/* ==========================================================================
   Healthcare Recovery Group
   One stylesheet. Tokens first, then base, then components, then pages.
   ========================================================================== */

/* --------------------------------------------------------------------------
   0. Faces (self-hosted variable fonts, latin subset)
   -------------------------------------------------------------------------- */
@font-face {
  font-family: "Source Serif 4";
  font-style: normal;
  font-weight: 300 600;
  font-display: swap;
  src: url("assets/fonts/source-serif-4-latin.woff2") format("woff2");
}

@font-face {
  font-family: "Instrument Sans";
  font-style: normal;
  font-weight: 400 600;
  font-display: swap;
  src: url("assets/fonts/instrument-sans-latin.woff2") format("woff2");
}

/* --------------------------------------------------------------------------
   1. Tokens
   -------------------------------------------------------------------------- */
:root {
  /* Colour */
  --ink: #10202E;          /* primary text, dark sections */
  --slate: #33424F;        /* secondary text, borders on dark */
  --forest: #1E3B32;       /* secondary dark surface, sparing */
  --paper: #F7F5F0;        /* page background */
  --bronze: #A67C44;       /* rules, large accents, active states */
  --bronze-light: #C09A62; /* small bronze text on dark surfaces only */
  --mist: #DDD9D0;         /* hairlines, dividers */
  --fog: #B9C2C9;          /* secondary text on dark surfaces */
  --field: #FCFBF8;        /* form field surface */

  /* Type */
  --font-display: "Source Serif 4", "Iowan Old Style", Georgia, serif;
  --font-body: "Instrument Sans", "Helvetica Neue", Arial, sans-serif;

  --fs-hero: clamp(2.6rem, 5.9vw + 0.9rem, 6.4rem);
  --fs-h2: clamp(1.9rem, 2.6vw + 1rem, 3.1rem);
  --fs-h3: clamp(1.2rem, 0.4vw + 1.05rem, 1.4rem);
  --fs-statement: clamp(1.9rem, 3vw + 0.9rem, 3.6rem);
  --fs-body: clamp(1.0625rem, 0.15vw + 1rem, 1.125rem);
  --fs-small: 0.9375rem;
  --fs-label: 0.72rem;

  /* Space */
  --s-1: 0.5rem;
  --s-2: 1rem;
  --s-3: 1.5rem;
  --s-4: 2rem;
  --s-5: 3rem;
  --s-6: 4.5rem;
  --s-7: 6.5rem;
  --s-8: 9rem;

  --gutter: clamp(1.25rem, 4vw, 2.5rem);
  --margin: clamp(1.25rem, 6vw, 5.5rem);
  --measure: 65ch;
  --header-h: 4.5rem;
}

/* --------------------------------------------------------------------------
   2. Base
   -------------------------------------------------------------------------- */
*,
*::before,
*::after {
  box-sizing: border-box;
  margin: 0;
}

html {
  scroll-behavior: smooth;
  scroll-padding-top: 5.5rem;
}

a,
button,
input,
textarea {
  touch-action: manipulation;
}

body {
  background: var(--paper);
  color: var(--ink);
  font-family: var(--font-body);
  font-size: var(--fs-body);
  line-height: 1.65;
  -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased;
  text-rendering: optimizeLegibility;
}

h1,
h2,
h3 {
  font-family: var(--font-display);
  font-weight: 430;
  letter-spacing: -0.012em;
  line-height: 1.14;
  font-optical-sizing: auto;
}

h3 {
  font-weight: 520;
  line-height: 1.25;
}

p {
  max-width: var(--measure);
}

a {
  color: inherit;
}

img,
svg {
  max-width: 100%;
  display: block;
}

ul[class],
ol[class] {
  list-style: none;
  padding: 0;
}

::selection {
  background: var(--bronze);
  color: var(--paper);
}

:focus-visible {
  outline: 2px solid var(--bronze);
  outline-offset: 3px;
}

.on-dark :focus-visible,
.on-dark:focus-visible {
  outline-color: var(--bronze-light);
}

.skip-link {
  position: absolute;
  top: -100%;
  left: var(--margin);
  z-index: 200;
  background: var(--ink);
  color: var(--paper);
  padding: 0.6rem 1.1rem;
  font-size: var(--fs-small);
  text-decoration: none;
}

.skip-link:focus-visible {
  top: 0.75rem;
}

.visually-hidden {
  position: absolute;
  width: 1px;
  height: 1px;
  overflow: hidden;
  clip: rect(0 0 0 0);
  white-space: nowrap;
}

/* --------------------------------------------------------------------------
   3. Layout primitives
   -------------------------------------------------------------------------- */
.container {
  max-width: 1240px;
  margin-inline: auto;
  padding-inline: var(--margin);
}

.grid-12 {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(12, 1fr);
  column-gap: var(--gutter);
  row-gap: var(--s-5);
}

.section {
  padding-block: var(--s-7);
}

.section-deep {
  padding-block: var(--s-8);
}

/* Labels: letterspaced uppercase eyebrows and metadata */
.eyebrow {
  display: block;
  font-size: var(--fs-label);
  font-weight: 600;
  letter-spacing: 0.2em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--slate);
  margin-bottom: var(--s-3);
}

.on-dark .eyebrow {
  color: var(--bronze-light);
}

/* Divider motif: hairline with a short bronze segment, echoing the deficit line */
.rule-motif {
  border: 0;
  height: 1px;
  background: var(--mist);
  position: relative;
  margin: 0;
}

.rule-motif::before {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  left: 0;
  top: -1px;
  width: 3rem;
  height: 3px;
  background: var(--bronze);
}

.on-dark .rule-motif {
  background: var(--slate);
}

/* Dark surfaces */
.on-dark {
  background: var(--ink);
  color: var(--paper);
}

.on-forest {
  background: var(--forest);
  color: var(--paper);
}

.on-dark p,
.on-forest p {
  color: var(--fog);
}

.on-forest .eyebrow {
  color: var(--bronze-light);
}

.on-dark h1,
.on-dark h2,
.on-dark h3,
.on-forest h2,
.on-forest h3 {
  color: var(--paper);
}

/* --------------------------------------------------------------------------
   4. Buttons and links
   -------------------------------------------------------------------------- */
.btn {
  display: inline-block;
  font-family: var(--font-body);
  font-size: var(--fs-small);
  font-weight: 500;
  letter-spacing: 0.04em;
  text-decoration: none;
  padding: 0.85rem 1.75rem;
  border: 1px solid var(--ink);
  color: var(--ink);
  background: transparent;
  cursor: pointer;
  transition: border-color 180ms ease-out, background-color 180ms ease-out,
    color 180ms ease-out;
}

.btn:hover {
  border-color: var(--bronze);
  color: var(--ink);
}

.btn-solid {
  background: var(--ink);
  color: var(--paper);
}

.btn-solid:hover {
  background: var(--slate);
  border-color: var(--bronze);
  color: var(--paper);
}

.btn-on-dark {
  border-color: var(--paper);
  color: var(--paper);
}

.btn-on-dark:hover {
  border-color: var(--bronze-light);
  color: var(--paper);
}

.text-link {
  color: var(--ink);
  text-decoration: underline;
  text-decoration-color: var(--mist);
  text-underline-offset: 0.25em;
  transition: text-decoration-color 180ms ease-out;
}

.text-link:hover {
  text-decoration-color: var(--bronze);
}

.on-dark .text-link,
.on-forest .text-link {
  color: var(--paper);
  text-decoration-color: var(--slate);
}

.on-dark .text-link:hover,
.on-forest .text-link:hover {
  text-decoration-color: var(--bronze-light);
}

/* --------------------------------------------------------------------------
   5. Header
   -------------------------------------------------------------------------- */
.site-header {
  position: sticky;
  top: 0;
  z-index: 100;
  background: var(--paper);
  border-bottom: 1px solid transparent;
  transition: border-color 200ms ease-out;
}

.site-header.is-scrolled {
  border-bottom-color: var(--mist);
}

.header-inner {
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: space-between;
  min-height: var(--header-h);
  gap: var(--s-4);
}

.wordmark {
  font-family: var(--font-display);
  font-weight: 540;
  font-size: 1.2rem;
  letter-spacing: -0.01em;
  text-decoration: none;
  color: var(--ink);
  white-space: nowrap;
}

.nav-menu {
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: clamp(1.25rem, 2.5vw, 2.5rem);
}

.nav-menu a:not(.btn) {
  font-size: var(--fs-small);
  font-weight: 500;
  text-decoration: none;
  color: var(--slate);
  padding-block: 0.35rem;
  border-bottom: 1px solid transparent;
  transition: color 180ms ease-out, border-color 180ms ease-out;
}

.nav-menu a:not(.btn):hover {
  color: var(--ink);
  border-bottom-color: var(--bronze);
}

.nav-menu a[aria-current="page"] {
  color: var(--ink);
  border-bottom-color: var(--bronze);
}

.nav-cta .btn {
  padding: 0.6rem 1.25rem;
}

.nav-toggle {
  display: none;
  background: transparent;
  border: 1px solid var(--slate);
  color: var(--ink);
  font-family: var(--font-body);
  font-size: var(--fs-label);
  font-weight: 600;
  letter-spacing: 0.14em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  padding: 0.6rem 1rem;
  cursor: pointer;
}

@media (max-width: 859px) {
  .nav-toggle {
    display: inline-block;
  }

  ul.nav-menu {
    display: none;
    position: absolute;
    top: 100%;
    left: 0;
    right: 0;
    flex-direction: column;
    align-items: flex-start;
    gap: 0;
    background: var(--paper);
    border-bottom: 1px solid var(--mist);
    padding: var(--s-2) var(--margin) var(--s-4);
  }

  .site-header.nav-open .nav-menu {
    display: flex;
  }

  .site-header.nav-open {
    border-bottom-color: var(--mist);
  }

  .nav-menu li {
    width: 100%;
    border-top: 1px solid var(--mist);
  }

  .nav-menu li:first-child {
    border-top: 0;
  }

  .nav-menu a:not(.btn) {
    display: block;
    padding-block: 0.9rem;
    border-bottom: 0;
  }

  .nav-menu a[aria-current="page"]:not(.btn) {
    color: var(--ink);
    box-shadow: inset 3px 0 0 var(--bronze);
    padding-left: 0.85rem;
  }

  .nav-cta {
    border-top: 0 !important;
    padding-top: var(--s-3);
  }
}

/* --------------------------------------------------------------------------
   6. Hero and the deficit line
   -------------------------------------------------------------------------- */
.hero {
  padding-block: var(--s-8) var(--s-7);
}

.hero h1 {
  font-size: var(--fs-hero);
  font-weight: 400;
  line-height: 1.06;
  letter-spacing: -0.02em;
  max-width: 13em;
  margin-bottom: var(--s-5);
}

.hero .lede {
  font-size: 1.15rem;
  line-height: 1.6;
  max-width: 34em;
  margin-bottom: var(--s-5);
}

/* Deficit line: billed at the far right, paid short of it, the gap in bronze */
.deficit {
  margin-top: var(--s-7);
  max-width: 46rem;
}

.deficit-track {
  position: relative;
  height: 5.25rem;
}

.deficit-base {
  position: absolute;
  left: 0;
  right: 0;
  top: 50%;
  height: 1px;
  background: var(--slate);
}

.deficit-gap {
  position: absolute;
  left: 58%;
  right: 0;
  top: calc(50% - 1px);
  height: 3px;
  background: var(--bronze);
}

.deficit-band {
  position: absolute;
  left: 58%;
  right: 0;
  top: calc(50% - 0.9rem);
  height: 1.8rem;
  background: rgba(166, 124, 68, 0.1);
}

.deficit-point {
  position: absolute;
  top: 50%;
  width: 1px;
}

.deficit-point i {
  position: absolute;
  left: 0;
  top: -0.45rem;
  width: 1px;
  height: 0.9rem;
  background: var(--paper);
}

.deficit-point-paid {
  left: 58%;
}

.deficit-point-billed {
  right: 0;
}

.deficit-label {
  position: absolute;
  top: 1rem;
  font-size: var(--fs-label);
  font-weight: 600;
  letter-spacing: 0.18em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--fog);
  white-space: nowrap;
}

.deficit-point-paid .deficit-label {
  left: 0;
  transform: translateX(-50%);
}

.deficit-point-billed .deficit-label {
  right: 0;
}

.deficit-caption {
  position: absolute;
  left: 58%;
  right: 0;
  bottom: calc(50% + 1.4rem);
  text-align: center;
  font-size: var(--fs-label);
  font-weight: 600;
  letter-spacing: 0.18em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--bronze-light);
  white-space: nowrap;
}

.deficit-note {
  margin-top: var(--s-3);
  font-size: var(--fs-small);
  color: var(--fog);
  max-width: 40em;
}

/* --------------------------------------------------------------------------
   7. Home page sections
   -------------------------------------------------------------------------- */
.section-head {
  margin-bottom: var(--s-6);
}

.section-head h2 {
  font-size: var(--fs-h2);
  max-width: 18em;
}

.section-head .section-intro {
  margin-top: var(--s-3);
  color: var(--slate);
}

.on-dark .section-head .section-intro,
.on-forest .section-head .section-intro {
  color: var(--fog);
}

/* Problem blocks: three tight columns, hairline-topped, no cards */
.block-row {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(3, 1fr);
  column-gap: var(--gutter);
  row-gap: var(--s-5);
}

.block {
  border-top: 1px solid var(--mist);
  padding-top: var(--s-3);
}

.block h3 {
  font-size: var(--fs-h3);
  margin-bottom: var(--s-2);
}

.block p {
  font-size: var(--fs-small);
  line-height: 1.7;
  color: var(--slate);
}

/* Steps: the sequence sits on the deficit line.
   Desktop: one continuous rule across the strip, bronze ticks at each
   stage, the final segment in bronze where recovery lands.
   Narrow: the same line runs vertically down the left, numerals in
   the gutter, built for thumb scroll. */
ol.steps {
  position: relative;
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(4, 1fr);
  column-gap: var(--gutter);
  padding-top: 2.75rem;
}

.steps::before {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  top: 0;
  left: 0;
  right: 0;
  height: 1px;
  background: var(--mist);
}

.steps::after {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  top: -1px;
  left: 75.5%;
  right: 0;
  height: 3px;
  background: var(--bronze);
}

.step {
  position: relative;
}

.step::before {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  left: 0;
  top: -2.75rem;
  transform: translateY(-50%);
  width: 2px;
  height: 0.85rem;
  background: var(--bronze);
}

.step-number {
  display: block;
  font-family: var(--font-display);
  font-weight: 300;
  font-size: clamp(2.4rem, 2.6vw, 3.4rem);
  line-height: 1;
  color: var(--bronze);
  margin-bottom: var(--s-3);
}

.step h3 {
  font-size: var(--fs-h3);
  margin-bottom: var(--s-2);
}

.step p {
  font-size: var(--fs-small);
  line-height: 1.7;
  color: var(--slate);
}

@media (max-width: 1023px) {
  ol.steps {
    grid-template-columns: 1fr;
    row-gap: var(--s-6);
    padding-top: 0;
    padding-left: 4.25rem;
  }

  .steps::before {
    top: 0.4rem;
    bottom: 0.4rem;
    left: 0;
    right: auto;
    width: 1px;
    height: auto;
  }

  .steps::after {
    top: auto;
    bottom: 0.4rem;
    left: -1px;
    right: auto;
    width: 3px;
    height: 24%;
  }

  .step::before {
    left: -4.25rem;
    top: 0.9rem;
    transform: none;
    width: 0.85rem;
    height: 2px;
  }

  .step-number {
    position: absolute;
    left: -3rem;
    top: 0;
    font-size: 1.5rem;
    font-weight: 400;
    margin: 0;
  }
}

/* The difference: 2x2 on forest */
.difference-grid {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(2, 1fr);
  gap: 1px;
  background: rgba(247, 245, 240, 0.18);
  border-block: 1px solid rgba(247, 245, 240, 0.18);
}

.difference-cell {
  background: var(--forest);
  padding: var(--s-5) var(--s-4) var(--s-5) 0;
}

.difference-cell:nth-child(even) {
  padding-left: var(--s-4);
  padding-right: 0;
}

.difference-cell .cell-label {
  display: block;
  font-size: var(--fs-label);
  font-weight: 600;
  letter-spacing: 0.2em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--bronze-light);
  margin-bottom: var(--s-2);
}

.difference-cell h3 {
  font-size: clamp(1.3rem, 1vw + 1rem, 1.7rem);
  margin-bottom: var(--s-2);
}

.difference-cell p {
  font-size: var(--fs-small);
  line-height: 1.7;
}

/* Pricing statement */
.statement {
  font-family: var(--font-display);
  font-weight: 410;
  font-size: var(--fs-statement);
  line-height: 1.18;
  letter-spacing: -0.012em;
  max-width: 20em;
  font-optical-sizing: auto;
}

.statement::before {
  content: "";
  display: block;
  width: 3.5rem;
  height: 3px;
  background: var(--bronze);
  margin-bottom: var(--s-4);
}

.statement em {
  font-style: normal;
  color: var(--bronze);
}

.statement-support {
  margin-top: var(--s-4);
  color: var(--slate);
  max-width: 40em;
}

/* CTA band */
.cta-band h2 {
  font-size: var(--fs-h2);
  max-width: 16em;
  margin-bottom: var(--s-3);
}

.cta-band p {
  margin-bottom: var(--s-5);
  max-width: 36em;
}

/* --------------------------------------------------------------------------
   8. Inner pages
   -------------------------------------------------------------------------- */
.page-head {
  padding-block: var(--s-7) var(--s-6);
}

.page-head h1 {
  font-size: clamp(2.1rem, 3.4vw + 1rem, 3.6rem);
  font-weight: 400;
  max-width: 14em;
  margin-bottom: var(--s-4);
}

.page-head .lede {
  font-size: 1.15rem;
  line-height: 1.6;
  color: var(--slate);
  max-width: 36em;
}

/* Pathway: the stages hang off one vertical rule. A bronze line draws
   down it as the reader moves through, from case file to settlement. */
.pathway {
  position: relative;
}

.pathway::before {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  left: 0;
  top: 0;
  bottom: 0;
  width: 1px;
  background: var(--mist);
}

.pathway::after {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  left: -1px;
  top: 0;
  width: 3px;
  height: calc(var(--drawn, 0) * 100%);
  background: var(--bronze);
}

@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) {
  .pathway::after {
    height: 100%;
  }
}

.stage {
  position: relative;
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: 6.5rem 1fr;
  column-gap: var(--gutter);
  padding-block: var(--s-5);
  padding-left: 1.75rem;
}

.stage::before {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  left: 0;
  top: calc(var(--s-5) + 1rem);
  width: 0.85rem;
  height: 1px;
  background: var(--slate);
}

.stage-number {
  font-family: var(--font-display);
  font-weight: 300;
  font-size: clamp(2.2rem, 2.4vw, 3rem);
  color: var(--bronze);
  line-height: 1;
}

.stage h3 {
  font-size: var(--fs-h3);
  margin-bottom: var(--s-2);
}

.stage p {
  color: var(--slate);
  max-width: 56ch;
}

.stage p + p {
  margin-top: var(--s-2);
}

.stage-meta {
  display: block;
  margin-top: var(--s-2);
  font-size: var(--fs-label);
  font-weight: 600;
  letter-spacing: 0.16em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--slate);
}

/* Methodology principles on ink */
.principles {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(3, 1fr);
  column-gap: var(--gutter);
  row-gap: var(--s-5);
  margin-top: var(--s-6);
}

.principle {
  border-top: 1px solid var(--slate);
  padding-top: var(--s-3);
}

.principle h3 {
  font-size: var(--fs-h3);
  margin-bottom: var(--s-2);
}

.principle p {
  font-size: var(--fs-small);
  line-height: 1.7;
}

/* Definition-style rows (data handling, FAQ) */
.stack-list > div {
  padding-block: var(--s-5);
  border-top: 1px solid var(--mist);
}

.stack-list > div:last-child {
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--mist);
}

.stack-list h3 {
  font-size: var(--fs-h3);
  margin-bottom: var(--s-2);
  max-width: 24em;
}

.stack-list p {
  color: var(--slate);
  max-width: 56ch;
}

.stack-list p + p {
  margin-top: var(--s-2);
}

@media (min-width: 860px) {
  .stack-list > div {
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: 5fr 7fr;
    column-gap: var(--gutter);
  }

  .stack-list h3 {
    margin-bottom: 0;
  }
}

/* Founder profiles: typographic, equal weight */
.founders {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(2, 1fr);
  column-gap: var(--s-6);
  row-gap: var(--s-6);
}

.founder {
  border-top: 1px solid var(--mist);
  padding-top: var(--s-4);
}

.founder-name {
  font-family: var(--font-display);
  font-weight: 450;
  font-size: clamp(1.6rem, 1.4vw + 1rem, 2.1rem);
  letter-spacing: -0.01em;
  line-height: 1.15;
}

.founder-role {
  display: block;
  margin-top: var(--s-2);
  font-size: var(--fs-label);
  font-weight: 600;
  letter-spacing: 0.18em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--slate);
}

.founder-bio {
  margin-top: var(--s-3);
  color: var(--slate);
  font-size: var(--fs-small);
  line-height: 1.7;
}

.placeholder-note {
  color: var(--forest);
  font-weight: 600;
}

/* The four elements, one line, For hospitals only */
.four-strip {
  border-block: 1px solid var(--mist);
  padding-block: var(--s-3);
  display: flex;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
  gap: var(--s-2) var(--s-4);
  font-size: var(--fs-label);
  font-weight: 600;
  letter-spacing: 0.16em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--slate);
}

.four-strip span {
  border-left: 2px solid var(--bronze);
  padding-left: 0.75rem;
}

/* --------------------------------------------------------------------------
   8b. Imagery: ink and paper duotone
   Shadows map to ink, highlights to paper, so photography sits inside
   the palette rather than on top of it.
   -------------------------------------------------------------------------- */
.duotone {
  position: relative;
  background: var(--ink);
  overflow: hidden;
  isolation: isolate;
  margin: 0;
}

.duotone img {
  display: block;
  width: 100%;
  height: 100%;
  object-fit: cover;
  filter: grayscale(1) contrast(1.04);
  mix-blend-mode: screen;
}

.duotone::after {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  inset: 0;
  background: var(--paper);
  mix-blend-mode: multiply;
  pointer-events: none;
}

/* Home: the facade runs edge to edge, and the next section's head
   sits on a paper panel that overlaps it. */
.image-bleed {
  aspect-ratio: 21 / 8;
}

@media (max-width: 767px) {
  .image-bleed {
    aspect-ratio: 3 / 2;
  }
}

.section.section-flush {
  padding-top: 0;
}

.head-overlap {
  position: relative;
  z-index: 1;
  display: inline-block;
  background: var(--paper);
  margin-top: clamp(-6.5rem, -8vw, -3rem);
  padding: var(--s-4) var(--s-6) 0 0;
}

/* About: the corridor bleeds to the right edge of the viewport */
.about-head {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: minmax(var(--margin), 1fr) minmax(0, 44rem) clamp(16rem, 32vw, 30rem);
  column-gap: clamp(2rem, 5vw, 5.5rem);
  align-items: start;
}

.about-head-text {
  grid-column: 2;
}

.about-portrait {
  grid-column: 3;
  aspect-ratio: 4 / 5;
}

@media (max-width: 859px) {
  .about-head {
    display: block;
    padding-inline: var(--margin);
  }

  .about-portrait {
    margin-top: var(--s-5);
    margin-left: 18%;
    margin-right: calc(-1 * var(--margin));
  }
}

/* --------------------------------------------------------------------------
   9. Contact form
   -------------------------------------------------------------------------- */
.contact-layout {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: 5fr 7fr;
  column-gap: var(--s-6);
  row-gap: var(--s-6);
}

.contact-form {
  display: grid;
  row-gap: var(--s-4);
}

.field label {
  display: block;
  font-size: var(--fs-label);
  font-weight: 600;
  letter-spacing: 0.14em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--slate);
  margin-bottom: var(--s-1);
}

.field input,
.field textarea {
  width: 100%;
  font-family: var(--font-body);
  font-size: 1rem;
  color: var(--ink);
  background: var(--field);
  border: 1px solid var(--slate);
  border-radius: 0;
  padding: 0.8rem 0.9rem;
  transition: border-color 180ms ease-out;
}

.field input:hover,
.field textarea:hover {
  border-color: var(--ink);
}

.field input:focus-visible,
.field textarea:focus-visible {
  outline: 2px solid var(--bronze);
  outline-offset: 2px;
  border-color: var(--bronze);
}

.field textarea {
  min-height: 9rem;
  resize: vertical;
}

.required-note {
  font-size: var(--fs-small);
  color: var(--slate);
}

.form-status {
  font-size: var(--fs-small);
  color: var(--forest);
  font-weight: 500;
}

.form-status:empty {
  display: none;
}

.contact-aside .eyebrow {
  margin-bottom: var(--s-2);
}

.contact-aside p {
  color: var(--slate);
}

.contact-aside > * + .eyebrow {
  margin-top: var(--s-5);
}

/* --------------------------------------------------------------------------
   10. Footer
   -------------------------------------------------------------------------- */
.site-footer {
  padding-block: var(--s-7) var(--s-5);
}

.footer-grid {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: 5fr 4fr 3fr;
  column-gap: var(--gutter);
  row-gap: var(--s-5);
  margin-bottom: var(--s-6);
}

.monogram {
  display: inline-block;
  font-family: var(--font-display);
  font-weight: 540;
  font-size: 0.95rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.06em;
  color: var(--bronze-light);
  border: 1px solid var(--slate);
  padding: 0.35rem 0.55rem;
  margin-bottom: var(--s-3);
}

.footer-wordmark {
  font-family: var(--font-display);
  font-weight: 450;
  font-size: 1.3rem;
  color: var(--paper);
  margin-bottom: var(--s-2);
}

.footer-tag {
  font-size: var(--fs-small);
}

.footer-nav ul {
  list-style: none;
  padding: 0;
  display: grid;
  row-gap: 0.6rem;
}

.footer-nav a {
  font-size: var(--fs-small);
  text-decoration: none;
  color: var(--fog);
  border-bottom: 1px solid transparent;
  transition: color 180ms ease-out, border-color 180ms ease-out;
}

.footer-nav a:hover {
  color: var(--paper);
  border-bottom-color: var(--bronze-light);
}

.footer-contact p {
  font-size: var(--fs-small);
}

.footer-legal {
  margin-top: var(--s-4);
  font-size: 0.85rem;
  color: var(--fog);
  max-width: none;
}

/* --------------------------------------------------------------------------
   11. Motion
   Hidden states apply only when JS is present and motion is allowed,
   so content is never lost without JavaScript or with reduced motion.
   -------------------------------------------------------------------------- */
@media (prefers-reduced-motion: no-preference) {
  html.js .reveal,
  html.js .reveal-group > * {
    opacity: 0;
    transform: translateY(12px);
    transition: opacity 400ms ease-out, transform 400ms ease-out;
  }

  html.js .reveal.is-visible,
  html.js .reveal-group.is-visible > * {
    opacity: 1;
    transform: none;
  }

  html.js .reveal-group > *:nth-child(2) {
    transition-delay: 40ms;
  }

  html.js .reveal-group > *:nth-child(3) {
    transition-delay: 80ms;
  }

  html.js .reveal-group > *:nth-child(4) {
    transition-delay: 120ms;
  }

  html.js .deficit-track {
    clip-path: inset(-3rem 100% -3rem 0);
    transition: clip-path 800ms cubic-bezier(0.22, 0.61, 0.36, 1);
  }

  html.js .deficit-track.is-drawn {
    clip-path: inset(-3rem 0 -3rem 0);
  }
}

@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) {
  html {
    scroll-behavior: auto;
  }

  *,
  *::before,
  *::after {
    transition-duration: 0.01ms !important;
    animation-duration: 0.01ms !important;
    animation-iteration-count: 1 !important;
  }
}

/* --------------------------------------------------------------------------
   12. Responsive
   -------------------------------------------------------------------------- */
@media (max-width: 1023px) {
  .block-row {
    grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr;
  }

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

@media (max-width: 767px) {
  /* Vertical rhythm compressed for the phone: the hierarchy of gaps
     is preserved, the ceremony is not. */
  .section {
    padding-block: var(--s-5);
  }

  .section-deep {
    padding-block: var(--s-6);
  }

  .page-head {
    padding-block: var(--s-5);
  }

  .hero {
    padding-block: var(--s-6) var(--s-5);
  }

  .hero h1 {
    margin-bottom: var(--s-4);
  }

  .hero .lede {
    margin-bottom: var(--s-4);
  }

  .deficit {
    margin-top: var(--s-5);
  }

  .deficit-note {
    font-size: 0.875rem;
  }

  .eyebrow {
    font-size: 0.68rem;
    letter-spacing: 0.15em;
  }

  .section-head {
    margin-bottom: var(--s-5);
  }

  .head-overlap {
    padding: var(--s-3) var(--s-4) 0 0;
  }

  .cta-band p {
    margin-bottom: var(--s-4);
  }

  .block-row,
  .founders,
  .contact-layout,
  .principles,
  .difference-grid {
    grid-template-columns: 1fr;
  }

  ol.steps {
    row-gap: var(--s-5);
  }

  /* Stacked 2x2 no longer needs its ordinals */
  .difference-cell .cell-label {
    display: none;
  }

  .difference-cell,
  .difference-cell:nth-child(even) {
    padding: var(--s-4) 0;
  }

  .stack-list > div {
    padding-block: var(--s-4);
  }

  .stage {
    grid-template-columns: 3.5rem 1fr;
    padding-left: 1.1rem;
    padding-block: var(--s-4);
  }

  .stage::before {
    top: calc(var(--s-4) + 0.7rem);
    width: 0.6rem;
  }

  .founders {
    row-gap: var(--s-5);
  }

  .contact-layout {
    row-gap: var(--s-5);
  }

  .site-footer {
    padding-block: var(--s-6) var(--s-4);
  }

  .footer-grid {
    grid-template-columns: 1fr;
    row-gap: var(--s-4);
    margin-bottom: var(--s-5);
  }

  .footer-nav ul {
    grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr;
    column-gap: var(--s-3);
  }

  .deficit-point-paid .deficit-label {
    transform: none;
  }
}

@media (max-width: 479px) {
  .wordmark {
    font-size: clamp(0.8rem, 4.6vw, 0.95rem);
    letter-spacing: 0;
  }

  .nav-toggle {
    padding: 0.45rem 0.6rem;
    letter-spacing: 0.08em;
  }

  .header-inner {
    gap: 0.75rem;
  }
}

@media (max-width: 419px) {
  .deficit-caption {
    letter-spacing: 0.1em;
  }
}