/* Black Girls Read & Rise home film. The site's own brand: hot pink, warm
   brown, cream and blush; Playfair Display, Schoolbell, DM Sans. Classes br-. */
:root { --pink: #ef008f; --hot: #ff4fa9; --blush: #ffe8f3; --cream: #fff8f1; --brown: #573426; --deep: #2c1912; --night: #1c0f0a; --ink: #35221b; --line: #f0d6c9; --gold: #f9c86b; }
* { box-sizing: border-box; }
html { scroll-behavior: smooth; }
body.br-body { margin: 0; color: var(--ink); background: var(--cream); font-family: "DM Sans", Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 1.55; overflow-x: clip; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; }
.br-body a { color: inherit; }
.br-body :focus-visible { outline: 3px solid var(--hot); outline-offset: 3px; }
.br-skip { position: absolute; left: -999px; top: 10px; z-index: 100; padding: 10px; background: #fff; }
.br-skip:focus { left: 10px; }
.br-body h1, .br-body h2, .br-body h3 { font-family: "Playfair Display", Georgia, serif; line-height: 1.02; letter-spacing: -.02em; margin: 0; }
.br-body h2 em, .br-body h1 em { font-family: Schoolbell, cursive; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; color: var(--pink); letter-spacing: 0; }
.br-eyebrow { margin: 0 0 12px; color: #bf0070; font-weight: 800; font-size: 12px; letter-spacing: .18em; text-transform: uppercase; }
.br-progress { position: fixed; top: var(--eff-bar, 0px); left: 0; right: 0; height: 3px; z-index: 60; }
.br-progress span { display: block; height: 100%; width: 0; background: linear-gradient(90deg, var(--pink), var(--gold)); }
.br-dust { position: fixed; inset: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%; z-index: 0; pointer-events: none; }
main, .br-top, .br-foot { position: relative; z-index: 1; }
.br-btn { display: inline-flex; align-items: center; gap: 9px; padding: 15px 22px; border: 0; border-radius: 999px; cursor: pointer; font: 800 15px "DM Sans", sans-serif; text-decoration: none; color: #fff !important; background: linear-gradient(135deg, var(--pink), var(--hot)); box-shadow: 0 14px 30px rgba(239,0,143,.3); transition: transform .2s; }
.br-btn:hover { transform: translateY(-2px); }
.br-btn.ghost { background: transparent; box-shadow: 0 0 0 1.5px rgba(255,255,255,.55) inset; }
.br-btn.dark { background: var(--brown); box-shadow: none; }
.br-btn.ghost.dark { background: transparent; color: var(--brown) !important; box-shadow: 0 0 0 1.5px #cba58e inset; }
.br-sec { padding: clamp(80px, 11vw, 140px) clamp(20px, 7vw, 110px); }
.br-head { display: flex; justify-content: space-between; align-items: end; gap: 35px; margin-bottom: 40px; }
.br-head > p { max-width: 360px; margin: 0; }
.br-head h2, .br-big, .br-sec > h2 { color: var(--brown); font-size: clamp(38px, 5.6vw, 72px); }
.br-rv { opacity: 0; transform: translateY(26px); transition: opacity .9s calc(var(--d, 0) * .14s), transform .9s calc(var(--d, 0) * .14s); }
.br-rv.in { opacity: 1; transform: none; }

/* header */
.br-top { position: fixed; top: calc(var(--eff-bar, 0px) + var(--br-rib, 0px)); left: 0; right: 0; z-index: 40; display: flex; align-items: center; gap: 16px; padding: 10px clamp(16px, 4vw, 60px); transition: background .4s, box-shadow .4s; }
.br-top.solid { background: rgba(24,11,7,.82); box-shadow: 0 1px 0 rgba(255,185,220,.14); backdrop-filter: blur(12px); -webkit-backdrop-filter: blur(12px); }
.br-brand { display: flex; align-items: center; gap: 10px; text-decoration: none; font: 13px "Playfair Display", serif; color: var(--cream); }
.br-brand img { width: 48px; height: 48px; border-radius: 50%; object-fit: cover; border: 2px solid #f6d1e1; }
.br-nav { margin-left: auto; display: flex; align-items: center; gap: 18px; }
.br-nav .br-give { color: #f9c86b; }
.br-nav a { font-size: 14px; font-weight: 800; text-decoration: none; color: var(--cream); }
.br-nav .br-cta { padding: 10px 16px; border-radius: 999px; background: var(--pink); color: #fff !important; }
/* event menus (Spell-A-Thon, Next Up Pageant) */
.br-sr { position: absolute; width: 1px; height: 1px; overflow: hidden; clip: rect(0 0 0 0); white-space: nowrap; }
.br-drop { position: relative; }
.br-drop > button { display: flex; align-items: center; gap: 5px; padding: 0; border: 0; background: none; color: var(--cream); font: 800 14px "DM Sans", Arial, sans-serif; cursor: pointer; }
.br-drop-caret { font-size: 11px; transition: transform .2s; }
.br-drop.open .br-drop-caret { transform: rotate(180deg); }
.br-drop-menu { display: none; position: absolute; top: calc(100% + 14px); left: 50%; transform: translateX(-50%); min-width: 230px; padding: 8px; border-radius: 18px; background: #fff; box-shadow: 0 20px 50px rgba(44,25,18,.3); z-index: 50; }
.br-drop.open .br-drop-menu { display: block; animation: brDrop .18s ease-out; }
@keyframes brDrop { from { opacity: 0; transform: translate(-50%, -6px); } to { opacity: 1; transform: translate(-50%, 0); } }
.br-nav .br-drop-menu a { display: block; padding: 10px 14px; border-radius: 12px; color: var(--deep); white-space: nowrap; }
.br-nav .br-drop-menu a:hover { background: var(--blush); }
.br-drop-note { margin: 4px 14px 6px; font-size: 11px; font-weight: 800; letter-spacing: .14em; text-transform: uppercase; color: #bf0070; }
.br-menu { display: none; margin-left: auto; font: 800 14px "DM Sans", sans-serif; color: var(--cream); background: none; border: 1.5px solid currentColor; border-radius: 999px; padding: 8px 16px; cursor: pointer; }
@media (max-width: 1240px) {
  .br-menu { display: block; }
  .br-nav { display: none; position: absolute; top: 100%; left: 12px; right: 12px; flex-direction: column; align-items: stretch; gap: 0; padding: 8px; border-radius: 18px; background: #fff; box-shadow: 0 20px 50px rgba(44,25,18,.25); }
  .br-nav.open { display: flex; }
  .br-nav a { color: var(--deep) !important; padding: 14px 16px; }
  .br-nav .br-cta { color: #fff !important; text-align: center; margin-top: 6px; }
  .br-nav { max-height: calc(100vh - 120px); overflow-y: auto; }
  .br-drop > button { width: 100%; justify-content: space-between; padding: 14px 16px; color: var(--deep); }
  .br-drop-menu { position: static; transform: none; min-width: 0; margin: 0 0 6px 16px; padding: 2px 0 2px 10px; border-left: 2px solid var(--line); border-radius: 0; box-shadow: none; }
  .br-drop.open .br-drop-menu { animation: none; }
  .br-nav .br-drop-menu a { padding: 11px 12px; white-space: normal; }
}


/* the film's texture: grain over everything, dust behind */
.br-grain { position: fixed; inset: -50%; z-index: 70; pointer-events: none; opacity: .07; mix-blend-mode: overlay; background-image: url("data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg' width='160' height='160'%3E%3Cfilter id='n'%3E%3CfeTurbulence type='fractalNoise' baseFrequency='.9' numOctaves='2' stitchTiles='stitch'/%3E%3C/filter%3E%3Crect width='100%25' height='100%25' filter='url(%23n)'/%3E%3C/svg%3E"); animation: br-grain 1s steps(4) infinite; }
@keyframes br-grain { 25% { transform: translate(-3%, 2%); } 50% { transform: translate(2%, -3%); } 75% { transform: translate(-2%, -1%); } }

/* the curtain, once per visit */
.br-curtain { position: fixed; inset: 0; z-index: 200; overflow: hidden; background: #0b0503; animation: br-cur-done .6s 4.2s forwards; }
.br-seen .br-curtain { display: none; }
.br-curtain.gone { display: none; }
@keyframes br-cur-done { to { opacity: 0; visibility: hidden; } }
.br-cur { position: absolute; top: 0; bottom: 0; width: 51%; background:
  linear-gradient(180deg, rgba(0,0,0,.25), transparent 30%, transparent 75%, rgba(0,0,0,.55)),
  repeating-linear-gradient(90deg, #5c0034 0, #a8005f 2.2%, #d4127c 3.6%, #8c004f 5.4%, #4e002c 7%); box-shadow: inset 0 0 120px rgba(0,0,0,.6); }
.br-cur::after { content: ""; position: absolute; left: 0; right: 0; bottom: 0; height: 14px; background: repeating-linear-gradient(90deg, #f9c86b 0 6px, #b9852e 6px 9px); opacity: .9; }
.br-cur.l { left: 0; transform-origin: left; animation: br-cur-l 1.9s 2.4s cubic-bezier(.6,0,.2,1) forwards; }
.br-cur.r { right: 0; transform-origin: right; animation: br-cur-r 1.9s 2.4s cubic-bezier(.6,0,.2,1) forwards; }
@keyframes br-cur-l { to { transform: translateX(-92%) scaleX(.35) skewY(-2deg); } }
@keyframes br-cur-r { to { transform: translateX(92%) scaleX(.35) skewY(2deg); } }
.br-valance { position: absolute; left: 0; right: 0; top: 0; height: 12svh; background: repeating-linear-gradient(90deg, #4a002a 0, #9b0058 3%, #4a002a 6%); border-radius: 0 0 50% 50% / 0 0 30% 30%; box-shadow: 0 12px 40px rgba(0,0,0,.6); animation: br-val 1.6s 2.6s ease-in forwards; z-index: 2; }
@keyframes br-val { to { transform: translateY(-110%); } }
.br-cur-spot { position: absolute; left: 50%; top: 50%; width: 70vmin; height: 70vmin; transform: translate(-50%, -50%); border-radius: 50%; background: radial-gradient(closest-side, rgba(255,236,200,.42), rgba(255,200,150,.12) 55%, transparent); opacity: 0; animation: br-spot 2.6s .2s ease-out forwards; z-index: 1; }
@keyframes br-spot { 20% { opacity: 1; } 85% { opacity: 1; } to { opacity: 0; } }
.br-cur-pre { position: absolute; left: 0; right: 0; top: 50%; transform: translateY(-50%); z-index: 3; display: grid; justify-items: center; gap: 10px; text-align: center; color: #fff4e6; }
.br-cur-pre img { width: 92px; height: 92px; border-radius: 50%; object-fit: cover; box-shadow: 0 0 0 3px rgba(249,200,107,.7), 0 0 60px rgba(255,200,150,.45); opacity: 0; animation: br-pre 2.2s .5s both; }
.br-cur-pre span { font: 700 clamp(20px, 3.2vw, 36px)/1.1 "Playfair Display", serif; letter-spacing: .02em; opacity: 0; animation: br-pre 2s .8s both; text-shadow: 0 2px 20px rgba(0,0,0,.6); }
.br-cur-pre em { font: 400 clamp(22px, 3vw, 32px) Schoolbell, cursive; color: #ffb9dc; font-style: normal; opacity: 0; animation: br-pre 1.8s 1.1s both; }
@keyframes br-pre { 0% { opacity: 0; transform: translateY(10px); filter: blur(6px); } 30% { opacity: 1; transform: none; filter: none; } 80% { opacity: 1; } 100% { opacity: 0; } }

/* pinned scenes */
.br-pin { position: relative; height: calc((var(--steps, 3) + 1) * 100svh); }
.br-stage { position: sticky; top: 0; height: 100svh; overflow: hidden; }

/* I. the book opens: --o cover, --t title */
.br-open { --steps: 3.6; background: var(--night); color: var(--cream);
  --o: clamp(0, calc((var(--p, 0) - .04) / .26), 1);
  --f: clamp(0, calc((var(--p, 0) - .22) / .28), 1);
  --t: clamp(0, calc((var(--p, 0) - .5) / .22), 1); }
.br-open .br-stage { perspective: 1500px; background: radial-gradient(120% 70% at 50% 110%, #3a1a10, transparent 60%), var(--night); }
.br-beam { position: absolute; left: 50%; top: -10svh; width: 90vmin; height: 90svh; transform: translateX(-50%); background: linear-gradient(180deg, rgba(255,232,196,.22), rgba(255,210,170,.05) 70%, transparent); clip-path: polygon(42% 0, 58% 0, 100% 100%, 0 100%); filter: blur(6px); opacity: calc(.55 + var(--o) * .3); animation: br-flicker 6s ease-in-out infinite; }
@keyframes br-flicker { 50% { opacity: .5; } 52% { opacity: .72; } }
.br-glow { position: absolute; left: 50%; top: 44%; width: 130vmax; height: 130vmax; transform: translate(-50%, -50%) scale(calc(.12 + var(--o) * .5 + var(--f) * .5)); border-radius: 50%; background: radial-gradient(closest-side, rgba(255,190,220,.75), rgba(239,0,143,.28) 30%, rgba(249,200,107,.1) 52%, transparent 70%); opacity: calc(var(--o) * 1.1); }
.br-floor { position: absolute; left: -10%; right: -10%; bottom: 0; height: 30svh; background: radial-gradient(50% 60% at 50% 0, rgba(255,160,200,calc(var(--o) * .25)), transparent 70%); }
.br-whisper { position: absolute; top: 14svh; left: 0; right: 0; text-align: center; margin: 0; font: 400 clamp(20px, 2.4vw, 28px) Schoolbell, cursive; color: #ffc3e0; opacity: calc(1 - var(--t) * 2); }
.br-whisper span { display: inline-block; animation: br-rise 1.6s .3s both; }
.br-whisper span { animation-delay: 4.3s; }
.br-seen .br-whisper span { animation-delay: .3s; }
.br-book3d { position: absolute; left: 50%; top: 47%; width: clamp(170px, 24vw, 300px); aspect-ratio: .7; transform-style: preserve-3d;
  transform: translate(calc(-50% + var(--o) * 50% - var(--o) * var(--t) * 50%), calc(-50% + var(--t) * var(--dy, -25svh))) scale(calc(1 + var(--o) * var(--so, .22) + var(--t) * (var(--se, .58) - 1 - var(--so, .22)))) rotateX(calc(14deg - var(--o) * 8deg)) rotateY(calc(-18deg + var(--o) * 18deg)); }
.br-book { position: absolute; inset: 0; transform-style: preserve-3d; }
.br-back { position: absolute; inset: 0; border-radius: 4px 16px 16px 4px; background: linear-gradient(135deg, #7a4533, var(--brown)); box-shadow: 0 50px 80px rgba(0,0,0,.6); transform: translateZ(-10px); }
.br-pages { position: absolute; inset: 3% 3% 3% 0; transform-style: preserve-3d; }
.br-pages i { position: absolute; inset: 0; border-radius: 2px 10px 10px 2px; background: linear-gradient(90deg, #eadbc4, #fffaf0 10%, #fff6ea); transform-origin: left center; box-shadow: inset -2px 0 0 #e7d6bd;
  transform: translateZ(calc(var(--n) * -1.6px)) rotateY(calc(clamp(0, calc((var(--p, 0) - .22 - var(--n) * .045) / .11), 1) * -176deg)); }
.br-pages i::before { content: ""; position: absolute; inset: 14% 12% 14% 14%; background: repeating-linear-gradient(180deg, rgba(87,52,38,.18) 0 2px, transparent 2px 12px); }
.br-cover { position: absolute; inset: 0; transform-origin: left center; transform-style: preserve-3d; transform: translateZ(2px) rotateY(calc(var(--o) * -178deg)); }
.br-cover-front, .br-cover-in { position: absolute; inset: 0; border-radius: 4px 16px 16px 4px; backface-visibility: hidden; }
.br-cover-front { display: grid; place-content: center; gap: 12px; text-align: center; padding: 20px; background: radial-gradient(120% 80% at 30% 20%, #ff5aaa, var(--pink) 45%, #a8005f); color: #fff; box-shadow: inset 8px 0 0 rgba(0,0,0,.15), inset 0 0 0 2px rgba(255,255,255,.2); }
.br-cover-front b { font: 800 clamp(30px, 4vw, 52px)/.95 "Playfair Display", serif; text-shadow: 0 4px 20px rgba(0,0,0,.25); }
.br-cover-front small { font: 400 clamp(14px, 1.4vw, 18px) Schoolbell, cursive; color: #ffe5f2; }
.br-cover-in { transform: rotateY(180deg); background: linear-gradient(90deg, #f7e6d4, #fff6ea); }
.br-light { position: absolute; left: -60%; right: -60%; top: -60%; bottom: -60%; background: radial-gradient(closest-side, rgba(255,240,220,.95), rgba(255,170,210,.45) 35%, transparent 70%); opacity: calc(var(--o) * .7 + var(--f) * .4); transform: translateZ(-4px) translateX(-22%); filter: blur(10px); mix-blend-mode: screen; }
.br-fly { position: absolute; left: 30%; top: 40%; font: 400 clamp(20px, 2.6vw, 34px) Schoolbell, cursive; color: #ffd6ea; text-shadow: 0 0 22px rgba(255,120,190,.8); white-space: nowrap; pointer-events: none;
  --w: clamp(0, calc((var(--p, 0) - .3) / .3), 1);
  transform: translate(calc(var(--x) * var(--w)), calc(var(--y) * var(--w) * var(--ym, 1))) scale(calc(.3 + var(--w) * .9)) translateZ(60px);
  opacity: calc(var(--w) * 3 - var(--t) * 3.6); }
.br-fly.g { color: var(--gold); text-shadow: 0 0 20px rgba(249,200,107,.9); }
.br-title-wrap { position: absolute; left: 0; right: 0; bottom: 7svh; padding: 0 20px; text-align: center; }
.br-title { font-size: min(clamp(46px, 8.4vw, 132px), 11svh); line-height: .98; color: #fff; text-shadow: 0 10px 50px rgba(0,0,0,.6); }
.br-title > span, .br-title > em { display: block; }
.br-title .l2 { font-size: 1.04em; color: #ff8cc6 !important; text-shadow: 0 0 40px rgba(239,0,143,.55); }
.br-title > * > span { display: inline-block; opacity: 0; transform: translateY(.5em) rotateX(60deg); filter: blur(10px); transition: opacity .8s, transform 1s cubic-bezier(.2,.8,.2,1), filter .8s; transition-delay: calc(var(--i) * .13s); }
.br-title .l2 > span { transition-delay: calc(.55s + var(--i) * .13s); }
.br-open[data-step="3"] .br-title > * > span { opacity: 1; transform: none; filter: none; }
.br-lede, .br-open .br-actions, .br-mini { opacity: 0; transform: translateY(18px); transition: opacity .9s .5s, transform .9s .5s; pointer-events: none; }
.br-open[data-step="3"] .br-lede, .br-open[data-step="3"] .br-actions, .br-open[data-step="3"] .br-mini { opacity: 1; transform: none; pointer-events: auto; }
.br-lede { max-width: 640px; margin: 18px auto 0; font-size: clamp(16px, 1.6vw, 19px); color: #f6dccd; }
.br-actions { display: flex; justify-content: center; flex-wrap: wrap; gap: 12px; margin-top: 24px; }
.br-mini { margin: 16px 0 0; font: 400 19px Schoolbell, cursive; color: #ffb9dc; }
.br-bars i { position: absolute; left: 0; right: 0; height: calc((1 - var(--t)) * 9svh); background: #000; z-index: 5; }
.br-bars i:first-child { top: 0; } .br-bars i:last-child { bottom: 0; }
.br-scroll { position: absolute; bottom: 12svh; left: 0; right: 0; margin: 0; text-align: center; font-size: 11px; letter-spacing: .3em; text-transform: uppercase; color: #d9b3a4; opacity: calc(1 - var(--o) * 3); z-index: 6; }
.br-scroll i { display: block; width: 1px; height: 36px; margin: 0 auto 10px; background: linear-gradient(transparent, #ffb9dc); animation: br-drip 2s ease-in-out infinite; }
@keyframes br-drip { 50% { transform: scaleY(.4); transform-origin: top; } }
@keyframes br-rise { from { opacity: 0; transform: translateY(14px); } to { opacity: 1; transform: none; } }
@media (max-width: 700px) {
  .br-book3d { top: 40%; width: 44vw; --so: -.08; }
  .br-title-wrap { bottom: 6svh; }
  .br-lede { font-size: 15px; }
  .br-fly { font-size: 20px; --ym: .5; }
  .br-btn { padding: 13px 18px; font-size: 14px; }
}

.br-ticker { position: relative; z-index: 2; overflow: hidden; background: linear-gradient(90deg, var(--pink), #b3006b); color: #fff; font-size: 12px; font-weight: 800; letter-spacing: .12em; padding: 15px 0; }
.br-ticker > div { display: flex; gap: 22px; width: max-content; animation: br-slide 30s linear infinite; }
.br-ticker i { color: var(--gold); font-style: normal; }
@keyframes br-slide { to { transform: translateX(-50%); } }

/* II. the pages turn: --a on each leaf, set from the scroll */
.br-story { --steps: 3; background: #140905; }
.br-story .br-stage { display: grid; place-items: center; perspective: 2400px; background: radial-gradient(60% 55% at 50% 45%, #4a2618, #1c0f0a 75%); }
.br-lamp { position: absolute; left: 50%; top: -30%; width: 120vmax; height: 120vmax; transform: translateX(-50%); border-radius: 50%; background: radial-gradient(closest-side, rgba(255,214,160,.2), transparent 70%); pointer-events: none; }
.br-spread { position: relative; width: min(1120px, 92vw); height: min(680px, 78svh); display: grid; grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr; transform-style: preserve-3d; transform: rotateX(10deg) translateY(2svh); filter: drop-shadow(0 50px 60px rgba(0,0,0,.6)); }
.br-spread::before { content: ""; position: absolute; inset: -14px -16px -18px; border-radius: 14px; background: linear-gradient(135deg, #7a4533, #4a2618); transform: translateZ(-4px); }
.br-lp, .br-rp, .br-face { position: relative; overflow: hidden; background: #fffaf2; color: var(--ink); }
.br-lp { border-radius: 8px 0 0 8px; background: linear-gradient(270deg, #e6d2b8, #fff6ea 9%, #fffaf2); }
.br-rp { border-radius: 0 8px 8px 0; background: linear-gradient(90deg, #e6d2b8, #fff6ea 9%, #fffaf2); }
.br-leaf { position: absolute; top: 0; bottom: 0; left: 50%; width: 50%; transform-origin: left center; transform-style: preserve-3d; z-index: var(--z); transform: rotateY(calc(var(--a, 0) * -180deg)); }
.br-face { position: absolute; inset: 0; backface-visibility: hidden; -webkit-backface-visibility: hidden; }
.br-face.front { border-radius: 0 8px 8px 0; background: linear-gradient(90deg, #e6d2b8, #fff6ea 9%, #fffaf2); }
.br-face.back { transform: rotateY(180deg); border-radius: 8px 0 0 8px; background: linear-gradient(270deg, #e6d2b8, #fff6ea 9%, #fffaf2); }
.br-face::after { content: ""; position: absolute; inset: 0; pointer-events: none; background: linear-gradient(90deg, rgba(60,30,15,.45), transparent 70%); opacity: var(--sh, 0); }
.br-page-copy { position: absolute; inset: 0; display: flex; flex-direction: column; justify-content: center; padding: clamp(24px, 4vw, 60px); }
.br-page-copy h2 { color: var(--brown); font-size: clamp(28px, 3.4vw, 50px); margin-bottom: 18px; }
.br-page-copy > p:last-child { margin: 0; font-size: clamp(15px, 1.35vw, 18px); line-height: 1.6; }
.br-page-copy .br-eyebrow { color: #bf0070; }
.br-pn { display: none; }
.br-numpage { display: grid; grid-template-rows: auto auto 1fr; justify-items: center; align-content: start; padding: clamp(20px, 3vw, 40px); text-align: center; }
.br-numpage > b { font: 800 clamp(96px, 13vw, 200px)/1 "Playfair Display", serif; background: linear-gradient(180deg, var(--gold), #d18a1c); -webkit-background-clip: text; background-clip: text; color: transparent; filter: drop-shadow(0 6px 0 rgba(87,52,38,.12)); }
.br-numpage > span { font: 400 clamp(18px, 2vw, 26px) Schoolbell, cursive; color: #bf0070; }
.br-art { position: relative; width: 100%; display: grid; place-items: center; perspective: 900px; }
.br-closed { width: min(170px, 40%); aspect-ratio: .74; display: grid; place-items: center; border-radius: 6px 18px 18px 6px; background: linear-gradient(135deg, #7a4533, var(--brown)); color: #fff; text-align: center; font: 700 22px/1.1 "Playfair Display", serif; box-shadow: 12px 14px 0 rgba(110,65,49,.4), 0 26px 40px rgba(44,25,18,.3); transform: rotate(-8deg) rotateY(-20deg); animation: br-breathe 5s ease-in-out infinite; }
@keyframes br-breathe { 50% { transform: rotate(-6deg) rotateY(-12deg) translateY(-8px); } }
.br-pencil { position: absolute; right: 4%; bottom: 6%; margin: 0; padding: 12px 16px; background: #fff; transform: rotate(6deg); font: 19px/1.1 Schoolbell, cursive; color: #a40061; box-shadow: 0 10px 22px rgba(120,59,86,.25); }
.br-openbook { display: flex; transform: rotateX(28deg) rotateZ(-4deg); transform-style: preserve-3d; filter: drop-shadow(0 24px 30px rgba(44,25,18,.25)); }
.br-openbook div { width: min(130px, 20vw); aspect-ratio: .75; display: grid; place-items: center; background: linear-gradient(90deg, #fff, #f5e2cc); font: 800 clamp(13px, 1.5vw, 19px) "Playfair Display", serif; color: var(--pink); }
.br-openbook div:first-child { border-radius: 14px 2px 2px 14px; transform: rotateY(12deg); transform-origin: right; }
.br-openbook div:last-child { border-radius: 2px 14px 14px 2px; transform: rotateY(-12deg); transform-origin: left; color: var(--brown); }
.br-word { position: absolute; font: 700 22px Schoolbell, cursive; font-style: normal; color: var(--pink); animation: br-float 5s ease-in-out infinite; }
.br-word.w1 { left: 6%; top: 8%; } .br-word.w2 { right: 8%; top: 4%; animation-delay: -1.6s; } .br-word.w3 { right: 14%; bottom: 0; animation-delay: -3s; }
@keyframes br-float { 50% { transform: translateY(-14px) rotate(4deg); } }
.br-voice { display: grid; gap: 6px; justify-items: center; text-align: center; }
.br-voice span:nth-child(1) { font: 15px Schoolbell, cursive; color: #a88; }
.br-voice span:nth-child(2) { font: 22px Schoolbell, cursive; color: #c0648e; }
.br-voice span:nth-child(3) { font: 32px Schoolbell, cursive; color: #e0339c; }
.br-voice b { font: 800 clamp(40px, 5.4vw, 76px)/1 "Playfair Display", serif; color: var(--pink); text-shadow: 0 10px 30px rgba(239,0,143,.3); }
.br-rail { position: absolute; right: clamp(10px, 2vw, 28px); top: 50%; transform: translateY(-50%); display: grid; gap: 10px; }
.br-rail i { width: 5px; height: 28px; border-radius: 5px; background: rgba(255,200,225,.25); transition: background .4s; }
.br-rail i.on { background: var(--pink); box-shadow: 0 0 12px var(--pink); }
.br-turn, .br-walk { position: absolute; bottom: 3svh; left: 0; right: 0; margin: 0; text-align: center; font: 400 17px Schoolbell, cursive; color: #e7b9a4; opacity: .8; }
@media (max-width: 760px) {
  .br-spread { width: 86vw; height: 72svh; grid-template-columns: 1fr; transform: translateX(3vw); }
  .br-spread::before { inset: -10px -10px -12px -6px; }
  .br-lp { display: none; }
  .br-leaf { left: 0; width: 100%; }
  .br-face.back { visibility: hidden; }
  .br-leaf { opacity: calc(1.6 - var(--a, 0) * 1.6); }
  .br-pn { display: block; font: 800 64px/1 "Playfair Display", serif; background: linear-gradient(180deg, var(--gold), #d18a1c); -webkit-background-clip: text; background-clip: text; color: transparent; margin-bottom: 8px; }
  .br-page-copy { padding: 26px 22px; }
  .br-page-copy h2 { font-size: 29px; }
  .br-page-copy > p:last-child { font-size: 15px; }
  .br-rail { right: 6px; }
}

/* the finale: books rising into the dark */
.br-finale { position: relative; overflow: hidden; min-height: 130svh; display: grid; place-items: center; padding: 120px 20px; text-align: center; background: radial-gradient(70% 60% at 50% 100%, #7a2352, #2c1912 55%, #140905); color: #fff; }
.br-finale-in { position: relative; z-index: 2; }
.br-finale-in::before { content: ""; position: absolute; inset: -20% -30%; z-index: -1; background: radial-gradient(closest-side, rgba(20,9,5,.78), transparent); }
.br-finale h2 { font-size: clamp(42px, 7.6vw, 118px); color: #fff; margin-bottom: 24px; text-shadow: 0 10px 50px rgba(0,0,0,.5); }
.br-finale h2 em { color: #ff8cc6; font-size: 1.05em; }
.br-finale-in > p:not(.br-eyebrow) { max-width: 620px; margin: 0 auto 30px; color: #f6dccd; font-size: 18px; }
.br-finale .br-eyebrow { color: #ffb9dc; }
.br-risers { position: absolute; inset: 0; pointer-events: none; }
.br-riser { position: absolute; bottom: -12%; width: var(--w); aspect-ratio: .72; border-radius: 3px 10px 10px 3px; background: linear-gradient(90deg, rgba(0,0,0,.25) 0 10%, transparent 10%), var(--c); box-shadow: 0 0 30px rgba(255,140,200,.25), 0 20px 30px rgba(0,0,0,.4);
  transform: translateY(calc(var(--sy, 0) * var(--s) * -1px)) rotate(var(--r)) rotateY(var(--ry)); opacity: var(--op); animation: br-bob 6s ease-in-out infinite; animation-delay: var(--dl); }
.br-riser::after { content: ""; position: absolute; inset: 12% 14% auto 22%; height: 12%; border-radius: 2px; background: rgba(255,255,255,.35); }
@keyframes br-bob { 50% { margin-top: -14px; } }

/* latest */
.br-latest { background: #fff; }
.br-latest-grid { display: grid; grid-template-columns: repeat(3, minmax(0, 1fr)); gap: 16px; }
.br-latest-empty { grid-column: 1 / -1; padding: 30px; border-radius: 20px; background: var(--blush); color: var(--brown); font: 22px Schoolbell, cursive; text-align: center; }
.br-card { padding: 24px; border-radius: 20px; background: var(--cream); border: 1px solid var(--line); }
.br-card div { display: flex; justify-content: space-between; gap: 10px; font-size: 12px; font-weight: 800; color: #bf0070; letter-spacing: .08em; text-transform: uppercase; }
.br-card h3 { margin: 12px 0 8px; color: var(--brown); font-size: 24px; }
.br-card a { color: #ad0066; font-weight: 800; text-decoration: none; }
@media (max-width: 860px) { .br-latest-grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr; } }

/* our why: one sentence, very large, and "seen" written by hand */
.br-why { position: relative; background: var(--night); color: #f6e5dc; overflow: hidden; }
.br-why::before { content: ""; position: absolute; left: 50%; top: 40%; width: 110vmax; height: 110vmax; transform: translate(-50%, -50%); border-radius: 50%; background: radial-gradient(closest-side, rgba(239,0,143,.18), transparent 70%); }
.br-why-in { position: relative; max-width: 1240px; margin: 0 auto; padding: clamp(110px, 16vw, 200px) clamp(20px, 7vw, 110px); }
.br-why .br-eyebrow { color: #ffb9dc; }
.br-why .br-big { font-size: clamp(44px, 7.6vw, 116px); color: #fff; line-height: 1; }
.br-seen-word { position: relative; display: inline-block; color: #ff8cc6 !important; font-size: 1.12em; }
.br-seen-word svg { position: absolute; left: -2%; right: -2%; bottom: -.12em; width: 104%; height: .3em; overflow: visible; }
.br-seen-word path { fill: none; stroke: var(--gold); stroke-width: 5; stroke-linecap: round; stroke-dasharray: 220; stroke-dashoffset: 220; transition: stroke-dashoffset 1.4s .9s cubic-bezier(.6,0,.2,1); }
.br-big.in .br-seen-word path { stroke-dashoffset: 0; }
.br-why-p { max-width: 640px; margin: 30px 0 0; font-size: 19px; color: #e8cfc2; }
.br-pillars { display: grid; grid-template-columns: repeat(3, minmax(0, 1fr)); gap: 14px; margin-top: 50px; }
.br-pillars article { padding: 30px 24px; border-radius: 22px; background: linear-gradient(160deg, rgba(255,255,255,.07), rgba(255,255,255,.02)); border: 1px solid rgba(255,190,220,.18); }
.br-pillars b { display: block; margin-bottom: 12px; font: 700 clamp(40px, 5vw, 64px) "Playfair Display", serif; color: var(--gold); }
.br-pillars span { font-weight: 700; color: #f6e5dc; }
@media (max-width: 700px) { .br-pillars { grid-template-columns: 1fr; } }

/* the founder, full-bleed: her photograph fills the screen and settles as you read */
.br-founder { position: relative; overflow: hidden; min-height: 112svh; display: flex; align-items: center; background: #120804; color: #f6e5dc; }
.br-founder-bg { position: absolute; top: 0; bottom: 0; right: 0; width: 60%; overflow: hidden; }
.br-founder-bg img { width: 100%; height: 100%; object-fit: cover; object-position: 50% 22%; transform: scale(calc(1.2 - var(--p, 0) * .2)) translateY(calc(var(--p, 0) * -2%)); filter: saturate(1.05) contrast(1.05); }
.br-founder-bg::after { content: ""; position: absolute; inset: 0; background: linear-gradient(90deg, #120804 0%, rgba(18,8,4,.85) 18%, rgba(18,8,4,.2) 55%, rgba(18,8,4,.05)), linear-gradient(0deg, #120804, transparent 30%), radial-gradient(80% 60% at 70% 30%, rgba(239,0,143,.12), transparent); }
.br-founder-copy { position: relative; z-index: 1; width: min(620px, 100%); margin-left: clamp(20px, 7vw, 110px); padding: 120px 0; }
.br-founder-copy .br-eyebrow { color: #ffb9dc; }
.br-founder-copy h2 { font-size: clamp(46px, 6.4vw, 96px); color: #fff; margin-bottom: 10px; }
.br-role { margin: 0 0 26px; font: 400 24px Schoolbell, cursive; color: #ffb9dc; }
.br-founder-copy > p:not(.br-eyebrow):not(.br-role) { font-size: 18px; color: #ecd4c8; }
.br-lit { margin: 36px 0 0; padding-left: 22px; border-left: 3px solid var(--pink); font: italic 600 clamp(24px, 2.8vw, 36px)/1.3 "Playfair Display", serif; color: #fff; }
.br-lit span { opacity: calc(.18 + clamp(0, calc((var(--p, 0) - var(--w)) * 6), 1) * .82); transition: opacity .3s; }
@media (max-width: 850px) {
  .br-founder { display: block; min-height: 0; }
  .br-founder-bg { position: relative; width: 100%; height: 78svh; }
  .br-founder-bg::after { background: linear-gradient(0deg, #120804 2%, rgba(18,8,4,.35) 40%, transparent 70%); }
  .br-founder-copy { margin: -22svh 0 0; padding: 0 20px 90px; width: auto; }
}

/* the reading room shelf */
.br-room { background: linear-gradient(180deg, #fff8f1, #ffeef6); }
.br-shelf { position: relative; display: grid; grid-template-columns: repeat(3, minmax(0, 1fr)); gap: 22px; padding-bottom: 34px; perspective: 1200px; }
.br-spine { position: relative; z-index: 1; min-height: 360px; padding: 30px 28px 30px 40px; border-radius: 8px 22px 22px 8px; display: flex; flex-direction: column; text-decoration: none; transform-origin: bottom center; transform: rotateX(4deg) rotateY(-10deg); transition: transform .5s cubic-bezier(.2,.8,.2,1), box-shadow .5s; box-shadow: 10px 12px 0 rgba(87,52,38,.18), 0 30px 50px rgba(87,52,38,.18); }
.br-spine::before { content: ""; position: absolute; left: 14px; top: 0; bottom: 0; width: 3px; background: rgba(255,255,255,.45); }
.br-spine:hover, .br-spine:focus-visible { transform: rotateX(0) rotateY(0) translateY(-18px) scale(1.02); box-shadow: 14px 18px 0 rgba(87,52,38,.2), 0 50px 70px rgba(87,52,38,.25); }
.br-spine .n { font: 34px Schoolbell, cursive; }
.br-spine h3 { margin: 28px 0 10px; font-size: 34px; }
.br-spine b { margin-top: auto; font-weight: 800; }
.s-pink { background: linear-gradient(160deg, #ffd9eb, #ffc1dc); color: #861149; }
.s-cream { background: linear-gradient(160deg, #fff0d8, #ffe3b8); color: var(--brown); transform: rotateX(4deg) rotateY(0); }
.s-brown { background: linear-gradient(160deg, #6d4230, var(--brown)); color: #fff; transform: rotateX(4deg) rotateY(10deg); }
.s-brown b { color: #ffc1dc; }
.br-plank { position: absolute; left: -2%; right: -2%; bottom: 0; height: 26px; border-radius: 6px; background: linear-gradient(#8a5a42, #5e3a2a); box-shadow: 0 20px 30px rgba(87,52,38,.25); }
@media (max-width: 800px) { .br-shelf { grid-template-columns: 1fr; } .br-spine, .s-cream, .s-brown { transform: none; min-height: 0; } .br-plank { display: none; } }

/* the finder: the answer arrives as a book */
.br-finder { display: grid; grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1.05fr) minmax(0, .95fr); gap: clamp(35px, 7vw, 100px); align-items: center; background: #ffeef6; }
.br-finder h2 { color: var(--brown); font-size: clamp(36px, 5vw, 64px); }
.br-finder form { display: grid; gap: 14px; margin-top: 24px; max-width: 540px; }
.br-finder label { font-size: 13px; font-weight: 800; }
.br-finder select { width: 100%; margin-top: 6px; padding: 13px; border: 1px solid #d8a4bd; border-radius: 12px; background: #fff; font: inherit; }
.br-finder-stage { perspective: 1400px; display: grid; place-items: center; min-height: 440px; }
.br-found { position: relative; width: min(300px, 70vw); aspect-ratio: .72; transform-style: preserve-3d; transform: rotateY(-14deg) rotateX(6deg); }
.br-found-cover, .br-found-page { position: absolute; inset: 0; border-radius: 6px 20px 20px 6px; }
.br-found-cover { z-index: 2; display: grid; place-items: center; padding: 28px; background: linear-gradient(145deg, #6d4230, var(--brown)); color: #fff; transform-origin: left center; transition: transform 1.2s cubic-bezier(.3,.7,.2,1); backface-visibility: hidden; box-shadow: 0 40px 70px rgba(87,52,38,.35); }
.br-found-cover .q { margin: 0; font: clamp(34px, 4vw, 48px)/.95 "Playfair Display", serif; }
.br-found-cover .q span { font-family: Schoolbell, cursive; color: #ff9bc9; }
.br-found-page { padding: 28px 26px; background: linear-gradient(90deg, #f3e3cf, #fff8ef 12%); color: var(--brown); box-shadow: 0 30px 60px rgba(87,52,38,.25); overflow: auto; }
.br-found.open .br-found-cover { transform: rotateY(-160deg); }
.br-found-page strong { display: block; font: 800 clamp(22px, 2.4vw, 28px)/1.1 "Playfair Display", serif; color: var(--pink); }
.br-found-page small { display: block; margin: 6px 0 12px; font-weight: 700; }
.br-found-page em { display: block; margin-top: 12px; font-size: 13px; color: #806a5f; }
@media (max-width: 850px) { .br-finder { grid-template-columns: 1fr; } .br-finder-stage { min-height: 380px; } }

/* paths */
.br-paths { background: var(--cream); }
.br-path-grid { display: grid; grid-template-columns: repeat(5, minmax(0, 1fr)); gap: 12px; }
.br-path { min-height: 160px; padding: 18px; border: 2px solid #e6bfb0; border-radius: 20px; background: #fff; text-align: left; cursor: pointer; font: inherit; transition: transform .25s, border-color .25s, box-shadow .25s; }
.br-path:hover { transform: translateY(-4px); }
.br-path.on { border-color: var(--pink); box-shadow: 0 16px 40px rgba(239,0,143,.18); transform: translateY(-4px); }
.br-path span { display: block; margin-bottom: 20px; font-size: 30px; }
.br-path b { display: block; color: var(--brown); }
.br-path small { color: #906c5e; }
.br-path-result { margin-top: 18px; padding: 18px; border-radius: 16px; background: #fff; border: 2px dashed #dba2bd; color: var(--brown); font-weight: 700; }
@media (max-width: 850px) { .br-path-grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr; } }

/* family */
.br-family { display: grid; grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1.1fr) minmax(0, .9fr); gap: 60px; background: #fff2d9; }
.br-family h2 { color: var(--brown); font-size: clamp(36px, 5vw, 62px); margin-bottom: 16px; }
.br-family ul { padding: 0; list-style: none; font-weight: 700; margin: 18px 0 26px; }
.br-family li { margin: 10px 0; }
.br-family li::before { content: "✦"; color: var(--pink); margin-right: 10px; }
.br-family-cards { display: grid; gap: 14px; align-content: center; }
.br-family-cards article { padding: 28px; border-radius: 22px; background: #fff; box-shadow: 0 18px 40px rgba(87,52,38,.08); }
.br-family-cards article + article { background: #ffd6e7; }
.br-family-cards span { font-size: 11px; letter-spacing: .14em; font-weight: 800; color: #af0065; text-transform: uppercase; }
.br-family-cards h3 { margin: 12px 0 6px; font-size: 28px; color: var(--brown); }
@media (max-width: 850px) { .br-family { grid-template-columns: 1fr; } }

/* member club + passport */
.br-member { display: grid; grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1.15fr) minmax(0, .85fr); gap: 60px; align-items: center; background: #ffe7f1; }
.br-member h2 { color: var(--brown); font-size: clamp(36px, 5vw, 62px); margin-bottom: 16px; }
.br-safe { max-width: 600px; margin: 22px 0; padding: 14px 16px; border-radius: 14px; background: #fff; color: #6c3450; font-size: 14px; font-weight: 700; }
.br-passport-stage { perspective: 1000px; display: grid; place-items: center; }
.br-passport { width: min(340px, 100%); padding: 32px; background: #fff; border: 10px solid #fff5d9; border-radius: 26px; text-align: center; transform: rotate(3deg) rotateY(var(--ry, -8deg)) rotateX(var(--rx, 4deg)); transition: transform .25s; box-shadow: 0 30px 60px rgba(200,113,154,.35); }
.br-passport > p { margin: 0; color: #b9006c; font-size: 11px; font-weight: 800; letter-spacing: .16em; }
.br-passport .av { display: grid; place-items: center; width: 84px; height: 84px; margin: 18px auto; border-radius: 50%; background: var(--pink); color: #fff; font: 46px "Playfair Display", serif; }
.br-passport h3 { color: var(--brown); font-size: 28px; }
.br-passport .bar { height: 10px; margin: 24px 0 6px; border-radius: 9px; background: #f8d5e4; overflow: hidden; }
.br-passport .bar span { display: block; width: 0; height: 100%; border-radius: 9px; background: var(--pink); transition: width 1.6s .3s; }
.br-passport.in .bar span { width: 28%; }
.br-passport .badges { display: flex; justify-content: center; gap: 10px; margin-top: 22px; }
.br-passport .badges i { display: grid; place-items: center; width: 40px; height: 40px; border-radius: 50%; background: #fff0d7; color: #c75c00; font-style: normal; }
@media (max-width: 850px) { .br-member { grid-template-columns: 1fr; } }

/* action + events */
.br-action { display: grid; grid-template-columns: minmax(0, .8fr) minmax(0, 1.2fr); gap: 50px; background: var(--brown); color: #fff; }
.br-action h2 { color: #fff; font-size: clamp(40px, 5.6vw, 72px); }
.br-action h2 em { color: #ff91c4; }
.br-action .br-eyebrow { color: #ffb9dc; }
.br-action-grid { display: grid; gap: 8px; }
.br-action-grid a { display: flex; justify-content: space-between; align-items: center; gap: 12px; padding: 22px 8px; border-bottom: 1px solid #9c7565; text-decoration: none; transition: padding .25s, color .25s; }
.br-action-grid a:hover { padding-left: 20px; color: #ffaad0; }
.br-action-grid b { font: 26px "Playfair Display", serif; }
@media (max-width: 850px) { .br-action { grid-template-columns: 1fr; } }
.br-events { background: #fff; text-align: center; }
.br-events h2 { max-width: 800px; margin: 0 auto 36px; }
.br-event-list { max-width: 960px; margin: auto; border-top: 1px solid #e9c9bb; }
.br-event-list article { display: grid; grid-template-columns: 100px 1fr auto; gap: 20px; align-items: center; padding: 24px 0; border-bottom: 1px solid #e9c9bb; text-align: left; }
.br-event-list b { color: var(--pink); font: 28px "Playfair Display", serif; }
.br-event-list span { font-weight: 800; }
.br-event-list p { margin: 4px 0; font-size: 14px; }
.br-event-list a { color: #ad0066; font-weight: 800; text-decoration: none; }
@media (max-width: 600px) { .br-event-list article { grid-template-columns: 1fr; gap: 6px; } }

/* the verse, alone */
.br-verse { min-height: 100svh; display: grid; place-items: center; background: var(--night); position: relative; overflow: hidden; }
.br-verse::before { content: ""; position: absolute; width: 80vmax; height: 80vmax; border-radius: 50%; background: radial-gradient(closest-side, rgba(239,0,143,.3), rgba(249,200,107,.08) 50%, transparent); transform: scale(calc(.5 + var(--p, 1) * .6)); opacity: calc(var(--p, 1) * 1.3); }
.br-verse blockquote { position: relative; margin: 0; padding: 0 22px; max-width: 900px; text-align: center; opacity: calc(.1 + var(--p, 1) * 1.3); }
.br-verse p { margin: 0 0 22px; font: italic 600 clamp(30px, 4.8vw, 58px)/1.25 "Playfair Display", serif; color: #fff; }
.br-verse cite { font: 26px Schoolbell, cursive; font-style: normal; color: #ff8cc6; }

/* footer (a classed div) */
.br-foot { display: grid; grid-template-columns: auto 1fr auto; gap: 22px; align-items: center; padding: 40px clamp(20px, 7vw, 110px); background: var(--deep); color: #f9e9e1; }
.br-foot img { width: 70px; height: 70px; border-radius: 50%; background: #fff; object-fit: cover; }
.br-foot b { font: 20px "Playfair Display", serif; }
.br-foot p { margin: 3px 0; color: #e3c4b7; font-size: 13px; }
.br-foot-links a { display: block; color: #ffb4d7; font-size: 13px; }
.br-foot-links p a { display: inline; margin-right: 10px; }
.br-foot small { grid-column: 1 / -1; color: #b69586; font-size: 11px; }
@media (max-width: 600px) { .br-foot { grid-template-columns: auto 1fr; } .br-foot-links, .br-foot small { grid-column: 1 / -1; } .br-head { display: block; } .br-head > p { margin-top: 14px; } }


/* the Rise Readers Adventure: a walk down the hidden library, door by door */
.br-academy { position: relative; background: #140905; color: #fff; }
.br-academy-intro { max-width: 1100px; margin: 0 auto; padding: clamp(110px, 14vw, 180px) 20px 40px; text-align: center; }
.br-academy-intro .br-eyebrow { color: #ffbdde; }
.br-academy-intro h2 { font-size: clamp(42px, 6.6vw, 100px); color: #fff; }
.br-academy-intro h2 em { color: #ff9cc8; }
.br-academy-intro > p:last-child { max-width: 620px; margin: 22px auto 0; font-size: 18px; color: #f0d4c6; }
.br-hall { --steps: 6; }
.br-hall .br-stage { perspective: 700px; perspective-origin: 50% 42%; background: radial-gradient(60% 50% at 50% 42%, #3a1a10, #0c0503 80%); }
.br-world { position: absolute; left: 50%; top: 50%; width: 0; height: 0; transform-style: preserve-3d; transform: translateZ(calc(var(--p, 0) * 6300px)); }
.br-world > * { position: absolute; left: 0; top: 0; }
.br-wall { width: 8000px; height: 900px; background:
  linear-gradient(90deg, #0c0503, rgba(12,5,3,.2) 22%, rgba(12,5,3,.35) 78%, #0c0503),
  linear-gradient(180deg, rgba(12,5,3,.7), rgba(12,5,3,.15) 40%, rgba(12,5,3,.6)),
  repeating-linear-gradient(0deg, #2a140b 0 20px, transparent 20px 170px),
  repeating-linear-gradient(90deg, #a8005f 0 24px, #573426 24px 46px, #e7b24f 46px 58px, #7a4533 58px 92px, #ff8cc6 92px 106px, #2c1912 106px 132px, #d4127c 132px 150px, #8a5a42 150px 188px, #fff1de 188px 198px, #5e3a2a 198px 230px); }
.br-wall.l { transform: translate(-50%, -50%) translateX(-620px) translateZ(-4000px) rotateY(90deg); }
.br-wall.r { transform: translate(-50%, -50%) translateX(620px) translateZ(-4000px) rotateY(-90deg); }
.br-ground { width: 1240px; height: 8000px; background:
  linear-gradient(0deg, #0c0503, transparent 20%, transparent 80%, #0c0503),
  linear-gradient(90deg, #2a150d 0 34%, #8e0050 34% 35.5%, #c4106f 35.5% 64.5%, #8e0050 64.5% 66%, #2a150d 66%),
  repeating-linear-gradient(0deg, rgba(0,0,0,.25) 0 3px, transparent 3px 120px); transform: translate(-50%, -50%) translateY(450px) translateZ(-4000px) rotateX(90deg); }
.br-ceil { width: 1240px; height: 8000px; background:
  radial-gradient(circle at 50% 50%, rgba(255,214,150,.95) 0 7px, rgba(249,200,107,.3) 9px 44px, transparent 80px) 0 0 / 1240px 900px,
  #120804; transform: translate(-50%, -50%) translateY(-450px) translateZ(-4000px) rotateX(-90deg); }
.br-hdoor { width: 460px; height: 660px; transform-style: preserve-3d; transform: translate(-50%, -50%) translateY(120px) translateZ(calc(var(--k) * -1000px)); border-radius: 230px 230px 0 0; box-shadow: 0 0 0 20px #3a2016, 0 0 0 24px #c9933a, 0 0 120px 40px rgba(255,170,210,calc(var(--open, 0) * .45)); }
.br-glowdoor { position: absolute; inset: 0; border-radius: inherit; background: radial-gradient(70% 60% at 50% 55%, #fffaf0, #ffd9ea 40%, #ff7ab8 75%, #b3006b); }
.br-dleaf { position: absolute; top: 0; bottom: 0; width: 50%; display: grid; place-items: center; background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8a4e38, #5a3222); border: 5px solid #2e180f; box-shadow: inset 0 0 40px rgba(0,0,0,.35); }
.br-dleaf.a { left: 0; border-radius: 230px 0 0 0; transform-origin: left center; transform: rotateY(calc(var(--open, 0) * -104deg)); }
.br-dleaf.b { right: 0; border-radius: 0 230px 0 0; transform-origin: right center; transform: rotateY(calc(var(--open, 0) * 104deg)); }
.br-dleaf.a::after, .br-dleaf.b::after { content: ""; position: absolute; top: 56%; width: 14px; height: 14px; border-radius: 50%; background: var(--gold); box-shadow: 0 0 14px var(--gold); }
.br-dleaf.a::after { right: 16px; } .br-dleaf.b::after { left: 16px; }
.br-dleaf b, .br-dleaf small { backface-visibility: hidden; -webkit-backface-visibility: hidden; }
.br-dleaf b { font: 400 110px Schoolbell, cursive; color: #ffc1dc; text-shadow: 0 0 30px rgba(255,120,190,.6); margin-left: 40%; }
.br-dleaf small { font: 800 14px "DM Sans", sans-serif; letter-spacing: .2em; text-transform: uppercase; color: #f9c86b; padding: 8px 12px; border: 2px solid #c9933a; border-radius: 6px; margin-right: 40%; white-space: nowrap; }
.br-endlight { width: 1600px; height: 1100px; transform: translate(-50%, -50%) translateZ(-7300px); background: radial-gradient(closest-side, #fffaf0, #ffc6e0 35%, rgba(239,0,143,.35) 60%, transparent); }
.br-hud { position: absolute; left: 0; right: 0; bottom: 8svh; margin: 0; padding: 0 20px; list-style: none; text-align: center; pointer-events: none; }
.br-hud::before { content: ""; position: absolute; left: 50%; bottom: -8svh; width: min(900px, 120vw); height: 34svh; transform: translateX(-50%); background: radial-gradient(closest-side, rgba(12,5,3,.9), transparent); }
.br-hud li { position: absolute; left: 0; right: 0; bottom: 0; padding: 0 20px; opacity: 0; transform: translateY(20px); filter: blur(6px); transition: opacity .5s, transform .6s, filter .5s; }
.br-hud li.on { position: relative; opacity: 1; transform: none; filter: none; }
.br-hud b { font-size: 12px; font-weight: 800; letter-spacing: .24em; text-transform: uppercase; color: #ff8cc6; }
.br-hud h3 { margin: 8px 0 6px; font-size: clamp(30px, 4.6vw, 64px); color: #fff; text-shadow: 0 6px 30px rgba(0,0,0,.8); }
.br-hud p { margin: 0; font: 400 clamp(19px, 2vw, 24px) Schoolbell, cursive; color: #ffe0ee; }
.br-walk { bottom: auto; top: 12svh; color: #e7b9a4; }
.br-academy-foot { display: flex; justify-content: space-between; align-items: center; gap: 20px; flex-wrap: wrap; padding: 40px clamp(20px, 7vw, 110px) 70px; color: #ffd2e6; font-size: 14px; }
@media (max-width: 700px) {
  .br-hall .br-stage { perspective: 520px; }
  .br-dleaf b { font-size: 90px; }
  .br-hud { bottom: 6svh; }
}

/* rise in confidence: three lines, one screen each */
.br-matters { --steps: 3; background: #1a0710; color: #fff; }
.br-matters .br-stage { display: grid; place-items: center; text-align: center; }
.br-matters-light { position: absolute; left: 50%; top: 55%; width: 120vmax; height: 120vmax; transform: translate(-50%, -50%) scale(calc(.5 + var(--p, 0) * .7)); border-radius: 50%; background: radial-gradient(closest-side, rgba(239,0,143,.42), rgba(249,200,107,.08) 45%, transparent 70%); }
.br-matters .br-eyebrow { position: absolute; top: 14svh; left: 0; right: 0; color: #ffb9dc; }
.br-matters h2 { position: relative; width: 100%; height: 60svh; }
.br-matters .m { position: absolute; left: 0; right: 0; top: 50%; padding: 0 16px; font-size: clamp(46px, 9vw, 150px); line-height: 1; color: #fff; opacity: 0; transform: translateY(calc(-50% + 22svh)) scale(.9); filter: blur(10px); transition: opacity .8s, transform 1.1s cubic-bezier(.2,.8,.2,1), filter .8s; }
.br-matters .m2 { font-size: clamp(64px, 13vw, 220px); color: #ff8cc6 !important; text-shadow: 0 0 60px rgba(239,0,143,.7); }
.br-matters:not([data-step]) .m0, .br-matters[data-step="0"] .m0, .br-matters[data-step="1"] .m1, .br-matters[data-step="2"] .m2 { opacity: 1; transform: translateY(-50%); filter: none; }
.br-matters[data-step="1"] .m0 { opacity: .22; transform: translateY(calc(-50% - 24svh)) scale(.42); filter: blur(1px); }
.br-matters[data-step="2"] .m0 { opacity: .16; transform: translateY(calc(-50% - 30svh)) scale(.34); filter: blur(1px); }
.br-matters[data-step="2"] .m1 { opacity: .26; transform: translateY(calc(-50% - 21svh)) scale(.4); filter: blur(1px); }

.br-rise { display: grid; grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1fr) minmax(0, 1fr); gap: 60px; align-items: center; padding: clamp(80px, 11vw, 140px) clamp(20px, 7vw, 110px); background: #fff; perspective: 1000px; }
.br-quote { padding: clamp(40px, 6vw, 75px) clamp(26px, 5vw, 60px); border-radius: 30px; background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ff5aaa, var(--pink)); color: #fff; transform: rotate(-2deg) rotateY(var(--ry, 0deg)) rotateX(var(--rx, 0deg)); box-shadow: 0 40px 70px rgba(239,0,143,.28); transition: opacity .9s, transform .25s; }
.br-quote p { margin: 0 0 16px; font: clamp(26px, 3.4vw, 44px)/1.08 "Playfair Display", serif; }
.br-quote span { font: 24px Schoolbell, cursive; }
.br-rise-copy p { font-size: clamp(18px, 1.8vw, 22px); color: var(--brown); }
.br-link { color: #b70068; font-weight: 800; text-decoration: none; }
@media (max-width: 850px) { .br-rise { grid-template-columns: 1fr; } }

/* no motion: nothing pins, every scene is shown as a still */
@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) {
  html { scroll-behavior: auto; }
  .br-body *, .br-body *::before, .br-body *::after { animation: none !important; transition: none !important; }
  .br-curtain, .br-grain, .br-scroll, .br-turn, .br-walk, .br-bars, .br-rail, .br-fly { display: none !important; }
  .br-pin { height: auto; }
  .br-stage { position: relative; }
  .br-open { --p: 1; }
  .br-title > * > span, .br-lede, .br-open .br-actions, .br-mini, .br-whisper { opacity: 1 !important; transform: none !important; filter: none !important; pointer-events: auto !important; }
  .br-story .br-stage { height: auto; padding: 60px 0; }
  .br-spread { height: auto; grid-template-columns: 1fr; gap: 18px; transform: none; filter: none; width: min(760px, 92vw); }
  .br-spread::before, .br-lp, .br-face.back { display: none; }
  .br-leaf, .br-rp { position: relative; left: auto; width: auto; transform: none !important; opacity: 1 !important; border-radius: 8px; }
  .br-leaf[data-leaf="1"] { order: 1; } .br-leaf[data-leaf="2"] { order: 2; } .br-rp { order: 3; }
  .br-face.front { position: relative; border-radius: 8px; }
  .br-page-copy { position: relative; }
  .br-pn { display: block; font: 800 56px/1 "Playfair Display", serif; color: #d18a1c; }
  .br-hall .br-stage { height: auto; background: none; padding: 20px 0 40px; }
  .br-world, .br-hud::before { display: none; }
  .br-hud { position: static; display: grid; grid-template-columns: repeat(auto-fit, minmax(240px, 1fr)); gap: 26px; max-width: 1100px; margin: 0 auto; }
  .br-hud li { position: relative; opacity: 1; transform: none; filter: none; }
  .br-hud h3 { font-size: 30px; }
  .br-matters .br-stage { height: auto; padding: 100px 0; }
  .br-matters .br-eyebrow { position: static; }
  .br-matters h2 { height: auto; }
  .br-matters .m { position: relative; display: block; top: auto; opacity: 1 !important; transform: none !important; filter: none !important; }
  .br-rv, .br-quote { opacity: 1; transform: none; }
  .br-lit span { opacity: 1; }
  .br-seen-word path { stroke-dashoffset: 0; }
}

/* the family line (Shayna, 30 Sept 2026): BGRR is a member of the Esther Funds Foundation family */
.br-eff { position: fixed; top: var(--eff-bar, 0px); left: 0; right: 0; z-index: 41; display: block; text-align: center; padding: 6px 14px; font: 600 12.5px/1.35 "DM Sans", sans-serif; letter-spacing: .02em; color: #f3e9ff; text-decoration: none; background: linear-gradient(90deg, #2a0a55, #42127f 60%, #5b1fb0); }
.br-eff b { color: #fff; font-weight: 800; }
.br-eff span { color: #e8c65a; }
.br-eff i { display: inline-block; width: 7px; height: 7px; border-radius: 50%; background: #e8c65a; box-shadow: 0 0 10px #e8c65a; margin-right: 8px; vertical-align: 1px; }
@media (max-width: 520px) { .br-eff { font-size: 11px; padding: 5px 10px; } }
@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) { .br-drop.open .br-drop-menu { animation: none; } .br-drop-caret { transition: none; } }