:root {
    /* NAVY 2 ticks darker — premium */
    --navy: #070C1F;
    --navy-deep: #03061A;
    --navy-mid: #1B2848;
    --cobalt: #0540F2;
    --blue-1: #3D79F2;
    --blue-2: #77A0F2;
    --soft: #F6F7F9;
    --soft-warm: #EFEEE9;
    --line: rgba(246, 247, 249, 0.07);
    --line-mid: rgba(246, 247, 249, 0.15);
    --line-strong: rgba(246, 247, 249, 0.24);
    --line-dark: rgba(27, 40, 72, 0.12);
    --brand-grad: linear-gradient(135deg, #0540F2 0%, #3D79F2 50%, #77A0F2 100%);
  }
  * { margin: 0; padding: 0; box-sizing: border-box; }
  html { scroll-behavior: smooth; scroll-padding-top: 100px; }
  body {
    background: var(--navy);
    color: var(--soft);
    font-family: 'Questrial', sans-serif;
    font-weight: 400;
    font-size: 16px;
    line-height: 1.7;
    -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased;
    overflow-x: hidden;
  }
  h1, h2, h3, h4 {
    font-family: 'Jost', sans-serif;
    font-weight: 500;
    letter-spacing: -0.02em;
  }
  .ed { font-family: 'Fraunces', serif; font-style: italic; font-weight: 300; letter-spacing: -0.005em; }
  .label {
    font-family: 'Jost', sans-serif;
    font-weight: 500;
    font-size: 11px;
    letter-spacing: 0.22em;
    text-transform: uppercase;
  }
  .roman {
    font-family: 'Fraunces', serif;
    font-style: italic;
    font-weight: 300;
    color: var(--blue-2);
  }
  /* CFP next to Louw's name — WHITE now */
  .name-suffix {
    font-family: 'Jost', sans-serif;
    font-size: 0.55em;
    font-weight: 400;
    letter-spacing: 0.08em;
    color: var(--soft);
    vertical-align: 0.3em;
    margin-left: 4px;
  }
  /* On light backgrounds */
  .approach .name-suffix,
  .team .name-suffix { color: var(--navy-mid); }

  /* Gradient text utility — premium, used sparingly */
  .grad-text {
    background: var(--brand-grad);
    -webkit-background-clip: text;
    background-clip: text;
    color: transparent;
  }

  body::before {
    content: ""; position: fixed; inset: 0; pointer-events: none; z-index: 0;
    background:
      radial-gradient(ellipse 90% 60% at 20% -10%, rgba(5, 64, 242, 0.13), transparent 60%),
      radial-gradient(ellipse 70% 50% at 110% 40%, rgba(119, 160, 242, 0.05), transparent 60%);
  }
  body::after {
    content: ""; position: fixed; inset: 0; pointer-events: none; z-index: 0;
    background-image: url("data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg' width='240' height='240'%3E%3Cfilter id='n'%3E%3CfeTurbulence type='fractalNoise' baseFrequency='0.9' numOctaves='2'/%3E%3CfeColorMatrix values='0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0.025 0'/%3E%3C/filter%3E%3Crect width='240' height='240' filter='url(%23n)'/%3E%3C/svg%3E");
    mix-blend-mode: overlay;
  }
  main, nav, footer { position: relative; z-index: 1; }

  /* Premium touches — text selection & focus states */
  ::selection {
    background: rgba(5, 64, 242, 0.4);
    color: var(--soft);
  }
  ::-moz-selection {
    background: rgba(5, 64, 242, 0.4);
    color: var(--soft);
  }
  /* Light section selection */
  .approach ::selection, .team ::selection {
    background: rgba(5, 64, 242, 0.18);
    color: var(--navy-mid);
  }
  /* Keyboard focus — visible, branded, never default-blue */
  :focus { outline: none; }
  :focus-visible {
    outline: 2px solid var(--blue-1);
    outline-offset: 3px;
    border-radius: 4px;
  }
  /* Smoother base typography */
  body {
    text-rendering: optimizeLegibility;
    -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased;
    -moz-osx-font-smoothing: grayscale;
  }


  .reveal {
    opacity: 0; transform: translateY(28px);
    transition: opacity 0.9s cubic-bezier(0.22, 1, 0.36, 1), transform 0.9s cubic-bezier(0.22, 1, 0.36, 1);
  }
  .reveal.in { opacity: 1; transform: translateY(0); }
  .reveal-stagger > * {
    opacity: 0; transform: translateY(24px);
    transition: opacity 0.75s cubic-bezier(0.22, 1, 0.36, 1), transform 0.75s cubic-bezier(0.22, 1, 0.36, 1);
  }
  .reveal-stagger.in > * { opacity: 1; transform: translateY(0); }
  .reveal-stagger.in > *:nth-child(1) { transition-delay: 0s; }
  .reveal-stagger.in > *:nth-child(2) { transition-delay: 0.08s; }
  .reveal-stagger.in > *:nth-child(3) { transition-delay: 0.16s; }
  .reveal-stagger.in > *:nth-child(4) { transition-delay: 0.24s; }
  .reveal-stagger.in > *:nth-child(5) { transition-delay: 0.32s; }

  /* NAV */
  nav {
    position: fixed; top: 0; left: 0; right: 0;
    padding: 22px 56px;
    display: flex; justify-content: space-between; align-items: center;
    z-index: 100;
    backdrop-filter: blur(14px);
    background: rgba(7, 12, 31, 0.55);
    border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line);
    transition: padding 0.4s cubic-bezier(0.22, 1, 0.36, 1), background 0.4s ease;
  }
  nav.scrolled { padding: 14px 56px; background: rgba(7, 12, 31, 0.85); }
  .nav-logo { display: flex; align-items: center; color: var(--soft); text-decoration: none; transition: opacity 0.3s; }
  .nav-logo:hover { opacity: 0.85; }
  .nav-logo img {
    height: 44px; width: auto;
    transition: height 0.4s cubic-bezier(0.22, 1, 0.36, 1);
  }
  nav.scrolled .nav-logo img { height: 35px; }
  .nav-links { display: flex; gap: 40px; align-items: center; }
  .nav-links a {
    color: rgba(246, 247, 249, 0.7); text-decoration: none;
    font-family: 'Jost', sans-serif;
    font-size: 13px; font-weight: 400;
    letter-spacing: 0.08em; text-transform: uppercase;
    transition: color 0.25s ease;
    position: relative;
    padding-bottom: 2px;
  }
  .nav-links a:not(.nav-cta)::after {
    content: '';
    position: absolute; left: 0; bottom: -2px;
    width: 0; height: 1px;
    background: var(--blue-2);
    transition: width 0.35s cubic-bezier(0.22, 1, 0.36, 1);
  }
  .nav-links a:not(.nav-cta):hover::after { width: 100%; }
  .nav-links a:hover { color: var(--soft); }
  .nav-cta {
    display: inline-flex; align-items: center; gap: 10px;
    font-size: 12px !important; padding: 11px 22px;
    background: transparent; color: var(--soft) !important;
    border: 1px solid var(--line-mid);
    border-radius: 100px; font-weight: 500;
    transition: all 0.3s ease;
  }
  .nav-cta:hover { border-color: var(--blue-1); background: rgba(5, 64, 242, 0.18); }

  .nav-toggle {
    display: none;
    background: transparent;
    border: 1px solid var(--line-mid);
    border-radius: 100px;
    width: 44px; height: 44px;
    align-items: center; justify-content: center;
    cursor: pointer;
    transition: border-color 0.25s;
  }
  .nav-toggle:hover { border-color: var(--blue-1); }
  .nav-toggle svg { width: 18px; height: 18px; color: var(--soft); }

  /* HERO */
  .hero {
    min-height: 100vh;
    padding: 180px 56px 60px;
    display: flex; flex-direction: column; justify-content: center;
    position: relative;
  }
  .hero-top {
    display: flex; justify-content: space-between; align-items: flex-start;
    margin-bottom: 64px;
  }
  .hero-eyebrow {
    display: inline-flex; align-items: center; gap: 14px;
    color: rgba(246, 247, 249, 0.55);
  }
  .hero-eyebrow .dot {
    width: 6px; height: 6px; border-radius: 50%;
    background: var(--blue-1);
    box-shadow: 0 0 0 4px rgba(61, 121, 242, 0.15);
    animation: pulse 2.8s ease-in-out infinite;
  }
  @keyframes pulse {
    0%, 100% { box-shadow: 0 0 0 4px rgba(61, 121, 242, 0.15); }
    50% { box-shadow: 0 0 0 9px rgba(61, 121, 242, 0.04); }
  }
  .hero-top-right { text-align: right; color: rgba(246, 247, 249, 0.55); }
  .hero-top-right .label { font-size: 13px; letter-spacing: 0.22em; }
  .hero-top-right .ed { color: var(--blue-2); font-size: 15px; display: block; margin-top: 5px; }

  .hero h1 {
    font-family: 'Jost', sans-serif;
    font-size: clamp(40px, 6.8vw, 112px);
    font-weight: 500;
    line-height: 1.02;
    letter-spacing: -0.022em;
    margin-bottom: 0;
    max-width: 1100px;
    /* prevent overly tight kerning on long words */
    font-feature-settings: "kern" 1;
    text-rendering: optimizeLegibility;
  }
  .hero h1 .light { color: rgba(246, 247, 249, 0.42); font-weight: 400; }

  .hero-bottom {
    display: grid; grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr; gap: 100px;
    align-items: end;
    margin-top: 72px;
    padding-top: 40px;
    border-top: 1px solid var(--line);
  }
  .hero-sub {
    font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.65;
    color: rgba(246, 247, 249, 0.82);
    max-width: 540px;
    text-wrap: pretty;
  }
  .hero-actions {
    display: flex; gap: 14px; align-items: center;
    justify-content: flex-end;
    flex-wrap: wrap;
  }
  .btn-primary {
    display: inline-flex; align-items: center; gap: 12px;
    padding: 17px 30px;
    background: var(--cobalt); color: var(--soft);
    text-decoration: none;
    border-radius: 100px;
    font-family: 'Jost', sans-serif;
    font-size: 13px; font-weight: 500;
    letter-spacing: 0.08em; text-transform: uppercase;
    transition: all 0.35s cubic-bezier(0.4, 0, 0.2, 1);
    box-shadow: 0 0 0 1px rgba(255,255,255,0.06), 0 10px 32px rgba(5, 64, 242, 0.36);
    white-space: nowrap;
  }
  .btn-primary:hover {
    transform: translateY(-2px);
    box-shadow: 0 0 0 1px rgba(255,255,255,0.12), 0 14px 40px rgba(5, 64, 242, 0.55);
  }
  .btn-primary svg { transition: transform 0.35s; }
  .btn-primary:hover svg { transform: translate(3px, -3px); }
  .btn-ghost {
    display: inline-flex; align-items: center; gap: 10px;
    padding: 16px 26px;
    color: rgba(246, 247, 249, 0.85);
    text-decoration: none;
    border: 1px solid var(--line-mid);
    border-radius: 100px;
    font-family: 'Jost', sans-serif;
    font-size: 13px; font-weight: 500;
    letter-spacing: 0.08em; text-transform: uppercase;
    transition: all 0.3s ease;
    white-space: nowrap;
  }
  .btn-ghost:hover { background: rgba(255,255,255,0.04); border-color: var(--blue-2); color: var(--soft); }
  .btn-ghost svg { transition: transform 0.35s; }
  .btn-ghost:hover svg { transform: translate(3px, -3px); }

  /* HERO ARC — Repositioned, more premium */
  /* Moved slightly LEFT (was -200, now -100). Edge just kisses the page.
     Opacity reduced 20% (0.165 → 0.132).
     PREMIUM EFFECT: monochrome cobalt tint via filter; soft radial glow behind. */
  .hero-arc-wrap {
    position: absolute;
    right: -100px; top: 50%;
    transform: translateY(-50%);
    width: 820px; height: 820px;
    pointer-events: none;
    opacity: 0;
    animation: arc-fade-in 1.6s cubic-bezier(0.22, 1, 0.36, 1) 0.4s forwards;
  }
  @keyframes arc-fade-in { to { opacity: 1; } }
  /* Glow halo behind the icon */
  .hero-arc-glow {
    position: absolute; inset: 0;
    background: radial-gradient(circle at center, rgba(5, 64, 242, 0.18) 0%, rgba(5, 64, 242, 0.06) 30%, transparent 60%);
    filter: blur(40px);
  }
  .hero-arc {
    position: absolute; inset: 0;
    width: 100%; height: 100%;
  }
  .hero-arc img {
    width: 100%; height: 100%;
    object-fit: contain;
    animation: rotate-ccw 70s linear infinite;
    transform-origin: center;
    /* Premium monochrome treatment: desaturate, brighten to single-tone, then drop-shadow.
       Opacity at 0.112 (= 0.132 × 0.85) — boutique, ambient */
    opacity: 0.112;
    /* Hue-rotate has no effect on grayscale; use filter chain to wash to a cooler blue mono */
    filter: 
      grayscale(1)
      brightness(1.8)
      sepia(1)
      hue-rotate(190deg)
      saturate(2.5)
      drop-shadow(0 0 60px rgba(5, 64, 242, 0.4));
  }
  @keyframes rotate-ccw {
    from { transform: rotate(0deg); }
    to { transform: rotate(-360deg); }
  }

  .hero-footnote {
    margin-top: 96px;
    display: flex; justify-content: space-between; align-items: center;
    padding-top: 28px;
    border-top: 1px solid var(--line);
    color: rgba(246, 247, 249, 0.4);
    font-size: 12px;
    gap: 24px;
    flex-wrap: wrap;
  }
  .hero-footnote-mid { display: flex; gap: 56px; flex-wrap: wrap; }
  .hero-footnote-mid div { display: flex; flex-direction: column; gap: 6px; }
  .hero-footnote-mid .value {
    font-family: 'Jost', sans-serif;
    color: rgba(246, 247, 249, 0.85);
    font-size: 14px; font-weight: 500;
  }

  /* SECTION HEAD */
  .section-head {
    display: grid; grid-template-columns: 1fr 1.2fr;
    gap: 80px;
    margin-bottom: 96px;
    align-items: end;
  }
  .section-head-eyebrow { margin-bottom: 28px; }
  .section-head h2 {
    font-size: clamp(36px, 5.2vw, 84px);
    line-height: 1.02;
    letter-spacing: -0.025em;
    max-width: 900px;
    text-wrap: balance;
    font-feature-settings: "kern" 1;
  }
  .section-head h2 .light { color: rgba(246, 247, 249, 0.42); font-weight: 400; }
  .section-head-aside {
    color: rgba(246, 247, 249, 0.65);
    font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.7;
    max-width: 400px;
    margin-left: auto;
  }

  /* SERVICES */
  .services { padding: 144px 56px; }
  .service-row {
    display: grid; grid-template-columns: 80px 1fr 1.2fr 200px;
    gap: 48px;
    padding: 56px 0;
    border-top: 1px solid var(--line);
    align-items: start;
    transition: background 0.4s ease;
  }
  .service-row:last-child { border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line); }
  .service-row:hover { background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.015); }
  .service-num {
    font-family: 'Fraunces', serif; font-style: italic; font-weight: 300;
    font-size: 28px; color: var(--blue-2); padding-top: 4px;
  }
  .service-row h3 {
    font-size: clamp(26px, 2.6vw, 40px);
    line-height: 1.05; letter-spacing: -0.025em;
  }
  .service-row p { color: rgba(246, 247, 249, 0.72); font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.7; }
  .service-meta { text-align: right; color: rgba(246, 247, 249, 0.5); display: flex; flex-direction: column; gap: 6px; }
  .service-meta .label { color: rgba(119, 160, 242, 0.65); font-size: 10px; }
  .service-meta .value { font-family: 'Jost', sans-serif; color: rgba(246, 247, 249, 0.75); font-size: 15px; }

  /* APPROACH */
  .approach {
    background: var(--soft);
    color: var(--navy-mid);
    padding: 180px 56px;
    position: relative;
    overflow: hidden;
  }
  .approach-grid {
    display: grid; grid-template-columns: 1fr 1.1fr; gap: 100px;
    align-items: center;
    max-width: 1480px; margin: 0 auto;
  }
  .approach .label { color: var(--cobalt); }
  .approach h2 {
    font-size: clamp(36px, 5.4vw, 88px);
    line-height: 1.02; letter-spacing: -0.022em;
    color: var(--navy-mid);
    text-wrap: balance;
    font-feature-settings: "kern" 1;
  }
  /* Approach accent uses brand gradient — premium */
  .approach h2 .accent {
    background: var(--brand-grad);
    -webkit-background-clip: text;
    background-clip: text;
    color: transparent;
  }
  .approach-text { font-size: 17px; line-height: 1.75; color: rgba(27, 40, 72, 0.78); }
  .approach-text p { margin-bottom: 24px; }
  .approach-text p:last-child { margin-bottom: 0; }
  .approach-text strong {
    color: var(--navy-mid); font-weight: 400;
    font-family: 'Jost', sans-serif;
  }
  .approach-arc {
    position: absolute; left: -240px; bottom: -240px;
    width: 720px; height: 720px;
    opacity: 0.05;
  }
  .approach-arc img {
    width: 100%; height: 100%;
    animation: rotate-ccw 90s linear infinite;
  }

  /* PARTNERS — headline in grey */
  .partners {
    padding: 100px 56px;
    background: var(--navy-deep);
    border-top: 1px solid var(--line);
    border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line);
  }
  .partners-head { margin-bottom: 56px; }
  .partners-head .label { color: var(--blue-2); display: block; margin-bottom: 16px; }
  .partners-head h3 {
    font-size: clamp(26px, 3vw, 44px);
    letter-spacing: -0.025em; line-height: 1.05;
    color: rgba(246, 247, 249, 0.5);
    font-weight: 400;
  }
  .partners-head h3 .light { color: rgba(246, 247, 249, 0.35); font-weight: 400; }
  .partners-grid {
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: repeat(5, 1fr);  /* 20 partners = 4 clean rows */
    gap: 0;
    border-top: 1px solid var(--line);
    border-left: 1px solid var(--line);
  }
  .partner-item {
    font-family: 'Jost', sans-serif;
    font-weight: 400;
    font-size: 15px;
    letter-spacing: -0.005em;
    color: rgba(246, 247, 249, 0.65);
    padding: 28px 20px;
    border-right: 1px solid var(--line);
    border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line);
    text-align: center;
    transition: color 0.3s ease, background 0.3s ease;
    cursor: default;
    min-height: 76px;
    display: flex; align-items: center; justify-content: center;
  }
  .partner-item:hover { color: var(--soft); background: rgba(5, 64, 242, 0.06); }
  .partner-empty {
    background: rgba(246, 247, 249, 0.015);
    cursor: default;
    border-right-color: var(--line);
    border-bottom-color: var(--line);
  }
  .partner-empty:hover { background: rgba(246, 247, 249, 0.015); color: transparent; }

  /* PROCESS — more visible line motion */
  .process {
    padding: 180px 56px;
    background: var(--navy-deep);
    border-top: 1px solid var(--line);
    border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line);
    position: relative;
    overflow: hidden;
  }
  .process-rail { position: relative; margin-top: 40px; }
  .process-line-bg {
    position: absolute; top: 60px; left: 0; right: 0;
    height: 2px; /* slightly thicker */
    background: rgba(246, 247, 249, 0.08);
  }
  .process-line-fg {
    position: absolute; top: 60px; left: 0;
    height: 2px; /* matches bg */
    background: linear-gradient(90deg, var(--cobalt) 0%, var(--blue-1) 50%, var(--blue-2) 100%);
    width: 0%;
    /* SLOWER — 3.2s instead of 2s */
    transition: width 3.2s cubic-bezier(0.22, 1, 0.36, 1);
    box-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(5, 64, 242, 0.7), 0 0 28px rgba(61, 121, 242, 0.3);
  }
  .process.in .process-line-fg { width: 100%; }
  .process-pulse {
    position: absolute; top: 55px; left: -10px;
    width: 26px; height: 12px;
    background: radial-gradient(ellipse at center, rgba(119, 160, 242, 1) 0%, rgba(5, 64, 242, 0) 70%);
    border-radius: 50%;
    opacity: 0;
    pointer-events: none;
  }
  .process.in .process-pulse {
    animation: pulse-travel 3.4s cubic-bezier(0.22, 1, 0.36, 1) forwards;
  }
  @keyframes pulse-travel {
    0% { left: -10px; opacity: 0; }
    8% { opacity: 1; }
    92% { opacity: 1; }
    100% { left: calc(100% - 8px); opacity: 0; }
  }
  .process-timeline {
    display: grid; grid-template-columns: repeat(6, 1fr);
    gap: 32px; position: relative;
  }
  .process-step {
    padding: 0 0 24px 0;
    position: relative;
    cursor: pointer;
    transition: transform 0.4s ease;
  }
  .process-step:hover { transform: translateY(-4px); }
  .process-step .step-dot {
    position: absolute; top: 55px; left: 0;
    width: 11px; height: 11px; /* slightly larger */
    border-radius: 50%;
    background: var(--cobalt);
    box-shadow: 0 0 0 4px var(--navy-deep), 0 0 16px rgba(5, 64, 242, 0.7);
    opacity: 0;
    transform: scale(0.4);
    transition: opacity 0.5s ease, transform 0.5s cubic-bezier(0.34, 1.56, 0.64, 1), box-shadow 0.3s ease;
  }
  .process-step:hover .step-dot {
    box-shadow: 0 0 0 4px var(--navy-deep), 0 0 28px rgba(5, 64, 242, 0.95);
    transform: scale(1.4);
  }
  /* Step timings spread to match slower line */
  .process.in .process-step:nth-child(1) .step-dot { opacity: 1; transform: scale(1); transition-delay: 0.45s; }
  .process.in .process-step:nth-child(2) .step-dot { opacity: 1; transform: scale(1); transition-delay: 0.95s; }
  .process.in .process-step:nth-child(3) .step-dot { opacity: 1; transform: scale(1); transition-delay: 1.45s; }
  .process.in .process-step:nth-child(4) .step-dot { opacity: 1; transform: scale(1); transition-delay: 1.95s; }
  .process.in .process-step:nth-child(5) .step-dot { opacity: 1; transform: scale(1); transition-delay: 2.45s; }
  .process.in .process-step:nth-child(6) .step-dot { opacity: 1; transform: scale(1); transition-delay: 2.95s; }

  .process-step .step-num,
  .process-step h4,
  .process-step p {
    opacity: 0;
    transform: translateY(8px);
    transition: opacity 0.55s ease, transform 0.55s ease;
  }
  .process.in .process-step:nth-child(1) .step-num,
  .process.in .process-step:nth-child(1) h4,
  .process.in .process-step:nth-child(1) p { opacity: 1; transform: translateY(0); }
  .process.in .process-step:nth-child(1) .step-num { transition-delay: 0.6s; }
  .process.in .process-step:nth-child(1) h4 { transition-delay: 0.7s; }
  .process.in .process-step:nth-child(1) p { transition-delay: 0.8s; }
  .process.in .process-step:nth-child(2) .step-num,
  .process.in .process-step:nth-child(2) h4,
  .process.in .process-step:nth-child(2) p { opacity: 1; transform: translateY(0); }
  .process.in .process-step:nth-child(2) .step-num { transition-delay: 1.1s; }
  .process.in .process-step:nth-child(2) h4 { transition-delay: 1.2s; }
  .process.in .process-step:nth-child(2) p { transition-delay: 1.3s; }
  .process.in .process-step:nth-child(3) .step-num,
  .process.in .process-step:nth-child(3) h4,
  .process.in .process-step:nth-child(3) p { opacity: 1; transform: translateY(0); }
  .process.in .process-step:nth-child(3) .step-num { transition-delay: 1.6s; }
  .process.in .process-step:nth-child(3) h4 { transition-delay: 1.7s; }
  .process.in .process-step:nth-child(3) p { transition-delay: 1.8s; }
  .process.in .process-step:nth-child(4) .step-num,
  .process.in .process-step:nth-child(4) h4,
  .process.in .process-step:nth-child(4) p { opacity: 1; transform: translateY(0); }
  .process.in .process-step:nth-child(4) .step-num { transition-delay: 2.1s; }
  .process.in .process-step:nth-child(4) h4 { transition-delay: 2.2s; }
  .process.in .process-step:nth-child(4) p { transition-delay: 2.3s; }
  .process.in .process-step:nth-child(5) .step-num,
  .process.in .process-step:nth-child(5) h4,
  .process.in .process-step:nth-child(5) p { opacity: 1; transform: translateY(0); }
  .process.in .process-step:nth-child(5) .step-num { transition-delay: 2.6s; }
  .process.in .process-step:nth-child(5) h4 { transition-delay: 2.7s; }
  .process.in .process-step:nth-child(5) p { transition-delay: 2.8s; }
  .process.in .process-step:nth-child(6) .step-num,
  .process.in .process-step:nth-child(6) h4,
  .process.in .process-step:nth-child(6) p { opacity: 1; transform: translateY(0); }
  .process.in .process-step:nth-child(6) .step-num { transition-delay: 3.1s; }
  .process.in .process-step:nth-child(6) h4 { transition-delay: 3.2s; }
  .process.in .process-step:nth-child(6) p { transition-delay: 3.3s; }

  .process-step .step-num {
    font-family: 'Fraunces', serif; font-style: italic; font-weight: 300;
    font-size: 16px; color: var(--blue-1);
    display: block; margin-bottom: 88px;
  }
  .process-step h4 {
    font-size: 17px; font-weight: 500;
    letter-spacing: -0.015em;
    margin-bottom: 12px;
    line-height: 1.25;
    padding-top: 32px;
    transition: color 0.3s ease;
  }
  .process-step:hover h4 { color: var(--blue-2); }
  .process-step p { font-size: 13px; line-height: 1.65; color: rgba(246, 247, 249, 0.6); }

  /* ============ TEAM — Now LIGHT background ============ */
  .team {
    padding: 180px 56px 140px;
    background: var(--soft);
    color: var(--navy-mid);
    position: relative;
    overflow: hidden;
  }
  .team::after {
    content: ""; position: absolute; inset: 0; pointer-events: none;
    background-image: url("data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg' width='240' height='240'%3E%3Cfilter id='n'%3E%3CfeTurbulence type='fractalNoise' baseFrequency='0.9' numOctaves='2'/%3E%3CfeColorMatrix values='0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.015 0'/%3E%3C/filter%3E%3Crect width='240' height='240' filter='url(%23n)'/%3E%3C/svg%3E");
    mix-blend-mode: multiply;
  }
  .team > * { position: relative; z-index: 1; }
  .team .section-head h2 {
    color: var(--navy-mid);
  }
  .team .section-head h2 .light { color: rgba(27, 40, 72, 0.42); }
  .team .section-head-eyebrow .label { color: var(--cobalt); }
  .team .section-head-aside { color: rgba(27, 40, 72, 0.7); }

  .team-leadership {
    display: grid; grid-template-columns: repeat(3, 1fr);
    gap: 56px;
    margin-bottom: 0;
    max-width: 1400px;
    margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;
  }
  .lead-card { display: flex; flex-direction: column; gap: 28px; }
  .lead-portrait-frame {
    position: relative;
    width: 100%;
    max-width: 300px;
    aspect-ratio: 1 / 1;
    overflow: hidden;
    background: rgba(27, 40, 72, 0.08);
    border-radius: 2px;
  }
  .lead-portrait {
    position: absolute; inset: 0;
    background-size: cover; background-position: center 22%;
    transition: transform 1.2s cubic-bezier(0.22, 1, 0.36, 1), filter 0.6s ease;
    filter: grayscale(0.2) brightness(0.98);
  }
  .lead-card:hover .lead-portrait { transform: scale(1.04); filter: grayscale(0) brightness(1); }
  .lead-body { display: flex; flex-direction: column; gap: 12px; max-width: 380px; }
  .lead-eyebrow { color: var(--cobalt); }
  .lead-card h3 {
    font-size: 26px; font-weight: 500;
    letter-spacing: -0.02em;
    margin-bottom: 4px;
    line-height: 1.05;
    color: var(--navy-mid);
  }
  .lead-bio {
    font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.65;
    color: rgba(27, 40, 72, 0.72);
    margin-bottom: 16px;
  }
  .lead-contact {
    display: flex; flex-direction: column; gap: 10px;
    padding-top: 16px;
    border-top: 1px solid var(--line-dark);
  }
  .lead-contact .lead-link {
    display: inline-flex; align-items: center; gap: 10px;
    color: rgba(27, 40, 72, 0.75);
    text-decoration: none;
    font-size: 13px;
    transition: color 0.25s ease;
    width: fit-content;
  }
  .lead-contact .lead-link:hover { color: var(--cobalt); }
  .lead-contact .lead-link svg { flex-shrink: 0; color: var(--cobalt); }
  .lead-icon-only {
    color: rgba(27, 40, 72, 0.55);
    width: fit-content;
    transition: color 0.25s ease;
  }
  .lead-icon-only:hover { color: var(--cobalt); }

  /* SPECIALISTS — also on light bg now */
  .team-specialists-section {
    margin-top: 140px;
    padding-top: 80px;
    border-top: 1px solid var(--line-dark);
  }
  .team-specialists-head { margin-bottom: 56px; }
  .team-specialists-head h3 {
    font-size: clamp(26px, 3.2vw, 48px);
    letter-spacing: -0.025em; line-height: 1.05;
    color: var(--navy-mid);
  }
  .team-specialists-head h3 .light { color: rgba(27, 40, 72, 0.42); font-weight: 400; }
  .team-specialists-head .label { color: var(--cobalt); display: block; margin-bottom: 16px; }

  .team-specialists {
    display: grid; grid-template-columns: repeat(5, 1fr);  /* 20 partners = 4 clean rows */
    gap: 24px;
  }
  .spec-card { display: flex; flex-direction: column; gap: 16px; }
  .spec-portrait-frame {
    position: relative;
    width: 100%;
    aspect-ratio: 1 / 1;
    overflow: hidden;
    background: rgba(27, 40, 72, 0.08);
    border-radius: 2px;
  }
  .spec-portrait {
    position: absolute; inset: 0;
    background-size: cover; background-position: center 22%;
    transition: transform 1.2s cubic-bezier(0.22, 1, 0.36, 1), filter 0.6s ease;
    filter: grayscale(0.2) brightness(0.98);
  }
  .spec-card:hover .spec-portrait { transform: scale(1.05); filter: grayscale(0) brightness(1); }
  .spec-body { display: flex; flex-direction: column; gap: 6px; }
  .spec-card h4 {
    font-size: 17px; font-weight: 500;
    letter-spacing: -0.015em;
    line-height: 1.15;
    color: var(--navy-mid);
  }
  .spec-role {
    color: var(--cobalt);
    font-size: 12px;
    font-family: 'Jost', sans-serif;
    letter-spacing: 0.04em;
    margin-bottom: 8px;
  }
  .spec-bio {
    font-size: 12.5px; line-height: 1.6;
    color: rgba(27, 40, 72, 0.65);
    margin-bottom: 8px;
  }
  .spec-contact {
    display: flex; gap: 14px;
    padding-top: 12px;
    border-top: 1px solid var(--line-dark);
  }
  .spec-contact a {
    color: rgba(27, 40, 72, 0.6);
    transition: color 0.25s ease;
    display: inline-flex; align-items: center;
  }
  .spec-contact a:hover { color: var(--cobalt); }

  /* CTA */
  .cta {
    padding: 200px 56px;
    text-align: center;
    position: relative;
    overflow: hidden;
  }
  .cta::before {
    content: ""; position: absolute; inset: 0;
    background: radial-gradient(ellipse 70% 60% at 50% 50%, rgba(5, 64, 242, 0.18), transparent 70%);
  }
  .cta-inner { position: relative; max-width: 880px; margin: 0 auto; }
  .cta .section-head-eyebrow {
    justify-content: center; margin-bottom: 32px; display: flex;
  }
  .cta .section-head-eyebrow .label { color: var(--blue-2); }
  .cta h2 {
    font-size: clamp(40px, 6.4vw, 108px);
    line-height: 1.02; letter-spacing: -0.025em;
    margin-bottom: 32px;
    text-wrap: balance;
    font-feature-settings: "kern" 1;
  }
  .cta h2 .light { color: rgba(246, 247, 249, 0.42); font-weight: 400; }
  .cta p {
    font-size: 18px; color: rgba(246, 247, 249, 0.72);
    max-width: 560px; margin: 0 auto 56px; line-height: 1.65;
    text-wrap: balance;
  }
  .cta-contact {
    display: grid; grid-template-columns: repeat(3, 1fr);
    gap: 1px; background: var(--line);
    border: 1px solid var(--line);
    margin-top: 80px;
    max-width: 940px; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;
  }
  .cta-contact-item { padding: 36px 28px; background: var(--navy); text-align: left; }
  .cta-contact-item .label { color: var(--blue-2); display: block; margin-bottom: 14px; }
  .cta-contact-item p {
    font-family: 'Jost', sans-serif;
    color: var(--soft);
    font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.55;
    margin: 0; font-weight: 400;
  }
  .cta-contact-item a { color: var(--soft); text-decoration: none; transition: color 0.2s; }
  .cta-contact-item a:hover { color: var(--blue-2); }
  .cta-actions { display: flex; gap: 14px; justify-content: center; flex-wrap: wrap; }

  /* FSP licence modal */
  .fsp-modal {
    display: none;
    position: fixed; inset: 0;
    background: rgba(3, 6, 26, 0.92);
    backdrop-filter: blur(8px);
    z-index: 300;
    align-items: center; justify-content: center;
    padding: 40px;
  }
  .fsp-modal.open { display: flex; }
  .fsp-modal-inner {
    background: var(--soft);
    max-width: 800px; width: 100%;
    max-height: 90vh;
    overflow: auto;
    border-radius: 4px;
    position: relative;
    box-shadow: 0 30px 80px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.5);
  }
  .fsp-modal img { width: 100%; height: auto; display: block; }
  .fsp-modal-close {
    position: absolute; top: 16px; right: 16px;
    width: 40px; height: 40px;
    border-radius: 100px;
    border: 1px solid rgba(27, 40, 72, 0.3);
    background: var(--soft);
    color: var(--navy-mid);
    display: flex; align-items: center; justify-content: center;
    cursor: pointer;
    z-index: 2;
    transition: all 0.25s;
  }
  .fsp-modal-close:hover { border-color: var(--cobalt); color: var(--cobalt); }
  .fsp-modal-close svg { width: 18px; height: 18px; }

  /* FOOTER */
  footer {
    padding: 80px 56px 48px;
    border-top: 1px solid var(--line);
    background: var(--navy-deep);
  }
  .footer-top {
    display: grid; grid-template-columns: 1.6fr 1fr 1fr 1fr;
    gap: 60px;
    padding-bottom: 56px;
    border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line);
    margin-bottom: 32px;
  }
  .footer-top img { height: 55px; margin-bottom: 24px; width: auto; }
  .footer-tag {
    color: rgba(246, 247, 249, 0.55);
    font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.7;
    max-width: 340px;
  }
  .footer-col h5 {
    font-family: 'Jost', sans-serif;
    font-size: 11px;
    letter-spacing: 0.18em; text-transform: uppercase;
    color: var(--blue-2);
    margin-bottom: 20px; font-weight: 500;
  }
  .footer-col a, .footer-col .footer-text {
    color: rgba(246, 247, 249, 0.6); text-decoration: none;
    font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.95; display: block;
    transition: color 0.2s;
    cursor: pointer;
  }
  .footer-col a:hover { color: var(--soft); }
  .footer-bottom {
    display: flex; justify-content: space-between; font-size: 12px;
    color: rgba(246, 247, 249, 0.4);
    gap: 24px;
    flex-wrap: wrap;
  }
  .footer-bottom a {
    color: rgba(119, 160, 242, 0.7);
    text-decoration: none;
    border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(119, 160, 242, 0.2);
    cursor: pointer;
  }
  .footer-bottom a:hover { color: var(--blue-1); }


  .footer-link-btn {
    background: transparent;
    border: none;
    padding: 0;
    color: rgba(246, 247, 249, 0.6);
    font-family: inherit;
    font-size: 14px;
    line-height: 1.95;
    cursor: pointer;
    text-align: left;
    transition: color 0.2s;
    display: block;
  }
  .footer-link-btn:hover { color: var(--soft); }
  .footer-bottom .footer-link-btn {
    font-size: 12px;
    line-height: 1.5;
    color: rgba(119, 160, 242, 0.7);
    border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(119, 160, 242, 0.2);
    display: inline-block;
  }
  .footer-bottom .footer-link-btn:hover { color: var(--blue-1); }

  /* RESPONSIVE */
  @media (max-width: 1280px) {
    nav { padding: 22px 40px; }
    nav.scrolled { padding: 14px 40px; }
    .hero { padding: 160px 40px 64px; }
    .services, .approach, .partners, .process, .team, .cta { padding-left: 40px; padding-right: 40px; }
    footer { padding-left: 40px; padding-right: 40px; }
    .section-head { gap: 60px; }
    .hero-bottom { gap: 60px; }
    .approach-grid { gap: 80px; }
  }
  @media (max-width: 1024px) {
    nav { padding: 18px 32px; }
    nav.scrolled { padding: 12px 32px; }
    .nav-links { gap: 24px; }
    .nav-links a:not(.nav-cta) { font-size: 12px; }
    .hero { padding: 140px 32px 48px; }
    .hero-top { margin-bottom: 48px; }
    .services, .approach, .partners, .process, .team, .cta { padding-left: 32px; padding-right: 32px; }
    footer { padding-left: 32px; padding-right: 32px; }
    .hero-arc-wrap { width: 600px; height: 600px; right: -100px; }
    .partners-grid { grid-template-columns: repeat(4, 1fr); }
    .team-leadership { gap: 40px; }
    .lead-portrait-frame { max-width: 260px; }
    .team-specialists { grid-template-columns: repeat(3, 1fr); }
    .approach { padding: 140px 32px; }
    .team { padding: 140px 32px; }
    .services, .process { padding-top: 140px; padding-bottom: 140px; }
    .cta { padding-top: 160px; padding-bottom: 160px; }
  }
  @media (max-width: 768px) {
    nav { padding: 16px 24px; }
    nav.scrolled { padding: 12px 24px; }
    .nav-logo img { height: 38px; }
    nav.scrolled .nav-logo img { height: 30px; }
    .nav-links { display: none; }
    .nav-toggle { display: inline-flex; }

    .nav-drawer {
      display: none;
      position: fixed; top: 0; left: 0; right: 0; bottom: 0;
      background: var(--navy-deep);
      z-index: 200;
      padding: 100px 32px 40px;
      flex-direction: column;
      gap: 8px;
    }
    .nav-drawer.open { display: flex; }
    .nav-drawer a {
      color: var(--soft);
      text-decoration: none;
      font-family: 'Jost', sans-serif;
      font-size: 22px;
      font-weight: 500;
      padding: 16px 0;
      border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line);
    }
    .nav-drawer a:last-child {
      margin-top: 24px;
      padding: 18px 28px;
      border: 1px solid var(--blue-1);
      border-bottom: 1px solid var(--blue-1);
      background: rgba(5, 64, 242, 0.18);
      border-radius: 100px;
      text-align: center;
      font-size: 14px;
      letter-spacing: 0.08em;
      text-transform: uppercase;
    }
    .nav-drawer-close {
      position: absolute; top: 20px; right: 24px;
      width: 44px; height: 44px;
      border-radius: 100px;
      border: 1px solid var(--line-mid);
      background: transparent;
      color: var(--soft);
      display: flex; align-items: center; justify-content: center;
      cursor: pointer;
    }
    .nav-drawer-close svg { width: 18px; height: 18px; }

    .hero { padding: 120px 24px 48px; }
    .hero h1 { font-size: clamp(40px, 11vw, 64px); }
    .hero-arc-wrap { width: 480px; height: 480px; right: -160px; }
    .hero-top { flex-direction: column; gap: 16px; align-items: flex-start; margin-bottom: 40px; }
    .hero-top-right { text-align: left; }
    .hero-bottom { grid-template-columns: 1fr; gap: 32px; margin-top: 48px; padding-top: 32px; }
    .hero-actions { justify-content: flex-start; gap: 10px; }
    .btn-primary, .btn-ghost { padding: 14px 22px; font-size: 12px; }
    .hero-sub { font-size: 16px; }
    .hero-footnote { margin-top: 56px; flex-direction: column; align-items: flex-start; gap: 24px; }
    .hero-footnote-mid { gap: 24px; }

    .section-head { grid-template-columns: 1fr; gap: 24px; margin-bottom: 56px; }
    .section-head-aside { margin-left: 0; }
    .services, .team, .process { padding-top: 100px; padding-bottom: 100px; padding-left: 24px; padding-right: 24px; }
    .approach { padding: 100px 24px; }
    .cta { padding: 120px 24px; }
    .partners { padding: 64px 24px; }
    footer { padding-left: 24px; padding-right: 24px; }

    .service-row {
      grid-template-columns: 32px 1fr;
      grid-template-areas: "num title" "num text" ".  meta";
      gap: 16px; padding: 36px 0;
    }
    .service-num { grid-area: num; font-size: 22px; padding-top: 6px; }
    .service-row h3 { grid-area: title; font-size: 26px; }
    .service-row p { grid-area: text; font-size: 15px; }
    .service-meta { grid-area: meta; text-align: left; flex-direction: row; gap: 14px; align-items: baseline; }

    .approach-grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr; gap: 40px; }
    .approach-arc { width: 480px; height: 480px; left: -200px; bottom: -200px; }

    .partners-grid { grid-template-columns: repeat(3, 1fr); }
    .partner-item { padding: 20px 12px; font-size: 13px; min-height: 60px; }

    .process-rail { padding-left: 24px; }
    .process-line-bg, .process-line-fg {
      top: 0; bottom: 0; left: 4px; right: auto;
      width: 2px; height: 100%;
    }
    .process-line-fg {
      height: 0%;
      width: 2px;
      background: linear-gradient(180deg, var(--cobalt) 0%, var(--blue-1) 50%, var(--blue-2) 100%);
      transition: height 3.2s cubic-bezier(0.22, 1, 0.36, 1);
    }
    .process.in .process-line-fg { width: 2px; height: 100%; }
    .process-pulse { display: none; }
    .process-timeline { grid-template-columns: 1fr; gap: 24px; }
    .process-step { padding: 8px 0 24px 40px; position: relative; }
    .process-step .step-dot { top: 14px; left: -25px; }
    .process-step .step-num { margin-bottom: 8px; }
    .process-step h4 { padding-top: 0; font-size: 18px; }
    .process-step p { font-size: 14px; }

    .team-leadership { grid-template-columns: 1fr; gap: 56px; }
    .lead-card { gap: 24px; align-items: flex-start; }
    .lead-portrait-frame { max-width: 280px; }
    .lead-body { max-width: none; }
    .team-specialists-section { margin-top: 80px; padding-top: 56px; }
    .team-specialists { grid-template-columns: repeat(2, 1fr); gap: 20px; }

    .cta h2 { font-size: clamp(36px, 9vw, 56px); }
    .cta p { font-size: 16px; margin-bottom: 40px; }
    .cta-actions { gap: 10px; }
    .cta-contact { grid-template-columns: 1fr; margin-top: 56px; }
    .cta-contact-item { padding: 28px 24px; }

    .footer-top { grid-template-columns: 1fr; gap: 40px; padding-bottom: 40px; }
    .footer-top img { height: 44px; }
    .footer-bottom { flex-direction: column; gap: 12px; }
  }
  @media (max-width: 480px) {
    nav { padding: 14px 20px; }
    nav.scrolled { padding: 10px 20px; }
    .nav-logo img { height: 34px; }
    nav.scrolled .nav-logo img { height: 28px; }
    .hero { padding: 110px 20px 48px; min-height: auto; }
    .hero h1 { font-size: clamp(34px, 12vw, 52px); }
    .hero-arc-wrap { width: 360px; height: 360px; right: -180px; }
    .hero-actions { flex-direction: column; align-items: stretch; width: 100%; }
    .hero-actions a { justify-content: center; }
    .btn-primary, .btn-ghost { width: 100%; justify-content: center; }
    .hero-footnote-mid { flex-direction: column; gap: 16px; }
    .services, .team, .process { padding-left: 20px; padding-right: 20px; padding-top: 80px; padding-bottom: 80px; }
    .approach { padding: 80px 20px; }
    .cta { padding: 90px 20px; }
    .partners { padding: 48px 20px; }
    footer { padding: 60px 20px 32px; }
    .section-head h2 { font-size: clamp(30px, 8vw, 44px); }
    .approach h2 { font-size: clamp(30px, 8vw, 44px); }
    .partners-grid { grid-template-columns: repeat(2, 1fr); }
    .team-specialists { grid-template-columns: 1fr; gap: 32px; }
    .cta-actions { flex-direction: column; align-items: stretch; }
    .cta-actions a { justify-content: center; }
    .fsp-modal { padding: 16px; }
  }

  @media (max-width: 360px) {
    nav { padding: 12px 16px; }
    .hero { padding: 100px 16px 40px; }
    .hero h1 { font-size: clamp(28px, 13vw, 44px); letter-spacing: -0.025em; }
    .services, .team, .process { padding-left: 16px; padding-right: 16px; padding-top: 64px; padding-bottom: 64px; }
    .approach, .cta { padding: 64px 16px; }
    .partners { padding: 40px 16px; }
    footer { padding: 48px 16px 24px; }
    .partners-grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
    .section-head h2, .approach h2 { font-size: clamp(28px, 9vw, 40px); }
    .cta h2 { font-size: clamp(32px, 10vw, 48px); }
    .btn-primary, .btn-ghost { font-size: 11px; padding: 14px 18px; }
    .nav-logo img { height: 30px; }
    nav.scrolled .nav-logo img { height: 26px; }
    .hero-footnote-mid { gap: 14px; }
  }

  @media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) {
    *, *::before, *::after {
      animation-duration: 0.01ms !important;
      animation-iteration-count: 1 !important;
      transition-duration: 0.01ms !important;
    }
    .hero-arc img { animation: none; }
  }