/* ============================================================
   Hero Atelier  port of VisionMTL Variant C "Atelier"
   Sizing tuned down and CTAs swapped to Valori-Z gold.
   All rules scoped under .vc to avoid collisions.
   ============================================================ */

.vc {
  --vc-ink: #0E1411;
  --vc-paper: #F5F1EA;
  --vc-line-soft: rgba(14, 20, 17, 0.12);
  --vc-muted: #5A6660;
  --vc-gold: #be8e48;
  --vc-gold-dark: #a47a3a;
  --vc-serif: 'Fraunces', 'Times New Roman', serif;
  --vc-sans: 'Inter', system-ui, sans-serif;
  --vc-mono: 'JetBrains Mono', ui-monospace, monospace;
}

.vc, .vc *, .vc *::before, .vc *::after {
  box-sizing: border-box;
}

.vc {
  position: relative;
  /* Pinned to the LARGE viewport height (`lvh`) — the tallest the
     viewport ever gets. `lvh` is a static value: it does NOT change as
     Chrome's URL bar shows/hides. Because the hero is already as tall as
     the biggest possible viewport, the bar retracting can never resize
     it — so the background photo never zooms or unzooms on scroll.
     `overflow: clip` keeps the bg clipped without making the hero a
     scroll container. */
  min-height: 100vh;
  min-height: 100lvh;
  background: var(--vc-ink);
  color: #F8F4EB;
  overflow: clip;
  font-family: var(--vc-sans);
  -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased;
}

.vc img { display: block; max-width: 100%; }
.vc a { color: inherit; text-decoration: none; }
.vc button { font: inherit; cursor: pointer; border: none; background: none; }

/* ---------- background image + overlay ---------- */
/* The background photo box is pinned to the LARGE viewport height
   (`lvh`) — the tallest the viewport ever gets. It's a fixed size that
   never changes when Chrome's URL bar shows/hides, so the cover-crop is
   computed once and the photo can never zoom/unzoom while scrolling.
   The hero's `overflow: clip` trims whatever extends past it. */
.vc-bg {
  position: absolute;
  top: 0;
  left: 0;
  right: 0;
  height: 100vh;
  height: 100lvh;
}
.vc-bg img {
  width: 100%;
  height: 100%;
  object-fit: cover;
  object-position: center top;
  filter: brightness(0.85) contrast(1.04) saturate(0.96);
}
.vc-bg::after {
  content: '';
  position: absolute;
  inset: 0;
  background:
    linear-gradient(180deg, rgba(8, 12, 10, 0.59) 0%, rgba(8, 12, 10, 0.21) 42%, rgba(8, 12, 10, 0.54) 100%),
    linear-gradient(90deg, rgba(8, 12, 10, 0.31) 0%, rgba(8, 12, 10, 0) 55%);
}

/* ---------- site header ---------- */
.site-header {
  position: fixed !important;
  top: 0;
  left: 0;
  right: 0;
  z-index: 100;
  padding: 0 16px;
  background: transparent;
  font-family: 'Inter', system-ui, sans-serif;
  -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased;
  color: #F8F4EB;
}
.site-header *, .site-header *::before, .site-header *::after { box-sizing: border-box; }
.site-header a { color: inherit; text-decoration: none; }
.site-header img, .site-header svg { display: inline-block; }

.site-header .nav {
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: space-between;
  width: 100%;
  margin: 0;
  padding: 6px 8px;
  background: transparent;
}
.site-header .nav-logo {
  display: inline-flex;
  align-items: center;
  line-height: 0;
  flex-shrink: 0;
}
.site-header .nav-logo img {
  height: 45px;
  width: auto;
  display: block;
  object-fit: contain;
}

@media (max-width: 700px) {
  .site-header .nav-logo img { height: 40px; }
}
.site-header .nav-links {
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 24px;
  flex-wrap: nowrap;
}
@media (min-width: 1280px) {
  .site-header .nav-links { gap: 36px; }
}
.site-header .nav-links > a,
.site-header .nav-links .nav-dropdown-toggle {
  font-size: 17px;
  font-weight: 500;
  letter-spacing: 0.01em;
  color: rgba(248, 244, 235, 0.82);
  padding: 6px 10px;
  border-radius: 8px;
  transition: color 0.2s, background-color 0.1s;
  white-space: nowrap;
}
@media (hover: hover) {
.site-header .nav-links > a:hover,
.site-header .nav-links .nav-dropdown-toggle:hover {
  color: #fff;
  background-color: rgba(190, 142, 72, 0.14);
}
}

/* ---------- nav dropdown ("Portes") ---------- */
.site-header .nav-dropdown {
  position: relative;
  display: inline-flex;
  align-items: center;
}
.site-header .nav-dropdown-toggle {
  display: inline-flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 6px;
}
.site-header .nav-dropdown-caret {
  width: 12px;
  height: 12px;
  opacity: 0.75;
  transition: transform 0.22s ease;
}
.site-header .nav-dropdown:focus-within .nav-dropdown-caret {
  transform: rotate(180deg);
}
@media (hover: hover) {
.site-header .nav-dropdown:hover .nav-dropdown-caret {
  transform: rotate(180deg);
}
}
.site-header .nav-dropdown-menu {
  position: absolute;
  top: 100%;
  left: 50%;
  transform: translateX(-50%) translateY(4px);
  min-width: 220px;
  background: rgba(13, 13, 13, var(--nav-bg-alpha, 1));
  backdrop-filter: blur(12px);
  -webkit-backdrop-filter: blur(12px);
  border: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.08);
  border-radius: 4px;
  padding: 8px;
  opacity: 0;
  pointer-events: none;
  transition: opacity 0.22s ease, transform 0.22s ease;
  box-shadow: 0 20px 50px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.35);
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  gap: 2px;
  z-index: 110;
}
.site-header .nav-dropdown:focus-within .nav-dropdown-menu {
  opacity: 1;
  pointer-events: auto;
  transform: translateX(-50%) translateY(0);
}
@media (hover: hover) {
.site-header .nav-dropdown:hover .nav-dropdown-menu {
  opacity: 1;
  pointer-events: auto;
  transform: translateX(-50%) translateY(0);
}
}
.site-header .nav-dropdown-menu a {
  display: block;
  padding: 10px 14px;
  font-size: 16px;
  font-weight: 500;
  letter-spacing: 0.01em;
  color: rgba(248, 244, 235, 0.85);
  border-radius: 3px;
  white-space: nowrap;
  transition: background 0.15s ease, color 0.15s ease;
}
@media (hover: hover) {
.site-header .nav-dropdown-menu a:hover {
  background: rgba(190, 142, 72, 0.14);
  color: #fff;
}
}

/* Active state — highlights the current page in the header nav. The
   matching link is set by initNavActiveLink() in main.js. Same gold
   treatment as the mobile dock (.vz-dock__btn.is-active) so the cue is
   consistent across desktop nav and mobile dock. */
.site-header .nav-links > a.is-active,
.site-header .nav-links .nav-dropdown-toggle.is-active,
.site-header .nav-dropdown-menu a.is-active {
  color: var(--gold, #be8e48);
  background-color: rgba(190, 142, 72, 0.16);
}
/* The gold CTA button on /contact: it's already gold, so the active
   state matches its :hover (gold-dark) — signals "you're here". */
.site-header .nav-btn.is-active {
  background: var(--gold-dark, #a47a3a);
  border-color: var(--gold-dark, #a47a3a);
}
.site-header .nav-cta {
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 12px;
}
.site-header .nav-btn {
  padding: 10px 19px;
  border-radius: 3px;
  font-size: 13px;
  font-weight: 600;
  letter-spacing: 0.08em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  transition: all 0.25s;
  display: inline-flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 8px;
  height: 39px;
  background: var(--gold, #be8e48);
  color: #fff;
  border: 2px solid var(--gold, #be8e48);
}
@media (hover: hover) {
.site-header .nav-btn:hover {
  background: var(--gold-dark, #a47a3a);
  border-color: var(--gold-dark, #a47a3a);
}
}
/* Arrow drift on hover — same as the hero CTA (.vc-cta) */
.site-header .nav-btn svg {
  transition: transform 0.45s cubic-bezier(0.22, 0.61, 0.36, 1);
}
@media (hover: hover) {
.site-header .nav-btn:hover svg {
  transform: translateX(3px);
}
}
@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) {
  .site-header .nav-btn svg { transition: none; }
  @media (hover: hover) {
.site-header .nav-btn:hover svg { transform: none; }
}
}
.site-header .nav-btn-ghost {
  padding: 10px 18px;
  border-radius: 3px;
  font-size: 14px;
  font-weight: 500;
  letter-spacing: 0.04em;
  transition: all 0.25s;
  display: inline-flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 8px;
  height: 40px;
  white-space: nowrap;
  border: 1.5px solid rgba(248, 244, 235, 0.4);
  color: rgba(248, 244, 235, 0.92);
  background: transparent;
}
.site-header .nav-btn-ghost__num {
  display: inline-block;
  text-box: trim-both cap alphabetic;
}
@media (hover: hover) {
.site-header .nav-btn-ghost:hover {
  border-color: rgba(248, 244, 235, 0.85);
  background: rgba(248, 244, 235, 0.08);
  color: #F8F4EB;
}
}

/* Single FR/EN toggle button — desktop keeps the two-button group, this
   collapsed variant is only revealed at the mobile breakpoint. */
.site-header .lang-toggle__single { display: none; }
.site-header .lang-toggle__single::after { display: none; }

@media (max-width: 1100px) {
  .site-header .nav-links { display: none; }
}

/* Mobile header — compact icon phone button + compact Soumission button.
   Phone-number text is hidden, only the icon shows; Soumission shrinks to
   the gold pill with just its arrow shape kept compact. */
@media (max-width: 700px) {
  /* Mobile header layout: logo on the left, language toggle + phone
     button on the right. The free-quote button is dropped. */
  .site-header .nav { padding: 4px 4px; }
  .site-header .nav-logo img { height: 36px; }
  .site-header .nav-cta { gap: 8px; }

  .site-header .nav-btn-ghost {
    display: inline-flex;
    width: 40px;
    height: 40px;
    flex: 0 0 40px;          /* never shrink — keep it square */
    padding: 0;
    justify-content: center;
    gap: 0;
    font-size: 0;            /* hide "(438) 699-3854" text */
    letter-spacing: 0;
    border-width: 1.5px;
  }
  /* Hide the phone-number text entirely so the icon is the only flex
     child and sits dead-centre in the square button. */
  .site-header .nav-btn-ghost__num { display: none; }
  .site-header .nav-btn-ghost svg { width: 16px; height: 16px; }

  /* Free-quote button removed on mobile. */
  .site-header .nav-btn { display: none; }

  /* Collapse the FR | EN pair into a single toggle button. */
  .site-header .lang-toggle { gap: 0; flex: 0 0 auto; }
  .site-header .lang-toggle [data-lang-btn],
  .site-header .lang-toggle .lang-sep { display: none; }
  .site-header .lang-toggle__single {
    display: inline-flex;
    align-items: center;
    justify-content: center;
    width: 40px;
    height: 40px;
    padding: 0;
    border: 1.5px solid rgba(248, 244, 235, 0.4);
    border-radius: 3px;
    background: transparent;
    color: rgba(248, 244, 235, 0.92);
    font-weight: 600;
    font-size: 13px;
    letter-spacing: 0.04em;
    line-height: 1;
    transition: all 0.25s;
  }
  @media (hover: hover) {
.site-header .lang-toggle__single:hover {
    border-color: rgba(248, 244, 235, 0.85);
    background: rgba(248, 244, 235, 0.08);
    color: #F8F4EB;
  }
}
}

/* ---------- content block ---------- */
/* Header is position: fixed and doesn't take flow space, so the hero
   is already full-bleed from the top. Padding-top reserves room for
   the floating header. min-height matches .vc so the content fills
   the full hero  no gap below the stats strip. */
.vc-content {
  position: relative;
  z-index: 3;
  min-height: 100vh;
  min-height: 100lvh;
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  justify-content: flex-start;
  padding: 130px 56px 44px;
}
.vc-block { max-width: none; margin-top: auto; }

.vc-h1 {
  font-family: var(--vc-serif);
  font-weight: 300;
  font-size: clamp(48px, 6.4vw, 78px);
  line-height: 1.02;
  letter-spacing: -0.025em;
  color: #FBF7EE;
  text-shadow: 0 2px 30px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.4);
}
.vc-h1 em { font-style: italic; font-weight: 400; }
.vc-h1 .accent {
  color: #E8B779;
  font-style: italic;
  font-weight: 400;
}

.vc-sub {
  margin-top: 22px;
  font-size: 24px;
  line-height: 1.6;
  color: rgba(251, 247, 238, 0.86);
  max-width: 720px;
  font-weight: 400;
  text-shadow: 0 1px 12px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.35);
}

.vc-actions {
  margin-top: 32px;
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 12px;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
}

/* Same shape as the header gold button (.nav-btn) */
.vc-cta {
  display: inline-flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: center;
  gap: 8px;
  padding: 11px 20px;
  height: 40px;
  font-family: var(--vc-sans);
  font-weight: 600;
  font-size: 14px;
  letter-spacing: 0.08em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  border-radius: 3px;
  border: 2px solid var(--vc-gold);
  background: var(--vc-gold);
  color: #fff;
  white-space: nowrap;
  transition: all 0.25s;
}
@media (hover: hover) {
.vc-cta:hover {
  background: var(--vc-gold-dark);
  border-color: var(--vc-gold-dark);
}
}
.vc-cta svg { width: 12px; height: 12px; }

/* Same shape as the header ghost button (.nav-btn-ghost) */
.vc-link {
  display: inline-flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: center;
  gap: 8px;
  padding: 10px 18px;
  height: 40px;
  font-family: var(--vc-sans);
  font-weight: 500;
  font-size: 14px;
  letter-spacing: 0.04em;
  border-radius: 3px;
  border: 1.5px solid rgba(248, 244, 235, 0.4);
  background: transparent;
  color: rgba(248, 244, 235, 0.92);
  white-space: nowrap;
  transition: all 0.25s;
}
@media (hover: hover) {
.vc-link:hover {
  border-color: rgba(248, 244, 235, 0.85);
  background: rgba(248, 244, 235, 0.08);
  color: #F8F4EB;
}
}

/* ---------- bottom stats strip ---------- */
.vc-stats {
  margin-top: 40px;
  padding-top: 24px;
  border-top: 1px solid rgba(251, 247, 238, 0.22);
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(4, 1fr);
  gap: 44px;
  align-items: center;
}
.vc-stat .k {
  font-family: var(--vc-mono);
  font-size: 13px;
  letter-spacing: 0.18em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: rgba(251, 247, 238, 0.6);
  margin-top: 8px;
  font-weight: 500;
}
.vc-stat .v {
  font-family: var(--vc-serif);
  font-weight: 400;
  font-size: 30px;
  line-height: 1;
  letter-spacing: -0.02em;
  color: #FBF7EE;
}
.vc-stat .v small {
  font-family: var(--vc-sans);
  font-size: 16px;
  font-weight: 500;
  color: rgba(251, 247, 238, 0.65);
  margin-left: 2px;
  letter-spacing: 0;
}
.vc-since {
  font-family: var(--vc-mono);
  font-size: 0.42em;
  font-weight: 500;
  letter-spacing: 0.18em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: rgba(251, 247, 238, 0.62);
  margin-right: 8px;
  vertical-align: 0.35em;
}
.vc-proof__num .vc-since {
  color: rgba(248, 244, 235, 0.72);
  font-family: var(--font-body, inherit);
}
.vc-cert {
  justify-self: end;
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 14px;
  font-family: var(--vc-mono);
  font-size: 13px;
  letter-spacing: 0.14em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: rgba(251, 247, 238, 0.62);
}
.vc-cert .dot {
  width: 5px;
  height: 5px;
  border-radius: 50%;
  background: #E8B779;
}

/* ---------- responsive ---------- */
@media (max-width: 1100px) {
  .vc-content { padding: 110px 28px 36px; }
  .vc-stats { grid-template-columns: repeat(3, auto); gap: 28px; row-gap: 20px; }
  .vc-cert { display: none; }
}
@media (max-width: 700px) {
  /* Title group is pushed down toward the stats: its auto top margin
     absorbs all the free space, leaving only a fixed gap to the stats. */
  .vc-content { padding-top: 92px; }
  .vc-block { margin-top: auto; }
  /* Fixed pixel size — never scales with the viewport. */
  .vc-h1 { font-size: 26px; line-height: 1.1; }
  .vc-sub { font-size: 20px; }
  .vc-actions { gap: 10px; }
  .vc-cta, .vc-link { flex: 1 1 auto; }

  /* Stats strip — three numeric stats in a row, with the RBQ line as a
     full-width footer strip below them (mirrors the desktop layout).
     `minmax(0, 1fr)` lets columns shrink below their min-content; without
     it, the longest stat ("Jusqu'à 25 ans") forces its column wider than
     the viewport, pushing the strip past the right edge. */
  .vc-stats {
    grid-template-columns: repeat(3, minmax(0, 1fr));
    gap: 18px 12px;
    margin-top: clamp(24px, 4vh, 48px);
    padding-top: 20px;
  }
  /* Keep the number line ("Jusqu'à 25 ans") on a single row. Without
     this, sub-400px viewports (iPhone 12 = 390px) shrink the 1fr column
     just enough that " ans" wraps to its own line, making the third
     stat 1-2 lines taller than the other two. */
  .vc-stat .v { font-size: 24px; white-space: nowrap; }
  .vc-stat .v small { font-size: 12px; }
  .vc-stat .k {
    font-size: 10.5px;
    letter-spacing: 0.13em;
    margin-top: 6px;
  }
  .vc-stat:nth-child(4) {
    grid-column: 1 / -1;
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
    justify-content: space-between;
    gap: 10px;
    margin-top: 2px;
    padding-top: 14px;
    border-top: 1px solid rgba(251, 247, 238, 0.16);
  }
  .vc-stat:nth-child(4) .v {
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
    gap: 8px;
    font-family: var(--vc-mono);
    font-size: 14px;
    letter-spacing: 0.14em;
    color: rgba(251, 247, 238, 0.88);
  }
  .vc-stat:nth-child(4) .v::before {
    content: '';
    width: 6px;
    height: 6px;
    border-radius: 50%;
    background: #E8B779;
    flex: 0 0 auto;
  }
  .vc-stat:nth-child(4) .k { margin-top: 0; }
}

/* Narrow-phone CTA wrap.
   "Obtenez votre soumission gratuite" has a ~383px intrinsic single-line
   width — wider than the available actions row on anything below an
   iPhone Pro Max (414/430px). Below that, allow the label to break to a
   second line so the gold edge stays inside the viewport instead of
   being clipped by `.vc { overflow: clip }`. Pro Max phones keep the
   tighter one-line design they already had. */
@media (max-width: 414px) {
  .vc-cta,
  .vc-link {
    white-space: normal;
    line-height: 1.2;
    height: auto;
    min-height: 44px;
    text-align: center;
    padding-top: 9px;
    padding-bottom: 9px;
  }
}

/* ============================================================
   Light entrance + ambient animations
   Soft, calm, restrained. Played once on load.
   ============================================================ */

/* Slow, almost imperceptible Ken Burns on the background image */
@keyframes vcBgDrift {
  from { transform: scale(1.02) translate3d(0, 0, 0); }
  to   { transform: scale(1.08) translate3d(-1.2%, -0.6%, 0); }
}
.vc-bg img {
  transform: scale(1.02);
  animation: vcBgDrift 28s ease-out forwards;
  will-change: transform;
}

/* Hold the hero bg perfectly still on mobile/tablet — avoids any zoom/drift
   while the user scrolls past the hero. Extended up to the desktop
   breakpoint (1024px) so the Ken Burns can't run on wider phones (430+) or
   tablets either. */
@media (max-width: 1023px) {
  .vc-bg img {
    transform: none;
    animation: none;
    will-change: auto;
  }
}

/* Soft fade-up for content blocks. Short distance, long duration. */
@keyframes vcRise {
  from { opacity: 0; transform: translateY(14px); }
  to   { opacity: 1; transform: translateY(0); }
}
@keyframes vcFade {
  from { opacity: 0; }
  to   { opacity: 1; }
}

.vc-h1,
.vc-sub,
.vc-actions > *,
.vc-stat {
  opacity: 0;
  animation: vcRise 1.1s cubic-bezier(0.22, 0.61, 0.36, 1) forwards;
}

.vc-h1            { animation-delay: 0.10s; }
.vc-sub           { animation-delay: 0.30s; }
.vc-actions > *:nth-child(1) { animation-delay: 0.50s; }
.vc-actions > *:nth-child(2) { animation-delay: 0.60s; }

/* Stats strip: even line first, then a calm cascade per stat */
.vc-stats {
  position: relative;
}
.vc-stats::before {
  content: '';
  position: absolute;
  top: 0; left: 0; right: 0;
  height: 1px;
  background: rgba(251, 247, 238, 0.22);
  transform-origin: left center;
  transform: scaleX(0);
  animation: vcRuleDraw 1.4s cubic-bezier(0.22, 0.61, 0.36, 1) 0.65s forwards;
}
.vc-stats { border-top-color: transparent; }
@keyframes vcRuleDraw {
  to { transform: scaleX(1); }
}

.vc-stat:nth-child(1) { animation-delay: 0.85s; }
.vc-stat:nth-child(2) { animation-delay: 0.95s; }
.vc-stat:nth-child(3) { animation-delay: 1.05s; }
.vc-stat:nth-child(4) { animation-delay: 1.15s; }

/* Accent word: a single, very gentle shimmer that fades in after the H1 */
.vc-h1 .accent {
  background: linear-gradient(
    90deg,
    #E8B779 0%,
    #F2CE9A 50%,
    #E8B779 100%
  );
  background-size: 220% 100%;
  background-position: 100% 50%;
  -webkit-background-clip: text;
  background-clip: text;
  -webkit-text-fill-color: transparent;
  animation: vcAccentSweep 2.4s cubic-bezier(0.22, 0.61, 0.36, 1) 0.45s forwards;
}
@keyframes vcAccentSweep {
  to { background-position: 0% 50%; }
}

/* Status-style breathing dot, if present (e.g. .vc-cert .dot) */
.vc-cert .dot {
  animation: vcDotPulse 2.6s ease-in-out infinite;
}
@keyframes vcDotPulse {
  0%, 100% { opacity: 1; transform: scale(1); }
  50%      { opacity: 0.55; transform: scale(0.85); }
}

/* CTA arrow nudges a hair on hover, calmly */
.vc-cta svg {
  transition: transform 0.45s cubic-bezier(0.22, 0.61, 0.36, 1);
}
@media (hover: hover) {
.vc-cta:hover svg { transform: translateX(3px); }
}

/* Hold the hero text completely still — no entrance motion — for
   reduced-motion users AND on mobile (where any hero-text movement
   during scroll / URL-bar changes is unwanted). */
@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce), (max-width: 700px) {
  .vc-bg img,
  .vc-h1,
  .vc-sub,
  .vc-actions > *,
  .vc-stat,
  .vc-stats::before,
  .vc-h1 .accent,
  .vc-cert .dot,
  .vc-cta svg {
    animation: none !important;
    transition: none !important;
  }
  .vc-h1, .vc-sub, .vc-actions > *, .vc-stat { opacity: 1; transform: none; }
  .vc-stats::before { transform: scaleX(1); }
  .vc-h1 .accent {
    background: none;
    -webkit-text-fill-color: #E8B779;
  }
}

/* Hero proofs strip (index2.html alternate hero) — full-width strip below CTAs */
.vc-proofs {
  list-style: none;
  padding: 28px 0 0;
  margin: 40px 0 0;
  border-top: 1px solid rgba(251, 247, 238, 0.22);
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(2, 1fr);
  gap: 44px;
  align-items: center;
}
.vc-proof {
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  gap: 8px;
  text-shadow: 0 1px 12px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.35);
}
.vc-proof__num {
  font-family: 'Playfair Display', Georgia, serif;
  font-weight: 700;
  font-size: clamp(32px, 3.4vw, 44px);
  line-height: 1;
  letter-spacing: -0.01em;
  color: #E8B779;
}
.vc-proof__num small {
  font-size: 0.55em;
  font-weight: 600;
  margin-left: 2px;
  vertical-align: super;
  line-height: 1;
}
.vc-proof__label {
  font-family: var(--font-body);
  font-size: 14px;
  font-weight: 600;
  letter-spacing: 0.14em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: rgba(248, 244, 235, 0.82);
}
@media (max-width: 900px) {
  .vc-proofs { gap: 28px; }
}
@media (max-width: 700px) {
  .vc-proofs {
    grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr;
    gap: 18px 12px;
    margin-top: clamp(24px, 4vh, 48px);
    padding-top: 20px;
  }
  .vc-proof__num { font-size: 26px; }
  .vc-proof__label { font-size: 13px; letter-spacing: 0.1em; }
}

/* Alt ghost link (version switch button) */
.vc-link.vc-link--alt {
  border-color: rgba(232, 183, 121, 0.55);
  color: #E8B779;
}
@media (hover: hover) {
  .vc-link.vc-link--alt:hover {
    border-color: rgba(232, 183, 121, 0.85);
    background: rgba(232, 183, 121, 0.10);
    color: #E8B779;
  }
}