/* ============================================================
   NOXUS — contact.css
   Contact page (per spec Step 7)
   ============================================================ */

.contact-hero {
  position: relative;
  background:
    radial-gradient(ellipse at 15% 85%, #D4B5A8 0%, transparent 55%),
    radial-gradient(ellipse at 75% 15%, #EDD8CC 0%, transparent 50%),
    #F0E6DF;
  padding: 180px 40px 100px;
  min-height: 100dvh;
  overflow: hidden;
}
.contact-hero__inner {
  position: relative;
  z-index: 3;
  max-width: 1280px;
  margin: 0 auto;
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: 1fr auto;
  align-items: end;
  gap: 60px;
}
.contact-hero__title {
  font-family: var(--font-display);
  font-size: clamp(80px, 12vw, 168px);
  letter-spacing: -0.045em;
  line-height: 0.86;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--black);
  margin: 0;
}
.contact-hero__sub {
  display: flex; align-items: center; gap: 14px;
  margin-top: 18px;
}
.contact-hero__rule {
  width: 40px; height: 1px;
  background: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.30);
  flex-shrink: 0;
}
.contact-hero__sub-text {
  font-family: var(--font-ui);
  font-size: clamp(13px, 1.5vw, 17px);
  color: var(--text-on-light-secondary);
}
.contact-hero__lede-block { margin-top: 28px; }
.contact-hero__double-slash {
  font-family: var(--font-body);
  font-size: 13px;
  letter-spacing: 0.1em;
  color: var(--orange-on-light);
  margin-bottom: 8px;
}
/* Promoted from 11px fine-print to a readable lede */
.contact-hero__desc {
  font-family: var(--font-body);
  font-size: clamp(15px, 1.5vw, 18px);
  letter-spacing: 0;
  text-transform: none;
  color: var(--text-on-light-primary);
  line-height: 1.5;
  max-width: 42ch;
  margin: 0;
}
.contact-hero__meta {
  align-self: end;
  min-width: 248px;
}

/* ============================================================
   CONTACT METHODS — 4-card grid
   ============================================================ */

.methods {
  background: var(--dark-bg);
  padding: 80px 40px 60px;
  color: white;
}
.methods__top {
  max-width: 1280px;
  margin: 0 auto 40px;
  display: flex;
  justify-content: space-between;
  align-items: flex-end;
  gap: 32px;
}
.methods__eyebrow {
  font-family: var(--font-body);
  font-size: 10px;
  letter-spacing: 0.22em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--text-on-dark-secondary);
}
.methods__heading {
  font-family: var(--font-ui);
  font-size: clamp(28px, 4vw, 52px);
  font-weight: 700;
  letter-spacing: -0.02em;
  line-height: 1.1;
  color: white;
  max-width: 26ch;
  margin: 12px 0 0;
}
.methods__heading em { font-style: italic; color: var(--orange); }

.methods__grid {
  max-width: 1280px;
  margin: 0 auto;
  display: grid;
  /* Asymmetric bento: Email is a tall featured tile on the left, the three
     other channels stack as a compact column on the right. Breaks the
     four-identical-cards row. */
  grid-template-columns: 1.15fr 1fr;
  grid-auto-rows: auto;
  gap: 16px;
}
.methods__card--1 { grid-column: 1; grid-row: 1 / 4; min-height: 340px; }
.methods__card--2,
.methods__card--3,
.methods__card--4 { grid-column: 2; }
.methods__card {
  position: relative;
  padding: 28px 24px 26px;
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  gap: 12px;
  min-height: 0;
  text-decoration: none;
  color: white;
  overflow: hidden;
  isolation: isolate;
  border-radius: 14px;
  background: linear-gradient(160deg, #1f1f21 0%, #131315 100%);
  border: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.06);
  transition:
    transform 360ms cubic-bezier(0.32, 0.72, 0, 1),
    box-shadow 360ms cubic-bezier(0.32, 0.72, 0, 1),
    border-color 360ms cubic-bezier(0.32, 0.72, 0, 1);
}
.methods__card { -webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; }

/* cursor spotlight (opt-in via data-spotlight + hover-spotlight.js) */
.methods__card[data-spotlight]::after {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  inset: 0;
  z-index: 0;
  opacity: 0;
  pointer-events: none;
  border-radius: inherit;
  background: radial-gradient(var(--spot-size, 300px) circle at var(--mx, 50%) var(--my, 50%),
    rgba(232, 84, 10, 0.14), transparent 60%);
  transition: opacity 0.42s cubic-bezier(0.32, 0.72, 0, 1);
}
.methods__card[data-spotlight]:hover::after { opacity: 1; }
.methods__card[data-spotlight] > * { position: relative; z-index: 1; }
.methods__card:hover,
.methods__card:active,
.methods__card:focus-visible {
  transform: translateY(-3px);
  border-color: rgba(232, 84, 10, 0.45);
  box-shadow:
    0 18px 36px -22px rgba(0,0,0,0.6),
    0 8px 20px -10px rgba(232, 84, 10, 0.35);
}

/* Featured card (Email) — orange surface with cross-hatch */
.methods__card.is-orange {
  background:
    repeating-linear-gradient(
      -45deg,
      transparent, transparent 5px,
      rgba(0,0,0,0.06) 5px, rgba(0,0,0,0.06) 6px
    ),
    linear-gradient(160deg, var(--orange) 0%, #d24a09 100%);
  border-color: rgba(255,255,255,0.18);
}
.methods__card.is-featured {
  box-shadow: 0 22px 44px -22px rgba(232, 84, 10, 0.55);
}
.methods__card.is-featured:hover,
.methods__card.is-featured:focus-visible {
  box-shadow:
    0 0 0 1px rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.22),
    0 28px 56px -22px rgba(232, 84, 10, 0.7),
    0 8px 22px -10px rgba(0,0,0,0.4);
}

/* Head row: num + illus */
.methods__card-head {
  display: flex;
  align-items: flex-start;
  justify-content: space-between;
  gap: 16px;
  margin-bottom: 6px;
}
.methods__card-num {
  font-family: var(--font-body);
  font-size: 11px;
  font-weight: 700;
  letter-spacing: 0.22em;
  color: var(--orange);
  padding-top: 8px;
}
.methods__card.is-orange .methods__card-num { color: white; }
.methods__card-illus {
  width: 60px; height: 60px;
  color: var(--orange);
  flex-shrink: 0;
  transition: transform 420ms cubic-bezier(0.32, 0.72, 0, 1);
  transform-origin: center;
}
.methods__card.is-orange .methods__card-illus { color: white; }
.methods__card-illus svg { width: 100%; height: 100%; }
.methods__card:hover .methods__card-illus { transform: scale(1.10) rotate(-3deg); }

/* Per-variant decorative accents */
.methods__card--3::before {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  inset: 0;
  pointer-events: none;
  z-index: -1;
  background: radial-gradient(70% 50% at 100% 0%, rgba(232, 84, 10, 0.10), transparent 65%);
}
.methods__card-badge {
  position: absolute;
  top: 16px; right: 16px;
  padding: 4px 9px;
  border-radius: 999px;
  background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.92);
  color: var(--orange);
  font-family: var(--font-body);
  font-size: 8px;
  font-weight: 700;
  letter-spacing: 0.22em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  z-index: 2;
  box-shadow: 0 4px 10px -4px rgba(0,0,0,0.35);
}

.methods__card-eyebrow {
  font-family: var(--font-body);
  font-size: 10px;
  letter-spacing: 0.22em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  font-weight: 700;
  color: var(--text-on-dark-secondary);
}
.methods__card.is-orange .methods__card-eyebrow { color: rgba(255,255,255,0.9); }
.methods__card-name {
  font-family: var(--font-ui);
  font-size: clamp(20px, 2.4vw, 28px);
  font-weight: 700;
  letter-spacing: -0.02em;
  line-height: 1.1;
  color: white;
  margin-top: auto;
}
.methods__card-desc {
  font-family: var(--font-body);
  font-size: 13.5px;
  letter-spacing: 0.01em;
  text-transform: none;
  color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.62);
  line-height: 1.55;
  margin: 0;
}
.methods__card.is-orange .methods__card-desc { color: rgba(255,255,255,0.92); }

/* Featured Email tile — bigger illustration + name so it reads as the lead channel */
.methods__card--1 { padding: 32px 30px 28px; gap: 16px; }
.methods__card--1 .methods__card-illus { width: 72px; height: 72px; }
.methods__card--1 .methods__card-name { font-size: clamp(28px, 3vw, 40px); }
.methods__card--1 .methods__card-desc { font-size: 15px; max-width: 30ch; }

/* Secondary channels — compact stacked rows on the right */
.methods__card--2,
.methods__card--3,
.methods__card--4 {
  padding: 22px 22px 20px;
  gap: 8px;
}
.methods__card--2 .methods__card-illus,
.methods__card--3 .methods__card-illus,
.methods__card--4 .methods__card-illus { width: 44px; height: 44px; }
.methods__card--2 .methods__card-name,
.methods__card--3 .methods__card-name,
.methods__card--4 .methods__card-name { font-size: clamp(19px, 2vw, 23px); }

/* ============================================================
   CONTACT FORM — split: form + side details
   ============================================================ */

.contact-form-section {
  background: var(--dark-bg);
  padding: 80px 40px;
  color: white;
}
.contact-form-section__top {
  max-width: 1280px;
  margin: 0 auto 40px;
  display: flex;
  justify-content: space-between;
  align-items: flex-end;
  gap: 32px;
}
.contact-form-section__eyebrow {
  font-family: var(--font-body);
  font-size: 10px;
  letter-spacing: 0.22em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--orange);
  font-weight: 700;
}
.contact-form-section__heading {
  font-family: var(--font-ui);
  font-size: clamp(28px, 4vw, 52px);
  font-weight: 700;
  letter-spacing: -0.02em;
  line-height: 1.1;
  color: white;
  max-width: 24ch;
  margin: 12px 0 0;
}
.contact-form-section__heading em { font-style: italic; color: var(--orange); }
.contact-form-section__layout {
  max-width: 1280px;
  margin: 0 auto;
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: 1.6fr 1fr;
  gap: 32px;
}
@media (max-width: 980px) { .contact-form-section__layout { grid-template-columns: 1fr; } }

.contact-form {
  background: var(--dark-surface);
  border: 1px solid var(--border-dark);
  border-radius: 14px;
  padding: 32px;
  box-shadow: 0 28px 56px -36px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.55);
}
.contact-form__row {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr;
  gap: 14px;
  margin-bottom: 14px;
}
@media (max-width: 600px) { .contact-form__row { grid-template-columns: 1fr; } }

.contact-form__field { display: flex; flex-direction: column; gap: 6px; }
.contact-form__label {
  font-family: var(--font-body);
  font-size: 9px;
  font-weight: 700;
  letter-spacing: 0.28em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.85);
}
.contact-form__input,
.contact-form__textarea,
.contact-form__select {
  background: var(--dark-bg);
  border: 1px solid var(--border-dark);
  border-radius: 6px;
  padding: 12px 14px;
  font-family: var(--font-body);
  font-size: 13px;
  color: white;
  font-weight: 400;
  width: 100%;
  transition: border-color 150ms;
}
.contact-form__input:focus,
.contact-form__textarea:focus,
.contact-form__select:focus {
  outline: none;
  border-color: var(--orange);
  box-shadow: 0 0 0 3px rgba(232, 84, 10, 0.13);
}
.contact-form__textarea {
  resize: vertical;
  min-height: 140px;
  font-family: var(--font-body);
  letter-spacing: 0.05em;
}
.contact-form__select { appearance: none; cursor: pointer; }

.contact-form__bottom {
  display: flex;
  justify-content: space-between;
  align-items: center;
  margin-top: 20px;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
  gap: 16px;
}
.contact-form__hint {
  font-family: var(--font-body);
  font-size: 9px;
  letter-spacing: 0.22em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--text-on-dark-muted);
}
.contact-form__submit {
  display: inline-flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 10px;
  padding: 17px 38px;
  /* Deeper orange so the white label clears WCAG AA 4.5:1
     (brand --orange #E8540A only reaches 3.68:1 under white). */
  background: #C9480A;
  color: white;
  font-family: var(--font-body);
  font-size: 12px;
  font-weight: 700;
  letter-spacing: 0.2em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  border: none;
  border-radius: 2px;
  cursor: pointer;
  box-shadow: 0 14px 30px -12px rgba(201, 72, 10, 0.55);
  transition:
    transform 280ms cubic-bezier(0.32, 0.72, 0, 1),
    box-shadow 280ms cubic-bezier(0.32, 0.72, 0, 1),
    background 200ms ease-out;
}
.contact-form__submit:hover,
.contact-form__submit:focus-visible {
  background: #B5400A;
  transform: translateY(-2px);
  box-shadow: 0 22px 42px -12px rgba(201, 72, 10, 0.72);
}
.contact-form__submit:active {
  transform: translateY(0) scale(0.985);
  box-shadow: 0 10px 22px -12px rgba(201, 72, 10, 0.5);
}
.contact-form__submit:focus-visible { outline: 2px solid var(--orange); outline-offset: 3px; }
.contact-form__submit { -webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; }

/* ============================================================
   Form validation states — inline field errors + form-level error pill.
   Replaces the legacy alert() with accessible, brand-consistent messaging.
   ============================================================ */

.contact-form__error {
  font-family: var(--font-body);
  font-size: 11px;
  font-weight: 500;
  letter-spacing: 0.04em;
  color: #F66160;
  margin: 4px 0 0;
  line-height: 1.45;
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 6px;
  animation: contact-form-error-in 0.35s cubic-bezier(0.16, 1, 0.3, 1);
}
.contact-form__error::before {
  content: '!';
  display: inline-flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: center;
  width: 14px;
  height: 14px;
  border-radius: 50%;
  background: #F66160;
  color: var(--dark-bg);
  font-family: var(--font-display);
  font-size: 11px;
  line-height: 1;
  flex-shrink: 0;
}
.contact-form__error[hidden] { display: none; }

@keyframes contact-form-error-in {
  from { opacity: 0; transform: translateY(-4px); }
  to   { opacity: 1; transform: translateY(0); }
}

.contact-form__input.is-invalid,
.contact-form__textarea.is-invalid,
.contact-form__select.is-invalid {
  border-color: #F66160;
}
.contact-form__input.is-invalid:focus,
.contact-form__textarea.is-invalid:focus,
.contact-form__select.is-invalid:focus {
  border-color: #F66160;
  box-shadow: 0 0 0 3px rgba(246, 97, 96, 0.18);
}

/* Form-level error — shown when submit fails over the network */
.contact-form__form-error {
  display: flex;
  align-items: flex-start;
  gap: 14px;
  margin-top: 18px;
  padding: 14px 18px;
  background: rgba(246, 97, 96, 0.08);
  border: 1px solid rgba(246, 97, 96, 0.28);
  border-radius: 8px;
  animation: contact-form-error-in 0.4s cubic-bezier(0.16, 1, 0.3, 1);
}
.contact-form__form-error[hidden] { display: none; }

.contact-form__form-error-icon {
  width: 24px;
  height: 24px;
  border-radius: 50%;
  background: #F66160;
  color: var(--dark-bg);
  font-family: var(--font-display);
  font-size: 16px;
  line-height: 1;
  display: inline-flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: center;
  flex-shrink: 0;
}
.contact-form__form-error-content { flex: 1; min-width: 0; }
.contact-form__form-error-title {
  font-family: var(--font-ui);
  font-size: 13px;
  font-weight: 700;
  letter-spacing: -0.005em;
  color: white;
  margin-bottom: 4px;
}
.contact-form__form-error-body {
  font-family: var(--font-body);
  font-size: 12px;
  line-height: 1.55;
  color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.75);
  letter-spacing: 0.02em;
}
.contact-form__form-error-body a {
  color: var(--orange);
  text-decoration: underline;
  text-underline-offset: 2px;
}
.contact-form__form-error-body a:hover,
.contact-form__form-error-body a:focus-visible {
  color: var(--orange-hover);
}

/* Success state — replaces the form on submit */
.contact-form__success {
  background: var(--dark-surface);
  border: 1px solid var(--border-dark);
  border-radius: 12px;
  padding: 56px 32px;
  text-align: center;
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 14px;
}
.contact-form__success[hidden] { display: none; }
.contact-form__success-mark {
  width: 56px;
  height: 56px;
  border-radius: 50%;
  background: var(--orange);
  color: white;
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: center;
  font-size: 28px;
  font-weight: 700;
  line-height: 1;
}
.contact-form__success-title {
  font-family: var(--font-display);
  font-size: clamp(24px, 3vw, 32px);
  color: white;
  letter-spacing: -0.01em;
}
.contact-form__success-sub {
  font-family: var(--font-body);
  font-size: 10px;
  letter-spacing: 0.22em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--text-on-dark-muted);
}

/* Side panel — one connected info panel (icon + label/value rows), capped
   with a Calendly CTA. align-self:start so it doesn't stretch into dead space. */
.contact-side {
  align-self: start;
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  background: var(--dark-surface);
  border: 1px solid var(--border-dark);
  border-radius: 14px;
  overflow: hidden;
}
.contact-side__card {
  display: flex;
  align-items: flex-start;
  gap: 14px;
  padding: 22px 24px;
  background: none;
  border: none;
  border-radius: 0;
}
.contact-side__card + .contact-side__card { border-top: 1px solid var(--border-dark); }
.contact-side__icon {
  width: 22px; height: 22px;
  flex-shrink: 0;
  color: var(--orange);
  margin-top: 2px;
}
.contact-side__icon svg { width: 100%; height: 100%; }
.contact-side__body { min-width: 0; flex: 1; }

/* Calendly CTA anchoring the panel */
.contact-side__cta {
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 12px;
  padding: 20px 24px;
  border-top: 1px solid var(--border-dark);
  background: rgba(232, 84, 10, 0.07);
  text-decoration: none;
  color: #fff;
  font-family: var(--font-body);
  font-size: 12px;
  font-weight: 700;
  letter-spacing: 0.12em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  transition: background 360ms cubic-bezier(0.32, 0.72, 0, 1);
  -webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent;
}
.contact-side__cta:hover,
.contact-side__cta:active,
.contact-side__cta:focus-visible { background: rgba(232, 84, 10, 0.15); }
.contact-side__cta:focus-visible { outline: 2px solid var(--orange); outline-offset: -2px; }
.contact-side__cta-dot {
  width: 8px; height: 8px;
  flex-shrink: 0;
  border-radius: 50%;
  background: var(--orange);
  box-shadow: 0 0 0 4px rgba(232, 84, 10, 0.18);
}
.contact-side__cta-text { flex: 1; line-height: 1.45; }
.contact-side__cta-arrow {
  display: inline-flex;
  color: var(--orange);
  transition: transform 360ms cubic-bezier(0.32, 0.72, 0, 1);
}
.contact-side__cta:hover .contact-side__cta-arrow { transform: translateX(3px); }
.contact-side__lbl {
  font-family: var(--font-body);
  font-size: 9px;
  letter-spacing: 0.28em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--text-on-dark-muted);
  margin-bottom: 6px;
}
.contact-side__val {
  font-family: var(--font-display);
  font-size: 22px;
  color: white;
  letter-spacing: -0.01em;
  line-height: 1.1;
}
.contact-side__val em {
  font-family: var(--font-ui);
  font-style: italic;
  font-size: 0.65em;
  color: var(--orange);
  font-weight: 500;
  text-transform: none;
  letter-spacing: -0.01em;
  display: block;
  margin-top: 4px;
}
.contact-side__sub {
  font-family: var(--font-body);
  font-size: 10px;
  letter-spacing: 0.14em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--text-on-dark-secondary);
  margin-top: 8px;
  line-height: 1.6;
}

/* ============================================================
   WHAT TO EXPECT — 3-step process
   ============================================================ */

.expect {
  background: var(--off-white);
  padding: 80px 40px;
}
.expect__top {
  max-width: 1280px;
  margin: 0 auto 56px;
}
.expect__eyebrow {
  font-family: var(--font-body);
  font-size: 10px;
  letter-spacing: 0.22em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--orange-on-light);
  font-weight: 700;
  margin-bottom: 16px;
}
.expect__heading {
  font-family: var(--font-ui);
  font-size: clamp(32px, 4.5vw, 60px);
  font-weight: 700;
  letter-spacing: -0.02em;
  line-height: 1.1;
  color: var(--black);
  max-width: 22ch;
  margin: 0;
}
.expect__heading em { font-style: italic; color: var(--orange); }

/* Connected numbered timeline — replaces the three identical boxed cards */
.expect__steps {
  position: relative;
  max-width: 1280px;
  margin: 0 auto;
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(3, 1fr);
  gap: 44px;
}
.expect__steps::before {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  top: 28px;
  left: 28px;
  right: 28px;
  height: 1px;
  background: linear-gradient(90deg,
    rgba(232, 84, 10, 0.45) 0%,
    rgba(17, 17, 17, 0.14) 45%,
    rgba(17, 17, 17, 0.14) 55%,
    rgba(232, 84, 10, 0.45) 100%);
  z-index: 0;
}
/* Arrowhead terminating the line on the right — "inbox -> live site" */
.expect__steps::after {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  top: 23px;
  right: 18px;
  width: 0; height: 0;
  border-top: 5px solid transparent;
  border-bottom: 5px solid transparent;
  border-left: 7px solid rgba(232, 84, 10, 0.55);
  z-index: 0;
}
@media (max-width: 820px) {
  .expect__steps { grid-template-columns: 1fr; gap: 36px; }
  .expect__steps::before,
  .expect__steps::after { display: none; }
}

.expect__step {
  position: relative;
  z-index: 1;
  padding: 0 12px 0 0;
  background: none;
  border: none;
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  gap: 12px;
}

.expect__step-head {
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 14px;
  margin-bottom: 18px;
}

/* Number becomes a node sitting on the connector line. The off-white ring
   gap (box-shadow spread in the section colour) cleanly breaks the line so
   the node reads as a station on the track. */
.expect__step-num {
  position: relative;
  z-index: 1;
  width: 56px; height: 56px;
  flex-shrink: 0;
  border-radius: 50%;
  border: 1px solid rgba(232, 84, 10, 0.40);
  background: var(--off-white);
  box-shadow: 0 0 0 6px var(--off-white);
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: center;
  font-family: var(--font-display);
  font-size: 27px;
  color: var(--orange);
  line-height: 1;
  transition: border-color 360ms cubic-bezier(0.32, 0.72, 0, 1),
              background 360ms cubic-bezier(0.32, 0.72, 0, 1),
              color 360ms cubic-bezier(0.32, 0.72, 0, 1),
              transform 360ms cubic-bezier(0.32, 0.72, 0, 1);
}
.expect__step:hover .expect__step-num {
  border-color: var(--orange);
  background: var(--orange);
  color: #fff;
  transform: translateY(-2px);
}
.expect__step-name {
  font-family: var(--font-ui);
  font-size: clamp(20px, 2.2vw, 28px);
  font-weight: 700;
  color: var(--black);
  letter-spacing: -0.02em;
}
.expect__step-name em { font-style: italic; color: var(--orange); }
.expect__step-desc {
  font-family: var(--font-body);
  font-size: 14px;
  letter-spacing: 0.01em;
  text-transform: none;
  color: var(--text-on-light-secondary);
  line-height: 1.6;
  max-width: 34ch;
}
.expect__step-time {
  display: inline-flex;
  align-items: center;
  align-self: flex-start;
  font-family: var(--font-body);
  font-size: 10.5px;
  font-weight: 700;
  letter-spacing: 0.18em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--orange-on-light);
  background: rgba(232, 84, 10, 0.09);
  border: 1px solid rgba(232, 84, 10, 0.24);
  border-radius: 999px;
  padding: 6px 13px;
  margin-top: 10px;
}

@media (max-width: 1024px) {
  /* Below the bento breakpoint, unwind the explicit placement and stack. */
  .methods__grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
  .methods__card--1,
  .methods__card--2,
  .methods__card--3,
  .methods__card--4 { grid-column: auto; grid-row: auto; }
  .methods__card--1 { min-height: 0; }
}

@media (max-width: 768px) {
  .contact-hero { padding: 140px 24px 60px; min-height: auto; }
  .contact-hero__inner { grid-template-columns: 1fr; gap: 28px; }
  .contact-hero__meta { align-self: stretch; min-width: 0; }

  .methods { padding: 56px 20px 40px; }
  .methods__top { flex-direction: column; align-items: flex-start; gap: 16px; }
  .methods__grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
  .methods__card { min-height: 280px; }

  .contact-form-section { padding: 56px 20px; }
  .contact-form-section__top { flex-direction: column; align-items: flex-start; gap: 16px; }
  .contact-form { padding: 24px; }

  .expect { padding: 56px 20px; }

  /* Mobile touch targets: contact form fields are 42px tall (2px short of
     the 44px minimum). Bump padding so they meet the touch standard. */
  .contact-form__input,
  .contact-form__select {
    min-height: 46px;
    padding: 14px 14px;
    box-sizing: border-box;
  }
  .contact-form__textarea {
    /* textarea already has min-height: 140px, but pad it for consistency */
    padding: 14px 14px;
  }
  .contact-form__submit {
    min-height: 48px;
  }
}

@media (max-width: 480px) {
  .methods__grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
}