:root {
  --sc-bg: #09080b;
  --sc-bg-2: #0e0c11;
  --sc-panel: rgba(255,255,255,.055);
  --sc-panel-strong: rgba(255,255,255,.085);
  --sc-border: rgba(255,255,255,.1);

  --sc-text: #f7f3ef;
  --sc-muted: #aaa2aa;
  --sc-soft: #746d76;

  --sc-accent: #d7a96f;
  --sc-accent-light: #f2d4a7;
  --sc-accent-dark: #8e6540;

  --sc-purple: #6e4d79;
  --sc-red: #9c4659;

  --sc-radius: 22px;
  --sc-container: 1240px;

  --sc-shadow:
    0 30px 80px rgba(0,0,0,.45);
}


/* =========================================================
   BASE
   ========================================================= */

html {
  background: var(--sc-bg);
  color: var(--sc-text);
}

body {
  margin: 0;
  background:
    radial-gradient(
      circle at 15% 0%,
      rgba(125,78,111,.12),
      transparent 32%
    ),
    radial-gradient(
      circle at 85% 8%,
      rgba(215,169,111,.08),
      transparent 28%
    ),
    var(--sc-bg);

  color: var(--sc-text);

  font-family:
    "DM Sans",
    system-ui,
    sans-serif;
}

body::before {
  content: "";
  position: fixed;
  inset: 0;

  pointer-events: none;

  opacity: .025;

  background-image:
    url("data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg viewBox='0 0 180 180' xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%3E%3Cfilter id='n'%3E%3CfeTurbulence type='fractalNoise' baseFrequency='.85' numOctaves='4' stitchTiles='stitch'/%3E%3C/filter%3E%3Crect width='100%25' height='100%25' filter='url(%23n)' opacity='.5'/%3E%3C/svg%3E");

  z-index: 9999;
}


/* =========================================================
   CONTAINER
   ========================================================= */

.sc-container {
  width: min(
    calc(100% - 40px),
    var(--sc-container)
  );

  margin-inline: auto;
}


/* =========================================================
   TOPLINE
   ========================================================= */

.sc-topline {
  height: 34px;

  border-bottom:
    1px solid rgba(255,255,255,.06);

  background:
    rgba(7,6,9,.95);

  color: var(--sc-muted);

  font-size: 11px;
  letter-spacing: .08em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
}

.sc-topline-inner {
  width: min(
    calc(100% - 40px),
    var(--sc-container)
  );

  height: 100%;

  margin-inline: auto;

  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: space-between;
}

.sc-age-label {
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 7px;

  color: var(--sc-accent-light);
}

.sc-age-dot {
  width: 6px;
  height: 6px;

  border-radius: 50%;

  background: var(--sc-accent);

  box-shadow:
    0 0 12px rgba(215,169,111,.8);
}

.sc-top-message {
  opacity: .7;
}

.sc-top-links {
  display: flex;
  gap: 18px;
}

.sc-top-links a {
  color: inherit;
  text-decoration: none;
}

.sc-top-links a:hover {
  color: var(--sc-text);
}


/* =========================================================
   NAV
   ========================================================= */

/* Solid (not semi-transparent + backdrop-filter "frosted glass"): on
   iOS Safari, backdrop-filter on a sticky header that content keeps
   scrolling past has repeatedly turned out to be the root cause of
   ghosting/smearing bugs elsewhere on this site (the story reader, the
   mobile nav drawer) — removed here too rather than waiting for the
   same bug class to surface here as well. */
.sc-navbar {
  position: sticky;
  top: 0;
  z-index: 1000;

  background:
    #09080b;

  border-bottom:
    1px solid rgba(255,255,255,.07);
}

.sc-nav-inner {
  width: min(
    calc(100% - 40px),
    var(--sc-container)
  );

  min-height: 76px;

  margin-inline: auto;

  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 32px;
}

.sc-brand {
  display: inline-flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 11px;

  color: var(--sc-text);
  text-decoration: none;

  flex-shrink: 0;
}

.sc-brand-mark {
  width: 38px;
  height: 38px;

  display: grid;
  place-items: center;

  border-radius: 12px;

  color: #191318;

  font-family:
    "Playfair Display",
    serif;

  font-size: 15px;
  font-weight: 700;

  background:
    linear-gradient(
      145deg,
      #f4d7ad,
      #b9814d
    );

  box-shadow:
    inset 0 1px rgba(255,255,255,.8),
    0 8px 25px rgba(215,169,111,.18);

  transform:
    perspective(200px)
    rotateX(4deg);
}

.sc-brand-text {
  font-size: 19px;
  letter-spacing: -.03em;
}

.sc-brand-text strong {
  font-family:
    "Playfair Display",
    Georgia,
    serif;

  font-weight: 600;
}

.sc-nav-link {
  position: relative;

  padding: 10px 13px;

  color: #aaa4ac;

  text-decoration: none;

  border-radius: 10px;

  font-size: 13px;
  font-weight: 600;

  transition:
    color .2s ease,
    background .2s ease;
}

.sc-nav-link:hover,
.sc-nav-link.active {
  color: var(--sc-text);
  background: rgba(255,255,255,.055);
}

.sc-premium-link {
  color: var(--sc-accent-light);
}

.sc-premium-link span {
  color: var(--sc-accent);
}

.sc-nav-actions {
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 9px;
}

.sc-theme-button,
.sc-menu-button {
  border: 1px solid var(--sc-border);

  background:
    rgba(255,255,255,.04);

  color: var(--sc-text);

  border-radius: 11px;

  cursor: pointer;
}

.sc-theme-button {
  width: 38px;
  height: 38px;
}

/* Always visible — the same menu button opens the side drawer on both
   mobile and desktop, there's no separate inline desktop nav anymore. */
.sc-menu-button {
  width: 40px;
  height: 38px;

  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: center;
  flex-direction: column;
  gap: 4px;

  padding: 9px;
}

.sc-menu-button span {
  display: block;

  width: 18px;
  height: 1px;

  background: currentColor;
}

.sc-menu-button.active span:nth-child(1) { transform: translateY(5px) rotate(45deg); }
.sc-menu-button.active span:nth-child(2) { opacity: 0; }
.sc-menu-button.active span:nth-child(3) { transform: translateY(-5px) rotate(-45deg); }


/* =========================================================
   SIDE-DRAWER NAVIGATION
   One nav pattern for mobile and desktop alike: the header only ever
   holds the logo + theme/menu buttons; the menu button slides this
   panel in from the right. Categories use a native <details> accordion
   (+/- via .sc-accordion-icon) instead of a hover mega-menu — works
   identically with a mouse, a keyboard, or a finger. Solid background,
   no backdrop-filter — see the .reader-modal comment in blog.css for
   why that combination is avoided everywhere on this site now.
   ========================================================= */

.sc-drawer-backdrop {
  position: fixed;
  inset: 0;
  z-index: 1150;

  background: rgba(0,0,0,.6);

  opacity: 0;
  visibility: hidden;
  transition: opacity .3s ease, visibility .3s ease;
}

.sc-drawer-backdrop.open {
  opacity: 1;
  visibility: visible;
}

.sc-side-drawer {
  position: fixed;
  top: 0;
  right: 0;
  bottom: 0;
  z-index: 1200;

  width: min(360px, 86vw);

  background: #0c0a0e;
  border-left: 1px solid var(--sc-border, rgba(255,255,255,.08));
  box-shadow: -16px 0 40px rgba(0,0,0,.45);

  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;

  transform: translateX(100%);
  transition: transform .32s cubic-bezier(.25,.8,.25,1);
}

.sc-side-drawer.open {
  transform: translateX(0);
}

.sc-drawer-head {
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: space-between;

  padding: 18px 18px 16px;
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--sc-border, rgba(255,255,255,.07));
  flex-shrink: 0;
}

.sc-drawer-brand {
  display: inline-flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 10px;

  font-family: "Playfair Display", Georgia, serif;
  font-weight: 600;
  font-size: 16px;
  color: var(--sc-text);
}

.sc-drawer-close {
  width: 34px;
  height: 34px;

  display: grid;
  place-items: center;

  border: 1px solid var(--sc-border, rgba(255,255,255,.1));
  border-radius: 10px;

  background: rgba(255,255,255,.04);
  color: var(--sc-text);

  font-size: 18px;
  line-height: 1;
  cursor: pointer;
}

.sc-drawer-body {
  flex: 1;
  overflow-y: auto;

  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  gap: 3px;

  padding: 14px 14px 26px;
}

.sc-drawer-body .sc-nav-link {
  width: 100%;
  padding: 12px 14px;
}

.sc-drawer-accordion {
  border-top: 1px solid rgba(255,255,255,.06);
  border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(255,255,255,.06);
  margin: 6px 0;
}

.sc-drawer-accordion summary {
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: space-between;

  padding: 12px 14px;

  color: #aaa4ac;
  font-size: 13px;
  font-weight: 600;

  cursor: pointer;
  list-style: none;
  user-select: none;
}

.sc-drawer-accordion summary::-webkit-details-marker,
.sc-drawer-accordion summary::marker {
  display: none;
  content: "";
}

.sc-drawer-accordion summary:hover {
  color: var(--sc-text);
}

/* +/- indicator, drawn with CSS rather than a character so it stays
   pixel-crisp and centers the same in both states. */
.sc-accordion-icon {
  position: relative;
  width: 12px;
  height: 12px;
  flex-shrink: 0;
}

.sc-accordion-icon::before,
.sc-accordion-icon::after {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  top: 50%;
  left: 50%;
  background: currentColor;
  transform: translate(-50%, -50%);
}

.sc-accordion-icon::before { width: 12px; height: 1.5px; }
.sc-accordion-icon::after { width: 1.5px; height: 12px; transition: transform .2s ease; }

.sc-drawer-accordion[open] .sc-accordion-icon::after {
  transform: translate(-50%, -50%) scaleY(0);
}

.sc-drawer-group {
  padding: 4px 14px 14px 20px;

  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  gap: 8px;
}

.sc-drawer-group h4 {
  margin: 10px 0 2px;

  color: var(--sc-accent);

  font-size: 10px;
  font-weight: 800;

  letter-spacing: .1em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
}

.sc-drawer-group:first-of-type h4 {
  margin-top: 0;
}

.sc-drawer-group a {
  color: #c8c0c8;
  text-decoration: none;
  font-size: 13px;
  padding: 4px 0;
}

.sc-drawer-group a:hover {
  color: var(--sc-accent-light);
}

.sc-drawer-group a.sc-drawer-all {
  margin-top: 4px;
  color: var(--sc-accent-light);
  font-weight: 700;
}


/* =========================================================
   CATEGORY RAIL
   ========================================================= */

/* Solid, same reasoning as .sc-navbar above — this one scrolls its own
   content horizontally too (overflow-x: auto), which is exactly the
   "blurred element is also a scroll container" shape that caused
   visible ghosting in the reader and mobile nav drawer. */
.sc-category-rail {
  position: sticky;
  top: 77px;
  z-index: 900;

  overflow-x: auto;

  scrollbar-width: none;

  background:
    #0c0b0e;

  border-bottom:
    1px solid rgba(255,255,255,.05);
}

.sc-category-rail::-webkit-scrollbar {
  display: none;
}


/* =========================================================
   HERO
   ========================================================= */

.sc-hero {
  position: relative;

  min-height: 650px;

  display: flex;
  align-items: flex-end;

  overflow: hidden;
}

.sc-hero-backdrop {
  position: absolute;
  inset: 0;

  background-image:
    url("../images/hero/secretchapters-hero.webp");

  background-size: cover;
  background-position: center 28%;

  transform: scale(1.02);

  filter:
    saturate(.88)
    contrast(1.08);
}

.sc-hero-overlay {
  position: absolute;
  inset: 0;

  background:
    linear-gradient(
      90deg,
      rgba(8,7,10,.96) 0%,
      rgba(8,7,10,.75) 35%,
      rgba(8,7,10,.18) 78%,
      rgba(8,7,10,.52) 100%
    ),
    linear-gradient(
      0deg,
      var(--sc-bg) 0%,
      transparent 45%
    );
}

.sc-hero-content {
  position: relative;
  z-index: 2;

  width: min(
    calc(100% - 40px),
    var(--sc-container)
  );

  margin: 0 auto;

  padding:
    90px 0 80px;
}

.sc-hero-kicker {
  display: inline-flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 9px;

  padding: 8px 13px;

  border:
    1px solid rgba(215,169,111,.25);

  border-radius: 999px;

  background:
    rgba(15,12,16,.58);

  color: var(--sc-accent-light);

  font-size: 11px;
  font-weight: 700;

  letter-spacing: .1em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
}

.sc-hero-kicker span {
  width: 6px;
  height: 6px;

  border-radius: 50%;

  background: var(--sc-accent);

  box-shadow:
    0 0 14px rgba(215,169,111,.8);
}

.sc-hero h1 {
  max-width: 780px;

  margin: 25px 0 18px;

  font-family:
    "Playfair Display",
    Georgia,
    serif;

  font-size:
    clamp(3.3rem, 7vw, 6.8rem);

  line-height: .94;

  letter-spacing: -.055em;
}

.sc-hero h1 em {
  display: block;

  color: var(--sc-accent-light);

  font-weight: 500;
}

.sc-hero p {
  max-width: 610px;

  margin: 0;

  color: #c2bbc2;

  font-size: 17px;
  line-height: 1.75;
}

.sc-hero-actions {
  display: flex;
  gap: 12px;

  margin-top: 30px;
}

.sc-btn {
  min-height: 48px;

  padding: 0 20px;

  display: inline-flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: center;
  gap: 10px;

  border-radius: 13px;

  text-decoration: none;

  font-size: 13px;
  font-weight: 700;

  transition:
    transform .2s ease,
    box-shadow .2s ease;
}

.sc-btn:hover {
  transform: translateY(-2px);
}

.sc-btn-primary {
  color: #171116;

  background:
    linear-gradient(
      135deg,
      #f2d5a7,
      #bc8753
    );

  box-shadow:
    0 12px 35px rgba(185,126,76,.22);
}

.sc-btn-secondary {
  color: var(--sc-text);

  border:
    1px solid rgba(255,255,255,.15);

  background:
    rgba(255,255,255,.055);

  backdrop-filter: blur(10px);
}

.sc-hero-meta {
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 14px;

  margin-top: 35px;

  color: var(--sc-soft);

  font-size: 11px;

  text-transform: uppercase;
  letter-spacing: .08em;
}

.sc-hero-meta strong {
  color: var(--sc-text);
}

.sc-meta-separator {
  width: 3px;
  height: 3px;

  border-radius: 50%;

  background: var(--sc-accent);
}


/* =========================================================
   SECTIONS
   ========================================================= */

.sc-section {
  padding: 88px 0;
}

.sc-section-heading {
  display: flex;
  align-items: flex-end;
  justify-content: space-between;

  gap: 25px;

  margin-bottom: 30px;
}

.sc-section-eyebrow {
  display: block;

  margin-bottom: 8px;

  color: var(--sc-accent);

  font-size: 10px;
  font-weight: 800;

  letter-spacing: .14em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
}

.sc-section-heading h2,
.sc-top-rated-head h2,
.sc-seo-intro h2 {
  margin: 0;

  font-family:
    "Playfair Display",
    Georgia,
    serif;

  font-size:
    clamp(2rem, 4vw, 3.4rem);

  line-height: 1;

  letter-spacing: -.04em;
}

.sc-section-heading p {
  max-width: 560px;

  margin: 12px 0 0;

  color: var(--sc-muted);

  font-size: 14px;
  line-height: 1.7;
}

.sc-view-all {
  color: var(--sc-accent-light);

  text-decoration: none;

  font-size: 12px;
  font-weight: 700;

  white-space: nowrap;
}


/* =========================================================
   TOP RATED
   ========================================================= */

.sc-top-rated {
  background:
    linear-gradient(
      180deg,
      rgba(111,76,120,.08),
      transparent
    );
}

.sc-top-rated-head {
  display: flex;
  align-items: flex-end;
  justify-content: space-between;

  margin-bottom: 32px;
}

.sc-top-rated-head p {
  max-width: 540px;

  margin: 14px 0 0;

  color: var(--sc-muted);

  font-size: 14px;
}

.sc-score-legend {
  display: flex;
  gap: 16px;

  color: var(--sc-soft);

  font-size: 10px;

  text-transform: uppercase;
  letter-spacing: .08em;
}

.sc-score-legend span:first-child {
  color: var(--sc-accent-light);
}


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

.sc-featured-section {
  padding: 35px 0 90px;
}

.sc-featured-card {
  min-height: 430px;

  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: 1.15fr .85fr;

  overflow: hidden;

  border:
    1px solid rgba(255,255,255,.09);

  border-radius:
    var(--sc-radius);

  background:
    rgba(255,255,255,.035);

  box-shadow:
    var(--sc-shadow);
}

.sc-featured-image {
  position: relative;

  background:
    linear-gradient(
      90deg,
      transparent,
      rgba(10,8,12,.45)
    ),
    url("../images/hero/secretchapters-featured.webp");

  background-size: cover;
  background-position: center;
}

.sc-image-badge {
  position: absolute;
  top: 24px;
  left: 24px;

  padding: 8px 12px;

  border-radius: 999px;

  background: rgba(10,8,12,.7);

  border:
    1px solid rgba(215,169,111,.3);

  color: var(--sc-accent-light);

  font-size: 10px;
  font-weight: 800;

  letter-spacing: .1em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
}

.sc-featured-content {
  padding: 55px;

  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  justify-content: center;

  background:
    radial-gradient(
      circle at 20% 20%,
      rgba(142,101,64,.1),
      transparent 45%
    );
}

.sc-featured-content h2 {
  margin: 0 0 20px;

  font-family:
    "Playfair Display",
    Georgia,
    serif;

  font-size:
    clamp(2rem, 4vw, 3.6rem);

  line-height: 1;
}

.sc-featured-content p {
  color: var(--sc-muted);

  font-size: 14px;

  line-height: 1.8;
}

.sc-featured-tags {
  display: flex;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
  gap: 7px;

  margin: 18px 0 28px;
}

.sc-featured-tags span {
  padding: 7px 10px;

  border:
    1px solid rgba(255,255,255,.08);

  border-radius: 999px;

  color: #bcb5bc;

  font-size: 10px;
}


/* =========================================================
   CATEGORY GRID
   ========================================================= */

.sc-category-grid {
  display: grid;

  grid-template-columns:
    repeat(4, minmax(0,1fr));

  gap: 14px;
}

.sc-category-card {
  position: relative;

  min-height: 235px;

  display: flex;
  align-items: flex-end;

  overflow: hidden;

  border:
    1px solid rgba(255,255,255,.08);

  border-radius: 18px;

  color: white;
  text-decoration: none;

  background-size: cover;
  background-position: center;

  isolation: isolate;

  transition:
    transform .3s ease,
    border-color .3s ease;
}

.sc-category-card::before {
  content: "";

  position: absolute;
  inset: 0;

  background:
    linear-gradient(
      0deg,
      rgba(5,4,7,.94),
      rgba(5,4,7,.08) 70%
    );

  z-index: -1;
}

.sc-category-card:hover {
  transform: translateY(-5px);

  border-color:
    rgba(215,169,111,.35);
}

/* Backgrounds resolved from the same photo-first / SVG-mood-art-fallback
   system as the category detail pages (see resolveCategoryBackground() in
   script/blog-builder.js and the generated assets/data/category-
   backgrounds.json). These filenames were previously guessed and pointed
   at .webp files that were never actually uploaded — every card silently
   rendered with no background at all. vampire-romance is the only one
   with a real uploaded photo right now; the rest use the generated
   theme-<palette>.svg mood art so nothing renders blank. Update this list
   by hand if assets/data/category-backgrounds.json changes (a real photo
   gets uploaded for one of these slugs later). */
.sc-cat-dark {
  background-image:
    url("../images/categories/theme-danger.jpg");
}

.sc-cat-mafia {
  background-image:
    url("../images/categories/mafia-romance.jpg");
}

.sc-cat-paranormal {
  background-image:
    url("../images/categories/bhabi-romance.jpg");
}

.sc-cat-billionaire {
  background-image:
    url("../images/categories/theme-luxury.jpg");
}

.sc-cat-forbidden {
  background-image:
    url("../images/categories/high-school-romance.jpg");
}

.sc-cat-slowburn {
  background-image:
    url("../images/categories/Cheating-wife.jpg");
}

.sc-cat-vampire {
  background-image:
    url("../images/categories/vampire-romance.webp");
}

.sc-cat-cowboy {
  background-image:
    url("../images/categories/theme-earthy.jpg");
}

.sc-cat-second {
  background-image:
    url("../images/categories/valentines.jpg");
}

.sc-cat-enemies {
  background-image:
    url("../images/categories/university-medam-say-please-take-photo.jpg");
}

.sc-cat-fated {
  background-image:
    url("../images/categories/kiss-bhabi.jpg");
}

.sc-cat-sports {
  background-image:
    url("../images/categories/bhabi-romance.jpg");
}

.sc-cat-content {
  width: 100%;

  padding: 22px;
}

.sc-cat-content > span {
  color: var(--sc-accent);

  font-size: 9px;
  font-weight: 800;

  letter-spacing: .1em;
}

.sc-cat-content h3 {
  margin: 7px 0 5px;

  font-family:
    "Playfair Display",
    Georgia,
    serif;

  font-size: 23px;
}

.sc-cat-content p {
  margin: 0;

  color: rgba(255,255,255,.7);

  font-size: 11px;
}


/* =========================================================
   NEW RELEASES
   ========================================================= */

.sc-new-section {
  background:
    rgba(255,255,255,.018);
}

.sc-new-release-grid {
  display: grid;

  grid-template-columns:
    repeat(4, minmax(0,1fr));

  gap: 15px;
}

.sc-new-release-card {
  min-height: 290px;

  padding: 20px;

  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  justify-content: flex-end;

  border:
    1px solid rgba(255,255,255,.07);

  border-radius: 17px;

  background:
    linear-gradient(
      180deg,
      rgba(255,255,255,.045),
      rgba(255,255,255,.02)
    );
}


/* =========================================================
   SERIES
   ========================================================= */

.sc-series-section {
  background:
    linear-gradient(
      180deg,
      transparent,
      rgba(111,76,120,.08)
    );
}

.sc-series-grid {
  display: grid;

  grid-template-columns:
    repeat(3, minmax(0,1fr));

  gap: 16px;
}


/* =========================================================
   SEO
   ========================================================= */

.sc-seo-section {
  padding:
    100px 0;

  border-top:
    1px solid rgba(255,255,255,.06);
}

.sc-seo-layout {
  display: grid;

  grid-template-columns:
    .8fr 1.2fr;

  gap: 80px;
}

.sc-seo-copy {
  color: var(--sc-muted);

  font-size: 15px;

  line-height: 1.9;
}

.sc-seo-copy p {
  margin-top: 0;
  margin-bottom: 20px;
}

.sc-keyword-links {
  display: flex;
  flex-wrap: wrap;

  gap: 8px;
}

.sc-keyword-links a {
  padding: 8px 11px;

  border:
    1px solid rgba(255,255,255,.07);

  border-radius: 999px;

  color: #c8c0c8;

  text-decoration: none;

  font-size: 11px;
}

.sc-keyword-links a:hover {
  color: var(--sc-accent-light);

  border-color:
    rgba(215,169,111,.3);
}


/* =========================================================
   ADS
   ========================================================= */

.sc-ad-shell {
  max-width: var(--sc-container);

  margin-inline: auto;

  overflow: hidden;
}


/* =========================================================
   FOOTER
   ========================================================= */

.sc-footer {
  padding:
    70px 0 30px;

  border-top:
    1px solid rgba(255,255,255,.07);

  background:
    #060508;
}

.sc-footer-top {
  display: grid;

  grid-template-columns:
    1.6fr
    repeat(4,1fr);

  gap: 40px;

  padding-bottom: 60px;
}

.sc-footer-brand > p {
  max-width: 280px;

  margin: 20px 0 12px;

  color: var(--sc-muted);

  font-size: 13px;

  line-height: 1.7;
}

.sc-footer-brand .footer-tagline {
  color: var(--sc-accent);

  font-size: 10px;

  letter-spacing: .08em;

  text-transform: uppercase;
}

.sc-footer-newsletter { margin-top: 18px; max-width: 280px; }
.sc-footer-newsletter h4 { font-size: 13px; color: #fff; margin: 0 0 8px; }
.sc-footer-newsletter .footer-newsletter-form { display: flex; gap: 8px; }
.sc-footer-newsletter .footer-newsletter-form input {
  flex: 1; min-width: 0; font: inherit; font-size: 12px; padding: 8px 10px;
  border-radius: 6px; border: 1px solid rgba(255,255,255,.12);
  background: rgba(255,255,255,.04); color: #fff;
}
.sc-footer-newsletter .footer-newsletter-form input:focus { outline: none; border-color: var(--sc-accent); }
.sc-footer-newsletter .footer-newsletter-form button {
  font: inherit; font-size: 12px; font-weight: 600; padding: 8px 14px; white-space: nowrap;
  border-radius: 6px; border: none; background: var(--sc-accent); color: #14100f; cursor: pointer;
}
.sc-footer-newsletter .footer-newsletter-form button:hover { opacity: .9; }
.sc-footer-newsletter .footer-newsletter-form button:disabled { opacity: .6; cursor: default; }
.sc-footer-newsletter .footer-newsletter-hint { font-size: 11px; color: var(--sc-muted); margin: 6px 0 0; min-height: 1em; }

/* "Rate your experience" — general site review, home-page footer only.
   Reuses .rr-stars/.rr-star from blog.css for the tap-to-rate row; only
   the surrounding layout is defined here. */
.sc-footer-review {
  padding: 32px 0;
  border-top: 1px solid rgba(255,255,255,.06);
  border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(255,255,255,.06);
}
.sc-footer-review h4 { font-size: 15px; color: #fff; margin: 0 0 4px; }
.sc-footer-review-sub { font-size: 12px; color: var(--sc-muted); margin: 0 0 14px; max-width: 480px; }
.footer-review-form { display: flex; flex-direction: column; gap: 10px; max-width: 480px; }
.footer-review-row { display: grid; grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr; gap: 10px; }
.footer-review-form input,
.footer-review-form textarea {
  font: inherit; font-size: 13px; padding: 9px 12px; border-radius: 6px;
  border: 1px solid rgba(255,255,255,.12); background: rgba(255,255,255,.04); color: #fff; resize: vertical;
}
.footer-review-form input:focus,
.footer-review-form textarea:focus { outline: none; border-color: var(--sc-accent); }
.footer-review-form button[type="submit"] {
  align-self: flex-start; font: inherit; font-size: 13px; font-weight: 600; padding: 9px 20px;
  border-radius: 999px; border: none; background: var(--sc-accent); color: #14100f; cursor: pointer;
}
.footer-review-form button[type="submit"]:hover { opacity: .9; }
.footer-review-form button[type="submit"]:disabled { opacity: .6; cursor: default; }
@media (max-width: 480px) {
  .footer-review-row { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
}

.sc-footer-column {
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;

  gap: 11px;
}

.sc-footer-column h4 {
  margin:
    0 0 8px;

  color: var(--sc-text);

  font-size: 12px;

  text-transform: uppercase;

  letter-spacing: .1em;
}

.sc-footer-column a {
  color: var(--sc-soft);

  text-decoration: none;

  font-size: 12px;
}

.sc-footer-column a:hover {
  color: var(--sc-accent-light);
}

.sc-footer-bottom {
  padding-top: 25px;

  border-top:
    1px solid rgba(255,255,255,.06);

  display: flex;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
  justify-content: space-between;
  gap: 6px 18px;

  color: #615b62;

  font-size: 10px;

  text-transform: uppercase;

  letter-spacing: .08em;
}

/* Plain, static credit line — never colorful or blinking. */
.sc-footer-credit {
  width: 100%;
  text-align: center;
  text-transform: none;
  letter-spacing: .02em;
}


/* =========================================================
   LOADING
   ========================================================= */

.sc-loading {
  min-height: 180px;

  display: grid;
  place-items: center;

  color: var(--sc-muted);
}

.sc-loading .spinner {
  border-color: rgba(255,255,255,.1);
  border-top-color: var(--sc-accent);
}


/* =========================================================
   CONTINUE READING
   ========================================================= */

.sc-continue-grid {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(3, minmax(0,1fr));
  gap: 14px;
}

.sc-continue-card {
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;

  padding: 16px;

  border: 1px solid rgba(255,255,255,.08);
  border-radius: 15px;

  background: rgba(255,255,255,.035);

  color: var(--sc-text);
  text-decoration: none;
}

.sc-continue-top {
  display: flex;
  gap: 12px;
  margin-bottom: 12px;
}

.sc-continue-cover {
  width: 56px;
  height: 56px;
  flex-shrink: 0;

  border-radius: 10px;
  object-fit: cover;
}

.sc-continue-info h3 {
  margin: 0 0 4px;

  font-family: "Playfair Display", Georgia, serif;
  font-size: 15px;
  line-height: 1.3;
}

.sc-continue-info span {
  color: var(--sc-muted);
  font-size: 11px;
}

.sc-continue-bar {
  height: 4px;
  border-radius: 999px;
  background: rgba(255,255,255,.08);
  overflow: hidden;
}

.sc-continue-bar-fill {
  height: 100%;
  border-radius: 999px;
  background: linear-gradient(90deg, #d7a96f, #f2d5a7);
}


/* =========================================================
   BROWSE BY MOOD
   ========================================================= */

.sc-mood-grid {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(3, minmax(0,1fr));
  gap: 14px;
}

.sc-mood-card {
  position: relative;

  min-height: 120px;

  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: center;
  text-align: center;

  overflow: hidden;

  border: 1px solid rgba(255,255,255,.08);
  border-radius: 16px;

  background-size: cover;
  background-position: center;

  color: #fff;
  text-decoration: none;

  isolation: isolate;

  transition: transform .3s ease, border-color .3s ease;
}

.sc-mood-card::before {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  inset: 0;
  background: rgba(5,4,7,.55);
  z-index: -1;
}

.sc-mood-card:hover {
  transform: translateY(-4px);
  border-color: rgba(215,169,111,.35);
}

.sc-mood-card span {
  padding: 0 12px;

  font-family: "Playfair Display", Georgia, serif;
  font-size: 16px;
  font-weight: 600;
}

.sc-mood-danger { background-image: url("../images/categories/theme-danger.svg"); }
.sc-mood-accent { background-image: url("../images/categories/theme-accent.svg"); }
.sc-mood-rose   { background-image: url("../images/categories/theme-rose.svg"); }
.sc-mood-luxury { background-image: url("../images/categories/theme-luxury.svg"); }
.sc-mood-mystic { background-image: url("../images/categories/theme-mystic.svg"); }
.sc-mood-warm   { background-image: url("../images/categories/theme-warm.svg"); }


/* =========================================================
   NEW RELEASE CARD CONTENT (populated by assets/js/blog.js
   renderNewReleases())
   ========================================================= */

.sc-new-release-title {
  margin: 8px 0 4px;

  font-family: "Playfair Display", Georgia, serif;
  font-size: 16px;
  line-height: 1.3;
  color: #fff;
}

.sc-new-release-meta {
  color: rgba(255,255,255,.7);
  font-size: 11px;
}


/* =========================================================
   WHY SECRETCHAPTERS
   ========================================================= */

.sc-why-grid {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(4, minmax(0,1fr));
  gap: 16px;
}

.sc-why-card {
  padding: 24px 20px;

  border: 1px solid rgba(255,255,255,.07);
  border-radius: 16px;

  background: rgba(255,255,255,.03);
}

.sc-why-icon {
  display: inline-flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: center;

  min-width: 34px;
  height: 34px;
  padding: 0 6px;

  margin-bottom: 14px;

  border-radius: 10px;

  background: rgba(215,169,111,.12);
  color: var(--sc-accent-light);

  font-size: 13px;
  font-weight: 800;
}

.sc-why-card h3 {
  margin: 0 0 8px;

  font-family: "Playfair Display", Georgia, serif;
  font-size: 16px;
}

.sc-why-card p {
  margin: 0;
  color: var(--sc-muted);
  font-size: 13px;
  line-height: 1.7;
}


/* =========================================================
   FAQ TEASER
   ========================================================= */

.sc-faq-list {
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  gap: 10px;
}

.sc-faq-item {
  padding: 16px 20px;

  border: 1px solid rgba(255,255,255,.07);
  border-radius: 14px;

  background: rgba(255,255,255,.03);
}

.sc-faq-item summary {
  cursor: pointer;
  list-style: none;

  font-family: "Playfair Display", Georgia, serif;
  font-size: 15px;
  color: var(--sc-text);
}

.sc-faq-item summary::-webkit-details-marker { display: none; }
.sc-faq-item summary::marker { display: none; content: ""; }

.sc-faq-item summary::after {
  content: "+";
  float: right;
  color: var(--sc-accent);
}

.sc-faq-item[open] summary::after {
  content: "−";
}

.sc-faq-item p {
  margin: 12px 0 0;
  color: var(--sc-muted);
  font-size: 13px;
  line-height: 1.7;
}


/* =========================================================
   FINAL CTA
   ========================================================= */

.sc-cta-section {
  padding: 90px 0 100px;
}

.sc-cta-inner {
  text-align: center;

  max-width: 640px;
}

.sc-cta-inner h2 {
  margin: 0 0 14px;

  font-family: "Playfair Display", Georgia, serif;
  font-size: clamp(2rem, 4vw, 3rem);
  line-height: 1.1;
}

.sc-cta-inner p {
  margin: 0 0 28px;
  color: var(--sc-muted);
  font-size: 15px;
  line-height: 1.7;
}

.sc-cta-actions {
  display: flex;
  justify-content: center;
  gap: 12px;
}


/* =========================================================
   MOBILE
   ========================================================= */

@media (max-width: 1000px) {

  .sc-category-grid {
    grid-template-columns:
      repeat(3, minmax(0,1fr));
  }

  .sc-new-release-grid {
    grid-template-columns:
      repeat(2, minmax(0,1fr));
  }

  .sc-continue-grid,
  .sc-mood-grid {
    grid-template-columns: repeat(2, minmax(0,1fr));
  }

  .sc-why-grid {
    grid-template-columns: repeat(2, minmax(0,1fr));
  }

  .sc-footer-top {
    grid-template-columns:
      repeat(3,1fr);
  }

  .sc-footer-brand {
    grid-column: 1 / -1;
  }

  .sc-featured-card {
    grid-template-columns: 1fr;
  }

  .sc-featured-image {
    min-height: 330px;
  }

  .sc-seo-layout {
    grid-template-columns: 1fr;

    gap: 35px;
  }
}


@media (max-width: 700px) {

  .sc-top-message,
  .sc-top-links {
    display: none;
  }

  .sc-topline-inner {
    justify-content: center;
  }

  .sc-nav-inner {
    min-height: 66px;

    width: min(
      calc(100% - 24px),
      var(--sc-container)
    );
  }

  .sc-brand-text {
    font-size: 17px;
  }

  .sc-hero {
    min-height: 610px;
  }

  .sc-hero-content {
    width: calc(100% - 28px);

    padding-bottom: 55px;
  }

  .sc-hero h1 {
    font-size:
      clamp(3rem, 14vw, 4.5rem);
  }

  .sc-hero p {
    font-size: 14px;
  }

  .sc-hero-actions {
    flex-direction: column;
  }

  .sc-btn {
    width: 100%;
  }

  .sc-hero-meta {
    flex-wrap: wrap;
  }

  .sc-container {
    width:
      calc(100% - 28px);
  }

  .sc-section {
    padding: 65px 0;
  }

  .sc-section-heading,
  .sc-top-rated-head {
    align-items: flex-start;
    flex-direction: column;
  }

  .sc-score-legend {
    flex-wrap: wrap;
  }

  .sc-category-grid {
    grid-template-columns:
      repeat(2, minmax(0,1fr));
  }

  .sc-category-card {
    min-height: 200px;
  }

  .sc-new-release-grid {
    grid-template-columns: 1fr;
  }

  .sc-continue-grid,
  .sc-mood-grid,
  .sc-why-grid {
    grid-template-columns: 1fr;
  }

  .sc-cta-actions {
    flex-direction: column;
  }

  .sc-series-grid {
    grid-template-columns: 1fr;
  }

  .sc-featured-content {
    padding: 30px;
  }

  .sc-seo-layout {
    gap: 25px;
  }

  .sc-footer-top {
    grid-template-columns:
      repeat(2,1fr);

    gap: 35px 25px;
  }

  .sc-footer-bottom {
    flex-direction: column;
    gap: 10px;
  }
}


@media (max-width: 430px) {

  .sc-category-grid {
    grid-template-columns: 1fr;
  }

  .sc-category-card {
    min-height: 220px;
  }

  .sc-brand-mark {
    width: 34px;
    height: 34px;
  }

  .sc-theme-button {
    display: none;
  }
}


/* =========================================================
   REDUCED MOTION
   ========================================================= */

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

  *,
  *::before,
  *::after {
    scroll-behavior: auto !important;
    transition: none !important;
    animation: none !important;
  }

}