/* ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════
   THE BALANCE — official movie site
   palette drawn from the film: umber night, temple gold,
   torchlight, ember red, and the relic's blue glow
   ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════ */

:root {
  --void: #080503;
  --ink: #120c07;
  --ink-2: #1a120a;
  --leather: #241409;
  --parchment: #efe3c8;
  --dim: #a89478;
  --gold: #d9a648;
  --amber: #e07b2f;
  --sienna: #b4502a;
  --relic: #6db8e8;
  --ember: #c8402e;
  --grad-duality: linear-gradient(100deg, var(--sienna) 0%, var(--gold) 32%, var(--parchment) 52%, #9cc8e8 72%, var(--relic) 100%);
  --font-display: "Cinzel", serif;
  --font-quote: "Cormorant Garamond", serif;
  --font-body: "Outfit", system-ui, sans-serif;
  --ease-out: cubic-bezier(.16, 1, .3, 1);
  --nav-h: 72px;
}

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

html { scroll-behavior: smooth; }

body {
  background: var(--void);
  color: var(--parchment);
  font-family: var(--font-body);
  font-weight: 300;
  line-height: 1.7;
  overflow-x: hidden;
  -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased;
}

::selection { background: var(--gold); color: var(--void); }

h1, h2, h3 { font-family: var(--font-display); font-weight: 700; line-height: 1.12; }
h2 { font-size: clamp(2.1rem, 5.2vw, 4rem); letter-spacing: .01em; }
h2 em, .footer-title em {
  font-style: normal;
  background: var(--grad-duality);
  -webkit-background-clip: text; background-clip: text;
  -webkit-text-fill-color: transparent; color: transparent;
}

img, svg, video { display: block; max-width: 100%; }
[hidden] { display: none !important; }
button { font: inherit; color: inherit; background: none; border: 0; cursor: pointer; }
a { color: inherit; text-decoration: none; }

/* ── ambient canvas + cursor ─────────────────────────── */
#fx {
  position: fixed; inset: 0; z-index: 1;
  pointer-events: none;
  mix-blend-mode: screen;
}

.cursor-orb {
  position: fixed; z-index: 2; top: 0; left: 0;
  width: 340px; height: 340px;
  margin: -170px 0 0 -170px;
  border-radius: 50%;
  background: radial-gradient(circle, rgba(217, 166, 72, .10), rgba(109, 184, 232, .05) 45%, transparent 70%);
  pointer-events: none;
  opacity: 0;
  transition: opacity .6s;
  will-change: transform;
}
body.has-cursor .cursor-orb { opacity: 1; }
@media (pointer: coarse) { .cursor-orb { display: none; } }

.progress-beam {
  position: fixed; top: 0; left: 0; right: 0; z-index: 60;
  height: 2px; background: rgba(239, 227, 200, .07);
}
.progress-beam span {
  display: block; height: 100%; width: 100%;
  background: var(--grad-duality);
  transform-origin: left;
  transform: scaleX(0);
}

/* ── preloader ───────────────────────────────────────── */
.preloader {
  position: fixed; inset: 0; z-index: 100;
  display: grid; place-items: center;
  background: var(--void);
  transition: visibility 0s 1.5s;
}
.preloader-inner { position: relative; z-index: 2; text-align: center; transition: opacity .5s, transform .5s; }
.bracelet { width: 130px; margin-inline: auto; }
.bracelet-ring {
  fill: none; stroke: var(--gold); stroke-width: 3;
  stroke-dasharray: 452; stroke-dashoffset: 452;
  animation: ring-draw 1.4s var(--ease-out) forwards;
  filter: drop-shadow(0 0 8px rgba(217, 166, 72, .6));
}
@keyframes ring-draw { to { stroke-dashoffset: 0; } }
.gem { opacity: 0; animation: gem-light .5s forwards; }
.gem-1 { fill: #e07b2f; animation-delay: .5s; }
.gem-2 { fill: #6db8e8; animation-delay: .7s; }
.gem-3 { fill: #9db873; animation-delay: .9s; }
.gem-4 { fill: #a888d8; animation-delay: 1.1s; }
.gem-5 { fill: #efe3c8; animation-delay: 1.3s; }
@keyframes gem-light {
  0% { opacity: 0; transform: scale(.3); transform-origin: center; }
  60% { opacity: 1; transform: scale(1.35); }
  100% { opacity: 1; transform: scale(1); }
}
.preloader-text {
  margin-top: 18px;
  font-family: var(--font-display);
  font-size: .78rem; letter-spacing: .5em; text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--dim);
  animation: pulse-txt 1.6s ease-in-out infinite;
}
@keyframes pulse-txt { 50% { opacity: .35; } }
.curtain { position: absolute; top: 0; bottom: 0; width: 50.5%; transition: transform .9s var(--ease-out) .15s; }
.curtain-light { left: 0; background: linear-gradient(160deg, #221208, #0d0703); }
.curtain-dark { right: 0; background: linear-gradient(200deg, #0a1220, #05070c); }
.preloader.is-done .preloader-inner { opacity: 0; transform: scale(.92); }
.preloader.is-done .curtain-light { transform: translateX(-101%); }
.preloader.is-done .curtain-dark { transform: translateX(101%); }
.preloader.is-done { visibility: hidden; pointer-events: none; }

/* ── nav ─────────────────────────────────────────────── */
.nav {
  position: fixed; top: 0; left: 0; right: 0; z-index: 50;
  height: var(--nav-h);
  display: flex; align-items: center; justify-content: space-between;
  gap: 1.5rem;
  padding-inline: clamp(1.1rem, 4vw, 3rem);
  transition: background .4s, backdrop-filter .4s, border-color .4s;
  border-bottom: 1px solid transparent;
}
.nav.is-scrolled {
  background: rgba(8, 5, 3, .74);
  -webkit-backdrop-filter: blur(14px); backdrop-filter: blur(14px);
  border-bottom-color: rgba(239, 227, 200, .07);
}
.nav-logo {
  display: flex; align-items: center; gap: .6rem;
  font-family: var(--font-display); font-weight: 700;
  font-size: .95rem; letter-spacing: .28em;
}
.nav-logo svg { width: 26px; height: 26px; color: var(--gold); }
.nav-links { display: flex; align-items: center; gap: clamp(.9rem, 2vw, 2rem); }
.nav-links a {
  position: relative;
  font-size: .78rem; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: .2em; text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--dim);
  transition: color .3s;
  white-space: nowrap;
}
.nav-links a::after {
  content: ""; position: absolute; left: 0; bottom: -6px;
  width: 100%; height: 1px;
  background: var(--grad-duality);
  transform: scaleX(0); transform-origin: right;
  transition: transform .4s var(--ease-out);
}
.nav-links a:hover { color: var(--parchment); }
.nav-links a:hover::after { transform: scaleX(1); transform-origin: left; }
.nav-cta {
  padding: .45em 1.1em;
  border: 1px solid rgba(217, 166, 72, .45); border-radius: 99px;
  color: var(--gold) !important;
}
.nav-cta::after { display: none; }
.nav-cta:hover { background: rgba(217, 166, 72, .12); }
.nav-burger { display: none; flex-direction: column; gap: 5px; padding: 8px; z-index: 55; }
.nav-burger span { width: 24px; height: 2px; background: var(--parchment); transition: transform .35s, opacity .35s; }

/* ── hero ────────────────────────────────────────────── */
.hero {
  position: relative; z-index: 3;
  min-height: 100svh;
  display: grid; place-items: center;
  text-align: center;
  overflow: hidden;
  isolation: isolate;
}
.hero-bg { position: absolute; inset: 0; z-index: -2; overflow: hidden; background: var(--void); }
.hero-still {
  position: absolute; inset: 0;
  width: 100%; height: 100%;
  object-fit: cover;
  object-position: center 30%;
  filter: brightness(.62) saturate(1.08);
  animation: kenburns 36s ease-in-out infinite alternate;
  will-change: transform;
}
@keyframes kenburns { from { transform: scale(1); } to { transform: scale(1.09); } }
.hero-ring {
  position: absolute; left: 50%; top: 47%;
  width: min(82vmin, 660px);
  transform: translate(calc(-50% + var(--px, 0px)), calc(-50% + var(--py, 0px)));
  filter: drop-shadow(0 0 44px rgba(217, 166, 72, .3)) drop-shadow(0 0 80px rgba(109, 184, 232, .18));
  will-change: transform;
  opacity: .85;
}
.ring-c { fill: none; stroke: url(#ringGrad); stroke-width: 2.4; opacity: .9; }
.ring-c-inner { stroke-width: .8; opacity: .35; }
.ring-gems { transform-origin: 300px 300px; animation: ring-orbit 40s linear infinite; }
.ring-gems circle { filter: drop-shadow(0 0 8px currentColor); }
@keyframes ring-orbit { to { transform: rotate(360deg); } }
.hero-shade {
  position: absolute; inset: 0; z-index: -1;
  background:
    radial-gradient(120% 90% at 50% 100%, transparent, rgba(8, 5, 3, .62) 82%),
    linear-gradient(180deg, rgba(8, 5, 3, .62) 0%, rgba(8, 5, 3, .18) 30%, rgba(8, 5, 3, .3) 66%, var(--void) 100%);
}
.hero-content { padding: calc(var(--nav-h) + 4vh) 1.2rem 8vh; max-width: 1100px; }
.hero-kicker {
  font-size: clamp(.68rem, 1.6vw, .82rem);
  letter-spacing: .48em; text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--gold);
  text-shadow: 0 0 24px rgba(217, 166, 72, .55), 0 2px 10px rgba(0, 0, 0, .8);
}
.hero-title { margin: 1.4rem 0 1.6rem; }
.hero-the {
  display: block;
  font-size: clamp(1.1rem, 3vw, 1.9rem);
  font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: 1.05em; text-indent: 1.05em;
  color: rgba(239, 227, 200, .85);
  text-shadow: 0 2px 14px rgba(0, 0, 0, .8);
  margin-bottom: .4rem;
}
.hero-word {
  display: flex; justify-content: center;
  font-size: clamp(3rem, 11.5vw, 9rem);
  font-weight: 900; letter-spacing: .06em;
  filter: drop-shadow(0 6px 30px rgba(0, 0, 0, .75)) drop-shadow(0 4px 50px rgba(217, 166, 72, .3));
}
.hero-word .ltr {
  display: inline-block;
  /* gradient applied per-letter (parent bg-clip breaks with child transforms in Blink) */
  background: var(--grad-duality);
  background-size: 700% 100%;
  background-position: calc(var(--i) * 16.6%) 0;
  -webkit-background-clip: text; background-clip: text;
  -webkit-text-fill-color: transparent; color: transparent;
  opacity: 0; transform: translateY(.55em) rotateX(70deg);
  animation: ltr-rise 1s var(--ease-out) forwards;
  animation-delay: calc(1.35s + var(--i) * 90ms);
}
@keyframes ltr-rise { to { opacity: 1; transform: none; } }
.hero-tag {
  font-family: var(--font-quote); font-style: italic;
  font-size: clamp(1.15rem, 2.9vw, 1.7rem);
  color: rgba(239, 227, 200, .95);
  text-shadow: 0 2px 16px rgba(0, 0, 0, .85);
}
.hero-tag em { color: var(--relic); text-shadow: 0 0 30px rgba(109, 184, 232, .6), 0 2px 12px rgba(0, 0, 0, .8); }
.hero-actions {
  margin-top: 2.6rem;
  display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; gap: 1rem; justify-content: center;
}

.btn {
  display: inline-flex; align-items: center; gap: .6rem;
  padding: .95em 2em;
  border-radius: 99px;
  font-weight: 500; font-size: .86rem; letter-spacing: .16em; text-transform: uppercase;
  transition: transform .35s var(--ease-out), box-shadow .35s, background .35s, border-color .35s;
}
.btn svg { width: 1em; height: 1em; fill: currentColor; }
.btn-flame {
  color: var(--void);
  background: linear-gradient(120deg, var(--amber), var(--gold));
  box-shadow: 0 8px 34px rgba(224, 123, 47, .38);
}
.btn-flame:hover { transform: translateY(-3px) scale(1.02); box-shadow: 0 14px 44px rgba(224, 123, 47, .55); }
.btn-ghost {
  border: 1px solid rgba(239, 227, 200, .32);
  color: var(--parchment);
  -webkit-backdrop-filter: blur(6px); backdrop-filter: blur(6px);
}
.btn-ghost:hover { transform: translateY(-3px); border-color: var(--relic); box-shadow: 0 10px 34px rgba(109, 184, 232, .22); }

.hero-scroll {
  position: absolute; bottom: 26px; left: 50%; transform: translateX(-50%);
  display: flex; flex-direction: column; align-items: center; gap: .5rem;
  font-size: .66rem; letter-spacing: .4em; text-transform: uppercase; color: var(--dim);
}
.hero-scroll-line {
  width: 1px; height: 54px;
  background: linear-gradient(var(--gold), transparent);
  overflow: hidden; position: relative;
}
.hero-scroll-line::after {
  content: ""; position: absolute; left: 0; top: -40%;
  width: 100%; height: 40%;
  background: #fff;
  animation: scroll-drip 2s ease-in-out infinite;
}
@keyframes scroll-drip { to { top: 110%; } }

/* ── marquee ─────────────────────────────────────────── */
.marquee {
  position: relative; z-index: 3;
  overflow: hidden;
  padding: 1.05rem 0;
  border-block: 1px solid rgba(239, 227, 200, .08);
  background: rgba(18, 12, 7, .6);
}
.marquee-track { display: flex; width: max-content; animation: marquee 40s linear infinite; }
.marquee-track span {
  font-family: var(--font-display);
  font-size: .8rem; letter-spacing: .34em; text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--dim); white-space: nowrap;
}
@keyframes marquee { to { transform: translateX(-50%); } }

/* ── sections common ─────────────────────────────────── */
.section { position: relative; z-index: 3; padding: clamp(5rem, 12vh, 9rem) clamp(1.2rem, 6vw, 6rem); }
.section-flush { position: relative; z-index: 3; padding-block: clamp(5rem, 12vh, 9rem); }
.section-head { max-width: 1100px; margin: 0 auto 3.5rem; }
.section-flush .section-head { padding-inline: clamp(1.2rem, 6vw, 6rem); }
.eyebrow {
  font-size: .72rem; letter-spacing: .5em; text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--gold);
  margin-bottom: 1.1rem;
}
.section-sub { max-width: 560px; color: var(--dim); margin-top: 1.2rem; }

/* reveal-on-scroll */
.reveal { opacity: 0; transform: translateY(46px); transition: opacity 1s var(--ease-out), transform 1s var(--ease-out); }
.reveal.is-in { opacity: 1; transform: none; }
.reveal:nth-child(2) { transition-delay: .08s; }
.reveal:nth-child(3) { transition-delay: .16s; }
.reveal:nth-child(4) { transition-delay: .24s; }

/* ── story ───────────────────────────────────────────── */
.story {
  background:
    radial-gradient(60% 50% at 12% 18%, rgba(217, 166, 72, .07), transparent 70%),
    radial-gradient(55% 45% at 88% 70%, rgba(109, 184, 232, .06), transparent 70%);
}
.story-grid {
  max-width: 1100px; margin: 0 auto;
  display: grid; grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr; gap: clamp(2rem, 5vw, 4.5rem);
}
.story-col p + p { margin-top: 1.3rem; }
.lede { font-size: clamp(1.08rem, 2vw, 1.3rem); font-weight: 300; color: #fff; }
.story strong { font-weight: 500; color: #fff; }
.story-close { border-left: 2px solid var(--gold); padding-left: 1.1rem; color: var(--dim); }
.story-close strong { color: var(--gold); }
.prophecy { max-width: 1100px; margin: 4.5rem auto 0; text-align: center; }
.prophecy p {
  font-family: var(--font-quote); font-style: italic;
  font-size: clamp(1.7rem, 4.6vw, 3.1rem);
  color: rgba(239, 227, 200, .9);
}
.w-flame { color: var(--amber); text-shadow: 0 0 34px rgba(224, 123, 47, .65); animation: flicker 3.4s infinite; }
.w-shadow { color: var(--relic); text-shadow: 0 0 34px rgba(109, 184, 232, .6); animation: flicker 4.1s infinite reverse; }
@keyframes flicker {
  0%, 100% { opacity: 1; }
  8% { opacity: .82; }
  22% { opacity: 1; }
  36% { opacity: .9; }
  70% { opacity: 1; }
  84% { opacity: .86; }
}

/* ── scenes / filmstrip ──────────────────────────────── */
.scenes {
  background:
    radial-gradient(70% 55% at 50% 0%, rgba(180, 80, 42, .07), transparent 70%);
}
.filmstrip-wrap { position: relative; }
.filmstrip {
  display: flex; gap: clamp(.9rem, 2vw, 1.6rem);
  overflow-x: auto;
  padding: 2rem clamp(1.2rem, 6vw, 6rem);
  scroll-snap-type: x mandatory;
  scrollbar-width: none;
  /* film sprockets */
  border-block: 14px solid transparent;
  background:
    repeating-linear-gradient(90deg, transparent 0 16px, rgba(239, 227, 200, .16) 16px 30px, transparent 30px 46px) top / 100% 8px no-repeat,
    repeating-linear-gradient(90deg, transparent 0 16px, rgba(239, 227, 200, .16) 16px 30px, transparent 30px 46px) bottom / 100% 8px no-repeat,
    rgba(13, 8, 4, .55);
}
.filmstrip::-webkit-scrollbar { display: none; }
.frame-card {
  flex: 0 0 min(600px, 80vw);
  scroll-snap-align: center;
}
.frame-card button {
  display: block; width: 100%;
  border-radius: 12px; overflow: hidden;
  border: 1px solid rgba(239, 227, 200, .14);
  box-shadow: 0 22px 55px -22px rgba(0, 0, 0, .85);
  transition: transform .55s var(--ease-out), border-color .55s, box-shadow .55s;
}
.frame-card img {
  width: 100%; aspect-ratio: 16 / 9; object-fit: cover;
  transition: transform .8s var(--ease-out);
}
.frame-card button:hover { transform: translateY(-6px); border-color: rgba(217, 166, 72, .55); box-shadow: 0 30px 65px -20px rgba(217, 166, 72, .28); }
.frame-card button:hover img { transform: scale(1.04); }
.frame-card figcaption { margin-top: .9rem; color: var(--dim); font-size: .9rem; }
.frame-card figcaption strong {
  display: block;
  font-family: var(--font-display); font-weight: 600;
  font-size: 1.02rem; letter-spacing: .1em;
  color: var(--parchment);
}
.strip-arrow {
  position: absolute; top: 50%; transform: translateY(-50%);
  z-index: 5;
  width: 52px; height: 52px;
  display: grid; place-items: center;
  border-radius: 50%;
  font-size: 1.6rem; line-height: 1;
  color: var(--parchment);
  background: rgba(8, 5, 3, .6);
  border: 1px solid rgba(239, 227, 200, .28);
  -webkit-backdrop-filter: blur(8px); backdrop-filter: blur(8px);
  transition: background .3s, transform .3s;
}
.strip-arrow:hover { background: rgba(217, 166, 72, .32); transform: translateY(-50%) scale(1.08); }
.strip-prev { left: clamp(.4rem, 2vw, 1.6rem); }
.strip-next { right: clamp(.4rem, 2vw, 1.6rem); }
@media (pointer: coarse) { .strip-arrow { display: none; } }

/* ── duality worlds ──────────────────────────────────── */
.duality {
  position: relative; z-index: 3;
  height: min(92svh, 900px);
  overflow: hidden;
  user-select: none;
  touch-action: pan-y;
  border-block: 1px solid rgba(239, 227, 200, .08);
}
.duality-caption {
  position: absolute; z-index: 6; top: clamp(2rem, 6vh, 4rem); left: 50%; transform: translateX(-50%);
  text-align: center; width: min(92%, 700px);
  pointer-events: none;
  text-shadow: 0 2px 26px rgba(0, 0, 0, .75);
}
.duality-caption h2 { color: #fff; }
.duality-hint {
  margin-top: 1rem;
  display: inline-flex; align-items: center; gap: .5rem;
  font-size: .72rem; letter-spacing: .32em; text-transform: uppercase; color: rgba(255, 255, 255, .75);
}
.duality-hint svg { width: 20px; height: 20px; animation: hint-slide 2.4s ease-in-out infinite; }
@keyframes hint-slide { 0%, 100% { transform: translateX(-5px); } 50% { transform: translateX(5px); } }

.world { position: absolute; inset: 0; }
.world .scene { width: 100%; height: 100%; }
.world-dark {
  z-index: 2;
  clip-path: inset(0 0 0 var(--split, 50%));
  will-change: clip-path;
}
.float-slow { animation: float-mountain 9s ease-in-out infinite; }
@keyframes float-mountain { 50% { transform: translateY(-16px); } }
.stars circle { animation: star-tw 3s ease-in-out infinite; }
.stars circle:nth-child(2n) { animation-delay: 1.1s; }
.stars circle:nth-child(3n) { animation-delay: 2s; }
@keyframes star-tw { 50% { opacity: .25; } }

.world-label {
  position: absolute; bottom: clamp(1.4rem, 5vh, 3rem); left: clamp(1.2rem, 4vw, 3rem);
  max-width: 300px;
  font-size: .85rem; color: rgba(255, 255, 255, .78);
  text-shadow: 0 2px 14px rgba(0, 0, 0, .8);
}
.world-label span {
  display: block;
  font-family: var(--font-display); font-size: 1.05rem; letter-spacing: .2em; text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--gold); margin-bottom: .3rem;
}
.world-label-dark { left: auto; right: clamp(1.2rem, 4vw, 3rem); text-align: right; }
.world-label-dark span { color: var(--relic); }

.duality-handle {
  position: absolute; z-index: 5; top: 0; bottom: 0;
  left: var(--split, 50%);
  width: 0;
  cursor: ew-resize;
  outline: none;
}
.handle-line {
  position: absolute; top: 0; bottom: 0; left: -1px;
  width: 2px;
  background: linear-gradient(rgba(255, 255, 255, 0), rgba(255, 255, 255, .9), rgba(255, 255, 255, 0));
  box-shadow: 0 0 18px rgba(255, 255, 255, .55);
}
.handle-knob {
  position: absolute; top: 50%; left: 0; transform: translate(-50%, -50%);
  width: 52px; height: 52px;
  display: grid; place-items: center;
  border-radius: 50%;
  color: #fff;
  background: rgba(18, 12, 7, .55);
  border: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, .65);
  -webkit-backdrop-filter: blur(8px); backdrop-filter: blur(8px);
  box-shadow: 0 0 0 6px rgba(255, 255, 255, .08), 0 6px 30px rgba(0, 0, 0, .6);
  transition: transform .3s var(--ease-out);
}
.duality-handle:hover .handle-knob,
.duality-handle:focus-visible .handle-knob { transform: translate(-50%, -50%) scale(1.12); }
.handle-knob svg { width: 22px; height: 22px; }
.equilibrium {
  position: absolute; z-index: 6; bottom: clamp(1.2rem, 4vh, 2.4rem); left: 50%; transform: translateX(-50%);
  font-family: var(--font-display); font-size: .72rem; letter-spacing: .5em; text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--parchment);
  opacity: 0; transition: opacity .5s;
  text-shadow: 0 0 22px rgba(239, 227, 200, .9);
  pointer-events: none;
}
.equilibrium.is-on { opacity: 1; animation: pulse-txt 1.8s ease-in-out infinite; }

/* ── characters ──────────────────────────────────────── */
.characters {
  background: radial-gradient(70% 60% at 50% 0%, rgba(109, 184, 232, .05), transparent 70%);
}
.char-grid {
  max-width: 1180px; margin: 0 auto;
  display: grid; grid-template-columns: repeat(3, 1fr); gap: 1.2rem;
}
.char-card {
  --accent: var(--gold);
  position: relative;
  display: flex; flex-direction: column;
  border-radius: 18px;
  background: linear-gradient(165deg, rgba(239, 227, 200, .05), rgba(239, 227, 200, .015));
  border: 1px solid rgba(239, 227, 200, .09);
  overflow: hidden;
  transition: transform .5s var(--ease-out), border-color .5s, box-shadow .5s;
}
.char-card:hover {
  transform: translateY(-8px);
  border-color: color-mix(in srgb, var(--accent) 55%, transparent);
  box-shadow: 0 22px 50px -18px color-mix(in srgb, var(--accent) 40%, transparent);
}
.char-photo {
  position: relative;
  display: block; width: 100%;
  aspect-ratio: 1 / 1;
  overflow: hidden;
  cursor: zoom-in;
}
.char-photo img {
  width: 100%; height: 100%;
  object-fit: cover; object-position: center 18%;
  filter: saturate(.92) contrast(1.02);
  transition: transform .7s var(--ease-out), filter .7s;
}
.char-photo::after {
  content: "";
  position: absolute; inset: 0;
  background:
    linear-gradient(180deg, transparent 55%, rgba(10, 6, 4, .92) 100%),
    radial-gradient(90% 50% at 50% 0%, color-mix(in srgb, var(--accent) 14%, transparent), transparent 60%);
  pointer-events: none;
}
.char-card:hover .char-photo img { transform: scale(1.06); filter: saturate(1.05) contrast(1.04); }
.char-zoom {
  position: absolute; left: 50%; bottom: .8rem; transform: translateX(-50%) translateY(8px);
  z-index: 1;
  padding: .4em 1.1em;
  border-radius: 99px;
  border: 1px solid color-mix(in srgb, var(--accent) 60%, transparent);
  background: rgba(8, 5, 3, .68);
  -webkit-backdrop-filter: blur(6px); backdrop-filter: blur(6px);
  font-size: .62rem; letter-spacing: .26em; text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--accent);
  opacity: 0;
  transition: opacity .4s, transform .4s var(--ease-out);
  white-space: nowrap;
}
.char-card:hover .char-zoom { opacity: 1; transform: translateX(-50%) translateY(0); }
@media (pointer: coarse) { .char-zoom { opacity: 1; transform: translateX(-50%); } }
.char-body { padding: 1.4rem 1.6rem 1.5rem; display: flex; flex-direction: column; align-items: flex-start; flex: 1; }
.char-card h3 { font-size: 1.5rem; letter-spacing: .06em; }
.char-role {
  font-size: .74rem; letter-spacing: .3em; text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--accent);
  margin: .35rem 0 .9rem;
}
.char-body > p:not(.char-role) { font-size: .92rem; color: var(--dim); }
.char-align {
  display: inline-block; margin-top: auto; padding-top: 1.2rem;
  font-size: .64rem; letter-spacing: .28em; text-transform: uppercase;
  color: rgba(239, 227, 200, .45);
}
.char-align { border: 0; }
.char-align::before { content: "— "; color: var(--accent); }
.char-wide { grid-column: span 2; }
.char-wide .char-photo { aspect-ratio: 21 / 10; }
.char-wide .char-photo img { object-position: center 30%; }
.align-dark { background: linear-gradient(165deg, rgba(26, 12, 8, .8), rgba(10, 6, 4, .55)); }

/* ── gemstones ───────────────────────────────────────── */
.gemstones {
  text-align: center;
  background: radial-gradient(50% 40% at 50% 60%, rgba(217, 166, 72, .05), transparent 70%);
}
.gemstones .section-head { text-align: center; }
.gemstones .section-sub { margin-inline: auto; }
.gem-stage { max-width: 860px; margin: 0 auto; }
.gem-row { display: flex; justify-content: center; gap: clamp(.6rem, 3vw, 2rem); flex-wrap: wrap; }
.gem-btn {
  --gc: var(--gold);
  display: flex; flex-direction: column; align-items: center; gap: .55rem;
  padding: 1rem .8rem .8rem;
  border-radius: 14px;
  transition: transform .4s var(--ease-out), background .4s;
}
.gem-btn svg {
  width: clamp(44px, 7vw, 62px); height: auto;
  fill: color-mix(in srgb, var(--gc) 30%, transparent);
  stroke: var(--gc); stroke-width: 2; stroke-linejoin: round;
  filter: drop-shadow(0 0 10px color-mix(in srgb, var(--gc) 45%, transparent));
  transition: fill .4s, filter .4s, transform .4s var(--ease-out);
  animation: gem-bob 4.5s ease-in-out infinite;
}
.gem-btn:nth-child(2) svg { animation-delay: .6s; }
.gem-btn:nth-child(3) svg { animation-delay: 1.2s; }
.gem-btn:nth-child(4) svg { animation-delay: 1.8s; }
.gem-btn:nth-child(5) svg { animation-delay: 2.4s; }
@keyframes gem-bob { 50% { transform: translateY(-7px); } }
.gem-btn span {
  font-family: var(--font-display); font-size: .72rem; letter-spacing: .3em; text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--dim); transition: color .4s;
}
.gem-btn:hover svg, .gem-btn.is-active svg {
  fill: color-mix(in srgb, var(--gc) 75%, white);
  filter: drop-shadow(0 0 22px var(--gc));
}
.gem-btn.is-active span, .gem-btn:hover span { color: var(--gc); }
.gem-btn.is-active { background: rgba(239, 227, 200, .045); }

.gem-lore {
  margin-top: 2.6rem;
  min-height: 190px;
  padding: 2.2rem clamp(1.2rem, 5vw, 3.5rem);
  border-radius: 20px;
  border: 1px solid rgba(239, 227, 200, .1);
  background: linear-gradient(170deg, rgba(239, 227, 200, .045), rgba(239, 227, 200, .012));
}
.gem-lore h3 { font-size: 1.7rem; letter-spacing: .08em; }
.gem-virtue {
  margin: .4rem 0 1rem;
  font-size: .78rem; letter-spacing: .4em; text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--gold);
}
.gem-lore p:last-child { color: var(--dim); max-width: 560px; margin-inline: auto; }
.gem-lore.is-swap h3, .gem-lore.is-swap p { animation: lore-in .55s var(--ease-out); }
@keyframes lore-in { from { opacity: 0; transform: translateY(14px); } }

/* ── storyboard tome ─────────────────────────────────── */
.storyboard {
  background:
    radial-gradient(60% 50% at 50% 18%, rgba(180, 80, 42, .08), transparent 70%),
    radial-gradient(80% 60% at 50% 100%, rgba(36, 20, 9, .8), transparent 75%);
  text-align: center;
}
.sb-head { text-align: center; }
.sb-head .section-sub { margin-inline: auto; }

.book-stage { padding-inline: 1rem; }
.book {
  --pw: min(44vw, calc(66svh / 1.414), 460px); /* single page width */
  position: relative;
  width: calc(var(--pw) * 2);
  height: calc(var(--pw) * 1.414);
  margin: 0 auto;
  perspective: 2800px;
  /* NOTE: no filter/transform-style here — a filter on the perspective
     container flattens the 3D and black-screens Chrome's compositor */
  transition: transform 1s var(--ease-out);
  transform: translateX(calc(var(--pw) * -0.5)); /* closed: center the cover */
}
.book::after {
  content: ""; position: absolute; z-index: -1;
  left: 6%; right: 6%; bottom: -34px; height: 44px;
  background: radial-gradient(50% 100% at 50% 0, rgba(0, 0, 0, .6), transparent 72%);
}
.book.is-open { transform: translateX(0); }
.book.is-ended { transform: translateX(calc(var(--pw) * 0.5)); }

.sheet {
  position: absolute; top: 0; left: 50%;
  width: 50%; height: 100%;
  transform-origin: left center;
  transform-style: preserve-3d;
  transition: transform 1.1s cubic-bezier(.35, .1, .2, 1);
}
.sheet.flipped { transform: rotateY(-180deg); }
.face {
  position: absolute; inset: 0;
  -webkit-backface-visibility: hidden; backface-visibility: hidden;
  overflow: hidden;
  border-radius: 4px 14px 14px 4px;
}
.face.back { transform: rotateY(180deg); border-radius: 14px 4px 4px 14px; }

/* leather cover */
.cover-front {
  background:
    radial-gradient(120% 90% at 30% 20%, rgba(120, 66, 24, .5), transparent 60%),
    radial-gradient(100% 100% at 80% 90%, rgba(0, 0, 0, .55), transparent 60%),
    repeating-linear-gradient(35deg, rgba(0, 0, 0, .12) 0 3px, transparent 3px 7px),
    linear-gradient(150deg, #3a2110, var(--leather) 55%, #180c04);
  border: 1px solid rgba(217, 166, 72, .28);
  box-shadow: inset 0 0 0 10px rgba(217, 166, 72, .12), inset 0 0 60px rgba(0, 0, 0, .6);
  display: grid; place-items: center;
}
.cover-emboss { text-align: center; color: var(--gold); text-shadow: 0 1px 0 rgba(0, 0, 0, .8), 0 0 24px rgba(217, 166, 72, .35); }
.cover-emboss svg { width: clamp(40px, 7vmin, 64px); margin: 0 auto 1.2rem; opacity: .9; }
.cover-emboss h3 {
  font-size: clamp(1.4rem, 4vmin, 2.4rem);
  letter-spacing: .3em; text-transform: uppercase; line-height: 1.3;
}
.cover-emboss p {
  margin-top: 1rem;
  font-family: var(--font-display);
  font-size: clamp(.58rem, 1.6vmin, .78rem); letter-spacing: .4em; text-transform: uppercase;
  color: rgba(217, 166, 72, .75);
}

/* parchment pages */
.page-paper {
  background: linear-gradient(120deg, #171009 0%, #100a05 100%);
  border: 1px solid rgba(239, 227, 200, .1);
  box-shadow: inset 0 0 40px rgba(0, 0, 0, .55);
}
.face.front.page-paper { box-shadow: inset 14px 0 26px -14px rgba(0, 0, 0, .9), inset 0 0 40px rgba(0, 0, 0, .5); }
.face.back.page-paper { box-shadow: inset -14px 0 26px -14px rgba(0, 0, 0, .9), inset 0 0 40px rgba(0, 0, 0, .5); }
.page-paper img {
  width: 100%; height: 100%;
  object-fit: contain;
  cursor: zoom-in;
}
.title-page, .end-page { display: grid; place-items: center; text-align: center; padding: 8%; }
.title-page h4 {
  font-family: var(--font-display); font-weight: 700;
  font-size: clamp(1.1rem, 3vmin, 1.9rem); letter-spacing: .3em; text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--parchment);
}
.title-page p { color: var(--dim); font-size: clamp(.66rem, 1.7vmin, .85rem); letter-spacing: .16em; }
.title-page .tp-rule { color: var(--gold); margin-block: 1rem; }
.title-page .tp-by { margin-top: 1.4rem; font-family: var(--font-quote); font-style: italic; }
.end-page p {
  font-family: var(--font-quote); font-style: italic;
  font-size: clamp(1rem, 2.6vmin, 1.5rem); color: var(--dim);
}
.end-page p span {
  display: block; margin-top: .8rem;
  font-family: var(--font-display); font-style: normal;
  font-size: clamp(.6rem, 1.5vmin, .74rem); letter-spacing: .4em; text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--gold);
}

.book-ui {
  margin-top: 2.6rem;
  display: flex; align-items: center; justify-content: center; gap: clamp(.8rem, 3vw, 2rem);
}
.book-btn {
  display: inline-flex; align-items: center; gap: .5rem;
  padding: .7em 1.4em;
  border-radius: 99px;
  border: 1px solid rgba(217, 166, 72, .4);
  color: var(--gold);
  font-size: .78rem; letter-spacing: .22em; text-transform: uppercase;
  transition: background .3s, transform .3s, opacity .3s, border-color .3s;
}
.book-btn:hover:not(:disabled) { background: rgba(217, 166, 72, .14); transform: translateY(-2px); }
.book-btn:disabled { opacity: .28; cursor: default; }
.book-caption {
  min-width: min(340px, 46vw);
  font-family: var(--font-quote); font-style: italic;
  font-size: clamp(.95rem, 2.2vw, 1.15rem);
  color: var(--dim);
}

/* ── soundtrack / score ──────────────────────────────── */
.media {
  background: radial-gradient(60% 50% at 85% 15%, rgba(109, 184, 232, .05), transparent 70%);
}
.score { max-width: 860px; margin: 0 auto 4.5rem; }
.score-label {
  text-align: center;
  font-family: var(--font-display);
  font-size: .74rem; letter-spacing: .44em; text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--dim);
  margin-bottom: 1.6rem;
}
.songs-label { margin-top: 1rem; margin-bottom: 1.8rem; }
.score-list {
  border: 1px solid rgba(239, 227, 200, .1);
  border-radius: 20px;
  overflow: hidden;
  background: linear-gradient(170deg, rgba(239, 227, 200, .04), rgba(239, 227, 200, .01));
}
.track {
  display: flex; align-items: center; gap: clamp(.8rem, 2.5vw, 1.4rem);
  padding: 1.05rem clamp(1rem, 3vw, 1.8rem);
  transition: background .35s;
}
.track + .track { border-top: 1px solid rgba(239, 227, 200, .07); }
.track:hover { background: rgba(239, 227, 200, .03); }
.track.is-playing { background: rgba(217, 166, 72, .07); }
.track-play {
  flex: 0 0 46px; height: 46px;
  display: grid; place-items: center;
  border-radius: 50%;
  border: 1px solid rgba(217, 166, 72, .5);
  color: var(--gold);
  transition: background .3s, transform .3s, color .3s;
}
.track-play svg { width: 17px; height: 17px; fill: currentColor; grid-area: 1 / 1; }
.track-play .i-pause { display: none; }
.track.is-playing .track-play { background: var(--gold); color: var(--void); box-shadow: 0 0 26px rgba(217, 166, 72, .4); }
.track.is-playing .track-play .i-play { display: none; }
.track.is-playing .track-play .i-pause { display: block; }
.track-play:hover { transform: scale(1.08); }
.track-info { flex: 1; min-width: 0; }
.track-info h4 {
  font-family: var(--font-display); font-weight: 600;
  font-size: .98rem; letter-spacing: .12em;
  white-space: nowrap; overflow: hidden; text-overflow: ellipsis;
}
.track-bar {
  margin-top: .55rem;
  height: 5px; border-radius: 99px;
  background: rgba(239, 227, 200, .12);
  cursor: pointer;
  overflow: hidden;
}
.track-fill {
  display: block; height: 100%; width: 0%;
  border-radius: 99px;
  background: linear-gradient(90deg, var(--sienna), var(--gold));
}
.track-time {
  flex: 0 0 auto;
  font-variant-numeric: tabular-nums;
  font-size: .8rem; color: var(--dim);
}
.eq { flex: 0 0 auto; display: flex; align-items: flex-end; gap: 3px; height: 18px; width: 21px; }
.eq i { width: 3px; height: 4px; border-radius: 2px; background: var(--gold); opacity: .25; transition: opacity .3s; }
.track.is-playing .eq i { opacity: 1; animation: eq-bounce 1s ease-in-out infinite; }
.track.is-playing .eq i:nth-child(2) { animation-delay: .18s; }
.track.is-playing .eq i:nth-child(3) { animation-delay: .36s; }
.track.is-playing .eq i:nth-child(4) { animation-delay: .54s; }
@keyframes eq-bounce { 50% { height: 100%; } }

/* songs (video posters) */
.media-grid {
  max-width: 960px; margin: 0 auto;
  display: grid; grid-template-columns: repeat(3, minmax(0, 1fr)); gap: clamp(1.2rem, 3vw, 2.2rem);
}
.media-card h3 { margin-top: 1.1rem; font-size: 1.25rem; letter-spacing: .06em; }
.media-card p { color: var(--dim); font-size: .92rem; margin-top: .3rem; }
.media-thumb {
  position: relative; display: block; width: 100%;
  aspect-ratio: 9 / 16;
  border-radius: 18px; overflow: hidden;
  border: 1px solid rgba(239, 227, 200, .12);
  background: var(--ink-2);
  box-shadow: 0 24px 60px -24px rgba(0, 0, 0, .8);
  transition: transform .6s var(--ease-out), box-shadow .6s, border-color .6s;
}
.media-card:nth-child(1) .media-thumb:hover { border-color: rgba(224, 123, 47, .5); box-shadow: 0 30px 70px -20px rgba(224, 123, 47, .3); }
.media-card:nth-child(2) .media-thumb:hover { border-color: rgba(109, 184, 232, .5); box-shadow: 0 30px 70px -20px rgba(109, 184, 232, .3); }
.media-card:nth-child(3) .media-thumb:hover { border-color: rgba(239, 227, 200, .5); box-shadow: 0 30px 70px -20px rgba(239, 227, 200, .25); }
.media-thumb:hover { transform: translateY(-6px); }
.media-thumb video {
  width: 100%; height: 100%; object-fit: cover;
  transition: transform .8s var(--ease-out), filter .8s;
  filter: brightness(.8) saturate(1.05);
}
.media-thumb:hover video { transform: scale(1.045); filter: brightness(.95); }
.media-thumb::after {
  content: ""; position: absolute; inset: 0; z-index: 1;
  background: linear-gradient(180deg, rgba(8, 5, 3, .62), transparent 32%, transparent 60%, rgba(8, 5, 3, .85));
  pointer-events: none;
}
.play-ring {
  position: absolute; top: 50%; left: 50%; transform: translate(-50%, -50%);
  z-index: 2;
  width: 76px; height: 76px;
  display: grid; place-items: center;
  border-radius: 50%;
  color: #fff;
  background: rgba(8, 5, 3, .45);
  border: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, .5);
  -webkit-backdrop-filter: blur(8px); backdrop-filter: blur(8px);
  transition: transform .45s var(--ease-out), background .45s, box-shadow .45s;
}
.play-ring svg { width: 26px; height: 26px; fill: currentColor; margin-left: 3px; }
.media-thumb:hover .play-ring {
  transform: translate(-50%, -50%) scale(1.14);
  background: rgba(224, 123, 47, .8);
  box-shadow: 0 0 0 14px rgba(224, 123, 47, .18);
}

/* ── facts ───────────────────────────────────────────── */
.facts { text-align: center; }
.facts-band {
  max-width: 1100px; margin: 0 auto;
  display: grid; grid-template-columns: repeat(4, 1fr);
  border-block: 1px solid rgba(239, 227, 200, .1);
}
.fact { padding: 2.2rem 1rem; display: flex; flex-direction: column; gap: .5rem; }
.fact + .fact { border-left: 1px solid rgba(239, 227, 200, .1); }
.fact-k { font-size: .68rem; letter-spacing: .4em; text-transform: uppercase; color: var(--gold); }
.fact-v { font-family: var(--font-display); font-size: 1.02rem; }
.facts-tone {
  margin: 2.8rem auto 0; max-width: 640px;
  font-family: var(--font-quote); font-style: italic;
  font-size: 1.25rem; color: var(--dim);
}
.facts-tone em { color: var(--parchment); }

/* ── footer ──────────────────────────────────────────── */
.footer {
  position: relative; z-index: 3;
  padding: clamp(6rem, 15vh, 10rem) 1.4rem 3rem;
  text-align: center;
  overflow: hidden;
}
.footer-glow {
  position: absolute; inset: auto 0 0;
  height: 70%;
  background:
    radial-gradient(50% 90% at 30% 100%, rgba(217, 166, 72, .12), transparent 70%),
    radial-gradient(50% 90% at 70% 100%, rgba(109, 184, 232, .1), transparent 70%);
  pointer-events: none;
}
.footer-title { font-size: clamp(2.4rem, 6.5vw, 5rem); position: relative; }
.footer-actions {
  margin-top: 2.8rem;
  display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; gap: 1rem; justify-content: center;
  position: relative;
}
.footer .btn { text-transform: none; letter-spacing: .05em; font-size: 1rem; }
.footer-credit { margin-top: 3.2rem; color: var(--dim); position: relative; }
.footer-credit strong { color: var(--parchment); font-weight: 500; }
.footer-fine { margin-top: 2.4rem; font-size: .74rem; color: rgba(168, 148, 120, .55); position: relative; }

/* ── lightbox ────────────────────────────────────────── */
.lightbox[hidden] { display: none; }
.lightbox {
  position: fixed; inset: 0; z-index: 90;
  display: grid; place-items: center;
  padding: clamp(1rem, 4vw, 3rem);
  background: rgba(5, 3, 2, .92);
  -webkit-backdrop-filter: blur(16px); backdrop-filter: blur(16px);
  opacity: 0; transition: opacity .4s;
}
.lightbox.is-open { opacity: 1; }
.lightbox-frame {
  width: min(1200px, 100%);
  transform: translateY(24px) scale(.97);
  transition: transform .5s var(--ease-out);
}
.lightbox.is-open .lightbox-frame { transform: none; }
.lightbox-frame video,
.lightbox-frame img {
  width: auto; max-width: 100%;
  max-height: 82svh;
  margin-inline: auto;
  border-radius: 16px;
  background: #000;
  box-shadow: 0 30px 90px rgba(0, 0, 0, .7), 0 0 0 1px rgba(239, 227, 200, .12);
}
.lightbox-frame figcaption {
  margin-top: 1rem; text-align: center;
  font-family: var(--font-display); letter-spacing: .22em; text-transform: uppercase; font-size: .82rem;
  color: var(--dim);
}
.lightbox-close {
  position: absolute; top: 20px; right: 26px;
  width: 46px; height: 46px;
  border-radius: 50%;
  border: 1px solid rgba(239, 227, 200, .3);
  color: var(--parchment);
  font-size: 1.05rem;
  transition: background .3s, transform .3s;
  z-index: 2;
}
.lightbox-close:hover { background: rgba(200, 64, 46, .3); transform: rotate(90deg); }

/* ── responsive ──────────────────────────────────────── */
@media (max-width: 960px) {
  .char-grid { grid-template-columns: repeat(2, 1fr); }
  .char-wide { grid-column: span 2; }
  .facts-band { grid-template-columns: repeat(2, 1fr); }
  .fact:nth-child(3) { border-left: 0; }
  .fact:nth-child(n+3) { border-top: 1px solid rgba(239, 227, 200, .1); }
  .eq { display: none; }
}

@media (max-width: 900px) {
  .nav-links {
    position: fixed; inset: 0; z-index: 54;
    flex-direction: column; justify-content: center; gap: 2rem;
    background: rgba(8, 5, 3, .96);
    -webkit-backdrop-filter: blur(18px); backdrop-filter: blur(18px);
    opacity: 0; pointer-events: none;
    transition: opacity .4s;
  }
  .nav-links a { font-size: 1.05rem; }
  body.menu-open .nav-links { opacity: 1; pointer-events: auto; }
  .nav-burger { display: flex; }
  body.menu-open .nav-burger span:nth-child(1) { transform: translateY(7px) rotate(45deg); }
  body.menu-open .nav-burger span:nth-child(2) { opacity: 0; }
  body.menu-open .nav-burger span:nth-child(3) { transform: translateY(-7px) rotate(-45deg); }
}

@media (max-width: 680px) {
  .story-grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
  .char-grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
  .char-wide { grid-column: span 1; }
  .media-grid {
    grid-template-columns: none;
    grid-auto-flow: column; grid-auto-columns: 70%;
    overflow-x: auto; padding-bottom: 1rem;
    scroll-snap-type: x mandatory;
    scrollbar-width: none;
  }
  .media-grid::-webkit-scrollbar { display: none; }
  .media-card { scroll-snap-align: center; }
  .duality { height: 74svh; }
  /* titles only on small screens — descriptions collide */
  .world-label { max-width: 130px; font-size: 0; bottom: 4.4rem; }
  .world-label span { font-size: .82rem; margin-bottom: 0; }
  .facts-band { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
  .fact + .fact { border-left: 0; border-top: 1px solid rgba(239, 227, 200, .1); }
  .fact:nth-child(n+3) { border-top: 1px solid rgba(239, 227, 200, .1); }

  .book { --pw: 44vw; }
  .book-ui { flex-wrap: wrap; }
  .book-caption { order: 3; width: 100%; min-width: 0; margin-top: .8rem; }
  .frame-card { flex-basis: 86vw; }
  .track-time { display: none; }
}

/* ── reduced motion ──────────────────────────────────── */
@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) {
  html { scroll-behavior: auto; }
  *, *::before, *::after {
    animation-duration: .01ms !important;
    animation-iteration-count: 1 !important;
    transition-duration: .15s !important;
  }
  .reveal { opacity: 1; transform: none; }
  .hero-word .ltr { opacity: 1; transform: none; }
  .hero-still { animation: none; }
  #fx, .cursor-orb { display: none; }
}