/* ── Meridian Design System ── shared across all pages ──────────── */
/* Fonts are loaded via <link rel="preload"> in each page <head> — no @import needed */

:root{
  --navy-900:#0A0F1E;--navy-800:#0E1526;--navy-700:#141C31;--navy-600:#1E2845;--navy-500:#2B3655;
  --warm-50:#FDFBF6;--warm-100:#F9F7F2;--warm-200:#EEE9DD;--warm-300:#D9CFBC;--warm-400:#B8AD95;
  --gold-500:#C9A84C;--gold-600:#A88A35;--gold-400:#D9BE6E;
  --green-500:#2A7D4F;--green-600:#1F6040;--green-400:#3DAF6B;--green-100:rgba(42,125,79,0.10);--green-dark:#3DAF6B;
  --coral-500:#E8432D;--coral-600:#C5331F;
  --ink-900:#1A1A1A;--ink-700:#2E2E2E;--ink-500:#5C5C5C;

  --bg-dark:var(--navy-900); --bg-dark-alt:var(--navy-800);
  --bg-light:var(--warm-100); --bg-light-alt:var(--warm-50);
  --fg-on-dark:var(--warm-100); --fg-on-dark-2:#D4CDBD; --fg-on-dark-3:#A8A090;
  --fg-on-light:var(--ink-900); --fg-on-light-2:var(--ink-700); --fg-on-light-3:var(--ink-500);
  --accent:var(--gold-500); --accent-hover:var(--gold-600); --accent-alt:var(--coral-500);
  --rule-dark:rgba(245,240,232,0.14); --rule-light:rgba(10,15,30,0.12);

  --font-serif:"Roboto Slab", Georgia, serif;
  --font-sans:"Roboto", -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, sans-serif;
  --font-mono:"Roboto Mono", ui-monospace, monospace;

  --container-max:1320px;
  --container-pad:clamp(24px,5vw,56px);
  --section-y:clamp(80px,9vw,144px);

  --r-sm:4px; --r-md:6px; --r-lg:10px;
  --shadow-md:0 8px 24px -8px rgba(10,15,30,.18),0 2px 6px rgba(10,15,30,.06);
  --shadow-lift:0 16px 32px -12px rgba(10,15,30,.30);
  --shadow-dark-lift:0 24px 56px -16px rgba(0,0,0,.7);
  --ease-out:cubic-bezier(0.22,1,0.36,1);
  --dur-fast:180ms; --dur-med:320ms; --dur-slow:620ms;
}
*,*::before,*::after{box-sizing:border-box}
img, video, iframe, embed, object{max-width:100%; height:auto}
html{
  scroll-behavior:smooth;
  overflow-x:hidden;
  max-width:100%;
}
body{
  margin:0; overflow-x:hidden;
  max-width:100%; width:100%;
  background:var(--bg-light); color:var(--fg-on-light);
  font-family:var(--font-sans);
  font-size:18px; line-height:1.65;
  -webkit-font-smoothing:antialiased; text-rendering:optimizeLegibility;
}
h1,h2,h3,h4{
  font-family:var(--font-serif); font-weight:500; color:inherit;
  text-wrap:balance; margin:0;
}
h1{line-height:1.08; letter-spacing:-0.02em; font-weight:600}
h2{line-height:1.1; letter-spacing:-0.015em}
h3{line-height:1.2; letter-spacing:-0.008em}
h4{line-height:1.3; letter-spacing:0}
em{font-style:italic; color:var(--fg-on-light-3)}
.bg-dark em, .bg-dark-alt em{color:var(--fg-on-dark-3)}
p{margin:0; text-wrap:pretty}
a{color:inherit; text-decoration:none}
button{font:inherit; cursor:pointer}

.container{max-width:var(--container-max); margin:0 auto; padding:0 var(--container-pad); width:100%}
.container-narrow{max-width:900px; margin:0 auto; padding:0 var(--container-pad); width:100%}
section, header, footer, nav{max-width:100%; overflow-x:hidden}
.section-pad{padding:var(--section-y) 0}
.section-pad-sm{padding:clamp(56px,7vw,96px) 0}
.bg-dark{background:var(--bg-dark); color:var(--fg-on-dark)}
.bg-dark-alt{background:var(--bg-dark-alt); color:var(--fg-on-dark)}
.bg-light{background:var(--bg-light)}
.bg-light-alt{background:var(--bg-light-alt)}

/* ── Eyebrow ─────────────────────────────────────────────────── */
.eyebrow{
  font-family:var(--font-mono); font-size:12px; font-weight:500;
  letter-spacing:.16em; text-transform:uppercase;
  color:var(--accent); line-height:1.3;
  display:inline-flex; align-items:center; gap:10px;
}
.eyebrow::before{content:""; width:22px; height:1px; background:var(--accent)}
.eyebrow.muted{color:var(--fg-on-light-3)}
.eyebrow.muted::before{background:var(--fg-on-light-3)}
.eyebrow.green{color:var(--green-500)}
.eyebrow.green::before{background:var(--green-500)}
.bg-dark .eyebrow.muted, .bg-dark-alt .eyebrow.muted{color:var(--fg-on-dark-3)}
.bg-dark .eyebrow.muted::before, .bg-dark-alt .eyebrow.muted::before{background:var(--fg-on-dark-3)}

/* ── Buttons ─────────────────────────────────────────────────── */
.btn{
  display:inline-flex; align-items:center; justify-content:center; gap:10px;
  padding:18px 28px; border-radius:var(--r-md); border:1.5px solid transparent;
  font-family:var(--font-sans); font-size:16px; font-weight:500; letter-spacing:.005em;
  transition:transform var(--dur-fast) var(--ease-out),
             background var(--dur-fast), color var(--dur-fast),
             border-color var(--dur-fast), box-shadow var(--dur-fast);
  white-space:nowrap;
}
.btn-primary{background:var(--accent); color:var(--navy-900)}
.btn-primary:hover{background:var(--gold-600); color:var(--warm-100); transform:translateY(-2px); box-shadow:var(--shadow-lift)}
.btn-outline-light{color:var(--fg-on-dark); border-color:var(--fg-on-dark)}
.btn-outline-light:hover{background:var(--warm-100); color:var(--navy-900); transform:translateY(-2px)}
.btn-outline-dark{color:var(--fg-on-light); border-color:var(--ink-900)}
.btn-outline-dark:hover{background:var(--ink-900); color:var(--warm-100); transform:translateY(-2px)}
.btn-lg{padding:22px 34px; font-size:17px}

/* ── Noise overlay ───────────────────────────────────────────── */
.noise{position:absolute; inset:0; pointer-events:none; opacity:.05; mix-blend-mode:overlay;
  background-image:url("data:image/svg+xml;utf8,%3Csvg xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg' width='240' height='240'%3E%3Cfilter id='n'%3E%3CfeTurbulence baseFrequency='0.9' numOctaves='2' stitchTiles='stitch'/%3E%3C/filter%3E%3Crect width='100%25' height='100%25' filter='url(%23n)' opacity='0.55'/%3E%3C/svg%3E");
}

/* ── NAV ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────── */
.nav{
  position:sticky; top:0; z-index:50;
  background:var(--bg-dark); color:var(--fg-on-dark);
  border-bottom:1px solid var(--rule-dark);
  height:76px; display:flex; align-items:center;
}
.nav .container{display:flex; align-items:center; justify-content:space-between; width:100%; gap:32px}
.nav-mark{display:flex; align-items:center; gap:14px; color:var(--fg-on-dark)}
.nav-mark svg{width:30px; height:30px; flex-shrink:0}
.nav-mark .wm{font-family:var(--font-serif); font-size:20px; font-weight:500; letter-spacing:-.01em; line-height:1}
.nav-mark .tag{display:block; font-family:var(--font-mono); font-size:9.5px; font-weight:500; letter-spacing:.18em; text-transform:uppercase; color:var(--fg-on-dark-3); margin-top:4px}
.nav-links{display:flex; align-items:center; gap:36px}
.nav-link{color:var(--fg-on-dark-2); font-size:15px; transition:color var(--dur-fast)}
.nav-link:hover{color:var(--accent)}
.nav-cta{padding:12px 20px; font-size:14px}
/* ── Hamburger ───────────────────────────────────────────────── */
.nav-toggle{
  display:none;
  flex-direction:column; align-items:center; justify-content:center; gap:5px;
  width:44px; height:44px; flex-shrink:0;
  background:none; border:none; cursor:pointer; padding:0;
}
.nav-toggle span{
  display:block; width:22px; height:2px;
  background:#F9F7F2; border-radius:2px;
  transition:transform 220ms ease, opacity 160ms;
  pointer-events:none;
}
.nav-toggle.open span:nth-child(1){transform:translateY(7px) rotate(45deg)}
.nav-toggle.open span:nth-child(2){opacity:0}
.nav-toggle.open span:nth-child(3){transform:translateY(-7px) rotate(-45deg)}

/* ── Mobile drawer ───────────────────────────────────────────── */
.nav-drawer{
  display:none;
  position:fixed; top:76px; left:0; right:0; z-index:48;
  width:100%; max-width:100vw;
  background:var(--bg-dark);
  border-bottom:1px solid var(--rule-dark);
  flex-direction:column;
  padding:8px var(--container-pad) 24px;
  overflow-x:hidden;
}
.nav-drawer.open{display:flex}
.nav-drawer a{
  display:block; padding:14px 0;
  border-bottom:1px solid var(--rule-dark);
  color:var(--fg-on-dark-2); font-size:16px;
  text-decoration:none;
}
.nav-drawer a:last-child{border-bottom:none}
.nav-drawer a:hover{color:var(--accent)}
.nav-drawer .btn-primary{
  display:block; margin-top:12px; text-align:center;
  background:var(--gold-500); color:var(--navy-900);
  padding:14px 24px; border-radius:var(--r-md); font-weight:500;
}

@media(max-width:820px){
  .nav-links{display:none}
  .nav-toggle{display:flex}
}

/* ── Page hero (subpages) ────────────────────────────────────── */
.page-hero{
  background:var(--bg-dark); color:var(--fg-on-dark);
  position:relative; overflow:hidden;
  padding:clamp(72px,9vw,120px) 0 clamp(72px,9vw,120px);
}
.page-hero > *{position:relative; z-index:1}
.crumb{
  font-family:var(--font-mono); font-size:11.5px; letter-spacing:.16em; text-transform:uppercase;
  color:var(--fg-on-dark-3); display:flex; flex-wrap:wrap; align-items:center; gap:8px;
  margin-bottom:24px;
}
.crumb a{color:var(--fg-on-dark-3); transition:color var(--dur-fast)}
.crumb a:hover{color:var(--accent)}
.crumb .sep{color:var(--fg-on-dark-3); opacity:.5}
.crumb b{color:var(--fg-on-dark); font-weight:500}

.page-h1{
  margin-top:24px;
  font-size:clamp(2.2rem, 5.2vw, 4.25rem);
  letter-spacing:-0.02em; line-height:1.08;
}
.page-h1 em{color:var(--gold-400); font-style:italic}
.page-lead{
  margin-top:32px;
  font-size:clamp(1.125rem, 1.4vw, 1.375rem);
  line-height:1.55; color:var(--fg-on-dark-2);
  max-width:680px;
}
.page-hero-actions{margin-top:40px; display:flex; flex-wrap:wrap; gap:16px}

/* ── Section header ──────────────────────────────────────────── */
.section-h2{
  margin-top:24px;
  font-size:clamp(1.875rem, 3.8vw, 3.125rem);
  letter-spacing:-0.018em; line-height:1.08;
}
.section-h2 em{color:var(--fg-on-light-3)}
.bg-dark .section-h2 em, .bg-dark-alt .section-h2 em{color:var(--fg-on-dark-3)}
.section-lead{margin-top:24px; font-size:1.125rem; line-height:1.6; color:var(--fg-on-light-2); max-width:640px}
.bg-dark .section-lead, .bg-dark-alt .section-lead{color:var(--fg-on-dark-2)}
.section-head{max-width:780px}

/* ── Bullet check list ───────────────────────────────────────── */
.checklist{padding:0; list-style:none; display:flex; flex-direction:column; gap:14px}
.checklist li{
  display:grid; grid-template-columns:28px 1fr; gap:16px; align-items:start;
  padding:18px 0; border-top:1px solid var(--rule-light);
  font-size:1.0625rem; line-height:1.5; color:var(--fg-on-light);
}
.checklist li:last-child{border-bottom:1px solid var(--rule-light)}
.bg-dark .checklist li, .bg-dark-alt .checklist li{border-color:var(--rule-dark); color:var(--fg-on-dark)}
.bg-dark .checklist li:last-child, .bg-dark-alt .checklist li:last-child{border-bottom-color:var(--rule-dark)}
.checklist .ck{
  width:28px; height:28px; border-radius:50%;
  background:rgba(201,168,76,.12); display:flex; align-items:center; justify-content:center;
  color:var(--accent); flex-shrink:0; margin-top:-2px;
}
.bg-dark .checklist .ck, .bg-dark-alt .checklist .ck{background:rgba(201,168,76,.18)}
.checklist li b{display:block; font-family:var(--font-serif); font-weight:600; font-size:1.1875rem; letter-spacing:-0.01em; margin-bottom:2px}
.checklist li b em{color:var(--fg-on-light-3); font-style:italic}
.bg-dark .checklist li b em, .bg-dark-alt .checklist li b em{color:var(--fg-on-dark-3)}

/* ── Cards ───────────────────────────────────────────────────── */
.card{
  background:var(--warm-50); border:1px solid var(--rule-light);
  border-radius:var(--r-md); padding:clamp(28px,3vw,40px);
  position:relative;
  transition:transform var(--dur-med) var(--ease-out), box-shadow var(--dur-med) var(--ease-out), border-color var(--dur-med);
}
.card-stripe::before{
  content:""; position:absolute; top:0; left:0; right:0; height:3px;
  background:var(--accent); border-radius:var(--r-md) var(--r-md) 0 0;
}
.card-stripe-green::before{
  content:""; position:absolute; top:0; left:0; right:0; height:3px;
  background:var(--green-500); border-radius:var(--r-md) var(--r-md) 0 0;
}
/* Green checkmark utility */
.ck-green{
  width:28px; height:28px; border-radius:50%;
  background:rgba(42,125,79,.12); display:flex; align-items:center; justify-content:center;
  color:var(--green-500); flex-shrink:0; margin-top:-2px;
}
.bg-dark .ck-green{background:rgba(42,125,79,.22); color:var(--green-400)}
.card:hover{transform:translateY(-3px); box-shadow:var(--shadow-lift); border-color:rgba(201,168,76,.4)}
.bg-dark .card, .bg-dark-alt .card{
  background:rgba(255,255,255,0.025); border-color:var(--rule-dark); color:var(--fg-on-dark);
}

/* ── FAQ ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────── */
.faq-list{display:flex; flex-direction:column; border-top:1px solid var(--rule-light)}
.faq-item{border-bottom:1px solid var(--rule-light)}
.faq-q{
  width:100%; text-align:left; padding:26px 0; background:none; border:0;
  display:flex; align-items:center; justify-content:space-between; gap:24px;
  font-family:var(--font-serif); font-size:clamp(1.125rem,1.55vw,1.4375rem); font-weight:500; letter-spacing:-0.012em; color:var(--fg-on-light); line-height:1.25;
  transition:color var(--dur-fast); cursor:pointer; list-style:none;
}
.faq-q::-webkit-details-marker{display:none}
.faq-q:hover{color:var(--accent)}
.faq-chev{flex-shrink:0; color:var(--accent); transition:transform var(--dur-med) var(--ease-out)}
.faq-item[open] .faq-chev{transform:rotate(180deg)}
.faq-a{padding:0 0 28px; font-size:1.0625rem; line-height:1.65; color:var(--fg-on-light-2); max-width:760px}
.faq-a b{color:var(--fg-on-light); font-weight:600}

/* ── CTA block ───────────────────────────────────────────────── */
.cta-block{position:relative; overflow:hidden}
.cta-inner{position:relative; z-index:1; text-align:center; max-width:880px; margin:0 auto}
.cta-h{font-size:clamp(2rem, 4vw, 3.5rem); letter-spacing:-0.018em; line-height:1.08; color:var(--fg-on-dark)}
.cta-h em{color:var(--gold-400)}
.cta-sub{margin-top:28px; font-size:clamp(1.0625rem,1.3vw,1.25rem); line-height:1.55; color:var(--fg-on-dark-2); max-width:620px; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto}
.cta-actions{margin-top:44px; display:flex; gap:16px; justify-content:center; flex-wrap:wrap}

/* ── FOOTER ──────────────────────────────────────────────────── */
.foot{background:var(--navy-900); color:var(--fg-on-dark-2); padding:48px 0 36px; border-top:1px solid var(--rule-dark)}
.foot .container{display:flex; justify-content:space-between; align-items:center; gap:24px; flex-wrap:wrap}
.foot-meta{font-family:var(--font-mono); font-size:11px; letter-spacing:.12em; text-transform:uppercase; color:var(--fg-on-dark-3); line-height:1.6}
.foot-meta span{color:var(--fg-on-dark-2)}
.foot-nav{display:flex; gap:24px; flex-wrap:wrap}
.foot-nav a{font-family:var(--font-mono); font-size:11px; letter-spacing:.12em; text-transform:uppercase; color:var(--fg-on-dark-3); transition:color var(--dur-fast)}
.foot-nav a:hover{color:var(--accent)}

/* ── Form fields ─────────────────────────────────────────────── */
.field{display:flex; flex-direction:column; gap:8px}
.field label, .field-label{font-family:var(--font-mono); font-size:11px; letter-spacing:.16em; text-transform:uppercase; color:var(--fg-on-light-3); font-weight:500}
.bg-dark .field label, .bg-dark-alt .field label, .bg-dark .field-label, .bg-dark-alt .field-label{color:var(--fg-on-dark-3)}
.field input, .field select, .field textarea{
  width:100%; padding:14px 16px;
  border:1px solid var(--rule-light); background:#fff; color:var(--fg-on-light);
  font-family:var(--font-sans); font-size:15.5px; line-height:1.5;
  border-radius:var(--r-md);
  transition:border-color var(--dur-fast), box-shadow var(--dur-fast);
}
.field input:focus, .field select:focus, .field textarea:focus{
  outline:none; border-color:var(--accent);
  box-shadow:0 0 0 3px rgba(201,168,76,.18);
}
.field input::placeholder, .field textarea::placeholder{color:var(--ink-500)}
.field select{
  -webkit-appearance:none; appearance:none; cursor:pointer; padding-right:42px;
  background-image:url("data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg' width='16' height='16' viewBox='0 0 24 24' fill='none' stroke='%235C5C5C' stroke-width='2' stroke-linecap='round'%3E%3Cpolyline points='6 9 12 15 18 9'/%3E%3C/svg%3E");
  background-repeat:no-repeat; background-position:right 16px center;
}
.field textarea{min-height:120px; resize:vertical}
.field-help{font-size:13px; color:var(--fg-on-light-3); line-height:1.5; margin-top:4px}
.bg-dark .field-help, .bg-dark-alt .field-help{color:var(--fg-on-dark-3)}

/* ── Pills / tags ────────────────────────────────────────────── */
.pill{
  display:inline-flex; align-items:center; gap:8px;
  padding:6px 12px; border-radius:999px;
  font-family:var(--font-mono); font-size:11px; font-weight:500;
  letter-spacing:.12em; text-transform:uppercase;
  border:1px solid var(--rule-light); color:var(--fg-on-light-2);
  background:var(--warm-50);
}
.pill.gold{background:rgba(201,168,76,.10); border-color:rgba(201,168,76,.30); color:var(--gold-600)}
.pill.coral{background:rgba(232,67,45,.08); border-color:rgba(232,67,45,.25); color:var(--coral-600)}
.pill.green{background:rgba(42,125,79,.10); border-color:rgba(42,125,79,.30); color:var(--green-600)}
.bg-dark .pill, .bg-dark-alt .pill{background:rgba(255,255,255,0.04); border-color:var(--rule-dark); color:var(--fg-on-dark-2)}
.bg-dark .pill.gold, .bg-dark-alt .pill.gold{background:rgba(201,168,76,.14); border-color:rgba(201,168,76,.35); color:var(--gold-400)}
