/* ============================================================
   CANDIDATE STORIES PAGE
   ============================================================ */

/* Hero */
.stories-hero {
  position: relative;
  overflow: hidden;
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #002920 0%, #004B42 55%, #006655 100%);
  color: var(--white);
  padding: 140px 48px 100px;
}

.stories-hero-bg {
  position: absolute;
  inset: 0;
  background: radial-gradient(ellipse at 80% 30%, rgba(163,224,180,.08) 0%, transparent 60%);
  pointer-events: none;
}

.stories-hero-grain {
  position: absolute;
  inset: 0;
  background-image: url("data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg' width='400' height='400'%3E%3Cfilter id='n'%3E%3CfeTurbulence type='fractalNoise' baseFrequency='0.75' numOctaves='4' stitchTiles='stitch'/%3E%3C/filter%3E%3Crect width='400' height='400' filter='url(%23n)' opacity='0.04'/%3E%3C/svg%3E");
  z-index: 0;
  pointer-events: none;
}

.stories-hero-inner {
  position: relative;
  z-index: 1;
  max-width: 1280px;
  margin: 0 auto;
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: 1fr 380px;
  gap: 80px;
  align-items: center;
}

.stories-hero-left h1 {
  font-size: clamp(2.25rem, 5vw, 3.5rem);
  line-height: 1.1;
  margin: 16px 0 24px;
  color: var(--white);
}
.stories-hero-left h1 em { color: var(--sage); font-style: italic; }

.stories-hero-sub {
  font-size: 1.1rem;
  line-height: 1.7;
  color: rgba(255,255,255,.8);
  margin-bottom: 40px;
}

.stories-hero-cta { display: flex; gap: 16px; flex-wrap: wrap; }

/* Rating box */
.stories-rating-box {
  background: rgba(255,255,255,.08);
  border: 1px solid rgba(163,224,180,.25);
  border-radius: 16px;
  padding: 32px;
  backdrop-filter: blur(12px);
}

.stories-rating-top {
  text-align: center;
  margin-bottom: 16px;
}

.stories-rating-score {
  font-family: var(--font-display);
  font-size: 4rem;
  color: var(--sage);
  line-height: 1;
  margin-bottom: 8px;
}

.stories-rating-stars {
  font-size: 1.25rem;
  color: #F6C244;
  letter-spacing: 3px;
  margin-bottom: 6px;
}

.stories-rating-platform {
  font-size: 0.8125rem;
  color: rgba(255,255,255,.55);
  text-transform: uppercase;
  letter-spacing: .08em;
}

.stories-rating-count {
  font-size: 0.8125rem;
  color: rgba(255,255,255,.45);
  text-align: center;
  margin-top: 16px;
  border-top: 1px solid rgba(255,255,255,.08);
  padding-top: 14px;
  font-style: italic;
}

.stories-rating-note {
  font-size: 0.75rem;
  color: rgba(255,255,255,.35);
  text-align: center;
  margin: 10px 0 0;
  font-style: italic;
}

/* ── Carousel section ──────────────────────────────────────── */
.stories-carousel-section {
  background: var(--cream);
  padding: 100px 48px;
}

.stories-carousel-inner {
  max-width: 1280px;
  margin: 0 auto;
}

.stories-carousel-heading {
  font-family: var(--font-display);
  font-size: clamp(2rem, 4vw, 3rem);
  font-weight: 400;
  color: var(--forest-deep);
  text-align: center;
  margin: 0 0 60px;
}

/* Viewport clips the sliding track */
.carousel-viewport {
  overflow: hidden;
  border-radius: 4px;
}

/* Track slides left/right */
.carousel-track {
  display: flex;
  transition: transform 0.5s ease;
  will-change: transform;
}

/* Individual cards */
.carousel-card {
  flex: 0 0 auto;
  box-sizing: border-box;
  background: var(--white);
  border: 1px solid rgba(0,75,66,0.15);
  border-radius: 16px;
  padding: 36px 32px 28px;
  box-shadow: 0 2px 16px rgba(0,75,66,0.05);
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
}

.carousel-quote-mark {
  font-family: var(--font-display);
  font-size: 72px;
  line-height: 0.6;
  color: #A3E0B4;
  margin-bottom: 16px;
  display: block;
  user-select: none;
}

.carousel-quote {
  font-family: var(--font-body);
  font-size: 15px;
  line-height: 1.75;
  color: #333333;
  margin: 0 0 28px;
  flex: 1;
}

.carousel-meta {
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 14px;
  border-top: 1px solid rgba(0,75,66,0.1);
  padding-top: 20px;
  margin-top: auto;
}

.carousel-av {
  width: 40px;
  height: 40px;
  border-radius: 50%;
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: center;
  font-family: var(--font-display);
  font-size: 18px;
  font-weight: 400;
  color: var(--white);
  flex-shrink: 0;
}

.carousel-name {
  font-family: var(--font-display);
  font-size: 18px;
  font-weight: 600;
  color: #004B42;
  line-height: 1.2;
  margin-bottom: 2px;
}

.carousel-place {
  font-family: var(--font-body);
  font-size: 13px;
  color: #666666;
  font-style: italic;
}

/* Controls row */
.carousel-controls {
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: center;
  gap: 20px;
  margin-top: 44px;
}

.carousel-arrow {
  width: 44px;
  height: 44px;
  border-radius: 50%;
  border: none;
  background: #004B42;
  color: var(--white);
  cursor: pointer;
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: center;
  flex-shrink: 0;
  transition: background 0.2s, transform 0.15s;
}
.carousel-arrow:hover { background: #003830; transform: scale(1.05); }
.carousel-arrow:active { transform: scale(0.96); }

.carousel-dots {
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 8px;
}

.carousel-dot {
  width: 10px;
  height: 10px;
  border-radius: 50%;
  border: none;
  background: #A3E0B4;
  cursor: pointer;
  padding: 0;
  transition: background 0.25s, transform 0.25s;
}
.carousel-dot.active {
  background: #004B42;
  transform: scale(1.25);
}

/* ── Responsive ─────────────────────────────────────────── */
@media (max-width: 1024px) {
  .stories-hero-inner { grid-template-columns: 1fr; gap: 48px; }
}

@media (max-width: 768px) {
  .stories-carousel-section { padding: 72px 24px; }
  .stories-carousel-heading { margin-bottom: 40px; }
}

@media (max-width: 640px) {
  .stories-hero { padding: 100px 20px 72px; }
  .stories-carousel-section { padding: 60px 20px; }
  .carousel-card { padding: 28px 24px 22px; }
  .carousel-quote-mark { font-size: 56px; }
}