.ve-author-directory-hero,
.ve-author-hero,
.ve-author-editorial-grid article,
.ve-author-work-card,
.ve-author-card {
  border: 1px solid rgba(212, 163, 115, .3);
  background: linear-gradient(145deg, rgba(20, 29, 42, .98), rgba(7, 12, 20, .98));
  box-shadow: 0 22px 52px rgba(0, 0, 0, .42);
}

.ve-author-directory-hero {
  margin-bottom: 34px;
  padding: clamp(26px, 5vw, 52px);
  text-align: center;
  border-radius: 24px;
  background:
    radial-gradient(circle at 50% 0, rgba(212, 163, 115, .18), transparent 52%),
    linear-gradient(145deg, rgba(20, 29, 42, .98), rgba(7, 12, 20, .98));
}

.ve-author-directory-hero h1,
.ve-author-hero h1 {
  margin: 6px 0 10px;
  color: #fff7ea;
  font-family: var(--ve-font-serif);
  font-size: clamp(36px, 6vw, 62px);
  line-height: 1.04;
}

.ve-author-directory-hero > p:last-of-type {
  max-width: 720px;
  margin: 0 auto;
  color: #c9d1dc;
  font-family: var(--ve-font-story);
  font-size: 18px;
  line-height: 1.65;
}

.ve-author-kicker {
  margin: 0;
  color: #e5bd88;
  font-size: 11px;
  font-weight: 800;
  letter-spacing: .16em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
}

.ve-author-stats {
  display: flex;
  gap: 9px;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
  margin-top: 20px;
}

.ve-author-directory-hero .ve-author-stats { justify-content: center; }

.ve-author-stats span {
  padding: 8px 12px;
  color: #bcc6d3;
  background: rgba(255, 255, 255, .035);
  border: 1px solid rgba(212, 163, 115, .22);
  border-radius: 999px;
  font-size: 12px;
}

.ve-author-stats strong { color: #fff2de; }

.ve-section-heading {
  margin: 0 0 18px;
  color: #fff2de;
  font-size: clamp(24px, 4vw, 34px);
}

.ve-author-grid {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(4, minmax(0, 1fr));
  gap: 20px;
}

.ve-author-card {
  overflow: hidden;
  border-radius: 16px;
}

.ve-author-card > a,
.ve-author-work-card > a {
  display: block;
  height: 100%;
  color: inherit;
  text-decoration: none;
}

.ve-author-card > a:focus-visible,
.ve-author-work-card > a:focus-visible {
  outline: 3px solid #67d9ff;
  outline-offset: -3px;
}

.ve-author-card-art {
  position: relative;
  aspect-ratio: 16 / 10;
  overflow: hidden;
  background: radial-gradient(circle, #38485b, #101824 70%);
}

.ve-author-card-art img {
  width: 100%;
  height: 100%;
  object-fit: cover;
  object-position: 50% 36%;
  opacity: .5;
  filter: saturate(.7);
  transform: scale(1.07);
}

.ve-author-monogram,
.ve-author-identity-art span {
  display: grid;
  place-items: center;
  color: #1a130b;
  background: linear-gradient(145deg, #f5dcb7, #a86f35);
  border: 3px double #ffe7c2;
  border-radius: 50%;
  font-family: var(--ve-font-serif);
  font-weight: 800;
  box-shadow: 0 12px 30px rgba(0, 0, 0, .5);
}

.ve-author-monogram {
  position: absolute;
  left: 50%;
  top: 50%;
  width: 76px;
  height: 76px;
  font-size: 34px;
  transform: translate(-50%, -50%);
}

.ve-author-card-copy { padding: 17px; }
.ve-author-card-copy p,
.ve-author-work-card p { margin: 0 0 5px; color: #bd9568; font-size: 10px; font-weight: 800; letter-spacing: .1em; text-transform: uppercase; }
.ve-author-card-copy h2,
.ve-author-work-card h3 { margin: 0 0 7px; color: #fff3df; font-family: var(--ve-font-serif); line-height: 1.22; }
.ve-author-card-copy h2 { font-size: 23px; }
.ve-author-card-copy span,
.ve-author-work-card span { color: #aeb9c7; font-size: 12px; }

.ve-author-hero {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: minmax(180px, 260px) 1fr;
  gap: clamp(24px, 5vw, 58px);
  align-items: center;
  margin-bottom: 24px;
  padding: clamp(24px, 5vw, 52px);
  border-radius: 24px;
  background:
    radial-gradient(circle at 14% 35%, rgba(212, 163, 115, .2), transparent 25%),
    linear-gradient(145deg, rgba(20, 29, 42, .98), rgba(7, 12, 20, .98));
}

.ve-author-identity-art {
  display: grid;
  place-items: center;
  aspect-ratio: 1;
  padding: 18%;
  background:
    repeating-radial-gradient(circle, transparent 0 12px, rgba(212, 163, 115, .07) 13px 14px),
    radial-gradient(circle, rgba(65, 82, 101, .9), #0b111a 70%);
  border: 1px solid rgba(229, 189, 136, .42);
  border-radius: 50%;
  box-shadow: inset 0 0 36px rgba(0, 0, 0, .62), 0 18px 36px rgba(0, 0, 0, .4);
}

.ve-author-identity-art img { width: 100%; height: 100%; object-fit: cover; border-radius: 50%; }
.ve-author-identity-art span { width: 100%; height: 100%; font-size: clamp(54px, 9vw, 96px); }
.ve-author-era { margin: 0 0 14px; color: #d4b083; font-size: 13px; }
.ve-author-biography { max-width: 780px; margin: 0; color: #d3dae3; font-family: var(--ve-font-story); font-size: 17px; line-height: 1.72; }

.ve-author-editorial-grid {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(2, minmax(0, 1fr));
  gap: 20px;
  margin-bottom: 42px;
}

.ve-author-editorial-grid article { padding: clamp(20px, 3vw, 30px); border-radius: 16px; }
.ve-author-editorial-grid h2 { margin: 6px 0 10px; color: #fff2de; font-size: 24px; }
.ve-author-editorial-grid article > p:not(.ve-author-kicker) { color: #c4ceda; line-height: 1.65; }
.ve-text-link {
  display: inline-flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 6px;
  padding: 6px 9px;
  color: #f0c891;
  background: rgba(212, 163, 115, .07);
  border: 1px solid rgba(212, 163, 115, .22);
  border-radius: 6px;
  font-weight: 700;
  text-decoration: none;
  transition: color .18s ease, background .18s ease, border-color .18s ease, transform .18s ease;
}

.ve-text-link:hover,
.ve-text-link:focus-visible {
  color: #fff1d9;
  background: rgba(212, 163, 115, .14);
  border-color: rgba(240, 200, 145, .58);
  outline: none;
  text-decoration: none;
  transform: translateY(-1px);
}

.ve-corpus-progress { margin-top: 20px; }
.ve-corpus-progress div { display: flex; justify-content: space-between; gap: 16px; margin-bottom: 7px; color: #c5ced8; font-size: 12px; }
.ve-corpus-progress progress { width: 100%; height: 9px; overflow: hidden; accent-color: #d7a15f; border: 0; border-radius: 999px; }

.ve-author-works-header {
  display: flex;
  justify-content: space-between;
  gap: 18px;
  align-items: end;
  margin-bottom: 18px;
}

.ve-author-works-header h2 { margin: 5px 0 0; color: #fff2de; font-size: clamp(25px, 4vw, 34px); }
.ve-author-works-header > p { margin: 0; color: #9eabb9; font-size: 12px; }

.ve-author-work-grid {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(4, minmax(0, 1fr));
  gap: 22px;
}

.ve-author-work-card { overflow: hidden; border-radius: 14px; transition: transform .18s ease, border-color .18s ease; }
.ve-author-work-card:hover { border-color: rgba(240, 200, 145, .65); transform: translateY(-3px); }
.ve-author-work-card > a > div:last-child { padding: 15px; }
.ve-author-work-card h3 { font-size: 19px; }
.ve-author-work-cover { aspect-ratio: 2 / 3; overflow: hidden; background: radial-gradient(circle, #2f3e50, #0b1119); }
.ve-author-work-cover img { display: block; width: 100%; height: 100%; object-fit: cover; }
.ve-author-work-cover > span { display: grid; place-items: center; width: 100%; height: 100%; color: #dcb17d; font-family: var(--ve-font-serif); font-size: 50px; }

.ve-library-author-directory { margin: -8px 0 18px; }
.ve-library-author-directory a { color: #efc68e; font-size: 13px; font-weight: 800; }
.ve-author-badge { text-decoration: none; }

@media (max-width: 900px) {
  .ve-author-grid,
  .ve-author-work-grid { grid-template-columns: repeat(2, minmax(0, 1fr)); }
}

@media (max-width: 640px) {
  .ve-author-hero { grid-template-columns: 1fr; text-align: center; }
  .ve-author-identity-art { width: min(62vw, 220px); margin: 0 auto; }
  .ve-author-stats { justify-content: center; }
  .ve-author-editorial-grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
  .ve-author-grid,
  .ve-author-work-grid { grid-template-columns: repeat(2, minmax(0, 1fr)); gap: 12px; }
  .ve-author-card-copy,
  .ve-author-work-card > a > div:last-child { padding: 12px; }
  .ve-author-card-copy h2 { font-size: 19px; }
  .ve-author-work-card h3 { font-size: 16px; }
}

@media (max-width: 390px) {
  .ve-author-grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
}

@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) {
  .ve-author-work-card { transition: none; }
}