@font-face {
  font-family: 'Outfit';
  src: url('../fonts/Outfit-Variable.woff2') format('woff2');
  font-weight: 100 900;
  font-style: normal;
  font-display: swap;
}

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

:root {
  --bg:       #0c0b09;
  --bg-raise: #111009;
  --text:     #c4bfaf;
  --text-dim: #857d72;
  --gold:     #b8924a;
  --gold-lt:  #d4a96a;
  --border:   rgba(184,146,74,0.13);
  --ff-sans:  'Outfit', sans-serif;
  --ff-mono:  'IBM Plex Mono', monospace;
}

html { scroll-behavior: smooth; font-size: 18px; overflow-x: hidden; }

section[id] { scroll-margin-top: 100px; }

/* ── Skip link ── */
.ep-skip {
  position: absolute;
  top: -100%;
  left: 1rem;
  background: var(--gold);
  color: var(--bg);
  font-family: var(--ff-sans);
  font-size: .78rem;
  font-weight: 600;
  letter-spacing: .1em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  text-decoration: none;
  padding: .6rem 1.25rem;
  z-index: 10000;
  transition: top .2s;
}
.ep-skip:focus { top: 1rem; }

/* ── Focus styles ── */
body.ep :focus-visible {
  outline: 2px solid var(--gold);
  outline-offset: 3px;
}
body.ep a:focus-visible,
body.ep button:focus-visible {
  outline: 2px solid var(--gold);
  outline-offset: 3px;
}

body.ep {
  background: var(--bg);
  color: var(--text);
  font-family: var(--ff-sans);
  font-size: 17px;
  line-height: 1.65;
  -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased;
}

/* admin bar offset */
body.admin-bar .ep-nav { top: 32px; }

/* noise grain overlay */
body.ep::after {
  content: '';
  position: fixed;
  inset: 0;
  background-image: url("data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg' width='300' height='300'%3E%3Cfilter id='n'%3E%3CfeTurbulence type='fractalNoise' baseFrequency='0.75' numOctaves='4' stitchTiles='stitch'/%3E%3C/filter%3E%3Crect width='300' height='300' filter='url(%23n)' opacity='1'/%3E%3C/svg%3E");
  opacity: 0.028;
  pointer-events: none;
  z-index: 9999;
}

canvas#ep-stars {
  position: fixed;
  inset: 0;
  z-index: 0;
  pointer-events: none;
}

/* ── Layout ── */
.ep-wrap {
  max-width: 1120px;
  margin: 0 auto;
  padding: 0 2.5rem;
  position: relative;
  z-index: 1;
}

/* ── Nav ── */
.ep-nav {
  position: fixed;
  inset: 0 0 auto;
  z-index: 100;
  padding: 1.5rem 0;
  transition: background .3s, border-color .3s;
  border-bottom: 1px solid transparent;
}
.ep-nav.scrolled {
  background: rgba(12,11,9,0.9);
  backdrop-filter: blur(10px);
  border-color: var(--border);
}
.ep-nav-inner {
  max-width: 1120px;
  margin: 0 auto;
  padding: 0 2.5rem;
  display: flex;
  justify-content: space-between;
  align-items: center;
}
.ep-nav-logo {
  font-family: var(--ff-sans);
  font-size: .78rem;
  font-weight: 600;
  letter-spacing: .25em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--gold);
  text-decoration: none;
}
.ep-nav-links {
  list-style: none;
  display: flex;
  gap: 2.5rem;
}
.ep-nav-links a {
  font-size: .78rem;
  font-weight: 400;
  letter-spacing: .18em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--text-dim);
  text-decoration: none;
  transition: color .2s;
}
.ep-nav-links a:hover { color: var(--gold); }

/* ── Hero ── */
.ep-hero {
  min-height: 100vh;
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  padding: 8rem 0 4rem;
}
.ep-hero-inner { max-width: 680px; }

.ep-eyebrow {
  font-size: .75rem;
  font-weight: 500;
  letter-spacing: .35em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--gold);
  margin-bottom: 1.75rem;
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 1rem;
}
.ep-eyebrow::before {
  content: '';
  width: 2.5rem;
  height: 1px;
  background: var(--gold);
  flex-shrink: 0;
}

.ep-hero-name {
  font-family: var(--ff-sans);
  font-size: clamp(3rem, 8.5vw, 5.5rem);
  font-weight: 700;
  line-height: 1.0;
  color: #ede5cf;
  letter-spacing: -.01em;
  margin-bottom: 1.5rem;
}

.ep-hero-role {
  font-size: clamp(.95rem, 1.8vw, 1.15rem);
  font-weight: 300;
  color: var(--text-dim);
  margin-bottom: 1.75rem;
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: .5rem;
  min-height: 1.8rem;
  letter-spacing: .04em;
}
.ep-cursor {
  display: inline-block;
  width: 2px;
  height: 1em;
  background: var(--gold);
  animation: ep-blink 1s step-end infinite;
  vertical-align: middle;
  flex-shrink: 0;
}
@keyframes ep-blink { 0%,100%{opacity:1} 50%{opacity:0} }

.ep-hero-bio {
  font-size: .95rem;
  font-weight: 300;
  line-height: 1.85;
  color: var(--text-dim);
  max-width: 460px;
  margin-bottom: 2.5rem;
}

.ep-cta {
  display: flex;
  gap: 2rem;
  align-items: center;
}
.ep-btn {
  font-family: var(--ff-sans);
  font-size: .78rem;
  font-weight: 600;
  letter-spacing: .18em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  text-decoration: none;
  transition: all .2s;
}
.ep-btn-solid {
  background: var(--gold);
  color: var(--bg);
  padding: .75rem 2rem;
  display: inline-block;
}
.ep-btn-solid:hover { background: var(--gold-lt); color: var(--bg); }
.ep-btn-ghost { color: var(--text-dim); }
.ep-btn-ghost:hover { color: var(--gold); }

/* ── Rule divider ── */
.ep-rule {
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 1.5rem;
  margin: 5rem 0;
}
.ep-rule::before, .ep-rule::after {
  content: '';
  flex: 1;
  height: 1px;
  background: var(--border);
}
.ep-rule-mark {
  font-size: .82rem;
  color: var(--gold);
  opacity: .65;
}

/* ── Section header ── */
.ep-sec-head { margin-bottom: 2.75rem; }
.ep-sec-num {
  font-size: .72rem;
  font-weight: 500;
  letter-spacing: .3em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--gold);
  margin-bottom: .5rem;
  opacity: .8;
}
.ep-sec-title {
  font-family: var(--ff-sans);
  font-size: clamp(1.4rem, 3.5vw, 2rem);
  font-weight: 700;
  color: #ede5cf;
  letter-spacing: -.01em;
}

/* ── Fade-in ── */
.ep-fi {
  opacity: 0;
  transform: translateY(16px);
  transition: opacity .6s ease, transform .6s ease;
}
.ep-fi.vis { opacity: 1; transform: none; }
.ep-fi:nth-child(2) { transition-delay: .08s; }
.ep-fi:nth-child(3) { transition-delay: .16s; }

/* ── About ── */
.ep-about { padding: 3.5rem 0; }
.ep-about-grid {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: 1fr 250px;
  gap: 4.5rem;
  align-items: start;
}
.ep-about-text p {
  font-size: 1rem;
  font-weight: 400;
  color: var(--text);
  line-height: 1.85;
  margin-bottom: 1.1rem;
  text-wrap: pretty;
}
.ep-about-text p:last-child { margin-bottom: 0; }

.ep-about-card {
  border: 1px solid var(--border);
  padding: 1.75rem 1.5rem;
}
.ep-ac-row { margin-bottom: 1.3rem; }
.ep-ac-row:last-child { margin-bottom: 0; }
.ep-ac-label {
  font-size: .72rem;
  font-weight: 500;
  letter-spacing: .25em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--text-dim);
  margin-bottom: .3rem;
}
.ep-ac-val {
  font-size: .92rem;
  font-weight: 600;
  color: var(--gold);
  letter-spacing: .03em;
}

/* ── Work ── */
.ep-work { padding: 3.5rem 0; }
.ep-work-grid {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(3, 1fr);
  gap: 1.5px;
  background: var(--border);
}
.ep-work-card {
  background: var(--bg);
  padding: 2.25rem 2rem;
  transition: background .2s;
}
.ep-work-card:hover { background: var(--bg-raise); }
.ep-wc-label {
  font-size: .72rem;
  font-weight: 500;
  letter-spacing: .25em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--gold);
  margin-bottom: 1rem;
  opacity: .8;
}
.ep-wc-title {
  font-family: var(--ff-sans);
  font-size: 1rem;
  font-weight: 700;
  color: #ede5cf;
  margin-bottom: 1.25rem;
  letter-spacing: -.01em;
  line-height: 1.3;
}
.ep-wc-list { list-style: none; }
.ep-wc-list li {
  border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(184,146,74,.05);
}
.ep-wc-list li:last-child { border-bottom: none; }
.ep-wc-btn {
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: .5rem;
  width: 100%;
  background: none;
  border: none;
  padding: .35rem 0;
  font-family: var(--ff-sans);
  font-size: .88rem;
  font-weight: 400;
  color: var(--text-dim);
  cursor: pointer;
  text-align: left;
  transition: color .2s, padding-left .2s;
}
.ep-wc-btn::before { content: '›'; color: var(--gold); flex-shrink: 0; transition: color .2s; }
.ep-wc-btn:hover { color: var(--text); padding-left: .4rem; }
.ep-wc-btn:hover::before { color: var(--gold-lt); }
.ep-wc-btn:hover .ep-wc-plus { opacity: .8; }
.ep-work-card:hover .ep-wc-btn { color: var(--text); }
.ep-wc-plus {
  margin-left: auto;
  font-size: .78rem;
  color: var(--gold);
  opacity: .5;
  transition: transform .25s, opacity .25s;
  flex-shrink: 0;
}
.ep-wc-item.open .ep-wc-plus {
  transform: rotate(45deg);
  opacity: 1;
}
.ep-wc-detail {
  max-height: 0;
  overflow: hidden;
  transition: max-height .25s ease;
}
.ep-wc-item.open .ep-wc-detail {
  max-height: 8rem;
}
.ep-wc-detail-inner {
  font-size: .85rem;
  font-weight: 300;
  color: var(--text-dim);
  line-height: 1.6;
  padding: .3rem 0 .6rem 1rem;
  border-left: 1px solid var(--border);
}

/* ── Blog ── */
.ep-blog { padding: 3.5rem 0; }
.ep-post-list { list-style: none; }
.ep-post {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: 90px 1fr auto;
  gap: 2rem;
  align-items: start;
  padding: 1.6rem 0;
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--border);
  text-decoration: none;
  color: inherit;
  transition: padding-left .25s;
}
.ep-post:first-child { border-top: 1px solid var(--border); }
.ep-post:hover { padding-left: 1rem; }
.ep-post:hover .ep-post-title { color: var(--gold-lt); }
.ep-post-date {
  font-family: var(--ff-mono);
  font-size: .78rem;
  color: var(--text-dim);
  padding-top: .25rem;
  white-space: nowrap;
}
.ep-post-title {
  font-size: 1.05rem;
  font-weight: 500;
  color: var(--text);
  margin-bottom: .3rem;
  line-height: 1.4;
  transition: color .2s;
}
.ep-post-blurb {
  font-size: .88rem;
  font-weight: 300;
  color: var(--text-dim);
  line-height: 1.6;
}
.ep-post-blurb p { display: inline; }
.ep-post-tag {
  font-family: var(--ff-mono);
  font-size: .72rem;
  letter-spacing: .18em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--gold);
  border: 1px solid var(--border);
  padding: .25rem .6rem;
  white-space: nowrap;
  margin-top: .2rem;
  align-self: start;
}
.ep-no-posts {
  padding: 2rem 0;
  font-size: .88rem;
  color: var(--text-dim);
  border-top: 1px solid var(--border);
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--border);
}
.ep-blog-more {
  display: inline-flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: .6rem;
  margin-top: 2.25rem;
  font-size: .78rem;
  font-weight: 500;
  letter-spacing: .2em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--text-dim);
  text-decoration: none;
  transition: color .2s;
}
.ep-blog-more:hover { color: var(--gold); }
.ep-blog-more::after { content: '→'; font-weight: 300; }

/* ── Services teaser (homepage) ── */
.ep-services-teaser { padding: 3.5rem 0; }
.ep-services-teaser-grid {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: 1fr auto;
  gap: 3rem;
  align-items: center;
}
.ep-services-teaser-text {
  font-size: .95rem;
  font-weight: 400;
  color: var(--text);
  line-height: 1.85;
}

/* ── Process (services page) ── */
.ep-process { padding: 1rem 0 3rem; }
.ep-process-grid {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(4, 1fr);
  gap: 1.5px;
  background: var(--border);
}
.ep-process-step { background: var(--bg); padding: 1.75rem 1.5rem; }
.ep-process-num {
  font-family: var(--ff-mono);
  font-size: .72rem;
  font-weight: 500;
  letter-spacing: .25em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--gold);
  opacity: .8;
  margin-bottom: 1rem;
}
.ep-process-title {
  font-family: var(--ff-sans);
  font-size: .95rem;
  font-weight: 700;
  color: #ede5cf;
  margin-bottom: .5rem;
  letter-spacing: -.01em;
}
.ep-process-desc {
  font-size: .85rem;
  color: var(--text-dim);
  line-height: 1.65;
}

/* ── Service / work cards (services page) ── */
.ep-service-desc {
  font-size: .85rem;
  color: var(--text-dim);
  line-height: 1.65;
}
.ep-service-soon {
  font-family: var(--ff-mono);
  font-size: .7rem;
  letter-spacing: .18em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--text-dim);
  opacity: .7;
}

/* ── Form (services page) ── */
.ep-form { margin-top: 1.5rem; max-width: 640px; }
.ep-form-success {
  border: 1px solid var(--border);
  background: var(--bg-raise);
  color: var(--gold);
  padding: 1rem 1.25rem;
  font-size: .9rem;
  margin-bottom: 1.5rem;
}
.ep-form-error {
  border: 1px solid var(--border);
  background: var(--bg-raise);
  color: var(--text);
  padding: 1rem 1.25rem;
  font-size: .9rem;
  margin-bottom: 1.5rem;
}
.ep-form-row { display: grid; grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr; gap: 1.5rem; }
.ep-field { margin-bottom: 1.25rem; display: flex; flex-direction: column; gap: .5rem; }
.ep-label {
  font-family: var(--ff-mono);
  font-size: .72rem;
  font-weight: 600;
  letter-spacing: .2em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--text-dim);
}
.ep-input,
.ep-select,
.ep-textarea {
  background: var(--bg-raise);
  border: 1px solid var(--border);
  color: var(--text);
  font-family: var(--ff-sans);
  font-size: .95rem;
  padding: .75rem 1rem;
  width: 100%;
}
.ep-input:focus,
.ep-select:focus,
.ep-textarea:focus { background: var(--bg-raise); border-color: var(--gold); outline: none; }
.ep-textarea { min-height: 140px; resize: vertical; }
.ep-form-hp {
  position: absolute;
  left: -9999px;
  top: -9999px;
  width: 1px;
  height: 1px;
  overflow: hidden;
}
.ep-form-submit { margin-top: .5rem; }
.ep-services-contact { padding-bottom: 6rem; }

/* ── Contact ── */
.ep-contact { padding: 3.5rem 0 8rem; }
.ep-contact-grid {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr;
  gap: 4.5rem;
  align-items: start;
}
.ep-contact-text {
  font-size: .95rem;
  font-weight: 400;
  color: var(--text);
  line-height: 1.85;
}
.ep-contact-links {
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  gap: 1.5px;
  background: var(--border);
}
.ep-linkedin {
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 1rem;
  padding: 1rem 1.5rem;
  border: 1px solid var(--border);
  text-decoration: none;
  transition: border-color .2s, background .2s;
}
.ep-linkedin:hover {
  border-color: var(--gold);
  background: var(--bg-raise);
}
.ep-linkedin-label {
  font-family: var(--ff-mono);
  font-size: .75rem;
  font-weight: 600;
  letter-spacing: .22em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--text-dim);
  flex-shrink: 0;
}
.ep-linkedin-name {
  font-size: 1.1rem;
  font-weight: 700;
  color: var(--gold);
  letter-spacing: -.01em;
  flex: 1;
}
.ep-linkedin-arrow {
  font-size: 1rem;
  color: var(--text-dim);
  transition: color .2s, transform .2s;
}
.ep-linkedin:hover .ep-linkedin-arrow {
  color: var(--gold);
  transform: translateX(4px);
}

/* ── Footer ── */
.ep-footer {
  border-top: 1px solid var(--border);
  padding: 2rem 0;
  position: relative;
  z-index: 1;
}
.ep-foot-inner {
  max-width: 1120px;
  margin: 0 auto;
  padding: 0 2.5rem;
  display: flex;
  justify-content: space-between;
  align-items: center;
}
.ep-foot-copy {
  font-size: .75rem;
  font-weight: 300;
  letter-spacing: .1em;
  color: var(--text-dim);
}
.ep-foot-mark {
  font-size: .78rem;
  font-weight: 600;
  letter-spacing: .2em;
  color: var(--gold);
  opacity: .55;
}

/* ── 404 ── */
.ep-404 {
  min-height: 100vh;
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: center;
  text-align: center;
  padding: 8rem 2.5rem 4rem;
  position: relative;
}
.ep-404-ghost {
  position: absolute;
  top: 50%;
  left: 50%;
  transform: translate(-50%, -50%);
  font-family: var(--ff-mono);
  font-size: clamp(8rem, 28vw, 18rem);
  font-weight: 700;
  color: var(--gold);
  opacity: .04;
  pointer-events: none;
  letter-spacing: -.04em;
  line-height: 1;
  user-select: none;
}
.ep-404-inner {
  position: relative;
  z-index: 1;
  max-width: 560px;
}
.ep-404-inner .ep-eyebrow {
  justify-content: center;
}
.ep-404-title {
  font-family: var(--ff-sans);
  font-size: clamp(2.8rem, 8vw, 5rem);
  font-weight: 700;
  line-height: 1.0;
  color: #ede5cf;
  letter-spacing: -.01em;
  margin-bottom: 2rem;
}
.ep-404-crawl {
  font-size: .92rem;
  font-weight: 300;
  color: var(--text-dim);
  line-height: 1.85;
  margin-bottom: 1.75rem;
}
.ep-404-quote {
  font-family: var(--ff-mono);
  font-size: .75rem;
  letter-spacing: .12em;
  color: var(--gold);
  opacity: .65;
  margin-bottom: 2.5rem;
}

/* ── Archive ── */
.ep-archive-header {
  padding: 8rem 0 3.5rem;
}
.ep-archive-title {
  margin-top: .5rem;
  margin-bottom: .75rem;
}
.ep-archive-desc {
  font-size: .95rem;
  font-weight: 300;
  color: var(--text-dim);
  line-height: 1.85;
  max-width: 460px;
}
.ep-pagination {
  padding: 2.5rem 0 6rem;
}
.ep-pagination .nav-links {
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 1.5rem;
  list-style: none;
}
.ep-pagination .page-numbers {
  font-family: var(--ff-mono);
  font-size: .75rem;
  letter-spacing: .18em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--text-dim);
  text-decoration: none;
  transition: color .2s;
}
.ep-pagination a.page-numbers:hover { color: var(--gold); }
.ep-pagination .page-numbers.current {
  color: var(--gold);
}
.ep-pagination .page-numbers.dots { color: var(--text-dim); opacity: .4; }

/* ── Single post ── */
.ep-back {
  display: inline-flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: .5rem;
  font-size: .78rem;
  font-weight: 500;
  letter-spacing: .18em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--text-dim);
  text-decoration: none;
  transition: color .2s;
}
.ep-back:hover { color: var(--gold); }

.ep-single-header {
  padding: 8rem 0 3rem;
  max-width: 720px;
}

.ep-single-tag {
  font-family: var(--ff-mono);
  font-size: .72rem;
  letter-spacing: .2em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--gold);
  border: 1px solid var(--border);
  padding: .25rem .65rem;
  display: inline-block;
  margin: 1.5rem 0;
}

.ep-single-title {
  font-family: var(--ff-sans);
  font-size: clamp(1.8rem, 5vw, 3rem);
  font-weight: 700;
  line-height: 1.1;
  color: #ede5cf;
  letter-spacing: -.01em;
  margin-bottom: 1.25rem;
  text-wrap: pretty;
}

.ep-single-meta {
  font-family: var(--ff-mono);
  font-size: .75rem;
  letter-spacing: .1em;
  color: var(--text-dim);
}

/* post body */
.ep-single-content {
  max-width: 680px;
  padding-bottom: 4rem;
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--border);
  margin-bottom: 3rem;
  margin-top: 1rem;
}

.ep-single-content p,
.ep-single-content li {
  font-size: 1rem;
  font-weight: 400;
  color: var(--text);
  line-height: 1.85;
  margin-bottom: 1.25rem;
  text-wrap: pretty;
}

.ep-single-content h2,
.ep-single-content h3,
.ep-single-content h4 {
  font-family: var(--ff-sans);
  font-weight: 700;
  color: #ede5cf;
  letter-spacing: -.01em;
  line-height: 1.2;
  margin: 2.5rem 0 .75rem;
}
.ep-single-content h2 { font-size: 1.4rem; }
.ep-single-content h3 { font-size: 1.15rem; }
.ep-single-content h4 { font-size: 1rem; }

.ep-single-content a {
  color: var(--gold);
  text-decoration: underline;
  text-decoration-color: rgba(184,146,74,.35);
  text-underline-offset: 3px;
  transition: text-decoration-color .2s;
}
.ep-single-content a:hover { text-decoration-color: var(--gold); }

.ep-single-content blockquote {
  border-left: 2px solid var(--gold);
  padding: .25rem 0 .25rem 1.5rem;
  margin: 2rem 0;
}
.ep-single-content blockquote p {
  color: var(--text);
  font-style: italic;
  margin-bottom: 0;
}

.ep-single-content code {
  font-family: var(--ff-mono);
  font-size: .85rem;
  background: var(--bg-raise);
  color: var(--gold-lt);
  padding: .15rem .4rem;
}

.ep-single-content pre {
  background: var(--bg-raise);
  border: 1px solid var(--border);
  padding: 1.5rem;
  overflow-x: auto;
  margin: 1.75rem 0;
}
.ep-single-content pre code {
  background: none;
  padding: 0;
  font-size: .85rem;
  color: var(--text);
}

.ep-single-content img,
.ep-single-content figure {
  max-width: 100%;
  height: auto;
  margin: 2rem 0;
}
.ep-single-content figcaption {
  font-family: var(--ff-mono);
  font-size: .72rem;
  color: var(--text-dim);
  margin-top: .5rem;
  letter-spacing: .05em;
}

.ep-single-content ul,
.ep-single-content ol {
  padding-left: 1.5rem;
  margin-bottom: 1.25rem;
}
.ep-single-content ul { list-style: disc; }
.ep-single-content ol { list-style: decimal; }
.ep-single-content li { margin-bottom: .4rem; }

.ep-single-content hr {
  border: none;
  border-top: 1px solid var(--border);
  margin: 2.5rem 0;
}

.ep-single-foot { padding-bottom: 5rem; }

/* ── Reduced motion ── */
@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) {
  html { scroll-behavior: auto; }
  .ep-fi { transition: none; opacity: 1; transform: none; }
  .ep-cursor { animation: none; }
  .ep-post { transition: none; }
  .ep-btn-solid,
  .ep-btn-ghost,
  .ep-linkedin,
  .ep-linkedin-arrow,
  .ep-blog-more,
  .ep-nav-links a,
  .ep-nav-logo,
  .ep-wc-btn,
  .ep-wc-btn::before,
  .ep-wc-plus,
  .ep-wc-detail { transition: none; }
  .ep-wc-btn:hover { padding-left: 0; }
  canvas#ep-stars { display: none; }
  .ep-nav-toggle span { transition: none; }
}

/* ── Mobile nav toggle (hidden on desktop) ── */
.ep-nav-toggle {
  display: none;
}

/* ── Responsive ── */
@media (max-width: 720px) {

  /* Wrap */
  .ep-wrap,
  .ep-nav-inner,
  .ep-foot-inner {
    padding-left: 1.25rem;
    padding-right: 1.25rem;
  }

  /* Nav */
  .ep-nav-toggle {
    display: flex;
    flex-direction: column;
    justify-content: center;
    gap: 5px;
    background: none;
    border: none;
    cursor: pointer;
    padding: 4px;
    z-index: 10;
  }
  .ep-nav-toggle span {
    display: block;
    width: 22px;
    height: 1.5px;
    background: var(--gold);
    transition: transform .25s, opacity .25s;
  }
  .ep-nav.open .ep-nav-toggle span:nth-child(1) { transform: translateY(6.5px) rotate(45deg); }
  .ep-nav.open .ep-nav-toggle span:nth-child(2) { opacity: 0; }
  .ep-nav.open .ep-nav-toggle span:nth-child(3) { transform: translateY(-6.5px) rotate(-45deg); }

  .ep-nav-links {
    display: none;
    position: absolute;
    top: 100%;
    left: 0;
    right: 0;
    flex-direction: column;
    gap: 0;
    background: rgba(10,9,7,0.97);
    backdrop-filter: blur(12px);
    border-top: 1px solid var(--border);
  }
  .ep-nav.open .ep-nav-links { display: flex; }
  .ep-nav-links li { border-bottom: 1px solid var(--border); }
  .ep-nav-links a {
    display: block;
    padding: 1rem 1.25rem;
    font-size: .82rem;
    letter-spacing: .18em;
  }

  /* Hero */
  .ep-hero { padding: 5rem 0 2.5rem; min-height: auto; }
  .ep-hero-name { font-size: clamp(2.5rem, 12vw, 3.5rem); margin-bottom: 1rem; }
  .ep-hero-bio { margin-bottom: 2rem; }
  .ep-eyebrow { margin-bottom: 1.25rem; }
  .ep-cta { flex-direction: column; align-items: stretch; gap: 1rem; }
  .ep-btn-solid { text-align: center; }

  /* Rules */
  .ep-rule { margin: 2.5rem 0; }

  /* About */
  .ep-about { padding: 2rem 0; }
  .ep-about-grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr; gap: 2rem; }

  /* Work */
  .ep-work { padding: 2rem 0; }
  .ep-work-grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }

  /* Blog */
  .ep-blog { padding: 2rem 0; }
  .ep-post { grid-template-columns: 1fr; gap: .3rem; }
  .ep-post-tag { display: none; }

  /* Contact */
  .ep-contact { padding: 2rem 0 5rem; }
  .ep-contact-grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr; gap: 2rem; }
  .ep-linkedin { padding: 1.25rem; }

  /* Single */
  .ep-single-header { padding: 5rem 0 2rem; }
  .ep-single-foot { padding-bottom: 3rem; }

  /* Services teaser */
  .ep-services-teaser { padding: 2rem 0; }
  .ep-services-teaser-grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr; gap: 1.5rem; align-items: start; }

  /* Process */
  .ep-process { padding: 1rem 0 2rem; }
  .ep-process-grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }

  /* Form */
  .ep-form-row { grid-template-columns: 1fr; gap: 0; }
  .ep-services-contact { padding-bottom: 3.5rem; }
}