px,9vw,118px); border-radius: 50%;
  background: radial-gradient(circle at 50% 46%,
    rgba(224,232,246,.42), rgba(176,205,242,.12) 54%, transparent 72%);
  animation: ttd-eyeglow 9s ease-in-out infinite;
}
.lagoon__skyline {
  position: absolute; left: 0; right: 0; bottom: 44%;
  width: 100%; height: 40%; overflow: visible; filter: blur(2.2px);
}
.lagoon__horizon {
  position: absolute; left: 0; right: 0; bottom: 44%; height: 2px;
  background: linear-gradient(90deg, transparent, rgba(176,205,242,.40), transparent);
  filter: blur(1.5px);
}
.lagoon__water {
  position: absolute; left: 0; right: 0; bottom: 0; height: 44%;
  background: linear-gradient(180deg, rgba(122,168,224,.08), rgba(122,168,224,.015) 70%, transparent);
  mask-image: linear-gradient(90deg, transparent, #000 16%, #000 84%, transparent);
  -webkit-mask-image: linear-gradient(90deg, transparent, #000 16%, #000 84%, transparent);
}
.lagoon__reflection {
  position: absolute; left: 50%; top: 56%; transform: translateX(-50%);
  width: clamp(48px,6vw,80px); height: 40%;
  background: linear-gradient(180deg, rgba(224,232,246,.26), rgba(176,205,242,.04) 80%, transparent);
  filter: blur(4px); animation: ttd-eyeglow 9s ease-in-out infinite;
}
.lagoon__ripples {
  position: absolute; left: 0; right: 0; bottom: 0; height: 44%; opacity: .5;
  background: repeating-linear-gradient(180deg,
    rgba(176,205,242,.08) 0px, transparent 2px, transparent 13px);
  mask-image: linear-gradient(90deg, transparent, #000 20%, #000 80%, transparent);
  -webkit-mask-image: linear-gradient(90deg, transparent, #000 20%, #000 80%, transparent);
}
.lagoon__dragon {
  position: absolute; left: 0; right: 0; bottom: 16%;
  width: 100%; height: 16%; overflow: visible; filter: blur(1.2px); opacity: .75;
}

/* ─── SECTIONS ───────────────────────────────────────── */
.section {
  position: relative; z-index: 2; max-width: 1000px; margin: 0 auto;
  padding: 0 clamp(22px,6vw,64px) clamp(56px,8vh,96px);
}

/* ─── LATEST DROP ────────────────────────────────────── */
.latest__header { display: flex; align-items: center; gap: 16px; margin-bottom: 26px; }
.latest__dot {
  display: inline-block; width: 7px; height: 7px; border-radius: 50%;
  background: #d8b878; box-shadow: 0 0 14px 2px rgba(216,184,120,.6);
}
.latest__label { font-size: 12.5px; letter-spacing: .34em; text-transform: uppercase; color: #d8b878; }
.latest__grid { display: grid; grid-template-columns: repeat(auto-fit,minmax(280px,1fr)); gap: 18px; }

.ch-card {
  display: block; text-decoration: none; color: inherit;
  padding: 30px 30px 28px;
  background: linear-gradient(155deg, rgba(122,168,224,.10), rgba(122,168,224,.02));
  border: 1px solid rgba(122,168,224,.22); border-radius: 2px;
  transition: border-color .22s ease, background .22s ease, transform .2s ease, box-shadow .22s ease;
}
.ch-card:hover {
  transform: translateY(-4px);
  background: linear-gradient(155deg, rgba(122,168,224,.18), rgba(122,168,224,.06));
  border-color: rgba(122,168,224,.6);
  box-shadow: 0 8px 32px rgba(122,168,224,.12);
}
.ch-card__label {
  font-family: 'Cormorant Garamond', serif; font-size: 13px;
  letter-spacing: .28em; text-transform: uppercase; color: #7aa8e0; margin-bottom: 14px;
}
.ch-card__title {
  font-family: 'Cormorant Garamond', serif; font-size: 32px; font-weight: 500;
  line-height: 1.06; color: #f3f1ea; margin-bottom: 14px;
  transition: color .2s ease;
}
.ch-card:hover .ch-card__title { color: #f5f2eb; }
.ch-card__cta { font-size: 15px; color: rgba(233,230,223,.6); font-weight: 300; transition: color .2s ease; }
.ch-card:hover .ch-card__cta { color: rgba(233,230,223,.9); }
.ch-card__arrow { color: #7aa8e0; transition: color .2s ease; }
.ch-card:hover .ch-card__arrow { color: #9cc2ec; }

/* ─── SCHEDULE ───────────────────────────────────────── */
.schedule {
  display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; align-items: center; justify-content: space-between; gap: 20px;
  padding: 26px clamp(24px,4vw,40px);
  border-top: 1px solid rgba(233,230,223,.10); border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(233,230,223,.10);
}
.schedule__text {
  font-family: 'Cormorant Garamond', serif; font-style: italic;
  font-size: clamp(22px,3vw,28px); color: #cdd9ea; font-weight: 400;
}
.schedule__next { text-align: right; }
.schedule__next-label {
  font-size: 11.5px; letter-spacing: .3em; text-transform: uppercase;
  color: rgba(233,230,223,.66); margin-bottom: 5px;
}
.schedule__next-date {
  font-family: 'Cormorant Garamond', serif; font-size: 22px; color: #d8b878; font-weight: 600;
}

/* ─── CHAPTER INDEX ──────────────────────────────────── */
.chapters {
  position: relative; z-index: 2; max-width: 1000px; margin: 0 auto;
  padding: 0 clamp(22px,6vw,64px) 40px; scroll-margin-top: 40px;
}
.chapters__title {
  font-family: 'Cormorant Garamond', serif; font-size: clamp(34px,5vw,52px);
  font-weight: 500; color: #f3f1ea; margin-bottom: 6px;
}
.chapters__sub { font-size: 15px; color: rgba(233,230,223,.62); font-weight: 300; margin-bottom: 40px; }

.ch-group-label { font-size: 11.5px; letter-spacing: .3em; text-transform: uppercase; margin-bottom: 8px; }
.ch-group-label--released { color: #7aa8e0; }
.ch-group-label--upcoming { color: rgba(233,230,223,.58); margin-top: 38px; }

.ch-row {
  display: flex; align-items: baseline; gap: clamp(16px,3vw,34px);
  padding: 20px 6px; border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(233,230,223,.08);
}
.ch-row--link { text-decoration: none; color: inherit; transition: background .18s ease; }
.ch-row--link:hover { background: rgba(122,168,224,.05); }
.ch-row--upcoming { border-bottom-color: rgba(233,230,223,.05); }

.ch-row__num { flex: none; width: 54px; font-family: 'Cormorant Garamond', serif; font-size: 22px; font-weight: 500; }
.ch-row__num--released { color: rgba(233,230,223,.55); }
.ch-row__num--upcoming { color: rgba(233,230,223,.16); }

.ch-row__body { flex: 1; min-width: 0; }
.ch-row__title--released {
  font-family: 'Cormorant Garamond', serif; font-size: clamp(22px,2.7vw,28px);
  font-weight: 500; color: #ece9e2;
}
.ch-row__title--upcoming {
  font-family: 'Cormorant Garamond', serif; font-size: clamp(22px,2.7vw,28px);
  font-weight: 500; color: rgba(233,230,223,.34);
}
.ch-row__badge {
  margin-left: 14px; font-size: 10.5px; letter-spacing: .22em; text-transform: uppercase;
  color: #070a0e; background: #d8b878; padding: 3px 8px; border-radius: 1px; vertical-align: middle;
}
.ch-row__read {
  flex: none; font-size: 13.5px; letter-spacing: .04em; color: rgba(233,230,223,.66); font-weight: 300;
}
.ch-row__read-arrow { color: #7aa8e0; }
.ch-row__when {
  flex: none; font-size: 12.5px; letter-spacing: .12em; text-transform: uppercase;
  color: rgba(233,230,223,.6); font-weight: 300;
}

/* ─── FOOTER ─────────────────────────────────────────── */
.site-footer {
  position: relative; z-index: 2; max-width: 1000px; margin: 0 auto;
  padding: clamp(64px,10vh,110px) clamp(22px,6vw,64px) 64px; text-align: center;
}
.site-footer__quote {
  font-family: 'Cormorant Garamond', serif; font-style: italic;
  font-size: clamp(24px,3.4vw,34px); color: #cdd9ea; font-weight: 400;
  line-height: 1.4; max-width: 620px; margin: 0 auto 32px; text-wrap: balance;
}
.site-footer__rule { width: 40px; height: 1px; background: rgba(216,184,120,.5); margin: 0 auto 32px; }
.site-footer__credit { font-size: 12.5px; letter-spacing: .2em; text-transform: uppercase; color: rgba(233,230,223,.6); }

/* ─── READ PAGE ──────────────────────────────────────── */

/* Progress bar */
.progress-track {
  position: fixed; top: 0; left: 0; right: 0; height: 3px;
  z-index: 6; background: rgba(233,230,223,.06);
}
.progress-bar {
  height: 100%; width: 0%;
  background: linear-gradient(90deg, #7aa8e0, #d8b878);
  transition: width .08s linear;
}

/* Read header */
.read-header {
  position: fixed; top: 3px; left: 0; right: 0; z-index: 5;
  display: flex; align-items: center; justify-content: space-between; gap: 12px;
  padding: 14px clamp(18px,4vw,40px);
  background: rgba(8,11,16,.78); backdrop-filter: blur(12px); -webkit-backdrop-filter: blur(12px);
  border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(233,230,223,.07);
}
.read-header__back {
  display: inline-flex; align-items: center; gap: 9px; text-decoration: none;
  color: rgba(233,230,223,.62); font-size: 13.5px; letter-spacing: .05em;
  transition: color .18s ease, transform .18s ease;
}
.read-header__back:hover { color: #d8b878; transform: translateX(-4px); }
.read-header__chapter {
  font-family: 'Cormorant Garamond', serif; font-size: 13.5px;
  letter-spacing: .3em; text-transform: uppercase; color: rgba(233,230,223,.62);
  text-align: center; overflow: hidden; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap;
}
.read-header__controls { display: flex; align-items: center; gap: 2px; flex: none; }
.read-header__btn {
  width: 34px; height: 34px; display: flex; align-items: center; justify-content: center;
  background: transparent; border: 1px solid rgba(233,230,223,.16); border-radius: 2px;
  color: #e9e6df; font-family: 'Cormorant Garamond', serif; cursor: pointer;
  transition: border-color .18s ease;
}
.read-header__btn:hover { border-color: #7aa8e0; }
.read-header__btn--sm { font-size: 14px; }
.read-header__btn--lg { font-size: 21px; }

/* Article */
.read-article {
  position: relative; z-index: 2; max-width: 660px; margin: 0 auto;
  padding: clamp(120px,17vh,180px) clamp(24px,6vw,40px) 40px;
}
.ch-header { text-align: center; margin-bottom: 54px; }
.ch-header__eyebrow {
  font-size: 12.5px; letter-spacing: .46em; text-transform: uppercase;
  color: #7aa8e0; margin-bottom: 22px;
}
.ch-header__title {
  font-family: 'Cormorant Garamond', serif; font-weight: 500;
  font-size: clamp(40px,7vw,66px); line-height: 1.0; letter-spacing: -.01em;
  color: #f3f1ea; text-wrap: balance;
}
.ch-header__ornament { display: flex; align-items: center; justify-content: center; gap: 14px; margin-top: 30px; }
.ch-header__line { width: 34px; height: 1px; background: rgba(216,184,120,.5); }
.ch-header__dot  { width: 5px; height: 5px; border-radius: 50%; background: #d8b878; }

/* Prose */
.prose {
  line-height: 1.86; color: rgba(233,230,223,.86); font-weight: 300;
  letter-spacing: .002em; text-shadow: 0 1px 12px rgba(7,10,14,.6);
  font-size: var(--prose-size, 20px);
}
.prose p { margin-bottom: 1.5em; }
.prose p:last-child { margin-bottom: 0; }
.prose em { font-style: italic; }
.prose__dropcap {
  float: left; font-family: 'Cormorant Garamond', serif; font-weight: 500;
  font-size: 3.6em; line-height: .72; padding: .06em .12em 0 0; color: #7aa8e0;
}

/* Small-cap lead-in — gives each section a fresh "entry" for the eye */
.prose__lead {
  font-variant: small-caps;
  letter-spacing: .07em;
  color: rgba(233,230,223,.97);
}

/* Pull-quote — a lifted line, the eye's rest + the drama */
.prose .pullquote {
  font-family: 'Cormorant Garamond', serif;
  font-style: italic; font-weight: 500;
  font-size: clamp(24px, 3vw, 33px);
  line-height: 1.34; text-align: center;
  color: #cfe0f5;
  max-width: 26ch; margin: 2.5em auto;
  text-shadow: 0 1px 18px rgba(7,10,14,.7);
}
.prose .pullquote::before,
.prose .pullquote::after {
  content: ""; display: block; width: 38px; height: 1px;
  background: rgba(216,184,120,.5); margin: 0 auto;
}
.prose .pullquote::before { margin-bottom: .8em; }
.prose .pullquote::after  { margin-top: .8em; }

/* Dream / memory register — the descent, set apart (used sparingly) */
.prose .prose__dream {
  font-style: italic;
  color: rgba(192,212,242,.85);
  border-left: 1px solid rgba(122,168,224,.32);
  padding-left: 1.15em;
}

/* Section break (major — between sections / POV shifts) */
.prose .prose__sec {
  text-align: center; margin: 2.8em 0 2.4em;
  color: rgba(176,205,242,.5); letter-spacing: .55em; font-size: .8em;
}
/* Scene break (minor — a beat within a section) */
.prose .prose__break {
  text-align: center; margin: 2.2em 0;
  color: rgba(176,205,242,.32); letter-spacing: .4em; font-size: .7em;
}

/* End mark */
.ch-endmark { display: flex; align-items: center; justify-content: center; gap: 14px; margin: 60px 0 0; }
.ch-endmark__line { width: 34px; height: 1px; background: rgba(233,230,223,.18); }
.ch-endmark__text { font-family: 'Cormorant Garamond', serif; font-style: italic; font-size: 18px; color: rgba(233,230,223,.6); }

/* Chapter nav */
.ch-nav {
  position: relative; z-index: 2; max-width: 660px; margin: 0 auto;
  padding: 30px clamp(24px,6vw,40px) 90px; display: flex; gap: 14px;
}
.ch-nav__link {
  flex: 1; text-decoration: none; color: inherit; padding: 22px 24px;
  border: 1px solid rgba(233,230,223,.10); border-radius: 2px;
  transition: border-color .22s ease, background .22s ease, transform .2s ease;
}
.ch-nav__link--next { text-align: right; }
.ch-nav__link--prev:hover { transform: translateX(-5px); background: rgba(122,168,224,.09); border-color: rgba(122,168,224,.55); }
.ch-nav__link--next:hover { transform: translateX(5px);  background: rgba(122,168,224,.09); border-color: rgba(122,168,224,.55); }
.ch-nav__label {
  font-size: 11.5px; letter-spacing: .22em; text-transform: uppercase; margin-bottom: 8px;
  transition: color .18s ease;
}
.ch-nav__label--prev { color: rgba(233,230,223,.6); }
.ch-nav__link--prev:hover .ch-nav__label--prev { color: #9cc2ec; }
.ch-nav__label--next { color: #7aa8e0; }
.ch-nav__link--next:hover .ch-nav__label--next { color: #d8b878; }
.ch-nav__title { font-family: 'Cormorant Garamond', serif; font-size: 20px; color: #ece9e2; transition: color .18s ease; }
.ch-nav__link:hover .ch-nav__title { color: #f3f1ea; }

/* Venice footer (read page) */
.venice-foot {
  position: fixed; left: 50%; bottom: 0; transform: translateX(-50%);
  width: min(1500px,150vw); height: clamp(300px,46vh,480px);
  z-index: 0; pointer-events: none; opacity: .85;
}
.venice-foot__moon {
  position: absolute; left: 64%; top: 2%;
  width: clamp(64px,8vw,104px); height: clamp(64px,8vw,104px); border-radius: 50%;
  background: radial-gradient(circle at 50% 46%,
    rgba(226,234,248,.6), rgba(176,205,242,.16) 54%, transparent 72%);
  animation: ttd-moon 11s ease-in-out infinite;
}
.venice-foot__water {
  position: absolute; left: 0; right: 0; bottom: 0; height: 28%;
  background: linear-gradient(180deg, rgba(122,168,224,.08), transparent);
  mask-image: linear-gradient(90deg, transparent, #000 18%, #000 82%, transparent);
  -webkit-mask-image: linear-gradient(90deg, transparent, #000 18%, #000 82%, transparent);
}
.venice-foot__fog {
  position: absolute; left: 0; right: 0; bottom: 0; top: 16%;
  background: linear-gradient(180deg, transparent, rgba(12,16,22,.34) 55%, rgba(10,13,18,.52) 90%);
}
.venice-foot__fog-drift {
  position: absolute; left: -10%; right: -10%; bottom: 8%; height: 46%;
  background:
    radial-gradient(120% 100% at 30% 80%, rgba(176,196,222,.07), transparent 60%),
    radial-gradient(120% 100% at 75% 70%, rgba(176,196,222,.06), transparent 60%);
  filter: blur(8px); animation: ttd-fog 26s ease-in-out infinite;
}

/* ─── Byline (Grey Valley & K. Keller) ─────────────────── */
.hero__byline {
  font-family: 'Cormorant Garamond', serif; font-style: italic;
  font-size: clamp(17px, 2vw, 20px); letter-spacing: .02em;
  color: #c9a86a; margin: 0 0 30px;
}
.hero__byline em { font-style: italic; color: #e6c583; }
.site-footer__byline {
  font-family: 'Cormorant Garamond', serif; font-style: italic;
  font-size: 16px; letter-spacing: .04em;
  color: rgba(216,184,120,.85); margin-bottom: 10px;
}
.read-foot { text-align: center; padding: 26px 20px 60px; position: relative; z-index: 2; }
.read-foot__credit {
  font-size: 12px; letter-spacing: .18em; text-transform: uppercase;
  color: rgba(233,230,223,.45);
}

/* ─── Richer atmosphere (depth + grain + vignette + shimmer) ── */
/* deeper, layered ground instead of flat black */
body {
  background:
    radial-gradient(125% 92% at 50% -18%, #131b2b 0%, #0a0e15 46%, #05070c 100%) fixed;
}
/* vignette — pulls the eye in, adds "printed" depth */
body::before {
  content: ''; position: fixed; inset: 0; z-index: 40; pointer-events: none;
  background: radial-gradient(135% 105% at 50% 38%, transparent 54%, rgba(0,0,0,.28) 82%, rgba(0,0,0,.62) 100%);
}
/* film grain — the single biggest "not-cheap" upgrade */
body::after {
  content: ''; position: fixed; inset: 0; z-index: 41; pointer-events: none;
  opacity: .05; mix-blend-mode: soft-light;
  background-image: url("data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg' width='140' height='140'%3E%3Cfilter id='n'%3E%3CfeTurbulence type='fractalNoise' baseFrequency='0.85' numOctaves='2' stitchTiles='stitch'/%3E%3C/filter%3E%3Crect width='100%25' height='100%25' filter='url(%23n)'/%3E%3C/svg%3E");
  background-size: 140px 140px;
}
/* replace the striped 'water' with a soft, drifting shimmer */
.atm-water {
  opacity: .6;
  background:
    radial-gradient(140% 80% at 50% 120%, rgba(122,168,224,.10), transparent 60%),
    linear-gradient(180deg, transparent, rgba(122,168,224,.05) 60%, rgba(122,168,224,.09));
  -webkit-mask-image: linear-gradient(180deg, transparent, #000 34%);
  mask-image: linear-gradient(180deg, transparent, #000 34%);
}

/* ─── Venetian mask — hero centerpiece (concealment = the whole book) ── */
.hero__mask {
  position: absolute; left: 50%; top: clamp(24px, 7vh, 96px);
  transform: translateX(-50%);
  width: min(600px, 80vw); height: min(600px, 80vw);
  z-index: -1; pointer-events: none;
  background: url("../assets/venice-mask.svg") no-repeat center center / contain;
  opacity: .18;
  filter: drop-shadow(0 0 44px rgba(230,165,53,.22));
  animation: ttd-maskglow 9s ease-in-out infinite;
}
@keyframes ttd-maskglow { 0%,100% { opacity: .15 } 50% { opacity: .22 } }
@media (max-width: 640px) {
  .hero__mask { width: min(420px, 86vw); opacity: .14; }
}

/* mask is the hero motif now — retire the skyline silhouette */
.lagoon__skyline { display: none; }

/* ─── Hero: stars only + mask beside the title (v2 direction) ── */
/* strip the lagoon down to just the stars */
.lagoon { opacity: .9; }
.lagoon__moon,
.lagoon__horizon,
.lagoon__water,
.lagoon__reflection,
.lagoon__ripples,
.lagoon__dragon { display: none; }

/* mask moves to the side of the title, larger + more present */
.hero__mask {
  left: auto; right: clamp(-30px, 3vw, 80px);
  top: clamp(70px, 15vh, 185px);
  transform: none;
  width: min(400px, 44vw); height: min(400px, 44vw);
  opacity: .55;
}
@media (max-width: 760px) {
  /* on narrow screens, tuck it back behind, centered + faint */
  .hero__mask {
    left: 50%; right: auto; transform: translateX(-50%);
    top: clamp(30px, 8vh, 90px);
    width: min(360px, 78vw); height: min(360px, 78vw); opacity: .16;
  }
}

/* ─── Mockup layout: title one line + mask-and-dragon crest below byline ── */
.hero__title { font-size: clamp(44px, 8vw, 106px); margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 20px; }
.hero__byline { margin-bottom: 4px; }
.hero__crest {
  display: block; margin: 26px auto 40px;
  width: clamp(150px, 22vw, 208px); height: auto;
  filter: drop-shadow(0 0 30px rgba(200,159,33,.20));
}
/* the old absolute mask is retired in this layout */
.hero__mask { display: none; }

/* mask+dragon: dial back to 70% transparent (30% opacity) — was too bright */
.hero__crest { opacity: .3; filter: drop-shadow(0 0 22px rgba(200,159,33,.12)); }

/* widen the blurb to match the title's width (mockup) */
.hero__blurb { max-width: min(780px, 92vw); }

/* crest to 40% (her call) */
.hero__crest { opacity: .4; }

/* ─── Read page: mask-and-dragon logo + wider reading column ── */
.ch-header__crest {
  display: block; margin: 30px auto 0;
  width: 76px; height: auto; opacity: .5;
}
.read-article { max-width: 780px; }

/* ─── Read page polish: match hero, one-line titles, stars, wider ── */
.ch-header__crest { opacity: .4; }               /* match the hero */
.ch-header__title { font-size: clamp(30px, 4.4vw, 48px); line-height: 1.06; } /* smaller one-liners */
.read-article { max-width: 820px; }              /* roomier reading column */

/* retire the blurry skyline footer */
.venice-foot { display: none; }

/* stars for the read page — fixed backdrop, matches the hero's night */
.atm-read {
  background:
    radial-gradient(1.6px 1.6px at 9% 14%,  rgba(224,232,246,.85), transparent 60%),
    radial-gradient(1.4px 1.4px at 22% 37%, rgba(224,232,246,.55), transparent 60%),
    radial-gradient(1.8px 1.8px at 34% 11%, rgba(224,232,246,.9),  transparent 60%),
    radial-gradient(1.3px 1.3px at 47% 29%, rgba(224,232,246,.5),  transparent 60%),
    radial-gradient(1.5px 1.5px at 61% 16%, rgba(224,232,246,.75), transparent 60%),
    radial-gradient(1.4px 1.4px at 73% 40%, rgba(224,232,246,.6),  transparent 60%),
    radial-gradient(1.8px 1.8px at 86% 19%, rgba(224,232,246,.9),  transparent 60%),
    radial-gradient(1.3px 1.3px at 92% 45%, rgba(224,232,246,.5),  transparent 60%),
    radial-gradient(1.4px 1.4px at 16% 61%, rgba(224,232,246,.55), transparent 60%),
    radial-gradient(1.5px 1.5px at 40% 74%, rgba(224,232,246,.5),  transparent 60%),
    radial-gradient(1.6px 1.6px at 66% 67%, rgba(224,232,246,.6),  transparent 60%),
    radial-gradient(1.4px 1.4px at 82% 82%, rgba(224,232,246,.45), transparent 60%),
    radial-gradient(1.5px 1.5px at 28% 90%, rgba(224,232,246,.4),  transparent 60%),
    radial-gradient(1.4px 1.4px at 54% 53%, rgba(224,232,246,.45), transparent 60%),
    radial-gradient(110% 60% at 50% -8%, rgba(122,168,224,.10), transparent 55%),
    linear-gradient(180deg, #0c1016, #080b10 60%, #070a0e);
  background-repeat: no-repeat;
}