    /* ─────────────────────────────────────
   CSS VARIABLES  (your colour palette)
   ───────────────────────────────────── */
    :root {
        /* ── Foundations ── */
        --black: #0b0907;
        --slate: #181210;
        --charcoal: #261e18;
        --mist: #6b6058;
        --bone: #c9c0af;
        --ivory: #ede5d8;

        /* ── Wine / Burgundy ── */
        --wine: #3a0d14;
        --wine-deep: #1e0509;
        --plum: #2a0d22;

        /* ── Gold (warmer, more amber) ── */
        --gold: #c49a14;
        --gold-light: #ddb84e;
        --gold-dim: #7a5c08;

        --font-display: 'Cormorant Garamond', Georgia, serif;
        --font-body: 'Raleway', sans-serif;

        --t: 0.35s ease;
    }

    /* ─────────────────────────────────────
   RESET & BASE
   ───────────────────────────────────── */
    *,
    *::before,
    *::after {
        box-sizing: border-box;
        margin: 0;
        padding: 0;
        cursor: crosshair;
    }

    html {
        scroll-behavior: smooth;
    }

    body {
        background-color: var(--black);
        background-image: radial-gradient(ellipse 100% 60% at 50% 100%, rgba(58, 13, 20, 0.18) 0%, transparent 70%);
        color: var(--bone);
        font-family: var(--font-body);
        font-weight: 300;
        letter-spacing: 0.02em;
        overflow-x: hidden;
    }

    /* ─────────────────────────────────────
   FILM GRAIN TEXTURE
   Fixed pseudo-element — SVG feTurbulence
   ───────────────────────────────────── */
    body::after {
        content: '';
        position: fixed;
        inset: 0;
        z-index: 9999;
        pointer-events: none;
        opacity: 0.035;
        background-image: url("data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg' width='300' height='300'%3E%3Cfilter id='grain'%3E%3CfeTurbulence type='fractalNoise' baseFrequency='0.65' numOctaves='3' stitchTiles='stitch'/%3E%3CfeColorMatrix type='saturate' values='0'/%3E%3C/filter%3E%3Crect width='300' height='300' filter='url(%23grain)' opacity='1'/%3E%3C/svg%3E");
        background-size: 200px 200px;
        background-repeat: repeat;
    }

    img {
        max-width: 100%;
        display: block;
    }

    a {
        color: inherit;
        text-decoration: none;
    }

    /* ─────────────────────────────────────
   NAV
   ───────────────────────────────────── */
    nav {
        position: fixed;
        top: 0;
        left: 0;
        right: 0;
        z-index: 100;
        display: flex;
        justify-content: space-between;
        align-items: center;
        padding: 1.75rem 4rem;
        background: linear-gradient(to bottom, rgba(14, 14, 14, 0.95) 0%, transparent 100%);
        -webkit-transform: translateZ(0);
        transform: translateZ(0);
        -webkit-backface-visibility: hidden;
        backface-visibility: hidden;
    }

    .nav-logo {
        font-family: var(--font-display);
        font-size: 1.0rem;
        font-weight: 300;
        letter-spacing: 0.35em;
        text-transform: uppercase;
        color: var(--ivory);
    }

    .nav-logo span {
        color: var(--gold);
    }

    .nav-links {
        display: flex;
        gap: 3rem;
        list-style: none;
    }

    .nav-links a {
        font-size: 0.7rem;
        font-weight: 500;
        letter-spacing: 0.2em;
        text-transform: uppercase;
        color: var(--bone);
        transition: color var(--t);
    }

    .nav-links a:hover {
        color: var(--gold);
    }

    .nav-right {
        display: flex;
        align-items: center;
        gap: 2.5rem;
    }

    /* ─────────────────────────────────────
   LANGUAGE SWITCHER
   ───────────────────────────────────── */
    .lang-switcher {
        display: flex;
        align-items: center;
        gap: 0.2rem;
    }

    .lang-btn {
        background: none;
        border: 1px solid transparent;
        font-family: var(--font-body);
        font-size: 0.58rem;
        font-weight: 400;
        letter-spacing: 0.12em;
        text-transform: uppercase;
        color: var(--mist);
        padding: 0.22rem 0.55rem;
        border-radius: 999px;
        transition: color var(--t), background var(--t), border-color var(--t);
        line-height: 1;
    }

    .lang-btn--active {
        background: var(--gold-dim);
        color: var(--ivory);
        font-weight: 500;
        border-color: var(--gold-dim);
    }

    .lang-btn:hover:not(.lang-btn--active) {
        color: var(--bone);
    }

    /* ─────────────────────────────────────
   HAMBURGER BUTTON
   ───────────────────────────────────── */
    .hamburger {
        display: none;
        flex-direction: column;
        justify-content: center;
        gap: 5px;
        background: none;
        border: none;
        padding: 0.3rem;
        z-index: 101;
    }

    .hamburger span {
        display: block;
        width: 20px;
        height: 1.5px;
        background: var(--bone);
        transition: transform 0.3s ease, opacity 0.3s ease;
    }

    .hamburger.active span:nth-child(1) {
        transform: translateY(6.5px) rotate(45deg);
    }

    .hamburger.active span:nth-child(2) {
        opacity: 0;
    }

    .hamburger.active span:nth-child(3) {
        transform: translateY(-6.5px) rotate(-45deg);
    }

    /* ─────────────────────────────────────
   HERO
   ───────────────────────────────────── */
    .hero {
        min-height: 100vh;
        min-height: -webkit-fill-available;
        min-height: 100svh;
        display: flex;
        align-items: flex-end;
        padding: 8rem 4rem 6rem;
        position: relative;
        /* Chiaroscuro — candlelight upper-right, wine shadow lower-left */
        background:
            radial-gradient(ellipse 55% 65% at 85% 10%, rgba(184, 120, 18, 0.22) 0%, transparent 65%),
            radial-gradient(ellipse 50% 55% at 5% 90%, rgba(58, 13, 20, 0.55) 0%, transparent 65%),
            radial-gradient(ellipse 35% 40% at 10% 15%, rgba(42, 8, 18, 0.4) 0%, transparent 70%),
            var(--black);
    }

    .hero-content {
        max-width: 600px;
    }

    .hero-eyebrow {
        font-size: 0.6rem;
        font-weight: 500;
        letter-spacing: 0.45em;
        text-transform: uppercase;
        color: var(--gold-dim);
        margin-bottom: 1.5rem;
    }

    .hero-title {
        font-family: var(--font-display);
        font-size: clamp(3.5rem, 7vw, 6rem);
        font-weight: 300;
        line-height: 0.95;
        letter-spacing: -0.01em;
        color: var(--ivory);
    }

    .hero-title em {
        font-style: italic;
        color: var(--gold-light);
        display: block;
    }

    .hero-subtitle {
        font-family: var(--font-display);
        font-size: 1.2rem;
        font-weight: 300;
        font-style: italic;
        color: var(--mist);
        margin-top: 1.5rem;
        margin-bottom: 2.5rem;
        line-height: 1.7;
    }

    /* CTA button */
    .hero-cta {
        display: inline-flex;
        align-items: center;
        gap: 1rem;
        font-size: 0.7rem;
        font-weight: 500;
        letter-spacing: 0.2em;
        text-transform: uppercase;
        color: var(--ivory);
        padding: 0.9rem 1.8rem;
        border: 1px solid rgba(184, 134, 11, 0.4);
        transition: color var(--t), background var(--t), border-color var(--t);
    }

    .hero-cta:hover {
        background: var(--gold);
        color: var(--black);
        border-color: var(--gold);
    }

    .cta-line {
        display: inline-block;
        width: 2rem;
        height: 1px;
        background: currentColor;
    }

    /* ─────────────────────────────────────
   SHARED SECTION STYLES
   ───────────────────────────────────── */
    .section-label {
        font-size: 0.65rem;
        font-weight: 500;
        letter-spacing: 0.3em;
        text-transform: uppercase;
        color: var(--gold);
        margin-bottom: 2.5rem;
    }

    .section-label::before {
        content: '◆';
        font-size: 0.45em;
        vertical-align: middle;
        margin-right: 0.75em;
        color: var(--gold-dim);
        letter-spacing: 0;
        opacity: 1;
    }

    .section-title {
        font-family: var(--font-display);
        font-size: clamp(2.5rem, 4vw, 4rem);
        font-weight: 300;
        color: var(--ivory);
        letter-spacing: 0.02em;
    }

    .section-num {
        font-family: var(--font-display);
        font-style: italic;
        color: var(--gold);
        margin-right: 1rem;
    }

    /* ─────────────────────────────────────
   SECTION DIVIDERS  (hairline + diamond)
   ───────────────────────────────────── */
    .section-divider {
        display: flex;
        align-items: center;
        height: 1px;
        margin: 0 8rem;
    }

    .section-divider::before,
    .section-divider::after {
        content: '';
        flex: 1;
        height: 1px;
    }

    .section-divider::before {
        background: linear-gradient(to right, transparent, var(--gold-dim));
    }

    .section-divider::after {
        background: linear-gradient(to left, transparent, var(--gold-dim));
    }

    .divider-mark {
        font-size: 0.5rem;
        color: var(--gold-dim);
        padding: 0 0.75rem;
        line-height: 1;
    }

    .divider-mark::before {
        content: '◆';
    }

    /* ─────────────────────────────────────
   ABOUT
   ───────────────────────────────────── */
    .about {
        padding: 7rem 8rem;
        max-width: 1200px;
        margin: 0 auto;
    }

    .about-body {
        display: grid;
        grid-template-columns: 2fr 1fr;
        gap: 6rem;
        align-items: start;
    }

    .about-text {
        font-family: var(--font-display);
        font-size: clamp(1.2rem, 1.8vw, 1.6rem);
        font-weight: 300;
        line-height: 1.75;
        color: var(--ivory);
    }

    .about-text p+p {
        margin-top: 1.25em;
    }

    .about-text em {
        font-style: italic;
        color: var(--gold-light);
    }

    .about-stats {
        display: flex;
        flex-direction: column;
        gap: 2rem;
        padding-top: 0.5rem;
    }

    .stat-num {
        display: block;
        font-family: var(--font-display);
        font-size: 2.8rem;
        font-weight: 300;
        color: var(--gold);
        line-height: 1;
    }

    .stat-label {
        display: block;
        font-size: 0.65rem;
        font-weight: 500;
        letter-spacing: 0.2em;
        text-transform: uppercase;
        color: var(--mist);
        margin-top: 0.4rem;
    }

    /* ─────────────────────────────────────
   WORK GRID
   ───────────────────────────────────── */
    .work {
        padding: 4rem 0 6rem;
    }

    .work-header {
        display: flex;
        align-items: baseline;
        padding: 0 8rem;
        margin-bottom: 4rem;
    }

    .work-grid {
        display: grid;
        grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr;
    }

    .work-item {
        display: block;
        position: relative;
        aspect-ratio: 4/3;
        overflow: hidden;
        color: inherit;
        text-decoration: none;
    }

    /* Coloured backgrounds for cards */
    .work-item-bg {
        position: absolute;
        inset: 0;
        transition: transform var(--t);
    }

    .bg-crimson {
        background: linear-gradient(145deg, #0f0203 0%, #2e0810 45%, #3a0d14 70%, #1a0408 100%);
    }

    .bg-navy {
        background: linear-gradient(145deg, #07080f 0%, #0e1025 45%, #141630 70%, #09090f 100%);
    }

    .bg-forest {
        background: linear-gradient(145deg, #060a06 0%, #0d1a0e 45%, #0f2010 70%, #2a0d22 100%);
    }

    .bg-amber {
        background: linear-gradient(145deg, #0a0600 0%, #1e0e00 45%, #2c1500 70%, #120800 100%);
    }

    .bg-alisecare {
        background-image:
            linear-gradient(145deg, rgba(6, 10, 6, 0.72) 0%, rgba(30, 5, 9, 0.65) 50%, rgba(11, 9, 7, 0.80) 100%),
            url('../images/alisecare-bg.webp');
        background-size: cover;
        background-position: center 30%;
    }

    .work-item:hover .work-item-bg {
        transform: scale(1.04);
    }

    /* Dark overlay gradient */
    .work-item::after {
        content: '';
        position: absolute;
        inset: 0;
        background: linear-gradient(to top, rgba(11, 9, 7, 0.95) 0%, rgba(11, 9, 7, 0.3) 50%, transparent 100%);
        z-index: 1;
    }

    .work-item-content {
        position: absolute;
        bottom: 0;
        left: 0;
        right: 0;
        padding: 2rem 2.5rem;
        z-index: 2;
    }

    .work-tag {
        display: block;
        font-size: 0.6rem;
        font-weight: 500;
        letter-spacing: 0.25em;
        text-transform: uppercase;
        color: var(--gold);
        margin-bottom: 0.6rem;
    }

    .work-collab {
        position: absolute;
        top: 1.25rem;
        right: 1.5rem;
        font-family: var(--font-display);
        font-style: italic;
        font-size: 1.5rem;
        font-weight: 300;
        letter-spacing: 0.08em;
        color: var(--bone);
        z-index: 3;
        opacity: 0.55;
    }

    .work-name {
        font-family: var(--font-display);
        font-size: clamp(1.4rem, 2.2vw, 2rem);
        font-weight: 300;
        color: var(--ivory);
        line-height: 1.2;
        margin-bottom: 0.8rem;
        transition: transform var(--t);
    }

    .work-item:hover .work-name {
        transform: translateY(-4px);
    }

    .work-desc {
        font-size: 0.78rem;
        font-weight: 300;
        color: var(--bone);
        line-height: 1.7;
        max-width: 36ch;
        opacity: 0;
        transition: opacity var(--t);
    }

    .work-item:hover .work-desc {
        opacity: 1;
    }

    .work-link {
        display: inline-flex;
        align-items: center;
        gap: 0.6rem;
        margin-top: 1rem;
        font-size: 0.65rem;
        font-weight: 500;
        letter-spacing: 0.2em;
        text-transform: uppercase;
        color: var(--gold);
        opacity: 0;
        white-space: nowrap;
        transition: opacity var(--t);
    }

    .work-link span:first-child {
        display: inline-block;
        width: 1.5rem;
        height: 1px;
        background: var(--gold);
        flex-shrink: 0;
        transition: width var(--t);
    }

    .work-item:hover .work-link {
        opacity: 1;
    }

    .work-item:hover .work-link:hover span:first-child {
        width: 2.5rem;
    }

    /* Work category breaks */
    .work-category-break {
        grid-column: 1 / -1;
        padding: 3.5rem 2.5rem 1.25rem;
        border-top: 1px solid rgba(184, 134, 11, 0.15);
    }

    .work-category-break:first-child {
        border-top: none;
        padding-top: 0;
    }

    .work-category-break span {
        font-family: var(--font-display);
        font-size: clamp(1.2rem, 2vw, 1.8rem);
        font-weight: 300;
        font-style: italic;
        letter-spacing: 0.08em;
        text-transform: none;
        color: var(--gold-dim);
    }

    /* ─────────────────────────────────────
   UPCOMING CARD OVERLAY
   ───────────────────────────────────── */
    .work-item-upcoming::before {
        content: 'UPCOMING';
        position: absolute;
        top: 50%;
        left: 50%;
        transform: translate(-50%, -50%) rotate(-38deg);
        font-family: var(--font-body);
        font-size: clamp(1.8rem, 3vw, 2.6rem);
        font-weight: 500;
        letter-spacing: 0.5em;
        text-transform: uppercase;
        color: rgba(200, 194, 175, 0.07);
        white-space: nowrap;
        z-index: 4;
        pointer-events: none;
        user-select: none;
    }

    /* Dim the content slightly on upcoming cards */
    .work-item-upcoming .work-item-content {
        opacity: 0.65;
    }

    /* No hover scale on upcoming cards */
    .work-item-upcoming:hover .work-item-bg {
        transform: none;
    }

    /* ─────────────────────────────────────
   SKILLS
   ───────────────────────────────────── */
    .skills-section {
        padding: 6rem 0;
        border-top: 1px solid rgba(184, 134, 11, 0.1);
    }

    .skills-inner {
        max-width: 700px;
        margin: 0 auto;
        padding: 0 8rem;
    }

    .skills-list {
        list-style: none;
    }

    .skill-row {
        display: flex;
        align-items: center;
        justify-content: space-between;
        padding: 1.2rem 0;
        border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.05);
        transition: border-color var(--t);
    }

    .skill-row:hover {
        border-color: rgba(184, 134, 11, 0.25);
    }

    .skill-name {
        font-family: var(--font-display);
        font-size: 1.15rem;
        font-weight: 300;
        color: var(--bone);
        transition: color var(--t);
    }

    .skill-row:hover .skill-name {
        color: var(--ivory);
    }

    .skill-bar-wrap {
        width: 120px;
        height: 1px;
        background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.08);
        position: relative;
    }

    .skill-bar {
        position: absolute;
        top: 0;
        left: 0;
        height: 100%;
        background: var(--gold);
        width: 0%;
        /* transition triggered by JS */
        transition: width 1s ease;
    }

    /* ─────────────────────────────────────
   CONTACT
   ───────────────────────────────────── */
    .contact {
        padding: 8rem;
        text-align: center;
    }

    .contact-title {
        font-family: var(--font-display);
        font-size: clamp(3rem, 6vw, 5rem);
        font-weight: 300;
        line-height: 1.1;
        color: var(--ivory);
        margin-bottom: 1.5rem;
    }

    .contact-title em {
        font-style: italic;
        color: var(--gold-light);
    }

    .contact-sub {
        font-size: 0.85rem;
        font-weight: 300;
        color: var(--mist);
        max-width: 40ch;
        margin: 0 auto 3rem;
        line-height: 1.8;
    }

    .contact-email {
        font-family: var(--font-display);
        font-size: clamp(1.2rem, 2vw, 1.8rem);
        font-weight: 300;
        color: var(--bone);
        border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(184, 134, 11, 0.3);
        padding-bottom: 0.25em;
        transition: color var(--t), border-color var(--t);
    }

    .contact-email:hover {
        color: var(--gold-light);
        border-color: var(--gold);
    }

    /* ─────────────────────────────────────
   FOOTER
   ───────────────────────────────────── */
    footer {
        padding: 2rem 8rem;
        border-top: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.05);
        display: flex;
        justify-content: space-between;
        align-items: center;
    }

    .footer-copy {
        font-size: 0.65rem;
        font-weight: 300;
        letter-spacing: 0.15em;
        color: var(--mist);
    }

    .footer-links {
        display: flex;
        gap: 2rem;
        list-style: none;
    }

    .footer-links a {
        font-size: 0.65rem;
        font-weight: 500;
        letter-spacing: 0.2em;
        text-transform: uppercase;
        color: var(--mist);
        transition: color var(--t);
    }

    .footer-links a:hover {
        color: var(--gold);
    }

    /* ─────────────────────────────────────
   SCROLL REVEAL  (JS adds .in-view)
   ───────────────────────────────────── */
    .reveal {
        opacity: 0;
        transform: translateY(24px);
        transition: opacity 0.7s ease, transform 0.7s ease;
    }

    .reveal.in-view {
        opacity: 1;
        transform: translateY(0);
    }

    /* ─────────────────────────────────────
   RESPONSIVE
   ───────────────────────────────────── */
    @media (max-width: 900px) {
        nav {
            padding: max(1.25rem, env(safe-area-inset-top)) 1.5rem 1.25rem;
            background: rgba(11, 9, 7, 0.97) !important;
        }

        .hamburger {
            display: flex;
        }

        .nav-links {
            display: none;
            position: fixed;
            inset: 0;
            min-height: 100vh;
            min-height: -webkit-fill-available;
            min-height: 100dvh;
            background: rgba(11, 9, 7, 0.99);
            -webkit-transform: translateZ(0);
            transform: translateZ(0);
            -webkit-backface-visibility: hidden;
            backface-visibility: hidden;
            flex-direction: column;
            align-items: center;
            justify-content: center;
            gap: 2.75rem;
            z-index: 99;
            list-style: none;
            padding-top: env(safe-area-inset-top);
            padding-bottom: env(safe-area-inset-bottom);
        }

        .nav-links.open {
            display: flex;
        }

        .nav-links a {
            font-size: 1.1rem;
            letter-spacing: 0.3em;
        }

        .nav-right {
            gap: 1rem;
        }

        .lang-switcher {
            gap: 0.15rem;
        }

        .hero {
            padding: 7rem 1.5rem 4rem;
        }

        .about {
            padding: 5rem 1.5rem;
        }

        .about-body {
            grid-template-columns: 1fr;
            gap: 3rem;
        }

        .about-stats {
            flex-direction: row;
        }

        .work-header {
            padding: 0 1.5rem;
        }

        .work-grid {
            grid-template-columns: 1fr;
        }

        .work-desc {
            opacity: 1;
        }

        .work-tag {
            font-size: 0.5rem;
        }

        .work-link {
            opacity: 1;
        }

        .skills-inner {
            padding: 0 1.5rem;
        }

        .contact {
            padding: 5rem 1.5rem;
        }

        footer {
            padding: 1.5rem;
            flex-direction: column;
            gap: 1rem;
            text-align: center;
        }
    }