:root{
    --bg:#faf8f3;
    --card-bg:#ffffff;
    --text:#2a2a28;
    --muted:#a3a19b;
    --border:#e8e3d9;
    --accent:#a6553f;
    --serif:"Fraunces",Georgia,serif;
    --sans:"Inter",-apple-system,BlinkMacSystemFont,sans-serif;
}

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

body{
    background:var(--bg);
    color:var(--text);
    font-family:var(--sans);
    font-size:16px;
    line-height:1.7;
    -webkit-font-smoothing:antialiased;
}

.page{
    width:min(1120px,92%);
    margin:auto;
    padding:48px 0 0;
}

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

/* pill nav */
.pill-nav{
    display:inline-flex;
    gap:2px;
    background:var(--card-bg);
    border:1px solid var(--border);
    border-radius:999px;
    padding:6px;
    margin-bottom:56px;
}

.pill-nav a{
    padding:8px 18px;
    border-radius:999px;
    font-size:.85rem;
    font-weight:500;
    color:var(--muted);
    transition:color .15s,background .15s;
}

.pill-nav a:hover{
    color:var(--text);
}

.pill-nav a.active{
    background:var(--bg);
    color:var(--text);
    font-weight:600;
}

/* two-column layout */
.columns{
    display:grid;
    grid-template-columns:minmax(280px,420px) 1fr;
    gap:64px;
    align-items:start;
}

.col-left{
    padding-top:8px;
}

/* intro */
.intro{
    font-family:var(--serif);
    font-size:1.55rem;
    line-height:1.55;
    color:var(--muted);
}

.intro p{
    margin-bottom:26px;
}

.intro p:last-child{
    margin-bottom:0;
}

.intro strong,
.intro a{
    color:var(--text);
    font-weight:600;
}

.intro a{
    text-decoration:underline;
    text-decoration-color:var(--border);
    text-underline-offset:3px;
}

.intro a:hover{
    text-decoration-color:var(--accent);
    color:var(--accent);
}

/* section labels */
.section-label{
    font-family:var(--sans);
    font-size:.75rem;
    font-weight:600;
    letter-spacing:.08em;
    text-transform:uppercase;
    color:var(--muted);
    margin-bottom:18px;
    display:flex;
    align-items:center;
    gap:8px;
}

/* writing page */
.page-hero{
    margin-bottom:56px;
}

.page-hero h1{
    font-family:var(--serif);
    font-size:clamp(3rem,8vw,4.5rem);
    font-weight:600;
    letter-spacing:-.02em;
    margin-bottom:20px;
}

.page-hero p{
    max-width:640px;
    color:var(--muted);
    font-size:1.05rem;
    line-height:1.6;
}

.writing-grid{
    display:grid;
    grid-template-columns:repeat(auto-fill,minmax(240px,1fr));
    gap:20px;
}

.writing-card{
    background:var(--card-bg);
    border:1px solid var(--border);
    border-radius:16px;
    padding:24px;
    color:var(--text);
    transition:border-color .18s,transform .18s;
}

.writing-card:hover{
    border-color:var(--accent);
    transform:translateY(-2px);
}

.writing-card .section-label{
    margin-bottom:28px;
}

.writing-card h2{
    font-family:var(--serif);
    font-size:1.25rem;
    font-weight:600;
    margin-bottom:6px;
}

.writing-card .date{
    display:block;
    color:var(--muted);
    font-size:.85rem;
    margin-bottom:14px;
}

.writing-card .excerpt{
    color:var(--muted);
    font-size:.9rem;
    line-height:1.55;
}

/* projects / bento grid */
.col-right{
    padding-top:8px;
}

.bento-grid{
    display:grid;
    gap:20px;
}

.card{
    background:var(--card-bg);
    border:1px solid var(--border);
    border-radius:16px;
    padding:24px;
    min-height:220px;
    display:flex;
    align-items:center;
    justify-content:center;
    text-align:center;
}

.card.placeholder{
    border-style:dashed;
    color:var(--muted);
    font-size:.9rem;
}

/* individual post page */
.post-full{
    max-width:680px;
}

.post-full h1{
    font-family:var(--serif);
    font-size:2.1rem;
    font-weight:600;
    letter-spacing:-.01em;
    margin-bottom:10px;
}

.post-meta{
    color:var(--muted);
    font-size:.9rem;
    margin-bottom:40px;
}

.post-body h2{
    font-family:var(--serif);
    font-size:1.3rem;
    font-weight:600;
    margin:36px 0 14px;
}

.post-body p{
    margin-bottom:18px;
}

.post-body ul{
    margin:0 0 18px 22px;
}

.post-body li{
    margin-bottom:10px;
}

.post-body em{
    color:var(--muted);
}

.post-body a{
    color:var(--accent);
    text-decoration:underline;
    text-underline-offset:2px;
}

.back-link{
    display:inline-block;
    margin-top:60px;
    font-size:.95rem;
    color:var(--accent);
}

.back-link:hover{
    text-decoration:underline;
}

footer{
    padding:60px 0 80px;
    margin-top:80px;
    border-top:1px solid var(--border);
    color:var(--muted);
    font-size:.85rem;
}

/* responsive */
@media (max-width:800px){
    .columns{
        grid-template-columns:1fr;
        gap:48px;
    }

    .intro{
        font-size:1.3rem;
    }

    .page{
        padding-top:32px;
    }

    .pill-nav{
        margin-bottom:40px;
        flex-wrap:wrap;
    }
}