:root{
  --ink:#1c1b33;
  --paper:#f7f6f9;
  --panel:#ffffff;
  --line:#e4e2ea;
  --line-strong:#c9c6d6;
  --muted:#5c5a72;
  --violet:#6d5ef5;
  --violet-deep:#4a3ee0;
  --cyan:#5fc9c3;
  --glow:rgba(109,94,245,.35);
  --gold:#f0c06a;
}
*,*::before,*::after{box-sizing:border-box;margin:0;padding:0}
html{scroll-behavior:smooth}
body{font-family:'Inter',sans-serif;background:var(--paper);color:var(--ink);line-height:1.6;font-size:16px}
.serif{font-family:'Fraunces',serif}
a{color:inherit}
img,svg{display:block;max-width:100%}
.reveal{opacity:0;transform:translateY(26px);transition:opacity .7s ease,transform .7s ease}
.reveal.visible{opacity:1;transform:translateY(0)}
@media(prefers-reduced-motion:reduce){.reveal{opacity:1;transform:none;transition:none}}

/* Nav */
nav{position:sticky;top:0;z-index:100;background:rgba(247,246,249,.92);backdrop-filter:blur(8px);border-bottom:1px solid var(--line)}
nav::after{content:"";display:block;height:2px;background:linear-gradient(90deg,var(--violet),var(--cyan),var(--gold));opacity:.6}
.nav-inner{max-width:1120px;margin:0 auto;padding:0 1.5rem;display:flex;align-items:center;justify-content:space-between;height:68px}
.wordmark{font-family:'Fraunces',serif;font-weight:600;font-size:1.3rem;text-decoration:none;color:var(--ink);display:flex;align-items:center;gap:.5rem}
.wordmark img{height:34px;width:auto;display:block}
.nav-links{display:flex;gap:2rem;list-style:none}
.nav-links a{text-decoration:none;color:var(--muted);font-size:.93rem;font-weight:500;padding-bottom:.3rem;border-bottom:2px solid transparent;transition:color .15s,border-color .15s}
.nav-links a:hover{color:var(--ink)}
.nav-links a.active{color:var(--ink);border-color:var(--violet)}
.nav-cta{background:var(--ink);color:#fff;padding:.55rem 1.2rem;border-radius:999px;text-decoration:none;font-size:.88rem;font-weight:600;border:none;cursor:pointer;font-family:'Inter',sans-serif}
.nav-cta:hover{background:var(--violet-deep)}
@media(max-width:760px){
  .nav-links{display:none}
  .nav-inner > .nav-cta{display:none}
  .wordmark{white-space:nowrap;font-size:1.15rem}
}

/* Mobile menu */
.hamburger{display:none;flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;gap:5px;width:36px;height:36px;background:none;border:none;cursor:pointer;padding:0}
.hamburger span{display:block;width:24px;height:2px;background:var(--ink);border-radius:2px;transition:transform .2s ease,opacity .2s ease}
.hamburger.open span:nth-child(1){transform:translateY(7px) rotate(45deg)}
.hamburger.open span:nth-child(2){opacity:0}
.hamburger.open span:nth-child(3){transform:translateY(-7px) rotate(-45deg)}
@media(max-width:760px){.hamburger{display:flex}}
.mobile-menu{display:none;flex-direction:column;background:var(--panel);border-bottom:1px solid var(--line);padding:.5rem 1.5rem 1.25rem;position:fixed;top:70px;left:0;right:0;z-index:99;max-height:calc(100vh - 70px);overflow-y:auto;box-shadow:0 12px 24px rgba(28,27,51,.12)}
.mobile-menu.open{display:flex}
.mobile-menu a{padding:.85rem 0;color:var(--muted);text-decoration:none;font-weight:500;font-size:1rem;border-bottom:1px solid var(--line)}
.mobile-menu a:last-of-type{border-bottom:none}
.mobile-menu a.active{color:var(--violet-deep);font-weight:600}
.mobile-menu .nav-cta{margin-top:1rem;text-align:center}

/* Page hero (non-home pages) */
.page-hero{background:var(--ink);position:relative;overflow:hidden;padding:4rem 1.5rem 3.5rem}
.page-hero-grain{position:absolute;inset:0;opacity:.05;background-image:url("data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg' width='120' height='120'%3E%3Cfilter id='n'%3E%3CfeTurbulence type='fractalNoise' baseFrequency='0.9' numOctaves='2' stitchTiles='stitch'/%3E%3C/filter%3E%3Crect width='100%25' height='100%25' filter='url(%23n)'/%3E%3C/svg%3E");pointer-events:none}
.page-hero-glow{position:absolute;top:-40%;right:-10%;width:55%;aspect-ratio:1;border-radius:50%;background:radial-gradient(circle, var(--glow) 0%, rgba(109,94,245,0) 70%);pointer-events:none}
.page-hero-inner{max-width:1120px;margin:0 auto;position:relative;z-index:1}
.page-eyebrow{color:var(--cyan);font-size:.85rem;font-weight:600;margin-bottom:.9rem}
.page-hero h1{font-family:'Fraunces',serif;font-weight:500;font-size:clamp(2.1rem,5vw,3rem);color:#fdfcff;line-height:1.14;max-width:22ch}
.page-hero p{color:#c7c4dc;font-size:1.05rem;max-width:52ch;margin-top:1rem}

/* Hero (home) */
.hero{position:relative;overflow:hidden;padding:5.5rem 1.5rem 5rem;background:var(--ink)}
.hero-grain{position:absolute;inset:0;opacity:.045;background-image:url("data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg' width='120' height='120'%3E%3Cfilter id='n'%3E%3CfeTurbulence type='fractalNoise' baseFrequency='0.9' numOctaves='2' stitchTiles='stitch'/%3E%3C/filter%3E%3Crect width='100%25' height='100%25' filter='url(%23n)'/%3E%3C/svg%3E");pointer-events:none}
.hero-glow{position:absolute;top:-30%;right:-10%;width:60%;aspect-ratio:1;border-radius:50%;
  background:radial-gradient(circle, var(--glow) 0%, rgba(109,94,245,0) 70%);pointer-events:none}
.hero-glow2{position:absolute;bottom:-25%;left:-8%;width:40%;aspect-ratio:1;border-radius:50%;
  background:radial-gradient(circle, rgba(95,201,195,.22) 0%, rgba(95,201,195,0) 70%);pointer-events:none}
.hero-inner{max-width:1120px;margin:0 auto;position:relative;z-index:1;display:grid;grid-template-columns:1.1fr .9fr;gap:3rem;align-items:center}
@media(max-width:900px){.hero-inner{grid-template-columns:1fr}}
.eyebrow{color:var(--cyan);font-size:.85rem;font-weight:600;margin-bottom:1.1rem}
.hero h1{font-family:'Fraunces',serif;font-weight:500;font-size:clamp(2.3rem,5vw,3.4rem);line-height:1.12;color:#fdfcff;letter-spacing:-.01em;margin-bottom:1.2rem}
.hero h1 em{font-style:italic;color:var(--cyan)}
.hero p{color:#c7c4dc;font-size:1.08rem;max-width:46ch;margin-bottom:2rem}
.hero-actions{display:flex;gap:.9rem;flex-wrap:wrap}
.btn-primary{background:var(--violet);color:#fff;padding:.85rem 1.6rem;border-radius:8px;text-decoration:none;font-weight:600;font-size:.96rem;transition:background .15s,transform .15s,box-shadow .15s;border:none;cursor:pointer;font-family:'Inter',sans-serif;display:inline-block}
.btn-primary:hover{background:#5b4de0;transform:translateY(-2px);box-shadow:0 10px 28px rgba(109,94,245,.35)}
.btn-outline{border:1px solid rgba(255,255,255,.3);color:#fdfcff;padding:.85rem 1.6rem;border-radius:8px;text-decoration:none;font-weight:600;font-size:.96rem}
.btn-outline:hover{border-color:#fff}

/* Mock browser card */
.mock-card{background:#25234a;border:1px solid rgba(255,255,255,.08);border-radius:14px;overflow:hidden;box-shadow:0 24px 60px rgba(10,9,30,.4);animation:float 6s ease-in-out infinite}
@keyframes float{0%,100%{transform:translateY(0)}50%{transform:translateY(-10px)}}
@media(prefers-reduced-motion:reduce){.mock-card{animation:none}}
.mock-bar{display:flex;gap:.4rem;padding:.7rem .9rem;background:rgba(255,255,255,.04)}
.mock-bar span{width:9px;height:9px;border-radius:50%;background:rgba(255,255,255,.2)}
.mock-caption{color:#8b87a8;font-size:.78rem;margin-top:1rem;text-align:center}

/* Mini website preview inside the hero mock-card — a distinct warm palette
   so it visually reads as "a client's site," not Aether's own branding. */
.mock-preview{background:#fdf9f5;font-family:'Inter',sans-serif}
.mock-nav{display:flex;align-items:center;justify-content:space-between;padding:.6rem .9rem;background:#fff;border-bottom:1px solid #f0e6da}
.mock-nav-brand{display:flex;align-items:center;gap:.35rem;font-size:.62rem;font-weight:700;color:#3d2b1f}
.mock-dot-logo{width:7px;height:7px;border-radius:50%;background:#d97b3f}
.mock-nav-links{display:flex;gap:.4rem}
.mock-nav-links span{width:14px;height:4px;border-radius:2px;background:#e5d8c8}
.mock-nav-cta{font-size:.55rem;font-weight:700;color:#fff;background:#d97b3f;padding:.2rem .5rem;border-radius:999px}

.mock-hero-preview{background:linear-gradient(135deg,#3d2b1f,#7a4a2a);padding:1.1rem .9rem 1.3rem;text-align:left}
.mock-hero-badge{display:inline-block;font-size:.5rem;font-weight:700;color:#f0c06a;background:rgba(255,255,255,.1);padding:.15rem .4rem;border-radius:999px;margin-bottom:.5rem}
.mock-hero-headline{font-family:'Fraunces',serif;font-size:1.05rem;line-height:1.15;color:#fff;font-weight:500;margin-bottom:.4rem}
.mock-hero-sub{font-size:.56rem;color:#e3cbb3;margin-bottom:.6rem;max-width:80%}
.mock-hero-btn{display:inline-block;font-size:.56rem;font-weight:700;color:#3d2b1f;background:#f0c06a;padding:.3rem .7rem;border-radius:5px}

.mock-services-preview{display:flex;gap:.5rem;padding:.8rem .9rem}
.mock-service-card{flex:1;background:#fff;border:1px solid #f0e6da;border-radius:6px;padding:.5rem .4rem}
.mock-icon{width:16px;height:16px;border-radius:4px;background:#f3d9bb;margin-bottom:.35rem}
.mock-service-line{height:4px;border-radius:2px;background:#e5d8c8;margin-bottom:.3rem}
.mock-service-line.short{width:60%}

/* Trust strip */
.trust{border-bottom:1px solid var(--line);background:var(--panel)}
.trust-inner{max-width:1120px;margin:0 auto;padding:1.6rem 1.5rem;display:flex;gap:2.5rem;flex-wrap:wrap;justify-content:center}
.trust-item{font-size:.9rem;color:var(--muted);display:flex;align-items:center;gap:.6rem;font-weight:500}
.trust-item svg{width:20px;height:20px;color:var(--violet);flex-shrink:0}

/* Section */
section{padding:5rem 1.5rem}
.section-inner{max-width:1120px;margin:0 auto}
.section-head{max-width:56ch;margin-bottom:3rem}
.section-head .eyebrow{color:var(--violet)}
.section-head h2{font-family:'Fraunces',serif;font-weight:500;font-size:clamp(1.7rem,3.5vw,2.4rem);line-height:1.2;color:var(--ink)}

/* Services */
.services-grid{display:grid;grid-template-columns:repeat(3,1fr);gap:0;border-top:1px solid var(--line);border-left:1px solid var(--line)}
@media(max-width:820px){.services-grid{grid-template-columns:1fr}}
.service{border-right:1px solid var(--line);border-bottom:1px solid var(--line);padding:2.2rem 1.8rem;background:var(--panel);transition:background .2s}
.service:hover{background:var(--paper)}
.service-icon{width:38px;height:38px;margin-bottom:1.1rem}
.service h3{font-size:1.1rem;font-weight:700;margin-bottom:.5rem}
.service p{color:var(--muted);font-size:.93rem}

/* Process */
.process{background:var(--panel);border-top:1px solid var(--line);border-bottom:1px solid var(--line)}
.steps{display:grid;grid-template-columns:repeat(3,1fr);gap:2.5rem}
@media(max-width:820px){.steps{grid-template-columns:1fr}}
.step-num{font-family:'Fraunces',serif;font-style:italic;font-size:2.4rem;color:var(--violet);margin-bottom:.6rem;line-height:1}
.step h3{font-size:1.05rem;font-weight:700;margin-bottom:.5rem}
.step p{color:var(--muted);font-size:.93rem;max-width:32ch}

/* SEO explainer */
.seo-bg{background:var(--panel);border-top:1px solid var(--line);border-bottom:1px solid var(--line)}
.seo-layout{display:grid;grid-template-columns:1fr 1fr;gap:3rem;align-items:start}
@media(max-width:900px){.seo-layout{grid-template-columns:1fr}}
.seo-explain p{color:var(--muted);font-size:1.02rem;margin-bottom:1.2rem;max-width:52ch}
.seo-explain p strong{color:var(--ink)}
.seo-steps{display:flex;flex-direction:column;gap:1.5rem}
.seo-step{display:flex;gap:1rem;align-items:flex-start}
.seo-step-num{flex-shrink:0;width:38px;height:38px;border-radius:50%;background:var(--ink);color:#fff;display:flex;align-items:center;justify-content:center;font-family:'Fraunces',serif;font-size:1.05rem}
.seo-step h4{font-size:1rem;font-weight:700;margin-bottom:.3rem}
.seo-step p{color:var(--muted);font-size:.9rem;margin:0}
.seo-disclaimer{margin-top:1.5rem;padding:1rem 1.2rem;background:rgba(109,94,245,.07);border-left:3px solid var(--violet);font-size:.85rem;color:var(--muted);border-radius:0 8px 8px 0}

/* Pricing */
.pricing-grid{display:grid;grid-template-columns:repeat(3,1fr);gap:1.25rem}
@media(max-width:900px){.pricing-grid{grid-template-columns:1fr}}
.price-card{border:1px solid var(--line-strong);border-radius:12px;padding:2.2rem 1.8rem;background:var(--panel);position:relative;transition:transform .2s,box-shadow .2s}
.price-card:hover{transform:translateY(-4px);box-shadow:0 16px 40px rgba(28,27,51,.1)}
.price-card.featured{border-color:var(--violet);box-shadow:0 0 0 1px var(--violet), 0 20px 48px rgba(109,94,245,.16)}
.featured-tag{position:absolute;top:-.7rem;left:1.7rem;background:var(--violet);color:#fff;font-size:.72rem;font-weight:700;padding:.3rem .7rem;border-radius:999px}
.price-card h3{font-size:1.05rem;font-weight:700;margin-bottom:.4rem}
.price-amount{font-family:'Fraunces',serif;font-size:2.1rem;font-weight:500;margin:.6rem 0}
.price-amount span{font-size:.9rem;font-weight:400;color:var(--muted);font-family:'Inter',sans-serif}
.price-list{list-style:none;margin-top:1.3rem;display:flex;flex-direction:column;gap:.6rem}
.price-list li{font-size:.88rem;color:var(--muted);padding-left:1.3rem;position:relative}
.price-list li::before{content:"";position:absolute;left:0;top:.5em;width:6px;height:6px;border-radius:50%;background:var(--cyan)}

/* CTA band */
.cta-band{background:var(--ink);position:relative;overflow:hidden}
.cta-band .hero-glow{opacity:.7}
.cta-inner{max-width:760px;margin:0 auto;text-align:center;position:relative;z-index:1}
.cta-inner h2{font-family:'Fraunces',serif;font-weight:500;font-size:clamp(1.8rem,4vw,2.6rem);color:#fdfcff;margin-bottom:1rem}
.cta-inner p{color:#c7c4dc;margin-bottom:2rem}

/* Contact page */
.contact-layout{display:grid;grid-template-columns:1fr 1fr;gap:3rem}
@media(max-width:860px){.contact-layout{grid-template-columns:1fr}}
.form-row{margin-bottom:1.1rem;display:flex;flex-direction:column;gap:.35rem}
.form-row-split{flex-direction:row;gap:1rem}
.form-row-split > div{flex:1;min-width:0;display:flex;flex-direction:column;gap:.35rem}
.form-row label{font-size:.82rem;font-weight:600;color:var(--ink)}
.form-row input, .form-row textarea{
  width:100%;border:1px solid var(--line-strong);border-radius:8px;padding:.7rem .8rem;
  font-family:'Inter',sans-serif;font-size:.94rem;color:var(--ink);background:var(--paper);
}
.form-row input:focus, .form-row textarea:focus{outline:2px solid var(--violet);outline-offset:1px}
.form-row textarea{resize:vertical}
.contact-info-item{display:flex;align-items:center;gap:1rem;margin-bottom:1.4rem}
.contact-info-item svg{width:26px;height:26px;color:var(--violet);flex-shrink:0}
.contact-info-item div{font-size:.95rem}
.contact-info-item strong{display:block;font-size:.78rem;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:.04em;color:var(--muted);margin-bottom:.15rem;font-weight:600}
.form-success{display:none;text-align:center;padding:2rem 0}
.form-success.show{display:block}

/* Footer */
footer{padding:3rem 1.5rem 2.5rem;border-top:1px solid var(--line)}
.footer-inner{max-width:1120px;margin:0 auto;display:flex;justify-content:space-between;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:2rem}
.footer-brand .wordmark{margin-bottom:.6rem}
.footer-brand p{color:var(--muted);font-size:.88rem;max-width:32ch}
.footer-contact{font-size:.9rem;color:var(--muted)}
.footer-contact div{margin-bottom:.4rem}
.footer-contact a{color:var(--ink);font-weight:600;text-decoration:none}
.footer-bottom{max-width:1120px;margin:2.5rem auto 0;padding-top:1.5rem;border-top:1px solid var(--line);font-size:.8rem;color:var(--muted)}

/* Modal */
.modal-overlay{
  display:none;position:fixed;inset:0;z-index:200;
  background:rgba(28,27,51,.55);backdrop-filter:blur(3px);
  align-items:center;justify-content:center;padding:1.5rem;
}
.modal-overlay.open{display:flex}
.modal{
  background:var(--panel);border-radius:16px;max-width:480px;width:100%;
  padding:2.2rem 2rem;position:relative;max-height:90vh;overflow-y:auto;overflow-x:hidden;
  box-shadow:0 30px 80px rgba(10,9,30,.35);
}
.modal-close{
  position:absolute;top:1rem;right:1.1rem;background:none;border:none;
  font-size:1.6rem;line-height:1;color:var(--muted);cursor:pointer;padding:.2rem .5rem;
}
.modal-close:hover{color:var(--ink)}
.modal .eyebrow{color:var(--violet)}
.modal h2{font-size:1.5rem;margin-bottom:.5rem}
.modal-sub{color:var(--muted);font-size:.92rem;margin-bottom:1.5rem}
.modal-submit{width:100%;border:none;margin-top:.4rem;cursor:pointer}
.btn-outline-dark{
  border:1px solid var(--line-strong);background:none;color:var(--ink);
  padding:.7rem 1.4rem;border-radius:8px;font-weight:600;font-size:.92rem;cursor:pointer;
}
.btn-outline-dark:hover{border-color:var(--violet);color:var(--violet)}
.modal-success{text-align:center;padding:1rem 0}