* { box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0; padding: 0; }
  html { scroll-behavior: smooth; }


  /* Dropdown parent label with chevron */
  .nav-item-parent {
    display: inline-flex;
    align-items: baseline;
    gap: 6px;
  }
  .nav-chevron {
    font-size: 9px;
    opacity: 0.7;
    transform: translateY(-1px);
    transition: opacity 0.2s;
  }
  .nav-item:hover .nav-chevron { opacity: 1; }

  /* Dropdown menu */
  .nav-dropdown {
    position: absolute;
    top: 100%;
    left: 50%;
    transform: translateX(-50%) translateY(-4px);
    background: rgba(20, 18, 16, 0.92);
    -webkit-backdrop-filter: blur(8px);
    backdrop-filter: blur(8px);
    padding: 18px 0;
    min-width: 240px;
    opacity: 0;
    visibility: hidden;
    transition: opacity 0.25s ease, visibility 0.25s ease, transform 0.25s ease;
    border-top: 0.5px solid rgba(184, 149, 109, 0.3);
  }
  .nav-item:hover .nav-dropdown {
    opacity: 1;
    visibility: visible;
    transform: translateX(-50%) translateY(0);
  }
  .nav-dropdown a {
    display: block;
    padding: 11px 28px;
    color: rgba(255,255,255,0.75);
    text-decoration: none;
    font-size: 10.5px;
    letter-spacing: 2.5px;
    white-space: nowrap;
    transition: color 0.15s, background 0.15s;
  }
  .nav-dropdown a:hover {
    color: #ffffff;
    background: rgba(255,255,255,0.04);
  }

  /* HERO - FULL BLEED PORTRAIT */
  .hero {
    position: relative;
    height: 100vh;
    min-height: 720px;
    background-image: url('/brien-piano-hero.jpg');
    background-size: cover;
    background-position: center 30%;
    background-color: #1a1816;
    overflow: hidden;
    display: flex;
    flex-direction: column;
    justify-content: flex-end;
  }
  .hero::before {
    display: none;
  }
  .hero::after {
    content: '';
    position: absolute;
    inset: 0;
    background: linear-gradient(180deg, rgba(0,0,0,0) 45%, rgba(0,0,0,0.5) 100%);
  }
  .hero-content {
    position: relative;
    z-index: 2;
    padding: 0 56px 80px;
    max-width: 1100px;
  }
  .hero-name {
    font-family: 'Cormorant Garamond', Georgia, serif;
    font-size: 14px;
    color: rgba(255,255,255,0.85);
    letter-spacing: 4px;
    font-weight: 500;
    margin-bottom: 24px;
    text-transform: uppercase;
  }
  .hero-statement {
    font-family: 'Cormorant Garamond', Georgia, serif;
    font-size: 76px;
    line-height: 1.05;
    font-weight: 400;
    color: #ffffff;
    letter-spacing: -1.5px;
    max-width: 880px;
    font-style: italic;
  }
  .hero-statement em {
    font-style: normal;
  }
  .scroll-indicator {
    position: absolute;
    bottom: 32px;
    left: 50%;
    transform: translateX(-50%);
    z-index: 2;
    font-size: 10px;
    color: rgba(255,255,255,0.6);
    letter-spacing: 3px;
    text-transform: uppercase;
  }

  /* DECLARATIVE OPENING - LARGE TYPE ON CREAM */
  .opening {
    padding: 160px 56px 140px;
    max-width: 980px;
    margin: 0 auto;
  }
  .opening-statement {
    font-family: 'Cormorant Garamond', Georgia, serif;
    font-size: 38px;
    line-height: 1.3;
    font-weight: 400;
    color: #1f1f1d;
    letter-spacing: -0.4px;
    margin-bottom: 32px;
  }
  .opening-statement:last-of-type {
    margin-bottom: 64px;
  }
  .opening-statement em {
    font-style: italic;
    color: #6b5640;
  }
  .opening-meta {
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: 240px 1fr;
    gap: 60px;
    border-top: 0.5px solid #1f1f1d;
    padding-top: 32px;
  }
  .opening-meta-label {
    font-size: 11px;
    letter-spacing: 2.5px;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    color: #6b5640;
    font-weight: 500;
    padding-top: 4px;
  }
  .opening-meta-text {
    font-size: 17px;
    line-height: 1.75;
    color: #3a3a37;
  }

  /* THE WORK - EDITORIAL PRESENTATION */
  .work-section {
    padding: 160px 56px 80px;
    max-width: 1200px;
    margin: 0 auto;
  }
  .section-overline {
    font-size: 11px;
    color: #6b5640;
    letter-spacing: 4px;
    font-weight: 500;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    text-align: center;
    margin-bottom: 32px;
  }
  .section-display-title {
    font-family: 'Cormorant Garamond', Georgia, serif;
    font-size: 64px;
    font-weight: 400;
    color: #1f1f1d;
    margin-bottom: 32px;
    line-height: 1.05;
    letter-spacing: -1px;
    text-align: center;
  }
  .section-display-intro {
    font-family: 'Cormorant Garamond', Georgia, serif;
    font-style: italic;
    font-size: 24px;
    color: #6b5640;
    line-height: 1.45;
    text-align: center;
    max-width: 640px;
    margin: 0 auto 100px;
  }

  .work-feature {
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr;
    gap: 80px;
    align-items: center;
    margin-bottom: 100px;
    padding-bottom: 100px;
    border-bottom: 0.5px solid #d8d2c0;
  }
  .work-feature:last-of-type {
    border-bottom: none;
    margin-bottom: 60px;
    padding-bottom: 0;
  }
  .work-feature.reverse .work-feature-image { order: 2; }
  .work-feature.reverse .work-feature-content { order: 1; }

  .work-feature-image {
    aspect-ratio: 4/5;
    background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c5b89e 0%, #8a7560 100%);
    border-radius: 1px;
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
    justify-content: center;
    color: rgba(255,255,255,0.6);
    font-size: 11px;
    letter-spacing: 2px;
    overflow: hidden;
    position: relative;
  }
  .work-feature-image.lake {
    background: linear-gradient(180deg, #b5c8d8 0%, #6b8ba0 50%, #2f4d6a 100%);
  }
  .work-feature-image.training {
    background: linear-gradient(135deg, #5a4a3a 0%, #2a2520 100%);
  }
  .work-feature-image.individual {
    background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b8a98c 0%, #6b5b48 100%);
  }
  .work-feature-image.artwork {
    background: #f0e9d8;
    display: block;
  }
  .work-feature-image.artwork svg {
    width: 100%;
    height: 100%;
    display: block;
  }
  .work-feature-content { padding: 20px 0; }
  .work-feature-label {
    font-size: 11px;
    color: #6b5640;
    letter-spacing: 3px;
    font-weight: 500;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    margin-bottom: 20px;
  }
  .work-feature-title {
    font-family: 'Cormorant Garamond', Georgia, serif;
    font-size: 44px;
    font-weight: 400;
    color: #1f1f1d;
    margin-bottom: 24px;
    line-height: 1.1;
    letter-spacing: -0.5px;
  }
  .work-feature-text {
    font-size: 17px;
    line-height: 1.75;
    color: #3a3a37;
    margin-bottom: 32px;
  }
  .work-feature-link {
    font-size: 12px;
    color: #1f1f1d;
    letter-spacing: 2.5px;
    font-weight: 500;
    text-decoration: none;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    border-bottom: 1px solid #1f1f1d;
    padding-bottom: 4px;
  }

  /* PHILOSOPHY - cream alternate, large type pull quote */
  .philosophy-section {
    background: #F2EBDB;
    padding: 180px 56px;
  }
  .philosophy-inner {
    max-width: 920px;
    margin: 0 auto;
    text-align: center;
  }
  .philosophy-quote {
    font-family: 'Cormorant Garamond', Georgia, serif;
    font-size: 52px;
    line-height: 1.2;
    font-weight: 400;
    font-style: italic;
    color: #1f1f1d;
    letter-spacing: -0.5px;
    margin-bottom: 36px;
  }
  .philosophy-subtitle {
    font-family: 'Cormorant Garamond', Georgia, serif;
    font-size: 18px;
    font-style: italic;
    color: #6b5640;
    line-height: 1.5;
    letter-spacing: 0.2px;
    font-weight: 400;
  }

  /* WRITING INDEX - EDITORIAL FEATURED LAYOUT */
  .writing-index {
    padding: 200px 56px 180px;
    max-width: 1200px;
    margin: 0 auto;
  }
  .writing-index .section-display-intro {
    margin-bottom: 0;
  }

  /* Featured (lead) essay - large editorial treatment */
  .essay-featured {
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: 1.05fr 1fr;
    gap: 80px;
    align-items: center;
    margin-top: 100px;
    padding-bottom: 100px;
    border-bottom: 0.5px solid #d8d2c0;
  }
  .essay-featured .essay-featured-image {
    aspect-ratio: 4/5;
    width: 100%;
    background: #f0e9d8;
    border-radius: 1px;
    overflow: hidden;
  }
  .essay-featured .essay-featured-image svg {
    width: 100%;
    height: 100%;
    display: block;
  }
  .essay-featured-content {
    padding: 16px 0;
  }
  .essay-featured-meta {
    font-size: 11px;
    color: #6b5640;
    letter-spacing: 3px;
    font-weight: 500;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    margin-bottom: 24px;
  }
  .essay-featured-title {
    font-family: 'Cormorant Garamond', Georgia, serif;
    font-size: 52px;
    line-height: 1.1;
    color: #1f1f1d;
    margin-bottom: 32px;
    font-weight: 400;
    letter-spacing: -0.6px;
  }
  .essay-featured-summary {
    font-family: 'Cormorant Garamond', Georgia, serif;
    font-size: 22px;
    line-height: 1.55;
    color: #3a3a37;
    margin-bottom: 36px;
    font-style: italic;
    font-weight: 400;
  }
  .essay-featured-link {
    font-size: 12px;
    color: #1f1f1d;
    letter-spacing: 2.5px;
    font-weight: 500;
    text-decoration: none;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    border-bottom: 1px solid #1f1f1d;
    padding-bottom: 4px;
  }

  /* Secondary essays - 2-column grid below featured */
  .essay-grid {
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: repeat(2, 1fr);
    gap: 80px;
    margin-top: 100px;
  }
  .essay-card { cursor: pointer; }
  .essay-card-image {
    width: 100%;
    aspect-ratio: 5/4;
    background: #f0e9d8;
    margin-bottom: 32px;
    border-radius: 1px;
    overflow: hidden;
  }
  .essay-card-image svg {
    width: 100%;
    height: 100%;
    display: block;
  }
  .essay-card-image.two { background: #f0e9d8; }
  .essay-card-image.three { background: #f0e9d8; }
  .essay-card-meta {
    font-size: 11px;
    color: #6b5640;
    letter-spacing: 3px;
    font-weight: 500;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    margin-bottom: 16px;
  }
  .essay-card-title {
    font-family: 'Cormorant Garamond', Georgia, serif;
    font-size: 32px;
    line-height: 1.15;
    color: #1f1f1d;
    margin-bottom: 20px;
    font-weight: 400;
    letter-spacing: -0.3px;
  }
  .essay-card-summary {
    font-size: 16px;
    color: #5a5450;
    line-height: 1.65;
  }
  .writing-cta {
    text-align: center;
    margin-top: 120px;
  }
  .writing-cta a {
    font-size: 12px;
    color: #1f1f1d;
    letter-spacing: 2.5px;
    font-weight: 500;
    text-decoration: none;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    border-bottom: 1px solid #1f1f1d;
    padding-bottom: 4px;
  }

  /* ABOUT TEASER - dark, asymmetric */
  .about-section {
    background: #1a1816;
    padding: 180px 56px;
    color: #d4cdb8;
  }
  .about-inner {
    max-width: 1200px;
    margin: 0 auto;
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: 1fr 1.4fr;
    gap: 100px;
    align-items: center;
  }
  .about-photo {
    aspect-ratio: 3/4;
    border-radius: 1px;
    overflow: hidden;
    position: relative;
    background: linear-gradient(135deg, #5a4a3a 0%, #2a2520 100%);
  }
  .about-photo img {
    width: 100%;
    height: 100%;
    object-fit: cover;
    object-position: center 18%;
    display: block;
    /* Subtle warm tone harmonization with dark section */
    filter: brightness(0.96) contrast(1.02) saturate(0.95);
  }
  .about-photo::after {
    /* Soft vignette to integrate with dark section */
    content: '';
    position: absolute;
    inset: 0;
    box-shadow: inset 0 0 80px rgba(26, 24, 22, 0.35);
    pointer-events: none;
  }
  .about-content { padding: 40px 0; }
  .about-kicker {
    font-size: 11px;
    color: #b8956d;
    letter-spacing: 4px;
    font-weight: 500;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    margin-bottom: 24px;
  }
  .about-title {
    font-family: 'Cormorant Garamond', Georgia, serif;
    font-size: 52px;
    font-weight: 400;
    color: #f5ecd8;
    margin-bottom: 36px;
    line-height: 1.1;
    letter-spacing: -0.5px;
  }
  .about-text {
    font-size: 17px;
    line-height: 1.8;
    color: #d4cdb8;
    margin-bottom: 24px;
    font-weight: 300;
  }
  .about-link {
    display: inline-block;
    margin-top: 16px;
    font-size: 12px;
    color: #b8956d;
    letter-spacing: 2.5px;
    font-weight: 500;
    text-decoration: none;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    border-bottom: 1px solid #b8956d;
    padding-bottom: 4px;
  }

  /* CONTACT - editorial cream with serif */
  .contact-section {
    padding: 180px 56px;
    background: #FBF8F2;
    text-align: center;
  }
  .contact-inner {
    max-width: 760px;
    margin: 0 auto;
  }
  .contact-overline {
    font-size: 11px;
    color: #6b5640;
    letter-spacing: 4px;
    font-weight: 500;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    margin-bottom: 40px;
  }
  .contact-display {
    font-family: 'Cormorant Garamond', Georgia, serif;
    font-size: 64px;
    font-weight: 400;
    color: #1f1f1d;
    margin-bottom: 40px;
    line-height: 1.05;
    letter-spacing: -1px;
    font-style: italic;
  }
  .contact-text {
    font-size: 18px;
    line-height: 1.75;
    color: #3a3a37;
    margin-bottom: 56px;
    max-width: 600px;
    margin-left: auto;
    margin-right: auto;
  }
  .cta-button {
    display: inline-block;
    background: #1f1f1d;
    color: #ffffff;
    padding: 22px 56px;
    font-size: 11px;
    letter-spacing: 3px;
    text-decoration: none;
    font-weight: 500;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    border-radius: 1px;
    transition: background 0.2s;
  }
  .cta-button:hover { background: #2a2826; }

  /* FOOTER */
  .footer {
    border-top: 0.5px solid #d8d2c0;
    padding: 56px;
    text-align: center;
    background: #FBF8F2;
  }
  .footer-name {
    font-family: 'Cormorant Garamond', Georgia, serif;
    font-size: 22px;
    color: #1f1f1d;
    letter-spacing: 1px;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    font-weight: 500;
    margin-bottom: 24px;
  }
  .footer-info {
    font-size: 12px;
    color: #6b5640;
    line-height: 1.8;
    margin-bottom: 8px;
  }

  /* MOBILE */
  @media (max-width: 880px) {
    .nav { padding: 24px; }
    .nav-links { display: none; }
    .nav-name { color: #ffffff; }
    .hero { min-height: 600px; }
    .hero-content { padding: 0 24px 56px; }
    .hero-statement { font-size: 38px; }
    .opening { padding: 80px 24px; }
    .opening-statement { font-size: 24px; }
    .opening-meta { grid-template-columns: 1fr; gap: 16px; }
    .excerpt-section { display: none; } /* removed; rule kept harmless if any old refs */
    .work-section { padding: 80px 24px 40px; }
    .section-display-title { font-size: 40px; }
    .section-display-intro { font-size: 18px; }
    .work-feature { grid-template-columns: 1fr; gap: 32px; margin-bottom: 64px; padding-bottom: 64px; }
    .work-feature.reverse .work-feature-image { order: 1; }
    .work-feature.reverse .work-feature-content { order: 2; }
    .work-feature-title { font-size: 30px; }
    .philosophy-section { padding: 80px 24px; }
    .philosophy-quote { font-size: 28px; }
    .writing-index { padding: 80px 24px; }
    .essay-featured { grid-template-columns: 1fr; gap: 32px; margin-top: 56px; padding-bottom: 64px; }
    .essay-featured-title { font-size: 34px; }
    .essay-featured-summary { font-size: 18px; }
    .essay-grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr; gap: 56px; margin-top: 64px; }
    .essay-card-title { font-size: 26px; }
    .writing-cta { margin-top: 72px; }
    .about-section { padding: 80px 24px; }
    .about-inner { grid-template-columns: 1fr; gap: 40px; }
    .about-title { font-size: 32px; }
    .contact-section { padding: 80px 24px; }
    .contact-display { font-size: 36px; }
    .footer { padding: 32px 24px; }
  }