/* ============================================================
   SOFTXCITE SOLUTIONS — style.css  (v2 premium)
   Palette: Deep Navy #021B4D | Midnight #010F2E | Gold #F4B400
   Type: Sora / Manrope / JetBrains Mono
   Signature: "X-cut" gold diagonals + particle hero + custom cursor
   ============================================================ */

:root {
  --navy: #021B4D;
  --midnight: #010F2E;
  --charcoal: #0A0D14;
  --gold: #F4B400;
  --gold-rich: #D89B00;
  --gold-soft: rgba(244, 180, 0, .12);
  --silver: #C9CED6;
  --white-soft: #F2F4F7;
  --white: #FFFFFF;
  --line: rgba(201, 206, 214, .14);
  --grad-gold: linear-gradient(100deg, #FFD54A 0%, #F4B400 45%, #D89B00 100%);
  --grad-navy: linear-gradient(160deg, #010F2E 0%, #021B4D 55%, #00153A 100%);
  --font-display: 'Sora', sans-serif;
  --font-body: 'Manrope', sans-serif;
  --font-mono: 'JetBrains Mono', monospace;
  --radius: 14px;
  --shadow-gold: 0 8px 40px rgba(244, 180, 0, .22);
  --dur: .6s;
}

* {
  box-sizing: border-box
}

html {
  scroll-behavior: smooth
}

body {
  font-family: var(--font-body);
  background: var(--midnight);
  color: var(--silver);
  font-size: 1.02rem;
  line-height: 1.75;
  overflow-x: hidden;
  -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased;
}

::selection {
  background: var(--gold);
  color: var(--midnight)
}

h1,
h2,
h3,
h4,
h5 {
  font-family: var(--font-display);
  color: var(--white-soft);
  line-height: 1.16;
  letter-spacing: -.02em
}

a {
  text-decoration: none;
  transition: color .25s
}

img {
  max-width: 100%
}

.text-gold {
  color: var(--gold) !important
}

.eyebrow {
  font-family: var(--font-mono);
  font-size: .78rem;
  letter-spacing: .22em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--gold);
  display: inline-flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: .6rem;
  margin-bottom: 1rem;
}

.eyebrow::before {
  content: "";
  width: 26px;
  height: 2px;
  background: var(--grad-gold);
  transform: skewX(-30deg)
}

.section {
  padding: 110px 0;
  position: relative
}

.section-title {
  font-size: clamp(1.9rem, 3.6vw, 2.9rem);
  font-weight: 800;
  margin-bottom: 1rem
}

.section-lead {
  max-width: 640px;
  color: var(--silver)
}

/* X-cut dividers */
.xcut-top {
  clip-path: polygon(0 0, 100% 4.5rem, 100% 100%, 0 100%)
}

.xcut-bottom {
  clip-path: polygon(0 0, 100% 0, 100% calc(100% - 4.5rem), 0 100%)
}

.xcut-both {
  clip-path: polygon(0 0, 100% 4.5rem, 100% calc(100% - 4.5rem), 0 100%)
}

/* ---------- buttons ---------- */
.btn-gold {
  font-family: var(--font-display);
  font-weight: 700;
  font-size: .95rem;
  color: var(--midnight);
  background: var(--grad-gold);
  border: none;
  border-radius: 10px;
  padding: .95rem 2.1rem;
  position: relative;
  overflow: hidden;
  display: inline-block;
  transition: box-shadow .3s;
}

.btn-gold:hover {
  box-shadow: var(--shadow-gold);
  color: var(--charcoal)
}

.btn-gold::after {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  top: -40%;
  left: -70%;
  width: 45%;
  height: 180%;
  background: rgba(255, 255, 255, .4);
  transform: skewX(-25deg);
  transition: left .55s ease;
}

.btn-gold:hover::after {
  left: 130%
}

.btn-ghost {
  font-family: var(--font-display);
  font-weight: 600;
  font-size: .95rem;
  color: var(--white-soft);
  border: 1.5px solid var(--line);
  border-radius: 10px;
  padding: .95rem 2.1rem;
  display: inline-block;
  transition: border-color .3s, color .3s, background .3s;
}

.btn-ghost:hover {
  border-color: var(--gold);
  color: var(--gold);
  background: var(--gold-soft)
}

.magnetic {
  display: inline-block;
  will-change: transform;
  transition: transform .18s ease-out
}

/* ---------- preloader ---------- */
#preloader {
  position: fixed;
  inset: 0;
  z-index: 3000;
  background: var(--midnight);
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: center;
  flex-direction: column;
  gap: 1.5rem;
  transition: opacity .6s ease, visibility .6s;
}

#preloader.done {
  opacity: 0;
  visibility: hidden
}

#preloader svg {
  width: 110px;
  height: 110px;
  filter: drop-shadow(0 0 24px rgba(244, 180, 0, .5))
}

#preloader .x1,
#preloader .x2 {
  stroke: var(--gold);
  stroke-width: 7;
  fill: none;
  stroke-linecap: round;
  stroke-dasharray: 160;
  stroke-dashoffset: 160;
  animation: drawX 1s ease forwards;
}

#preloader .x2 {
  stroke: var(--silver);
  animation-delay: .25s
}

@keyframes drawX {
  to {
    stroke-dashoffset: 0
  }
}

#preloader p {
  font-family: var(--font-mono);
  font-size: .72rem;
  letter-spacing: .45em;
  color: var(--silver);
  text-transform: uppercase;
  margin: 0;
  animation: pulseTxt 1.4s ease infinite;
}

@keyframes pulseTxt {
  50% {
    opacity: .3
  }
}

/* ---------- scroll progress + cursor ---------- */
#scrollBar {
  position: fixed;
  top: 0;
  left: 0;
  height: 3px;
  width: 0;
  z-index: 2000;
  background: var(--grad-gold);
  box-shadow: 0 0 12px rgba(244, 180, 0, .6);
}

@media (hover:hover) and (pointer:fine) {
  body {
    cursor: none
  }

  a,
  button,
  .fbtn,
  .work-card,
  input,
  textarea,
  select {
    cursor: none
  }

  #cursorDot {
    position: fixed;
    top: 0;
    left: 0;
    width: 8px;
    height: 8px;
    border-radius: 50%;
    background: var(--gold);
    z-index: 4000;
    pointer-events: none;
  }

  #cursorRing {
    position: fixed;
    top: 0;
    left: 0;
    width: 38px;
    height: 38px;
    border-radius: 50%;
    border: 1.5px solid rgba(244, 180, 0, .55);
    z-index: 4000;
    pointer-events: none;
    transition: width .25s, height .25s, border-color .25s, background .25s;
  }

  body.cursor-hover #cursorRing {
    width: 64px;
    height: 64px;
    background: rgba(244, 180, 0, .1);
    border-color: var(--gold)
  }
}

/* ---------- navbar ---------- */
.sx-nav {
  position: fixed;
  top: 0;
  left: 0;
  right: 0;
  z-index: 1000;
  padding: 1.1rem 0;
  transition: all .4s ease;
  background: transparent
}

.sx-nav.scrolled {
  background: rgba(1, 15, 46, .86);
  backdrop-filter: blur(14px);
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line);
  padding: .55rem 0;
}

.sx-nav .navbar-brand img {
  height: 44px;
  transition: height .3s
}

.sx-nav.scrolled .navbar-brand img {
  height: 36px
}

.sx-nav .nav-link {
  font-family: var(--font-display);
  font-size: .88rem;
  font-weight: 600;
  color: var(--silver) !important;
  margin: 0 .35rem;
  position: relative;
  padding: .5rem .6rem !important;
}

.sx-nav .nav-link::after {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  left: .6rem;
  right: 100%;
  bottom: 2px;
  height: 2px;
  background: var(--grad-gold);
  transform: skewX(-30deg);
  transition: right .3s ease;
}

.sx-nav .nav-link:hover::after,
.sx-nav .nav-link.active::after {
  right: .6rem
}

.sx-nav .nav-link:hover,
.sx-nav .nav-link.active {
  color: var(--gold) !important
}

.navbar-toggler {
  border-color: var(--line)
}

.navbar-toggler-icon {
  filter: invert(.8)
}

@media (max-width:991px) {
  .sx-nav .navbar-collapse {
    background: rgba(1, 15, 46, .97);
    border: 1px solid var(--line);
    border-radius: var(--radius);
    padding: 1rem;
    margin-top: .8rem;
  }
}

/* ---------- hero ---------- */
.hero {
  min-height: 100vh;
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  background: var(--grad-navy);
  position: relative;
  overflow: hidden;
  padding: 150px 0 110px;
}

#particles {
  position: absolute;
  inset: 0;
  width: 100%;
  height: 100%;
  pointer-events: none;
  opacity: .9
}

.orb {
  position: absolute;
  border-radius: 50%;
  filter: blur(80px);
  pointer-events: none;
  opacity: .5;
  animation: orbFloat 12s ease-in-out infinite alternate
}

.orb.gold {
  background: rgba(244, 180, 0, .2);
  width: 360px;
  height: 360px;
  top: 8%;
  right: 4%
}

.orb.blue {
  background: rgba(45, 95, 220, .28);
  width: 460px;
  height: 460px;
  bottom: -10%;
  left: -8%;
  animation-delay: -6s
}

@keyframes orbFloat {
  from {
    transform: translate(0, 0) scale(1)
  }

  to {
    transform: translate(50px, -60px) scale(1.15)
  }
}

.hero::after {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  inset: 0;
  pointer-events: none;
  opacity: .05;
  background-image: url("data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg' width='100' height='100'%3E%3Cfilter id='n'%3E%3CfeTurbulence baseFrequency='.8'/%3E%3C/filter%3E%3Crect width='100' height='100' filter='url(%23n)' opacity='.6'/%3E%3C/svg%3E");
}

.hero-tagline {
  font-family: var(--font-mono);
  font-size: .8rem;
  letter-spacing: .32em;
  color: var(--silver);
  text-transform: uppercase;
  margin-bottom: 1.3rem;
}

.hero-tagline b {
  color: var(--gold);
  font-weight: 500
}

.hero-title {
  font-size: clamp(2.5rem, 5.6vw, 4.4rem);
  font-weight: 800;
  margin-bottom: 1.5rem;
  letter-spacing: -.03em
}

.hero-title .word {
  display: inline-block;
  overflow: hidden;
  vertical-align: bottom
}

.hero-title .word span {
  display: inline-block;
  transform: translateY(112%);
  animation: wordUp .85s cubic-bezier(.2, .85, .2, 1) forwards
}

.hero-title .word:nth-child(2) span {
  animation-delay: .08s
}

.hero-title .word:nth-child(3) span {
  animation-delay: .16s
}

@keyframes wordUp {
  to {
    transform: none
  }
}

.hero-title .stroke {
  color: transparent;
  -webkit-text-stroke: 1.5px var(--gold)
}

.rotator {
  display: inline-block;
  color: transparent;
  background: var(--grad-gold);
  -webkit-background-clip: text;
  background-clip: text;
  min-width: 5.4ch;
  text-align: left;
}

.hero-sub {
  font-size: 1.12rem;
  max-width: 560px;
  margin-bottom: 2.3rem
}

/* terminal */
.terminal {
  background: rgba(2, 27, 77, .55);
  border: 1px solid var(--line);
  border-radius: var(--radius);
  backdrop-filter: blur(10px);
  box-shadow: 0 30px 80px rgba(0, 0, 0, .55);
  overflow: hidden;
  position: relative;
}

.terminal::before {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  inset: 0;
  border-radius: var(--radius);
  padding: 1px;
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, rgba(244, 180, 0, .55), transparent 40%, transparent 70%, rgba(244, 180, 0, .28));
  -webkit-mask: linear-gradient(#fff 0 0) content-box, linear-gradient(#fff 0 0);
  -webkit-mask-composite: xor;
  mask-composite: exclude;
  pointer-events: none;
}

.terminal-bar {
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: .45rem;
  padding: .8rem 1.1rem;
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line);
  background: rgba(1, 15, 46, .6);
}

.terminal-bar span {
  width: 11px;
  height: 11px;
  border-radius: 50%
}

.terminal-bar .r {
  background: #e35d6a
}

.terminal-bar .y {
  background: var(--gold)
}

.terminal-bar .g {
  background: #3ec97e
}

.terminal-bar .title {
  margin-left: auto;
  font-family: var(--font-mono);
  font-size: .72rem;
  color: var(--silver);
  letter-spacing: .1em
}

.terminal-body {
  padding: 1.4rem 1.3rem;
  font-family: var(--font-mono);
  font-size: .86rem;
  line-height: 2;
  min-height: 270px;
  color: var(--white-soft);
}

.terminal-body .ln {
  display: block
}

.terminal-body .p {
  color: var(--gold)
}

.terminal-body .ok {
  color: #3ec97e
}

.terminal-body .dim {
  color: var(--silver);
  opacity: .75
}

.cursor-blink {
  display: inline-block;
  width: 9px;
  height: 1.1em;
  background: var(--gold);
  vertical-align: text-bottom;
  animation: blink 1s steps(1) infinite
}

@keyframes blink {
  50% {
    opacity: 0
  }
}

/* ---------- giant outline strip ---------- */
.giant-strip {
  overflow: hidden;
  padding: 2.4rem 0;
  border-top: 1px solid var(--line);
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line);
  background: var(--charcoal);
}

.giant-strip .track {
  display: flex;
  gap: 2rem;
  width: max-content;
  animation: scrollx 56s linear infinite
}

.giant-strip span {
  font-family: var(--font-display);
  font-weight: 500;
  font-size: clamp(3rem, 7vw, 5.5rem);
  line-height: 1;
  white-space: nowrap;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  letter-spacing: -.02em;
  color: transparent;
  -webkit-text-stroke: 1.5px rgba(201, 206, 214, .3);
}

.giant-strip span.solid {
  color: var(--gold);
  -webkit-text-stroke: 0
}

@keyframes scrollx {
  to {
    transform: translateX(-50%)
  }
}

/* trust marquee */
.trust-strip {
  border-top: 1px solid var(--line);
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line);
  padding: 1.4rem 0;
  background: rgba(1, 15, 46, .5)
}

.marquee {
  overflow: hidden;
  position: relative
}

.marquee-track {
  display: flex;
  gap: 4rem;
  width: max-content;
  animation: scrollx 28s linear infinite
}

.marquee:hover .marquee-track {
  animation-play-state: paused
}

.marquee-track span {
  font-family: var(--font-mono);
  font-size: .85rem;
  letter-spacing: .18em;
  color: var(--silver);
  white-space: nowrap;
  text-transform: uppercase;
}

.marquee-track span i {
  color: var(--gold);
  font-style: normal;
  margin-right: .7rem
}

/* ---------- service cards ---------- */
.svc-card {
  background: rgba(2, 27, 77, .38);
  border: 1px solid var(--line);
  border-radius: var(--radius);
  padding: 2.1rem 1.8rem;
  height: 100%;
  position: relative;
  overflow: hidden;
  transition: border-color .35s, box-shadow .35s, transform .35s;
  transform-style: preserve-3d;
  will-change: transform;
}

.svc-card::before {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  top: 0;
  left: -120%;
  width: 60%;
  height: 100%;
  background: linear-gradient(100deg, transparent, rgba(244, 180, 0, .1), transparent);
  transform: skewX(-25deg);
  transition: left .6s ease;
}

.svc-card:hover::before {
  left: 160%
}

.svc-card:hover {
  border-color: rgba(244, 180, 0, .55);
  box-shadow: 0 22px 50px rgba(0, 0, 0, .5)
}

.svc-icon {
  width: 56px;
  height: 56px;
  border-radius: 12px;
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: center;
  background: var(--gold-soft);
  border: 1px solid rgba(244, 180, 0, .35);
  font-size: 1.5rem;
  color: var(--gold);
  margin-bottom: 1.3rem;
  transition: transform .35s;
  transform: translateZ(24px);
}

.svc-card:hover .svc-icon {
  transform: translateZ(30px) rotate(-8deg) scale(1.08)
}

.svc-card h3 {
  font-size: 1.15rem;
  font-weight: 700;
  margin-bottom: .6rem;
  transform: translateZ(18px)
}

.svc-card p {
  font-size: .93rem;
  margin-bottom: 1rem
}

.svc-link {
  font-family: var(--font-mono);
  font-size: .78rem;
  letter-spacing: .12em;
  color: var(--gold)
}

.svc-link:hover {
  color: #FFD54A
}

/* ---------- process ---------- */
.step {
  position: relative;
  padding: 1.8rem 1.6rem;
  border: 1px solid var(--line);
  border-radius: var(--radius);
  background: rgba(1, 15, 46, .45);
  height: 100%;
  transition: border-color .3s, transform .3s;
}

.step:hover {
  border-color: rgba(244, 180, 0, .5);
  transform: translateY(-5px)
}

.step .num {
  font-family: var(--font-mono);
  font-size: 2.4rem;
  font-weight: 700;
  color: transparent;
  -webkit-text-stroke: 1px var(--gold);
  line-height: 1;
  display: block;
  margin-bottom: 1rem;
}

.step h4 {
  font-size: 1.05rem
}

.step p {
  font-size: .9rem;
  margin: 0
}

/* ---------- stats ---------- */
.stats-band {
  background: var(--grad-navy);
  border-top: 1px solid var(--line);
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line)
}

.stat h3 {
  font-family: var(--font-mono);
  font-size: clamp(2.2rem, 4vw, 3.2rem);
  color: var(--gold);
  font-weight: 700;
  margin-bottom: .6rem;
  position: relative;
  display: inline-block;
}

.stat h3::after {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  left: 15%;
  right: 15%;
  bottom: -6px;
  height: 2px;
  background: var(--grad-gold);
  transform: skewX(-30deg);
}

.stat p {
  font-size: .85rem;
  letter-spacing: .14em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--silver)
}

/* ---------- why ---------- */
.why-item {
  display: flex;
  gap: 1.1rem;
  margin-bottom: 1.7rem
}

.why-item .tick {
  flex: 0 0 40px;
  height: 40px;
  border-radius: 10px;
  background: var(--gold-soft);
  border: 1px solid rgba(244, 180, 0, .35);
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: center;
  color: var(--gold);
  font-size: 1.05rem;
  transform: skewX(-8deg);
}

.why-item h5 {
  font-size: 1rem;
  margin-bottom: .25rem
}

.why-item p {
  font-size: .9rem;
  margin: 0
}

.code-panel {
  background: var(--charcoal);
  border: 1px solid var(--line);
  border-radius: var(--radius);
  font-family: var(--font-mono);
  font-size: .8rem;
  line-height: 1.9;
  padding: 1.6rem;
  color: var(--silver);
  position: relative;
  overflow: hidden;
}

.code-panel .k {
  color: var(--gold)
}

.code-panel .s {
  color: #7ec8ff
}

.code-panel .c {
  opacity: .5
}

/* ---------- testimonials ---------- */
.quote-card {
  background: rgba(2, 27, 77, .38);
  border: 1px solid var(--line);
  border-radius: var(--radius);
  padding: 2rem 1.8rem;
  height: 100%;
  position: relative;
  transition: transform .35s, border-color .35s;
}

.quote-card:hover {
  transform: translateY(-7px);
  border-color: rgba(244, 180, 0, .5)
}

.quote-card::before {
  content: "”";
  font-family: var(--font-display);
  font-size: 4.5rem;
  line-height: 1;
  color: var(--gold);
  opacity: .35;
  position: absolute;
  top: .6rem;
  right: 1.2rem;
}

.quote-card p {
  font-size: .95rem
}

.quote-card .who {
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: .9rem;
  margin-top: 1.4rem
}

.quote-card .avatar {
  width: 46px;
  height: 46px;
  border-radius: 50%;
  background: var(--grad-gold);
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: center;
  font-family: var(--font-display);
  font-weight: 800;
  color: var(--midnight);
}

.quote-card .who b {
  color: var(--white-soft);
  font-family: var(--font-display);
  font-size: .92rem;
  display: block
}

.quote-card .who small {
  font-family: var(--font-mono);
  font-size: .72rem;
  color: var(--silver);
  letter-spacing: .08em
}

/* ---------- CTA band ---------- */
.cta-band {
  background: var(--grad-gold);
  color: var(--midnight);
  padding: 95px 0;
  position: relative;
  overflow: hidden
}

.cta-band h2 {
  color: var(--midnight);
  font-weight: 800;
  font-size: clamp(1.7rem, 3.4vw, 2.6rem)
}

.cta-band p {
  color: rgba(1, 15, 46, .8);
  max-width: 560px
}

.cta-band .btn-navy {
  font-family: var(--font-display);
  font-weight: 700;
  background: var(--midnight);
  color: var(--gold);
  border-radius: 10px;
  padding: .95rem 2.2rem;
  display: inline-block;
  transition: box-shadow .3s;
}

.cta-band .btn-navy:hover {
  box-shadow: 0 15px 40px rgba(1, 15, 46, .4);
  color: #FFD54A
}

.cta-band .bigx {
  position: absolute;
  right: -3%;
  top: 50%;
  transform: translateY(-50%);
  font-family: var(--font-display);
  font-weight: 800;
  font-size: 26rem;
  line-height: 1;
  color: rgba(1, 15, 46, .07);
  pointer-events: none;
  user-select: none;
}

/* ---------- inner page hero ---------- */
.page-hero {
  background: var(--grad-navy);
  padding: 190px 0 100px;
  position: relative;
  overflow: hidden
}

.page-hero h1 {
  font-size: clamp(2.2rem, 4.6vw, 3.5rem);
  font-weight: 800
}

.page-hero .crumbs {
  font-family: var(--font-mono);
  font-size: .78rem;
  letter-spacing: .15em;
  color: var(--silver)
}

.page-hero .crumbs a {
  color: var(--gold)
}

.grid-lines {
  position: absolute;
  inset: 0;
  pointer-events: none;
  opacity: .5;
  background-image: linear-gradient(rgba(201, 206, 214, .045) 1px, transparent 1px),
    linear-gradient(90deg, rgba(201, 206, 214, .045) 1px, transparent 1px);
  background-size: 64px 64px;
  mask-image: radial-gradient(ellipse at 30% 40%, #000 20%, transparent 75%);
}

/* ---------- about ---------- */
.value-chip {
  border: 1px solid var(--line);
  border-radius: 12px;
  padding: 1.4rem;
  background: rgba(2, 27, 77, .35);
  height: 100%;
  transition: border-color .3s, transform .3s;
  transform-style: preserve-3d;
  will-change: transform;
}

.value-chip:hover {
  border-color: rgba(244, 180, 0, .5)
}

.value-chip h5 {
  font-size: .98rem
}

.value-chip p {
  font-size: .87rem;
  margin: 0
}

.tl {
  position: relative;
  padding-left: 2.2rem
}

.tl::before {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  left: 9px;
  top: 6px;
  bottom: 6px;
  width: 2px;
  background: linear-gradient(var(--gold), transparent)
}

.tl-item {
  position: relative;
  margin-bottom: 2rem
}

.tl-item::before {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  left: -2.2rem;
  top: .35rem;
  width: 20px;
  height: 20px;
  border-radius: 50%;
  background: var(--midnight);
  border: 2px solid var(--gold);
}

.tl-item .yr {
  font-family: var(--font-mono);
  color: var(--gold);
  font-size: .8rem;
  letter-spacing: .15em
}

.tl-item h5 {
  font-size: 1rem;
  margin: .2rem 0
}

.tl-item p {
  font-size: .9rem;
  margin: 0
}

/* ---------- portfolio ---------- */
.filter-btns .fbtn {
  font-family: var(--font-mono);
  font-size: .78rem;
  letter-spacing: .12em;
  color: var(--silver);
  background: transparent;
  border: 1px solid var(--line);
  border-radius: 8px;
  padding: .5rem 1.1rem;
  margin: .25rem;
  cursor: pointer;
  transition: all .3s;
  text-transform: uppercase;
}

.filter-btns .fbtn.active,
.filter-btns .fbtn:hover {
  color: var(--midnight);
  background: var(--gold);
  border-color: var(--gold)
}

.work-card {
  border-radius: var(--radius);
  overflow: hidden;
  position: relative;
  border: 1px solid var(--line);
  background: var(--grad-navy);
  aspect-ratio: 4/3;
  display: flex;
  align-items: flex-end;
  transition: border-color .35s;
  transform-style: preserve-3d;
  will-change: transform;
}

.work-card:hover {
  border-color: rgba(244, 180, 0, .55)
}

.work-card .abstract {
  position: absolute;
  inset: 0;
  opacity: .9
}

.work-card .meta {
  position: relative;
  width: 100%;
  padding: 1.4rem;
  background: linear-gradient(transparent, rgba(1, 15, 46, .95) 55%);
  transform: translateZ(20px);
}

.work-card .meta small {
  font-family: var(--font-mono);
  color: var(--gold);
  font-size: .72rem;
  letter-spacing: .15em;
  text-transform: uppercase
}

.work-card .meta h5 {
  margin: .25rem 0 0;
  font-size: 1.05rem
}

/* ---------- contact ---------- */
.contact-panel {
  background: rgba(2, 27, 77, .4);
  border: 1px solid var(--line);
  border-radius: var(--radius);
  padding: 2.4rem
}

.form-control,
.form-select {
  background: rgba(1, 15, 46, .7);
  border: 1px solid var(--line);
  color: var(--white-soft);
  border-radius: 10px;
  padding: .85rem 1rem;
  font-size: .95rem;
}

.form-control:focus,
.form-select:focus {
  background: rgba(1, 15, 46, .9);
  border-color: var(--gold);
  box-shadow: 0 0 0 .2rem rgba(244, 180, 0, .15);
  color: var(--white);
}

.form-control::placeholder {
  color: rgba(201, 206, 214, .5)
}

.form-label {
  font-family: var(--font-display);
  font-size: .85rem;
  color: var(--white-soft)
}

.contact-info-item {
  display: flex;
  gap: 1rem;
  margin-bottom: 1.6rem
}

.contact-info-item .ic {
  flex: 0 0 46px;
  height: 46px;
  border-radius: 12px;
  background: var(--gold-soft);
  border: 1px solid rgba(244, 180, 0, .35);
  color: var(--gold);
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: center;
  font-size: 1.1rem;
}

.contact-info-item b {
  color: var(--white-soft);
  font-family: var(--font-display);
  font-size: .92rem;
  display: block
}

.contact-info-item span {
  font-size: .9rem
}

.accordion-item {
  background: rgba(2, 27, 77, .38);
  border: 1px solid var(--line);
  border-radius: 12px !important;
  margin-bottom: .9rem;
  overflow: hidden
}

.accordion-button {
  background: transparent;
  color: var(--white-soft);
  font-family: var(--font-display);
  font-weight: 600;
  font-size: .98rem;
  box-shadow: none !important
}

.accordion-button:not(.collapsed) {
  color: var(--gold);
  background: rgba(244, 180, 0, .06)
}

.accordion-button::after {
  filter: invert(.75) sepia(1) saturate(4) hue-rotate(5deg)
}

.accordion-body {
  color: var(--silver);
  font-size: .93rem
}

/* ---------- footer ---------- */
footer {
  background: var(--charcoal);
  border-top: 1px solid var(--line);
  padding: 70px 0 0
}

footer .logo {
  height: 46px;
  margin-bottom: 1.2rem
}

footer h6 {
  font-family: var(--font-display);
  color: var(--white-soft);
  font-size: .92rem;
  letter-spacing: .06em;
  margin-bottom: 1.2rem
}

footer ul {
  list-style: none;
  padding: 0;
  margin: 0
}

footer ul li {
  margin-bottom: .65rem
}

footer ul a {
  color: var(--silver);
  font-size: .92rem
}

footer ul a:hover {
  color: var(--gold)
}

.footer-bottom {
  border-top: 1px solid var(--line);
  margin-top: 3.5rem;
  padding: 1.4rem 0;
  font-family: var(--font-mono);
  font-size: .75rem;
  letter-spacing: .08em;
  color: rgba(201, 206, 214, .6);
}

.social a {
  width: 40px;
  height: 40px;
  border: 1px solid var(--line);
  border-radius: 10px;
  display: inline-flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: center;
  color: var(--silver);
  margin-right: .55rem;
  transition: all .3s;
}

.social a:hover {
  background: var(--gold);
  border-color: var(--gold);
  color: var(--midnight);
  transform: translateY(-3px)
}

#toTop {
  position: fixed;
  right: 26px;
  bottom: 26px;
  z-index: 900;
  width: 48px;
  height: 48px;
  border-radius: 12px;
  background: var(--grad-gold);
  color: var(--midnight);
  border: none;
  font-size: 1.1rem;
  display: none;
  box-shadow: var(--shadow-gold);
  transition: transform .3s;
}

#toTop:hover {
  transform: translateY(-4px)
}

/* ---------- reveals ---------- */
.reveal {
  opacity: 0;
  transform: translateY(36px);
  transition: opacity var(--dur) ease, transform var(--dur) ease
}

.reveal.in {
  opacity: 1;
  transform: none
}

.reveal.d1 {
  transition-delay: .1s
}

.reveal.d2 {
  transition-delay: .2s
}

.reveal.d3 {
  transition-delay: .3s
}

.reveal.d4 {
  transition-delay: .4s
}

.reveal-left {
  opacity: 0;
  transform: translateX(-46px);
  transition: opacity var(--dur) ease, transform var(--dur) ease
}

.reveal-left.in {
  opacity: 1;
  transform: none
}

.reveal-right {
  opacity: 0;
  transform: translateX(46px);
  transition: opacity var(--dur) ease, transform var(--dur) ease
}

.reveal-right.in {
  opacity: 1;
  transform: none
}

@media (prefers-reduced-motion:reduce) {

  *,
  *::before,
  *::after {
    animation: none !important;
    transition: none !important
  }

  .reveal,
  .reveal-left,
  .reveal-right {
    opacity: 1;
    transform: none
  }

  body {
    cursor: auto !important
  }

  #cursorDot,
  #cursorRing,
  #preloader {
    display: none !important
  }
}

@media (max-width:767px) {
  .section {
    padding: 80px 0
  }

  .cta-band .bigx {
    font-size: 14rem
  }

  .xcut-top {
    clip-path: polygon(0 0, 100% 2.2rem, 100% 100%, 0 100%)
  }

  .xcut-bottom {
    clip-path: polygon(0 0, 100% 0, 100% calc(100% - 2.2rem), 0 100%)
  }
}

/* ============================================================
   V3 — DROPDOWN NAV + BLOG + SERVICE DETAIL + PREMIUM POLISH
   ============================================================ */

/* dropdown */
.sx-dropdown {
  background: rgba(1, 15, 46, .96);
  backdrop-filter: blur(16px);
  border: 1px solid var(--line);
  border-radius: 14px;
  padding: .6rem;
  box-shadow: 0 30px 70px rgba(0, 0, 0, .6);
  min-width: 260px;
  margin-top: .6rem;
}

.sx-dropdown .dropdown-item {
  font-family: var(--font-display);
  font-size: .86rem;
  font-weight: 600;
  color: var(--silver);
  border-radius: 9px;
  padding: .6rem .9rem;
  transition: all .22s;
}

.sx-dropdown .dropdown-item i {
  color: var(--gold);
  opacity: .85
}

.sx-dropdown .dropdown-item:hover {
  background: var(--gold-soft);
  color: var(--gold);
  transform: translateX(4px)
}

.sx-dropdown .dropdown-divider {
  border-color: var(--line);
  margin: .4rem .5rem
}

.sx-nav .dropdown-toggle::after {
  border: none;
  content: "\F282";
  font-family: "bootstrap-icons";
  vertical-align: 0;
  font-size: .7rem;
  margin-left: .3rem;
  transition: transform .25s;
  display: inline-block;
}

.sx-nav .dropdown.show .dropdown-toggle::after {
  transform: rotate(180deg)
}

@media (min-width:992px) {
  .sx-nav .dropdown:hover>.dropdown-menu {
    display: block;
    margin-top: .4rem
  }
}

@media (max-width:991px) {
  .sx-dropdown {
    background: rgba(2, 27, 77, .5);
    box-shadow: none;
    margin-top: .2rem
  }
}

/* hero light beam (premium) */
.beam {
  position: absolute;
  top: -30%;
  left: 50%;
  width: 600px;
  height: 150%;
  pointer-events: none;
  background: linear-gradient(180deg, rgba(244, 180, 0, .1), transparent 65%);
  transform: translateX(-50%) rotate(18deg);
  filter: blur(40px);
}

/* service detail */
.feat-li {
  display: flex;
  align-items: flex-start;
  gap: .75rem;
  padding: .9rem 1rem;
  border: 1px solid var(--line);
  border-radius: 12px;
  background: rgba(2, 27, 77, .3);
  font-size: .93rem;
  height: 100%;
  transition: border-color .3s, transform .3s;
}

.feat-li:hover {
  border-color: rgba(244, 180, 0, .5);
  transform: translateX(4px)
}

.feat-li i {
  color: var(--gold);
  font-size: 1.05rem;
  margin-top: .1rem
}

.glass-panel {
  background: rgba(2, 27, 77, .42);
  border: 1px solid var(--line);
  border-radius: var(--radius);
  padding: 1.8rem;
  backdrop-filter: blur(8px);
}

.deliv-list {
  list-style: none;
  padding: 0;
  margin: 0;
  columns: 2;
  column-gap: 2rem
}

.deliv-list li {
  margin-bottom: .7rem;
  font-size: .93rem;
  break-inside: avoid
}

@media (max-width:767px) {
  .deliv-list {
    columns: 1
  }
}

.mini-stat {
  text-align: center;
  border: 1px solid var(--line);
  border-radius: 12px;
  padding: 1.1rem .6rem;
  background: rgba(1, 15, 46, .5);
}

.mini-stat h4 {
  font-family: var(--font-mono);
  color: var(--gold);
  font-size: 1.5rem;
  margin-bottom: .2rem
}

.mini-stat p {
  font-size: .72rem;
  letter-spacing: .08em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  margin: 0;
  color: var(--silver)
}

.side-card {
  position: sticky;
  top: 110px;
  background: rgba(2, 27, 77, .45);
  border: 1px solid var(--line);
  border-radius: var(--radius);
  padding: 1.9rem;
  backdrop-filter: blur(8px);
}

.related-list li {
  margin-bottom: .2rem
}

.related-list .dropdown-item {
  background: transparent;
  font-size: .88rem;
  color: var(--silver)
}

.related-list .dropdown-item:hover {
  color: var(--gold);
  transform: translateX(4px)
}

/* blog */
.post-card {
  display: block;
  background: rgba(2, 27, 77, .38);
  border: 1px solid var(--line);
  border-radius: var(--radius);
  overflow: hidden;
  height: 100%;
  transition: transform .35s, border-color .35s, box-shadow .35s;
}

.post-card:hover {
  transform: translateY(-8px);
  border-color: rgba(244, 180, 0, .55);
  box-shadow: 0 25px 60px rgba(0, 0, 0, .5)
}

.post-cover {
  position: relative;
  aspect-ratio: 16/9;
  overflow: hidden
}

.post-cover svg {
  width: 100%;
  height: 100%;
  display: block;
  transition: transform .5s
}

.post-card:hover .post-cover svg {
  transform: scale(1.06)
}

.chip {
  position: absolute;
  top: 1rem;
  left: 1rem;
  font-family: var(--font-mono);
  font-size: .68rem;
  letter-spacing: .12em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--midnight);
  background: var(--grad-gold);
  border-radius: 6px;
  padding: .3rem .7rem;
  font-weight: 700;
}

.post-body {
  padding: 1.5rem
}

.post-meta {
  font-family: var(--font-mono);
  font-size: .72rem;
  letter-spacing: .1em;
  color: var(--silver);
  opacity: .8;
  display: block;
  margin-bottom: .6rem
}

.post-body h5 {
  font-size: 1.08rem;
  line-height: 1.4;
  margin-bottom: .6rem;
  color: var(--white-soft);
  transition: color .25s
}

.post-card:hover .post-body h5 {
  color: var(--gold)
}

.post-body p {
  font-size: .9rem;
  color: var(--silver);
  margin-bottom: 1rem
}

.post-more {
  font-family: var(--font-mono);
  font-size: .74rem;
  letter-spacing: .14em;
  color: var(--gold)
}

.post-more i {
  transition: transform .3s;
  display: inline-block
}

.post-card:hover .post-more i {
  transform: translateX(5px)
}

/* article */
.article {
  color: var(--silver)
}

.article .lead-para {
  font-size: 1.15rem;
  color: var(--white-soft);
  border-left: 3px solid var(--gold);
  padding-left: 1.3rem;
  margin-bottom: 2.2rem;
}

.article h3 {
  font-size: 1.35rem;
  margin: 2.4rem 0 .9rem;
  padding-bottom: .5rem;
  position: relative;
}

.article h3::after {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  left: 0;
  bottom: 0;
  width: 52px;
  height: 2px;
  background: var(--grad-gold);
  transform: skewX(-30deg);
}

.article p {
  margin-bottom: 1.1rem
}

/* premium micro-polish */
.section-title {
  text-wrap: balance
}

.svc-card {
  text-decoration: none
}

a.svc-card h3 {
  color: var(--white-soft)
}

a.svc-card:hover h3 {
  color: var(--gold)
}