:root {
  --paper: #F5EFE0;
  --ink: #1B1B1B;
  --ink-soft: #2B2B2B;
  --oxblood: #7A1F1F;
  --brass: #C9A55C;
  --measure: 1200px;
  --reading-measure: 720px;
}

* { box-sizing: border-box; }

html {
  background: var(--paper);
  color: var(--ink);
  font-family: 'EB Garamond', Garamond, 'Goudy Old Style', serif;
  font-size: 22px;
  line-height: 1.65;
}

body {
  margin: 0;
  padding: 0;
  min-height: 100vh;
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
}

a {
  color: var(--ink);
  text-decoration: none;
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--oxblood);
  transition: color .12s, border-color .12s;
}
a:hover { color: var(--oxblood); }
a.bare, .bare a { border-bottom: none; }

img { max-width: 100%; height: auto; display: block; }

/* SITE HEADER (masthead) */
.site-header {
  text-align: center;
  padding: 32px 16px 8px;
}
.site-header .masthead {
  display: inline-block;
  border-bottom: none;
  max-width: 1100px;
  margin: 0 auto;
}
.site-header .masthead img { width: 100%; }

.site-header.interior {
  padding: 28px 16px 12px;
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--brass);
  margin-bottom: 24px;
}
.site-header.interior .wordmark { display: inline-block; max-width: 240px; margin: 0 auto; }
.site-header.interior .wordmark img { width: 100%; }
.site-header .tagline {
  font-family: 'Cormorant Garamond', Garamond, serif;
  font-size: 13px;
  font-weight: 600;
  letter-spacing: 4px;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--ink);
  margin: 14px 0 0;
}

/* MAIN */
.site-main {
  flex: 1 0 auto;
  width: 100%;
  max-width: var(--measure);
  margin: 0 auto;
  padding: 16px 24px 80px;
}

/* FOOTER */
.site-footer {
  border-top: 1px solid var(--brass);
  padding: 32px 24px 40px;
  text-align: center;
  font-size: 13px;
  color: var(--ink-soft);
}
.site-footer .footer-mark { display: inline-block; max-width: 90px; margin: 0 auto 10px; border-bottom: none; }
.site-footer .footer-mark img { width: 100%; }
.site-footer .motto {
  font-family: 'Cormorant Garamond', serif;
  color: var(--oxblood);
  letter-spacing: 5px;
  font-size: 12px;
  margin: 0 0 8px;
  text-transform: lowercase;
}
.site-footer .meta {
  font-style: italic;
  opacity: .7;
  font-size: 12px;
  margin: 0;
  letter-spacing: 2px;
}

/* AVATARS */
.avatar {
  display: block;
  width: 110px;
  height: 110px;
  border-radius: 50%;
  border: 2px solid var(--brass);
  object-fit: cover;
  background: var(--paper);
}
.avatar--placeholder {
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: center;
  font-family: 'Cormorant Garamond', serif;
  font-weight: 700;
  font-size: 44px;
  color: var(--oxblood);
  background: rgba(122,31,31,0.06);
}
.avatar--large {
  width: 180px;
  height: 180px;
  margin: 0 auto 18px;
}
.avatar--large.avatar--placeholder { font-size: 72px; }
.avatar-link {
  display: inline-block;
  border-bottom: none;
  margin: 0 auto 14px;
}

/* CORRESPONDENTS — index */
.correspondent-list {
  list-style: none;
  margin: 0;
  padding: 0;
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(auto-fit, minmax(280px, 1fr));
  gap: 28px;
}
.correspondent-list > li {
  margin: 0;
  border: 1px solid rgba(122,31,31,0.25);
  padding: 22px 24px;
  background: rgba(255,255,255,0.4);
  text-align: center;
}
.correspondent-card h2 {
  font-family: 'Cormorant Garamond', serif;
  font-weight: 600;
  font-size: 28px;
  margin: 0 0 4px;
}
.correspondent-card h2 a { border-bottom: none; color: inherit; }
.correspondent-card h2 a:hover { color: var(--oxblood); }
.correspondent-card .meta {
  font-family: 'Cormorant Garamond', serif;
  letter-spacing: 2px;
  font-size: 13px;
  color: var(--oxblood);
  text-transform: uppercase;
  margin: 0 0 10px;
}
.correspondent-card .bio {
  font-size: 16px;
  line-height: 1.55;
  margin: 0 0 14px;
}
.correspondent-card .counts {
  margin: 0 0 12px;
  display: flex;
  gap: 6px;
}
.correspondent-card .count-pill {
  font-family: 'Cormorant Garamond', serif;
  font-size: 12px;
  letter-spacing: 2px;
  text-transform: lowercase;
  color: var(--oxblood);
  border: 1px solid var(--oxblood);
  padding: 2px 10px;
  border-radius: 12px;
}

/* CORRESPONDENTS — single profile */
.correspondent-profile {
  max-width: var(--reading-measure);
  margin: 0 auto;
}
.correspondent-profile .kicker {
  font-family: 'Cormorant Garamond', serif;
  font-size: 13px;
  letter-spacing: 4px;
  color: var(--oxblood);
  text-transform: uppercase;
  font-weight: 600;
  text-align: center;
  margin: 0 0 12px;
}
.correspondent-profile h1 {
  font-family: 'Cormorant Garamond', serif;
  font-weight: 700;
  font-size: 48px;
  letter-spacing: 4px;
  margin: 0 0 6px;
  color: var(--ink);
  text-align: center;
}
.correspondent-profile .meta-line {
  font-family: 'Cormorant Garamond', serif;
  font-size: 14px;
  letter-spacing: 3px;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--ink-soft);
  text-align: center;
  margin: 0 0 24px;
}
.correspondent-profile .body {
  font-size: 19px;
  line-height: 1.65;
}
.correspondent-profile .body p { margin: 0 0 1em; }

.correspondent-section { margin-top: 40px; }

/* HOME — Despatches list */
.lede {
  text-align: center;
  font-style: italic;
  color: var(--ink-soft);
  margin: 0 0 8px;
  font-size: 16px;
}
.rule-fleur {
  text-align: center;
  color: var(--brass);
  margin: 18px 0 8px;
  letter-spacing: 8px;
}

.series-block {
  margin: 28px 0 32px;
}
.series-block .series-title {
  font-family: 'Cormorant Garamond', serif;
  font-weight: 700;
  font-size: 22px;
  letter-spacing: 6px;
  color: var(--oxblood);
  text-transform: uppercase;
  text-align: center;
  margin: 24px 0 4px;
  padding-top: 24px;
  border-top: 1px solid var(--brass);
}
.series-block:first-of-type .series-title {
  border-top: none;
  padding-top: 8px;
  margin-top: 0;
}
.series-block .series-description {
  text-align: center;
  font-style: italic;
  color: var(--ink-soft);
  font-size: 15px;
  max-width: 560px;
  margin: 0 auto 4px;
}

.despatch-list {
  margin: 0;
  padding: 0;
  list-style: none;
}
.despatch-list > li {
  border-top: 1px solid rgba(122,31,31,0.22);
  padding: 32px 0;
}
.despatch-list > li:first-child {
  border-top: 1px solid rgba(122,31,31,0.22);
  margin-top: 16px;
}
.despatch-list > li:last-child {
  border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(122,31,31,0.22);
}

.despatch-card .kicker {
  font-family: 'Cormorant Garamond', serif;
  font-size: 12px;
  letter-spacing: 4px;
  color: var(--oxblood);
  text-transform: uppercase;
  font-weight: 600;
}
.despatch-card h2 {
  font-family: 'Cormorant Garamond', serif;
  font-weight: 600;
  font-size: 32px;
  line-height: 1.15;
  margin: 6px 0 8px;
  color: var(--ink);
}
.despatch-card h2 a {
  border-bottom: none;
  color: inherit;
}
.despatch-card h2 a:hover { color: var(--oxblood); }
.despatch-card .stamp {
  font-style: italic;
  color: var(--ink-soft);
  margin: 0 0 12px;
  font-size: 15px;
}
.despatch-card .excerpt {
  font-size: 20px;
  margin: 0 0 14px;
  line-height: 1.6;
}
.despatch-card .tag-pills {
  display: flex;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
  gap: 6px;
  list-style: none;
  margin: 0 0 14px;
  padding: 0;
}
.despatch-card .tag-pills li { margin: 0; }
.despatch-card .tag-pills a {
  display: inline-block;
  font-family: 'Cormorant Garamond', serif;
  font-size: 13px;
  letter-spacing: 2px;
  text-transform: lowercase;
  color: var(--oxblood);
  border: 1px solid var(--oxblood);
  padding: 2px 12px;
  border-radius: 12px;
  text-decoration: none;
  transition: background-color .12s, color .12s;
}
.despatch-card .tag-pills a:hover {
  background: var(--oxblood);
  color: var(--paper);
}

.despatch-card .read-more {
  display: inline-block;
  font-family: 'Cormorant Garamond', serif;
  font-size: 13px;
  letter-spacing: 3px;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--oxblood);
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--oxblood);
  padding-bottom: 1px;
}

/* DESPATCH SINGLE */
article.despatch .kicker {
  font-family: 'Cormorant Garamond', serif;
  font-size: 13px;
  letter-spacing: 4px;
  color: var(--oxblood);
  text-transform: uppercase;
  font-weight: 600;
  text-align: center;
  margin: 0 0 12px;
}
article.despatch h1 {
  font-family: 'Cormorant Garamond', serif;
  font-weight: 600;
  font-size: 40px;
  line-height: 1.1;
  margin: 0 0 14px;
  color: var(--ink);
  text-align: center;
}
article.despatch .stamp {
  font-style: italic;
  color: var(--ink-soft);
  text-align: center;
  margin: 0 0 10px;
  font-size: 17px;
}
article.despatch .meta-line {
  font-family: 'Cormorant Garamond', serif;
  font-size: 12px;
  letter-spacing: 4px;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--ink-soft);
  text-align: center;
  margin: 0 0 32px;
}
article.despatch .rule {
  text-align: center;
  margin: 0 0 28px;
  color: var(--brass);
}
article.despatch .body {
  font-size: 22px;
  line-height: 1.7;
  max-width: var(--reading-measure);
  margin: 0 auto;
}
article.despatch h1,
article.despatch .stamp,
article.despatch .meta-line,
article.despatch .kicker,
article.despatch .rule,
article.despatch .sign-off {
  max-width: var(--reading-measure);
  margin-left: auto;
  margin-right: auto;
}
article.despatch.is-epistula .letter-from,
article.despatch.is-epistula .reply-cue {
  max-width: var(--reading-measure);
  margin-left: auto;
  margin-right: auto;
}
article.despatch .body > p:first-of-type::first-letter {
  font-family: 'Cormorant Garamond', serif;
  font-size: 76px;
  font-weight: 700;
  float: left;
  line-height: 0.85;
  padding: 6px 12px 0 0;
  color: var(--oxblood);
}
article.despatch .body p { margin: 0 0 1.2em; }
article.despatch .body em { color: var(--oxblood); font-style: italic; }
article.despatch .sign-off {
  text-align: right;
  font-family: 'Cormorant Garamond', serif;
  font-weight: 600;
  font-style: italic;
  letter-spacing: 2px;
  margin-top: 28px;
  color: var(--oxblood);
  font-size: 22px;
}

/* Fabricator pages */
.fabricator-page .page-title {
  font-family: 'Cormorant Garamond', serif;
  font-weight: 600;
  font-size: 42px;
  line-height: 1.1;
  text-align: center;
  margin: 8px 0 4px;
  color: var(--ink);
}

.page-block { margin: 28px 0; }
.page-block--rich-text {
  max-width: var(--reading-measure);
  margin-left: auto;
  margin-right: auto;
}
.page-block--rich-text .rich {
  font-family: 'EB Garamond', serif;
  font-size: 22px;
  line-height: 1.7;
}
.page-block--rich-text .rich p { margin: 0 0 1.2em; }
.page-block--rich-text .rich h2 {
  font-family: 'Cormorant Garamond', serif;
  font-weight: 600;
  font-size: 28px;
  color: var(--ink);
  margin: 32px 0 12px;
}
.page-block--rich-text .rich h3 {
  font-family: 'Cormorant Garamond', serif;
  font-weight: 600;
  font-size: 22px;
  color: var(--ink);
  margin: 24px 0 10px;
}
.page-block--rich-text .rich em { color: var(--oxblood); font-style: italic; }
.page-block--rich-text .rich blockquote {
  border-left: 3px solid var(--oxblood);
  background: rgba(122,31,31,0.04);
  padding: 14px 22px;
  margin: 20px 0;
  font-style: italic;
}
.page-block--rich-text .rich a {
  color: var(--ink);
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--oxblood);
}
.page-block--rich-text .rich a:hover { color: var(--oxblood); }
.page-block--rich-text .rich ul,
.page-block--rich-text .rich ol { padding-left: 1.4em; margin: 0 0 1em; }
.page-block--rich-text .rich li { margin: 0.25em 0; }

.page-block--heading { text-align: center; margin: 36px 0 8px; }

.page-block--pull-quote .pull-quote {
  margin: 28px auto;
  padding: 22px 28px;
  max-width: 600px;
  border-top: 1px solid var(--brass);
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--brass);
  text-align: center;
  font-family: 'Cormorant Garamond', serif;
  font-style: italic;
  font-size: 22px;
  line-height: 1.4;
  color: var(--ink);
}
.page-block--pull-quote .pull-quote p { margin: 0 0 10px; }
.page-block--pull-quote .pull-quote cite {
  display: block;
  font-style: normal;
  font-size: 14px;
  letter-spacing: 3px;
  color: var(--oxblood);
  text-transform: uppercase;
}

.page-block--hero { text-align: center; padding: 8px 0 18px; }
.page-block--hero .eyebrow {
  font-family: 'Cormorant Garamond', serif;
  letter-spacing: 5px;
  font-size: 12px;
  color: var(--oxblood);
  text-transform: lowercase;
  margin: 0 0 8px;
}
.page-block--hero .hero-title {
  font-family: 'Cormorant Garamond', serif;
  font-weight: 700;
  font-size: 32px;
  letter-spacing: 3px;
  margin: 0 0 12px;
  color: var(--ink);
  text-transform: uppercase;
}
.page-block--hero .hero-subtitle {
  font-style: italic;
  color: var(--ink-soft);
  font-size: 18px;
  margin: 0 0 14px;
}
.page-block--hero .hero-body {
  max-width: 600px;
  margin: 0 auto;
  font-size: 17px;
  line-height: 1.5;
  color: var(--ink-soft);
}

.page-block--image-with-text .grid {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr;
  gap: 28px;
  align-items: center;
  margin: 16px 0;
}
.page-block--image-with-text-right .grid {
  grid-template-areas: "content image";
}
.page-block--image-with-text-right .image { grid-area: image; }
.page-block--image-with-text-right .content { grid-area: content; }
.page-block--image-with-text .image { margin: 0; }
.page-block--image-with-text .image img {
  width: 100%;
  height: auto;
  border: 1px solid var(--brass);
  display: block;
}
.page-block--image-with-text .image figcaption {
  font-style: italic;
  text-align: center;
  font-size: 14px;
  color: var(--ink-soft);
  margin-top: 8px;
}
.page-block--image-with-text .content {
  font-family: 'EB Garamond', serif;
  font-size: 18px;
  line-height: 1.6;
}
.page-block--image-with-text .content p { margin: 0 0 1em; }
.page-block--image-with-text .content em { color: var(--oxblood); font-style: italic; }
@media (max-width: 700px) {
  .page-block--image-with-text .grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr; grid-template-areas: none; }
  .page-block--image-with-text .image,
  .page-block--image-with-text .content { grid-area: auto; }
}

.page-block--three-column .grid {
  display: grid;
  gap: 28px;
  margin: 16px 0;
}
.page-block--three-column .grid--2 { grid-template-columns: repeat(2, 1fr); }
.page-block--three-column .grid--3 { grid-template-columns: repeat(3, 1fr); }
.page-block--three-column .column figure { margin: 0 0 14px; }
.page-block--three-column .column img {
  width: 100%;
  aspect-ratio: 4/3;
  object-fit: cover;
  border: 1px solid var(--brass);
}
.page-block--three-column .column h3 {
  font-family: 'Cormorant Garamond', serif;
  font-weight: 600;
  font-size: 20px;
  margin: 0 0 6px;
  color: var(--ink);
}
.page-block--three-column .column p {
  font-size: 15px;
  line-height: 1.55;
  margin: 0;
}
@media (max-width: 700px) {
  .page-block--three-column .grid--2,
  .page-block--three-column .grid--3 { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
}

.page-block--fleur { text-align: center; margin: 14px 0; }
.page-block--series-showcase,
.page-block--letters-showcase { margin: 24px 0; }

/* EPISTULA single-page layout */
article.despatch.is-epistula .letter-from {
  margin: 0 0 28px;
}
article.despatch.is-epistula .letter-from .byline {
  font-family: 'Cormorant Garamond', serif;
  color: var(--oxblood);
  letter-spacing: 1px;
  margin: 0 0 8px;
  font-size: 16px;
}
article.despatch.is-epistula .letter-body {
  margin: 0;
  padding: 16px 24px;
  border-left: 3px solid var(--oxblood);
  background: rgba(122,31,31,0.04);
  font-style: italic;
  font-size: 18px;
  line-height: 1.55;
}
article.despatch.is-epistula .letter-body p { margin: 0 0 0.8em; }
article.despatch.is-epistula .letter-body p:last-child { margin-bottom: 0; }
article.despatch.is-epistula .reply-cue {
  font-family: 'Cormorant Garamond', serif;
  color: var(--oxblood);
  text-align: left;
  margin: 24px 0 14px;
  font-size: 17px;
}
article.despatch.is-epistula .body.reply > p:first-of-type::first-letter {
  font-family: 'Cormorant Garamond', serif;
  font-size: 60px;
  font-weight: 700;
  float: left;
  line-height: 0.9;
  padding: 4px 10px 0 0;
  color: var(--oxblood);
}

.back-link {
  display: inline-block;
  margin-top: 40px;
  font-family: 'Cormorant Garamond', serif;
  font-size: 13px;
  letter-spacing: 3px;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--oxblood);
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--oxblood);
}

/* EMPTY STATE */
.empty {
  text-align: center;
  font-style: italic;
  opacity: .7;
  padding: 80px 0;
}

@media (max-width: 600px) {
  html { font-size: 19px; }
  .site-header { padding: 16px 8px 6px; }
  .despatch-card h2 { font-size: 26px; }
  article.despatch h1 { font-size: 30px; }
  article.despatch .body { font-size: 20px; }
  article.despatch .body > p:first-of-type::first-letter { font-size: 60px; }
}

/* SITE NAV (primary) */
.site-nav {
  text-align: center;
  padding: 4px 16px 18px;
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--brass);
  margin-bottom: 28px;
}
.site-nav a {
  display: inline-block;
  font-family: 'Cormorant Garamond', serif;
  letter-spacing: 4px;
  font-size: 14px;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--ink);
  border-bottom: 1px solid transparent;
  margin: 0 14px;
  padding-bottom: 3px;
  text-decoration: none;
}
.site-nav a:hover,
.site-nav a.is-active {
  border-bottom-color: var(--oxblood);
  color: var(--oxblood);
}

/* 2-COLUMN LAYOUT (index pages with sidebar) */
.layout-with-sidebar {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: 220px 1fr;
  gap: 48px;
  align-items: start;
}
.layout-with-sidebar .sidebar {
  position: sticky;
  top: 20px;
  font-family: 'Cormorant Garamond', serif;
}
.layout-with-sidebar .sidebar h3 {
  font-size: 13px;
  font-weight: 700;
  letter-spacing: 4px;
  color: var(--oxblood);
  text-transform: uppercase;
  margin: 0 0 10px;
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--brass);
  padding-bottom: 8px;
}
.layout-with-sidebar .sidebar ul {
  list-style: none;
  margin: 0 0 24px;
  padding: 0;
}
.layout-with-sidebar .sidebar li { margin: 0; }
.layout-with-sidebar .sidebar a {
  display: block;
  font-size: 15px;
  color: var(--ink);
  text-decoration: none;
  border-bottom: none;
  padding: 5px 0;
}
.layout-with-sidebar .sidebar a:hover { color: var(--oxblood); }
.layout-with-sidebar .sidebar a.is-active {
  color: var(--oxblood);
  font-weight: 600;
  border-left: 2px solid var(--oxblood);
  padding-left: 8px;
  margin-left: -10px;
}
.layout-with-sidebar .sidebar .count {
  color: var(--ink-soft);
  font-size: 12px;
  letter-spacing: 1px;
  margin-left: 4px;
}
@media (max-width: 760px) {
  .layout-with-sidebar { grid-template-columns: 1fr; gap: 16px; }
  .layout-with-sidebar .sidebar { position: static; }
}

/* INDEX-page lede */
.index-lede {
  text-align: center;
  font-style: italic;
  color: var(--ink-soft);
  margin: 0 0 8px;
}
.index-title {
  font-family: 'Cormorant Garamond', serif;
  font-weight: 700;
  font-size: 32px;
  letter-spacing: 6px;
  color: var(--ink);
  text-transform: uppercase;
  text-align: center;
  margin: 0 0 4px;
}