/* ============================================================
   ABOUT US — Monumental Edition (v3)
   No eyebrow labels. No scrolling marquees. No FAQ-feel.
   Background animation layer (#webgl-canvas) untouched.
   ============================================================ */

.about-page #main-content { padding-bottom: 0; }
.about-page .split-text .line-wrapper {
  overflow: visible;
  padding-top: 0.04em;
  padding-bottom: 0.34em;
  margin-bottom: -0.12em;
}

/* ---------- containers ---------- */
.ab-wrap        { max-width: 1280px; margin: 0 auto; padding: 0 2.5rem; }
.ab-wrap-narrow { max-width: 980px;  margin: 0 auto; padding: 0 2rem; }
.ab-wrap-full   { max-width: 1600px; margin: 0 auto; padding: 0 2.5rem; }

/* ---------- section base ---------- */
.ab-section { position: relative; padding: 9rem 0; }

.ab-index {
  position: absolute;
  top: 3.5rem; right: 3rem;
  font-family: var(--font-body);
  font-size: 0.72rem;
  letter-spacing: 4px;
  color: rgba(255,255,255,0.32);
  font-weight: 500;
  z-index: 2;
}
.ab-index::before { content: '— '; opacity: 0.65; }

/* ============================================================
   1. HERO — monumental headline + static 3-up "TRUTHS"
   ============================================================ */
.ab-hero {
  min-height: 100vh;
  padding: 11rem 0 5rem;
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
}
.ab-hero-inner { text-align: center; width: 100%; }
.ab-hero-h {
  font-family: var(--font-heading);
  font-weight: 700;
  font-size: clamp(3.5rem, 10vw, 11.5rem);
  line-height: 0.94;
  letter-spacing: -0.04em;
  color: var(--white);
  max-width: 1400px;
  margin: 0 auto;
}
.ab-hero-tagline {
  margin-top: 3rem;
  font-family: var(--font-heading);
  font-style: italic;
  font-weight: 300;
  font-size: clamp(1.3rem, 2.1vw, 2.2rem);
  color: var(--soft-grey);
  opacity: 0.75;
  letter-spacing: -0.01em;
}

/* Static 3-column row of "They..." truths — readable instantly */
.ab-hero-truths {
  margin-top: 5rem;
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(3, 1fr);
  gap: 2.5rem;
  padding-top: 3.5rem;
  border-top: 1px solid rgba(255,255,255,0.08);
  text-align: left;
  max-width: 1400px;
  margin-left: auto;
  margin-right: auto;
}
.ab-truth {
  position: relative;
  padding-top: 0;
}
.ab-truth-text {
  font-family: var(--font-heading);
  font-weight: 600;
  font-size: clamp(1.1rem, 1.5vw, 1.6rem);
  line-height: 1.3;
  letter-spacing: -0.015em;
  color: var(--white);
}

.ab-hero-foot {
  margin-top: 5rem;
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: 1.3fr 1fr;
  gap: 4rem;
  align-items: end;
  text-align: left;
  max-width: 1400px;
  margin-left: auto;
  margin-right: auto;
}
.ab-hero-lede {
  font-family: var(--font-body);
  font-size: clamp(1.05rem, 1.25vw, 1.3rem);
  line-height: 1.65;
  color: var(--soft-grey);
  opacity: 0.85;
}
.ab-hero-cta-row {
  display: flex;
  gap: 1.2rem;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
  justify-content: flex-end;
}

/* ============================================================
   2. DRIFT — billboard headline, static "routine" grid,
   rhetorical question stack (asymmetric, no FAQ feel).
   ============================================================ */
.ab-drift { padding: 12rem 0; }

.ab-drift-head { text-align: center; margin-bottom: 4rem; }
.ab-drift-h {
  font-family: var(--font-heading);
  font-weight: 700;
  font-size: clamp(3rem, 8vw, 9.5rem);
  line-height: 0.92;
  letter-spacing: -0.04em;
}
.ab-drift-h .l1 { color: var(--white); display: block; }
.ab-drift-h .l2 {
  color: var(--soft-grey); opacity: 0.55;
  font-style: italic; font-weight: 300;
  display: block; margin-top: 0.8rem;
  font-size: 0.55em;
}

/* Static 2×2 grid of routine phrases — outlined display type
   gives the "drifting/hollow" feel without scrolling. */
.ab-routine-grid {
  margin: 5rem auto 6rem;
  max-width: 1400px;
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr;
  gap: 0;
  border-top: 1px solid rgba(255,255,255,0.08);
  border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(255,255,255,0.08);
}
.ab-routine-cell {
  padding: 3rem 2.5rem 3.25rem;
  border-right: 1px solid rgba(255,255,255,0.06);
  border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(255,255,255,0.06);
  position: relative;
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 1.4rem;
  overflow: visible;
}
.ab-routine-cell:nth-child(2n) { border-right: 0; }
.ab-routine-cell:nth-last-child(-n+2) { border-bottom: 0; }
.ab-routine-dot {
  width: 10px; height: 10px;
  border-radius: 999px;
  background: var(--impulse-violet);
  flex-shrink: 0;
  box-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(138, 92, 246, 0.55);
  position: relative;
}
.ab-routine-dot::before {
  content: '';
  position: absolute;
  inset: -4px;
  border-radius: 999px;
  border: 1px solid rgba(138, 92, 246, 0.3);
  animation: ab-pulse 2.6s ease-in-out infinite;
}
@keyframes ab-pulse {
  0%, 100% { transform: scale(1); opacity: 0.5; }
  50%      { transform: scale(1.6); opacity: 0; }
}
.ab-routine-text {
  font-family: var(--font-heading);
  font-weight: 700;
  font-size: clamp(1.6rem, 3.2vw, 3.4rem);
  letter-spacing: -0.025em;
  line-height: 1.18;
  color: transparent;
  background:
    linear-gradient(180deg,
      rgba(255,255,255,0.9) 0%,
      rgba(255,255,255,0.42) 48%,
      rgba(138, 92, 246, 0.6) 100%);
  -webkit-background-clip: text;
  background-clip: text;
  -webkit-text-stroke: 1px rgba(255,255,255,0.42);
  filter: drop-shadow(0 0 22px rgba(138, 92, 246, 0.2));
  opacity: 0.96;
  display: block;
  padding-bottom: 0.1em;
  overflow: visible;
}

.ab-drift-pivot {
  text-align: center;
  font-family: var(--font-heading);
  font-weight: 500;
  font-size: clamp(1.3rem, 2.1vw, 2rem);
  line-height: 1.4;
  letter-spacing: -0.015em;
  max-width: 1100px;
  margin: 0 auto 5rem;
}
.ab-drift-pivot p { margin-bottom: 1rem; color: var(--soft-grey); opacity: 0.85; }
.ab-drift-pivot p.loud { color: var(--white); font-weight: 600; opacity: 1; }

/* Rhetorical question stack — alternating alignment, no numbers,
   no arrows, no hover transform. Pure typography. */
.ab-drift-questions {
  max-width: 1400px;
  margin: 0 auto 4rem;
}
.ab-drift-q {
  font-family: var(--font-heading);
  font-weight: 600;
  font-size: clamp(2rem, 5.2vw, 5.8rem);
  line-height: 1.02;
  letter-spacing: -0.035em;
  color: var(--white);
  padding: 1.3rem 0;
  position: relative;
}
.ab-drift-q .q-mark {
  color: var(--impulse-violet);
  font-style: italic;
  font-weight: 700;
}
.ab-drift-q[data-align="l"] { text-align: left;   padding-right: 14%; }
.ab-drift-q[data-align="r"] { text-align: right;  padding-left:  14%; }
.ab-drift-q[data-align="l2"]{ text-align: left;   padding-left:  7%; padding-right: 7%; }
.ab-drift-q[data-align="r2"]{ text-align: right;  padding-right: 7%; padding-left:  7%; }

.ab-drift-resist {
  margin-top: 6rem;
  text-align: center;
  font-family: var(--font-heading);
  font-weight: 700;
  font-size: clamp(2.2rem, 5.5vw, 6rem);
  line-height: 1.02;
  letter-spacing: -0.04em;
  color: var(--white);
  max-width: 1300px;
  margin-left: auto;
  margin-right: auto;
  padding-top: 4rem;
  border-top: 1px solid rgba(255,255,255,0.08);
}
.ab-drift-resist .accent { color: var(--impulse-violet); }

/* ============================================================
   3. APPETITE — ghost word backdrop + monumental rows
   ============================================================ */
.ab-appetite {
  padding: 11rem 0 6.5rem;
  position: relative;
  overflow: hidden;
}
.ab-appetite-ghost {
  position: absolute;
  top: 50%; left: 50%;
  transform: translate(-50%, -52%);
  font-family: var(--font-heading);
  font-weight: 900;
  font-size: clamp(11rem, 32vw, 36rem);
  line-height: 0.82;
  letter-spacing: -0.06em;
  color: transparent;
  -webkit-text-stroke: 1px rgba(138, 92, 246, 0.18);
  pointer-events: none;
  user-select: none;
  white-space: nowrap;
  z-index: 0;
}
.ab-appetite-inner { position: relative; z-index: 1; }

.ab-appetite-head {
  text-align: center;
  margin-bottom: 6rem;
}
.ab-appetite-head .l1 {
  display: block;
  font-family: var(--font-heading);
  font-weight: 700;
  font-size: clamp(2.6rem, 6.5vw, 7rem);
  line-height: 0.98;
  letter-spacing: -0.035em;
  color: var(--white);
}
.ab-appetite-head .l1 .strike { position: relative; display: inline-block; }
.ab-appetite-head .l1 .strike::after {
  content: '';
  position: absolute;
  left: 0; right: 0; top: 54%;
  height: 5px;
  background: var(--impulse-violet);
  border-radius: 2px;
  transform: scaleX(var(--strike-w, 0));
  transform-origin: left;
  transition: transform 1.1s cubic-bezier(0.65, 0, 0.35, 1);
}
.ab-appetite-head .l2 {
  display: block;
  margin-top: 1.2rem;
  font-family: var(--font-heading);
  font-weight: 700;
  font-size: clamp(3.5rem, 9.5vw, 11rem);
  line-height: 0.94;
  letter-spacing: -0.045em;
  color: var(--impulse-violet);
}

.ab-appetite-list {
  max-width: 1300px;
  margin: 0 auto 5rem;
}
.ab-appetite-row {
  padding: 2rem 0;
  border-top: 1px solid rgba(255,255,255,0.07);
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: 70px 1fr;
  gap: 2rem;
  align-items: center;
}
.ab-appetite-row:last-child { border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(255,255,255,0.07); }
.ab-appetite-row .num {
  font-family: var(--font-heading);
  font-weight: 700;
  font-size: clamp(0.9rem, 1.05vw, 1.05rem);
  color: rgba(255,255,255,0.4);
  letter-spacing: 3px;
  transition: color 0.45s ease;
}
.ab-appetite-row .text {
  font-family: var(--font-heading);
  font-weight: 700;
  font-size: clamp(2rem, 5vw, 5.5rem);
  line-height: 1.02;
  letter-spacing: -0.035em;
  color: var(--white);
  transition: color 0.45s ease;
}
.ab-appetite-row:hover .text { color: var(--impulse-violet); }
.ab-appetite-row:hover .num  { color: var(--impulse-violet); }

.ab-appetite-def {
  max-width: 1000px;
  margin: 0 auto 3rem;
  text-align: center;
  font-family: var(--font-heading);
  font-weight: 400;
  font-size: clamp(1.3rem, 2.1vw, 2.1rem);
  line-height: 1.45;
  letter-spacing: -0.015em;
  color: var(--soft-grey);
}
.ab-appetite-close {
  text-align: center;
  max-width: 1000px;
  margin: 0 auto;
}
.ab-appetite-close p {
  font-family: var(--font-heading);
  font-weight: 600;
  font-size: clamp(1.4rem, 2.5vw, 2.5rem);
  line-height: 1.22;
  letter-spacing: -0.025em;
  color: var(--white);
  margin-bottom: 0.6rem;
}
.ab-appetite-close p.accent { color: var(--impulse-violet); }

/* ============================================================
   4. FORMATION — headline LEADS, then the V-flock, then body.
   Tight padding to remove the dead space the user flagged.
   ============================================================ */
.ab-formation { padding: 8rem 0 6.5rem; position: relative; }

.ab-formation-head {
  text-align: center;
  max-width: 1200px;
  margin: 0 auto 0.2rem;
}
.ab-formation-h {
  font-family: var(--font-heading);
  font-weight: 700;
  font-size: clamp(3rem, 8vw, 9rem);
  line-height: 1.02;
  letter-spacing: -0.045em;
  color: var(--white);
}
.ab-formation-h .line-wrapper {
  padding-top: 0;
  padding-bottom: 0.28em;
  margin-bottom: -0.24em;
}

.ab-formation-stage {
  position: relative;
  height: 82px;
  margin: 0 auto 0.2rem;
}
.ab-form-mark {
  position: absolute;
  width: 44px; height: 44px;
  color: var(--impulse-violet);
  opacity: 0;
  filter: drop-shadow(0 0 16px rgba(138, 92, 246, 0.4));
}
.ab-form-mark svg { width: 100%; height: 100%; fill: currentColor; }
.ab-form-mark.lead {
  width: 76px; height: 76px;
  color: var(--white);
  filter: drop-shadow(0 0 28px rgba(138, 92, 246, 0.75));
}
.ab-form-mark[data-pos="lead"] { left: 50%; top: 24px; transform: translate(-50%, -50%); }
.ab-form-mark[data-pos="l1"]   { left: calc(50% - 82px); top: 64px; transform: translate(-50%, -50%) rotate(-12deg); }
.ab-form-mark[data-pos="r1"]   { left: calc(50% + 82px); top: 64px; transform: translate(-50%, -50%) rotate(12deg); }
.ab-form-mark[data-pos="l2"]   { left: calc(50% - 158px); top: 96px; transform: translate(-50%, -50%) rotate(-18deg); }
.ab-form-mark[data-pos="r2"]   { left: calc(50% + 158px); top: 96px; transform: translate(-50%, -50%) rotate(18deg); }
.ab-form-mark[data-pos="l3"]   { left: calc(50% - 230px); top: 116px; transform: translate(-50%, -50%) rotate(-22deg); }
.ab-form-mark[data-pos="r3"]   { left: calc(50% + 230px); top: 116px; transform: translate(-50%, -50%) rotate(22deg); }

.ab-formation-body {
  max-width: 880px;
  margin: -0.4rem auto 0;
  text-align: center;
}
.ab-formation-body p {
  font-family: var(--font-body);
  font-size: clamp(1.1rem, 1.3vw, 1.3rem);
  line-height: 1.75;
  color: var(--soft-grey);
  opacity: 0.85;
  margin-bottom: 1.3rem;
}
.ab-formation-close {
  margin-top: 1.7rem;
  font-family: var(--font-heading);
  font-weight: 700;
  font-size: clamp(2.15rem, 4.2vw, 4.2rem);
  line-height: 1.1;
  letter-spacing: -0.03em;
  color: var(--white);
}
.ab-formation-close em {
  font-style: italic;
  font-weight: 300;
  color: var(--impulse-violet);
  display: block;
  margin-top: 0.6rem;
  font-size: 1.2em;
}

/* ============================================================
   5. MOVEMENT — services rendered as quiet task-list,
   then a monumental punchline reveal "they become momentum."
   The size hierarchy IS the build-up.
   ============================================================ */
.ab-movement { padding: 12rem 0; }
.ab-movement-head {
  text-align: center;
  margin-bottom: 4rem;
  max-width: 1300px;
  margin-left: auto;
  margin-right: auto;
}
.ab-movement-h {
  font-family: var(--font-heading);
  font-weight: 700;
  font-size: clamp(3rem, 7.5vw, 8.5rem);
  line-height: 0.95;
  letter-spacing: -0.04em;
  color: var(--white);
}
.ab-movement-h .accent { color: var(--impulse-violet); }

.ab-movement-system {
  position: relative;
  max-width: 1500px;
  margin: 0 auto;
  min-height: 760px;
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(4, minmax(0, 1fr));
  grid-template-rows: auto auto auto;
  gap: clamp(1rem, 1.8vw, 1.7rem);
  align-items: stretch;
}
.ab-movement-system::before {
  content: '';
  position: absolute;
  inset: 7% 7% 9%;
  pointer-events: none;
  background:
    linear-gradient(90deg, transparent 0 9%, rgba(138, 92, 246, 0.22) 9% 91%, transparent 91%),
    linear-gradient(0deg, transparent 0 8%, rgba(138, 92, 246, 0.16) 8% 92%, transparent 92%),
    radial-gradient(circle at 50% 51%, rgba(138, 92, 246, 0.22), transparent 42%);
  border: 1px solid rgba(138, 92, 246, 0.16);
  border-radius: 999px;
  opacity: 0.85;
  filter: drop-shadow(0 0 26px rgba(138, 92, 246, 0.12));
  animation: ab-system-aura 7s ease-in-out infinite;
}
.ab-movement-system::after {
  content: '';
  position: absolute;
  inset: 14% 18% 12%;
  pointer-events: none;
  border-radius: 999px;
  background: radial-gradient(circle at 50% 50%, rgba(255,255,255,0.16), transparent 58%);
  opacity: 0.28;
  filter: blur(18px);
  animation: ab-system-breathe 5.8s ease-in-out infinite;
}
.ab-tasks {
  display: contents;
}
.ab-task {
  position: relative;
  z-index: 1;
  min-height: 150px;
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  padding: clamp(1.1rem, 1.8vw, 1.7rem);
  border: 1px solid rgba(255,255,255,0.08);
  background:
    radial-gradient(circle at var(--mx, 50%) var(--my, 50%), rgba(138, 92, 246, 0.18), transparent 42%),
    linear-gradient(180deg, rgba(255,255,255,0.07), rgba(255,255,255,0.016)),
    rgba(2,0,24,0.64);
  backdrop-filter: blur(10px);
  border-radius: 8px;
  box-shadow: 0 24px 70px rgba(0,0,0,0.24);
  overflow: hidden;
  transform: translateZ(0);
  transition: border-color 0.45s ease, box-shadow 0.45s ease, transform 0.55s cubic-bezier(0.16, 1, 0.3, 1), background 0.45s ease;
}
.ab-task::before {
  content: '';
  position: absolute;
  width: 9px;
  height: 9px;
  border-radius: 999px;
  background: var(--impulse-violet);
  box-shadow: 0 0 18px rgba(138, 92, 246, 0.65);
  z-index: 2;
}
.ab-task::after {
  content: '';
  position: absolute;
  inset: -1px;
  border-radius: inherit;
  background: linear-gradient(120deg, transparent 0%, rgba(255,255,255,0.14) 45%, transparent 58%);
  transform: translateX(-140%);
  opacity: 0;
  pointer-events: none;
}
.ab-task:hover,
.ab-task.is-lit {
  border-color: rgba(138, 92, 246, 0.48);
  box-shadow: 0 0 36px rgba(84, 61, 152, 0.22), 0 28px 80px rgba(0,0,0,0.34);
}
.ab-task:hover {
  transform: translateY(-6px);
}
.ab-task:hover::after,
.ab-task.is-lit::after {
  animation: ab-card-sheen 1.25s cubic-bezier(0.16, 1, 0.3, 1) both;
  opacity: 1;
}
.ab-task:nth-child(1) { grid-column: 1; grid-row: 1; }
.ab-task:nth-child(2) { grid-column: 2; grid-row: 1; }
.ab-task:nth-child(3) { grid-column: 3; grid-row: 1; }
.ab-task:nth-child(4) { grid-column: 4; grid-row: 1; }
.ab-task:nth-child(5) { grid-column: 1; grid-row: 2; }
.ab-task:nth-child(6) { grid-column: 4; grid-row: 2; }
.ab-task:nth-child(7) { grid-column: 1; grid-row: 3; }
.ab-task:nth-child(8) { grid-column: 4; grid-row: 3; }
.ab-task:nth-child(-n+4)::before { left: 50%; bottom: -5px; transform: translateX(-50%); }
.ab-task:nth-child(5)::before,
.ab-task:nth-child(7)::before { right: -5px; top: 50%; transform: translateY(-50%); }
.ab-task:nth-child(6)::before,
.ab-task:nth-child(8)::before { left: -5px; top: 50%; transform: translateY(-50%); }
.ab-task-text {
  font-family: var(--font-body);
  font-size: clamp(1rem, 1.18vw, 1.18rem);
  line-height: 1.55;
  color: var(--soft-grey);
  opacity: 0.9;
  font-weight: 400;
  position: relative;
  z-index: 1;
}
.ab-task-text strong {
  display: inline;
  font-family: var(--font-heading);
  font-weight: 700;
  color: var(--white);
  margin-right: 0.4em;
  letter-spacing: -0.005em;
}

/* Bridge — visual breath between the list and the reveal. */
.ab-bridge {
  text-align: center;
  margin: 0 auto 1.5rem;
  font-family: var(--font-heading);
  font-style: italic;
  font-weight: 300;
  font-size: clamp(1.2rem, 1.7vw, 1.7rem);
  color: var(--soft-grey);
  opacity: 0.65;
  letter-spacing: -0.005em;
}

/* The reveal — towers over the list. The whole section
   builds to this single statement. */
.ab-reveal {
  grid-column: 2 / 4;
  grid-row: 2 / 4;
  position: relative;
  z-index: 2;
  text-align: center;
  min-height: 430px;
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: center;
  padding: clamp(2rem, 4vw, 4.5rem);
  border-radius: 8px;
  background:
    linear-gradient(115deg, transparent 0%, rgba(255,255,255,0.08) 36%, transparent 50%) var(--shine-x, -160%) 0 / 220% 100% no-repeat,
    radial-gradient(circle at 50% 20%, rgba(138, 92, 246, 0.3), transparent 52%),
    linear-gradient(180deg, rgba(84, 61, 152, 0.22), rgba(2,0,24,0.76));
  border: 1px solid rgba(138, 92, 246, 0.34);
  box-shadow: 0 0 80px rgba(84, 61, 152, 0.2), 0 24px 90px rgba(0,0,0,0.36);
  overflow: hidden;
  transition: border-color 0.45s ease, box-shadow 0.45s ease, transform 0.55s cubic-bezier(0.16, 1, 0.3, 1);
}
.ab-reveal::before {
  content: '';
  position: absolute;
  inset: 1.1rem;
  border-radius: 6px;
  border: 1px solid rgba(255,255,255,0.08);
  pointer-events: none;
}
.ab-reveal::after {
  content: '';
  position: absolute;
  width: 180px;
  height: 180px;
  border-radius: 999px;
  left: 50%;
  top: 50%;
  background: rgba(255,255,255,0.12);
  filter: blur(46px);
  opacity: 0.28;
  transform: translate(-50%, -50%);
  animation: ab-reveal-glow 5s ease-in-out infinite;
  pointer-events: none;
}
.ab-reveal.is-lit {
  border-color: rgba(168, 130, 255, 0.62);
  box-shadow: 0 0 110px rgba(84, 61, 152, 0.34), 0 28px 95px rgba(0,0,0,0.4);
}
.ab-reveal-pre {
  font-family: var(--font-heading);
  font-style: italic;
  font-weight: 300;
  font-size: clamp(1.4rem, 2.2vw, 2.2rem);
  letter-spacing: -0.015em;
  color: var(--soft-grey);
  opacity: 0.75;
  margin-bottom: 1.4rem;
  position: relative;
  z-index: 1;
}
.ab-reveal-h {
  font-family: var(--font-heading);
  font-weight: 700;
  font-size: clamp(3rem, 6.2vw, 7.4rem);
  line-height: 0.94;
  letter-spacing: -0.045em;
  color: var(--white);
  position: relative;
  z-index: 1;
}
.ab-reveal-h .accent {
  color: var(--impulse-violet);
}
.ab-reveal-h .accent-block {
  display: block;
  font-size: 1.18em;
  color: transparent;
  background: linear-gradient(180deg, var(--impulse-violet) 0%, rgba(138, 92, 246, 0.6) 100%);
  -webkit-background-clip: text;
  background-clip: text;
  line-height: 1;
  margin-top: 0.5rem;
}

@keyframes ab-system-aura {
  0%, 100% { opacity: 0.62; transform: scale(0.985); }
  50% { opacity: 1; transform: scale(1.015); }
}
@keyframes ab-system-breathe {
  0%, 100% { opacity: 0.16; transform: scale(0.9); }
  50% { opacity: 0.38; transform: scale(1.06); }
}
@keyframes ab-card-sheen {
  from { transform: translateX(-140%); }
  to { transform: translateX(140%); }
}
@keyframes ab-reveal-glow {
  0%, 100% { opacity: 0.2; transform: translate(-50%, -50%) scale(0.9); }
  50% { opacity: 0.42; transform: translate(-50%, -50%) scale(1.15); }
}

/* ============================================================
   6. CLARITY — side-by-side mega split (unchanged)
   ============================================================ */
.ab-clarity { padding: 13rem 0; }
.ab-clarity-head { text-align: center; margin-bottom: 6rem; }
.ab-clarity-h {
  font-family: var(--font-heading);
  font-weight: 700;
  font-size: clamp(3rem, 8.5vw, 10rem);
  line-height: 0.93;
  letter-spacing: -0.04em;
  color: var(--white);
}
.ab-clarity-h .accent { color: var(--impulse-violet); }
.ab-clarity-h-sub {
  margin: 2.5rem auto 0;
  max-width: 920px;
  font-family: var(--font-heading);
  font-weight: 400;
  font-size: clamp(1.2rem, 1.7vw, 1.7rem);
  line-height: 1.45;
  color: var(--soft-grey);
  opacity: 0.85;
}

.ab-clarity-split {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr;
  gap: 0;
  margin: 0 auto 7rem;
  max-width: 1400px;
  border: 1px solid rgba(255,255,255,0.08);
  border-radius: 28px;
  overflow: hidden;
  background: rgba(2,0,24,0.5);
  backdrop-filter: blur(10px);
}
.ab-clarity-pane { padding: 4rem 3rem; position: relative; }
.ab-clarity-pane + .ab-clarity-pane { border-left: 1px solid rgba(255,255,255,0.08); }
.ab-clarity-pane-num {
  font-family: var(--font-heading);
  font-weight: 700;
  font-size: clamp(2rem, 3.5vw, 3.5rem);
  letter-spacing: -0.03em;
  color: rgba(138, 92, 246, 0.7);
  margin-bottom: 2rem;
  display: block;
  line-height: 1;
}
.ab-clarity-pane h3 {
  font-family: var(--font-heading);
  font-weight: 700;
  font-size: clamp(1.6rem, 2.6vw, 2.6rem);
  line-height: 1.18;
  letter-spacing: -0.025em;
  color: var(--white);
  margin-bottom: 2.5rem;
}
.ab-clarity-pane.surface h3 { color: var(--impulse-violet); }
.ab-clarity-pane ul { list-style: none; padding: 0; margin: 0; }
.ab-clarity-pane li {
  font-family: var(--font-heading);
  font-size: clamp(1rem, 1.25vw, 1.3rem);
  font-weight: 500;
  color: var(--soft-grey);
  opacity: 0.92;
  padding: 0.9rem 0;
  border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(255,255,255,0.05);
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 1rem;
}
.ab-clarity-pane li:last-child { border-bottom: 0; }
.ab-clarity-pane li::before {
  content: '';
  width: 22px; height: 1px;
  background: var(--impulse-violet);
  flex-shrink: 0;
}

.ab-clarity-stack { text-align: center; max-width: 1200px; margin: 0 auto; }
.ab-clarity-stack .row {
  display: block;
  font-family: var(--font-heading);
  font-weight: 700;
  line-height: 0.98;
  letter-spacing: -0.04em;
  padding: 0.7rem 0;
}
.ab-clarity-stack .row:nth-child(1) { font-size: clamp(2.4rem, 6vw, 6.5rem); color: var(--white); }
.ab-clarity-stack .row:nth-child(2) { font-size: clamp(2.1rem, 4.8vw, 5rem); color: var(--soft-grey); opacity: 0.85; }
.ab-clarity-stack .row:nth-child(3) { font-size: clamp(1.5rem, 3.4vw, 3.6rem); color: var(--soft-grey); opacity: 0.5; font-weight: 500; }

/* ============================================================
   7. SENIOR THINKING (unchanged)
   ============================================================ */
.ab-senior { padding: 13rem 0; }
.ab-senior-head {
  text-align: center;
  margin-bottom: 6rem;
  max-width: 1200px;
  margin-left: auto;
  margin-right: auto;
}
.ab-senior-h {
  font-family: var(--font-heading);
  font-weight: 700;
  font-size: clamp(3rem, 7.5vw, 8.5rem);
  line-height: 0.95;
  letter-spacing: -0.04em;
  color: var(--white);
}
.ab-senior-sub {
  margin-top: 2.5rem;
  max-width: 920px;
  margin-left: auto;
  margin-right: auto;
  font-family: var(--font-body);
  font-size: clamp(1.1rem, 1.3vw, 1.3rem);
  line-height: 1.7;
  color: var(--soft-grey);
  opacity: 0.85;
}

.ab-senior-list { max-width: 1500px; margin: 0 auto; }
.ab-senior-row {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: 1fr auto 1fr;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 3rem;
  padding: 2.5rem 1rem;
  border-top: 1px solid rgba(255,255,255,0.08);
  position: relative;
}
.ab-senior-row:last-child { border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(255,255,255,0.08); }
.ab-senior-trigger {
  font-family: var(--font-heading);
  font-weight: 700;
  font-size: clamp(2rem, 5.5vw, 6rem);
  line-height: 0.98;
  letter-spacing: -0.04em;
  color: var(--white);
  text-align: right;
  transition: color 0.45s ease;
}
.ab-senior-arrow {
  width: 64px; height: 64px;
  color: var(--impulse-violet);
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: center;
  opacity: 0.55;
  transition: opacity 0.45s ease, transform 0.65s cubic-bezier(0.16, 1, 0.3, 1);
}
.ab-senior-arrow svg { width: 100%; height: 100%; fill: currentColor; }
.ab-senior-need {
  font-family: var(--font-heading);
  font-style: italic;
  font-weight: 300;
  font-size: clamp(1.3rem, 2.2vw, 2.3rem);
  line-height: 1.35;
  letter-spacing: -0.015em;
  color: var(--soft-grey);
  opacity: 0.9;
}
.ab-senior-row:hover .ab-senior-trigger { color: var(--impulse-violet); }
.ab-senior-row:hover .ab-senior-arrow   { opacity: 1; transform: translateX(6px) scale(1.05); }

.ab-senior-foot {
  margin-top: 6rem;
  text-align: center;
  max-width: 1100px;
  margin-left: auto;
  margin-right: auto;
}
.ab-senior-foot p {
  font-family: var(--font-heading);
  font-size: clamp(1.5rem, 2.6vw, 2.6rem);
  font-weight: 500;
  letter-spacing: -0.02em;
  line-height: 1.28;
  color: var(--soft-grey);
  margin-bottom: 0.5rem;
}
.ab-senior-foot p.loud { color: var(--white); font-weight: 700; }
.ab-senior-foot p.loud em { font-style: normal; color: var(--impulse-violet); }

/* ============================================================
   8. FOUNDERS — cinematic full-bleed.
   The cutout portraits sit on the actual Impulse brand mark,
   not the previous generic circular backdrop.
   ============================================================ */
.ab-founders { padding: 8rem 0 3rem; overflow: visible; }
.ab-founders-intro {
  text-align: center;
  max-width: 1300px;
  margin: 0 auto 4rem;
}
.ab-founders-h {
  font-family: var(--font-heading);
  font-weight: 700;
  font-size: clamp(3rem, 7.5vw, 8.5rem);
  line-height: 0.95;
  letter-spacing: -0.04em;
  color: var(--white);
}
.ab-founders-h .accent { color: var(--impulse-violet); }
.ab-founders-h em { font-style: italic; font-weight: 300; color: var(--soft-grey); opacity: 0.7; }

.ab-founder-section {
  position: relative;
  padding: 5rem 0 8rem;
  min-height: 95vh;
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  overflow: visible;
}

/* Layer 3: monumental outlined ghost name spanning the
   section behind everything. */
.ab-founder-ghost-name {
  position: absolute;
  bottom: 5rem;
  font-family: var(--font-heading);
  font-weight: 900;
  font-size: clamp(8rem, 21vw, 23rem);
  line-height: 0.85;
  letter-spacing: -0.06em;
  color: transparent;
  -webkit-text-stroke: 1.2px rgba(138, 92, 246, 0.3);
  pointer-events: none;
  user-select: none;
  z-index: 0;
  white-space: nowrap;
}
.ab-founder-section[data-side="left"]  .ab-founder-ghost-name { right: -3vw; }
.ab-founder-section[data-side="right"] .ab-founder-ghost-name { left: -3vw; }

/* Layer 4: portrait + copy grid */
.ab-founder-grid {
  position: relative;
  z-index: 1;
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: 1.05fr 1fr;
  gap: 5rem;
  align-items: center;
  width: 100%;
  max-width: 1500px;
  margin: 0 auto;
  padding: 0 2.5rem;
}
.ab-founder-section[data-side="right"] .ab-founder-grid {
  grid-template-columns: 1fr 1.05fr;
}
.ab-founder-section[data-side="right"] .ab-founder-portrait-wrap { order: 2; }
.ab-founder-section[data-side="right"] .ab-founder-copy-wrap     { order: 1; }

.ab-founder-portrait-wrap {
  position: relative;
  height: 80vh;
  max-height: 800px;
  min-height: 560px;
  display: flex;
  align-items: flex-end;
  justify-content: center;
  overflow: visible;
}
.ab-founder-portrait-wrap::before { display: none; }
.ab-founder-portrait-mark {
  position: absolute;
  left: 43%;
  top: 44%;
  width: min(78vh, 53vw, 765px);
  aspect-ratio: 1;
  transform: translate(-50%, -50%) rotate(-12deg);
  color: rgba(138, 92, 246, 0.92);
  opacity: 0.94;
  pointer-events: none;
  z-index: 1;
}
.ab-founder-portrait-mark svg {
  width: 100%;
  height: 100%;
  display: block;
  overflow: visible;
}
.ab-founder-portrait-mark path {
  vector-effect: non-scaling-stroke;
}
.ab-mark-glow {
  fill: none;
  stroke-linecap: round;
  stroke-linejoin: round;
  animation: ab-founder-mark-pulse 5.2s ease-in-out infinite;
}
.ab-mark-glow-outer {
  stroke: rgba(84, 61, 152, 0.18);
  stroke-width: 70px;
}
.ab-mark-glow-mid {
  stroke: rgba(138, 92, 246, 0.26);
  stroke-width: 42px;
  animation-delay: -0.8s;
}
.ab-mark-glow-inner {
  stroke: rgba(196, 169, 255, 0.34);
  stroke-width: 18px;
  animation-delay: -1.6s;
}
.ab-mark-fill {
  fill: currentColor;
  stroke: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.06);
  stroke-width: 1.5px;
  paint-order: stroke fill;
}
.ab-founder-section[data-side="right"] .ab-founder-portrait-mark {
  left: 57%;
  transform: translate(-50%, -50%) rotate(12deg);
}
@keyframes ab-founder-mark-pulse {
  0%, 100% { opacity: 0.62; }
  50% { opacity: 0.98; }
}
.ab-founder-portrait {
  position: relative;
  height: 100%;
  width: 100%;
  display: flex;
  align-items: flex-end;
  justify-content: center;
  z-index: 2;
}
.ab-founder-portrait img {
  height: 100%;
  width: auto;
  max-width: 100%;
  object-fit: contain;
  object-position: bottom center;
  filter: grayscale(0.4) contrast(1.05) brightness(0.97);
  transition: filter 0.7s ease, transform 1s cubic-bezier(0.16, 1, 0.3, 1);
  position: relative;
  z-index: 2;
  display: block;
  will-change: transform;
}
.ab-founder-portrait:hover img {
  filter: grayscale(0) contrast(1.07) brightness(1.02);
  transform: scale(1.012);
}

/* Small portrait corner stamp */
.ab-founder-stamp {
  position: absolute;
  top: 1.5rem;
  z-index: 4;
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 0.8rem;
  font-family: var(--font-heading);
  font-weight: 600;
  font-size: 0.78rem;
  letter-spacing: 4px;
  color: var(--impulse-violet);
}
.ab-founder-section[data-side="left"]  .ab-founder-stamp { left: 0; }
.ab-founder-section[data-side="right"] .ab-founder-stamp { right: 0; }
.ab-founder-stamp::before {
  content: '';
  width: 48px; height: 1px;
  background: var(--impulse-violet);
}

/* Copy column */
.ab-founder-copy-wrap { padding: 0 1rem; }
.ab-founder-name {
  font-family: var(--font-heading);
  font-weight: 700;
  font-size: clamp(2.8rem, 5.8vw, 6rem);
  line-height: 0.94;
  letter-spacing: -0.04em;
  color: var(--white);
  margin-bottom: 2.5rem;
}
.ab-founder-headline {
  font-family: var(--font-heading);
  font-style: italic;
  font-weight: 300;
  font-size: clamp(1.4rem, 2.1vw, 2.2rem);
  line-height: 1.3;
  letter-spacing: -0.015em;
  color: var(--impulse-violet);
  margin-bottom: 2.5rem;
  position: relative;
  padding-left: 1.5rem;
}
.ab-founder-headline::before {
  content: '';
  position: absolute;
  left: 0;
  top: 0.08em;
  bottom: 0.08em;
  width: 3px;
  min-height: 1.1em;
  background: var(--impulse-violet);
}
.ab-founder-body {
  font-family: var(--font-body);
  font-size: clamp(1.05rem, 1.2vw, 1.2rem);
  line-height: 1.75;
  color: var(--soft-grey);
  opacity: 0.88;
  max-width: 540px;
}

/* ============================================================
   9. FIT (unchanged)
   ============================================================ */
.ab-fit { padding: 13rem 0; }
.ab-fit-head { text-align: center; max-width: 1300px; margin: 0 auto 5rem; }
.ab-fit-h {
  font-family: var(--font-heading);
  font-weight: 700;
  font-size: clamp(3rem, 7.5vw, 8.5rem);
  line-height: 0.95;
  letter-spacing: -0.04em;
  color: var(--white);
}
.ab-fit-split {
  max-width: 1400px;
  margin: 0 auto 5rem;
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr;
  gap: 1.5rem;
}
.ab-fit-pane {
  padding: 3.5rem 3rem;
  border-radius: 24px;
  background: rgba(2,0,24,0.5);
  backdrop-filter: blur(10px);
  border: 1px solid rgba(255,255,255,0.08);
  transition: border-color 0.4s ease, transform 0.5s cubic-bezier(0.16, 1, 0.3, 1);
}
.ab-fit-pane:hover { transform: translateY(-6px); }
.ab-fit-pane.warn:hover { border-color: rgba(255,255,255,0.18); }
.ab-fit-pane.yes  { background: linear-gradient(180deg, rgba(84, 61, 152, 0.15), rgba(2,0,24,0.5)); border-color: rgba(138, 92, 246, 0.4); }
.ab-fit-pane.yes:hover  { border-color: rgba(138, 92, 246, 0.8); }
.ab-fit-pane p {
  font-family: var(--font-heading);
  font-weight: 500;
  font-size: clamp(1.35rem, 2vw, 2rem);
  line-height: 1.3;
  letter-spacing: -0.02em;
  color: var(--white);
}
.ab-fit-pane.warn p { color: var(--soft-grey); opacity: 0.7; }

.ab-fit-attrs {
  max-width: 1400px;
  margin: 0 auto 5rem;
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(4, 1fr);
  gap: 1.25rem;
}
.ab-fit-attr {
  background: rgba(84, 61, 152, 0.08);
  border: 1px solid rgba(138, 92, 246, 0.25);
  border-radius: 999px;
  padding: 1.3rem 1.5rem;
  text-align: center;
  font-family: var(--font-heading);
  font-weight: 500;
  font-size: clamp(0.95rem, 1.1vw, 1.1rem);
  color: var(--white);
  transition: all 0.4s cubic-bezier(0.16, 1, 0.3, 1);
}
.ab-fit-attr:hover {
  background: rgba(84, 61, 152, 0.25);
  border-color: rgba(138, 92, 246, 0.65);
  transform: translateY(-4px);
}
.ab-fit-close {
  text-align: center;
  font-family: var(--font-heading);
  font-weight: 700;
  font-size: clamp(2rem, 5vw, 5rem);
  line-height: 1.02;
  letter-spacing: -0.04em;
  color: var(--white);
}

/* ============================================================
  10. FINAL CTA
   ============================================================ */
.ab-final {
  padding: clamp(6rem, 8vw, 9rem) 0;
  position: relative;
  overflow: hidden;
  background: transparent;
}
.ab-final.glass-panel {
  background-color: transparent;
  backdrop-filter: none;
  border-top: 0;
}
.ab-final-mark {
  position: absolute;
  inset: 0;
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: center;
  pointer-events: none;
  opacity: 0.07;
  z-index: 0;
}
.ab-final-mark svg { width: clamp(420px, 52vw, 760px); height: auto; fill: var(--impulse-violet); }
.ab-final-inner {
  position: relative;
  z-index: 1;
  text-align: center;
}
.ab-final .ab-wrap-narrow { max-width: 1400px; }
.ab-final-card {
  position: relative;
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: 1fr;
  gap: clamp(2.4rem, 3.5vw, 4rem);
  align-items: center;
  padding: 0;
  border: 0;
  border-radius: 0;
  background: transparent;
  box-shadow: none;
  overflow: visible;
}
.ab-final-card::before {
  display: none;
}
.ab-final-card::after {
  display: none;
}
.ab-final-stack {
  display: grid;
  gap: clamp(0.65rem, 1vw, 1rem);
  text-align: center;
  position: relative;
  z-index: 1;
  justify-items: center;
}
.ab-final-stack .row {
  font-family: var(--font-heading);
  font-weight: 700;
  letter-spacing: -0.028em;
  line-height: 1.22;
  font-size: clamp(3.2rem, 6.2vw, 7.6rem);
  display: block;
  max-width: 100%;
  white-space: nowrap;
  overflow: visible;
  padding-bottom: 0.08em;
  will-change: transform, opacity, filter;
}
.ab-final-stack .row:nth-child(2),
.ab-final-stack .row:nth-child(3) { margin-left: 0; }
.ab-final-stack .row:nth-child(1) {
  background: linear-gradient(180deg, var(--white), rgba(255,255,255,0.7));
  -webkit-background-clip: text; background-clip: text; color: transparent;
}
.ab-final-stack .row:nth-child(2) {
  background: linear-gradient(180deg, var(--white), rgba(138,92,246,0.7));
  -webkit-background-clip: text; background-clip: text; color: transparent;
}
.ab-final-stack .row:nth-child(3) {
  background: linear-gradient(180deg, var(--impulse-violet), rgba(138,92,246,0.5));
  -webkit-background-clip: text; background-clip: text; color: transparent;
}
.ab-final-cta-row {
  margin-top: 0;
  display: flex;
  justify-content: center;
  gap: 1.2rem;
  position: relative;
  z-index: 1;
  padding-bottom: 0;
}

/* ============================================================
   Responsive
   ============================================================ */
@media (max-width: 1100px) {
  .ab-section { padding: 7rem 0; }
  .ab-hero { padding: 9rem 0 5rem; min-height: auto; }
  .ab-hero-truths { grid-template-columns: 1fr; gap: 2rem; }
  .ab-hero-foot { grid-template-columns: 1fr; gap: 2rem; text-align: center; }
  .ab-hero-cta-row { justify-content: center; }
  .ab-routine-grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
  .ab-routine-cell { border-right: 0 !important; border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(255,255,255,0.06) !important; }
  .ab-routine-cell:last-child { border-bottom: 0 !important; }
  .ab-drift-q[data-align="l"], .ab-drift-q[data-align="r"],
  .ab-drift-q[data-align="l2"], .ab-drift-q[data-align="r2"] { padding-left: 0; padding-right: 0; text-align: left; }
  .ab-clarity-split { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
  .ab-clarity-pane + .ab-clarity-pane { border-left: 0; border-top: 1px solid rgba(255,255,255,0.08); }
  .ab-fit-split { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
  .ab-fit-attrs { grid-template-columns: repeat(2, 1fr); }
  .ab-movement-system {
    display: block;
    min-height: auto;
  }
  .ab-movement-system::before {
    inset: 4% 2% 28%;
    border-radius: 28px;
  }
  .ab-tasks {
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr;
    gap: 1rem;
    margin-bottom: 1.2rem;
  }
  .ab-task {
    grid-column: auto !important;
    grid-row: auto !important;
    min-height: 132px;
    border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(255,255,255,0.08);
  }
  .ab-task::before {
    left: 1rem !important;
    top: -5px !important;
    right: auto !important;
    bottom: auto !important;
    transform: none !important;
  }
  .ab-reveal {
    min-height: auto;
    padding: 3rem 1.8rem;
  }
  .ab-senior-row { grid-template-columns: 1fr; gap: 0.6rem; text-align: left; padding: 2.2rem 0; }
  .ab-senior-trigger { text-align: left; }
  .ab-senior-arrow { display: none; }

  /* founder mobile */
  .ab-founder-section { min-height: auto; padding: 4rem 0 6rem; }
  .ab-founder-grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr; gap: 3rem; padding: 0 1.5rem; }
  .ab-founder-section[data-side="right"] .ab-founder-grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
  .ab-founder-section[data-side="right"] .ab-founder-portrait-wrap { order: 1; }
  .ab-founder-section[data-side="right"] .ab-founder-copy-wrap { order: 2; }
  .ab-founder-portrait-wrap { height: 60vh; min-height: 480px; }
  .ab-founder-ghost-name { font-size: clamp(5rem, 18vw, 12rem); bottom: 2.5rem; }

  /* formation V scaling */
  .ab-form-mark[data-pos="l3"], .ab-form-mark[data-pos="r3"] { display: none; }
  .ab-form-mark[data-pos="l2"] { left: calc(50% - 170px); }
  .ab-form-mark[data-pos="r2"] { left: calc(50% + 170px); }
  .ab-final-cta-row { justify-content: center; }
  .ab-final-stack .row {
    white-space: normal;
    max-width: 10ch;
    font-size: clamp(3.2rem, 10vw, 7rem);
  }
}

@media (max-width: 700px) {
  .ab-section { padding: 5.5rem 0; }
  .ab-wrap, .ab-wrap-narrow, .ab-wrap-full { padding: 0 1.25rem; }
  .ab-index { right: 1.25rem; top: 2rem; }
  .ab-fit-attrs { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
  .ab-tasks { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
  .ab-task { min-height: auto; }
  .ab-clarity-pane { padding: 2.5rem 1.5rem; }
  .ab-founder-copy-wrap { padding: 0 1rem; }
  .ab-founder-portrait-wrap { height: 55vh; min-height: 420px; }
  .ab-form-mark[data-pos="l2"], .ab-form-mark[data-pos="r2"] { display: none; }
  .ab-form-mark { width: 48px; height: 48px; }
  .ab-form-mark.lead { width: 80px; height: 80px; }
  .ab-formation-stage { height: 180px; }
  .ab-form-mark[data-pos="lead"] { top: 45px; }
  .ab-form-mark[data-pos="l1"] { left: calc(50% - 70px); top: 105px; }
  .ab-form-mark[data-pos="r1"] { left: calc(50% + 70px); top: 105px; }
  .ab-final-inner { text-align: center; }
  .ab-final-card {
    padding: 2.25rem 1.25rem 2.5rem;
  }
  .ab-final-stack {
    text-align: center;
  }
  .ab-final-stack .row {
    max-width: none;
    font-size: clamp(3rem, 15vw, 5.6rem);
    letter-spacing: -0.025em;
  }
  .ab-final-stack .row:nth-child(2),
  .ab-final-stack .row:nth-child(3) { margin-left: 0; }
  .ab-final-cta-row { justify-content: center; }
}