:root {
  --bg: #f7f6f3;          /* warm ash */
  --ink: #2b2b2b;         /* near-black */
  --muted: #5f5a54;       /* iron gray */
  --accent: #5a4632;      /* dark bronze */

  --rule: rgba(0,0,0,0.12);
  --content-width: 42rem;
  --line-height: 1.65;
}


* {
  box-sizing: border-box;
}

html, body {
  margin: 0;
  padding: 0;
}

body {
  background: var(--bg);
  color: var(--ink);
  font-family: Georgia, "Iowan Old Style", Times, serif;
  line-height: var(--line-height);
}

header {
  border-bottom: 2px solid var(--rule);
}

nav {
  max-width: var(--content-width);
  margin: 0 auto;
  padding: 1.5rem 1rem;
  display: flex;
  gap: 1.5rem;
}

nav a {
  text-decoration: none;
  color: var(--ink);
  font-weight: 600;
  letter-spacing: 0.01em;
}

nav a:hover {
  text-decoration: underline;
}

main {
  max-width: var(--content-width);
  margin: 0 auto;
  padding: 3rem 1rem 4rem;
}

h1, h2, h3 {
  font-family: Georgia, "Iowan Old Style", Times, serif;
  font-weight: 500;
  margin-top: 2.5rem;
  margin-bottom: 1rem;
}

h1 {
  font-size: 2rem;
}

h2 {
  font-size: 1.4rem;
}

p {
  margin: 1rem 0;
}

a {
  color: var(--accent);
}

a:hover {
  text-decoration: underline;
}

hr {
  border: none;
  border-top: 2px solid var(--rule);
  margin: 3rem 0;
}

.stories-index ul {
  list-style: none;
  padding-left: 0;
}

.stories-index li {
  margin-bottom: 1rem;
}

.story {
  margin-top: 2rem;
}

.story-prompt {
  color: var(--muted);
  font-style: italic;
  margin-bottom: 2rem;
}

.story-body {
  margin-top: 2rem;
}

.story-meta {
  color: var(--muted);
  font-size: 0.9rem;
  margin-bottom: 2rem;
  margin-top: 3rem;
}

footer {
  border-top: 2px solid var(--rule);
  padding: 2rem 1rem 3rem;
  color: var(--muted);
}

footer .inner {
  max-width: var(--content-width);
  margin: 0 auto;
}