@import url('https://fonts.googleapis.com/css2?family=Playfair+Display:ital,wght@0,400;0,600;0,700;0,800;1,400;1,600;1,700&family=DM+Sans:wght@300;400;500&display=swap');

/* ─── Variables ─────────────────────────────────────────── */
:root {
  --gold: #C9A227;
  --gold-dark: #a8841a;
  --cream: #F2EDE4;
  --cream-dark: #EAE4DA;
  --ink: #1A1814;
  --ink-mid: #3D3A34;
  --ink-soft: #7A756C;
  --card-bg: #EDEAE2;
  --border: #D8D3C9;
}

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

html {
  font-size: 16px;
  scroll-behavior: smooth;
}

body {
  background-color: var(--cream);
  color: var(--ink);
  font-family: 'DM Sans', sans-serif;
  font-weight: 400;
  line-height: 1.7;
  -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased;
}

a {
  color: inherit;
  text-decoration: none;
}

img {
  display: block;
  max-width: 100%;
}

/* ─── Typography ────────────────────────────────────────── */
.serif {
  font-family: 'Playfair Display', serif;
}

h1,
h2,
h3,
h4 {
  font-family: 'Playfair Display', serif;
  line-height: 1.2;
}

/* ─── Layout ────────────────────────────────────────────── */
.container {
  max-width: 680px;
  margin: 0 auto;
  padding: 0 24px;
}

.container--wide {
  max-width: 860px;
  margin: 0 auto;
  padding: 0 24px;
}

/* ─── Navigation ────────────────────────────────────────── */
.nav {
  position: sticky;
  top: 0;
  z-index: 100;
  background: var(--cream);
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--border);
  padding: 0 24px;
}

.nav__inner {
  max-width: 860px;
  margin: 0 auto;
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 24px;
  height: 68px;
}

.nav__logo {
  font-family: 'Playfair Display', serif;
  font-weight: 700;
  font-size: 1.05rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.04em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  line-height: 1.2;
  color: var(--ink);
  flex-shrink: 0;
}

.nav__links {
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 28px;
  margin-left: 24px;
  list-style: none;
  flex: 1;
}

.nav__links a {
  font-size: 0.9rem;
  font-weight: 400;
  color: var(--ink-soft);
  letter-spacing: 0.01em;
  transition: color 0.2s;
}

.nav__links a:hover,
.nav__links a.active {
  color: var(--ink);
}

.nav__links a.active {
  font-weight: 500;
  color: var(--ink);
}

.btn {
  display: inline-block;
  padding: 10px 22px;
  font-family: 'DM Sans', sans-serif;
  font-size: 0.875rem;
  font-weight: 500;
  letter-spacing: 0.01em;
  border-radius: 4px;
  transition: background 0.2s, color 0.2s;
  cursor: pointer;
  border: none;
}

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

.btn--gold:hover {
  background: var(--gold-dark);
}

/* ─── Hero ──────────────────────────────────────────────── */
.hero {
  padding: 96px 24px 80px;
  text-align: center;
}

.hero__eyebrow {
  display: block;
  font-size: 0.8rem;
  font-weight: 500;
  letter-spacing: 0.14em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--ink-soft);
  margin-bottom: 28px;
}

.hero__headline {
  font-size: clamp(2.6rem, 6vw, 3.6rem);
  font-weight: 800;
  line-height: 1.1;
  letter-spacing: -0.01em;
  color: var(--ink);
  margin-bottom: 8px;
}

.hero__headline em {
  font-style: italic;
  color: var(--gold);
  font-weight: 700;
}

.hero__sub {
  max-width: 480px;
  margin: 28px auto 0;
  font-size: 1rem;
  color: var(--ink-mid);
  line-height: 1.75;
}

/* ─── Subscribe Form ────────────────────────────────────── */
.subscribe-block {
  margin: 40px auto 0;
  max-width: 440px;
}

.subscribe-block__form {
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  gap: 12px;
}

.subscribe-block input[type="email"] {
  width: 100%;
  padding: 14px 18px;
  font-family: 'DM Sans', sans-serif;
  font-size: 0.95rem;
  color: var(--ink);
  background: #fff;
  border: 1px solid var(--border);
  border-radius: 4px;
  outline: none;
  transition: border-color 0.2s;
}

.subscribe-block input[type="email"]::placeholder {
  color: var(--ink-soft);
}

.subscribe-block input[type="email"]:focus {
  border-color: var(--gold);
}

.subscribe-block .btn {
  width: 100%;
  padding: 14px;
  font-size: 0.95rem;
  border-radius: 4px;
}

.subscribe-block__note {
  font-size: 0.8rem;
  color: var(--ink-soft);
  text-align: center;
  margin-top: 8px;
}

/* Success / Error state */
.subscribe-message {
  display: none;
  padding: 16px 20px;
  border-radius: 4px;
  font-size: 0.9rem;
  line-height: 1.6;
  text-align: left;
}

.subscribe-message.success {
  background: #F0EBE0;
  border-left: 3px solid var(--gold);
  color: var(--ink-mid);
}

.subscribe-message.error {
  background: #FDF0F0;
  border-left: 3px solid #C94040;
  color: #7A2020;
}

/* ─── Section Header ────────────────────────────────────── */
.section-label {
  font-size: 0.72rem;
  font-weight: 500;
  letter-spacing: 0.18em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--ink-soft);
  margin-bottom: 40px;
  padding-bottom: 16px;
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--border);
}

/* ─── Recent Letters ────────────────────────────────────── */
.letters-section {
  padding: 72px 24px 80px;
}

.letters-section .container {
  max-width: 680px;
}

.letters-list {
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  gap: 48px;
}

.letter-card__meta {
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 14px;
  margin-bottom: 12px;
}

.letter-card__tag {
  font-size: 0.7rem;
  font-weight: 600;
  letter-spacing: 0.14em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--gold);
}

.letter-card__date,
.letter-card__read-time {
  font-size: 0.82rem;
  color: var(--ink-soft);
}

.letter-card__title {
  font-size: 1.5rem;
  font-weight: 700;
  color: var(--ink);
  margin-bottom: 12px;
  line-height: 1.3;
  transition: color 0.2s;
}

.letter-card:hover .letter-card__title {
  color: var(--gold-dark);
}

.letter-card__excerpt {
  font-size: 0.95rem;
  color: var(--ink-mid);
  line-height: 1.75;
  margin-bottom: 16px;
  display: -webkit-box;
  -webkit-line-clamp: 3;
  -webkit-box-orient: vertical;
  overflow: hidden;
}

.letter-card__link {
  display: inline-flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 6px;
  font-size: 0.88rem;
  font-weight: 500;
  color: var(--gold);
  transition: gap 0.2s;
}

.letter-card__link:hover {
  gap: 10px;
}

.letter-card+.letter-card {
  padding-top: 48px;
  border-top: 1px solid var(--border);
}

/* Loading skeleton */
.letters-loading {
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  gap: 48px;
}

.skeleton-card {
  animation: pulse 1.4s ease-in-out infinite;
}

.skeleton-line {
  background: var(--cream-dark);
  border-radius: 4px;
  margin-bottom: 10px;
}

@keyframes pulse {

  0%,
  100% {
    opacity: 1;
  }

  50% {
    opacity: 0.5;
  }
}

/* ─── Mid-Page Subscribe Banner ────────────────────────── */
.subscribe-banner {
  background: var(--card-bg);
  border: 1px solid var(--border);
  border-radius: 6px;
  padding: 48px 40px;
  text-align: center;
  margin: 0 auto;
  max-width: 580px;
}

.subscribe-banner__title {
  font-size: 1.7rem;
  font-weight: 700;
  margin-bottom: 14px;
}

.subscribe-banner__sub {
  font-size: 0.95rem;
  color: var(--ink-mid);
  line-height: 1.7;
  max-width: 380px;
  margin: 0 auto 32px;
}

/* ─── About Page ────────────────────────────────────────── */
.about-hero {
  padding: 80px 24px 56px;
}

.about-hero h1 {
  font-size: clamp(2rem, 5vw, 2.8rem);
  font-weight: 800;
  margin-bottom: 36px;
}

.about-body {
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  gap: 24px;
}

.about-body p {
  font-size: 1.05rem;
  color: var(--ink-mid);
  line-height: 1.85;
}

/* ─── Footer ────────────────────────────────────────────── */
.footer {
  padding: 32px 24px;
  border-top: 1px solid var(--border);
  text-align: center;
}

.footer p {
  font-size: 0.82rem;
  color: var(--ink-soft);
}

/* ─── Divider ───────────────────────────────────────────── */
.divider {
  border: none;
  border-top: 1px solid var(--border);
  margin: 0;
}

/* ─── Responsive ────────────────────────────────────────── */
@media (max-width: 600px) {
  .hero {
    padding: 64px 16px 56px;
  }

  .letters-section {
    padding: 56px 16px 64px;
  }

  .subscribe-banner {
    padding: 36px 24px;
  }

  .about-hero {
    padding: 56px 16px 40px;
  }

  .nav__inner {
    height: 60px;
  }

  .nav__logo {
    font-size: 0.95rem;
  }
}

/* ─── ADD THIS TO THE BOTTOM OF styles.css ──────────────── */

/* ─── Letter Page ───────────────────────────────────────── */
.letter-page {
  padding: 64px 24px 80px;
}

.letter-page .container {
  max-width: 640px;
}

/* Header */
.letter-header {
  margin-bottom: 48px;
  padding-bottom: 40px;
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--border);
}

.letter-header__meta {
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 14px;
  margin-bottom: 20px;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
}

.letter-header__tag {
  font-size: 0.7rem;
  font-weight: 600;
  letter-spacing: 0.14em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--gold);
}

.letter-header__date,
.letter-header__read-time {
  font-size: 0.82rem;
  color: var(--ink-soft);
}

.letter-header__title {
  font-size: clamp(1.8rem, 4vw, 2.4rem);
  font-weight: 800;
  line-height: 1.2;
  color: var(--ink);
  margin-bottom: 16px;
}

.letter-header__lede {
  font-size: 1.05rem;
  color: var(--ink-mid);
  line-height: 1.8;
}

/* Body */
.letter-body {
  font-size: 1.05rem;
  line-height: 1.85;
  color: var(--ink-mid);
}

.letter-body p {
  margin-bottom: 24px;
}

.letter-body h2 {
  font-size: 1.4rem;
  font-weight: 700;
  color: var(--ink);
  margin: 40px 0 16px;
}

.letter-body h3 {
  font-size: 1.15rem;
  font-weight: 600;
  color: var(--ink);
  margin: 32px 0 12px;
}

.letter-body blockquote {
  border-left: 3px solid var(--gold);
  padding: 4px 0 4px 24px;
  margin: 32px 0;
  font-style: italic;
  color: var(--ink);
}

.letter-body a {
  color: var(--gold-dark);
  text-decoration: underline;
  text-underline-offset: 3px;
}

.letter-body a:hover {
  color: var(--ink);
}

.letter-body ul,
.letter-body ol {
  padding-left: 24px;
  margin-bottom: 24px;
}

.letter-body li {
  margin-bottom: 8px;
}

/* Letter images */
.letter-body img {
  width: 100%;
  border-radius: 4px;
  margin: 32px 0;
}

.letter-body .img-caption {
  display: block;
  font-size: 0.82rem;
  color: var(--ink-soft);
  text-align: center;
  margin-top: -24px;
  margin-bottom: 32px;
}

/* Signature */
.letter-signature {
  margin-top: 48px;
  padding-top: 32px;
  border-top: 1px solid var(--border);
  font-size: 0.95rem;
  color: var(--ink-mid);
  line-height: 1.8;
}

.letter-signature strong {
  display: block;
  font-weight: 600;
  color: var(--ink);
  margin-top: 8px;
}

/* Read Next */
.read-next {
  padding: 56px 24px 72px;
  background: var(--cream-dark);
}

.read-next .container {
  max-width: 640px;
}

.read-next__label {
  font-size: 0.72rem;
  font-weight: 500;
  letter-spacing: 0.18em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--ink-soft);
  margin-bottom: 28px;
  padding-bottom: 16px;
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--border);
}

.read-next__list {
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  gap: 0;
}

.read-next__item {
  padding: 20px 0;
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--border);
  display: flex;
  justify-content: space-between;
  align-items: flex-start;
  gap: 16px;
  transition: opacity 0.2s;
}

.read-next__item:hover {
  opacity: 0.7;
}

.read-next__item-date {
  font-size: 0.8rem;
  color: var(--ink-soft);
  flex-shrink: 0;
  padding-top: 2px;
}

.read-next__item-title {
  font-size: 1rem;
  font-weight: 500;
  color: var(--ink);
  line-height: 1.4;
}

/* Letter page subscribe banner */
.letter-subscribe {
  padding: 64px 24px 80px;
}

.letter-subscribe .container {
  max-width: 640px;
}

/* ─── Category Filters ──────────────────────────────────── */
.category-filters {
  display: flex;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
  gap: 8px;
}

.category-filters button {
  padding: 6px 14px;
  font-family: 'DM Sans', sans-serif;
  font-size: 0.75rem;
  font-weight: 500;
  letter-spacing: 0.06em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  border-radius: 100px;
  border: 1px solid var(--border);
  background: transparent;
  color: var(--ink-soft);
  cursor: pointer;
  transition: all 0.2s;
}

.category-filters button:hover {
  border-color: var(--gold);
  color: var(--gold);
}

.category-filters button.active {
  background: var(--gold);
  border-color: var(--gold);
  color: #fff;
}