/* ============================================================
   NORTHBOUND LOGIC — warm luxury / navigational clarity
   ============================================================ */

:root {
  --ink: #161311;
  --ink-2: #211C19;
  --bone: #F4EFE6;
  --bone-2: #E7DECF;
  --brass: #C9A24B;
  --brass-hi: #E4C579;
  --amber: #E8833A;
  --teal: #1F5C57;
  --muted: #9B9088;

  --font-display: "Fraunces", Georgia, serif;
  --font-body: "Inter", system-ui, sans-serif;

  --ease-luxe: cubic-bezier(0.22, 1, 0.36, 1);
  --hairline: 1px solid rgba(201, 162, 75, 0.22);
  --pad-x: clamp(1.25rem, 5vw, 6rem);
}

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

html { scroll-behavior: smooth; }
html.lenis { scroll-behavior: auto; height: auto; }
.lenis.lenis-smooth { scroll-behavior: auto; }

body {
  font-family: var(--font-body);
  background: var(--ink);
  color: var(--bone);
  line-height: 1.65;
  overflow-x: hidden;
  -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased;
}

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

::selection { background: var(--brass); color: var(--ink); }

a { color: inherit; }

/* ---------- film grain ---------- */
.grain {
  position: fixed;
  inset: -50px;
  width: calc(100vw + 100px);
  height: calc(100vh + 100px);
  pointer-events: none;
  z-index: 200;
  opacity: 0.055;
  mix-blend-mode: overlay;
}

/* ---------- scene shells ---------- */
.scene-dark { background: var(--ink); color: var(--bone); position: relative; }
.scene-light { background: var(--bone); color: var(--ink); position: relative; }
.scene-dark::after { /* soft vignette */
  content: "";
  position: absolute; inset: 0;
  pointer-events: none;
  background: radial-gradient(ellipse 120% 90% at 50% 45%, transparent 55%, rgba(0,0,0,0.35) 100%);
}
.hairline-top { border-top: var(--hairline); }

.kicker {
  font-size: 0.78rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.28em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--brass);
  margin-bottom: 1.5rem;
}
.scene-light .kicker { color: var(--teal); }

.section-title {
  font-family: var(--font-display);
  font-weight: 500;
  font-size: clamp(2.2rem, 5.5vw, 4.6rem);
  line-height: 1.05;
  letter-spacing: -0.02em;
}

/* ---------- compass mark (recolored to warm palette) ---------- */
.mark { width: 40px; height: 40px; }
.mark-ring { fill: none; stroke: var(--brass); stroke-width: 4; }
.mark-ring.thin { stroke-width: 1.5; opacity: 0.7; }
.mark-ring.thinner { stroke-width: 0.75; opacity: 0.35; }
.mark-tick { stroke: var(--amber); stroke-width: 5; stroke-linecap: round; }
.needle-n { fill: var(--brass-hi); }
.needle-s { fill: var(--amber); }
.needle-hub { fill: var(--ink); stroke: var(--brass); stroke-width: 2; }
/* Needle pivots live in JS as GSAP svgOrigin (viewBox units). A CSS
   transform-origin here computes to px against the viewBox, which GSAP then
   re-reads as bbox-relative — that mismatch is what made needles orbit. */
.compass-n {
  fill: var(--brass);
  font-family: var(--font-body);
  font-size: 9px;
  letter-spacing: 0.1em;
  text-anchor: middle;
}

/* topo / node accents */
.topo-line { fill: none; stroke: var(--brass); stroke-width: 1; opacity: 0.4; }
.topo-line.dim { opacity: 0.18; }
.scene-light .topo-line { stroke: var(--teal); }
.node { fill: var(--brass); }
.node.amber { fill: var(--amber); }
.node.dim { opacity: 0.5; }

/* ---------- buttons ---------- */
.btn {
  display: inline-flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 0.6em;
  font-family: var(--font-body);
  font-weight: 600;
  font-size: 1rem;
  padding: 0.95em 1.9em;
  border-radius: 999px;
  border: 1px solid transparent;
  text-decoration: none;
  cursor: pointer;
  transition: background-color 0.4s var(--ease-luxe), color 0.4s var(--ease-luxe),
              border-color 0.4s var(--ease-luxe), box-shadow 0.4s var(--ease-luxe);
  will-change: transform;
}
.btn .arrow { transition: transform 0.4s var(--ease-luxe); }
.btn:hover .arrow { transform: translateX(4px); }

.btn-brass {
  background: var(--brass);
  color: var(--ink);
}
.btn-brass:hover {
  background: var(--brass-hi);
  box-shadow: 0 0 32px rgba(232, 131, 58, 0.35);
}
.btn-ghost {
  border-color: rgba(244, 239, 230, 0.35);
  color: var(--bone);
}
.btn-ghost:hover { border-color: var(--brass); color: var(--brass-hi); }
.btn-sm { padding: 0.6em 1.3em; font-size: 0.88rem; }
.btn-lg { padding: 1.1em 2.4em; font-size: 1.1rem; }

.btn:focus-visible, a:focus-visible, .chip input:focus-visible + span, .back-top:focus-visible {
  outline: 2px solid var(--amber);
  outline-offset: 3px;
}

/* ---------- nav ---------- */
.nav {
  position: fixed;
  top: 0; left: 0; right: 0;
  z-index: 100;
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: space-between;
  gap: 1.5rem;
  padding: 1.1rem var(--pad-x);
  transition: background-color 0.5s var(--ease-luxe), padding 0.5s var(--ease-luxe),
              box-shadow 0.5s var(--ease-luxe);
}
.nav.condensed {
  background: rgba(22, 19, 17, 0.9);
  backdrop-filter: blur(12px);
  padding-top: 0.6rem;
  padding-bottom: 0.6rem;
  box-shadow: 0 1px 0 rgba(201, 162, 75, 0.18);
}
.nav-brand {
  display: flex; align-items: center; gap: 0.7rem;
  text-decoration: none;
}
.mark-nav { width: 34px; height: 34px; }
.nav-word {
  font-family: var(--font-display);
  font-weight: 500;
  font-size: 1.05rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.01em;
}
.nav-links { display: flex; gap: 2.2rem; }
.nav-links a {
  font-size: 0.9rem;
  font-weight: 500;
  text-decoration: none;
  color: var(--bone);
  position: relative;
  padding: 0.3em 0;
}
/* link underline draws on in brass */
.nav-links a::after, .footer-links a::after, .card-link::after {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  left: 0; bottom: 0;
  width: 100%; height: 1px;
  background: var(--brass);
  transform: scaleX(0);
  transform-origin: right;
  transition: transform 0.45s var(--ease-luxe);
}
.nav-links a:hover::after, .footer-links a:hover::after, .card-link:hover::after {
  transform: scaleX(1);
  transform-origin: left;
}

/* ---------- scroll progress needle ---------- */
.progress {
  position: fixed;
  right: 1.4rem; bottom: 1.4rem;
  width: 44px; height: 44px;
  z-index: 90;
  opacity: 0.85;
}
.progress-ring { fill: rgba(22,19,17,0.55); stroke: rgba(201,162,75,0.4); stroke-width: 1; }

/* ---------- hero ---------- */
.hero {
  min-height: 100vh;
  min-height: 100svh;
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  overflow: hidden;
}
.hero-media, .cta-media {
  position: absolute; inset: 0;
  overflow: hidden;
}
.scene-video {
  width: 100%; height: 100%;
  object-fit: cover;
}
.hero-media .scene-video { transform: scale(1.1); /* parallax headroom */ }
.hero-scrim {
  position: absolute; inset: 0;
  background: linear-gradient(180deg, rgba(22,19,17,0.55) 0%, rgba(22,19,17,0.25) 45%, rgba(22,19,17,0.75) 100%);
}
.hero-inner {
  position: relative;
  z-index: 2;
  padding: 8rem var(--pad-x) 6rem;
  max-width: 1200px;
}
.hero-headline {
  font-family: var(--font-display);
  font-weight: 500;
  font-size: clamp(3rem, 9.8vw, 10.5rem);
  line-height: 0.98;
  letter-spacing: -0.03em;
}
/* padding-bottom clears descender ink (y, p) that the tight line-height would
   otherwise let the overflow:hidden mask clip; negative margin keeps spacing. */
.hl-line { display: block; overflow: hidden; padding-bottom: 0.14em; margin-bottom: -0.14em; }
.hl-accent { color: var(--brass-hi); }
.hl-line .char { display: inline-block; will-change: transform; }
.hero-sub {
  max-width: 34em;
  margin-top: 2rem;
  font-size: clamp(1rem, 1.4vw, 1.2rem);
  color: var(--bone);
  opacity: 0.9;
}
.hero-ctas { display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; gap: 1rem; margin-top: 2.5rem; }

.hero-compass {
  position: absolute;
  right: clamp(1rem, 8vw, 9rem);
  bottom: clamp(5rem, 14vh, 9rem);
  width: clamp(80px, 12vw, 150px);
  z-index: 2;
  opacity: 0.85;
}

.scroll-cue {
  position: absolute;
  left: 50%; bottom: 2rem;
  transform: translateX(-50%);
  z-index: 2;
  display: flex; flex-direction: column; align-items: center; gap: 0.5rem;
  text-decoration: none;
  color: var(--muted);
  font-size: 0.72rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.3em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
}
.cue-line {
  width: 1px; height: 48px;
  background: linear-gradient(var(--brass), transparent);
  animation: cue 2.4s var(--ease-luxe) infinite;
}
@keyframes cue {
  0% { transform: scaleY(0); transform-origin: top; }
  45% { transform: scaleY(1); transform-origin: top; }
  55% { transform: scaleY(1); transform-origin: bottom; }
  100% { transform: scaleY(0); transform-origin: bottom; }
}

/* ---------- stats ---------- */
.stats { padding: 4.5rem var(--pad-x); }
.stats-row {
  list-style: none;
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(4, 1fr);
  max-width: 1300px;
  margin: 0 auto;
}
.stat {
  padding: 0 2rem;
  border-left: var(--hairline);
}
.stat:first-child { border-left: none; padding-left: 0; }
.stat-big {
  display: block;
  font-family: var(--font-display);
  font-size: clamp(1.5rem, 2.6vw, 2.3rem);
  font-weight: 500;
  color: var(--brass-hi);
  line-height: 1.15;
  min-height: 2.6em;
}
.stat-small { display: block; margin-top: 0.5rem; color: var(--muted); font-size: 0.92rem; }

/* ---------- mission ---------- */
.mission {
  padding: clamp(6rem, 14vh, 11rem) var(--pad-x);
  overflow: hidden;
}
.mission-inner { max-width: 1050px; position: relative; z-index: 2; }
.mission-statement {
  font-family: var(--font-display);
  font-weight: 500;
  font-size: clamp(1.7rem, 3.6vw, 3.2rem);
  line-height: 1.25;
  letter-spacing: -0.01em;
}
.mission-statement em {
  font-style: italic;
  color: var(--teal);
}
.mission-statement .line { display: block; overflow: hidden; }
.mission-topo {
  position: absolute;
  right: -40px; top: 50%;
  transform: translateY(-50%);
  width: clamp(160px, 22vw, 300px);
  opacity: 0.8;
  pointer-events: none;
}

/* ---------- pillars ---------- */
.pillars { padding: clamp(6rem, 14vh, 10rem) 0 clamp(4rem, 10vh, 8rem); overflow: hidden; }
.pillars-head { padding: 0 var(--pad-x); margin-bottom: 4rem; max-width: 1300px; }
.pillars-track {
  display: flex;
  gap: 2rem;
  padding: 0 var(--pad-x);
  width: max-content; /* horizontal scrub track on desktop */
}
.pillar-card, .work-card {
  position: relative;
  background: var(--ink-2);
  border: 1px solid rgba(201, 162, 75, 0.15);
  border-radius: 20px;
  padding: 2.6rem 2.4rem;
  overflow: hidden;
  transition: border-color 0.5s var(--ease-luxe), transform 0.5s var(--ease-luxe),
              box-shadow 0.5s var(--ease-luxe);
}
.pillar-card { width: min(520px, 82vw); flex-shrink: 0; }
.pillar-card:hover, .work-card:hover {
  border-color: rgba(201, 162, 75, 0.55);
  transform: translateY(-6px);
  box-shadow: 0 24px 60px rgba(0,0,0,0.35), 0 0 40px rgba(201,162,75,0.08);
}
/* cursor-follow highlight */
.card-glow::before {
  content: "";
  position: absolute; inset: 0;
  background: radial-gradient(360px circle at var(--mx, 50%) var(--my, 50%), rgba(201,162,75,0.12), transparent 65%);
  opacity: 0;
  transition: opacity 0.5s var(--ease-luxe);
  pointer-events: none;
}
.card-glow:hover::before { opacity: 1; }

.pillar-num {
  font-family: var(--font-display);
  font-size: 0.95rem;
  color: var(--brass);
  letter-spacing: 0.15em;
}
.pillar-micro {
  margin-top: 1.6rem;
  font-size: 0.75rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.24em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--amber);
}
.pillar-card h3, .work-card h3 {
  font-family: var(--font-display);
  font-weight: 500;
  font-size: clamp(1.4rem, 2vw, 1.85rem);
  line-height: 1.15;
  margin: 0.8rem 0 1rem;
}
.pillar-card p, .work-card p { color: var(--muted); font-size: 0.98rem; }
.pillar-card .pillar-micro, .work-card .work-tag { color: var(--amber); }

.card-link {
  position: relative;
  display: inline-flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 0.4em;
  margin-top: 1.6rem;
  font-weight: 600;
  font-size: 0.92rem;
  color: var(--brass-hi);
  text-decoration: none;
  padding-bottom: 2px;
}
.card-link .arrow { transition: transform 0.4s var(--ease-luxe); }
.card-link:hover .arrow { transform: translateX(4px); }

/* ---------- story ---------- */
.story {
  padding: clamp(6rem, 16vh, 12rem) var(--pad-x);
  background:
    radial-gradient(ellipse 70% 55% at 70% 20%, rgba(201,162,75,0.06), transparent 70%),
    var(--ink);
}
.story-grid {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1fr) clamp(280px, 26vw, 380px);
  gap: clamp(2.5rem, 4.5vw, 4.5rem);
  align-items: start;
  max-width: 1300px;
}
.story-lines { max-width: 820px; }

/* founder portrait — brass hairline frame */
.story-portrait { position: relative; margin: 0.6rem 0 0; }
.story-portrait img {
  width: 100%;
  height: auto;
  border-radius: 18px;
  border: 1px solid rgba(201, 162, 75, 0.35);
  /* warm the photo into the section's palette */
  filter: saturate(0.96) contrast(1.02);
  box-shadow: 0 30px 70px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.45);
}
/* offset brass rule, echoes the compass hairlines elsewhere */
.story-portrait::after {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  inset: 14px -14px -14px 14px;
  border-right: 1px solid rgba(201, 162, 75, 0.4);
  border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(201, 162, 75, 0.4);
  border-radius: 18px;
  pointer-events: none;
  z-index: -1;
}
.story-portrait figcaption {
  margin-top: 1rem;
  font-size: 0.8rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.16em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--muted);
}

@media (max-width: 900px) {
  .story-grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
  .story-portrait { max-width: 420px; order: -1; margin-bottom: 2.5rem; }
}
.story-line {
  font-family: var(--font-display);
  font-weight: 400;
  /* sized for the two-column measure — keeps ~50 chars per line beside the portrait */
  font-size: clamp(1.25rem, 2vw, 1.8rem);
  line-height: 1.4;
  margin-bottom: 2.2rem;
  color: var(--bone);
}
.story-line .line { display: block; overflow: hidden; }
.story-sign {
  color: var(--brass);
  font-size: 1rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.06em;
}

/* ---------- approach ---------- */
.approach { overflow: hidden; }
.approach-media {
  position: absolute; inset: 0;
}
.approach-scrim {
  position: absolute; inset: 0;
  background: linear-gradient(90deg, rgba(22,19,17,0.92) 0%, rgba(22,19,17,0.72) 50%, rgba(22,19,17,0.45) 100%);
}
.approach-inner {
  position: relative;
  z-index: 2;
  padding: clamp(6rem, 16vh, 12rem) var(--pad-x);
  max-width: 1300px;
}
.approach-steps {
  list-style: none;
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(4, 1fr);
  gap: 2.4rem;
  margin-top: 4rem;
}
.approach-steps li { border-top: var(--hairline); padding-top: 1.4rem; }
.step-num { font-family: var(--font-display); color: var(--brass); font-size: 0.9rem; letter-spacing: 0.15em; }
.approach-steps h3 {
  font-family: var(--font-display);
  font-weight: 500;
  font-size: 1.35rem;
  margin: 0.5rem 0 0.6rem;
}
.approach-steps p { color: var(--muted); font-size: 0.94rem; }

/* ---------- work ---------- */
.work { padding: clamp(6rem, 14vh, 10rem) var(--pad-x); }
.work-note { max-width: 40em; margin-top: 1.2rem; color: rgba(22,19,17,0.65); font-size: 0.95rem; }
.work-grid {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(3, 1fr);
  gap: 1.8rem;
  margin-top: 3.5rem;
  max-width: 1300px;
}
.work-card {
  background: #FBF8F1;
  border-color: rgba(31, 92, 87, 0.18);
}
.work-card:hover {
  border-color: var(--brass);
  box-shadow: 0 24px 50px rgba(22,19,17,0.12), 0 0 40px rgba(201,162,75,0.12);
}
.work-tag {
  font-size: 0.72rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.24em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
}
.work-card p { color: rgba(22,19,17,0.62); }
.work-card .card-link { color: var(--teal); }
.work-card .card-link::after { background: var(--teal); }

/* ---------- final CTA + contact ---------- */
.cta { overflow: hidden; }
.cta-scrim {
  position: absolute; inset: 0;
  background: linear-gradient(180deg, rgba(22,19,17,0.82) 0%, rgba(22,19,17,0.6) 40%, rgba(22,19,17,0.88) 100%);
}
.cta-inner {
  position: relative;
  z-index: 2;
  padding: clamp(7rem, 18vh, 13rem) var(--pad-x) clamp(5rem, 12vh, 9rem);
  max-width: 1100px;
  margin: 0 auto;
  text-align: center;
}
.cta-headline {
  font-family: var(--font-display);
  font-weight: 500;
  font-size: clamp(2.6rem, 7.5vw, 6.5rem);
  line-height: 1.02;
  letter-spacing: -0.025em;
}
.cta-sub {
  max-width: 36em;
  margin: 1.8rem auto 0;
  color: var(--bone);
  opacity: 0.85;
}

/* contact form */
.contact-form {
  margin: 3.5rem auto 0;
  max-width: 680px;
  text-align: left;
}
.form-grid {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr;
  gap: 1.2rem;
}
.field { position: relative; }
.field-wide { grid-column: 1 / -1; margin-top: 1.2rem; }
.form-grid .field-wide { margin-top: 0; }

.field input, .field textarea {
  width: 100%;
  background: rgba(33, 28, 25, 0.82);
  border: 1px solid rgba(201, 162, 75, 0.25);
  border-radius: 12px;
  color: var(--bone);
  font-family: var(--font-body);
  font-size: 1rem;
  padding: 1.15rem 1.1rem 0.55rem;
  transition: border-color 0.4s var(--ease-luxe), box-shadow 0.4s var(--ease-luxe);
}
.field textarea { resize: vertical; min-height: 110px; }
.field input:focus, .field textarea:focus {
  outline: none;
  border-color: var(--brass);
  box-shadow: 0 0 0 3px rgba(201, 162, 75, 0.18), 0 0 24px rgba(232, 131, 58, 0.12);
}
/* floating labels */
.field label {
  position: absolute;
  left: 1.1rem; top: 0.95rem;
  color: var(--muted);
  font-size: 0.98rem;
  pointer-events: none;
  transition: transform 0.3s var(--ease-luxe), font-size 0.3s var(--ease-luxe), color 0.3s var(--ease-luxe);
  transform-origin: left top;
}
.field input:focus + label, .field input:not(:placeholder-shown) + label,
.field textarea:focus + label, .field textarea:not(:placeholder-shown) + label {
  transform: translateY(-0.55rem) scale(0.72);
  color: var(--brass);
}
.field input.invalid, .field textarea.invalid { border-color: var(--amber); }

/* chips */
.chips {
  border: none;
  margin-top: 1.6rem;
  display: flex;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
  gap: 0.7rem;
  align-items: center;
}
.chips legend {
  width: 100%;
  font-size: 0.8rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.2em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--muted);
  margin-bottom: 0.9rem;
}
.chip input { position: absolute; opacity: 0; }
.chip span {
  display: inline-block;
  padding: 0.55em 1.25em;
  border-radius: 999px;
  border: 1px solid rgba(201, 162, 75, 0.35);
  color: var(--bone);
  font-size: 0.9rem;
  cursor: pointer;
  transition: background-color 0.35s var(--ease-luxe), color 0.35s var(--ease-luxe),
              border-color 0.35s var(--ease-luxe);
  user-select: none;
}
.chip:hover span { border-color: var(--brass-hi); }
.chip input:checked + span {
  background: var(--brass);
  border-color: var(--brass);
  color: var(--ink);
  font-weight: 600;
}

/* honeypot — off-screen, not display:none (some bots skip hidden fields) */
.hp { position: absolute; left: -9999px; width: 1px; height: 1px; overflow: hidden; }

.contact-form .btn-lg { margin-top: 2.2rem; }
.form-reassure { margin-top: 1rem; color: var(--muted); font-size: 0.88rem; }
.form-status { margin-top: 1rem; font-size: 0.95rem; min-height: 1.5em; }
.form-status.ok { color: var(--brass-hi); }
.form-status.err { color: var(--amber); }

/* ---------- footer ---------- */
.footer { padding: 4rem var(--pad-x) 2rem; position: relative; overflow: hidden; }
.footer-topo { position: absolute; top: 0; left: 0; width: 100%; height: 120px; }
.footer-inner {
  position: relative;
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: 1.4fr 1fr 1fr;
  gap: 3rem;
  max-width: 1300px;
  margin: 2rem auto 0;
}
.footer-word { font-family: var(--font-display); font-size: 1.2rem; margin-top: 1rem; }
.footer-tag { color: var(--muted); font-size: 0.92rem; margin-top: 0.3rem; }
.footer-links { display: flex; flex-direction: column; gap: 0.7rem; }
.footer-links a {
  position: relative;
  align-self: flex-start;
  text-decoration: none;
  color: var(--bone);
  font-size: 0.95rem;
  padding-bottom: 2px;
}
.footer-mail { color: var(--brass-hi); text-decoration: none; font-size: 0.95rem; }
.back-top {
  display: flex; align-items: center; gap: 0.7rem;
  margin-top: 1.6rem;
  background: none; border: none;
  color: var(--muted);
  font-family: var(--font-body);
  font-size: 0.85rem;
  cursor: pointer;
}
.back-top svg { width: 34px; height: 34px; }
.back-top:hover { color: var(--brass-hi); }
.footer-copy {
  position: relative;
  text-align: center;
  color: var(--muted);
  font-size: 0.8rem;
  margin-top: 3.5rem;
  padding-top: 1.5rem;
  border-top: var(--hairline);
}

/* ---------- custom cursor ---------- */
.cursor {
  position: fixed;
  top: 0; left: 0;
  z-index: 300;
  pointer-events: none;
  display: none;
}
@media (hover: hover) and (pointer: fine) {
  .cursor { display: block; }
}
.cursor-dot {
  display: block;
  width: 10px; height: 10px;
  margin: -5px 0 0 -5px;
  border-radius: 50%;
  background: var(--brass-hi);
  box-shadow: 0 0 12px rgba(232, 131, 58, 0.6);
  transition: transform 0.25s var(--ease-luxe);
}
.cursor.grow .cursor-dot { transform: scale(2.4); }

/* ---------- responsive ---------- */
@media (max-width: 1024px) {
  .stats-row { grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr; row-gap: 2.5rem; }
  .stat:nth-child(odd) { border-left: none; padding-left: 0; }
  .approach-steps { grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr; }
  .work-grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
  .footer-inner { grid-template-columns: 1fr; gap: 2rem; }
}

@media (max-width: 768px) {
  .nav-links { display: none; }
  .stats-row { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
  .stat { border-left: none; padding: 0; }
  .stat-big { min-height: 0; }
  .approach-steps { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
  .form-grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
  .hero-compass { display: none; }
  /* pillars: stacked cards, no pin */
  .pillars-track { width: auto; flex-direction: column; }
  .pillar-card { width: 100%; }
  .mission-topo { opacity: 0.3; }
}

/* ---------- reduced motion ---------- */
@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) {
  html { scroll-behavior: auto; }
  *, *::before, *::after {
    animation-duration: 0.01ms !important;
    animation-iteration-count: 1 !important;
    transition-duration: 0.01ms !important;
  }
  .cue-line { animation: none; }
  .cursor { display: none !important; }
}