* { box-sizing: border-box; }
html { scroll-behavior: smooth; background: var(--bg); }
body { margin: 0; color: var(--paper); background: var(--bg); font: 500 16px/1.55 var(--body); overflow-x: hidden; }
body::before { content: ""; position: fixed; inset: 0; z-index: 40; pointer-events: none; opacity: .06; background-image: url("data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg viewBox='0 0 160 160' xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%3E%3Cfilter id='n'%3E%3CfeTurbulence type='fractalNoise' baseFrequency='.9' numOctaves='3' stitchTiles='stitch'/%3E%3C/filter%3E%3Crect width='100%25' height='100%25' filter='url(%23n)' opacity='.85'/%3E%3C/svg%3E"); mix-blend-mode: soft-light; }
body::after { content: ""; position: fixed; inset: 0; z-index: -1; pointer-events: none; background: radial-gradient(circle at 80% 4%, rgba(130, 71, 229, .14), transparent 32rem), radial-gradient(circle at 10% 70%, rgba(255, 104, 73, .08), transparent 28rem); }
a { color: inherit; text-decoration: none; }
button, input, select, textarea { font: inherit; }
button, a { -webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; }
img { max-width: 100%; }
h1, h2, h3, p { margin-top: 0; }
h1, h2, h3 { font-family: var(--display); }
.container { width: min(calc(100% - 2 * var(--gutter)), var(--container)); margin-inline: auto; }
.skip-link { position: fixed; top: 1rem; left: 1rem; z-index: 100; padding: .75rem 1rem; color: var(--ink); background: var(--lime); transform: translateY(-160%); transition: transform .2s var(--ease); }
.skip-link:focus { transform: translateY(0); }
.visually-hidden { position: absolute !important; width: 1px !important; height: 1px !important; padding: 0 !important; margin: -1px !important; overflow: hidden !important; clip: rect(0, 0, 0, 0) !important; white-space: nowrap !important; border: 0 !important; }
.site-header { position: fixed; top: 0; left: 0; right: 0; z-index: 30; border-bottom: 1px solid transparent; background: linear-gradient(180deg, rgba(11, 9, 17, .92), rgba(11, 9, 17, .35)); transition: background .35s var(--ease), border-color .35s var(--ease), transform .35s var(--ease); }
.site-header.is-scrolled { border-color: var(--line); background: rgba(11, 9, 17, .88); backdrop-filter: blur(18px); }
.nav-shell { min-height: 82px; display: flex; align-items: center; gap: 2rem; }
.brand { display: inline-flex; align-items: center; gap: .75rem; flex: 0 0 auto; font-weight: 800; letter-spacing: -.04em; }
.brand img { width: 42px; height: 42px; object-fit: cover; border-radius: 11px; box-shadow: 0 0 0 1px rgba(255,255,255,.17); }
.main-nav { display: flex; align-items: center; justify-content: flex-end; gap: clamp(.65rem, 2vw, 1.7rem); margin-left: auto; font-size: .76rem; font-weight: 700; }
.main-nav > a { position: relative; padding: .75rem 0; color: #d7d1df; white-space: nowrap; }
.main-nav > a::after { content: ""; position: absolute; left: 0; right: 100%; bottom: .45rem; height: 2px; background: var(--coral); transition: right .25s var(--ease); }
.main-nav > a:hover::after, .main-nav > a:focus-visible::after, .main-nav > a.is-active::after { right: 0; }
.main-nav > a:hover, .main-nav > a:focus-visible, .main-nav > a.is-active { color: var(--paper); }
.nav-action { display: inline-flex; align-items: center; gap: .55rem; padding: .8rem 1rem !important; border: 1px solid rgba(255,255,255,.3); border-radius: 99px; color: var(--paper) !important; transition: background .2s ease, color .2s ease, transform .2s ease; }
.nav-action::after { display: none; }
.nav-action:hover, .nav-action:focus-visible { color: var(--ink) !important; background: var(--lime); border-color: var(--lime); transform: translateY(-2px); }
.menu-toggle { display: none; min-width: 44px; min-height: 44px; margin-left: auto; border: 1px solid var(--line); border-radius: 50%; color: var(--paper); background: transparent; cursor: pointer; }
.menu-icon { display: inline-flex; flex-direction: column; gap: 4px; }
.menu-icon i { display: block; width: 16px; height: 1px; background: currentColor; transition: transform .25s ease; }
.menu-toggle[aria-expanded="true"] .menu-icon i:first-child { transform: translateY(2.5px) rotate(45deg); }
.menu-toggle[aria-expanded="true"] .menu-icon i:last-child { transform: translateY(-2.5px) rotate(-45deg); }
.language-switcher { position: relative; }
.language-switcher summary { display: flex; align-items: center; gap: .4rem; min-height: 44px; padding: .5rem .75rem; border: 1px solid var(--line); border-radius: 99px; color: var(--paper); cursor: pointer; list-style: none; }
.language-switcher summary::-webkit-details-marker { display: none; }
.language-switcher summary::after { content: "⌄"; color: var(--muted); }
.language-options { position: absolute; top: calc(100% + .5rem); right: 0; min-width: 11rem; padding: .4rem; border: 1px solid var(--line); background: var(--bg-elevated); box-shadow: 0 20px 50px rgba(0,0,0,.28); }
.language-options a { display: block; padding: .6rem .7rem; border-radius: 4px; color: var(--muted); font-size: .78rem; }
.language-options a:hover, .language-options a:focus-visible, .language-options a[aria-current="true"] { color: var(--paper); background: var(--bg-soft); }
.flash-stack { position: fixed; z-index: 35; top: 6rem; left: 50%; transform: translateX(-50%); }
.flash { margin: 0; padding: .85rem 1rem; border-left: 3px solid var(--lime); color: var(--paper); background: var(--bg-elevated); box-shadow: 0 12px 30px rgba(0,0,0,.2); }
.site-main { min-height: 60vh; }
.site-footer { position: relative; padding: 6rem 0 2rem; border-top: 1px solid var(--line); color: var(--muted); background: #08070d; }
.footer-grid { display: grid; grid-template-columns: 1.4fr .7fr .9fr; gap: 3rem; }
.footer-brand .brand { color: var(--paper); }
.footer-brand p { max-width: 290px; margin-top: 1.5rem; font-size: .9rem; }
.footer-nav { display: grid; align-content: start; gap: .7rem; }
.footer-nav a:hover, .footer-nav a:focus-visible, .footer-meta a:hover, .footer-meta a:focus-visible { color: var(--lime); }
.footer-meta { display: grid; align-content: start; gap: .9rem; font-size: .82rem; }
.footer-meta p { margin: 0; }
.footer-meta strong { color: var(--paper); font-family: var(--mono); font-size: .72rem; font-weight: 400; }
.footer-bottom { display: flex; justify-content: space-between; gap: 1rem; margin-top: 5rem; padding-top: 1.25rem; border-top: 1px solid var(--line); font: .68rem var(--mono); text-transform: uppercase; letter-spacing: .1em; }
.reading-progress { position: fixed; top: 0; left: 0; z-index: 60; width: 100%; height: 3px; background: var(--coral); transform: scaleX(0); transform-origin: left center; animation: read-progress auto linear; animation-timeline: scroll(root); }
@media (max-width: 1120px) { .main-nav { gap: .8rem; } }
@media (max-width: 860px) { .nav-shell { min-height: 70px; } .menu-toggle { display: inline-flex; align-items: center; justify-content: center; } .main-nav { position: fixed; inset: 70px 0 auto; display: grid; gap: .35rem; align-content: start; padding: 1.25rem var(--gutter) 1.75rem; border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line); background: rgba(11,9,17,.98); transform: translateY(-140%); transition: transform .35s var(--ease); } .main-nav.is-open { transform: translateY(0); } .main-nav > a { padding: .8rem 0; font-size: 1rem; } .main-nav > a::after { bottom: .35rem; right: 100%; } .nav-action { justify-content: center; margin-top: .5rem; } .language-switcher { margin-top: .25rem; } .language-options { position: static; margin-top: .5rem; } .footer-grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr; } .footer-brand { grid-column: 1/-1; } }
@media (max-width: 520px) { .brand span { display: none; } .footer-grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr; gap: 2rem; } .footer-brand { grid-column: auto; } .footer-bottom { display: grid; gap: .5rem; margin-top: 3rem; } }

/* Narrow-screen guardrails for the expressive compositions. */
html { overflow-x: clip; }
body { overflow-x: clip; }
@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) { *, *::before, *::after { scroll-behavior: auto !important; animation-duration: .01ms !important; animation-iteration-count: 1 !important; transition-duration: .01ms !important; } }
@keyframes read-progress { from { transform: scaleX(0); } to { transform: scaleX(1); } }