:root {
  --bg: #D9CEAC;
  --ink: #222222;
  --name-color: #5E5E8E;

  --shadow-soft: 0 10px 32px rgba(0,0,0,0.16);

  /* One size drives ALL hex tiles */
  --hex-size: clamp(160px, 18vw, 290px);
}

* { box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0; padding: 0; }

html, body {
  height: 100%;
  background: #9b8a6d;
  color: var(--ink);
  font-family: "Inter", system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, sans-serif;
}


/* ===== brain home button (top-left) ===== */
.brain-home-button-left{
  position: absolute;
  top: 3.5%;
  left: 3.5%;
  width: 7.5vw;
  height: auto;  display: block;
  z-index: 60;
  cursor: pointer;
  filter: drop-shadow(0 6px 12px rgba(0,0,0,.25));
  transition: transform 0.2s ease, filter 0.2s ease;
}

.brain-home-button-left:hover{
  transform: scale(1.12); /* gentler than 1.5 */
}

.wrap {
  min-height: 100%;
  background: var(--bg);
  padding: clamp(18px, 3vmin, 40px);
}

/* ===== 65% / 35% layout ===== */
.layout{
  min-height: calc(100vh - 2 * clamp(18px, 3vmin, 40px));
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: 65fr 35fr;
  gap: clamp(16px, 2.5vw, 36px);
  align-items: center;
}

/* Left side centers the Honeycomb box */
.leftPane{
  display: grid;
  place-items: center;
}

/* Right side shows the pearl image */
.rightPane{
  display: grid;
  place-items: center;
  padding-right: clamp(0px, 1vw, 12px);
}

.pearl{
  width: 100%;
  max-width: 600px;
  object-fit: contain;
  filter: drop-shadow(0 10px 20px rgba(0,0,0,.25));
}

/* ===== Stage / Honeycomb box ===== */
.stage {
  position: relative;
  width: min(100%, 980px);
  aspect-ratio: 16/9;
}

.Honeycomb {
  position: absolute;
  inset: 0;
}

/* ===== Hex tiles (ALL SAME SIZE) =====
   Use center coordinates instead of top-left offsets:
   left/top = center position, then translate(-50%,-50%)
*/
.hex{
  position: absolute;
  left: calc(var(--x) * 1%);
  top:  calc(var(--y) * 1%);
  width: var(--hex-size);
  transform: translate(-50%, -50%);
  transform-origin: center;
  transition: transform .2s ease, filter .2s ease;
  outline: none;
  z-index: var(--z, 1);
  display: inline-block;
}


.hex img{
  display: block;
  width: 90%;
  height: auto;
  pointer-events: none;
  background: var(--shadow-soft);
}


/* labels */
.hex span {
  position: absolute;
  left: 50%;
  top: 50%;
  transform: translate(-50%, -50%);
  font-family: "Inter", system-ui, -apple-system, sans-serif;
  font-size: clamp(22px, 2.2vw, 35px);
  line-height: 1.25;
  letter-spacing: 0.02em;
  text-align: left;
  color: #fff;
  white-space: nowrap;
  text-shadow:
  0 3px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.14),
    0 10px 22px rgba(0,0,0,0.22);
  pointer-events: none;
}


  /* soft “lift” + depth
    0 0 4px rgba(66,66,66,.65),
    0 1px 3px rgba(66,66,66,.55); */
#substack-link{
  font-size: clamp(16px, 1.6vw, 25px);
}

/* hover/focus */
.hex:hover,
.hex:focus-visible {
  transform: translate(-50%, -50%) scale(1.05);
  filter: drop-shadow(6px 6px 5px rgba(0, 0, 0, .50));
}

/* ===== Positions (tune these if you want) =====
   These are “honeycomb-ish” coordinates similar to your mock.
*/
.hex.creative-exp-txt  { --x: 45; --y: 8; --z: 2; }
.hex.creative-exp-img  { --x: 75; --y: 8; --z: 2; }
.hex.baking-repo-txt   { --x: 30; --y: 53; --z: 2; }
.hex.writing-txt       { --x: 60; --y: 53; --z: 3; }
.hex.baking-repo-img   { --x: 90; --y: 53; --z: 1; }
.hex.photobooth-txt    { --x: 45; --y: 98; --z: 1; }
.hex.photobooth-img    { --x: 75; --y: 98; --z: 3; }


/* optional: slightly smaller on phones */
@media (max-width: 800px){
  .brain-home-button-left{
    top: 14px;
    left: 14px;
    width: 44px;
  }
}

/* ===== Responsive: stack on small screens ===== */
@media (max-width: 900px){
  .layout{
    grid-template-columns: 1fr;
    gap: 18px;
  }
  .rightPane{ order: 2; }
  .leftPane{ order: 1; }
  .pearl{ max-height: 45vh; }
  :root{ --hex-size: clamp(140px, 34vw, 240px); }
}