/* -- Essay previews (used on index) -- */
  .essay-preview-grid {
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr;
    gap: 24px;
    margin-top: 16px;
  }
  .essay-preview {
    display: block;
    text-decoration: none;
    padding: 24px;
    cursor: pointer;
    border: 1px solid var(--border);
    border-radius: 12px;
    transition: border-color 0.2s ease, background 0.2s ease;
  }
  .essay-preview:hover {
    border-color: var(--border-mid);
    background: var(--bg-subtle);
  }
  .essay-preview:hover .essay-preview-title { color: var(--text-primary); }
  .essay-preview-meta {
    font-family: var(--mono);
    font-size: 11px;
    font-weight: 400;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    letter-spacing: 0.06em;
    margin-bottom: 8px;
    display: flex;
    gap: 12px;
  }
  .essay-preview-meta .tag { color: var(--accent); }
  .essay-preview-meta .date { color: var(--text-tertiary); }
  .essay-preview-title {
    font-size: 16px;
    font-weight: 500;
    color: var(--text-mid);
    line-height: 1.3;
    letter-spacing: -0.01em;
    margin-bottom: 8px;
    transition: color 0.15s ease;
  }
  .essay-preview-excerpt { font-size: 16px; font-weight: 400; color: var(--text-secondary); line-height: 1.6; }

  /* -- Essays index -- */
  .essay-list { margin-top: 40px; }
  .essay-item { display: block; padding: 28px 0; border-top: 1px solid var(--border); text-decoration: none; cursor: pointer; }
  .essay-item:last-child { border-bottom: 1px solid var(--border); }
  .essay-item:hover .essay-title { color: var(--text-primary); }
  .essay-meta {
    font-family: var(--mono);
    font-size: 10px;
    color: var(--text-tertiary);
    letter-spacing: 0.08em;
    margin-bottom: 10px;
    display: flex;
    gap: 16px;
  }
  .essay-meta .tag { color: var(--accent); }
  .essay-title {
    font-size: 18px;
    font-weight: 500;
    color: var(--text-mid);
    line-height: 1.3;
    letter-spacing: -0.01em;
    margin-bottom: 10px;
    transition: color 0.15s ease;
  }
  .essay-excerpt { font-size: 15px; color: var(--text-secondary); line-height: 1.6; max-width: 520px; }

  /* -- Essay subpage -- */
  .essay-page-header { padding-top: 136px; margin-bottom: 64px; }
  .essay-back {
    font-family: var(--mono);
    font-size: 10px;
    letter-spacing: 0.08em;
    color: var(--text-tertiary);
    margin-bottom: 32px;
    cursor: pointer;
    transition: color 0.15s ease;
    display: inline-block;
  }
  .essay-back:hover { color: var(--accent); }
  .essay-page-meta {
    font-family: var(--mono);
    font-size: 10px;
    color: var(--text-tertiary);
    letter-spacing: 0.08em;
    margin-bottom: 20px;
    display: flex;
    gap: 16px;
  }
  .essay-page-meta .tag { color: var(--accent); }
  .essay-page-title {
    font-size: clamp(28px, 4.5vw, 44px);
    font-weight: 600;
    color: var(--text-primary);
    line-height: 1.1;
    letter-spacing: -0.02em;
    margin-bottom: 28px;
  }
  .essay-page-lede {
    font-size: 17px;
    line-height: 1.75;
    color: var(--text-mid);
    font-weight: 400;
    border-left: 2px solid var(--accent);
    padding-left: 20px;
  }

  .essay-body { max-width: 640px; margin-bottom: 96px; }
  .essay-body p { font-size: 17px; line-height: 1.85; color: var(--text-body); margin-bottom: 32px; }
  .essay-body p:last-child { margin-bottom: 0; }
  .essay-body em { color: var(--text-primary); font-style: normal; }
  .essay-body h2 {
    font-size: 11px;
    font-weight: 400;
    color: var(--text-tertiary);
    letter-spacing: 0.1em;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    margin: 56px 0 20px;
    font-family: var(--mono);
  }
  .essay-body blockquote {
    font-family: var(--mono);
    font-size: 13px;
    line-height: 1.7;
    color: var(--accent);
    padding: 24px 0;
    border-top: 1px solid var(--border-accent);
    border-bottom: 1px solid var(--border-accent);
    margin: 48px 0;
  }

  .essay-table { width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse; margin: 40px 0; font-size: 15px; }
  .essay-table th {
    font-family: var(--mono);
    font-size: 10px;
    letter-spacing: 0.08em;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    color: var(--text-tertiary);
    padding: 10px 16px 10px 0;
    text-align: left;
    border-bottom: 1px solid var(--border);
    font-weight: 400;
  }
  .essay-table td {
    padding: 14px 16px 14px 0;
    border-bottom: 1px solid var(--border);
    color: var(--text-body);
    line-height: 1.5;
    vertical-align: top;
  }
  .essay-table td:first-child {
    font-family: var(--mono);
    font-size: 12px;
    color: var(--text-primary);
    white-space: nowrap;
    padding-right: 24px;
  }
  .essay-table tr:last-child td { border-bottom: none; }

  @media (max-width: 600px) {
    .essay-preview-grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
    .essay-page-header { padding-top: 96px; }
  }