.story-page {
  --story-accent: var(--coral);
  --story-accent-deep: var(--coral-deep);
  --story-wash: rgba(255, 124, 96, 0.12);
}

.story-page--agents {
  --story-accent: #4f83cf;
  --story-accent-deep: #2f6bb7;
  --story-wash: rgba(57, 127, 200, 0.12);
}

.story-page--foundation {
  --story-accent: #8b5a88;
  --story-accent-deep: #744772;
  --story-wash: rgba(129, 75, 165, 0.11);
}

.story-hero {
  position: relative;
  overflow: hidden;
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--border);
}

.story-hero::before {
  position: absolute;
  top: -310px;
  left: -180px;
  width: 650px;
  height: 650px;
  border-radius: 50%;
  background: var(--story-wash);
  content: "";
  filter: blur(90px);
  pointer-events: none;
}

.story-hero__inner {
  position: relative;
  width: min(calc(100% - 44px), var(--page-width));
  margin: 0 auto;
  padding: 86px 0 84px;
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: minmax(390px, 0.84fr) minmax(500px, 1.16fr);
  align-items: center;
  column-gap: clamp(54px, 7vw, 96px);
}

.story-hero .eyebrow {
  color: var(--story-accent-deep);
}

.story-hero h1 {
  grid-column: 1;
  grid-row: 1;
  max-width: 980px;
  margin: 0;
  font-size: clamp(48px, 5vw, 68px);
  font-weight: 500;
  letter-spacing: -0.062em;
  line-height: 1.04;
}

.story-hero h1 em {
  color: var(--story-accent);
  font-style: normal;
}

.story-deck {
  grid-column: 1;
  grid-row: 2;
  max-width: 740px;
  margin: 30px 0 0;
  color: var(--ink-soft);
  font-size: clamp(17px, 1.8vw, 21px);
  font-weight: 300;
  line-height: 1.75;
}

.story-meta {
  margin-top: 25px;
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 10px;
  color: var(--muted);
  font-size: 11px;
}

.story-meta span + span::before {
  margin-right: 10px;
  color: var(--story-accent);
  content: "•";
}

.story-hero__feature {
  grid-column: 2;
  grid-row: 1 / span 3;
  margin-top: 0;
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  flex-direction: column;
  gap: 42px;
}

.story-cover {
  order: -1;
  width: 100%;
  margin: 0 auto;
  overflow: hidden;
  border-radius: 20px;
  aspect-ratio: 1.25 / 1;
  background: var(--paper-deep);
  box-shadow: var(--shadow);
}

.story-hero__inner > .article-author {
  grid-column: 1;
  grid-row: 3;
}

.story-hero h1,
.story-deck,
.story-hero__inner > .article-author {
  transform: translateY(26px);
}

.story-cover img {
  width: 100%;
  height: 100%;
  object-fit: cover;
}

.story-page--mvp .story-cover img {
  object-position: right center;
}

.story-pull {
  width: min(100%, 760px);
  margin-right: auto;
  margin-left: auto;
  color: var(--ink);
  text-align: center;
}

.story-pull p {
  max-width: 680px;
  margin: 0 auto;
  font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;
  font-size: clamp(25px, 2.6vw, 34px);
  letter-spacing: -0.025em;
  line-height: 1.42;
}

.story-pull--left {
  position: relative;
  float: left;
  width: min(46%, 340px);
  margin: 52px 38px 0 0;
  padding: 18px 28px 18px 0;
  text-align: left;
}

.story-pull--left p {
  margin-right: auto;
  margin-left: 0;
}

.story-pull--left::before,
.story-pull--right::before {
  display: block;
  margin-bottom: 0;
  color: var(--story-accent);
  content: "“";
  font-family: Georgia, serif;
  font-size: clamp(132px, 11vw, 164px);
  line-height: 0;
}

.story-content {
  width: min(calc(100% - 44px), 760px);
  margin: 0 auto;
  padding: 42px 0 58px;
}

.story-opening {
  margin: 0 0 26px;
  display: flow-root;
}

.story-opening > p,
.story-section__body > p {
  margin: 0 0 24px;
  color: #292a2d;
  font-family: var(--reading-font);
  font-size: clamp(17px, 1.65vw, 19px);
  font-weight: 400;
  line-height: 1.85;
}

.story-opening > p:first-child {
  color: var(--ink);
  font-size: clamp(23px, 2.6vw, 30px);
  font-weight: 400;
  letter-spacing: -0.025em;
  line-height: 1.6;
}

.story-opening > p:last-child,
.story-section__body > p:last-child {
  margin-bottom: 0;
}

.story-section__body > ul {
  margin: 4px 0 26px;
  padding-left: 26px;
  color: #292a2d;
  font-family: var(--reading-font);
  font-size: clamp(17px, 1.65vw, 19px);
  line-height: 1.75;
}

.story-section__body > ul li + li {
  margin-top: 8px;
}

.story-section__body > ul li::marker {
  color: var(--story-accent-deep);
}

.story-section {
  padding: 34px 0;
  border-top: 1px solid var(--border);
}

.story-section__label {
  margin-bottom: 24px;
  text-align: center;
}

.story-section__label span {
  display: block;
  margin-bottom: 10px;
  color: var(--story-accent-deep);
  font-size: 10px;
  font-weight: 600;
  letter-spacing: 0.1em;
}

.story-section h2 {
  margin: 0;
  font-size: clamp(30px, 4vw, 40px);
  font-weight: 500;
  letter-spacing: -0.042em;
  line-height: 1.25;
  text-align: left;
}

.story-sequence,
.story-checklist {
  margin: 30px 0 6px;
  padding: 0;
  list-style: none;
}

.story-sequence li {
  padding: 18px 0;
  border-top: 1px solid var(--border);
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: 50px 1fr;
  gap: 18px;
}

.story-sequence li:last-child {
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--border);
}

.story-sequence strong {
  color: var(--story-accent-deep);
  font-size: 12px;
  font-weight: 600;
}

.story-sequence h3,
.story-checklist h3 {
  margin: 0 0 7px;
  font-size: 18px;
  font-weight: 500;
  letter-spacing: -0.02em;
}

.story-sequence p,
.story-checklist p {
  margin: 0;
  color: var(--ink-soft);
  font-family: var(--reading-font);
  font-size: 14px;
  line-height: 1.72;
}

.story-checklist li {
  position: relative;
  padding: 18px 0 18px 30px;
  border-top: 1px solid var(--border);
}

.story-checklist li:last-child {
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--border);
}

.story-checklist li::before {
  position: absolute;
  top: 23px;
  left: 2px;
  width: 9px;
  height: 9px;
  border: 2px solid var(--story-accent);
  border-radius: 50%;
  content: "";
}

.story-rule {
  margin: 28px 0 4px;
  padding: 20px 0;
  border-top: 1px solid var(--story-accent);
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--story-accent);
  color: var(--ink);
  font-family: var(--reading-font);
  font-size: 18px;
  font-weight: 500;
  letter-spacing: -0.02em;
  line-height: 1.65;
}

.story-ending {
  margin-top: 54px;
  padding-top: 40px;
  border-top: 1px solid var(--border);
  display: flow-root;
}

.story-pull--right {
  position: relative;
  float: right;
  width: min(48%, 350px);
  margin: 44px 0 0 38px;
  padding: 18px 0 18px 28px;
  text-align: right;
}

.story-pull--right p {
  margin-right: 0;
  margin-left: auto;
}

.story-pull--right::before {
  content: "”";
  transform: none;
}

.story-pull--left::after,
.story-pull--right::after {
  position: absolute;
  top: -50px;
  bottom: 18px;
  width: 2px;
  background: var(--story-accent);
  content: "";
}

.story-pull--left::after {
  right: 0;
}

.story-pull--right::after {
  left: 0;
}

.story-conclusion {
  margin: 0;
  color: var(--ink);
  font-family: var(--reading-font);
  font-size: clamp(22px, 2.6vw, 29px);
  font-weight: 500;
  letter-spacing: -0.035em;
  line-height: 1.55;
  text-align: left;
}

@media (max-width: 1040px) {
  .story-hero__inner {
    grid-template-columns: minmax(350px, 0.9fr) minmax(400px, 1.1fr);
    column-gap: 45px;
  }

  .story-hero h1 {
    font-size: clamp(44px, 5.4vw, 59px);
  }
}

@media (max-width: 780px) {
  .story-hero__inner {
    padding-top: 66px;
    padding-bottom: 65px;
    display: block;
  }

  .story-hero h1 {
    font-size: clamp(44px, 9vw, 60px);
  }

  .story-hero h1,
  .story-deck,
  .story-hero__inner > .article-author {
    transform: translateY(18px);
  }

  .story-hero__feature {
    margin-top: 58px;
    gap: 40px;
  }

  .story-content {
    padding-top: 58px;
    padding-bottom: 74px;
  }

  .story-opening {
    margin-bottom: 30px;
  }

}

@media (max-width: 540px) {
  .story-hero__inner,
  .story-content {
    width: calc(100% - 32px);
  }

  .story-hero__inner {
    padding-top: 54px;
    padding-bottom: 54px;
  }

  .story-hero h1 {
    font-size: clamp(39px, 11.5vw, 49px);
  }

  .story-deck {
    font-size: 16px;
  }

  .story-meta {
    align-items: flex-start;
    flex-direction: column;
    gap: 5px;
  }

  .story-meta span + span::before {
    display: none;
  }

  .story-cover {
    border-radius: 14px;
    aspect-ratio: 1.15 / 1;
  }

  .story-pull p {
    font-size: 27px;
  }

  .story-pull--left::before,
  .story-pull--right::before {
    font-size: 120px;
  }

  .story-pull--left,
  .story-pull--right {
    float: none;
    width: 100%;
    margin: 52px 0 0;
    padding: 22px 24px;
    border-top: 0;
    border-bottom: 0;
  }

  .story-pull--left {
    border-right: 0;
    border-left: 0;
  }

  .story-pull--right {
    border-left: 0;
    border-right: 0;
  }

  .story-pull--left::after,
  .story-pull--right::after {
    top: -28px;
    bottom: 22px;
  }

  .story-pull--left::after {
    right: auto;
    left: 0;
  }

  .story-pull--right::after {
    right: 0;
    left: auto;
  }

  .story-opening > p,
  .story-section__body > p {
    font-size: 17px;
    line-height: 1.85;
  }

  .story-opening > p:first-child {
    font-size: 23px;
  }

  .story-section {
    padding: 30px 0;
  }

  .story-section h2 {
    max-width: none;
    font-size: 30px;
  }

  .story-ending {
    margin-top: 42px;
    padding-top: 34px;
  }

  .story-conclusion {
    margin-top: 30px;
    font-size: 23px;
  }
}

/* Continuous editorial flow below the fixed article hero. */
.story-content .story-section {
  margin-top: 0;
  padding: 24px 0 8px;
  border-top: 0;
}

.story-content .story-section + .story-section {
  margin-top: 10px;
}

.story-section__label {
  margin-bottom: 20px;
  display: block;
}

.story-section__label span {
  display: none;
}

.story-sequence,
.story-checklist {
  margin: 22px 0 4px;
}

.story-sequence li,
.story-checklist li {
  margin: 0 0 22px;
  padding: 0;
  border: 0;
  display: block;
}

.story-sequence li:last-child,
.story-checklist li:last-child {
  border: 0;
}

.story-sequence li > strong,
.story-checklist li::before {
  display: none;
}

.story-sequence p,
.story-checklist p {
  color: #292a2d;
  font-size: clamp(17px, 1.65vw, 19px);
  font-weight: 400;
  line-height: 1.85;
}

.story-rule {
  margin: 22px 0 4px;
  padding: 0;
  border: 0;
}

.story-ending {
  margin-top: 30px;
  padding-top: 0;
  border-top: 0;
}

.article-return {
  width: min(calc(100% - 44px), 760px);
  margin: 0 auto;
  padding: 0 0 72px;
}

.article-return a {
  width: fit-content;
  padding: 9px 0;
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--border);
  display: inline-flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 9px;
  color: var(--ink-soft);
  font-size: 13px;
  font-weight: 500;
  text-decoration: none;
  transition: border-color 180ms ease, color 180ms ease;
}

.article-return a span {
  color: var(--story-accent-deep);
  transition: transform 180ms ease;
}

.article-return a:hover,
.article-return a:focus-visible {
  border-color: var(--story-accent);
  color: var(--ink);
}

.article-return a:hover span,
.article-return a:focus-visible span {
  transform: translateX(-3px);
}

@media (max-width: 540px) {
  .story-content {
    padding-top: 38px;
    padding-bottom: 52px;
  }

  .story-content .story-section {
    padding: 22px 0 6px;
  }

  .story-content .story-section + .story-section {
    margin-top: 8px;
  }

  .story-sequence p,
  .story-checklist p {
    font-size: 17px;
  }

  .story-ending {
    margin-top: 26px;
    padding-top: 0;
  }

  .article-return {
    width: calc(100% - 32px);
    padding-bottom: 54px;
  }
}