.reveal {
  opacity: 0;
  transform: translateY(28px);
  transition: opacity 0.7s var(--ease-out), transform 0.7s var(--ease-out);
}

.reveal.is-visible { opacity: 1; transform: none; }

.reveal-delay-1 { transition-delay: 0.1s; }
.reveal-delay-2 { transition-delay: 0.2s; }

/* About — sparse page, slower cinematic reveals */
.page-about .reveal {
  transform: translateY(42px);
  transition:
    opacity 2.4s ease-in,
    transform 2.6s cubic-bezier(0.33, 0, 0.13, 1);
}

.page-about .reveal-delay-1 { transition-delay: 0.5s; }
.page-about .reveal-delay-2 { transition-delay: 1.05s; }

@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) {
  .reveal { opacity: 1; transform: none; transition: none; }
  .hero__logo { animation: none; }
  .hero__title em { animation: none; color: var(--gold); }
  .marquee__track { animation: none; }
  .scroll-hint__line { animation: none; }
}

.grain {
  position: absolute; inset: -50%;
  pointer-events: none; opacity: 0.04;
  background-image: url("data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg viewBox='0 0 256 256' xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%3E%3Cfilter id='n'%3E%3CfeTurbulence type='fractalNoise' baseFrequency='0.9' numOctaves='3'/%3E%3C/filter%3E%3Crect width='100%25' height='100%25' filter='url(%23n)'/%3E%3C/svg%3E");
}

/* ── Photos: pre-aged assets — light vignette only ── */
.story__photo img,
.gallery-strip__item img {
  display: block;
  transition: transform 0.5s var(--ease-out);
}

.gallery-strip__item:hover img { transform: scale(1.04); }

.story__photo::before,
.gallery-strip__item::before {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  inset: 0;
  z-index: 1;
  pointer-events: none;
  background: radial-gradient(ellipse 90% 85% at 50% 45%, transparent 50%, rgba(10, 6, 8, 0.35) 100%);
}

.story__photo--bar::before {
  background: radial-gradient(ellipse 95% 90% at 50% 80%, transparent 55%, rgba(10, 6, 8, 0.22) 100%);
}

.story__photo--bar img {
  object-position: 50% 72%;
}

.story__caption { z-index: 2; }

.hero__bg::after {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  inset: 0;
  pointer-events: none;
  opacity: 0.12;
  mix-blend-mode: soft-light;
  background-image: url("data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg viewBox='0 0 512 512' xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%3E%3Cfilter id='g'%3E%3CfeTurbulence type='fractalNoise' baseFrequency='0.78' numOctaves='4' stitchTiles='stitch'/%3E%3C/filter%3E%3Crect width='100%25' height='100%25' filter='url(%23g)' opacity='0.55'/%3E%3C/svg%3E");
  background-size: 220px 220px;
}

@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) {
  .story__photo img,
  .gallery-strip__item img { transition: none; }
}

.scroll-hint {
  position: absolute; bottom: 1.25rem; left: 50%;
  transform: translateX(-50%);
  display: flex; flex-direction: column; align-items: center; gap: 0.5rem;
  font-size: 0.68rem; letter-spacing: 0.2em; text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--text-muted);
  z-index: 1;
  pointer-events: none;
}

@media (max-height: 860px) {
  .scroll-hint { display: none; }
}

.scroll-hint__line {
  width: 1px; height: 40px;
  background: linear-gradient(var(--neon), transparent);
  animation: float 2s ease-in-out infinite;
}

@keyframes float {
  0%, 100% { transform: scaleY(1); opacity: 0.6; }
  50% { transform: scaleY(0.6); opacity: 1; }
}