/* Most Romantic Hotels of the World · Evie Travel Awards · MMXXVI
   Design system v2 · old-world editorial */

:root {
  --paper: #f8f6f0;
  --ivory: #f1eee5;
  --pearl: #ece8db;
  --ink: #2c2e25;
  --enamel: #20221a;
  --gold: #826940;
  --gold-soft: #ab8d5e;
  --gold-pale: #cdb98e;
  --champagne: #e4d6b8;
  --hairline: #ded6c3;
  --hairline-soft: #e7e0d0;
  --stone: #6e6b59;
  --body-c: #3e4033;
  --muted: #605f50;
}

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

html { scroll-behavior: smooth; overflow-x: clip; }

body {
  background: var(--paper);
  color: var(--ink);
  font-family: "Cormorant Garamond", "Times New Roman", serif;
  font-weight: 400;
  -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased;
  text-rendering: optimizeLegibility;
  overflow-x: hidden;
}

img { display: block; }
a { color: inherit; text-decoration: none; }

:focus-visible { outline: 1px solid var(--gold); outline-offset: 3px; }
::selection { background: var(--champagne); color: var(--ink); }

.hidden-defs { position: absolute; width: 0; height: 0; overflow: hidden; }

body::after {
  content: "";
  position: fixed;
  inset: 0;
  z-index: 300;
  pointer-events: none;
  opacity: 0.05;
  mix-blend-mode: multiply;
  background-image: url('data:image/svg+xml;utf8,<svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="220" height="220"><filter id="n"><feTurbulence type="fractalNoise" baseFrequency="0.85" numOctaves="2" stitchTiles="stitch"/><feColorMatrix type="matrix" values="0 0 0 0 0.42 0 0 0 0 0.35 0 0 0 0 0.24 0 0 0 0.6 0"/></filter><rect width="220" height="220" filter="url(%23n)"/></svg>');
}

/* ---------- type ---------- */

h1, h2, h3, .display {
  font-family: "Playfair Display", "Didot", serif;
  font-weight: 500;
  letter-spacing: -0.005em;
}

.label {
  font-family: "Playfair Display", serif;
  text-transform: uppercase;
}

.eyebrow {
  font-family: "Playfair Display", serif;
  font-size: 12px;
  letter-spacing: 0.09em;
  text-indent: 0.09em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--gold);
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: center;
  gap: 14px;
}

.eyebrow::before,
.eyebrow::after {
  content: "";
  width: 3.5px;
  height: 3.5px;
  transform: rotate(45deg);
  background: var(--gold-soft);
  opacity: 0.75;
}

.eyebrow .wm-eyebrow { width: 56px; height: auto; color: var(--gold); margin-top: -4px; }

.eyebrow--left { justify-content: flex-start; }
.eyebrow--left::after { display: none; }

.eyebrow--italic {
  font-family: "Cormorant Garamond", serif;
  font-style: italic;
  font-weight: 500;
  text-transform: none;
  font-size: 20px;
  letter-spacing: 0.01em;
  text-indent: 0;
}

/* hero eyebrow ("The Inaugural Distinction") upright; CTA one stays italic */
.hero .eyebrow--italic { font-style: normal; }

.reg {
  font-size: 0.24em;
  font-weight: 400;
  vertical-align: 2.52em;
  letter-spacing: 0;
  margin-left: 0.12em;
}

/* ---------- love letter script ---------- */

@property --write {
  syntax: "<number>";
  initial-value: 1;
  inherits: false;
}

.script-bg {
  --write: 1;
  position: absolute;
  z-index: 0;
  font-family: "Monsieur La Doulaise", cursive;
  font-size: clamp(92px, 13vw, 200px);
  line-height: 1;
  color: var(--gold);
  opacity: 0.09;
  white-space: nowrap;
  pointer-events: none;
  user-select: none;
  transform: rotate(var(--rot, -6deg));
  -webkit-mask-image: linear-gradient(100deg, #000 calc(var(--write) * 112% - 14%), transparent calc(var(--write) * 112%));
  mask-image: linear-gradient(100deg, #000 calc(var(--write) * 112% - 14%), transparent calc(var(--write) * 112%));
}

@keyframes scriptwrite {
  from { --write: 0; }
  to { --write: 1; }
}

.script-bg.writing {
  animation: scriptwrite var(--dur, 6s) linear forwards;
}

.manifesto, .quote, .nomination, .destinations, .scoring, .evie, footer, .dbody, .dcta { overflow: hidden; }
.section .wrap, .wrap-narrow, .evie-inner, .quote blockquote, .quote .quote-sub, .quote .attribution, .quote .laurel-divider { position: relative; z-index: 1; }
footer > *, .dcta > *, .dbody .prose { position: relative; z-index: 1; }

/* ---------- ornament ---------- */

.rule-gem {
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 14px;
  width: min(210px, 40%);
  margin: 28px auto 0;
}

.rule-gem .line { flex: 1; height: 1px; background: var(--hairline); }
.rule-gem .dot {
  width: 4px; height: 4px;
  transform: rotate(45deg);
  background: var(--gold-soft);
}

.rule-gem--dark { margin: 0 auto 40px; }
.rule-gem--dark .line { background: var(--hairline); }
.rule-gem--dark .dot { background: var(--gold-soft); }

.laurel-divider {
  display: block;
  margin: 0 auto;
  width: 190px;
  color: var(--gold-soft);
  opacity: 0.9;
}

/* ---------- buttons ---------- */

.btn {
  display: inline-block;
  font-family: "Playfair Display", serif;
  font-size: 12.5px;
  letter-spacing: 0.07em;
  text-indent: 0.07em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  padding: 17px 38px;
  border: 1px solid var(--ink);
  transition: background 0.5s ease, color 0.5s ease, border-color 0.5s ease;
  cursor: pointer;
  text-align: center;
}

.btn-gold {
  background: #fbf9f2;
  border-color: var(--gold-pale);
  color: var(--ink);
}

.btn-gold:hover { background: var(--champagne); border-color: var(--gold-soft); color: var(--ink); }

.btn-ghost {
  background: transparent;
  border-color: rgba(142, 114, 68, 0.55);
  color: var(--ink);
}

.btn-ghost:hover { border-color: var(--gold); background: rgba(142, 114, 68, 0.07); }

.btn-ghost--light { color: var(--ivory); border-color: rgba(228, 214, 184, 0.55); }
.btn-ghost--light:hover { border-color: var(--champagne); background: rgba(228, 214, 184, 0.1); }

/* ---------- nav ---------- */

.nav {
  position: fixed;
  top: 0; left: 0; right: 0;
  z-index: 100;
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: space-between;
  padding: 24px 46px;
  transition: background 0.5s ease, padding 0.5s ease, border-color 0.5s ease;
  border-bottom: 1px solid transparent;
}

.nav.scrolled {
  background: rgba(248, 246, 240, 0.94);
  -webkit-backdrop-filter: blur(12px);
  backdrop-filter: blur(12px);
  border-bottom-color: var(--hairline-soft);
  padding: 14px 46px;
}

.nav-brand { display: flex; flex-direction: column; align-items: flex-start; gap: 5px; width: 76px; }
.nav-brand .wm { width: 100%; height: auto; color: var(--ink); }
.nav-brand .dept { display: block; width: 100%; height: auto; }
.nav-brand .dept text {
  font-family: "Playfair Display", serif;
  font-size: 19px;
  fill: var(--gold);
}

.nav-links { display: flex; gap: 34px; align-items: center; }

.nav-links a {
  font-family: "Playfair Display", serif;
  font-size: 12px;
  letter-spacing: 0.05em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--ink);
  position: relative;
  padding: 4px 0;
}

.nav-links a::after {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  left: 50%; right: 50%; bottom: 0;
  height: 1px;
  background: var(--gold);
  transition: left 0.4s ease, right 0.4s ease;
}

.nav-links a:hover::after { left: 0; right: 0; }

.nav .btn { padding: 12px 22px; font-size: 11px; }

.nav--light:not(.scrolled) .nav-brand .wm { color: var(--ivory); }
.nav--light:not(.scrolled) .nav-brand .dept text { fill: var(--champagne); }
.nav--light:not(.scrolled) .nav-links a { color: var(--ivory); text-shadow: 0 1px 14px rgba(32, 34, 26, 0.4); }
.nav--light:not(.scrolled) .nav-links a::after { background: var(--champagne); }
.nav--light:not(.scrolled) .btn-ghost { color: var(--ivory); border-color: rgba(228, 214, 184, 0.55); }
.nav--light:not(.scrolled) .btn-ghost:hover { border-color: var(--champagne); background: rgba(228, 214, 184, 0.1); }

/* ---------- hero ---------- */

.hero {
  position: relative;
  min-height: 100vh;
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: center;
  text-align: center;
  padding: 150px 24px 140px;
  overflow: hidden;
}

.hero-bg {
  position: absolute;
  inset: -10% 0;
  z-index: 0;
  will-change: transform;
  opacity: 0;
  transition: opacity 2.2s ease 0.05s;
}

.hero-bg.bg-in { opacity: 1; }

.hero-bg img { width: 100%; height: 100%; object-fit: cover; }

.hero-veil {
  position: absolute;
  inset: 0;
  z-index: 1;
  background:
    linear-gradient(180deg,
      rgba(248, 246, 240, 0.9) 0%,
      rgba(248, 246, 240, 0.62) 30%,
      rgba(248, 246, 240, 0.52) 58%,
      rgba(248, 246, 240, 0.78) 84%,
      rgba(248, 246, 240, 1) 100%);
}

.hero-inner { position: relative; z-index: 2; max-width: 1040px; }

.badge-wrap {
  position: relative;
  width: clamp(210px, 22vw, 290px);
  margin: 30px auto 42px;
  animation: badgefloat 9s ease-in-out infinite;
}

@keyframes badgefloat {
  0%, 100% { transform: translateY(0); }
  50% { transform: translateY(-7px); }
}

.badge-wrap img {
  width: 100%;
  height: auto;
}

/* no shadow on the hero medallion — the badge artwork sits flat on the cream.
   (a drop-shadow traces the PNG's rectangular bounds, reading as a gray square) */

.badge-shimmer {
  position: absolute;
  inset: 0.8%;
  border-radius: 50%;
  overflow: hidden;
  pointer-events: none;
}

.badge-shimmer::after {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  top: -30%; bottom: -30%; left: -80%;
  width: 38%;
  background: linear-gradient(100deg,
    rgba(255, 252, 244, 0) 0%,
    rgba(255, 250, 238, 0.45) 50%,
    rgba(255, 252, 244, 0) 100%);
  transform: rotate(12deg);
  animation: shimmer 9s ease-in-out infinite;
}

@keyframes shimmer {
  0% { left: -85%; opacity: 0; }
  8% { opacity: 1; }
  30% { left: 150%; opacity: 1; }
  38% { opacity: 0; }
  100% { left: 150%; opacity: 0; }
}

.hero-title {
  font-size: clamp(48px, 6.8vw, 102px);
  line-height: 1.06;
  letter-spacing: -0.008em;
  color: var(--ink);
}

.hero-sub {
  text-shadow: 0 1px 16px rgba(248, 246, 240, 0.8);
  font-style: normal;
  font-weight: 500;
  font-size: clamp(20px, 2.1vw, 25px);
  line-height: 1.5;
  color: var(--body-c);
  max-width: 660px;
  margin: 26px auto 0;
}

.hero-partner {
  text-shadow: 0 1px 14px rgba(248, 246, 240, 0.8);
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: center;
  gap: 12px;
  margin-top: 30px;
  font-family: "Playfair Display", serif;
  font-size: 11px;
  letter-spacing: 0.08em;
  text-indent: 0.08em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--stone);
}

.hero-partner { color: var(--body-c); }
.hero-partner .wm { width: 54px; height: auto; color: var(--gold); margin-top: -3px; }

.hero-ctas {
  display: flex;
  gap: 16px;
  justify-content: center;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
  margin-top: 42px;
}

.scroll-cue {
  position: absolute;
  bottom: 30px;
  left: 50%;
  transform: translateX(-50%);
  z-index: 2;
}

.scroll-cue .line {
  display: block;
  width: 1px;
  height: 56px;
  background: linear-gradient(180deg, var(--gold-soft), transparent);
  animation: cuepulse 3s ease-in-out infinite;
}

@keyframes cuepulse {
  0%, 100% { opacity: 0.3; }
  50% { opacity: 0.9; }
}

/* ---------- sections ---------- */

.section { padding: 140px 24px; position: relative; }
.wrap { max-width: 1140px; margin: 0 auto; }
.wrap-narrow { max-width: 860px; margin: 0 auto; }

.section-head { text-align: center; margin-bottom: 76px; }

.section-head h2 {
  font-size: clamp(38px, 4.6vw, 64px);
  line-height: 1.08;
  margin-top: 24px;
  color: var(--ink);
}

.section-head .lede {
  font-size: 20px;
  font-style: italic;
  line-height: 1.55;
  color: var(--muted);
  max-width: 660px;
  margin: 24px auto 0;
}

/* ---------- manifesto ---------- */

.manifesto { background: var(--paper); }

.manifesto-grid {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: 1.04fr 0.96fr;
  gap: 96px;
  align-items: center;
}

.manifesto h2 {
  font-size: clamp(38px, 4.2vw, 60px);
  line-height: 1.1;
  margin: 22px 0 34px;
}

.prose p {
  font-size: 20px;
  line-height: 1.65;
  color: var(--body-c);
  margin-bottom: 22px;
}

.prose p:first-of-type::first-letter {
  font-size: 64px;
  line-height: 0.82;
  float: left;
  padding: 9px 14px 0 0;
  color: var(--gold);
}

.prose em { color: var(--ink); }

.edit-frame {
  background: #fcfaf5;
  border: 1px solid var(--hairline);
  padding: 14px 14px 16px;
  box-shadow: 0 26px 54px rgba(70, 55, 32, 0.1);
  position: relative;
}

.edit-frame::after {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  inset: 6px;
  border: 1px solid var(--hairline-soft);
  pointer-events: none;
}

.edit-frame img { width: 100%; height: auto; aspect-ratio: 3 / 4; object-fit: cover; }

.edit-frame .caption {
  font-family: "Playfair Display", serif;
  font-size: 10px;
  letter-spacing: 0.08em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--stone);
  padding-top: 12px;
  text-align: center;
}

/* ---------- quote ---------- */

.quote {
  position: relative;
  background: var(--pearl);
  border-top: 1px solid var(--hairline-soft);
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--hairline-soft);
  text-align: center;
  padding: 130px 24px;
}

.quote blockquote {
  font-style: italic;
  font-weight: 500;
  font-size: clamp(31px, 4vw, 51px);
  line-height: 1.32;
  color: var(--ink);
  max-width: 900px;
  margin: 36px auto 0;
}

.quote .quote-sub {
  font-style: italic;
  font-size: 22px;
  line-height: 1.6;
  color: var(--body-c);
  max-width: 740px;
  margin: 28px auto 0;
  text-wrap: balance;
}

.quote .attribution {
  margin-top: 30px;
  font-family: "Playfair Display", serif;
  font-size: 11px;
  letter-spacing: 0.1em;
  text-indent: 0.1em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--gold);
}

/* ---------- evie partnership ---------- */

.evie {
  background: var(--paper);
  border-top: 1px solid var(--hairline-soft);
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--hairline-soft);
  position: relative;
  overflow: hidden;
  text-align: center;
}

.evie .frame-inset {
  position: absolute;
  inset: 26px;
  border: 1px solid rgba(142, 114, 68, 0.18);
  pointer-events: none;
}

.evie-inner { position: relative; max-width: 760px; margin: 0 auto; }

.evie .eyebrow { color: var(--gold); }

.evie-wordmark { width: 150px; height: auto; color: var(--gold); margin: 34px auto 6px; display: block; }

.evie h2 {
  font-size: clamp(32px, 3.6vw, 48px);
  color: var(--ink);
  line-height: 1.14;
  margin: 16px 0 34px;
}

.evie .prose { text-align: left; }

.evie .prose p {
  color: var(--body-c);
  font-size: 19px;
}

.evie .prose p:first-of-type::first-letter { color: var(--gold); }

.evie-credo {
  margin-top: 38px;
  padding-top: 30px;
  border-top: 1px solid var(--hairline);
  font-style: italic;
  font-weight: 500;
  font-size: 23px;
  line-height: 1.5;
  color: var(--gold);
}

/* ---------- destinations ---------- */

.destinations {
  background: var(--ivory);
  border-top: 1px solid var(--hairline-soft);
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--hairline-soft);
}

.panels {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(3, 1fr);
  gap: 52px;
  row-gap: 64px;
  margin-bottom: 84px;
}

.panel { text-align: center; display: block; }

.panel .panel-frame {
  border: 1px solid var(--hairline);
  padding: 12px;
  background: #fcfaf5;
  overflow: hidden;
  transition: box-shadow 0.6s ease;
  position: relative;
}

.panel .panel-frame::after {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  inset: 5px;
  border: 1px solid var(--hairline-soft);
  pointer-events: none;
}

.panel:hover .panel-frame { box-shadow: 0 26px 54px rgba(70, 55, 32, 0.12); }

.panel .panel-frame .ph {
  overflow: hidden;
  aspect-ratio: 4 / 5;
}

.panel img {
  width: 100%;
  height: 100%;
  object-fit: cover;
  transition: transform 1.8s cubic-bezier(0.16, 0.6, 0.2, 1);
}

.panel:hover img { transform: scale(1.04); }

.panel .panel-name {
  font-size: 27px;
  font-weight: 500;
  color: var(--ink);
  margin-top: 24px;
}

.panel .panel-cat {
  font-family: "Playfair Display", serif;
  font-size: 10.5px;
  letter-spacing: 0.08em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--gold);
  margin-top: 8px;
}

.dest-index {
  text-align: center;
  border-top: 1px solid var(--hairline-soft);
  padding-top: 44px;
}

.dest-index .di-title {
  font-family: "Playfair Display", serif;
  font-size: 10.5px;
  letter-spacing: 0.1em;
  text-indent: 0.1em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--stone);
  margin-bottom: 26px;
}

.dest-index ul {
  list-style: none;
  display: flex;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
  justify-content: center;
  gap: 14px 0;
  max-width: 880px;
  margin: 0 auto;
}

.dest-index li { display: flex; align-items: center; }

.dest-index li + li::before {
  content: "";
  width: 3.5px; height: 3.5px;
  transform: rotate(45deg);
  background: var(--gold-soft);
  margin: 0 20px;
  opacity: 0.7;
}

.dest-index a {
  font-size: 19px;
  font-style: italic;
  color: var(--body-c);
  border-bottom: 1px solid transparent;
  transition: color 0.4s ease, border-color 0.4s ease;
}

.dest-index a:hover { color: var(--gold); border-bottom-color: var(--gold-pale); }

/* ---------- scoring ---------- */

.scoring { background: var(--pearl); }

.crit-list { border-top: 1px solid var(--hairline); }

.crit {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: 70px 1fr auto;
  column-gap: 36px;
  align-items: baseline;
  padding: 40px 0;
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--hairline);
}

.crit .num {
  font-size: 20px;
  font-weight: 500;
  color: var(--gold);
  letter-spacing: 0.08em;
}

.crit .name {
  font-size: clamp(23px, 2.4vw, 29px);
  font-weight: 500;
  color: var(--ink);
}

.crit .desc {
  font-size: 18px;
  font-weight: 500;
  line-height: 1.62;
  color: var(--body-c);
  margin-top: 10px;
  max-width: 660px;
}

.crit .weight {
  font-size: clamp(46px, 5vw, 66px);
  font-weight: 500;
  color: var(--gold);
  white-space: nowrap;
  text-align: right;
  font-variant-numeric: tabular-nums;
  line-height: 1;
}

.crit .weight-num {
  display: inline-block;
  min-width: 1.7ch;
  text-align: right;
}

.crit .weight sup {
  font-size: 0.42em;
  color: var(--gold);
  vertical-align: 1.05em;
  margin-left: 2px;
}

.scoring .final-line {
  text-align: center;
  font-style: italic;
  font-size: 21px;
  color: var(--body-c);
  margin-top: 56px;
}

/* ---------- nomination ---------- */

.nomination { background: var(--paper); }

.nomination .intro {
  font-size: 21px;
  line-height: 1.6;
  color: var(--body-c);
  text-align: center;
  max-width: 720px;
  margin: 0 auto 84px;
}

.steps {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(3, 1fr);
  gap: 64px;
}

.step .step-num {
  font-size: 52px;
  font-weight: 500;
  color: var(--gold-pale);
  line-height: 1;
}

.step .step-rule {
  width: 42px;
  height: 1px;
  background: var(--gold-soft);
  margin: 18px 0 20px;
}

.step h3 {
  font-size: 24px;
  font-weight: 600;
  color: var(--ink);
  margin-bottom: 12px;
}

.step p {
  font-size: 18px;
  font-weight: 500;
  line-height: 1.62;
  color: var(--body-c);
}

.no-pay {
  text-align: center;
  margin-top: 76px;
  font-style: italic;
  font-weight: 500;
  font-size: 23px;
  color: var(--gold);
}

/* ---------- submit cta ---------- */

.cta {
  position: relative;
  overflow: hidden;
  padding: 170px 24px;
  text-align: center;
}

.cta-bg { position: absolute; inset: -10% 0; z-index: 0; will-change: transform; }
.cta-bg img { width: 100%; height: 100%; object-fit: cover; }

.cta-overlay {
  position: absolute;
  inset: 0;
  z-index: 1;
  background: linear-gradient(180deg, rgba(28, 30, 23, 0.74), rgba(28, 30, 23, 0.64) 50%, rgba(28, 30, 23, 0.8));
}

.cta-inner { position: relative; z-index: 2; max-width: 740px; margin: 0 auto; }

.cta .mini-badge {
  width: 150px;
  margin: 0 auto 38px;
  animation: badgefloat 9s ease-in-out infinite;
}

/* no shadow on the CTA medallion — the badge artwork sits flat on the green */

.cta .eyebrow { color: var(--champagne); }
.cta .eyebrow::before, .cta .eyebrow::after { background: var(--gold-pale); }

.cta h2 {
  font-size: clamp(36px, 4.4vw, 60px);
  color: var(--pearl);
  line-height: 1.1;
  margin: 22px 0 26px;
}

.cta .copy {
  font-style: italic;
  font-size: 21px;
  line-height: 1.6;
  color: rgba(240, 238, 228, 0.88);
  max-width: 620px;
  margin: 0 auto 44px;
}

.cta .btn-gold {
  padding: 19px 48px;
  background: var(--champagne);
  border-color: var(--champagne);
  color: var(--ink);
}

.cta .btn-gold:hover { background: var(--gold-pale); border-color: var(--gold-pale); }

.cta .includes {
  margin-top: 64px;
  padding: 36px 28px 32px;
  border-top: 1px solid rgba(228, 214, 184, 0.3);
  background: rgba(24, 25, 19, 0.32);
}

.cta .includes .inc-title {
  font-family: "Playfair Display", serif;
  font-size: 12px;
  letter-spacing: 0.12em;
  text-indent: 0.12em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: #f3efe4;
  margin-bottom: 26px;
}

.cta .includes ul {
  list-style: none;
  display: flex;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
  justify-content: center;
  gap: 12px 0;
  max-width: 660px;
  margin: 0 auto;
}

.cta .includes li {
  font-style: italic;
  font-weight: 500;
  font-size: 22px;
  color: #f3efe4;
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
}

.cta .includes li + li::before {
  content: "";
  width: 4px; height: 4px;
  transform: rotate(45deg);
  background: var(--champagne);
  margin: 0 18px;
  opacity: 0.9;
}

.cta .note {
  margin-top: 44px;
  font-family: "Playfair Display", serif;
  font-size: 11.5px;
  letter-spacing: 0.12em;
  text-indent: 0.12em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: rgba(243, 239, 228, 0.78);
}

/* ---------- footer ---------- */

footer {
  background: var(--paper);
  border-top: 1px solid var(--hairline-soft);
  text-align: center;
  padding: 92px 24px 56px;
  position: relative;
}

footer .wm { width: 104px; height: auto; color: var(--gold); margin: 0 auto; }

footer .foot-title {
  font-size: 23px;
  font-weight: 500;
  color: var(--ink);
  margin-top: 36px;
}

footer .foot-sub {
  font-style: italic;
  font-size: 16px;
  color: var(--muted);
  margin-top: 8px;
}

footer .foot-sub--wm { display: flex; align-items: center; justify-content: center; gap: 9px; }
footer .wm-inline { width: 44px; height: auto; color: var(--gold); margin-top: -2px; }

.foot-links {
  display: flex;
  justify-content: center;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
  gap: 14px 40px;
  margin: 44px 0 52px;
}

.foot-links a {
  font-family: "Playfair Display", serif;
  font-size: 11px;
  letter-spacing: 0.07em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--body-c);
  transition: color 0.4s ease;
}

.foot-links a:hover { color: var(--gold); }

footer .fine {
  font-family: "Playfair Display", serif;
  font-size: 9.5px;
  letter-spacing: 0.07em;
  color: var(--muted);
  line-height: 2.2;
  text-transform: uppercase;
}

/* ---------- destination pages ---------- */

.dhero {
  position: relative;
  min-height: 74vh;
  display: flex;
  align-items: flex-end;
  overflow: hidden;
  padding: 160px 24px 92px;
}

.dhero-bg { position: absolute; inset: -10% 0; z-index: 0; will-change: transform; opacity: 0; transition: opacity 2.2s ease 0.05s; }
.dhero-bg.bg-in { opacity: 1; }
.dhero-bg img { width: 100%; height: 100%; object-fit: cover; }

.dhero::after {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  inset: 0;
  z-index: 1;
  background: linear-gradient(180deg, rgba(32, 34, 26, 0.42) 0%, rgba(32, 34, 26, 0.1) 45%, rgba(32, 34, 26, 0.7) 100%);
}

.dhero-inner {
  position: relative;
  z-index: 2;
  max-width: 1140px;
  margin: 0 auto;
  width: 100%;
  text-align: center;
}

.dhero .eyebrow { color: var(--champagne); }
.dhero .eyebrow::before, .dhero .eyebrow::after { background: var(--gold-pale); }

.dhero h1 {
  font-size: clamp(56px, 7.6vw, 110px);
  color: #f8f6f0;
  line-height: 1.0;
  margin-top: 20px;
  text-shadow: 0 2px 40px rgba(32, 34, 26, 0.4);
}

.dhero .kicker {
  font-style: italic;
  font-weight: 500;
  font-size: clamp(19px, 2vw, 24px);
  color: rgba(248, 246, 240, 0.92);
  margin-top: 18px;
}

.dbody { position: relative; padding: 116px 24px 96px; background: var(--paper); }

.dbody .prose { max-width: 660px; margin: 0 auto; }

.dbody .prose p { font-size: 21px; line-height: 1.68; }

.standard {
  text-align: center;
  padding: 0 24px 116px;
  background: var(--paper);
}

.standard .inc-title {
  font-family: "Playfair Display", serif;
  font-size: 10.5px;
  letter-spacing: 0.1em;
  text-indent: 0.1em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--gold);
  margin-bottom: 24px;
}

.standard ul {
  list-style: none;
  display: flex;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
  justify-content: center;
  gap: 12px 0;
  max-width: 760px;
  margin: 0 auto;
}

.standard li {
  font-style: italic;
  font-size: 20px;
  color: var(--body-c);
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
}

.standard li + li::before {
  content: "";
  width: 3.5px; height: 3.5px;
  transform: rotate(45deg);
  background: var(--gold-soft);
  margin: 0 20px;
  opacity: 0.75;
}

.dcta {
  position: relative;
  background: var(--pearl);
  border-top: 1px solid var(--hairline-soft);
  text-align: center;
  padding: 104px 24px;
}

.dcta h2 { font-size: clamp(32px, 3.8vw, 50px); }

.dcta .lede {
  font-style: italic;
  font-size: 20px;
  color: var(--muted);
  margin: 18px auto 40px;
  max-width: 540px;
}

.dcta .hero-ctas { margin-top: 0; }

/* ---------- reveal ---------- */

.reveal {
  opacity: 0;
  transform: translateY(18px);
  transition: opacity 1.1s ease, transform 1.1s cubic-bezier(0.16, 0.6, 0.2, 1);
  transition-delay: var(--d, 0s);
}

.reveal.in { opacity: 1; transform: none; }

/* ---------- typographic balancing ---------- */

h1, h2, h3, .panel-name, .foot-title, .quote blockquote, footer .fine { text-wrap: balance; }
/* small-caps labels & captions — keep them balanced so no lone word strands */
.cta .note, .cta .inc-title, .panel-cat, .quote .attribution, .edit-frame .caption { text-wrap: balance; }

.hero-sub, .section-head .lede, .prose p, .evie .prose p, .cta .copy,
.nomination .intro, .crit .desc, .step p, .quote-sub,
.scoring .final-line { text-wrap: pretty; }

/* ---------- responsive ---------- */

@media (max-width: 1020px) {
  .manifesto-grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr; gap: 44px; }
  .manifesto-grid .edit-frame { max-width: 480px; margin: 0 auto; }
  .panels { grid-template-columns: 1fr; gap: 56px; max-width: 460px; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; }
  .steps { gap: 48px; }
}

@media (max-width: 880px) {
  .nav { padding: 16px 20px; }
  .hero-partner { white-space: nowrap; font-size: 9px; letter-spacing: 0.06em; gap: 8px; }
  .hero-partner .wm { width: 42px; }
  footer .foot-sub--wm { flex-wrap: wrap; row-gap: 5px; }

  /* footer: tidy single-column stack, scaled down a notch for a footer feel */
  footer { padding: 60px 24px 46px; }
  footer .wm { width: 86px; }
  footer .foot-title { font-size: 18px; margin-top: 22px; }
  .foot-links {
    flex-direction: column;
    align-items: center;
    gap: 17px;
    margin: 34px 0 30px;
  }
  .foot-links a { font-size: 11px; }
  footer .rule-gem--dark { margin: 0 auto 30px; }
  footer .fine { font-size: 9px; line-height: 2.05; }

  .panels {
    display: flex;
    overflow-x: auto;
    scroll-snap-type: x mandatory;
    -webkit-overflow-scrolling: touch;
    gap: 18px;
    max-width: none;
    margin: 0 -20px 8px;
    padding: 0 20px 10px;
    scrollbar-width: none;
  }
  .panels::-webkit-scrollbar { display: none; }
  .panels .panel { flex: 0 0 76%; scroll-snap-align: center; }
  .nav.scrolled { padding: 11px 20px; }
  .nav-links { display: none; }
  .scroll-cue { display: none; }
  .nav-brand { width: 60px; }
  .nav .btn { padding: 11px 16px; font-size: 10px; white-space: nowrap; }

  .section { padding: 64px 20px; }
  .quote { padding: 60px 20px; }

  /* uniform vertical rhythm — tame the oversized desktop gaps on mobile */
  .section-head { margin-bottom: 40px; }
  .nomination .intro { margin-bottom: 48px; }
  .no-pay { margin-top: 48px; }
  .scoring .final-line { margin-top: 40px; }
  .cta .includes { margin-top: 44px; }
  .cta .note { margin-top: 36px; }

  .steps { grid-template-columns: 1fr; gap: 44px; }

  /* keep the evie decorative frame clear of the body text on mobile,
     with a comfortable, even inset on all sides */
  .evie { padding-left: 32px; padding-right: 32px; }
  .evie .frame-inset { inset: 16px; }

  .crit { grid-template-columns: 1fr auto; }
  .crit .num { display: none; }

  .hero { min-height: auto; padding: 118px 20px 64px; }
  .hero-ctas .btn { width: 100%; max-width: 340px; }

  .dhero { min-height: 62vh; padding: 130px 20px 70px; }

  .cta { padding: 76px 20px; }
  .cta .includes li { width: 100%; justify-content: center; }
  .cta .includes li + li::before { display: none; }

  .standard li { width: 100%; justify-content: center; }
  .standard li + li::before { display: none; }

  .dest-index li { width: 100%; justify-content: center; }
  .dest-index li + li::before { display: none; }
}

@media (max-width: 560px) {
  .eyebrow { font-size: 10.5px; letter-spacing: 0.07em; text-indent: 0.07em; gap: 11px; }
  .hero-title { font-size: 36px; }
  .quote blockquote { font-size: 24px; }
  .quote .quote-sub { font-size: 18px; }
  .crit .weight { font-size: 44px; }
  .dhero h1 { font-size: 48px; }
  /* fluid so long headings (e.g. "…romantic destinations", "…romance-specific
     lens") fit two balanced lines on narrow phones instead of stranding a word */
  .section-head h2, .manifesto h2 { font-size: clamp(28px, 8.4vw, 34px); }
  .evie h2 { font-size: 32px; }
  .cta h2 { font-size: 34px; }

  /* let text-wrap:balance govern heading line breaks instead of the
     desktop-tuned hard breaks, which strand words at phone widths */
  .hero-title br, .section-head h2 br, .manifesto h2 br,
  .evie h2 br, .cta h2 br, .quote blockquote br { display: none; }
}

/* ---------- reduced motion ---------- */

@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) {
  html { scroll-behavior: auto; }
  .script-bg.writing { animation: none; }
  .badge-wrap, .cta .mini-badge { animation: none; }
  .badge-shimmer::after, .scroll-cue .line { animation: none; }
  .reveal { opacity: 1; transform: none; transition: none; }
  .hero-bg, .dhero-bg { opacity: 1; transition: none; }
}