/* Non Dubito — nondubito.net
   Han Qin (秦汉) · 2026
   Design inspired by psyche.co — editorial, multilingual, transmission-first
*/

/* ── Reset & Base ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── */
*, *::before, *::after { box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0; padding: 0; }

:root {
  /* Colors */
  --cream:         #f5f0e8;
  --cream-dark:    #ede7d9;
  --cream-border:  #d8d0c0;
  --ink:           #1a1a18;
  --ink-light:     #4a4a42;
  --ink-muted:     #8a8a7e;
  --green:         #1e4035;
  --green-mid:     #2d5a47;
  --green-light:   #4a8068;
  --gold:          #b08d57;
  --gold-light:    #d4b07a;
  --accent:        #8b3a1a;

  /* Typography */
  --serif:  'EB Garamond', Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;
  --sans:   'Inter', -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'Segoe UI', sans-serif;
  --cjk:    'Noto Serif SC', 'Source Han Serif CN', 'STSong', 'SimSun', serif;
  --jp:     'Noto Serif JP', 'Hiragino Mincho ProN', serif;
  --kr:     'Noto Serif KR', 'Batang', serif;

  /* Layout */
  --max-w:      700px;
  --max-w-wide: 1180px;
}

html {
  font-size: 17px;
  -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased;
  scroll-behavior: smooth;
}

body {
  background: var(--cream);
  color: var(--ink);
  font-family: var(--serif);
  line-height: 1.75;
  min-height: 100vh;
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
}

/* ── Language switching (existing essays) ─────────────────────────────────── */
[data-lang="en"] .lang-zh { display: none; }
[data-lang="zh"] .lang-en { display: none; }
[data-lang="zh"] .essay-body.lang-zh { display: block; }
[data-lang="zh"] .essay-body.lang-en { display: none; }
[data-lang="en"] .essay-body.lang-en { display: block; }
[data-lang="en"] .essay-body.lang-zh { display: none; }

/* ── NAVIGATION ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── */
header {
  position: fixed;
  top: 0; left: 0; right: 0;
  z-index: 200;
  background: rgba(245, 240, 232, 0.96);
  backdrop-filter: blur(10px);
  -webkit-backdrop-filter: blur(10px);
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--cream-border);
  height: 54px;
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
}

.header-inner {
  max-width: var(--max-w-wide);
  margin: 0 auto;
  padding: 0 2.5rem;
  width: 100%;
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: space-between;
  gap: 1.5rem;
}

.site-title {
  text-decoration: none;
  display: flex;
  align-items: baseline;
  gap: 0.5rem;
}

.title-latin {
  font-family: var(--serif);
  font-size: 1.05rem;
  font-weight: 500;
  letter-spacing: 0.06em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--green);
}

.title-latin span { color: var(--gold); }

.title-sub {
  font-family: var(--sans);
  font-size: 0.62rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.12em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--ink-muted);
  display: none; /* hidden on mobile */
}

@media (min-width: 700px) { .title-sub { display: inline; } }

header nav {
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 1.75rem;
}

header nav a {
  font-family: var(--sans);
  font-size: 0.7rem;
  font-weight: 400;
  letter-spacing: 0.1em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--ink-light);
  text-decoration: none;
  transition: color 0.2s;
}

header nav a:hover,
header nav a.active { color: var(--green); }

/* ── HERO ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── */
.hero {
  min-height: 100vh;
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  justify-content: center;
  padding: 120px 2.5rem 80px;
  max-width: var(--max-w-wide);
  margin: 0 auto;
  width: 100%;
}

.hero-eyebrow {
  font-family: var(--sans);
  font-size: 0.65rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.22em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--green-light);
  margin-bottom: 1.75rem;
}

.hero h1 {
  font-size: clamp(3.2rem, 8vw, 7rem);
  font-weight: 400;
  line-height: 1.04;
  color: var(--ink);
  max-width: 14ch;
  margin-bottom: 1.5rem;
  letter-spacing: -0.01em;
}

.hero h1 em {
  font-style: italic;
  color: var(--green);
}

.hero-subtitle {
  font-size: clamp(1.05rem, 2.2vw, 1.35rem);
  color: var(--ink-light);
  max-width: 52ch;
  line-height: 1.65;
  margin-bottom: 3.5rem;
}

.hero-scroll {
  font-family: var(--sans);
  font-size: 0.65rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.18em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--ink-muted);
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 0.75rem;
}

.hero-scroll::after {
  content: '';
  display: block;
  width: 44px;
  height: 1px;
  background: var(--ink-muted);
}

/* ── LANGUAGE PORTAL ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────── */
.lang-portal {
  background: var(--green);
  padding: 100px 2.5rem;
}

.lang-portal-inner {
  max-width: var(--max-w-wide);
  margin: 0 auto;
}

.portal-label {
  font-family: var(--sans);
  font-size: 0.62rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.25em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: rgba(212, 176, 122, 0.8);
  margin-bottom: 0.9rem;
}

.portal-title {
  font-size: clamp(1.8rem, 3.5vw, 2.9rem);
  font-weight: 400;
  color: var(--cream);
  margin-bottom: 0.75rem;
  line-height: 1.15;
}

.portal-desc {
  font-size: 1.08rem;
  color: rgba(245, 240, 232, 0.62);
  max-width: 52ch;
  margin-bottom: 4rem;
  line-height: 1.65;
}

.lang-grid {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(4, 1fr);
  gap: 1.5px;
  background: rgba(255,255,255,0.07);
  border: 1.5px solid rgba(255,255,255,0.07);
}

@media (max-width: 900px) {
  .lang-grid { grid-template-columns: repeat(3, 1fr); }
}

@media (max-width: 620px) {
  .lang-grid { grid-template-columns: repeat(2, 1fr); }
}

.lang-card {
  background: var(--green);
  padding: 2.25rem 1.75rem;
  text-decoration: none;
  display: block;
  position: relative;
  overflow: hidden;
  transition: background 0.28s;
  cursor: pointer;
}

.lang-card::after {
  content: '';
  position: absolute;
  bottom: 0; left: 0;
  width: 100%; height: 2px;
  background: var(--gold);
  transform: scaleX(0);
  transform-origin: left;
  transition: transform 0.32s ease;
}

.lang-card:hover { background: var(--green-mid); }
.lang-card:hover::after { transform: scaleX(1); }

.lang-card.coming-soon {
  opacity: 0.55;
  cursor: default;
}

.lang-card.coming-soon:hover { background: var(--green); }
.lang-card.coming-soon::after { display: none; }

.lang-native {
  font-size: 1.7rem;
  font-weight: 400;
  color: var(--cream);
  margin-bottom: 0.3rem;
  line-height: 1.2;
}

.lang-native.zh { font-family: var(--cjk); }
.lang-native.ja { font-family: var(--jp); }
.lang-native.ko { font-family: var(--kr); }

.lang-en-name {
  font-family: var(--sans);
  font-size: 0.62rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.15em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--gold-light);
  margin-bottom: 1.1rem;
}

.lang-phrase {
  font-size: 0.88rem;
  color: rgba(245, 240, 232, 0.52);
  font-style: italic;
  line-height: 1.5;
}

.lang-status {
  font-family: var(--sans);
  font-size: 0.6rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.12em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: rgba(212, 176, 122, 0.6);
  margin-top: 1rem;
}

.lang-arrow {
  position: absolute;
  top: 1.75rem; right: 1.75rem;
  font-size: 1rem;
  color: rgba(245, 240, 232, 0.18);
  transition: color 0.28s, transform 0.28s;
}

.lang-card:not(.coming-soon):hover .lang-arrow {
  color: var(--gold);
  transform: translate(3px, -3px);
}

/* ── MANIFESTO STRIP ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────── */
.manifesto {
  background: var(--cream-dark);
  border-top: 1.5px solid var(--cream-border);
  border-bottom: 1.5px solid var(--cream-border);
  padding: 80px 2.5rem;
  text-align: center;
}

.manifesto blockquote {
  font-size: clamp(1.4rem, 3vw, 2.3rem);
  font-weight: 400;
  font-style: italic;
  color: var(--ink);
  max-width: 32ch;
  margin: 0 auto 1.1rem;
  line-height: 1.35;
}

.manifesto cite {
  font-family: var(--sans);
  font-size: 0.7rem;
  font-style: normal;
  letter-spacing: 0.15em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--green-light);
}

/* ── ESSAYS SECTION ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────── */
.essays-section {
  padding: 100px 2.5rem;
  max-width: var(--max-w-wide);
  margin: 0 auto;
  width: 100%;
}

.essays-header {
  display: flex;
  align-items: flex-end;
  justify-content: space-between;
  margin-bottom: 3.5rem;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
  gap: 1rem;
}

.essays-header-left {}

.essays-section-eyebrow {
  font-family: var(--sans);
  font-size: 0.62rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.25em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--green-light);
  margin-bottom: 0.5rem;
}

.essays-section-title {
  font-size: clamp(1.7rem, 3vw, 2.5rem);
  font-weight: 400;
  color: var(--ink);
  line-height: 1.2;
}

.essays-header-right {
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 1.5rem;
}

/* Language toggle */
.lang-toggle {
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 0.5rem;
  border: 1px solid var(--cream-border);
  padding: 0.3rem 0.6rem;
  background: white;
}

.lang-btn {
  font-family: var(--sans);
  font-size: 0.65rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.1em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  background: none;
  border: none;
  cursor: pointer;
  color: var(--ink-muted);
  padding: 0.15rem 0.4rem;
  transition: color 0.2s;
}

.lang-btn.active {
  color: var(--green);
  background: var(--cream-dark);
}

.lang-btn:hover { color: var(--green); }
.lang-sep { color: var(--cream-border); font-size: 0.8rem; }

/* Essay list */
.essay-list {
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  gap: 0;
}

.essay-card {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: 48px 1fr;
  gap: 0 1.5rem;
  padding: 2rem 0;
  border-top: 1.5px solid var(--cream-border);
  text-decoration: none;
  color: inherit;
  transition: opacity 0.2s;
}

.essay-card:last-child { border-bottom: 1.5px solid var(--cream-border); }
.essay-card:hover { opacity: 0.72; }

.card-num {
  font-family: var(--sans);
  font-size: 0.65rem;
  font-weight: 500;
  letter-spacing: 0.12em;
  color: var(--gold);
  padding-top: 0.2rem;
  text-align: right;
}

.card-body {}

.card-lang-tag {
  font-family: var(--sans);
  font-size: 0.6rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.15em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--green-light);
  margin-bottom: 0.6rem;
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 0.5rem;
}

.card-lang-tag::before {
  content: '';
  display: inline-block;
  width: 18px; height: 1px;
  background: var(--green-light);
}

.card-title-en,
.card-title-zh {
  font-size: 1.25rem;
  font-weight: 500;
  line-height: 1.3;
  color: var(--ink);
  margin-bottom: 0.55rem;
}

.card-title-zh { font-family: var(--cjk); }

.card-desc {
  font-size: 0.95rem;
  color: var(--ink-light);
  line-height: 1.65;
  margin-bottom: 0.9rem;
}

.card-meta {
  font-family: var(--sans);
  font-size: 0.65rem;
  color: var(--ink-muted);
  letter-spacing: 0.05em;
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 0.75rem;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
}

.card-badge {
  font-family: var(--sans);
  font-size: 0.6rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.1em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  padding: 0.2rem 0.55rem;
  border: 1px solid var(--cream-border);
  color: var(--ink-muted);
}

.card-badge.full {
  border-color: var(--green-light);
  color: var(--green-light);
}

/* ── ABOUT SECTION ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────── */
.about-section {
  background: var(--green);
  padding: 100px 2.5rem;
  color: var(--cream);
}

.about-inner {
  max-width: var(--max-w-wide);
  margin: 0 auto;
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: 1fr 1.5fr;
  gap: 6rem;
  align-items: start;
}

@media (max-width: 860px) {
  .about-inner { grid-template-columns: 1fr; gap: 3rem; }
}

.about-label {
  font-family: var(--sans);
  font-size: 0.62rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.25em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: rgba(212, 176, 122, 0.8);
  margin-bottom: 0.9rem;
}

.about-title {
  font-size: clamp(1.8rem, 3vw, 2.6rem);
  font-weight: 400;
  color: var(--cream);
  line-height: 1.2;
  margin-bottom: 1.5rem;
}

.about-title em {
  font-style: italic;
  color: var(--gold-light);
}

.about-links {
  display: flex;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
  gap: 0.75rem;
}

.about-link {
  font-family: var(--sans);
  font-size: 0.7rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.08em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--cream);
  text-decoration: none;
  border: 1px solid rgba(245, 240, 232, 0.3);
  padding: 0.5rem 1.1rem;
  transition: all 0.2s;
}

.about-link:hover {
  background: var(--cream);
  color: var(--green);
}

.about-text {
  font-size: 1.05rem;
  color: rgba(245, 240, 232, 0.72);
  line-height: 1.8;
}

.about-text p + p { margin-top: 1em; }

.about-text a {
  color: var(--gold-light);
  text-decoration: none;
  border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(212, 176, 122, 0.4);
  transition: border-color 0.2s;
}

.about-text a:hover { border-color: var(--gold-light); }

/* ── FOOTER ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── */
footer {
  background: var(--ink);
  color: var(--cream);
  padding: 50px 2.5rem;
  margin-top: auto;
}

.footer-inner {
  max-width: var(--max-w-wide);
  margin: 0 auto;
  display: flex;
  justify-content: space-between;
  align-items: flex-start;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
  gap: 2rem;
}

.footer-brand {}

.footer-logo {
  font-family: var(--serif);
  font-size: 1.1rem;
  font-weight: 500;
  letter-spacing: 0.06em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--cream);
  margin-bottom: 0.3rem;
}

.footer-logo span { color: var(--gold); }

.footer-tagline {
  font-size: 0.88rem;
  color: rgba(245, 240, 232, 0.38);
  font-style: italic;
}

.footer-langs {
  display: flex;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
  gap: 0.5rem 1rem;
  max-width: 320px;
}

.footer-lang {
  font-family: var(--sans);
  font-size: 0.65rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.1em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: rgba(245, 240, 232, 0.35);
  text-decoration: none;
  transition: color 0.2s;
}

.footer-lang:hover { color: var(--gold-light); }

.footer-links {
  display: flex;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
  gap: 0.5rem 1.25rem;
}

.footer-links a {
  font-family: var(--sans);
  font-size: 0.65rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.1em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: rgba(245, 240, 232, 0.4);
  text-decoration: none;
  transition: color 0.2s;
}

.footer-links a:hover { color: var(--gold-light); }

.footer-bottom {
  max-width: var(--max-w-wide);
  margin: 2rem auto 0;
  padding-top: 1.25rem;
  border-top: 1px solid rgba(255,255,255,0.07);
  font-family: var(--sans);
  font-size: 0.62rem;
  color: rgba(245, 240, 232, 0.2);
  letter-spacing: 0.05em;
  display: flex;
  justify-content: space-between;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
  gap: 0.5rem;
}

.footer-bottom a {
  color: inherit;
  text-decoration: none;
}

/* ── ESSAY PAGE ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── */
.essay-page {
  flex: 1;
  padding-top: 54px;
}

.essay-page-hero {
  background: var(--green);
  padding: 80px 2.5rem 60px;
  color: var(--cream);
}

.essay-page-inner {
  max-width: var(--max-w);
  margin: 0 auto;
}

.essay-page-num {
  font-family: var(--sans);
  font-size: 0.62rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.22em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--gold-light);
  margin-bottom: 1.25rem;
  opacity: 0.8;
}

.essay-page-title {
  font-size: clamp(2rem, 5vw, 3.2rem);
  font-weight: 400;
  line-height: 1.1;
  color: var(--cream);
  margin-bottom: 1rem;
}

.essay-page-title.zh { font-family: var(--cjk); font-size: clamp(1.8rem, 4.5vw, 2.8rem); }

.essay-page-meta {
  font-family: var(--sans);
  font-size: 0.68rem;
  color: rgba(245, 240, 232, 0.5);
  letter-spacing: 0.1em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  margin-top: 1.5rem;
  display: flex;
  gap: 1.25rem;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
}

.essay-body {
  max-width: var(--max-w);
  margin: 0 auto;
  padding: 70px 2.5rem 100px;
}

.essay-body.lang-zh { font-family: var(--cjk); }

.essay-body p {
  font-size: 1.1rem;
  line-height: 1.85;
  color: var(--ink-light);
  margin-bottom: 1.5em;
}

.essay-body h2 {
  font-size: 1.5rem;
  font-weight: 500;
  color: var(--ink);
  margin: 2.5em 0 0.75em;
  line-height: 1.25;
}

.essay-body blockquote {
  border-left: 2.5px solid var(--green-light);
  padding-left: 1.5rem;
  margin: 2em 0;
  font-style: italic;
  color: var(--ink-light);
}

.essay-body a {
  color: var(--green-mid);
  text-decoration: none;
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--cream-border);
  transition: border-color 0.2s;
}

.essay-body a:hover { border-color: var(--green-mid); }

/* essay page lang toggle */
.essay-lang-toggle {
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 0.5rem;
  margin-bottom: 2rem;
}

.essay-lang-btn {
  font-family: var(--sans);
  font-size: 0.65rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.12em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  background: none;
  border: 1px solid var(--cream-border);
  cursor: pointer;
  color: var(--ink-muted);
  padding: 0.35rem 0.8rem;
  transition: all 0.2s;
}

.essay-lang-btn.active {
  background: var(--green);
  border-color: var(--green);
  color: var(--cream);
}

/* back link */
.back-link {
  font-family: var(--sans);
  font-size: 0.65rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.12em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: rgba(245, 240, 232, 0.5);
  text-decoration: none;
  display: inline-flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 0.5rem;
  margin-bottom: 1.5rem;
  transition: color 0.2s;
}

.back-link:hover { color: var(--cream); }

/* ── ABOUT PAGE ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── */
.about-page {
  flex: 1;
  padding-top: 54px;
}

.about-page-hero {
  background: var(--green);
  padding: 80px 2.5rem 60px;
}

.about-page-body {
  max-width: var(--max-w);
  margin: 0 auto;
  padding: 70px 2.5rem 100px;
}

.about-page-body p {
  font-size: 1.1rem;
  line-height: 1.85;
  color: var(--ink-light);
  margin-bottom: 1.5em;
}

.about-page-body h2 {
  font-size: 1.4rem;
  font-weight: 500;
  color: var(--ink);
  margin: 2.5em 0 0.75em;
}

.about-page-body a {
  color: var(--green-mid);
  text-decoration: none;
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--cream-border);
  transition: border-color 0.2s;
}

.about-page-body a:hover { border-color: var(--green-mid); }

/* ── ESSAY PAGE (bilingual new format) ─────────────────────────────────── */
.essay-main {
  flex: 1;
  padding-top: 54px;
}

/* Override global header rules that would apply position:fixed to inner essay-header */
header.essay-header {
  position: static;
  height: auto;
  display: block;
  background: var(--green);
  border-bottom: none;
  backdrop-filter: none;
  -webkit-backdrop-filter: none;
  padding: 80px 2.5rem 60px;
  color: var(--cream);
}

.essay-header .lang-toggle {
  max-width: var(--max-w);
  margin: 0 auto 1.5rem;
  background: transparent;
  border-color: rgba(245, 240, 232, 0.3);
}

.essay-header .lang-btn {
  color: rgba(245, 240, 232, 0.6);
}

.essay-header .lang-btn.active {
  color: var(--cream);
  background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.12);
}

.essay-header .lang-sep {
  color: rgba(245, 240, 232, 0.3);
}

.essay-titles {
  max-width: var(--max-w);
  margin: 0 auto;
}

.essay-titles h1 {
  font-size: clamp(2rem, 5vw, 3.2rem);
  font-weight: 400;
  line-height: 1.1;
  color: var(--cream);
  margin-bottom: 0.75rem;
}

.essay-titles h1.lang-zh {
  font-family: var(--cjk);
  font-size: clamp(1.8rem, 4.5vw, 2.8rem);
}

.essay-subtitle {
  font-size: 1.1rem;
  color: rgba(245, 240, 232, 0.72);
  font-style: italic;
  line-height: 1.5;
}

.essay-meta {
  font-family: var(--sans);
  font-size: 0.68rem;
  color: rgba(245, 240, 232, 0.5);
  letter-spacing: 0.08em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  margin-top: 1.5rem;
  display: flex;
  gap: 1.25rem;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
  align-items: center;
  max-width: var(--max-w);
  margin-left: auto;
  margin-right: auto;
}

.essay-meta .sep {
  color: rgba(245, 240, 232, 0.25);
}

p.essay-footer-note {
  font-family: var(--sans);
  font-size: 0.85rem;
  color: var(--ink-muted);
  margin-top: 3rem;
  padding-top: 1.5rem;
  border-top: 1px solid var(--cream-border);
}

/* ── FOOTER NAV (essay pages) ────────────────────────────────────────────── */
.footer-nav {
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 1.5rem;
}

.footer-nav a {
  font-family: var(--sans);
  font-size: 0.65rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.1em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: rgba(245, 240, 232, 0.4);
  text-decoration: none;
  transition: color 0.2s;
}

.footer-nav a:hover { color: var(--gold-light); }

/* ── CREDE SI VIS STRIP ──────────────────────────────────────────────────── */
.creed-strip {
  background: var(--ink);
  padding: 0;
}

.creed-strip-inner {
  display: block;
  max-width: var(--max-w-wide);
  margin: 0 auto;
  padding: 80px 2.5rem;
  text-decoration: none;
  text-align: center;
  transition: opacity 0.2s;
}

.creed-strip-inner:hover { opacity: 0.85; }

.creed-strip-eyebrow {
  font-family: var(--sans);
  font-size: 0.62rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.25em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: rgba(212, 176, 122, 0.6);
  margin-bottom: 1rem;
}

.creed-strip-title {
  font-family: var(--serif);
  font-size: clamp(2rem, 4vw, 3rem);
  font-weight: 400;
  color: var(--cream);
  line-height: 1.2;
  margin-bottom: 1.25rem;
}

.creed-strip-latin {
  color: var(--gold-light);
  font-style: italic;
}

.creed-strip-tagline {
  font-family: var(--serif);
  font-size: 1rem;
  color: rgba(245, 240, 232, 0.55);
  max-width: 560px;
  margin: 0 auto 1.75rem;
  line-height: 1.65;
}

.creed-strip-cta {
  font-family: var(--sans);
  font-size: 0.68rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.18em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--gold-light);
}

/* ── CATEGORY BANNERS ────────────────────────────────────────────────────── */
.category-banner {
  background: var(--ink);
  padding: 2.5rem 2.5rem;
  border-top: 2px solid var(--gold);
  position: relative;
  overflow: hidden;
}

.category-banner::before {
  content: '';
  position: absolute;
  inset: 0;
  background: repeating-linear-gradient(
    45deg,
    transparent,
    transparent 40px,
    rgba(255,255,255,0.012) 40px,
    rgba(255,255,255,0.012) 80px
  );
  pointer-events: none;
}

.category-banner-inner {
  max-width: var(--max-w-wide);
  margin: 0 auto;
  display: flex;
  align-items: baseline;
  gap: 1.25rem;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
}

.category-banner-zh {
  font-family: var(--cjk), var(--serif);
  font-size: clamp(1.4rem, 3vw, 1.9rem);
  font-weight: 700;
  color: var(--cream);
  letter-spacing: 0.04em;
  line-height: 1;
}

.category-banner-en {
  font-family: var(--serif);
  font-size: clamp(0.85rem, 1.5vw, 1rem);
  font-weight: 400;
  color: var(--gold-light);
  font-style: italic;
  letter-spacing: 0.06em;
  line-height: 1;
}

/* ── RESPONSIVE ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── */
@media (max-width: 700px) {
  header .header-inner { padding: 0 1.25rem; }
  .hero { padding: 95px 1.25rem 60px; }
  .lang-portal { padding: 70px 1.25rem; }
  .manifesto { padding: 60px 1.25rem; }
  .essays-section { padding: 70px 1.25rem; }
  .about-section { padding: 70px 1.25rem; }
  footer { padding: 50px 1.25rem; }
  .essay-body { padding: 50px 1.25rem 80px; }
  .essay-page-hero { padding: 60px 1.25rem 40px; }
  .about-page-body { padding: 50px 1.25rem 80px; }
  .about-page-hero { padding: 60px 1.25rem 40px; }
  .footer-bottom { padding: 1.25rem 1.25rem 0; }
  header.essay-header { padding: 60px 1.25rem 40px; }
  .creed-strip-inner { padding: 60px 1.25rem; }
  .category-banner { padding: 2rem 1.25rem; }
}