:root {
      --gold: #c9a96e;
      --gold-light: #e8d5b0;
      --dark: #1a1210;
      --cream: #fdf8f2;
      --warm-gray: #6b5e57;
      --blush: #f0e0d6;
    }

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

    body {
      font-family: 'Jost', sans-serif;
      background-color: var(--cream);
      color: var(--dark);
      font-weight: 300;
      line-height: 1.8;
    }

    /* ── HERO ── */
    .hero {
      background: linear-gradient(160deg, #1a1210 0%, #3d2b1f 50%, #1a1210 100%);
      min-height: 92vh;
      display: flex;
      align-items: center;
      position: relative;
      overflow: hidden;
    }

    .hero::before {
      content: '';
      position: absolute;
      inset: 0;
      background:
        radial-gradient(ellipse 60% 50% at 80% 50%, rgba(201, 169, 110, 0.12) 0%, transparent 70%),
        radial-gradient(ellipse 40% 60% at 10% 80%, rgba(201, 169, 110, 0.07) 0%, transparent 60%);
    }

    .hero-grain {
      position: absolute;
      inset: 0;
      background-image: url("data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg viewBox='0 0 256 256' xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%3E%3Cfilter id='n'%3E%3CfeTurbulence type='fractalNoise' baseFrequency='0.9' numOctaves='4' stitchTiles='stitch'/%3E%3C/filter%3E%3Crect width='100%25' height='100%25' filter='url(%23n)' opacity='0.04'/%3E%3C/svg%3E");
      opacity: 0.4;
    }

    .hero-label {
      font-family: 'Jost', sans-serif;
      font-size: 0.7rem;
      letter-spacing: 0.4em;
      text-transform: uppercase;
      color: var(--gold);
      margin-bottom: 1.5rem;
    }

    .hero h1 {
      font-family: 'Cormorant Garamond', serif;
      font-size: clamp(2.8rem, 6vw, 5.5rem);
      font-weight: 300;
      color: #fff;
      line-height: 1.1;
      margin-bottom: 1.5rem;
    }

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

    .hero-meta {
      display: flex;
      gap: 2rem;
      flex-wrap: wrap;
      margin-top: 2.5rem;
      border-top: 1px solid rgba(201, 169, 110, 0.2);
      padding-top: 1.5rem;
    }

    .hero-meta span {
      font-size: 0.75rem;
      letter-spacing: 0.15em;
      text-transform: uppercase;
      color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.5);
    }

    .hero-meta span strong {
      color: var(--gold);
    }

    .hero-deco {
      position: absolute;
      right: -80px;
      top: 50%;
      transform: translateY(-50%);
      width: 520px;
      height: 520px;
      border: 1px solid rgba(201, 169, 110, 0.15);
      border-radius: 50%;
    }

    .hero-deco::before {
      content: '';
      position: absolute;
      inset: 30px;
      border: 1px solid rgba(201, 169, 110, 0.08);
      border-radius: 50%;
    }

    .scroll-hint {
      position: absolute;
      bottom: 2rem;
      left: 50%;
      transform: translateX(-50%);
      display: flex;
      flex-direction: column;
      align-items: center;
      gap: 0.5rem;
      color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.4);
      font-size: 0.65rem;
      letter-spacing: 0.25em;
      text-transform: uppercase;
    }

    .scroll-hint .line {
      width: 1px;
      height: 40px;
      background: linear-gradient(to bottom, rgba(201, 169, 110, 0.6), transparent);
      animation: scrollLine 1.8s ease-in-out infinite;
    }

    @keyframes scrollLine {

      0%,
      100% {
        opacity: 0;
        transform: scaleY(0);
        transform-origin: top;
      }

      50% {
        opacity: 1;
        transform: scaleY(1);
      }
    }

    /* ── ARTICLE LAYOUT ── */
    article {
      max-width: 780px;
      margin: 0 auto;
      padding: 5rem 1.5rem;
    }

    .section-tag {
      display: inline-block;
      font-size: 0.65rem;
      letter-spacing: 0.35em;
      text-transform: uppercase;
      color: var(--gold);
      background: rgba(201, 169, 110, 0.1);
      border: 1px solid rgba(201, 169, 110, 0.25);
      padding: 0.3rem 0.9rem;
      border-radius: 20px;
      margin-bottom: 1rem;
    }

    h2 {
      font-family: 'Cormorant Garamond', serif;
      font-size: clamp(1.8rem, 3.5vw, 2.8rem);
      font-weight: 400;
      color: var(--dark);
      line-height: 1.2;
      margin-bottom: 1.2rem;
    }

    h3 {
      font-family: 'Cormorant Garamond', serif;
      font-size: clamp(1.3rem, 2.5vw, 1.9rem);
      font-weight: 400;
      color: var(--dark);
      margin: 2rem 0 0.8rem;
    }

    p {
      font-size: 1.05rem;
      color: #3d2f2a;
      margin-bottom: 1.4rem;
      line-height: 1.9;
    }

    /* ── PULL QUOTE ── */
    .pull-quote {
      border-left: 3px solid var(--gold);
      margin: 3rem 0;
      padding: 1.5rem 2rem;
      background: linear-gradient(135deg, rgba(201, 169, 110, 0.06), rgba(201, 169, 110, 0.02));
      position: relative;
    }

    .pull-quote p {
      font-family: 'Cormorant Garamond', serif;
      font-size: clamp(1.25rem, 2.5vw, 1.7rem);
      font-style: italic;
      font-weight: 300;
      color: var(--dark);
      margin: 0;
      line-height: 1.5;
    }

    /* ── CARD GRID ── */
    .card-grid {
      background: var(--dark);
      padding: 5rem 0;
    }

    .card-grid .section-label {
      font-size: 0.68rem;
      letter-spacing: 0.4em;
      text-transform: uppercase;
      color: var(--gold);
      margin-bottom: 0.5rem;
    }

    .card-grid h2 {
      color: #fff;
      margin-bottom: 3rem;
    }

    .tip-card {
      background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.04);
      border: 1px solid rgba(201, 169, 110, 0.15);
      border-radius: 4px;
      padding: 2rem;
      height: 100%;
      transition: border-color 0.3s, transform 0.3s;
    }

    .tip-card:hover {
      border-color: rgba(201, 169, 110, 0.45);
      transform: translateY(-4px);
    }

    .tip-num {
      font-family: 'Cormorant Garamond', serif;
      font-size: 3rem;
      font-weight: 300;
      color: rgba(201, 169, 110, 0.25);
      line-height: 1;
      margin-bottom: 0.75rem;
    }

    .tip-card h4 {
      font-family: 'Cormorant Garamond', serif;
      font-size: 1.25rem;
      font-weight: 400;
      color: var(--gold-light);
      margin-bottom: 0.75rem;
    }

    .tip-card p {
      font-size: 0.92rem;
      color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.6);
      line-height: 1.75;
      margin: 0;
    }

    /* ── CHECKLIST SECTION ── */
    .checklist-section {
      background: var(--blush);
      padding: 5rem 0;
    }

    .check-item {
      display: flex;
      align-items: flex-start;
      gap: 1rem;
      padding: 1rem 0;
      border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(201, 169, 110, 0.2);
    }

    .check-icon {
      width: 28px;
      height: 28px;
      background: var(--gold);
      border-radius: 50%;
      display: flex;
      align-items: center;
      justify-content: center;
      flex-shrink: 0;
      margin-top: 2px;
    }

    .check-icon svg {
      width: 14px;
      height: 14px;
      display: block;
    }

    .check-item strong {
      font-family: 'Cormorant Garamond', serif;
      font-size: 1.1rem;
      font-weight: 600;
      display: block;
      margin-bottom: 0.2rem;
    }

    .check-item p {
      font-size: 0.9rem;
      margin: 0;
      color: var(--warm-gray);
    }

    /* ── QUESTIONS ACCORDION ── */
    .questions-section {
      padding: 5rem 0;
    }

    .accordion-button {
      font-family: 'Cormorant Garamond', serif;
      font-size: 1.15rem;
      font-weight: 400;
      color: var(--dark);
      background: transparent;
      box-shadow: none !important;
    }

    .accordion-button:not(.collapsed) {
      color: var(--gold);
      background: transparent;
    }

    .accordion-button::after {
      filter: brightness(0.7);
    }

    .accordion-item {
      border-color: rgba(201, 169, 110, 0.2);
      background: transparent;
    }

    .accordion-body {
      font-size: 0.95rem;
      color: var(--warm-gray);
      line-height: 1.8;
    }

    /* ── STATS BAR ── */
    .stats-bar {
      background: linear-gradient(135deg, var(--dark), #2d1f18);
      padding: 4rem 0;
    }

    .stat-item {
      text-align: center;
    }

    .stat-num {
      font-family: 'Cormorant Garamond', serif;
      font-size: clamp(2.5rem, 5vw, 4rem);
      font-weight: 300;
      color: var(--gold);
      line-height: 1;
    }

    .stat-label {
      font-size: 0.72rem;
      letter-spacing: 0.2em;
      text-transform: uppercase;
      color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.45);
      margin-top: 0.5rem;
    }

    /* ── CTA ── */
    .cta-section {
      padding: 6rem 0;
      text-align: center;
      background: var(--cream);
    }

    .cta-section h2 {
      margin-bottom: 1rem;
    }

    .btn-gold {
      background: var(--gold);
      color: #fff;
      border: none;
      padding: 0.85rem 2.5rem;
      font-family: 'Jost', sans-serif;
      font-size: 0.8rem;
      letter-spacing: 0.2em;
      text-transform: uppercase;
      border-radius: 2px;
      text-decoration: none;
      display: inline-block;
      transition: background 0.3s, transform 0.2s;
    }

    .btn-gold:hover {
      background: #b38d52;
      color: #fff;
      transform: translateY(-2px);
    }

    .btn-outline-gold {
      background: transparent;
      color: var(--gold);
      border: 1px solid var(--gold);
      padding: 0.85rem 2.5rem;
      font-family: 'Jost', sans-serif;
      font-size: 0.8rem;
      letter-spacing: 0.2em;
      text-transform: uppercase;
      border-radius: 2px;
      text-decoration: none;
      display: inline-block;
      transition: all 0.3s;
      margin-left: 1rem;
    }

    .btn-outline-gold:hover {
      background: var(--gold);
      color: #fff;
    }

    /* ── FOOTER ── */
    footer {
      background: var(--dark);
      padding: 3rem 0;
      text-align: center;
    }

    footer p {
      color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.35);
      font-size: 0.82rem;
      margin: 0;
    }

    footer .brand {
      font-family: 'Cormorant Garamond', serif;
      font-size: 1.6rem;
      color: var(--gold);
      margin-bottom: 0.5rem;
    }

    /* ── DIVIDER ── */
    .ornament {
      text-align: center;
      margin: 2.5rem 0;
      color: var(--gold);
      letter-spacing: 0.5em;
      opacity: 0.4;
    }

    /* ── HIGHLIGHT BOX ── */
    .highlight-box {
      background: linear-gradient(135deg, rgba(201, 169, 110, 0.08), rgba(201, 169, 110, 0.03));
      border: 1px solid rgba(201, 169, 110, 0.2);
      border-radius: 4px;
      padding: 2rem 2.5rem;
      margin: 2.5rem 0;
    }

    .highlight-box h4 {
      font-family: 'Cormorant Garamond', serif;
      font-size: 1.3rem;
      color: var(--dark);
      margin-bottom: 1rem;
    }

    .highlight-box ul {
      padding-left: 1.2rem;
    }

    .highlight-box li {
      font-size: 0.97rem;
      color: var(--warm-gray);
      margin-bottom: 0.5rem;
      line-height: 1.7;
    }

    /* responsive */
    @media (max-width: 768px) {
      .hero-deco {
        display: none;
      }

      .btn-outline-gold {
        margin-left: 0;
        margin-top: 0.75rem;
      }
    }