/* ============================================================
   RESET & TOKENS
============================================================ */
*, *::before, *::after { box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0; padding: 0; }

:root {
  --bg:      #0A0A0A;
  --bg2:     #111111;
  --bg3:     #161616;
  --fire:    #FF6B1A;
  --fire2:   #FF9240;
  --glow:    rgba(255,107,26,.28);
  --text:    #F5F5F5;
  --muted:   #A1A1AA;
  --dim:     #52525B;
  --border:  rgba(255,255,255,.06);
  --r:       16px;
  --r-sm:    10px;
}

html { scroll-behavior: auto; }

body {
  background: var(--bg);
  color: var(--text);
  font-family: 'Inter', system-ui, sans-serif;
  overflow-x: hidden;
  -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased;
  -moz-osx-font-smoothing: grayscale;
}

a { color: inherit; text-decoration: none; }
img { display: block; max-width: 100%; }
button { font-family: inherit; }

/* ============================================================
   GRAIN NOISE  (animated SVG filter — no image needed)
============================================================ */
.grain {
  position: fixed;
  inset: 0;
  width: 100%;
  height: 100%;
  pointer-events: none;
  z-index: 9999;
  opacity: .045;
  background-image:
    url("data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg' width='300' height='300'%3E%3Cfilter id='n'%3E%3CfeTurbulence type='fractalNoise' baseFrequency='.85' numOctaves='4' stitchTiles='stitch'/%3E%3C/filter%3E%3Crect width='300' height='300' filter='url(%23n)'/%3E%3C/svg%3E");
  background-size: 200px 200px;
  animation: grainMove .4s steps(3) infinite;
}

@keyframes grainMove {
  0%   { background-position:   0%   0%; }
  33%  { background-position: -10%  15%; }
  66%  { background-position:  15% -10%; }
  100% { background-position:  -5%   5%; }
}

/* ============================================================
   CURSOR
============================================================ */
.cursor,
.cursor-dot {
  position: fixed;
  pointer-events: none;
  transform: translate(-50%, -50%);
  border-radius: 50%;
  z-index: 10000;
}

.cursor {
  width: 44px;
  height: 44px;
  border: 1px solid rgba(255,107,26,.55);
  transition: width .3s, height .3s, background .3s, border-color .3s;
  mix-blend-mode: difference;
}

.cursor-dot {
  width: 6px;
  height: 6px;
  background: var(--fire);
}

body.hovered .cursor {
  width: 72px;
  height: 72px;
  background: rgba(255,107,26,.08);
  border-color: var(--fire);
}

body.link-hovered .cursor {
  width: 90px;
  height: 90px;
  background: rgba(255,107,26,.12);
}

/* ============================================================
   NAVIGATION
============================================================ */
.nav {
  position: fixed;
  top: 0; left: 0; right: 0;
  z-index: 900;
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: space-between;
  padding: 24px 48px;
  transition: background .35s, padding .35s, border-color .35s;
}

.nav.scrolled {
  background: rgba(10,10,10,.88);
  backdrop-filter: blur(24px) saturate(150%);
  -webkit-backdrop-filter: blur(24px) saturate(150%);
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--border);
  padding: 16px 48px;
}

.nav-logo {
  display: flex;
  align-items: baseline;
  gap: 10px;
  font-weight: 800;
  font-size: 17px;
  letter-spacing: .14em;
  background: linear-gradient(130deg, #fff 30%, var(--fire));
  -webkit-background-clip: text;
  -webkit-text-fill-color: transparent;
  background-clip: text;
}

.nav-logo-sub {
  font-size: 11px;
  font-weight: 500;
  letter-spacing: .06em;
  opacity: .55;
  -webkit-text-fill-color: var(--muted);
  background: none;
}

.nav-links {
  display: flex;
  list-style: none;
  gap: 4px;
  align-items: center;
}

.nav-links a {
  font-size: 14px;
  font-weight: 500;
  letter-spacing: .02em;
  color: var(--muted);
  padding: 9px 18px;
  border-radius: 8px;
  transition: color .2s, background .2s;
  display: inline-block;
}

.nav-links a:not(.nav-cta):hover {
  color: var(--fire);
  background: rgba(255,107,26,.08);
}

.nav-cta {
  background: var(--fire) !important;
  color: #000 !important;
  padding: 9px 20px;
  border-radius: 50px;
  font-weight: 700 !important;
  letter-spacing: .02em;
  transition: transform .25s, box-shadow .25s !important;
}

.nav-cta:hover {
  transform: translateY(-2px);
  box-shadow: 0 10px 32px rgba(255,107,26,.45);
}

.nav-burger {
  display: none;
  flex-direction: column;
  gap: 5px;
  background: none;
  border: none;
  cursor: pointer;
  padding: 4px;
}

.nav-burger span {
  display: block;
  width: 22px;
  height: 2px;
  background: var(--text);
  border-radius: 2px;
  transition: transform .3s, opacity .3s;
}

/* Mobile menu */
.mobile-menu {
  position: fixed;
  top: 0; left: 0; right: 0; bottom: 0;
  z-index: 890;
  background: rgba(10,10,10,.97);
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: center;
  transform: translateX(100%);
  transition: transform .5s cubic-bezier(.77,0,.18,1);
}

.mobile-menu.open { transform: translateX(0); }

.mobile-menu ul {
  list-style: none;
  text-align: center;
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  gap: 32px;
}

.mob-link {
  font-size: clamp(32px, 8vw, 56px);
  font-weight: 800;
  letter-spacing: -.02em;
  color: var(--text);
  transition: color .2s;
}

.mob-link:hover { color: var(--fire); }

/* ============================================================
   UTILITY CLASSES
============================================================ */
.section-label {
  font-size: 11px;
  font-weight: 700;
  letter-spacing: .22em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--fire);
  margin-bottom: 16px;
}

.section-title {
  font-size: clamp(36px, 5.5vw, 68px);
  font-weight: 900;
  letter-spacing: -.03em;
  line-height: .95;
}

.section-body {
  font-size: 16px;
  color: var(--muted);
  line-height: 1.75;
  max-width: 480px;
}

.section-head {
  margin-bottom: 64px;
}

.grad-fire {
  background: linear-gradient(120deg, var(--fire), #FF4500 40%, var(--fire2) 80%);
  -webkit-background-clip: text;
  -webkit-text-fill-color: transparent;
  background-clip: text;
  background-size: 200%;
  animation: fireGrad 4s ease infinite alternate;
}

@keyframes fireGrad {
  from { background-position: 0% 50%; }
  to   { background-position: 100% 50%; }
}

/* ============================================================
   BUTTONS
============================================================ */
.btn {
  display: inline-flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: center;
  padding: 13px 28px;
  border-radius: 50px;
  font-size: 15px;
  font-weight: 700;
  letter-spacing: .01em;
  transition: transform .3s, box-shadow .3s, background .3s;
  cursor: pointer;
  border: none;
  position: relative;
  overflow: hidden;
}

.btn--fire {
  background: var(--fire);
  color: #000;
}

.btn--fire:hover {
  background: var(--fire2);
  transform: translateY(-3px);
  box-shadow: 0 18px 48px rgba(255,107,26,.45);
}

.btn--ghost {
  background: transparent;
  color: var(--text);
  border: 1px solid var(--border);
}

.btn--ghost:hover {
  border-color: rgba(255,107,26,.4);
  color: var(--fire);
}

.btn--xl {
  padding: 18px 44px;
  font-size: 18px;
}

/* ============================================================
   HERO  — full-bleed photo, text overlaid
============================================================ */
.hero {
  position: relative;
  width: 100%;
  height: 100svh;
  min-height: 600px;
  overflow: hidden;
}

/* Full-screen photo — no filter, no opacity change, original */
.hero-photo {
  position: absolute;
  inset: 0;
  width: 100%;
  height: 100%;
  object-fit: cover;
  object-position: center top;
  display: block;
  z-index: 0;
}

/* Overlay: dark on left/bottom, photo shows clearly elsewhere */
.hero-overlay {
  position: absolute;
  inset: 0;
  z-index: 1;
  background:
    linear-gradient(
      105deg,
      rgba(10,10,10,.88) 0%,
      rgba(10,10,10,.55) 38%,
      rgba(10,10,10,.1)  65%,
      transparent 100%
    ),
    linear-gradient(
      to top,
      rgba(10,10,10,.82) 0%,
      rgba(10,10,10,.3)  30%,
      transparent 55%
    );
  pointer-events: none;
}

/* Content wrapper — all text, absolute */
.hero-content {
  position: absolute;
  inset: 0;
  z-index: 2;
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  justify-content: flex-end;
  padding: 0 64px 100px;
  max-width: 760px;
}

/* Available badge */
.hero-eyebrow {
  display: inline-flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 10px;
  margin-bottom: 20px;
  padding: 7px 16px;
  border: 1px solid rgba(255,107,26,.4);
  border-radius: 50px;
  background: rgba(10,10,10,.5);
  backdrop-filter: blur(14px);
  -webkit-backdrop-filter: blur(14px);
  width: fit-content;
}

.badge-dot {
  width: 7px;
  height: 7px;
  border-radius: 50%;
  background: var(--fire);
  flex-shrink: 0;
  animation: badgePulse 2s ease infinite;
}

@keyframes badgePulse {
  0%,100% { opacity: 1;  transform: scale(1);   box-shadow: 0 0 0 0 rgba(255,107,26,.5); }
  50%      { opacity: .5; transform: scale(.75); box-shadow: 0 0 0 6px rgba(255,107,26,0); }
}

.hero-eyebrow span:last-child {
  font-size: 11px;
  font-weight: 600;
  letter-spacing: .13em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: rgba(255,255,255,.82);
}

/* Name — no overflow:hidden so it never clips  */
.hero-name-wrap {
  line-height: 1;
  margin-bottom: 14px;
}

.hero-name {
  font-size: clamp(80px, 12.5vw, 158px);
  font-weight: 900;
  letter-spacing: -.055em;
  color: #fff;
  line-height: .88;
  /* start hidden via JS, not CSS — avoids clip issues */
}

/* Cycling animated text (React animated-hero equivalent in pure GSAP) */
.hero-cycling-wrap {
  display: flex;
  align-items: baseline;
  gap: 0;
  font-size: clamp(20px, 2.4vw, 30px);
  font-weight: 600;
  color: rgba(255,255,255,.75);
  margin-bottom: 14px;
  letter-spacing: -.01em;
}

.cycling-word-host {
  position: relative;
  display: inline-block;
  overflow: hidden;
  height: 1.1em;
  vertical-align: bottom;
  min-width: 160px;
}

.cycling-word {
  display: inline-block;
  color: var(--fire2);
  font-weight: 800;
}

/* Role line */
.hero-role {
  font-size: 14px;
  font-weight: 500;
  color: rgba(255,255,255,.38);
  letter-spacing: .1em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  margin-bottom: 36px;
}

/* CTA buttons */
.hero-actions {
  display: flex;
  gap: 14px;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
}

/* Scroll indicator — absolute, left edge, vertically centred on bottom third */
.hero-scroll {
  position: absolute;
  bottom: 48px;
  left: 28px;
  z-index: 2;
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 10px;
}

.scroll-bar {
  width: 1px;
  height: 52px;
  background: linear-gradient(to bottom, transparent, rgba(255,107,26,.7));
  animation: scrollPulse 2.4s ease infinite;
}

@keyframes scrollPulse {
  0%,100% { opacity: .3; transform: scaleY(.7); transform-origin: bottom; }
  50%      { opacity: 1;  transform: scaleY(1);  transform-origin: bottom; }
}

.hero-scroll span {
  font-size: 9px;
  letter-spacing: .22em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: rgba(255,255,255,.3);
  writing-mode: vertical-rl;
}

/* Studio badge — bottom-right */
.hero-badge {
  position: absolute;
  bottom: 36px;
  right: 48px;
  z-index: 2;
  padding: 8px 18px;
  border: 1px solid rgba(255,255,255,.09);
  border-radius: 50px;
  font-size: 10px;
  font-weight: 700;
  letter-spacing: .2em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: rgba(255,255,255,.32);
  background: rgba(10,10,10,.3);
  backdrop-filter: blur(12px);
  -webkit-backdrop-filter: blur(12px);
}

/* ============================================================
   TICKER
============================================================ */
.ticker-band {
  display: flex;
  overflow: hidden;
  border-top: 1px solid var(--border);
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--border);
  padding: 14px 0;
  background: var(--bg2);
  user-select: none;
}

.ticker-rail {
  display: flex;
  gap: 28px;
  white-space: nowrap;
  font-size: 12px;
  font-weight: 700;
  letter-spacing: .14em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--muted);
  flex-shrink: 0;
  padding-right: 28px;
}

.ticker-rail .dot { color: var(--fire); }

/* ============================================================
   ABOUT
============================================================ */
.about {
  padding: 130px 56px;
  position: relative;
}

.about-inner {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr;
  gap: 72px;
  max-width: 1360px;
  margin: 0 auto;
  align-items: start;
}

/* Poem — Playfair Display, literary & premium */
.poem {
  font-family: 'Playfair Display', Georgia, serif;
  font-size: clamp(20px, 2.2vw, 30px);
  font-weight: 400;
  font-style: italic;
  line-height: 1.75;
  letter-spacing: .005em;
  color: rgba(255,255,255,.88);
  position: relative;
  padding-left: 28px;
  border-left: 2px solid rgba(255,107,26,0.5);
}

.poem-line {
  display: block;
  overflow: hidden;
}

.poem-line--gap { height: .9em; }

/* Stats */
.about-stats {
  display: flex;
  gap: 44px;
  margin-top: 56px;
}

.stat-num {
  display: block;
  font-family: 'Playfair Display', Georgia, serif;
  font-size: 54px;
  font-weight: 700;
  font-style: italic;
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, var(--fire), var(--fire2));
  -webkit-background-clip: text;
  -webkit-text-fill-color: transparent;
  background-clip: text;
  line-height: 1;
  margin-bottom: 6px;
}

.stat-lbl {
  font-size: 11px;
  color: var(--muted);
  font-weight: 600;
  letter-spacing: .1em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
}

/* ========================
   ABOUT PHOTO
======================== */
.about-photo-wrap {
  position: relative;
  border-radius: 20px;
  overflow: hidden;
  border: 1.5px solid rgba(255,107,26,0.28);
  box-shadow: 0 0 0 1px rgba(255,107,26,0.06), 0 20px 60px rgba(0,0,0,0.5);
  /* Fixed height — image can never push this larger */
  height: clamp(420px, 40vw, 580px);
  width: 100%;
}

.about-img {
  position: absolute;
  inset: 0;
  width: 100%;
  height: 100%;
  object-fit: cover;
  object-position: center top;
  display: block;
}

/* ============================================================
   PROJECTS — Premium Horizontal Accordion (straight, no skew)
============================================================ */

.work {
  padding: 100px 0 0;
  position: relative;
}

/* Ambient orange glow behind title */
.work::before {
  content: '';
  position: absolute;
  top: 0;
  left: -60px;
  width: 520px;
  height: 340px;
  background: radial-gradient(ellipse at 20% 30%, rgba(255,107,26,0.09), transparent 68%);
  pointer-events: none;
  z-index: 0;
}

.work-head {
  padding: 0 56px 56px;
  max-width: 1440px;
  margin: 0 auto;
  display: flex;
  align-items: flex-end;
  justify-content: space-between;
  position: relative;
  z-index: 1;
}

.work-head-left { flex: 1; }

.work-head-right {
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  align-items: flex-end;
  gap: 4px;
  padding-bottom: 8px;
  opacity: .38;
}

.work-count {
  font-size: 44px;
  font-weight: 900;
  letter-spacing: -.04em;
  color: var(--fire);
  line-height: 1;
  font-variant-numeric: tabular-nums;
  font-family: 'Playfair Display', Georgia, serif;
  font-style: italic;
}

.work-count-lbl {
  font-size: 9px;
  font-weight: 700;
  letter-spacing: .22em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--muted);
}

.work-title {
  font-family: 'Azonix', 'Bebas Neue', 'Inter', sans-serif;
  font-size: clamp(48px, 7vw, 100px);
  font-weight: 900;
  letter-spacing: .02em;
  line-height: .9;
  overflow: hidden;
}

/* Wrapper: generous left + right margin */
.accordion-wrap {
  padding: 0 56px 88px;
  position: relative;
  z-index: 1;
}

/* Straight horizontal flex — NO skew, ~16:9 when expanded */
.accordion {
  display: flex;
  height: clamp(380px, 33vw, 520px);
  gap: 10px;
  overflow: hidden;
  isolation: isolate;
}

/* Each straight panel */
.panel {
  position: relative;
  flex: 1;
  overflow: hidden;
  text-decoration: none;
  cursor: pointer;
  transform: none;
  margin-right: 0;
  transition:
    flex .9s cubic-bezier(.16,1,.3,1),
    border-color .5s ease,
    box-shadow .5s ease;
  background: #0c0c0c;
  border: 1.5px solid rgba(255,107,26,0.35);
  border-radius: 18px;
}

.panel:last-child { margin-right: 0; }

/* CSS fallback hover */
.panel:hover {
  flex: 4.5;
  border-color: rgba(255,107,26,0.92);
  box-shadow:
    0 0 0 1px rgba(255,107,26,0.28),
    0 12px 56px rgba(255,107,26,0.22),
    inset 0 0 0 1px rgba(255,107,26,0.08);
}
.accordion:has(.panel:hover) .panel:not(:hover) { flex: 0.34; }

/* Active (GSAP-driven) */
.panel.active {
  border-color: rgba(255,107,26,0.92);
  box-shadow:
    0 0 0 1px rgba(255,107,26,0.28),
    0 12px 56px rgba(255,107,26,0.22),
    inset 0 0 0 1px rgba(255,107,26,0.08);
}

/* Image wrapper — straight, no counter-skew */
.panel-img-wrap {
  position: absolute;
  inset: 0;
  transform: none;
  z-index: 0;
}

/* Gradient background for panels without photos */
.panel-grad {
  position: absolute;
  inset: 0;
  background: var(--g, #0a0a0a);
}

/* Photo — static, no zoom */
.panel-img-wrap img {
  position: absolute;
  inset: 0;
  width: 100%;
  height: 100%;
  object-fit: cover;
  object-position: center center;
  filter: grayscale(70%) brightness(.45) contrast(1.1);
  transition: filter .9s cubic-bezier(.16,1,.3,1);
  display: block;
  transform: none !important;
}

.panel.active .panel-img-wrap img,
.panel:hover  .panel-img-wrap img {
  filter: grayscale(5%) brightness(.65) contrast(1.05);
}

/* Bottom dark gradient — neutral, no orange */
.panel-tint {
  position: absolute;
  inset: 0;
  z-index: 1;
  background: linear-gradient(
    to top,
    rgba(0,0,0,.72) 0%,
    rgba(0,0,0,.28) 38%,
    transparent 65%
  );
  opacity: 0;
  transition: opacity .7s cubic-bezier(.16,1,.3,1);
  pointer-events: none;
}

.panel.active .panel-tint,
.panel:hover  .panel-tint { opacity: 1; }

/* No orange orb — removed */
.panel::before { display: none; }

/* ---- COLLAPSED state: vertical number + name ---- */
.panel-peek {
  position: absolute;
  inset: 0;
  z-index: 3;
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: center;
  gap: 16px;
  pointer-events: none;
  transition: opacity .35s ease;
}

.panel.active .panel-peek,
.panel:hover  .panel-peek { opacity: 0; }

.p-peek-num {
  font-family: 'Playfair Display', Georgia, serif;
  font-size: 16px;
  font-weight: 700;
  font-style: italic;
  letter-spacing: .1em;
  color: rgba(255,107,26,0.82);
  writing-mode: vertical-rl;
  text-orientation: mixed;
  font-variant-numeric: tabular-nums;
}

.p-peek-name {
  font-family: 'Playfair Display', Georgia, serif;
  font-size: 12px;
  font-weight: 400;
  font-style: italic;
  letter-spacing: .06em;
  color: rgba(255,255,255,0.38);
  writing-mode: vertical-rl;
  text-orientation: mixed;
  white-space: nowrap;
  overflow: hidden;
  max-height: 200px;
  text-overflow: ellipsis;
}

/* ---- EXPANDED state: glassmorphism showcase, left-aligned ---- */
.panel-lbl {
  position: absolute;
  bottom: 0;
  left: 0;
  right: 0;
  z-index: 4;
  padding: 40px 32px 32px;
  text-align: left;
  transform: translateY(22px);
  opacity: 0;
  transition:
    transform .75s cubic-bezier(.16,1,.3,1),
    opacity .5s ease;
  pointer-events: none;
  /* Glassmorphism */
  background: linear-gradient(
    to top,
    rgba(8,5,3,0.82) 0%,
    rgba(10,6,4,0.55) 45%,
    rgba(10,6,4,0.18) 72%,
    transparent 100%
  );
  backdrop-filter: blur(18px) saturate(140%);
  -webkit-backdrop-filter: blur(18px) saturate(140%);
  border-top: 1px solid rgba(255,255,255,0.06);
}

.panel.active .panel-lbl,
.panel:hover  .panel-lbl {
  transform: translateY(0);
  opacity: 1;
  pointer-events: auto;
}

/* Number label — orange with leading dash */
.p-num {
  display: inline-flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 10px;
  font-size: 10px;
  font-weight: 800;
  letter-spacing: .32em;
  color: var(--fire);
  margin-bottom: 12px;
  font-variant-numeric: tabular-nums;
  text-transform: uppercase;
}

.p-num::before {
  content: '';
  display: inline-block;
  width: 26px;
  height: 1.5px;
  background: var(--fire);
  opacity: 0.8;
  flex-shrink: 0;
}

/* Project name — Playfair Display italic, large & prominent */
.p-name {
  display: block;
  font-family: 'Playfair Display', Georgia, serif;
  font-size: clamp(22px, 2.6vw, 42px);
  font-weight: 700;
  font-style: italic;
  letter-spacing: -.01em;
  color: #fff;
  white-space: nowrap;
  overflow: hidden;
  text-overflow: ellipsis;
  margin-bottom: 8px;
  line-height: 1.05;
  text-shadow: 0 2px 12px rgba(0,0,0,0.6);
}

/* Category */
.p-cat {
  display: block;
  font-size: 9px;
  font-weight: 700;
  letter-spacing: .26em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: rgba(255,160,80,.95);
  margin-bottom: 16px;
}

/* URL + arrow row */
.p-url-row {
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 10px;
}

/* URL text */
.p-url {
  display: inline-block;
  font-size: 10px;
  color: rgba(255,255,255,.38);
  letter-spacing: .06em;
  font-weight: 500;
}

/* Arrow button — orange outline circle */
.p-arrow {
  display: inline-flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: center;
  width: 28px;
  height: 28px;
  border-radius: 50%;
  border: 1px solid rgba(255,107,26,0.65);
  color: var(--fire2);
  font-size: 12px;
  transition: background .3s, border-color .3s, transform .3s;
  flex-shrink: 0;
  background: rgba(255,107,26,0.1);
  line-height: 1;
}

.panel:hover .p-arrow,
.panel.active .p-arrow {
  background: rgba(255,107,26,0.25);
  border-color: var(--fire);
  transform: translate(2px, -2px);
}

/* GitHub panel peek: keep arrow horizontal, not rotated */
.panel--github .p-peek-num {
  writing-mode: horizontal-tb;
  font-family: inherit;
  font-style: normal;
  font-size: 20px;
  letter-spacing: 0;
  color: rgba(255,255,255,0.3);
}
.panel--github .p-peek-name {
  writing-mode: horizontal-tb;
  font-family: inherit;
  font-style: normal;
  font-size: 7px;
  letter-spacing: .18em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
}
.panel--github:hover,
.panel--github.active {
  border-color: rgba(255,255,255,0.22) !important;
  box-shadow: 0 8px 40px rgba(255,255,255,0.05) !important;
}
.panel--github::before {
  background: radial-gradient(circle, rgba(255,255,255,0.06), transparent 65%);
}
.panel--github .panel-tint {
  background: linear-gradient(to top, rgba(30,30,30,.6) 0%, transparent 55%);
}


/* ============================================================
   STACK / SKILLS  (replaces Services bento)
============================================================ */
.stack {
  padding: 80px 56px;
  background: var(--bg2);
  position: relative;
}

.stack-inner {
  max-width: 1360px;
  margin: 0 auto;
}

.stack-head {
  margin-bottom: 44px;
}

.stack-title {
  font-family: 'Azonix', 'Bebas Neue', 'Inter', sans-serif;
  letter-spacing: .04em;
}

/* Two-column asymmetric grid */
.stack-grid {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr;
  gap: 40px;
  align-items: start;
}

/* ---- Left: skill rings ---- */
.stack-skills { position: relative; }

.stack-skills-sub {
  font-size: 11px;
  font-weight: 700;
  letter-spacing: .2em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--dim);
  margin-bottom: 40px;
}

.skill-orbit-grid {
  display: flex;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
  gap: 28px;
  justify-content: flex-start;
  max-width: 480px;
}

.skill-node {
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 10px;
  flex: 0 0 calc(33.333% - 19px);
}

.skill-ring-wrap {
  position: relative;
  width: 100px;
  height: 100px;
}

.skill-svg {
  width: 100%;
  height: 100%;
  transform: rotate(-90deg);
}

.s-track {
  fill: none;
  stroke: rgba(255,255,255,0.07);
  stroke-width: 6;
}

.s-fill {
  fill: none;
  stroke-width: 6;
  stroke-linecap: round;
  transition: stroke-dashoffset 1.4s cubic-bezier(.16,1,.3,1);
}

.skill-center {
  position: absolute;
  inset: 0;
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: center;
}

.skill-pct {
  font-family: 'Playfair Display', Georgia, serif;
  font-size: 16px;
  font-weight: 700;
  font-style: italic;
  color: var(--fire2);
  line-height: 1;
}

.skill-label {
  font-size: 10px;
  font-weight: 700;
  letter-spacing: .16em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--muted);
}

/* ---- Right: stat cards ---- */
.stack-stats {
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  gap: 20px;
}

.stat-card {
  display: block;
  text-decoration: none;
  color: inherit;
  background: var(--bg3);
  border: 1.5px solid rgba(255,107,26,0.18);
  border-radius: 16px;
  padding: 20px 22px;
  transition: border-color .35s, box-shadow .35s, transform .35s;
  position: relative;
  overflow: hidden;
}

.stat-card::before {
  content: '';
  position: absolute;
  top: 0; left: 0; right: 0;
  height: 1px;
  background: linear-gradient(90deg, transparent, rgba(255,107,26,.35), transparent);
  opacity: 0;
  transition: opacity .35s;
}

.stat-card:hover {
  border-color: rgba(255,107,26,0.5);
  box-shadow: 0 8px 40px rgba(255,107,26,0.1);
  transform: translateY(-3px);
}

.stat-card:hover::before { opacity: 1; }

.sc-head {
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 12px;
  margin-bottom: 24px;
}

.sc-icon {
  width: 22px;
  height: 22px;
  color: var(--fire);
  flex-shrink: 0;
}

.sc-title {
  font-size: 15px;
  font-weight: 800;
  letter-spacing: .02em;
  color: var(--text);
}

.sc-handle {
  display: block;
  font-size: 10px;
  color: var(--dim);
  font-weight: 500;
  letter-spacing: .05em;
  margin-top: 1px;
}

.sc-arrow {
  margin-left: auto;
  font-size: 16px;
  color: var(--fire);
  opacity: .6;
  transition: opacity .25s, transform .25s;
}

.stat-card:hover .sc-arrow { opacity: 1; transform: translate(2px,-2px); }

/* GitHub stats row */
.gh-row {
  display: flex;
  gap: 0;
}

.gh-item {
  flex: 1;
  text-align: center;
  padding: 0 8px;
}

.gh-item:first-child { text-align: left; padding-left: 0; }
.gh-item:last-child  { text-align: right; padding-right: 0; }

.gh-num {
  display: block;
  font-family: 'Playfair Display', Georgia, serif;
  font-size: 32px;
  font-weight: 700;
  font-style: italic;
  color: var(--fire);
  line-height: 1;
  margin-bottom: 4px;
}

.gh-lbl {
  display: block;
  font-size: 10px;
  font-weight: 700;
  letter-spacing: .1em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--text);
  margin-bottom: 3px;
}

.gh-sub {
  display: block;
  font-size: 9px;
  color: var(--dim);
  letter-spacing: .04em;
}

.gh-sep {
  width: 1px;
  background: rgba(255,255,255,.06);
  flex-shrink: 0;
}

/* LeetCode card */
.lc-body {
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 24px;
}

.lc-ring-wrap {
  position: relative;
  width: 80px;
  height: 80px;
  flex-shrink: 0;
}

.lc-ring-svg {
  width: 100%;
  height: 100%;
  transform: rotate(-90deg);
}

.lc-center {
  position: absolute;
  inset: 0;
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: center;
}

.lc-num {
  font-family: 'Playfair Display', Georgia, serif;
  font-size: 20px;
  font-weight: 700;
  font-style: italic;
  color: var(--fire2);
  line-height: 1;
}

.lc-sub {
  font-size: 8px;
  color: var(--dim);
  letter-spacing: .1em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  margin-top: 2px;
}

.lc-bars { flex: 1; }

.lc-bar-row {
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 8px;
  margin-bottom: 10px;
}

.lc-bar-row:last-child { margin-bottom: 0; }

.lc-diff {
  font-size: 9px;
  font-weight: 700;
  letter-spacing: .06em;
  min-width: 46px;
}

.lc-diff.easy  { color: #00b8a3; }
.lc-diff.med   { color: #ffc01e; }
.lc-diff.hard  { color: #ef4743; }

.lc-bar-track {
  flex: 1;
  height: 4px;
  background: rgba(255,255,255,0.07);
  border-radius: 2px;
  overflow: hidden;
}

.lc-bar-fill {
  height: 100%;
  width: 0;
  border-radius: 2px;
  transition: width 1.2s cubic-bezier(.16,1,.3,1);
}

.lc-count {
  font-size: 9px;
  color: var(--dim);
  min-width: 52px;
  text-align: right;
  letter-spacing: .03em;
}

/* old bento kept for reference but hidden */
.bento-card {
  background: var(--bg3);
  border: 1px solid var(--border);
  border-radius: var(--r);
  padding: 40px;
  position: relative;
  overflow: hidden;
  transition: border-color .35s, transform .35s;
  transform-style: preserve-3d;
  will-change: transform;
}

.bento-card::after {
  content: '';
  position: absolute;
  inset: 0;
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, rgba(255,107,26,.06), transparent 60%);
  opacity: 0;
  transition: opacity .35s;
  border-radius: inherit;
  pointer-events: none;
}

.bento-card:hover {
  border-color: rgba(255,107,26,.3);
  transform: translateY(-5px) perspective(800px);
}

.bento-card:hover::after { opacity: 1; }

/* Bento layout */
.bento-card--tall {
  grid-row: 1 / 3;
}
.bento-card--wide {
  grid-column: 2 / 4;
}

.bento-icon {
  font-size: 34px;
  margin-bottom: 22px;
  display: block;
}

.bento-card h3 {
  font-size: 22px;
  font-weight: 800;
  letter-spacing: -.02em;
  margin-bottom: 12px;
}

.bento-card p {
  font-size: 15px;
  color: var(--muted);
  line-height: 1.75;
  margin-bottom: 24px;
}

.bento-tags {
  display: flex;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
  gap: 7px;
}

.bento-tags span {
  padding: 4px 12px;
  background: rgba(255,255,255,.04);
  border: 1px solid var(--border);
  border-radius: 50px;
  font-size: 11px;
  color: var(--muted);
  font-weight: 600;
}

/* ============================================================
   PROCESS
============================================================ */
.process {
  padding: 130px 56px;
}

.process-inner {
  max-width: 1360px;
  margin: 0 auto;
}

.steps {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: 1fr auto 1fr auto 1fr;
  gap: 0;
  margin-top: 64px;
  align-items: start;
}

.step-connector {
  width: 60px;
  height: 1px;
  background: linear-gradient(to right, var(--fire), rgba(255,107,26,.2));
  align-self: 44px;
  margin-top: 44px;
  flex-shrink: 0;
}

.step-n {
  display: block;
  font-size: 72px;
  font-weight: 900;
  color: rgba(255,107,26,.12);
  line-height: 1;
  margin-bottom: 20px;
  font-variant-numeric: tabular-nums;
  letter-spacing: -.04em;
}

.step h3 {
  font-size: 20px;
  font-weight: 800;
  margin-bottom: 10px;
  letter-spacing: -.02em;
}

.step p {
  font-size: 15px;
  color: var(--muted);
  line-height: 1.75;
}

/* ============================================================
   TESTIMONIALS  (marquee)
============================================================ */
.testimonials {
  padding: 100px 0;
  background: var(--bg2);
  overflow: hidden;
}

.test-head {
  padding: 0 56px;
  margin-bottom: 52px;
}

.marquee-clip {
  overflow: hidden;
}

.marquee-row {
  display: flex;
  gap: 20px;
  width: max-content;
  padding: 8px 0;
  animation: marqueeScroll 32s linear infinite;
  will-change: transform;
}

.marquee-row:hover { animation-play-state: paused; }

@keyframes marqueeScroll {
  0%   { transform: translateX(0); }
  100% { transform: translateX(-50%); }
}

/* Review card */
.card {
  flex-shrink: 0;
  width: 390px;
  background: var(--bg3);
  border: 1px solid var(--border);
  border-radius: var(--r);
  padding: 32px;
  position: relative;
  overflow: hidden;
  transition: border-color .3s;
}

.card::before {
  content: '';
  position: absolute;
  top: 0; left: 0; right: 0;
  height: 1px;
  background: linear-gradient(to right, transparent, var(--fire), transparent);
  opacity: 0;
  transition: opacity .3s;
}

.card:hover { border-color: rgba(255,107,26,.22); }
.card:hover::before { opacity: 1; }

.card-stars {
  color: var(--fire);
  font-size: 14px;
  letter-spacing: 3px;
  margin-bottom: 16px;
}

.card p {
  font-size: 15px;
  line-height: 1.75;
  color: var(--muted);
  font-style: italic;
  margin-bottom: 24px;
}

.card-author {
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 12px;
}

.avatar {
  width: 40px;
  height: 40px;
  border-radius: 50%;
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, var(--fire), #FF4500);
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: center;
  font-size: 12px;
  font-weight: 800;
  color: #000;
  flex-shrink: 0;
}

.card-author strong {
  display: block;
  font-size: 14px;
  font-weight: 700;
  margin-bottom: 2px;
}

.card-author span {
  font-size: 12px;
  color: var(--dim);
}


/* ============================================================
   FAQ
============================================================ */
.faq {
  padding: 120px 56px;
  background: var(--bg);
  position: relative;
}

.faq-wrap {
  max-width: 860px;
  margin: 0 auto;
}

.faq-header {
  margin-bottom: 56px;
}

.faq-intro {
  font-size: 15px;
  color: var(--muted);
  margin-top: 14px;
  line-height: 1.7;
}

.faq-list {
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
}

.faq-item {
  border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(255,255,255,.06);
}

.faq-item:first-child {
  border-top: 1px solid rgba(255,255,255,.06);
}

.faq-q {
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: space-between;
  width: 100%;
  padding: 22px 0;
  background: none;
  border: none;
  cursor: pointer;
  text-align: left;
  gap: 24px;
  color: var(--text);
  font-family: inherit;
  font-size: 16px;
  font-weight: 600;
  letter-spacing: -.01em;
  transition: color .25s;
}

.faq-q:hover  { color: var(--fire); }
.faq-item.open .faq-q { color: var(--fire); }

/* Icon — animated + / × */
.faq-icon {
  width: 30px;
  height: 30px;
  border-radius: 50%;
  border: 1.5px solid rgba(255,107,26,.38);
  flex-shrink: 0;
  position: relative;
  transition: border-color .3s, background .3s;
}

.faq-item.open .faq-icon {
  border-color: var(--fire);
  background: rgba(255,107,26,.1);
}

.faq-icon::before,
.faq-icon::after {
  content: '';
  position: absolute;
  top: 50%; left: 50%;
  background: var(--fire);
  border-radius: 2px;
  transition: transform .38s cubic-bezier(.16,1,.3,1), opacity .3s;
}

.faq-icon::before {
  width: 12px; height: 1.5px;
  transform: translate(-50%, -50%);
}

.faq-icon::after {
  width: 1.5px; height: 12px;
  transform: translate(-50%, -50%);
}

.faq-item.open .faq-icon::after {
  transform: translate(-50%, -50%) rotate(90deg);
  opacity: 0;
}

/* Answer panel — CSS max-height transition */
.faq-a {
  overflow: hidden;
  max-height: 0;
  transition: max-height .42s cubic-bezier(.16,1,.3,1);
}

.faq-a p {
  padding: 4px 0 24px;
  font-size: 15px;
  color: var(--muted);
  line-height: 1.85;
  max-width: 700px;
}

.faq-a a {
  color: var(--fire);
  text-decoration: underline;
  text-underline-offset: 3px;
}

/* ============================================================
   CONTACT
============================================================ */
.contact {
  padding: 120px 56px;
  position: relative;
  overflow: hidden;
  background: var(--bg2);
}

/* Two-column grid */
.contact-grid {
  max-width: 1240px;
  margin: 0 auto;
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: 1fr 1.1fr;
  gap: 80px;
  align-items: center;
  position: relative;
  z-index: 1;
  text-align: left;
}

.contact-left { position: relative; z-index: 1; }

.contact-right { position: relative; z-index: 1; }

/* Central radial glow */
.contact-glow {
  position: absolute;
  top: 50%; left: 50%;
  transform: translate(-50%, -50%);
  width: 720px;
  height: 720px;
  background: radial-gradient(circle, rgba(255,107,26,.14), transparent 62%);
  pointer-events: none;
  z-index: 0;
  animation: cGlowPulse 4.5s ease-in-out infinite;
}

@keyframes cGlowPulse {
  0%,100% { opacity: .7; transform: translate(-50%,-50%) scale(1); }
  50%      { opacity: 1;  transform: translate(-50%,-50%) scale(1.12); }
}

.contact-body {
  position: relative;
  z-index: 1;
}

.contact-title {
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  align-items: flex-start;
  gap: 0;
  font-size: clamp(52px, 8vw, 110px);
  font-weight: 900;
  letter-spacing: -.045em;
  line-height: .9;
  margin: 18px 0 24px;
}

.ct-line { display: block; overflow: hidden; }

.contact-sub {
  font-size: 16px;
  color: var(--muted);
  margin-bottom: 0;
  letter-spacing: -.005em;
  line-height: 1.7;
  max-width: 380px;
}

.contact-socials {
  display: flex;
  gap: 24px;
  margin-top: 36px;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
}

.c-soc {
  font-size: 11px;
  font-weight: 700;
  letter-spacing: .12em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--dim);
  transition: color .22s;
}

.c-soc:hover { color: var(--fire); }

/* ---- Contact Form ---- */
#contact-form {
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  gap: 0;
}

.cf-row {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr;
  gap: 14px;
  margin-bottom: 14px;
}

.cf-field {
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  gap: 7px;
  margin-bottom: 14px;
}

.cf-field label {
  font-size: 10px;
  font-weight: 700;
  letter-spacing: .18em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--muted);
}

.cf-field input,
.cf-field textarea {
  background: rgba(255,255,255,.04);
  border: 1.5px solid rgba(255,255,255,.08);
  border-radius: 10px;
  padding: 13px 16px;
  color: var(--text);
  font-family: inherit;
  font-size: 14px;
  line-height: 1.5;
  transition: border-color .25s, background .25s, box-shadow .25s;
  outline: none;
  resize: none;
  width: 100%;
}

.cf-field input::placeholder,
.cf-field textarea::placeholder {
  color: var(--dim);
}

.cf-field input:focus,
.cf-field textarea:focus {
  border-color: rgba(255,107,26,.55);
  background: rgba(255,107,26,.04);
  box-shadow: 0 0 0 3px rgba(255,107,26,.08);
}

/* aria-invalid set by Formspree on error */
.cf-field input[aria-invalid="true"],
.cf-field textarea[aria-invalid="true"] {
  border-color: rgba(239,68,68,.6);
  background: rgba(239,68,68,.04);
}

.cf-err {
  font-size: 11px;
  color: #f87171;
  min-height: 14px;
  display: block;
  letter-spacing: .01em;
}

/* Form-level error banner */
.cf-top-error {
  border-radius: 10px;
  padding: 0;
  font-size: 13px;
  color: #f87171;
  margin-bottom: 0;
  transition: all .3s;
}

.cf-top-error:not(:empty) {
  padding: 12px 16px;
  background: rgba(239,68,68,.08);
  border: 1px solid rgba(239,68,68,.22);
  margin-bottom: 16px;
}

/* Submit button */
.cf-submit {
  width: 100%;
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: center;
  gap: 10px;
  padding: 15px 28px;
  font-size: 15px;
  margin-top: 4px;
  position: relative;
  overflow: hidden;
}

.cf-submit:disabled {
  opacity: .65;
  cursor: not-allowed;
  transform: none !important;
}

.cf-submit-arrow {
  transition: transform .3s;
}

.cf-submit:not(:disabled):hover .cf-submit-arrow {
  transform: translateX(4px);
}

/* Success state Toast */
.toast-container {
  position: fixed;
  bottom: 32px;
  right: 32px;
  z-index: 99999;
  pointer-events: none;
  visibility: hidden;
}

.toast-container.active {
  visibility: visible;
}

.toast-card {
  position: relative;
  background: rgba(15, 15, 20, 0.95);
  backdrop-filter: blur(12px);
  -webkit-backdrop-filter: blur(12px);
  border: 1.5px solid rgba(255, 107, 26, 0.25);
  border-radius: 16px;
  width: 360px;
  max-width: 90vw;
  padding: 24px 20px;
  box-shadow: 
    0 12px 40px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.65),
    0 0 30px rgba(255, 107, 26, 0.1);
  transform: translateX(120%);
  opacity: 0;
  pointer-events: auto;
  transition: border-color 0.3s;
}

.toast-card:hover {
  border-color: var(--fire);
}

.toast-close-btn {
  position: absolute;
  top: 14px;
  right: 14px;
  background: transparent;
  border: none;
  color: var(--dim);
  cursor: pointer;
  padding: 4px;
  border-radius: 50%;
  transition: color 0.25s, background 0.25s;
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: center;
}

.toast-close-btn:hover {
  color: var(--fire);
  background: rgba(255, 107, 26, 0.08);
}

.toast-close-btn svg {
  width: 14px;
  height: 14px;
}

.toast-content-wrap {
  display: flex;
  align-items: flex-start;
  gap: 16px;
}

.toast-check-circle {
  width: 44px;
  height: 44px;
  border-radius: 50%;
  background: rgba(255, 107, 26, 0.1);
  border: 2px solid var(--fire);
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: center;
  color: var(--fire);
  flex-shrink: 0;
  box-shadow: 0 0 10px rgba(255, 107, 26, 0.2);
}

.toast-check-circle svg {
  width: 20px;
  height: 20px;
}

.toast-text-wrap {
  text-align: left;
}

.toast-title {
  font-size: 16px;
  font-weight: 800;
  letter-spacing: -0.018em;
  color: #fff;
  margin-bottom: 4px;
  font-family: 'Inter', sans-serif;
}

.toast-desc {
  font-size: 13px;
  color: var(--muted);
  line-height: 1.6;
}

/* ============================================================
   FOOTER
============================================================ */
.footer {
  padding: 44px 56px;
  border-top: 1px solid var(--border);
}

.footer-inner {
  max-width: 1360px;
  margin: 0 auto;
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: space-between;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
  gap: 16px;
}

.footer-brand {
  display: flex;
  align-items: baseline;
  gap: 10px;
}

.footer-logo {
  font-size: 16px;
  font-weight: 900;
  letter-spacing: .14em;
  background: linear-gradient(130deg, #fff 30%, var(--fire));
  -webkit-background-clip: text;
  -webkit-text-fill-color: transparent;
  background-clip: text;
}

.footer-studio {
  font-size: 12px;
  color: var(--dim);
}

.footer-motto {
  font-size: 12px;
  color: var(--dim);
  font-style: italic;
}

.footer-nav {
  display: flex;
  gap: 24px;
}

.footer-nav a {
  font-size: 13px;
  color: var(--dim);
  transition: color .2s;
}

.footer-nav a:hover { color: var(--text); }

.footer-copy {
  font-size: 11px;
  color: var(--dim);
  letter-spacing: .03em;
}

/* ============================================================
   COMPONENT 1 — Hero WebGL Shader Canvas
============================================================ */
.hero-shader {
  position: absolute;
  inset: 0;
  width: 100%;
  height: 100%;
  z-index: 0;
  opacity: .5;
  pointer-events: none;
  display: block;
}

/* ============================================================
   COMPONENT 3 — Limelight Nav
============================================================ */
.nav { overflow: visible; }

.nav-limelight {
  position: absolute;
  top: 0;
  left: 0;
  width: 52px;
  height: 3px;
  background: var(--fire);
  border-radius: 0 0 6px 6px;
  box-shadow:
    0 0 12px rgba(255,107,26,.8),
    0 4px 28px rgba(255,107,26,.55);
  transition: left .45s cubic-bezier(.16,1,.3,1), opacity .3s;
  opacity: 0;
  pointer-events: none;
  z-index: 10;
}

.nav-limelight-cone {
  position: absolute;
  bottom: -1px;
  left: 50%;
  transform: translateX(-50%);
  width: 140px;
  height: 56px;
  background: linear-gradient(to bottom, rgba(255,107,26,.22), transparent);
  clip-path: polygon(18% 0%, 82% 0%, 100% 100%, 0% 100%);
  pointer-events: none;
}


/* ============================================================
   COMPONENT 4 — Orbital Skills Display
============================================================ */
.orb-display {
  position: relative;
  width: 300px;
  height: 300px;
  margin: 20px auto 0;
}

.orb-center {
  position: absolute;
  top: 50%; left: 50%;
  width: 72px; height: 72px;
  margin: -36px;
  border-radius: 50%;
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, var(--fire), #FF4500);
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: center;
  font-family: 'Azonix', 'Bebas Neue', sans-serif;
  font-size: 10px;
  font-weight: 900;
  letter-spacing: .18em;
  color: #000;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  box-shadow: 0 0 40px rgba(255,107,26,.55), 0 0 80px rgba(255,107,26,.2);
  z-index: 3;
  animation: orbPulse 3s ease-in-out infinite;
}

@keyframes orbPulse {
  0%,100% { box-shadow: 0 0 40px rgba(255,107,26,.55), 0 0 80px rgba(255,107,26,.2); }
  50%      { box-shadow: 0 0 60px rgba(255,107,26,.75), 0 0 120px rgba(255,107,26,.3); }
}

/* Orbit ring tracks */
.orb-track {
  position: absolute;
  top: 50%; left: 50%;
  border-radius: 50%;
  border: 1.5px dashed rgba(255,107,26,.2);
  pointer-events: none;
}

.orb-track-1 { width: 180px; height: 180px; margin: -90px; }
.orb-track-2 { width: 284px; height: 284px; margin: -142px; }

/* Node base — orbits around center */
.orb-node {
  position: absolute;
  top: 50%; left: 50%;
  width: 56px; height: 56px;
  margin: -28px;
  z-index: 2;
}

.orb-node-inner {
  width: 56px; height: 56px;
  border-radius: 50%;
  background: rgba(255,107,26,.1);
  border: 1.5px solid rgba(255,107,26,.5);
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: center;
  font-size: 10px;
  font-weight: 900;
  letter-spacing: .04em;
  color: #fff;
  gap: 1px;
  transition: border-color .3s, box-shadow .3s, background .3s;
  cursor: default;
}

.orb-node-inner:hover {
  border-color: var(--fire);
  box-shadow: 0 0 18px rgba(255,107,26,.5);
  background: rgba(255,107,26,.18);
}

.orb-node-inner span {
  font-size: 9px;
  font-weight: 800;
  font-style: normal;
  color: var(--fire2);
  font-family: 'Inter', sans-serif;
  letter-spacing: 0;
}

/* Ring 1 (r=90px) — 3 nodes, 14s */
.orb-r1-n1 { animation: orbR1 14s linear infinite; }
.orb-r1-n2 { animation: orbR1 14s linear infinite; animation-delay: calc(-14s / 3); }
.orb-r1-n3 { animation: orbR1 14s linear infinite; animation-delay: calc(-14s * 2 / 3); }

/* Ring 2 (r=142px) — 2 nodes, 22s */
.orb-r2-n1 { animation: orbR2 22s linear infinite; }
.orb-r2-n2 { animation: orbR2 22s linear infinite; animation-delay: -11s; }

.orb-node { will-change: transform; }

@keyframes orbR1 {
  from { transform: rotate(0deg)   translateX(90px) rotate(0deg); }
  to   { transform: rotate(360deg) translateX(90px) rotate(-360deg); }
}

@keyframes orbR2 {
  from { transform: rotate(0deg)   translateX(142px) rotate(0deg); }
  to   { transform: rotate(360deg) translateX(142px) rotate(-360deg); }
}

/* ============================================================
   COMPONENT 5 — Dot Pattern Background
============================================================ */
.dot-bg {
  position: absolute;
  inset: 0;
  background-image: radial-gradient(circle, rgba(255,255,255,.045) 1px, transparent 1px);
  background-size: 24px 24px;
  pointer-events: none;
  z-index: 0;
}

.about    { position: relative; }
.process  { position: relative; }
.quote-reveal { position: relative; }

/* ============================================================
   RESPONSIVE
============================================================ */
@media (max-width: 1100px) {
  .about-inner {
    grid-template-columns: 1fr;
    gap: 64px;
  }
  .stack-grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr; gap: 56px; }
  .steps {
    grid-template-columns: 1fr;
    gap: 48px;
  }
  .step-connector { display: none; }
}

@media (max-width: 768px) {
  .nav { padding: 18px 24px; }
  .nav.scrolled { padding: 12px 24px; }
  .nav-links { display: none; }
  .nav-burger { display: flex; }

  .hero-content { padding: 0 24px 80px; }
  .hero-scroll { display: none; }
  .hero-badge { right: 16px; bottom: 20px; }
  .hero-name { font-size: clamp(64px, 18vw, 100px); }
  .hero-cycling-wrap { font-size: clamp(18px, 5vw, 24px); }

  .work-head { padding: 0 20px 32px; flex-direction: column; align-items: flex-start; gap: 12px; }
  .work-head-right { display: none; }
  .accordion-wrap { padding: 0 16px 40px; }
  .accordion {
    flex-direction: column;
    height: auto;
    gap: 4px;
  }
  .panel {
    transform: none !important;
    margin-right: 0 !important;
    flex: none !important;
    height: 88px;
    border-radius: 10px;
    box-shadow: none !important;
  }
  .panel.active, .panel:hover { height: 200px !important; }
  .accordion:has(.panel:hover) .panel:not(:hover) { flex: none !important; height: 88px !important; }
  .panel-img-wrap {
    inset: 0 !important;
    transform: none !important;
  }
  .panel-peek { flex-direction: row; gap: 10px; }
  .p-peek-num, .p-peek-name {
    writing-mode: horizontal-tb !important;
    text-orientation: initial !important;
  }
  .panel-lbl { padding: 18px 20px 20px !important; }
  .p-name { font-size: 20px !important; }

  .about { padding: 80px 24px; }
  .about-photo-wrap { height: 320px; }

  .stack { padding: 60px 24px; }
  .stack-grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr; gap: 48px; }
  .orb-display { width: 300px; height: 300px; margin: 0 auto; }
  .orb-track-1 { width: 184px; height: 184px; margin: -92px; }
  .orb-track-2 { width: 284px; height: 284px; margin: -142px; }
  @keyframes orbR1 {
    from { transform: rotate(0deg)   translateX(92px) rotate(0deg); }
    to   { transform: rotate(360deg) translateX(92px) rotate(-360deg); }
  }
  @keyframes orbR2 {
    from { transform: rotate(0deg)   translateX(142px) rotate(0deg); }
    to   { transform: rotate(360deg) translateX(142px) rotate(-360deg); }
  }
  .skill-orbit-grid { max-width: 100%; gap: 20px; }
  .skill-node { flex: 0 0 calc(33.333% - 14px); }
  .skill-ring-wrap { width: 84px; height: 84px; }
  .gh-row { flex-wrap: wrap; gap: 16px; }
  .gh-item { flex: none; width: calc(50% - 8px); text-align: left !important; }
  .gh-sep { display: none; }
  .lc-body { flex-direction: column; gap: 16px; }
  .lc-ring-wrap { width: 80px; height: 80px; }

  .process { padding: 80px 24px; }

  .test-head { padding: 0 24px; }

  .faq { padding: 80px 24px; }
  .faq-q { font-size: 15px; }
  .contact { padding: 80px 24px; }
  .contact-grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr; gap: 48px; }
  .contact-title { font-size: clamp(48px, 13vw, 80px); }
  .cf-row { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
  .footer { padding: 32px 24px; }
  .footer-inner {
    flex-direction: column;
    align-items: flex-start;
    gap: 20px;
  }

  .about-stats {
    flex-direction: row;
    flex-wrap: wrap;
    gap: 28px;
  }
}

/* ============================================================
   INITIAL HIDDEN STATES (before GSAP runs)
============================================================ */
.hero-eyebrow,
.hero-cycling-wrap,
.hero-role,
.hero-actions,
.hero-scroll,
.hero-badge {
  opacity: 0;
}

/* Name starts below — GSAP will slide it up */
.hero-name {
  transform: translateY(100%);
  opacity: 0;
}