/* Stories from 998: long-form reading pages and the /stories/ hub. Builds on style.css tokens. */
.tales { background: var(--void); }
.mark .logo-img { height: 30px; width: auto; margin-top: -6px; }
.bar:not(.solid) .logo-img { filter: drop-shadow(0 1px 8px rgba(0, 0, 0, .8)); }
@media (min-width: 900px) { .mark .logo-img { height: 36px; margin-top: -8px; } }

/* reading progress: a thin ember line across the top */
.progress { position: fixed; z-index: 60; top: 0; left: 0; right: 0; height: 3px; pointer-events: none; }
.progress i { display: block; height: 100%; width: 100%; transform-origin: 0 50%; transform: scaleX(var(--p, 0));
  background: linear-gradient(90deg, var(--orange-deep), var(--orange), var(--orange-hi)); box-shadow: 0 0 12px rgba(255, 122, 26, .7); }

/* hero: the place, full-bleed, title at the foot of it */
.tale-hero, .hub-hero { position: relative; min-height: 92svh; display: grid; align-items: end; overflow: hidden; isolation: isolate; }
.tale-art { position: absolute; inset: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%; object-fit: cover; z-index: -2; transform: scale(1.04); animation: drift 24s ease-in-out infinite alternate; }
@keyframes drift { to { transform: scale(1.1) translateY(-1.5%); } }
.tale-hero::after, .hub-hero::after { content: ""; position: absolute; inset: 0; z-index: -1;
  background: linear-gradient(to bottom, rgba(6, 8, 13, .55), transparent 22%, transparent 42%, rgba(6, 8, 13, .88) 72%, var(--void)); }
.tale-hero, .hub-hero { padding-top: calc(env(safe-area-inset-top, 0px) + 76px); }   /* the fixed header never covers the title */
.tale-head { position: relative; width: 100%; max-width: 760px; margin: 0 auto; padding: 0 var(--pad) 42px; }
.tale-head::before { content: ""; position: absolute; top: -60px; bottom: 0; left: calc(50% - 50vw); right: calc(50% - 50vw); z-index: -1; pointer-events: none;
  background: linear-gradient(to bottom, rgba(6, 8, 13, 0), rgba(6, 8, 13, .74) 60px); }
.tale-head h1 { font-size: clamp(2.7rem, 11vw, 5.4rem); line-height: .98; letter-spacing: -.03em; margin: 4px 0 14px; text-wrap: balance; }
.tale-head h1 em { color: var(--orange-hi); }
.dek { font: italic 400 clamp(1.12rem, 4.4vw, 1.4rem)/1.45 var(--serif); color: var(--bone); opacity: .92; margin: 0 0 18px; text-wrap: pretty; }
.tale-meta { font-size: .82rem; letter-spacing: .04em; color: var(--fog); margin: 0; }
.crumbs { display: flex; gap: 8px; font-size: .78rem; color: var(--mist); margin-bottom: 14px; }
.crumbs a:hover { color: var(--bone); }

/* the text: a book-like column */
.tale-body { max-width: 680px; margin: 0 auto; padding: 18px var(--pad) 10px; font: 400 clamp(1.1rem, 4.3vw, 1.24rem)/1.78 var(--serif); color: #d9dfd9; }
.tale-body > p { margin: 0 0 1.15em; text-wrap: pretty; hanging-punctuation: first; }
.tale-body em { color: var(--orange-hi); }
.tale-body .lead::first-letter { float: left; font: 400 4.6em/.8 var(--serif); color: var(--orange); margin: .06em .1em 0 0; text-shadow: 0 0 24px rgba(255, 122, 26, .35); }
.brk { text-align: center; color: var(--orange); letter-spacing: 1.2em; margin: 2.2em 0 !important; font-size: .9rem; opacity: .8; }
.pull { margin: 2em 0; padding: 26px 0; border-top: 1px solid var(--line2); border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line2); text-align: center; }
.pull p { margin: 0; font: italic 400 clamp(1.5rem, 6vw, 2.1rem)/1.3 var(--serif); color: var(--bone); text-wrap: balance; }
.tale-scene { margin: 2.4em calc(-1 * var(--pad)); }
.tale-scene img { width: 100%; height: auto; max-height: 86svh; object-fit: cover; }
.tale-scene figcaption { padding: 10px var(--pad) 0; font: italic 400 .92rem/1.4 var(--serif); color: var(--fog); text-align: center; }
@media (min-width: 900px) {
  .tale-scene { margin: 3em -140px; } .tale-scene img { border-radius: 18px; } .tale-scene figcaption { padding-top: 14px; }
}
.fin { text-align: center; font: italic 400 1.1rem var(--serif); color: var(--fog); margin: 2.6em 0 1.4em !important; }
.fin::before, .fin::after { content: "—"; margin: 0 .6em; color: var(--orange); }
.series-note { font: 400 .95rem/1.6 var(--sans); color: var(--mist); text-align: center; }
.series-note a, .tale-body a { color: var(--orange-hi); text-decoration: underline; text-underline-offset: 3px; }
.share-row { text-align: center; margin: 1.6em 0 0 !important; }

/* take the scene home */
.tale-cta { display: grid; grid-template-columns: 112px minmax(0, 1fr); gap: 18px; align-items: center; max-width: 760px; margin: 40px auto 0; padding: 20px;
  width: calc(100% - 2 * var(--pad)); border-radius: 24px; background: radial-gradient(ellipse at 0% 100%, rgba(255, 122, 26, .16), transparent 60%), var(--s1); border: 1px solid var(--line2); }
.tale-cta img { width: 112px; height: auto; aspect-ratio: 9 / 16; object-fit: cover; border-radius: 14px; border: 2px solid #2a3140; box-shadow: 0 18px 30px -14px #000; }
.tale-cta h2 { font-size: clamp(1.35rem, 5vw, 1.8rem); line-height: 1.12; margin: 0 0 8px; }
.tale-cta p { font-size: .9rem; margin: 0 0 12px; }
.tale-cta .btn { width: 100%; white-space: normal; text-align: center; min-height: 52px; padding: 12px 20px; line-height: 1.2; }
.tale-cta > div { min-width: 0; }
.tale-cta .fine { font-size: .76rem; color: var(--fog); margin: 8px 0 0; text-align: left; }
@media (max-width: 379px) { .tale-cta { grid-template-columns: 1fr; } .tale-cta img { width: 120px; } }
@media (min-width: 700px) { .tale-cta { grid-template-columns: 170px minmax(0, 1fr); gap: 28px; padding: 26px 30px; } .tale-cta img { width: 170px; } .tale-cta .btn { width: auto; } }

/* more stories */
.tale-next, .hub-list { max-width: 1180px; margin: 0 auto; padding: 54px var(--pad) 10px; }
.tale-next h2, .hub-list h2 { font-size: clamp(1.6rem, 6vw, 2.2rem); margin-bottom: 18px; }
.tale-next > p { margin-top: 18px; }
.tale-grid { display: grid; gap: 14px; grid-template-columns: repeat(auto-fit, minmax(min(100%, 260px), 1fr)); }
@media (min-width: 900px) { .tale-grid .tale-card { aspect-ratio: 4 / 3; } }
.tale-card { position: relative; display: block; overflow: hidden; border-radius: 22px; aspect-ratio: 3 / 4; background: var(--s1); border: 1px solid var(--line); isolation: isolate; }
.tale-card img { position: absolute; inset: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%; object-fit: cover; z-index: -1; filter: brightness(.72); transition: transform 1.2s cubic-bezier(.2, .8, .2, 1), filter .6s; }
.tale-card:hover img, .tale-card:focus-visible img { transform: scale(1.05); filter: brightness(.9); }
.tc-txt { position: absolute; inset: auto 0 0 0; display: grid; gap: 6px; padding: 18px; background: linear-gradient(transparent, rgba(6, 8, 13, .92) 38%); }
.tc-txt .eyebrow { margin: 0; font-size: .66rem; }
.tc-title { font: 400 1.6rem/1.05 var(--serif); color: var(--bone); letter-spacing: -.02em; }
.tc-dek { font: italic 400 .92rem/1.4 var(--serif); color: var(--mist); }
.tc-meta { font-size: .72rem; letter-spacing: .08em; text-transform: uppercase; color: var(--fog); }
.tale-card.big { aspect-ratio: 4 / 5; }
.tale-card.big .tc-title { font-size: clamp(2rem, 8vw, 3.2rem); }
.tale-card.big .tc-dek { font-size: 1.05rem; max-width: 34ch; }
@media (min-width: 900px) { .tale-card.big { aspect-ratio: 16 / 8; } .tale-card.big .tc-txt { padding: 34px 38px; max-width: 60%; background: none; }
  .tale-card.big::after { content: ""; position: absolute; inset: 0; z-index: -1; background: linear-gradient(90deg, rgba(6, 8, 13, .9), transparent 70%); } }

/* hub */
.hub-hero { min-height: 78svh; }
.hub-feature { max-width: 1180px; margin: 0 auto; padding: 8px var(--pad) 0; }
.hub-book { display: grid; gap: 22px; max-width: 1180px; margin: 54px auto 0; padding: 0 var(--pad); align-items: center; }
.hub-book img { width: 100%; height: auto; aspect-ratio: 4 / 3; object-fit: cover; border-radius: 22px; border: 1px solid var(--line); }
.hub-book h2 { margin-bottom: 12px; }
.hub-actions { display: grid; gap: 10px; }
@media (min-width: 900px) { .hub-book { grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr; gap: 44px; } .hub-actions { grid-auto-flow: column; justify-content: start; } }

/* footer */
.tale-foot { margin-top: 70px; padding: 36px var(--pad) calc(var(--safe-b) + 40px); border-top: 1px solid var(--line); text-align: center; display: grid; gap: 12px; justify-items: center; }
.tale-foot .logo-img { height: 34px; width: auto; }
.tale-foot p { color: var(--fog); font-size: .9rem; margin: 0; }
.tale-foot nav { display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; justify-content: center; gap: 8px 22px; font-size: .84rem; color: var(--fog); }
.tale-foot nav a:hover { color: var(--bone); }

@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) { html { scroll-behavior: auto; } .tale-art { animation: none; transform: none; } .tale-card img { transition: none; } }