:root{
  --bg:#12100e; --panel:#1a1712; --ink:#efe7d8; --muted:#a99f8d;
  --accent:#d9a441; --accent2:#c98a3a; --line:#2e2820; --link:#e0b866;
}
*{box-sizing:border-box}
html{scroll-behavior:smooth}
body{
  margin:0; background:var(--bg); color:var(--ink);
  font-family:Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; line-height:1.75;
  -webkit-font-smoothing:antialiased;
}
a{color:var(--link)}
.wrap{max-width:720px;margin:0 auto;padding:0 22px}
.topbar{border-bottom:1px solid var(--line);background:rgba(18,16,14,.85);position:sticky;top:0;backdrop-filter:blur(6px);z-index:5}
.topbar .wrap{display:flex;align-items:center;justify-content:space-between;padding-top:14px;padding-bottom:14px}
.brand{font-size:.95rem;letter-spacing:.14em;text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--muted);text-decoration:none}
.brand b{color:var(--ink)}
.navlinks a{color:var(--muted);text-decoration:none;font-family:system-ui,sans-serif;font-size:.85rem;margin-left:18px}
.navlinks a:hover{color:var(--accent)}
.hero{padding:74px 0 40px;text-align:center;border-bottom:1px solid var(--line)}
.hero .kicker{font-family:system-ui,sans-serif;letter-spacing:.28em;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:.72rem;color:var(--accent);margin-bottom:22px}
.hero h1{font-size:3rem;line-height:1.1;margin:0 0 18px;font-weight:400}
.hero .tag{color:var(--muted);font-style:italic;font-size:1.2rem;max-width:34ch;margin:0 auto 30px}
.hero .byline{font-family:system-ui,sans-serif;font-size:.8rem;letter-spacing:.12em;text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--muted)}
.btn{display:inline-block;background:var(--accent);color:#1a1206;text-decoration:none;font-family:system-ui,sans-serif;font-weight:600;padding:13px 30px;border-radius:6px;margin-top:26px;font-size:.95rem}
.btn:hover{background:var(--accent2)}
.btn.ghost{background:transparent;border:1px solid var(--line);color:var(--ink)}
section{padding:44px 0;border-bottom:1px solid var(--line)}
h2{font-family:system-ui,sans-serif;font-size:.78rem;letter-spacing:.24em;text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--accent);font-weight:600;margin:0 0 22px}
.about p{color:var(--ink);opacity:.92}
.chapters{list-style:none;padding:0;margin:0}
.chapters li{border:1px solid var(--line);border-radius:8px;margin-bottom:12px;background:var(--panel)}
.chapters a,.chapters .locked{display:flex;justify-content:space-between;align-items:center;padding:16px 20px;text-decoration:none;color:var(--ink);font-family:system-ui,sans-serif}
.chapters a:hover{border-color:var(--accent)}
.chapters .num{color:var(--muted);font-size:.8rem;letter-spacing:.1em;text-transform:uppercase}
.chapters .locked{color:var(--muted);font-style:italic;cursor:default}
.chapters .pill{font-size:.72rem;font-family:system-ui,sans-serif;letter-spacing:.08em;text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--accent);border:1px solid var(--line);border-radius:20px;padding:3px 11px}
/* reading view */
.chapter{padding:56px 0 30px}
.chapter .chnum{font-family:system-ui,sans-serif;letter-spacing:.24em;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:.74rem;color:var(--accent);text-align:center;margin-bottom:12px}
.chapter h1{font-size:2.3rem;font-weight:400;text-align:center;margin:0 0 44px}
.prose{font-size:1.18rem}
.prose p{margin:0 0 1.4em}
.prose p:first-of-type::first-letter{font-size:3.1rem;line-height:.8;float:left;padding:6px 10px 0 0;color:var(--accent)}
.chnav{display:flex;justify-content:space-between;gap:14px;padding:34px 0;font-family:system-ui,sans-serif}
.chnav a{flex:1;border:1px solid var(--line);border-radius:8px;padding:14px 18px;text-decoration:none;color:var(--ink);background:var(--panel)}
.chnav a:hover{border-color:var(--accent)}
.chnav .lbl{display:block;font-size:.7rem;letter-spacing:.12em;text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--muted);margin-bottom:4px}
.chnav .disabled{opacity:.35;pointer-events:none}
.chnav .next{text-align:right}
footer{padding:40px 0 60px;text-align:center;color:var(--muted);font-family:system-ui,sans-serif;font-size:.82rem}
footer a{color:var(--link)}
@media(max-width:560px){.hero h1{font-size:2.2rem}.chapter h1{font-size:1.7rem}.prose{font-size:1.08rem}}