/* ==========================================================================
   The Reassuring Universe — shared site stylesheet
   One file, linked by every page, so every page updates together and the
   HTML itself stays lightweight (per project convention: only the affected
   essay page and its category index get regenerated on an update).
   ========================================================================== */

:root {
  --paper: #faf6ee;
  --paper-raised: #ffffff;
  --ink: #2a241c;
  --ink-soft: #5c5346;
  --ink-faint: #8a8070;
  --line: #e4dbc9;
  --accent: #2f5d59;
  --accent-soft: #e4efec;
  --accent-hover: #234643;
  --tag-bg: #f1ece0;
  --tag-ink: #6b5f4a;
  --max-content: 42rem;
  --max-wide: 68rem;
  --radius: 10px;
}

@media (prefers-color-scheme: dark) {
  :root {
    --paper: #1b1914;
    --paper-raised: #24211a;
    --ink: #efe8d8;
    --ink-soft: #c9beac;
    --ink-faint: #8f8570;
    --line: #3a352a;
    --accent: #7fbcb3;
    --accent-soft: #23312f;
    --accent-hover: #9fd2c9;
    --tag-bg: #2a2620;
    --tag-ink: #b3a88f;
  }
}

* { box-sizing: border-box; }

html { scroll-behavior: smooth; }

body {
  margin: 0;
  background: var(--paper);
  color: var(--ink);
  font-family: "Lora", Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;
  line-height: 1.7;
  -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased;
}

.skip-link {
  position: absolute;
  left: -999px;
  top: auto;
  background: var(--accent);
  color: #fff;
  padding: 0.75em 1.25em;
  z-index: 1000;
  border-radius: 0 0 8px 0;
  font-family: "Inter", system-ui, sans-serif;
  font-size: 0.9rem;
}
.skip-link:focus { left: 0; top: 0; }

a {
  color: var(--accent);
  text-decoration-thickness: 1px;
  text-underline-offset: 2px;
}
a:hover { color: var(--accent-hover); }

h1, h2, h3 {
  font-family: "Lora", Georgia, serif;
  font-weight: 600;
  line-height: 1.25;
  color: var(--ink);
}

.eyebrow, nav, .meta, .tag, button, .btn, .site-footer small {
  font-family: "Inter", system-ui, -apple-system, "Segoe UI", sans-serif;
}

/* ---------- Site chrome ---------- */

.site-header {
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line);
  background: var(--paper);
  position: sticky;
  top: 0;
  z-index: 50;
  backdrop-filter: saturate(140%) blur(6px);
}

.site-header-inner {
  max-width: var(--max-wide);
  margin: 0 auto;
  padding: 1rem 1.5rem;
  display: flex;
  align-items: baseline;
  justify-content: space-between;
  gap: 1rem;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
}

.brand {
  font-family: "Lora", Georgia, serif;
  font-weight: 700;
  font-size: 1.15rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.01em;
  color: var(--ink);
  text-decoration: none;
}
.brand:hover { color: var(--accent); }
.brand .brand-sub {
  display: block;
  font-family: "Inter", sans-serif;
  font-weight: 400;
  font-size: 0.72rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.08em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--ink-faint);
  margin-top: 0.15rem;
}

nav.primary-nav { display: flex; gap: 1.5rem; font-size: 0.92rem; }
nav.primary-nav a {
  color: var(--ink-soft);
  text-decoration: none;
  padding: 0.25rem 0;
  border-bottom: 2px solid transparent;
}
nav.primary-nav a:hover,
nav.primary-nav a[aria-current="page"] {
  color: var(--ink);
  border-bottom-color: var(--accent);
}

.breadcrumbs {
  max-width: var(--max-wide);
  margin: 0 auto;
  padding: 0.9rem 1.5rem 0;
  font-family: "Inter", sans-serif;
  font-size: 0.82rem;
  color: var(--ink-faint);
}
.breadcrumbs a { color: var(--ink-faint); text-decoration: none; }
.breadcrumbs a:hover { color: var(--accent); text-decoration: underline; }
.breadcrumbs .sep { margin: 0 0.4em; opacity: 0.6; }
.breadcrumbs .current { color: var(--ink-soft); }

main { display: block; }

.site-footer {
  border-top: 1px solid var(--line);
  margin-top: 4rem;
  padding: 2rem 1.5rem 3rem;
}
.site-footer-inner {
  max-width: var(--max-wide);
  margin: 0 auto;
  display: flex;
  justify-content: space-between;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
  gap: 1rem;
  font-family: "Inter", sans-serif;
  color: var(--ink-faint);
  font-size: 0.82rem;
}
.site-footer a { color: var(--ink-faint); }
.site-footer nav { display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; gap: 0.4rem 1.2rem; }
.site-footer a:hover { color: var(--accent); }

/* ---------- Hero (homepage) ---------- */

.hero {
  max-width: var(--max-wide);
  margin: 0 auto;
  padding: 4.5rem 1.5rem 3rem;
  text-align: center;
}
.hero h1 { font-size: clamp(2.1rem, 4vw, 3rem); margin: 0 0 0.75rem; }
.hero p.lede {
  font-size: 1.15rem;
  color: var(--ink-soft);
  max-width: 38rem;
  margin: 0 auto 2rem;
}
.hero-actions { display: flex; gap: 1rem; justify-content: center; flex-wrap: wrap; }

.btn {
  display: inline-block;
  padding: 0.7rem 1.4rem;
  border-radius: 999px;
  font-size: 0.92rem;
  font-weight: 600;
  text-decoration: none;
  border: 1px solid var(--accent);
}
.btn-primary { background: var(--accent); color: #fff; }
.btn-primary:hover { background: var(--accent-hover); color: #fff; }
.btn-secondary { background: transparent; color: var(--accent); }
.btn-secondary:hover { background: var(--accent-soft); color: var(--accent-hover); }

/* ---------- Recent essays strip (homepage) ---------- */

.recent-strip {
  max-width: var(--max-wide);
  margin: 0 auto;
  padding: 0 1.5rem 5rem;
}
.recent-strip h2 {
  font-size: 1.1rem;
  font-family: "Inter", sans-serif;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  letter-spacing: 0.08em;
  color: var(--ink-faint);
  font-weight: 600;
  margin-bottom: 1.25rem;
  text-align: center;
}
.recent-grid {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(auto-fit, minmax(240px, 1fr));
  gap: 1.1rem;
  max-width: 56rem;
  margin: 0 auto;
}
.recent-card {
  background: var(--paper-raised);
  border: 1px solid var(--line);
  border-radius: var(--radius);
  padding: 1.5rem 1.6rem;
  text-decoration: none;
  color: var(--ink);
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  gap: 0.5rem;
  transition: border-color 0.15s ease, transform 0.15s ease;
}
a.recent-card:hover { border-color: var(--accent); transform: translateY(-2px); }
.recent-card .eyebrow {
  font-size: 0.72rem;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  letter-spacing: 0.07em;
  color: var(--accent);
  font-weight: 600;
}
.recent-card h3 { margin: 0.2rem 0 0.3rem; font-size: 1.2rem; }
.recent-card p { color: var(--ink-soft); margin: 0; font-size: 0.94rem; flex-grow: 1; }

/* ---------- Homepage categories ---------- */

.home-categories { max-width: var(--max-wide); margin: 0 auto; padding: 0 0 1rem; }
.home-categories h2,
.recent-strip h2 {
  font-size: 1.1rem;
  font-family: "Inter", sans-serif;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  letter-spacing: 0.08em;
  color: var(--ink-faint);
  font-weight: 600;
  margin-bottom: 1.25rem;
  text-align: center;
}
.home-categories .category-grid { padding-bottom: 2.5rem; }
.category-card h3 { font-size: 1.15rem; margin: 0; }

/* ---------- Search ---------- */

.site-search {
  display: flex;
  gap: 0.6rem;
  max-width: 34rem;
  margin: 0 auto;
}
.page-head .site-search { margin: 0.5rem 0 0; }
.site-search input[type="search"] {
  flex: 1;
  min-width: 0;
  font: inherit;
  font-size: 1rem;
  padding: 0.65rem 1rem;
  border: 1px solid var(--line);
  border-radius: 999px;
  background: var(--paper-raised);
  color: var(--ink);
}
.site-search input[type="search"]:focus { outline: 2px solid var(--accent); outline-offset: 1px; border-color: var(--accent); }
.site-search button { cursor: pointer; font-family: "Inter", sans-serif; }
.search-help { font-family: "Inter", sans-serif; font-size: 0.85rem; color: var(--ink-faint); margin: 0.7rem 0 0; }
.search-status { font-family: "Inter", sans-serif; font-size: 0.9rem; color: var(--ink-soft); margin: 0.9rem 0 0; }
.essay-row.search-result { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
mark { background: var(--accent-soft); color: inherit; padding: 0 0.1em; border-radius: 3px; }

/* ---------- Category grid (categories overview) ---------- */

.page-head {
  max-width: var(--max-wide);
  margin: 0 auto;
  padding: 1.25rem 1.5rem 2rem;
}
.page-head h1 { margin: 0.25rem 0 0.6rem; }
.page-head p.lede { color: var(--ink-soft); max-width: 46rem; font-size: 1.05rem; }

.category-grid {
  max-width: var(--max-wide);
  margin: 0 auto;
  padding: 0 1.5rem 4rem;
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(auto-fill, minmax(230px, 1fr));
  gap: 1.1rem;
}

.category-card {
  border: 1px solid var(--line);
  border-radius: var(--radius);
  background: var(--paper-raised);
  padding: 1.4rem 1.5rem;
  text-decoration: none;
  color: var(--ink);
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  gap: 0.5rem;
  transition: border-color 0.15s ease, transform 0.15s ease;
}
a.category-card:hover { border-color: var(--accent); transform: translateY(-2px); }
.category-card h2 { font-size: 1.15rem; margin: 0; }
.category-card p { color: var(--ink-soft); font-size: 0.92rem; margin: 0; flex-grow: 1; }
.category-card .count { font-family: "Inter", sans-serif; font-size: 0.78rem; color: var(--ink-faint); }
.category-card.is-live { border-color: var(--accent); }
.category-card.is-pending { cursor: default; opacity: 0.72; }
.category-card.is-pending:hover { transform: none; border-color: var(--line); }
.status-pill {
  display: inline-block;
  align-self: flex-start;
  font-family: "Inter", sans-serif;
  font-size: 0.68rem;
  font-weight: 600;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  letter-spacing: 0.06em;
  padding: 0.2rem 0.55rem;
  border-radius: 999px;
}
.status-pill.live { background: var(--accent-soft); color: var(--accent); }
.status-pill.pending { background: var(--tag-bg); color: var(--tag-ink); }

/* ---------- Essay listing (category page) ---------- */

.essay-list {
  max-width: var(--max-wide);
  margin: 0 auto;
  padding: 0 1.5rem 4rem;
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  gap: 1rem;
}

.essay-row {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: 2.5rem 1fr;
  gap: 1rem;
  padding: 1.4rem 1.5rem;
  border: 1px solid var(--line);
  border-radius: var(--radius);
  background: var(--paper-raised);
  text-decoration: none;
  color: var(--ink);
  transition: border-color 0.15s ease;
}
.essay-row:hover { border-color: var(--accent); }
.essay-row .pos { font-family: "Inter", sans-serif; font-weight: 700; color: var(--ink-faint); font-size: 1.1rem; }
.essay-row h3 { margin: 0 0 0.35rem; font-size: 1.2rem; }
.essay-row p.excerpt { margin: 0 0 0.6rem; color: var(--ink-soft); font-size: 0.97rem; }

/* Arc headings: named groups within a category (also used as book chapter headings) */
.arc-heading {
  font-family: "Inter", system-ui, -apple-system, "Segoe UI", sans-serif;
  font-size: 0.78rem;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  letter-spacing: 0.07em;
  color: var(--accent);
  font-weight: 600;
  margin: 1.6rem 0 0;
  padding-bottom: 0.45rem;
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line);
}
.essay-list > .arc-heading:first-child { margin-top: 0; }

.tag-list { display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; gap: 0.4rem; }
.tag { font-size: 0.72rem; color: var(--tag-ink); background: var(--tag-bg); padding: 0.2rem 0.6rem; border-radius: 999px; }

/* ---------- Essay page ---------- */

.essay-head {
  max-width: var(--max-content);
  margin: 0 auto;
  padding: 1.25rem 1.5rem 1.5rem;
}
.essay-head .eyebrow {
  font-size: 0.78rem;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  letter-spacing: 0.07em;
  color: var(--accent);
  font-weight: 600;
}
.essay-head h1 { font-size: clamp(1.8rem, 3.4vw, 2.4rem); margin: 0.4rem 0 0.85rem; }
.essay-head .also-in { margin-top: 1rem; }
.essay-head .also-in .label {
  font-family: "Inter", sans-serif;
  font-size: 0.78rem;
  color: var(--ink-faint);
  margin-bottom: 0.4rem;
}

article.essay-body {
  max-width: var(--max-content);
  margin: 0 auto;
  padding: 0.5rem 1.5rem 3rem;
  font-size: 1.13rem;
}
article.essay-body p { margin: 0 0 1.3em; }
article.essay-body p:first-of-type::first-letter {
  font-size: 2.6em;
  line-height: 0.85;
  float: left;
  padding-right: 0.09em;
  padding-top: 0.05em;
  font-weight: 600;
  color: var(--accent);
}

/* Poems: line breaks and stanza gaps are meaningful, so preserve them
   verbatim instead of re-flowing into justified prose paragraphs. */
article.essay-body .poem {
  white-space: pre-line;
  margin: 0 0 1.6em;
  font-size: 1.1rem;
}
article.essay-body .poem + .poem { margin-top: -0.6em; }

article.essay-body ul,
article.essay-body ol {
  margin: 0 0 1.3em;
  padding-left: 1.4em;
}
article.essay-body li {
  margin: 0 0 0.7em;
}
article.essay-body li:last-child { margin-bottom: 0; }

/* ---------- Continue reading (per-category prev/next on essay pages) ---------- */

.continue-reading {
  max-width: var(--max-content);
  margin: 2rem auto 0;
  padding: 1.5rem 1.5rem 0;
  border-top: 1px solid var(--line);
}
.continue-reading .continue-label {
  font-family: "Inter", sans-serif;
  font-size: 0.78rem;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  letter-spacing: 0.06em;
  color: var(--ink-faint);
  margin-bottom: 0.6rem;
}
.continue-reading .continue-group + .continue-group { margin-top: 1.6rem; }

.essay-nav {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr;
  gap: 1rem;
}
.essay-nav .nav-cell {
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  gap: 0.25rem;
  text-decoration: none;
  padding: 0.9rem 1.1rem;
  border: 1px solid var(--line);
  border-radius: var(--radius);
  color: var(--ink);
}
.essay-nav .nav-cell:hover { border-color: var(--accent); }
.essay-nav .nav-cell.next { text-align: right; align-items: flex-end; }
.essay-nav .dir {
  font-family: "Inter", sans-serif;
  font-size: 0.72rem;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  letter-spacing: 0.06em;
  color: var(--ink-faint);
}
.essay-nav .title { font-weight: 600; }
.essay-nav .nav-cell.disabled { opacity: 0.4; pointer-events: none; }

.back-to-category {
  max-width: var(--max-content);
  margin: 1.5rem auto 3rem;
  padding: 0 1.5rem;
  text-align: center;
}
.back-to-category a { font-family: "Inter", sans-serif; font-size: 0.9rem; text-decoration: none; color: var(--ink-soft); }
.back-to-category a:hover { color: var(--accent); }
.back-to-category .sep { margin: 0 0.6em; color: var(--ink-faint); }

.proposal-note {
  max-width: var(--max-wide);
  margin: 0 auto;
  padding: 0.9rem 1.5rem;
}
.proposal-note .inner {
  background: var(--accent-soft);
  border: 1px solid var(--line);
  border-radius: var(--radius);
  padding: 0.85rem 1.1rem;
  font-family: "Inter", sans-serif;
  font-size: 0.85rem;
  color: var(--ink-soft);
}
.proposal-note .inner strong { color: var(--ink); }

@media (max-width: 560px) {
  .site-header-inner { flex-direction: column; align-items: flex-start; }
  .essay-row { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
  .essay-row .pos { display: none; }
  .essay-nav { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
  .essay-nav .nav-cell.next { text-align: left; align-items: flex-start; }
}

/* "Page not found" page (Oct 25, 2026) */
.not-found-links { font-family: "Inter", sans-serif; font-size: 0.95rem; margin-top: 1.5rem; }
.not-found-links a { color: var(--accent); }
.not-found-links .sep { margin: 0 0.7em; color: var(--ink-faint); }

/* Copyright and sharing notice in the footer (Oct 25, 2026) */
.footer-notice { max-width: 34rem; line-height: 1.5; }