/*
 * Secondary-page reference previews.
 *
 * Every selector is rooted below .nc-secondary-preview. The production Home
 * and its existing Gallery Cabinet assemblies therefore remain outside this
 * cascade while the six concepts are reviewed.
 */

.nc-secondary-preview {
  background: var(--nc-paper);
}

.nc-secondary {
  width: min(100%, var(--nc-content-max));
  margin-inline: auto;
  padding-inline: var(--nc-gutter);
  background: var(--nc-paper);
}

.nc-secondary .nc-eyebrow {
  margin-bottom: var(--nc-space-5);
}

.nc-secondary .nc-display {
  max-width: 12ch;
}

.nc-secondary .nc-heading {
  max-width: 18ch;
}

.nc-secondary .nc-title--small {
  font-size: var(--nc-size-h3);
  margin-top: var(--nc-space-3);
}

.nc-secondary .nc-prose + .nc-prose {
  margin-top: var(--nc-space-5);
}

.nc-secondary-link,
.nc-project-card__action {
  display: inline-flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: var(--nc-space-2);
  min-height: var(--nc-target-min);
  color: var(--nc-ink);
  font-family: var(--nc-font-operational);
  font-size: var(--nc-size-meta);
  font-weight: 600;
  letter-spacing: var(--nc-tracking-meta);
  text-decoration: underline;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  text-underline-offset: 4px;
}

.nc-secondary-link:hover .nc-arrow,
.nc-project-card__action:hover .nc-arrow,
.nc-route-card:hover .nc-arrow {
  transform: translateX(3px);
}

.nc-secondary-actions {
  display: flex;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
  gap: var(--nc-space-3);
  margin-top: var(--nc-space-6);
}

.nc-secondary-actions .nc-button {
  white-space: nowrap;
}

/* ------------------------------------------------------------------ heroes */

.nc-secondary-hero,
.nc-work-hero,
.nc-about-hero {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 7fr) minmax(280px, 5fr);
  gap: var(--nc-space-9);
  align-items: start;
  padding-block: var(--nc-space-10);
}

.nc-secondary-hero--split > :first-child,
.nc-work-hero > :first-child,
.nc-about-hero > :first-child {
  padding-top: var(--nc-space-5);
}

.nc-secondary-hero--split .nc-prose--large,
.nc-work-hero .nc-prose--large,
.nc-about-hero .nc-prose--large {
  margin-top: var(--nc-space-5);
}

.nc-callout {
  background: var(--nc-stone-light);
  padding: var(--nc-space-8);
  border: var(--nc-rule-width) solid var(--nc-rule-light);
}

.nc-callout--hero .nc-heading {
  font-size: clamp(2rem, 3vw, 3rem);
}

.nc-callout--hero .nc-prose {
  margin-top: var(--nc-space-5);
}

.nc-callout--hero .nc-secondary-link {
  border-top: var(--nc-rule-width) solid var(--nc-rule-strong);
  display: flex;
  margin-top: var(--nc-space-6);
  padding-top: var(--nc-space-4);
}

/* ---------------------------------------------------------- How I Help A */

.nc-secondary-section--tight {
  padding-bottom: var(--nc-space-8);
}

.nc-route-card-grid {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(3, minmax(0, 1fr));
  gap: var(--nc-space-3);
}

.nc-route-card {
  display: flex;
  min-height: 340px;
  flex-direction: column;
  border: var(--nc-rule-width) solid var(--nc-rule);
  color: var(--nc-ink);
  padding: var(--nc-space-6);
  text-decoration: none;
}

.nc-route-card .nc-title {
  font-size: clamp(1.75rem, 2.3vw, 2.55rem);
}

.nc-route-card .nc-prose {
  margin-top: var(--nc-space-5);
}

.nc-route-card__action {
  align-items: center;
  display: inline-flex;
  gap: var(--nc-space-2);
  margin-top: auto;
  padding-top: var(--nc-space-6);
  font-size: var(--nc-size-meta);
  font-weight: 600;
  letter-spacing: var(--nc-tracking-meta);
  text-transform: uppercase;
}

.nc-route-open {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: minmax(160px, 2.2fr) minmax(280px, 3.4fr) minmax(260px, 2.4fr);
  gap: var(--nc-space-6);
  border-top: var(--nc-rule-width) solid var(--nc-rule);
  padding-block: var(--nc-space-7);
}

.nc-route-open__lead .nc-eyebrow {
  color: var(--nc-ink-muted);
}

.nc-route-open__lead .nc-heading {
  margin-top: var(--nc-space-4);
}

.nc-route-open__body {
  border-inline: var(--nc-rule-width) solid var(--nc-rule-light);
  padding-inline: var(--nc-space-6);
}

.nc-route-open__body .nc-secondary-link {
  margin-top: var(--nc-space-5);
}

.nc-route-open__aside .nc-askcontext__questions {
  margin-top: 0;
}

.nc-accordion {
  border-top: var(--nc-rule-width) solid var(--nc-rule-light);
  padding-block: var(--nc-space-4);
}

.nc-accordion:last-of-type {
  border-bottom: var(--nc-rule-width) solid var(--nc-rule-light);
}

.nc-accordion__summary {
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: space-between;
  gap: var(--nc-space-3);
  cursor: pointer;
  list-style: none;
  font-family: var(--nc-font-editorial);
  font-size: var(--nc-size-h3);
  font-weight: 500;
  color: var(--nc-ink);
}

.nc-accordion__summary::-webkit-details-marker {
  display: none;
}

.nc-accordion__summary::after {
  content: "+";
  flex: none;
  font-family: var(--nc-font-operational);
  font-size: 1.25rem;
  line-height: 1;
  color: var(--nc-ink-muted);
}

.nc-accordion[open] > .nc-accordion__summary::after {
  content: "\2212";
}

.nc-accordion__body {
  padding-top: var(--nc-space-4);
}

.nc-dual-list {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: 1fr;
  gap: var(--nc-space-6);
}

.nc-dual-list h3 {
  color: var(--nc-ink);
  font-family: var(--nc-font-editorial);
  font-size: var(--nc-size-body);
  font-weight: 500;
  margin: 0 0 var(--nc-space-3);
}

.nc-dual-list ul {
  color: var(--nc-ink-muted);
  font-size: var(--nc-size-small);
  line-height: 1.45;
  margin: 0;
  padding-left: 1.15em;
}

.nc-dual-list li + li {
  margin-top: var(--nc-space-1);
}

/* ---------------------------------------------------------- How I Help B */

.nc-secondary-hero--guided {
  grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 7fr) minmax(320px, 4fr);
}

.nc-secondary-hero--guided > :first-child {
  max-width: 660px;
}

.nc-secondary-quote {
  border-top: var(--nc-rule-width) solid var(--nc-rule);
  color: var(--nc-ink-muted);
  font-family: var(--nc-font-editorial);
  font-size: var(--nc-size-body-l);
  font-style: italic;
  margin: var(--nc-space-7) 0 0;
  padding-top: var(--nc-space-5);
}

.nc-route-summary {
  background: var(--nc-stone-light);
  padding: var(--nc-space-6);
}

.nc-route-summary > a {
  color: var(--nc-ink);
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: 32px 1fr auto;
  gap: 0 var(--nc-space-3);
  padding-block: var(--nc-space-4);
  text-decoration: none;
}

.nc-route-summary > a + a {
  border-top: var(--nc-rule-width) solid var(--nc-rule);
}

.nc-route-summary > a span {
  color: var(--nc-ink-muted);
  font-family: var(--nc-font-machine);
  font-size: var(--nc-size-meta);
  grid-row: span 2;
}

.nc-route-summary > a strong {
  font-family: var(--nc-font-editorial);
  font-size: var(--nc-size-h3);
  font-weight: 400;
}

.nc-route-summary > a small {
  color: var(--nc-ink-muted);
  font-size: var(--nc-size-small);
  grid-column: 2;
  line-height: 1.35;
}

.nc-route-summary > a i {
  align-self: center;
  font-style: normal;
  grid-column: 3;
  grid-row: span 2;
}

.nc-route-summary__cta {
  background: var(--nc-paper-raised);
  border-left: 2px solid var(--nc-clay);
  color: var(--nc-ink-muted);
  font-size: var(--nc-size-small);
  margin-top: var(--nc-space-5);
  padding: var(--nc-space-5);
}

.nc-route-summary__cta p {
  margin: 0;
}

.nc-route-summary__cta .nc-secondary-link {
  margin-top: var(--nc-space-2);
}

.nc-route-guided {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 6.5fr) minmax(190px, 2.5fr) minmax(140px, 1.8fr);
  gap: var(--nc-space-6);
  border-top: var(--nc-rule-width) solid var(--nc-rule);
  padding-block: var(--nc-space-8);
}

.nc-route-guided__main .nc-heading {
  margin-top: var(--nc-space-3);
}

.nc-route-guided__main > .nc-prose:first-of-type {
  margin-top: var(--nc-space-5);
}

.nc-tag-row {
  display: flex;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
  gap: var(--nc-space-2);
  margin-top: var(--nc-space-5);
}

.nc-tag-row span,
.nc-tag-row i {
  background: var(--nc-stone-light);
  border: var(--nc-rule-width) solid var(--nc-rule-light);
  color: var(--nc-ink-muted);
  font-family: var(--nc-font-operational);
  font-size: 0.65rem;
  font-style: normal;
  letter-spacing: .06em;
  padding: 4px 8px;
  text-transform: uppercase;
}

.nc-route-guided .nc-dual-list {
  grid-template-columns: repeat(2, minmax(0, 1fr));
  border: var(--nc-rule-width) solid var(--nc-rule);
  margin-top: var(--nc-space-5);
}

.nc-route-guided .nc-dual-list section {
  padding: var(--nc-space-5);
}

.nc-route-guided .nc-dual-list section + section {
  border-left: var(--nc-rule-width) solid var(--nc-rule);
}

.nc-route-guided__quote {
  align-self: start;
  background: var(--nc-stone-light);
  margin-top: var(--nc-space-8);
  padding: var(--nc-space-5);
}

.nc-route-guided__quote blockquote {
  color: var(--nc-ink-muted);
  font-family: var(--nc-font-editorial);
  font-size: var(--nc-size-body-l);
  font-style: italic;
  line-height: 1.25;
  margin: 0;
}

.nc-route-guided__quote cite {
  color: var(--nc-ink-muted);
  display: block;
  font-size: var(--nc-size-meta);
  font-style: normal;
  letter-spacing: var(--nc-tracking-meta);
  margin-top: var(--nc-space-4);
  text-transform: uppercase;
}

.nc-progress-rail {
  position: relative;
  margin-top: var(--nc-space-6);
}

.nc-progress-rail::before {
  background: var(--nc-rule);
  bottom: 0;
  content: "";
  left: 36px;
  position: absolute;
  top: 0;
  width: var(--nc-rule-width);
}

.nc-progress-rail > a {
  align-items: center;
  color: var(--nc-ink-muted);
  display: flex;
  font-size: var(--nc-size-meta);
  gap: var(--nc-space-3);
  margin-top: var(--nc-space-4);
  min-height: var(--nc-target-min);
  padding-left: var(--nc-space-5);
  text-decoration: none;
}

.nc-progress-rail > a span {
  background: var(--nc-paper);
  border: var(--nc-rule-width) solid var(--nc-rule-strong);
  border-radius: 50%;
  display: block;
  height: 10px;
  margin-left: 0;
  width: 10px;
}

.nc-progress-rail > a.is-current {
  color: var(--nc-ink);
  font-weight: 700;
}

.nc-progress-rail > a.is-current span {
  background: var(--nc-ink);
}

/* -------------------------------------------------------------- CTA bands */

.nc-secondary-cta,
.nc-secondary-closing {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1fr) minmax(0, 1fr);
  gap: var(--nc-space-8);
  margin-top: var(--nc-space-8);
  padding: var(--nc-space-7);
}

.nc-secondary-cta--conversation,
.nc-secondary-cta--evidence {
  background: var(--nc-stone-light);
}

.nc-secondary-cta > div + div,
.nc-secondary-closing > div + div {
  border-left: var(--nc-rule-width) solid var(--nc-rule-strong);
  padding-left: var(--nc-space-7);
}

.nc-secondary-cta .nc-secondary-link,
.nc-secondary-cta .nc-button {
  margin-top: var(--nc-space-5);
}

.nc-secondary-closing {
  border-bottom: var(--nc-rule-width) solid var(--nc-rule);
  margin-top: 0;
  padding-block: var(--nc-space-8);
}

/* --------------------------------------------------------------- Work C */

.nc-work-hero {
  align-items: center;
  padding-bottom: var(--nc-space-8);
}

.nc-work-hero .nc-display {
  font-size: clamp(3.25rem, 6vw, 5.5rem);
}

.nc-work-proposition {
  background: var(--nc-stone-light);
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 2.2fr) minmax(260px, 1.2fr);
  gap: var(--nc-space-9);
  padding: var(--nc-space-7);
}

.nc-work-proposition .nc-prose {
  margin-top: var(--nc-space-5);
}

.nc-work-proposition dl {
  border-left: var(--nc-rule-width) solid var(--nc-rule-strong);
  margin: 0;
  padding-left: var(--nc-space-6);
}

.nc-work-proposition dt {
  font-family: var(--nc-font-operational);
  font-size: var(--nc-size-meta);
  font-weight: 700;
  letter-spacing: var(--nc-tracking-meta);
  text-transform: uppercase;
}

.nc-work-proposition dd {
  color: var(--nc-ink-muted);
  font-size: var(--nc-size-small);
  margin: var(--nc-space-1) 0 var(--nc-space-5);
}

.nc-work-collection,
.nc-work-feature {
  border-bottom: var(--nc-rule-width) solid var(--nc-rule);
  padding-block: var(--nc-space-8);
}

.nc-section-split {
  align-items: end;
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1fr) minmax(280px, 1fr);
  gap: var(--nc-space-7);
  margin-bottom: var(--nc-space-6);
}

.nc-section-split .nc-secondary-link {
  justify-self: end;
}

/* .nc-work-register-section is itself a 2-column grid (below); nesting the
   base two-column .nc-section-split inside its narrower first track crushed
   "The wider record" heading into a near-character wrap. This instance has
   no second child needing a split, so it only ever needs one column. */
.nc-section-split--stacked {
  grid-template-columns: 1fr;
  align-items: start;
  gap: var(--nc-space-3);
}

.nc-project-grid {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(2, minmax(0, 1fr));
  gap: var(--nc-space-3);
}

.nc-project-grid--three {
  grid-template-columns: repeat(3, minmax(0, 1fr));
}

.nc-project-card {
  border: var(--nc-rule-width) solid var(--nc-rule);
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: minmax(150px, .72fr) minmax(0, 1.28fr);
  min-height: 304px;
}

.nc-project-card__media {
  background: var(--nc-stone);
  min-height: 100%;
  overflow: hidden;
}

.nc-project-card__media img {
  height: 100%;
  object-fit: cover;
  width: 100%;
}

.nc-project-card__media--fixture,
.nc-project-card__media--context {
  align-items: end;
  background: var(--nc-stone-light);
  color: var(--nc-ink-muted);
  display: flex;
  font-family: var(--nc-font-editorial);
  padding: var(--nc-space-5);
}

.nc-project-card__media--fixture span,
.nc-project-card__media--context span {
  font-size: var(--nc-size-small);
}

.nc-project-card__body {
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  padding: var(--nc-space-5);
}

.nc-status {
  color: var(--nc-ink-muted);
  font-family: var(--nc-font-operational);
  font-size: .65rem;
  font-weight: 700;
  letter-spacing: .06em;
  margin: 0 0 var(--nc-space-3);
  text-transform: uppercase;
}

.nc-project-card .nc-title {
  font-size: var(--nc-size-h3);
}

.nc-project-card__type {
  color: var(--nc-ink-muted);
  font-size: var(--nc-size-small);
  font-weight: 600;
  margin: var(--nc-space-1) 0 var(--nc-space-4);
}

.nc-project-card .nc-prose {
  font-size: var(--nc-size-small);
  line-height: 1.45;
}

.nc-project-card__action {
  border-top: var(--nc-rule-width) solid var(--nc-rule);
  margin-top: auto;
  padding-top: var(--nc-space-3);
}

.nc-project-card--compact {
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  min-height: 0;
}

.nc-project-card--compact .nc-project-card__media {
  min-height: 160px;
}

.nc-project-card--compact .nc-project-card__body {
  min-height: 268px;
}

.nc-work-register-section {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: minmax(240px, 1fr) minmax(0, 1.8fr);
  gap: var(--nc-space-9);
  border-bottom: var(--nc-rule-width) solid var(--nc-rule);
  padding-block: var(--nc-space-8);
}

.nc-work-register-section .nc-button {
  margin-top: var(--nc-space-5);
}

.nc-project-register {
  border-top: var(--nc-rule-width) solid var(--nc-rule);
}

.nc-project-register__row {
  align-items: center;
  border-bottom: var(--nc-rule-width) solid var(--nc-rule);
  color: var(--nc-ink);
  display: grid;
  gap: var(--nc-space-4);
  grid-template-columns: 1fr 130px 24px;
  min-height: 48px;
  text-decoration: none;
}

.nc-project-register__row span:first-child {
  font-size: var(--nc-size-small);
}

.nc-project-register__row span:nth-child(2) {
  color: var(--nc-ink-muted);
  font-family: var(--nc-font-machine);
  font-size: var(--nc-size-meta);
  text-align: right;
}

/* --------------------------------------------------------------- Work D */

.nc-stat-row {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(3, 1fr);
  border-top: var(--nc-rule-width) solid var(--nc-rule-strong);
  margin-top: var(--nc-space-6);
  padding-top: var(--nc-space-4);
}

.nc-stat-row span {
  border-right: var(--nc-rule-width) solid var(--nc-rule);
  color: var(--nc-ink-muted);
  font-size: .65rem;
  padding-inline: var(--nc-space-3);
  text-transform: uppercase;
}

.nc-stat-row span:first-child { padding-left: 0; }
.nc-stat-row span:last-child { border-right: 0; }
.nc-stat-row b { color: var(--nc-ink); display: block; font-family: var(--nc-font-editorial); font-size: var(--nc-size-h3); font-weight: 400; text-transform: none; }

/* Work page hero aside: the live "Start with a question" Ask Niche Clever
   panel (nicheclever_render_work_ask_panel()). Its question rows reuse the
   shared .nc-askcontext__questions boxed-link treatment defined in
   components.css (the same look as the case-study/Method asides, e.g.
   /work/imlpo-operations/) rather than a bespoke style, per Jacob. Only the
   panel heading/intro are Work-specific. .nc-stat-row above is kept for the
   unrelated dev-only ?nc_preview=work-d concept gallery, which still shows
   the older "How I work, in short" facts row as a design reference. */

.nc-ask-panel .nc-heading {
  border-top: var(--nc-rule-width) solid var(--nc-rule-strong);
  margin-top: var(--nc-space-6);
  padding-top: var(--nc-space-4);
}

.nc-ask-panel__note {
  color: var(--nc-ink-muted);
  margin-top: var(--nc-space-3);
}

/* The /ask/ page owns its explanatory support copy. The portable plugin's
   generic footer is therefore hidden only inside this page, where it is
   replaced by the site-specific product attribution beneath the interface. */
.nc-secondary--ask .wpip-footer { display: none; }

.nc-ask-context__note,
.nc-ask-context .wpip-limit-notice {
	margin-top: var(--nc-space-4);
}

.nc-ask-powered-by {
  color: var(--nc-ink-muted);
  font-size: var(--nc-size-small);
  margin: var(--nc-space-4) 0 0;
}

.nc-ask-powered-by a { color: var(--nc-ink); }

.nc-timeline {
  padding-block: var(--nc-space-8);
}

.nc-timeline-group {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: 72px minmax(0, 1fr);
  gap: var(--nc-space-4);
  border-top: var(--nc-rule-width) solid var(--nc-rule);
  padding-block: var(--nc-space-6);
}

/* Site-wide number-eyebrow convention (About page): the live page's own
   modifier, replacing the dot-and-rule __marker column with a plain number
   eyebrow directly above the group title. Deliberately a separate modifier
   rather than a change to the base .nc-timeline-group rule above, which
   stays exactly as it was for the unrelated dev-only ?nc_preview=work-d
   concept gallery -- that preview still emits the old __marker markup and
   needs the base rule's two-column grid to lay it out correctly. */
.nc-timeline-group--flat {
  display: block;
}

.nc-timeline-group--flat .nc-eyebrow {
  margin-bottom: var(--nc-space-3);
}

.nc-timeline-group__marker {
  align-self: stretch;
  border-right: var(--nc-rule-width) solid var(--nc-rule-strong);
  position: relative;
}

.nc-timeline-group__marker::after {
  background: var(--nc-ink);
  border-radius: 50%;
  content: "";
  height: 10px;
  position: absolute;
  right: -5px;
  top: 6px;
  width: 10px;
}

.nc-timeline-group__marker span {
  font-family: var(--nc-font-machine);
  font-size: var(--nc-size-small);
}

.nc-timeline-group .nc-title {
  font-size: clamp(1.5rem, 2.4vw, 2.25rem);
}

.nc-timeline-rows {
  border: var(--nc-rule-width) solid var(--nc-rule);
  margin-top: var(--nc-space-5);
}

.nc-timeline-rows a,
.nc-timeline-rows > div {
  align-items: center;
  color: var(--nc-ink);
  display: grid;
  gap: var(--nc-space-4);
  grid-template-columns: minmax(150px, 1.1fr) minmax(180px, 1.5fr) minmax(180px, 1.6fr) 24px;
  min-height: 60px;
  padding: var(--nc-space-3) var(--nc-space-4);
  text-decoration: none;
}

.nc-timeline-rows > * + * {
  border-top: var(--nc-rule-width) solid var(--nc-rule);
}

.nc-timeline-rows strong { font-family: var(--nc-font-editorial); font-size: var(--nc-size-body); font-weight: 500; }
.nc-timeline-rows .nc-tag-row { margin: 0; }
.nc-timeline-rows small { color: var(--nc-ink-muted); font-size: var(--nc-size-meta); line-height: 1.35; }
.nc-timeline-rows b { font-weight: 400; text-align: right; }

/* ---------------------------------------------------------------- About E */

.nc-about-hero {
  align-items: start;
  background: var(--nc-paper);
  min-height: 340px;
}

.nc-about-hero > aside {
  align-items: stretch;
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  justify-content: flex-start;
  padding-top: var(--nc-space-5);
}

.nc-about-hero__nav .nc-on-page {
  border-top: 0;
}

.nc-about-hero__nav .nc-on-page .nc-eyebrow {
  margin-top: 0;
}

.nc-locality-art {
  background: var(--nc-stone-light);
  border: var(--nc-rule-width) solid var(--nc-rule-light);
  min-height: 132px;
  width: 100%;
}

/* Once a locality image is imported, nicheclever_locality_art() renders this
   same class on a real <img> instead of the empty placeholder div above —
   the border/background still apply as a frame, sized to its own 3:2
   artwork rather than the placeholder's fixed min-height. */
img.nc-locality-art {
  aspect-ratio: 3 / 2;
  display: block;
  height: auto;
  object-fit: cover;
}

.nc-about-section {
  max-width: var(--nc-measure-body);
  margin-top: var(--nc-space-7);
  padding-bottom: var(--nc-space-7);
}

.nc-about-section .nc-heading {
  font-size: clamp(1.8rem, 3.1vw, 2.8rem);
  margin-bottom: var(--nc-space-5);
}

/* About: the page's own headings run on the editorial column's measure, not
   the generic 12ch / 18ch display caps, so at desktop widths the H1 takes at
   most two lines and each section heading stays on one. No nowrap: narrower
   viewports still wrap naturally. */
.nc-secondary--about .nc-display {
  max-width: 16ch;
}

.nc-secondary--about .nc-about-section .nc-heading {
  max-width: none;
}

.nc-inset-quote {
  background: var(--nc-stone-light);
  border-left: 2px solid var(--nc-clay-text);
  color: var(--nc-ink-muted);
  font-family: var(--nc-font-editorial);
  font-size: var(--nc-size-body-l);
  font-style: italic;
  line-height: 1.3;
  margin: var(--nc-space-6) 0 0;
  padding: var(--nc-space-5);
}

.nc-on-page {
  border-top: var(--nc-rule-width) solid var(--nc-rule);
}

.nc-on-page .nc-eyebrow {
  margin-top: var(--nc-space-4);
}

.nc-on-page a {
  align-items: center;
  border-bottom: var(--nc-rule-width) solid var(--nc-rule);
  color: var(--nc-ink);
  display: grid;
  gap: var(--nc-space-3);
  grid-template-columns: 26px 1fr 18px;
  min-height: 44px;
  text-decoration: none;
}

.nc-related-panel .nc-secondary-link {
  align-items: center;
  border-bottom: var(--nc-rule-width) solid var(--nc-rule);
  color: var(--nc-ink);
  display: grid;
  gap: var(--nc-space-3);
  grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1fr) 18px;
  min-height: 44px;
  text-decoration: none;
}

.nc-on-page a span {
  color: var(--nc-ink-muted);
  font-family: var(--nc-font-machine);
  font-size: var(--nc-size-meta);
}

.nc-on-page a strong {
  font-size: var(--nc-size-small);
  font-weight: 500;
}

.nc-on-page a i {
  font-size: var(--nc-size-meta);
  font-style: normal;
  text-align: right;
}

.nc-quote-panel {
  background: var(--nc-stone);
  color: var(--nc-ink);
  font-family: var(--nc-font-editorial);
  font-size: clamp(1.45rem, 2.1vw, 2rem);
  line-height: 1.22;
  margin: var(--nc-space-8) 0;
  padding: var(--nc-space-6);
}

.nc-locality-panel {
  border-top: var(--nc-rule-width) solid var(--nc-rule);
  padding-top: var(--nc-space-6);
}

.nc-locality-panel .nc-locality-art {
  margin-top: var(--nc-space-5);
}

.nc-related-panel {
  margin-top: var(--nc-space-8);
}

.nc-related-panel .nc-secondary-link {
  font-size: var(--nc-size-small);
  letter-spacing: 0;
  padding-inline: var(--nc-space-4);
  text-decoration: none;
  text-transform: none;
}

/* ---------------------------------------------------------------- About F */

.nc-about-image-panel {
  position: relative;
}

.nc-about-image-panel .nc-locality-art {
  height: 100%;
  min-height: 300px;
}

.nc-about-image-panel > span {
  background: var(--nc-stone-light);
  bottom: var(--nc-space-4);
  color: var(--nc-ink-muted);
  font-size: var(--nc-size-small);
  line-height: 1.4;
  padding: var(--nc-space-4);
  position: absolute;
  right: var(--nc-space-4);
}

.nc-milestones {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: minmax(260px, 1fr) minmax(0, 1.5fr);
  gap: var(--nc-space-10);
  border-top: var(--nc-rule-width) solid var(--nc-rule);
  padding-block: var(--nc-space-8);
}

.nc-milestones ol {
  border-left: var(--nc-rule-width) solid var(--nc-rule-strong);
  list-style: none;
  margin: var(--nc-space-5) 0 0 var(--nc-space-5);
  padding: 0 0 0 var(--nc-space-7);
}

.nc-milestones li {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: 100px 1fr;
  gap: var(--nc-space-4);
  min-height: 60px;
  position: relative;
}

.nc-milestones li::before {
  background: var(--nc-ink);
  border-radius: 50%;
  content: "";
  height: 8px;
  left: calc(-1 * var(--nc-space-7) - 5px);
  position: absolute;
  top: 5px;
  width: 8px;
}

.nc-milestones time { color: var(--nc-ink-muted); font-family: var(--nc-font-machine); font-size: var(--nc-size-meta); }
.nc-milestones h3 { font-size: var(--nc-size-small); margin: 0; }
.nc-milestones li p { color: var(--nc-ink-muted); font-size: var(--nc-size-meta); line-height: 1.4; margin: var(--nc-space-1) 0 0; }

.nc-paired-panels {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr;
  border: var(--nc-rule-width) solid var(--nc-rule);
  margin-top: var(--nc-space-7);
}

.nc-paired-panels > * {
  margin: 0;
  padding: var(--nc-space-6);
}

.nc-paired-panels > * + * {
  border-left: var(--nc-rule-width) solid var(--nc-rule);
}

.nc-paired-panels blockquote {
  background: var(--nc-stone-light);
  font-family: var(--nc-font-editorial);
  font-size: clamp(1.6rem, 2.7vw, 2.5rem);
  font-style: italic;
  line-height: 1.2;
}

.nc-paired-panels .nc-prose {
  margin-top: var(--nc-space-5);
}

.nc-about-diagram {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: minmax(280px, .9fr) minmax(0, 1.1fr);
  gap: var(--nc-space-8);
  padding-block: var(--nc-space-8);
}

.nc-about-diagram .nc-prose,
.nc-about-diagram .nc-secondary-link {
  margin-top: var(--nc-space-5);
}

.nc-relationship {
  display: grid;
  gap: var(--nc-space-4);
  grid-template-columns: repeat(3, 1fr);
  grid-template-rows: repeat(3, 72px);
  margin-top: var(--nc-space-4);
  place-items: center;
  position: relative;
}

.nc-relationship::before,
.nc-relationship::after {
  background: var(--nc-rule-strong);
  content: "";
  height: var(--nc-rule-width);
  left: 16%;
  position: absolute;
  right: 16%;
  top: 50%;
  transform: rotate(28deg);
}

.nc-relationship::after { transform: rotate(-28deg); }

.nc-relationship span,
.nc-relationship strong {
  align-items: center;
  background: var(--nc-paper-raised);
  border: var(--nc-rule-width) solid var(--nc-rule);
  display: flex;
  font-size: var(--nc-size-meta);
  justify-content: center;
  line-height: 1.25;
  min-height: 56px;
  padding: var(--nc-space-2);
  position: relative;
  text-align: center;
  z-index: 1;
}

.nc-relationship strong {
  font-family: var(--nc-font-editorial);
  font-size: var(--nc-size-body);
  font-weight: 400;
  grid-column: 2;
  grid-row: 2;
}

.nc-relationship span:nth-child(1) { grid-column: 2; grid-row: 1; }
.nc-relationship span:nth-child(2) { grid-column: 1; grid-row: 2; }
.nc-relationship span:nth-child(3) { grid-column: 1; grid-row: 3; }
.nc-relationship span:nth-child(4) { grid-column: 3; grid-row: 3; }
.nc-relationship span:nth-child(5) { grid-column: 3; grid-row: 2; }

.nc-link-register {
  background: var(--nc-paper-raised);
}

.nc-link-register .nc-secondary-link {
  border: var(--nc-rule-width) solid var(--nc-rule);
  display: flex;
  font-size: var(--nc-size-small);
  justify-content: space-between;
  letter-spacing: 0;
  margin-top: var(--nc-space-2);
  padding-inline: var(--nc-space-4);
  text-decoration: none;
  text-transform: none;
}

/* ------------------------------------------------------- local review index */

.nc-secondary-hero--gallery {
  padding-bottom: var(--nc-space-8);
}

.nc-preview-gallery-group {
  border-top: var(--nc-rule-width) solid var(--nc-rule-strong);
  padding-block: var(--nc-space-7);
}

.nc-preview-gallery-group__heading {
  align-items: end;
  display: flex;
  gap: var(--nc-space-6);
  justify-content: space-between;
  margin-bottom: var(--nc-space-6);
}

.nc-preview-gallery-group__heading .nc-eyebrow {
  margin-bottom: var(--nc-space-3);
}

.nc-preview-gallery-group__direction {
  border-left: var(--nc-rule-width) solid var(--nc-rule);
  font-family: var(--nc-font-operational);
  font-size: var(--nc-size-meta);
  font-weight: 600;
  letter-spacing: var(--nc-tracking-meta);
  margin: 0;
  padding-left: var(--nc-space-4);
  text-transform: uppercase;
}

.nc-preview-gallery-group__direction span {
  color: var(--nc-ink-muted);
  display: block;
  font-size: .75em;
  margin-bottom: var(--nc-space-1);
}

.nc-preview-choice-grid {
  display: grid;
  gap: var(--nc-space-5);
  grid-template-columns: repeat(2, minmax(0, 1fr));
}

.nc-preview-choice {
  background: var(--nc-paper-raised);
  border: var(--nc-rule-width) solid var(--nc-rule);
  color: var(--nc-ink);
  display: grid;
  gap: var(--nc-space-4);
  min-height: 250px;
  padding: var(--nc-space-6);
  text-decoration: none;
}

.nc-preview-choice.is-preferred {
  background: var(--nc-stone-light);
  border-color: var(--nc-rule-strong);
}

.nc-preview-choice:hover {
  border-color: var(--nc-ink);
}

.nc-preview-choice:focus-visible {
  outline: var(--nc-focus-width, 2px) solid var(--nc-ink);
  outline-offset: var(--nc-focus-offset, 3px);
}

.nc-preview-choice__label,
.nc-preview-choice__action {
  font-family: var(--nc-font-operational);
  font-size: var(--nc-size-meta);
  font-weight: 600;
  letter-spacing: var(--nc-tracking-meta);
  text-transform: uppercase;
}

.nc-preview-choice__label {
  color: var(--nc-ink-muted);
}

.nc-preview-choice__label em {
  color: var(--nc-ink);
  font-style: normal;
  margin-left: var(--nc-space-2);
}

.nc-preview-choice strong {
  font-family: var(--nc-font-editorial);
  font-size: var(--nc-size-h3);
  font-weight: 400;
  line-height: var(--nc-leading-display);
}

.nc-preview-choice__summary {
  font-size: var(--nc-size-body);
  line-height: var(--nc-leading-body);
}

.nc-preview-choice__action {
  align-self: end;
  border-top: var(--nc-rule-width) solid var(--nc-rule-strong);
  display: flex;
  justify-content: space-between;
  padding-top: var(--nc-space-3);
}

.nc-preview-choice:hover .nc-preview-choice__action i {
  transform: translateX(3px);
}

/* ------------------------------------------- Contact */

.nc-contact-details .nc-content p {
  margin: 0;
}

.nc-contact-details .nc-content a {
  color: var(--nc-ink);
}

/* -------------------------------------------------------------- responsive */

@media (max-width: 899px) {
  .nc-secondary-hero,
  .nc-work-hero,
  .nc-about-hero,
  .nc-secondary-hero--guided,
  .nc-work-proposition,
  .nc-work-register-section,
  .nc-milestones,
  .nc-about-diagram {
    grid-template-columns: 1fr;
  }

  .nc-preview-gallery-group__heading { align-items: start; flex-direction: column; }

  .nc-secondary-hero,
  .nc-work-hero,
  .nc-about-hero { padding-block: var(--nc-space-8); }

  .nc-secondary-hero--guided > :first-child { max-width: none; }
  .nc-work-proposition dl { border-left: 0; border-top: var(--nc-rule-width) solid var(--nc-rule); padding-left: 0; padding-top: var(--nc-space-6); }
  .nc-quote-panel { margin: 0; }
  .nc-related-panel { margin-top: 0; }

  .nc-route-open { grid-template-columns: minmax(200px, 1fr) minmax(0, 1.6fr); }
  .nc-route-open__aside { grid-column: 1 / -1; border-top: var(--nc-rule-width) solid var(--nc-rule-light); padding-top: var(--nc-space-5); }
  .nc-dual-list { grid-template-columns: repeat(2, minmax(0, 1fr)); }
  .nc-route-guided { grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1fr) minmax(190px, .45fr); }
  .nc-progress-rail { grid-column: 1 / -1; display: flex; gap: var(--nc-space-5); margin: 0; padding: var(--nc-space-4) 0 0; border-top: var(--nc-rule-width) solid var(--nc-rule); }
  .nc-progress-rail::before { display: none; }
  .nc-progress-rail > a { margin: 0; padding-left: 0; }
  .nc-progress-rail > a span { margin-left: 0; }
  .nc-project-grid--three { grid-template-columns: repeat(2, minmax(0, 1fr)); }
  .nc-project-card--compact:last-child { grid-column: 1 / -1; }
  .nc-timeline-rows a,
  .nc-timeline-rows > div { grid-template-columns: minmax(150px, 1fr) minmax(170px, 1fr) 24px; }
  .nc-timeline-rows small { display: none; }
}

@media (max-width: 599px) {
  .nc-secondary { padding-inline: var(--nc-gutter); }
  .nc-secondary-hero,
  .nc-work-hero,
  .nc-about-hero { gap: var(--nc-space-6); padding-block: var(--nc-space-7); }
  .nc-preview-choice-grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
  .nc-preview-choice { min-height: 0; padding: var(--nc-space-5); }
  .nc-callout { padding: var(--nc-space-6); }
  .nc-about-hero { padding-inline: 0; }
  .nc-about-hero > :first-child { padding-inline: var(--nc-space-5); }
  .nc-about-hero > aside { padding-inline: var(--nc-space-5); }
  .nc-route-card-grid,
  .nc-project-grid,
  .nc-project-grid--three,
  .nc-paired-panels { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
  .nc-route-card { min-height: 280px; }
  .nc-route-open,
  .nc-route-guided { grid-template-columns: 1fr; gap: var(--nc-space-5); padding-block: var(--nc-space-6); }
  .nc-route-open__body { border-inline: 0; border-top: var(--nc-rule-width) solid var(--nc-rule-light); padding: var(--nc-space-5) 0 0; }
  .nc-dual-list,
  .nc-route-guided .nc-dual-list { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
  .nc-route-guided .nc-dual-list section + section { border-left: 0; border-top: var(--nc-rule-width) solid var(--nc-rule); }
  .nc-route-guided__quote { margin-top: 0; }
  .nc-progress-rail { align-items: stretch; flex-direction: column; gap: var(--nc-space-2); }
  .nc-secondary-cta,
  .nc-secondary-closing { grid-template-columns: 1fr; gap: var(--nc-space-5); margin-top: var(--nc-space-6); padding: var(--nc-space-5); }
  .nc-secondary-cta > div + div,
  .nc-secondary-closing > div + div { border-left: 0; border-top: var(--nc-rule-width) solid var(--nc-rule-strong); padding-left: 0; padding-top: var(--nc-space-5); }
  .nc-work-proposition { gap: var(--nc-space-6); padding: var(--nc-space-5); }
  .nc-project-card { grid-template-columns: 120px minmax(0, 1fr); min-height: 260px; }
  .nc-project-card--compact { display: block; }
  .nc-project-card--compact .nc-project-card__media { min-height: 140px; }
  .nc-project-card--compact .nc-project-card__body { min-height: 0; }
  .nc-section-split { align-items: start; grid-template-columns: 1fr; gap: var(--nc-space-4); }
  .nc-section-split .nc-secondary-link { justify-self: start; }
  .nc-work-register-section { gap: var(--nc-space-6); padding-block: var(--nc-space-7); }
  .nc-project-register__row { grid-template-columns: 1fr 24px; }
  .nc-project-register__row span:nth-child(2) { display: none; }
  .nc-stat-row { grid-template-columns: 1fr; gap: var(--nc-space-3); }
  .nc-stat-row span { border-right: 0; border-bottom: var(--nc-rule-width) solid var(--nc-rule); padding: 0 0 var(--nc-space-3); }
  .nc-timeline-group { grid-template-columns: 40px minmax(0, 1fr); }
  .nc-timeline-rows a,
  .nc-timeline-rows > div { align-items: start; grid-template-columns: 1fr 24px; }
  .nc-timeline-rows .nc-tag-row { grid-column: 1; grid-row: 2; }
  .nc-timeline-rows b { grid-column: 2; grid-row: 1 / span 2; }
  .nc-milestones { gap: var(--nc-space-6); }
  .nc-milestones li { grid-template-columns: 88px 1fr; }
  .nc-paired-panels > * + * { border-left: 0; border-top: var(--nc-rule-width) solid var(--nc-rule); }
  .nc-about-diagram { gap: var(--nc-space-6); }
  .nc-relationship { grid-template-rows: repeat(3, 64px); }
  .nc-relationship span,
  .nc-relationship strong { font-size: .65rem; min-height: 48px; }
  .nc-relationship strong { font-size: var(--nc-size-small); }
}


/* ------------------------------------------------------------------ Method
   Opening composition (intro copy beside the blueprint artwork) and the
   connected three-stage map. Everything is scoped to .nc-method so no other
   page's heroes or flow components are touched. */

/* The stored body carries each stage number as an eyebrow ahead of its H2;
   keep it a small label sitting close to its heading. */
.nc-method .nc-content > .nc-eyebrow {
  font-size: var(--nc-size-meta);
  margin-bottom: var(--nc-space-3);
}

.nc-method .nc-content > .nc-eyebrow + h2 {
  margin-top: 0;
}

.nc-method-hero {
  align-items: start;
  display: grid;
  gap: var(--nc-space-9);
  grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 7fr) minmax(0, 5fr);
}

.nc-method-hero--text-only {
  grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1fr);
}

.nc-method-hero__text .nc-content {
  margin-top: var(--nc-space-6);
}

.nc-method-hero__art {
  padding-top: var(--nc-space-5);
}

/* Same framed treatment as the About page's Bristol artwork, but shown at its
   own 4:3 ratio rather than cropped to 3:2: the artwork is atmosphere, so it
   is never cut, stretched or labelled. */
.nc-method-art {
  background: var(--nc-stone-light);
  border: var(--nc-rule-width) solid var(--nc-rule-light);
  display: block;
  height: auto;
  width: 100%;
}

.nc-method-map {
  margin-top: var(--nc-space-9);
}

.nc-method-map__list {
  counter-reset: none;
  display: grid;
  gap: var(--nc-space-6);
  grid-template-columns: repeat(3, minmax(0, 1fr));
  list-style: none;
  margin: 0;
  padding: 0;
}

/* The connector: one continuous hairline across the top of the sequence, with
   a node at the start of each stage, so the three read as a path. */
.nc-method-map__item {
  position: relative;
}

.nc-method-map__item::before {
  border-top: var(--nc-rule-width) solid var(--nc-clay-text);
  content: "";
  left: 0;
  position: absolute;
  right: calc(var(--nc-space-6) * -1);
  top: 0;
}

.nc-method-map__item:last-child::before {
  right: 0;
}

.nc-method-map__item::after {
  background: var(--nc-clay-text);
  border-radius: 50%;
  content: "";
  height: 9px;
  left: 0;
  position: absolute;
  top: -4px;
  width: 9px;
}

.nc-method-map__card {
  color: inherit;
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  gap: var(--nc-space-3);
  height: 100%;
  padding: var(--nc-space-6) var(--nc-space-5) var(--nc-space-5) 0;
  text-decoration: none;
}

.nc-method-map__number {
  color: var(--nc-clay-text);
  font-family: var(--nc-font-machine);
  font-size: var(--nc-size-meta);
  letter-spacing: 0.08em;
}

.nc-method-map__label {
  font-family: var(--nc-font-editorial);
  font-size: var(--nc-size-title-m);
  line-height: 1.15;
}

.nc-method-map__note {
  color: var(--nc-ink-muted);
  font-size: var(--nc-size-small);
  line-height: 1.55;
}

.nc-method-map__arrow {
  color: var(--nc-clay-text);
  margin-top: auto;
}

.nc-method-map__card:hover .nc-method-map__label {
  text-decoration: underline;
  text-decoration-thickness: 1px;
  text-underline-offset: 0.2em;
}

.nc-method-map__card:focus-visible {
  outline: var(--nc-focus-width) solid var(--nc-ink);
  outline-offset: var(--nc-focus-offset);
}

@media (max-width: 899px) {
  .nc-method-hero {
    gap: var(--nc-space-7);
    grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1fr);
  }

  .nc-method-hero__art {
    padding-top: 0;
  }

  .nc-method-map {
    margin-top: var(--nc-space-7);
  }

  /* Stacked: the connector turns vertical, running down the left edge. */
  .nc-method-map__list {
    gap: 0;
    grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1fr);
  }

  .nc-method-map__item {
    padding-left: var(--nc-space-6);
  }

  .nc-method-map__item::before {
    border-left: var(--nc-rule-width) solid var(--nc-clay-text);
    border-top: 0;
    bottom: 0;
    left: 4px;
    right: auto;
    top: 0;
  }

  .nc-method-map__item:first-child::before {
    top: var(--nc-space-5);
  }

  .nc-method-map__item:last-child::before {
    bottom: auto;
    height: var(--nc-space-5);
  }

  .nc-method-map__item::after {
    left: 0;
    top: var(--nc-space-5);
  }

  .nc-method-map__card {
    padding: var(--nc-space-4) 0 var(--nc-space-5);
  }

  .nc-method-map__arrow {
    display: none;
  }
}


/* --------------------------------------------------------------- How I Help
   Opening composition (artwork beside the intro) and three alternative entry
   cards, then one editorial column with the shared Ask / Portfolio aside.
   Scoped to .nc-help. The cards are three separate doors, not a sequence:
   no connector and no arrows; they sit level and equal in height. */

.nc-help-open {
  padding-block: var(--nc-space-10) var(--nc-space-8);
}

.nc-help-hero {
  align-items: start;
  display: grid;
  gap: var(--nc-space-9);
  grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 6fr) minmax(0, 6fr);
}

.nc-help-hero--text-only {
  grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1fr);
}

/* The artwork sits on the left on desktop (Method puts it on the right); the
   text stays first in the source order for reading and mobile. */
.nc-help-hero__art {
  grid-column: 1;
  grid-row: 1;
  padding-top: var(--nc-space-5);
}

.nc-help-hero__text {
  grid-column: 2;
  grid-row: 1;
}

.nc-help-hero--text-only .nc-help-hero__text {
  grid-column: 1;
}

.nc-help-standfirst {
  font-style: italic;
  margin-top: var(--nc-space-4);
}

.nc-help-intro {
  margin-top: var(--nc-space-6);
}

.nc-help-art {
  background: var(--nc-stone-light);
  border: var(--nc-rule-width) solid var(--nc-rule-light);
  display: block;
  height: auto;
  width: 100%;
}

.nc-help-routes {
  margin-top: var(--nc-space-9);
}

.nc-help-routes__list {
  align-items: stretch;
  display: grid;
  gap: var(--nc-space-6);
  grid-template-columns: repeat(3, minmax(0, 1fr));
  list-style: none;
  margin: 0;
  padding: 0;
}

.nc-help-route {
  background: var(--nc-paper-raised);
  border: var(--nc-rule-width) solid var(--nc-rule);
  color: inherit;
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  gap: var(--nc-space-4);
  min-height: 15rem;
  padding: var(--nc-space-6);
  position: relative;
  text-decoration: none;
  transition: background-color 0.15s ease, border-color 0.15s ease;
}

/* Blueprint registration marks on two opposite corners. */
.nc-help-route::before,
.nc-help-route::after {
  border: 0 solid var(--nc-clay-text);
  content: "";
  height: 14px;
  position: absolute;
  width: 14px;
}

.nc-help-route::before {
  border-left-width: 2px;
  border-top-width: 2px;
  left: -1px;
  top: -1px;
}

.nc-help-route::after {
  border-bottom-width: 2px;
  border-right-width: 2px;
  bottom: -1px;
  right: -1px;
}

.nc-help-route__number {
  border-bottom: var(--nc-rule-width) solid var(--nc-rule);
  color: var(--nc-clay-text);
  font-family: var(--nc-font-machine);
  font-size: var(--nc-size-meta);
  letter-spacing: 0.08em;
  padding-bottom: var(--nc-space-3);
}

.nc-help-route__label {
  font-family: var(--nc-font-editorial);
  font-size: var(--nc-size-title-m);
  line-height: 1.15;
}

.nc-help-route__note {
  color: var(--nc-ink-muted);
  font-size: var(--nc-size-small);
  line-height: 1.55;
}

.nc-help-route:hover {
  background: var(--nc-clay-pale);
  border-color: var(--nc-clay-text);
}

.nc-help-route:hover .nc-help-route__label {
  text-decoration: underline;
  text-decoration-thickness: 1px;
  text-underline-offset: 0.2em;
}

.nc-help-route:focus-visible {
  outline: var(--nc-focus-width) solid var(--nc-ink);
  outline-offset: var(--nc-focus-offset);
}

.nc-help-main {
  align-items: start;
  display: grid;
  gap: var(--nc-space-9);
  grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 7fr) minmax(0, 4fr);
  padding-block: var(--nc-space-7) var(--nc-space-10);
}

.nc-help-main__body > .nc-eyebrow {
  font-size: var(--nc-size-meta);
  margin-bottom: var(--nc-space-3);
  margin-top: var(--nc-space-9);
}

.nc-help-main__body > .nc-eyebrow:first-child {
  margin-top: 0;
}

.nc-help-main__body > .nc-eyebrow + h2 {
  margin-top: 0;
}

.nc-help-main__body h2 + h3 {
  font-family: var(--nc-font-editorial);
  font-size: var(--nc-size-h3);
  font-style: italic;
  font-weight: 400;
  margin-top: var(--nc-space-3);
}

/* The two closing sections are not routes: a quiet rule separates them. */
.nc-help-main__body h2#smaller-piece-of-work,
.nc-help-main__body h2#what-happens-next {
  border-top: var(--nc-rule-width) solid var(--nc-rule);
  margin-top: var(--nc-space-9);
  padding-top: var(--nc-space-7);
}

@media (max-width: 899px) {
  .nc-help-open {
    padding-block: var(--nc-space-8) var(--nc-space-7);
  }

  .nc-help-hero,
  .nc-help-main {
    gap: var(--nc-space-7);
    grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1fr);
  }

  .nc-help-hero__art,
  .nc-help-hero__text {
    grid-column: 1;
    grid-row: auto;
    padding-top: 0;
  }

  .nc-help-routes {
    margin-top: var(--nc-space-7);
  }

  .nc-help-routes__list {
    gap: var(--nc-space-5);
    grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1fr);
  }

  .nc-help-route {
    min-height: 0;
    padding: var(--nc-space-5);
  }
}


/* ---------------------------------------------------------------- Work index
   "The wider work": a professional index that sits below the curated
   showcase. The four groups carry different visual weight on purpose --
   current work is the most prominent, earlier work reads as a dated record,
   tools are a tight technical grid, and experimental work is visibly R&D.
   Scoped to .nc-work-index; the .nc-timeline rules above remain for the dev
   preview only. */

.nc-work-index {
  padding-block: var(--nc-space-8);
}

.nc-work-index__intro {
  max-width: 62ch;
}

.nc-index-group {
  border-top: var(--nc-rule-width) solid var(--nc-rule);
  display: grid;
  gap: var(--nc-space-7);
  grid-template-columns: minmax(200px, 3fr) minmax(0, 9fr);
  padding-block: var(--nc-space-7);
}

.nc-index-group__head .nc-eyebrow {
  margin-bottom: var(--nc-space-3);
}

.nc-index-group__head .nc-title {
  font-size: clamp(1.5rem, 2.2vw, 2rem);
}

.nc-index-group__head .nc-prose {
  color: var(--nc-ink-muted);
  font-size: var(--nc-size-small);
  margin-top: var(--nc-space-4);
}

.nc-index-group__list {
  list-style: none;
  margin: 0;
  padding: 0;
}

.nc-index-item {
  color: var(--nc-ink);
  display: grid;
  text-decoration: none;
}

.nc-index-item .nc-tag-row {
  margin: 0;
}

.nc-index-item__text {
  color: var(--nc-ink-muted);
  font-size: var(--nc-size-small);
  line-height: 1.5;
}

.nc-index-item b {
  font-weight: 400;
}

a.nc-index-item:hover .nc-index-item__title {
  text-decoration: underline;
  text-decoration-thickness: 1px;
  text-underline-offset: 0.2em;
}

a.nc-index-item:focus-visible {
  outline: var(--nc-focus-width) solid var(--nc-ink);
  outline-offset: var(--nc-focus-offset);
}

/* 01 Current and recent: the most prominent rows, bordered and roomy. */
.nc-index-group--current .nc-index-group__list {
  background: var(--nc-paper-raised);
  border: var(--nc-rule-width) solid var(--nc-rule);
}

.nc-index-group--current li + li {
  border-top: var(--nc-rule-width) solid var(--nc-rule);
}

.nc-index-group--current .nc-index-item {
  align-items: center;
  gap: var(--nc-space-5);
  grid-template-columns: minmax(150px, 1.2fr) minmax(150px, 1fr) minmax(0, 1.8fr) 24px;
  padding: var(--nc-space-5);
}

.nc-index-group--current div.nc-index-item {
  grid-template-columns: minmax(150px, 1.2fr) minmax(150px, 1fr) minmax(0, 1.8fr);
}

.nc-index-group--current .nc-index-item__title {
  font-family: var(--nc-font-editorial);
  font-size: var(--nc-size-h3);
  font-weight: 500;
  line-height: 1.2;
}

.nc-index-group--current a.nc-index-item:hover {
  background: var(--nc-clay-pale);
}

/* 02 Earlier work: a quieter, dated record. Hairlines only, the period as a
   margin note, and type labels as plain text rather than chips. */
.nc-index-group--earlier .nc-index-item {
  column-gap: var(--nc-space-6);
  grid-template-areas:
    "period title arrow"
    "period text arrow"
    "period tags arrow";
  grid-template-columns: 6.5rem minmax(0, 1fr) 24px;
  padding-block: var(--nc-space-4);
  row-gap: var(--nc-space-1);
}

.nc-index-group--earlier li + li .nc-index-item {
  border-top: var(--nc-rule-width) dotted var(--nc-rule-strong);
}

.nc-index-group--earlier .nc-index-item__period {
  color: var(--nc-ink-muted);
  font-family: var(--nc-font-machine);
  font-size: var(--nc-size-meta);
  grid-area: period;
  letter-spacing: 0.04em;
  padding-top: 0.35em;
}

.nc-index-group--earlier .nc-index-item__title {
  font-family: var(--nc-font-editorial);
  font-size: var(--nc-size-body-l);
  font-weight: 500;
  grid-area: title;
}

.nc-index-group--earlier .nc-index-item__text {
  grid-area: text;
}

.nc-index-group--earlier .nc-tag-row {
  gap: 0;
  grid-area: tags;
  margin-top: var(--nc-space-1);
}

.nc-index-group--earlier .nc-tag-row i {
  background: none;
  border: 0;
  padding: 0;
}

.nc-index-group--earlier .nc-tag-row i + i::before {
  content: "\00b7";
  margin-inline: 0.6em;
}

.nc-index-group--earlier .nc-index-item b {
  align-self: center;
  grid-area: arrow;
  text-align: right;
}

/* 03 Tools & reusable infrastructure: compact and technical -- a hairline
   grid of small cells in the machine face. */
.nc-index-group--tools .nc-index-group__list {
  background: var(--nc-rule);
  border: var(--nc-rule-width) solid var(--nc-rule);
  display: grid;
  gap: var(--nc-rule-width);
  grid-template-columns: repeat(2, minmax(0, 1fr));
}

.nc-index-group--tools li {
  background: var(--nc-paper);
  display: flex;
}

.nc-index-group--tools .nc-index-item {
  align-content: start;
  flex: 1;
  gap: var(--nc-space-2);
  grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1fr) auto;
  padding: var(--nc-space-4);
}

.nc-index-group--tools .nc-index-item__title {
  font-family: var(--nc-font-machine);
  font-size: var(--nc-size-small);
  font-weight: 600;
}

.nc-index-group--tools .nc-tag-row,
.nc-index-group--tools .nc-index-item__text {
  grid-column: 1 / -1;
}

.nc-index-group--tools .nc-tag-row i {
  background: none;
  border-radius: 0;
  font-family: var(--nc-font-machine);
  letter-spacing: 0;
  text-transform: none;
}

.nc-index-group--tools .nc-index-item__text {
  font-size: var(--nc-size-meta);
  line-height: 1.45;
}

.nc-index-group--tools .nc-index-item b {
  grid-column: 2;
  grid-row: 1;
}

/* 04 Experimental: unmistakably R&D -- dashed, tinted, and badged. */
.nc-index-group--experimental .nc-index-group__list {
  display: grid;
  gap: var(--nc-space-4);
  grid-template-columns: repeat(2, minmax(0, 1fr));
}

.nc-index-group--experimental li {
  display: flex;
}

.nc-index-group--experimental .nc-index-item {
  align-content: start;
  background: var(--nc-clay-pale);
  border: var(--nc-rule-width) dashed var(--nc-clay-text);
  flex: 1;
  gap: var(--nc-space-3);
  padding: var(--nc-space-5);
}

.nc-index-item__badge {
  background: var(--nc-clay-text);
  color: var(--nc-paper);
  font-family: var(--nc-font-machine);
  font-size: var(--nc-size-meta);
  justify-self: start;
  letter-spacing: 0.06em;
  padding: 3px 8px;
  text-transform: uppercase;
}

.nc-index-group--experimental .nc-index-item__title {
  font-family: var(--nc-font-editorial);
  font-size: var(--nc-size-h3);
  font-weight: 500;
}

.nc-index-group--experimental .nc-tag-row i {
  background: var(--nc-paper);
}

.nc-index-group--experimental .nc-index-item b {
  justify-self: end;
}

@media (max-width: 899px) {
  .nc-index-group {
    gap: var(--nc-space-5);
    grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1fr);
  }

  .nc-index-group--current .nc-index-item,
  .nc-index-group--current div.nc-index-item {
    gap: var(--nc-space-3);
    grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1fr) 24px;
    padding: var(--nc-space-4);
  }

  .nc-index-group--current .nc-tag-row,
  .nc-index-group--current .nc-index-item__text {
    grid-column: 1;
  }

  .nc-index-group--current .nc-index-item b {
    grid-column: 2;
    grid-row: 1;
  }

  .nc-index-group--tools .nc-index-group__list,
  .nc-index-group--experimental .nc-index-group__list {
    grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1fr);
  }
}

@media (max-width: 599px) {
  .nc-index-group--earlier .nc-index-item {
    grid-template-areas:
      "period arrow"
      "title arrow"
      "text text"
      "tags tags";
    grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1fr) 24px;
  }
}


/* Work: breathing room under the featured descriptions and the Ask heading. */
.nc-work-feature .nc-project-card .nc-prose {
  padding-bottom: var(--nc-space-3);
}

.nc-secondary--work .nc-ask-panel .nc-eyebrow + .nc-askcontext__questions {
  margin-top: var(--nc-space-5);
}

/* ---------------------------------------------------------------- Product */

.nc-secondary--product .nc-display {
  max-width: 22ch;
}

.nc-secondary--product .nc-product-glance,
.nc-secondary--product .nc-product-availability {
  border-top: var(--nc-rule-width) solid var(--nc-rule);
  margin-top: var(--nc-space-7);
  padding-top: var(--nc-space-5);
}

.nc-secondary--product .nc-product-glance .nc-metatable {
  margin-top: var(--nc-space-3);
}

.nc-secondary--product .nc-product-availability .nc-prose {
  font-size: var(--nc-size-small);
}

.nc-secondary--product .nc-product-availability .nc-prose p {
  margin-block: 0 var(--nc-space-3);
}

/* Screenshots: admin screens are text-heavy, so each one runs at full column width. */
.nc-secondary--product .nc-content figure {
  margin: var(--nc-space-6) 0;
}

.nc-secondary--product .nc-content figure img {
  background: var(--nc-stone-light);
  border: var(--nc-rule-width) solid var(--nc-rule-light);
  display: block;
  height: auto;
  width: 100%;
}

.nc-secondary--product .nc-content figcaption {
  margin-top: var(--nc-space-2);
}

.nc-secondary--product .nc-product-shots {
  display: grid;
  gap: var(--nc-space-6);
  grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1fr);
}

.nc-secondary--product .nc-product-shots figure {
  margin: 0;
}

/* Free / Premium comparison. */
.nc-secondary--product .nc-content .wp-block-table {
  margin: var(--nc-space-6) 0;
  overflow-x: auto;
}

.nc-secondary--product .nc-content table {
  border-collapse: collapse;
  font-size: var(--nc-size-small);
  width: 100%;
}

.nc-secondary--product .nc-content th,
.nc-secondary--product .nc-content td {
  border-bottom: var(--nc-rule-width) solid var(--nc-rule);
  padding: var(--nc-space-3) var(--nc-space-3) var(--nc-space-3) 0;
  text-align: left;
  vertical-align: top;
}

.nc-secondary--product .nc-content thead th {
  border-bottom-color: var(--nc-rule-strong);
  color: var(--nc-ink-muted);
  font-size: var(--nc-size-meta);
  font-weight: 600;
  letter-spacing: var(--nc-tracking-meta);
  text-transform: uppercase;
}

.nc-secondary--product .nc-content tbody td:not(:first-child),
.nc-secondary--product .nc-content thead th:not(:first-child) {
  text-align: center;
  white-space: nowrap;
  width: 5.5rem;
}

.nc-secondary--product .nc-content th:first-child,
.nc-secondary--product .nc-content td:first-child {
  padding-left: var(--nc-space-3);
}