/*
Theme Name: Ching Elaine & Co
Theme URI: https://www.cecolaw.com/
Author: Ching, Elaine & Co
Description: Bespoke theme for Ching, Elaine & Co — Advocates & Solicitors. Design language derived from the C|E logomark: oldstyle serif, charcoal and gold, the pipe rule, and an agreement-style index. No page builder, no jQuery.
Version: 1.17.2
Requires at least: 6.0
Requires PHP: 8.0
License: GNU General Public License v2 or later
Text Domain: cecolaw
*/

/* ============================================================
   1. Tokens
   ============================================================ */
:root {
  --ink: #262420;
  --chamber: #57504a;
  --panel: #2e2b27;
  --panel-deep: #262320;
  --paper: #fbfaf7;
  --bone: #f1eee7;
  --gild: #a8842e;        /* decorative gold: rules, marks, large text only */
  --gild-text: #7f621c;   /* AA-compliant gold for body-size link text */
  --straw: #d9cb8a;
  --mist: #6e675f;
  --line: #e2ddd2;
  --line-dark: #45403a;

  --font-display: "EB Garamond", "Iowan Old Style", Georgia, "Songti SC", "Noto Serif CJK SC", serif;
  --font-body: "EB Garamond", Georgia, "Songti SC", "Noto Serif CJK SC", serif;
  --font-ui: "Archivo", "Helvetica Neue", Arial, "PingFang SC", "Microsoft YaHei", sans-serif;
  --font-label: "Archivo", "Helvetica Neue", Arial, "PingFang SC", "Microsoft YaHei", sans-serif;

  --step--1: clamp(0.88rem, 0.84rem + 0.18vw, 0.98rem);
  --step-0: clamp(1.06rem, 1rem + 0.28vw, 1.2rem);
  --step-1: clamp(1.19rem, 1.12rem + 0.35vw, 1.4rem);
  --step-2: clamp(1.42rem, 1.3rem + 0.6vw, 1.77rem);
  --step-3: clamp(1.7rem, 1.5rem + 1vw, 2.33rem);
  --step-4: clamp(2.03rem, 1.7rem + 1.65vw, 3.05rem);
  --step-5: clamp(2.42rem, 1.9rem + 2.6vw, 4rem);

  --space-1: 0.25rem;
  --space-2: 0.5rem;
  --space-3: 1rem;
  --space-4: 1.5rem;
  --space-5: 2.5rem;
  --space-6: 4rem;
  --space-7: 6.5rem;

  --width: 72rem;
  --width-text: 42rem;
  --gutter: clamp(1.25rem, 4vw, 2.5rem);

  /* A single tone-on-tone ring per section — the quietest geometry */
  --ring-light: url("data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D'http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%20width%3D'1000'%20height%3D'1000'%20viewBox%3D'0%200%201000%201000'%3E%3Ccircle%20cx%3D'500'%20cy%3D'500'%20r%3D'498'%20fill%3D'none'%20stroke%3D'%23262420'%20stroke-opacity%3D'0.05'%20stroke-width%3D'1'/%3E%3Ccircle%20cx%3D'500'%20cy%3D'500'%20r%3D'420'%20fill%3D'none'%20stroke%3D'%23262420'%20stroke-opacity%3D'0.03'%20stroke-width%3D'1'/%3E%3C/svg%3E");
  --ring-dark: url("data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D'http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%20width%3D'1000'%20height%3D'1000'%20viewBox%3D'0%200%201000%201000'%3E%3Ccircle%20cx%3D'500'%20cy%3D'500'%20r%3D'498'%20fill%3D'none'%20stroke%3D'%23fbfaf7'%20stroke-opacity%3D'0.06'%20stroke-width%3D'1'/%3E%3Ccircle%20cx%3D'500'%20cy%3D'500'%20r%3D'420'%20fill%3D'none'%20stroke%3D'%23fbfaf7'%20stroke-opacity%3D'0.035'%20stroke-width%3D'1'/%3E%3C/svg%3E");

  /* Barely-visible paper grain — makes flat colour fields feel like stock */
  --grain: url("data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D'http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%20width%3D'180'%20height%3D'180'%3E%3Cfilter%20id%3D'n'%3E%3CfeTurbulence%20type%3D'fractalNoise'%20baseFrequency%3D'0.85'%20numOctaves%3D'2'%20stitchTiles%3D'stitch'/%3E%3CfeColorMatrix%20type%3D'matrix'%20values%3D'0%200%200%200%200.16%200%200%200%200%200.14%200%200%200%200%200.11%200%200%200%200.035%200'/%3E%3C/filter%3E%3Crect%20width%3D'100%25'%20height%3D'100%25'%20filter%3D'url(%23n)'/%3E%3C/svg%3E");
}

/* ============================================================
   2. Reset & base
   ============================================================ */
*, *::before, *::after { box-sizing: border-box; }
html { -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; scroll-behavior: smooth; }
/* Reduced motion: fewer and gentler, not zero — keep opacity/color
   transitions that aid comprehension, remove movement. */
@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) {
  html { scroll-behavior: auto; }
  .btn, .btn::before, .brand__img, .insight__arrow, .person__photo img,
  .index-item__thumb, .firm-photo img { transition: none !important; }
  .btn:active { transform: none !important; }
}
body {
  margin: 0;
  font-family: var(--font-body);
  font-size: var(--step-0);
  font-weight: 400;
  line-height: 1.65;
  color: var(--ink);
  background-color: var(--paper);
  background-image: var(--grain);
  -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased;
  text-rendering: optimizeLegibility;
}
img { max-width: 100%; height: auto; display: block; }
figure { margin: 0; }
a { color: var(--gild-text); text-decoration-color: color-mix(in srgb, var(--gild) 45%, transparent); text-underline-offset: 0.2em; }
a:hover { color: var(--ink); }
:focus-visible { outline: 2px solid var(--gild); outline-offset: 3px; }
::selection { background: var(--straw); color: var(--ink); }

h1, h2, h3, h4 { font-family: var(--font-display); font-weight: 500; line-height: 1.12; letter-spacing: -0.005em; margin: 0 0 var(--space-4); text-wrap: balance; }
h1 { font-size: var(--step-5); }
h2 { font-size: var(--step-4); }
h3 { font-size: var(--step-2); }
h4 { font-size: var(--step-1); }
p { margin: 0 0 var(--space-4); text-align: justify; hyphens: auto; }
ul, ol { margin: 0 0 var(--space-4); padding-left: 1.4em; }
li { margin-bottom: var(--space-2); }
.prose li { text-align: justify; hyphens: auto; }
h1, h2, h3, h4 { text-align: start; }
.error-404 h1 { text-align: center; }
/* Justification is for running text only — keep centred/label contexts as designed */
.error-404 p, .eyebrow, figcaption, .article-head__meta, .breadcrumbs { text-align: initial; hyphens: manual; }
.error-404 p { text-align: center; }
blockquote {
  margin: var(--space-5) 0;
  padding-left: var(--space-4);
  border-left: 2px solid var(--gild);
  font-style: italic;
  color: var(--chamber);
}
hr { border: 0; border-top: 1px solid var(--line); margin: var(--space-6) 0; }
table { border-collapse: collapse; width: 100%; margin: 0 0 var(--space-5); font-size: var(--step--1); }
th, td { border: 1px solid var(--line); padding: var(--space-2) var(--space-3); text-align: left; vertical-align: top; }
th { background: var(--bone); font-weight: 600; }

.screen-reader-text {
  position: absolute; width: 1px; height: 1px; overflow: hidden;
  clip: rect(1px, 1px, 1px, 1px); clip-path: inset(50%); word-wrap: normal;
}
.skip-link:focus {
  position: fixed; top: 1rem; left: 1rem; z-index: 200;
  width: auto; height: auto; clip: auto; clip-path: none;
  background: var(--panel); color: var(--paper);
  padding: 0.75rem 1.25rem; font-family: var(--font-ui);
}

/* ============================================================
   3. Primitives — container, eyebrow, pipe, buttons
   ============================================================ */
.wrap { max-width: var(--width); margin-inline: auto; padding-inline: var(--gutter); }
.wrap--text { max-width: var(--width-text); }

/* The C|E pipe — signature vertical rule from the logomark */
.eyebrow {
  display: flex; align-items: center; gap: 0.9rem;
  font-family: var(--font-label); font-size: 0.8rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.14em; text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--mist); margin: 0 0 var(--space-4);
}
.eyebrow::before { content: ""; width: 1px; height: 1.9em; background: var(--gild); flex: none; }
.on-dark .eyebrow, .eyebrow.on-dark { color: var(--straw); }
.on-dark .eyebrow::before, .eyebrow.on-dark::before { background: var(--straw); }

.btn {
  position: relative; overflow: hidden; z-index: 0;
  display: inline-block;
  font-family: var(--font-ui); font-size: 0.8rem; font-weight: 600;
  letter-spacing: 0.08em; text-transform: uppercase; text-decoration: none;
  padding: 0.95rem 1.9rem; border: 1px solid var(--gild);
  color: var(--ink); background: transparent;
  transition: color 200ms ease, transform 160ms cubic-bezier(0.23, 1, 0.32, 1);
  cursor: pointer;
}
/* Gold sweep fill from the left */
.btn::before {
  content: ""; position: absolute; inset: 0; z-index: -1;
  background: var(--gild);
  transform: scaleX(0); transform-origin: left;
  transition: transform 320ms cubic-bezier(0.22, 1, 0.36, 1);
}
.btn:active { transform: scale(0.97); }
@media (hover: hover) and (pointer: fine) {
  .btn:hover { color: var(--paper); }
  .btn:hover::before { transform: scaleX(1); }
  .on-dark .btn:hover { color: var(--ink); }
}
.btn--solid { background: var(--gild); color: var(--paper); }
.btn--solid::before { background: var(--ink); }
.btn--solid:hover { border-color: var(--ink); }
.on-dark .btn { color: var(--paper); border-color: var(--straw); }
.on-dark .btn::before { background: var(--straw); }
.on-dark .btn--solid { background: var(--straw); color: var(--ink); border-color: var(--straw); }
.on-dark .btn--solid::before { background: var(--paper); }
.on-dark .btn--solid:hover { border-color: var(--paper); color: var(--ink); }

.section { padding-block: var(--space-7); }
.section > .wrap { position: relative; z-index: 1; }
/* Paper sections carry the ring too, entering from the left */
.section {
  background-image: var(--ring-light);
  background-size: 80rem 80rem;
  background-position: left -38rem center;
  background-repeat: no-repeat;
}

/* Section backgrounds: paper grain plus a single tone-on-tone ring,
   cropped by the section edge — the quietest possible geometry. */
.section--bone {
  background-color: var(--bone);
  background-image: var(--ring-light), var(--grain);
  background-size: 85rem 85rem, auto;
  background-position: right -34rem top -30rem, center;
  background-repeat: no-repeat, repeat;
}
.section--panel {
  background-color: var(--panel);
  background-image: var(--ring-dark);
  background-size: 90rem 90rem;
  background-position: left -40rem bottom -42rem;
  background-repeat: no-repeat;
  color: #e8e4dc;
}
.section--panel h1, .section--panel h2, .section--panel h3 { color: var(--paper); }

/* Scroll reveal — hidden state only applies when JS is running (html.js) */
.js .rv { opacity: 0; transform: translateY(12px); transition: opacity 500ms cubic-bezier(0.23, 1, 0.32, 1), transform 500ms cubic-bezier(0.23, 1, 0.32, 1); }
.js .rv.in { opacity: 1; transform: none; }
@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) { .js .rv { opacity: 1; transform: none; } }

/* ============================================================
   4. Header
   ============================================================ */
.site-header {
  position: sticky; top: 0; z-index: 100;
  background: color-mix(in srgb, var(--paper) 92%, transparent);
  backdrop-filter: blur(8px);
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line);
  transition: box-shadow 300ms ease;
}
.site-header.scrolled { box-shadow: 0 6px 24px rgba(38, 36, 32, 0.09); }
.site-header__bar {
  display: flex; align-items: center; justify-content: space-between;
  gap: var(--space-4); min-height: 4.25rem;
}
.brand { display: flex; align-items: center; text-decoration: none; color: var(--ink); padding-block: 0.55rem; }
.brand__img { height: 4.4rem; width: auto; display: block; transition: height 280ms cubic-bezier(0.22, 1, 0.36, 1); }
.site-header.scrolled .brand__img { height: 3.3rem; }
@media (max-width: 36rem) { .brand__img { height: 3.4rem; } .site-header.scrolled .brand__img { height: 3rem; } }

.site-nav ul { display: flex; gap: clamp(1rem, 2.5vw, 2.2rem); list-style: none; margin: 0; padding: 0; }
.site-nav a {
  position: relative;
  font-family: var(--font-ui); font-size: 0.8rem; font-weight: 600;
  letter-spacing: 0.1em; text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--ink); text-decoration: none;
  padding-block: 0.5rem;
}
/* Animated underline: draws from the left on hover, stays on current */
.site-nav a::after {
  content: ""; position: absolute; left: 0; right: 0; bottom: 0; height: 1px;
  background: var(--gild);
  transform: scaleX(0); transform-origin: left;
  transition: transform 200ms cubic-bezier(0.23, 1, 0.32, 1);
}
.site-nav a:hover, .site-nav .current-menu-item > a { color: var(--gild-text); }
.site-nav .current-menu-item > a::after { transform: scaleX(1); }
@media (hover: hover) and (pointer: fine) {
  .site-nav a:hover::after { transform: scaleX(1); }
}

.nav-toggle {
  display: none; background: none; border: 0; padding: 0.5rem; cursor: pointer;
  font-family: var(--font-ui); font-size: 0.8rem; font-weight: 600;
  letter-spacing: 0.1em; text-transform: uppercase; color: var(--ink);
}
@media (max-width: 56rem) {
  .nav-toggle { display: block; }
  .site-nav {
    display: none;
    position: absolute; left: 0; right: 0; top: 100%;
    background: var(--paper); border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line);
    padding: var(--space-4) var(--gutter) var(--space-5);
  }
  .site-nav.open { display: block; }
  .site-nav ul { flex-direction: column; gap: 0; }
  .site-nav li { border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line); margin: 0; }
  .site-nav a { display: block; padding: 0.9rem 0; border-bottom: 0; }
}

/* ============================================================
   5. Hero slider — full-bleed, crossfade + Ken Burns
   ============================================================ */
.hero-slider {
  position: relative; overflow: hidden;
  background: var(--panel-deep); color: #e8e4dc;
  min-height: clamp(30rem, 82vh, 46rem);
  display: flex; flex-direction: column; justify-content: flex-end;
}
.hero-slider .slide {
  position: absolute; inset: 0; z-index: 0;
  opacity: 0; visibility: hidden;
  display: flex; flex-direction: column; justify-content: flex-end;
}
.hero-slider .slide.is-active {
  position: relative;
  flex: 1 1 auto; /* fill the slider's full height so the image covers edge-to-edge */
  opacity: 1; visibility: visible;
  z-index: 2;
}
.slide__bg {
  position: absolute; inset: 0; overflow: hidden;
  background-size: cover; background-position: center;
}
.slide__bg::after {
  content: ""; position: absolute; inset: 0;
  background:
    linear-gradient(to top, rgba(30, 28, 25, 0.94) 0%, rgba(30, 28, 25, 0.45) 45%, rgba(30, 28, 25, 0.35) 100%),
    linear-gradient(105deg, rgba(30, 28, 25, 0.75) 0%, rgba(30, 28, 25, 0.15) 70%);
}

/* Cinematic zoom-and-pan: 14% travel, direction alternates per slide */
@media (prefers-reduced-motion: no-preference) {
  .slide.is-active .slide__bg { animation: kb-l 10s cubic-bezier(0.25, 0.46, 0.45, 0.94) both; }
  .slide:nth-child(even).is-active .slide__bg { animation-name: kb-r; }
  .slide.is-active .slide__content > * { opacity: 0; animation: rise 500ms cubic-bezier(0.23, 1, 0.32, 1) forwards; animation-delay: 250ms; }
  .slide.is-active .slide__content > *:nth-child(2) { animation-delay: 300ms; }
  .slide.is-active .slide__content > *:nth-child(3) { animation-delay: 350ms; }
  .slide.is-active .slide__content > *:nth-child(4) { animation-delay: 400ms; }
}
@keyframes kb-l { from { transform: scale(1.06) translateX(0.8%); } to { transform: scale(1.18) translateX(-2%); } }
@keyframes kb-r { from { transform: scale(1.06) translateX(-0.8%); } to { transform: scale(1.18) translateX(2%); } }

/* Slide transition — the column cascade. The outgoing image sits in a
   full-frame overlay sliced into five columns; each column is wiped away
   top-to-bottom via WAAPI clip-path (60ms stagger, strong ease-in-out),
   its wipe edge ridden by a gold hairline. Beneath, the incoming slide
   is already live: image settling, text cascading. */
.colwipe { position: absolute; inset: 0; z-index: 4; pointer-events: none; }
.colwipe__col {
  position: absolute; inset: 0;
  background-size: cover; background-position: center;
  will-change: clip-path, filter;
}
.colwipe__col::after {
  content: ""; position: absolute; inset: 0;
  background:
    linear-gradient(to top, rgba(30, 28, 25, 0.94) 0%, rgba(30, 28, 25, 0.45) 45%, rgba(30, 28, 25, 0.35) 100%),
    linear-gradient(105deg, rgba(30, 28, 25, 0.75) 0%, rgba(30, 28, 25, 0.15) 70%);
}
.colwipe__edge {
  position: absolute; top: 0; height: 3px;
  background: linear-gradient(to right, transparent, var(--straw) 25%, var(--straw) 75%, transparent);
  transform: translateY(-3px);
  will-change: transform, opacity;
}

.slide__content {
  position: relative; z-index: 2; width: 100%;
  padding-top: clamp(7rem, 16vh, 10rem);
  padding-bottom: clamp(4.5rem, 10vh, 7rem);
}
.slide__title { color: var(--paper); max-width: 22ch; margin-bottom: var(--space-3); font-size: clamp(2rem, 1.55rem + 2.1vw, 3.3rem); line-height: 1.1; }
.slide__lede { font-size: var(--step-1); line-height: 1.5; color: #d5d0c6; max-width: 48ch; margin-bottom: var(--space-5); }
.hero__cta { display: flex; gap: var(--space-3); flex-wrap: wrap; }

@keyframes rise { from { opacity: 0; transform: translateY(18px); } to { opacity: 1; transform: none; } }

/* Slider controls */
.slider-ui {
  display: none;
  position: absolute; z-index: 6;
  left: 0; right: 0; bottom: 1.6rem;
  justify-content: flex-end; align-items: center; gap: var(--space-3);
}
.js .slider-ui { display: flex; }
.slider-arrow {
  background: transparent; border: 1px solid rgba(217, 203, 138, 0.45);
  color: var(--straw); width: 2.6rem; height: 2.6rem;
  font-family: var(--font-label); font-size: 1rem; cursor: pointer;
  transition: background-color 160ms ease, color 160ms ease, transform 160ms cubic-bezier(0.23, 1, 0.32, 1);
}
.slider-arrow:active { transform: scale(0.94); }
@media (hover: hover) and (pointer: fine) {
  .slider-arrow:hover { background: var(--straw); color: var(--ink); }
}
.slider-dots { display: flex; gap: 0.6rem; }
.slider-dot {
  position: relative;
  width: 2.4rem; height: 2px; padding: 0.55rem 0; background: none; border: none; cursor: pointer;
}
.slider-dot::before { content: ""; display: block; height: 2px; background: rgba(251, 250, 247, 0.3); transition: background-color 200ms ease; }
.slider-dot:hover::before { background: rgba(251, 250, 247, 0.6); }
/* Active dot fills like a progress bar across the slide interval */
.slider-dot::after {
  content: ""; position: absolute; left: 0; top: 50%; margin-top: -1px;
  height: 2px; width: 100%; background: var(--straw);
  transform: scaleX(0); transform-origin: left;
}
.js .slider-dot.is-active::after { animation: dot-fill 6500ms linear forwards; }
.hero-slider.paused .slider-dot.is-active::after { animation-play-state: paused; }
@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) { .slider-dot.is-active::after { transform: scaleX(1); animation: none !important; } }
@keyframes dot-fill { from { transform: scaleX(0); } to { transform: scaleX(1); } }


/* Anchor offset under sticky header */
[id] { scroll-margin-top: 5.5rem; }

/* ============================================================
   5b. Firm intro + values
   ============================================================ */
.firm-grid { display: grid; grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 4fr) minmax(0, 6fr); gap: var(--space-6); margin-bottom: var(--space-6); }
@media (max-width: 56rem) { .firm-grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr; gap: var(--space-4); } }
/* The credo — five undertakings, set like clauses of a covenant */
.credo-head { margin-top: var(--space-6); }
.credo { list-style: none; counter-reset: credo; margin: 0; padding: 0; border-top: 1px solid var(--line); }
.credo__item {
  counter-increment: credo;
  display: grid; grid-template-columns: 3rem minmax(13rem, 16rem) minmax(0, 1fr);
  gap: var(--space-4); align-items: baseline;
  padding-block: 1.1rem;
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line);
}
.credo__item::before {
  content: counter(credo, lower-roman) ".";
  font-family: var(--font-display); font-style: italic; font-weight: 500;
  font-size: 1em; color: var(--gild);
}
.credo__title { font-family: var(--font-display); font-weight: 600; font-size: var(--step-0); }
.credo__text { margin: 0; color: var(--mist); font-size: var(--step-0); line-height: 1.55; }
@media (max-width: 56rem) {
  .credo__item { grid-template-columns: 2.2rem minmax(0, 1fr); }
  .credo__text { grid-column: 2; }
}

.split-head { display: flex; align-items: baseline; justify-content: space-between; gap: var(--space-4); flex-wrap: wrap; }
.split-head h2 { margin-bottom: var(--space-5); }

.firm-photo { margin-top: var(--space-6); }
.firm-photo img {
  width: 100%; aspect-ratio: 21 / 9; object-fit: cover;
  filter: grayscale(1) sepia(0.14) contrast(1.03);
  transition: filter 1800ms ease 400ms;
}
/* Blooms into colour as it scrolls into view */
.firm-photo.in img, .firm-photo:hover img { filter: none; }
.firm-photo figcaption {
  font-family: var(--font-label); font-size: 0.8rem; letter-spacing: 0.14em;
  text-transform: uppercase; color: var(--mist); margin-top: var(--space-2);
}

.person__initials {
  display: flex; align-items: center; justify-content: center;
  width: 100%; height: 100%;
  font-family: var(--font-display); font-size: 3rem; color: var(--chamber);
  background: var(--bone);
}

/* ============================================================
   6. Index of Practice — agreement-style TOC
   ============================================================ */
.index-list { list-style: none; margin: 0; padding: 0; counter-reset: clause; }
.index-item { counter-increment: clause; border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line); }
.index-item:first-child { border-top: 1px solid var(--line); }
.index-item__inner {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: 4.5rem 3.2rem minmax(0, 3fr) minmax(0, 4fr);
  gap: var(--space-4); align-items: center;
  padding: var(--space-3) 0;
  text-decoration: none; color: inherit;
}
.index-item__thumb {
  width: 4.5rem; height: 4.5rem; object-fit: cover; display: block;
  filter: grayscale(1) sepia(0.16) contrast(1.03);
  transition: filter 320ms ease;
}
@media (hover: hover) and (pointer: fine) {
  a.index-item__inner:hover .index-item__thumb { filter: none; }
}
.index-item__num { font-family: var(--font-display); font-size: 1em; font-weight: 500; color: var(--gild); }
.index-item__num::before { content: counter(clause, decimal-leading-zero) "."; }
.index-item__title {
  font-family: var(--font-display); font-size: var(--step-2);
  line-height: 1.15; margin: 0; color: var(--ink);
  display: flex; align-items: baseline; gap: 0.75rem;
}
.index-item__title::after {
  content: ""; flex: 1 1 2rem; min-width: 2rem;
  border-bottom: 1px dotted color-mix(in srgb, var(--mist) 45%, transparent);
  position: relative; top: -0.3em;
}
.index-item__scope { font-size: var(--step--1); line-height: 1.6; color: var(--mist); margin: 0; }
a.index-item__inner:hover .index-item__title { color: var(--gild); }
.index-item__more { font-family: var(--font-label); font-size: 0.8rem; letter-spacing: 0.12em; text-transform: uppercase; color: var(--gild-text); white-space: nowrap; }
@media (max-width: 56rem) {
  .index-item__inner { grid-template-columns: 3.4rem 2.6rem minmax(0, 1fr); }
  .index-item__thumb { width: 3.4rem; height: 3.4rem; }
  .index-item__scope { grid-column: 3; }
  .index-item__title::after { display: none; }
}

/* ============================================================
   6b. Selected experience + CECO acrostic
   ============================================================ */
.exp-list { list-style: none; margin: 0 0 var(--space-5); padding: 0; }
.exp {
  display: grid; grid-template-columns: 4.5rem minmax(0, 1fr);
  gap: var(--space-4); align-items: baseline;
  padding: var(--space-3) 0;
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line-dark);
}
.exp:first-child { border-top: 1px solid var(--line-dark); }
.exp__year { font-family: var(--font-display); font-size: 1em; font-weight: 500; color: var(--straw); }
.exp__deal { margin: 0; font-size: var(--step-0); line-height: 1.55; color: #d5d0c6; max-width: 75ch; }
.exp__deal strong { color: var(--paper); font-weight: 600; }
.exp-panel { font-family: var(--font-label); font-size: 0.8rem; letter-spacing: 0.06em; color: var(--straw); margin: 0; }
@media (max-width: 36rem) { .exp { grid-template-columns: 3.2rem 1fr; } }


/* ============================================================
   7. People
   ============================================================ */
.people-grid { display: grid; grid-template-columns: repeat(auto-fit, minmax(16rem, 1fr)); gap: var(--space-5); }
.person { text-decoration: none; color: inherit; display: block; }
.person__photo { aspect-ratio: 4 / 5; overflow: hidden; background: var(--bone); margin-bottom: var(--space-3); }
.person__photo img {
  width: 100%; height: 100%; object-fit: cover;
  filter: grayscale(1) sepia(0.14) contrast(1.02);
  transition: filter 300ms ease, transform 300ms ease;
}
@media (hover: hover) and (pointer: fine) {
  .person:hover .person__photo img { filter: none; transform: scale(1.015); }
}
.person__name { font-family: var(--font-display); font-size: var(--step-2); margin: 0 0 0.2rem; color: var(--ink); }
.person__name .zh { font-family: var(--font-body); color: var(--gild); margin-left: 0.5rem; font-size: 0.85em; }
.person__role { font-family: var(--font-label); font-size: 0.8rem; letter-spacing: 0.14em; text-transform: uppercase; color: var(--mist); margin: 0 0 var(--space-2); }
.person__bio { font-size: var(--step--1); color: var(--mist); margin: 0; }

/* ============================================================
   8. Insights — editorial list
   ============================================================ */
.insight-list { list-style: none; margin: 0; padding: 0; }
.insight { border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line); }
.insight:first-child { border-top: 1px solid var(--line); }
.insight__link {
  display: grid; grid-template-columns: 9rem minmax(0, 1fr) auto;
  gap: var(--space-4); align-items: baseline;
  padding: var(--space-4) 0; text-decoration: none; color: inherit;
}
.insight__date { font-family: var(--font-label); font-size: 0.8rem; color: var(--mist); }
.insight__title { font-family: var(--font-display); font-size: var(--step-1); line-height: 1.25; margin: 0 0 0.35rem; color: var(--ink); }
.insight__link:hover .insight__title { color: var(--gild); }
.insight__excerpt { font-size: var(--step--1); color: var(--mist); margin: 0; hyphens: none; }
.insight__arrow { font-family: var(--font-label); color: var(--gild); font-size: 1em; transition: transform 240ms cubic-bezier(0.22, 1, 0.36, 1); }
.insight__link { transition: background-color 200ms ease; }
@media (hover: hover) and (pointer: fine) {
  .insight__link:hover { background: color-mix(in srgb, var(--straw) 12%, transparent); }
  .insight__link:hover .insight__arrow { transform: translateX(0.4rem); }
}
@media (max-width: 56rem) {
  .insight__link { grid-template-columns: 1fr; gap: var(--space-1); }
  .insight__arrow { display: none; }
}

/* ============================================================
   9. Contact — execution blocks
   ============================================================ */
.exec-grid { display: grid; grid-template-columns: repeat(auto-fit, minmax(17rem, 1fr)); gap: var(--space-5); margin-block: var(--space-5); }
.exec-block { border: 1px solid var(--line-dark); padding: var(--space-4); }
.exec-block__label { font-family: var(--font-label); font-size: 0.8rem; letter-spacing: 0.18em; text-transform: uppercase; color: var(--straw); margin: 0 0 var(--space-3); }
.exec-block__addr { font-style: normal; font-size: var(--step--1); line-height: 1.7; color: #c9c3b8; margin: 0 0 var(--space-3); }
.exec-block a { color: var(--straw); }
.exec-block a:hover { color: var(--paper); }
.contact-line { font-size: var(--step--1); }
.contact-line a { color: var(--straw); text-decoration: none; }
.contact-line a:hover { color: var(--paper); }

/* Contact form (Contact Form 7 restyled) — two-column field grid */
.wpcf7 { max-width: none; }
.wpcf7 form { display: grid; grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr; gap: var(--space-4) var(--space-5); align-items: start; }
.wpcf7 form > p { display: contents; }
.wpcf7 form > div { grid-column: 1 / -1; }
.wpcf7 form .hidden-fields-container { display: none; }
.wpcf7 form label:has(textarea),
.wpcf7 form label:has(input[type="file"]) { grid-column: 1 / -1; }
.wpcf7 form input[type="submit"] { grid-column: 1 / -1; justify-self: start; }
.wpcf7 form .wpcf7-response-output { grid-column: 1 / -1; }
@media (max-width: 56rem) { .wpcf7 form { grid-template-columns: 1fr; } }

/* CF7 plumbing (its stylesheet is disabled): keep status regions for
   screen readers, show the response bar only when there is a response */
.wpcf7 .screen-reader-response {
  position: absolute; width: 1px; height: 1px; overflow: hidden;
  clip: rect(1px, 1px, 1px, 1px); clip-path: inset(50%);
}
.wpcf7 form .wpcf7-response-output { display: none; }
.wpcf7 form.invalid .wpcf7-response-output,
.wpcf7 form.unaccepted .wpcf7-response-output,
.wpcf7 form.spam .wpcf7-response-output,
.wpcf7 form.failed .wpcf7-response-output,
.wpcf7 form.aborted .wpcf7-response-output,
.wpcf7 form.sent .wpcf7-response-output { display: block; }
.wpcf7 label { display: block; font-family: var(--font-label); font-size: 0.8rem; letter-spacing: 0.14em; text-transform: uppercase; color: var(--straw); margin-bottom: var(--space-1); }
.wpcf7 .field { margin-bottom: var(--space-4); }
.wpcf7 input[type="text"], .wpcf7 input[type="email"], .wpcf7 input[type="tel"],
.wpcf7 textarea, .wpcf7 input[type="file"] {
  text-transform: none; letter-spacing: normal;
  width: 100%; padding: 0.85rem 1rem;
  font-family: var(--font-body); font-size: 1.05rem; color: var(--paper);
  background: color-mix(in srgb, var(--paper) 5%, transparent);
  border: 1px solid var(--line-dark); border-radius: 0;
}
.wpcf7 input:focus, .wpcf7 textarea:focus { border-color: var(--straw); outline: none; }
.wpcf7 textarea { min-height: 9rem; resize: vertical; }
.wpcf7 input[type="submit"] {
  font-family: var(--font-ui); font-size: 0.8rem; font-weight: 600;
  letter-spacing: 0.08em; text-transform: uppercase;
  padding: 0.95rem 2.2rem; border: 1px solid var(--straw);
  background: var(--straw); color: var(--ink); cursor: pointer;
  transition: background-color 160ms ease;
}
.wpcf7 input[type="submit"]:hover { background: var(--paper); border-color: var(--paper); }
.wpcf7 form .wpcf7-response-output { margin: var(--space-4) 0 0; padding: var(--space-3); border: 1px solid var(--straw); font-size: var(--step--1); }
.wpcf7-not-valid-tip { font-size: var(--step--1); color: #e2b3a3; margin-top: 0.3rem; }

/* ============================================================
   10. Article / single
   ============================================================ */
.article-head { padding-block: var(--space-6) var(--space-5); }
.article-head__meta { display: flex; gap: var(--space-3); align-items: center; font-family: var(--font-label); font-size: 0.8rem; letter-spacing: 0.08em; text-transform: uppercase; color: var(--mist); margin-top: var(--space-4); flex-wrap: wrap; }
.article-head__meta a { color: var(--gild-text); text-decoration: none; }
.breadcrumbs { font-family: var(--font-label); font-size: 0.8rem; letter-spacing: 0.1em; text-transform: uppercase; color: var(--mist); margin-bottom: var(--space-4); }
.breadcrumbs a { color: var(--mist); text-decoration: none; }
.breadcrumbs a:hover { color: var(--gild); }
.breadcrumbs .sep { color: var(--gild); margin-inline: 0.4rem; }

.prose { max-width: var(--width-text); margin-inline: auto; }
.prose > h2 { font-size: var(--step-3); margin-top: var(--space-6); }
.prose > h3 { margin-top: var(--space-5); }
.prose img { margin-block: var(--space-5); }
.prose .wp-caption-text, .prose figcaption { font-family: var(--font-ui); font-size: 0.8rem; color: var(--mist); margin-top: var(--space-2); }
.prose a { color: var(--gild-text); }
.drop .prose > p:first-of-type::first-letter {
  font-family: var(--font-display);
  font-size: 3.1em; line-height: 0.85;
  float: left; padding: 0.08em 0.12em 0 0;
  color: var(--gild);
}

.article-foot { max-width: var(--width-text); margin-inline: auto; padding-block: var(--space-6); }
/* Byline under the article title */
.byline { display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; gap: 0.35rem var(--space-4); margin-top: var(--space-3); font-size: var(--step--1); color: var(--mist); }
.byline__line a { color: var(--gild-text); font-weight: 600; text-decoration-color: color-mix(in srgb, var(--gild) 45%, transparent); }

.author-card { display: flex; gap: var(--space-4); align-items: center; border: 1px solid var(--line); padding: var(--space-4); }
.author-card__name { font-family: var(--font-display); font-size: var(--step-1); margin: 0 0 0.15rem; }
.author-card__name a { color: var(--ink); text-decoration-color: color-mix(in srgb, var(--gild) 50%, transparent); }
.author-card__name a:hover { color: var(--gild-text); }
.author-card img { width: 4.5rem; height: 4.5rem; border-radius: 50%; object-fit: cover; filter: grayscale(1) sepia(0.14); }
.author-card__name { font-family: var(--font-display); font-size: var(--step-1); margin: 0; }
.author-card__role { font-family: var(--font-label); font-size: 0.8rem; letter-spacing: 0.12em; text-transform: uppercase; color: var(--mist); }

.related { border-top: 1px solid var(--line); padding-block: var(--space-6); }

/* CTA panel reused on articles + practice pages */
.counsel-cta { background: var(--panel); color: #e8e4dc; padding: var(--space-6) 0; }
.counsel-cta h2 { color: var(--paper); font-size: var(--step-3); max-width: 24ch; }
.counsel-cta .wrap { display: flex; align-items: center; justify-content: space-between; gap: var(--space-5); flex-wrap: wrap; }

/* ============================================================
   11. Profile (people single)
   ============================================================ */
.profile-head { background: var(--bone); }
.profile-head .wrap { display: grid; grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 2fr) minmax(0, 3fr); gap: var(--space-6); padding-block: var(--space-6); align-items: end; }
.profile-head__photo img { filter: grayscale(1) sepia(0.14) contrast(1.02); aspect-ratio: 4/5; object-fit: cover; width: 100%; }
.profile-head h1 { margin-bottom: var(--space-2); }
.profile-head .zh { font-family: var(--font-body); color: var(--gild); font-size: 0.6em; margin-left: 0.6rem; letter-spacing: 0.1em; }
@media (max-width: 56rem) { .profile-head .wrap { grid-template-columns: 1fr; } .profile-head__photo { max-width: 20rem; } }

/* ============================================================
   12. Archive / listing pages
   ============================================================ */
.page-head { padding-block: var(--space-6) 0; }
.page-head h1 { max-width: 24ch; }
.page-head__lede { font-size: var(--step-1); color: var(--mist); max-width: 52ch; }
.pagination { display: flex; gap: var(--space-2); font-family: var(--font-label); font-size: 0.8rem; padding-block: var(--space-5); }
.pagination a, .pagination span { padding: 0.4rem 0.8rem; border: 1px solid var(--line); text-decoration: none; color: var(--ink); }
.pagination .current { background: var(--panel); color: var(--paper); border-color: var(--panel); }
.pagination a:hover { border-color: var(--gild); color: var(--gild-text); }

/* ============================================================
   13. Footer
   ============================================================ */
.site-footer {
  background-color: var(--bone); background-image: var(--grain);
  border-top: 1px solid var(--line);
  color: var(--mist); font-size: var(--step--1);
}
.site-footer a { color: var(--ink); text-decoration: none; }
.site-footer a:hover { color: var(--gild-text); }
.site-footer__grid { display: grid; grid-template-columns: 2fr 1fr 1fr 1.4fr; gap: var(--space-5); padding-block: var(--space-6); }
.site-footer__logo { display: inline-block; }
.site-footer__logo img { height: 3.3rem; width: auto; display: block; }
.site-footer__blurb { margin: 1.4rem 0 0.6rem; max-width: 34ch; color: var(--mist); }
.site-footer__award { margin: 0; font-family: var(--font-label); font-size: 0.8rem; letter-spacing: 0.1em; text-transform: uppercase; color: var(--gild-text); }
.site-footer .col-h { font-family: var(--font-label); font-size: 0.8rem; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: 0.18em; text-transform: uppercase; color: var(--mist); margin-bottom: var(--space-3); }
.site-footer ul { list-style: none; margin: 0; padding: 0; }
.site-footer li { margin-bottom: var(--space-2); }
.site-footer address { font-style: normal; line-height: 1.7; }
.site-footer__legal {
  border-top: 1px solid var(--line);
  padding-block: var(--space-4);
  display: flex; justify-content: space-between; gap: var(--space-3); flex-wrap: wrap;
  font-family: var(--font-label); font-size: 0.8rem; letter-spacing: 0.06em; color: var(--mist);
}
@media (max-width: 56rem) { .site-footer__grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr; } }
@media (max-width: 36rem) { .site-footer__grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr; } }

/* ============================================================
   14. Misc — 404, search, alignment classes WP needs
   ============================================================ */
.error-404 { text-align: center; padding-block: var(--space-7); }
.error-404 .code { font-family: var(--font-label); color: var(--gild); letter-spacing: 0.2em; }
.search-form { display: flex; gap: var(--space-2); max-width: 28rem; }
.search-form input[type="search"] { flex: 1; padding: 0.8rem 1rem; border: 1px solid var(--line); font-family: var(--font-body); font-size: 1.05rem; background: var(--paper); }
.search-form input[type="search"]:focus { border-color: var(--gild); outline: none; }

.aligncenter { margin-inline: auto; }
.alignleft { float: left; margin: 0 var(--space-4) var(--space-3) 0; }
.alignright { float: right; margin: 0 0 var(--space-3) var(--space-4); }
.wp-caption { max-width: 100%; }