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

        a {
            text-decoration: none;
            color: inherit;
        }

        body {
            font-family: 'Inter', sans-serif;
            background-color: #fefaf5;
            color: #1e1a17;
            scroll-behavior: smooth;
            overflow-x: hidden;
        }

        /* ========= ANIMATED BACKGROUND (Same warm palette as image) ========= */
        .animated-bg {
            position: fixed;
            top: 0;
            left: 0;
            width: 100%;
            height: 100%;
            z-index: -2;
            background: linear-gradient(135deg, #fff4e8 0%, #f9e9da 50%, #f5e2d0 100%);
            overflow: hidden;
        }

        .theme-bg {
            background: rgba(253, 248, 242, 0.92) !important;
        }

        .orb {
            position: absolute;
            border-radius: 50%;
            filter: blur(70px);
            opacity: 0.45;
            animation: floatOrb 20s infinite alternate ease-in-out;
            z-index: -1;
        }

        .orb-1 {
            width: 50vw;
            height: 50vw;
            background: radial-gradient(circle, #c77a5a, #b1624b);
            top: -20%;
            right: -10%;
            animation-duration: 22s;
        }

        .orb-2 {
            width: 40vw;
            height: 40vw;
            background: radial-gradient(circle, #e2bc9a, #d49c78);
            bottom: -15%;
            left: -10%;
            opacity: 0.35;
            animation-duration: 25s;
            animation-delay: -5s;
        }

        .orb-3 {
            width: 35vw;
            height: 35vw;
            background: #e8cfb5;
            bottom: 20%;
            right: 20%;
            opacity: 0.3;
            filter: blur(80px);
            animation-duration: 28s;
            animation-delay: -2s;
        }

        .orb-4 {
            width: 30vw;
            height: 30vw;
            background: #c77a5a;
            top: 40%;
            left: -5%;
            opacity: 0.2;
            filter: blur(90px);
            animation-duration: 18s;
            animation-delay: -8s;
        }

        @keyframes floatOrb {
            0% {
                transform: translate(0, 0) scale(1);
            }

            100% {
                transform: translate(3%, 5%) scale(1.1);
            }
        }

        .animated-bg::after {
            content: '';
            position: absolute;
            top: 0;
            left: 0;
            width: 100%;
            height: 100%;
            background-image: url('data:image/svg+xml;utf8,<svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" viewBox="0 0 200 200" opacity="0.03"><filter id="noise"><feTurbulence type="fractalNoise" baseFrequency="0.65" numOctaves="3" stitchTiles="stitch"/></filter><rect width="100%" height="100%" filter="url(%23noise)"/></svg>');
            pointer-events: none;
        }

        h1,
        h2,
        h3,
        h4,
        .serif-heading {
            font-family: 'Cormorant Garamond', serif;
            font-weight: 600;
            letter-spacing: -0.01em;
        }

        .navbar-brand {
            font-family: 'Cormorant Garamond', serif;
            font-size: 1.8rem;
            font-weight: 700;
            letter-spacing: 1px;
        }

        .navbar {
            background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.92);
            backdrop-filter: blur(8px);
            transition: all 0.3s;
        }

        .hero-section {
            background: transparent;
            padding: 5rem 0 4rem 0;
            position: relative;
        }

        .badge-stat {
            background-color: #ffffffcc;
            backdrop-filter: blur(2px);
            border-radius: 100px;
            padding: 0.5rem 1rem;
            font-weight: 500;
            font-size: 0.9rem;
            color: #3c2a23;
            border: 1px solid #e2cfbc;
        }

        .stat-number {
            font-size: 2.7rem;
            font-weight: 700;
            font-family: 'Cormorant Garamond', serif;
            line-height: 1.2;
            color: #b1624b;
        }

        .card-hover {
            transition: all 0.3s ease;
            border: none;
            background: #ffffff;
            border-radius: 1.25rem;
            box-shadow: 0 8px 20px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.02), 0 2px 6px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.05);
        }

        .card-hover:hover {
            transform: translateY(-6px);
            box-shadow: 0 20px 30px -12px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.1);
            background-color: #fffdf9;
        }

        .btn-outline-copper {
            border: 1.5px solid #c77a5a;
            color: #b1624b;
            background: transparent;
            border-radius: 40px;
            padding: 0.5rem 1.5rem;
            font-weight: 500;
            transition: 0.2s;
        }

        .btn-outline-copper:hover {
            background-color: #c77a5a;
            color: white;
            border-color: #c77a5a;
        }

        .btn-copper {
            background-color: #b1624b;
            border: none;
            color: white;
            border-radius: 40px;
            padding: 0.6rem 1.8rem;
            font-weight: 500;
            transition: 0.2s;
        }

        .btn-copper:hover {
            background-color: #9b4e3a;
            color: white;
        }

        .section-title {
            position: relative;
            display: inline-block;
            margin-bottom: 2rem;
            font-weight: 700;
            font-size: 3.2rem;
        }

        .section-title:after {
            content: '';
            position: absolute;
            bottom: -12px;
            left: 0;
            width: 60px;
            height: 3px;
            background: #c77a5a;
            border-radius: 4px;
        }

        .footer {
            background-color: #241f1c;
            color: #e3d9d2;
        }

        .social-icon {
            font-size: 1.4rem;
            color: #cfb9ab;
            transition: 0.2s;
            margin: 0 0.5rem;
        }

        .social-icon:hover {
            color: #f2c9b5;
            transform: translateY(-2px);
        }

        .book-card {
            border-radius: 1rem;
            overflow: hidden;
            border: 1px solid #f0e2d6;
            background: white;
        }

        .book-icon {
            background-color: #f5ede6;
            padding: 1.5rem;
            text-align: center;
            font-size: 2.5rem;
            color: #b1624b;
        }

        .quote-text {
            font-family: 'Cormorant Garamond', serif;
            font-style: italic;
            font-size: 1.2rem;
            border-left: 4px solid #c77a5a;
            padding-left: 1.2rem;
        }

        section:not(.hero-section) {
            background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.88);
            backdrop-filter: blur(2px);
        }



        #books {
            background: rgba(250, 241, 232, 0.92) !important;
        }

        /* Author Image Styles */
        .author-img-wrapper {
            position: relative;
            border-radius: 28px;
            overflow: hidden;
            box-shadow: 0 20px 35px -10px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.15);
            transition: transform 0.4s ease, box-shadow 0.4s ease;
        }

        .author-img-wrapper:hover {
            transform: translateY(-5px);
            box-shadow: 0 25px 40px -12px rgba(183, 98, 75, 0.25);
        }

        .author-img {
            width: 100%;
            height: auto;
            display: block;
            transition: transform 0.6s ease;
        }

        .author-img-wrapper:hover .author-img {
            transform: scale(1.02);
        }

        .img-caption {
            position: absolute;
            bottom: 0;
            left: 0;
            right: 0;
            background: linear-gradient(to top, rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.7), transparent);
            padding: 1.5rem 1rem 0.8rem;
            color: white;
            font-size: 0.85rem;
            text-align: center;
            font-style: italic;
        }

        /* Profile page specific styles */
        .profile-header {
            background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.85);
            backdrop-filter: blur(8px);
            border-radius: 2rem;
            border: 1px solid rgba(199, 122, 90, 0.2);
        }

        .profile-img-wrapper {
            width: 180px;
            height: 180px;
            background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c77a5a, #e2bc9a);
            border-radius: 50%;
            display: flex;
            align-items: center;
            justify-content: center;
            margin: 0 auto;
            box-shadow: 0 20px 35px -10px rgba(183, 98, 75, 0.3);
        }

        .profile-img-inner {
            width: 168px;
            height: 168px;
            background: #fefaf5;
            border-radius: 50%;
            display: flex;
            align-items: center;
            justify-content: center;
            font-size: 5rem;
            color: #b1624b;
            overflow: hidden;
        }

        .profile-img-inner img {
            width: 100%;
            height: 100%;
            object-fit: cover;
        }

        .timeline-item {
            border-left: 2px solid #c77a5a;
            padding-left: 1.5rem;
            margin-bottom: 2rem;
            position: relative;
        }

        .timeline-item::before {
            content: '';
            position: absolute;
            left: -8px;
            top: 0;
            width: 14px;
            height: 14px;
            background: #c77a5a;
            border-radius: 50%;
        }

        .award-badge {
            background: rgba(199, 122, 90, 0.1);
            border: 1px solid rgba(199, 122, 90, 0.3);
            border-radius: 100px;
            padding: 0.4rem 1rem;
            font-size: 0.8rem;
        }

        @media (max-width: 768px) {
            .hero-section {
                padding: 3rem 0;
            }

            .stat-number {
                font-size: 1.8rem;
            }

            .section-title {
                font-size: 1.9rem;
            }

            .profile-img-wrapper {
                width: 140px;
                height: 140px;
            }

            .profile-img-inner {
                width: 128px;
                height: 128px;
                font-size: 3.5rem;
            }
        }

        .page-transition {
            animation: fadeIn 0.5s ease;
        }

        @keyframes fadeIn {
            from {
                opacity: 0;
                transform: translateY(10px);
            }

            to {
                opacity: 1;
                transform: translateY(0);
            }
        }

        .nav-link.active-page {
            color: #b1624b !important;
            font-weight: 600;
            border-bottom: 2px solid #c77a5a;
        }

        /* Section Background */

        /* Card Style */
        .poetry-card {
            background: #fff;
            border-radius: 18px;
            padding: 28px;
            box-shadow: 0 8px 30px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.05);
            transition: all 0.4s ease;
            position: relative;
            overflow: hidden;
        }

        /* Hover Effect */
        .poetry-card:hover {
            transform: translateY(-8px);
            box-shadow: 0 20px 60px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.1);
        }

        /* Subtle Top Border Accent */
        .poetry-card::before {
            content: "";
            position: absolute;
            top: 0;
            left: 0;
            width: 100%;
            height: 3px;
            background: linear-gradient(to right, #c77a5a, transparent);
            opacity: 0;
            transition: 0.4s;
        }

        .poetry-card:hover::before {
            opacity: 1;
        }

        /* Icon */
        .icon-wrap {
            font-size: 32px;
            color: #c77a5a;
            margin-bottom: 15px;
            transition: 0.3s;
        }

        .poetry-card:hover .icon-wrap {
            transform: scale(1.1);
        }

        /* Title */
        .poetry-card h4 {
            font-weight: 600;
            margin-bottom: 10px;
        }

        /* Text */
        .poetry-card p {
            color: #6c757d;
            line-height: 1.6;
        }

        /* Tag */
        .poetry-tag {
            display: inline-block;
            margin-top: 15px;
            padding: 6px 14px;
            border-radius: 20px;
            font-size: 12px;
            border: 1px solid #ddd;
            background: #fafafa;
        }

        .gold-text {
            color: #e6c8a3;
        }


        /* Clock */