:root {
  --black: #080808;
  --paper: #f2f0e9;
  --ink: #111111;
  --muted: #6f6d67;
  --pink: #ff2385;
  --display: "akzidenz-grotesk-next", "Arial Black", sans-serif;
  --body: "akzidenz-grotesk-next-pro", Arial, sans-serif;
  --pad: clamp(1.25rem, 3.2vw, 3.75rem);
}

* { box-sizing: border-box; }
html { scroll-behavior: smooth; }
body { margin: 0; overflow-x: hidden; background: var(--paper); color: var(--ink); font-family: var(--body); font-weight: 300; }
a { color: inherit; }
.skip-link { position: fixed; top: -5rem; left: 1rem; z-index: 100; padding: .75rem 1rem; background: var(--paper); color: var(--ink); }
.skip-link:focus { top: 1rem; }

.reading-header {
  position: fixed;
  inset: 0 0 auto;
  z-index: 20;
  height: 78px;
  padding: 0 var(--pad);
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: space-between;
  color: var(--paper);
  background: rgba(8, 8, 8, .78);
  backdrop-filter: blur(18px);
  -webkit-backdrop-filter: blur(18px);
}
.monogram,
.back-link {
  font-family: var(--display);
  font-weight: 900;
  font-style: italic;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  text-decoration: none;
}
.monogram { font-size: 1.4rem; letter-spacing: .01em; }
.monogram span { color: inherit; }
.back-link { font-size: .78rem; letter-spacing: .08em; }
.back-link span { display: inline-block; margin-right: .35rem; transition: transform .2s ease; }
.back-link:hover span { transform: translateX(-.2rem); }

.story-hero {
  min-height: min(80vh, 54rem);
  padding: clamp(9rem, 15vh, 13rem) var(--pad) clamp(5rem, 9vw, 9rem);
  display: grid;
  align-content: end;
  background: var(--black);
  color: var(--paper);
  overflow: hidden;
}
.story-kicker,
.story-credit {
  margin: 0;
  font-size: clamp(.72rem, .9vw, .9rem);
  font-weight: 700;
  letter-spacing: .12em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
}
.story-kicker { color: var(--pink); }
.story-title {
  max-width: 10ch;
  margin: 1.2rem 0 2rem;
  font-family: var(--display);
  font-size: clamp(3.5rem, 7vw, 7.5rem);
  font-style: italic;
  font-weight: 900;
  line-height: .82;
  letter-spacing: .005em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
}
.story-title em { color: var(--pink); font-style: inherit; }
.story-deck { max-width: 42rem; margin: 0 0 1.5rem; color: rgba(242,240,233,.68); font-size: clamp(1rem, 1.4vw, 1.25rem); line-height: 1.45; }

.story-content { padding: clamp(4.5rem, 9vw, 9rem) var(--pad) clamp(6rem, 12vw, 11rem); }
.story-body { width: min(100%, 45rem); margin: 0 auto; }
.story-body p { margin: 0 0 1.7em; font-size: clamp(1.18rem, 1.6vw, 1.38rem); line-height: 1.72; }
.story-body > p:first-child::first-letter {
  float: left;
  margin: .07em .12em 0 0;
  color: var(--pink);
  font-family: var(--display);
  font-size: 5.3em;
  font-style: italic;
  font-weight: 900;
  line-height: .72;
}
.verse { margin: 3rem 0 3.25rem; padding: .25rem 0 .25rem clamp(1.5rem, 4vw, 3rem); border-left: 5px solid var(--pink); }
.verse p { margin: 0 0 1.15rem; font-style: italic; }
.verse p:last-child { margin-bottom: 0; }
.end-mark { margin-top: 4rem; color: var(--pink); font-family: var(--display); font-size: 2rem; font-style: italic; font-weight: 900; }

.reading-footer {
  padding: 3rem var(--pad);
  display: flex;
  justify-content: space-between;
  gap: 2rem;
  background: var(--black);
  color: var(--paper);
  font-size: .9rem;
}
.reading-footer a { font-weight: 700; text-decoration: none; }

@media (max-width: 600px) {
  .reading-header { height: 64px; }
  .back-link { font-size: .68rem; }
  .story-hero { min-height: 70vh; padding-top: 8rem; }
  .story-title { max-width: 100%; font-size: 12vw; }
  .story-body p { font-size: 1.08rem; line-height: 1.68; }
  .reading-footer { flex-direction: column; }
}

@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) {
  html { scroll-behavior: auto; }
  *, *::before, *::after { transition: none !important; }
}