@import url('https://fonts.googleapis.com/css2?family=Cormorant+Garamond:ital,wght@0,400;0,500;0,600;1,400&family=Jost:wght@300;400;500;600&display=swap');

:root {
  --cream: #F6F1E7;
  --cream-deep: #EFE7D8;
  --ink: #201C18;
  --ink-soft: #48423B;
  --gold: #B08A4E;
  --gold-deep: #8C6C39;
  --jade: #6E8B7A;
  --oxblood: #7A3B32;
  --rule: rgba(32, 28, 24, 0.14);
  --max: 720px;
}

* { box-sizing: border-box; }

html { scroll-behavior: smooth; }

body {
  margin: 0;
  background: var(--cream);
  color: var(--ink);
  font-family: 'Jost', sans-serif;
  font-weight: 300;
  line-height: 1.65;
  -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased;
}

h1, h2, h3, .display {
  font-family: 'Cormorant Garamond', serif;
  font-weight: 500;
  letter-spacing: 0.01em;
  color: var(--ink);
  margin: 0;
}

a { color: inherit; }

/* ---------- Lotus signature mark ---------- */
.lotus {
  width: 28px;
  height: 20px;
  display: block;
  margin: 0 auto;
}
.lotus path {
  fill: none;
  stroke: var(--gold);
  stroke-width: 1.1;
  stroke-linecap: round;
}

/* ---------- Header / Nav ---------- */
.site-header {
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: space-between;
  max-width: 1080px;
  margin: 0 auto;
  padding: 34px 28px 24px;
}
.wordmark {
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  text-decoration: none;
  color: var(--ink);
}
.wordmark img {
  height: 56px;
  width: auto;
  display: block;
}
nav.primary-nav { display: flex; gap: 34px; }
nav.primary-nav a {
  font-size: 13px;
  letter-spacing: 0.12em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  text-decoration: none;
  color: var(--ink-soft);
  padding-bottom: 4px;
  border-bottom: 1px solid transparent;
  transition: border-color 0.2s ease, color 0.2s ease;
}
nav.primary-nav a:hover,
nav.primary-nav a.active {
  color: var(--ink);
  border-bottom-color: var(--gold);
}

/* ---------- Blog index hero ---------- */
.blog-hero {
  max-width: var(--max);
  margin: 30px auto 10px;
  padding: 0 28px;
  text-align: center;
}
.blog-hero .eyebrow {
  font-size: 12px;
  letter-spacing: 0.22em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--gold-deep);
  margin-bottom: 14px;
  display: block;
}
.blog-hero h1 {
  font-size: clamp(42px, 6vw, 60px);
  font-style: italic;
  margin-bottom: 16px;
}
.blog-hero p {
  font-size: 17px;
  color: var(--ink-soft);
  max-width: 440px;
  margin: 0 auto;
}

.divider-wrap { margin: 40px 0; }

/* ---------- Filter row ---------- */
.filters {
  display: flex;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
  justify-content: center;
  gap: 10px;
  max-width: 1080px;
  margin: 0 auto 50px;
  padding: 0 28px;
}
.filters button {
  font-family: 'Jost', sans-serif;
  font-size: 12px;
  letter-spacing: 0.08em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  background: transparent;
  border: 1px solid var(--rule);
  color: var(--ink-soft);
  padding: 9px 18px;
  border-radius: 30px;
  cursor: pointer;
  transition: all 0.2s ease;
}
.filters button.active,
.filters button:hover {
  border-color: var(--gold);
  color: var(--ink);
  background: var(--cream-deep);
}

/* ---------- Post grid ---------- */
.post-grid {
  max-width: 1080px;
  margin: 0 auto;
  padding: 0 28px 100px;
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(2, 1fr);
  gap: 44px 40px;
}
@media (max-width: 720px) {
  .post-grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
}

.post-card {
  text-decoration: none;
  color: var(--ink);
  display: block;
}
.card-media {
  aspect-ratio: 4 / 3;
  border-radius: 2px;
  margin-bottom: 18px;
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, var(--cream-deep), #E3D8BE 60%, var(--gold) 140%);
  position: relative;
  overflow: hidden;
}
.card-media.veteran { background: linear-gradient(135deg, #E7DCC8, var(--oxblood) 150%); }
.card-media .lotus { position: absolute; bottom: 16px; right: 16px; opacity: 0.55; }
.card-media .lotus path { stroke: var(--cream); }
.card-media img {
  width: 100%;
  height: 100%;
  object-fit: cover;
  display: block;
}

/* ---------- Post hero image ---------- */
.post-hero-image {
  max-width: var(--max);
  margin: 0 auto 40px;
  padding: 0 28px;
}
.post-hero-image img {
  width: 100%;
  aspect-ratio: 4 / 3;
  object-fit: cover;
  border-radius: 2px;
  display: block;
}

.card-tag {
  font-size: 11px;
  letter-spacing: 0.14em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--gold-deep);
  display: block;
  margin-bottom: 10px;
}
.post-card h2 {
  font-size: 27px;
  font-weight: 500;
  margin-bottom: 10px;
  transition: color 0.2s ease;
}
.post-card:hover h2 { color: var(--gold-deep); }
.post-card p.excerpt {
  font-size: 15px;
  color: var(--ink-soft);
  margin-bottom: 12px;
}
.card-meta {
  font-size: 12px;
  color: var(--ink-soft);
  letter-spacing: 0.03em;
}
.card-meta .dot { margin: 0 8px; opacity: 0.5; }

.post-card.coming-soon { opacity: 0.45; pointer-events: none; }
.coming-soon .card-tag::after { content: " · Coming Soon"; }

/* ---------- Single post ---------- */
.post-hero {
  max-width: var(--max);
  margin: 10px auto 44px;
  padding: 0 28px;
  text-align: center;
}
.post-hero .card-tag { text-align: center; }
.post-hero h1 {
  font-size: clamp(34px, 5.4vw, 48px);
  margin: 14px 0 22px;
}
.post-byline {
  font-size: 13px;
  color: var(--ink-soft);
  letter-spacing: 0.03em;
}

.post-body {
  max-width: 620px;
  margin: 0 auto;
  padding: 0 28px 20px;
  font-size: 18px;
}
.post-body p { margin: 0 0 24px; }
.post-body h3 {
  font-size: 25px;
  font-style: italic;
  margin: 44px 0 18px;
}
.post-body .lede {
  font-size: 20px;
  color: var(--ink-soft);
}

.pull-note {
  border-left: 2px solid var(--gold);
  padding-left: 20px;
  font-family: 'Cormorant Garamond', serif;
  font-size: 22px;
  font-style: italic;
  color: var(--ink-soft);
  margin: 40px 0;
}

/* ---------- CTA ---------- */
.cta-block {
  max-width: var(--max);
  margin: 60px auto 10px;
  padding: 44px 28px;
  text-align: center;
  background: var(--cream-deep);
  border-radius: 3px;
}
.cta-block p.lede-cta {
  font-family: 'Cormorant Garamond', serif;
  font-size: 24px;
  font-style: italic;
  margin-bottom: 20px;
}
.btn {
  display: inline-block;
  text-decoration: none;
  background: var(--ink);
  color: var(--cream);
  font-size: 13px;
  letter-spacing: 0.12em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  padding: 15px 36px;
  border-radius: 2px;
  transition: background 0.2s ease;
}
.btn:hover { background: var(--gold-deep); }

/* ---------- Author bio ---------- */
.author-bio {
  max-width: var(--max);
  margin: 60px auto 0;
  padding: 30px 28px;
  border-top: 1px solid var(--rule);
  display: flex;
  gap: 18px;
  align-items: flex-start;
}
.author-initial {
  flex-shrink: 0;
  width: 52px;
  height: 52px;
  border-radius: 50%;
  background: var(--ink);
  color: var(--cream);
  font-family: 'Cormorant Garamond', serif;
  font-size: 22px;
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: center;
}
.author-bio p {
  margin: 0;
  font-size: 14.5px;
  color: var(--ink-soft);
}
.author-bio strong { color: var(--ink); font-weight: 500; }

/* ---------- Footer ---------- */
footer {
  max-width: 1080px;
  margin: 90px auto 0;
  padding: 30px 28px 50px;
  border-top: 1px solid var(--rule);
  display: flex;
  justify-content: space-between;
  align-items: center;
  font-size: 12px;
  color: var(--ink-soft);
  letter-spacing: 0.04em;
}
footer a { text-decoration: none; color: var(--ink-soft); }
footer a:hover { color: var(--gold-deep); }

.back-link {
  display: inline-flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 8px;
  max-width: var(--max);
  margin: 10px auto 0;
  padding: 0 28px;
  font-size: 12px;
  letter-spacing: 0.1em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--ink-soft);
  text-decoration: none;
}
.back-link:hover { color: var(--gold-deep); }