/* ─── RESET & ROOT ─────────────────────────────── */
    *,
    *::before,
    *::after {
      margin: 0;
      padding: 0;
      box-sizing: border-box
    }

    :root {
      --ink: #0a0d0c;
      --paper: #f4f1ea;
      --warm: #ece8df;
      --teal: #18a090;
      --teal-dk: #0f6b60;
      --teal-lt: #d0f0ec;
      --teal-glow: rgba(24, 160, 144, .18);
      --muted: #6b6760;
      --serif: 'Instrument Serif', Georgia, serif;
      --sans: 'Bricolage Grotesque', sans-serif;
      --r: clamp(1rem, 3vw, 1.5rem);
    }

    html {
      scroll-behavior: smooth
    }

    body {
      font-family: var(--sans);
      background: var(--paper);
      color: var(--ink);
      overflow-x: hidden;
      cursor: none
    }

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

    img {
      display: block;
      width: 100%;
      height: 100%;
      object-fit: cover
    }

    /* ─── CUSTOM CURSOR (desktop only) ─────────────── */
    .cur,
    .cur-ring {
      position: fixed;
      top: 0;
      left: 0;
      border-radius: 50%;
      pointer-events: none;
      z-index: 9999;
      transform: translate(-50%, -50%)
    }

    .cur {
      width: 9px;
      height: 9px;
      background: var(--teal);
      transition: width .15s, height .15s, opacity .15s
    }

    .cur-ring {
      width: 34px;
      height: 34px;
      border: 1.5px solid rgba(24, 160, 144, .5);
      transition: width .25s, height .25s, border-color .2s
    }

    @media(hover:none) {

      .cur,
      .cur-ring {
        display: none
      }
    }

    /* ─── IMAGE PLACEHOLDER SYSTEM ─────────────────── */
    .ph {
      position: relative;
      overflow: hidden;
      display: flex;
      flex-direction: column;
      align-items: center;
      justify-content: center;
      gap: .7rem;
    }

    .ph::before {
      content: '';
      position: absolute;
      inset: 0;
      background: repeating-linear-gradient(135deg, transparent, transparent 16px, rgba(255, 255, 255, .07) 16px, rgba(255, 255, 255, .07) 17px)
    }

    .ph-light {
      background: linear-gradient(145deg, #d4cfc6, #c4bfb5)
    }

    .ph-dark {
      background: linear-gradient(145deg, #1a1f1d, #222825)
    }

    .ph-teal {
      background: linear-gradient(145deg, #0c2825, #0f3530)
    }

    .ph-icon {
      width: 42px;
      height: 42px;
      border-radius: 50%;
      border: 1.5px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, .25);
      display: flex;
      align-items: center;
      justify-content: center;
      position: relative;
      z-index: 1
    }

    .ph-light .ph-icon {
      border-color: rgba(10, 13, 12, .2)
    }

    .ph-icon svg {
      width: 18px;
      height: 18px;
      fill: none;
      stroke-width: 1.5
    }

    .ph-dark .ph-icon svg,
    .ph-teal .ph-icon svg {
      stroke: rgba(255, 255, 255, .4)
    }

    .ph-light .ph-icon svg {
      stroke: rgba(10, 13, 12, .35)
    }

    .ph-lbl {
      font-size: .6rem;
      letter-spacing: .14em;
      text-transform: uppercase;
      font-weight: 600;
      position: relative;
      z-index: 1;
      text-align: center;
      padding: 0 1.2rem;
      line-height: 1.55
    }

    .ph-dark .ph-lbl,
    .ph-teal .ph-lbl {
      color: rgba(255, 255, 255, .28)
    }

    .ph-light .ph-lbl {
      color: rgba(10, 13, 12, .35)
    }

    .ph-teal::after {
      content: '';
      position: absolute;
      inset: 0;
      background: radial-gradient(ellipse at center, rgba(24, 160, 144, .15) 0%, transparent 70%)
    }

    /* ─── NAV ───────────────────────────────────────── */
    nav {
      position: fixed;
      inset: 0 0 auto;
      z-index: 200;
      display: flex;
      align-items: center;
      justify-content: space-between;
      padding: 1.4rem 4rem;
      transition: background .35s, backdrop-filter .35s, box-shadow .35s;
    }

    nav.scrolled {
      background: rgba(244, 241, 234, .94);
      backdrop-filter: blur(16px);
      box-shadow: 0 1px 0 rgba(10, 13, 12, .08)
    }

    .nav-logo {
      font-family: var(--serif);
      font-size: 1.05rem;
      letter-spacing: .02em;
      font-style: italic;
      color: var(--ink)
    }

    .nav-links {
      display: flex;
      gap: 2.2rem;
      list-style: none
    }

    .nav-links a {
      font-size: .73rem;
      letter-spacing: .13em;
      text-transform: uppercase;
      font-weight: 600;
      color: var(--ink);
      position: relative;
      transition: color .2s
    }

    .nav-links a::after {
      content: '';
      position: absolute;
      bottom: -3px;
      left: 0;
      right: 0;
      height: 1.5px;
      background: var(--teal);
      transform: scaleX(0);
      transform-origin: left;
      transition: transform .3s
    }

    .nav-links a:hover {
      color: var(--teal)
    }

    .nav-links a:hover::after {
      transform: scaleX(1)
    }

    .nav-cta {
      padding: .55rem 1.4rem;
      background: var(--teal);
      color: white !important;
      font-size: .7rem !important;
      transition: background .2s !important
    }

    .nav-cta:hover {
      background: var(--teal-dk) !important
    }

    .nav-cta::after {
      display: none !important
    }

    .nav-hamburger {
      display: none;
      flex-direction: column;
      gap: 5px;
      cursor: pointer;
      padding: .5rem
    }

    .nav-hamburger span {
      display: block;
      width: 24px;
      height: 1.5px;
      background: var(--ink);
      transition: all .3s
    }

    /* ─── MOBILE NAV ────────────────────────────────── */
    @media(max-width:768px) {
      nav {
        padding: 1.2rem 1.5rem
      }

      nav.menu-open {
        background: transparent !important;
        backdrop-filter: none !important;
        box-shadow: none !important;
      }

      nav.menu-open .nav-logo {
        color: white !important;
        position: relative;
        z-index: 300;
      }

      .nav-links {
        position: fixed;
        inset: 0;
        background: var(--ink);
        flex-direction: column;
        align-items: center;
        justify-content: center;
        gap: 2.5rem;
        opacity: 0;
        pointer-events: none;
        transition: opacity .35s;
      }

      .nav-links.open {
        opacity: 1;
        pointer-events: all
      }

      .nav-links a {
        font-size: 1.2rem;
        color: white;
        letter-spacing: .08em
      }

      .nav-links a::after {
        background: var(--teal)
      }

      .nav-cta {
        padding: .8rem 2rem !important;
        font-size: .8rem !important;
        background: var(--teal) !important
      }

      .nav-hamburger {
        display: flex;
        z-index: 300;
        position: relative
      }

      .nav-hamburger.open span:nth-child(1) {
        transform: translateY(6.5px) rotate(45deg)
      }

      .nav-hamburger.open span:nth-child(2) {
        opacity: 0
      }

      .nav-hamburger.open span:nth-child(3) {
        transform: translateY(-6.5px) rotate(-45deg)
      }

      .nav-hamburger.open span {
        background: white
      }
    }

    /* ─── HERO ───────────────────────────────────────── */
    .hero {
      min-height: 100svh;
      display: grid;
      grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr;
      position: relative;
      overflow: hidden
    }

    .hero-left {
      display: flex;
      flex-direction: column;
      justify-content: flex-end;
      padding: 7rem 3rem 5rem 4rem;
      position: relative;
      z-index: 2;
    }

    .hero-eyebrow {
      display: flex;
      align-items: center;
      gap: .9rem;
      font-size: .68rem;
      letter-spacing: .22em;
      text-transform: uppercase;
      color: var(--teal);
      font-weight: 700;
      margin-bottom: 1.8rem;
    }

    .hero-eyebrow::before {
      content: '';
      width: 32px;
      height: 1.5px;
      background: var(--teal)
    }

    .hero-name {
      font-family: var(--serif);
      font-size: clamp(3.8rem, 6.5vw, 7.5rem);
      line-height: .9;
      letter-spacing: -.025em;
      color: var(--ink);
      margin-bottom: .5rem;
    }

    .hero-name-italic {
      font-style: italic;
      color: var(--teal)
    }

    .hero-tagline {
      font-size: clamp(.9rem, 1.1vw, 1.05rem);
      line-height: 1.7;
      color: var(--muted);
      max-width: 400px;
      margin: 2rem 0 1.5rem;
      font-weight: 300;
    }

    .hero-tags {
      display: flex;
      flex-wrap: wrap;
      gap: .6rem;
      margin-bottom: 2.5rem
    }

    .hero-tag {
      padding: .32rem .85rem;
      border: 1px solid rgba(24, 160, 144, .35);
      font-size: .6rem;
      letter-spacing: .15em;
      text-transform: uppercase;
      color: var(--teal);
      font-weight: 700;
      background: rgba(24, 160, 144, .06);
    }

    .hero-actions {
      display: flex;
      gap: 1rem;
      flex-wrap: wrap;
      align-items: center
    }

    .btn-primary {
      display: inline-flex;
      align-items: center;
      gap: .8rem;
      background: var(--ink);
      color: var(--paper);
      padding: 1rem 1.8rem;
      font-size: .78rem;
      letter-spacing: .1em;
      text-transform: uppercase;
      font-weight: 700;
      transition: background .25s;
      white-space: nowrap;
    }

    .btn-primary:hover {
      background: var(--teal)
    }

    .btn-primary .arr {
      transition: transform .25s
    }

    .btn-primary:hover .arr {
      transform: translateX(4px)
    }

    .btn-secondary {
      display: inline-flex;
      align-items: center;
      gap: .6rem;
      font-size: .73rem;
      letter-spacing: .12em;
      text-transform: uppercase;
      font-weight: 600;
      color: var(--muted);
      border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(107, 103, 96, .3);
      padding-bottom: 2px;
      transition: color .2s, border-color .2s;
    }

    .btn-secondary:hover {
      color: var(--teal);
      border-color: var(--teal)
    }

    .hero-scroll-hint {
      position: absolute;
      bottom: 2.5rem;
      left: 4rem;
      writing-mode: vertical-rl;
      font-size: .6rem;
      letter-spacing: .2em;
      text-transform: uppercase;
      color: var(--muted);
      display: flex;
      align-items: center;
      gap: .8rem;
      font-weight: 500;
    }

    .hero-scroll-hint::before {
      content: '';
      width: 1.5px;
      height: 48px;
      background: var(--muted);
      animation: scrollpulse 2s ease-in-out infinite;
    }

    @keyframes scrollpulse {

      0%,
      100% {
        opacity: .3;
        transform: scaleY(.5)
      }

      50% {
        opacity: 1;
        transform: scaleY(1)
      }
    }

    /* HERO RIGHT — portrait */
    .hero-right {
      background: var(--ink);
      position: relative;
      overflow: hidden;
      display: flex;
      flex-direction: column
    }

    .hero-portrait {
      flex: 1;
      position: relative
    }

    .hero-portrait .ph-dark {
      position: absolute;
      inset: 0
    }

    .hero-portrait-grad {
      position: absolute;
      inset: 0;
      z-index: 1;
      background: linear-gradient(to top, rgba(10, 13, 12, .9) 0%, rgba(10, 13, 12, .15) 50%, transparent 80%),
        linear-gradient(to right, rgba(10, 13, 12, .3) 0%, transparent 60%);
    }

    .hero-portrait-caption {
      position: absolute;
      bottom: 0;
      left: 0;
      right: 0;
      padding: 2.5rem 2.8rem;
      z-index: 2
    }

    .hero-portrait-name {
      font-family: var(--serif);
      font-size: 1.7rem;
      color: white;
      font-style: italic;
      letter-spacing: -.01em;
      margin-bottom: .35rem
    }

    .hero-portrait-role {
      font-size: .63rem;
      letter-spacing: .16em;
      text-transform: uppercase;
      color: rgba(255, 255, 255, .4);
      font-weight: 500
    }

    .hero-credentials {
      display: flex;
      border-top: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, .07);
      flex-shrink: 0
    }

    .hcred {
      flex: 1;
      padding: 1rem .8rem;
      border-right: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, .07);
      text-align: center;
      font-size: .57rem;
      letter-spacing: .1em;
      text-transform: uppercase;
      color: rgba(255, 255, 255, .32);
      font-weight: 500;
      line-height: 1.45;
    }

    .hcred:last-child {
      border-right: none
    }

    .hcred strong {
      display: block;
      color: var(--teal);
      font-size: .65rem;
      margin-bottom: .15rem;
      letter-spacing: .06em
    }

    /* ─── MARQUEE ─────────────────────────────────── */
    .marquee-wrap {
      background: var(--teal);
      padding: .85rem 0;
      overflow: hidden;
      white-space: nowrap
    }

    .marquee-inner {
      display: inline-flex;
      animation: ticker 28s linear infinite
    }

    .marquee-wrap:hover .marquee-inner {
      animation-play-state: paused
    }

    .mi {
      font-size: .68rem;
      letter-spacing: .2em;
      text-transform: uppercase;
      color: white;
      font-weight: 700;
      padding: 0 2.5rem
    }

    .ms {
      color: rgba(255, 255, 255, .35)
    }

    @keyframes ticker {
      from {
        transform: translateX(0)
      }

      to {
        transform: translateX(-50%)
      }
    }

    /* ─── SECTION HELPERS ───────────────────────────── */
    .sec-label {
      display: flex;
      align-items: center;
      gap: .9rem;
      font-size: .65rem;
      letter-spacing: .22em;
      text-transform: uppercase;
      color: var(--teal);
      font-weight: 700;
      margin-bottom: 2.2rem;
    }

    .sec-label::after {
      content: '';
      width: 40px;
      height: 1.5px;
      background: rgba(24, 160, 144, .3)
    }

    .sec-h {
      font-family: var(--serif);
      letter-spacing: -.02em;
      line-height: 1.1
    }

    .sec-h em {
      font-style: italic;
      color: var(--teal)
    }

    /* ─── ABOUT ──────────────────────────────────────── */
    .about {
      display: grid;
      grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr;
      min-height: 85vh
    }

    .about-left {
      padding: 7rem 4rem;
      display: flex;
      flex-direction: column;
      justify-content: center;
      background: var(--warm);
      border-right: 1px solid rgba(10, 13, 12, .08)
    }

    .about-text {
      font-size: .98rem;
      line-height: 1.8;
      color: var(--muted);
      font-weight: 300;
      max-width: 460px;
      margin-bottom: 2.5rem
    }

    .about-text strong {
      color: var(--ink);
      font-weight: 600
    }

    .about-text p+p {
      margin-top: 1.1rem
    }

    .llm-badge {
      display: flex;
      align-items: flex-start;
      gap: 1rem;
      padding: 1.4rem 1.6rem;
      border-left: 3px solid var(--teal);
      background: rgba(24, 160, 144, .06);
      margin-bottom: 2.5rem;
    }

    .llm-badge-icon {
      font-size: 1.4rem;
      flex-shrink: 0;
      margin-top: .1rem
    }

    .llm-badge-text {
      font-size: .83rem;
      line-height: 1.65;
      color: var(--muted);
      font-weight: 300
    }

    .llm-badge-text strong {
      color: var(--ink);
      font-weight: 600
    }

    .about-right {
      display: flex;
      flex-direction: column
    }

    .about-portrait-ph {
      flex: 0 0 360px;
      position: relative
    }

    .about-portrait-ph .ph-light {
      position: absolute;
      inset: 0
    }

    .about-stats {
      padding: 2.8rem 3.5rem;
      display: flex;
      flex-direction: column;
      gap: 0;
      flex: 1
    }

    .stat {
      padding: 1.5rem 0;
      border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(10, 13, 12, .08)
    }

    .stat:last-child {
      border-bottom: none
    }

    .stat-n {
      font-family: var(--serif);
      font-size: 2.8rem;
      line-height: 1;
      color: var(--ink);
      letter-spacing: -.03em
    }

    .stat-n span {
      color: var(--teal)
    }

    .stat-l {
      font-size: .7rem;
      letter-spacing: .1em;
      text-transform: uppercase;
      color: var(--muted);
      font-weight: 500;
      margin-top: .25rem
    }

    /* ─── EXPERTISE ─────────────────────────────────── */
    .expertise {
      padding: 9rem 4rem;
      background: var(--ink);
      position: relative;
      overflow: hidden
    }

    .expertise-watermark {
      position: absolute;
      font-family: var(--serif);
      font-size: clamp(12rem, 22vw, 22rem);
      color: rgba(255, 255, 255, .025);
      font-style: italic;
      top: 50%;
      left: 50%;
      transform: translate(-50%, -50%);
      white-space: nowrap;
      pointer-events: none;
      line-height: 1;
    }

    .expertise-top {
      display: flex;
      justify-content: space-between;
      align-items: flex-end;
      margin-bottom: 5rem
    }

    .expertise-h {
      font-family: var(--serif);
      font-size: clamp(2.5rem, 4vw, 5rem);
      color: white;
      letter-spacing: -.025em;
      line-height: 1.05
    }

    .expertise-h em {
      font-style: italic;
      color: var(--teal)
    }

    .expertise-note {
      font-size: .83rem;
      color: rgba(255, 255, 255, .35);
      max-width: 260px;
      text-align: right;
      line-height: 1.65;
      font-weight: 300
    }

    .exp-grid {
      display: grid;
      grid-template-columns: repeat(4, 1fr)
    }

    .exp-card {
      padding: 2.8rem 2.2rem;
      border-top: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, .07);
      border-right: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, .07);
      position: relative;
      overflow: hidden;
      transition: background .3s;
    }

    .exp-card:last-child {
      border-right: none
    }

    .exp-card::after {
      content: '';
      position: absolute;
      bottom: 0;
      left: 0;
      right: 0;
      height: 2px;
      background: var(--teal);
      transform: scaleX(0);
      transform-origin: left;
      transition: transform .4s
    }

    .exp-card:hover::after {
      transform: scaleX(1)
    }

    .exp-card:hover {
      background: rgba(255, 255, 255, .02)
    }

    .exp-num {
      font-size: .63rem;
      color: var(--teal);
      letter-spacing: .18em;
      font-weight: 700;
      margin-bottom: 1.8rem
    }

    .exp-title {
      font-family: var(--serif);
      font-size: 1.4rem;
      color: white;
      line-height: 1.2;
      margin-bottom: 1rem
    }

    .exp-desc {
      font-size: .82rem;
      line-height: 1.72;
      color: rgba(255, 255, 255, .42);
      font-weight: 300
    }

    /* ─── HIGHLIGHTS / BENTO ─────────────────────────── */
    .highlights {
      background: var(--warm)
    }

    .highlights-head {
      display: grid;
      grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr;
      border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(10, 13, 12, .08);
    }

    .hl-head-l {
      padding: 5.5rem 4rem;
      border-right: 1px solid rgba(10, 13, 12, .08)
    }

    .hl-head-r {
      padding: 5.5rem 4rem;
      display: flex;
      flex-direction: column;
      justify-content: flex-end
    }

    .hl-sub {
      font-size: .97rem;
      line-height: 1.78;
      color: var(--muted);
      font-weight: 300;
      max-width: 400px
    }

    .hl-h {
      font-family: var(--serif);
      font-size: clamp(2.5rem, 4vw, 4.2rem);
      letter-spacing: -.025em;
      line-height: 1.1;
      margin-bottom: 0
    }

    .hl-h em {
      font-style: italic;
      color: var(--teal)
    }

    /* BENTO GRID */
    .bento {
      display: grid;
      grid-template-columns: repeat(12, 1fr);
      grid-auto-rows: auto;
      gap: 2px;
      background: rgba(10, 13, 12, .08)
    }

    /* card base */
    .bc {
      background: var(--paper);
      overflow: hidden;
      position: relative;
      transition: box-shadow .3s
    }

    .bc:hover {
      box-shadow: 0 8px 40px rgba(24, 160, 144, .12);
      z-index: 3
    }

    .bc-img {
      width: 100%;
      overflow: hidden
    }

    .bc-img .ph {
      width: 100%
    }

    .bc-body {
      padding: 2rem 2.2rem
    }

    .bc-brand {
      font-size: .6rem;
      letter-spacing: .2em;
      text-transform: uppercase;
      color: var(--teal);
      font-weight: 700;
      margin-bottom: .55rem
    }

    .bc-title {
      font-family: var(--serif);
      font-size: 1.2rem;
      color: var(--ink);
      line-height: 1.25;
      letter-spacing: -.01em;
      margin-bottom: .6rem
    }

    .bc-desc {
      font-size: .8rem;
      line-height: 1.68;
      color: var(--muted);
      font-weight: 300
    }

    /* A — Apple: tall, col 1–4, row 1–2, dark */
    .bc-a {
      grid-column: 1/5;
      grid-row: 1/3;
      display: flex;
      flex-direction: column;
      background: var(--ink)
    }

    .bc-a .bc-img {
      flex: 1;
      min-height: 0
    }

    .bc-a .bc-img .ph {
      height: 100%;
      min-height: 300px
    }

    .bc-a .bc-body {
      padding: 2.5rem 2.5rem;
      flex-shrink: 0
    }

    .bc-a .bc-brand {
      color: var(--teal)
    }

    .bc-a .bc-title {
      font-size: 1.55rem;
      color: white
    }

    .bc-a .bc-desc {
      color: rgba(255, 255, 255, .48)
    }

    /* B — AR Rahman: col 5–12, row 1 */
    .bc-b {
      grid-column: 5/13;
      grid-row: 1;
      display: flex;
      flex-direction: column
    }

    .bc-b .bc-img .ph {
      height: 240px
    }

    /* C — Google: col 5–8, row 2 */
    .bc-c {
      grid-column: 5/9;
      grid-row: 2;
      display: flex;
      flex-direction: column
    }

    .bc-c .bc-img .ph {
      height: 160px
    }

    /* D — TEDx: col 9–12, row 2 teal bg */
    .bc-d {
      grid-column: 9/13;
      grid-row: 2;
      background: var(--teal);
      display: flex;
      flex-direction: column
    }

    .bc-d .bc-img .ph {
      height: 160px
    }

    .bc-d .bc-brand {
      color: rgba(255, 255, 255, .6)
    }

    .bc-d .bc-title {
      color: white
    }

    .bc-d .bc-desc {
      color: rgba(255, 255, 255, .65)
    }

    /* E — VaraiTamil: full width bottom */
    .bc-e {
      grid-column: 1/13;
      display: flex;
      flex-direction: row;
    }

    .bc-e .bc-img {
      width: 380px;
      flex-shrink: 0;
    }

    .bc-e .bc-body {
      display: flex;
      flex-direction: column;
      justify-content: center;
      padding: 2.5rem 3rem;
    }

    .bc-e .bc-img .ph {
      height: 180px
    }

    /* F — LLM/IP: col 5–12, row 3 — landmark card */
    .bc-f {
      grid-column: 5/13;
      grid-row: 3;
      display: flex;
      overflow: hidden
    }

    .bc-f .bc-img {
      width: 260px;
      flex-shrink: 0
    }

    .bc-f .bc-img .ph {
      height: 100%;
      min-height: 220px
    }

    .bc-f .bc-body {
      flex: 1;
      padding: 2.5rem 3rem;
      background: white;
      display: flex;
      flex-direction: column;
      justify-content: center
    }

    .bc-f .bc-title {
      font-size: 1.3rem
    }

    .bc-f-badge {
      display: inline-flex;
      align-items: center;
      gap: .6rem;
      margin-top: 1.1rem;
      font-size: .6rem;
      letter-spacing: .16em;
      text-transform: uppercase;
      color: var(--teal);
      font-weight: 700;
    }

    .bc-f-badge::before {
      content: '';
      width: 18px;
      height: 1.5px;
      background: var(--teal)
    }

    /* ─── QUOTE ──────────────────────────────────────── */
    .quote-sec {
      padding: 8rem 4rem;
      background: var(--teal-lt);
      display: flex;
      align-items: center;
      justify-content: center;
      position: relative;
      overflow: hidden;
    }

    .quote-sec::before {
      content: '';
      position: absolute;
      inset: 0;
      background: radial-gradient(ellipse 60% 60% at 50% 50%, rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.4) 0%, transparent 70%);
    }

    .quote-inner {
      max-width: 860px;
      text-align: center;
      position: relative;
      z-index: 1
    }

    .qmark {
      font-family: var(--serif);
      font-size: 10rem;
      line-height: .4;
      color: rgba(24, 160, 144, .18);
      display: block;
      margin-bottom: 1rem;
    }

    .qtext {
      font-family: var(--serif);
      font-size: clamp(1.7rem, 3vw, 3rem);
      line-height: 1.35;
      color: var(--teal-dk);
      letter-spacing: -.02em;
      font-style: italic;
      margin-bottom: 2rem;
    }

    .qattr {
      font-size: .7rem;
      letter-spacing: .2em;
      text-transform: uppercase;
      color: var(--teal);
      font-weight: 600
    }

    /* ─── TYPEFACES ─────────────────────────────────── */
    .typefaces {
      padding: 8rem 0;
      background: var(--ink);
      overflow: hidden
    }

    .tf-head {
      padding: 0 4rem;
      margin-bottom: 4rem;
      display: flex;
      justify-content: space-between;
      align-items: flex-end
    }

    .tf-h {
      font-family: var(--serif);
      font-size: clamp(2rem, 3.5vw, 3.8rem);
      color: white;
      letter-spacing: -.02em
    }

    .tf-h em {
      font-style: italic;
      color: var(--teal)
    }

    .tf-note {
      font-size: .75rem;
      color: rgba(255, 255, 255, .28);
      max-width: 220px;
      text-align: right;
      line-height: 1.6;
      font-weight: 300
    }

    .tf-row {
      display: flex;
      align-items: stretch;
      border-top: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, .06);
      cursor: default;
      transition: background .2s
    }

    .tf-row:last-child {
      border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, .06)
    }

    .tf-row:hover {
      background: rgba(255, 255, 255, .025)
    }

    .tf-swatch {
      width: 88px;
      flex-shrink: 0;
      border-right: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, .06)
    }

    .tf-swatch .ph-dark {
      height: 100%;
      min-height: 90px
    }

    .tf-swatch .ph-lbl {
      font-size: .5rem
    }

    .tf-inner {
      flex: 1;
      display: flex;
      align-items: center;
      gap: 3rem;
      padding: 2.2rem 4rem
    }

    .tf-tag {
      font-size: .6rem;
      letter-spacing: .18em;
      text-transform: uppercase;
      color: var(--teal);
      font-weight: 700;
      min-width: 110px;
      flex-shrink: 0
    }

    .tf-name {
      font-family: var(--serif);
      font-size: clamp(2rem, 4.5vw, 5rem);
      color: white;
      letter-spacing: -.025em;
      line-height: 1;
      flex: 1;
      transition: color .25s
    }

    .tf-row:hover .tf-name {
      color: var(--teal)
    }

    .tf-meta {
      font-size: .74rem;
      color: rgba(255, 255, 255, .28);
      text-align: right;
      min-width: 160px;
      flex-shrink: 0;
      line-height: 1.6;
      font-weight: 300
    }

    /* ─── GALLERY ─────────────────────────────────── */
    .gallery {
      padding: 8rem 4rem;
      background: var(--warm)
    }

    .gallery-head {
      display: flex;
      justify-content: space-between;
      align-items: flex-end;
      margin-bottom: 3.5rem
    }

    .gallery-h {
      font-family: var(--serif);
      font-size: clamp(2rem, 3vw, 3rem);
      letter-spacing: -.02em
    }

    .gallery-h em {
      font-style: italic;
      color: var(--teal)
    }

    .gallery-viewall {
      font-size: .7rem;
      letter-spacing: .14em;
      text-transform: uppercase;
      color: var(--teal);
      font-weight: 700;
      border-bottom: 1px solid var(--teal);
      padding-bottom: .15rem
    }

    .gallery-grid {
      display: grid;
      grid-template-columns: repeat(12, 1fr);
      grid-auto-rows: 200px;
      gap: 2px
    }

    .gi {
      position: relative;
      overflow: hidden
    }

    .gi .ph {
      height: 100%
    }

    .gi:nth-child(1) {
      grid-column: 1/7
    }

    .gi:nth-child(2) {
      grid-column: 7/10
    }

    .gi:nth-child(3) {
      grid-column: 10/13;
      grid-row: 1/3
    }

    .gi:nth-child(4) {
      grid-column: 1/4;
      grid-row: 2
    }

    .gi:nth-child(5) {
      grid-column: 4/7;
      grid-row: 2
    }

    .gi:nth-child(6) {
      grid-column: 7/10;
      grid-row: 2
    }

    .gi-ov {
      position: absolute;
      inset: 0;
      background: rgba(10, 13, 12, .55);
      opacity: 0;
      transition: opacity .3s;
      display: flex;
      align-items: flex-end;
      padding: 1.4rem 1.6rem
    }

    .gi:hover .gi-ov {
      opacity: 1
    }

    .gi-ov-txt {
      font-family: var(--serif);
      font-size: .95rem;
      color: white;
      font-style: italic
    }

    /* ─── TOOLS ──────────────────────────────────────── */
    .tools-sec {
      padding: 7rem 4rem;
      background: var(--paper)
    }

    .tools-grid {
      display: flex;
      gap: .8rem;
      flex-wrap: wrap;
      margin-top: 2.5rem
    }

    .tool-pill {
      padding: .55rem 1.2rem;
      border: 1px solid rgba(10, 13, 12, .18);
      font-size: .74rem;
      letter-spacing: .06em;
      font-weight: 500;
      color: var(--ink);
      transition: all .2s;
      cursor: default;
    }

    .tool-pill:hover {
      background: var(--ink);
      color: var(--paper);
      border-color: var(--ink)
    }

    .tool-pill.law {
      border-color: rgba(24, 160, 144, .4);
      color: var(--teal);
      background: rgba(24, 160, 144, .05)
    }

    .tool-pill.law:hover {
      background: var(--teal);
      color: white;
      border-color: var(--teal)
    }

    /* ─── HIRE BAND ─────────────────────────────────── */
    .hire-band {
      padding: 7rem 4rem;
      background: var(--teal);
      display: flex;
      align-items: center;
      justify-content: space-between;
      gap: 3rem;
      flex-wrap: wrap;
      position: relative;
      overflow: hidden;
    }

    .hire-band::before {
      content: 'hire';
      font-family: var(--serif);
      font-size: clamp(6rem, 16vw, 18rem);
      color: rgba(255, 255, 255, .07);
      font-style: italic;
      letter-spacing: -.03em;
      position: absolute;
      right: -2rem;
      top: 50%;
      transform: translateY(-50%);
      pointer-events: none;
      white-space: nowrap;
    }

    .hire-text {
      position: relative;
      z-index: 1
    }

    .hire-h {
      font-family: var(--serif);
      font-size: clamp(2.2rem, 4vw, 4rem);
      color: white;
      letter-spacing: -.025em;
      line-height: 1.1;
      margin-bottom: 1rem
    }

    .hire-sub {
      font-size: .95rem;
      color: rgba(255, 255, 255, .72);
      font-weight: 300;
      line-height: 1.65;
      max-width: 460px
    }

    .hire-actions {
      display: flex;
      gap: 1rem;
      flex-wrap: wrap;
      position: relative;
      z-index: 1;
      align-items: center
    }

    .btn-hire {
      display: inline-flex;
      align-items: center;
      gap: .8rem;
      background: white;
      color: var(--teal);
      padding: 1rem 2rem;
      font-size: .8rem;
      letter-spacing: .1em;
      text-transform: uppercase;
      font-weight: 700;
      transition: background .2s, color .2s;
    }

    .btn-hire:hover {
      background: var(--ink);
      color: white
    }

    .btn-hire-outline {
      display: inline-flex;
      align-items: center;
      gap: .7rem;
      border: 1.5px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, .4);
      color: white;
      padding: .9rem 1.8rem;
      font-size: .78rem;
      letter-spacing: .1em;
      text-transform: uppercase;
      font-weight: 600;
      transition: border-color .2s, background .2s;
    }

    .btn-hire-outline:hover {
      border-color: white;
      background: rgba(255, 255, 255, .08)
    }

    /* ─── CONTACT ─────────────────────────────────── */
    .contact {
      display: grid;
      grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr;
      min-height: 80vh;
      background: var(--paper)
    }

    .contact-left {
      padding: 8rem 4rem;
      display: flex;
      flex-direction: column;
      justify-content: center;
      border-right: 1px solid rgba(10, 13, 12, .08)
    }

    .contact-h {
      font-family: var(--serif);
      font-size: clamp(2.8rem, 5vw, 5.5rem);
      letter-spacing: -.03em;
      line-height: .95;
      margin-bottom: 2rem
    }

    .contact-h em {
      font-style: italic;
      color: var(--teal)
    }

    .contact-sub {
      font-size: .97rem;
      color: var(--muted);
      line-height: 1.75;
      max-width: 400px;
      font-weight: 300;
      margin-bottom: 2.5rem
    }

    .contact-email {
      font-family: var(--serif);
      font-size: 1.25rem;
      color: var(--ink);
      font-style: italic;
      border-bottom: 2px solid var(--teal);
      padding-bottom: .3rem;
      width: fit-content;
      transition: color .2s;
      display: inline-block;
    }

    .contact-email:hover {
      color: var(--teal)
    }

    .social-row {
      display: flex;
      gap: 1.5rem;
      flex-wrap: wrap;
      margin-top: 2.5rem
    }

    .social-link {
      font-size: .68rem;
      letter-spacing: .13em;
      text-transform: uppercase;
      color: var(--muted);
      font-weight: 600;
      transition: color .2s;
      border-bottom: 1px solid transparent;
      padding-bottom: 1px
    }

    .social-link:hover {
      color: var(--teal);
      border-bottom-color: var(--teal)
    }

    .contact-right {
      padding: 8rem 4rem;
      display: flex;
      flex-direction: column;
      justify-content: center
    }

    .svc-list {
      list-style: none;
      margin-bottom: 3rem
    }

    .svc-item {
      display: flex;
      justify-content: space-between;
      align-items: center;
      padding: 1.7rem 0;
      border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(10, 13, 12, .08);
      transition: padding-left .25s;
      cursor: default;
    }

    .svc-item:first-child {
      border-top: 1px solid rgba(10, 13, 12, .08)
    }

    .svc-item:hover {
      padding-left: 1rem
    }

    .svc-name {
      font-family: var(--serif);
      font-size: 1.15rem;
      color: var(--ink)
    }

    .svc-time {
      font-size: .68rem;
      letter-spacing: .1em;
      text-transform: uppercase;
      color: var(--muted)
    }

    /* ─── FOOTER ─────────────────────────────────── */
    footer {
      background: var(--ink);
      padding: 3.5rem 4rem;
      display: flex;
      justify-content: space-between;
      align-items: flex-end;
      flex-wrap: wrap;
      gap: 2rem
    }

    .footer-name {
      font-family: var(--serif);
      font-size: 2.2rem;
      color: white;
      font-style: italic;
      letter-spacing: -.02em
    }

    .footer-links {
      display: flex;
      gap: 2rem;
      list-style: none
    }

    .footer-links a {
      font-size: .68rem;
      letter-spacing: .12em;
      text-transform: uppercase;
      color: rgba(255, 255, 255, .35);
      font-weight: 500;
      transition: color .2s
    }

    .footer-links a:hover {
      color: var(--teal)
    }

    .footer-copy {
      font-size: .65rem;
      color: rgba(255, 255, 255, .2);
      letter-spacing: .05em
    }

    /* ─── ABOUT EXPANDED ─────────────────────────── */
    .about {
      display: grid;
      grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr;
      min-height: auto;
      align-items: start
    }

    .about-left {
      padding: 7rem 4rem;
      display: flex;
      flex-direction: column;
      justify-content: flex-start;
      background: var(--warm);
      border-right: 1px solid rgba(10, 13, 12, .08)
    }

    /* LLM block in about */
    .llm-block {
      margin-top: 2.5rem;
      padding: 2rem 2rem 2rem 2rem;
      background: var(--ink);
      position: relative;
      overflow: hidden;
    }

    .llm-block::before {
      content: 'LLM';
      font-family: var(--serif);
      font-size: 8rem;
      font-style: italic;
      color: rgba(255, 255, 255, .04);
      position: absolute;
      right: -1rem;
      bottom: -1.5rem;
      line-height: 1;
      pointer-events: none;
      letter-spacing: -.03em;
    }

    .llm-block-label {
      font-size: .6rem;
      letter-spacing: .2em;
      text-transform: uppercase;
      color: var(--teal);
      font-weight: 700;
      margin-bottom: 1rem;
      display: flex;
      align-items: center;
      gap: .7rem
    }

    .llm-block-label::after {
      content: '';
      width: 28px;
      height: 1.5px;
      background: rgba(24, 160, 144, .4)
    }

    .llm-block-title {
      font-family: var(--serif);
      font-size: 1.35rem;
      color: white;
      line-height: 1.25;
      letter-spacing: -.01em;
      margin-bottom: .9rem
    }

    .llm-block-body {
      font-size: .83rem;
      line-height: 1.72;
      color: rgba(255, 255, 255, .5);
      font-weight: 300
    }

    .llm-block-body strong {
      color: rgba(255, 255, 255, .85);
      font-weight: 600
    }

    .llm-degrees {
      display: flex;
      gap: .6rem;
      flex-wrap: wrap;
      margin-top: 1.2rem
    }

    .llm-deg {
      padding: .3rem .8rem;
      border: 1px solid rgba(24, 160, 144, .35);
      font-size: .58rem;
      letter-spacing: .14em;
      text-transform: uppercase;
      color: var(--teal);
      font-weight: 700
    }

    /* ─── PRESS & TALKS ──────────────────────────── */
    .press-section {
      background: var(--paper);
      padding: 8rem 4rem
    }

    .press-grid {
      display: grid;
      grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr;
      gap: 4rem;
      margin-top: 4rem
    }

    /* Featured press */
    .press-col-title {
      font-family: var(--serif);
      font-size: 1.6rem;
      color: var(--ink);
      letter-spacing: -.01em;
      margin-bottom: 1.8rem;
      padding-bottom: 1.2rem;
      border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(10, 13, 12, .1)
    }

    .press-col-title em {
      font-style: italic;
      color: var(--teal)
    }

    .press-list {
      list-style: none;
      display: flex;
      flex-direction: column
    }

    .press-item {
      padding: 1.1rem 0;
      border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(10, 13, 12, .07);
      display: flex;
      align-items: flex-start;
      gap: 1rem;
      transition: padding-left .2s;
    }

    .press-item:hover {
      padding-left: .6rem
    }

    .press-item:last-child {
      border-bottom: none
    }

    .press-arrow {
      color: var(--teal);
      font-size: .9rem;
      flex-shrink: 0;
      margin-top: .1rem;
      opacity: 0;
      transition: opacity .2s, transform .2s;
      transform: translateX(-4px)
    }

    .press-item:hover .press-arrow {
      opacity: 1;
      transform: translateX(0)
    }

    .press-link {
      font-size: .87rem;
      line-height: 1.5;
      color: var(--ink);
      font-weight: 400;
      transition: color .2s
    }

    .press-item:hover .press-link {
      color: var(--teal)
    }

    .press-link-pub {
      font-size: .68rem;
      letter-spacing: .08em;
      color: var(--muted);
      margin-top: .2rem;
      font-weight: 500
    }

    /* Talks list */
    .talks-list {
      list-style: none;
      display: flex;
      flex-direction: column
    }

    .talk-item {
      padding: 1.2rem 0;
      border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(10, 13, 12, .07);
      display: flex;
      align-items: flex-start;
      gap: 1.2rem
    }

    .talk-item:last-child {
      border-bottom: none
    }

    .talk-type {
      flex-shrink: 0;
      font-size: .55rem;
      letter-spacing: .14em;
      text-transform: uppercase;
      font-weight: 700;
      padding: .28rem .7rem;
      border: 1px solid rgba(10, 13, 12, .2);
      color: var(--muted);
      min-width: 72px;
      text-align: center;
      margin-top: .1rem;
    }

    .talk-type.workshop {
      border-color: rgba(24, 160, 144, .4);
      color: var(--teal);
      background: rgba(24, 160, 144, .05)
    }

    .talk-type.tedx {
      border-color: rgba(24, 160, 144, .7);
      color: var(--teal);
      background: rgba(24, 160, 144, .12)
    }

    .talk-content {}

    .talk-title {
      font-size: .87rem;
      line-height: 1.5;
      color: var(--ink);
      font-weight: 400
    }

    .talk-title a {
      color: var(--ink);
      transition: color .2s;
      text-decoration: none;
      border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(10, 13, 12, .2)
    }

    .talk-title a:hover {
      color: var(--teal);
      border-bottom-color: var(--teal)
    }

    .talk-meta {
      font-size: .68rem;
      color: var(--muted);
      margin-top: .25rem;
      font-weight: 500;
      letter-spacing: .03em
    }

    @media(max-width:768px) {
      .press-grid {
        grid-template-columns: 1fr;
        gap: 3rem
      }

      .press-section {
        padding: 5rem 1.5rem
      }

      .llm-block {
        margin-top: 2rem
      }
    }

    /* ─── REVEAL ─────────────────────────────────── */
    .r {
      opacity: 0;
      transform: translateY(24px);
      transition: opacity .7s ease, transform .7s ease
    }

    .r.on {
      opacity: 1;
      transform: translateY(0)
    }

    .r.delay-1 {
      transition-delay: .08s
    }

    .r.delay-2 {
      transition-delay: .16s
    }

    .r.delay-3 {
      transition-delay: .24s
    }

    /* ─── RESPONSIVE ─────────────────────────────── */
    @media(max-width:1100px) {
      .exp-grid {
        grid-template-columns: repeat(2, 1fr)
      }

      .bento {
        grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr
      }

      .bc-a {
        grid-column: 1;
        grid-row: auto
      }

      .bc-b {
        grid-column: 2;
        grid-row: auto
      }

      .bc-c {
        grid-column: 1;
        grid-row: auto
      }

      .bc-d {
        grid-column: 2;
        grid-row: auto
      }

      .bc-e {
        grid-column: 1/3 !important;
        flex-direction: row
      }

      .bc-e .bc-img {
        width: 280px;
        flex-shrink: 0
      }

      .bc-a .bc-img .ph {
        min-height: 220px
      }
    }

    @media(max-width:768px) {
      nav {
        padding: 1.2rem 1.5rem
      }

      .hero {
        grid-template-columns: 1fr;
        min-height: auto
      }

      .hero-left {
        padding: 7rem 1.5rem 3.5rem;
        order: 1
      }

      .hero-right {
        order: 2;
        min-height: 65vw
      }

      .hero-scroll-hint {
        display: none
      }

      .about {
        grid-template-columns: 1fr
      }

      .about-left {
        padding: 4rem 1.5rem;
        border-right: none;
        border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(10, 13, 12, .08)
      }

      .about-portrait-ph {
        flex: none;
        height: 260px
      }

      .about-stats {
        padding: 2rem 1.5rem
      }

      .expertise {
        padding: 5rem 1.5rem
      }

      .expertise-top {
        flex-direction: column;
        align-items: flex-start;
        gap: 1.5rem
      }

      .expertise-note {
        text-align: left;
        max-width: 100%
      }

      .exp-grid {
        grid-template-columns: 1fr
      }

      .highlights-head {
        grid-template-columns: 1fr
      }

      .hl-head-l {
        padding: 4rem 1.5rem;
        border-right: none;
        border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(10, 13, 12, .08)
      }

      .hl-head-r {
        padding: 2.5rem 1.5rem
      }

      .bento {
        grid-template-columns: 1fr
      }

      .bc-a,
      .bc-b,
      .bc-c,
      .bc-d {
        grid-column: 1 !important;
        grid-row: auto !important
      }

      .bc-e {
        grid-column: 1 !important;
        grid-row: auto !important;
        flex-direction: column
      }

      .bc-e .bc-img {
        width: 100% !important;
        height: 200px
      }

      .bc-e .bc-body {
        padding: 1.5rem
      }

      .bc-a .bc-img .ph {
        min-height: 200px
      }

      .quote-sec {
        padding: 5rem 1.5rem
      }

      .typefaces {
        padding: 5rem 0
      }

      .tf-head {
        padding: 0 1.5rem;
        flex-direction: column;
        align-items: flex-start;
        gap: 1rem
      }

      .tf-inner {
        padding: 2rem 1.5rem;
        gap: 1.5rem
      }

      .tf-name {
        font-size: clamp(1.8rem, 8vw, 3rem)
      }

      .tf-meta {
        display: none
      }

      .gallery {
        padding: 5rem 1.5rem
      }

      .gallery-grid {
        grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr;
        grid-auto-rows: 160px
      }

      .gi {
        grid-column: auto !important;
        grid-row: auto !important
      }

      .tools-sec {
        padding: 5rem 1.5rem
      }

      .hire-band {
        padding: 5rem 1.5rem;
        flex-direction: column;
        align-items: flex-start
      }

      .contact {
        grid-template-columns: 1fr
      }

      .contact-left {
        padding: 5rem 1.5rem;
        border-right: none;
        border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(10, 13, 12, .08)
      }

      .contact-right {
        padding: 4rem 1.5rem
      }

      footer {
        padding: 3rem 1.5rem;
        flex-direction: column;
        align-items: flex-start
      }

      .footer-links {
        flex-wrap: wrap;
        gap: 1.2rem
      }
    }

    @media(max-width:480px) {
      .hero-name {
        font-size: clamp(3.2rem, 13vw, 4.5rem)
      }

      .gallery-grid {
        grid-template-columns: 1fr;
        grid-auto-rows: 180px
      }
    }