.stories-hero {
  position: relative;
  isolation: isolate;
  overflow: hidden;
  padding: clamp(5.5rem, 10vw, 8.5rem) 0 clamp(4.5rem, 8vw, 7rem);
  color: var(--ink);
  background:
    radial-gradient(
      circle at 84% 25%,
      var(--sun) 0 7%,
      transparent 7.2%
    ),
    linear-gradient(
      108deg,
      #f8f3df 0 67%,
      rgba(154, 183, 91, .24) 67% 83%,
      rgba(116, 173, 179, .22) 83% 100%
    );
  border-bottom: 3px solid var(--ink);
}

.stories-hero::before,
.stories-hero::after {
  content: none;
}

.stories-hero-inner {
  width: min(100%, var(--page-max));
}

.stories-title {
  max-width: 850px;
  margin-bottom: 1.35rem;
  color: var(--forest);
}

.stories-title em {
  position: relative;
  color: var(--clay);
  font-style: normal;
  white-space: nowrap;
}

.stories-title em::after {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  left: 2%;
  right: -2%;
  bottom: .01em;
  z-index: -1;
  height: .24em;
  background: var(--sun-soft);
  clip-path: polygon(0 28%, 100% 0, 97% 78%, 3% 100%);
  transform: rotate(-1.5deg);
}

.stories-intro {
  max-width: 720px;
  margin-bottom: 2rem;
  color: var(--ink-soft);
  font-size: clamp(1.05rem, 1.7vw, 1.24rem);
  line-height: 1.75;
}

.hero-actions {
  display: flex;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
  align-items: center;
  gap: .85rem;
}

.hero-actions .btn.secondary::after {
  content: "→";
}

.story-library {
  position: relative;
  padding: clamp(5rem, 9vw, 8.5rem) 0;
  background: var(--paper);
}

.story-grid {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(3, minmax(0, 1fr));
  gap: clamp(1.7rem, 3vw, 2.7rem);
}

.card-link {
  display: block;
  min-width: 0;
  color: inherit;
  text-decoration: none;
}

.story-card .card {
  position: relative;
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  height: 100%;
  padding: 0;
  overflow: hidden;
  background: var(--paper-soft);
  border: 2px solid var(--ink);
  border-radius: 0;
  box-shadow: 8px 8px 0 var(--clay);
  transition: transform .28s ease, box-shadow .28s ease;
}

.story-card:nth-of-type(2n) .card {
  box-shadow: 8px 8px 0 var(--sky);
}

.story-card:nth-of-type(3n) .card {
  box-shadow: 8px 8px 0 var(--sun);
}

.story-image {
  position: relative;
  overflow: hidden;
  aspect-ratio: 4 / 3;
  background: var(--paper-deep);
  border-bottom: 2px solid var(--ink);
}

.story-image::before {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  inset: 0;
  z-index: 1;
  background: linear-gradient(
    180deg,
    transparent 55%,
    rgba(23, 56, 45, .18)
  );
  pointer-events: none;
}

.story-image img {
  width: 100%;
  height: 100%;
  object-fit: cover;
  filter: saturate(.78) sepia(.11) contrast(.96) brightness(1.04);
  transform: scale(1.015);
  transition: transform .45s ease, filter .45s ease;
}

.story-number {
  position: absolute;
  top: .9rem;
  left: .9rem;
  z-index: 2;
  display: inline-flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: center;
  min-width: 46px;
  min-height: 34px;
  padding: .35rem .55rem;
  color: var(--paper-soft);
  background: var(--forest);
  border: 2px solid var(--paper-soft);
  box-shadow: 3px 3px 0 var(--sun);
  font-family: 'Space Mono', monospace;
  font-size: .68rem;
  font-weight: 700;
  letter-spacing: .07em;
  transform: rotate(-2deg);
}

.story-body {
  display: flex;
  flex: 1;
  flex-direction: column;
  padding: clamp(1.35rem, 2.5vw, 1.8rem);
}

.story-kicker {
  margin: 0 0 .7rem;
  color: var(--leaf);
  font-family: 'Space Mono', monospace;
  font-size: .66rem;
  font-weight: 700;
  letter-spacing: .11em;
  line-height: 1.4;
  text-transform: uppercase;
}

.story-card h3 {
  margin-bottom: .75rem;
  color: var(--forest);
  font-size: clamp(1.65rem, 2.5vw, 2.2rem);
  line-height: 1.05;
}

.story-excerpt {
  margin: 0 0 1.3rem;
  color: var(--ink-soft);
  line-height: 1.65;
}

.story-meta {
  display: flex;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
  align-items: center;
  gap: .35rem .65rem;
  margin-top: auto;
  padding-top: 1rem;
  color: var(--ink-soft);
  border-top: 2px solid var(--line);
  font-size: .86rem;
}

.story-meta strong {
  color: var(--ink);
  font-weight: 700;
}

.story-meta span + span::before {
  content: "•";
  margin-right: .65rem;
  color: var(--clay);
}

.story-card:hover .card,
.story-card:focus-visible .card {
  transform: translate(-3px, -5px) rotate(-.3deg);
  box-shadow: 12px 13px 0 var(--sun);
}

.story-card:hover .story-image img,
.story-card:focus-visible .story-image img {
  filter: saturate(.92) sepia(.04) contrast(.98) brightness(1.07);
  transform: scale(1.065);
}

.load-more {
  grid-column: 1 / -1;
  display: flex;
  justify-content: center;
  padding-top: clamp(1.5rem, 4vw, 3rem);
}

.load-more .btn::after {
  content: "+";
  font-size: 1.15rem;
  line-height: 1;
}

.is-hidden {
  display: none !important;
}

.collection-note {
  width: 100%;
  max-width: none;
  margin: 0;
  padding: clamp(1.8rem, 4vw, 2.6rem);
  background: var(--paper-soft);
  border: 2px solid var(--ink);
  box-shadow:
    8px 8px 0 var(--sun-soft),
    11px 11px 0 var(--ink);
  text-align: left;
}

.collection-note h2 {
  margin-bottom: .8rem;
  color: var(--forest);
  font-size: clamp(2rem, 3.5vw, 3rem);
}

.collection-note p {
  max-width: 760px;
  margin-bottom: 0;
  color: var(--ink-soft);
}

.collection-note a {
  font-weight: 700;
}

.collection-note .btn.secondary::after {
  content: "→";
}

@media (max-width: 980px) {
  .story-grid {
    grid-template-columns: repeat(2, minmax(0, 1fr));
  }
}

@media (max-width: 650px) {
  .stories-hero {
    padding-top: 4.5rem;
  }

  .stories-title {
    width: 100%;
    max-width: 100%;
    font-size: clamp(3rem, 15vw, 4.4rem);
    overflow-wrap: anywhere;
  }

  .stories-title em {
    white-space: normal;
  }

  .hero-actions {
    align-items: stretch;
    flex-direction: column;
  }

  .hero-actions .btn {
    width: 100%;
  }

  .story-grid {
    grid-template-columns: 1fr;
  }

  .load-more .btn {
    width: 100%;
  }

  .collection-note {
    padding: 1.4rem;
  }

  .collection-note .btn {
    width: 100%;
  }
}