.about-intro {
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: minmax(180px, .55fr) minmax(0, 1.45fr);
    gap: clamp(42px, 7vw, 105px);
    align-items: center;
    padding: clamp(50px,5.5vw,80px) 7% 0;
}

.about-intro__marker {
    display: grid;
    place-items: center;
    aspect-ratio: 1;
    width: min(100%, 310px);
    justify-self: center;
    border: 1px solid rgba(163, 149, 149, 0.15);
    outline: 1px solid rgba(255, 102, 0, .28);
    outline-offset: 10px;
    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, .12);
    font-family: var(--display);
    font-size: clamp(5rem, 10vw, 9rem);
    letter-spacing: -.08em;
    background: radial-gradient(circle at center, rgba(255, 102, 0, .07), transparent 58%);
    transform: rotate(-2deg)
}

.about-intro__copy {
    max-width: 800px
}

.about-intro h2,
.about-column h2,
.about-w5 h2,
.about-now h2 {
    margin: .3rem 0 1.1rem;
    font-family: var(--display);
    font-weight: 400;
    line-height: 1
}

.about-intro h2 {
    font-size: clamp(3.2rem, 6vw, 5.8rem)
}

.about-intro__copy p,
.about-column p,
.about-w5__copy p {
    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, .72);
    font-size: 1.05rem;
    line-height: 1.75
}

.about-intro__lead {
    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, .92) !important;
    font-size: clamp(1.2rem, 2vw, 1.55rem) !important;
    line-height: 1.6 !important
}

.about-columns {
    position: relative;
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: repeat(3, 1fr);
    gap: clamp(36px, 5vw, 76px);
    padding: clamp(80px, 10vw, 140px) 6% 0
}

.about-column {
    position: relative;
    min-width: 0;
    padding: 0 8px 28px 22px
}

.about-column::before {
    content: "";
    position: absolute;
    left: 0;
    top: 8px;
    bottom: 5%;
    width: 1px;
    background: linear-gradient(var(--orange), rgba(255, 255, 255, .18), transparent);
    opacity: .58
}

.about-column__number {
    margin: 0 0 2.3rem !important;
    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, .12) !important;
    font-family: var(--display) !important;
    font-size: clamp(4.5rem, 7vw, 7rem) !important;
    line-height: .7 !important
}

.about-column h2 {
    font-size: clamp(2.2rem, 3.2vw, 3.3rem)
}

.about-column .text-link {
    display: inline-block;
    margin-top: 1rem
}

.about-w5 {
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: .75fr 1.25fr;
    gap: clamp(45px, 8vw, 130px);
    padding: clamp(90px, 11vw, 155px) 7% 0
}

.about-w5__title {
    align-self: start;
    position: sticky;
    top: 40px
}

.about-w5 h2 {
    font-size: clamp(4rem, 7vw, 7rem)
}

.about-w5__copy {
    padding-top: .6rem
}

.about-w5__copy strong {
    color: #fff;
    font-weight: 400;
    text-decoration: underline;
    text-decoration-color: var(--orange);
    text-underline-offset: .22em
}

.about-now {
    padding: clamp(90px, 11vw, 155px) 6% 30px
}

.about-now>.kicker,
.about-now>h2 {
    text-align: center
}

.about-now h2 {
    font-size: clamp(3rem, 5.5vw, 5.5rem);
    margin-bottom: clamp(48px, 7vw, 82px)
}

.about-now__links {
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: repeat(4, 1fr);
    gap: 1px;
    background: linear-gradient(90deg, transparent, rgba(255, 255, 255, .13), transparent)
}

.about-now__links a {
    position: relative;
    display: flex;
    min-height: 210px;
    flex-direction: column;
    justify-content: flex-end;
    padding: 30px 25px;
    color: #fff;
    text-decoration: none;
    background: #070707;
    transition: background .18s ease, transform .18s ease
}

.about-now__links a::before {
    content: "";
    position: absolute;
    left: 0;
    right: 35%;
    top: 0;
    height: 1px;
    background: linear-gradient(90deg, var(--orange), transparent);
    opacity: .5
}

.about-now__links a:hover,
.about-now__links a:focus-visible {
    background: linear-gradient(180deg, rgba(255, 102, 0, .07), transparent 80%), #080808;
    transform: translateY(-3px)
}

.about-now__links span {
    margin-bottom: auto;
    color: var(--orange);
    font-family: var(--ui);
    font-size: .68rem;
    font-weight: 700;
    letter-spacing: .13em
}

.about-now__links strong {
    font-family: var(--display);
    font-size: 2rem;
    font-weight: 400
}

.about-now__links small {
    margin-top: .45rem;
    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, .55);
    font-family: var(--body);
    font-size: .92rem;
    line-height: 1.45
}

@media(max-width:1000px) {
    .about-intro {
        grid-template-columns: .55fr 1.45fr;
        gap: 50px
    }

    .about-columns {
        grid-template-columns: 1fr;
        gap: 65px
    }

    .about-column {
        max-width: 780px
    }

    .about-column__number {
        margin-bottom: 1.5rem !important
    }

    .about-now__links {
        grid-template-columns: repeat(2, 1fr)
    }
}

@media(max-width:720px) {
    

    .about-intro {
        grid-template-columns: 1fr;
        padding-inline: 25px
    }

    .about-intro__marker {
        width: min(52vw, 210px)
    }

    .about-columns,
    .about-w5,
    .about-now {
        padding-inline: 25px
    }

    .about-w5 {
        grid-template-columns: 1fr;
        gap: 30px
    }

    .about-w5__title {
        position: static
    }
}

@media(max-width:500px) {
    

    .about-now__links {
        grid-template-columns: 1fr;
        background: transparent;
        gap: 16px
    }

    .about-now__links a {
        min-height: 165px
    }
}

/* =========================================================
   V9 ABOUT SPACING + SECTION DIVIDERS
   Tighten the large vertical gaps and use a longer centered fade.
   ========================================================= */

/* The shared ruled-section separator is overridden here for About only. */
.about-intro.ruled-section::after,
.about-columns.ruled-section::after,
.about-w5.ruled-section::after {
  content: "";
  display: block;
  width: min(1040px, 88%);
  height: 1px;
  margin: clamp(34px, 4vw, 58px) auto 0;
  opacity: 1;
  background: linear-gradient(
    90deg,
    transparent 0%,
    rgba(255,255,255,.12) 12%,
    rgba(255,255,255,.28) 32%,
    rgba(255,102,0,.62) 50%,
    rgba(255,255,255,.28) 68%,
    rgba(255,255,255,.12) 88%,
    transparent 100%
  );
  mask-image: none;
}

/* Pull the next section upward: the old clamp values created the giant void. */
.about-columns {
  padding-top: clamp(42px, 5vw, 72px);
}

.about-w5 {
  padding-top: clamp(48px, 5.5vw, 82px);
}

.about-now {
  padding-top: clamp(52px, 6vw, 88px);
}

/* Keep enough room below the introductory copy before its divider. */
.about-intro {
  padding-bottom: 0;
}

@media (max-width: 720px) {
  .about-intro.ruled-section::after,
  .about-columns.ruled-section::after,
  .about-w5.ruled-section::after {
    width: 92%;
    margin-top: 34px;
  }

  .about-columns,
  .about-w5,
  .about-now {
    padding-top: 44px;
  }
}


/* =========================================================
   V10 DIVIDER CENTERING FIX
   These sections are CSS grids, so their ::after pseudo-elements
   were becoming grid items in column 1. Span the full grid first,
   then center the divider inside that full width.
   ========================================================= */

.about-intro.ruled-section::after,
.about-columns.ruled-section::after,
.about-w5.ruled-section::after {
  grid-column: 1 / -1;
  justify-self: center;
  box-sizing: border-box;
  width: min(1040px, 88%);
  margin-left: 0;
  margin-right: 0;
}


/* =========================================================
   V11 ABOUT ICON
   Replace the temporary MQ block with Mar's actual About icon.
   The artwork supplies its own silhouette and ornament, so no
   card, border, outline, rotation, or artificial backdrop.
   ========================================================= */

.about-intro__marker {
  display: grid;
  place-items: center;
  width: min(100%, 360px);
  aspect-ratio: auto;
  justify-self: center;
  border: 0;
  outline: 0;
  background: none;
  transform: none;
}

.about-intro__marker img {
  display: block;
  width: 100%;
  height: auto;
  object-fit: contain;
  filter: drop-shadow(0 14px 26px rgba(0,0,0,.5));
}

@media (max-width: 720px) {
  .about-intro__marker {
    width: min(62vw, 260px);
  }
}


/* V18 — Mar portrait in the W5 ornamental frame */
.about-portrait {
  position: relative;
  width: min(100%, 390px);
  aspect-ratio: 1 / 1.18;
  justify-self: center;
  isolation: isolate;
}

.about-portrait__photo {
  position: absolute;
  z-index: 0;
  left: 12.5%;
  top: 8.5%;
  width: 75%;
  aspect-ratio: 1;
  overflow: hidden;
  border-radius: 50%;
  background: #050505;
  box-shadow: inset 0 0 40px rgba(0,0,0,.5);
}

.about-portrait__photo img {
  width: 100%;
  height: 100%;
  display: block;
  object-fit: cover;
  object-position: 50% 42%;
  transform: scale(1.04);
}

.about-portrait__frame {
  position: absolute;
  z-index: 2;
  inset: 0;
  width: 100%;
  height: 100%;
  object-fit: contain;
  pointer-events: none;
  filter: drop-shadow(0 16px 25px rgba(0,0,0,.55));
}

.about-w5__moon {
  display: block;
  width: clamp(72px, 8vw, 118px);
  height: auto;
  margin: 0 0 18px;
  opacity: .92;
  filter: drop-shadow(0 10px 20px rgba(0,0,0,.45));
}

@media (max-width: 800px) {
  .about-portrait { width: min(72vw, 330px); }
  .about-w5__moon { margin-inline: auto; }
}


/* V19 — the moon stands alone; the former Why W5? copy is retired. */
.about-moon {
  display: grid;
  place-items: center;
  padding: clamp(58px, 8vw, 110px) 24px;
}

.about-moon img {
  display: block;
  width: clamp(120px, 14vw, 190px);
  height: auto;
  filter: drop-shadow(0 14px 28px rgba(0,0,0,.55));
}