.case-page{background:linear-gradient(#bcd4ee 0,#dce8f3 520px,#f6efe4 1400px,#f6efe4 100%);background-attachment:scroll;color:var(--ink)}
.case-page .top{background:rgba(255,255,255,.7)}
.eyebrow{display:block}
.c-hero{display:grid;grid-template-columns:1.1fr .9fr;gap:clamp(24px,5vw,90px);align-items:center;min-height:100svh;padding:110px var(--pad) 70px clamp(54px,9vw,170px)}
.c-hero h1{font:400 clamp(44px,6.6vw,108px)/.98 var(--serif);letter-spacing:-.025em;margin:16px 0 26px}
.c-hero h1 em{color:var(--accent)}
.lede{font-size:clamp(16px,1.4vw,19px);color:var(--ink2);max-width:50ch}
.meta{display:grid;grid-template-columns:repeat(5,auto);gap:0 clamp(16px,2.4vw,36px);margin-top:36px;padding-top:22px;border-top:1px solid rgba(11,26,48,.2);justify-content:start}
.meta dt{font-size:11px;letter-spacing:.18em;text-transform:uppercase;font-weight:600;color:var(--ink2)}
.meta dd{font:italic 400 clamp(26px,2.6vw,38px)/1.1 var(--serif)}
.c-hero-img{border-radius:36px 36px 120px 36px;overflow:hidden;box-shadow:0 50px 100px -40px rgba(8,26,60,.55);aspect-ratio:2/3;max-height:84svh;justify-self:end;width:min(100%,520px)}
.c-hero-img img{width:100%;height:100%;object-fit:cover;transform:scale(1.06)}
@media (max-width:900px){.c-hero{grid-template-columns:1fr;min-height:0;padding:100px 24px 40px 48px}.c-hero-img{justify-self:start;aspect-ratio:4/5;max-height:none;width:100%}.meta{grid-template-columns:repeat(3,auto);gap:14px 20px}}

/* sticky altitude gauge: counts up as you read down the spire */
.gauge{position:fixed;z-index:20;left:clamp(10px,1.6vw,26px);top:50%;transform:translateY(-50%);display:flex;flex-direction:column;align-items:center;gap:12px;pointer-events:none;color:var(--ink)}
.gauge-n{font:200 clamp(26px,3vw,44px)/1 var(--sans);letter-spacing:-.03em;font-variant-numeric:tabular-nums;writing-mode:horizontal-tb;display:flex;align-items:baseline;gap:2px}
.gauge-n i{font:italic 400 .5em var(--serif)}
.gauge-bar{position:relative;width:3px;height:34vh;background:rgba(11,26,48,.2);border-radius:3px;overflow:hidden}
.gauge-bar b{position:absolute;left:0;right:0;bottom:0;height:100%;background:var(--accent);transform-origin:bottom;transform:scaleY(0)}
@media (max-width:900px){.gauge{left:auto;right:12px;top:auto;bottom:16px;transform:none;flex-direction:row-reverse;background:rgba(255,255,255,.7);backdrop-filter:blur(12px);padding:8px 14px;border-radius:99px}.gauge-bar{width:60px;height:3px}.gauge-bar b{transform-origin:left;transform:scaleX(0)}.gauge-n{font-size:22px}}

.chapter{position:relative;display:grid;grid-template-columns:minmax(0,.8fr) minmax(0,1.2fr);gap:clamp(20px,4vw,70px);align-items:center;padding:clamp(70px,11vh,150px) var(--pad) clamp(70px,11vh,150px) clamp(54px,9vw,170px);min-height:70svh}
.chapter.flip{grid-template-columns:minmax(0,1.2fr) minmax(0,.8fr)}
.chapter.flip .big-alt{order:2;text-align:right}
.big-alt{font:italic 400 clamp(120px,22vw,340px)/.8 var(--serif);letter-spacing:-.04em;background:linear-gradient(180deg,#ffd9a0,#f7b58a 60%,#e9a085);-webkit-background-clip:text;background-clip:text;color:transparent;opacity:.8}
.big-alt i{font-size:.28em;letter-spacing:0;margin-left:.06em}
.ch-body{max-width:56ch}
.ch-body h2{font:400 clamp(34px,4.2vw,64px)/1.02 var(--serif);letter-spacing:-.02em;margin-bottom:22px}
.ch-body h2 em{color:var(--accent)}
.ch-body p{font-size:clamp(16px,1.35vw,18px);color:var(--ink2);margin-bottom:16px}
.more{display:inline-block;margin-top:14px;background:var(--ink);color:#fff;padding:14px 26px;border-radius:99px;font-size:14px;font-weight:600;text-decoration:none;letter-spacing:.03em}
.more:hover{background:var(--zenith)}
@media (max-width:900px){.chapter,.chapter.flip{grid-template-columns:1fr;min-height:0;padding:50px 24px 50px 48px;gap:6px}.chapter.flip .big-alt{order:0;text-align:left}.big-alt{font-size:clamp(90px,30vw,150px)}}

.wide-fig{margin:0 clamp(20px,3vw,50px);position:relative;border-radius:40px;overflow:hidden;box-shadow:0 60px 110px -50px rgba(8,26,60,.6)}
.wide-fig img{width:100%;height:min(80svh,760px);object-fit:cover;transform:scale(1.1)}
.wide-fig figcaption{position:absolute;left:24px;bottom:22px;background:rgba(9,22,46,.5);backdrop-filter:blur(12px);-webkit-backdrop-filter:blur(12px);color:#fff;padding:9px 18px;border-radius:99px;font-size:13px}
@media (max-width:900px){.wide-fig{margin:0 12px 0 40px;border-radius:26px}.wide-fig img{height:60svh}}
.case-page .foot{margin-top:clamp(60px,10vh,140px)}