:root{
  --ink: #1b1b1b;
  --muted: rgba(27,27,27,.65);
  --faint: rgba(27,27,27,.25);
  --navbg: #eeeeee;
  --pageMax: 980px;
}

*{ box-sizing: border-box; }
body{
  margin: 0;
  color: var(--ink);
  background: #fff;
}

.a {text-decoration: none}

/* ===== Top nav ===== */
.topbar{
  background: var(--navbg);
  border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(0,0,0,.06);
}

.topbar__inner{
  max-width: var(--pageMax);
  margin: 0 auto;
  padding: 14px 24px;
  display: flex;
  justify-content: space-between;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 18px;
}

.topbar__link{
  font-family: "Cormorant Garamond", serif;
  font-weight: 500;
  letter-spacing: 0.20em;
  font-size: 13px;
  text-decoration: none;
  color: rgba(0,0,0,.55);
  text-transform: uppercase;
  padding: 6px 4px;

  position: relative;
}

/* subtle underline animation (your fave) */
.topbar__link::after{
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  left: 8%;
  right: 8%;
  bottom: -6px;
  height: 1px;
  background: rgba(0,0,0,.35);
  transform: scaleX(0);
  transform-origin: center;
  transition: transform 200ms ease;
}
.topbar__link:hover{
  color: rgba(0,0,0,.85);
}
.topbar__link:hover::after{
  transform: scaleX(1);
}
.topbar__link.is-active{
  color: rgba(0,0,0,0.60);
}

/* ===== Page layout ===== */
.page{
  max-width: var(--pageMax);
  margin: 0 auto;
  padding: 44px 24px 90px;
}

/* ===== Brand masthead ===== */
.brand{
  text-align: center;
  line-height: 1;
  margin: 18px 0 26px;
}

.brand__nom{
  font-family: "Playfair Display", serif;
  font-weight: 600;
  font-size: clamp(44px, 5vw, 64px);
  letter-spacing: 0.06em;
}

.brand__brias{
  font-family: "Playfair Display", serif;
  font-weight: 500;
  font-style: italic;
  font-size: clamp(44px, 5vw, 64px);
  letter-spacing: 0.04em;
  margin-top: 2px;
}

/* ===== Hero ===== */
.hero{
  margin: 12px auto 34px;
}

.hero__img{
  width: 100%;
  display: block;
  height: auto;
}

/* ===== Headline + meta stack ===== */
.headline{
  position: relative;
  margin: 18px 0 34px;
  padding-left: 0;
}

.headline__title{
  margin: 0;
  font-family: "Cormorant Garamond", serif;
  font-weight: 500;
  letter-spacing: -0.02em;
  font-size: clamp(56px, 7vw, 96px);
  line-height: 0.92;
}

/* the tiny AUTHOR/DATE/GENRE stack sits under-left of the title */
.meta{
  margin-top: 18px;
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: 1fr;
  gap: 2px;
  width: 180px; /* keeps it compact like the design */
}

.meta__label{
  font-family: "Cormorant Garamond", serif;
  letter-spacing: 0.28em;
  font-size: 12px;
  color: rgba(0,0,0,.55);
  text-transform: uppercase;
}

.meta__value{
  font-family: "Cormorant Garamond", serif;
  font-size: 14px;
  color: rgba(0,0,0,.75);
  margin-bottom: 8px;
}

/* ===== Rule ===== */
.rule{
  height: 1px;
  background: var(--faint);
  margin: 34px 0 0;
}

/* ===== Article body (centered narrow column) ===== */
.article{
  padding-top: 46px;
}

.article__inner{
  max-width: 900px;
  margin: 0 auto;
  font-family: "Cormorant Garamond", serif;
  font-size: 30px;
  line-height: 1.8;
  color: rgba(0,0,0);
}

.article__kicker{
  margin: 0 0 12px;
  font-size: 18px;
  color: rgba(0,0,0);
}

/* ===== Responsive tweaks ===== */
@media (max-width: 820px){
  .topbar__inner{
    flex-wrap: wrap;
    justify-content: center;
    gap: 10px 16px;
  }

  .meta{
    width: auto;
  }

  .headline__title{
    line-height: 0.98;
  }
}

.nb-footer{
  background: #eeeeee;
  margin-top: 80px;
}

.nb-footer__inner{
  max-width: 1040px;      /* match your pages */
  margin: 0 auto;
  padding: 90px 24px 70px;
  color: rgba(0,0,0,.72);
}

.nb-footer__brand{
  font-family: "Cormorant Garamond", serif;
  letter-spacing: 0.16em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  font-size: 18px;
  margin-bottom: 42px;
}

.nb-footer__section{
  margin-bottom: 36px;
}

.nb-footer__heading{
  font-family: "Cormorant Garamond", serif;
  letter-spacing: 0.12em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  font-size: 18px;
  margin-bottom: 10px;
  color: rgba(0,0,0,.70);
}

.nb-footer__headingLink{
  display: inline-block;
  text-decoration: none;
  color: rgba(0,0,0,.70);
}

.nb-footer__headingLink:hover{
  color: rgba(0,0,0,.90);
}

.nb-footer__link{
  display: block;
  font-family: "Cormorant Garamond", serif;
  font-size: 20px;
  text-decoration: none;
  color: rgba(0,0,0,.62);
  margin: 6px 0;
}

.nb-footer__link:hover{
  color: rgba(0,0,0,.88);
}

.nb-footer__copyright{
  margin-top: 34px;
  font-family: "Cormorant Garamond", serif;
  font-size: 18px;
  color: rgba(0,0,0,.65);
}