/* Levare Partners — site-wide styles
   Design system ported from the approved homepage mockup
   (levare-partners-mockup.html) — ClickUp 86e3c435x.
   Ink / Paper / Brass palette, Space Grotesk / IBM Plex Mono / IBM Plex Sans type. */

:root {
  --ink: #152340;
  --ink-soft: #1E2F52;
  --paper: #F1F2ED;
  --paper-dim: #E4E6DD;
  --brass: #B98B4E;
  --brass-soft: #D9B98A;
  --slate: #5C6B7A;
  --line: rgba(241, 242, 237, 0.16);
  --line-dark: rgba(16, 24, 43, 0.12);
  --radius: 2px;
  --max: 1160px;

  /* legacy aliases kept so any un-migrated selector still resolves sanely */
  --bg: var(--paper);
  --text: var(--ink);
  --muted: var(--slate);
}

* {
  box-sizing: border-box;
}

html {
  scroll-behavior: smooth;
}

body {
  margin: 0;
  background: var(--paper);
  color: var(--ink);
  font-family: 'IBM Plex Sans', -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, sans-serif;
  font-size: 16px;
  line-height: 1.55;
  -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased;
}

h1, h2, h3 {
  font-family: 'Space Grotesk', sans-serif;
  font-weight: 600;
  letter-spacing: -0.01em;
  margin: 0;
}

p {
  color: var(--slate);
  margin: 0 0 1rem;
}

a {
  color: inherit;
}

.wrap {
  max-width: var(--max);
  margin: 0 auto;
  padding: 0 32px;
}

main {
  max-width: var(--max-width, 720px);
  margin: 0 auto;
  padding: 3rem 1.5rem;
}

button, .btn {
  font-family: inherit;
  cursor: pointer;
}

:focus-visible {
  outline: 2px solid var(--brass);
  outline-offset: 3px;
}

/* ------------------------------------------------------------------ */
/* Eyebrow / labels */
.eyebrow {
  font-family: 'IBM Plex Mono', monospace;
  font-size: 0.72rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.14em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--brass);
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 10px;
  margin: 0 0 1.25rem;
  font-weight: 500;
}

.eyebrow::before {
  content: "";
  width: 22px;
  height: 1px;
  background: var(--brass);
  display: inline-block;
  flex: none;
}

.eyebrow--gold {
  color: var(--brass);
}

.eyebrow--white {
  color: rgba(241, 242, 237, 0.55);
}

.eyebrow--white::before {
  background: rgba(241, 242, 237, 0.35);
}

/* ------------------------------------------------------------------ */
/* Buttons */
.btn {
  display: inline-block;
  padding: 14px 26px;
  border-radius: var(--radius);
  font-weight: 600;
  font-size: 0.95rem;
  text-align: center;
  text-decoration: none;
  border: none;
  transition: background .15s ease, transform .15s ease, border-color .15s ease;
}

.btn--primary {
  background: var(--brass);
  color: var(--ink);
}

.btn--primary:hover {
  background: var(--brass-soft);
  transform: translateY(-1px);
}

.btn--secondary {
  background: transparent;
  color: var(--paper);
  border: 1px solid rgba(241, 242, 237, 0.3);
  font-weight: 500;
}

.btn--secondary:hover {
  border-color: var(--paper);
  background: rgba(241, 242, 237, 0.06);
}

/* ------------------------------------------------------------------ */
/* NAV */
.site-header {
  position: sticky;
  top: 0;
  z-index: 50;
  background: rgba(16, 24, 43, 0.94);
  backdrop-filter: blur(6px);
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line);
}

.nav {
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: space-between;
  height: 76px;
  color: var(--paper);
}

.logo {
  font-family: 'Space Grotesk', sans-serif;
  font-weight: 700;
  font-size: 1.15rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.02em;
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 10px;
  text-decoration: none;
  color: var(--paper);
}

.logo-mark {
  width: 38px;
  height: 38px;
  position: relative;
  flex: none;
  border-radius: 7px;
  overflow: hidden;
  display: block;
  background-image: 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  background-size: contain;
  background-repeat: no-repeat;
  background-position: center;
}

.nav-links {
  display: flex;
  gap: 36px;
  list-style: none;
  margin: 0;
  padding: 0;
  font-size: 0.92rem;
  font-weight: 500;
}

.nav-links a {
  text-decoration: none;
  color: rgba(241, 242, 237, 0.78);
  transition: color .15s ease;
  padding: 6px 0;
}

.nav-links a:hover {
  color: var(--paper);
}

.nav-cta {
  background: var(--brass);
  color: var(--ink);
  border: none;
  padding: 11px 22px;
  font-size: 0.88rem;
  font-weight: 600;
  border-radius: var(--radius);
  letter-spacing: 0.01em;
  text-decoration: none;
  display: inline-block;
  transition: background .15s ease;
}

.nav-cta:hover {
  background: var(--brass-soft);
}

.nav-toggle {
  display: none;
  background: none;
  border: none;
  color: var(--paper);
  padding: 6px;
}

/* ------------------------------------------------------------------ */
/* HERO */
.hero {
  background: var(--ink);
  color: var(--paper);
  padding: 72px 0 0;
  position: relative;
  overflow: hidden;
}

.hero__inner,
.hero-grid {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: 1.1fr 1fr;
  gap: 40px;
  align-items: center;
  max-width: var(--max);
  margin: 0 auto;
  padding: 0 32px 0;
}

.hero__copy {
  min-width: 0;
}

.hero__heading, .hero h1 {
  font-size: clamp(2.1rem, 3.6vw, 3.4rem);
  line-height: 1.08;
  margin: 22px 0 22px;
  color: var(--paper);
}

.hero__highlight, .hero h1 em {
  font-style: normal;
  color: var(--brass);
}

.hero__lead, .hero p.lede {
  font-size: 1.08rem;
  color: rgba(241, 242, 237, 0.72);
  max-width: 46ch;
  margin: 0 0 34px;
}

.hero__actions {
  display: flex;
  gap: 14px;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
  margin-bottom: 48px;
}

.hero__divider {
  display: none;
}

.hero__meta {
  display: none;
}

.hero-strip {
  border-top: 1px solid var(--line);
  padding: 22px 0;
  margin-top: 24px;
}

.strip-row {
  max-width: var(--max);
  margin: 0 auto;
  padding: 0 32px;
  display: flex;
  justify-content: space-between;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
  gap: 18px;
  font-family: 'IBM Plex Mono', monospace;
  font-size: 0.78rem;
  color: rgba(241, 242, 237, 0.5);
  letter-spacing: 0.04em;
  list-style: none;
}

.strip-row span[aria-hidden] {
  opacity: 0.6;
}

/* ASCENT SIGNATURE GRAPHIC */
.ascent-wrap {
  position: relative;
  min-width: 0;
}

.ascent-svg {
  width: 100%;
  height: auto;
  display: block;
  overflow: visible;
}

.contour { stroke: rgba(241, 242, 237, 0.09); stroke-width: 1; fill: none; }
.peak-back { stroke: rgba(241, 242, 237, 0.4); stroke-width: 1.5; fill: none; }
.peak-front { stroke: var(--brass); stroke-width: 2; fill: none; }
.elev-axis { stroke: rgba(241, 242, 237, 0.2); stroke-width: 1; }
.elev-tick { stroke: rgba(241, 242, 237, 0.2); stroke-width: 1; }
.elev-label {
  font-family: 'IBM Plex Mono', monospace;
  font-size: 9px;
  fill: rgba(241, 242, 237, 0.4);
  letter-spacing: 0.08em;
}
.trail-path {
  stroke: var(--brass-soft);
  stroke-width: 2;
  fill: none;
  stroke-linecap: round;
  stroke-linejoin: round;
  stroke-dasharray: 6 7;
}
.trail-node circle { fill: var(--ink); stroke: var(--brass); stroke-width: 2; r: 5.5; }
.trail-node-label {
  font-family: 'IBM Plex Mono', monospace;
  font-size: 10.5px;
  fill: rgba(241, 242, 237, 0.85);
  letter-spacing: 0.02em;
}
.trail-node-num { fill: var(--brass-soft); }
.summit-burst line { stroke: var(--brass); stroke-width: 1.4; stroke-linecap: round; }
.summit-burst circle { fill: var(--brass); }
.ascent-draw { stroke-dasharray: 1100; stroke-dashoffset: 1100; }

@media (prefers-reduced-motion: no-preference) {
  .ascent-draw { animation: draw-ascent 1.9s cubic-bezier(.22,.9,.3,1) 0.15s both; }
  .summit-burst { animation: burst-in 0.6s ease 1.75s both; }
}
@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) {
  .ascent-draw { stroke-dashoffset: 0; }
}
@keyframes draw-ascent { to { stroke-dashoffset: 0; } }
@keyframes burst-in {
  from { opacity: 0; transform: scale(0.5); }
  to { opacity: 1; transform: scale(1); }
}

@media (max-width: 640px) {
  .hero { padding: 48px 0 0; }
  .hero__heading, .hero h1 { font-size: 2rem; }
}

/* ------------------------------------------------------------------ */
/* SECTION shared */
section, .page-section {
  padding: 96px 0;
}

.section-head {
  max-width: 640px;
  margin-bottom: 56px;
}

.section-head h2 {
  font-size: clamp(1.6rem, 2.6vw, 2.3rem);
  margin-top: 14px;
}

.section-head p {
  color: var(--slate);
  font-size: 1.02rem;
  margin-top: 16px;
  max-width: 56ch;
}

/* Who we are (intro) */
.who-we-are {
  background: var(--paper);
  padding: 96px 0;
}

.who-we-are__inner {
  max-width: var(--max);
  margin: 0 auto;
  padding: 0 32px;
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: 0.9fr 1.1fr;
  gap: 60px;
  align-items: start;
}

.who-we-are__label-col .eyebrow {
  margin-bottom: 14px;
}

.who-we-are__heading {
  margin-top: 14px;
  font-size: 1.9rem;
  color: var(--ink);
}

.who-we-are__copy-col p {
  font-size: 1.15rem;
  color: var(--ink);
  line-height: 1.6;
}

.who-we-are__copy-col p + p {
  margin-top: 18px;
  color: var(--slate);
  font-size: 1.02rem;
}

@media (max-width: 900px) {
  .who-we-are__inner { grid-template-columns: 1fr; gap: 24px; }
}

/* Card grid helpers shared by Challenge / Our Approach / How We Work */
.card-grid-3 {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(3, 1fr);
  gap: 0;
  border-top: 1px solid var(--line-dark);
}

.card-grid-3 > * {
  padding: 32px 28px 32px 0;
  border-right: 1px solid var(--line-dark);
}

.card-grid-3 > *:last-child {
  border-right: none;
}

.card-num, .pnum {
  font-family: 'IBM Plex Mono', monospace;
  font-size: 0.78rem;
  color: var(--brass);
  display: block;
  margin-bottom: 14px;
}

/* Challenge */
.challenge {
  background: var(--paper-dim);
}

.challenge__inner {
  max-width: var(--max);
  margin: 0 auto;
  padding: 0 32px;
}

.challenge__heading {
  margin: 14px 0 56px;
  font-size: clamp(1.6rem, 2.6vw, 2.3rem);
  color: var(--ink);
  max-width: 640px;
}

.challenge__grid {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(3, 1fr);
  gap: 0;
  border-top: 1px solid var(--line-dark);
}

.challenge__card {
  padding: 32px 28px 32px 0;
  border-right: 1px solid var(--line-dark);
  background: transparent;
  border-radius: 0;
}

.challenge__card:last-child {
  border-right: none;
}

.challenge__card-title {
  margin: 0 0 10px;
  font-size: 1.15rem;
  line-height: 1.3;
  color: var(--ink);
}

.challenge__card-desc {
  margin: 0;
  font-size: 0.95rem;
  color: var(--slate);
}

/* What We Do (services) */
.what-we-do {
  background: var(--ink-soft);
  color: var(--paper);
  padding: 96px 0;
}

.what-we-do__inner {
  max-width: var(--max);
  margin: 0 auto;
  padding: 0 32px;
}

.what-we-do__heading {
  margin: 0 0 56px;
  max-width: 760px;
  font-size: clamp(1.6rem, 2.6vw, 2.1rem);
  font-weight: 600;
  line-height: 1.35;
  color: var(--paper);
}

.what-we-do__grid {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(3, 1fr);
  gap: 1px;
  background: var(--line);
  border: 1px solid var(--line);
}

.service-card {
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  gap: 16px;
  background: var(--ink-soft);
  padding: 34px 26px 30px;
  min-height: 280px;
  text-decoration: none;
  transition: background .15s ease;
  border: none;
  border-radius: 0;
}

.service-card:hover,
.service-card:focus-visible {
  background: #223a63;
}

.service-card__mark {
  width: 38px;
  height: 38px;
}

.service-card__mark svg {
  width: 100%;
  height: 100%;
}

.service-card__eyebrow {
  font-family: 'IBM Plex Mono', monospace;
  font-size: 0.7rem;
  color: var(--brass-soft);
  letter-spacing: 0.08em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  margin: 0;
}

.service-card__title {
  font-size: 1.08rem;
  color: var(--paper);
  line-height: 1.25;
  margin: 0;
}

.service-card__desc {
  font-size: 0.92rem;
  color: rgba(241, 242, 237, 0.6);
  margin: 0;
  flex: 1;
}

.what-we-do__cta {
  margin: 48px 0 0;
  text-align: center;
  color: rgba(241, 242, 237, 0.8);
  font-size: 1.02rem;
}

@media (max-width: 900px) {
  .what-we-do__grid { grid-template-columns: repeat(2, 1fr); }
}
@media (max-width: 720px) {
  .what-we-do__grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
}

/* Our Approach + How We Work — share the mockup's 3-step process pattern */
.our-approach, .how-we-work {
  background: var(--paper);
  padding: 96px 0;
}

.how-we-work {
  background: var(--ink);
  color: var(--paper);
}

.our-approach__inner, .how-we-work__inner {
  max-width: var(--max);
  margin: 0 auto;
  padding: 0 32px;
}

.our-approach__intro {
  max-width: 640px;
  margin: 0 0 48px;
  font-size: 1.02rem;
  color: var(--slate);
}

.how-we-work__heading {
  margin: 14px 0 48px;
  font-size: clamp(1.6rem, 2.6vw, 2.1rem);
  color: var(--paper);
}

.our-approach__grid, .how-we-work__grid {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(3, 1fr);
  gap: 0;
  border-top: 1px solid var(--line-dark);
}

.how-we-work__grid {
  border-top: 1px solid var(--line);
}

.our-approach__step, .how-we-work__stage {
  padding: 32px 28px 32px 0;
  border-right: 1px solid var(--line-dark);
  background: none;
  border-radius: 0;
}

.how-we-work__stage {
  border-right: 1px solid var(--line);
}

.our-approach__step:last-child, .how-we-work__stage:last-child {
  border-right: none;
}

.our-approach__step-number, .how-we-work__stage-label {
  font-family: 'IBM Plex Mono', monospace;
  font-size: 0.78rem;
  color: var(--brass);
  display: block;
  margin-bottom: 14px;
  font-weight: 500;
  letter-spacing: 0.04em;
}

.our-approach__step-title, .how-we-work__stage-title {
  font-size: 1.15rem;
  margin-bottom: 10px;
}

.how-we-work__stage-title {
  color: var(--paper);
}

.how-we-work__stage-sub {
  font-family: 'IBM Plex Mono', monospace;
  font-size: 0.78rem;
  font-weight: 500;
  color: var(--brass-soft);
  margin: -4px 0 10px;
  letter-spacing: 0.02em;
}

.our-approach__step-desc {
  color: var(--slate);
  font-size: 0.95rem;
  margin: 0;
}

.how-we-work__stage-desc {
  color: rgba(241, 242, 237, 0.65);
  font-size: 0.95rem;
  margin: 0;
}

@media (max-width: 760px) {
  .challenge__grid, .our-approach__grid, .how-we-work__grid, .card-grid-3 {
    grid-template-columns: 1fr;
    border-top: none;
  }
  .challenge__card, .our-approach__step, .how-we-work__stage {
    border-right: none;
    border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line-dark);
    padding: 26px 0;
  }
  .how-we-work__stage { border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line); }
}

/* Why Levare */
.why-levare {
  background: var(--paper-dim);
  padding: 96px 0;
}

.why-levare__inner {
  max-width: var(--max);
  margin: 0 auto;
  padding: 0 32px;
}

.why-levare__heading {
  margin: 14px 0 48px;
  font-size: clamp(1.6rem, 2.6vw, 2.1rem);
  color: var(--ink);
}

.why-levare__grid {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(2, 1fr);
  gap: 36px;
}

.why-levare__card-title {
  font-size: 1.1rem;
  margin: 0 0 12px;
  display: flex;
  align-items: baseline;
  gap: 10px;
  color: var(--ink);
}

.why-levare__card-title::before {
  content: "—";
  font-family: 'IBM Plex Mono', monospace;
  font-size: 0.85rem;
  color: var(--brass);
}

.why-levare__card-desc {
  color: var(--slate);
  font-size: 0.95rem;
  margin: 0;
}

@media (max-width: 720px) {
  .why-levare__grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr; gap: 28px; }
}

/* Leadership — reuses the why-card visual treatment on a card surface */
.leadership {
  background: var(--paper);
  padding: 96px 0;
}

.leadership__inner {
  max-width: var(--max);
  margin: 0 auto;
  padding: 0 32px;
}

.leadership__heading {
  margin: 14px 0 48px;
  font-size: clamp(1.6rem, 2.6vw, 2.1rem);
  color: var(--ink);
}

.leadership__grid {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(2, 1fr);
  gap: 36px;
}

.leadership__card {
  background: var(--paper-dim);
  border: 1px solid var(--line-dark);
  border-radius: var(--radius);
  padding: 30px 28px;
}

.leadership__name {
  margin: 0 0 4px;
  font-family: 'Space Grotesk', sans-serif;
  font-size: 1.2rem;
  font-weight: 600;
  color: var(--ink);
}

.leadership__role {
  margin: 0 0 16px;
  font-family: 'IBM Plex Mono', monospace;
  font-size: 0.72rem;
  font-weight: 500;
  letter-spacing: 0.08em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--brass);
}

.leadership__bio {
  margin: 0;
  font-size: 0.97rem;
  color: var(--slate);
}

@media (max-width: 720px) {
  .leadership__grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
}

/* Trust line — styled with the mockup's testimonial banner treatment,
   without inventing a quote/attribution. */
.trust-line {
  background: var(--ink);
  color: var(--paper);
  padding: 96px 0;
}

.trust-line__inner {
  max-width: 720px;
  margin: 0 auto;
  padding: 0 32px;
}

.trust-line__text {
  margin: 20px 0 0;
  font-family: 'Space Grotesk', sans-serif;
  font-weight: 500;
  font-size: clamp(1.2rem, 2.2vw, 1.5rem);
  line-height: 1.4;
  color: var(--paper);
}

/* Closing CTA band, used on subpages that want a Contact push */
.closing {
  background: var(--brass);
  color: var(--ink);
  text-align: left;
  padding: 64px 0;
}

.closing-grid {
  max-width: var(--max);
  margin: 0 auto;
  padding: 0 32px;
  display: flex;
  justify-content: space-between;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 24px;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
}

.closing h2 {
  font-size: clamp(1.5rem, 3vw, 2rem);
  max-width: 20ch;
}

.closing .btn--primary {
  background: var(--ink);
  color: var(--paper);
}

.closing .btn--primary:hover {
  background: var(--ink-soft);
}

@media (max-width: 720px) {
  .closing-grid { flex-direction: column; align-items: flex-start; }
}

/* ------------------------------------------------------------------ */
/* FOOTER */
.site-footer {
  background: var(--ink);
  color: rgba(241, 242, 237, 0.55);
  padding: 48px 0 32px;
}

.footer-inner {
  max-width: var(--max);
  margin: 0 auto;
  padding: 0 32px;
}

.footer-top {
  display: flex;
  justify-content: space-between;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
  gap: 32px;
  padding-bottom: 32px;
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line);
  margin-bottom: 24px;
}

.footer-logo {
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 10px;
  color: var(--paper);
  font-family: 'Space Grotesk', sans-serif;
  font-weight: 700;
  font-size: 1.1rem;
  text-decoration: none;
}

.footer-cols {
  display: flex;
  gap: 56px;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
}

.footer-col h4 {
  font-family: 'IBM Plex Mono', monospace;
  font-size: 0.72rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.1em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--brass-soft);
  margin: 0 0 14px;
  font-weight: 500;
}

.footer-col ul {
  list-style: none;
  margin: 0;
  padding: 0;
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  gap: 9px;
}

.footer-col a {
  text-decoration: none;
  color: rgba(241, 242, 237, 0.62);
  font-size: 0.9rem;
}

.footer-col a:hover {
  color: var(--paper);
}

.footer-bottom {
  display: flex;
  justify-content: space-between;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
  gap: 12px;
  font-size: 0.8rem;
  font-family: 'IBM Plex Mono', monospace;
  color: rgba(241, 242, 237, 0.4);
}

/* ------------------------------------------------------------------ */
/* Contact page chrome (HubSpot embed left untouched) */
.contact-hero {
  background: var(--ink);
  color: var(--paper);
  padding: 72px 0 64px;
}

.contact-hero__inner {
  max-width: var(--max);
  margin: 0 auto;
  padding: 0 32px;
}

.contact-page h1 {
  color: var(--paper);
  font-size: clamp(2rem, 3.4vw, 2.8rem);
  margin: 14px 0 18px;
}

.contact-page__intro {
  font-size: 1.05rem;
  color: rgba(241, 242, 237, 0.72);
  max-width: 56ch;
  margin: 0;
}

.contact-page__form-wrap {
  background: var(--paper);
  padding: 64px 0;
}

.contact-page__form {
  max-width: 720px;
  margin: 0 auto;
  padding: 0 32px;
}

/* ------------------------------------------------------------------ */
/* Service detail page chrome */
.service-detail-hero {
  background: var(--ink);
  color: var(--paper);
  padding: 72px 0 64px;
}

.service-detail-hero__inner {
  max-width: var(--max);
  margin: 0 auto;
  padding: 0 32px;
}

.service-detail-page {
  max-width: var(--max);
  margin: 0 auto;
  padding: 64px 32px;
}

.service-detail-hero h1 {
  color: var(--paper);
  font-size: clamp(2rem, 3.4vw, 2.8rem);
  margin: 14px 0 18px;
}

.service-detail-hero p {
  color: rgba(241, 242, 237, 0.72);
  font-size: 1.05rem;
  max-width: 60ch;
  margin: 0;
}

.service-detail-page h2 {
  margin: 2.5rem 0 0.9rem;
  font-size: 1.35rem;
  color: var(--ink);
}

.service-detail-page h2:first-child {
  margin-top: 0;
}

.service-detail-page ul {
  margin: 0 0 1rem;
  padding-left: 1.25rem;
  color: var(--slate);
}

.service-detail-page li {
  margin-bottom: 0.4rem;
}

/* ------------------------------------------------------------------ */
/* RESPONSIVE — nav + general */
@media (max-width: 900px) {
  .hero-grid, .hero__inner { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
  .ascent-wrap { order: -1; }
}

@media (max-width: 720px) {
  .nav-links {
    position: absolute;
    top: 76px;
    left: 0;
    right: 0;
    background: var(--ink);
    flex-direction: column;
    gap: 0;
    padding: 8px 32px 20px;
    border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line);
    display: none;
  }
  .nav-links.open { display: flex; }
  .nav-links a { padding: 12px 0; border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line); }
  .nav-toggle { display: block; }
  .nav-cta { display: none; }
  section, .page-section { padding: 64px 0; }
}