/* ==========================================================================
   Bill McKibbin — billmckibbin.com (author hub)
   Structure: Sanderson-style author hub; /chronicles/ = Chronicles of the
   Still Lake hub; /progress/ = live progress bars.
   Visual language inherits the locked novella cover: deep pewter night,
   veiled moon, one uncaused ripple, literary serif, deliberate stillness.
   Palette hex values match the cover spec (Cover_Art/..._SPEC.md).
   ========================================================================== */

:root {
  --bg: #0a0f16;            /* page night */
  --bg-raise: #0e151d;      /* raised panels */
  --ink-bright: #f3f7f7;    /* titles (cover title white) */
  --ink: #cfd7db;           /* body */
  --ink-soft: #9daab1;      /* secondary */
  --ink-faint: #71808a;     /* fine print */
  --line: rgba(179, 190, 194, 0.16);
  --moon: #f5f8f8;
  --teal: #63b3ad;          /* the water-glow accent — use sparingly */
  --serif: "Hoefler Text", "Iowan Old Style", Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;
}

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

html { scroll-behavior: smooth; }

body {
  background: var(--bg);
  color: var(--ink);
  font-family: var(--serif);
  font-size: 1.0625rem;
  line-height: 1.75;
  -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased;
  text-rendering: optimizeLegibility;
  position: relative;
}

/* ---------- Site-wide atmospheric backdrop (the Still Lake at night) ---------- */
body::before {
  content: "";
  position: fixed;
  inset: 0;
  z-index: -2;
  background: url(/assets/hero-bg.jpg) center center / cover no-repeat;
}
body::after {
  content: "";
  position: fixed;
  inset: 0;
  z-index: -1;
  background: linear-gradient(180deg,
    rgba(9, 13, 19, 0.82) 0%,
    rgba(9, 13, 19, 0.88) 55%,
    rgba(8, 11, 16, 0.93) 100%);
}

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

::selection { background: rgba(99, 179, 173, 0.25); color: var(--ink-bright); }

/* ---------- Navigation ---------- */

.nav {
  position: fixed;
  top: 0; left: 0; right: 0;
  z-index: 50;
  display: flex;
  align-items: baseline;
  justify-content: space-between;
  gap: 1rem;
  padding: 1.05rem clamp(1.25rem, 4vw, 3rem);
  background: rgba(8, 12, 18, 0.72);
  -webkit-backdrop-filter: blur(10px);
  backdrop-filter: blur(10px);
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line);
}

.wordmark {
  font-size: 0.8rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.42em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--ink-bright);
  text-decoration: none;
  white-space: nowrap;
}

.nav-links {
  display: flex;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
  gap: clamp(0.8rem, 2.4vw, 1.7rem);
  list-style: none;
}

.nav-links a {
  color: var(--ink-soft);
  text-decoration: none;
  font-size: 0.76rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.22em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  padding-bottom: 0.15rem;
  border-bottom: 1px solid transparent;
  transition: color 0.25s ease, border-color 0.25s ease;
}

.nav-links a:hover,
.nav-links a:focus-visible,
.nav-links a[aria-current="page"] {
  color: var(--ink-bright);
  border-bottom-color: var(--ink-faint);
}

/* ---------- Type ---------- */

.kicker {
  font-size: 0.72rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.4em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--ink-soft);
}

h1, h2, h3 { font-weight: 400; color: var(--ink-bright); }

h1.display {
  font-size: clamp(2.5rem, 6.2vw, 4.4rem);
  line-height: 1.12;
  margin: 1.2rem 0 0.5rem;
}

.display-sub {
  font-style: italic;
  font-size: clamp(1.1rem, 2.3vw, 1.45rem);
  color: var(--ink);
}

h2 { font-size: clamp(1.65rem, 3.2vw, 2.25rem); line-height: 1.25; margin-bottom: 1.1rem; }
h3 { font-size: 1.2rem; }

.lede { font-size: clamp(1.1rem, 2vw, 1.25rem); }

p + p { margin-top: 1.1em; }

em { color: var(--ink-bright); }

a { color: var(--ink-bright); }

.text-link {
  color: var(--ink);
  text-decoration: none;
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--ink-faint);
  padding-bottom: 0.1rem;
  transition: color 0.25s ease, border-color 0.25s ease;
}
.text-link:hover { color: var(--ink-bright); border-bottom-color: var(--ink-bright); }

/* ---------- Buttons ---------- */

.btn {
  display: inline-block;
  padding: 0.9rem 2.1rem;
  border: 1px solid #6b7b85;
  background: rgba(10, 16, 23, 0.35);
  color: var(--ink-bright);
  font-family: var(--serif);
  font-size: 0.8rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.18em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  text-decoration: none;
  cursor: pointer;
  transition: border-color 0.3s ease, background 0.3s ease;
}

.btn:hover, .btn:focus-visible {
  border-color: #b3bec2;
  background: rgba(99, 179, 173, 0.08);
}

/* ---------- Hero (home) ---------- */

.hero {
  position: relative;
  min-height: 100svh;
  display: grid;
  place-items: center;
  overflow: hidden;
  text-align: center;
}

.hero .scene {
  position: absolute;
  inset: 0;
  width: 100%;
  height: 100%;
  object-fit: cover;
}

/* photographic scrim so the hero title reads over the night lake */
.hero::after {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  inset: 0;
  z-index: 1;
  pointer-events: none;
  background:
    linear-gradient(180deg,
      rgba(8, 12, 18, 0.78) 0%,
      rgba(8, 12, 18, 0.12) 20%,
      rgba(8, 12, 18, 0) 42%,
      rgba(8, 12, 18, 0.34) 74%,
      rgba(10, 15, 22, 0.90) 100%);
}

.hero-inner {
  position: relative;
  z-index: 2;
  max-width: 46rem;
  padding: 7rem 1.5rem 5rem;
}

/* soft scrim so the title reads over the horizon band */
.hero-inner::before {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  inset: -12% -30%;
  z-index: -1;
  background: radial-gradient(ellipse 72% 62% at center, rgba(6, 10, 15, 0.82) 0%, rgba(6, 10, 15, 0.46) 48%, rgba(6, 10, 15, 0) 78%);
}

.hero-actions {
  margin-top: 2.4rem;
  display: flex;
  gap: 1.4rem;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: center;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
}

.scroll-hint {
  position: absolute;
  bottom: 1.6rem;
  left: 50%;
  transform: translateX(-50%);
  z-index: 2;
  color: var(--ink-faint);
  font-size: 0.7rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.35em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
}

/* ---------- Page hero (interior pages) ---------- */

.page-hero {
  padding: clamp(9rem, 16vh, 12rem) 1.5rem clamp(2.5rem, 5vw, 4rem);
  text-align: center;
}

.page-hero .inner { max-width: 44rem; margin: 0 auto; }

/* ---------- Sections ---------- */

.section { padding: clamp(4rem, 8vw, 6.5rem) 1.5rem; }

.section .inner { max-width: 44rem; margin: 0 auto; text-align: center; }
.section .inner.wide { max-width: 62rem; }
.section .inner.left { text-align: left; }

.section.raise {
  background: linear-gradient(180deg, rgba(14, 21, 29, 0) 0%, rgba(14, 21, 29, 0.55) 18%, rgba(14, 21, 29, 0.55) 82%, rgba(14, 21, 29, 0) 100%);
}

/* the ripple divider — the series motif, used quietly */
.ripple-divider {
  display: block;
  margin: 0 auto;
  opacity: 0.55;
}

/* ---------- Book cards ---------- */

.books {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(3, 1fr);
  gap: 1.6rem;
  max-width: 60rem;
  margin: 3rem auto 0;
  text-align: center;
}

.book-card {
  border: 1px solid var(--line);
  background: rgba(14, 21, 29, 0.5);
  padding: 2.2rem 1.6rem 2rem;
}

.book-card .motif { margin: 0 auto 1.4rem; opacity: 0.85; }

.book-card h3 { margin-bottom: 0.35rem; }

.book-card .when {
  font-size: 0.78rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.26em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--ink-soft);
}

.book-card .note {
  margin-top: 0.85rem;
  font-size: 0.92rem;
  font-style: italic;
  color: var(--ink-soft);
  line-height: 1.6;
}

/* ---------- Signup ---------- */

.signup-block { max-width: 34rem; margin: 0 auto; }

.signup {
  display: flex;
  gap: 0.6rem;
  margin-top: 1.9rem;
}

.signup input[type="email"] {
  flex: 1;
  min-width: 0;
  padding: 0.9rem 1.1rem;
  background: rgba(10, 16, 23, 0.85);
  border: 1px solid var(--line);
  color: var(--ink-bright);
  font-family: var(--serif);
  font-size: 1rem;
}

.signup input[type="email"]::placeholder { color: var(--ink-faint); }

.signup input[type="email"]:focus {
  outline: none;
  border-color: #7f929c;
}

.form-note {
  margin-top: 0.85rem;
  font-size: 0.8rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.05em;
  color: var(--ink-faint);
}

.form-msg {
  margin-top: 1rem;
  font-style: italic;
  color: var(--teal);
  min-height: 1.5em;
}

/* ---------- Novella layout ---------- */

.novella-grid {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: 300px 1fr;
  gap: clamp(2.5rem, 5vw, 4.5rem);
  align-items: start;
  max-width: 58rem;
  margin: 0 auto;
  text-align: left;
}

.cover-frame {
  border: 1px solid rgba(179, 190, 194, 0.12);
  box-shadow: 0 30px 80px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.55);
}

/* ---------- Press ---------- */

.fact-table {
  width: 100%;
  border-collapse: collapse;
  margin: 2rem 0;
}

.fact-table th, .fact-table td {
  padding: 0.85rem 0;
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line);
  vertical-align: top;
  text-align: left;
}

.fact-table th {
  font-weight: 400;
  font-size: 0.74rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.28em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--ink-soft);
  width: 32%;
  padding-right: 1.2rem;
}

/* ---------- Progress bars (the /progress/ page + home preview) ---------- */

.progress-list {
  max-width: 40rem;
  margin: 2.5rem auto 0;
  text-align: left;
}

.prog { margin-bottom: 2.4rem; }

.prog-head {
  display: flex;
  justify-content: space-between;
  align-items: baseline;
  gap: 1rem;
}

.prog-title { color: var(--ink-bright); font-size: 1.08rem; }

.prog-stage {
  font-size: 0.72rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.24em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--ink-soft);
  white-space: nowrap;
}

.prog-track {
  height: 9px;
  margin-top: 0.65rem;
  background: rgba(14, 21, 29, 0.85);
  border: 1px solid var(--line);
}

.prog-fill {
  height: 100%;
  background: linear-gradient(90deg, #33565f 0%, #63b3ad 100%);
  box-shadow: 0 0 12px rgba(99, 179, 173, 0.25);
}

.prog-note {
  margin-top: 0.55rem;
  font-size: 0.85rem;
  font-style: italic;
  color: var(--ink-faint);
}

.progress-updated {
  margin-top: 2.2rem;
  font-size: 0.78rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.18em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--ink-faint);
  text-align: center;
}

/* ---------- Featured-series card (home) ---------- */

.feature-card {
  border: 1px solid var(--line);
  background: rgba(14, 21, 29, 0.5);
  padding: clamp(2rem, 4vw, 3.2rem);
  max-width: 46rem;
  margin: 0 auto;
}

/* ---------- Author photo ---------- */

.author-photo {
  display: block;
  width: clamp(180px, 24vw, 240px);
  height: auto;
  margin: 0 auto 2.4rem;
  border: 1px solid var(--line);
  box-shadow: 0 18px 50px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.45);
}

/* ---------- Footer ---------- */

.footer {
  border-top: 1px solid var(--line);
  padding: 3.2rem 1.5rem 2.6rem;
  text-align: center;
}

.footer .wordmark { font-size: 0.72rem; }

.footer-links {
  display: flex;
  justify-content: center;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
  gap: 1.3rem;
  list-style: none;
  margin: 1.5rem 0 1.4rem;
}

.footer-links a {
  color: var(--ink-soft);
  text-decoration: none;
  font-size: 0.74rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.22em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
}
.footer-links a:hover { color: var(--ink-bright); }

.footer-social {
  display: flex;
  justify-content: center;
  gap: 1.6rem;
  margin: 0 0 1.6rem;
}
.footer-social a {
  display: inline-flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 0.45rem;
  color: var(--ink-soft);
  text-decoration: none;
  font-size: 0.72rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.22em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
}
.footer-social a:hover { color: var(--ink-bright); }
.footer-social svg { width: 17px; height: 17px; }

.footer .fine {
  font-size: 0.78rem;
  color: var(--ink-faint);
}

.footer .calm {
  margin-top: 1.1rem;
  font-style: italic;
  font-size: 0.85rem;
  color: var(--ink-faint);
}

/* ---------- Responsive ---------- */

@media (max-width: 860px) {
  .books { grid-template-columns: 1fr; max-width: 26rem; }
  .novella-grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
  .novella-grid .cover-frame { max-width: 280px; margin: 0 auto; }
  .novella-grid > div:last-child { text-align: center; }
}

@media (max-width: 640px) {
  .nav { flex-direction: column; align-items: center; gap: 0.4rem; padding: 0.8rem 1rem 0.7rem; }
  .nav-links { justify-content: center; gap: 0.55rem 1rem; }
  .nav-links a { font-size: 0.68rem; letter-spacing: 0.18em; }
  .signup { flex-direction: column; }
  .signup .btn { width: 100%; }
  .hero-inner { padding-top: 9rem; }
  .btn { background: rgba(10, 16, 23, 0.6); }
}

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


/* ---------- Cinematic intro (once per session) ---------- */
.intro {
  position: fixed; inset: 0; z-index: 9999;
  background: radial-gradient(ellipse 62% 52% at 50% 44%, #0c141c 0%, #06090e 62%, #04070b 100%);
  display: grid; place-items: center;
  opacity: 1; transition: opacity 1.2s ease;
}
.intro.hide { opacity: 0; pointer-events: none; }
.intro canvas { position: absolute; inset: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%; }
.intro-title {
  position: relative; z-index: 2; text-align: center; padding: 0 1.5rem;
  opacity: 0; transform: translateY(8px); letter-spacing: 0.04em;
  transition: opacity 1.7s ease, transform 1.7s ease, letter-spacing 2s ease;
}
.intro-title.in { opacity: 1; transform: none; letter-spacing: 0.14em; }
.intro-title .series {
  display: block; font-family: var(--serif); font-weight: 400;
  color: #eef3f4; font-size: clamp(1.7rem, 5.6vw, 3.2rem); line-height: 1.15;
  text-shadow: 0 2px 34px rgba(0,0,0,0.55);
}
.intro-title .rule { display: block; width: 54px; height: 1px; margin: 1.2rem auto 0; background: rgba(205,216,218,0.5); }
.intro-title .sub { display: block; margin-top: 1rem; font-size: 0.72rem; letter-spacing: 0.42em; text-transform: uppercase; color: #93a0a7; }
.intro-skip {
  position: absolute; bottom: 1.5rem; right: 1.7rem; z-index: 3;
  background: none; border: 0; cursor: pointer; font-family: var(--serif);
  color: #6f7d86; font-size: 0.68rem; letter-spacing: 0.32em; text-transform: uppercase;
  transition: color 0.25s ease;
}
.intro-skip:hover, .intro-skip:focus-visible { color: #cdd8da; }
body.intro-lock { overflow: hidden; }
@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) { .intro { display: none; } }