:root{
    --prose:#3C3C46; /* long-form reading gray — one shade softer than ink */
  }
  .btn{display:inline-block;font-family:'Poppins',sans-serif;font-weight:600;font-size:.93rem;padding:13px 26px;border-radius:6px;transition:background .15s ease;cursor:pointer;border:none}
  .btn-red{background:var(--red);color:#fff}
  .btn-red:hover{background:var(--red-deep)}
  .pf{border-radius:50%;display:flex;align-items:center;justify-content:center;color:#fff;
      font-family:'Poppins',sans-serif;font-weight:700;background-color:var(--photo);
      background-size:cover;background-position:center;flex-shrink:0;position:relative;overflow:hidden}

  /* ---- rail + nav (identical brand furniture) ---- */

  /* editorial opening — a magazine-feature head, not a marketing hero */
  .pagehead{border-top:1px solid var(--line);border-bottom:1px solid var(--line);background:var(--soft);padding:40px 0 42px}
  /* header rides the same centered 640px column as the prose (like the
     apply page's formwrap): column centered, text left-aligned */
  .pagehead .head-inner{max-width:640px;margin:0 auto}
  .pagehead h1{font-size:clamp(1.9rem,3.4vw,2.7rem);font-weight:800;line-height:1.16;letter-spacing:-.018em}
  .pagehead .lede{color:var(--gray);font-size:1.02rem;margin-top:12px}
  /* the editor's red pen underlines the reason the page exists */
  .upen{position:relative;white-space:nowrap}
  .upen > svg{position:absolute;left:-2%;bottom:-.14em;width:104%;height:.32em;overflow:visible;pointer-events:none}
  .upen > svg path{stroke:var(--red);stroke-width:3.4;fill:none;stroke-linecap:round;
    stroke-dasharray:1;stroke-dashoffset:1;animation:penDraw .6s cubic-bezier(.4,0,.3,1) .5s forwards}
  @keyframes penDraw{to{stroke-dashoffset:0}}

  /* prose column — centered; the pagehead centers to match */
  .story{max-width:640px;margin:0 auto;padding:52px 0 0}
  .story section{padding-bottom:44px}
  .story h2{font-size:1.35rem;font-weight:700;line-height:1.3;margin-bottom:14px;letter-spacing:-.01em}
  .story p{font-size:1.04rem;color:var(--prose);margin-bottom:16px;line-height:1.75}
  .story p:last-child{margin-bottom:0}
  .story p b{color:var(--ink);font-weight:700}
  .lead-in{font-size:1.18rem;color:var(--ink);line-height:1.65;font-weight:500}
  .rule{height:1px;background:var(--line);max-width:640px;margin:0 auto}

  /* the aside for the moment of realisation */
  .beat{border-left:3px solid var(--red);padding:4px 0 4px 20px;margin:26px 0;font-size:1.06rem;color:var(--ink);font-weight:500;line-height:1.6}

  /* proof card */
  .proof{background:var(--ink);color:#fff;border-radius:var(--radius);padding:32px;margin:8px 0 0}
  .proof-head{display:flex;align-items:center;gap:14px;padding-bottom:18px;margin-bottom:18px;border-bottom:1px solid rgba(255,255,255,.16)}
  .proof-head .pf{width:56px;height:56px}
  .proof-head h3{font-size:1rem}
  .proof-head small{display:block;color:#B9B9C2;font-size:.78rem}
  .proof blockquote{font-size:.98rem;line-height:1.65;color:#E8E8EC;font-style:italic}
  .proof blockquote b{color:var(--amber);font-style:normal}

  /* founders */
  .founders{background:var(--soft);border-top:1px solid var(--line);border-bottom:1px solid var(--line);padding:52px 0;margin-top:8px}
  .f-inner{max-width:640px;margin:0 auto}
  .f-inner .story-p{font-size:1.04rem;color:var(--prose);line-height:1.75}
  .f-inner .story-p + .story-p{margin-top:16px}
  .solo{display:flex;align-items:center;gap:20px;background:#fff;border:1px solid var(--line);border-radius:12px;padding:22px;margin-top:26px}
  .solo .pf{width:76px;height:76px}
  .solo h3{font-size:1.02rem}
  .solo .role{font-size:.72rem;color:var(--red-deep);font-weight:700;letter-spacing:.06em;text-transform:uppercase;margin-bottom:4px}
  .solo p{font-size:.86rem;color:var(--gray);line-height:1.6;margin-top:6px}
  .vetting{margin-top:24px;padding-top:20px;border-top:1px solid var(--line);font-size:1rem;color:var(--prose);line-height:1.7}
  .vetting b{color:var(--ink)}

  /* sign off */
  .signoff{max-width:640px;margin:0 auto;padding:48px 0 0;text-align:center}
  .signoff p{font-size:1rem;color:var(--gray);margin-bottom:6px}
  .signoff a{color:var(--red-deep);font-weight:600}
  .signoff a:hover{border-bottom:1.5px solid var(--red-deep)}
  .signoff .sig{font-family:'Caveat',cursive;color:var(--red);font-size:2rem;margin-top:14px}
  .signoff .who{font-size:.82rem;color:var(--gray);margin-top:2px}

  /* masters footer strip */
  .closeband{background:var(--soft);border-top:1px solid var(--line);border-bottom:1px solid var(--line);padding:32px 0;margin-top:52px}
  .cb-inner{display:flex;justify-content:space-between;align-items:center;gap:24px;flex-wrap:wrap}
  .cb-left{display:flex;align-items:center;gap:16px}
  .cb-left .pf-stack{display:flex}
  .cb-left .pf{width:40px;height:40px;font-size:.75rem;margin-left:-10px;box-shadow:0 0 0 3px var(--soft)}
  .cb-left .pf:first-child{margin-left:0}
  .cb-left h3{font-size:1.12rem;line-height:1.3}
  /* Caveat swashes paint outside the em box; pad the paint area so nothing
     ever crops a glyph (same guard as the other pages) */
  .cb-left h3 .script{font-size:1.2em;display:inline-block;padding:.22em .18em .14em .08em;margin:-.22em -.18em -.14em -.08em}
  .cb-left p{font-size:.85rem;color:var(--gray);margin-top:2px}

  @media (max-width:900px){
    .solo{flex-direction:column;text-align:center}
  }
  @media (max-width:560px){
    .pagehead{padding:32px 0 34px}
    .story{padding-top:44px}
    .proof{padding:26px 22px}
    .cb-inner{flex-direction:column;align-items:flex-start}
  }

  /* reduced motion: everything still, instantly */
  @media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce){
    .upen > svg path{animation:none;stroke-dashoffset:0}
    .btn{transition:none}
  }
.pf .ini{position:absolute;z-index:0;font-size:inherit;color:#8C8880}
  /* Master photographs (must stay last: overrides .pf fill) */

  .p-nausheen{background-image:url(/assets/img/nausheen-chen.webp);background-size:cover;background-position:center 25%}