/* css/pages/about.css : About (round 6, 2026-09-30). Ashton: "do more about me ... caring for my people ... phone rings
   because I put the client first ... there are levels to being a realtor ... then quote Paul Blease's review."
   One scroll story about HIM (no day in the life):
     hero (his portrait in window light, "I take care of my people.") -> what you get (one clip with clients) -> THE LEVELS
     (the signature: a floating stair in 3D, pinned, his blue at the top) -> Paul Blease on an ink plate (the first dark
     moment) -> where it comes from (type only, 10 counts) -> faith and family -> the text-me ending on ink (unchanged).
   White paper (site.css tokens), neutral greys, two ink moments, Ashton blue as the only accent. No bone, no gold.
   Static first: no JS, reduced motion, the global pause and the fail-safe all get this designed static page;
   js/pages/about.js adds .is-live to a section only when motion is on, and only then does anything pin, clip or move. */

.about {
  --ab-ink: #121110; --ab-ink-2: #1B1A18; --ab-on-ink: #F1F0ED; --ab-on-ink-2: #A9A7A2; --ab-blue-on-ink: #8EA4FF;
  --ab-max: calc(var(--max-wide) + 2 * var(--gutter));
}
.about main { overflow-x: clip; }
.about em { font-family: var(--serif); font-style: italic; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: -.01em; }
.about .wi { transition: opacity .2s linear; }

/* ============================================================== HERO: who I am for my clients */
.ah { position: relative; background: var(--paper); color: var(--ink); }
.ah__inner {
  display: grid; gap: 28px; max-width: var(--ab-max); margin-inline: auto;
  padding: calc(var(--header-h) + 20px) var(--gutter) clamp(56px, 9vh, 96px);
}
.ah__copy { position: relative; z-index: 1; }
.ah__kicker { font-size: 13px; font-weight: 500; letter-spacing: .06em; color: var(--ink-2); display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; gap: 4px 8px; align-items: baseline; }
.ah__kicker .broker-line { --name-size: 13px; font-size: 12px; color: inherit; letter-spacing: .06em; }
.ah__h1 { margin-top: 18px; font-weight: 300; font-size: clamp(3.3rem, 7.4vw, 8.4rem); line-height: .94; letter-spacing: -.05em; }
.ah__line { display: block; overflow: hidden; padding-bottom: .08em; margin-bottom: -.08em; }
.ah__line > span { display: inline-block; }
.ah__h1 em { color: var(--blue-text); padding-right: .06em; }
.ah__lede { margin-top: 26px; font-size: clamp(1.15rem, 1.55vw, 1.5rem); line-height: 1.45; max-width: 31ch; color: var(--ink-2); }
.ah__ctas { display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; gap: 12px; margin-top: 30px; }
/* the proof row: each item carries its dot in the gap to its left; the row clips at its own left edge, so the dot of an
   item that starts a wrapped line falls outside and is never seen */
.ah__proof { display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; gap: 8px 0; margin: 26px 0 -4px -4px; padding: 4px 0 4px 4px; overflow: hidden; font-size: 12.5px; font-weight: 500; letter-spacing: .08em; text-transform: uppercase; color: var(--ink-2); }
.ah__proof li { position: relative; display: flex; align-items: center; margin-right: 22px; }
.ah__proof li::before { content: ""; position: absolute; left: -13px; top: 50%; width: 4px; height: 4px; margin-top: -2px; border-radius: 50%; background: var(--blue-fill); }
.ah__proof a { color: inherit; text-decoration: none; background: linear-gradient(currentColor, currentColor) 0 100% / 100% 1px no-repeat; }
.ah__portrait { margin: 0; position: relative; }
.ah__frame { position: relative; overflow: hidden; aspect-ratio: 4 / 5; background: var(--paper-2); }
.ah__frame picture { position: absolute; inset: 0; }
.ah__frame img { width: 100%; height: 100%; object-fit: cover; object-position: 50% 16%; transform-origin: 50% 30%; }
@media (min-width: 900px) {
  .ah__inner { grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1.08fr) minmax(0, .92fr); align-items: center; gap: clamp(40px, 6vw, 112px); min-height: 100vh; min-height: 100svh; padding-bottom: clamp(40px, 6vh, 72px); }
  .ah__frame { height: min(calc(100svh - var(--header-h) - 96px), 820px); width: auto; max-width: 100%; margin-left: auto; }
}
@media (max-width: 899px) {
  .ah__inner { padding-top: var(--header-h); gap: 22px; }
  .ah__portrait { order: -1; margin-inline: calc(-1 * var(--gutter)); }
  .ah__frame { aspect-ratio: 1 / .92; }
  .ah__frame img { object-position: 50% 12%; }
  .ah__h1 { margin-top: 12px; font-size: clamp(3rem, 14vw, 4.6rem); }
  .ah__lede { margin-top: 14px; font-size: 1.08rem; max-width: 34ch; }
  .ah__ctas { margin-top: 18px; gap: 10px; }
  .ah__ctas .btn { min-height: 48px; }
  .ah__proof { margin-top: 16px; font-size: 11px; gap: 6px 0; }
}
@media (max-width: 599px) { .ah__kicker { flex-direction: column; gap: 2px; } .ah__kicker > span[aria-hidden="true"] { display: none; } }
/* short phones: a little less portrait, so Text me and Book a call still sit on the first screen */
@media (max-width: 599px) and (max-height: 720px) { .ah__frame { aspect-ratio: 1 / .74; } .ah__h1 { font-size: clamp(2.8rem, 13vw, 4rem); } }
/* tablets in portrait: the portrait and the clip stay a comfortable size instead of filling the whole screen */
@media (min-width: 600px) and (max-width: 899px) {
  .ah__frame { aspect-ratio: 16 / 11; }
  .ah__frame img { object-position: 50% 18%; }
}

/* live: the frame opens like a door into the light, the picture settles, the words rise; then a slow drift on scroll */
.ah.is-live .ah__frame { clip-path: inset(0 50% 0 50%); transition: clip-path 1.5s cubic-bezier(.65, 0, .35, 1) .1s; }
.ah.is-live .ah__frame picture { transform: scale(1.16); transform-origin: 50% 30%; transition: transform 2.6s cubic-bezier(.16, 1, .3, 1) .1s; }
.ah.is-live.is-in .ah__frame picture { transform: none; }
.ah.is-live .ah__frame img { transform: translate3d(0, calc(var(--hy, 0) * 6%), 0) scale(calc(1 + var(--hy, 0) * .05)); will-change: transform; }
.ah.is-live .ah__line > span { transform: translate3d(0, 108%, 0); transition: transform 1.15s cubic-bezier(.16, 1, .3, 1); }
.ah.is-live .ah__line + .ah__line > span { transition-delay: .12s; }
.ah.is-live .ah__kicker, .ah.is-live .ah__lede, .ah.is-live .ah__ctas, .ah.is-live .ah__proof { opacity: 0; transform: translate3d(0, 16px, 0); transition: opacity .9s ease, transform 1s cubic-bezier(.16, 1, .3, 1); }
.ah.is-live.is-in .ah__frame { clip-path: inset(0 0 0 0); }
.ah.is-live.is-in .ah__line > span { transform: none; transition-delay: .35s; }
.ah.is-live.is-in .ah__line + .ah__line > span { transition-delay: .47s; }
.ah.is-live.is-in .ah__kicker { opacity: 1; transform: none; transition-delay: .2s; }
.ah.is-live.is-in .ah__lede { opacity: 1; transform: none; transition-delay: .75s; }
.ah.is-live.is-in .ah__ctas { opacity: 1; transform: none; transition-delay: .9s; }
.ah.is-live.is-in .ah__proof { opacity: 1; transform: none; transition-delay: 1.05s; }
.ah.is-live .ah__copy { transform: translate3d(0, calc(var(--hy, 0) * -42px), 0); opacity: calc(1 - var(--hy, 0) * .55); }

/* ============================================================== WHAT YOU GET: one clip with clients, the line, the promises */
.care { position: relative; background: var(--paper); color: var(--ink); }
.care__inner { display: grid; gap: 34px; max-width: var(--ab-max); margin-inline: auto; padding: clamp(72px, 12vh, 150px) var(--gutter); }
.care__film { margin: 0; }
.care__frame { position: relative; overflow: hidden; aspect-ratio: 4 / 5; background: var(--paper-2); }
.care__frame picture { position: absolute; inset: 0; }
.care__frame img, .care__frame video { position: absolute; inset: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%; object-fit: cover; }
.care__frame video { object-position: 50% 58%; opacity: 0; transition: opacity .5s ease; }
.care__frame video.is-ready { opacity: 1; }
.care__h { font-weight: 300; font-size: clamp(2.6rem, 5.4vw, 5.6rem); line-height: .98; letter-spacing: -.045em; max-width: 12ch; }
.care__h em { color: var(--blue-text); }
.care__lines { display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; gap: 4px 30px; margin-top: clamp(22px, 4vh, 36px); font-weight: 300; font-size: clamp(1.45rem, 2.3vw, 2.25rem); line-height: 1.15; letter-spacing: -.03em; }
.care__lines span { position: relative; display: inline-block; }
.care__lines span + span::before { content: ""; position: absolute; left: -17px; top: 56%; width: 5px; height: 5px; margin-top: -2.5px; border-radius: 50%; background: var(--blue-fill); }
.care__p { margin-top: clamp(20px, 3.4vh, 30px); font-size: clamp(1.08rem, 1.35vw, 1.28rem); line-height: 1.55; color: var(--ink-2); max-width: 44ch; }
@media (min-width: 900px) {
  .care__inner { grid-template-columns: minmax(0, .78fr) minmax(0, 1.22fr); align-items: center; gap: clamp(48px, 7vw, 128px); }
  .care__frame { max-height: 78vh; margin-inline: auto; }
}
@media (max-width: 899px) {
  .care__inner { padding-top: 64px; padding-bottom: 72px; gap: 26px; }
  .care__film { margin-inline: calc(-1 * var(--gutter)); }
  .care__frame { aspect-ratio: 5 / 6; }
  .care__frame video { object-position: 50% 56%; }
  .care__lines { display: grid; gap: 2px; }
  .care__lines span + span::before { display: none; }
}
@media (min-width: 600px) and (max-width: 899px) {
  .care__film { margin-inline: 0; }
  .care__frame { aspect-ratio: 4 / 5; width: min(100%, 520px); }
}
/* live: the frame rises open from the bottom as it arrives and the picture settles; the line lights word by word; the
   promises rise one after another (all scrubbed by the scroll in js/pages/about.js) */
.care.is-live .care__frame { clip-path: inset(var(--ci, 0%) 0 0 0); }
.care.is-live .care__frame picture, .care.is-live .care__frame video { transform: scale(var(--cs, 1)); transform-origin: 50% 40%; will-change: transform; }
.care.is-live [data-care-h] .wi { opacity: var(--o, .2); }
.care.is-live .care__lines span, .care.is-live .care__p { will-change: transform, opacity; }

/* ============================================================== THE LEVELS (the signature): static first */
.lv { position: relative; background: var(--stage-paper); color: var(--ink); }
.lv__stage {
  position: relative; display: grid; grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1fr); gap: 28px; max-width: var(--ab-max); margin-inline: auto;
  padding: clamp(80px, 12vh, 140px) var(--gutter);
}
.lv__h { font-weight: 300; font-size: clamp(2.6rem, 5.2vw, 5.4rem); line-height: .98; letter-spacing: -.045em; max-width: 11ch; }
.lv__h em { color: var(--blue-text); }
.lv__sub { margin-top: 20px; font-size: clamp(1.08rem, 1.35vw, 1.28rem); line-height: 1.5; color: var(--ink-2); max-width: 34ch; }
.lv__list { list-style: none; margin: clamp(26px, 4.5vh, 44px) 0 0; padding: 0; display: grid; gap: 4px; max-width: 460px; }
.lv__item { position: relative; display: grid; grid-template-columns: 18px minmax(0, 1fr); column-gap: 14px; padding: 10px 0 10px; border-top: 1px solid var(--line); }
.lv__item:last-child { border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line); }
.lv__item::before { content: ""; grid-row: 1 / span 2; align-self: start; width: 9px; height: 9px; margin-top: .55em; border-radius: 50%; border: 1.5px solid var(--ink); background: var(--ink); }
.lv__item b { font-weight: 400; font-size: clamp(1.15rem, 1.5vw, 1.45rem); letter-spacing: -.015em; line-height: 1.25; }
.lv__item span { grid-column: 2; font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.45; color: var(--ink-2); }
.lv__item--top::before { background: var(--blue-fill); border-color: var(--blue-fill); }
.lv__item--top b { color: var(--blue-text); }
.lv__close { margin-top: clamp(22px, 4vh, 36px); font-weight: 300; font-size: clamp(1.4rem, 2.1vw, 2.05rem); line-height: 1.2; letter-spacing: -.025em; max-width: 24ch; }
.lv__close em { color: var(--blue-text); }
.lv__scene { position: relative; width: 100%; aspect-ratio: 4 / 3; }
.lv__svg { position: absolute; inset: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%; overflow: visible; }
.lv__svg .t-front { fill: #15171B; }
.lv__svg .t-top { fill: #3A3D44; }
.lv__svg .t-end { fill: #0B0C0E; }
.lv__svg .t-edge { stroke: #8F949D; stroke-width: 1; fill: none; opacity: .7; }
.lv__svg .t-sh { fill: #151311; opacity: .13; }
.lv__svg .is-blue .t-front { fill: #1F44D6; }
.lv__svg .is-blue .t-top { fill: #4B6CF0; }
.lv__svg .is-blue .t-end { fill: #1834A8; }
.lv__svg .is-blue .t-edge { stroke: #A9BAFF; }
.lv__lead, .lv__foot { display: none; }
@media (min-width: 900px) {
  .lv__stage { grid-template-columns: minmax(0, .9fr) minmax(0, 1.1fr); align-items: center; gap: clamp(40px, 5vw, 96px); }
}
/* dark mode: porcelain treads, a lighter rail */
@media (prefers-color-scheme: dark) {
  :root:not([data-theme="light"]) .lv__svg .t-front { fill: #D9D8DE; }
  :root:not([data-theme="light"]) .lv__svg .t-top { fill: #F2F0EB; }
  :root:not([data-theme="light"]) .lv__svg .t-end { fill: #B9B8BE; }
  :root:not([data-theme="light"]) .lv__svg .t-sh { fill: #000; opacity: .45; }
}
:root[data-theme="dark"] .lv__svg .t-front { fill: #D9D8DE; }
:root[data-theme="dark"] .lv__svg .t-top { fill: #F2F0EB; }
:root[data-theme="dark"] .lv__svg .t-end { fill: #B9B8BE; }
:root[data-theme="dark"] .lv__svg .t-sh { fill: #000; opacity: .45; }

/* ---- live (motion on): one sticky screen, the stair builds with the scroll and the list lights beside it */
/* the pin's length in screens (LEN; js/pages/about.js reads it): the armed track is (1 + LEN) x 100svh, so the stair has
   room for one paced beat per level on a phone (pacing plan 2026-10-01). Static, reduced motion and no-JS keep the
   natural height. */
.lv { --lv-len: 3.2; }
@media (min-width: 900px) { .lv { --lv-len: 2.6; } }
.lv.is-live .lv__track { position: relative; height: calc((1 + var(--lv-len)) * 100vh); height: calc((1 + var(--lv-len)) * 100svh); }
/* The sticky stage is a stacking context, so it sits ABOVE the page's WebGL canvas (z-index 1) with a transparent
   background: the copy and the leader line stay on top of the stair, and the grey studio is the section's own
   background, under the canvas. */
.lv.is-live .lv__stage {
  position: sticky; top: 0; z-index: 2; height: 100vh; height: 100lvh; max-width: none; margin: 0; overflow: hidden;
  display: block; padding: 0; background: transparent;
}
@media (max-width: 899px) { .lv.is-live .lv__stage { height: 100svh; } }
/* a soft fall of white where the grey studio begins and ends, so it never starts on a hard line */
.lv.is-live::before, .lv.is-live::after { content: ""; position: absolute; left: 0; right: 0; height: 18vh; pointer-events: none; }
.lv.is-live::before { top: 0; background: linear-gradient(var(--paper), var(--stage-paper)); }
.lv.is-live::after { bottom: 0; background: linear-gradient(var(--stage-paper), var(--paper)); }
.lv.is-live .lv__copy {
  position: absolute; z-index: 2; left: max(var(--gutter), 5vw); top: calc(var(--header-h) + 3vh); bottom: 4vh; width: min(40vw, 560px);
  display: flex; flex-direction: column; justify-content: center;
}
.lv.is-live .lv__h { font-size: clamp(2.4rem, min(5vw, 8.4vh), 5.2rem); }
.lv.is-live .lv__sub { margin-top: clamp(10px, 2vh, 20px); }
.lv.is-live .lv__list { margin-top: clamp(16px, 3.4vh, 36px); }
.lv.is-live .lv__item { padding: clamp(6px, 1.1vh, 10px) 0; }
.lv.is-live .lv__close { margin-top: clamp(14px, 2.8vh, 30px); }
.lv.is-live .lv__scene { position: absolute; z-index: 0; left: 30vw; right: 0; top: var(--header-h); bottom: 0; width: auto; min-height: 0; aspect-ratio: auto; background: transparent; }
.lv.is-live .lv__scene[data-stage] { background: transparent; }
.lv.is-live .lv__svg { left: 26%; top: 14%; width: 68%; height: 72%; transition: opacity .48s cubic-bezier(.16, 1, .3, 1); }
.lv.is-live .lv__svg [data-tread] { will-change: transform, opacity; }
.lv.is-live .lv__item { transition: opacity .35s ease; opacity: .3; }
.lv.is-live .lv__item.is-on { opacity: .62; }
.lv.is-live .lv__item.is-cur, .lv.is-live .lv__item--top.is-on { opacity: 1; }
.lv.is-live .lv__item::before { background: transparent; transition: background-color .3s, border-color .3s, transform .3s; }
.lv.is-live .lv__item.is-on::before { background: var(--ink); }
.lv.is-live .lv__item--top.is-on::before { background: var(--blue-fill); }
.lv.is-live .lv__item.is-cur::before { transform: scale(1.25); background: var(--blue-fill); border-color: var(--blue-fill); }
.lv.is-live .lv__item span { display: block; max-height: 0; opacity: 0; overflow: hidden; transition: max-height .45s cubic-bezier(.16, 1, .3, 1), opacity .35s ease; }
.lv.is-live .lv__item.is-cur span { max-height: 3.2em; opacity: 1; }
.lv.is-live .lv__close { opacity: var(--co, 0); transform: translate3d(0, calc((1 - var(--co, 0)) * 18px), 0); }
.lv.is-live .lv__sub { transition: opacity .3s ease; }
/* the leader line from the current level to its tread */
.lv.is-live .lv__lead { display: block; position: absolute; inset: 0; z-index: 2; width: 100%; height: 100%; pointer-events: none; overflow: visible; }
.lv__lead path { fill: none; stroke: var(--blue-fill); stroke-width: 1; opacity: var(--lo, 0); }
.lv__lead circle { fill: var(--blue-fill); opacity: var(--lo, 0); }
.lv.is-live .lv__foot { display: flex; position: absolute; z-index: 3; right: max(var(--gutter), 4vw); bottom: clamp(18px, 3.4vh, 34px); align-items: center; gap: 16px; }
.lv__rail-ui { display: flex; gap: 6px; width: 120px; }
.lv__rail-ui i { position: relative; flex: 1 1 0; height: 2px; background: color-mix(in srgb, var(--ink) 16%, transparent); overflow: hidden; }
.lv__rail-ui i::after { content: ""; position: absolute; inset: 0; background: var(--blue-fill); transform-origin: 0 50%; transform: scaleX(var(--f, 0)); }
.lv__skip { display: inline-flex; align-items: center; gap: 6px; min-height: 40px; font-size: 11px; font-weight: 500; letter-spacing: .18em; text-transform: uppercase; text-decoration: none; color: inherit; opacity: .7; }
.lv__skip:hover, .lv__skip:focus-visible { opacity: 1; }
@media (max-width: 899px) {
  .lv__scene { aspect-ratio: 4 / 3.2; }
  .lv.is-live .lv__copy { left: var(--gutter); right: var(--gutter); width: auto; top: calc(var(--header-h) + 18px); bottom: calc(var(--bar-h) + 18px + env(safe-area-inset-bottom)); display: flex; flex-direction: column; justify-content: flex-start; }
  .lv.is-live .lv__h { font-size: clamp(2.3rem, 10.6vw, 3rem); max-width: 10ch; }
  .lv.is-live .lv__sub { margin-top: 10px; font-size: .98rem; max-width: 36ch; }
  .lv.is-live .lv__scene { left: 0; right: 0; top: var(--lv-scene-top, 38%); bottom: var(--lv-scene-bottom, 26%); }
  .lv.is-live .lv__svg { left: 6%; top: 4%; width: 88%; height: 92%; }
  /* phones: one level at a time, in one slot at the bottom (the others stay in the page for screen readers) */
  .lv.is-live .lv__list { position: relative; margin: auto 0 0; display: block; min-height: 4.6em; max-width: none; }
  .lv.is-live .lv__item, .lv.is-live .lv__item.is-on, .lv.is-live .lv__item--top.is-on { position: absolute; left: 0; right: 0; bottom: 0; border: 0; padding: 0; opacity: 0; transform: translate3d(0, 10px, 0); transition: opacity .35s ease, transform .45s cubic-bezier(.16, 1, .3, 1); }
  .lv.is-live .lv__item.is-cur, .lv.is-live .lv__item--top.is-cur { opacity: 1; transform: none; }
  .lv.is-live .lv__item b { font-size: 1.35rem; }
  .lv.is-live .lv__item.is-cur span { max-height: 3em; }
  .lv.is-live .lv__close { position: absolute; left: 0; right: 0; bottom: 0; margin: 0; font-size: 1.32rem; max-width: 22ch; }
  .lv.is-live .lv__foot { right: var(--gutter); bottom: auto; top: var(--lv-foot-top, calc(var(--header-h) + 14px)); }
  .lv.is-live .lv__rail-ui { width: 76px; }
  .lv.is-live .lv__skip span { display: none; }
}

/* ============================================================== A CLIENT SAYS IT: Paul Blease, on an ink plate */
.pq { position: relative; background: var(--paper); }
.pq__plate { position: relative; background: var(--ab-ink); color: var(--ab-on-ink); padding: clamp(104px, 15vh, 180px) 0; }
.pq__inner { max-width: calc(1180px + 2 * var(--gutter)); margin-inline: auto; padding-inline: var(--gutter); }
.pq__fig { margin: 0; }
.pq__top { display: flex; align-items: center; gap: 14px; }
.pq__stars { width: 112px; height: 20px; overflow: visible; }
.pq__stars path { fill: var(--ab-blue-on-ink); stroke: var(--ab-blue-on-ink); stroke-width: 1.1; stroke-linejoin: round; }
.pq__src { font-size: 12px; font-weight: 500; letter-spacing: .18em; text-transform: uppercase; color: var(--ab-on-ink-2); }
.pq__q { margin: clamp(28px, 5vh, 48px) 0 0; }
/* the lead-in names him ("Ashton fought for ..."): it stays at or under twice the header's broker line (TREC broker-size
   rule, tests/broker-size.js), so it tops out at 24px */
.pq__lead { font-weight: 300; font-size: clamp(1.2rem, 1.6vw, 1.5rem); line-height: 1.42; letter-spacing: -.012em; max-width: 52ch; color: var(--ab-on-ink); text-wrap: pretty; }
.pq__big { margin-top: clamp(26px, 4.5vh, 44px); font-weight: 300; font-size: clamp(2.4rem, 5.9vw, 6.6rem); line-height: 1; letter-spacing: -.045em; max-width: 21ch; color: var(--ab-on-ink); text-wrap: balance; }
.pq__by { display: flex; align-items: center; gap: 16px; margin-top: clamp(32px, 5.5vh, 56px); }
.pq__avatar { width: 56px; height: 56px; border-radius: 50%; object-fit: cover; flex: none; }
.pq__by b { display: block; font-size: 15px; font-weight: 600; letter-spacing: .01em; }
.pq__link { display: inline-block; margin-top: 4px; font-size: 14px; color: var(--ab-on-ink-2); text-decoration: underline; text-decoration-color: rgba(241, 240, 237, .3); text-underline-offset: .25em; }
.pq__link:hover { color: var(--ab-on-ink); text-decoration-color: var(--ab-blue-on-ink); }
@media (max-width: 899px) {
  .pq__plate { padding: 88px 0 80px; }
  .pq__lead { font-size: 1.16rem; line-height: 1.45; }
  .pq__big { font-size: clamp(2rem, 9.4vw, 2.7rem); line-height: 1.04; }
}
/* live: the plate opens out of the white to full bleed as it arrives and rounds off as it leaves; the words light as they
   pass the reading line; the stars draw */
.pq.is-live .pq__plate { clip-path: inset(0 var(--px, 0px) 0 var(--px, 0px) round var(--pr, 0px)); }
.pq.is-live [data-pq-words] .wi { opacity: var(--o, .2); }
.pq.is-live .pq__stars path { fill-opacity: var(--sf, 1); stroke-dasharray: 1; stroke-dashoffset: var(--sd, 0); }
.pq.is-live .pq__by { opacity: var(--bo, 1); transform: translate3d(0, calc((1 - var(--bo, 1)) * 16px), 0); }

/* ============================================================== WHERE IT COMES FROM: type only */
.roots { position: relative; background: var(--paper); color: var(--ink); }
.roots__inner { display: grid; gap: 36px; max-width: var(--ab-max); margin-inline: auto; padding: clamp(96px, 15vh, 180px) var(--gutter) clamp(72px, 11vh, 130px); }
.roots__h { font-weight: 300; font-size: clamp(2.7rem, 5.8vw, 6rem); line-height: .96; letter-spacing: -.045em; max-width: 11ch; }
.roots__h em { color: var(--blue-text); }
.roots__p { margin-top: 26px; font-size: clamp(1.12rem, 1.55vw, 1.42rem); line-height: 1.5; color: var(--ink-2); max-width: 34ch; }
.roots__years { position: relative; display: flex; align-items: flex-end; gap: 22px; padding-bottom: 26px; }
.roots__num { font-weight: 200; font-size: clamp(8rem, 19vw, 18.5rem); line-height: .78; letter-spacing: -.07em; font-variant-numeric: tabular-nums; min-width: 1.05em; }
.roots__unit { padding-bottom: .55em; font-size: 13px; font-weight: 500; letter-spacing: .22em; text-transform: uppercase; line-height: 1.7; color: var(--ink-2); }
.roots__rule { position: absolute; left: 0; bottom: 0; width: min(100%, 560px); height: 1px; background: var(--blue-fill); transform-origin: 0 50%; transform: scaleX(var(--rk, 1)); }
@media (min-width: 900px) {
  .roots__inner { grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1fr) minmax(0, 1fr); align-items: end; gap: 6vw; }
  .roots__years { justify-self: end; }
}
@media (max-width: 899px) { .roots__inner { padding-top: 84px; padding-bottom: 64px; gap: 30px; } .roots__num { font-size: clamp(7rem, 34vw, 9.5rem); } }
.roots.is-live .roots__num { display: inline-block; transform: translate3d(0, calc(var(--ry, 0) * 46px), 0); will-change: transform; }
.roots.is-live .roots__copy { transform: translate3d(0, calc(var(--ry, 0) * -18px), 0); }

/* ============================================================== FAITH AND FAMILY (white) */
.fam { position: relative; background: var(--paper); color: var(--ink); padding: clamp(40px, 6vh, 72px) 0 clamp(96px, 14vh, 170px); }
.fam__head { max-width: var(--ab-max); margin-inline: auto; padding-inline: var(--gutter); text-align: center; }
.fam__head .caps { color: var(--muted); }
.fam__h { margin: 22px auto 0; max-width: 15ch; font-weight: 300; font-size: clamp(2.6rem, 6.2vw, 6.4rem); line-height: .98; letter-spacing: -.045em; }
.fam__h em { color: var(--blue-text); }
.fam__photo { position: relative; margin: clamp(44px, 8vh, 96px) auto 0; width: min(88vw, 1280px); }
.fam__frame { position: relative; overflow: hidden; aspect-ratio: 900 / 620; background: var(--paper-2); }
.fam__frame picture { position: absolute; inset: 0; }
.fam__frame img { width: 100%; height: 100%; object-fit: cover; }
@media (max-width: 699px) { .fam__photo { width: 100%; } .fam__frame { aspect-ratio: 5 / 6; } .fam__frame img { object-position: 45% 50%; } }
.fam__body { display: grid; gap: 34px; max-width: var(--ab-max); margin: clamp(44px, 8vh, 96px) auto 0; padding-inline: var(--gutter); }
@media (min-width: 900px) { .fam__body { grid-template-columns: minmax(0, .9fr) minmax(0, 1.1fr); gap: 8vw; align-items: start; } }
.fam__p { font-size: clamp(1.15rem, 1.7vw, 1.55rem); line-height: 1.5; color: var(--ink-2); max-width: 30ch; }
.fam__verse { margin: 0; }
.fam__verse blockquote { margin: 0; }
.fam__verse p { font-family: var(--serif); font-style: italic; font-size: clamp(1.55rem, 2.8vw, 2.7rem); line-height: 1.22; letter-spacing: -.01em; color: var(--ink); }
.fam__verse figcaption { margin-top: 20px; color: var(--muted); }
.fam.is-live .fam__verse .wi { opacity: var(--o, .22); transition: opacity .25s linear; }
@media (max-width: 899px) { .fam { padding-top: 24px; padding-bottom: 88px; } }

/* ============================================================== THE INVITATION (ink): unchanged (Ashton: "absolutely epic").
   2026-09-30: only its warm bone text and glass tints moved to the neutral on-ink equivalents (white pages). */
.invite {
  --fg: var(--ab-on-ink); --fg-2: #CFCDC8; --accent: #8EA4FF; --rule: #2B2926; --ring: #8EA4FF;
  position: relative; overflow: hidden; background: var(--ab-ink); color: var(--ab-on-ink);
  min-height: 100vh; min-height: 100svh; display: flex; align-items: center; padding: clamp(96px, 15vh, 180px) 0 clamp(96px, 14vh, 160px);
}
.invite__light {
  position: absolute; left: var(--ix, 70%); top: var(--iy, 40%); width: 110vmax; height: 110vmax; transform: translate(-50%, -50%); pointer-events: none;
  background: radial-gradient(closest-side, rgba(40, 82, 229, .28), rgba(40, 82, 229, .08) 45%, transparent 70%);
  transition: left 1.6s var(--ease-out), top 1.6s var(--ease-out);
}
.invite__inner { position: relative; }
.invite__h { font-weight: 300; font-size: clamp(3rem, 8.4vw, 9rem); line-height: .94; letter-spacing: -.05em; max-width: 12ch; }
.invite__h em { color: #8EA4FF; }
.invite__lede { margin-top: 28px; font-size: clamp(1.15rem, 1.7vw, 1.5rem); line-height: 1.5; color: #CFCDC8; max-width: 36ch; }
.invite__btns { display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; gap: 14px; margin-top: 36px; }
.invite__btn { min-height: 60px; padding: 0 30px; font-size: 1.05rem; }
.invite .btn--ghost { color: var(--ab-on-ink); border-color: rgba(241, 240, 237, .45); font-size: 14px; }
.invite .btn--ghost:hover { background: var(--ab-on-ink); color: var(--ab-ink); border-color: var(--ab-on-ink); }
.invite .btn--primary { box-shadow: 0 16px 50px -16px rgba(40, 82, 229, .8); }
.invite__who { display: flex; align-items: center; gap: 14px; margin-top: 44px; }
.invite__avatar { width: 56px; height: 56px; border-radius: 50%; object-fit: cover; }
.invite__name { font-size: 15px; font-weight: 600; letter-spacing: -.005em; }
.invite .broker-line { color: #CFCDC8; }
.invite__fine { margin-top: 18px; color: var(--ab-on-ink-2); }
.invite__fine .text-link { color: #CFCDC8; }

/* the text you'd send (decorative; it opens the same text as "Text me"): in the flow on phones, beside the words on desktop */
.invite__msg {
  position: relative; z-index: 1; display: grid; gap: 12px; width: min(100%, 340px); margin-top: 30px; padding: 16px;
  transform: translate3d(0, var(--msg-y, 0px), 0) rotate(-1.5deg); color: var(--ab-on-ink); text-decoration: none;
  background: rgba(241, 240, 237, .07); border: 1px solid rgba(241, 240, 237, .16); border-radius: 22px;
  -webkit-backdrop-filter: blur(18px) saturate(1.2); backdrop-filter: blur(18px) saturate(1.2);
  box-shadow: 0 50px 90px -40px rgba(0, 0, 0, .7), inset 0 1px 0 rgba(255, 255, 255, .08);
  transition: transform .6s var(--ease-out), border-color .3s;
}
.invite__msg:hover { border-color: rgba(142, 164, 255, .6); }
.invite__msg-top { display: flex; align-items: center; gap: 10px; }
.invite__msg-top img { width: 32px; height: 32px; border-radius: 50%; }
.invite__msg-top b { display: block; font-size: 14px; font-weight: 600; }
.invite__msg-top small { display: block; font-size: 12px; color: var(--ab-on-ink-2); letter-spacing: .02em; }
.invite__bubble { justify-self: end; max-width: 80%; padding: 12px 16px; border-radius: 18px 18px 4px 18px; background: var(--blue-fill); color: #fff; font-size: 17px; line-height: 1.3; min-height: 46px; display: flex; align-items: center; }
.invite__caret { display: inline-block; width: 1.5px; height: 1.1em; margin-left: 2px; background: #fff; animation: inv-caret 1.1s steps(1) infinite; }
.invite__send { justify-self: end; display: grid; place-items: center; width: 40px; height: 40px; border-radius: 50%; background: rgba(241, 240, 237, .12); }
.invite__send .icon { width: 18px; height: 18px; transform: rotate(-90deg); }
@media (min-width: 1100px) {
  /* the same gutter as the copy on the left (the container's padding), plus room for the 2deg tilt */
  .invite__msg { position: absolute; right: calc(var(--gutter) + 4px); top: 50%; width: 360px; margin: 0; padding: 18px; transform: translate3d(0, calc(-50% + var(--msg-y, 0px)), 0) rotate(-2deg); }
  .invite__h, .invite__lede { position: relative; z-index: 2; }
}
@keyframes inv-caret { 50% { opacity: 0; } }
@media (max-width: 899px) {
  .invite { min-height: 0; padding: 64px 0 56px; }
  .invite__lede { margin-top: 18px; }
  .invite__msg { margin-top: 22px; }
  .invite__btns { margin-top: 24px; }
  .invite__who { margin-top: 26px; }
}