/* ============================================================
   Stepchild agency site
   Montserrat (Google Fonts) + system sans fallback.
   Cream / black / one red accent. Restraint on purpose.
   ============================================================ */

:root {
  --cream:        #FBF7EE;
  --cream-deep:   #F3EBD8;
  --black:        #0A0A0A;
  --ink:          #1A1A1A;
  --muted:        #555555;
  --hairline:     rgba(10, 10, 10, 0.12);
  --red:          #E2231A;
  --red-deep:     #B0190F;

  --maxw:         1240px;
  --gutter:       clamp(20px, 5vw, 56px);

  /* Type scale */
  --t-eyebrow:    13px;
  --t-body:       18px;
  --t-h3:         clamp(20px, 2.2vw, 26px);
  --t-h2:         clamp(34px, 4.5vw, 60px);
  --t-h1:         clamp(48px, 7.5vw, 104px);

  /* Letter-spacing scale (Montserrat-tuned) */
  --ls-display:   0.02em;     /* H1, H2, H3, contact-email, wordmark */
  --ls-eyebrow:   0.16em;     /* small all-caps labels */

  --line-tight:   1.05;
  --line-snug:    1.2;
  --line-body:    1.55;
}

* { box-sizing: border-box; }
html {
  scroll-behavior: smooth;
  scroll-padding-top: 100px; /* offset for sticky nav on in-page anchors */
  -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;
}
body {
  margin: 0;
  background: var(--cream);
  color: var(--ink);
  font-family: "Montserrat", "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;
  font-size: var(--t-body);
  line-height: var(--line-body);
  font-weight: 400;
  -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased;
  text-rendering: optimizeLegibility;
}
img { display: block; max-width: 100%; height: auto; }
a { color: inherit; text-decoration: none; }
p { margin: 0 0 1em; }
::selection { background: var(--red); color: var(--cream); }

/* ---------- Layout containers ---------- */
.wrap { max-width: var(--maxw); margin: 0 auto; padding: 0 var(--gutter); }
.section { padding: clamp(20px, 3vw, 40px) 0; }
.section--tight { padding: clamp(12px, 2vw, 24px) 0; }
.divider {
  border: 0;
  height: 1px;
  background: var(--hairline);
  max-width: var(--maxw);
  margin: clamp(24px, 3vw, 48px) auto;
}

/* ---------- Navigation ---------- */
.nav {
  position: sticky; top: 0; z-index: 50;
  background: rgba(251, 247, 238, 0.92);
  backdrop-filter: saturate(140%) blur(8px);
  -webkit-backdrop-filter: saturate(140%) blur(8px);
  border-bottom: 1px solid transparent;
  transition: border-color .25s ease;
}
.nav.scrolled { border-bottom-color: var(--hairline); }
.nav__inner {
  max-width: var(--maxw); margin: 0 auto;
  padding: 18px var(--gutter);
  display: flex; align-items: center; justify-content: space-between;
  gap: 24px;
}
.nav__brand {
  display: inline-flex; align-items: center; gap: 12px;
  color: var(--black);
}
.nav__brand img { height: 52px; width: auto; }
.nav__links {
  display: flex; align-items: center;
  gap: clamp(20px, 3vw, 36px);
  font-size: 15px; font-weight: 500;
}
.nav__links a { position: relative; padding: 6px 0; color: var(--ink); }
.nav__links a:hover { color: var(--red); }
.nav__links a.is-active::after {
  content: ""; position: absolute; left: 0; right: 0; bottom: 0;
  height: 2px; background: var(--red);
}
.nav__cta {
  font-size: 14px; font-weight: 700;
  padding: 10px 18px;
  background: var(--black); color: var(--cream);
  border-radius: 999px;
}
.nav__cta:hover { background: var(--red); }
@media (max-width: 640px) {
  .nav__links { display: none; }
  .nav__cta { font-size: 13px; padding: 8px 14px; }
}

/* ---------- Typography ---------- */
.eyebrow {
  font-size: var(--t-eyebrow);
  text-transform: uppercase;
  letter-spacing: var(--ls-eyebrow);
  font-weight: 700;
  color: var(--red);
  margin: 0 0 24px;
  display: inline-flex; align-items: center; gap: 10px;
}
.eyebrow::before {
  content: ""; display: inline-block;
  width: 24px; height: 3px; background: var(--red);
}

.h1, .h2, .h3 {
  font-weight: 700;
  color: var(--black);
  letter-spacing: var(--ls-display);
  margin: 0;
}
.h1 { font-size: var(--t-h1); line-height: var(--line-tight); }
.h2 { font-size: var(--t-h2); line-height: var(--line-tight); margin-bottom: 28px; }
.h3 { font-size: var(--t-h3); line-height: var(--line-snug); margin-bottom: 12px; }
.h2--flush, .h2.h2--flush { margin-bottom: 0; }

.lede {
  font-size: clamp(20px, 2vw, 26px);
  line-height: 1.4;
  color: var(--muted);
  margin: 24px 0 0;
  max-width: 680px;
}

.body--lg {
  font-size: clamp(18px, 1.4vw, 21px);
  line-height: 1.6;
  color: var(--ink);
  max-width: 680px;
}

.red { color: var(--red); }
.muted { color: var(--muted); }

/* ---------- Buttons ---------- */
.btn {
  display: inline-flex; align-items: center; gap: 10px;
  padding: 16px 28px;
  background: var(--red); color: var(--cream);
  font-weight: 700; font-size: 16px;
  border-radius: 999px;
  transition: transform .15s ease, background .15s ease;
  white-space: nowrap;
}
.btn:hover { background: var(--red-deep); transform: translateY(-1px); }
.btn--ghost {
  background: transparent; color: var(--black);
  border: 2px solid var(--black);
}
.btn--ghost:hover { background: var(--black); color: var(--cream); transform: translateY(-1px); }
.btn .arrow { transition: transform .2s ease; }
.btn:hover .arrow { transform: translateX(4px); }
.btn--lg { padding: 20px 32px; font-size: 17px; }
@media (max-width: 640px) {
  .btn--lg { padding: 16px 24px; font-size: 15px; }
}

/* ---------- Hero ---------- */
.hero { padding: clamp(28px, 4vw, 56px) 0 clamp(16px, 2vw, 32px); }

/* Hero subhead in muted body register (used on Approach/Capabilities/Contact heroes) */
.hero__sub {
  font-size: clamp(18px, 1.5vw, 22px);
  line-height: 1.5;
  color: var(--muted);
  margin: 24px 0 0;
  max-width: 56ch;
}

/* Hero lede in primary ink register (used on home hero) */
.hero__lede {
  font-size: clamp(19px, 1.7vw, 24px);
  line-height: 1.5;
  color: var(--ink);
  margin: 0;
  max-width: 60ch;
}
.hero__lede + .hero__lede { margin-top: 1.2em; }

.hero__cta {
  display: flex; gap: 16px; flex-wrap: wrap;
  margin-top: 32px;
}

.hero__credential {
  margin-top: 28px;
  padding-top: 20px;
  border-top: 1px solid var(--hairline);
  max-width: 56ch;
  font-size: 14px;
  line-height: 1.55;
  color: var(--muted);
  font-style: italic;
}

/* ---------- "What do you need?" practices preview tiles ---------- */
.practices-grid {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(2, minmax(0, 1fr));
  gap: clamp(0px, 1vw, 12px) clamp(20px, 3vw, 40px);
}
@media (max-width: 760px) {
  .practices-grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr; gap: 0; }
}
.practice-tile {
  display: block;
  position: relative;
  padding: 24px 56px 28px 0;
  border-top: 2px solid var(--black);
  transition: border-color .2s ease, transform .2s ease;
  color: inherit;
}
.practice-tile:hover {
  border-top-color: var(--red);
  transform: translateY(-2px);
}
.practice-tile__label {
  margin-bottom: 14px;
  /* shrink the eyebrow bottom margin inside the tile */
}
.practice-tile__h3 {
  font-size: clamp(20px, 1.8vw, 24px);
  line-height: 1.2;
  margin: 0;
  font-weight: 700;
  color: var(--black);
  letter-spacing: var(--ls-display);
  max-width: 26ch;
}
.practice-tile__arrow {
  position: absolute;
  top: 24px;
  right: 0;
  font-size: 20px;
  color: var(--red);
  transition: transform .2s ease;
  line-height: 1;
}
.practice-tile:hover .practice-tile__arrow {
  transform: translateX(4px);
}
.practices-grid__footer {
  margin: clamp(32px, 4vw, 56px) 0 0;
  font-size: 14px;
  font-weight: 700;
  letter-spacing: var(--ls-eyebrow);
  text-transform: uppercase;
}
.practices-grid__footer a {
  color: var(--red);
  border-bottom: 2px solid var(--red);
  padding-bottom: 4px;
}
.practices-grid__footer a:hover { color: var(--red-deep); border-bottom-color: var(--red-deep); }

/* ---------- Hero image strip (marquee) ---------- */
.hero-strip {
  position: relative;
  width: 100%;
  height: clamp(220px, 32vw, 380px);
  background: #1A1A1A;
  overflow: hidden;
}
.hero-strip__track {
  display: flex; height: 100%; width: max-content;
  animation: stripScroll 60s linear infinite;
  will-change: transform;
}
.hero-strip__track img {
  height: 100%; width: auto; display: block;
  flex-shrink: 0;
  user-select: none; -webkit-user-drag: none;
}
@keyframes stripScroll {
  from { transform: translate3d(0, 0, 0); }
  to   { transform: translate3d(-25%, 0, 0); }
}
.hero-strip:hover .hero-strip__track,
.hero-strip:focus-within .hero-strip__track { animation-play-state: paused; }
@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) {
  .hero-strip__track { animation: none; }
}
.hero-strip__overlay {
  position: absolute; inset: 0;
  display: flex; align-items: center; justify-content: center;
  padding: 24px; pointer-events: none;
  background: linear-gradient(180deg, rgba(0,0,0,0) 0%, rgba(0,0,0,0.18) 50%, rgba(0,0,0,0) 100%);
}
.hero-strip__headline {
  font-size: clamp(28px, 4.2vw, 56px);
  font-weight: 700;
  letter-spacing: var(--ls-display);
  color: var(--cream);
  text-align: center;
  line-height: 1.1;
  max-width: 22ch;
  margin: 0;
  text-shadow: 0 1px 18px rgba(0,0,0,0.55);
}
.hero-strip__headline .underlined {
  text-decoration: underline;
  text-decoration-color: var(--red);
  text-decoration-thickness: 4px;
  text-underline-offset: 6px;
}

/* ---------- Two-col split (eyebrow + lede pattern) ---------- */
.split {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1fr) minmax(0, 1.4fr);
  gap: clamp(28px, 6vw, 96px);
  align-items: start;
}
.split--spaced { margin-bottom: 48px; }
@media (max-width: 760px) {
  .split { grid-template-columns: 1fr; gap: 20px; }
  .split--spaced { margin-bottom: 32px; }
}

/* ---------- Manifesto list ("What we don't do") ---------- */
.manifesto-list {
  list-style: none; padding: 0; margin: 0;
  border-top: 1px solid var(--hairline);
}
.manifesto-list li {
  padding: clamp(28px, 4vw, 44px) 0;
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--hairline);
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: 60px 1fr;
  gap: clamp(20px, 3vw, 40px);
  align-items: baseline;
}
.manifesto-list .num {
  font-size: 14px; letter-spacing: var(--ls-eyebrow); font-weight: 700;
  color: var(--red);
}
.manifesto-list .stmt {
  font-size: clamp(22px, 2.4vw, 32px);
  line-height: 1.2;
  font-weight: 700;
  color: var(--black);
  letter-spacing: var(--ls-display);
}
.manifesto-list .note {
  margin-top: 14px;
  font-size: 17px;
  color: var(--muted);
  line-height: 1.55;
  max-width: 56ch;
}

/* ---------- Capabilities cards (editorial 2-col per card) ---------- */
.cap-grid {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: 1fr;
  gap: clamp(40px, 5vw, 64px);
  margin-top: 40px;
}
.cap {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1fr) minmax(0, 1.6fr);
  gap: clamp(28px, 5vw, 80px);
  padding-top: 32px;
  border-top: 2px solid var(--black);
  align-items: start;
}
@media (max-width: 760px) {
  .cap { grid-template-columns: 1fr; gap: 18px; padding-top: 24px; }
}
.cap__lede { display: flex; flex-direction: column; gap: 14px; }
.cap__body > * + * { margin-top: 18px; }

.cap .num {
  font-size: 12px;
  letter-spacing: var(--ls-eyebrow);
  font-weight: 700;
  color: var(--red);
  text-transform: uppercase;
  margin: 0;
}
.cap h3 {
  font-size: clamp(24px, 2.4vw, 30px);
  line-height: 1.15;
  margin: 0;
  letter-spacing: var(--ls-display);
}
.cap p {
  color: var(--muted);
  font-size: 17px;
  line-height: 1.6;
  margin: 0;
}
.cap .cap__output {
  padding-top: 18px;
  font-size: 15px;
  line-height: 1.55;
  color: var(--ink);
}
.cap__output-label {
  display: block;
  font-size: 11px;
  font-weight: 700;
  letter-spacing: var(--ls-eyebrow);
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--red);
  margin-bottom: 6px;
}

/* ---------- Closing CTA block ---------- */
.cta-block {
  text-align: left;
  padding: clamp(24px, 3vw, 48px) 0;
  border-top: 1px solid var(--hairline);
}
.cta-block .h1 { max-width: 17ch; }
.cta-block .lede { margin-bottom: 0; }
.cta-block .btn { margin-top: 32px; }

/* ---------- Contact ---------- */
.contact-email {
  display: inline-block;
  font-size: clamp(34px, 5vw, 72px);
  font-weight: 700;
  letter-spacing: var(--ls-display);
  line-height: 1.05;
  color: var(--black);
  border-bottom: 4px solid var(--red);
  padding-bottom: 10px;
  margin: 32px 0 24px;
  word-break: break-all;
}
.contact-email:hover { color: var(--red); }
.contact-meta {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(auto-fit, minmax(220px, 1fr));
  gap: 32px;
  margin-top: 64px;
  padding-top: 32px;
  border-top: 1px solid var(--hairline);
}
.contact-meta h4 {
  font-size: 12px;
  letter-spacing: var(--ls-eyebrow);
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--red);
  margin: 0 0 8px;
  font-weight: 700;
}
.contact-meta p {
  color: var(--muted); margin: 0;
  font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.5;
}

/* ---------- Consent banner ---------- */
.consent-banner {
  position: fixed;
  bottom: 16px; left: 16px; right: 16px;
  z-index: 100;
  max-width: 720px; margin: 0 auto;
  background: var(--cream);
  border: 1px solid var(--hairline);
  border-radius: 10px;
  box-shadow: 0 6px 24px rgba(0,0,0,0.08);
  font-family: "Montserrat", "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;
  opacity: 0;
  transform: translateY(20px);
  transition: opacity .3s ease, transform .3s ease;
}
.consent-banner.is-visible { opacity: 1; transform: translateY(0); }
.consent-banner.is-dismissed { opacity: 0; transform: translateY(20px); pointer-events: none; }

.consent-banner__inner {
  display: flex; align-items: center; gap: 24px;
  padding: 18px 22px;
}
.consent-banner__text { flex: 1; min-width: 0; }
.consent-banner__eyebrow {
  font-size: 11px;
  font-weight: 700;
  letter-spacing: var(--ls-eyebrow);
  color: var(--red);
  margin: 0 0 6px;
  display: inline-flex; align-items: center; gap: 10px;
}
.consent-banner__bar {
  display: inline-block;
  width: 20px; height: 2px;
  background: var(--red);
}
.consent-banner__body {
  margin: 0;
  font-size: 14px;
  line-height: 1.45;
  color: var(--ink);
}
.consent-banner__body a {
  color: var(--red);
  font-weight: 700;
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--red);
  padding-bottom: 1px;
}
.consent-banner__body a:hover { color: var(--red-deep); border-bottom-color: var(--red-deep); }

.consent-banner__actions {
  display: flex; gap: 10px;
  flex-shrink: 0;
}
.consent-banner__btn {
  font-family: inherit;
  font-weight: 700;
  font-size: 13px;
  padding: 10px 18px;
  border-radius: 999px;
  cursor: pointer;
  transition: transform .15s ease, background .15s ease, color .15s ease;
  white-space: nowrap;
}
.consent-banner__btn--decline {
  background: transparent;
  color: var(--ink);
  border: 1.5px solid var(--ink);
}
.consent-banner__btn--decline:hover { background: var(--ink); color: var(--cream); }
.consent-banner__btn--accept {
  background: var(--red);
  color: var(--cream);
  border: 1.5px solid var(--red);
}
.consent-banner__btn--accept:hover { background: var(--red-deep); border-color: var(--red-deep); transform: translateY(-1px); }

@media (max-width: 640px) {
  .consent-banner__inner { flex-direction: column; align-items: stretch; gap: 14px; padding: 16px 18px; }
  .consent-banner__actions { justify-content: flex-end; }
}

/* ---------- Contact form ---------- */
.contact-form {
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  gap: 24px;
  max-width: 640px;
  margin-top: 40px;
}
.contact-form__row {
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  gap: 8px;
}
.contact-form label {
  font-size: 12px;
  font-weight: 700;
  letter-spacing: var(--ls-eyebrow);
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--red);
}
.contact-form__optional {
  color: var(--muted);
  text-transform: none;
  font-weight: 400;
  letter-spacing: 0;
  font-size: 13px;
  margin-left: 4px;
}
.contact-form input,
.contact-form textarea {
  width: 100%;
  padding: 14px 16px;
  font-family: inherit;
  font-size: 16px;
  line-height: 1.5;
  color: var(--ink);
  background: var(--cream);
  border: 1px solid var(--hairline);
  border-radius: 4px;
  transition: border-color .15s ease;
  -webkit-appearance: none;
  appearance: none;
}
.contact-form input:focus,
.contact-form textarea:focus {
  outline: none;
  border-color: var(--red);
}
.contact-form textarea { resize: vertical; min-height: 140px; }
.contact-form__actions {
  display: flex;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 24px;
  margin-top: 8px;
}
.contact-form__actions .btn {
  border: 0;
  cursor: pointer;
  font-family: inherit;
}
.contact-form__email {
  font-size: 14px;
  color: var(--muted);
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--hairline);
  padding-bottom: 2px;
}
.contact-form__email:hover { color: var(--red); border-bottom-color: var(--red); }

/* Quiet "use the form instead" link on the contact page */
.contact-form-link {
  margin-top: 20px;
  font-size: 15px;
  color: var(--muted);
}
.contact-form-link a {
  color: var(--red);
  font-weight: 700;
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--red);
  padding-bottom: 1px;
}
.contact-form-link a:hover { color: var(--red-deep); border-bottom-color: var(--red-deep); }

/* ---------- Brothers and sisters logo grids ---------- */
.brothers-grid {
  display: block;
  width: 100%;
  max-width: 1080px;
  margin: 0 auto;
  height: auto;
  /* PNG ships on white; multiply blends it onto cream cleanly */
  mix-blend-mode: multiply;
  opacity: 0.92;
}
.brothers-grid--narrow { max-width: 760px; }

.brothers-grid__placeholder {
  text-align: center;
  color: var(--muted);
  font-style: italic;
  padding: 40px 0;
  border: 1px dashed var(--hairline);
  border-radius: 4px;
}

/* ---------- About page ---------- */
.about-hero {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1.4fr) minmax(0, 1fr);
  gap: clamp(28px, 6vw, 80px);
  align-items: center;
}
@media (max-width: 760px) {
  .about-hero { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
}
.portrait {
  aspect-ratio: 4 / 5;
  background: var(--cream-deep);
  border: 1px solid var(--hairline);
  border-radius: 4px;
  display: flex; align-items: center; justify-content: center;
  color: var(--muted);
  font-size: 13px;
  letter-spacing: var(--ls-eyebrow);
  text-transform: uppercase;
}
img.portrait--img {
  width: 100%;
  height: auto;
  object-fit: cover;
  object-position: center;
  border: 0;
  background: transparent;
}
.bio-prose { max-width: 64ch; }
.bio-prose p {
  font-size: clamp(17px, 1.3vw, 19px);
  line-height: 1.7;
  color: var(--ink);
  margin: 0 0 1.2em;
}
.reach-links {
  display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; gap: 28px;
  margin-top: 24px;
  font-size: 17px;
}
.reach-links a {
  color: var(--black);
  border-bottom: 2px solid var(--red);
  padding-bottom: 4px;
  font-weight: 500;
}
.reach-links a:hover { color: var(--red); }

.timeline {
  list-style: none; padding: 0; margin: 0;
  border-top: 1px solid var(--hairline);
}
.timeline li {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: 140px 1fr;
  gap: clamp(20px, 3vw, 40px);
  padding: 24px 0;
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--hairline);
  align-items: baseline;
}
@media (max-width: 640px) {
  .timeline li { grid-template-columns: 1fr; gap: 4px; }
}
.timeline .when {
  font-size: 13px;
  color: var(--red);
  font-weight: 700;
  letter-spacing: 0.05em;
}
.timeline .what {
  font-size: 19px;
  font-weight: 700;
  color: var(--black);
  letter-spacing: var(--ls-display);
  margin: 0 0 4px;
}
.timeline .where {
  font-size: 15px;
  color: var(--muted);
  margin: 0;
}

/* ---------- Footer ---------- */
.footer {
  background: var(--black);
  color: var(--cream);
  padding: 56px 0 32px;
  font-size: 14px;
}
.footer__inner {
  max-width: var(--maxw); margin: 0 auto;
  padding: 0 var(--gutter);
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1fr) auto;
  gap: 24px;
  align-items: end;
}
.footer__brand {
  display: flex; flex-direction: column; align-items: flex-start; gap: 14px;
}
.footer__wordmark {
  display: inline-block;
  font-size: 36px;
  font-weight: 700;
  letter-spacing: var(--ls-display);
  line-height: 1;
  color: var(--cream);
}
.footer__wordmark .dot { color: var(--red); }
.footer__wordmark:hover,
.footer__wordmark:hover .dot { color: var(--cream); }
.footer__tag {
  text-transform: uppercase;
  letter-spacing: var(--ls-eyebrow);
  font-size: 12px;
  font-weight: 700;
  color: var(--red);
}
.footer__meta { text-align: right; opacity: 0.7; line-height: 1.6; }
.footer a:hover { color: var(--red); }
@media (max-width: 640px) {
  .footer__inner { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
  .footer__meta { text-align: left; }
}