.essay-hero {
  padding: clamp(72px, 9vw, 120px) 0 clamp(48px, 6vw, 78px);
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #e9edf0 0%, #f6f5f0 72%);
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line);
}
.essay-hero .kicker { font-size: 13px; }
.essay-hero h1 {
  max-width: 900px;
  margin-top: 14px;
  font-size: clamp(38px, 6vw, 76px);
  line-height: 1.18;
  text-wrap: balance;
}
.essay-deck {
  max-width: 690px;
  margin-top: 24px;
  color: var(--muted);
  font-size: clamp(16px, 2vw, 19px);
  line-height: 1.9;
}
.essay {
  max-width: 860px;
  margin: 0 auto;
  padding: clamp(48px, 7vw, 82px) var(--pad) clamp(80px, 10vw, 130px);
}
.essay-photo {
  margin: 0 0 clamp(42px, 6vw, 70px);
  overflow: hidden;
  background: #dfe4e6;
}
.essay-photo img {
  width: 100%;
  height: auto;
}
.essay-photo-inline { margin: 56px 0; }
.prose { max-width: 720px; margin: 0 auto; }
.prose p { margin: 0 0 1.45em; font-size: 16px; line-height: 2.08; }
.essay-conclusion {
  margin-top: 48px !important;
  padding-top: 24px;
  border-top: 1px solid var(--line);
  font-weight: 700;
}
.essay-label {
  margin-bottom: 10px !important;
  color: var(--accent);
  font-family: 'Barlow Condensed', sans-serif;
  font-size: 13px !important;
  font-weight: 700;
  letter-spacing: .14em;
}
.essay-section-title {
  margin: clamp(58px, 8vw, 92px) 0 26px;
  padding-top: 22px;
  border-top: 2px solid var(--ink);
  font-size: clamp(27px, 4vw, 42px);
}
.chapter-date {
  color: var(--muted);
  font-family: 'Barlow Condensed', sans-serif;
  font-size: 15px !important;
  font-weight: 700;
  letter-spacing: .08em;
}
.author-note {
  margin-top: 70px;
  padding: 28px;
  background: #e9edf0;
  border-left: 4px solid var(--accent);
}
.author-note p { margin-bottom: .7em; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.85; }
.author-note .author-name { font-weight: 900; font-size: 16px; }
.essay-nav {
  display: flex;
  justify-content: space-between;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
  gap: 16px 28px;
  margin-top: 70px;
  padding-top: 24px;
  border-top: 1px solid var(--line);
}
.essay-nav a {
  min-height: 44px;
  display: inline-flex;
  align-items: center;
  color: var(--blue);
  font-weight: 700;
}
.essay-nav a:hover { color: var(--accent); }

@media (max-width: 700px) {
  .essay-hero { padding-top: 58px; }
  .essay-hero h1 { font-size: clamp(34px, 11vw, 52px); }
  .prose p { font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.98; }
  .essay-photo {
    margin-left: calc(var(--pad) * -.45);
    margin-right: calc(var(--pad) * -.45);
  }
  .essay-section-title { margin-top: 54px; }
  .essay-nav { display: grid; grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
  .essay-nav a {
    justify-content: center;
    padding: 10px;
    border: 1px solid var(--line);
  }
}