/* =============================================================
   pages/about.css — Editorial "Profile" layout
   Long-form magazine treatment for the About page.
   Uses only global design tokens: Geist / Work Sans / Geist Mono
   and the portfolio's purple-on-midnight palette.
   ============================================================= */

body { background: var(--bg-main); }

/* ── Page shell ───────────────────────────────────────────── */
.about-page {
  padding: 40px clamp(24px, 6vw, 120px) 96px;
  max-width: 1440px;
  margin: 0 auto;
}

/* ==============================================================
   1. EDITORIAL MASTHEAD
   ============================================================== */

.about-masthead {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1fr) 260px;
  gap: 64px;
  align-items: end;
  padding-top: 0;
  padding-bottom: 48px;
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--purple-card-border);
  margin-bottom: 56px;
}

.about-masthead__text { min-width: 0; }

.about-masthead__portrait {
  margin: 0;
  align-self: end;
}

.about-masthead__portrait-frame {
  width: 100%;
  aspect-ratio: 1 / 1;
  overflow: hidden;
  border-radius: 4px;
  border: 1px solid var(--purple-card-border);
  background: var(--bg-chip);
}

.about-masthead__portrait-frame img {
  width: 100%;
  height: 100%;
  object-fit: cover;
  display: block;
}

.about-masthead__portrait-cap {
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  gap: 2px;
  margin-top: 12px;
  font-family: var(--font-mono);
  font-size: var(--fs-11);
  letter-spacing: 0.14em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--purple-900);
  opacity: 0.85;
  font-weight: 500;
}
.about-masthead__portrait-cap span:last-child {
  color: var(--gray-900);
  opacity: 0.85;
  font-weight: 300;
  letter-spacing: 0.08em;
  text-transform: none;
}

.about-masthead__meta {
  display: flex;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 10px;
  font-family: var(--font-mono);
  font-size: var(--fs-11);
  font-weight: 500;
  letter-spacing: 0.18em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--purple-900);
  margin-bottom: 40px;
}

.about-masthead__meta-sep { color: var(--gray-400); }

.about-masthead__title {
  font-family: var(--font-headings);
  font-size: clamp(48px, 8.4vw, 128px);
  font-weight: 600;
  letter-spacing: -0.035em;
  line-height: 0.96;
  color: var(--white);
  margin-bottom: 40px;
  max-width: 14ch;
}

.about-masthead__title em {
  font-style: italic;
  font-weight: 400;
  color: var(--purple-900);
  letter-spacing: -0.04em;
}

.about-masthead__standfirst {
  font-family: var(--font-text);
  font-size: clamp(18px, 1.6vw, 22px);
  font-weight: 400;
  line-height: 1.55;
  color: var(--gray-900);
  max-width: 58ch;
  margin-bottom: 40px;
}

.about-masthead__byline {
  display: flex;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
  align-items: baseline;
  gap: 10px 12px;
  font-family: var(--font-mono);
  font-size: var(--fs-12);
  letter-spacing: 0.04em;
  color: var(--gray-900);
}

.about-masthead__byline-label {
  text-transform: uppercase;
  letter-spacing: 0.16em;
  color: var(--purple-900);
  font-size: var(--fs-11);
  font-weight: 500;
  opacity: 0.85;
}

.about-masthead__byline-name {
  color: var(--white);
  letter-spacing: 0;
}

.about-masthead__byline-sep {
  color: var(--purple-500);
  font-weight: 700;
}

/* ==============================================================
   2. PHOTO PLACEHOLDERS (shared)
   Subtle dashed frame, mono-label, ratio hint. Editorial, not busy.
   ============================================================== */

[data-photo-placeholder] {
  position: relative;
  width: 100%;
  background:
    linear-gradient(135deg,
      rgba(170, 172, 241, 0.04) 0%,
      rgba(143, 0, 216, 0.06) 100%);
  border: 1px dashed var(--purple-border);
  border-radius: 4px;
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: space-between;
  padding: 20px 24px;
  color: var(--purple-900);
  overflow: hidden;
}

[data-photo-placeholder]::before {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  inset: 10px;
  border: 1px solid rgba(170, 172, 241, 0.10);
  border-radius: 2px;
  pointer-events: none;
}

[data-photo-placeholder]::after {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  top: 50%; left: 50%;
  width: 48px; height: 48px;
  transform: translate(-50%, -50%);
  background:
    linear-gradient(45deg, transparent 48%, rgba(143, 0, 216, 0.45) 49%, rgba(143, 0, 216, 0.45) 51%, transparent 52%),
    linear-gradient(-45deg, transparent 48%, rgba(143, 0, 216, 0.45) 49%, rgba(143, 0, 216, 0.45) 51%, transparent 52%);
  opacity: 0.5;
  pointer-events: none;
}

.photo-ph__label {
  font-family: var(--font-mono);
  font-size: var(--fs-11);
  font-weight: 500;
  letter-spacing: 0.16em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--white);
  position: relative;
  z-index: 1;
}

.photo-ph__ratio {
  font-family: var(--font-mono);
  font-size: var(--fs-11);
  font-weight: 400;
  letter-spacing: 0.12em;
  color: var(--gray-900);
  position: relative;
  z-index: 1;
}

/* ── Frames with real images (no placeholder attr) ──────────── */
.about-hero-figure__frame:not([data-photo-placeholder]),
.editorial-figure__frame:not([data-photo-placeholder]) {
  overflow: hidden;
  border-radius: 4px;
  border: 1px solid var(--purple-card-border);
  background: var(--bg-chip);
  padding: 0;
  display: block;
}
.about-hero-figure__frame:not([data-photo-placeholder])::before,
.about-hero-figure__frame:not([data-photo-placeholder])::after,
.editorial-figure__frame:not([data-photo-placeholder])::before,
.editorial-figure__frame:not([data-photo-placeholder])::after {
  content: none;
}
.about-hero-figure__frame:not([data-photo-placeholder]) img,
.editorial-figure__frame:not([data-photo-placeholder]) img {
  width: 100%;
  height: 100%;
  object-fit: cover;
  display: block;
}

/* ==============================================================
   3. HERO FIGURE (lede image)
   ============================================================== */

.about-hero-figure {
  margin-bottom: 72px;
}

.about-hero-figure__frame {
  aspect-ratio: 16 / 9;
  min-height: 320px;
}

.about-hero-figure__cap {
  margin-top: 14px;
  display: flex;
  gap: 16px;
  align-items: baseline;
  font-family: var(--font-mono);
  font-size: var(--fs-12);
  font-weight: 300;
  color: var(--gray-900);
  letter-spacing: 0.02em;
}

.about-hero-figure__cap-num {
  font-family: var(--font-mono);
  font-size: var(--fs-11);
  font-weight: 500;
  letter-spacing: 0.18em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--purple-900);
  flex-shrink: 0;
}

/* ==============================================================
   4. TWO-COLUMN STORY GRID
   ============================================================== */

.about-page__grid {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1fr) 380px;
  gap: 80px;
  align-items: start;
}

/* Story column */
.about-page__story {
  min-width: 0;
}

/* AI aside — sticky on desktop */
.about-page__ai-col {
  position: sticky;
  top: calc(var(--topbar-h) + 48px);
  align-self: start;
}

/* Suggested-question chips: stack full-width, text left-aligned, matching the input bar */
.about-page__ai-col .chips {
  flex-direction: column;
  align-items: stretch;
  justify-content: flex-start;
  gap: 8px;
}
.about-page__ai-col .chip {
  width: 100%;
  justify-content: flex-start;
  text-align: left;
  padding: 0 16px;
  white-space: normal;
  line-height: 1.3;
  min-height: 40px;
  height: auto;
}

/* ==============================================================
   5. LEDE PARAGRAPH + DROP CAP
   ============================================================== */

.about-lede {
  /* Spans the full story column for visual consistency with the
     masthead, hero figure and bottom sections. Prose still wraps
     comfortably because the column itself is already capped. */
  max-width: none;
  margin: 0 0 72px;
}

.about-lede__p,
.about-lede p {
  font-family: var(--font-text);
  font-size: clamp(17px, 1.25vw, 19px);
  line-height: 1.7;
  color: var(--off-white);
  margin-bottom: 20px;
}

.about-lede p:last-child { margin-bottom: 0; }

.dropcap {
  float: left;
  font-family: var(--font-headings);
  font-size: clamp(72px, 8vw, 104px);
  font-weight: 600;
  line-height: 0.85;
  color: var(--purple-500);
  padding: 8px 14px 0 0;
  letter-spacing: -0.04em;
}

/* ==============================================================
   6. CHAPTER
   ============================================================== */

.chapter {
  margin: 96px 0;
  scroll-margin-top: calc(var(--topbar-h) + 24px);
}

.chapter:first-of-type { margin-top: 48px; }

/* Chapter head spans the full story column so the rule line, number
   and title stretch like the masthead does. Prose keeps a slightly
   wider readable cap (72ch) for consistency with the rest of the
   layout — no more dramatic 64ch indents. */
.chapter__head    { max-width: none; }
.chapter__prose   { max-width: 72ch; }

/* All chapters now align to the left edge of the story column.
   The previous alternating left/right alignment created uneven
   white space; this keeps the editorial rhythm consistent. */
.chapter--align-left  > .chapter__head,
.chapter--align-right > .chapter__head,
.chapter--align-center > .chapter__head,
.chapter--align-left  > .chapter__body,
.chapter--align-right > .chapter__body,
.chapter--align-center > .chapter__body,
.chapter--align-left  > .chapter__body > .chapter__prose,
.chapter--align-right > .chapter__body > .chapter__prose,
.chapter--align-center > .chapter__body > .chapter__prose {
  margin-left:  0;
  margin-right: auto;
}

.chapter__head {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: auto 1fr;
  grid-template-rows: auto auto;
  column-gap: 20px;
  align-items: end;
  margin-bottom: 36px;
}

.chapter__num {
  grid-column: 1;
  grid-row: 1 / 3;
  font-family: var(--font-mono);
  font-size: var(--fs-11);
  font-weight: 500;
  letter-spacing: 0.22em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--purple-900);
  padding-bottom: 10px;
  border-right: 1px solid var(--purple-card-border);
  padding-right: 20px;
  align-self: stretch;
  display: flex;
  align-items: flex-end;
}

.chapter__title {
  grid-column: 2;
  grid-row: 1;
  font-family: var(--font-headings);
  font-size: clamp(32px, 3.8vw, 52px);
  font-weight: 600;
  letter-spacing: -0.02em;
  line-height: 1.05;
  color: var(--white);
  margin: 0;
}

.chapter__rule {
  grid-column: 2;
  grid-row: 2;
  display: block;
  height: 1px;
  background: linear-gradient(to right,
    var(--purple-500) 0%,
    rgba(143, 0, 216, 0.10) 60%,
    transparent 100%);
  margin-top: 20px;
}

.chapter__body {
  margin-bottom: 24px;
}

.chapter__body--with-aside {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1fr) 260px;
  gap: 40px;
  align-items: start;
}

.chapter__body--reverse .chapter__prose { order: 2; }
.chapter__body--reverse .chapter__aside { order: 1; }

.chapter__prose p {
  font-family: var(--font-text);
  font-size: var(--fs-16);
  line-height: 1.75;
  color: var(--gray-900);
  margin-bottom: 18px;
}
.chapter__prose p:last-child { margin-bottom: 0; }

.chapter__prose p:first-child::first-line {
  font-family: var(--font-mono);
  font-size: var(--fs-13);
  letter-spacing: 0.04em;
  color: var(--off-white);
}

.chapter__aside { min-width: 0; }

/* ==============================================================
   7. EDITORIAL FIGURES (in-body photo placeholders)
   ============================================================== */

.editorial-figure__frame--tall      { aspect-ratio: 3 / 4;  min-height: 280px; }
.editorial-figure__frame--wide      { aspect-ratio: 21 / 9; min-height: 220px; }
.editorial-figure__frame--square    { aspect-ratio: 1 / 1;  min-height: 240px; }
.editorial-figure__frame--landscape { aspect-ratio: 4 / 3;  min-height: 200px; }

.editorial-figure--wide { margin-top: 48px; }

.editorial-figure__pair {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr;
  gap: 16px;
}
.editorial-figure--duo .editorial-figure__frame--landscape { min-height: 320px; }

.editorial-figure__cap {
  margin-top: 12px;
  font-family: var(--font-mono);
  font-size: var(--fs-11);
  letter-spacing: 0.04em;
  color: var(--gray-900);
  font-weight: 300;
}

/* ==============================================================
   8. PULL QUOTE
   ============================================================== */

.pullquote {
  margin: 96px -24px;
  padding: 56px clamp(24px, 5vw, 72px);
  border-top: 1px solid var(--purple-card-border);
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--purple-card-border);
  background:
    radial-gradient(120% 80% at 30% 20%,
      rgba(143, 0, 216, 0.08) 0%,
      transparent 60%);
  position: relative;
}

.pullquote::before {
  content: "“";
  position: absolute;
  top: -12px;
  left: clamp(16px, 4vw, 48px);
  font-family: var(--font-headings);
  font-size: 120px;
  line-height: 1;
  color: var(--purple-500);
  opacity: 0.45;
  font-weight: 600;
}

.pullquote__text {
  font-family: var(--font-headings);
  font-size: clamp(26px, 3vw, 42px);
  font-weight: 500;
  letter-spacing: -0.02em;
  line-height: 1.2;
  color: var(--white);
  max-width: 22ch;
}

.pullquote__text em {
  font-style: italic;
  font-weight: 400;
  color: var(--purple-900);
}

.pullquote__attrib {
  margin-top: 24px;
  font-family: var(--font-mono);
  font-size: var(--fs-12);
  line-height: 1.6;
  letter-spacing: 0.04em;
  color: var(--gray-900);
  font-weight: 300;
}

.pullquote__sub {
  display: inline-block;
  margin-top: 8px;
  font-family: var(--font-headings);
  font-style: italic;
  font-size: var(--fs-14);
  letter-spacing: 0;
  color: var(--off-white);
}

.pullquote--alt {
  text-align: center;
  border-color: var(--purple-border);
}

.pullquote--alt .pullquote__text {
  max-width: 32ch;
  margin-left: auto;
  margin-right: auto;
  text-align: center;
}

.pullquote--alt::before { left: 50%; transform: translateX(-50%); }

/* ==============================================================
   9. CREDO / PRINCIPLES
   ============================================================== */

.credo {
  margin: 96px 0;
  padding: 56px 0;
  border-top: 1px solid var(--purple-card-border);
}

.credo__head { margin-bottom: 48px; }

.credo__head .section-label {
  display: block;
  color: var(--purple-900);
  margin-bottom: 20px;
}

.credo__title {
  font-family: var(--font-headings);
  font-size: clamp(28px, 3.6vw, 44px);
  font-weight: 600;
  letter-spacing: -0.02em;
  line-height: 1.08;
  color: var(--white);
}

.credo__list {
  list-style: none;
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(3, minmax(0, 1fr));
  gap: 0;
  border-top: 1px solid var(--purple-card-border);
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--purple-card-border);
}

.credo__item {
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  align-items: flex-start;
  padding: 32px 28px 32px 0;
  border-right: 1px solid var(--purple-card-border);
  position: relative;
}

.credo__item:last-child {
  border-right: none;
  padding-right: 0;
}

.credo__item + .credo__item {
  padding-left: 28px;
}

.credo__num {
  font-family: var(--font-headings);
  font-size: clamp(40px, 4vw, 56px);
  font-weight: 600;
  line-height: 1;
  letter-spacing: -0.03em;
  color: var(--purple-500);
  margin-bottom: 28px;
  display: inline-flex;
  align-items: baseline;
  gap: 10px;
}

.credo__num::after {
  content: "";
  display: inline-block;
  width: 28px;
  height: 1px;
  background: var(--purple-500);
  opacity: 0.55;
  transform: translateY(-10px);
}

.credo__item-title {
  font-family: var(--font-headings);
  font-size: var(--fs-22);
  font-weight: 600;
  letter-spacing: -0.01em;
  line-height: 1.2;
  color: var(--white);
  margin-bottom: 12px;
}

.credo__item-desc {
  font-family: var(--font-text);
  font-size: var(--fs-15);
  line-height: 1.65;
  color: var(--gray-900);
  margin: 0;
}

/* ==============================================================
   10. EDITORIAL TIMELINE (short CV)
   ============================================================== */

.ed-timeline {
  margin: 96px 0;
  padding-top: 56px;
  border-top: 1px solid var(--purple-card-border);
}

.ed-timeline__head { margin-bottom: 40px; }

.ed-timeline__head .section-label {
  display: block;
  color: var(--purple-900);
  margin-bottom: 16px;
}

.ed-timeline__title {
  font-family: var(--font-headings);
  font-size: clamp(28px, 3.6vw, 44px);
  font-weight: 600;
  letter-spacing: -0.02em;
  color: var(--white);
  line-height: 1.08;
  margin-bottom: 10px;
}

.ed-timeline__sub {
  font-family: var(--font-mono);
  font-size: var(--fs-13);
  color: var(--gray-900);
  font-weight: 300;
}

.ed-timeline__sub a {
  color: var(--purple-900);
  text-decoration: none;
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--purple-border);
  transition: color 0.15s, border-color 0.15s;
}
.ed-timeline__sub a:hover {
  color: var(--white);
  border-bottom-color: var(--white);
}

.ed-timeline__list {
  list-style: none;
  border-top: 1px solid var(--purple-card-border);
}

.ed-row {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: 90px minmax(0, 1fr) 120px;
  gap: 28px;
  align-items: baseline;
  padding: 22px 0;
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--purple-card-border);
  transition: background 0.2s;
}

.ed-row:hover {
  background: rgba(170, 172, 241, 0.03);
}

.ed-row__year {
  font-family: var(--font-mono);
  font-size: var(--fs-13);
  font-weight: 400;
  letter-spacing: 0.06em;
  color: var(--purple-900);
}

.ed-row__body { min-width: 0; }

.ed-row__role {
  font-family: var(--font-headings);
  font-size: var(--fs-16);
  font-weight: 600;
  letter-spacing: -0.005em;
  color: var(--white);
  margin-bottom: 4px;
}

.ed-row__org {
  display: block;
  font-family: var(--font-text);
  font-size: var(--fs-14);
  line-height: 1.5;
  color: var(--gray-900);
}

.ed-row__place {
  font-family: var(--font-mono);
  font-size: var(--fs-11);
  letter-spacing: 0.16em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--gray-900);
  text-align: right;
  font-weight: 300;
}

/* ==============================================================
   11. FAST FACTS
   ============================================================== */

.fast-facts {
  margin: 96px 0;
  padding: 56px 0;
  border-top: 1px solid var(--purple-card-border);
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--purple-card-border);
}

.fast-facts__head { margin-bottom: 32px; }
.fast-facts__head .section-label { color: var(--purple-900); }

.fast-facts__grid {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(2, minmax(0, 1fr));
  gap: 28px 40px;
}

.fast-facts__item {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: 110px 1fr;
  gap: 20px;
  align-items: baseline;
  padding-bottom: 20px;
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--purple-card-border);
}

.fast-facts__item dt {
  font-family: var(--font-mono);
  font-size: var(--fs-11);
  font-weight: 500;
  letter-spacing: 0.18em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--purple-900);
  opacity: 0.9;
}

.fast-facts__item dd {
  font-family: var(--font-text);
  font-size: var(--fs-15);
  line-height: 1.5;
  color: var(--white);
}

.fast-facts__link {
  color: var(--purple-900);
  text-decoration: none;
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--purple-border);
  transition: color 0.15s, border-color 0.15s;
}
.fast-facts__link:hover {
  color: var(--white);
  border-bottom-color: var(--white);
}

/* ==============================================================
   12. END-OF-PAGE ACCESS GRID + CONTACT CTA
   ============================================================== */

.about-access {
  margin: 96px 0 0;
  padding: 56px 0 24px;
  border-top: 1px solid rgba(170, 172, 241, 0.28);
}

.about-access__head { margin-bottom: 40px; }
.about-access__head .section-label {
  display: block;
  color: var(--purple-900);
  margin-bottom: 16px;
}

.about-access__title {
  font-family: var(--font-headings);
  font-size: clamp(28px, 3.6vw, 44px);
  font-weight: 600;
  letter-spacing: -0.02em;
  line-height: 1.08;
  color: var(--white);
}

.about-access__grid {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(4, minmax(0, 1fr));
  gap: 0;
  border-top: 1px solid rgba(170, 172, 241, 0.28);
  border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(170, 172, 241, 0.28);
  margin-bottom: 40px;
}

.access-card {
  position: relative;
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  gap: 10px;
  padding: 28px 24px 28px 0;
  border-right: 1px solid rgba(170, 172, 241, 0.28);
  text-decoration: none;
  color: inherit;
  transition: background 0.2s;
}
.access-card + .access-card { padding-left: 24px; }
.access-card:last-child { border-right: none; }
.access-card:hover { background: rgba(143, 0, 216, 0.06); }

.access-card__num {
  font-family: var(--font-mono);
  font-size: var(--fs-11);
  font-weight: 500;
  letter-spacing: 0.22em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--purple-900);
  opacity: 1;
}

.access-card__label {
  font-family: var(--font-headings);
  font-size: var(--fs-22);
  font-weight: 600;
  letter-spacing: -0.01em;
  color: var(--white);
}

.access-card__desc {
  font-family: var(--font-text);
  font-size: var(--fs-14);
  line-height: 1.55;
  color: var(--off-white);
  max-width: 32ch;
}

.access-card__arrow {
  margin-top: 10px;
  font-family: var(--font-mono);
  font-size: var(--fs-16);
  color: var(--purple-900);
  opacity: 1;
  transition: transform 0.2s, opacity 0.2s, color 0.2s;
}

.access-card:hover .access-card__arrow {
  transform: translateX(4px);
  opacity: 1;
  color: var(--white);
}

/* ── Primary CTA (Contact) — highlighted ───────────────────── */
.access-cta {
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: space-between;
  gap: 24px;
  padding: 32px clamp(24px, 4vw, 40px);
  margin-bottom: 48px;
  background: linear-gradient(
    135deg,
    rgba(143, 0, 216, 0.28) 0%,
    rgba(143, 0, 216, 0.14) 60%,
    rgba(170, 172, 241, 0.06) 100%
  );
  border: 1px solid var(--purple-500);
  border-radius: 8px;
  text-decoration: none;
  color: inherit;
  position: relative;
  overflow: hidden;
  transition: background 0.25s, border-color 0.25s, transform 0.25s;
}

.access-cta::after {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  inset: 0;
  background: radial-gradient(60% 80% at 90% 50%, rgba(232, 198, 253, 0.18), transparent 60%);
  pointer-events: none;
  opacity: 0.8;
}

.access-cta:hover {
  background: linear-gradient(
    135deg,
    rgba(143, 0, 216, 0.40) 0%,
    rgba(143, 0, 216, 0.22) 60%,
    rgba(170, 172, 241, 0.10) 100%
  );
  border-color: var(--purple-900);
}

.access-cta__text {
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  gap: 8px;
  position: relative;
  z-index: 1;
  min-width: 0;
}

.access-cta__eyebrow {
  font-family: var(--font-mono);
  font-size: var(--fs-11);
  font-weight: 500;
  letter-spacing: 0.22em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--purple-900);
  opacity: 0.9;
}

.access-cta__title {
  font-family: var(--font-headings);
  font-size: clamp(28px, 3.2vw, 40px);
  font-weight: 600;
  letter-spacing: -0.02em;
  line-height: 1.05;
  color: var(--white);
}

.access-cta__desc {
  font-family: var(--font-text);
  font-size: var(--fs-15);
  line-height: 1.55;
  color: var(--off-white);
  max-width: 58ch;
}

.access-cta__arrow {
  flex-shrink: 0;
  width: 56px;
  height: 56px;
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: center;
  background: var(--purple-500);
  border-radius: 999px;
  color: var(--white);
  position: relative;
  z-index: 1;
  transition: transform 0.25s, background 0.25s;
}

.access-cta:hover .access-cta__arrow {
  background: var(--purple-900);
  color: var(--bg-main);
  transform: translate(4px, -4px);
}

/* ── Signature / coda ──────────────────────────────────────── */
.about-coda__sign {
  display: flex;
  align-items: baseline;
  gap: 14px;
  padding-top: 32px;
  border-top: 1px solid var(--purple-card-border);
}

.about-coda__sign-name {
  font-family: var(--font-headings);
  font-size: var(--fs-22);
  font-weight: 500;
  font-style: italic;
  letter-spacing: -0.01em;
  color: var(--white);
}

.about-coda__sign-loc {
  font-family: var(--font-mono);
  font-size: var(--fs-11);
  letter-spacing: 0.18em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--gray-900);
  font-weight: 300;
}

/* ==============================================================
   13. RESPONSIVE
   ============================================================== */

@media (max-width: 1200px) {
  .about-page__grid {
    grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1fr) 340px;
    gap: 56px;
  }
  .about-masthead {
    grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1fr) 220px;
    gap: 48px;
  }
}

@media (max-width: 960px) {
  .about-masthead {
    grid-template-columns: 1fr;
    gap: 40px;
  }
  .about-masthead__portrait {
    max-width: 260px;
  }

  .about-access__grid {
    grid-template-columns: repeat(2, minmax(0, 1fr));
  }
  .access-card {
    padding: 24px 20px 24px 0;
    border-bottom: 1px solid var(--purple-card-border);
  }
  .access-card:nth-child(2) { border-right: none; padding-right: 0; }
  .access-card:nth-child(3) { border-bottom: none; }
  .access-card:nth-child(4) { border-bottom: none; border-right: none; padding-right: 0; }
  .access-card + .access-card { padding-left: 20px; }
  .access-card:nth-child(odd) { padding-left: 0; }
}

@media (max-width: 1024px) {
  .about-page__grid {
    grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1fr);
    gap: 64px;
  }
  .about-page__ai-col {
    position: static;
    max-width: 560px;
  }
  .about-page__story { max-width: none; }
}

@media (max-width: 900px) {
  .about-page { padding: 48px 32px 72px; }

  .about-masthead { padding-bottom: 40px; margin-bottom: 48px; }
  .about-masthead__title { margin-bottom: 28px; }
  .about-masthead__standfirst { margin-bottom: 28px; }

  .chapter { margin: 72px 0; }
  .chapter__body--with-aside {
    grid-template-columns: 1fr;
    gap: 28px;
  }
  .chapter__body--reverse .chapter__prose,
  .chapter__body--reverse .chapter__aside { order: unset; }

  .editorial-figure__pair { grid-template-columns: 1fr; gap: 12px; }
  .editorial-figure--duo .editorial-figure__frame--landscape { min-height: 220px; }

  .pullquote { margin-left: -16px; margin-right: -16px; padding: 40px 24px; }

  .credo__list {
    grid-template-columns: 1fr;
  }
  .credo__item,
  .credo__item:last-child {
    border-right: none;
    border-bottom: 1px solid var(--purple-card-border);
    padding: 28px 0;
  }
  .credo__item:last-child { border-bottom: none; }
  .credo__item + .credo__item { padding-left: 0; }
  .credo__num {
    margin-bottom: 18px;
    font-size: clamp(36px, 9vw, 48px);
  }

  .ed-row {
    grid-template-columns: 72px 1fr;
    gap: 16px;
  }
  .ed-row__place {
    grid-column: 2;
    text-align: left;
    margin-top: 4px;
  }

  .fast-facts__grid {
    grid-template-columns: 1fr;
    gap: 20px;
  }

  .about-hero-figure__cap {
    flex-direction: column;
    gap: 4px;
  }
}

@media (max-width: 640px) {
  .about-page { padding: 32px 20px 56px; }

  .about-masthead__meta {
    gap: 6px 10px;
    margin-bottom: 28px;
  }

  .about-masthead__title {
    font-size: clamp(40px, 11vw, 56px);
    letter-spacing: -0.02em;
  }

  .about-hero-figure { margin-bottom: 48px; }
  .about-hero-figure__frame { min-height: 220px; }

  .dropcap {
    font-size: 64px;
    padding: 6px 10px 0 0;
  }

  .chapter { margin: 56px 0; }
  .chapter__head {
    grid-template-columns: 1fr;
    gap: 8px;
  }
  .chapter__num {
    grid-column: 1;
    grid-row: 1;
    border-right: none;
    padding-right: 0;
    padding-bottom: 0;
  }
  .chapter__title { grid-column: 1; grid-row: 2; }
  .chapter__rule { grid-column: 1; grid-row: 3; margin-top: 12px; }

  .pullquote { margin: 64px -12px; padding: 32px 20px; }
  .pullquote::before { font-size: 80px; }

  .credo { margin: 64px 0; padding: 40px 0; }
  .credo__item { padding: 24px 0; }
  .credo__num { margin-bottom: 14px; }

  .fast-facts { margin: 64px 0; padding: 40px 0; }
  .fast-facts__item {
    grid-template-columns: 1fr;
    gap: 6px;
  }

  .about-coda__sign {
    flex-direction: column;
    gap: 4px;
    align-items: flex-start;
  }

  .about-access { margin-top: 64px; padding: 40px 0 16px; }

  /* Stack of independent tappable cards on mobile. Drop the desktop
     top/bottom hairlines that framed the four-column row. */
  .about-access__grid {
    grid-template-columns: 1fr;
    gap:               12px;
    border-top:        none;
    border-bottom:     none;
    margin-bottom:     32px;
  }

  /* Each card reads as a self-contained button.
     Visual language borrowed from the home page `.discover-card`:
     black surface, faint purple border, soft radius, arrow on the
     right. CSS grid keeps num + label + desc stacked on the left
     and the arrow centered vertically on the right. */
  .access-card,
  .access-card:last-child {
    display:               grid;
    grid-template-columns: 1fr auto;
    grid-template-rows:    auto auto auto;
    align-items:           center;
    column-gap:            16px;
    row-gap:               4px;
    padding:               18px 20px;
    background:            #000;
    border:                1px solid rgba(171, 14, 250, 0.19);
    border-radius:         12px;
    transition:            background 0.2s, border-color 0.2s, transform 0.2s;
  }
  .access-card:hover,
  .access-card:active {
    background:   #0a0a0a;
    border-color: rgba(171, 14, 250, 0.45);
    transform:    translateY(-2px);
  }
  .access-card + .access-card,
  .access-card:nth-child(odd) { padding-left: 20px; }

  /* Text column */
  .access-card__num {
    grid-column: 1;
    grid-row:    1;
    font-size:   10px;
    opacity:     0.7;
  }
  .access-card__label {
    grid-column: 1;
    grid-row:    2;
    font-size:   var(--fs-18);
  }
  .access-card__desc {
    grid-column: 1;
    grid-row:    3;
    font-size:   13px;
    line-height: 1.5;
    max-width:   100%;
  }

  /* Arrow: clear right-side tap affordance, vertically centered */
  .access-card__arrow {
    grid-column: 2;
    grid-row:    1 / -1;
    align-self:  center;
    margin-top:  0;
    font-size:   22px;
    color:       rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.55);
  }
  .access-card:hover .access-card__arrow {
    color:     var(--white);
    transform: translateX(2px);
  }

  .access-cta {
    flex-direction: column;
    align-items: flex-start;
    padding: 24px 20px;
    gap: 16px;
  }
  .access-cta__arrow {
    width: 48px;
    height: 48px;
    align-self: flex-end;
  }
}