  /* ── about view ──────────────────────────── */
  #view-about {
    padding: 110px 40px 160px 40px;
    max-width: 820px;
    margin: 0 auto;
    width: 100%;
  }
  .about-head {
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
    gap: 20px;
    text-align: left;
    margin-bottom: 48px;
    padding-bottom: 28px;
    border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line);
  }
  .about-portrait {
    flex-shrink: 0;
    width: 72px;
    height: 72px;
    object-fit: cover;
    border-radius: 50%;
    border: 1px solid var(--line);
    background: var(--bg-tint);
  }
  .about-greeting { min-width: 0; }
  .about-title {
    font-family: var(--serif);
    font-weight: 500;
    font-size: 30px;
    line-height: 1.05;
    letter-spacing: -.015em;
    margin: 0 0 6px 0;
  }
  .about-title em {
    color: var(--accent);
    font-weight: 500;
    font-style: normal;
  }
  .about-sub {
    font-family: var(--mono);
    font-size: 10px;
    letter-spacing: .14em;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    color: var(--ink-mute);
    margin: 0;
  }
  .about-body { font-family: var(--serif); }
  .about-lede {
    font-family: var(--serif);
    font-size: 26px;
    line-height: 1.4;
    letter-spacing: -.005em;
    color: var(--ink);
    margin: 0 0 32px 0;
    text-wrap: pretty;
  }
  .about-lede::first-letter {
    color: var(--accent);
  }
  .about-para {
    font-family: var(--serif);
    font-size: 19px;
    line-height: 1.6;
    color: var(--ink);
    margin: 0 0 24px 0;
    text-wrap: pretty;
  }
  .about-note-head {
    font-family: var(--mono);
    font-size: 10px;
    letter-spacing: .14em;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    color: var(--ink-mute);
    margin: 36px 0 14px 0;
  }
  .about-cols {
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr;
    gap: 40px;
    padding: 32px 0;
    margin: 24px 0 32px 0;
    border-top: 1px solid var(--line);
    border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line);
  }
  .about-col-head {
    font-family: var(--mono);
    font-size: 10px;
    letter-spacing: .14em;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    color: var(--ink-mute);
    margin-bottom: 14px;
  }
  .about-list {
    list-style: none;
    padding: 0;
    margin: 0;
    font-family: var(--serif);
    font-size: 16px;
    line-height: 1.6;
    color: var(--ink);
  }
  .about-list li {
    padding: 6px 0;
    border-top: 1px solid var(--line);
  }
  .about-list li:first-child { border-top: 0; }
  .about-closer {
    margin-top: 24px;
    font-style: italic;
    color: var(--ink-soft);
  }

  /* ── privacy view ─────────────────────────── */
  #view-privacy {
    padding: 110px 40px 160px 40px;
    max-width: 760px;
    margin: 0 auto;
    width: 100%;
    font-family: var(--serif);
    color: var(--ink);
  }
  .privacy-eyebrow {
    font-family: var(--mono);
    font-size: 10px;
    letter-spacing: .14em;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    color: var(--ink-mute);
    margin-bottom: 12px;
  }
  .privacy-title {
    font-family: var(--serif);
    font-weight: 500;
    font-size: 40px;
    line-height: 1.05;
    letter-spacing: -.015em;
    margin: 0 0 8px 0;
  }
  .privacy-updated {
    font-family: var(--mono);
    font-size: 11px;
    letter-spacing: .1em;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    color: var(--ink-mute);
    margin: 0 0 36px 0;
    padding-bottom: 28px;
    border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line);
  }
  .privacy-lede {
    font-family: var(--serif);
    font-size: 22px;
    line-height: 1.45;
    color: var(--ink);
    margin: 0 0 32px 0;
    text-wrap: pretty;
  }
  .privacy-section-head {
    font-family: var(--mono);
    font-size: 10px;
    letter-spacing: .14em;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    color: var(--ink-mute);
    margin: 36px 0 14px 0;
  }
  #view-privacy h2 {
    font-family: var(--serif);
    font-weight: 500;
    font-size: 22px;
    line-height: 1.2;
    letter-spacing: -.005em;
    margin: 36px 0 12px 0;
  }
  #view-privacy p {
    font-family: var(--serif);
    font-size: 17px;
    line-height: 1.6;
    color: var(--ink);
    margin: 0 0 18px 0;
    text-wrap: pretty;
  }
  #view-privacy ul {
    margin: 0 0 20px 0;
    padding: 0;
    list-style: none;
  }
  #view-privacy ul li {
    font-family: var(--serif);
    font-size: 17px;
    line-height: 1.55;
    color: var(--ink);
    padding: 8px 0;
    border-top: 1px solid var(--line);
  }
  #view-privacy ul li:first-child { border-top: 0; }
  #view-privacy a,
  #view-privacy .privacy-link-btn {
    color: var(--ink);
    text-decoration: underline;
    text-underline-offset: 3px;
    text-decoration-color: var(--accent-soft);
  }
  #view-privacy a:hover,
  #view-privacy .privacy-link-btn:hover { text-decoration-color: var(--accent); }
  #view-privacy .privacy-link-btn {
    background: none;
    border: none;
    padding: 0;
    font: inherit;
    cursor: pointer;
  }
  @media (max-width: 820px) {
    #view-privacy { padding: 80px 20px 110px 20px; }
    .privacy-title { font-size: 32px; }
    .privacy-lede { font-size: 19px; }
    #view-privacy h2 { font-size: 19px; }
    #view-privacy p, #view-privacy ul li { font-size: 16px; }
  }

  /* ── contact view ─────────────────────────── */
  #view-contact {
    min-height: 100vh;
    padding: 120px 40px 140px 40px;
  }
  #view-contact.active {
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
    justify-content: center;
  }
  .contact-wrap {
    max-width: 640px;
    width: 100%;
    text-align: center;
  }
  .contact-eyebrow {
    font-family: var(--mono);
    font-size: 10px;
    letter-spacing: .14em;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    color: var(--ink-mute);
    margin-bottom: 16px;
  }
  .contact-title {
    font-family: var(--serif);
    font-weight: 500;
    font-size: 64px;
    line-height: 1.02;
    letter-spacing: -.02em;
    margin: 0 0 18px 0;
  }
  .contact-title em {
    color: var(--accent);
    font-weight: 500;
    font-style: normal;
  }
  .contact-sub {
    font-family: var(--serif);
    font-size: 19px;
    line-height: 1.5;
    color: var(--ink-soft);
    max-width: 520px;
    margin: 0 auto 56px auto;
    text-wrap: pretty;
  }
  .contact-list {
    list-style: none;
    padding: 0;
    margin: 0 0 48px 0;
    text-align: left;
    border-top: 1px solid var(--line);
  }
  .contact-list li {
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: 120px 1fr;
    align-items: baseline;
    gap: 24px;
    padding: 18px 0;
    border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line);
  }
  .contact-key {
    font-family: var(--mono);
    font-size: 10px;
    letter-spacing: .14em;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    color: var(--ink-mute);
  }
  .contact-val {
    font-family: var(--serif);
    font-size: 18px;
    color: var(--ink);
    text-decoration: none;
    transition: color .2s;
  }
  a.contact-val {
    text-decoration: underline;
    text-decoration-color: var(--accent);
    text-decoration-thickness: 1.5px;
    text-underline-offset: 4px;
  }
  a.contact-val:hover { color: var(--accent); }
  .contact-status {
    display: inline-flex;
    align-items: center;
    gap: 10px;
    font-family: var(--mono);
    font-size: 10px;
    letter-spacing: .14em;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    color: var(--ink-mute);
  }
  .contact-status .dot {
    width: 7px; height: 7px; border-radius: 50%;
    background: var(--accent);
    box-shadow: 0 0 0 0 var(--accent);
    animation: pulse 2.4s ease-out infinite;
  }

  /* view-switcher: small visual separator between work and meta sections */
  .view-switcher-sep {
    width: 1px;
    height: 16px;
    background: var(--line);
    align-self: center;
    margin: 0 4px;
  }
  /* Contact lives only off the Timeline and on its own page; hide the
     view-switcher Contact button on Classic / Story / About */
  body.view-stack .view-switcher button[data-view="contact"],
  body.view-story .view-switcher button[data-view="contact"],
  body.view-about .view-switcher button[data-view="contact"],
  body.view-privacy .view-switcher button[data-view="contact"],
  body.view-stack .view-switcher-sep,
  body.view-story .view-switcher-sep,
  body.view-about .view-switcher-sep,
  body.view-privacy .view-switcher-sep {
    display: none;
  }

  /* ── intro loader: timeline lines pulse out from center ── */
  .intro-loader {
    position: fixed;
    inset: 0;
    z-index: 100;
    background-color: var(--bg);
    background-image: radial-gradient(circle, rgba(201, 195, 183, .45) 1px, transparent 1.2px);
    background-size: 26px 26px;
    background-position: 13px 13px;
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
    justify-content: center;
    transition: opacity .6s ease;
  }
  .intro-loader.done {
    opacity: 0;
    pointer-events: none;
  }
  .il-line {
    position: absolute;
    left: 50%;
    width: 1px;
    background: var(--ink);
    transform: translateX(-50%) scaleY(0);
    animation: il-pulse 1.8s cubic-bezier(.7,0,.3,1) infinite;
  }
  .il-line-top {
    bottom: 50%;
    height: calc(50% - 38px);
    transform-origin: bottom center;
  }
  .il-line-bottom {
    top: 50%;
    height: calc(50% - 38px);
    transform-origin: top center;
  }
  @keyframes il-pulse {
    0%, 100% { transform: translateX(-50%) scaleY(0); }
    45%, 65% { transform: translateX(-50%) scaleY(1); }
  }
  .il-label {
    position: relative;
    z-index: 2;
    background: var(--bg);
    padding: 6px 12px;
    font-family: var(--mono);
    font-size: 10px;
    letter-spacing: .22em;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    color: var(--ink-mute);
  }
  .il-label::after {
    content: "";
    display: inline-block;
    margin-left: 2px;
    width: 18px;
    text-align: left;
    animation: il-dots 1.6s steps(4, end) infinite;
  }
  @keyframes il-dots {
    0%   { content: ""; }
    25%  { content: "."; }
    50%  { content: ".."; }
    75%, 100% { content: "..."; }
  }

  /* ── mobile overrides for about / contact (must follow desktop CSS) ── */
  @media (max-width: 720px) {
    #view-about { padding: 80px 16px 110px 16px; }
    .about-head { margin-bottom: 36px; padding-bottom: 24px; gap: 14px; }
    .about-portrait { width: 56px; height: 56px; }
    .about-title { font-size: 22px; }
    .about-sub { font-size: 9px; }
    .about-lede { font-size: 20px; line-height: 1.45; margin-bottom: 24px; }
    .about-para { font-size: 17px; line-height: 1.55; margin-bottom: 20px; }
    .about-cols { grid-template-columns: 1fr; gap: 28px; padding: 24px 0; }
    .about-list { font-size: 15px; }

    #view-contact { padding: 80px 16px 110px 16px; }
    .contact-title { font-size: 44px; }
    .contact-sub { font-size: 17px; margin-bottom: 40px; }
    .contact-list li {
      grid-template-columns: 1fr;
      gap: 4px;
      padding: 14px 0;
    }
    .contact-val { font-size: 16px; }
  }

  /* ── analytics consent banner ─────────────── */
  .consent {
    position: fixed;
    right: 20px;
    bottom: 20px;
    z-index: 30;
    width: min(380px, calc(100vw - 32px));
    display: none;
    flex-direction: column;
    gap: 12px;
    padding: 16px 18px;
    background: var(--card);
    color: var(--ink);
    border: 1px solid var(--line);
    border-radius: 14px;
    box-shadow: 0 18px 44px -20px rgba(26,26,26,.28);
    font-family: var(--sans);
    font-size: 13px;
    line-height: 1.5;
  }
  .consent.show { display: flex; }
  .consent-msg { margin: 0; color: var(--ink-soft); }
  .consent-link {
    background: transparent;
    border: none;
    padding: 0;
    font: inherit;
    color: var(--ink);
    text-decoration: underline;
    text-underline-offset: 3px;
    text-decoration-color: var(--accent-soft);
    cursor: pointer;
  }
  .consent-link:hover { text-decoration-color: var(--accent); }
  .consent-actions { display: flex; gap: 8px; justify-content: flex-end; }
  .consent-btn {
    font-family: var(--sans);
    font-size: 12px;
    padding: 7px 14px;
    border-radius: 999px;
    border: 1px solid var(--line);
    background: transparent;
    color: var(--ink);
    cursor: pointer;
    white-space: nowrap;
  }
  .consent-btn:hover { background: rgba(26,26,26,.04); }
  .consent-accept {
    background: var(--ink);
    color: var(--bg);
    border-color: var(--ink);
  }
  .consent-accept:hover { background: var(--ink-soft); border-color: var(--ink-soft); }
  @media (max-width: 600px) {
    .consent {
      right: 12px;
      left: 12px;
      bottom: 12px;
      width: auto;
    }
  }

  .contact-meta {
    margin-top: 28px;
    display: flex;
    justify-content: center;
    align-items: center;
    gap: 10px;
    flex-wrap: wrap;
  }
  .contact-meta-link {
    background: transparent;
    border: none;
    padding: 0;
    font-family: var(--sans);
    font-size: 12px;
    color: var(--ink-mute);
    cursor: pointer;
    text-decoration: underline;
    text-underline-offset: 3px;
  }
  .contact-meta-link:hover { color: var(--ink-soft); }
  .contact-meta-sep {
    color: var(--ink-mute);
    font-family: var(--sans);
    font-size: 12px;
  }

