/* DarkTales — near-black, blood-red, bone. */
:root {
  --bg: #0b0908;
  --bg2: #12100d;
  --ink: #e9e2d4;        /* bone */
  --ink-dim: #a89f8d;
  --blood: #b3122e;      /* blood red */
  --blood-dim: #7d0d20;
  --line: #26211b;
  --card: #14110e;
}
* { box-sizing: border-box; }
html { scroll-behavior: smooth; }
body {
  margin: 0;
  background: var(--bg);
  color: var(--ink);
  font-family: Georgia, 'Iowan Old Style', 'Times New Roman', serif;
  line-height: 1.65;
  -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased;
}
.wrap { max-width: 1080px; margin: 0 auto; padding: 0 20px; }
.wrap.narrow { max-width: 700px; }
a { color: var(--ink); }

/* header */
.site-header {
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line);
  background: rgba(11,9,8,.92);
  position: sticky; top: 0; z-index: 10;
  backdrop-filter: blur(6px);
}
.header-inner { display: flex; align-items: center; justify-content: space-between; padding: 14px 20px; }
.logo { text-decoration: none; font-size: 1.35rem; letter-spacing: .28em; font-weight: bold; white-space: nowrap; }
.logo-mark { color: var(--blood); }
.site-header nav a {
  color: var(--ink-dim); text-decoration: none; margin-left: 22px; font-size: .95rem; letter-spacing: .08em;
}
.site-header nav a:hover { color: var(--ink); }

/* hero */
.hero { padding: 64px 20px 30px; text-align: center; }
.kicker { color: var(--blood); letter-spacing: .35em; text-transform: uppercase; font-size: .8rem; margin: 0 0 18px; }
.hero h1 { font-size: clamp(1.9rem, 5vw, 3.1rem); line-height: 1.2; margin: 0 0 18px; font-weight: normal; }
.hero h1 .blood { color: var(--blood); font-style: italic; }
.lede { color: var(--ink-dim); font-size: 1.08rem; max-width: 640px; margin: 0 auto 28px; }
.search-row { max-width: 480px; margin: 0 auto 18px; }
#search {
  width: 100%; padding: 12px 18px; font-size: 1rem; font-family: inherit;
  background: var(--bg2); color: var(--ink);
  border: 1px solid var(--line); border-radius: 999px; outline: none;
}
#search:focus { border-color: var(--blood); }
.chips { display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; gap: 8px; justify-content: center; margin-bottom: 8px; }
.chip {
  font-family: inherit; font-size: .82rem; letter-spacing: .06em;
  background: transparent; color: var(--ink-dim);
  border: 1px solid var(--line); border-radius: 999px; padding: 6px 14px; cursor: pointer;
}
.chip:hover { color: var(--ink); border-color: var(--blood); }
.chip.active { background: var(--blood); border-color: var(--blood); color: #fff; }

/* cards */
.grid { display: grid; grid-template-columns: repeat(auto-fill, minmax(300px, 1fr)); gap: 20px; padding: 10px 0 70px; }
.card {
  background: var(--card); border: 1px solid var(--line); border-radius: 10px;
  transition: transform .15s ease, border-color .15s ease;
}
.card:hover { transform: translateY(-3px); border-color: var(--blood-dim); }
.card-link { display: block; padding: 22px; text-decoration: none; height: 100%; }
.card-top { display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; gap: 6px; align-items: center; margin-bottom: 12px; }
.tag {
  font-size: .72rem; letter-spacing: .1em; text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--blood); border: 1px solid var(--blood-dim); border-radius: 4px; padding: 2px 8px;
}
.readtime { margin-left: auto; font-size: .78rem; color: var(--ink-dim); font-style: italic; }
.card h2 { font-size: 1.35rem; line-height: 1.35; margin: 0 0 10px; font-weight: normal; }
.excerpt { color: var(--ink-dim); font-size: .96rem; margin: 0 0 14px; }
.card-src { font-size: .8rem; color: var(--ink-dim); opacity: .75; letter-spacing: .04em; }
.empty { text-align: center; color: var(--ink-dim); font-style: italic; padding: 40px 0 70px; }
.hidden { display: none; }

/* story page */
.crumb { margin: 34px 0 18px; }
.crumb a { color: var(--ink-dim); text-decoration: none; font-size: .92rem; }
.crumb a:hover { color: var(--ink); }
.story-title { font-size: clamp(1.8rem, 4.5vw, 2.7rem); line-height: 1.25; font-weight: normal; margin: 14px 0 8px; }
.story-meta { color: var(--ink-dim); font-style: italic; margin: 0 0 30px; font-size: .95rem; }
.story-body p { font-size: 1.1rem; line-height: 1.85; margin: 0 0 1.4em; }
.story-body p:first-of-type::first-letter {
  font-size: 3.2em; float: left; line-height: .9; padding-right: .12em; color: var(--blood);
}
.credit {
  margin: 44px 0 10px; padding: 24px 26px;
  background: var(--bg2); border: 1px solid var(--line); border-left: 3px solid var(--blood);
  border-radius: 0 10px 10px 0;
}
.credit h3 { margin: 0 0 10px; font-size: 1rem; letter-spacing: .2em; text-transform: uppercase; color: var(--blood); }
.credit p { margin: 0 0 10px; color: var(--ink-dim); font-size: .95rem; }
.credit a { color: var(--ink); }
.credit .orig-title { font-style: italic; }
.btn {
  display: inline-block; margin-top: 6px; padding: 10px 22px;
  background: var(--blood); color: #fff !important; text-decoration: none; border-radius: 999px;
  font-size: .95rem; letter-spacing: .04em;
}
.btn:hover { background: var(--blood-dim); }
.story-nav { display: flex; justify-content: space-between; gap: 16px; margin: 40px 0 60px; flex-wrap: wrap; }
.navlink { color: var(--ink-dim); text-decoration: none; font-size: .95rem; max-width: 46%; }
.navlink:hover { color: var(--blood); }

/* about */
.about h1 { font-size: 2.2rem; font-weight: normal; margin: 0 0 16px; }
.about h2 { font-size: 1.35rem; color: var(--blood); margin: 34px 0 10px; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: .04em; }
.about p, .about li { font-size: 1.05rem; line-height: 1.8; color: var(--ink); }
.about-list { padding-left: 20px; }
.about-list li { margin-bottom: 12px; color: var(--ink-dim); }
.about-list li strong { color: var(--ink); }
.about { padding-bottom: 70px; }

/* footer */
.site-footer { border-top: 1px solid var(--line); padding: 30px 0 40px; color: var(--ink-dim); font-size: .88rem; }
.site-footer a { color: var(--ink-dim); }
.site-footer .fine { opacity: .7; margin-top: 6px; }

@media (max-width: 600px) {
  .hero { padding: 44px 20px 22px; }
  .navlink { max-width: 100%; }
  .story-body p { font-size: 1.04rem; }
}