/* ============================================================
   2birds — Maison system, 2026
   White ground, hairline rules, didone display, tracked capitals.
   Everything centred that can be; olive spent in tiny amounts.
   ============================================================ */

:root {
  --ivory: #FFFFFF;          /* ground */
  --bone: #F8F6F1;           /* whisper of warmth for alternate sections */
  --sand: #F1EEE6;
  --sage: #F1EEE6;           /* stat surfaces share the pearl tone */
  --ink: #1B1A17;
  --ink-soft: #6C6459;
  --ink-faint: #A39C8D;
  --olive: #6F6C49;
  --olive-bright: #979265;
  --royal: #16255C;          /* corporate royal dark blue, used sparingly */
  --dark: #141310;
  --line: #E8E4D9;           /* the hairline */
  --line-dark: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.18);
  --serif: "Playfair Display", "Bodoni MT", Georgia, serif;
  --sans: "Instrument Sans", "Segoe UI", "Helvetica Neue", Arial, sans-serif;
  --ease: cubic-bezier(0.22, 1, 0.36, 1);
  --pad: clamp(20px, 4vw, 48px);
}

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

html { scroll-behavior: smooth; }

body {
  font-family: var(--sans);
  font-size: 15.5px;
  font-weight: 400;
  line-height: 1.85;
  color: var(--ink);
  background: var(--ivory);
  -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased;
  text-rendering: optimizeLegibility;
}

img, video { max-width: 100%; display: block; }
a { color: inherit; text-decoration: none; }
button { font: inherit; color: inherit; background: none; border: 0; cursor: pointer; }
::selection { background: var(--ink); color: var(--ivory); }

.container { max-width: 1200px; margin: 0 auto; padding-left: var(--pad); padding-right: var(--pad); }
.container--narrow { max-width: 820px; }

/* ---------- type ---------- */

.eyebrow {
  display: block;
  font-size: 10px;
  font-weight: 500;
  letter-spacing: 0.34em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--ink-faint);
}
.eyebrow--olive { color: var(--olive); }
.eyebrow--royal { color: var(--royal); }
.eyebrow--dark { color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.6); }

/* pro-bono commitment band, a sparing royal accent */
.probono {
  background: rgba(22, 37, 92, 0.035);
  border-top: 1px solid rgba(22, 37, 92, 0.16);
  border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(22, 37, 92, 0.16);
}

.display {
  font-family: var(--serif);
  font-weight: 500;
  font-size: clamp(2.4rem, 5.4vw, 4.4rem);
  line-height: 1.14;
  letter-spacing: 0.005em;
  color: var(--ink);
  text-wrap: balance;
}
h1.display { margin: 26px 0 0; }
.display em, .h2 em, .h3 em { font-style: italic; font-weight: 400; }

.h2 {
  font-family: var(--serif);
  font-weight: 500;
  font-size: clamp(1.7rem, 3vw, 2.6rem);
  line-height: 1.2;
  letter-spacing: 0.005em;
  margin: 20px 0 0;
  text-wrap: balance;
}
.h3 {
  font-family: var(--serif);
  font-weight: 400;
  font-size: clamp(1.2rem, 1.8vw, 1.5rem);
  line-height: 1.35;
}

.lede {
  font-size: clamp(0.98rem, 1.25vw, 1.1rem);
  line-height: 1.95;
  color: var(--ink-soft);
  max-width: 58ch;
}
.prose { color: var(--ink-soft); max-width: 64ch; }
.prose p + p { margin-top: 1.3em; }
.prose strong { color: var(--ink); font-weight: 600; }
.prose a { border-bottom: 1px solid var(--olive-bright); transition: color 0.3s, border-color 0.3s; }
.prose a:hover { color: var(--royal); border-color: var(--royal); }

.small-caps {
  font-size: 10px;
  font-weight: 500;
  letter-spacing: 0.26em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--ink-faint);
}

/* the short centred rule, the house signature */
.rule {
  width: 40px;
  height: 1px;
  background: var(--ink);
  border: 0;
  margin: 30px auto;
}
.rule--left { margin-left: 0; }

/* ---------- buttons: quiet, square, tracked ---------- */

.btn {
  display: inline-flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: center;
  gap: 10px;
  padding: 16px 38px;
  border: 1px solid var(--ink);
  border-radius: 0;
  font-size: 10.5px;
  font-weight: 500;
  letter-spacing: 0.28em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  background: transparent;
  color: var(--ink);
  transition: background 0.4s var(--ease), color 0.4s var(--ease);
}
.btn:hover { background: var(--royal); border-color: var(--royal); color: #FFFFFF; }
.btn--ghost { border-color: var(--line); }
.btn--ghost:hover { border-color: var(--ink); background: transparent; color: var(--ink); }
.btn--light { border-color: rgba(255,255,255,0.6); color: var(--ivory); }
.btn--light:hover { background: var(--ivory); color: var(--ink); }
.btn--ghost-dark { border-color: rgba(255,255,255,0.25); color: var(--ivory); }
.btn--ghost-dark:hover { border-color: var(--ivory); background: transparent; }
.btn .arrow { display: none; }

.text-link {
  display: inline-block;
  font-size: 10px;
  font-weight: 500;
  letter-spacing: 0.28em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--ink);
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--ink);
  padding-bottom: 6px;
  transition: color 0.3s, border-color 0.3s;
}
.text-link:hover { color: var(--royal); border-color: var(--royal); }

/* ---------- nav: maison brand bar ---------- */

.nav {
  position: fixed;
  top: 0; left: 0; right: 0;
  z-index: 100;
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 0;
  padding: 0 var(--pad);
  background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.96);
  backdrop-filter: blur(12px);
  -webkit-backdrop-filter: blur(12px);
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line);
  transition: padding 0.45s var(--ease);
}
.nav__top {
  width: 100%;
  max-width: 1280px;
  display: flex;
  justify-content: space-between;
  align-items: center;
  padding: 12px 0;
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line);
  font-size: 10px;
  font-weight: 600;
  letter-spacing: 0.24em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--ink);
  transition: all 0.45s var(--ease);
}
.nav__top a { color: var(--royal); transition: color 0.3s; }
.nav__top a:hover { color: var(--ink); }
/* keep the region and language switcher reachable at all times: the utility
   bar stays put on scroll, only tightening a little, rather than collapsing */
.nav.is-scrolled .nav__top { padding: 7px 0; }
.nav__mark { display: block; padding: 28px 0 8px; transition: padding 0.45s var(--ease); }
.nav__mark img { height: 58px; width: auto; margin: 0 auto; transition: height 0.45s var(--ease); }
@media (max-width: 640px) { .nav__mark img { height: 44px; } }
.nav__menu {
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 38px;
  padding: 14px 0 18px;
  transition: padding 0.45s var(--ease);
}
.nav.is-scrolled .nav__mark { padding: 14px 0 4px; }
.nav.is-scrolled .nav__mark img { height: 36px; }
.nav.is-scrolled .nav__menu { padding: 8px 0 12px; }
.nav__link {
  font-size: 11px;
  font-weight: 450;
  letter-spacing: 0.24em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--ink-soft);
  position: relative;
  padding: 4px 0;
  white-space: nowrap;
  transition: color 0.3s;
}
.nav__link::after {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  left: 50%; right: 50%; bottom: 0;
  height: 1px;
  background: var(--ink);
  transition: left 0.4s var(--ease), right 0.4s var(--ease);
}
.nav__link:hover, .nav__link.is-active { color: var(--ink); }
.nav__link:hover::after, .nav__link.is-active::after { left: 0; right: 0; }
.nav__cta {
  font-size: 10px;
  font-weight: 500;
  letter-spacing: 0.26em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--ink);
  border: 1px solid var(--line);
  padding: 8px 18px;
  white-space: nowrap;
  transition: all 0.35s;
}
.nav__cta:hover { background: var(--ink); color: var(--ivory); border-color: var(--ink); }

.nav__burger {
  display: none;
  position: relative;   /* in-flow flex item in the utility row; anchors the 44px hit overlay */
  flex-direction: column;
  gap: 5px;
  padding: 8px;
}
.nav__burger span {
  width: 22px; height: 1px;
  background: var(--ink);
  transition: transform 0.35s var(--ease), opacity 0.3s;
}

.drawer {
  position: fixed;
  inset: 0;
  z-index: 99;
  background: var(--ivory);
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  justify-content: center;
  align-items: flex-start;
  text-align: left;
  padding: 0 clamp(28px, 8vw, 64px);
  opacity: 0;
  pointer-events: none;
  transition: opacity 0.4s;
}
.drawer.is-open { opacity: 1; pointer-events: auto; }
.drawer a {
  font-family: var(--serif);
  font-size: clamp(1.4rem, 4.6vw, 2rem);
  padding: 16px 0;
  display: block;
  width: min(420px, 100%);
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line);
}
.drawer a span { display: block; font-family: var(--sans); font-size: 9px; color: var(--ink-faint); letter-spacing: 0.3em; text-transform: uppercase; margin-top: 2px; }

@media (max-width: 1080px) {
  .nav__menu { display: none; }
  .nav { padding-bottom: 18px; }
  .nav__burger { display: flex; }
  /* utility row on mobile: region switcher (left) and burger (right), both
     vertically centred by the row's align-items. "Make an enquiry" moves to
     the drawer so it does not crowd the switcher. */
  .nav__top a { display: none; }
  body.drawer-open { overflow: hidden; }
  body.drawer-open .nav__burger span:nth-child(1) { transform: translateY(6px) rotate(45deg); }
  body.drawer-open .nav__burger span:nth-child(2) { opacity: 0; }
  body.drawer-open .nav__burger span:nth-child(3) { transform: translateY(-6px) rotate(-45deg); }
}

/* ---------- hero (home): centred type on white ---------- */

.hero {
  position: relative;
  padding: clamp(200px, 26vh, 280px) 0 clamp(64px, 9vw, 120px);
  text-align: center;
}
.hero__inner { display: flex; flex-direction: column; align-items: center; }
.hero__lede { margin: 30px auto 0; max-width: 52ch; }
.hero__actions { display: flex; gap: 18px; margin-top: 44px; flex-wrap: wrap; justify-content: center; }

/* ---------- bhero: full-bleed image hero, maison campaign style ---------- */

.bhero {
  position: relative;
  min-height: 100svh;
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: center;
  text-align: center;
  color: #FFFFFF;
  overflow: hidden;
}
.bhero--short { min-height: 74svh; }
.bhero__bg {
  position: absolute;
  inset: 0;
}
.bhero__bg img {
  width: 100%; height: 100%;
  object-fit: cover;
  filter: grayscale(1) contrast(1.04) brightness(0.86);
  transform: scale(1.02);
  animation: bheroSettle 2.4s var(--ease) both;
}
@keyframes bheroSettle {
  from { transform: scale(1.07); }
  to { transform: scale(1.02); }
}
@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) { .bhero__bg img { animation: none; } }
.bhero::after {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  inset: 0;
  background: linear-gradient(to bottom, rgba(12,12,9,0.34) 0%, rgba(12,12,9,0.18) 42%, rgba(12,12,9,0.52) 100%);
}
.bhero__inner {
  position: relative;
  z-index: 2;
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  align-items: center;
  padding: 170px var(--pad) 90px;
  width: 100%;
}
.bhero .eyebrow { color: rgba(255,255,255,0.75); }
.bhero .display { color: #FFFFFF; text-shadow: 0 2px 40px rgba(0,0,0,0.25); }
.bhero .rule { background: rgba(255,255,255,0.8); }
.bhero .lede { color: rgba(255,255,255,0.82); margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; }
.bhero__actions { display: flex; gap: 18px; margin-top: 44px; flex-wrap: wrap; justify-content: center; }
.bhero .btn { border-color: rgba(255,255,255,0.85); color: #fff; }
.bhero .btn:hover { background: #fff; color: var(--ink); }
.bhero .text-link { color: #fff; border-color: rgba(255,255,255,0.7); }
.bhero .text-link:hover { color: #fff; border-color: #fff; }
.bhero__crumb {
  font-size: 9px;
  letter-spacing: 0.3em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: rgba(255,255,255,0.65);
  margin-bottom: 28px;
  display: flex;
  gap: 12px;
}
.bhero__crumb a:hover { color: #fff; }
.bhero__scroll {
  position: absolute;
  left: 50%;
  transform: translateX(-50%);
  bottom: 26px;
  z-index: 2;
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 10px;
  color: rgba(255,255,255,0.75);
  font-size: 8px;
  letter-spacing: 0.4em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
}
.bhero__scroll::after {
  content: "";
  width: 1px;
  height: 40px;
  background: rgba(255,255,255,0.6);
  animation: scrollLine 2.6s var(--ease) infinite;
}
@keyframes scrollLine {
  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; }
}
@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) { .bhero__scroll::after { animation: none; } }

/* ---------- collection cards ---------- */

.colgrid {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(4, 1fr);
  gap: clamp(20px, 2.6vw, 40px);
}
.colgrid--2 { grid-template-columns: repeat(2, 1fr); }
.colgrid--3 { grid-template-columns: repeat(3, 1fr); }
@media (max-width: 980px) { .colgrid, .colgrid--3 { grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr; } }
@media (max-width: 560px) { .colgrid, .colgrid--2, .colgrid--3 { grid-template-columns: 1fr; } }
.colcard {
  text-align: center;
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  align-items: center;
  height: 100%;                 /* fill the stretched grid cell so links share a baseline */
}
.colcard__img {
  width: 100%;
  aspect-ratio: 4 / 5;
  overflow: hidden;
  position: relative;
}
.colcard__img img {
  width: 100%; height: 100%;
  object-fit: cover;
  filter: grayscale(1);
  transform: scale(1.01);
  transition: transform 1.8s var(--ease), filter 0.8s;
}
.colcard:hover .colcard__img img { transform: scale(1.06); }
.colcard__num {
  font-family: var(--serif);
  font-size: 12px;
  color: var(--olive);
  margin-top: 26px;
  letter-spacing: 0.1em;
}
.colcard__title {
  font-family: var(--serif);
  font-weight: 400;
  font-size: clamp(1.15rem, 1.7vw, 1.45rem);
  line-height: 1.3;
  margin-top: 12px;
  max-width: 18ch;
  min-height: 2.6em;            /* reserve two lines so descriptions start on one line */
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: center;
}
.colcard__desc {
  font-size: 12.5px;
  color: var(--ink-soft);
  line-height: 1.8;
  margin-top: 12px;
  max-width: 34ch;
  min-height: 3.6em;            /* reserve two lines so the link lands on one baseline */
}
.colcard .text-link {
  margin-top: auto;            /* anchor every Discover link to the shared bottom baseline */
  padding-top: 22px;
  font-size: 9px;
}

/* ---------- statement: full-bleed image with centred serif ---------- */

.statement {
  position: relative;
  padding: clamp(130px, 20vw, 230px) 0;
  text-align: center;
  color: #FFFFFF;
  overflow: hidden;
}
.statement__bg {
  position: absolute;
  inset: 0;
}
.statement__bg img {
  width: 100%; height: 100%;
  object-fit: cover;
  filter: grayscale(1) brightness(0.52);
}
.statement__inner { position: relative; z-index: 2; }
.statement .quote__text { color: #fff; }
.statement .quote::before { background: rgba(255,255,255,0.6); }
.statement .quote__attr { color: rgba(255,255,255,0.65); }

/* ---------- page hero (interior): centred ---------- */

.pagehero {
  padding: clamp(190px, 24vh, 250px) 0 clamp(48px, 7vw, 88px);
  text-align: center;
}
.pagehero__crumb {
  font-size: 9.5px;
  letter-spacing: 0.3em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--ink-faint);
  margin-bottom: 30px;
  display: flex;
  gap: 12px;
  justify-content: center;
  align-items: center;
}
.pagehero__crumb a:hover { color: var(--olive); }
.pagehero__grid { display: flex; flex-direction: column; align-items: center; }
.pagehero__grid .lede { margin: 28px auto 0; }

/* ---------- sections ---------- */

.section { padding: clamp(72px, 10vw, 130px) 0; }
.section--tight { padding: clamp(48px, 6vw, 84px) 0; }
.section--bone { background: var(--bone); }
.section--rule { border-top: 1px solid var(--line); }

.sectionhead {
  max-width: 680px;
  margin: 0 auto clamp(44px, 6vw, 72px);
  text-align: center;
}
.sectionhead .lede { margin: 20px auto 0; }
.sectionhead::after {
  content: "";
  display: block;
  width: 40px;
  height: 1px;
  background: var(--olive-bright);
  margin: 28px auto 0;
}

/* split: for passages that want asymmetry, quietened */
.split {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 5fr) minmax(0, 7fr);
  gap: clamp(32px, 6vw, 96px);
  align-items: start;
}
.split--rev { grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 7fr) minmax(0, 5fr); }
.split__meta { position: sticky; top: 150px; }
.split__meta .roman {
  font-family: var(--serif);
  font-size: 14px;
  color: var(--olive);
  display: block;
  margin-top: 14px;
}
@media (max-width: 900px) {
  .split, .split--rev { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
  .split__meta { position: static; }
}

/* media figure */
.figure { overflow: hidden; position: relative; }
.figure img, .figure video {
  width: 100%;
  height: 100%;
  object-fit: cover;
  filter: grayscale(1);
  transform: scale(1.01);
  transition: transform 1.6s var(--ease);
}
.figure:hover img, .figure:hover video { transform: scale(1.04); }
.figure--frame { aspect-ratio: 16 / 10; }
.figure--tall { aspect-ratio: 4 / 5; }
.figcap {
  margin-top: 16px;
  font-size: 10px;
  letter-spacing: 0.22em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--ink-faint);
  text-align: center;
}
.figcap::before { content: none; }

/* full-bleed image band */
.band {
  position: relative;
  height: clamp(300px, 56vh, 600px);
  overflow: hidden;
}
.band img {
  width: 100%; height: 118%;
  object-fit: cover;
  filter: grayscale(1);
  will-change: transform;
}

/* ---------- stats: hairline grid on white ---------- */

.stats { border-top: 1px solid var(--line); border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line); background: var(--ivory); }
.stats__grid {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(4, 1fr);
}
.stats__cell {
  padding: clamp(40px, 5vw, 68px) clamp(20px, 2.6vw, 44px);
  border-left: 1px solid var(--line);
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  align-items: center;
  text-align: center;
  gap: 16px;
}
.stats__cell:first-child { border-left: 0; }
.stats__label {
  font-size: 9.5px;
  letter-spacing: 0.3em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--ink-faint);
  font-weight: 500;
}
.stats__value {
  font-family: var(--serif);
  font-size: clamp(2rem, 4vw, 3.2rem);
  font-weight: 400;
  line-height: 1;
  margin-top: 0;
}
.stats__note {
  font-size: 12.5px;
  color: var(--ink-soft);
  max-width: 26ch;
  line-height: 1.7;
}
@media (max-width: 860px) {
  .stats__grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr; }
  .stats__cell:nth-child(3) { border-left: 0; }
  .stats__cell:nth-child(n+3) { border-top: 1px solid var(--line); }
}
@media (max-width: 480px) {
  .stats__grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
  .stats__cell { border-left: 0; }
  .stats__cell + .stats__cell { border-top: 1px solid var(--line); }
}

/* ---------- service index (home): centred hairline rows ---------- */

.svc { border-top: 1px solid var(--line); }
.svc__row {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: 90px minmax(0, 5fr) minmax(0, 4fr) 60px;
  gap: clamp(20px, 3vw, 48px);
  align-items: center;
  padding: clamp(30px, 4vw, 52px) 0;
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line);
  position: relative;
  transition: background 0.4s;
}
.svc__row:hover { background: var(--bone); }
.svc__num {
  font-family: var(--serif);
  font-size: clamp(1rem, 1.5vw, 1.3rem);
  color: var(--olive);
  text-align: center;
}
.svc__title {
  font-family: var(--serif);
  font-size: clamp(1.35rem, 2.4vw, 2rem);
  font-weight: 400;
  line-height: 1.22;
  transition: color 0.3s;
}
.svc__row:hover .svc__title { font-style: italic; }
.svc__sub { font-size: 13.5px; color: var(--ink-soft); max-width: 44ch; }
.svc__tags { display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; gap: 8px 18px; margin-top: 14px; }
.svc__tag { font-size: 9px; letter-spacing: 0.22em; text-transform: uppercase; color: var(--ink-faint); }
.svc__arrow {
  font-size: 18px;
  color: var(--ink-faint);
  justify-self: end;
  transition: transform 0.4s var(--ease), color 0.3s;
}
.svc__row:hover .svc__arrow { transform: translate(5px, -5px); color: var(--ink); }
.svc__media {
  width: 100%;
  aspect-ratio: 16 / 10;
  overflow: hidden;
  display: none;
}
@media (min-width: 901px) {
  .svc__media { display: block; }
  .svc__media video, .svc__media img {
    width: 100%; height: 100%;
    object-fit: cover;
    filter: grayscale(1);
    transform: scale(1.02);
    transition: transform 1.4s var(--ease);
  }
  .svc__row:hover .svc__media video { transform: scale(1.05); }
}
@media (max-width: 900px) {
  .svc__row { grid-template-columns: 48px 1fr 32px; }
  .svc__media { display: none; }
  .svc__sub { display: none; }
}

/* ---------- accordion ---------- */

.acc { border-top: 1px solid var(--line); }
.acc__item { border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line); }
.acc__btn {
  width: 100%;
  display: flex;
  align-items: baseline;
  gap: 22px;
  text-align: left;
  padding: 28px 0;
}
.acc__ref {
  font-family: var(--serif);
  color: var(--olive);
  font-size: 13px;
  min-width: 44px;
}
.acc__q {
  font-family: var(--serif);
  font-size: clamp(1.05rem, 1.7vw, 1.3rem);
  font-weight: 400;
  flex: 1;
  transition: font-style 0.2s;
}
.acc__btn:hover .acc__q { font-style: italic; }
.acc__icon {
  font-size: 18px;
  font-weight: 300;
  color: var(--ink-faint);
  transition: transform 0.45s var(--ease);
  line-height: 1;
}
.acc__item.is-open .acc__icon { transform: rotate(45deg); color: var(--ink); }
.acc__panel {
  max-height: 0;
  overflow: hidden;
  transition: max-height 0.55s var(--ease);
}
.acc__body {
  padding: 0 66px 32px;
  color: var(--ink-soft);
  max-width: 68ch;
  font-size: 14.5px;
}
@media (max-width: 640px) { .acc__body { padding-left: 0; padding-right: 0; } }

/* ---------- quote ---------- */

.quote { max-width: 780px; margin: 0 auto; text-align: center; }
.quote__mark { display: none; }
.quote__text {
  font-family: var(--serif);
  font-size: clamp(1.3rem, 2.6vw, 1.9rem);
  font-weight: 400;
  font-style: italic;
  line-height: 1.55;
}
.quote__text::before { content: "“"; }
.quote__text::after { content: "”"; }
.quote__attr { margin-top: 30px; display: block; }
.quote::before {
  content: "";
  display: block;
  width: 40px;
  height: 1px;
  background: var(--olive-bright);
  margin: 0 auto 34px;
}

/* ---------- invitation (framed, replaces dark CTA) ---------- */

.cta {
  background: var(--ivory);
  color: var(--ink);
  position: relative;
}
.cta::before, .cta::after { content: none; }
.cta__inner {
  padding: clamp(72px, 10vw, 120px) 0;
  position: relative;
  text-align: center;
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  align-items: center;
}
.cta__frame {
  border: 1px solid var(--line);
  padding: clamp(48px, 7vw, 88px) clamp(28px, 6vw, 96px);
  width: 100%;
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  align-items: center;
  text-align: center;
}
.cta__title {
  font-family: var(--serif);
  font-weight: 400;
  font-size: clamp(1.7rem, 3.4vw, 2.7rem);
  line-height: 1.22;
  max-width: 22ch;
  margin-top: 22px;
  text-wrap: balance;
}
.cta__sub {
  color: var(--ink-soft);
  max-width: 50ch;
  margin: 20px auto 0;
  font-size: 14.5px;
}
.cta__actions { display: flex; gap: 16px; margin-top: 40px; flex-wrap: wrap; justify-content: center; }
.cta .btn--light { border-color: var(--ink); color: var(--ink); }
.cta .btn--light:hover { background: var(--ink); color: var(--ivory); }
.cta .btn--ghost-dark { border-color: var(--line); color: var(--ink); }
.cta .btn--ghost-dark:hover { border-color: var(--ink); }
.cta .eyebrow--dark { color: var(--ink-faint); }

/* ---------- panel: framed feature ---------- */

.panel {
  background: var(--ivory);
  color: var(--ink);
  border: 1px solid var(--line);
  border-radius: 0;
  overflow: hidden;
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 6fr) minmax(0, 5fr);
}
.panel__body {
  padding: clamp(36px, 5vw, 72px);
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  align-items: flex-start;
  justify-content: center;
}
.panel__body .eyebrow--dark { color: var(--olive); }
.panel__title {
  font-family: var(--serif);
  font-size: clamp(1.4rem, 2.4vw, 2rem);
  font-weight: 400;
  line-height: 1.25;
}
.panel__sub { color: var(--ink-soft); font-size: 14px; margin-top: 18px; max-width: 46ch; }
.panel__body .btn { margin-top: 36px; }
.panel__media { position: relative; min-height: 300px; border-left: 1px solid var(--line); }
.panel__media img {
  position: absolute;
  inset: 0;
  width: 100%; height: 100%;
  object-fit: cover;
  filter: grayscale(1);
}
@media (max-width: 820px) {
  .panel { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
  .panel__media { min-height: 240px; order: -1; border-left: 0; border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line); }
}

/* ---------- hairline card grid ---------- */

.gridcards {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(3, 1fr);
  gap: 0;
  background: transparent;
  border: 1px solid var(--line);
}
.gridcards--2 { grid-template-columns: repeat(2, 1fr); }
.gridcards--4 { grid-template-columns: repeat(4, 1fr); }
.gcard {
  background: transparent;
  padding: clamp(30px, 3.6vw, 52px) clamp(24px, 3vw, 44px);
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  gap: 16px;
  border-left: 1px solid var(--line);
  transition: background 0.4s;
}
.gridcards .gcard:first-child,
.gridcards--2 .gcard:nth-child(2n+1),
.gridcards:not(.gridcards--2):not(.gridcards--4) .gcard:nth-child(3n+1),
.gridcards--4 .gcard:nth-child(4n+1) { border-left: 0; }
.gcard:hover { background: var(--bone); }
.section--bone .gcard:hover { background: var(--ivory); }
.gcard__num {
  font-family: var(--serif);
  font-size: 14px;
  color: var(--olive);
}
.gcard__kicker { font-size: 9px; letter-spacing: 0.26em; text-transform: uppercase; color: var(--ink-faint); font-weight: 500; }
/* block + align-content (not flex): flex strips the spaces around <em> in titles.
   start-align so a 1-line and a 2-line title begin on the same line across a row. */
.gcard__title { font-family: var(--serif); font-size: clamp(1.1rem, 1.6vw, 1.35rem); font-weight: 400; line-height: 1.32; min-height: 2.64em; align-content: start; }
.gcard__body { font-size: 13.5px; color: var(--ink-soft); line-height: 1.8; }
.gcard ul { list-style: none; margin-top: 6px; }
.gcard li {
  font-size: 12.5px;
  color: var(--ink-soft);
  padding: 10px 0;
  border-top: 1px solid var(--line);
  display: flex;
  gap: 10px;
}
.gcard li::before { content: "·"; color: var(--olive); }
@media (max-width: 980px) {
  .gridcards, .gridcards--4 { grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr; }
  .gridcards .gcard, .gridcards--4 .gcard { border-left: 1px solid var(--line); }
  .gridcards .gcard:nth-child(2n+1), .gridcards--4 .gcard:nth-child(2n+1) { border-left: 0; }
  .gridcards .gcard:nth-child(n+3), .gridcards--4 .gcard:nth-child(n+3) { border-top: 1px solid var(--line); }
}
@media (max-width: 620px) {
  .gridcards, .gridcards--2, .gridcards--4 { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
  .gcard { border-left: 0 !important; }
  .gcard + .gcard { border-top: 1px solid var(--line); }
}

/* ---------- steps ---------- */

.steps { counter-reset: step; border-top: 1px solid var(--line); }
.step {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: 130px 1fr;
  gap: clamp(20px, 4vw, 64px);
  padding: clamp(30px, 4vw, 46px) 0;
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line);
}
.step:last-child { border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line); }
.step__label {
  font-size: 9.5px;
  letter-spacing: 0.3em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--olive);
  font-weight: 500;
  padding-top: 8px;
}
.step__title { font-family: var(--serif); font-size: clamp(1.1rem, 1.8vw, 1.45rem); font-weight: 400; }
.step__body { color: var(--ink-soft); margin-top: 10px; max-width: 66ch; font-size: 14px; }
@media (max-width: 640px) { .step { grid-template-columns: 1fr; gap: 8px; } }

/* ---------- footer: dark house footer, left-aligned columns ---------- */

.footer {
  background: #0E0D0A;
  color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.6);
  font-size: 13px;
}
/* top/bottom only, so the .container left/right padding is not clobbered and
   nothing clips at the viewport edge on mobile */
.footer__inner { padding-top: clamp(72px, 10vw, 120px); padding-bottom: 44px; }
.footer__grid {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(4, minmax(0, 1fr));
  gap: clamp(32px, 4vw, 72px);
  padding-bottom: clamp(48px, 6vw, 80px);
  text-align: left;
}
.footer__heading {
  font-size: 11px;
  letter-spacing: 0.18em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: #FFFFFF;
  font-weight: 600;
  margin-bottom: 22px;
}
.footer__list { list-style: none; }
.footer__list li {
  padding: 12px 0;              /* rows reach ~40px so links are comfortable tap targets */
  font-size: 10.5px;
  letter-spacing: 0.16em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.58);
}
.footer__list a { display: block; transition: color 0.3s; }
.footer__list a:hover { color: #FFFFFF; }
.footer__legal {
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  align-items: center;
  text-align: center;
  gap: 5px;
  padding-top: 34px;
  border-top: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.14);
  font-size: 9.5px;
  letter-spacing: 0.18em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.38);
}
/* on phones the legal reads better ranged left, matching the stacked columns */
@media (max-width: 640px) { .footer__legal { align-items: flex-start; text-align: left; } }
.footer__wordmark { display: flex; justify-content: center; padding-top: 16px; }
.footer__wordmark img {
  height: 64px;
  width: auto;
  filter: brightness(0) invert(1);
  opacity: 0.95;
}
@media (max-width: 900px) { .footer__grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr; } }
@media (max-width: 540px) { .footer__grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr; } }

/* ---------- WhatsApp FAB ---------- */

.fab-wa {
  position: fixed;
  right: 26px; bottom: 26px;
  z-index: 90;
  width: 52px; height: 52px;
  border-radius: 50%;
  background: var(--ivory);
  border: 1px solid var(--line);
  color: var(--ink);
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: center;
  box-shadow: 0 10px 30px rgba(27, 26, 23, 0.12);
  transition: all 0.35s var(--ease);
}
.fab-wa:hover { transform: translateY(-3px); background: var(--ink); color: var(--ivory); border-color: var(--ink); }

/* ---------- reveal ---------- */

.reveal {
  opacity: 0;
  transform: translateY(18px);
  transition: opacity 1.1s var(--ease), transform 1.1s var(--ease);
  transition-delay: var(--d, 0s);
}
.reveal[data-dir="left"] { transform: translateX(-36px); }
.reveal[data-dir="right"] { transform: translateX(36px); }
.reveal[data-dir="zoom"] { transform: scale(0.96); }
.reveal.is-in { opacity: 1; transform: none; }

/* curtain reveal on imagery: containers are tagged by main.js */
.imgreveal { overflow: hidden; }
.imgreveal > img, .imgreveal video {
  clip-path: inset(100% 0 0 0);
  transition: clip-path 1.3s var(--ease), transform 1.8s var(--ease);
  transition-delay: var(--d, 0s), 0s;
}
.imgreveal--l > img { clip-path: inset(0 100% 0 0); }
.imgreveal--r > img { clip-path: inset(0 0 0 100%); }
.imgreveal.is-in > img, .imgreveal.is-in video { clip-path: inset(0 0 0 0); }

/* headline line-mask reveal (hero titles, wrapped by main.js) */
.linewrap { display: block; overflow: hidden; }
.linewrap > span {
  display: block;
  transform: translateY(112%);
  transition: transform 1.15s var(--ease);
  transition-delay: var(--ld, 0s);
}
.lines-in .linewrap > span { transform: translateY(0); }

/* sectionhead rule draws itself */
.sectionhead::after { width: 0; transition: width 1s var(--ease) 0.35s; }
.sectionhead.is-in::after { width: 40px; }

@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) {
  .imgreveal > img, .imgreveal video { clip-path: none; transition: none; }
  .linewrap > span { transform: none; transition: none; }
  .reveal { opacity: 1; transform: none; transition: none; }
  html { scroll-behavior: auto; }
}

/* editorial mosaic — two fixed-height rows (width from grid, height fixed, so it can never overflow) */
.mosaic { display: flex; flex-direction: column; gap: clamp(14px, 2vw, 28px); }
.mosaic-row { display: grid; gap: clamp(14px, 2vw, 28px); }
.mosaic-row--2up { grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 5fr) minmax(0, 7fr); }
.mosaic-row--3up { grid-template-columns: repeat(3, minmax(0, 1fr)); }
.mosaic-row figure {
  position: relative;
  overflow: hidden;
  margin: 0;
  min-width: 0;
  height: clamp(220px, 27vw, 360px);
}
.mosaic-row img {
  position: absolute;
  inset: 0;
  width: 100%; height: 100%;
  object-fit: cover;
  filter: grayscale(1);
  transform: scale(1.01);
  transition: transform 1.8s var(--ease);
}
.mosaic-row figure:hover img { transform: scale(1.05); }
@media (max-width: 720px) {
  .mosaic-row--2up { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
  .mosaic-row--3up { grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr; }
  .mosaic-row--3up figure:last-child { grid-column: span 2; }
  .mosaic-row figure { height: clamp(200px, 44vw, 300px); }
}
@media (max-width: 480px) {
  .mosaic-row--3up { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
  .mosaic-row--3up figure:last-child { grid-column: auto; }
}

@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) {
  .reveal { opacity: 1; transform: none; transition: none; }
  html { scroll-behavior: auto; }
}

/* ---------- forms ---------- */

.form { display: grid; gap: 28px; }
.form__row { display: grid; grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr; gap: 28px; }
@media (max-width: 640px) { .form__row { grid-template-columns: 1fr; } }
.field label {
  display: block;
  font-size: 9.5px;
  letter-spacing: 0.28em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--ink-faint);
  font-weight: 500;
  margin-bottom: 10px;
}
.field input, .field select, .field textarea {
  width: 100%;
  font: inherit;
  font-size: 14.5px;
  color: var(--ink);
  background: transparent;
  border: 0;
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line);
  padding: 10px 2px;
  border-radius: 0;
  transition: border-color 0.3s;
}
.field textarea { resize: vertical; min-height: 110px; }
.field input:focus, .field select:focus, .field textarea:focus {
  outline: none;
  border-bottom-color: var(--ink);
}
.chips { display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; gap: 10px; }
.chip {
  font-size: 10px;
  letter-spacing: 0.18em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  padding: 9px 18px;
  border: 1px solid var(--line);
  border-radius: 0;
  color: var(--ink-soft);
  transition: all 0.3s;
  cursor: pointer;
}
.chip:hover { border-color: var(--ink); color: var(--ink); }
.chip.is-on { background: var(--ink); color: var(--ivory); border-color: var(--ink); }
.form__note { font-size: 11.5px; color: var(--ink-faint); }

/* ---------- comparison ---------- */

.compare { border-top: 1px solid var(--line); }
.compare__row {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 4fr) minmax(0, 4fr) minmax(0, 4fr);
  gap: clamp(16px, 3vw, 48px);
  padding: 28px 0;
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line);
  font-size: 13.5px;
  line-height: 1.7;
  align-items: start;
}
.compare__head { font-size: 9.5px; letter-spacing: 0.26em; text-transform: uppercase; color: var(--ink-faint); font-weight: 500; }
.compare__head:last-child { color: var(--olive); padding-left: 20px; border-left: 2px solid var(--olive-bright); }
.compare__row dt { font-family: var(--serif); font-size: 1.05rem; font-weight: 400; color: var(--ink); }
.compare__row dd { color: var(--ink-soft); }
/* the 2birds column is marked by a slim olive rule, not a bullet */
.compare__row dd.is-us { color: var(--ink); padding-left: 20px; border-left: 2px solid var(--olive-bright); }
@media (max-width: 720px) {
  .compare__row { grid-template-columns: 1fr; gap: 12px; padding: 22px 0; }
  .compare__row[aria-hidden] { display: none; }   /* header row is redundant once cells self-label */
  .compare__row dd { padding-left: 16px; border-left: 2px solid var(--line); }
  .compare__row dd.is-us { border-left-color: var(--olive-bright); }
  .compare__row dd::before {
    content: "A typical curriculum vendor";
    display: block;
    font-size: 8.5px;
    letter-spacing: 0.2em;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    color: var(--ink-faint);
    margin-bottom: 5px;
  }
  .compare__row dd.is-us::before { content: "2birds"; color: var(--olive); }
}

/* ---------- legal pages ---------- */

.legal-hero {
  padding: clamp(190px, 24vh, 250px) 0 clamp(40px, 6vw, 72px);
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line);
  text-align: center;
}
.legal-hero .pagehero__crumb { justify-content: center; }
.legal-meta {
  display: flex;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
  gap: 14px 48px;
  margin-top: 40px;
  justify-content: center;
}
.legal-meta div { font-size: 12.5px; }
.legal-meta .small-caps { display: block; margin-bottom: 4px; }
.legal { max-width: 800px; margin: 0 auto; }
.legal h2 {
  font-family: var(--serif);
  font-weight: 400;
  font-size: 1.3rem;
  margin: 56px 0 6px;
  display: flex;
  gap: 16px;
  align-items: baseline;
}
.legal h2 .num { color: var(--olive); font-size: 0.95rem; }
.legal p { color: var(--ink-soft); font-size: 14px; margin-top: 14px; }
.legal .clause { display: grid; grid-template-columns: 56px 1fr; gap: 16px; margin-top: 14px; }
.legal .clause .ref { font-size: 12.5px; color: var(--olive); font-family: var(--serif); padding-top: 2px; }
.legal .clause p { margin: 0; }
.legal-intro p { font-size: 14px; }

/* ---------- glossary ---------- */

.gloss { border-top: 1px solid var(--line); }
.gloss__row {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: 240px 1fr;
  gap: clamp(20px, 4vw, 64px);
  padding: 26px 0;
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line);
}
.gloss__term { font-family: var(--serif); font-size: 1.1rem; font-weight: 400; }
.gloss__term .small-caps { display: block; margin-top: 7px; font-size: 11px; font-weight: 600; letter-spacing: 0.1em; color: var(--ink); }
.gloss__def { color: var(--ink-soft); font-size: 13.5px; max-width: 70ch; }
.gloss__group {
  font-size: 10px;
  letter-spacing: 0.3em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--olive);
  font-weight: 500;
  margin: 60px 0 0;
  text-align: center;
}
@media (max-width: 640px) { .gloss__row { grid-template-columns: 1fr; gap: 6px; } }

/* ---------- utility ---------- */

.mt-1 { margin-top: 12px; } .mt-2 { margin-top: 24px; } .mt-3 { margin-top: 40px; }
.mt-4 { margin-top: 64px; } .mt-5 { margin-top: 96px; }
.center { text-align: center; }
.hidden { display: none !important; }

/* ---------- accessibility and wayfinding (design-audit round) ---------- */

a:focus-visible, button:focus-visible, input:focus-visible, select:focus-visible,
textarea:focus-visible, summary:focus-visible, [tabindex]:focus-visible {
  outline: 2px solid var(--royal);
  outline-offset: 3px;
}

.skiplink {
  position: fixed;
  top: -80px; left: 16px;
  z-index: 300;
  background: var(--royal);
  color: #FFFFFF;
  padding: 14px 24px;
  font-size: 11px;
  letter-spacing: 0.18em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  transition: top 0.25s ease;
}
.skiplink:focus { top: 14px; }

/* sticky section index on the long service pages */
.secnav {
  position: sticky;
  top: var(--navh, 96px);
  z-index: 90;
  background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.96);
  backdrop-filter: blur(10px);
  -webkit-backdrop-filter: blur(10px);
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line);
  overflow-x: auto;
  scrollbar-width: none;
}
.secnav::-webkit-scrollbar { display: none; }
.secnav__inner {
  display: flex;
  gap: clamp(18px, 3vw, 40px);
  justify-content: safe center;
  padding: 0 var(--pad);
  white-space: nowrap;
}
.secnav a {
  display: inline-block;
  padding: 16px 2px 14px;
  font-size: 9.5px;
  letter-spacing: 0.22em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--ink-faint);
  border-bottom: 2px solid transparent;
  transition: color 0.3s, border-color 0.3s;
}
.secnav a:hover { color: var(--ink); }
.secnav a.is-on { color: var(--ink); border-bottom-color: var(--olive); }
main [id] { scroll-margin-top: calc(var(--navh, 96px) + 60px); }

/* folded legal notices */
.legalfold { border: 1px solid var(--line); margin-top: 18px; text-align: left; }
.legalfold summary {
  cursor: pointer;
  list-style: none;
  padding: 16px 22px;
  font-size: 10px;
  letter-spacing: 0.22em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--ink-faint);
  display: flex;
  justify-content: space-between;
  align-items: center;
}
.legalfold summary::-webkit-details-marker { display: none; }
.legalfold summary::after { content: "+"; font-size: 15px; color: var(--olive); }
.legalfold[open] summary::after { content: "−"; }
.legalfold__body { padding: 0 22px 20px; }

/* inline form errors */
.field.is-err input, .field.is-err textarea, .field.is-err select { border-bottom-color: var(--royal); }
.field__err { display: block; margin-top: 7px; font-size: 11.5px; color: var(--royal); }

/* ---------- region and language selector ---------- */
.nav__region {
  font: inherit;
  font-size: 9.5px;
  font-weight: 600;
  letter-spacing: 0.2em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--royal);
  cursor: pointer;
  display: inline-flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 8px;
  padding: 5px 13px;
  border: 1px solid var(--olive-bright);
  border-radius: 999px;
  transition: color 0.3s, background 0.3s, border-color 0.3s;
}
.nav__region::after {
  content: "";
  width: 0; height: 0;
  border: 3.5px solid transparent;
  border-top-color: currentColor;
  border-bottom: 0;
  transform: translateY(1px);
}
.nav__region:hover { color: #FFFFFF; background: var(--royal); border-color: var(--royal); }
.rgn {
  position: fixed;
  inset: 0;
  z-index: 200;
  background: rgba(14, 13, 10, 0.5);
  backdrop-filter: blur(3px);
  -webkit-backdrop-filter: blur(3px);
  display: flex;
  justify-content: flex-end;
  opacity: 0;
  pointer-events: none;
  transition: opacity 0.25s ease;
}
.rgn.is-open { opacity: 1; pointer-events: auto; }
.rgn__sheet {
  position: relative;
  background: var(--ivory);
  width: min(460px, 100%);
  height: 100%;
  overflow-y: auto;
  padding: clamp(30px, 4vw, 56px) clamp(24px, 3.4vw, 48px);
  transform: translateX(24px);
  transition: transform 0.25s ease;
}
.rgn.is-open .rgn__sheet { transform: none; }
.rgn__close { position: absolute; top: 18px; right: 20px; font-size: 26px; line-height: 1; color: var(--ink-faint); transition: color 0.25s; }
.rgn__close:hover { color: var(--ink); }
.rgn__title { font-family: var(--serif); font-weight: 500; font-size: clamp(1.7rem, 3vw, 2.2rem); line-height: 1.1; margin-top: 12px; }
.rgn__title em { font-style: italic; color: var(--olive); }
.rgn__sub { font-size: 13px; color: var(--ink-soft); line-height: 1.65; margin-top: 12px; padding-bottom: 20px; border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line); }
.rgn__glabel { display: block; font-size: 9.5px; letter-spacing: 0.26em; text-transform: uppercase; color: var(--ink-faint); margin: 22px 0 4px; }
.rgn__list { list-style: none; }
.rgn__row {
  width: 100%;
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: 1fr auto;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 14px;
  padding: 15px 4px;
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line);
  text-align: left;
  transition: background 0.2s;
}
.rgn__row:hover { background: var(--bone); }
.rgn__row.is-cur { background: var(--sage); }
.rgn__main { font-size: 15px; color: var(--ink); }
.rgn__meta { display: block; font-size: 11.5px; color: var(--ink-faint); margin-top: 3px; }
.rgn__check { color: var(--olive); font-size: 13px; opacity: 0; }
.rgn__row.is-cur .rgn__check { opacity: 1; }

/* ---------- award-tier elevation (restrained, within the maison system) ---------- */

/* a single hairline of olive tracks reading progress, the one
   quiet flourish. Sits above the bar, disappears entirely under reduced-motion. */
.readbar {
  position: fixed;
  top: var(--navh, 0px); left: 0;   /* rides the bottom edge of the bar, clear of its contents */
  height: 2px; width: 100%;
  transform: scaleX(0);
  transform-origin: 0 50%;
  background: linear-gradient(90deg, var(--olive-bright), var(--olive));
  z-index: 210;
  pointer-events: none;
  transition: transform 0.1s linear, top 0.4s var(--ease);
}
@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) { .readbar { display: none; } }
/* the reading-progress line has no place over the open mobile menu */
body.drawer-open .readbar { display: none; }

/* Recommendation #4: give the menu control a full 44px thumb target without
   nudging the icon, via a centred, invisible hit-area overlay (mobile best
   practice for touch). The button is already position:absolute, so the overlay
   anchors to it. */
.nav__burger::before {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  top: 50%; left: 50%;
  width: 44px; height: 44px;
  transform: translate(-50%, -50%);
}