* { box-sizing: border-box; }
  html { scroll-behavior: smooth; font-size: 17px; }
  body {
    background-color: #000000;
    color: #F5F0E8;
    font-family: 'Cormorant Garamond', Georgia, serif;
    font-size: 20px;
    line-height: 1.8;
    overflow-x: hidden;
  }

  /* ── TYPOGRAPHY ── */
  .font-display { font-family: 'Cormorant Garamond', Georgia, serif; }
  .font-title   { font-family: 'Cinzel', serif; }
  .font-sans    { font-family: 'Inter', sans-serif; }

  /* ── NAV ── */
  #main-nav {
    position: fixed;
    top: 0; left: 0; right: 0;
    z-index: 100;
    padding: 1.25rem 2.5rem;
    display: flex;
    justify-content: space-between;
    align-items: center;
    background: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);
    transition: background 0.4s, border-color 0.4s, backdrop-filter 0.4s;
    border-bottom: 1px solid transparent;
  }
  #main-nav.scrolled {
    background: linear-gradient(135deg, #D4A017 0%, #F5C842 45%, #C8860A 100%);
    border-bottom: 2px solid #8B5E0A;
    box-shadow: 0 4px 20px rgba(0,0,0,0.5);
  }
  .nav-brand {
    font-family: 'Cinzel', serif;
    font-size: 0.72rem;
    letter-spacing: 0.28em;
    color: #E8C568;
    text-decoration: none;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    transition: color 0.2s;
  }
  .nav-brand:hover { color: #F5F0E8; }
  .nav-links {
    display: flex;
    gap: 2.2rem;
    list-style: none;
    margin: 0; padding: 0;
  }
  .nav-links a {
    font-family: 'Cinzel', serif;
    font-size: 0.6rem;
    letter-spacing: 0.28em;
    color: #C4A05A;
    text-decoration: none;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    transition: color 0.2s;
  }
  .nav-links a:hover { color: #F5F0E8; }
  #main-nav.scrolled .nav-links a { color: #000000; font-weight: 900; letter-spacing: 0.32em; text-shadow: none; }
  #main-nav.scrolled .nav-links a:hover { color: #1a0a00; opacity: 0.75; }
  #main-nav.scrolled .nav-brand { color: #000000; font-weight: 900; letter-spacing: 0.4em; text-shadow: none; }
  #main-nav.scrolled .nav-brand:hover { color: #1a0a00; opacity: 0.75; }

  /* ── HERO ── */
  .hero-section {
    position: relative;
    display: flex;
    flex-direction: column;
    background-color: #000000;
    overflow: hidden;
    padding-top: 88px;
  }
  /* Image now lives in its own block so it is never darkened or covered by text */
  .hero-image-wrap {
    position: relative;
    width: 100%;
    height: clamp(360px, 62vh, 720px);
    overflow: hidden;
  }
  .hero-bg {
    position: absolute;
    inset: 0;
    background-image: url('images/hero-bg.jpg');
    background-size: cover;
    background-position: center;
    opacity: 0.94;
  }
  /* Short fade at the very bottom edge only, so the image reads clean and full */
  .hero-image-fade {
    position: absolute;
    inset: 0;
    background: linear-gradient(
      to bottom,
      rgba(0,0,0,0) 78%,
      #000000 100%
    );
  }
  .hero-content {
    position: relative;
    z-index: 2;
    padding: 3rem 3rem 4.5rem;
    max-width: 860px;
    width: 100%;
  }
  .hero-eyebrow {
    font-family: 'Cinzel', serif;
    font-size: 0.62rem;
    letter-spacing: 0.55em;
    color: #C4A05A;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    margin-bottom: 1.5rem;
    opacity: 0.8;
  }
  .hero-name {
    font-family: 'Cormorant Garamond', serif;
    font-weight: 300;
    font-size: clamp(2.1rem, 6.4vw, 6.5rem);
    color: #F5F0E8;
    line-height: 1.0;
    letter-spacing: -0.01em;
    margin: 0 0 0.6rem;
    white-space: nowrap;
  }
  .hero-byline-custom {
    font-family: 'Cinzel', serif;
    font-size: clamp(0.7rem, 1.4vw, 0.9rem);
    letter-spacing: 0.52em;
    color: #B8923A;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    margin: 0.7rem 0 1.1rem;
  }
  .hero-divider-custom {
    width: 36px;
    height: 1px;
    background: rgba(196,160,90,0.35);
    margin-bottom: 1.2rem;
  }
  .hero-tagline-custom {
    font-family: 'Cinzel', serif;
    font-size: clamp(0.58rem, 1.05vw, 0.75rem);
    letter-spacing: 0.32em;
    color: #E8C568;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    margin: 0 0 1.8rem;
    white-space: normal;
    max-width: 100%;
  }
  @media (max-width: 600px) {
    .hero-tagline-custom {
      font-size: 0.58rem;
      letter-spacing: 0.18em;
      line-height: 1.8;
    }
  }
  .hero-byline {
    font-family: 'Cinzel', serif;
    font-size: clamp(0.72rem, 1.5vw, 0.88rem);
    letter-spacing: 0.5em;
    color: #9A7B3C;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    margin-bottom: 2rem;
  }
  .hero-tagline {
    font-family: 'Cormorant Garamond', serif;
    font-size: clamp(1.15rem, 2.2vw, 1.5rem);
    font-style: italic;
    color: rgba(245, 240, 232, 0.62);
    line-height: 1.65;
    max-width: 640px;
    margin-bottom: 0.75rem;
  }
  .hero-desc {
    font-family: 'Inter', sans-serif;
    font-size: 0.82rem;
    font-weight: 300;
    color: rgba(245, 240, 232, 0.38);
    letter-spacing: 0.02em;
    max-width: 520px;
    margin-bottom: 3rem;
    line-height: 1.7;
  }
  .hero-cta-row {
    display: flex;
    gap: 1rem;
    flex-wrap: wrap;
  }
  .btn-primary {
    display: inline-block;
    padding: 0.85rem 2.5rem;
    background: #9A7B3C;
    color: #F5F0E8;
    font-family: 'Cinzel', serif;
    font-size: 0.65rem;
    letter-spacing: 0.3em;
    text-decoration: none;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    transition: background 0.25s, transform 0.2s;
  }
  .btn-primary:hover {
    background: #C4A05A;
    transform: translateY(-1px);
  }
  .btn-ghost {
    display: inline-block;
    padding: 0.85rem 2.2rem;
    border: 1px solid rgba(196, 160, 90, 0.35);
    color: rgba(245, 240, 232, 0.6);
    font-family: 'Cinzel', serif;
    font-size: 0.65rem;
    letter-spacing: 0.3em;
    text-decoration: none;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    transition: border-color 0.25s, color 0.25s;
  }
  .btn-ghost:hover {
    border-color: #C4A05A;
    color: #F5F0E8;
  }
  .btn-blood {
    display: inline-block;
    padding: 0.85rem 2.2rem;
    background: #6E1A0E;
    border: 1px solid rgba(180, 80, 50, 0.45);
    color: rgba(245, 240, 232, 0.92);
    font-family: 'Cinzel', serif;
    font-size: 0.65rem;
    letter-spacing: 0.3em;
    text-decoration: none;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    transition: background 0.25s, border-color 0.25s, transform 0.2s;
    font-weight: 500;
  }
  .btn-blood:hover {
    background: #8B2210;
    border-color: rgba(196, 120, 80, 0.6);
    transform: translateY(-1px);
  }

  /* ── TRANSITION BAND ── */
  .from-dark {
    background: #000000;
    height: 5rem;
  }

  /* ── SHARED ── */
  .section-wrap { padding: 5.5rem 3rem; max-width: 1200px; margin: 0 auto; }
  .section-wrap-narrow { padding: 5.5rem 3rem; max-width: 900px; margin: 0 auto; }

  .eyebrow {
    font-family: 'Cinzel', serif;
    font-size: 0.6rem;
    letter-spacing: 0.55em;
    color: #9A7B3C;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    margin-bottom: 0.75rem;
    display: block;
  }
  .section-title {
    font-family: 'Cormorant Garamond', serif;
    font-weight: 300;
    font-size: clamp(2rem, 5vw, 3.5rem);
    color: #F5F0E8;
    line-height: 1.1;
    margin-bottom: 1.25rem;
  }
  .rule {
    width: 48px;
    height: 1px;
    background: #C4A05A;
    margin-bottom: 2rem;
    opacity: 0.7;
  }

  /* ── ABOUT ── */
  #about { background: #000000; }
  .about-grid {
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: 1fr 2fr;
    gap: 5rem;
    align-items: start;
  }
  .about-sidebar {
    position: sticky;
    top: 6rem;
  }
  .about-portrait-frame {
    margin-top: 1rem;
    padding: 0.6rem;
    background: linear-gradient(135deg, #C4A05A, #9A7B3C 45%, #7A6030 55%, #C4A05A);
    box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgba(0,0,0,0.45);
  }
  .about-portrait-img {
    display: block;
    width: 100%;
    height: auto;
    border: 1px solid rgba(0,0,0,0.5);
  }
  .about-portrait-caption {
    margin-top: 0.9rem;
    font-family: 'Cormorant Garamond', serif;
    font-style: italic;
    font-size: 1.05rem;
    letter-spacing: 0.03em;
    color: #E8C568;
    text-align: center;
  }
  .about-body p {
    color: rgba(245,240,232,0.84);
    font-size: 1.08rem;
    line-height: 1.85;
    margin-bottom: 1.5rem;
  }
  .drop-cap::first-letter {
    font-family: 'Cormorant Garamond', serif;
    font-size: 4.2rem;
    font-weight: 300;
    float: left;
    line-height: 0.78;
    margin: 0.08em 0.14em 0 0;
    color: #C4A05A;
  }

  .pull-quote-band {
    background: #000000;
    padding: 5.5rem 3rem;
    text-align: center;
    border-top: 1px solid rgba(196,160,90,0.15);
  }
  .pull-quote-band blockquote {
    font-family: 'Cormorant Garamond', serif;
    font-style: italic;
    font-size: clamp(1.3rem, 3vw, 2rem);
    color: rgba(245,240,232,0.82);
    max-width: 780px;
    margin: 0 auto;
    line-height: 1.7;
    font-weight: 300;
  }
  .pull-quote-ornament {
    font-family: 'Cormorant Garamond', serif;
    font-size: 3rem;
    color: rgba(154, 123, 60, 0.25);
    line-height: 1;
    margin-bottom: 1.5rem;
    display: block;
  }
  .pull-quote-ouroboros {
    width: 90px;
    height: auto;
    margin: 0 auto 1.5rem;
    display: block;
    opacity: 0.92;
  }
  .pull-quote-attr {
    font-family: 'Cinzel', serif;
    font-size: 0.95rem;
    letter-spacing: 0.15em;
    color: #C4A05A;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    margin-top: 2rem;
  }

  /* ── BESTIARUM — flagship ── */
  #bestiarum { background: #000000; border-top: 1px solid rgba(196,160,90,0.15); }
  .bestiarum-intro {
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: 1.15fr 1fr;
    gap: 5rem;
    align-items: start;
    margin-bottom: 5rem;
  }
  .bestiarum-intro-text .series-desc {
    font-size: 1.1rem;
    color: rgba(245,240,232,0.84);
    line-height: 1.85;
    margin-bottom: 1.25rem;
  }
  .series-quote {
    border-left: 2px solid #9A7B3C;
    padding-left: 1.5rem;
    margin: 2.5rem 0;
    font-style: italic;
    font-size: 1.05rem;
    color: #C4A05A;
    line-height: 1.75;
  }
  .featured-volumes {
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr;
    gap: 1.5rem;
  }
  .vol-featured {
    border: 1px solid rgba(196,160,90,0.25);
    padding: 2.25rem 1.75rem;
    background: #28221A;
    transition: border-color 0.3s, box-shadow 0.3s;
  }
  .vol-featured:hover {
    border-color: rgba(196,160,90,0.5);
    box-shadow: 0 6px 28px rgba(0,0,0,0.3);
  }
  .vol-badge {
    font-family: 'Cinzel', serif;
    font-size: 0.55rem;
    letter-spacing: 0.35em;
    color: #C4A05A;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    border: 1px solid rgba(196,160,90,0.35);
    padding: 0.2rem 0.6rem;
    display: inline-block;
    margin-bottom: 1rem;
  }
  .vol-badge.forthcoming {
    color: #B5563F;
    border-color: rgba(181,86,63,0.4);
  }
  .vol-num {
    font-family: 'Cinzel', serif;
    font-size: 0.58rem;
    letter-spacing: 0.4em;
    color: #B5563F;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    margin-bottom: 0.3rem;
  }
  .vol-title {
    font-family: 'Cormorant Garamond', serif;
    font-weight: 500;
    font-size: 1.45rem;
    color: #F5F0E8;
    margin-bottom: 0.25rem;
    line-height: 1.2;
  }
  .vol-subtitle {
    font-style: italic;
    font-size: 0.88rem;
    color: #C4A05A;
    margin-bottom: 1rem;
  }
  .vol-desc {
    font-size: 0.88rem;
    color: rgba(245,240,232,0.62);
    line-height: 1.78;
  }

  /* Book grid — all volumes */
  .book-grid-full {
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: repeat(3, 1fr);
    gap: 1.25rem;
    margin-top: 3.5rem;
    padding-top: 3.5rem;
    border-top: 1px solid rgba(196,160,90,0.15);
  }
  /* Available volumes get a slightly warmer, more lifted panel */
  .book-card-sm.is-available {
    background: #332B1F;
    border-color: rgba(196,160,90,0.3);
  }
  .book-card-sm {
    padding: 1.75rem 1.5rem;
    border: 1px solid rgba(196,160,90,0.18);
    background: #28221A;
    transition: border-color 0.25s, background 0.25s, box-shadow 0.25s;
  }
  .book-card-sm:hover {
    border-color: rgba(196,160,90,0.42);
    background: #322B21;
    box-shadow: 0 4px 18px rgba(0,0,0,0.25);
  }

  .creature-grid {
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: repeat(3, 1fr);
    gap: 1.25rem;
    margin-top: 2.5rem;
  }
  .creature-card {
    background: #221D17;
    border: 1px solid rgba(196,160,90,0.18);
    padding: 1.75rem 1.5rem;
    transition: border-color 0.25s;
  }
  .creature-card:hover { border-color: rgba(196,160,90,0.42); }
  .creature-origin {
    font-family: 'Cinzel', serif;
    font-size: 0.55rem;
    letter-spacing: 0.42em;
    color: #B5563F;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    margin-bottom: 0.5rem;
  }
  .creature-name {
    font-family: 'Cormorant Garamond', serif;
    font-weight: 500;
    font-size: 1.25rem;
    color: #F5F0E8;
    margin-bottom: 0.75rem;
    line-height: 1.2;
  }
  .creature-desc {
    font-size: 0.88rem;
    color: rgba(245,240,232,0.62);
    line-height: 1.78;
  }

  /* ── POETRY ── */
  #poetry { background: #000000; border-top: 1px solid rgba(196,160,90,0.12); }
  .poetry-layout {
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: 1fr 1.6fr;
    gap: 5rem;
    align-items: start;
    margin-bottom: 3.5rem;
  }
  .book-panel {
    border: 1px solid rgba(196,160,90,0.25);
    background: #28221A;
    padding: 2.75rem 2rem;
    text-align: center;
    position: sticky;
    top: 6rem;
  }
  .book-panel-title {
    font-family: 'Cormorant Garamond', serif;
    font-weight: 300;
    font-size: 2rem;
    color: #F5F0E8;
    line-height: 1.15;
    margin-bottom: 0.5rem;
  }
  .book-panel-author {
    font-family: 'Cinzel', serif;
    font-size: 0.62rem;
    letter-spacing: 0.42em;
    color: #C4A05A;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    margin-bottom: 1.5rem;
  }
  .book-panel-divider {
    width: 36px;
    height: 1px;
    background: #C4A05A;
    margin: 1.5rem auto;
    opacity: 0.6;
  }
  .book-panel-meta {
    font-size: 0.82rem;
    color: #C4A05A;
    line-height: 1.75;
    font-style: italic;
  }
  .book-panel-badge {
    display: inline-block;
    font-family: 'Cinzel', serif;
    font-size: 0.55rem;
    letter-spacing: 0.3em;
    color: #B5563F;
    border: 1px solid rgba(181,86,63,0.4);
    padding: 0.25rem 0.75rem;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    margin-top: 1.5rem;
  }
  .poem-stack {
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: repeat(3, 1fr);
    gap: 2px;
    margin-top: 3rem;
  }
  .poem-card {
    border: 1px solid rgba(196,160,90,0.28);
    background: #28221A;
    padding: 2.5rem 2rem;
    transition: border-color 0.3s, background 0.3s;
  }
  .poem-card:hover {
    border-color: #C4A05A;
    background: #332B1F;
  }
  .poem-label {
    font-family: 'Cinzel', serif;
    font-size: 0.55rem;
    letter-spacing: 0.5em;
    color: #B5563F;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    margin-bottom: 0.4rem;
    display: block;
  }
  .poem-title {
    font-family: 'Cormorant Garamond', serif;
    font-weight: 500;
    font-size: 1.45rem;
    color: #F5F0E8;
    margin-bottom: 1.1rem;
  }
  .poem-body {
    font-size: 1rem;
    line-height: 2.1;
    color: rgba(245,240,232,0.82);
    white-space: pre-line;
  }
  .poetry-buy {
    display: inline-block;
    margin-top: 0.5rem;
    padding: 0.7rem 2.2rem;
    background: #9A7B3C;
    color: #1C1814;
    font-family: 'Cinzel', serif;
    font-size: 0.62rem;
    letter-spacing: 0.3em;
    text-decoration: none;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    transition: background 0.25s;
  }
  .poetry-buy:hover { background: #C4A05A; }

  /* ── FUTURE WORKS ── */
  #futureworks { background: #000000; border-top: 1px solid rgba(196,160,90,0.12); }
  .futureworks-inner { max-width: 1100px; margin: 0 auto; }
  .works-grid {
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: repeat(auto-fit, minmax(260px, 1fr));
    gap: 1.5rem;
    margin-top: 2.5rem;
  }
  .works-panel {
    border: 1px solid rgba(196,160,90,0.38);
    padding: 2rem 1.75rem;
    background: rgba(40,34,26,0.55);
    box-shadow: inset 0 0 0 1px rgba(0,0,0,0.3), 0 4px 20px rgba(0,0,0,0.25);
    transition: border-color 0.3s, transform 0.3s, box-shadow 0.3s;
  }
  .works-panel:hover {
    border-color: rgba(196,160,90,0.6);
    transform: translateY(-2px);
    box-shadow: inset 0 0 0 1px rgba(0,0,0,0.3), 0 8px 28px rgba(0,0,0,0.35);
  }
  .works-panel-with-cover {
    display: flex;
    gap: 1.25rem;
    align-items: flex-start;
  }
  .works-panel-cover {
    width: 78px;
    height: 104px;
    object-fit: cover;
    flex-shrink: 0;
    border: 1px solid rgba(196,160,90,0.35);
    box-shadow: 0 4px 14px rgba(0,0,0,0.4);
  }
  .works-panel-content { flex: 1; min-width: 0; }
  .works-panel-label {
    font-family: 'Cinzel', serif;
    font-size: 0.58rem;
    letter-spacing: 0.4em;
    color: #8B3A2A;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    margin-bottom: 0.5rem;
    display: block;
  }
  .works-panel-title {
    font-family: 'Cormorant Garamond', serif;
    font-weight: 500;
    font-size: clamp(1.1rem, 2vw, 1.35rem);
    color: #D4C4A0;
    margin-bottom: 0.9rem;
    line-height: 1.3;
  }
  .works-panel-body {
    font-family: 'Cormorant Garamond', serif;
    font-size: 1rem;
    color: rgba(245,240,232,0.62);
    line-height: 1.75;
    margin-bottom: 1rem;
  }
  .works-link {
    font-family: 'Cinzel', serif;
    font-size: 0.6rem;
    letter-spacing: 0.3em;
    color: rgba(196,160,90,0.75);
    text-transform: uppercase;
    text-decoration: none;
    transition: color 0.2s;
  }
  .works-link:hover { color: #C4A05A; }
  .works-tag {
    font-family: 'Cinzel', serif;
    font-size: 0.58rem;
    letter-spacing: 0.28em;
    color: rgba(212,196,160,0.4);
    text-transform: uppercase;
    display: inline-block;
    border: 1px solid rgba(196,160,90,0.2);
    padding: 0.3rem 0.7rem;
  }

  /* ── PAINTINGS ── */
  #paintings { background: #000000; border-top: 1px solid rgba(196,160,90,0.12); }
  .painting-grid-portrait {
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: repeat(4, 1fr);
    gap: 1rem;
    margin-top: 2.5rem;
  }
  .painting-grid-landscape {
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: repeat(3, 1fr);
    gap: 1rem;
    margin-top: 1.25rem;
  }
  .painting-card {
    background: #28221A;
    border: 1px solid rgba(196,160,90,0.18);
    overflow: hidden;
    transition: border-color 0.3s, transform 0.3s;
  }
  .painting-card:hover {
    border-color: rgba(196,160,90,0.45);
    transform: translateY(-2px);
  }
  .painting-placeholder {
    width: 100%;
    aspect-ratio: 3/4;
    background: linear-gradient(160deg, #3A3122 0%, #2A2417 55%, #1C1814 100%);
    display: flex;
    flex-direction: column;
    align-items: center;
    justify-content: center;
    position: relative;
    overflow: hidden;
  }
  .painting-placeholder.landscape { aspect-ratio: 3/2; }
  .painting-placeholder::before {
    content: '';
    position: absolute;
    inset: 12px;
    border: 1px solid rgba(196,160,90,0.18);
  }
  .painting-placeholder::after {
    content: '';
    position: absolute;
    inset: 18px;
    border: 1px solid rgba(196,160,90,0.08);
  }
  .painting-placeholder-inner {
    font-family: 'Cormorant Garamond', serif;
    font-style: italic;
    font-size: 0.82rem;
    color: rgba(245,240,232,0.4);
    text-align: center;
    padding: 1rem;
    position: relative;
    z-index: 1;
    letter-spacing: 0.05em;
  }
  .painting-img-wrap {
    width: 100%;
    overflow: hidden;
  }
  .painting-img-wrap img {
    width: 100%;
    height: auto;
    display: block;
    aspect-ratio: 3/4;
    object-fit: cover;
    cursor: zoom-in;
    transition: transform 0.5s ease;
  }
  .painting-card.landscape .painting-img-wrap img { aspect-ratio: 3/2; }
  .painting-card:hover .painting-img-wrap img { transform: scale(1.04); }
  .painting-meta { padding: 0.9rem 1rem 1.1rem; }
  .painting-year {
    font-family: 'Cinzel', serif;
    font-size: 0.52rem;
    letter-spacing: 0.42em;
    color: #B5563F;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    display: block;
    margin-bottom: 0.2rem;
  }
  .painting-title {
    font-family: 'Cormorant Garamond', serif;
    font-weight: 500;
    font-size: 0.95rem;
    color: #F5F0E8;
    margin-bottom: 0.2rem;
    line-height: 1.2;
  }
  .painting-medium {
    font-size: 0.75rem;
    font-style: italic;
    color: #C4A05A;
    margin: 0;
  }

  /* ── CONTACT ── */
  #contact { background: #000000; border-top: 1px solid rgba(196,160,90,0.15); }
  .contact-inner { max-width: 680px; margin: 0 auto; text-align: center; }
  .contact-body {
    font-size: 1.05rem;
    color: rgba(245,240,232,0.82);
    line-height: 1.9;
    margin-bottom: 1.5rem;
  }
  .contact-email-btn {
    display: inline-block;
    padding: 1rem 2.8rem;
    border: 1px solid rgba(196,160,90,0.45);
    color: #C4A05A;
    font-family: 'Cinzel', serif;
    font-size: 0.65rem;
    letter-spacing: 0.3em;
    text-decoration: none;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    transition: border-color 0.25s, color 0.25s, background 0.25s;
    margin-top: 1.5rem;
    margin-bottom: 3rem;
  }
  .contact-email-btn:hover {
    border-color: #C4A05A;
    color: #F5F0E8;
    background: rgba(196,160,90,0.1);
  }
  .contact-grid {
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: repeat(3, 1fr);
    gap: 2rem;
    text-align: center;
    border-top: 1px solid rgba(196,160,90,0.15);
    padding-top: 2.5rem;
  }
  .contact-col-label {
    font-family: 'Cinzel', serif;
    font-size: 0.55rem;
    letter-spacing: 0.3em;
    color: #C4A05A;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    margin-bottom: 0.6rem;
  }
  .contact-col-val {
    font-size: 0.82rem;
    color: rgba(245,240,232,0.45);
    font-style: italic;
    letter-spacing: 0.04em;
  }
  .contact-col-rule {
    width: 24px;
    height: 1px;
    background: rgba(196,160,90,0.3);
    margin: 0 auto 0.75rem;
  }

  /* ── FOOTER ── */
  footer {
    background: #000000;
    padding: 3.5rem 3rem 2.5rem;
    text-align: center;
    border-top: 1px solid rgba(154,123,60,0.12);
  }
  .footer-brand {
    font-family: 'Cormorant Garamond', serif;
    font-weight: 300;
    font-size: 1.5rem;
    color: #F5F0E8;
    margin-bottom: 1.5rem;
  }
  .footer-sub {
    font-family: 'Cinzel', serif;
    font-size: 0.58rem;
    letter-spacing: 0.4em;
    color: rgba(196,160,90,0.45);
    text-transform: uppercase;
    margin-bottom: 2.5rem;
  }
  .footer-nav {
    display: flex;
    justify-content: center;
    gap: 2rem;
    flex-wrap: wrap;
    list-style: none;
    padding: 0; margin: 0 0 2.5rem;
  }
  .footer-nav a {
    font-family: 'Cinzel', serif;
    font-size: 0.56rem;
    letter-spacing: 0.3em;
    color: rgba(245,240,232,0.75);
    text-decoration: none;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    transition: color 0.2s;
  }
  .footer-nav a:hover { color: #E8C568; }
  .footer-divider {
    width: 40px;
    height: 1px;
    background: rgba(196,160,90,0.35);
    margin: 0 auto 2rem;
  }
  .footer-copy {
    font-size: 0.75rem;
    color: rgba(245,240,232,0.18);
    letter-spacing: 0.04em;
  }

  /* ── MOBILE ── */
  @media (max-width: 900px) {
    #main-nav { padding: 1rem 1.5rem; }
    .nav-links { display: none; }
    .hero-section { padding-top: 72px; }
    .hero-content { padding: 0 1.5rem 5rem; }
    .section-wrap, .section-wrap-narrow { padding: 4.5rem 1.5rem; }
    .about-grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr; gap: 2.5rem; }
    .about-sidebar { position: static; }
    .bestiarum-intro { grid-template-columns: 1fr; gap: 2.5rem; }
    .featured-volumes { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
    .book-grid-full { grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr; }
    .creature-grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr; }
    .poetry-layout { grid-template-columns: 1fr; gap: 2.5rem; }
    .poem-stack { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
    .book-panel { position: static; }
    .painting-grid-portrait { grid-template-columns: repeat(2, 1fr); }
    .painting-grid-landscape { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
    .pull-quote-band { padding: 3rem 1.5rem; }
    footer { padding: 3rem 1.5rem 2rem; }
  }
  @media (max-width: 580px) {
    .book-grid-full { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
    .creature-grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
    .painting-grid-portrait { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
    .hero-name { font-size: clamp(1.6rem, 8.6vw, 5rem); }
    .works-panel-with-cover { flex-direction: column; }
    .works-panel-cover { width: 96px; height: 128px; }
  }
  @media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) {
    * { transition: none !important; animation: none !important; }
  }

  /* ── BESTIARUM BOOK ACCORDION ── */
  .book-accordion {
    display: flex;
    flex-direction: column;
    gap: 1rem;
    max-width: 760px;
  }
  .book-acc-item {
    border: 1px solid rgba(196,160,90,0.28);
    background: #28221A;
    overflow: hidden;
  }
  .book-acc-trigger {
    width: 100%;
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
    gap: 1.25rem;
    padding: 1rem 1.25rem;
    background: none;
    border: none;
    cursor: pointer;
    text-align: left;
    font-family: inherit;
  }
  .book-acc-cover {
    width: 64px;
    height: 86px;
    object-fit: cover;
    flex-shrink: 0;
    border: 1px solid rgba(196,160,90,0.35);
  }
  .book-acc-meta {
    display: flex;
    flex-direction: column;
    gap: 0.2rem;
    flex: 1;
  }
  .book-acc-vol {
    font-family: 'Cinzel', serif;
    font-size: 0.55rem;
    letter-spacing: 0.32em;
    color: #C4A05A;
    text-transform: uppercase;
  }
  .book-acc-title {
    font-family: 'Cormorant Garamond', serif;
    font-size: 1.3rem;
    color: #F5F0E8;
    line-height: 1.2;
  }
  .book-acc-sub {
    font-family: 'Cormorant Garamond', serif;
    font-style: italic;
    font-size: 0.92rem;
    color: #C4A05A;
  }
  .book-acc-icon {
    font-family: 'Cinzel', serif;
    font-size: 1.1rem;
    color: #C4A05A;
    flex-shrink: 0;
    transition: transform 0.3s;
  }
  .book-acc-item.open .book-acc-icon {
    transform: rotate(45deg);
  }
  .book-acc-panel {
    max-height: 0;
    overflow: hidden;
    transition: max-height 0.35s ease;
    border-top: 1px solid transparent;
  }
  .book-acc-item.open .book-acc-panel {
    max-height: 3000px;
    border-top: 1px solid rgba(196,160,90,0.25);
  }
  .book-acc-sneak {
    padding: 1.25rem 1.5rem 1.5rem;
    font-style: italic;
    color: #C4A05A;
    font-size: 0.95rem;
  }
  .book-acc-gallery {
    display: flex;
    flex-direction: column;
    gap: 1.25rem;
    padding: 0 1.5rem 2rem;
  }
  .book-acc-gallery-img {
    width: 100%;
    height: auto;
    display: block;
    border-radius: 4px;
    border: 1px solid rgba(196,160,90,0.32);
    box-shadow: 0 6px 18px rgba(0,0,0,0.4);
    cursor: zoom-in;
    transition: opacity 0.2s ease;
  }
  .book-acc-gallery-img:hover {
    opacity: 0.9;
  }

  .lightbox-overlay {
    display: none;
    position: fixed;
    inset: 0;
    background: rgba(10,8,5,0.92);
    z-index: 999;
    align-items: center;
    justify-content: center;
    padding: 2rem;
  }
  .lightbox-overlay.active {
    display: flex;
  }
  .lightbox-img {
    max-width: 90vw;
    max-height: 90vh;
    border-radius: 4px;
    box-shadow: 0 10px 40px rgba(0,0,0,0.5);
  }
  .lightbox-close {
    position: absolute;
    top: 1.5rem;
    right: 2rem;
    color: #F5F0E8;
    font-size: 2.5rem;
    line-height: 1;
    cursor: pointer;
    font-family: sans-serif;
  }

  /* ── POEM VIDEO LINK ── */
  .poem-video-link {
    display: inline-block;
    margin-top: 1.5rem;
    font-family: 'Cinzel', serif;
    font-size: 0.62rem;
    letter-spacing: 0.28em;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    color: #C4A05A;
    text-decoration: none;
    border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(196,160,90,0.4);
    padding-bottom: 0.2rem;
    transition: color 0.2s, border-color 0.2s;
  }
  .poem-video-link:hover {
    color: #F5F0E8;
    border-color: #C4A05A;
  }

  .video-lightbox-frame {
    max-width: 90vw;
    max-height: 90vh;
  }
  .video-lightbox-frame video {
    display: block;
    max-width: 90vw;
    max-height: 90vh;
    border-radius: 4px;
    box-shadow: 0 10px 40px rgba(0,0,0,0.5);
  }
  /* 16:9 wrapper used for future YouTube/Vimeo iframe embeds */
  .video-embed-16x9 {
    position: relative;
    width: min(90vw, 960px);
    padding-bottom: 50.625%; /* 90vw * 9/16, capped via max-width below */
    height: 0;
    box-shadow: 0 10px 40px rgba(0,0,0,0.5);
    border-radius: 4px;
    overflow: hidden;
  }
  .video-embed-16x9 iframe {
    position: absolute;
    top: 0; left: 0;
    width: 100%;
    height: 100%;
    border: 0;
  }

  /* ── PAINTING LIGHTBOX — black & mahogany frame ── */
  .painting-frame {
    position: relative;
    max-width: 90vw;
    max-height: 90vh;
    padding: 22px;
    background:
      linear-gradient(135deg, #3d2415 0%, #23130a 45%, #5a2f16 68%, #1a0f08 100%);
    box-shadow:
      0 30px 80px rgba(0,0,0,0.7),
      inset 0 0 0 2px rgba(0,0,0,0.7),
      inset 0 0 0 8px rgba(90,47,22,0.35),
      inset 0 0 24px rgba(0,0,0,0.55);
    border-radius: 2px;
  }
  .painting-frame::before {
    content: '';
    position: absolute;
    inset: 10px;
    border: 1px solid rgba(196,160,90,0.28);
    pointer-events: none;
  }
  .painting-frame-img {
    display: block;
    max-width: 78vw;
    max-height: 78vh;
    border: 10px solid #120a06;
    box-shadow:
      inset 0 0 0 1px rgba(196,160,90,0.25),
      0 4px 18px rgba(0,0,0,0.5);
    background: #0d0705;
  }
  @media (max-width: 700px) {
    .painting-frame { padding: 12px; }
    .painting-frame-img { border-width: 6px; }
  }

  .painting-nav {
    position: absolute;
    top: 50%;
    transform: translateY(-50%);
    background: rgba(0,0,0,0.35);
    border: 1px solid rgba(196,160,90,0.4);
    color: #F5F0E8;
    width: 52px;
    height: 52px;
    border-radius: 50%;
    font-size: 1.2rem;
    line-height: 1;
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
    justify-content: center;
    cursor: pointer;
    transition: background 0.2s, border-color 0.2s, transform 0.2s;
    z-index: 10;
  }
  .painting-nav:hover {
    background: rgba(196,160,90,0.25);
    border-color: rgba(196,160,90,0.8);
  }
  .painting-nav-prev { left: 2rem; }
  .painting-nav-next { right: 2rem; }
  @media (max-width: 700px) {
    .painting-nav { width: 40px; height: 40px; font-size: 1rem; }
    .painting-nav-prev { left: 0.6rem; }
    .painting-nav-next { right: 0.6rem; }
  }

  /* ── MOBILE NAV — hamburger ✦ dagger ── */
  .nav-hamburger {
    display: none !important;
    background: none;
    border: none;
    cursor: pointer;
    font-size: 1.3rem;
    color: #E8C568;
    padding: 0.25rem 0.5rem;
    line-height: 1;
    transition: color 0.2s;
    font-family: 'Cinzel', serif;
    letter-spacing: 0.05em;
  }
  .nav-hamburger:hover { color: #F5F0E8; }
  #main-nav.scrolled .nav-hamburger { color: #000000; font-weight: 900; text-shadow: none; }
  #main-nav.scrolled .nav-hamburger:hover { color: #1a0a00; opacity: 0.75; }

  .nav-mobile-menu {
    position: fixed;
    top: 0; left: 0; right: 0; bottom: 0;
    background: rgba(0,0,0,0.97);
    z-index: 99;
    flex-direction: column;
    align-items: center;
    justify-content: center;
    gap: 2.5rem;
    border-top: 1px solid rgba(196,160,90,0.18);
    display: none !important;
  }
  .nav-mobile-menu.open { display: flex !important; }

  .nav-mobile-menu a {
    font-family: 'Cinzel', serif;
    font-size: 0.75rem;
    letter-spacing: 0.45em;
    color: #C4A05A;
    text-decoration: none;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    transition: color 0.2s;
  }
  .nav-mobile-menu a:hover { color: #F5F0E8; }

  .nav-mobile-close {
    position: absolute;
    top: 1.25rem;
    right: 1.75rem;
    background: none;
    border: none;
    color: #C4A05A;
    font-size: 1.5rem;
    cursor: pointer;
    font-family: 'Cinzel', serif;
    transition: color 0.2s;
  }
  .nav-mobile-close:hover { color: #F5F0E8; }

  .nav-mobile-divider {
    width: 36px;
    height: 1px;
    background: rgba(196,160,90,0.3);
  }

  @media (max-width: 900px) {
    .nav-hamburger { display: block !important; }
  }

  /* ── QUOTE LINE BREAKS — desktop only ── */
  br.desktop-br { display: block; }
  @media (max-width: 900px) {
    br.desktop-br { display: none; }
  }