/* parallel.quest -- aurora-gradient dark, broken-grid, candle-atmospheric */

:root {
    --reality-dark: #0A0820;
    --aurora-violet: #7040C0;
    --aurora-emerald: #30C860;
    --candle-amber: #E8A830;
    --candle-rose: #D06848;
    --phantom-white: #E0E0F0;
    --fracture-gray: #505068;
}

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

html, body {
    background: var(--reality-dark);
    color: var(--phantom-white);
    font-family: "Libre Baskerville", Georgia, serif;
    font-weight: 400;
    line-height: 1.8;
    overflow-x: hidden;
    min-height: 100%;
}

body {
    position: relative;
    isolation: isolate;
}

/* ---------------- Aurora curtain (background) ---------------- */
.aurora-curtain {
    position: fixed;
    inset: 0;
    z-index: -3;
    background: var(--reality-dark);
    overflow: hidden;
    pointer-events: none;
}

.aurora-band {
    position: absolute;
    left: -25%;
    width: 150%;
    height: 60vh;
    filter: blur(60px);
    opacity: 0.55;
    mix-blend-mode: screen;
    transform-origin: center;
}

.aurora-band-1 {
    top: -10%;
    background: linear-gradient(95deg,
        transparent 0%,
        rgba(112, 64, 192, 0.0) 15%,
        rgba(112, 64, 192, 0.55) 35%,
        rgba(48, 200, 96, 0.45) 60%,
        rgba(112, 64, 192, 0.0) 85%,
        transparent 100%);
    animation: aurora-drift-1 22s ease-in-out infinite alternate;
}

.aurora-band-2 {
    top: 30%;
    height: 70vh;
    background: linear-gradient(85deg,
        transparent 0%,
        rgba(48, 200, 96, 0.0) 20%,
        rgba(48, 200, 96, 0.40) 45%,
        rgba(112, 64, 192, 0.35) 70%,
        transparent 100%);
    animation: aurora-drift-2 28s ease-in-out infinite alternate;
}

.aurora-band-3 {
    bottom: -5%;
    height: 55vh;
    background: linear-gradient(105deg,
        transparent 0%,
        rgba(112, 64, 192, 0.30) 30%,
        rgba(48, 200, 96, 0.30) 65%,
        transparent 100%);
    animation: aurora-drift-3 32s ease-in-out infinite alternate;
}

@keyframes aurora-drift-1 {
    0%   { transform: translate3d(-6%, 0, 0) rotate(-2deg); }
    50%  { transform: translate3d(4%, -3%, 0) rotate(1deg); }
    100% { transform: translate3d(8%, 2%, 0) rotate(2deg); }
}
@keyframes aurora-drift-2 {
    0%   { transform: translate3d(2%, 0, 0) rotate(1deg); }
    50%  { transform: translate3d(-5%, 3%, 0) rotate(-2deg); }
    100% { transform: translate3d(6%, -2%, 0) rotate(2deg); }
}
@keyframes aurora-drift-3 {
    0%   { transform: translate3d(-3%, 0, 0) rotate(-1deg); }
    50%  { transform: translate3d(5%, -2%, 0) rotate(2deg); }
    100% { transform: translate3d(-7%, 3%, 0) rotate(-2deg); }
}

.aurora-curtain.hover-accel .aurora-band-1 { animation-duration: 11s; }
.aurora-curtain.hover-accel .aurora-band-2 { animation-duration: 14s; }
.aurora-curtain.hover-accel .aurora-band-3 { animation-duration: 16s; }

/* ---------------- Candle pools ---------------- */
.candle-pools {
    position: fixed;
    inset: 0;
    z-index: -2;
    pointer-events: none;
}

.candle-pool {
    position: absolute;
    border-radius: 50%;
    filter: blur(12px);
    opacity: 0;
    transition: opacity 1200ms ease, transform 1200ms ease, filter 600ms ease;
}

.candle-pool.lit { opacity: 1; }
.candle-pool.warm { filter: blur(8px) brightness(1.4); }

.candle-pool-1 {
    top: 14%;
    left: 8%;
    width: 120px; height: 120px;
    background: radial-gradient(circle, rgba(232, 168, 48, 0.25) 0%, rgba(232, 168, 48, 0.05) 60%, transparent 80%);
    transition-delay: 200ms;
}
.candle-pool-2 {
    top: 38%;
    right: 12%;
    width: 90px; height: 90px;
    background: radial-gradient(circle, rgba(208, 104, 72, 0.22) 0%, rgba(208, 104, 72, 0.04) 60%, transparent 80%);
    transition-delay: 400ms;
}
.candle-pool-3 {
    top: 62%;
    left: 18%;
    width: 100px; height: 100px;
    background: radial-gradient(circle, rgba(232, 168, 48, 0.20) 0%, rgba(232, 168, 48, 0.04) 60%, transparent 80%);
    transition-delay: 600ms;
}
.candle-pool-4 {
    top: 78%;
    right: 22%;
    width: 110px; height: 110px;
    background: radial-gradient(circle, rgba(208, 104, 72, 0.18) 0%, rgba(208, 104, 72, 0.03) 60%, transparent 80%);
    transition-delay: 800ms;
}
.candle-pool-5 {
    top: 92%;
    left: 38%;
    width: 80px; height: 80px;
    background: radial-gradient(circle, rgba(232, 168, 48, 0.22) 0%, rgba(232, 168, 48, 0.04) 60%, transparent 80%);
    transition-delay: 1000ms;
}
.candle-pool-6 {
    top: 6%;
    right: 35%;
    width: 70px; height: 70px;
    background: radial-gradient(circle, rgba(208, 104, 72, 0.18) 0%, rgba(208, 104, 72, 0.03) 60%, transparent 80%);
    transition-delay: 1200ms;
}

/* ---------------- Reality (main container) ---------------- */
.reality {
    position: relative;
    z-index: 1;
    width: 100%;
    max-width: 1280px;
    margin: 0 auto;
    padding: 0 5vw;
}

/* ---------------- Reality fracture (hero) ---------------- */
.reality-fracture {
    position: relative;
    min-height: 100vh;
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: repeat(12, 1fr);
    grid-template-rows: 1fr auto 1fr;
    align-items: center;
    padding: 10vh 0 6vh;
}

.fracture-glyph {
    position: absolute;
    pointer-events: none;
}

.fracture-glyph-tl {
    top: 8%;
    left: -3%;
    width: 140px;
    transform: rotate(-12deg);
}

.fracture-glyph-br {
    bottom: 12%;
    right: -2%;
    width: 180px;
    transform: rotate(8deg);
}

.fracture-glyph svg {
    width: 100%;
    height: auto;
    overflow: visible;
}

.penrose, .penrose-inner, .klein-outer, .klein-inner {
    fill: none;
    stroke-width: 1.5;
    stroke-linejoin: round;
    stroke-linecap: round;
    stroke-dasharray: 600;
    stroke-dashoffset: 600;
    transition: stroke 600ms ease, filter 600ms ease;
}

.penrose { stroke: var(--aurora-violet); }
.penrose-inner { stroke: var(--aurora-emerald); }
.klein-outer { stroke: var(--aurora-emerald); }
.klein-inner { stroke: var(--aurora-violet); }
.klein-knot { fill: var(--candle-amber); opacity: 0.7; }

.fracture-glyph.drawn .penrose,
.fracture-glyph.drawn .penrose-inner,
.fracture-glyph.drawn .klein-outer,
.fracture-glyph.drawn .klein-inner {
    stroke-dashoffset: 0;
    transition: stroke-dashoffset 1400ms ease 200ms, stroke 600ms ease, filter 600ms ease;
}

.fracture-glyph:hover .penrose,
.fracture-glyph:hover .penrose-inner,
.fracture-glyph:hover .klein-outer,
.fracture-glyph:hover .klein-inner {
    stroke: var(--aurora-emerald);
    filter: drop-shadow(0 0 6px var(--aurora-emerald));
}

/* Title block (broken-grid placement) */
.title-block {
    grid-column: 2 / span 8;
    grid-row: 2;
    transform: rotate(-1deg) translate(-12px, 0);
    opacity: 0;
    transition: opacity 800ms ease, transform 800ms cubic-bezier(.2,.7,.2,1);
}

.title-block.shown {
    opacity: 1;
    transform: rotate(0deg) translate(0, 0);
}

.eyebrow {
    font-style: italic;
    font-size: 12px;
    letter-spacing: 0.18em;
    color: var(--candle-amber);
    margin-bottom: 18px;
    text-transform: lowercase;
}

.domain-title {
    font-family: "Libre Baskerville", Georgia, serif;
    font-weight: 700;
    font-size: clamp(28px, 6.5vw, 96px);
    line-height: 1.05;
    color: var(--phantom-white);
    text-shadow: 0 0 28px rgba(112, 64, 192, 0.35);
    position: relative;
    margin-bottom: 18px;
    letter-spacing: -0.01em;
}

.domain-title::before {
    content: attr(data-text);
    position: absolute;
    inset: 0;
    color: var(--aurora-emerald);
    transform: translate(-3px, 2px);
    opacity: 0.35;
    mix-blend-mode: screen;
    pointer-events: none;
}

.domain-title::after {
    content: attr(data-text);
    position: absolute;
    inset: 0;
    color: var(--aurora-violet);
    transform: translate(3px, -1px);
    opacity: 0.4;
    mix-blend-mode: screen;
    pointer-events: none;
}

.title-annotation {
    font-style: italic;
    font-size: clamp(14px, 1.1vw, 17px);
    color: var(--phantom-white);
    opacity: 0.7;
    margin-left: 32px;
    transform: rotate(-0.5deg);
}

/* Displaced metadata */
.meta-displaced {
    position: absolute;
    background: rgba(10, 8, 32, 0.55);
    border: 1px solid var(--fracture-gray);
    padding: 10px 14px;
    font-size: 12px;
    font-style: italic;
    color: var(--phantom-white);
    backdrop-filter: blur(2px);
    transition: transform 400ms cubic-bezier(.2,.7,.2,1);
    cursor: default;
}

.meta-displaced .meta-label {
    display: block;
    color: var(--candle-amber);
    font-style: normal;
    text-transform: lowercase;
    letter-spacing: 0.12em;
    font-size: 10px;
    margin-bottom: 4px;
}

.meta-displaced .meta-value {
    color: var(--phantom-white);
    font-weight: 700;
}

.meta-displaced-1 {
    top: 18%;
    right: 8%;
    transform: rotate(2.4deg) translate(8px, -4px);
}
.meta-displaced-2 {
    bottom: 28%;
    left: 6%;
    transform: rotate(-3deg) translate(-12px, 6px);
}
.meta-displaced-3 {
    top: 58%;
    right: 16%;
    transform: rotate(1.8deg) translate(14px, 10px);
}

.meta-displaced:hover {
    transform: rotate(0deg) translate(0, 0);
    border-color: var(--aurora-emerald);
    color: var(--aurora-emerald);
}

.scroll-cue {
    grid-column: 6 / span 2;
    grid-row: 3;
    align-self: end;
    text-align: center;
    font-style: italic;
    font-size: 12px;
    color: var(--phantom-white);
    opacity: 0.5;
    letter-spacing: 0.2em;
}

.scroll-cue .scroll-arrow {
    display: block;
    margin-top: 8px;
    font-size: 18px;
    color: var(--candle-amber);
    animation: bobbing 2.6s ease-in-out infinite;
}

@keyframes bobbing {
    0%, 100% { transform: translateY(0); opacity: 0.7; }
    50%      { transform: translateY(6px); opacity: 1; }
}

/* ---------------- Section markers ---------------- */
.section-marker {
    font-family: "Libre Baskerville", Georgia, serif;
    font-weight: 700;
    font-style: italic;
    font-size: clamp(20px, 2.4vw, 36px);
    color: var(--candle-amber);
    margin: 12vh 0 6vh;
    padding-left: 32px;
    position: relative;
    transform: rotate(-1deg);
    letter-spacing: 0.02em;
}

.section-marker::before {
    content: "";
    position: absolute;
    left: 0;
    top: 50%;
    width: 22px;
    height: 1px;
    background: var(--candle-amber);
    transform: translateY(-50%);
}

/* ---------------- Timeline branches (broken grid) ---------------- */
.timeline-branches {
    position: relative;
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: repeat(12, 1fr);
    grid-auto-rows: minmax(40px, auto);
    column-gap: 12px;
    row-gap: 6vh;
    padding-bottom: 6vh;
}

.timeline-branches .section-marker {
    grid-column: 1 / span 12;
}

.branch {
    position: relative;
    background: rgba(10, 8, 32, 0.45);
    border: 1px solid var(--fracture-gray);
    padding: 28px 32px;
    backdrop-filter: blur(2px);
    transition: transform 400ms cubic-bezier(.2,.7,.2,1), border-color 400ms ease, box-shadow 400ms ease;
    will-change: transform;
}

.branch::before {
    content: "";
    position: absolute;
    inset: 0;
    border: 1px dashed rgba(112, 64, 192, 0.35);
    transform: translate(8px, 8px);
    pointer-events: none;
    transition: transform 400ms ease, border-color 400ms ease;
}

.branch-id {
    display: inline-block;
    font-style: italic;
    font-size: 12px;
    letter-spacing: 0.16em;
    color: var(--aurora-emerald);
    margin-bottom: 10px;
    text-transform: lowercase;
}

.branch-title {
    font-family: "Libre Baskerville", Georgia, serif;
    font-weight: 700;
    font-style: italic;
    font-size: clamp(20px, 2vw, 30px);
    color: var(--phantom-white);
    margin-bottom: 14px;
    line-height: 1.3;
}

.branch-body {
    font-size: clamp(15px, 1vw, 17px);
    color: var(--phantom-white);
    opacity: 0.88;
    line-height: 1.8;
}

.branch-caption {
    margin-top: 18px;
    font-style: italic;
    font-size: 12px;
    color: var(--candle-rose);
    opacity: 0.85;
}

/* Broken-grid placement */
.branch-a {
    grid-column: 1 / span 7;
    transform: rotate(-1.6deg) translate(-10px, 0);
}
.branch-a .branch-caption {
    transform: translate(45vw, -20px) rotate(2deg);
    color: var(--candle-amber);
}

.branch-b {
    grid-column: 6 / span 7;
    margin-top: -40px;
    transform: rotate(2deg) translate(14px, 12px);
    z-index: 2;
}
.branch-b .branch-caption {
    transform: translate(-20vw, 0) rotate(-1.5deg);
}

.branch-c {
    grid-column: 2 / span 6;
    transform: rotate(-2.4deg) translate(-6px, -10px);
}
.branch-c .branch-caption {
    transform: rotate(-2deg) translate(0, 4px);
}

.branch-d {
    grid-column: 5 / span 8;
    margin-top: -30px;
    transform: rotate(1.4deg) translate(20px, 8px);
}
.branch-d .branch-caption {
    transform: translate(18px, 0) rotate(1deg);
    color: var(--candle-rose);
}

.branch:hover {
    transform: rotate(0deg) translate(0, 0) !important;
    border-color: var(--aurora-emerald);
    box-shadow: 0 0 32px rgba(48, 200, 96, 0.18), 0 0 0 1px var(--aurora-emerald);
    z-index: 5;
}

.branch:hover::before {
    transform: translate(0, 0);
    border-color: var(--aurora-violet);
}

/* ---------------- Reality maps (geometric-abstract) ---------------- */
.reality-map {
    position: relative;
    padding: 4vh 0 8vh;
}

.map-canvas {
    position: relative;
    border: 1px solid var(--fracture-gray);
    background: rgba(10, 8, 32, 0.45);
    padding: 32px 24px 24px;
    transform: rotate(-0.6deg);
}

.reality-map-2 .map-canvas {
    transform: rotate(0.8deg);
}

.map-svg {
    width: 100%;
    height: auto;
    overflow: visible;
}

.impossible {
    fill: none;
    stroke: var(--aurora-violet);
    stroke-width: 1.5;
    stroke-linejoin: round;
    stroke-dasharray: 1200;
    stroke-dashoffset: 1200;
    transition: stroke-dashoffset 1400ms ease, stroke 400ms ease;
}

.reality-map.drawn .impossible {
    stroke-dashoffset: 0;
}

.reality-map.drawn .impossible:nth-child(2) { transition-delay: 150ms; }
.reality-map.drawn .impossible:nth-child(3) { transition-delay: 300ms; }
.reality-map.drawn .impossible:nth-child(4) { transition-delay: 450ms; }
.reality-map.drawn .impossible:nth-child(5) { transition-delay: 600ms; }
.reality-map.drawn .impossible:nth-child(6) { transition-delay: 750ms; }

.map-thread {
    stroke: var(--aurora-emerald);
    stroke-width: 1;
    stroke-dasharray: 4 6;
    opacity: 0.7;
    stroke-dashoffset: 1000;
    animation: thread-shift 8s linear infinite;
}

.map-thread-2 { stroke: var(--candle-amber); opacity: 0.5; }
.map-thread-3 { stroke: var(--candle-rose); opacity: 0.5; }

@keyframes thread-shift {
    0% { stroke-dashoffset: 1000; }
    100% { stroke-dashoffset: 0; }
}

.map-node {
    fill: var(--candle-amber);
    stroke: var(--reality-dark);
    stroke-width: 1;
    transition: fill 400ms ease, transform 400ms ease;
}

.map-canvas:hover .map-node {
    fill: var(--aurora-emerald);
    filter: drop-shadow(0 0 6px var(--aurora-emerald));
}

.klein-path {
    fill: none;
    stroke: var(--aurora-violet);
    stroke-width: 1.5;
    stroke-dasharray: 1500;
    stroke-dashoffset: 1500;
    transition: stroke-dashoffset 1600ms ease;
}
.klein-path-2 { stroke: var(--aurora-emerald); transition-delay: 200ms; }
.klein-path-3 { stroke: var(--candle-amber); transition-delay: 400ms; opacity: 0.7; }

.reality-map.drawn .klein-path {
    stroke-dashoffset: 0;
}

.klein-ring {
    fill: none;
    stroke: var(--candle-rose);
    stroke-width: 1;
    opacity: 0.5;
}

.map-annotation {
    margin-top: 16px;
    font-style: italic;
    font-size: 12px;
    color: var(--phantom-white);
    opacity: 0.6;
    text-align: right;
    padding-right: 24px;
}

/* ---------------- Tutorial / steps ---------------- */
.tutorial {
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: repeat(12, 1fr);
    column-gap: 16px;
    row-gap: 5vh;
    padding-bottom: 6vh;
}

.tutorial .section-marker {
    grid-column: 1 / span 12;
}

.step {
    position: relative;
    border-left: 1px solid var(--aurora-violet);
    padding: 20px 28px;
    background: rgba(10, 8, 32, 0.40);
    transition: transform 400ms cubic-bezier(.2,.7,.2,1), border-color 400ms ease, box-shadow 400ms ease;
}

.step-1 {
    grid-column: 1 / span 7;
    transform: rotate(-1deg) translate(-8px, 0);
}
.step-2 {
    grid-column: 6 / span 7;
    margin-top: -20px;
    transform: rotate(1.6deg) translate(10px, 6px);
}
.step-3 {
    grid-column: 2 / span 6;
    transform: rotate(-1.8deg) translate(-12px, -10px);
}
.step-4 {
    grid-column: 5 / span 8;
    margin-top: -10px;
    transform: rotate(1.2deg) translate(14px, 8px);
}

.step-num {
    display: inline-block;
    font-style: italic;
    font-size: 12px;
    letter-spacing: 0.18em;
    color: var(--candle-amber);
    margin-bottom: 8px;
    text-transform: lowercase;
}

.step-title {
    font-family: "Libre Baskerville", Georgia, serif;
    font-weight: 700;
    font-size: clamp(18px, 1.6vw, 26px);
    color: var(--phantom-white);
    margin-bottom: 10px;
}

.step-body {
    font-size: clamp(15px, 1vw, 17px);
    color: var(--phantom-white);
    opacity: 0.86;
    line-height: 1.8;
}

.step:hover {
    transform: rotate(0deg) translate(0, 0);
    border-left-color: var(--aurora-emerald);
    box-shadow: -3px 0 24px rgba(48, 200, 96, 0.16);
}

/* ---------------- Field notes ---------------- */
.field-notes {
    position: relative;
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: repeat(12, 1fr);
    column-gap: 16px;
    row-gap: 5vh;
    padding-bottom: 6vh;
}

.field-notes .section-marker {
    grid-column: 1 / span 12;
}

.note {
    position: relative;
    padding: 28px 32px;
    border: 1px dashed var(--fracture-gray);
    background: rgba(10, 8, 32, 0.55);
    transition: transform 400ms cubic-bezier(.2,.7,.2,1), border-color 400ms ease;
}

.note-1 {
    grid-column: 2 / span 7;
    transform: rotate(-1.4deg) translate(-10px, 0);
}
.note-2 {
    grid-column: 5 / span 7;
    margin-top: -30px;
    transform: rotate(2deg) translate(12px, 10px);
}
.note-3 {
    grid-column: 1 / span 8;
    transform: rotate(-2deg) translate(-8px, -6px);
}
.note-4 {
    grid-column: 6 / span 6;
    margin-top: -20px;
    transform: rotate(1.4deg) translate(14px, 8px);
}

.note-stamp {
    font-style: italic;
    font-size: 12px;
    letter-spacing: 0.16em;
    color: var(--candle-rose);
    margin-bottom: 14px;
    text-transform: lowercase;
}

.note blockquote {
    font-family: "Libre Baskerville", Georgia, serif;
    font-style: italic;
    font-weight: 400;
    font-size: clamp(16px, 1.2vw, 20px);
    line-height: 1.7;
    color: var(--phantom-white);
    border-left: 2px solid var(--aurora-violet);
    padding-left: 18px;
}

.note blockquote em {
    color: var(--aurora-emerald);
    font-style: italic;
    font-weight: 700;
}

.note:hover {
    transform: rotate(0deg) translate(0, 0);
    border-color: var(--aurora-emerald);
    border-style: solid;
}

/* ---------------- Convergence altar (footer) ---------------- */
.convergence-altar {
    position: relative;
    padding: 14vh 0 12vh;
    text-align: center;
    margin-top: 8vh;
}

.convergence-altar::before {
    content: "";
    position: absolute;
    top: 0;
    left: 50%;
    transform: translateX(-50%);
    width: 120px;
    height: 1px;
    background: linear-gradient(90deg, transparent, var(--candle-amber), transparent);
}

.altar-flame {
    width: 60px;
    margin: 0 auto 4vh;
}

.altar-flame svg {
    width: 100%;
    height: auto;
    overflow: visible;
}

.flame-outer {
    fill: var(--candle-rose);
    opacity: 0.7;
    filter: drop-shadow(0 0 14px var(--candle-amber));
    animation: flicker 3.4s ease-in-out infinite;
    transform-origin: 30px 95px;
}

.flame-inner {
    fill: var(--candle-amber);
    opacity: 0.9;
    animation: flicker-inner 2.8s ease-in-out infinite;
    transform-origin: 30px 95px;
}

.wick {
    stroke: var(--phantom-white);
    stroke-width: 1.5;
    opacity: 0.6;
}

@keyframes flicker {
    0%, 100% { transform: scaleY(1) scaleX(1); }
    20% { transform: scaleY(1.04) scaleX(0.97); }
    50% { transform: scaleY(0.97) scaleX(1.03); }
    80% { transform: scaleY(1.05) scaleX(0.98); }
}
@keyframes flicker-inner {
    0%, 100% { transform: scaleY(1) scaleX(1); opacity: 0.9; }
    50% { transform: scaleY(0.94) scaleX(1.02); opacity: 1; }
}

.altar-line {
    font-family: "Libre Baskerville", Georgia, serif;
    font-style: italic;
    font-weight: 400;
    font-size: clamp(16px, 1.4vw, 22px);
    color: var(--phantom-white);
    opacity: 0.78;
    margin-bottom: 8px;
    transition: transform 900ms cubic-bezier(.2,.7,.2,1), opacity 900ms ease;
}

.altar-line-1 { transform: rotate(-1.5deg) translate(-8px, 0); }
.altar-line-2 { transform: rotate(1deg) translate(8px, 0); }
.altar-line-3 { transform: rotate(-0.5deg) translate(-2px, 0); }

.convergence-altar.aligned .altar-line {
    transform: rotate(0deg) translate(0, 0);
    opacity: 1;
}

.altar-domain {
    margin-top: 4vh;
    font-family: "Libre Baskerville", Georgia, serif;
    font-weight: 700;
    font-size: clamp(20px, 2vw, 32px);
    color: var(--candle-amber);
    letter-spacing: 0.04em;
    text-shadow: 0 0 18px rgba(232, 168, 48, 0.4);
}

.altar-stamp {
    margin-top: 14px;
    font-style: italic;
    font-size: 12px;
    color: var(--phantom-white);
    opacity: 0.55;
    letter-spacing: 0.08em;
}

/* ---------------- Parallax layer markers (JS-driven) ---------------- */
.parallax-near    { will-change: transform; }
.parallax-medium  { will-change: transform; }
.parallax-far     { will-change: transform; }

/* ---------------- Responsive ---------------- */
@media (max-width: 860px) {
    .reality { padding: 0 6vw; }
    .reality-fracture { grid-template-columns: repeat(6, 1fr); padding-top: 14vh; }
    .title-block { grid-column: 1 / span 6; }
    .meta-displaced-1, .meta-displaced-2, .meta-displaced-3 {
        position: relative; top: auto; right: auto; left: auto; bottom: auto;
        display: inline-block; margin: 6px 8px 0 0;
    }
    .timeline-branches, .tutorial, .field-notes {
        grid-template-columns: repeat(6, 1fr);
    }
    .branch-a, .branch-b, .branch-c, .branch-d,
    .step-1, .step-2, .step-3, .step-4,
    .note-1, .note-2, .note-3, .note-4 {
        grid-column: 1 / span 6;
        margin-top: 0;
    }
    .branch-a .branch-caption,
    .branch-b .branch-caption,
    .branch-c .branch-caption,
    .branch-d .branch-caption {
        transform: rotate(-0.5deg) translate(0, 4px);
    }
    .fracture-glyph-tl { width: 90px; left: -8%; }
    .fracture-glyph-br { width: 110px; right: -6%; }
}