:root {
  --stories-ink: #10233a;
  --stories-muted: #587087;
  --stories-line: #dbe5eb;
  --stories-panel: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.96);
  --stories-soft: #f4f7f9;
  --stories-shadow: 0 18px 55px rgba(16, 35, 58, 0.09);
  --stories-rainbow: linear-gradient(90deg,#00b8db 0%,#2b7fff 22%,#8b5cf6 42%,#d946a8 60%,#ff6b35 80%,#f0b100 100%);
}
.stories-page { color: var(--stories-ink); background: radial-gradient(circle at 5% 8%, rgba(0,184,219,.08), transparent 30rem), radial-gradient(circle at 95% 15%, rgba(217,70,168,.07), transparent 28rem), #f7f9fa; min-height: 100vh; }
.stories-page *, .stories-page *::before, .stories-page *::after { box-sizing: border-box; }
.stories-page img { display: block; max-width: 100%; }
.stories-shell { width: min(1380px, calc(100% - 40px)); margin: 0 auto; }
.stories-rainbow { background: var(--stories-rainbow); -webkit-background-clip: text; background-clip: text; color: transparent; }
.stories-eyebrow { margin: 0 0 12px; color: #42627a; font-size: .77rem; line-height: 1.25; letter-spacing: .16em; font-weight: 800; text-transform: uppercase; }
.stories-hero { padding: 110px 0 64px; }
.stories-hero .stories-shell { position: relative; overflow: hidden; padding: clamp(34px, 6vw, 82px); border: 1px solid rgba(174,200,215,.8); border-radius: 34px; background: rgba(255,255,255,.86); box-shadow: var(--stories-shadow); }
.stories-hero .stories-shell::before, .story-card::before, .stories-cta-card::before { content: ""; position: absolute; top: 0; left: 0; right: 0; height: 4px; background: var(--stories-rainbow); }
.stories-hero h1 { max-width: 980px; margin: 0; font-size: clamp(2.6rem, 6.5vw, 6.6rem); line-height: .98; letter-spacing: -.045em; font-weight: 500; }
.stories-intro { max-width: 860px; margin: 28px 0 0; color: var(--stories-muted); font-size: clamp(1rem, 1.6vw, 1.28rem); line-height: 1.7; }
.stories-hero-actions { display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; gap: 14px; margin-top: 32px; }
.stories-index { padding: 18px 0 72px; }
.stories-section-heading { margin-bottom: 24px; }
.stories-section-heading h2 { margin: 0; font-size: clamp(2rem, 4vw, 3.8rem); font-weight: 500; letter-spacing: -.035em; }
.stories-portrait-grid { display: grid; grid-template-columns: repeat(5, 1fr); gap: 14px; }
.stories-portrait-grid a { position: relative; overflow: hidden; min-height: 220px; border: 1px solid #d8e2e8; border-radius: 22px; background: #fff; box-shadow: 0 10px 28px rgba(16,35,58,.06); color: #fff; text-decoration: none; }
.stories-portrait-grid img { width: 100%; height: 100%; min-height: 220px; object-fit: cover; transition: transform 320ms ease; }
.stories-portrait-grid a::after { content:""; position:absolute; inset:0; background: linear-gradient(180deg, transparent 42%, rgba(10,26,42,.82) 100%); }
.stories-portrait-grid span { position:absolute; left:18px; right:18px; bottom:16px; z-index:2; font-weight:700; font-size:1rem; }
.stories-portrait-grid a:hover img, .stories-portrait-grid a:focus-visible img { transform: scale(1.035); }
.stories-portrait-grid a:focus-visible { outline: 3px solid rgba(43,127,255,.28); outline-offset: 3px; }
.stories-browser { position: sticky; top: 0; z-index: 20; padding: 14px 0; background: rgba(247,249,250,.92); backdrop-filter: blur(14px); border-block: 1px solid rgba(219,229,235,.9); }
.stories-browser-inner { display: grid; grid-template-columns: minmax(240px, 340px) 1fr auto; align-items: end; gap: 18px; }
.stories-search span { display:block; margin-bottom:7px; color:#506a7f; font-size:.72rem; font-weight:800; letter-spacing:.1em; text-transform:uppercase; }
.stories-search input { width:100%; height:48px; padding:0 16px; border:1px solid #c9d8e1; border-radius:14px; background:#fff; color:var(--stories-ink); font:inherit; }
.stories-search input:focus { outline:3px solid rgba(43,127,255,.15); border-color:#7ea8c2; }
.stories-filters { display:flex; flex-wrap:wrap; gap:8px; }
.stories-filters button { min-height:42px; padding:9px 14px; border:1px solid #cddbe3; border-radius:999px; background:#fff; color:#27435a; font:inherit; font-size:.9rem; font-weight:700; cursor:pointer; }
.stories-filters button:hover, .stories-filters button:focus-visible, .stories-filters button.is-active { border-color:transparent; background: linear-gradient(#fff,#fff) padding-box, var(--stories-rainbow) border-box; border:2px solid transparent; padding:8px 13px; }
.stories-filters button.is-active { box-shadow:0 7px 20px rgba(16,35,58,.08); }
.stories-filters button:focus-visible { outline:3px solid rgba(43,127,255,.18); outline-offset:2px; }
.stories-result-count { margin:0 0 11px; color:#698093; white-space:nowrap; font-size:.84rem; }
.stories-list { padding: 56px 0 92px; }
.stories-historical-note { margin: 0 0 26px; padding: 18px 20px; border: 1px solid #d9e5eb; border-radius: 18px; background: rgba(255,255,255,.86); color:#516c80; line-height:1.55; }
.stories-historical-note strong { color:var(--stories-ink); }
.stories-historical-note a { color:#146b91; }
.story-card { position: relative; display: grid; grid-template-columns: minmax(280px, .78fr) minmax(0, 1.22fr); overflow: hidden; margin-bottom: 28px; border: 1px solid #d8e3e9; border-radius: 28px; background: var(--stories-panel); box-shadow: var(--stories-shadow); scroll-margin-top: 120px; }
.story-card:nth-of-type(even) { grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1.22fr) minmax(280px, .78fr); }
.story-card:nth-of-type(even) .story-photo { order: 2; }
.story-card[hidden] { display:none !important; }
.story-photo { min-height: 520px; background:#e8eef1; }
.story-photo img { width:100%; height:100%; min-height:520px; object-fit:cover; }
.story-content { padding: clamp(26px, 4vw, 54px); align-self:center; }
.story-content header h2 { margin:0; font-size:clamp(2rem,4vw,4rem); line-height:1; letter-spacing:-.04em; font-weight:500; }
.story-tagline { max-width:780px; margin:18px 0 0; color:#435f75; font-size:1.1rem; line-height:1.55; }
.story-stats { display:grid; grid-template-columns:repeat(2,minmax(0,1fr)); gap:12px; margin:26px 0 18px; }
.story-stats > div { padding:16px 18px; border:1px solid #dce6eb; border-radius:16px; background:#f8fafb; }
.story-stats span { display:block; margin-bottom:4px; color:#6c8192; font-size:.77rem; font-weight:700; text-transform:uppercase; letter-spacing:.08em; }
.story-stats strong { display:block; color:#17324a; font-size:1.65rem; line-height:1.1; }
.story-treatment { margin:0 0 20px; padding:15px 17px; border-left:3px solid #8b5cf6; border-radius:0 12px 12px 0; background:#f6f4fb; color:#405b70; line-height:1.55; }
.story-details { border-top:1px solid #dce5ea; }
.story-details summary { display:flex; justify-content:space-between; gap:20px; align-items:center; padding:19px 2px 4px; color:#17324a; font-weight:800; cursor:pointer; list-style:none; }
.story-details summary::-webkit-details-marker { display:none; }
.story-details summary span { width:32px; height:32px; display:grid; place-items:center; border:1px solid #cfdae1; border-radius:50%; transition:transform 180ms ease; }
.story-details[open] summary span { transform:rotate(45deg); }
.story-detail-copy { padding:10px 0 0; color:#516b7f; line-height:1.72; }
.story-detail-copy p { margin:0 0 14px; }
.story-source { display:inline-block; margin-top:6px; color:#146b91; font-weight:700; text-decoration:none; }
.story-source:hover { text-decoration:underline; }
.stories-empty { padding: 50px 20px; text-align:center; border:1px dashed #bdd0db; border-radius:24px; background:#fff; }
.stories-empty h2 { margin-top:0; }
.stories-cta { padding: 0 0 100px; }
.stories-cta-card { position:relative; display:grid; grid-template-columns:1fr auto; gap:34px; align-items:center; padding:clamp(28px,5vw,60px); overflow:hidden; border:1px solid #d9e4ea; border-radius:28px; background:#fff; box-shadow:var(--stories-shadow); }
.stories-cta-card h2 { margin:0; font-size:clamp(2rem,4vw,4rem); font-weight:500; letter-spacing:-.04em; }
.stories-cta-card p:not(.stories-eyebrow) { max-width:820px; color:#5a7285; line-height:1.65; }
.stories-cta-actions { display:flex; flex-direction:column; gap:12px; min-width:280px; }
@media (max-width: 1100px) {
  .stories-portrait-grid { grid-template-columns:repeat(3,1fr); }
  .stories-browser-inner { grid-template-columns:1fr; align-items:start; }
  .stories-result-count { margin:0; }
  .stories-browser { position:relative; }
  .story-card, .story-card:nth-of-type(even) { grid-template-columns: minmax(240px,.8fr) minmax(0,1.2fr); }
  .story-card:nth-of-type(even) .story-photo { order:0; }
  .stories-cta-card { grid-template-columns:1fr; }
  .stories-cta-actions { flex-direction:row; flex-wrap:wrap; min-width:0; }
}
@media (max-width: 760px) {
  .stories-shell { width:min(100% - 24px,1380px); }
  .stories-hero { padding:82px 0 46px; }
  .stories-hero .stories-shell { border-radius:24px; padding:30px 22px; }
  .stories-hero h1 { font-size:clamp(2.45rem,13vw,4.5rem); }
  .stories-portrait-grid { grid-template-columns:repeat(2,1fr); gap:10px; }
  .stories-portrait-grid a, .stories-portrait-grid img { min-height:180px; }
  .stories-index { padding-bottom:48px; }
  .stories-filters { overflow-x:auto; flex-wrap:nowrap; padding-bottom:4px; scrollbar-width:none; }
  .stories-filters::-webkit-scrollbar { display:none; }
  .stories-filters button { flex:0 0 auto; }
  .stories-list { padding-top:38px; }
  .story-card, .story-card:nth-of-type(even) { grid-template-columns:1fr; border-radius:22px; }
  .story-photo { min-height:320px; max-height:420px; }
  .story-photo img { min-height:320px; max-height:420px; object-position:center 35%; }
  .story-content { padding:26px 20px 28px; }
  .story-stats { grid-template-columns:1fr 1fr; }
  .story-stats strong { font-size:1.35rem; }
  .stories-cta { padding-bottom:70px; }
  .stories-cta-actions { flex-direction:column; }
}
@media (max-width: 430px) {
  .stories-portrait-grid { grid-template-columns:1fr 1fr; }
  .stories-portrait-grid a, .stories-portrait-grid img { min-height:150px; }
  .stories-portrait-grid span { left:12px; right:12px; bottom:11px; font-size:.9rem; }
  .story-stats { grid-template-columns:1fr; }
}
@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) { .stories-portrait-grid img, .story-details summary span { transition:none; } }

/* ================================================================
   LANDSCAPE-FIRST PATIENT STORY LAYOUT
   Added after the original rules intentionally so this patch can be
   dropped into the existing page without changing filtering/search JS.
   ================================================================ */

/* The archive images are predominantly landscape. Use fewer, wider
   shortcut cards instead of forcing them into tall portrait crops. */
.stories-page .stories-portrait-grid {
  grid-template-columns: repeat(3, minmax(0, 1fr));
  gap: 18px;
}

.stories-page .stories-portrait-grid a {
  isolation: isolate;
  min-height: 0;
  aspect-ratio: 16 / 10;
  border-radius: 22px;
  background: #dfe7eb;
}

/* Soft backdrop fills the card when the original image is a different
   aspect ratio. The real image remains sharp and fully visible above it. */
.stories-page .stories-portrait-grid a::before,
.stories-page .story-photo::before {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  inset: -18px;
  z-index: 0;
  background-image:
    linear-gradient(rgba(13, 31, 48, .14), rgba(13, 31, 48, .14)),
    var(--story-image);
  background-size: cover;
  background-position: center;
  filter: blur(18px) saturate(.86);
  transform: scale(1.06);
}

.stories-page .stories-portrait-grid img {
  position: relative;
  z-index: 1;
  width: 100%;
  height: 100%;
  min-height: 0;
  object-fit: contain;
  object-position: center;
  background: rgba(244, 247, 249, .22);
  transition: transform 320ms ease, filter 320ms ease;
}

.stories-page .stories-portrait-grid a::after {
  z-index: 2;
  background: linear-gradient(180deg, transparent 48%, rgba(10,26,42,.86) 100%);
}

.stories-page .stories-portrait-grid span {
  z-index: 3;
  font-size: 1.05rem;
  text-shadow: 0 1px 8px rgba(0,0,0,.35);
}

.stories-page .stories-portrait-grid a:hover img,
.stories-page .stories-portrait-grid a:focus-visible img {
  transform: scale(1.018);
  filter: saturate(1.03);
}

/* Each full story is now an editorial card: landscape media above,
   content below. This avoids a huge tall image column and preserves the
   original composition of the archived photographs. */
.stories-page .story-card,
.stories-page .story-card:nth-of-type(even) {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: 1fr;
  overflow: hidden;
  margin-bottom: 36px;
  border-radius: 30px;
}

.stories-page .story-card:nth-of-type(even) .story-photo {
  order: 0;
}

.stories-page .story-photo {
  position: relative;
  isolation: isolate;
  width: 100%;
  min-height: 0;
  height: clamp(340px, 42vw, 610px);
  overflow: hidden;
  background: #dfe7eb;
}

.stories-page .story-photo::after {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  inset: 0;
  z-index: 2;
  pointer-events: none;
  background: linear-gradient(180deg, rgba(9,25,40,.04) 58%, rgba(9,25,40,.20) 100%);
}

.stories-page .story-photo img {
  position: relative;
  z-index: 1;
  width: 100%;
  height: 100%;
  min-height: 0;
  max-height: none;
  object-fit: contain;
  object-position: center;
  background: rgba(244, 247, 249, .12);
}

/* On wide screens put the intro/treatment on the left and the archived
   figures on the right. The expandable story then spans the whole card. */
.stories-page .story-content {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1fr) minmax(260px, 360px);
  grid-template-areas:
    "header stats"
    "treatment stats"
    "details details";
  column-gap: clamp(28px, 4vw, 64px);
  row-gap: 18px;
  padding: clamp(30px, 4.4vw, 58px);
  align-self: stretch;
}

.stories-page .story-content > header { grid-area: header; }
.stories-page .story-stats { grid-area: stats; align-self: start; margin: 0; grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
.stories-page .story-treatment { grid-area: treatment; margin: 0; align-self: start; }
.stories-page .story-details { grid-area: details; margin-top: 8px; }

.stories-page .story-content header h2 {
  font-size: clamp(2.35rem, 4.5vw, 4.7rem);
}

.stories-page .story-tagline {
  margin-top: 16px;
  font-size: clamp(1.02rem, 1.45vw, 1.22rem);
}

.stories-page .story-stats > div {
  padding: 18px 20px;
  background: #f8fafb;
}

.stories-page .story-stats strong {
  font-size: clamp(1.55rem, 2.5vw, 2rem);
}

/* Slightly less visually dominant source link now the stories are all
   gathered on one page. */
.stories-page .story-source {
  margin-top: 10px;
  font-size: .9rem;
}

@media (max-width: 1050px) {
  .stories-page .stories-portrait-grid {
    grid-template-columns: repeat(2, minmax(0, 1fr));
  }

  .stories-page .story-content {
    grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1fr) minmax(230px, 300px);
    column-gap: 28px;
  }
}

@media (max-width: 760px) {
  .stories-page .stories-portrait-grid {
    grid-template-columns: 1fr;
    gap: 14px;
  }

  .stories-page .stories-portrait-grid a {
    aspect-ratio: 16 / 9;
    border-radius: 18px;
  }

  .stories-page .story-photo {
    height: min(62vw, 420px);
    min-height: 240px;
  }

  .stories-page .story-content {
    display: block;
    padding: 28px 22px 30px;
  }

  .stories-page .story-stats {
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: repeat(2, minmax(0, 1fr));
    gap: 10px;
    margin: 22px 0 18px;
  }

  .stories-page .story-treatment {
    margin: 0 0 20px;
  }

  .stories-page .story-details {
    margin-top: 0;
  }
}

@media (max-width: 470px) {
  .stories-page .story-photo {
    height: 64vw;
    min-height: 220px;
  }

  .stories-page .story-stats {
    grid-template-columns: 1fr;
  }
}

@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) {
  .stories-page .stories-portrait-grid img { transition: none; }
}