*, *::before, *::after { box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0; padding: 0; }

:root {
  --cream: #EAE0D5;
  --cream-light: #F0E8DF;
  --cream-card: #F7F2EC;
  --border: #D6C8BA;
  --text: #2A1A10;
  --text-muted: #7A4E6A;
  --text-faint: #C99AAA;
  --rust: #CC5824;
  --rust-dark: #A84418;
  --peach: #E09060;
  --gold: #CFA030;
}

html { scroll-behavior: smooth; }

body {
  background: var(--cream);
  color: var(--text);
  font-family: 'Inter', sans-serif;
  font-size: 13px;
  line-height: 1.65;
  -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased;
}

em {
  font-family: 'Playfair Display', serif;
  font-style: italic;
  color: var(--rust);
}

/* Nav */
nav {
  position: sticky;
  top: 0;
  z-index: 100;
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: space-between;
  padding: 0.9rem 1.5rem;
  background: rgba(234, 224, 213, 0.95);
  backdrop-filter: blur(16px);
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--border);
}

.nav-name {
  font-family: 'Playfair Display', serif;
  font-weight: 600;
  font-size: 1.2rem;
  color: var(--text);
  text-decoration: none;
}

.nav-back {
  font-size: 0.75rem;
  font-weight: 500;
  color: var(--text-muted);
  text-decoration: none;
  transition: color 0.2s;
}

.nav-back:hover { color: var(--rust); }

/* Essay layout */
.essay-wrap {
  max-width: 640px;
  margin: 0 auto;
  padding: 4rem 1.5rem 6rem;
}

.essay-eyebrow {
  font-size: 0.62rem;
  font-weight: 600;
  letter-spacing: 0.14em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--rust);
  margin-bottom: 1rem;
  display: block;
}

.essay-title {
  font-family: 'Playfair Display', serif;
  font-size: 2rem;
  font-weight: 600;
  line-height: 1.2;
  letter-spacing: -0.02em;
  color: var(--text);
  margin-bottom: 2rem;
}

.essay-body p {
  font-size: 0.95rem;
  line-height: 1.85;
  color: var(--text);
  margin-bottom: 1.4rem;
}

.essay-body p:last-child { margin-bottom: 0; }

/* Footer */
footer {
  border-top: 1px solid var(--border);
  padding: 1.1rem 1.5rem;
  display: flex;
  justify-content: space-between;
  background: var(--cream);
  color: var(--text-faint);
  font-size: 0.72rem;
}

/* ── Responsive ── */
@media (max-width: 580px) {
  nav { padding: 0.75rem 1rem; }
  .nav-name { font-size: 1rem; }
  .nav-back { font-size: 0.7rem; }

  .essay-wrap { padding: 2.5rem 1.25rem 4rem; }
  .essay-title { font-size: 1.5rem; }
  .essay-body p { font-size: 0.9rem; line-height: 1.8; }

  footer { flex-direction: column; gap: 0.25rem; text-align: center; padding: 1rem; }
}