/* ============================================================
   BLOG.CSS — First Step Engineering Blog Page
   ============================================================ */

/* ── HERO ─────────────────────────────────────────────────── */
.bl-hero {
  position: relative;
  min-height: 80vh;
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  background: #06101E;
  overflow: hidden;
  padding-top: var(--nav-h, 90px);
}

.bl-hero-bg {
  position: absolute;
  inset: 0;
  pointer-events: none;
}

.bl-hero-img {
  position: absolute;
  inset: 0;
  z-index: 0;
}

.bl-hero-img img {
  width: 100%;
  height: 100%;
  object-fit: cover;
  object-position: center;
  filter: brightness(.85) saturate(.95);
  transform: scale(1.06);
  transition: transform 12s ease;
}

.bl-hero-img img.loaded {
  transform: scale(1);
}

.bl-hero-overlay {
  position: absolute;
  inset: 0;
  z-index: 1;
  background: linear-gradient(
    to bottom,
    rgba(6, 16, 30, .35) 0%,
    rgba(6, 16, 30, .20) 40%,
    rgba(6, 16, 30, .55) 100%
  );
}

.bl-hero-grid {
  position: absolute;
  inset: 0;
  z-index: 2;
  background-image:
    linear-gradient(rgba(200, 134, 10, .04) 1px, transparent 1px),
    linear-gradient(90deg, rgba(200, 134, 10, .04) 1px, transparent 1px);
  background-size: 64px 64px;
}

.bl-hero-glow {
  position: absolute;
  top: -10%;
  left: 50%;
  transform: translateX(-50%);
  width: 700px;
  height: 500px;
  background: radial-gradient(ellipse, rgba(200, 134, 10, .08) 0%, transparent 65%);
}

.bl-hero-inner {
  position: relative;
  z-index: 3;
  max-width: 1280px;
  margin: 0 auto;
  padding: 80px 24px 100px;
  width: 100%;
}

.bl-hero-eyebrow {
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 14px;
  margin-bottom: 28px;
}

.bl-eyebrow-line {
  width: 32px;
  height: 1.5px;
  background: #C8860A;
  opacity: .7;
}

.bl-eyebrow-text {
  font-family: 'IBM Plex Mono', monospace;
  font-size: 10px;
  letter-spacing: 3px;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: #C8860A;
  opacity: .8;
}

.bl-hero-title {
  font-family: 'Montserrat', sans-serif;
  font-size: clamp(48px, 7vw, 88px);
  font-weight: 900;
  line-height: 1;
  letter-spacing: -2px;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  margin: 0 0 24px;
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  gap: 4px;
  text-shadow: 0 2px 24px rgba(6, 16, 30, .6);
}

.bl-ht-line {
  color: #fff;
  display: block;
}

.bl-ht-gold {
  color: #C8860A;
}

.bl-hero-sub {
  font-family: 'Montserrat', sans-serif;
  font-size: 16px;
  line-height: 1.7;
  color: rgba(255, 255, 255, .85);
  max-width: 560px;
  margin: 0 0 32px;
  text-shadow: 0 1px 12px rgba(6, 16, 30, .5);
}

.bl-hero-meta {
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 10px;
  font-family: 'IBM Plex Mono', monospace;
  font-size: 10px;
  letter-spacing: 1.5px;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: rgba(255, 255, 255, .35);
}

.bl-hero-meta i {
  color: #C8860A;
  margin-right: 4px;
}

.bl-meta-sep {
  opacity: .4;
}

.bl-hero-scroll {
  position: absolute;
  bottom: 28px;
  left: 50%;
  transform: translateX(-50%);
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 8px;
  font-family: 'IBM Plex Mono', monospace;
  font-size: 9px;
  letter-spacing: 2.5px;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: rgba(255, 255, 255, .25);
  z-index: 2;
}

.bl-scroll-line {
  width: 1px;
  height: 40px;
  background: linear-gradient(to bottom, #C8860A, transparent);
  animation: blScrollPulse 1.8s ease-in-out infinite;
}

@keyframes blScrollPulse {
  0%, 100% { opacity: .4; }
  50% { opacity: 1; }
}

/* ── SECTION INTRO ────────────────────────────────────────── */
.bl-section-intro {
  background: #06101E;
  border-top: 1px solid rgba(200, 134, 10, .08);
  position: relative;
  overflow: hidden;
}

.bl-intro-inner {
  max-width: 1280px;
  margin: 0 auto;
  padding: 90px 24px 70px;
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr;
  gap: 48px;
  align-items: end;
  position: relative;
}

.bl-intro-left { position: relative; z-index: 2; }
.bl-intro-right { position: relative; z-index: 2; padding-bottom: 6px; }

.bl-intro-eyebrow {
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 10px;
  font-family: 'IBM Plex Mono', monospace;
  font-size: 10px;
  letter-spacing: 3px;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: #C8860A;
  opacity: .85;
  margin-bottom: 16px;
}

.bl-intro-dot {
  width: 6px;
  height: 6px;
  background: #C8860A;
  border-radius: 50%;
  display: inline-block;
  animation: blIntroDot 2s ease-in-out infinite;
}

@keyframes blIntroDot {
  0%, 100% { opacity: 1; transform: scale(1); }
  50%      { opacity: .35; transform: scale(.7); }
}

.bl-intro-title {
  font-family: 'Montserrat', sans-serif;
  font-size: clamp(34px, 4.2vw, 56px);
  font-weight: 900;
  line-height: 1.05;
  letter-spacing: -1.5px;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: #fff;
  margin: 0;
}

.bl-intro-title em {
  font-style: normal;
  color: #C8860A;
}

.bl-intro-desc {
  font-family: 'Montserrat', sans-serif;
  font-size: 15px;
  line-height: 1.75;
  color: rgba(255, 255, 255, .5);
  margin: 0 0 28px;
  max-width: 500px;
}

.bl-intro-stats {
  display: flex;
  gap: 0;
  border-top: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, .08);
  padding-top: 22px;
}

.bl-intro-stat {
  flex: 1;
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  gap: 6px;
  padding-right: 16px;
  border-right: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, .06);
}

.bl-intro-stat:last-child {
  border-right: none;
  padding-right: 0;
  padding-left: 16px;
}

.bl-intro-stat:nth-child(2) { padding-left: 16px; }

.bl-istat-num {
  font-family: 'Montserrat', sans-serif;
  font-size: clamp(28px, 3vw, 38px);
  font-weight: 900;
  letter-spacing: -1px;
  color: #fff;
  line-height: 1;
}

.bl-istat-num em {
  font-style: normal;
  color: #C8860A;
}

.bl-istat-lbl {
  font-family: 'IBM Plex Mono', monospace;
  font-size: 9px;
  letter-spacing: 1.5px;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: rgba(255, 255, 255, .35);
  line-height: 1.5;
}

.bl-intro-wm {
  position: absolute;
  right: 24px;
  bottom: -28px;
  font-family: 'Montserrat', sans-serif;
  font-size: clamp(80px, 11vw, 160px);
  font-weight: 900;
  letter-spacing: -4px;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: rgba(200, 134, 10, .035);
  line-height: 1;
  pointer-events: none;
  user-select: none;
  z-index: 1;
}

@media (max-width: 900px) {
  .bl-intro-inner {
    grid-template-columns: 1fr;
    gap: 28px;
    padding: 64px 24px 48px;
  }
  .bl-intro-wm { display: none; }
}

@media (max-width: 600px) {
  .bl-intro-stats { flex-direction: column; gap: 18px; }
  .bl-intro-stat,
  .bl-intro-stat:last-child,
  .bl-intro-stat:nth-child(2) {
    border-right: none;
    padding: 0 0 18px;
    border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, .06);
  }
  .bl-intro-stat:last-child { border-bottom: none; padding-bottom: 0; }
}

/* ── FILTER BAR ───────────────────────────────────────────── */
.bl-filter-bar {
  position: sticky;
  top: 0;
  z-index: 100;
  background: rgba(6, 16, 30, .97);
  backdrop-filter: blur(16px);
  border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(200, 134, 10, .12);
  transition: box-shadow .3s;
}

.bl-filter-bar.scrolled {
  box-shadow: 0 4px 32px rgba(0, 0, 0, .4);
}

.bl-filter-inner {
  max-width: 1280px;
  margin: 0 auto;
  padding: 0 24px;
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: space-between;
  gap: 16px;
  height: 60px;
}

.bl-filter-tabs {
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 4px;
  overflow-x: auto;
  scrollbar-width: none;
  flex: 1;
}

.bl-filter-tabs::-webkit-scrollbar { display: none; }

.bl-filter-tab {
  font-family: 'IBM Plex Mono', monospace;
  font-size: 10px;
  letter-spacing: 1.5px;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: rgba(255, 255, 255, .45);
  background: transparent;
  border: 1px solid transparent;
  padding: 6px 14px;
  cursor: pointer;
  white-space: nowrap;
  transition: all .2s;
}

.bl-filter-tab:hover {
  color: rgba(255, 255, 255, .8);
  border-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, .1);
}

.bl-filter-tab.active {
  color: #06101E;
  background: #C8860A;
  border-color: #C8860A;
}

.bl-search-wrap {
  position: relative;
  flex-shrink: 0;
}

.bl-search-icon {
  position: absolute;
  left: 12px;
  top: 50%;
  transform: translateY(-50%);
  color: rgba(255, 255, 255, .3);
  font-size: 13px;
  pointer-events: none;
}

.bl-search-input {
  font-family: 'IBM Plex Mono', monospace;
  font-size: 11px;
  background: rgba(255, 255, 255, .05);
  border: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, .1);
  color: #fff;
  padding: 8px 14px 8px 34px;
  width: 200px;
  outline: none;
  transition: all .2s;
}

.bl-search-input::placeholder { color: rgba(255, 255, 255, .25); }

.bl-search-input:focus {
  border-color: rgba(200, 134, 10, .5);
  background: rgba(200, 134, 10, .06);
}

/* ── MAIN LAYOUT ──────────────────────────────────────────── */
.bl-main {
  background: #F4F2ED;
  padding: 80px 0;
}

.bl-container {
  max-width: 1280px;
  margin: 0 auto;
  padding: 0 24px;
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: 1fr 320px;
  grid-template-rows: auto 1fr;
  gap: 40px 48px;
}

/* ── FEATURED POST ────────────────────────────────────────── */
.bl-featured {
  grid-column: 1;
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: 1.1fr 1fr;
  background: #fff;
  border: 1px solid rgba(26, 39, 68, .08);
  overflow: hidden;
  transition: box-shadow .3s;
}

.bl-featured:hover {
  box-shadow: 0 12px 48px rgba(26, 39, 68, .12);
}

.bl-feat-img-wrap {
  position: relative;
  display: block;
  overflow: hidden;
  min-height: 380px;
}

.bl-feat-img-wrap img {
  width: 100%;
  height: 100%;
  object-fit: cover;
  transition: transform .6s ease;
}

.bl-featured:hover .bl-feat-img-wrap img {
  transform: scale(1.04);
}

.bl-feat-img-overlay {
  position: absolute;
  inset: 0;
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, rgba(6, 16, 30, .3) 0%, transparent 60%);
}

.bl-feat-badge {
  position: absolute;
  top: 20px;
  left: 20px;
  font-family: 'IBM Plex Mono', monospace;
  font-size: 9px;
  letter-spacing: 2px;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  background: #C8860A;
  color: #06101E;
  padding: 5px 10px;
  font-weight: 500;
}

.bl-feat-content {
  padding: 40px 36px;
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  justify-content: space-between;
}

.bl-feat-title {
  font-family: 'Montserrat', sans-serif;
  font-size: clamp(18px, 2vw, 24px);
  font-weight: 800;
  line-height: 1.25;
  letter-spacing: -.3px;
  color: #1A2744;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  margin: 12px 0 16px;
}

.bl-feat-excerpt {
  font-family: 'Montserrat', sans-serif;
  font-size: 14px;
  line-height: 1.75;
  color: rgba(26, 39, 68, .6);
  flex: 1;
  margin-bottom: 24px;
}

.bl-feat-foot {
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: space-between;
  gap: 16px;
  border-top: 1px solid rgba(26, 39, 68, .06);
  padding-top: 20px;
}

/* ── POST META (shared) ───────────────────────────────────── */
.bl-post-meta {
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 8px;
  font-family: 'IBM Plex Mono', monospace;
  font-size: 10px;
  letter-spacing: 1px;
  color: rgba(26, 39, 68, .45);
}

.bl-post-meta time { color: rgba(26, 39, 68, .55); }
.bl-post-meta i { color: #C8860A; }

.bl-meta-dot {
  width: 3px;
  height: 3px;
  background: rgba(26, 39, 68, .25);
  border-radius: 50%;
  display: inline-block;
}

/* Category tags */
.bl-cat-tag {
  font-family: 'IBM Plex Mono', monospace;
  font-size: 9px;
  letter-spacing: 1.5px;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  padding: 3px 8px;
  font-weight: 500;
}

.bl-cat-architecture { background: rgba(45, 74, 122, .1); color: #2D4A7A; }
.bl-cat-structural   { background: rgba(26, 39, 68, .1);  color: #1A2744; }
.bl-cat-mep          { background: rgba(200, 134, 10, .12); color: #A06A08; }
.bl-cat-bim          { background: rgba(58, 92, 143, .12); color: #3A5C8F; }
.bl-cat-oman         { background: rgba(200, 134, 10, .1); color: #8A5A05; }
.bl-cat-management   { background: rgba(26, 39, 68, .08);  color: #2D4A7A; }

/* Author */
.bl-author {
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 10px;
}

.bl-author-avatar {
  width: 36px;
  height: 36px;
  background: #1A2744;
  border: 1.5px solid #C8860A;
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: center;
  font-family: 'IBM Plex Mono', monospace;
  font-size: 13px;
  font-weight: 500;
  color: #C8860A;
  flex-shrink: 0;
}

.bl-author-info {
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  gap: 2px;
}

.bl-author-name {
  font-family: 'Montserrat', sans-serif;
  font-size: 12px;
  font-weight: 700;
  color: #1A2744;
}

.bl-author-role {
  font-family: 'IBM Plex Mono', monospace;
  font-size: 9px;
  letter-spacing: 1px;
  color: rgba(26, 39, 68, .45);
  text-transform: uppercase;
}

/* Read button */
.bl-read-btn {
  display: inline-flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 6px;
  font-family: 'Montserrat', sans-serif;
  font-size: 11px;
  font-weight: 600;
  letter-spacing: 1.5px;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: #C8860A;
  border: 1px solid #C8860A;
  padding: 9px 18px;
  white-space: nowrap;
  text-decoration: none;
  transition: all .2s;
  position: relative;
  overflow: hidden;
}

.bl-read-btn::before {
  content: '';
  position: absolute;
  inset: 0;
  background: #C8860A;
  transform: scaleX(0);
  transform-origin: left;
  transition: transform .25s ease;
}

.bl-read-btn:hover::before { transform: scaleX(1); }
.bl-read-btn:hover { color: #06101E; }
.bl-read-btn span, .bl-read-btn i { position: relative; z-index: 1; }

/* ── CONTENT WRAP (grid + sidebar row) ───────────────────── */
.bl-content-wrap {
  grid-column: 1;
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  gap: 32px;
}

/* ── POST GRID ────────────────────────────────────────────── */
.bl-grid {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(3, 1fr);
  gap: 2px;
}

.bl-card {
  background: #fff;
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  border: 1px solid rgba(26, 39, 68, .06);
  transition: box-shadow .3s, transform .3s;
  overflow: hidden;
}

.bl-card:hover {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 32px rgba(26, 39, 68, .1);
  transform: translateY(-4px) !important;
}

.bl-featured:hover {
  transform: translateY(-2px) !important;
}

.bl-card.hidden {
  display: none;
}

.bl-card-img-wrap {
  position: relative;
  display: block;
  overflow: hidden;
  height: 200px;
}

.bl-card-img-wrap img {
  width: 100%;
  height: 100%;
  object-fit: cover;
  transition: transform .5s ease;
}

.bl-card:hover .bl-card-img-wrap img {
  transform: scale(1.06);
}

.bl-card-overlay {
  position: absolute;
  inset: 0;
  background: linear-gradient(to top, rgba(6, 16, 30, .5) 0%, transparent 60%);
  transition: opacity .3s;
}

.bl-card:hover .bl-card-overlay { opacity: .6; }

.bl-card-body {
  padding: 24px 24px 20px;
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  flex: 1;
  gap: 10px;
}

.bl-card-title {
  font-family: 'Montserrat', sans-serif;
  font-size: 14px;
  font-weight: 700;
  line-height: 1.4;
  letter-spacing: -.1px;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: #1A2744;
  margin: 0;
}

.bl-card-excerpt {
  font-family: 'Montserrat', sans-serif;
  font-size: 13px;
  line-height: 1.65;
  color: rgba(26, 39, 68, .55);
  flex: 1;
  margin: 0;
}

.bl-card-foot {
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: space-between;
  gap: 12px;
  border-top: 1px solid rgba(26, 39, 68, .06);
  padding-top: 14px;
  margin-top: auto;
}

.bl-tags {
  display: flex;
  gap: 4px;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
}

.bl-tags span {
  font-family: 'IBM Plex Mono', monospace;
  font-size: 9px;
  letter-spacing: 1px;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: rgba(26, 39, 68, .45);
  background: rgba(26, 39, 68, .05);
  padding: 3px 7px;
}

.bl-card-link {
  display: inline-flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 4px;
  font-family: 'IBM Plex Mono', monospace;
  font-size: 10px;
  letter-spacing: 1px;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: #C8860A;
  text-decoration: none;
  white-space: nowrap;
  transition: gap .2s;
  flex-shrink: 0;
}

.bl-card-link:hover { gap: 8px; }

/* ── NO RESULTS ───────────────────────────────────────────── */
.bl-no-results {
  text-align: center;
  padding: 80px 24px;
  color: rgba(26, 39, 68, .4);
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 16px;
}

.bl-no-results i { font-size: 40px; opacity: .3; }

.bl-no-results p {
  font-family: 'Montserrat', sans-serif;
  font-size: 15px;
  color: rgba(26, 39, 68, .5);
  margin: 0;
}

.bl-reset-btn {
  font-family: 'IBM Plex Mono', monospace;
  font-size: 10px;
  letter-spacing: 1.5px;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: #C8860A;
  background: transparent;
  border: 1px solid #C8860A;
  padding: 8px 20px;
  cursor: pointer;
  transition: all .2s;
}

.bl-reset-btn:hover {
  background: #C8860A;
  color: #06101E;
}

/* ── LOAD MORE ────────────────────────────────────────────── */
.bl-load-more {
  display: flex;
  justify-content: center;
}

.bl-load-btn {
  display: inline-flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 10px;
  font-family: 'Montserrat', sans-serif;
  font-size: 11px;
  font-weight: 600;
  letter-spacing: 1.5px;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: #1A2744;
  background: transparent;
  border: 1px solid rgba(26, 39, 68, .2);
  padding: 14px 32px;
  cursor: pointer;
  transition: all .25s;
}

.bl-load-btn:hover {
  border-color: #C8860A;
  color: #C8860A;
}

/* ── SIDEBAR ──────────────────────────────────────────────── */
.bl-sidebar {
  grid-column: 2;
  grid-row: 1 / 3;
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  gap: 2px;
  align-self: start;
  position: sticky;
  top: 70px;
  max-height: calc(100vh - 80px);
  overflow-y: auto;
  scrollbar-width: thin;
  scrollbar-color: rgba(200, 134, 10, .3) transparent;
}

.bl-sidebar::-webkit-scrollbar { width: 3px; }
.bl-sidebar::-webkit-scrollbar-thumb { background: rgba(200, 134, 10, .3); }

.bl-widget {
  background: #fff;
  border: 1px solid rgba(26, 39, 68, .07);
  padding: 28px 24px;
}

.bl-widget-title {
  font-family: 'Montserrat', sans-serif;
  font-size: 11px;
  font-weight: 700;
  letter-spacing: 2px;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: #1A2744;
  margin: 0 0 20px;
  padding-bottom: 12px;
  border-bottom: 2px solid #C8860A;
  display: inline-block;
}

/* About widget */
.bl-widget-about p {
  font-family: 'Montserrat', sans-serif;
  font-size: 13px;
  line-height: 1.65;
  color: rgba(26, 39, 68, .55);
  margin: 16px 0 20px;
}

.bl-widget-logo {
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 12px;
}

.bl-wl-box {
  width: 40px;
  height: 40px;
  border: 1.5px solid #C8860A;
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: center;
  font-family: 'IBM Plex Mono', monospace;
  font-size: 13px;
  font-weight: 500;
  color: #C8860A;
  background: #06101E;
  flex-shrink: 0;
}

.bl-wl-text {
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  gap: 1px;
  font-family: 'Montserrat', sans-serif;
  font-size: 9px;
  font-weight: 700;
  letter-spacing: 1.5px;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: #1A2744;
  line-height: 1.2;
}

.bl-widget-cta {
  display: inline-flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 6px;
  font-family: 'Montserrat', sans-serif;
  font-size: 10px;
  font-weight: 600;
  letter-spacing: 1.5px;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: #06101E;
  background: #C8860A;
  padding: 9px 18px;
  text-decoration: none;
  transition: background .2s;
}

.bl-widget-cta:hover { background: #A06A08; }

/* Category list */
.bl-cat-list {
  list-style: none;
  margin: 0;
  padding: 0;
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  gap: 2px;
}

.bl-cat-btn {
  width: 100%;
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 10px;
  font-family: 'Montserrat', sans-serif;
  font-size: 12px;
  font-weight: 600;
  letter-spacing: .3px;
  color: rgba(26, 39, 68, .65);
  background: transparent;
  border: none;
  padding: 10px 12px;
  cursor: pointer;
  text-align: left;
  transition: all .2s;
}

.bl-cat-btn i { color: #C8860A; width: 16px; text-align: center; }

.bl-cat-btn span:last-child {
  margin-left: auto;
  font-family: 'IBM Plex Mono', monospace;
  font-size: 10px;
  color: rgba(26, 39, 68, .35);
}

.bl-cat-btn:hover,
.bl-cat-btn.active {
  background: rgba(200, 134, 10, .06);
  color: #1A2744;
}

.bl-cat-btn.active i { color: #C8860A; }

/* Popular posts */
.bl-popular-list {
  list-style: none;
  margin: 0;
  padding: 0;
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  gap: 2px;
}

.bl-popular-item {
  display: flex;
  align-items: flex-start;
  gap: 12px;
  padding: 12px;
  text-decoration: none;
  background: transparent;
  border: 1px solid transparent;
  transition: all .2s;
}

.bl-popular-item:hover {
  background: rgba(200, 134, 10, .05);
  border-color: rgba(200, 134, 10, .12);
}

.bl-pop-num {
  font-family: 'IBM Plex Mono', monospace;
  font-size: 10px;
  color: #C8860A;
  opacity: .6;
  flex-shrink: 0;
  width: 20px;
  padding-top: 2px;
}

.bl-pop-content h5 {
  font-family: 'Montserrat', sans-serif;
  font-size: 12px;
  font-weight: 600;
  color: #1A2744;
  line-height: 1.45;
  margin: 0 0 4px;
}

.bl-pop-content span {
  font-family: 'IBM Plex Mono', monospace;
  font-size: 9px;
  letter-spacing: 1px;
  color: rgba(26, 39, 68, .4);
}

.bl-pop-content i { color: #C8860A; margin-right: 3px; }

/* Services widget */
.bl-svc-links {
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  gap: 2px;
}

.bl-svc-links a {
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 10px;
  font-family: 'Montserrat', sans-serif;
  font-size: 12px;
  font-weight: 600;
  color: rgba(26, 39, 68, .65);
  padding: 10px 12px;
  text-decoration: none;
  border: 1px solid transparent;
  transition: all .2s;
}

.bl-svc-links a i { color: #C8860A; width: 16px; text-align: center; }

.bl-svc-links a:hover {
  color: #1A2744;
  background: rgba(200, 134, 10, .05);
  border-color: rgba(200, 134, 10, .12);
}

/* Contact widget */
.bl-widget-contact {
  background: #06101E;
  text-align: center;
}

.bl-wc-icon {
  font-size: 28px;
  color: #C8860A;
  margin-bottom: 12px;
  display: block;
}

.bl-widget-contact h4 {
  font-family: 'Montserrat', sans-serif;
  font-size: 14px;
  font-weight: 800;
  letter-spacing: -.2px;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: #fff;
  margin: 0 0 10px;
}

.bl-widget-contact p {
  font-family: 'Montserrat', sans-serif;
  font-size: 12px;
  line-height: 1.65;
  color: rgba(255, 255, 255, .45);
  margin: 0 0 20px;
}

.bl-wc-cta {
  display: inline-flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 6px;
  font-family: 'Montserrat', sans-serif;
  font-size: 10px;
  font-weight: 600;
  letter-spacing: 1.5px;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: #06101E;
  background: #C8860A;
  padding: 10px 20px;
  text-decoration: none;
  width: 100%;
  justify-content: center;
  transition: background .2s;
  margin-bottom: 14px;
}

.bl-wc-cta:hover { background: #A06A08; }

.bl-wc-contact {
  display: flex;
  justify-content: center;
}

.bl-wc-contact a {
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 6px;
  font-family: 'IBM Plex Mono', monospace;
  font-size: 10px;
  letter-spacing: 1px;
  color: rgba(255, 255, 255, .4);
  text-decoration: none;
  transition: color .2s;
}

.bl-wc-contact a i { color: #C8860A; }
.bl-wc-contact a:hover { color: rgba(255, 255, 255, .7); }

/* ── CTA SECTION ──────────────────────────────────────────── */
.bl-cta-section {
  position: relative;
  background: #06101E;
  padding: 100px 24px;
  overflow: hidden;
}

.bl-cta-inner {
  max-width: 1280px;
  margin: 0 auto;
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: space-between;
  gap: 48px;
  position: relative;
  z-index: 2;
}

.bl-cta-eyebrow {
  display: block;
  font-family: 'IBM Plex Mono', monospace;
  font-size: 10px;
  letter-spacing: 3px;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: #C8860A;
  opacity: .8;
  margin-bottom: 16px;
}

.bl-cta-text h2 {
  font-family: 'Montserrat', sans-serif;
  font-size: clamp(32px, 4vw, 52px);
  font-weight: 900;
  line-height: 1.1;
  letter-spacing: -1px;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: #fff;
  margin: 0;
}

.bl-cta-text h2 em {
  font-style: normal;
  color: #C8860A;
}

.bl-cta-actions {
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 16px;
  flex-shrink: 0;
}

.bl-cta-btn-primary {
  display: inline-flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 8px;
  font-family: 'Montserrat', sans-serif;
  font-size: 11px;
  font-weight: 600;
  letter-spacing: 1.5px;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: #06101E;
  background: #C8860A;
  padding: 14px 28px;
  text-decoration: none;
  transition: background .2s, transform .2s;
}

.bl-cta-btn-primary:hover {
  background: #A06A08;
  transform: translateY(-2px);
}

.bl-cta-btn-secondary {
  display: inline-flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 8px;
  font-family: 'Montserrat', sans-serif;
  font-size: 11px;
  font-weight: 600;
  letter-spacing: 1.5px;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: rgba(255, 255, 255, .7);
  background: transparent;
  border: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, .2);
  padding: 14px 28px;
  text-decoration: none;
  transition: all .2s;
}

.bl-cta-btn-secondary:hover {
  border-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, .45);
  color: #fff;
  transform: translateY(-2px);
}

.bl-cta-wm {
  position: absolute;
  right: -20px;
  bottom: -40px;
  font-family: 'Montserrat', sans-serif;
  font-size: clamp(100px, 14vw, 180px);
  font-weight: 900;
  letter-spacing: -4px;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: rgba(200, 134, 10, .04);
  line-height: 1;
  pointer-events: none;
  user-select: none;
}

/* ── RESPONSIVE ───────────────────────────────────────────── */
@media (max-width: 1100px) {
  .bl-container {
    grid-template-columns: 1fr 280px;
    gap: 32px 32px;
  }
}

@media (max-width: 991px) {
  .bl-container {
    grid-template-columns: 1fr;
  }

  .bl-sidebar {
    grid-column: 1;
    grid-row: auto;
    position: static;
    max-height: none;
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr;
    gap: 2px;
  }

  .bl-widget-contact { grid-column: 1 / -1; }

  .bl-featured {
    grid-template-columns: 1fr;
  }

  .bl-feat-img-wrap { min-height: 260px; }

  .bl-cta-inner {
    flex-direction: column;
    text-align: center;
    gap: 32px;
  }
}

@media (max-width: 767px) {
  .bl-hero { min-height: 50vh; }

  .bl-hero-inner { padding: 60px 24px 80px; }

  .bl-hero-title { font-size: clamp(40px, 10vw, 60px); }

  .bl-filter-inner { height: auto; padding: 12px 24px; flex-direction: column; align-items: stretch; gap: 10px; }

  .bl-search-wrap { width: 100%; }
  .bl-search-input { width: 100%; }

  .bl-grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }

  .bl-sidebar { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }

  .bl-cta-actions { flex-direction: column; width: 100%; }

  .bl-cta-btn-primary,
  .bl-cta-btn-secondary { justify-content: center; }

  .bl-main { padding: 48px 0; }
}

@media (max-width: 480px) {
  .bl-feat-content { padding: 24px 20px; }
  .bl-feat-foot { flex-direction: column; align-items: flex-start; }
  .bl-hero-meta { flex-wrap: wrap; }
  .bl-cta-section { padding: 64px 24px; }
}