:root {
      --bg: #faf9f7;
      --bg-elevated: #ffffff;
      --bg-dark: #0c0c0e;
      --bg-dark-soft: #141418;

      --text: #1a1a1f;
      --text-muted: #5c5c66;
      --text-on-dark: #f4f3f0;
      --text-muted-on-dark: rgba(244, 243, 240, 0.72);

      --accent: #b8956a;
      --accent-light: #d4b896;
      --accent-glow: rgba(184, 149, 106, 0.25);

      --border: rgba(26, 26, 31, 0.08);
      --border-dark: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.1);

      --font-display: "Cormorant Garamond", Georgia, serif;
      --font-body: "Outfit", system-ui, sans-serif;

      --radius-sm: 8px;
      --radius: 16px;
      --radius-lg: 24px;

      --shadow-sm: 0 2px 12px rgba(12, 12, 14, 0.04);
      --shadow: 0 8px 40px rgba(12, 12, 14, 0.08);
      --shadow-lg: 0 24px 64px rgba(12, 12, 14, 0.12);

      --h1: clamp(2.5rem, 5.5vw, 4.25rem);
      --h2: clamp(2rem, 3.5vw, 3rem);
      --h3: clamp(1.25rem, 1.8vw, 1.5rem);
      --p: clamp(1rem, 1.05vw, 1.125rem);
      --label: 0.75rem;

      --section-pad: clamp(4rem, 8vw, 7rem);
      --gutter: clamp(1.25rem, 4vw, 2.5rem);
      --container: 1140px;
      --nav-h: 80px;
    }

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

    html { scroll-behavior: smooth; }

    body {
      font-family: var(--font-body);
      font-weight: 400;
      line-height: 1.65;
      color: var(--text);
      background: var(--bg);
      text-rendering: optimizeLegibility;
      -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased;
      overflow-x: hidden;
    }

    ::selection {
      background: var(--accent);
      color: #fff;
    }

    a:focus-visible, button:focus-visible {
      outline: 2px solid var(--accent);
      outline-offset: 3px;
    }

    .container {
      max-width: var(--container);
      margin: 0 auto;
      padding: 0 var(--gutter);
    }

    section { padding: var(--section-pad) 0; }

    .eyebrow {
      display: inline-block;
      font-size: var(--label);
      font-weight: 600;
      letter-spacing: 0.2em;
      text-transform: uppercase;
      color: var(--accent);
      margin-bottom: 1rem;
    }

    .eyebrow--light { color: var(--accent-light); }

    .section-title {
      font-family: var(--font-display);
      font-size: var(--h2);
      font-weight: 600;
      line-height: 1.15;
      letter-spacing: -0.02em;
      color: var(--text);
      margin-bottom: 0.75rem;
    }

    .section-title--center { text-align: center; }

    .section-lead {
      text-align: center;
      max-width: 52ch;
      margin: 0 auto clamp(2.5rem, 4vw, 3.5rem);
      color: var(--text-muted);
      font-size: var(--p);
      font-weight: 300;
    }

  /* Navigation */
    nav {
      position: fixed;
      top: 0;
      left: 0;
      right: 0;
      z-index: 1000;
      height: var(--nav-h);
      display: flex;
      align-items: center;
      background: rgba(12, 12, 14, 0.72);
      backdrop-filter: blur(20px);
      -webkit-backdrop-filter: blur(20px);
      border-bottom: 1px solid var(--border-dark);
      transition: background 0.3s ease, box-shadow 0.3s ease;
    }

    nav.scrolled {
      background: rgba(12, 12, 14, 0.92);
      box-shadow: 0 4px 32px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.2);
    }

    nav .container {
      width: 100%;
      display: flex;
      align-items: center;
      justify-content: space-between;
      gap: 1.5rem;
    }

    .logo {
      display: flex;
      align-items: center;
      gap: 0.85rem;
      color: var(--text-on-dark);
      text-decoration: none;
      min-width: 0;
    }

    .logo-img {
      height: 36px;
      width: auto;
      flex-shrink: 0;
    }

    .logo-text {
      font-family: var(--font-display);
      font-size: clamp(1.1rem, 1.4vw, 1.35rem);
      font-weight: 600;
      letter-spacing: 0.02em;
      white-space: nowrap;
      overflow: hidden;
      text-overflow: ellipsis;
    }

    .nav-links {
      list-style: none;
      display: flex;
      align-items: center;
      gap: clamp(1.5rem, 3vw, 2.5rem);
    }

    .nav-links a {
      color: var(--text-muted-on-dark);
      text-decoration: none;
      font-size: 0.9rem;
      font-weight: 500;
      letter-spacing: 0.04em;
      text-transform: uppercase;
      transition: color 0.2s ease;
    }

    .nav-links a:hover { color: var(--text-on-dark); }

    .nav-cta {
      display: inline-flex;
      align-items: center;
      padding: 0.65rem 1.35rem;
      background: transparent;
      color: var(--text-on-dark) !important;
      border: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.35);
      border-radius: 999px;
      transition: background 0.25s ease, border-color 0.25s ease, color 0.25s ease !important;
    }

    .nav-cta:hover {
      background: var(--accent);
      border-color: var(--accent);
      color: #fff !important;
    }

    .nav-toggle {
      display: none;
      flex-direction: column;
      justify-content: center;
      gap: 6px;
      width: 44px;
      height: 44px;
      padding: 10px;
      background: none;
      border: 1px solid var(--border-dark);
      border-radius: var(--radius-sm);
      cursor: pointer;
    }

    .nav-toggle span {
      display: block;
      height: 1.5px;
      background: var(--text-on-dark);
      transition: transform 0.3s ease, opacity 0.3s ease;
    }

    .nav-toggle[aria-expanded="true"] span:nth-child(1) {
      transform: translateY(7.5px) rotate(45deg);
    }
    .nav-toggle[aria-expanded="true"] span:nth-child(2) { opacity: 0; }
    .nav-toggle[aria-expanded="true"] span:nth-child(3) {
      transform: translateY(-7.5px) rotate(-45deg);
    }

  /* Hero */
    .hero {
      position: relative;
      min-height: 100vh;
      min-height: 100dvh;
      display: flex;
      align-items: center;
      justify-content: center;
      padding: calc(var(--nav-h) + 3rem) var(--gutter) 4rem;
      color: var(--text-on-dark);
      text-align: center;
      overflow: hidden;
      background: var(--bg-dark);
    }

    .hero::before {
      content: "";
      position: absolute;
      inset: 0;
      background:
        radial-gradient(ellipse 80% 50% at 50% -20%, rgba(184, 149, 106, 0.15), transparent 55%),
        radial-gradient(ellipse 60% 40% at 100% 50%, rgba(30, 30, 40, 0.8), transparent),
        radial-gradient(ellipse 50% 35% at 0% 80%, rgba(20, 20, 28, 0.9), transparent),
        linear-gradient(180deg, #0c0c0e 0%, #12121a 50%, #0a0a0c 100%);
      pointer-events: none;
    }

    .hero::after {
      content: "";
      position: absolute;
      inset: 0;
      background-image: url("data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg viewBox='0 0 256 256' xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%3E%3Cfilter id='n'%3E%3CfeTurbulence type='fractalNoise' baseFrequency='0.9' numOctaves='4' stitchTiles='stitch'/%3E%3C/filter%3E%3Crect width='100%25' height='100%25' filter='url(%23n)' opacity='0.04'/%3E%3C/svg%3E");
      opacity: 0.5;
      pointer-events: none;
    }

    .hero-inner {
      position: relative;
      z-index: 1;
      max-width: 820px;
    }

    .hero h1 {
      font-family: var(--font-display);
      font-size: var(--h1);
      font-weight: 600;
      line-height: 1.08;
      letter-spacing: -0.02em;
      margin-bottom: 1.25rem;
    }

    .hero h1 em {
      font-style: italic;
      color: var(--accent-light);
    }

    .hero-lead {
      font-size: clamp(1.05rem, 1.5vw, 1.25rem);
      font-weight: 300;
      line-height: 1.7;
      color: var(--text-muted-on-dark);
      max-width: 54ch;
      margin: 0 auto 2.5rem;
    }

    .hero-actions {
      display: flex;
      flex-wrap: wrap;
      gap: 1rem;
      justify-content: center;
      align-items: center;
    }

    .btn {
      display: inline-flex;
      align-items: center;
      justify-content: center;
      padding: 1rem 2rem;
      font-family: var(--font-body);
      font-size: 0.9rem;
      font-weight: 600;
      letter-spacing: 0.06em;
      text-transform: uppercase;
      text-decoration: none;
      border-radius: 999px;
      border: none;
      cursor: pointer;
      transition: transform 0.25s ease, box-shadow 0.25s ease, background 0.25s ease;
    }

    .btn-primary {
      background: var(--accent);
      color: #fff;
      box-shadow: 0 8px 32px var(--accent-glow);
    }

    .btn-primary:hover {
      transform: translateY(-2px);
      box-shadow: 0 12px 40px var(--accent-glow);
      background: #c4a06f;
    }

    .btn-ghost {
      background: transparent;
      color: var(--text-on-dark);
      border: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.25);
    }

    .btn-ghost:hover {
      border-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.5);
      background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.06);
    }

    .btn-outline {
      background: transparent;
      color: var(--text);
      border: 1px solid var(--border);
    }

    .btn-outline:hover {
      border-color: var(--accent);
      background: rgba(184, 149, 106, 0.08);
      transform: translateY(-2px);
    }

    .hero-stats {
      display: flex;
      flex-wrap: wrap;
      justify-content: center;
      gap: clamp(2rem, 5vw, 4rem);
      margin-top: clamp(3.5rem, 6vw, 5rem);
      padding-top: clamp(2rem, 4vw, 3rem);
      border-top: 1px solid var(--border-dark);
    }

    .hero-stat strong {
      display: block;
      font-family: var(--font-display);
      font-size: clamp(1.75rem, 2.5vw, 2.25rem);
      font-weight: 600;
      color: var(--accent-light);
      line-height: 1.2;
    }

    .hero-stat span {
      font-size: 0.8rem;
      font-weight: 500;
      letter-spacing: 0.1em;
      text-transform: uppercase;
      color: var(--text-muted-on-dark);
    }

  /* About / Why Aether */
    .aether-section {
      background: var(--bg-dark-soft);
      color: var(--text-on-dark);
    }

    .aether-header {
      max-width: 640px;
      margin-bottom: clamp(2.5rem, 4vw, 3.5rem);
    }

    .aether-title {
      font-family: var(--font-display);
      font-size: var(--h2);
      font-weight: 600;
      line-height: 1.15;
      margin-bottom: 1rem;
    }

    .aether-subtitle {
      font-size: var(--p);
      font-weight: 300;
      line-height: 1.75;
      color: var(--text-muted-on-dark);
    }

    .aether-grid {
      display: grid;
      grid-template-columns: repeat(3, 1fr);
      gap: 1.5rem;
    }

    .aether-card {
      position: relative;
      padding: clamp(1.75rem, 2.5vw, 2.25rem);
      background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.03);
      border: 1px solid var(--border-dark);
      border-radius: var(--radius);
      transition: border-color 0.3s ease, transform 0.3s ease, background 0.3s ease;
    }

    .aether-card::before {
      content: "";
      position: absolute;
      top: 0;
      left: 1.75rem;
      right: 1.75rem;
      height: 2px;
      background: linear-gradient(90deg, transparent, var(--accent), transparent);
      opacity: 0;
      transition: opacity 0.3s ease;
    }

    .aether-card:hover {
      border-color: rgba(184, 149, 106, 0.35);
      background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.05);
      transform: translateY(-4px);
    }

    .aether-card:hover::before { opacity: 1; }

    .aether-card-num {
      font-family: var(--font-display);
      font-size: 2.5rem;
      font-weight: 500;
      color: var(--accent);
      opacity: 0.6;
      line-height: 1;
      margin-bottom: 1rem;
    }

    .aether-card h3 {
      font-family: var(--font-display);
      font-size: var(--h3);
      font-weight: 600;
      margin-bottom: 0.75rem;
    }

    .aether-card p {
      font-size: 0.95rem;
      font-weight: 300;
      line-height: 1.7;
      color: var(--text-muted-on-dark);
    }

    .aether-card strong {
      color: var(--accent-light);
      font-weight: 500;
    }

  /* Mission */
    .mission-vision {
      background: var(--bg);
    }

    .mission-card {
      max-width: 780px;
      margin: 0 auto;
      padding: clamp(2.5rem, 4vw, 3.5rem);
      background: var(--bg-elevated);
      border: 1px solid var(--border);
      border-radius: var(--radius-lg);
      box-shadow: var(--shadow);
      text-align: center;
    }

    .mission-card h3 {
      font-family: var(--font-display);
      font-size: var(--h3);
      font-weight: 600;
      margin-bottom: 1rem;
      color: var(--text);
    }

    .mission-card p {
      font-size: var(--p);
      font-weight: 300;
      line-height: 1.8;
      color: var(--text-muted);
    }

  /* Services */
    .services {
      background: var(--bg-elevated);
    }

    .service-grid {
      display: grid;
      grid-template-columns: repeat(3, 1fr);
      gap: 1.5rem;
    }

    .service-item {
      padding: clamp(1.75rem, 2.5vw, 2.25rem);
      background: var(--bg);
      border: 1px solid var(--border);
      border-radius: var(--radius);
      transition: transform 0.3s ease, box-shadow 0.3s ease, border-color 0.3s ease;
    }

    .service-item:hover {
      transform: translateY(-4px);
      box-shadow: var(--shadow);
      border-color: rgba(184, 149, 106, 0.2);
    }

    .service-icon {
      width: 48px;
      height: 48px;
      display: flex;
      align-items: center;
      justify-content: center;
      margin-bottom: 1.25rem;
      border-radius: var(--radius-sm);
      background: linear-gradient(135deg, rgba(184, 149, 106, 0.12), rgba(184, 149, 106, 0.04));
      color: var(--accent);
    }

    .service-icon svg {
      width: 22px;
      height: 22px;
      stroke: currentColor;
      fill: none;
      stroke-width: 1.5;
      stroke-linecap: round;
      stroke-linejoin: round;
    }

    .service-item h3 {
      font-family: var(--font-display);
      font-size: 1.35rem;
      font-weight: 600;
      margin-bottom: 0.6rem;
      color: var(--text);
    }

    .service-item p {
      font-size: 0.95rem;
      font-weight: 300;
      line-height: 1.7;
      color: var(--text-muted);
    }

  /* Why Choose Us */
    .why-us { background: var(--bg); }

    .features-list {
      display: grid;
      grid-template-columns: repeat(2, 1fr);
      gap: 1.25rem;
    }

    .feature {
      display: flex;
      gap: 1.25rem;
      align-items: flex-start;
      padding: clamp(1.5rem, 2vw, 1.75rem);
      background: var(--bg-elevated);
      border: 1px solid var(--border);
      border-radius: var(--radius);
      transition: border-color 0.3s ease, box-shadow 0.3s ease;
    }

    .feature:hover {
      border-color: rgba(184, 149, 106, 0.25);
      box-shadow: var(--shadow-sm);
    }

    .feature-icon {
      flex-shrink: 0;
      width: 32px;
      height: 32px;
      display: flex;
      align-items: center;
      justify-content: center;
      border-radius: 50%;
      background: var(--accent);
      color: #fff;
      font-size: 0.85rem;
      font-weight: 700;
    }

    .feature h4 {
      font-family: var(--font-display);
      font-size: 1.2rem;
      font-weight: 600;
      margin-bottom: 0.35rem;
      color: var(--text);
    }

    .feature p {
      font-size: 0.95rem;
      font-weight: 300;
      line-height: 1.65;
      color: var(--text-muted);
    }

  /* Contact */
    .cta-section {
      background: var(--bg-dark);
      color: var(--text-on-dark);
      text-align: center;
    }

    .cta-section .section-title { color: var(--text-on-dark); }

    .cta-section .section-lead {
      color: var(--text-muted-on-dark);
      margin-bottom: 2.5rem;
    }

    .contact-form {
      max-width: 640px;
      margin: 0 auto;
      text-align: left;
    }

    .contact-grid {
      display: grid;
      grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr;
      gap: 1.25rem;
      margin-bottom: 1.5rem;
    }

    .field {
      display: flex;
      flex-direction: column;
      gap: 0.5rem;
    }

    .field-full { grid-column: 1 / -1; }

    .field label {
      font-size: 0.8rem;
      font-weight: 600;
      letter-spacing: 0.08em;
      text-transform: uppercase;
      color: var(--text-muted-on-dark);
    }

    .field input,
    .field textarea {
      width: 100%;
      padding: 1rem 1.15rem;
      font-family: var(--font-body);
      font-size: 1rem;
      font-weight: 400;
      color: var(--text-on-dark);
      background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.04);
      border: 1px solid var(--border-dark);
      border-radius: var(--radius-sm);
      outline: none;
      transition: border-color 0.2s ease, box-shadow 0.2s ease;
    }

    .field input::placeholder,
    .field textarea::placeholder {
      color: rgba(244, 243, 240, 0.35);
    }

    .field input:focus,
    .field textarea:focus {
      border-color: rgba(184, 149, 106, 0.5);
      box-shadow: 0 0 0 3px var(--accent-glow);
    }

    .field textarea { resize: vertical; min-height: 140px; }

    .form-actions { text-align: center; margin-top: 0.5rem; }

  /* Footer */
    footer {
      background: #08080a;
      color: var(--text-muted-on-dark);
      padding: 2.5rem 0;
      border-top: 1px solid var(--border-dark);
    }

    footer .container {
      display: flex;
      flex-wrap: wrap;
      align-items: center;
      justify-content: space-between;
      gap: 1.5rem;
    }

    .footer-brand {
      font-family: var(--font-display);
      font-size: 1.25rem;
      font-weight: 600;
      color: var(--text-on-dark);
    }

    .footer-tagline {
      font-size: 0.875rem;
      font-weight: 300;
      margin-top: 0.25rem;
    }

    .footer-copy {
      font-size: 0.8rem;
      letter-spacing: 0.04em;
    }

  /* Responsive */
    @media (max-width: 980px) {
      .service-grid { grid-template-columns: repeat(2, 1fr); }
      .aether-grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
    }

    @media (max-width: 768px) {
      :root { --nav-h: 72px; }

      .nav-toggle { display: flex; }

      .nav-links {
        position: fixed;
        top: var(--nav-h);
        left: 0;
        right: 0;
        flex-direction: column;
        align-items: stretch;
        gap: 0;
        padding: 1.5rem var(--gutter) 2rem;
        background: rgba(12, 12, 14, 0.98);
        border-bottom: 1px solid var(--border-dark);
        transform: translateY(-100%);
        opacity: 0;
        visibility: hidden;
        transition: transform 0.35s ease, opacity 0.35s ease, visibility 0.35s;
      }

      .nav-links.is-open {
        transform: translateY(0);
        opacity: 1;
        visibility: visible;
      }

      .nav-links li { border-bottom: 1px solid var(--border-dark); }
      .nav-links li:last-child { border-bottom: none; padding-top: 0.5rem; }

      .nav-links a {
        display: block;
        padding: 1rem 0;
        font-size: 0.85rem;
      }

      .nav-cta {
        text-align: center;
        justify-content: center;
        margin-top: 0.5rem;
      }

      .hero-stats { gap: 1.75rem; }
      .service-grid,
      .features-list { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
      .contact-grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }

      footer .container { flex-direction: column; text-align: center; }
    }

    @media (min-width: 1600px) {
      :root { --container: 1280px; }
    }

    @media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) {
      *, *::before, *::after {
        animation-duration: 0.01ms !important;
        transition-duration: 0.01ms !important;
      }
      html { scroll-behavior: auto; }
    }
/* Inner page hero */
.page-hero {
  position: relative;
  padding: calc(var(--nav-h) + 4rem) var(--gutter) 3.5rem;
  color: var(--text-on-dark);
  text-align: center;
  overflow: hidden;
  background: var(--bg-dark);
}

.page-hero::before {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  inset: 0;
  background:
    radial-gradient(ellipse 80% 50% at 50% -20%, rgba(184, 149, 106, 0.15), transparent 55%),
    radial-gradient(ellipse 60% 40% at 100% 50%, rgba(30, 30, 40, 0.8), transparent),
    radial-gradient(ellipse 50% 35% at 0% 80%, rgba(20, 20, 28, 0.9), transparent),
    linear-gradient(180deg, #0c0c0e 0%, #12121a 50%, #0a0a0c 100%);
  pointer-events: none;
}

.page-hero::after {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  inset: 0;
  background-image: url("data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg viewBox='0 0 256 256' xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%3E%3Cfilter id='n'%3E%3CfeTurbulence type='fractalNoise' baseFrequency='0.9' numOctaves='4' stitchTiles='stitch'/%3E%3C/filter%3E%3Crect width='100%25' height='100%25' filter='url(%23n)' opacity='0.04'/%3E%3C/svg%3E");
  opacity: 0.5;
  pointer-events: none;
}

.page-hero .hero-inner {
  position: relative;
  z-index: 1;
  max-width: 720px;
  margin: 0 auto;
}

.page-hero h1 {
  font-family: var(--font-display);
  font-size: clamp(2rem, 4vw, 3.25rem);
  font-weight: 600;
  line-height: 1.1;
  letter-spacing: -0.02em;
  margin-bottom: 1rem;
}

.page-hero h1 em {
  font-style: italic;
  color: var(--accent-light);
}

.page-hero .hero-lead {
  font-size: clamp(1.05rem, 1.4vw, 1.2rem);
  font-weight: 300;
  line-height: 1.7;
  color: var(--text-muted-on-dark);
  max-width: 52ch;
  margin: 0 auto;
}

.nav-links a.is-active:not(.nav-cta) {
  color: var(--text-on-dark);
}

.nav-links a.is-active.nav-cta {
  background: var(--accent);
  border-color: var(--accent);
  color: #fff !important;
}

.about-split {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: 1.05fr 0.95fr;
  gap: clamp(2rem, 4vw, 3.5rem);
  align-items: center;
}

.about-split p {
  font-size: var(--p);
  font-weight: 300;
  line-height: 1.8;
  color: var(--text-muted);
  margin-bottom: 1rem;
}

.about-image {
  width: 100%;
  aspect-ratio: 4 / 3;
  border-radius: var(--radius-lg);
  border: 1px solid var(--border);
  box-shadow: var(--shadow);
  background:
    linear-gradient(rgba(12, 12, 14, 0.35), rgba(12, 12, 14, 0.35)),
    url("about.jpeg") center / cover no-repeat;
}

@media (max-width: 980px) {
  .about-split { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
  .about-image { aspect-ratio: 16 / 9; }
}