/* hero statement, bottom-left above the recognition bar */
    .fable-hero {
      position: absolute;
      left: 30px;
      right: 30px;
      bottom: 110px;
      z-index: 5;
      color: #fff;
      pointer-events: none;
    }
    .fable-hero a { pointer-events: auto; }

    .fable-title {
      font-weight: 400;
      text-transform: uppercase;
      font-size: clamp(36px, 7.2vw, 108px);
      line-height: 0.98;
      letter-spacing: 0.02em;
      margin: 0;
      /* no shadow/outline — consistent with the name and the column titles;
         the reel's darkened lower area keeps it legible */
      text-shadow: none;
    }
    .fable-title .fht { display: block; overflow: hidden; }
    .fable-title .fht span {
      display: inline-block;
      transform: translateY(110%);
      animation: fableRise 1.4s cubic-bezier(0.22, 1, 0.36, 1) 1.1s forwards;
    }
    .fable-title .fht:nth-child(2) span { animation-delay: 1.25s; }
    @keyframes fableRise { to { transform: translateY(0); } }
    @keyframes fableFade { to { opacity: 1; } }

    /* hero text — uniform colour (thesis + credit flow as one) */
    .fable-sub .hero-lead { color: inherit; }

    .fable-sub {
      max-width: 560px;
      margin-top: 22px;
      font-size: 12px;
      line-height: 1.8;
      letter-spacing: 0.04em;
      color: rgba(255,255,255,0.75);
      text-shadow: 0 1px 12px rgba(0,0,0,0.6);
      text-wrap: pretty;
      opacity: 0;
      animation: fableFade 1.2s ease 2s forwards;
    }

    /* Worlds · Words · Workshops — the three pillars, as hero navigation */
    .fable-pillars {
      display: flex;
      flex-wrap: wrap;
      gap: clamp(10px, 2.4vw, 36px);
      margin-top: 26px;
      margin-left: -12px;           /* keeps the words aligned with the title */
      opacity: 0;
      animation: fableFade 1.2s ease 1.7s forwards;
    }
    /* marker: on hover a white block sweeps in behind the word, left to
       right, like a highlighter — the word turns black */
    .fable-pillars a {
      position: relative;
      z-index: 0;
      display: flex;
      align-items: baseline;
      gap: 10px;
      font-size: clamp(15px, 1.8vw, 24px);
      text-transform: uppercase;
      letter-spacing: 0.14em;
      font-weight: 400;
      color: #fff;
      text-decoration: none;
      padding: 7px 12px 6px;
      transition: color 0.35s cubic-bezier(0.22, 1, 0.36, 1);
    }
    .fable-pillars a i {
      font-style: normal;
      font-size: 9px;
      letter-spacing: 0.2em;
      color: rgba(255,255,255,0.45);
    }
    .fable-pillars a::after {
      content: '';
      position: absolute;
      z-index: -1;
      inset: 0 0 1px 0;
      background: #fff;
      transform: scaleX(0);
      transform-origin: left;
      transition: transform 0.4s cubic-bezier(0.22, 1, 0.36, 1);
    }
    .fable-pillars a:hover {
      color: #000;
      transition-delay: 0.08s;
    }
    .fable-pillars a:hover::after {
      transform: scaleX(1);
    }

    /* scroll cue — centered above recognition bar */
    .fable-cue {
      /* scroll-cue line removed from the start page */
      display: none;
      position: absolute;
      left: 50%;
      bottom: 70px;
      transform: translateX(-50%);
      width: 1px;
      height: 42px;
      background: rgba(255,255,255,0.18);
      overflow: hidden;
      z-index: 5;
      opacity: 0;
      animation: fableFade 1.2s ease 2.6s forwards;
    }
    .fable-cue i {
      position: absolute;
      left: 0; top: -50%;
      width: 100%; height: 50%;
      background: rgba(255,255,255,0.85);
      animation: fableCue 1.9s cubic-bezier(0.65, 0, 0.35, 1) infinite;
    }
    @keyframes fableCue { 0% { top: -50%; } 60%, 100% { top: 110%; } }

    /* archive rows: staggered reveal */
    .fable-reveal {
      opacity: 0;
      transform: translateY(14px);
      transition: opacity 0.7s ease, transform 0.7s cubic-bezier(0.22, 1, 0.36, 1);
      transition-delay: var(--fable-d, 0s);
    }
    .fable-reveal.fable-in { opacity: 1; transform: translateY(0); }

    /* ----------------------------------------------------------
       ACCORDION ARCHIVE (desktop) — the column under your cursor
       grows to two thirds; its neighbours compress and dim.
       Rows are compact by default and expand under the cursor.
       ---------------------------------------------------------- */
    @media (hover: hover) and (min-width: 769px) {

      /* columns stay calm and equal — focus comes from a gentle dim
         of the neighbours, not from layout movement */
      .columns-wrapper .column {
        transition: opacity 0.5s ease;
        min-width: 0;
      }
      .columns-wrapper:hover .column { opacity: 0.65; }
      .columns-wrapper .column:hover { opacity: 1; }

      /* the row's OPEN → replaces the pill on the gallery images */
      .open-project-btn { display: none !important; }

      /* big column titles — Worlds · Words · Workshops as statements */
      .column-title {
        font-size: 24px;
        letter-spacing: 0.14em;
        transition: font-size 0.5s cubic-bezier(0.22, 1, 0.36, 1);
        white-space: nowrap;
      }
      .column:hover .column-title { font-size: 28px; }

      /* meta & venue stay in place (no height changes — no jitter);
         they sit quiet and dim until you're on the row */
      .project-item-text { position: relative; transition: opacity 0.4s ease, background 0.15s; }
      .project-item-text .project-meta,
      .project-item-text .project-venue {
        opacity: 0.4;
        transition: opacity 0.3s ease;
      }
      .project-item-text:hover .project-meta,
      .project-item-text:hover .project-venue,
      .expanded .project-item-text .project-meta,
      .expanded .project-item-text .project-venue {
        opacity: 1;
      }

      /* the row you're on grows; the rest of the list recedes.
         Pure transform — no reflow, no jitter. */
      .project-item-text .project-title {
        display: inline-block;
        transform-origin: left center;
        transition: transform 0.45s cubic-bezier(0.22, 1, 0.36, 1), color 0.2s ease;
      }
      .project-item-text:hover .project-title,
      .expanded .project-item-text .project-title {
        transform: translateX(8px) scale(1.3);
        color: #fff;
      }
      .project-list:hover .project-item-text { opacity: 0.45; }
      .project-list .project-item-text:hover,
      .project-list .expanded .project-item-text { opacity: 1; }

      /* sweeping accent line on the active row */
      .project-item-text::before {
        content: '';
        position: absolute;
        left: 0; top: 12px; bottom: 12px;
        width: 2px;
        background: #fff;
        transform: scaleY(0);
        transform-origin: top;
        transition: transform 0.45s cubic-bezier(0.22, 1, 0.36, 1);
      }
      .project-item-text:hover::before { transform: scaleY(1); }
    }

    /* ----------------------------------------------------------
       PROJECT VIEWER — cinematic entrance, deeper backdrop,
       sharper arrows. (Keyboard nav added via script.)
       ---------------------------------------------------------- */
    .lightbox {
      background: rgba(0,0,0,0.93);
      backdrop-filter: blur(18px) saturate(0.85);
      -webkit-backdrop-filter: blur(18px) saturate(0.85);
    }
    .lightbox.visible .lightbox-header {
      animation: fableUp 0.7s cubic-bezier(0.22, 1, 0.36, 1) 0.05s both;
    }
    .lightbox.visible .lightbox-left {
      animation: fableUp 0.8s cubic-bezier(0.22, 1, 0.36, 1) 0.18s both;
    }
    .lightbox.visible .lightbox-slide img {
      animation: fableImgIn 0.9s cubic-bezier(0.22, 1, 0.36, 1) both;
    }
    @keyframes fableUp {
      from { opacity: 0; transform: translateY(18px); }
      to { opacity: 1; transform: translateY(0); }
    }
    @keyframes fableImgIn {
      from { opacity: 0; transform: scale(1.035); }
      to { opacity: 1; transform: scale(1); }
    }
    .lightbox-arrow {
      transition: transform 0.35s cubic-bezier(0.22, 1, 0.36, 1), opacity 0.3s ease;
    }
    .lightbox-arrow-prev:hover { transform: translateX(-5px); }
    .lightbox-arrow-next:hover { transform: translateX(5px); }

    /* rows announce the action: no resting indicator — OPEN → appears
       on hover (worlds & workshops open the project viewer; words keep
       their + since they expand links instead) */
    @media (hover: hover) and (min-width: 769px) {
      /* small + at rest (like Words); turns into Open → on hover */
      .project-item-expandable:not(.words-item)::after {
        content: '+';
      }
      .project-item-expandable:not(.words-item):hover::after {
        content: 'Open \2192';
        font-size: 9px;
        letter-spacing: 0.22em;
        text-transform: uppercase;
        color: #fff;
        top: 18px;
      }
    }

    /* column pulse when arriving from the hero pillars */
    .fable-flash { animation: fablePulse 1.8s ease; }
    @keyframes fablePulse {
      0%, 100% { background: transparent; }
      25% { background: rgba(255,255,255,0.07); }
    }

    /* running ticker for the mobile reel — built by the fable script */
    .fable-ticker {
      display: none;
      position: absolute;
      left: 0; right: 0; bottom: 0;
      overflow: hidden;
      white-space: nowrap;
      /* the desktop recognition bar, 1:1 — solid black bar, just sliding */
      padding: 16px 0;
      background: rgba(0,0,0,0.85);
      -webkit-backdrop-filter: blur(14px) saturate(0.85);
      backdrop-filter: blur(14px) saturate(0.85);
      border-top: 1px solid rgba(255,255,255,0.08);
      /* sit ABOVE the hero's darkening ::after gradient, otherwise it dims the
         white text to grey */
      z-index: 12;
    }
    .fable-ticker .tick-track {
      display: inline-block;
      white-space: nowrap;
      animation: fableTicker 32s linear infinite;
    }
    .fable-ticker .tick-track span {
      font-size: 11px;
      font-weight: 500;
      letter-spacing: 0.12em;
      text-transform: uppercase;
      color: #ffffff;
      padding: 0 6px;
    }
    .fable-ticker .tick-track span i {
      font-style: normal;
      color: rgba(255,255,255,0.55);
      padding: 0 18px 0 12px;
    }
    @keyframes fableTicker { from { transform: translateX(0); } to { transform: translateX(-50%); } }

    @media (max-width: 768px) {
      /* reel page: replace the stacked Current/Past/… bar with a running
         ticker (like an ad board) along the very bottom */
      .hero-recognition-bar {
        background: transparent !important;
        -webkit-backdrop-filter: none !important;
        backdrop-filter: none !important;
        border-top: none !important;
        padding: 0 !important;
        gap: 0 !important;
      }
      .hero-recognition-bar .recognition-item,
      .hero-recognition-bar .hero-archive-link { display: none !important; }
      /* no rolling ticker on mobile — just a clean white line under the reel */
      .fable-ticker { display: none !important; }
      .hero-section { border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(255,255,255,0.6); }
      /* soften the hard black strip at the bottom of the reel into a gradient */
      .hero-section::after {
        background: linear-gradient(180deg, rgba(0,0,0,0.18) 0%, transparent 26%, transparent 55%, rgba(0,0,0,0.82) 100%) !important;
      }

      .fable-hero { left: 15px; right: 15px; bottom: 88px; }
      /* bigger hero statement on mobile (42px is the largest that fits
         "Spatial XR" within the column without clipping) */
      .fable-title { font-size: 42px !important; line-height: 0.96; }
      /* the Worlds/Words/Workshops chips already live at the top of the page,
         so the 01/02/03 pillars under the title are redundant on mobile */
      .fable-pillars { display: none !important; }
      .fable-sub {
        font-size: 11px;
        max-width: 92%;
        margin-top: 20px;
        line-height: 1.65;
        letter-spacing: 0.02em;
        color: rgba(255,255,255,0.82);
        text-wrap: pretty;
      }
      /* desktop-only line break — on mobile the subtitle flows naturally */
      .fable-sub-break { display: none; }
      .fable-cue { display: none; }

      /* bigger category titles in the archive */
      .column-title { font-size: 21px !important; letter-spacing: 0.1em; }

      /* each category shows a + that reveals its description on tap */
      .column-toggle { display: flex !important; }
      .column-desc {
        display: block !important;
        height: auto !important;
        min-height: 0 !important;
        max-height: 0;
        opacity: 0;
        margin-top: 0;
        overflow: hidden;
        transition: max-height 0.4s ease, opacity 0.3s ease, margin-top 0.3s ease;
      }
      .column-header:not(.collapsed) .column-desc {
        max-height: 360px;
        opacity: 1;
        margin-top: 10px;
      }

      /* mobile masthead: name big on top, the Worlds·Words·Workshops chips in
         one row right beneath it. Fixed 80px tall (matches the sticky offsets). */
      .site-header {
        flex-direction: column !important;
        align-items: flex-start !important;
        justify-content: center !important;
        height: 80px !important;
        padding: 0 15px !important;
        gap: 9px !important;
      }
      .site-name {
        font-size: 22px !important;
        letter-spacing: 0.03em;
        line-height: 1;
      }

      /* Worlds·Words·Workshops as light text tabs — one row, the active one
         highlighted with a white marker block, the rest dimmed. */
      .mobile-section-nav { gap: 6px; margin-left: -7px; }
      .mobile-section-dot {
        width: auto !important;
        height: auto !important;
        background: transparent !important;
        border: none !important;
        border-radius: 0 !important;
        -webkit-backdrop-filter: none !important;
        backdrop-filter: none !important;
        padding: 5px 7px 4px !important;
        font-family: inherit;
        font-size: 11px;
        letter-spacing: 0.12em;
        text-transform: uppercase;
        color: rgba(255,255,255,0.45);
        line-height: 1;
        white-space: nowrap;
        transition: color 0.25s ease, background-color 0.25s ease;
      }
      /* active section: white marker block, black text (same as desktop hover) */
      .mobile-section-dot.active {
        background: #fff !important;
        color: #000 !important;
        box-shadow: none;
      }

      /* mobile About: same chip language + size as the section chips / link pills */
      .mobile-social-nav a {
        font-size: 10px !important;
        letter-spacing: 0.06em;
        text-transform: uppercase;
        line-height: 1;
        color: #fff !important;
        border: 1px solid rgba(255,255,255,0.4) !important;
        border-radius: 20px !important;
        padding: 5px 12px !important;
        background: rgba(0,0,0,0.4) !important;
        -webkit-backdrop-filter: blur(6px);
        backdrop-filter: blur(6px);
      }
      .mobile-social-nav a:hover,
      .mobile-social-nav a:active {
        background: #fff !important;
        color: #000 !important;
        border-color: #fff !important;
      }

      /* project flow: collapsed row shows a small + top-right. One tap on the
         title expands the image below and the + blends into "Open →" in the very
         same spot. A second tap (on that label, the title, or the image) opens
         the project page — two-step, no pill on the image. */
      .open-project-btn { display: none !important; }
      .project-images-wrapper::after { display: none !important; }
      .project-item-expandable:not(.words-item)::after {
        content: '+';
        font-size: 18px;
        top: 12px;
        right: 15px;
        color: rgba(255,255,255,0.55);
        transition: color 0.25s ease;
      }
      .project-item-expandable.expanded:not(.words-item)::after {
        content: 'Open \2192';
        font-size: 11px;
        font-weight: 500;
        letter-spacing: 0.16em;
        text-transform: uppercase;
        color: #fff;
        top: 15px;
        /* the sticky title sits at z-index 40 with a black bg — lift the label above it */
        z-index: 41;
      }

      /* close as a compact round pill with a centered × — shown only when a
         project page (lightbox) or the About overlay is open. */
      .lightbox .lightbox-close,
      .about-close {
        box-sizing: border-box !important;
        font-size: 0 !important;
        width: 32px !important;
        height: 32px !important;
        padding: 0 !important;
        top: 14px !important;
        right: 15px !important;
        border: 1px solid rgba(255,255,255,0.4) !important;
        border-radius: 50% !important;
        background: rgba(0,0,0,0.4) !important;
        -webkit-backdrop-filter: blur(6px) !important;
        backdrop-filter: blur(6px) !important;
        box-shadow: none !important;
        transition: background 0.2s ease, border-color 0.2s ease;
      }
      /* only visible while a project/About is open — never floats on the reel */
      .lightbox .lightbox-close { display: flex !important; align-items: center !important; justify-content: center !important; }
      .about-overlay.visible ~ .about-close { display: flex !important; align-items: center !important; justify-content: center !important; }
      .lightbox .lightbox-close:active,
      .about-close:active {
        background: #fff !important;
        border-color: #fff !important;
      }
      /* the × glyph, centered by filling the pill as its own flex box */
      .lightbox .lightbox-close::before,
      .about-close::before {
        content: '\00d7' !important;
        display: flex !important;
        align-items: center;
        justify-content: center;
        width: 100%;
        height: 100%;
        font-size: 17px !important;
        font-weight: 400;
        line-height: 1 !important;
        color: #fff !important;
      }
      .lightbox .lightbox-close:active::before,
      .about-close:active::before { color: #000 !important; }
    }

    @media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) {
      .fable-sub, .fable-pillars, .fable-cue { animation-duration: 0.001s; animation-delay: 0s; }
      .fable-title .fht span { animation-duration: 0.001s; animation-delay: 0s; }
      .fable-reveal { opacity: 1; transform: none; transition: none; }
      .columns-wrapper .column { transition: none; }
    }
  

    /* ----------------------------------------------------------
       ONE BUTTON LANGUAGE (desktop): About, Close (About + project page),
       back | next world — same size, white marker on hover, no animation.
       About and both Close buttons sit on exactly the same spot.
       ---------------------------------------------------------- */
    @media (hover: hover) and (min-width: 769px) {
      .site-nav a#about-trigger,
      .lightbox-prev-project,
      .lightbox-next-project { position: relative; }
      .about-overlay.visible ~ .about-close { position: fixed; z-index: 301; }
      .lightbox .lightbox-close { position: absolute; z-index: 401; }
      .site-nav a#about-trigger,
      .about-overlay.visible ~ .about-close,
      .lightbox .lightbox-close,
      .lightbox-prev-project,
      .lightbox-next-project {
        isolation: isolate;          /* keeps the marker behind the word */
        display: inline-flex;
        align-items: center;
        padding: 5px 8px 4px;
        font-size: 11px;
        letter-spacing: 0.02em;
        color: rgba(255,255,255,0.78);
        transition: none !important;
      }
      .site-nav a#about-trigger::after,
      .about-close::after,
      .lightbox .lightbox-close::after,
      .lightbox-prev-project::after,
      .lightbox-next-project::after {
        content: '';
        position: absolute;
        z-index: -1;
        inset: 0;
        background: #fff;
        transform: scaleX(0);
        transition: none !important;
      }
      .site-nav a#about-trigger:hover,
      .about-close:hover,
      .lightbox .lightbox-close:hover,
      .lightbox-prev-project:hover,
      .lightbox-next-project:hover { color: #000 !important; }
      .site-nav a#about-trigger:hover::after,
      .about-close:hover::after,
      .lightbox .lightbox-close:hover::after,
      .lightbox-prev-project:hover::after,
      .lightbox-next-project:hover::after { transform: scaleX(1); }
      .lightbox-nav-buttons { gap: 0; }
    }
    /* same spot for About and both Close buttons */
    @media (min-width: 1025px) {
      .site-nav a#about-trigger { margin-right: -8px; }
      .about-overlay.visible ~ .about-close,
      .lightbox .lightbox-close {
        position: fixed !important;
        top: 14px !important;
        right: 22px !important;
        height: 52px !important;
        padding: 0 8px !important;
        display: flex !important;
        align-items: center;
        background: transparent;
      }
      .about-overlay.visible ~ .about-close::after,
      .lightbox .lightbox-close::after { top: 13px; bottom: 13px; }
      /* the project-page header is offset by its own frame (and its entry
         animation makes it the reference box) — compensate so Close lands
         exactly where About sits */
      .lightbox .lightbox-close { top: -4px !important; right: 2px !important; }
    }

    /* marker appears instantly (no sweep) — more graphic, less 'template' */
    .fable-pillars a, .fable-pillars a::after,
    .site-nav a#about-trigger, .site-nav a#about-trigger::after,
    .about-close, .about-close::after {
      transition: none !important;
    }
    .fable-pillars a:hover::after,
    .site-nav a#about-trigger:hover::after,
    .about-close:hover::after {
      transform: scaleX(1);
    }

    /* About and Close share one spot: while About is open only Close shows */
    body:has(.about-overlay.visible) #about-trigger,
    body:has(.about-overlay.visible) #mobile-about-trigger {
      visibility: hidden;
    }

    /* column chosen from the start page: its title gets the white marker */
    .column.fable-chosen .column-title {
      display: inline-block;
      background: #fff;
      color: #000 !important;
      padding: 2px 10px 0;
      margin-left: -10px;
    }