:root{
  --bg:#14181d;
  --surface:#1b2027;
  --border:#2a313a;
  --text:#e9e7e1;
  --muted:#9aa1a9;
  --accent:#f2a13a;      /* dawn amber — the one interactive accent */
  --accent-2:#e8734a;    /* dawn coral — hero glow only, never interactive */
  --ink:#14181d;
  --measure:68ch;
  --wrap:760px;
  --radius:6px;
}

*{box-sizing:border-box}
html{-webkit-text-size-adjust:100%}
body{
  margin:0;
  background:var(--bg);
  color:var(--text);
  font-family:"IBM Plex Sans",system-ui,-apple-system,"Segoe UI",Roboto,sans-serif;
  font-size:18px;
  line-height:1.65;
  -webkit-font-smoothing:antialiased;
}
.wrap{max-width:var(--wrap);margin-inline:auto;padding-inline:24px}

a{color:var(--accent);text-decoration:none}
a:hover{text-decoration:underline;text-underline-offset:3px}
:focus-visible{outline:2px solid var(--accent);outline-offset:3px;border-radius:2px}
.skip{position:absolute;left:-9999px}
.skip:focus{left:12px;top:12px;background:var(--accent);color:var(--ink);padding:8px 12px;z-index:10}

/* header */
.site-header{
  border-bottom:1px solid var(--border);
  position:sticky;top:0;z-index:5;
  background:rgba(20,24,29,.82);
  backdrop-filter:blur(8px);
}
.header-inner{display:flex;align-items:center;justify-content:space-between;padding-block:16px}
.brand{color:var(--text);font-weight:600;letter-spacing:-.01em;font-size:1.05rem}
.brand:hover{color:var(--accent);text-decoration:none}
.site-nav{display:flex;gap:22px;font-size:.95rem}
.site-nav a{color:var(--muted)}
.site-nav a:hover{color:var(--text);text-decoration:none}

/* hero */
.hero{position:relative;overflow:hidden;padding-block:88px 60px}
.hero .dawn{
  position:absolute;left:0;right:0;top:-160px;height:420px;pointer-events:none;
  background:radial-gradient(120% 100% at 50% 0%,
    rgba(232,115,74,.22) 0%,
    rgba(242,161,58,.15) 32%,
    rgba(242,161,58,0) 64%);
}
.hero .wrap{position:relative;z-index:1}
.hero-kicker{color:var(--muted);font-size:.95rem;font-weight:500;margin:0 0 14px}
.hero-title{
  font-size:clamp(2rem,5.2vw,3.1rem);line-height:1.08;letter-spacing:-.02em;
  font-weight:700;margin:0;max-width:17ch;
}
.hero-lead{color:var(--muted);font-size:1.12rem;max-width:56ch;margin:20px 0 30px}
.hero-actions{display:flex;gap:14px;flex-wrap:wrap}
.btn{
  display:inline-block;background:var(--accent);color:var(--ink);
  font-weight:600;padding:11px 20px;border-radius:var(--radius);border:1px solid var(--accent);
}
.btn:hover{text-decoration:none;filter:brightness(1.08)}
.btn.ghost{background:transparent;color:var(--text);border-color:var(--border)}
.btn.ghost:hover{border-color:var(--accent);color:var(--accent);filter:none}

/* post list */
.post-list{padding-block:8px 76px}
.section-title{
  font-size:1rem;color:var(--muted);font-weight:600;
  margin:0 0 4px;padding-bottom:12px;border-bottom:1px solid var(--border);
}
.post-item{border-bottom:1px solid var(--border)}
.post-link{display:block;padding-block:22px;color:inherit}
.post-link:hover{text-decoration:none}
.post-date{
  display:block;font-family:"IBM Plex Mono",ui-monospace,monospace;
  font-size:.8rem;color:var(--muted);letter-spacing:.02em;
}
.post-title{
  font-size:1.4rem;line-height:1.2;letter-spacing:-.01em;
  margin:6px 0;font-weight:600;color:var(--text);
}
.post-link:hover .post-title{color:var(--accent)}
.post-dek{margin:0;color:var(--muted);font-size:1rem;max-width:60ch}
.empty{color:var(--muted);padding-block:24px}

/* article */
.article{padding-block:56px 84px}
.article-head{margin-bottom:34px}
.article-title{
  font-size:clamp(1.8rem,4vw,2.5rem);line-height:1.12;letter-spacing:-.02em;
  font-weight:700;margin:.3em 0 0;max-width:22ch;
}
.tags{display:flex;gap:8px;flex-wrap:wrap;margin-top:16px}
.tag{
  font-family:"IBM Plex Mono",monospace;font-size:.75rem;color:var(--muted);
  border:1px solid var(--border);border-radius:100px;padding:3px 11px;
}
.prose{max-width:var(--measure)}
.prose>*+*{margin-top:1.15em}
.prose h2{font-size:1.5rem;letter-spacing:-.01em;line-height:1.2;margin-top:2em}
.prose h3{font-size:1.2rem;margin-top:1.6em}
.prose strong{color:var(--text);font-weight:600}
.prose a{text-decoration:underline;text-underline-offset:3px;text-decoration-color:rgba(242,161,58,.5)}
.prose img{max-width:100%;height:auto;border-radius:var(--radius);border:1px solid var(--border)}
.prose blockquote{border-left:2px solid var(--accent);margin:1.4em 0;padding:2px 0 2px 20px;color:var(--muted)}
.prose code{
  font-family:"IBM Plex Mono",ui-monospace,monospace;font-size:.9em;
  background:var(--surface);border:1px solid var(--border);border-radius:4px;padding:1px 6px;
}
.prose pre{
  background:var(--surface);border:1px solid var(--border);border-radius:var(--radius);
  padding:18px 20px;overflow-x:auto;line-height:1.5;
}
.prose pre code{background:none;border:0;padding:0;font-size:.86rem}
.prose ul,.prose ol{padding-left:1.3em}
.prose li+li{margin-top:.4em}
.prose hr{border:0;border-top:1px solid var(--border);margin:2.4em 0}
.article-foot{margin-top:56px;padding-top:24px;border-top:1px solid var(--border)}
.back{font-size:.95rem}

/* about extras */
.lede{font-size:1.2rem;color:var(--text)}
.timeline{list-style:none;padding:0;margin:1.2em 0}
.timeline li{
  display:grid;grid-template-columns:120px 1fr;gap:18px;
  padding-block:14px;border-bottom:1px solid var(--border);
}
.timeline .yr{font-family:"IBM Plex Mono",monospace;font-size:.85rem;color:var(--accent);padding-top:2px}
.timeline .role{margin:0;font-weight:600;color:var(--text)}
.timeline .org{margin:2px 0 0;color:var(--muted);font-size:.95rem}

/* footer */
.site-footer{border-top:1px solid var(--border);padding-block:36px 48px;color:var(--muted)}
.site-footer .contact{display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:14px;align-items:center;margin:0 0 8px;font-size:.95rem}
.site-footer .contact a{color:var(--muted)}
.site-footer .contact a:hover{color:var(--accent)}
.site-footer .sep{width:1px;height:14px;background:var(--border);display:inline-block}
.site-footer .fine{margin:0;font-size:.85rem}

@media (max-width:560px){
  body{font-size:17px}
  .hero{padding-block:64px 48px}
  .timeline li{grid-template-columns:1fr;gap:2px}
  .timeline .yr{padding-top:0;margin-bottom:2px}
}
@media (prefers-reduced-motion:reduce){html{scroll-behavior:auto}}