/* =========================================================
   STORIES INDEX
   ========================================================= */

.stories-page {
    background: var(--color-bg-light);
    color: var(--color-text-dark);
}

.stories-kicker {
    margin: 0 0 clamp(1.4rem, 2.5vw, 2.2rem);
    color: rgba(245, 239, 232, 0.62);
    font-size: 0.72rem;
    font-weight: 500;
    letter-spacing: 0.17em;
    line-height: 1.5;
    text-transform: uppercase;
}

.stories-opening {
    background: var(--color-bg-dark);
    color: var(--color-text-light);
}

.stories-opening-inner {
    width: min(86%, 1240px);
    margin: 0 auto;
    padding:
        clamp(5rem, 9vw, 8rem)
        0
        clamp(6rem, 11vw, 10rem);
}

.stories-opening h1 {
    max-width: 9ch;
    margin: 0;
    font-size: clamp(3.2rem, 6.4vw, 6.8rem);
    font-weight: 400;
    line-height: 0.97;
    letter-spacing: -0.045em;
}

.stories-opening h1 span {
    display: block;
    margin-top: 0.1em;
    font-style: italic;
}

.stories-opening-copy {
    max-width: 39rem;
    margin:
        clamp(2.6rem, 5vw, 4.2rem)
        0
        0
        auto;
    color: rgba(245, 239, 232, 0.76);
    font-size: clamp(1rem, 1.3vw, 1.1rem);
    line-height: 1.85;
}


/* =========================================================
   FEATURED STORY
   ========================================================= */

.stories-feature {
    background: var(--color-bg-white);
    color: var(--color-text-dark);
}

.stories-feature-inner {
    width: min(92%, 1440px);
    margin: 0 auto;

    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns:
        minmax(0, 1.22fr)
        minmax(300px, 0.72fr);
    gap: clamp(3rem, 7vw, 7rem);
    align-items: center;

    padding:
        clamp(6rem, 10vw, 10rem)
        0;
}

.stories-feature-image {
    display: block;
    color: inherit;
    text-decoration: none;
}

.stories-feature-image picture,
.stories-feature-image img {
    display: block;
    width: 100%;
}

.stories-feature-image img {
    height: auto;
}

.stories-feature-copy {
    max-width: 34rem;
}

.stories-feature-meta,
.stories-card-meta {
    margin: 0 0 1.3rem;
    color: rgba(27, 23, 19, 0.62);
    font-size: 0.7rem;
    font-weight: 500;
    letter-spacing: 0.14em;
    line-height: 1.6;
    text-transform: uppercase;
}

.stories-feature-meta span,
.stories-card-meta span {
    margin: 0 0.45rem;
}

.stories-feature-copy h2 {
    margin: 0;
    font-size: clamp(3rem, 5vw, 5.3rem);
    font-weight: 400;
    line-height: 0.98;
    letter-spacing: -0.04em;
}

.stories-feature-subtitle {
    margin: 1.4rem 0 0;
    font-family: var(--font-heading);
    font-size: clamp(1.45rem, 2.2vw, 2rem);
    font-style: italic;
    line-height: 1.32;
}

.stories-feature-intro {
    margin: 1.6rem 0 0;
    color: var(--color-text-medium);
    font-size: 0.98rem;
    line-height: 1.8;
}

.stories-read-link {
    display: inline-flex;
    align-items: center;
    gap: 0.55rem;

    margin-top: 2rem;
    padding-bottom: 0.2rem;

    color: var(--color-text-dark);
    font-size: 0.84rem;
    font-weight: 500;
    letter-spacing: 0.035em;
    text-decoration: none;
    border-bottom: 1px solid currentColor;
}

.stories-read-link span {
    transition: transform 180ms ease;
}

.stories-read-link:hover span,
.stories-read-link:focus-visible span {
    transform: translateX(0.28rem);
}


/* =========================================================
   ARCHIVE — ONLY RENDERS WHEN STORY #2 EXISTS
   ========================================================= */

.stories-archive {
    background: var(--color-bg-light);
    color: var(--color-text-dark);
    border-top: 1px solid rgba(27, 23, 19, 0.09);
}

.stories-archive-inner {
    width: min(88%, 1320px);
    margin: 0 auto;
    padding:
        clamp(6rem, 10vw, 9rem)
        0
        clamp(7rem, 11vw, 11rem);
}

.stories-archive-heading {
    max-width: 38rem;
    margin-bottom: clamp(4rem, 8vw, 7rem);
}

.stories-archive-heading .stories-kicker {
    color: rgba(27, 23, 19, 0.62);
}

.stories-archive-heading h2 {
    max-width: 11ch;
    margin: 0;
    font-size: clamp(2.6rem, 4.3vw, 4.5rem);
    font-weight: 400;
    line-height: 1.03;
    letter-spacing: -0.03em;
}

.stories-archive-grid {
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: repeat(2, minmax(0, 1fr));
    gap:
        clamp(4rem, 8vw, 7rem)
        clamp(2rem, 5vw, 5rem);
    align-items: start;
}

.stories-card--offset {
    margin-top: clamp(5rem, 9vw, 9rem);
}

.stories-card-image,
.stories-card-image picture,
.stories-card-image img {
    display: block;
    width: 100%;
}

.stories-card-image {
    color: inherit;
    text-decoration: none;
}

.stories-card-image img {
    height: auto;
}

.stories-card-copy {
    max-width: 31rem;
    padding-top: 1.5rem;
}

.stories-card-copy h3 {
    margin: 0;
    font-size: clamp(1.9rem, 3vw, 2.8rem);
    font-weight: 400;
    line-height: 1.08;
}

.stories-card-copy > p:not(.stories-card-meta) {
    margin: 1rem 0 0;
    color: var(--color-text-medium);
    font-size: 0.94rem;
    line-height: 1.75;
}


/* =========================================================
   QUIET CLOSE
   ========================================================= */

.stories-close {
    background: var(--color-bg-dark-soft);
    color: var(--color-text-light);
}

.stories-close-inner {
    width: min(86%, 1180px);
    margin: 0 auto;
    padding:
        clamp(4.5rem, 8vw, 7rem)
        0;

    display: flex;
    align-items: baseline;
    justify-content: space-between;
    gap: 2rem;
}

.stories-close-small {
    margin: 0;
    color: rgba(245, 239, 232, 0.58);
    font-size: 0.78rem;
    letter-spacing: 0.04em;
}

.stories-close a {
    display: inline-flex;
    align-items: center;
    gap: 0.55rem;

    color: var(--color-text-light);
    font-family: var(--font-heading);
    font-size: clamp(1.55rem, 2.5vw, 2.2rem);
    line-height: 1.2;
    text-decoration: none;
}

.stories-close a span {
    transition: transform 180ms ease;
}

.stories-close a:hover span,
.stories-close a:focus-visible span {
    transform: translateX(0.3rem);
}


/* =========================================================
   RESPONSIVE
   ========================================================= */

@media (max-width: 900px) {

    .stories-opening-inner,
    .stories-feature-inner,
    .stories-archive-inner,
    .stories-close-inner {
        width: min(88%, 720px);
    }

    .stories-opening h1 {
        font-size: clamp(3rem, 12vw, 5rem);
    }

    .stories-opening-copy {
        margin-left: 0;
    }

    .stories-feature-inner {
        grid-template-columns: 1fr;
        gap: 3.5rem;
    }

    .stories-feature-image {
        width: 86%;
    }

    .stories-feature-copy {
        max-width: 42rem;
        margin-left: auto;
    }

    .stories-archive-grid {
        gap: 4rem 2rem;
    }

    .stories-card--offset {
        margin-top: 3rem;
    }

}

@media (max-width: 620px) {

    .stories-opening-inner,
    .stories-feature-inner,
    .stories-archive-inner,
    .stories-close-inner {
        width: min(90%, 560px);
    }

    .stories-feature-image {
        width: 94%;
    }

    .stories-archive-grid {
        grid-template-columns: 1fr;
        gap: 3.5rem;
    }

    .stories-card,
    .stories-card--offset {
        width: 94%;
        margin-top: 0;
    }

    .stories-card--offset {
        margin-left: auto;
    }

    .stories-close-inner {
        align-items: flex-start;
        flex-direction: column;
    }

}

@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) {

    .stories-read-link span,
    .stories-close a span {
        transition: none;
    }

}