:root {
            --dark-green: #123524;
            --mint: #A8DF8E;
            --white: #ffffff;
            --black: #000000;
        }

        body {
            font-family: 'Inter Tight', sans-serif;
            background-color: var(--black);
            color: var(--mint);
            overflow-x: hidden;
            scroll-behavior: smooth;
        }

        /* Nav Underline Animation */
        .nav-link {
            position: relative;
            cursor: pointer;
            transition: color 0.4s ease;
        }
        .nav-link::after {
            content: '';
            position: absolute;
            width: 0;
            height: 2px;
            bottom: -2px;
            left: 0;
            background-color: var(--mint);
            transition: width 0.4s cubic-bezier(0.25, 0.46, 0.45, 0.94);
        }
        .nav-link:hover::after {
            width: 100%;
        }
        .nav-link:hover {
            color: var(--dark-green);
        }

        /* Editorial Headers */
        h1, h2, h3 { 
            line-height: 0.9; 
            letter-spacing: -0.05em; 
        }

        /* Image Hover Scale */
        .img-container {
            overflow: hidden;
            background-color: #f4f4f4;
        }
        .img-container img {
            transition: transform 1.2s cubic-bezier(0.16, 1, 0.3, 1);
            width: 100%;
            height: 100%;
            object-fit: cover;
        }
        .img-container:hover img {
            transform: scale(1.03);
        }

        /* Custom Section Spacing */
        .section-v-space {
            padding-top: 120px;
            padding-bottom: 120px;
        }

        /* Marquee Animation */
        .marquee-container {
            overflow: hidden;
            white-space: nowrap;
        }
        .marquee-content {
            display: inline-block;
            animation: scroll-left 25s linear infinite;
        }
        @keyframes scroll-left {
            0% { transform: translateX(0); }
            100% { transform: translateX(-50%); }
        }

        /* Page Layouts */
        .page { display: none; }
        .page.active { display: block; }

        /* Scroll Animation Masks */
        .text-reveal {
            clip-path: polygon(0 0, 100% 0, 100% 100%, 0% 100%);
        }

        /* Inverted Rules */
        .bg-dark-mode { background-color: var(--dark-green); color: var(--mint); }
        .bg-mint-mode { background-color: var(--mint); color: var(--black); }

        /* Modal styling */
        .modal-overlay {
            position: fixed;
            inset: 0;
            background: rgba(0,0,0,0.8);
            z-index: 9999;
            display: none;
            align-items: center;
            justify-content: center;
            backdrop-filter: blur(5px);
        }

        .story-section {
    position: relative;
}

.story-bg {
    transform: translateY(100px);
    opacity: 0;
    transition: transform 1.4s cubic-bezier(.17,.67,.38,.98),
                opacity 1.2s ease;
    will-change: transform, opacity;
}

/* Active reveal */
.story-section.reveal-active .story-bg {
    transform: translateY(0);
    opacity: 1;
}