:root {
    --ink:#16181D; --ink-2:#3D424D; --ink-3:#626873;
    --paper:#F4F3EF; --paper-2:#ECEAE3; --line:#DBD8CF; --line-2:#C9C5B9;
    --navy:#1B2A4A; --navy-2:#24365C; --signal:#C8502D; --white:#FCFBF8;
    --disp:"Space Grotesk",sans-serif; --body:"Inter",sans-serif; --mono:"IBM Plex Mono",monospace;
  }
  *{box-sizing:border-box;margin:0;padding:0;}
  html{scroll-behavior:smooth;}
  body{font-family:var(--body);background:var(--paper);color:var(--ink);line-height:1.65;font-size:16px;-webkit-font-smoothing:antialiased;}
  .wrap{max-width:1080px;margin:0 auto;padding:0 40px;}

  nav{border-bottom:1px solid var(--line);position:sticky;top:0;background:rgba(244,243,239,0.92);backdrop-filter:blur(8px);z-index:20;}
  nav .wrap{display:flex;justify-content:space-between;align-items:center;height:68px;}
  .brand{font-family:var(--disp);font-weight:600;font-size:17px;letter-spacing:-0.02em;text-decoration:none;color:var(--ink);}
  .brand span{color:var(--ink-3);font-weight:400;}
  nav ul{list-style:none;display:flex;gap:30px;}
  nav a.nl{font-family:var(--mono);font-size:12.5px;color:var(--ink-3);text-decoration:none;transition:color .15s;}
  nav a.nl:hover{color:var(--ink);}

  .hero{padding:88px 0 64px;}
  .hero-grid{display:grid;grid-template-columns:1.4fr 0.8fr;gap:56px;align-items:center;}
  .kick{font-family:var(--mono);font-size:12.5px;color:var(--signal);margin-bottom:26px;display:flex;align-items:center;gap:10px;}
  .kick::before{content:"";width:28px;height:1px;background:var(--signal);}
  .hero h1{font-family:var(--disp);font-weight:500;font-size:clamp(2.4rem,5vw,3.7rem);line-height:1.05;letter-spacing:-0.03em;max-width:15ch;margin-bottom:28px;}
  .hero h1 b{font-weight:500;color:var(--signal);}
  .hero .sub{font-size:17.5px;color:var(--ink-2);max-width:52ch;line-height:1.6;}
  .hero .meta{margin-top:36px;display:flex;gap:28px;flex-wrap:wrap;font-family:var(--mono);font-size:12.5px;color:var(--ink-3);}
  .hero .meta b{color:var(--ink);font-weight:500;}
  .hero-photo img{width:100%;max-width:330px;display:block;filter:contrast(1.03);}

  .band{background:var(--navy);color:var(--white);padding:13px 0;overflow:hidden;}
  .band .wrap{display:flex;gap:42px;font-family:var(--mono);font-size:12.5px;white-space:nowrap;flex-wrap:wrap;}
  .band span{color:rgba(252,251,248,0.55);}
  .band b{color:var(--white);font-weight:500;}

  section.blk{padding:80px 0;border-bottom:1px solid var(--line);}
  .eyebrow{display:flex;align-items:baseline;gap:14px;margin-bottom:36px;}
  .eyebrow .idx{font-family:var(--mono);font-size:12px;color:var(--signal);}
  .eyebrow .lbl{font-family:var(--mono);font-size:12px;color:var(--ink-3);letter-spacing:0.04em;}
  .eyebrow .ln{flex:1;height:1px;background:var(--line);}
  h2.head{font-family:var(--disp);font-weight:500;font-size:clamp(1.85rem,3.3vw,2.4rem);letter-spacing:-0.025em;line-height:1.12;max-width:22ch;margin-bottom:16px;}
  .lede{font-size:17px;color:var(--ink-2);max-width:60ch;}

  .why{background:var(--paper-2);border:1px solid var(--line);padding:28px 32px;margin-top:28px;font-size:16.5px;color:var(--ink-2);line-height:1.65;max-width:none;}
  .why b{color:var(--ink);font-weight:500;}

  .teardown{margin-top:34px;}
  .layer{display:grid;grid-template-columns:52px 1fr auto;align-items:center;gap:22px;padding:20px 26px;border:1px solid var(--line-2);background:var(--white);margin-bottom:-1px;transition:transform .18s,border-color .18s;position:relative;}
  .layer:hover{transform:translateX(6px);border-color:var(--navy);z-index:2;}
  .layer .n{font-family:var(--disp);font-size:24px;font-weight:600;color:var(--ink-3);}
  .layer .body h3{font-family:var(--disp);font-size:17px;font-weight:500;margin-bottom:3px;}
  .layer .body p{font-size:13.5px;color:var(--ink-2);font-family:var(--mono);letter-spacing:-0.01em;}
  .layer .tag{font-family:var(--mono);font-size:11px;color:var(--ink-3);text-align:right;}
  .layer.l1{border-color:var(--navy);border-width:1.5px;background:var(--navy);}
  .layer.l1 .n{color:var(--signal);}
  .layer.l1 .body h3{color:var(--white);}
  .layer.l1 .body p{color:rgba(252,251,248,0.7);}
  .layer.l1 .tag{color:var(--signal);}
  .tfoot{display:flex;justify-content:space-between;margin-top:20px;font-family:var(--mono);font-size:12px;color:var(--ink-3);}
  .tfoot .a{color:var(--signal);}

  .scope{display:grid;grid-template-columns:repeat(4,1fr);gap:0;border:1px solid var(--line-2);margin-top:8px;}
  .scope .fn{padding:18px 20px;border-right:1px solid var(--line-2);border-bottom:1px solid var(--line-2);font-family:var(--mono);font-size:13px;color:var(--ink);}
  .scope .fn:nth-child(4n){border-right:none;}
  .scope .fn:nth-last-child(-n+4){border-bottom:none;}
  .scope .fn span{color:var(--ink-3);font-size:11px;display:block;margin-top:3px;}

  .flagship{border:1.5px solid var(--navy);margin-top:8px;}
  .flagship .fh{background:var(--navy);color:var(--white);padding:22px 28px;display:flex;justify-content:space-between;align-items:baseline;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:8px;}
  .flagship .fh h3{font-family:var(--disp);font-size:20px;font-weight:500;}
  .flagship .fh .ft{font-family:var(--mono);font-size:11.5px;color:var(--signal);}
  .flagship .fb{display:grid;grid-template-columns:repeat(3,1fr);}
  .flagship .fc{padding:24px 28px;border-right:1px solid var(--line);}
  .flagship .fc:last-child{border-right:none;}
  .flagship .fc .cl{font-family:var(--mono);font-size:11px;color:var(--signal);letter-spacing:0.05em;margin-bottom:10px;}
  .flagship .fc p{font-size:14px;color:var(--ink-2);line-height:1.55;}
  .flagship .fo{background:var(--paper-2);padding:20px 28px;border-top:1px solid var(--line);display:flex;gap:36px;flex-wrap:wrap;}
  .flagship .fo .oi b{font-family:var(--disp);font-size:22px;font-weight:600;color:var(--ink);letter-spacing:-0.02em;}
  .flagship .fo .oi span{font-family:var(--mono);font-size:11px;color:var(--ink-3);display:block;}

  .case{display:grid;grid-template-columns:150px 1fr 130px;gap:28px;padding:26px 0;border-top:1px solid var(--line);align-items:baseline;text-decoration:none;color:inherit;transition:padding-left .18s;}
  .case:last-child{border-bottom:1px solid var(--line);}
  .case:hover{padding-left:10px;}
  .case .co{font-family:var(--mono);font-size:12.5px;color:var(--ink-3);}
  .case .desc h3{font-family:var(--disp);font-size:18px;font-weight:500;letter-spacing:-0.01em;margin-bottom:8px;}
  .case .desc .row{font-size:13.5px;color:var(--ink-2);margin-bottom:3px;}
  .case .desc .row b{font-family:var(--mono);font-size:10.5px;color:var(--ink-3);letter-spacing:0.03em;text-transform:uppercase;margin-right:8px;}
  .case .lt{font-family:var(--mono);font-size:11px;color:var(--signal);text-align:right;}

  .metrics{display:grid;grid-template-columns:repeat(4,1fr);border:1px solid var(--line-2);margin-top:8px;}
  .metric{padding:26px 22px;border-right:1px solid var(--line-2);}
  .metric:last-child{border-right:none;}
  .metric .v{font-family:var(--disp);font-size:38px;font-weight:600;letter-spacing:-0.03em;line-height:1;margin-bottom:8px;}
  .metric .v b{color:var(--signal);font-weight:600;}
  .metric .k{font-family:var(--mono);font-size:11.5px;color:var(--ink-3);line-height:1.5;}

  .writing a.wr{display:flex;justify-content:space-between;align-items:baseline;gap:24px;padding:19px 0;border-top:1px solid var(--line);text-decoration:none;color:inherit;transition:padding-left .15s;}
  .writing a.wr:last-child{border-bottom:1px solid var(--line);}
  .writing a.wr:hover{padding-left:8px;}
  .writing .wt{font-family:var(--disp);font-size:17.5px;font-weight:450;letter-spacing:-0.01em;}
  .writing .wd{font-family:var(--mono);font-size:12px;color:var(--ink-3);white-space:nowrap;}

  .contact{background:var(--navy);color:var(--white);}
  .contact .wrap{padding:80px 40px;display:grid;grid-template-columns:1fr 1fr;gap:52px;align-items:end;}
  .contact h2{font-family:var(--disp);font-weight:500;font-size:clamp(1.85rem,3.4vw,2.5rem);letter-spacing:-0.025em;line-height:1.1;}
  .contact .cl{color:rgba(252,251,248,0.65);margin-top:18px;max-width:44ch;}
  .clist a{display:flex;justify-content:space-between;padding:15px 0;border-bottom:1px solid rgba(252,251,248,0.15);text-decoration:none;color:var(--white);transition:color .15s;}
  .clist a:hover{color:var(--signal);}
  .clist .ck{font-family:var(--mono);font-size:11.5px;color:rgba(252,251,248,0.5);letter-spacing:0.06em;}
  .clist .cv{font-family:var(--disp);font-size:17px;}

  footer{background:var(--navy-2);color:rgba(252,251,248,0.5);padding:24px 0;font-family:var(--mono);font-size:11.5px;}
  footer .wrap{display:flex;justify-content:space-between;}

  @media(max-width:820px){
    .wrap{padding:0 22px;} nav ul{display:none;}
    .hero{padding:52px 0 40px;} .hero-grid{grid-template-columns:1fr;gap:32px;} .hero-photo{order:-1;max-width:220px;}
    section.blk{padding:52px 0;}
    .layer{grid-template-columns:40px 1fr;gap:16px;} .layer .tag{display:none;}
    .scope{grid-template-columns:repeat(2,1fr);} .scope .fn:nth-child(2n){border-right:none;} .scope .fn:nth-child(4n){border-right:1px solid var(--line-2);}
    .flagship .fb{grid-template-columns:1fr;} .flagship .fc{border-right:none;border-bottom:1px solid var(--line);}
    .case{grid-template-columns:1fr;gap:8px;} .case .lt{text-align:left;}
    .metrics{grid-template-columns:repeat(2,1fr);} .metric:nth-child(2){border-right:none;} .metric:nth-child(-n+2){border-bottom:1px solid var(--line-2);}
    .contact .wrap{grid-template-columns:1fr;gap:32px;}
  }
  @media(prefers-reduced-motion:reduce){*{transition:none!important;}html{scroll-behavior:auto;}}
  a:focus-visible{outline:2px solid var(--signal);outline-offset:3px;}
/* ============================================================
   Single post — Teardown hero + long-form article body (v0.6)
   ============================================================ */

/* Hero grid on single posts (mirror the homepage hero) */
.hero .hero-grid{display:grid;grid-template-columns:1.4fr 0.8fr;gap:56px;align-items:center;}
.hero .hero-photo img{width:100%;max-width:330px;display:block;border-radius:2px;}
.hero .hero-sub{font-family:"Newsreader",Georgia,serif;font-style:italic;font-size:18px;line-height:1.5;color:var(--ash);max-width:44ch;margin-top:14px;}
.hero .hero-byline{font-family:var(--mono);font-size:12px;color:var(--ash-2);margin-top:26px;}

/* Narrow reading column */
.article-narrow{max-width:720px;}

/* Featured image on non-teardown posts */
.post-feature{margin:36px 0;}
.post-feature img{width:100%;height:auto;border-radius:4px;display:block;}

/* Long-form article body — serif, generous leading, real paragraph rhythm.
   Explicit p/h2 rules so WordPress block defaults don't override. */
.post-body{font-family:"Newsreader",Georgia,serif;color:var(--ink);}
.post-body p{
  font-family:"Newsreader",Georgia,serif;
  font-size:20px;
  line-height:1.75;
  color:var(--ink);
  margin:0 0 1.4em 0;
  max-width:68ch;
}
.post-body p em{font-style:italic;}
.post-body h2{
  font-family:"Newsreader",Georgia,serif;
  font-weight:500;
  font-size:27px;
  line-height:1.2;
  letter-spacing:-0.01em;
  color:var(--ink);
  margin:1.8em 0 0.5em 0;
}
.post-body h3{
  font-family:"Newsreader",Georgia,serif;
  font-weight:500;
  font-size:23px;
  color:var(--ink);
  margin:1.6em 0 0.4em 0;
}
.post-body a{color:var(--teal);text-decoration:underline;text-underline-offset:2px;}

/* Mobile: collapse hero grid */
@media(max-width:820px){
  .hero .hero-grid{grid-template-columns:1fr;gap:32px;}
  .hero .hero-photo{order:-1;max-width:240px;}
  .post-body p{font-size:18px;}
}

/* About the author box (default variant, standard posts) */
.maddox-author-box{margin-top:56px;padding-top:32px;border-top:1px solid var(--line);}
.maddox-author-inner{display:flex;gap:22px;align-items:flex-start;}
.maddox-author-avatar{width:84px;height:84px;border-radius:50%;object-fit:cover;flex-shrink:0;}
.maddox-author-eyebrow{font-family:var(--mono);font-size:11px;letter-spacing:0.1em;text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--signal);margin-bottom:6px;}
.maddox-author-name{font-family:"Newsreader",Georgia,serif;font-weight:500;font-size:21px;color:var(--ink);margin:0 0 8px;}
.maddox-author-bio{font-family:"Newsreader",Georgia,serif;font-size:16px;line-height:1.6;color:var(--ink-2);margin:0 0 12px;max-width:62ch;}
.maddox-author-link{font-family:var(--mono);font-size:12px;color:var(--teal);text-decoration:none;}
.maddox-author-link:hover{text-decoration:underline;}
@media(max-width:820px){
  .maddox-author-inner{flex-direction:column;gap:16px;}
}

/* Teardown layers that link to their published article */
a.layer{text-decoration:none;color:inherit;cursor:pointer;}
a.layer:hover{border-color:var(--signal);}
a.layer.l1:hover{border-color:var(--signal);}
a.layer .tag{color:var(--signal);}
a.layer.l1 .tag{color:var(--signal);}
a.layer:hover .tag{text-decoration:underline;}