/* The Creator Doc — site stylesheet.
   Values come from brand/creator-doc-brand-system-v9.docx §2 and §7 (Signal Dark world).
   Glow opacities use the v9 scale only: .06–.07 ambient · .10–.13 wash · .15 wide halo ·
   .32–.35 tight glow/underline · .45–.5 text glow · .8 cursor block. */

:root {
  /* Palette (v9 §2) */
  --signal: #4DF1E5;
  --punch: #FF5349;
  --plaster: #F7F1E6;
  --ink: #1C1917;
  --stage: #2E2A26;
  --deep-lagoon: #0B4F4B;
  --lagoon: #0E6E66;

  /* Signal Dark surfaces (v9 §7.1) */
  --carbon: #101413;
  --carbon-teal: #0D2422;
  --carbon-deep: #0B0E0D;
  --on-signal: #06211E;
  --text: #F5F7F6;
  --text-2: rgba(245, 247, 246, 0.72);
  --text-3: rgba(245, 247, 246, 0.5);

  /* Signal glow scale */
  --glow-ambient: rgba(77, 241, 229, 0.07);
  --glow-wash: rgba(77, 241, 229, 0.10);
  --glow-halo: rgba(77, 241, 229, 0.15);
  --glow-line: rgba(77, 241, 229, 0.22);
  --glow-tight: rgba(77, 241, 229, 0.35);
  --glow-text: rgba(77, 241, 229, 0.45);
  --glow-cursor: rgba(77, 241, 229, 0.8);

  /* Type (v9 §4) */
  --display: "EB Garamond", Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;
  --body: Inter, system-ui, -apple-system, "Segoe UI", Arial, sans-serif;
  --mono: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;

  /* Radius scale: two steps only (v9 §7) */
  --pill: 999px;
  --card: 16px;

  --wide: 1080px;
  --narrow: 680px;
}

* { box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0; padding: 0; }

html { -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; }

body {
  background: var(--carbon-deep); /* flat near-black: glow lives on Signal elements only */
  color: var(--text);
  font-family: var(--body);
  font-size: 16px;
  line-height: 1.65;
  min-height: 100vh;
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
}

main { flex: 1; }
/* PC: text a step smaller; phones keep 16px */
@media (min-width: 900px) { body { font-size: 15px; } .lede { font-size: 17px; } }
main > :last-child:not(.band) { margin-bottom: 40px; }

a { color: var(--signal); text-underline-offset: 3px; }
a:hover { opacity: 0.85; }
:focus-visible { outline: 2px solid var(--signal); outline-offset: 3px; }
img { max-width: 100%; height: auto; display: block; }

.wrap { width: 100%; max-width: var(--wide); margin: 0 auto; padding: 0 22px; }
.narrow { max-width: var(--narrow); }

.skip { position: absolute; left: -999px; }
.skip:focus { left: 16px; top: 16px; background: var(--signal); color: var(--on-signal); padding: 8px 16px; border-radius: var(--pill); z-index: 10; }

/* ---------- Type ---------- */
h1, h2, h3 {
  font-family: var(--display);
  font-weight: 500;
  letter-spacing: -0.022em;
  line-height: 0.98;
}
h1 { font-size: clamp(40px, 6vw, 64px); margin-bottom: 24px; }
h2 { font-size: clamp(32px, 4vw, 48px); margin-bottom: 16px; line-height: 1.05; }
h3 { font-size: 24px; line-height: 1.15; margin-bottom: 8px; }
h1 em, h2 em { font-style: italic; color: var(--punch); }       /* human stress */
h1 .machine, h2 .machine { color: var(--signal); } /* accent words: flat color, no glow */

p + p { margin-top: 1em; }
.lede { font-size: 18px; color: var(--text-2); max-width: 48ch; }
.muted { color: var(--text-2); }

.eyebrow {
  font-family: var(--mono);
  font-size: 12px;
  font-weight: bold;
  letter-spacing: 0.22em;
  color: var(--signal);
  margin-bottom: 18px;
  text-transform: lowercase;
}
.micro a { color: inherit; } /* fine-print links stay the same muted grey: nothing pulls the eye from the form */
.micro {
  /* fine print under forms: small and tight */
  font-size: 11px;
  line-height: 1.4;
  letter-spacing: 0;
  color: var(--text-3);
}

/* Wordmark: the-creator-doc▊ */
.wordmark {
  font-family: var(--mono);
  font-weight: bold;
  color: var(--text);
  text-decoration: none;
  white-space: nowrap;
  letter-spacing: 0.02em;
}
.wordmark:hover { text-shadow: none; }
.block { color: var(--signal); text-shadow: 0 0 10px var(--glow-cursor); } /* steady, never blinks */

/* Chunky underline, dark variant (lead-magnet surfaces only, v9 §5) */
.underline { position: relative; display: inline-block; z-index: 0; }
.underline em { color: var(--text); }
.underline::after {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  left: -4px; right: -4px; bottom: 0.02em;
  height: 0.45em;
  background: rgba(77, 241, 229, 0.32); /* darker teal: reads better under white text than solid Signal */
  box-shadow: 0 0 16px var(--glow-tight);
  z-index: -1;
}

/* ---------- Header ---------- */
.site-header { padding: 24px 0; }
.nav {
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: space-between;
  gap: 16px;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
  padding: 14px 24px;
  border: 1px solid rgba(77, 241, 229, 0.18);
  border-radius: 28px;
  background: rgba(16, 20, 19, 0.6);
  box-shadow: 0 0 30px rgba(77, 241, 229, 0.06);
}
.nav .wordmark { font-size: 15px; }
.nav ul { list-style: none; display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; gap: 4px 22px; }
.nav a {
  color: var(--text-2);
  text-decoration: none;
  font-size: 15px;
}
.nav a:hover, .nav a[aria-current="page"] { color: var(--signal); }

/* Phone: the links fold under a hamburger that sits inside the nav bar */
.nav-toggle { display: none; }
@media (max-width: 760px) {
  .js .nav-toggle {
    display: grid; place-items: center;
    width: 40px; height: 40px; margin-right: -8px;
    background: none; border: 0; cursor: pointer;
  }
  .nav-toggle span, .nav-toggle span::before, .nav-toggle span::after {
    display: block; width: 22px; height: 2px; background: var(--signal); border-radius: 2px;
    position: relative; transition: transform 0.2s, background 0.2s;
  }
  .nav-toggle span::before, .nav-toggle span::after { content: ""; position: absolute; left: 0; }
  .nav-toggle span::before { top: -7px; }
  .nav-toggle span::after { top: 7px; }
  .nav.open .nav-toggle span { background: transparent; }
  .nav.open .nav-toggle span::before { transform: translateY(7px) rotate(45deg); }
  .nav.open .nav-toggle span::after { transform: translateY(-7px) rotate(-45deg); }
  .js .nav ul { display: none; }
  .js .nav.open ul {
    display: flex; flex-direction: column; gap: 0; width: 100%;
    border-top: 1px solid rgba(77, 241, 229, 0.18); padding-top: 8px;
  }
  .nav.open ul a { display: block; padding: 10px 0; font-size: 17px; }
}

/* ---------- Buttons ---------- */
.btn {
  display: inline-block;
  background: var(--signal);
  color: var(--on-signal);
  font-family: var(--body);
  font-size: 16px;
  font-weight: 600;
  letter-spacing: 0.01em;
  padding: 18px 44px;
  border: 0;
  border-radius: var(--pill);
  text-decoration: none;
  cursor: pointer;
  text-align: center;
}
.btn:hover { opacity: 1; filter: brightness(1.06); }
.btn-ghost {
  display: inline-block;
  color: var(--text);
  border: 1px solid rgba(77, 241, 229, 0.32);
  border-radius: var(--pill);
  padding: 17px 36px;
  font-weight: 500;
  text-decoration: none;
}
.btn-ghost:hover { border-color: var(--signal); color: var(--signal); text-shadow: none; }
.actions { display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; gap: 14px; align-items: center; }

/* ---------- Sections ---------- */
.section { padding: 88px 0; }
.section-head { display: flex; justify-content: space-between; align-items: end; gap: 16px; flex-wrap: wrap; margin-bottom: 28px; }
.section-head h2 { margin-bottom: 0; }

/* Hero — banner branding left, latest video right */
.hero { padding: 72px 0 88px; }
.hero-grid { display: grid; gap: 48px; align-items: center; }
@media (min-width: 960px) { .hero-grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr; gap: 64px; } }
@media (max-width: 520px) { .hero-mark { font-size: 8.4vw; } }
.hero .eyebrow { font-size: clamp(12px, 1.4vw, 15px); letter-spacing: 0.26em; }
.hero-mark {
  font-family: var(--mono);
  font-weight: bold;
  font-size: clamp(30px, 3.6vw, 50px);
  line-height: 1.05;
  letter-spacing: 0;
  white-space: nowrap;
  margin-bottom: 16px;
  word-break: break-word;
}
.hero-tag {
  font-family: var(--display);
  font-size: clamp(24px, 2.6vw, 34px);
  color: rgba(245, 247, 246, 0.85);
  margin-bottom: 20px;
}
.hero .lede { margin-bottom: 36px; }

.player {
  position: relative;
  display: block;
  aspect-ratio: 16 / 9;
  border-radius: var(--card);
  overflow: hidden;
  border: 1px solid rgba(77, 241, 229, 0.7);
  background:
    radial-gradient(ellipse 60% 70% at 50% 55%, rgba(77, 241, 229, 0.35), transparent 70%),
    linear-gradient(160deg, var(--deep-lagoon), var(--carbon-deep) 75%);
  color: var(--text);
  text-decoration: none;
}
.player:hover { border-color: var(--signal); }
.player img { position: absolute; inset: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%; object-fit: cover; }
.player-title { position: absolute; top: 18px; left: 22px; right: 22px; font-family: var(--display); font-size: 22px; line-height: 1.2; text-shadow: 0 1px 12px rgba(0,0,0,.6); }
.player-foot { position: absolute; bottom: 16px; right: 20px; font-size: 14px; font-weight: 500; }
.play {
  position: absolute; left: 50%; top: 50%;
  width: 76px; height: 76px; margin: -38px 0 0 -38px;
  border-radius: var(--pill);
  background: var(--signal);
}
.play::after {
  content: ""; position: absolute; left: 31px; top: 24px;
  border-left: 20px solid var(--on-signal); border-top: 14px solid transparent; border-bottom: 14px solid transparent;
}

/* ---------- Full-bleed bands (v9: the dark world + the Plaster/Lagoon world) ---------- */
.band { padding: 80px 0; }
.band-signal { background: var(--signal); color: var(--on-signal); }
.band-signal .lede, .band-signal p { color: rgba(6, 33, 30, 0.8); }
.band-signal h2 .machine { color: var(--deep-lagoon); text-shadow: none; }
.band-signal a:not(.btn):not(.btn-dark) { color: var(--on-signal); }
.band-signal .card {
  border: 0;
  background: linear-gradient(160deg, var(--carbon-deep) 0%, var(--deep-lagoon) 100%);
  color: var(--text);
}
.band-signal .card p { color: var(--text-2); }
.band-signal .card .eyebrow { color: var(--signal); }
.band-signal .btn-dark {
  display: inline-block; background: var(--on-signal); color: var(--text);
  border-radius: var(--pill); padding: 17px 36px; font-weight: 600; text-decoration: none;
}
.band-strip { padding: 34px 0; }
.band-signal .grid { justify-content: center; grid-template-columns: repeat(auto-fit, minmax(280px, 360px)); }
.steps { display: grid; gap: 22px; counter-reset: step; }
@media (min-width: 900px) { .steps { grid-template-columns: repeat(3, 1fr); } }
.steps .card h3 { color: var(--signal); }
.steps .card h3::before { counter-increment: step; content: counter(step) " — "; }
.youre-in { padding: 56px 0; }
.youre-in .wrap { display: grid; gap: 24px; align-items: center; }
@media (min-width: 900px) { .youre-in .wrap { grid-template-columns: 1fr auto; } }
.youre-in h1 { margin: 0 0 8px; color: var(--on-signal); }
.youre-in .kicker { margin: 0 0 10px; color: var(--deep-lagoon); }
.signup-band { display: grid; gap: 20px 48px; align-items: center; }
@media (min-width: 960px) { .signup-band { grid-template-columns: 1fr 1.1fr; } }
.signup-band h2 { font-size: clamp(30px, 3.4vw, 42px); margin-bottom: 6px; color: var(--on-signal); }
.form-inline.form-on-signal { background: var(--carbon-deep); border-color: var(--carbon-deep); max-width: none; }
.form-inline.form-on-signal input { color: var(--text); }
.form-inline.form-on-signal input::placeholder { color: var(--text-3); }
.form-inline.form-on-signal input + label + input { border-left-color: rgba(77, 241, 229, 0.22); }

.band-signal .form-done { color: var(--on-signal); text-shadow: none; }

.center { text-align: center; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; }
h2.center { max-width: 22ch; }
p.lede.center { margin-bottom: 40px; }
.bento { display: grid; gap: 22px; }
@media (min-width: 900px) { .bento { grid-template-columns: repeat(3, 1fr); } }
.bento .card { padding: 32px; }
.bento h3 { font-size: 26px; margin-bottom: 12px; color: var(--signal); }

/* ---------- Cards & grids ---------- */
.card {
  /* contrast, not glow: crisp Signal border + deep-lagoon fill fading to black */
  border: 1px solid rgba(77, 241, 229, 0.7); /* one fine line weight site-wide: 1px */
  border-radius: var(--card);
  padding: 26px 28px;
  background: linear-gradient(160deg, rgba(11, 79, 75, 0.55) 0%, rgba(11, 14, 13, 0.9) 75%);
  transition: box-shadow 0.2s, border-color 0.2s;
}
a.card:hover, .card:hover { box-shadow: 0 0 30px var(--glow-tight), 0 0 100px var(--glow-halo); border-color: var(--signal); }
.band-signal .card:hover { box-shadow: 0 18px 40px rgba(6, 33, 30, 0.45); }
.grid { display: grid; gap: 22px; grid-template-columns: repeat(auto-fill, minmax(280px, 1fr)); }

.video { padding: 0; overflow: hidden; display: flex; flex-direction: column; text-decoration: none; color: inherit; }
.video:hover { border-color: var(--signal); }
.video .thumb {
  aspect-ratio: 16 / 9;
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, var(--deep-lagoon), var(--carbon));
  display: grid;
  place-items: center;
}
.video .thumb img { width: 100%; height: 100%; object-fit: cover; }
.video .thumb .block { font-family: var(--mono); font-size: 40px; }
.video .body { padding: 20px 22px 24px; }
.video h3 { font-size: 22px; }
.video .date { font-family: var(--mono); font-size: 11px; letter-spacing: 0.08em; color: var(--text-3); margin-bottom: 8px; display: block; }

.freebie h3 { margin-bottom: 10px; }
.freebie p { color: var(--text-2); margin-bottom: 18px; }

/* ---------- Forms ---------- */
.form { display: grid; gap: 12px; }
.form input {
  width: 100%;
  font: inherit;
  font-size: 16px;
  color: var(--text);
  background: rgba(11, 14, 13, 0.7);
  border: 1px solid rgba(77, 241, 229, 0.22);
  border-radius: var(--pill);
  padding: 16px 22px;
}
.form input::placeholder { color: var(--text-3); }
.form input:focus { outline: none; border-color: var(--signal); }
.form .btn { width: 100%; }
.form-done { font-family: var(--display); font-size: 24px; color: var(--signal); }
.visually-hidden { position: absolute; width: 1px; height: 1px; overflow: hidden; clip: rect(0 0 0 0); white-space: nowrap; }

/* ---------- Freebie landing ---------- */
.landing { display: grid; gap: 48px; align-items: start; padding: 64px 0 88px; }
@media (min-width: 900px) { .landing { grid-template-columns: 1.1fr 0.9fr; } }
.checklist { list-style: none; margin: 24px 0; display: grid; gap: 12px; }
.checklist li { padding-left: 28px; position: relative; color: var(--text-2); }
.checklist li::before { content: "▊"; position: absolute; left: 0; top: 0; font-family: var(--mono); color: var(--signal); text-shadow: 0 0 10px var(--glow-cursor); font-size: 12px; line-height: 2.2; }
.optin { background: linear-gradient(160deg, var(--deep-lagoon), var(--carbon-deep) 80%); padding: 36px; }
.optin h2 { font-size: 32px; }
.optin .micro { margin-top: 10px; }

/* ---------- Freebie access page ---------- */
.doc { padding: 56px 0 88px; }
.doc .wrap { max-width: 1000px; }
.doc .lede { max-width: none; }
.doc > .wrap > * + * { margin-top: 20px; }
.doc .kicker { border-top: 1px solid rgba(245, 247, 246, 0.1); padding-top: 40px; }
.doc h2 { margin-top: 64px; }
.kicker { font-family: var(--mono); font-size: 12px; font-weight: bold; letter-spacing: 0.18em; color: var(--signal); text-transform: uppercase; margin-top: 64px; }
.kicker + h2 { margin-top: 8px; }
.doc .kicker { margin-top: 72px; }
.doc .kicker + h2 { margin-top: 8px; }
.num { color: var(--signal); }

.pack {
  display: grid;
  gap: 22px;
  align-items: center;
}
@media (min-width: 720px) { .pack { grid-template-columns: 1fr auto; } }
.pack h2 { margin: 0 0 8px; font-size: 30px; }
.pack .btn { white-space: nowrap; }

.tip {
  background: var(--deep-lagoon);
  color: var(--text);
  border-radius: var(--card);
  padding: 22px 26px;
}
.tip strong:first-child { font-family: var(--mono); font-size: 12px; letter-spacing: 0.18em; color: var(--signal); margin-right: 14px; }

figure { margin: 28px 0; }
figure img { border-radius: var(--card); border: 1px solid rgba(77, 241, 229, 0.7); }
figure::before { content: "Starter reference example"; display: block; font-family: var(--mono); font-size: 11px; font-weight: bold; letter-spacing: 0.12em; text-transform: uppercase; color: var(--signal); margin-bottom: 10px; }
figcaption { color: var(--signal) !important; }
figcaption { font-family: var(--mono); font-size: 11px; letter-spacing: 0.08em; color: var(--text-3); margin-top: 10px; text-transform: uppercase; }

.prompt { padding: 0; overflow: hidden; margin: 28px 0; }
.prompt-head {
  display: flex;
  justify-content: space-between;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 12px;
  padding: 12px 14px 12px 22px;
  background: var(--signal);
  font-family: var(--mono);
  font-size: 12px;
  font-weight: bold;
  letter-spacing: 0.12em;
  color: var(--on-signal);
}
.copy {
  font-family: var(--mono);
  font-size: 12px;
  font-weight: bold;
  letter-spacing: 0.1em;
  color: var(--text);
  background: var(--on-signal);
  border: 0;
  border-radius: var(--pill);
  padding: 8px 16px;
  cursor: pointer;
  white-space: nowrap;
}
.copy:hover, .copy.done { background: var(--carbon-deep); }
.prompt pre {
  font-family: var(--mono);
  font-size: 15px;
  line-height: 1.6;
  white-space: pre-wrap;
  word-wrap: break-word;
  padding: 22px;
  color: rgba(245, 247, 246, 0.9);
}

/* ---------- Footer ---------- */
.site-footer {
  background: var(--carbon);
  border-top: 1px solid rgba(77, 241, 229, 0.18);
  position: relative;
}
.footer-main { display: grid; gap: 48px; padding: 64px 0 48px; }
@media (min-width: 900px) { .footer-main { grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 540px) 1fr; gap: 64px; } }
/* Explore + Free stuff: right-justified on the right side of the page */
.footer-links { display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; gap: 32px 80px; }
@media (min-width: 900px) { .footer-links { justify-content: flex-end; text-align: right; } }
.footer-links .help { max-width: none; }
.footer-main .wordmark { font-size: 22px; display: inline-block; margin-bottom: 28px; }
.footer-label {
  font-family: var(--mono);
  font-size: 12px;
  font-weight: bold;
  letter-spacing: 0.18em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--text);
  margin-bottom: 14px;
}
.footer-main p { color: var(--text-2); margin-bottom: 18px; max-width: 42ch; }
.footer-main ul { list-style: none; display: grid; gap: 10px; }
.footer-main ul a { color: var(--text); text-decoration: none; }
.footer-main ul a:hover { color: var(--signal); }
.footer-link { display: inline-block; color: var(--text); text-decoration: none; }
.footer-link:hover { color: var(--signal); }
.footer-main .form-inline input { background: transparent; }
/* footer signup: about two-thirds the size of the page forms, in scale with the text around it */
@media (min-width: 641px) {
  .footer-main .form-inline { max-width: 42ch; padding: 4px; } /* same width as the paragraph above */
  .footer-main .form-inline input { font-size: 14px; padding: 10px 14px; }
  .footer-main .form-inline .btn { font-size: 14px; padding: 10px 20px; }
}
.footer-main .micro { margin-top: 10px; max-width: 48ch; }

.help { margin-top: 28px; font-style: italic; }

.footer-bar {
  display: flex;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
  justify-content: space-between;
  gap: 12px 28px;
  padding: 24px 0 32px;
  border-top: 1px solid rgba(245, 247, 246, 0.1);
  font-size: 13px;
  color: var(--text-3);
}
.footer-bar ul { list-style: none; display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; gap: 8px 24px; }
.footer-bar a { color: var(--text-2); text-decoration: none; text-transform: uppercase; letter-spacing: 0.06em; font-size: 12px; }
.footer-bar a:hover { color: var(--signal); }
.disclosure { width: 100%; font-size: 11px; line-height: 1.5; color: var(--text-3); }

/* ---------- Prose pages (about, legal) ---------- */
.prose { padding: 56px 0 88px; }
.prose h2 { font-size: 28px; margin: 48px 0 12px; }
.prose h3 { margin-top: 28px; }
.prose p, .prose li { color: var(--text-2); }
.prose ul, .prose ol { padding-left: 22px; margin: 12px 0; }
.prose li + li { margin-top: 6px; }
.prose strong { color: var(--text); font-weight: 600; }

/* ---------- Squeeze page (freebie landing): one job, no menu ---------- */
.bare-mark { font-size: 18px; display: inline-block; padding: 14px 0; }
.squeeze { padding: 40px 0 72px; min-height: calc(100vh - 220px); display: flex; align-items: center; overflow-x: clip; }
.squeeze-grid { display: grid; gap: 40px; align-items: center; }
@media (min-width: 960px) { .squeeze-grid { grid-template-columns: 1.2fr 0.8fr; gap: 48px; } }
.squeeze h1 { font-size: clamp(38px, 4.4vw, 62px); line-height: 1; margin-bottom: 24px; }
.byline { font-family: var(--display); font-size: clamp(22px, 2.2vw, 30px); color: var(--text); margin-bottom: 18px; }
.squeeze .lede { margin-bottom: 32px; }
.form-inline {
  display: flex; gap: 8px;
  padding: 6px;
  border: 1px solid var(--signal);
  border-radius: 34px;
  max-width: 680px;
}
.form-inline input { flex: 1 1 0; min-width: 0; border: 0; background: transparent; }
.form-inline input:focus { box-shadow: none; }
.form-inline input + label + input { border-left: 1px solid rgba(77, 241, 229, 0.22); border-radius: 0; }
.form-inline .btn { width: auto; flex: 0 0 auto; padding: 16px 30px; }
/* phones: the fields stack, each in its own clear box (16px text so iPhones don't zoom) */
@media (max-width: 640px) {
  .form-inline, .form-inline.form-on-signal { flex-direction: column; gap: 10px; padding: 0; border: 0; border-radius: 0; background: transparent; }
  .form-inline input, .form-inline input + label + input, .footer-main .form-inline input {
    border: 1px solid rgba(77, 241, 229, 0.35); border-radius: var(--pill); background: var(--carbon-deep); padding: 14px 20px;
  }
  .form-inline input::placeholder, .form-inline.form-on-signal input::placeholder { color: var(--text-2); }
  .form-inline .btn { width: 100%; }
  .form-inline.form-on-signal .btn { background: var(--on-signal); color: var(--text); }
}
.squeeze .micro { margin-top: 10px; max-width: 680px; text-align: center; }
.portrait { position: relative; }
.portrait::before {
  content: ""; position: absolute; inset: 0 -8% 0;
  background: radial-gradient(ellipse at 50% 40%, rgba(77, 241, 229, 0.1), transparent 65%); /* very subtle */
  filter: blur(10px);
}
.portrait img {
  position: relative;
  -webkit-mask-image: linear-gradient(to bottom, #000 78%, transparent 100%);
  mask-image: linear-gradient(to bottom, #000 78%, transparent 100%);
}

/* ---------- Inner pages ---------- */
.page-head { padding: 64px 0 8px; }
.page-head h1 { max-width: 20ch; }
.page-head .lede { max-width: 60ch; }
.section-tight { padding: 40px 0 88px; }

.free-list { display: grid; gap: 24px; }
.free-item { display: grid; gap: 24px; align-items: center; padding: 32px 36px; }
@media (min-width: 900px) { .free-item { grid-template-columns: 1fr auto; gap: 48px; } }
.free-item h2 { font-size: 34px; margin-bottom: 10px; }
.free-item .checklist { margin: 18px 0 0; }
.free-cta { text-align: center; }
.free-cta .micro { margin-top: 10px; max-width: 26ch; }

.tools .tool { display: flex; flex-direction: column; gap: 12px; }
.tool h2 { font-size: 30px; margin: 0; color: var(--signal); }
.tool .cost { font-family: var(--mono); font-size: 13px; letter-spacing: 0.06em; color: var(--text); }
.tools { display: grid; gap: 22px; }
@media (min-width: 900px) { .tools { grid-template-columns: repeat(2, 1fr); } }
.tool .btn { align-self: flex-start; margin-top: auto; padding: 14px 30px; }
/* the affiliate link, visible and easy to copy */
.aff { display: flex; align-items: center; gap: 10px; background: var(--carbon-deep); border: 1px solid rgba(77, 241, 229, 0.3); border-radius: 14px; padding: 8px 8px 8px 18px; }
.aff code { flex: 1; min-width: 0; font-family: var(--mono); font-size: 13px; color: var(--text); overflow-wrap: anywhere; user-select: all; }
.aff .copy { background: var(--signal); color: var(--on-signal); }
.aff .copy:hover, .aff .copy.done { background: var(--text); color: var(--on-signal); }

.contact-card { padding: 40px; max-width: 760px; }
.contact-card .lede { margin-bottom: 28px; max-width: none; }

.prose .wrap > p:first-child { margin-top: 0; }
.prose table { width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse; margin: 16px 0; font-size: 14px; }
.prose th, .prose td { text-align: left; padding: 10px 12px; border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(245, 247, 246, 0.1); color: var(--text-2); }
.prose th { color: var(--text); font-weight: 600; }
.prose code { font-family: var(--mono); font-size: 0.9em; color: var(--signal); }
.placeholder { border: 1px dashed rgba(77, 241, 229, 0.5); border-radius: var(--card); padding: 16px 20px; color: var(--signal) !important; }
.prose { padding-top: 32px; }
.prose .narrow { max-width: var(--wide); }            /* line up with the page heading */
.prose .narrow > * { max-width: 760px; }
.prose .narrow > table { max-width: 900px; }
.footer-link { display: block; line-height: 1.65; margin-bottom: 14px; }

/* Whole card is the link: the card's button stretches over the card; copy boxes stay clickable on top */
.card-link { position: relative; }
.card-link .btn::after { content: ""; position: absolute; inset: 0; border-radius: var(--card); }
.card-link .aff { position: relative; z-index: 1; }