/* ============================================================
   Gayathri Santhosh — A site for stories
   Editorial / Literary Magazine aesthetic
   ============================================================ */

@import url('https://fonts.googleapis.com/css2?family=Fraunces:ital,opsz,wght,SOFT@0,9..144,300..900,0..100;1,9..144,300..900,0..100&family=Newsreader:ital,opsz,wght@0,6..72,400..700;1,6..72,400..700&display=swap');

:root {
  --paper:        #F6F1E7;
  --paper-warm:   #F0E9DA;
  --ink:          #1C1A17;
  --ink-soft:     #4A4640;
  --ink-faded:    #8A8275;
  --rule:         #E0D6C2;
  --accent:       #8B2635;
  --accent-soft:  #C4685F;

  --font-display: 'Fraunces', Georgia, serif;
  --font-body:    'Newsreader', Georgia, serif;

  --measure: 65ch;
  --column-narrow: 640px;
  --column-wide: 1100px;
}

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

html { scroll-behavior: smooth; }

body {
  background: var(--paper);
  color: var(--ink);
  font-family: var(--font-body);
  font-size: 1.0625rem;
  line-height: 1.7;
  font-weight: 400;
  font-optical-sizing: auto;
  -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased;
  -moz-osx-font-smoothing: grayscale;
  text-rendering: optimizeLegibility;
  min-height: 100vh;
  overflow-x: hidden;
}

/* Subtle paper grain — barely there, just enough to feel like a printed page */
body::before {
  content: '';
  position: fixed;
  inset: 0;
  pointer-events: none;
  z-index: 1;
  opacity: 0.4;
  mix-blend-mode: multiply;
  background-image: url("data:image/svg+xml;utf8,<svg xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg' width='200' height='200'><filter id='n'><feTurbulence type='fractalNoise' baseFrequency='0.85' numOctaves='2' stitchTiles='stitch'/><feColorMatrix values='0 0 0 0 0.11 0 0 0 0 0.10 0 0 0 0 0.09 0 0 0 0.06 0'/></filter><rect width='100%25' height='100%25' filter='url(%23n)'/></svg>");
}

/* ===== Layout =====================================================  */

.shell {
  position: relative;
  z-index: 2;
  max-width: var(--column-wide);
  margin: 0 auto;
  padding: 0 2rem;
}

@media (max-width: 600px) {
  .shell { padding: 0 1.25rem; }
}

/* ===== Site header ================================================  */

.masthead {
  display: flex;
  align-items: baseline;
  justify-content: space-between;
  padding: 2.25rem 0 1.5rem;
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--rule);
  gap: 2rem;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
}

.brand {
  font-family: var(--font-display);
  font-style: italic;
  font-size: 1.5rem;
  font-weight: 400;
  color: var(--ink);
  text-decoration: none;
  letter-spacing: -0.01em;
  font-variation-settings: "SOFT" 50;
  white-space: nowrap;
}

.brand .ampersand {
  color: var(--accent);
  font-weight: 500;
}

.nav {
  display: flex;
  gap: 2rem;
  font-family: var(--font-body);
  font-size: 0.875rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.06em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
}

.nav a {
  color: var(--ink-soft);
  text-decoration: none;
  position: relative;
  padding-bottom: 0.25rem;
  transition: color 0.2s ease;
}

.nav a::after {
  content: '';
  position: absolute;
  left: 0;
  bottom: 0;
  width: 0;
  height: 1px;
  background: var(--accent);
  transition: width 0.3s cubic-bezier(0.4, 0, 0.2, 1);
}

.nav a:hover,
.nav a.is-current {
  color: var(--ink);
}

.nav a:hover::after,
.nav a.is-current::after {
  width: 100%;
}

/* ===== Hero block (home + about + stories index) =================  */

.hero {
  padding: 6rem 0 5rem;
  position: relative;
}

.hero__eyebrow {
  font-family: var(--font-body);
  font-size: 0.8125rem;
  font-style: italic;
  color: var(--ink-faded);
  letter-spacing: 0.04em;
  margin-bottom: 1.25rem;
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 0.75rem;
}

.hero__eyebrow::before {
  content: '';
  width: 24px;
  height: 1px;
  background: var(--ink-faded);
}

.hero__title {
  font-family: var(--font-display);
  font-style: italic;
  font-weight: 400;
  font-size: clamp(2.75rem, 8vw, 6.5rem);
  line-height: 0.95;
  letter-spacing: -0.025em;
  color: var(--ink);
  font-variation-settings: "SOFT" 80, "opsz" 144;
  max-width: 14ch;
}

.hero__title .word-accent {
  color: var(--accent);
  font-style: italic;
}

.hero__lede {
  margin-top: 2rem;
  max-width: 38ch;
  font-size: 1.25rem;
  line-height: 1.55;
  color: var(--ink-soft);
}

@media (max-width: 600px) {
  .hero { padding: 3rem 0 3.5rem; }
  .hero__lede { font-size: 1.0625rem; }
}

/* ===== Section heading ===========================================  */

.section-head {
  display: flex;
  align-items: baseline;
  justify-content: space-between;
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--rule);
  padding-bottom: 1rem;
  margin-bottom: 2.5rem;
}

.section-head__title {
  font-family: var(--font-display);
  font-style: italic;
  font-weight: 400;
  font-size: 2rem;
  letter-spacing: -0.01em;
  font-variation-settings: "SOFT" 50;
}

.section-head__meta {
  font-family: var(--font-body);
  font-size: 0.8125rem;
  font-style: italic;
  color: var(--ink-faded);
  letter-spacing: 0.04em;
}

/* ===== Stories list ==============================================  */

.stories {
  margin-bottom: 6rem;
}

.story-item {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: 60px 1fr auto;
  gap: 2rem;
  padding: 2rem 0;
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--rule);
  align-items: baseline;
  text-decoration: none;
  color: inherit;
  transition: padding-left 0.3s cubic-bezier(0.4, 0, 0.2, 1);
}

.story-item:hover {
  padding-left: 0.75rem;
}

.story-item:hover .story-item__title {
  color: var(--accent);
}

.story-item__num {
  font-family: var(--font-display);
  font-style: italic;
  font-size: 1rem;
  color: var(--ink-faded);
  font-variation-settings: "opsz" 9;
  letter-spacing: 0.05em;
  padding-top: 0.4rem;
}

.story-item__body { min-width: 0; }

.story-item__kicker {
  font-family: var(--font-body);
  font-style: italic;
  font-size: 0.8125rem;
  color: var(--ink-faded);
  letter-spacing: 0.03em;
  margin-bottom: 0.5rem;
  text-transform: lowercase;
}

.story-item__title {
  font-family: var(--font-display);
  font-style: italic;
  font-weight: 400;
  font-size: clamp(1.5rem, 3vw, 2rem);
  line-height: 1.15;
  letter-spacing: -0.015em;
  margin-bottom: 0.75rem;
  font-variation-settings: "SOFT" 80;
  transition: color 0.3s ease;
}

.story-item__excerpt {
  color: var(--ink-soft);
  font-size: 1.0625rem;
  line-height: 1.6;
  max-width: 55ch;
}

.story-item__date {
  font-family: var(--font-body);
  font-style: italic;
  font-size: 0.875rem;
  color: var(--ink-faded);
  text-align: right;
  white-space: nowrap;
  padding-top: 0.4rem;
}

@media (max-width: 720px) {
  .story-item {
    grid-template-columns: 36px 1fr;
    gap: 1.25rem;
    padding: 1.5rem 0;
  }
  .story-item__date {
    grid-column: 2;
    text-align: left;
    margin-top: 0.75rem;
    padding-top: 0;
  }
}

/* ===== Featured / first story (homepage) =========================  */

.featured {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr;
  gap: 4rem;
  padding: 4rem 0;
  border-top: 1px solid var(--rule);
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--rule);
  margin-bottom: 5rem;
  align-items: center;
}

.featured__label {
  font-family: var(--font-body);
  font-style: italic;
  font-size: 0.8125rem;
  color: var(--accent);
  letter-spacing: 0.08em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  margin-bottom: 1rem;
}

.featured__title {
  font-family: var(--font-display);
  font-style: italic;
  font-weight: 400;
  font-size: clamp(2rem, 4vw, 3rem);
  line-height: 1.1;
  letter-spacing: -0.02em;
  margin-bottom: 1.5rem;
  font-variation-settings: "SOFT" 100;
}

.featured__excerpt {
  font-size: 1.125rem;
  line-height: 1.7;
  color: var(--ink-soft);
  margin-bottom: 1.5rem;
}

.featured__quote {
  font-family: var(--font-display);
  font-style: italic;
  font-weight: 300;
  font-size: 1.5rem;
  line-height: 1.4;
  color: var(--ink);
  position: relative;
  padding-left: 2rem;
  border-left: 2px solid var(--accent);
  font-variation-settings: "SOFT" 100;
}

.featured__quote-attr {
  display: block;
  font-size: 0.875rem;
  font-style: italic;
  color: var(--ink-faded);
  margin-top: 1rem;
  font-family: var(--font-body);
}

@media (max-width: 800px) {
  .featured {
    grid-template-columns: 1fr;
    gap: 2.5rem;
    padding: 3rem 0;
  }
}

/* ===== Inline link ===============================================  */

.read-more {
  font-family: var(--font-body);
  font-style: italic;
  font-size: 0.9375rem;
  color: var(--ink);
  text-decoration: none;
  letter-spacing: 0.02em;
  display: inline-flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 0.5rem;
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--ink);
  padding-bottom: 0.125rem;
  transition: color 0.2s ease, border-color 0.2s ease, gap 0.3s ease;
}

.read-more:hover {
  color: var(--accent);
  border-bottom-color: var(--accent);
  gap: 0.85rem;
}

/* ===== About page ================================================  */

.bio {
  max-width: var(--measure);
  font-size: 1.1875rem;
  line-height: 1.75;
  color: var(--ink);
  margin-bottom: 4rem;
}

.bio p {
  margin-bottom: 1.5rem;
}

.bio p:first-child::first-letter {
  font-family: var(--font-display);
  font-style: italic;
  font-size: 4.5rem;
  line-height: 0.9;
  float: left;
  margin: 0.25rem 0.75rem -0.25rem 0;
  color: var(--accent);
  font-weight: 400;
  font-variation-settings: "SOFT" 100, "opsz" 144;
}

.bio em {
  font-style: italic;
  color: var(--ink-soft);
}

.facts {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(auto-fit, minmax(220px, 1fr));
  gap: 2.5rem;
  padding: 3rem 0;
  border-top: 1px solid var(--rule);
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--rule);
  margin-bottom: 4rem;
}

.fact__label {
  font-family: var(--font-body);
  font-style: italic;
  font-size: 0.8125rem;
  color: var(--accent);
  letter-spacing: 0.08em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  margin-bottom: 0.75rem;
}

.fact__value {
  font-family: var(--font-display);
  font-style: italic;
  font-size: 1.125rem;
  line-height: 1.5;
  color: var(--ink);
  font-variation-settings: "SOFT" 50;
}

/* ===== Single story page =========================================  */

.story-article {
  max-width: var(--column-narrow);
  margin: 0 auto;
  padding: 5rem 0 4rem;
}

.story-article__back {
  font-family: var(--font-body);
  font-style: italic;
  font-size: 0.875rem;
  color: var(--ink-faded);
  text-decoration: none;
  letter-spacing: 0.03em;
  display: inline-flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 0.5rem;
  margin-bottom: 3rem;
  transition: color 0.2s ease, gap 0.3s ease;
}

.story-article__back:hover {
  color: var(--accent);
  gap: 0.75rem;
}

.story-article__kicker {
  font-family: var(--font-body);
  font-size: 0.8125rem;
  font-style: italic;
  color: var(--ink-faded);
  letter-spacing: 0.06em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  margin-bottom: 1.5rem;
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 0.75rem;
}

.story-article__kicker .dot {
  width: 4px;
  height: 4px;
  background: var(--ink-faded);
  border-radius: 50%;
}

.story-article__title {
  font-family: var(--font-display);
  font-style: italic;
  font-weight: 400;
  font-size: clamp(2.25rem, 5vw, 3.5rem);
  line-height: 1.05;
  letter-spacing: -0.02em;
  margin-bottom: 1.5rem;
  color: var(--ink);
  font-variation-settings: "SOFT" 100, "opsz" 144;
}

.story-article__byline {
  font-family: var(--font-body);
  font-size: 0.9375rem;
  font-style: italic;
  color: var(--ink-soft);
  margin-bottom: 4rem;
  padding-bottom: 2rem;
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--rule);
}

.story-article__body {
  font-family: var(--font-body);
  font-size: 1.1875rem;
  line-height: 1.75;
  color: var(--ink);
}

.story-article__body p {
  margin-bottom: 1.5rem;
}

.story-article__body p:first-of-type::first-letter {
  font-family: var(--font-display);
  font-style: italic;
  font-size: 5.5rem;
  line-height: 0.85;
  float: left;
  margin: 0.4rem 0.85rem -0.25rem 0;
  color: var(--accent);
  font-weight: 400;
  font-variation-settings: "SOFT" 100, "opsz" 144;
}

.story-article__body em { font-style: italic; }

.story-article__break {
  text-align: center;
  margin: 3rem 0;
  font-family: var(--font-display);
  color: var(--ink-faded);
  font-size: 1.5rem;
  letter-spacing: 1.5rem;
  padding-left: 1.5rem;  /* compensate for letter-spacing on last char */
}

.story-article__end {
  text-align: center;
  margin-top: 4rem;
  font-family: var(--font-display);
  font-style: italic;
  color: var(--accent);
  font-size: 1.5rem;
  font-variation-settings: "SOFT" 100;
}

/* ===== Footer =====================================================  */

.foot {
  border-top: 1px solid var(--rule);
  padding: 3rem 0 2.5rem;
  margin-top: 4rem;
  display: flex;
  justify-content: space-between;
  align-items: baseline;
  gap: 2rem;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
  font-family: var(--font-body);
  font-size: 0.875rem;
  color: var(--ink-faded);
  font-style: italic;
}

.foot__cite {
  font-family: var(--font-display);
  font-style: italic;
  letter-spacing: 0.02em;
}

/* ===== Page-load entrance ========================================  */

@keyframes rise {
  from { opacity: 0; transform: translateY(14px); }
  to   { opacity: 1; transform: translateY(0); }
}

.hero__eyebrow,
.hero__title,
.hero__lede,
.section-head,
.story-item,
.featured,
.bio,
.facts,
.story-article__back,
.story-article__kicker,
.story-article__title,
.story-article__byline,
.story-article__body {
  animation: rise 0.7s cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.7, 0.2, 1) backwards;
}

.hero__eyebrow { animation-delay: 0.05s; }
.hero__title   { animation-delay: 0.15s; }
.hero__lede    { animation-delay: 0.30s; }
.section-head  { animation-delay: 0.20s; }
.story-item:nth-of-type(1) { animation-delay: 0.30s; }
.story-item:nth-of-type(2) { animation-delay: 0.40s; }
.story-item:nth-of-type(3) { animation-delay: 0.50s; }
.story-item:nth-of-type(4) { animation-delay: 0.55s; }
.story-item:nth-of-type(5) { animation-delay: 0.60s; }
.featured      { animation-delay: 0.40s; }
.bio           { animation-delay: 0.25s; }
.facts         { animation-delay: 0.40s; }

@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) {
  *, *::before, *::after {
    animation: none !important;
    transition: none !important;
  }
  html { scroll-behavior: auto; }
}

/* ===== Selection ==================================================  */
::selection {
  background: var(--accent);
  color: var(--paper);
}