/* ===================== ABOUT BOOK ===================== */
#about {
  position: relative;
  padding: 100px 56px;
  border-top: 1px solid var(--border);
  overflow: hidden;
  isolation: isolate;
  background: var(--bg);
}
#about::before {
  content: '';
  position: absolute;
  inset: 0;
  z-index: 0;
  background:
    linear-gradient(90deg, rgba(7,5,8,0.78) 0%, rgba(7,5,8,0.60) 42%, rgba(7,5,8,0.76) 100%),
    radial-gradient(circle at center, rgba(0,0,0,0) 44%, rgba(0,0,0,0.24) 100%);
  background-size: cover;
  background-position: center center;
  background-repeat: no-repeat;
  opacity: 0.42;
  filter: saturate(0.88) brightness(0.62);
  transform: scale(1.03);
  pointer-events: none;
}
#about::after {
  content: '';
  position: absolute;
  inset: 0;
  z-index: 1;
  background:
    linear-gradient(180deg, rgba(10,8,6,0.24) 0%, rgba(10,8,6,0.42) 100%);
  pointer-events: none;
}
#about > * {
  position: relative;
  z-index: 2;
}
.about-grid { display: grid; grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr; gap: 80px; align-items: start; margin-top: 48px; }
.about-heading { font-size: 52px; font-weight: 300; line-height: 1.05; color: var(--text); margin-bottom: 24px; text-shadow: 0 0 18px rgba(248,241,227,0.04), 0 0 30px rgba(196,138,94,0.05); }
.about-heading em { font-style: italic; color: var(--gold); text-shadow: 0 0 16px rgba(212,175,55,0.14), 0 0 28px rgba(196,138,94,0.10); }
.about-body { font-size: 15px; color: var(--text-muted); line-height: 1.85; font-family: var(--ff-sans); font-weight: 300; }
.about-pull { font-size: 22px; font-style: italic; color: var(--text); line-height: 1.5; border-left: 2px solid var(--gold-dark); padding-left: 28px; margin: 32px 0; }
.about-details { display: grid; grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr; gap: 24px; margin-top: 36px; }
.about-detail { border-top: 1px solid var(--border-gold); padding-top: 14px; }
.about-detail-label { font-family: var(--ff-sans); font-size: 8px; letter-spacing: 0.3em; text-transform: uppercase; color: var(--text-dim); margin-bottom: 6px; }
.about-detail-value { font-size: 15px; color: var(--gold-light); }
.about-right { display: flex; flex-direction: column; gap: 32px; }
.about-book-large {
  width: 200px; height: 290px; margin: 0 auto;
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #1a0e04, #0e0804);
  border: 1px solid var(--gold-dark); position: relative;
  box-shadow: 16px 20px 60px rgba(0,0,0,0.9);
  display: flex; flex-direction: column; align-items: center; justify-content: center; gap: 16px;
}
.about-book-large::before { content: ''; position: absolute; inset: 6px; border: 1px solid rgba(201,169,110,0.1); }
.about-book-large::after {
  content: ''; position: absolute; left: 0; top: 0; bottom: 0; width: 10px;
  background: linear-gradient(90deg, #080504, #1a1008);
  border-right: 1px solid var(--gold-dark);
}
#characters::before {
  content: '';
  position: absolute;
  inset: 0;
  background:
    linear-gradient(180deg, rgba(255,255,255,0.03) 0%, rgba(255,255,255,0.00) 16%),
    repeating-linear-gradient(
      135deg,
      rgba(255,255,255,0.012) 0px,
      rgba(255,255,255,0.012) 1px,
      rgba(0,0,0,0) 3px,
      rgba(0,0,0,0) 10px
    );
  opacity: 0.4;
  pointer-events: none;
}
.characters-intro {
  position: relative;
  z-index: 2;
  max-width: 820px;
  margin-bottom: 46px;
}
.characters-title {
  font-size: clamp(42px, 5vw, 64px);
  font-weight: 300;
  line-height: 1.02;
  color: var(--text);
  margin-bottom: 18px;
  text-shadow: 0 0 18px rgba(248,241,227,0.04), 0 0 30px rgba(196,138,94,0.05);
}
.characters-title em {
  font-style: italic;
  color: var(--gold);
  text-shadow: 0 0 16px rgba(212,175,55,0.14), 0 0 28px rgba(196,138,94,0.10);
}
.characters-sub {
  max-width: 720px;
  font-family: var(--ff-sans);
  font-size: 15px;
  line-height: 1.9;
  color: var(--text-muted);
}
.characters-grid {
  position: relative;
  z-index: 2;
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(3, minmax(0, 1fr));
  gap: 24px;
}
.character-card {
  position: relative;
  overflow: hidden;
  border-radius: 24px;
  border: 1px solid rgba(212,175,55,0.26);
  background:
    linear-gradient(180deg, rgba(21,18,16,0.96) 0%, rgba(11,9,9,0.98) 52%, rgba(6,5,6,0.99) 100%);
  box-shadow:
    inset 0 1px 0 rgba(255,255,255,0.08),
    inset 0 -1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.72),
    0 18px 48px rgba(0,0,0,0.28),
    0 0 0 1px rgba(74,57,35,0.20);
  transition: transform 0.3s ease, box-shadow 0.3s ease, border-color 0.3s ease;
}
.character-card:hover {
  transform: translateY(-6px);
  border-color: rgba(232,217,168,0.40);
  box-shadow:
    inset 0 1px 0 rgba(255,255,255,0.10),
    inset 0 -1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.72),
    0 24px 60px rgba(0,0,0,0.34),
    0 0 22px rgba(212,175,55,0.10);
}
.character-card img {
  display: block;
  width: 100%;
  aspect-ratio: 3 / 5;
  object-fit: cover;
  background: #090705;
}
.character-meta {
  padding: 18px 18px 20px;
  border-top: 1px solid rgba(212,175,55,0.12);
}
.character-name {
  font-size: 25px;
  line-height: 1.1;
  color: var(--text);
  margin-bottom: 8px;
}
.character-archetype {
  font-family: var(--ff-sans);
  font-size: 10px;
  letter-spacing: 0.28em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--gold-dark);
  margin-bottom: 10px;
}
.character-note {
  font-family: var(--ff-sans);
  font-size: 13px;
  line-height: 1.7;
  color: var(--text-dim);
}
@media (max-width: 1080px) {
  .characters-grid {
    grid-template-columns: repeat(2, minmax(0, 1fr));
  }
}
@media (max-width: 720px) {
  #characters {
    padding: 90px 24px;
  }
  .characters-grid {
    grid-template-columns: 1fr;
    gap: 20px;
  }
}