/* essays.css — essay page + index + main site essay section */

/* ── Essay page ──────────────────────────────────────────── */
.essay {
  max-width: 720px;
  margin: 0 auto;
  padding: 72px 0 96px;
}
.essay-head {
  padding-bottom: 48px;
  border-bottom: 3px solid var(--ink);
  margin-bottom: 48px;
}
.essay-kicker {
  font-family: 'JetBrains Mono', monospace;
  font-size: 11px;
  letter-spacing: 0.2em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  margin-bottom: 16px;
  opacity: 0.7;
}
.essay-title {
  font-family: 'Fraunces', serif;
  font-weight: 900;
  font-size: clamp(48px, 7vw, 96px);
  line-height: 0.9;
  letter-spacing: -0.03em;
  margin: 0 0 20px;
}
.essay-byline {
  font-family: 'Fraunces', serif;
  font-style: italic;
  font-size: 18px;
  opacity: 0.75;
}
.essay-body {
  font-family: 'Fraunces', serif;
  font-size: 21px;
  line-height: 1.6;
}
.essay-body p { margin: 0 0 28px; }
.essay-body p:first-child::first-letter {
  font-family: 'Fraunces', serif;
  font-weight: 900;
  font-size: 96px;
  line-height: 0.82;
  color: var(--crimson);
  float: left;
  padding: 6px 14px 0 0;
  margin: 4px 0 -6px;
}
.essay-body em { font-style: italic; color: var(--crimson); }
.essay-body strong { font-weight: 700; }
.essay-rule {
  border: none;
  border-top: 1px solid var(--ink);
  margin: 48px 0;
}
.essay-foot {
  margin-top: 72px;
  padding-top: 24px;
  border-top: 3px solid var(--ink);
}
.back-link {
  font-family: 'JetBrains Mono', monospace;
  font-size: 12px;
  letter-spacing: 0.14em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--ink);
  text-decoration: none;
}
.back-link:hover { color: var(--crimson); }

/* ── Essays index + main site list ──────────────────────── */
.essays-index { padding: 48px 0 96px; }
.essays-section { padding: 12px 0 72px; }

.essays-list {
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  gap: 0;
}

.essay-card {
  display: block;
  padding: 32px 32px 28px;
  border: 3px solid var(--ink);
  margin-bottom: -3px;
  text-decoration: none;
  color: var(--ink);
  background: var(--cream-2);
  position: relative;
  transition: box-shadow 0.12s, border-color 0.12s;
}
.essay-card:hover {
  border-color: var(--crimson);
  box-shadow: 6px 6px 0 var(--crimson);
  z-index: 1;
}
.essay-card:hover .essay-card-title {
  color: var(--crimson);
  font-style: italic;
}

.essay-card-date {
  font-family: 'JetBrains Mono', monospace;
  font-size: 11px;
  letter-spacing: 0.16em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  opacity: 0.55;
  margin-bottom: 12px;
}
.essay-card-title {
  font-family: 'Fraunces', serif;
  font-weight: 900;
  font-size: clamp(28px, 3.5vw, 48px);
  line-height: 0.95;
  letter-spacing: -0.025em;
  margin-bottom: 18px;
  transition: color 0.12s, font-style 0.12s;
}
.essay-card-meta {
  font-family: 'JetBrains Mono', monospace;
  font-size: 11px;
  letter-spacing: 0.14em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  opacity: 0.55;
}
.essay-card-meta::after {
  content: ' →';
  color: var(--crimson);
  opacity: 1;
}

@media (max-width: 900px) {
  .essay-card { padding: 24px 20px 20px; }
}