/* Brand colors + fonts kommen aus _studio_design_tokens.html via cfg */
:root {
  --loam-paper:         var(--lm-paper,         #F7F1E8);
  --loam-paper-deep:    var(--lm-paper-deep,    #EFE3D4);
  --loam-ink:           var(--lm-ink,            #171515);
  --loam-soft-sky:      var(--lm-soft-sky,      #DDEBFF);
  --loam-clear-blue:    var(--lm-clear-blue,    #7EA7FF);
  --loam-light-aqua:    var(--lm-light-aqua,    #BDEBE4);
  --loam-soft-lavender: var(--lm-soft-lavender, #EDE8F0);
  --loam-sun-warmth:    var(--lm-sun-warmth,    #F2B84B);
  --loam-coral:         var(--lm-coral,          #ED8D78);
  --loam-muted:         var(--lm-muted,          #635D56);
  --loam-rule:          var(--lm-rule, color-mix(in srgb, var(--lm-ink, #171515) 13%, transparent));

  --loam-display: var(--lm-font-display, "Spectral", Georgia, serif);
  --loam-body:    var(--lm-font-body,    "IBM Plex Sans", system-ui, sans-serif);
  --loam-ui:      var(--lm-font-body,    "IBM Plex Sans", system-ui, sans-serif);
  --loam-mono:    var(--lm-font-mono,    "IBM Plex Mono", ui-monospace, monospace);

  --page-inline: max(1.1rem, min(4rem, 6vw));
  --content-max: 1120px;
  --reading-max: 760px;
  --nav-h: 72px;

  /* Day theme: clear sky by default; morning/evening carry the mood. */
  --day-top: color-mix(in srgb, var(--loam-soft-sky) 84%, var(--loam-paper));
  --day-glow: color-mix(in srgb, var(--loam-sun-warmth) 14%, transparent);
}

* {
  box-sizing: border-box;
}

html {
  background:
    linear-gradient(180deg, var(--day-top) 0, rgba(247, 241, 232, .94) 32rem, var(--loam-paper) 100%),
    radial-gradient(ellipse at 86% 4rem, var(--day-glow) 0, transparent 32rem),
    var(--loam-paper);
  background-attachment: fixed;
  color: var(--loam-ink);
  scroll-behavior: smooth;
}

body {
  position: relative;
  min-height: 100vh;
  margin: 0;
  background: transparent;
  color: var(--loam-ink);
  font-family: var(--loam-body);
  line-height: 1.65;
  overflow-x: hidden;
}

body::before,
body::after {
  content: "";
  position: fixed;
  inset: 0;
  pointer-events: none;
}

body::before {
  z-index: 0;
  opacity: .58;
  background-image:
    linear-gradient(90deg, rgba(23, 21, 21, .026) 1px, transparent 1px),
    linear-gradient(rgba(255, 255, 255, .32), rgba(255, 255, 255, 0) 38%),
    url("data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg' width='180' height='180' viewBox='0 0 180 180'%3E%3Cfilter id='paper'%3E%3CfeTurbulence type='fractalNoise' baseFrequency='.74' numOctaves='4' stitchTiles='stitch'/%3E%3CfeColorMatrix type='saturate' values='.18'/%3E%3C/filter%3E%3Crect width='180' height='180' filter='url(%23paper)' opacity='.23'/%3E%3C/svg%3E");
  background-size: 34px 100%, 100% 100%, 180px 180px;
}

body::after {
  z-index: 0;
  opacity: .16;
  background-image:
    repeating-linear-gradient(172deg, color-mix(in srgb, var(--loam-clear-blue) 14%, transparent) 0 0.75px, transparent 0.75px 8.5px);
  background-repeat: repeat;
  animation: loam-lines-drift 28s linear infinite;
}

@keyframes loam-lines-drift {
  from { background-position: 0 0; }
  to   { background-position: 0 -34.33px; }
}

@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) {
  body::after { animation: none; }
}

a {
  color: inherit;
  text-decoration: none;
}

button,
input {
  font: inherit;
}

img {
  display: block;
  max-width: 100%;
}

.skip-link {
  position: fixed;
  top: .75rem;
  left: .75rem;
  transform: translateY(-160%);
  z-index: 100;
  border: 1px solid var(--loam-ink);
  border-radius: 6px;
  background: var(--loam-paper);
  color: var(--loam-ink);
  padding: .7rem .9rem;
}

.skip-link:focus {
  transform: translateY(0);
}

.loam-nav {
  position: sticky;
  top: 0;
  z-index: 50;
  min-height: var(--nav-h);
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: space-between;
  gap: 1rem;
  padding: .85rem var(--page-inline);
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--loam-rule);
  background: rgba(247, 241, 232, .84);
  backdrop-filter: blur(18px);
}

main,
.loam-footer {
  position: relative;
  z-index: 1;
}

.loam-brand {
  display: inline-flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: .75rem;
  min-width: 0;
  color: var(--loam-ink);
  font-family: var(--loam-display);
  font-size: 1rem;
  font-weight: 600;
  letter-spacing: 0;
}

.loam-wordmark {
  font-style: italic;
  text-transform: none;
}

.loam-brand .loam-wordmark {
  font-size: 20px;
  line-height: 1;
}

.loam-mark {
  width: 32px;
  height: 32px;
  display: block;
  flex: 0 0 auto;
  object-fit: contain;
}

.loam-nav__links {
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: flex-end;
  gap: .2rem;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
}

.loam-nav__toggle {
  display: none;
  width: 42px;
  aspect-ratio: 1;
  position: relative;
  place-items: center;
  padding: 0;
  border: 0;
  border-radius: 50%;
  background: rgba(255, 255, 255, .46);
  box-shadow:
    inset 0 0 0 1px rgba(23, 21, 21, .15),
    0 10px 24px rgba(23, 21, 21, .07);
  color: var(--loam-ink);
  cursor: pointer;
}

.loam-nav__toggle::before {
  display: none;
}

.loam-nav__toggle span {
  position: absolute;
  left: 11px;
  display: block;
  width: 20px;
  height: 1.5px;
  border-radius: 99px;
  background: currentColor;
  transition: opacity .18s ease, transform .18s ease, top .18s ease;
}

.loam-nav__toggle span:nth-child(1) { top: 18px; }
.loam-nav__toggle span:nth-child(2) {
  top: 24px;
  left: 11px;
  width: 20px;
  opacity: 1;
}
.loam-nav__toggle span:nth-child(3) { display: none; }
.loam-nav.is-open .loam-nav__toggle {
  background: rgba(255, 255, 255, .54);
}
.loam-nav.is-open .loam-nav__toggle::before {
  opacity: 0;
  transform: scale(.7);
}
.loam-nav.is-open .loam-nav__toggle span:nth-child(1) {
  top: 21px;
  transform: rotate(45deg);
}
.loam-nav.is-open .loam-nav__toggle span:nth-child(2) {
  top: 21px;
  left: 11px;
  width: 20px;
  opacity: 1;
  transform: rotate(-45deg);
}

.loam-nav__links a,
.loam-nav__links button,
.loam-small-link {
  border: 0;
  background: none;
  cursor: pointer;
  border-radius: 6px;
  padding: .55rem .7rem;
  color: rgba(23, 21, 21, .66);
  font-family: var(--loam-mono);
  font-size: .72rem;
  font-weight: 500;
  letter-spacing: .04em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
}

.loam-nav__links a:hover,
.loam-nav__links button:hover,
.loam-small-link:hover {
  color: var(--loam-ink);
  background: color-mix(in srgb, var(--loam-clear-blue) 16%, transparent);
}

/* Signal button in nav — subtle aqua tint */
.loam-nav__signal {
  color: var(--loam-clear-blue) !important;
  background: color-mix(in srgb, var(--loam-clear-blue) 10%, transparent) !important;
  border: 1px solid color-mix(in srgb, var(--loam-clear-blue) 22%, transparent) !important;
}
.loam-nav__signal:hover {
  background: color-mix(in srgb, var(--loam-clear-blue) 20%, transparent) !important;
}

.loam-container {
  width: min(100% - calc(var(--page-inline) * 2), var(--content-max));
  margin-inline: auto;
}

.loam-hero {
  position: relative;
  min-height: 52vh;
  display: grid;
  align-items: center;
  padding: 3.5rem var(--page-inline) 2.8rem;
  overflow: hidden;
}

.loam-hero::before {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  left: var(--page-inline);
  right: var(--page-inline);
  bottom: 2rem;
  height: 11rem;
  border-radius: 8px;
  background:
    repeating-linear-gradient(173deg, color-mix(in srgb, var(--loam-clear-blue) 18%, transparent) 0 1px, transparent 1px 13px),
    linear-gradient(180deg, rgba(255, 255, 255, .16), color-mix(in srgb, var(--loam-sun-warmth) 12%, transparent));
  opacity: .58;
  mask-image: linear-gradient(180deg, transparent, #000 26%, #000 72%, transparent);
}

.loam-hero__orbit {
  position: absolute;
  right: max(1.5rem, 9vw);
  top: 7.5rem;
  width: 156px;
  opacity: .72;
  transform: rotate(4deg);
}

.loam-hero__copy {
  position: relative;
  z-index: 2;
  width: min(770px, 100%);
}

.loam-kicker,
.loam-meta,
.essay-meta,
.article-card__meta,
.note-index__label {
  margin: 0;
  color: var(--loam-clear-blue);
  font-family: var(--loam-mono);
  font-size: .73rem;
  font-weight: 600;
  letter-spacing: .08em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
}

.loam-hero h1,
.essay-hero h1 {
  margin: .75rem 0 0;
  color: var(--loam-ink);
  font-family: var(--loam-display);
  font-size: 4.15rem;
  font-weight: 500;
  line-height: .98;
  letter-spacing: 0;
}

.loam-hero h1 {
  max-width: 100%;
}

.loam-hero__line {
  margin: 1.15rem 0 0;
  max-width: 43rem;
  color: var(--loam-ink);
  font-family: var(--loam-display);
  font-size: 1.75rem;
  font-style: italic;
  line-height: 1.35;
}

.loam-hero__body {
  margin: 1rem 0 0;
  max-width: 40rem;
  color: rgba(23, 21, 21, .72);
  font-size: 1.04rem;
}

.loam-hero__tags {
  display: flex;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
  gap: .55rem;
  margin: 1.75rem 0 0;
  padding: 0;
  list-style: none;
}

.loam-hero__tags li,
.topic-pill,
.category-filter {
  border: 1px solid rgba(23, 21, 21, .12);
  border-radius: 999px;
  background: rgba(255, 255, 255, .45);
  color: rgba(23, 21, 21, .72);
  padding: .46rem .72rem;
  font-family: var(--loam-mono);
  font-size: .7rem;
  font-weight: 500;
  letter-spacing: .04em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  box-shadow: 0 10px 28px rgba(107, 90, 69, .05);
}

.loam-hero__tags li:nth-child(2n) {
  background: color-mix(in srgb, var(--loam-clear-blue) 10%, rgba(255, 255, 255, .5));
}

.loam-hero__tags li:nth-child(3n) {
  background: color-mix(in srgb, var(--loam-sun-warmth) 12%, rgba(255, 255, 255, .48));
}

.loam-strip {
  border-block: 1px solid rgba(23, 21, 21, .1);
  background:
    linear-gradient(90deg, color-mix(in srgb, var(--loam-clear-blue) 9%, transparent), color-mix(in srgb, var(--loam-sun-warmth) 10%, transparent));
}

.loam-strip__inner {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(3, 1fr);
  gap: 1px;
}

.loam-strip__inner span {
  min-height: 74px;
  display: grid;
  place-items: center;
  padding: 1rem;
  border-inline: 1px solid rgba(23, 21, 21, .08);
  color: rgba(23, 21, 21, .68);
  font-family: var(--loam-mono);
  font-size: .76rem;
  font-weight: 500;
  text-align: center;
  text-transform: uppercase;
}

.loam-sr-only {
  position: absolute;
  width: 1px;
  height: 1px;
  padding: 0;
  margin: -1px;
  overflow: hidden;
  clip: rect(0, 0, 0, 0);
  white-space: nowrap;
  border: 0;
}

.notes-section {
  padding: 4.8rem 0 5.5rem;
}

.section-head {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: minmax(0, .9fr) minmax(280px, .72fr);
  align-items: end;
  gap: 2rem;
  margin-bottom: 1.7rem;
}

.section-head h2,
.note-index h2 {
  margin: .55rem 0 0;
  color: var(--loam-ink);
  font-family: var(--loam-display);
  font-size: 2.35rem;
  font-weight: 500;
  line-height: 1.05;
  letter-spacing: 0;
}

.section-head p:not(.loam-kicker),
.note-index p {
  margin: .7rem 0 0;
  color: rgba(23, 21, 21, .7);
}

.loam-tools {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1fr) auto;
  align-items: center;
  gap: .7rem;
}

.loam-search {
  min-height: 46px;
  width: 100%;
  border: 1px solid rgba(23, 21, 21, .14);
  border-radius: 8px;
  background: rgba(255, 255, 255, .58);
  color: var(--loam-ink);
  padding: .8rem .95rem;
  outline: none;
  box-shadow: 0 18px 38px rgba(107, 90, 69, .06);
}

.loam-search::placeholder {
  color: rgba(23, 21, 21, .42);
}

.loam-search:focus {
  border-color: color-mix(in srgb, var(--loam-clear-blue) 86%, transparent);
  box-shadow: 0 0 0 3px color-mix(in srgb, var(--loam-clear-blue) 18%, transparent);
}

.loam-count {
  color: rgba(23, 21, 21, .52);
  font-family: var(--loam-mono);
  font-size: .72rem;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  white-space: nowrap;
}

.category-row {
  display: flex;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
  gap: .5rem;
  margin: 1.1rem 0 2.2rem;
}

.category-filter {
  cursor: pointer;
}

.category-filter:hover,
.category-filter.is-active {
  border-color: color-mix(in srgb, var(--loam-clear-blue) 78%, transparent);
  color: var(--loam-ink);
  background: rgba(221, 235, 255, .86);
}

.lead-story {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: minmax(0, .9fr) minmax(0, 1.1fr);
  align-items: stretch;
  gap: 0;
  margin-bottom: 1.25rem;
  border: 1px solid rgba(23, 21, 21, .12);
  border-radius: 8px;
  background: rgba(255, 255, 255, .48);
  box-shadow: 0 24px 70px rgba(107, 90, 69, .09);
  overflow: hidden;
  transition: transform .2s ease, border-color .2s ease, box-shadow .2s ease;
}

.lead-story:hover {
  transform: translateY(-2px);
  border-color: color-mix(in srgb, var(--loam-clear-blue) 46%, transparent);
  box-shadow: 0 28px 76px rgba(107, 90, 69, .12), 0 0 42px color-mix(in srgb, var(--loam-clear-blue) 16%, transparent), 0 0 30px color-mix(in srgb, var(--loam-sun-warmth) 12%, transparent);
}

.lead-story__media {
  position: relative;
  min-height: 318px;
  display: grid;
  place-items: center;
  background:
    repeating-linear-gradient(171deg, rgba(255, 255, 255, .44) 0 2px, transparent 2px 18px),
    linear-gradient(145deg, color-mix(in srgb, var(--loam-clear-blue) 16%, var(--loam-paper)), color-mix(in srgb, var(--loam-sun-warmth) 13%, var(--loam-paper)) 54%, rgba(255, 255, 255, .58));
}

.lead-story__media::before {
  content: "note to self: the room may need a minute";
  position: absolute;
  left: 1.2rem;
  top: 1rem;
  width: min(13rem, 66%);
  color: rgba(23, 21, 21, .48);
  font-family: var(--loam-display);
  font-size: 1.05rem;
  font-style: italic;
  line-height: 1.2;
  transform: rotate(-4deg);
}

.lead-story__media span {
  width: 92px;
  aspect-ratio: 1;
  border: 2px solid rgba(23, 21, 21, .48);
  border-right-color: transparent;
  border-bottom-color: transparent;
  border-radius: 50%;
  transform: rotate(-15deg);
}

.lead-story__media span::after {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  right: -7px;
  top: 23px;
  width: 12px;
  aspect-ratio: 1;
  border-radius: 50%;
  background: var(--loam-sun-warmth);
}

.lead-story__copy {
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  justify-content: center;
  padding: 2rem;
}

.lead-story h3,
.article-card h3 {
  margin: .65rem 0 .75rem;
  color: var(--loam-ink);
  font-family: var(--loam-display);
  font-weight: 500;
  line-height: 1.08;
  letter-spacing: 0;
}

.lead-story h3 {
  max-width: 14ch;
  font-size: 2.35rem;
}

.lead-story p,
.article-card p {
  color: rgba(23, 21, 21, .68);
}

.lead-story__link,
.article-card__link,
.essay-link {
  color: var(--loam-clear-blue);
  font-family: var(--loam-mono);
  font-size: .72rem;
  font-weight: 600;
  letter-spacing: .06em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
}

.lead-story__link {
  margin-top: 1rem;
}

.article-grid {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(3, 1fr);
  gap: 1rem;
}

.article-card {
  position: relative;
  min-height: 268px;
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  border: 1px solid rgba(23, 21, 21, .12);
  border-radius: 8px;
  background: rgba(255, 255, 255, .5);
  padding: 1.3rem;
  overflow: hidden;
  box-shadow: 0 16px 42px rgba(107, 90, 69, .07);
  transition: border-color .2s ease, transform .2s ease, background .2s ease, box-shadow .2s ease;
}

.article-card::before {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  top: .85rem;
  right: .9rem;
  width: 34px;
  aspect-ratio: 1;
  border: 1px solid rgba(23, 21, 21, .22);
  border-right-color: transparent;
  border-radius: 50%;
  opacity: .48;
}

.article-card:nth-child(2n) {
  background: color-mix(in srgb, var(--loam-clear-blue) 9%, rgba(255, 255, 255, .52));
}

.article-card:nth-child(3n) {
  background: color-mix(in srgb, var(--loam-sun-warmth) 10%, rgba(255, 255, 255, .52));
}

.article-card:hover {
  transform: translateY(-2px);
  border-color: color-mix(in srgb, var(--loam-clear-blue) 46%, transparent);
  background: rgba(255, 255, 255, .76);
  box-shadow: 0 22px 56px rgba(107, 90, 69, .1), 0 0 32px color-mix(in srgb, var(--loam-clear-blue) 14%, transparent), 0 0 24px color-mix(in srgb, var(--loam-sun-warmth) 10%, transparent);
}

.article-card h3 {
  padding-right: 1.5rem;
  font-size: 1.34rem;
}

.article-card p {
  margin: 0;
  font-size: .96rem;
}

.article-card__foot {
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: space-between;
  margin-top: auto;
  padding-top: 1.25rem;
}

.article-card__link {
  margin-top: 0;
  padding-top: 0;
}

.article-card__date {
  color: rgba(23, 21, 21, .38);
  font-family: var(--loam-mono);
  font-size: .66rem;
  letter-spacing: .04em;
}

.article-card.is-hidden {
  display: none;
}

.loam-about {
  padding: 0 0 4rem;
}
.loam-about__head {
  border-top: 1px solid rgba(23, 21, 21, .12);
  padding-top: 3rem;
  margin-bottom: 2rem;
}
.loam-about__head h2 {
  font-family: var(--loam-display);
  font-style: italic;
  font-weight: 400;
  font-size: clamp(1.6rem, 3.6vw, 2.35rem);
  line-height: 1.18;
  color: var(--loam-ink);
  margin-top: .6rem;
}
.loam-about__story {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 300px) minmax(0, 1fr);
  gap: clamp(1.5rem, 4vw, 3.5rem);
  align-items: start;
}
.loam-about__portrait {
  aspect-ratio: 4 / 5;
  border: 1px solid rgba(23, 21, 21, .14);
  background: color-mix(in srgb, var(--loam-paper-deep) 70%, var(--loam-sun-warmth) 4%);
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: center;
  overflow: hidden;
}
.loam-about__portrait img {
  width: 100%;
  height: 100%;
  object-fit: cover;
  display: block;
}
.loam-about__portrait img.loam-about__mark {
  width: 46%;
  height: auto;
  opacity: .55;
}
.loam-about__copy {
  max-width: 100%;
}
.loam-about__copy p {
  font-family: var(--loam-body);
  font-size: 1.02rem;
  line-height: 1.65;
  color: var(--loam-ink);
  margin-bottom: 1.1rem;
}
.loam-about__link {
  display: inline-flex;
  align-items: center;
  margin-top: .6rem;
  padding-bottom: .15rem;
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--loam-clear-blue);
  font-family: var(--loam-mono);
  font-size: .78rem;
  font-weight: 600;
  letter-spacing: .04em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--loam-ink);
  text-decoration: none;
}
.loam-about__link:hover {
  color: var(--loam-clear-blue);
}
@media (max-width: 720px) {
  .loam-about__story {
    grid-template-columns: 1fr;
    gap: 1.75rem;
  }
  .loam-about__portrait {
    max-width: 200px;
  }
  .loam-about__copy {
    max-width: 100%;
  }
}
html[data-theme="dark"] .loam-about__head {
  border-top-color: rgba(237, 232, 220, .14);
}
html[data-theme="dark"] .loam-about__portrait {
  border-color: rgba(237, 232, 220, .16);
  background: color-mix(in srgb, var(--loam-paper-deep) 70%, var(--loam-sun-warmth) 6%);
}

.note-index {
  padding: 0 0 5rem;
}

.note-index__inner {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: minmax(0, .72fr) minmax(0, 1.1fr);
  align-items: start;
  gap: 2rem;
  border-top: 1px solid rgba(23, 21, 21, .12);
  padding-top: 3rem;
}

.topic-cloud {
  display: flex;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
  gap: .55rem;
}

.topic-pill:nth-child(4n) {
  background: color-mix(in srgb, var(--loam-sun-warmth) 13%, rgba(255, 255, 255, .5));
}

.topic-pill:nth-child(4n + 1) {
  background: color-mix(in srgb, var(--loam-clear-blue) 9%, rgba(255, 255, 255, .52));
}

.topic-pill:nth-child(4n + 2) {
  background: color-mix(in srgb, var(--loam-sun-warmth) 8%, rgba(255, 255, 255, .54));
}

.loam-footer {
  border-top: 1px solid rgba(23, 21, 21, .1);
  padding: 2rem var(--page-inline);
  color: rgba(23, 21, 21, .56);
  background: rgba(255, 255, 255, .28);
}

.loam-footer__inner {
  width: min(100%, var(--content-max));
  margin-inline: auto;
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: minmax(240px, 1.35fr) repeat(3, minmax(132px, .75fr));
  align-items: start;
  gap: clamp(1.1rem, 2.6vw, 2rem);
}

.loam-footer__inner--no-official {
  grid-template-columns: minmax(240px, 1.35fr) repeat(2, minmax(132px, .75fr));
}

.loam-footer__brand {
  display: grid;
  align-content: start;
  gap: .22rem;
  max-width: 360px;
}

.loam-footer strong {
  color: var(--loam-ink);
  font-family: var(--loam-display);
  font-size: 1rem;
  font-weight: 600;
  line-height: 1.15;
}

.loam-footer__tagline,
.loam-footer__location {
  color: rgba(23, 21, 21, .48);
  font-family: var(--loam-body);
  font-size: .82rem;
  line-height: 1.45;
}

.loam-footer__nav {
  min-width: 0;
  display: grid;
  align-content: start;
  justify-items: start;
  gap: .5rem;
}

.loam-footer__nav h5 {
  min-height: .9rem;
  margin: 0 0 .14rem;
  color: var(--loam-ink);
  font-family: var(--loam-mono);
  font-size: var(--lm-fs-meta, .72rem);
  font-weight: 700;
  line-height: 1;
  letter-spacing: .12em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
}

.loam-footer__nav a,
.loam-footer__nav span {
  color: rgba(23, 21, 21, .48);
  font-family: var(--loam-body);
  font-size: .82rem;
  line-height: 1.35;
  text-decoration: none;
}

.loam-footer__nav a:hover { color: var(--loam-ink); }

.loam-contact-button,
.loam-contact-submit,
.loam-contact-close {
  border: 1px solid rgba(23, 21, 21, .15);
  border-radius: 6px;
  background: rgba(255, 255, 255, .52);
  color: var(--loam-ink);
  cursor: pointer;
  font: 600 .72rem var(--loam-mono);
  letter-spacing: .06em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
}

@media (max-width: 760px) {
  .loam-footer__inner {
    grid-template-columns: 1fr;
    align-items: start;
  }
}

.loam-contact-button {
  min-height: 38px;
  padding: .58rem .8rem;
}

.loam-footer__nav a,
.loam-footer__nav button {
  color: rgba(23, 21, 21, .48);
  font-family: var(--loam-body);
  font-size: .82rem;
  line-height: 1.35;
  text-decoration: none;
  background: none;
  border: 0;
  cursor: pointer;
  padding: 0;
  text-align: left;
}

.loam-footer__nav a:hover,
.loam-footer__nav button:hover { color: var(--loam-ink); }

.loam-footer__signal {
  color: var(--loam-clear-blue) !important;
  font-family: var(--loam-mono) !important;
  font-size: .72rem !important;
  font-weight: 600 !important;
  letter-spacing: .06em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
}
.loam-footer__signal:hover { opacity: .75; }

.loam-footer__note {
  margin: .4rem 0 0;
  color: rgba(23, 21, 21, .44);
  font-size: .82rem;
  line-height: 1.6;
}

.loam-footer__copy {
  display: block;
  margin-top: .65rem;
  color: rgba(23, 21, 21, .36);
  font-family: var(--loam-mono);
  font-size: .68rem;
  letter-spacing: .06em;
}

.loam-contact-button:hover,
.loam-contact-submit:hover,
.loam-contact-close:hover {
  background: rgba(221, 235, 255, .58);
  border-color: color-mix(in srgb, var(--loam-clear-blue) 46%, transparent);
}

.loam-contact-backdrop {
  position: fixed;
  inset: 0;
  z-index: 120;
  display: grid;
  place-items: center;
  padding: clamp(1rem, 3vw, 2rem);
  background: rgba(23, 21, 21, .38);
  backdrop-filter: blur(10px);
}

.loam-contact-modal {
  width: min(520px, 100%);
  border: 1px solid rgba(23, 21, 21, .14);
  border-radius: 8px;
  background:
    linear-gradient(145deg, rgba(221, 235, 255, .72), rgba(247, 241, 232, .96)),
    var(--loam-paper);
  box-shadow: 0 32px 90px rgba(61, 50, 38, .28);
  padding: 1rem;
}

.loam-contact-modal--thanks {
  width: min(420px, 100%);
}

.loam-contact-head {
  display: flex;
  align-items: flex-start;
  justify-content: space-between;
  gap: 1rem;
  margin-bottom: .9rem;
}

.loam-contact-head h2 {
  margin: 0;
  font-size: clamp(1.55rem, 3vw, 2.2rem);
}

.loam-contact-kicker {
  margin: 0 0 .2rem;
  color: rgba(23, 21, 21, .56);
  font: 600 .68rem var(--loam-mono);
  letter-spacing: .14em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
}

.loam-contact-close {
  width: 36px;
  height: 36px;
}

.loam-contact-form {
  display: grid;
  gap: .75rem;
}

.loam-contact-form label {
  display: grid;
  gap: .28rem;
}

.loam-contact-form label span {
  color: rgba(23, 21, 21, .58);
  font: 600 .68rem var(--loam-mono);
  letter-spacing: .1em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
}

.loam-contact-form input,
.loam-contact-form textarea {
  width: 100%;
  border: 1px solid rgba(23, 21, 21, .13);
  border-radius: 6px;
  background: rgba(255, 255, 255, .58);
  color: var(--loam-ink);
  padding: .68rem .75rem;
  outline: 0;
}

.loam-contact-form textarea {
  resize: vertical;
  min-height: 120px;
}

.loam-contact-form input:focus,
.loam-contact-form textarea:focus {
  border-color: color-mix(in srgb, var(--loam-clear-blue) 72%, transparent);
  box-shadow: 0 0 0 3px color-mix(in srgb, var(--loam-clear-blue) 16%, transparent);
}

.loam-contact-actions {
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: space-between;
  gap: 1rem;
}

.loam-contact-status {
  margin: 0;
  color: rgba(23, 21, 21, .62);
  font-size: .86rem;
}

.loam-contact-copy {
  margin: 0 0 1rem;
  color: rgba(23, 21, 21, .68);
  font-size: .95rem;
  line-height: 1.55;
}

.loam-contact-submit {
  min-height: 40px;
  padding: .6rem 1rem;
  background: var(--loam-ink);
  color: var(--loam-paper);
}

[hidden] {
  display: none !important;
}

.reading-progress {
  position: fixed;
  inset: 0 0 auto 0;
  z-index: 80;
  height: 3px;
  background: linear-gradient(90deg, var(--loam-sun-warmth), var(--loam-clear-blue), var(--loam-light-aqua));
  transform: scaleX(0);
  transform-origin: left center;
}

.essay-page::after {
  opacity: .13;
  background-position: right 7vw top 6.5rem, center 15rem;
  background-size: 170px auto, 100% 19rem;
}

.essay-shell {
  width: min(100% - calc(var(--page-inline) * 2), var(--reading-max));
  margin-inline: auto;
}

.essay-hero {
  position: relative;
  padding: 5rem 0 2.8rem;
}

.essay-back {
  display: inline-flex;
  margin-bottom: 2.2rem;
}

.essay-hero h1 {
  max-width: 13ch;
  font-size: 3.55rem;
}

.essay-deck {
  margin: 1.25rem 0 0;
  color: rgba(23, 21, 21, .72);
  font-family: var(--loam-display);
  font-size: 1.35rem;
  font-style: italic;
  line-height: 1.55;
}

.essay-content {
  padding: 0 0 4rem;
  color: rgba(23, 21, 21, .82);
  font-family: var(--loam-display);
  font-size: 1.14rem;
  line-height: 1.9;
}

.essay-content h2,
.essay-content h3 {
  margin: 2.8rem 0 1rem;
  color: var(--loam-ink);
  font-family: var(--loam-body);
  font-size: 1.05rem;
  font-weight: 700;
  line-height: 1.25;
  letter-spacing: .02em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
}

.essay-content p {
  margin: 1.05rem 0 0;
}

.essay-content strong {
  color: var(--loam-ink);
}

.essay-content a {
  color: var(--loam-clear-blue);
  text-decoration: underline;
  text-underline-offset: 4px;
}

.essay-content blockquote,
.reading-panel {
  position: relative;
  margin: 2rem 0;
  border: 1px solid rgba(23, 21, 21, .12);
  border-radius: 8px;
  background:
    linear-gradient(135deg, rgba(255, 255, 255, .66), rgba(221, 235, 255, .62)),
    var(--loam-paper);
  color: var(--loam-ink);
  padding: 1.25rem 1.35rem;
  box-shadow: 0 16px 42px rgba(107, 90, 69, .07);
}

.essay-content blockquote::before,
.reading-panel::before {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  left: 1.1rem;
  top: -.52rem;
  width: 1.8rem;
  height: .36rem;
  border-radius: 99px;
  background: var(--loam-sun-warmth);
  opacity: .66;
}

.essay-content blockquote p,
.reading-panel p {
  margin: 0;
}

.essay-divider {
  margin: 2.5rem 0;
  height: 1px;
  border: 0;
  background: linear-gradient(90deg, transparent, color-mix(in srgb, var(--loam-clear-blue) 68%, transparent), transparent);
}

.essay-bottom {
  display: flex;
  justify-content: space-between;
  gap: 1rem;
  border-top: 1px solid rgba(23, 21, 21, .12);
  padding: 1.4rem 0 5rem;
}

.essay-bottom a {
  max-width: 48%;
}

@media (max-width: 980px) {
  .loam-hero h1 {
    font-size: 3.25rem;
  }

  .section-head,
  .lead-story,
  .note-index__inner {
    grid-template-columns: 1fr;
  }

  .article-grid {
    grid-template-columns: repeat(2, 1fr);
  }

  .loam-hero__orbit {
    right: var(--page-inline);
    top: 5.4rem;
    width: 126px;
    opacity: .52;
  }

}

@media (max-width: 720px) {
  :root {
    --nav-h: auto;
  }

  .loam-nav {
    align-items: center;
    flex-direction: row;
    gap: .75rem;
  }

  .loam-brand {
    max-width: calc(100% - 3.5rem);
    font-size: .92rem;
  }

  .loam-brand .loam-wordmark {
    font-size: .92rem;
  }

  .loam-nav__toggle {
    display: grid;
    margin-left: auto;
  }

  .loam-nav__links {
    position: absolute;
    top: calc(100% - .35rem);
    right: var(--page-inline);
    width: min(178px, calc(100vw - 2.2rem));
    display: grid;
    gap: .15rem;
    padding: .38rem;
    border: 1px solid rgba(23, 21, 21, .12);
    border-radius: 8px;
    background: rgba(247, 241, 232, .96);
    box-shadow: 0 18px 50px rgba(23, 21, 21, .14);
    opacity: 0;
    pointer-events: none;
    transform: translateY(-6px);
    visibility: hidden;
    z-index: 5;
  }

  .loam-nav.is-open .loam-nav__links {
    opacity: 1;
    pointer-events: auto;
    transform: translateY(0);
    visibility: visible;
  }

  .loam-nav__links a {
    display: block;
    padding: .58rem .68rem;
    line-height: 1.15;
    text-align: right;
  }

  .loam-hero {
    min-height: 70vh;
    padding-top: 3.6rem;
  }

  .loam-hero::before {
    left: 0;
    right: 0;
    bottom: 1rem;
  }

  .loam-hero__orbit {
    position: relative;
    top: auto;
    right: auto;
    order: -1;
    width: 92px;
    margin: 0 0 1.25rem;
    opacity: .76;
  }

  .loam-hero h1,
  .essay-hero h1 {
    font-size: 2.5rem;
  }

  .loam-hero h1 {
    font-size: 2.16rem;
  }

  .loam-hero__line,
  .essay-deck {
    font-size: 1.18rem;
  }

  .article-grid {
    grid-template-columns: 1fr;
  }

  .loam-strip {
    background:
      linear-gradient(90deg, color-mix(in srgb, var(--loam-clear-blue) 7%, transparent), color-mix(in srgb, var(--loam-sun-warmth) 8%, transparent));
  }

  .loam-strip__inner {
    display: flex;
    flex-wrap: wrap;
    justify-content: center;
    gap: .45rem;
    padding-block: .85rem;
  }

  .loam-strip__inner span {
    min-height: auto;
    padding: .48rem .62rem;
    border: 1px solid rgba(23, 21, 21, .1);
    border-radius: 999px;
    background: rgba(255, 255, 255, .38);
    font-size: .66rem;
    line-height: 1.2;
  }

  .loam-tools {
    grid-template-columns: 1fr;
  }

  .lead-story__media {
    min-height: 220px;
  }

  .lead-story__copy {
    padding: 1.35rem;
  }

  .lead-story h3 {
    font-size: 1.75rem;
  }

  .essay-bottom {
    flex-direction: column;
  }

  .essay-bottom a {
    max-width: 100%;
  }
}

/* Inline article images inherit text column width. */
.essay-content img {
  max-width: 100%;
  height: auto;
  display: block;
  margin: 1.75rem auto;
  border-radius: 8px;
}

/* Author byline below essays */
.essay-byline {
  margin: 2.5rem 0 2rem;
  padding: 1.5rem 0;
  border-top: 1px solid rgba(23, 21, 21, .14);
}
.essay-byline__label {
  margin: 0 0 .9rem;
  font-family: var(--loam-font-mono, "IBM Plex Mono", monospace);
  font-size: .68rem;
  letter-spacing: .14em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: rgba(23, 21, 21, .55);
}
.essay-byline__row {
  display: grid;
  gap: 1.1rem;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(auto-fit, minmax(260px, 1fr));
}
.essay-byline__card {
  display: flex;
  gap: .85rem;
  padding: .9rem 1rem;
  border: 1px solid rgba(23, 21, 21, .12);
  border-radius: 10px;
  background: rgba(255, 255, 255, .55);
}
.essay-byline__card.is-co { background: rgba(221, 235, 255, .35); }
.essay-byline__avatar {
  flex: 0 0 48px;
  width: 48px;
  height: 48px;
  border-radius: 50%;
  object-fit: cover;
  border: 1px solid rgba(23, 21, 21, .12);
}
.essay-byline__avatar--placeholder {
  display: grid;
  place-items: center;
  background: var(--loam-sun-warmth, #E8DDC3);
  color: rgba(23, 21, 21, .68);
  font-family: var(--loam-font-display, Spectral, serif);
  font-size: 1.2rem;
  text-transform: uppercase;
}
.essay-byline__body { flex: 1; min-width: 0 }
.essay-byline__name {
  margin: 0;
  font-family: var(--loam-font-display, Spectral, serif);
  font-size: 1.02rem;
  font-weight: 500;
  color: var(--loam-ink, #171515);
}
.essay-byline__role {
  margin-left: .45rem;
  font-family: var(--loam-font-mono, "IBM Plex Mono", monospace);
  font-size: .62rem;
  letter-spacing: .12em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: rgba(23, 21, 21, .55);
}
.essay-byline__bio {
  margin: .35rem 0 0;
  font-size: .88rem;
  line-height: 1.5;
  color: rgba(23, 21, 21, .72);
}
.essay-byline__link {
  display: inline-block;
  margin-top: .5rem;
  font-family: var(--loam-font-mono, "IBM Plex Mono", monospace);
  font-size: .72rem;
  letter-spacing: .08em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--loam-ink, #171515);
  text-decoration: underline;
  text-underline-offset: 3px;
}
.essay-byline--simple { border-top: 1px solid rgba(23, 21, 21, .12) }
.essay-byline__simple {
  margin: 0;
  font-family: var(--loam-font-mono, "IBM Plex Mono", monospace);
  font-size: .8rem;
  color: rgba(23, 21, 21, .68);
}

/* Optional cover image on essay detail */
.essay-cover {
  margin: 1.6rem auto 0;
  max-width: 740px;
  border: 1px solid rgba(23, 21, 21, .14);
  border-radius: 6px;
  overflow: hidden;
  background: var(--loam-paper);
}
.essay-cover img {
  display: block;
  width: 100%;
  aspect-ratio: 16 / 9;
  object-fit: cover;
}

/* Shared article reader shell */
.essay-shell.loam-reader {
  width: 100%;
  max-width: none;
}

.loam-public-article {
  --loam-article-hero-padding-start: 96px;
  --loam-article-hero-padding-end: 56px;
  --loam-article-cover-overlap: 42px;
  --loam-article-body-gap: 42px;
}

.loam-public-article__hero {
  position: relative;
  isolation: isolate;
  overflow: hidden;
  padding: var(--loam-article-hero-padding-start) 0 var(--loam-article-hero-padding-end);
  border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(23, 21, 21, .12);
  background:
    radial-gradient(circle at 16% 0%, color-mix(in srgb, var(--loam-clear-blue) 20%, transparent), transparent 28rem),
    linear-gradient(180deg, rgba(247, 241, 232, .7), rgba(247, 241, 232, .42));
}

.loam-public-article__container {
  width: min(1104px, calc(100% - 40px));
  margin: 0 auto;
}

.loam-public-article__hero .essay-back {
  margin-bottom: 2rem;
}

.loam-public-article__hero h1 {
  max-width: 820px;
  margin: 0;
  font-size: clamp(2.35rem, 4vw, 3.15rem);
  line-height: 1.02;
  letter-spacing: 0;
}

.loam-public-article__hero .essay-deck {
  max-width: 690px;
  margin-top: 24px;
  padding-left: 18px;
  border-left: 1px solid color-mix(in srgb, var(--loam-clear-blue) 58%, transparent);
}

.loam-public-article__content {
  position: relative;
  display: flow-root;
  padding: 0 clamp(1.25rem, 5vw, 2.5rem) clamp(3rem, 6vw, 5rem);
}

.loam-public-article__cover.essay-cover {
  position: relative;
  z-index: 1;
  width: min(760px, calc(100% - 40px));
  max-width: none;
  margin: calc(var(--loam-article-cover-overlap) * -1) auto 0;
  box-shadow: 0 24px 70px -48px rgba(23, 21, 21, .45);
}

.loam-public-article__cover img {
  max-height: 440px;
  aspect-ratio: 16 / 8.4;
}

.loam-public-article__body {
  width: min(760px, 100%);
  margin: 0 auto;
  padding-top: var(--loam-article-body-gap);
}

.loam-public-article__body .essay-content {
  padding-bottom: 0;
}

@media (max-width: 720px) {
  .loam-public-article {
    --loam-article-hero-padding-start: 72px;
    --loam-article-hero-padding-end: 48px;
  }

  .loam-public-article__container {
    width: min(100% - 32px, 1104px);
  }

  .loam-public-article__hero h1 {
    font-size: clamp(2rem, 12vw, 2.75rem);
  }

  .loam-public-article__content {
    padding-right: 0;
    padding-left: 0;
  }

  .loam-public-article__cover.essay-cover,
  .loam-public-article__body {
    width: min(100% - 32px, 760px);
  }
}

/* Cover variant for lead story / cards (optional, only when cover_image set) */
.lead-story--has-cover .lead-story__media img,
.article-card--has-cover .article-card__media img {
  display: block;
  width: 100%;
  height: 100%;
  object-fit: cover;
}
.lead-story--has-cover .lead-story__media {
  background: none;
}
.article-card__media {
  width: 100%;
  aspect-ratio: 16 / 10;
  overflow: hidden;
  border-radius: 4px;
  margin-bottom: .85rem;
}

/* =========================================
   THEME TOGGLE BUTTON
   ========================================= */
.loam-nav__theme {
  flex-shrink: 0;
  margin-left: auto;
  width: 34px;
  height: 34px;
  border: 1px solid rgba(23, 21, 21, .14);
  border-radius: 50%;
  background: rgba(255, 255, 255, .42);
  color: var(--loam-ink);
  cursor: pointer;
  font-size: 1.05rem;
  line-height: 1;
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: center;
  padding: 0;
  transition: background .2s ease, border-color .2s ease;
}
.loam-nav__theme:hover {
  background: rgba(221, 235, 255, .58);
  border-color: color-mix(in srgb, var(--loam-clear-blue) 46%, transparent);
}

/* =========================================
   DAY THEMES — Day stays clear, time carries mood
   ========================================= */
[data-day] {
  --day-top: color-mix(in srgb, var(--loam-soft-sky) 84%, var(--loam-paper));
  --day-glow: color-mix(in srgb, var(--loam-sun-warmth) 14%, transparent);
}

/* =========================================
   DARK MODE
   ========================================= */

/* Design-Token Overrides */
html[data-theme="dark"] {
  --lm-paper:         #090B10;
  --lm-paper-deep:    #05070B;
  --lm-ink:           #EDE8DC;
  --lm-muted:         #8A9490;
  --lm-soft-sky:      #111827;
  --lm-light-aqua:    #101014;
  --lm-soft-lavender: #17172A;
  color-scheme: dark;
}

/* Dark Day Top — einheitlich midnight, kein Tag-abhängiges Warm */
html[data-theme="dark"] {
  --day-top: rgba(28, 43, 72, .97);
  background:
    linear-gradient(180deg, var(--day-top) 0, rgba(8, 10, 16, .97) 34rem, var(--loam-paper) 100%),
    linear-gradient(112deg, rgba(28, 43, 72, .34), transparent 44%),
    linear-gradient(238deg, rgba(16, 14, 36, .32), transparent 48%),
    var(--loam-paper);
  background-attachment: fixed;
}

html[data-theme="dark"] body {
  background: transparent;
  color: var(--loam-ink);
}

html[data-theme="dark"] body::before {
  opacity: .24;
  background-image:
    linear-gradient(90deg, rgba(126, 167, 255, .018) 1px, transparent 1px),
    linear-gradient(rgba(9, 11, 16, .48), rgba(9, 11, 16, 0) 38%),
    url("data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg' width='180' height='180' viewBox='0 0 180 180'%3E%3Cfilter id='paper'%3E%3CfeTurbulence type='fractalNoise' baseFrequency='.74' numOctaves='4' stitchTiles='stitch'/%3E%3CfeColorMatrix type='saturate' values='.12'/%3E%3C/filter%3E%3Crect width='180' height='180' fill='%23111727' filter='url(%23paper)' opacity='.14'/%3E%3C/svg%3E");
}

html[data-theme="dark"] body::after {
  opacity: 0;
}

html[data-theme="dark"] .loam-nav {
  background: rgba(7, 9, 13, .92);
  border-bottom-color: rgba(237, 232, 220, .09);
}

html[data-theme="dark"] .loam-nav__links a,
html[data-theme="dark"] .loam-nav__links button:not(.loam-nav__signal):not(.loam-nav__theme) {
  color: rgba(237, 232, 220, .62);
}
html[data-theme="dark"] .loam-nav__links a:hover,
html[data-theme="dark"] .loam-nav__links button:not(.loam-nav__signal):not(.loam-nav__theme):hover {
  color: var(--loam-ink);
  background: rgba(126, 167, 255, .1);
}

@media (max-width: 720px) {
  html[data-theme="dark"] .loam-nav__links {
    background: rgba(7, 9, 13, .97);
    border-color: rgba(237, 232, 220, .1);
    box-shadow: 0 18px 50px rgba(0, 0, 0, .5);
  }
}

html[data-theme="dark"] .loam-nav__theme {
  border-color: rgba(237, 232, 220, .14);
  background: rgba(14, 17, 24, .72);
  color: var(--loam-ink);
}
html[data-theme="dark"] .loam-nav__theme:hover {
  background: rgba(18, 23, 34, .78);
  border-color: rgba(126, 167, 255, .34);
}

html[data-theme="dark"] .loam-hero__body {
  color: rgba(237, 232, 220, .72);
}

html[data-theme="dark"] .loam-hero::before {
  background:
    repeating-linear-gradient(173deg, color-mix(in srgb, var(--loam-clear-blue) 6%, transparent) 0 1px, transparent 1px 13px),
    linear-gradient(180deg, rgba(255, 255, 255, .03), rgba(28, 43, 72, .14));
}

html[data-theme="dark"] .loam-hero__tags li,
html[data-theme="dark"] .topic-pill,
html[data-theme="dark"] .category-filter {
  border-color: rgba(237, 232, 220, .1);
  background: rgba(14, 17, 24, .74);
  color: rgba(237, 232, 220, .68);
}
html[data-theme="dark"] .loam-hero__tags li:nth-child(2n) {
  background: rgba(18, 27, 46, .58);
}
html[data-theme="dark"] .loam-hero__tags li:nth-child(3n) {
  background: rgba(36, 30, 54, .5);
}

html[data-theme="dark"] .topic-pill:nth-child(4n)   { background: rgba(16, 16, 22, .68); }
html[data-theme="dark"] .topic-pill:nth-child(4n+1) { background: rgba(10, 28, 46, .55); }
html[data-theme="dark"] .topic-pill:nth-child(4n+2) { background: rgba(14, 17, 24, .72); }

html[data-theme="dark"] .category-filter:hover,
html[data-theme="dark"] .category-filter.is-active {
  border-color: rgba(126, 167, 255, .42);
  background: rgba(18, 27, 46, .78);
  color: var(--loam-ink);
}

html[data-theme="dark"] .loam-strip {
  border-block-color: rgba(237, 232, 220, .08);
  background: linear-gradient(90deg, rgba(14, 17, 24, .7), rgba(13, 24, 44, .62), rgba(20, 14, 42, .48));
}
html[data-theme="dark"] .loam-strip__inner span {
  border-color: rgba(237, 232, 220, .07);
  color: rgba(237, 232, 220, .56);
}
@media (max-width: 720px) {
  html[data-theme="dark"] .loam-strip { background: linear-gradient(90deg, rgba(14, 17, 24, .54), rgba(13, 24, 44, .44), rgba(20, 14, 42, .32)); }
  html[data-theme="dark"] .loam-strip__inner span {
    border-color: rgba(237, 232, 220, .09);
    background: rgba(14, 17, 24, .62);
  }
}

html[data-theme="dark"] .section-head h2,
html[data-theme="dark"] .note-index h2 { color: var(--loam-ink); }

html[data-theme="dark"] .section-head p:not(.loam-kicker),
html[data-theme="dark"] .note-index p { color: rgba(237, 232, 220, .65); }

html[data-theme="dark"] .note-index__inner {
  border-top-color: rgba(237, 232, 220, .09);
}

html[data-theme="dark"] .loam-search {
  border-color: rgba(237, 232, 220, .13);
  background: rgba(10, 12, 18, .84);
  color: var(--loam-ink);
  box-shadow: none;
}
html[data-theme="dark"] .loam-search::placeholder { color: rgba(237, 232, 220, .35); }
html[data-theme="dark"] .loam-search:focus {
  border-color: rgba(126, 167, 255, .48);
  box-shadow: 0 0 0 3px rgba(126, 167, 255, .11);
}
html[data-theme="dark"] .loam-count { color: rgba(237, 232, 220, .44); }

html[data-theme="dark"] .lead-story {
  border-color: rgba(237, 232, 220, .09);
  background: rgba(14, 17, 24, .86);
  box-shadow: 0 24px 70px rgba(0, 0, 0, .35);
}
html[data-theme="dark"] .lead-story:hover {
  border-color: rgba(242, 184, 75, .3);
  box-shadow: 0 28px 76px rgba(0, 0, 0, .42), 0 0 50px rgba(242, 184, 75, .16);
}
html[data-theme="dark"] .lead-story__media {
  background:
    repeating-linear-gradient(171deg, rgba(237, 232, 220, .04) 0 2px, transparent 2px 18px),
    linear-gradient(145deg, rgba(12, 14, 20, .84), rgba(13, 24, 44, .9) 46%, rgba(18, 12, 40, .62));
}
html[data-theme="dark"] .lead-story__media::before { color: rgba(237, 232, 220, .28); }
html[data-theme="dark"] .lead-story__media span { border-color: rgba(237, 232, 220, .32); border-right-color: transparent; border-bottom-color: transparent; }
html[data-theme="dark"] .lead-story h3 { color: var(--loam-ink); }
html[data-theme="dark"] .lead-story p { color: rgba(237, 232, 220, .62); }

html[data-theme="dark"] .article-card {
  border-color: rgba(237, 232, 220, .09);
  background: rgba(14, 17, 24, .82);
  box-shadow: 0 16px 42px rgba(0, 0, 0, .28);
}
html[data-theme="dark"] .article-card:nth-child(2n) { background: rgba(16, 14, 36, .58); }
html[data-theme="dark"] .article-card:nth-child(3n) { background: rgba(12, 14, 20, .72); }
html[data-theme="dark"] .article-card:hover {
  background: rgba(18, 23, 34, .92);
  border-color: rgba(242, 184, 75, .28);
  box-shadow: 0 22px 56px rgba(0, 0, 0, .36), 0 0 36px rgba(242, 184, 75, .2);
}
html[data-theme="dark"] .article-card::before {
  border-color: rgba(237, 232, 220, .16);
  border-right-color: transparent;
}
html[data-theme="dark"] .article-card h3 { color: var(--loam-ink); }
html[data-theme="dark"] .article-card p { color: rgba(237, 232, 220, .62); }
html[data-theme="dark"] .article-card__date { color: rgba(237, 232, 220, .32); }

html[data-theme="dark"] .loam-footer {
  border-top-color: rgba(237, 232, 220, .09);
  color: rgba(237, 232, 220, .54);
  background: rgba(5, 7, 11, .68);
}
html[data-theme="dark"] .loam-footer strong { color: var(--loam-ink); }
html[data-theme="dark"] .loam-footer__tagline,
html[data-theme="dark"] .loam-footer__location { color: rgba(237, 232, 220, .4); }
html[data-theme="dark"] .loam-footer__nav h5 { color: var(--loam-ink); }
html[data-theme="dark"] .loam-footer__nav a,
html[data-theme="dark"] .loam-footer__nav button,
html[data-theme="dark"] .loam-footer__nav span { color: rgba(237, 232, 220, .4); }
html[data-theme="dark"] .loam-footer__nav a:hover,
html[data-theme="dark"] .loam-footer__nav button:hover { color: var(--loam-ink); }
html[data-theme="dark"] .loam-footer__note { color: rgba(237, 232, 220, .36); }
html[data-theme="dark"] .loam-footer__copy { color: rgba(237, 232, 220, .28); }

html[data-theme="dark"] .loam-contact-button,
html[data-theme="dark"] .loam-contact-close {
  border-color: rgba(237, 232, 220, .14);
  background: rgba(14, 17, 24, .78);
  color: var(--loam-ink);
}
html[data-theme="dark"] .loam-contact-button:hover,
html[data-theme="dark"] .loam-contact-close:hover {
  background: rgba(18, 27, 46, .72);
  border-color: rgba(126, 167, 255, .32);
}
html[data-theme="dark"] .loam-contact-modal {
  border-color: rgba(237, 232, 220, .11);
  background: linear-gradient(145deg, rgba(13, 24, 44, .54), rgba(5, 7, 11, .97)), #090B10;
  box-shadow: 0 32px 90px rgba(0, 0, 0, .6);
}
html[data-theme="dark"] .loam-contact-kicker { color: rgba(237, 232, 220, .5); }
html[data-theme="dark"] .loam-contact-copy { color: rgba(237, 232, 220, .62); }
html[data-theme="dark"] .loam-contact-status { color: rgba(237, 232, 220, .55); }
html[data-theme="dark"] .loam-contact-form label span { color: rgba(237, 232, 220, .5); }
html[data-theme="dark"] .loam-contact-form input,
html[data-theme="dark"] .loam-contact-form textarea {
  border-color: rgba(237, 232, 220, .12);
  background: rgba(7, 9, 13, .84);
  color: var(--loam-ink);
}
html[data-theme="dark"] .loam-contact-form input:focus,
html[data-theme="dark"] .loam-contact-form textarea:focus {
  border-color: rgba(126, 167, 255, .44);
  box-shadow: 0 0 0 3px rgba(126, 167, 255, .1);
}
html[data-theme="dark"] .loam-contact-submit {
  background: var(--loam-ink);
  color: var(--loam-paper);
}

html[data-theme="dark"] .essay-deck { color: rgba(237, 232, 220, .7); }
html[data-theme="dark"] .essay-content { color: rgba(237, 232, 220, .82); }
html[data-theme="dark"] .essay-content strong { color: var(--loam-ink); }
html[data-theme="dark"] .essay-content blockquote,
html[data-theme="dark"] .reading-panel {
  border-color: rgba(237, 232, 220, .09);
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, rgba(12, 14, 20, .78), rgba(13, 24, 44, .5)), #090B10;
  color: var(--loam-ink);
}
html[data-theme="dark"] .essay-divider {
  background: linear-gradient(90deg, transparent, rgba(126, 167, 255, .36), transparent);
}
html[data-theme="dark"] .essay-bottom { border-top-color: rgba(237, 232, 220, .09); }

html[data-theme="dark"] .essay-byline__card {
  border-color: rgba(237, 232, 220, .09);
  background: rgba(14, 17, 24, .82);
}
html[data-theme="dark"] .essay-byline__card.is-co { background: rgba(8, 28, 44, .38); }
html[data-theme="dark"] .essay-byline__avatar { border-color: rgba(237, 232, 220, .1); }
html[data-theme="dark"] .essay-byline__name { color: var(--loam-ink); }
html[data-theme="dark"] .essay-byline__role,
html[data-theme="dark"] .essay-byline__label { color: rgba(237, 232, 220, .45); }
html[data-theme="dark"] .essay-byline__bio { color: rgba(237, 232, 220, .65); }
html[data-theme="dark"] .essay-byline--simple { border-top-color: rgba(237, 232, 220, .09); }
html[data-theme="dark"] .essay-byline__simple { color: rgba(237, 232, 220, .6); }

html[data-theme="dark"] .essay-cover {
  border-color: rgba(237, 232, 220, .1);
  background: #07090D;
}

html[data-theme="dark"] .loam-public-article__hero {
  border-bottom-color: rgba(237, 232, 220, .09);
  background:
    radial-gradient(circle at 16% 0%, rgba(28, 43, 72, .32), transparent 28rem),
    linear-gradient(180deg, rgba(7, 9, 13, .72), rgba(7, 9, 13, .48));
}
html[data-theme="dark"] .loam-public-article__hero .essay-deck {
  border-left-color: rgba(126, 167, 255, .38);
}

html[data-theme="dark"] .skip-link {
  border-color: var(--loam-ink);
  background: var(--loam-paper);
  color: var(--loam-ink);
}

/* =========================================
   STARFIELD — lebender Nachthimmel
   ========================================= */

@keyframes loam-star-a {
  0%, 100% { opacity: 1; }
  50%       { opacity: .12; }
}
@keyframes loam-star-b {
  0%, 100% { opacity: .25; }
  33%       { opacity: 1; }
  66%       { opacity: .08; }
}
@keyframes loam-star-drift {
  0%   { transform: translateY(0) translateX(0); }
  50%  { transform: translateY(-3px) translateX(1px); }
  100% { transform: translateY(0) translateX(0); }
}

.loam-starfield {
  position: fixed;
  inset: 0 0 auto 0;
  height: 22vh;
  pointer-events: none;
  z-index: 0;
  opacity: 0;
  transition: opacity 1.6s ease;
  background: none;
}
html[data-theme="dark"] .loam-starfield {
  opacity: 1;
  animation: loam-star-drift 28s ease-in-out infinite;
}

/* Star group A — slow breathing (5.5s) */
.loam-starfield::before {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  inset: 0;
  background-image:
    radial-gradient(circle at  5%  18%, rgba(237,232,220,.78)  0, transparent 1.4px),
    radial-gradient(circle at 14%  52%, rgba(126,167,255,.45)  0, transparent 1px),
    radial-gradient(circle at 21%   8%, rgba(237,232,220,.86)  0, transparent 1.8px),
    radial-gradient(circle at 29%  38%, rgba(126,167,255,.38)  0, transparent 0.9px),
    radial-gradient(circle at 36%  70%, rgba(237,232,220,.52)  0, transparent 1.1px),
    radial-gradient(circle at 44%  22%, rgba(126,167,255,.54)  0, transparent 1.5px),
    radial-gradient(circle at 51%  60%, rgba(237,232,220,.42)  0, transparent 0.8px),
    radial-gradient(circle at 58%  12%, rgba(126,167,255,.46)  0, transparent 1.2px),
    radial-gradient(circle at 66%  46%, rgba(237,232,220,.48)  0, transparent 1px),
    radial-gradient(circle at 73%  28%, rgba(237,232,220,.74)  0, transparent 1.6px),
    radial-gradient(circle at 80%  68%, rgba(126,167,255,.36)  0, transparent 0.9px),
    radial-gradient(circle at 88%  15%, rgba(237,232,220,.58)  0, transparent 1.3px),
    radial-gradient(circle at 94%  40%, rgba(126,167,255,.42)  0, transparent 1px);
  animation: loam-star-a 5.5s ease-in-out infinite;
}

/* Star group B — faster phase-offset (3.8s, delay 1.9s) */
.loam-starfield::after {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  inset: 0;
  background-image:
    radial-gradient(circle at  9%  75%, rgba(126,167,255,.36)  0, transparent 1px),
    radial-gradient(circle at 17%  30%, rgba(237,232,220,.52)  0, transparent 1.2px),
    radial-gradient(circle at 25%  85%, rgba(126,167,255,.46)  0, transparent 1.4px),
    radial-gradient(circle at 33%  15%, rgba(237,232,220,.42)  0, transparent 0.9px),
    radial-gradient(circle at 40%  50%, rgba(237,232,220,.68)  0, transparent 1.6px),
    radial-gradient(circle at 47%  82%, rgba(126,167,255,.32)  0, transparent 0.8px),
    radial-gradient(circle at 55%  35%, rgba(237,232,220,.76)  0, transparent 1.8px),
    radial-gradient(circle at 62%  72%, rgba(126,167,255,.38)  0, transparent 1px),
    radial-gradient(circle at 70%  10%, rgba(237,232,220,.48)  0, transparent 1.1px),
    radial-gradient(circle at 77%  55%, rgba(126,167,255,.46)  0, transparent 1.3px),
    radial-gradient(circle at 84%  82%, rgba(237,232,220,.4)  0, transparent 0.9px),
    radial-gradient(circle at 91%  25%, rgba(237,232,220,.62)  0, transparent 1.4px),
    radial-gradient(circle at 97%  60%, rgba(126,167,255,.4)  0, transparent 1.2px);
  animation: loam-star-b 3.8s ease-in-out infinite 1.9s;
}

/* =========================================
   SELECTION — Tagesfarbe als Highlight
   ========================================= */
::selection { background: color-mix(in srgb, var(--loam-clear-blue) 24%, transparent); color: var(--loam-ink); }

/* =========================================
   TIME OF DAY — Licht-Atmosphäre (nur day mode)
   ========================================= */
html:not([data-theme="dark"])[data-tod="morning"] {
  --day-top: rgba(255, 239, 210, .88);
  --day-glow: rgba(242, 184, 75, .2);
}
html:not([data-theme="dark"])[data-tod="evening"] {
  --day-top: rgba(255, 228, 198, .72);
  --day-glow: rgba(237, 141, 120, .13);
}
html:not([data-theme="dark"])[data-tod="morning"] ::selection { background: rgba(242, 184, 75, .32); }
html:not([data-theme="dark"])[data-tod="evening"] ::selection { background: rgba(237, 141, 120, .24); }

/* =========================================
   KICKER — Mond-Signal im Dark Mode
   ========================================= */
html[data-theme="dark"] .loam-kicker,
html[data-theme="dark"] .essay-meta,
html[data-theme="dark"] .note-index__label,
html[data-theme="dark"] .lead-story__link,
html[data-theme="dark"] .article-card__link,
html[data-theme="dark"] .essay-link,
html[data-theme="dark"] .loam-nav__signal {
  color: #F2B84B !important;
}

/* =========================================
   LIGHTPATCH — Sonnenlicht-Drift (nur day mode)
   ========================================= */
@keyframes loam-sun-drift {
  0%   { opacity: .26; transform: translateX(0) translateY(0) scale(1); }
  33%  { opacity: .35; transform: translateX(4%) translateY(-2%) scale(1.04); }
  66%  { opacity: .20; transform: translateX(-3%) translateY(1.5%) scale(.97); }
  100% { opacity: .26; transform: translateX(0) translateY(0) scale(1); }
}

.loam-lightpatch {
  position: fixed;
  top: -18vh;
  left: 4vw;
  width: 66vw;
  height: 66vw;
  border-radius: 50%;
  pointer-events: none;
  z-index: 0;
  background: radial-gradient(circle, rgba(255, 255, 255, .05) 0, transparent 65%);
  animation: loam-sun-drift 50s ease-in-out infinite;
}
html[data-theme="dark"] .loam-lightpatch {
  opacity: 0;
  animation: none;
}