.ss-reading {
	position: relative;
}

/* Hero image wash (optional) */
.ss-reading__hero {
	position: relative;
	min-height: clamp(220px, 34vh, 420px);
	overflow: hidden;
	border-bottom: 1px solid var(--ss-border);
	background:
		radial-gradient(
			1200px 500px at 30% 12%,
			rgba(200, 181, 138, 0.14),
			transparent 55%
		),
		radial-gradient(
			900px 420px at 80% 20%,
			rgba(138, 183, 200, 0.1),
			transparent 60%
		),
		linear-gradient(
			to bottom,
			rgba(11, 12, 16, 0) 0%,
			rgba(11, 12, 16, 0.65) 75%,
			rgba(11, 12, 16, 1) 100%
		);
}

.ss-reading__hero::before {
	content: '';
	position: absolute;
	inset: 0;
	background-image: var(--ss-reading-hero);
	background-size: cover;
	background-position: center;
	/* clearer image presence, still restrained */
	filter: saturate(1.02) contrast(1.06) brightness(0.82);
	transform: scale(1.04);
}

.ss-reading__hero::after {
	content: '';
	position: absolute;
	inset: 0;
	/* keep the lower fade for page transition, but let the image show */
	background: linear-gradient(
		to bottom,
		rgba(11, 12, 16, 0.18) 0%,
		rgba(11, 12, 16, 0.55) 70%,
		rgba(11, 12, 16, 1) 100%
	);
}

.ss-reading__header {
	padding-top: var(--ss-space-6);
}

.ss-reading__header--over-hero {
	position: relative;
	margin-top: calc(-1 * var(--ss-space-7));
	padding-top: var(--ss-space-5);
}

/* Localized text scrim: ensures title/dek legibility even on bright hero areas */
.ss-reading__header--over-hero {
	display: inline-flex;
	flex-direction: column;
	align-items: flex-start;
}

.ss-reading__header--over-hero > :is(.ss-eyebrow, .ss-h1, .ss-dek) {
	display: inline;
	width: fit-content;
	max-width: min(100%, var(--ss-measure));
	padding: 0.15rem 0.55rem;
	border-radius: 12px;
	background: rgba(11, 12, 16, 0.78);
	border: 1px solid rgba(233, 231, 226, 0.1);
	box-shadow: 0 12px 32px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.22);
}

.ss-reading__header--over-hero > .ss-h1 {
	padding-top: 0.25rem;
	padding-bottom: 0.35rem;
}

/* Reading typography: a hair narrower + more open leading */
.ss-reading .ss-prose {
	max-width: 62ch;
	font-family: var(--ss-font-serif);
	font-size: 1.08rem;
	line-height: 1.72;
}

.ss-reading .ss-prose p {
	margin: 0 0 var(--ss-space-5);
}

.ss-reading .ss-prose h2,
.ss-reading .ss-prose h3 {
	font-family: var(--ss-font-serif);
	letter-spacing: -0.015em;
}

.ss-reading .ss-prose h2 {
	font-size: 1.6rem;
	margin: var(--ss-space-7) 0 var(--ss-space-3);
}

.ss-reading .ss-prose h3 {
	font-size: 1.25rem;
	margin: var(--ss-space-6) 0 var(--ss-space-2);
}

.ss-reading .ss-prose a {
	color: var(--ss-text);
	text-decoration: none;
	border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(200, 181, 138, 0.35);
}

.ss-reading .ss-prose a:hover {
	border-bottom-color: rgba(200, 181, 138, 0.8);
}

.ss-reading .ss-prose blockquote {
	margin: var(--ss-space-6) 0;
	padding: var(--ss-space-3) var(--ss-space-4);
	border-left: 2px solid rgba(200, 181, 138, 0.45);
	background: rgba(17, 19, 26, 0.35);
	color: var(--ss-muted);
	border-radius: 10px;
}

.ss-reading .ss-prose blockquote p {
	margin: 0;
}

.ss-reading .ss-prose hr {
	border: 0;
	border-top: 1px solid var(--ss-border);
	margin: var(--ss-space-7) 0;
}

.ss-reading .ss-prose code {
	font-family: var(--ss-font-mono);
	font-size: 0.95em;
	background: rgba(22, 26, 36, 0.55);
	border: 1px solid rgba(233, 231, 226, 0.1);
	padding: 0.1em 0.35em;
	border-radius: 8px;
}

.ss-reading .ss-prose pre {
	overflow: auto;
	padding: var(--ss-space-4);
	background: rgba(22, 26, 36, 0.55);
	border: 1px solid rgba(233, 231, 226, 0.1);
	border-radius: var(--ss-radius);
}