*, *::before, *::after { box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0; padding: 0; }
html { scroll-behavior: smooth; }
body {
  font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;
  background: #f3ebe0;
  color: #2c241c;
  line-height: 1.7;
  min-height: 100vh;
  padding-bottom: 100px;
}
a { color: inherit; text-decoration: none; }
img { max-width: 100%; display: block; }

:root {
  --bg: #f3ebe0;
  --paper: #faf6f0;
  --ink: #2c241c;
  --muted: #6b5e52;
  --clay: #c45c2a;
  --leaf: #4a6b4a;
  --line: #ddd2c4;
  --sans: 'Segoe UI', system-ui, sans-serif;
}

/* ——— STEPPING STONES bottom-left (not flags equal, not bins, not dog-ears) ——— */
.stones {
  position: fixed;
  bottom: 20px;
  left: 20px;
  z-index: 100;
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: row;
  align-items: flex-end;
  gap: 10px;
}
.stones a {
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: center;
  font-family: var(--sans);
  font-size: 0.68rem;
  font-weight: 700;
  letter-spacing: 0.06em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--muted);
  background: var(--paper);
  border: 2px solid var(--line);
  transition: all 0.15s;
  box-shadow: 2px 3px 0 rgba(44,36,28,0.08);
}
.stones a:nth-child(1) {
  width: 78px;
  height: 42px;
  border-radius: 42% 58% 55% 45% / 48% 42% 58% 52%;
}
.stones a:nth-child(2) {
  width: 90px;
  height: 48px;
  border-radius: 55% 45% 48% 52% / 42% 58% 42% 58%;
  margin-bottom: 8px;
}
.stones a:nth-child(3) {
  width: 72px;
  height: 40px;
  border-radius: 48% 52% 60% 40% / 55% 45% 55% 45%;
  margin-bottom: 2px;
}
.stones a:hover {
  color: var(--ink);
  border-color: var(--clay);
}
.stones a.on {
  background: var(--clay);
  border-color: var(--clay);
  color: #fff;
}

.mark {
  position: fixed;
  top: 18px;
  right: 22px;
  z-index: 90;
  text-align: right;
  font-family: var(--sans);
  font-size: 0.6rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.12em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--muted);
}
.mark strong {
  display: block;
  font-family: Georgia, serif;
  font-size: 1.1rem;
  font-weight: 400;
  color: var(--clay);
  letter-spacing: 0.02em;
  text-transform: none;
  margin-bottom: 2px;
}

/* ——— GATHER: quote + overlapping circles ——— */
.gather {
  max-width: 680px;
  margin: 0 auto;
  padding: 90px 24px 40px;
}
.gather .k {
  font-family: var(--sans);
  font-size: 0.68rem;
  font-weight: 700;
  letter-spacing: 0.14em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--clay);
  margin-bottom: 14px;
}
.gather blockquote {
  font-size: clamp(1.4rem, 3.2vw, 1.9rem);
  font-weight: 400;
  line-height: 1.35;
  color: var(--ink);
  margin-bottom: 18px;
  border: none;
}
.gather .lede {
  font-family: var(--sans);
  color: var(--muted);
  font-size: 1rem;
  margin-bottom: 32px;
  max-width: 480px;
}
.circles {
  position: relative;
  height: 220px;
  margin-top: 8px;
}
.circles .c {
  position: absolute;
  border-radius: 50%;
  overflow: hidden;
  border: 3px solid var(--paper);
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgba(44,36,28,0.12);
}
.circles .c1 {
  width: 160px;
  height: 160px;
  left: 0;
  top: 20px;
  z-index: 2;
}
.circles .c2 {
  width: 120px;
  height: 120px;
  left: 120px;
  top: 0;
  z-index: 3;
}
.circles .c3 {
  width: 140px;
  height: 140px;
  left: 200px;
  top: 60px;
  z-index: 1;
}
.circles img {
  width: 100%;
  height: 100%;
  object-fit: cover;
  filter: saturate(0.9);
}

/* ——— PRACTICE: stacked horizontal bars ——— */
.practice {
  max-width: 560px;
  margin: 0 auto;
  padding: 90px 24px 40px;
}
.practice .k {
  font-family: var(--sans);
  font-size: 0.68rem;
  font-weight: 700;
  letter-spacing: 0.14em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--clay);
  margin-bottom: 8px;
}
.practice h1 {
  font-size: 1.7rem;
  font-weight: 400;
  margin-bottom: 28px;
}
.bar {
  background: var(--paper);
  border: 1px solid var(--line);
  border-left: 5px solid var(--leaf);
  padding: 18px 20px;
  margin-bottom: 12px;
}
.bar:nth-child(even) { border-left-color: var(--clay); }
.bar h2 {
  font-size: 1.05rem;
  font-weight: 400;
  margin-bottom: 4px;
  color: var(--ink);
}
.bar p {
  font-family: var(--sans);
  font-size: 0.9rem;
  color: var(--muted);
}

/* ——— WRITE: letter on desk ——— */
.write-wrap {
  min-height: 100vh;
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: center;
  padding: 90px 20px 40px;
}
.letter {
  width: 100%;
  max-width: 420px;
  background: var(--paper);
  border: 1px solid var(--line);
  padding: 36px 28px;
  box-shadow: 4px 6px 0 rgba(44,36,28,0.06);
  transform: rotate(-0.6deg);
}
.letter .date {
  font-family: var(--sans);
  font-size: 0.72rem;
  color: var(--muted);
  margin-bottom: 20px;
  letter-spacing: 0.04em;
}
.letter h1 {
  font-size: 1.4rem;
  font-weight: 400;
  margin-bottom: 12px;
}
.letter .meta {
  font-family: var(--sans);
  font-size: 0.9rem;
  color: var(--muted);
  line-height: 1.75;
  margin-bottom: 22px;
}
.letter .meta a {
  color: var(--clay);
  font-weight: 600;
}
.letter label {
  display: block;
  font-family: var(--sans);
  font-size: 0.62rem;
  font-weight: 700;
  letter-spacing: 0.1em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--muted);
  margin-bottom: 4px;
}
.letter input,
.letter textarea {
  width: 100%;
  padding: 8px 0;
  border: none;
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line);
  background: transparent;
  font-family: Georgia, serif;
  font-size: 1rem;
  margin-bottom: 14px;
  color: var(--ink);
}
.letter input:focus,
.letter textarea:focus {
  outline: none;
  border-bottom-color: var(--clay);
}
.letter textarea {
  min-height: 90px;
  border: 1px solid var(--line);
  padding: 10px;
  resize: vertical;
  font-family: var(--sans);
  font-size: 0.95rem;
}
.letter button {
  width: 100%;
  margin-top: 8px;
  padding: 12px;
  background: var(--clay);
  color: #fff;
  border: none;
  font-family: var(--sans);
  font-weight: 700;
  font-size: 0.75rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.1em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  cursor: pointer;
}
.letter button:hover { filter: brightness(1.05); }

.ft {
  text-align: center;
  padding: 12px 24px 20px;
  font-family: var(--sans);
  font-size: 0.72rem;
  color: var(--muted);
}
.ft strong { color: var(--ink); }

@media (max-width: 560px) {
  .stones {
    left: 0;
    right: 0;
    bottom: 0;
    justify-content: center;
    background: var(--paper);
    border-top: 1px solid var(--line);
    padding: 12px;
    gap: 8px;
  }
  .stones a {
    margin-bottom: 0 !important;
    width: 80px !important;
    height: 40px !important;
    border-radius: 40% 60% 50% 50% / 50% 40% 60% 50% !important;
  }
  .circles { height: 180px; }
  .circles .c1 { width: 120px; height: 120px; }
  .circles .c2 { width: 90px; height: 90px; left: 90px; }
  .circles .c3 { width: 100px; height: 100px; left: 150px; top: 50px; }
}