:root {
  --navy: #1B2A4A;
  --navy-soft: #2C3E5C;
  --gold: #C9A84C;
  --gold-soft: #DCC077;
  --cream: #FAF6EF;
  --parchment: #F0E9D8;
  --ink: #24304A;
}

* { box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0; padding: 0; }
html { scroll-behavior: smooth; }

body {
  font-family: 'EB Garamond', serif;
  background: var(--cream);
  color: var(--ink);
  line-height: 1.65;
  font-size: 19px;
}

h1, h2, h3, .eyebrow, nav a, .site-footer, .post-meta, .read-more {
  font-family: 'Montserrat', sans-serif;
}

a { color: inherit; }

.skip-link {
  position: absolute;
  left: -999px;
  top: 0;
  background: var(--navy);
  color: var(--cream);
  padding: 0.75rem 1.25rem;
  z-index: 100;
}
.skip-link:focus { left: 1rem; top: 1rem; }

/* -------- Header -------- */
header.site-header {
  position: sticky;
  top: 0;
  z-index: 10;
  background: var(--cream);
  border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(27,42,74,0.12);
}

.header-inner {
  max-width: 1100px;
  margin: 0 auto;
  padding: 1.1rem 1.5rem;
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: space-between;
}

.brand {
  font-weight: 700;
  letter-spacing: 0.02em;
  color: var(--navy);
  font-size: 1.05rem;
  text-decoration: none;
}

nav.primary-nav ul {
  list-style: none;
  display: flex;
  gap: 1.75rem;
}

nav.primary-nav a {
  text-decoration: none;
  font-size: 0.82rem;
  font-weight: 500;
  letter-spacing: 0.06em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--navy-soft);
  border-bottom: 1px solid transparent;
  padding-bottom: 2px;
}
nav.primary-nav a:hover { border-color: var(--gold); color: var(--navy); }

/* -------- Hero -------- */
.hero {
  max-width: 700px;
  margin: 0 auto;
  padding: 4rem 1.5rem 2.5rem;
  text-align: center;
}

.eyebrow {
  display: inline-block;
  font-size: 0.78rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.16em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--gold);
  font-weight: 600;
  margin-bottom: 1.2rem;
}

.hero h1 {
  font-family: 'EB Garamond', serif;
  font-style: italic;
  font-weight: 500;
  font-size: clamp(2.2rem, 5vw, 3rem);
  color: var(--navy);
  line-height: 1.15;
  margin-bottom: 1.1rem;
}

.hero p.lede {
  font-size: 1.1rem;
  color: var(--navy-soft);
  max-width: 560px;
  margin: 0 auto;
}

.hero-divider {
  width: 46px;
  height: 2px;
  background: var(--gold);
  margin: 1.8rem auto 0;
}

/* -------- Post list -------- */
.post-list {
  max-width: 700px;
  margin: 0 auto;
  padding: 1rem 1.5rem 5rem;
}

.post-preview {
  padding: 2rem 0;
  border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(27,42,74,0.12);
}
.post-preview:last-child { border-bottom: none; }

.post-preview h2 {
  font-family: 'EB Garamond', serif;
  font-weight: 500;
  font-style: italic;
  color: var(--navy);
  font-size: 1.5rem;
  margin: 0.4rem 0 0.7rem;
}

.post-preview h2 a { text-decoration: none; }
.post-preview h2 a:hover { color: var(--navy-soft); }

.post-meta {
  font-size: 0.78rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.04em;
  color: var(--gold);
  text-transform: uppercase;
}

.post-excerpt {
  color: var(--navy-soft);
  margin-bottom: 0.6rem;
}

.read-more {
  font-size: 0.8rem;
  font-weight: 600;
  letter-spacing: 0.04em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--navy);
  text-decoration: none;
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--gold);
}

/* -------- Single post -------- */
.post {
  max-width: 680px;
  margin: 0 auto;
  padding: 3.5rem 1.5rem 5rem;
}

.post h1 {
  font-family: 'EB Garamond', serif;
  font-weight: 500;
  font-style: italic;
  color: var(--navy);
  font-size: clamp(1.9rem, 4vw, 2.6rem);
  line-height: 1.2;
  margin: 0.5rem 0 0.6rem;
}

.post-content {
  margin-top: 1.8rem;
  color: var(--ink);
}

.post-content p { margin-bottom: 1.2rem; }
.post-content h2 { color: var(--navy); font-family: 'EB Garamond', serif; margin: 1.8rem 0 0.8rem; }
.post-content blockquote {
  border-left: 3px solid var(--gold);
  padding-left: 1.2rem;
  color: var(--navy-soft);
  font-style: italic;
  margin: 1.4rem 0;
}

.post-back {
  margin-top: 2.5rem;
  font-size: 0.85rem;
}
.post-back a { color: var(--navy-soft); text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 1px solid var(--gold); }

/* -------- Footer -------- */
footer.site-footer {
  background: var(--navy);
  color: rgba(250,246,239,0.65);
  padding: 2.4rem 1.5rem;
  text-align: center;
  font-size: 0.78rem;
}