:root {
  --gold: #C8A84E;
  --gold-light: #E8D48B;
  --gold-dim: rgba(200,168,78,.12);
  --gold-border: rgba(200,168,78,.2);
  --dark-surface: #111111;
  --dark-elevated: #1a1a1a;
  --dark-border: #252525;
  --text: #F5F0E8;
  --text-muted: #8A8375;
}

.story-grid {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(3, minmax(0, 1fr));
  gap: 22px;
}
.story-card {
  min-width: 0;
  overflow: hidden;
  border: 1px solid var(--dark-border);
  border-radius: 16px;
  background: rgba(17,17,17,.92);
  transition: transform .2s ease, border-color .2s ease, box-shadow .2s ease;
}
.story-card:hover {
  transform: translateY(-3px);
  border-color: rgba(200,168,78,.36);
  box-shadow: 0 12px 30px rgba(0,0,0,.2);
}
.story-image {
  aspect-ratio: 16 / 9;
  min-width: 0;
  overflow: hidden;
  background: var(--dark-elevated);
}
.story-image img { display: block; width: 100%; height: 100%; max-width: 100%; object-fit: cover; }
.story-image-placeholder {
  display: grid;
  width: 100%;
  height: 100%;
  place-items: center;
  background:
    linear-gradient(135deg, rgba(200,168,78,.18), transparent 55%),
    repeating-linear-gradient(135deg, rgba(255,255,255,.025) 0 1px, transparent 1px 12px),
    var(--dark-elevated);
}
.story-image-placeholder span {
  color: rgba(232,212,139,.55);
  font-family: 'Syne', sans-serif;
  font-size: 2rem;
  font-weight: 800;
  letter-spacing: -2px;
}
.story-card-content { min-width: 0; max-width: 100%; padding: 20px 20px 24px; }
.story-meta {
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: space-between;
  gap: 12px;
  min-width: 0;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
  margin-bottom: 12px;
  color: var(--text-muted);
  font-size: .76rem;
}
.story-type {
  color: var(--gold);
  font-weight: 700;
  letter-spacing: 1.4px;
  text-transform: uppercase;
}
.story-card h2 {
  margin: 0 0 10px;
  color: var(--text);
  font-family: 'Syne', sans-serif;
  font-size: 1.25rem;
  font-weight: 700;
  line-height: 1.2;
  overflow-wrap: anywhere;
}
.story-card p {
  display: -webkit-box;
  margin: 0;
  overflow: hidden;
  color: var(--text-muted);
  font-size: .92rem;
  line-height: 1.55;
  overflow-wrap: anywhere;
  -webkit-box-orient: vertical;
  -webkit-line-clamp: 4;
}
.story-card-link {
  display: inline-flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 7px;
  max-width: 100%;
  margin-top: 18px;
  color: var(--gold-light);
  font-size: .82rem;
  font-weight: 700;
  letter-spacing: .8px;
  overflow-wrap: anywhere;
  text-decoration: none;
  text-transform: uppercase;
}
.story-card-link span { transition: transform .2s ease; }
.story-card-link:hover { color: var(--text); }
.story-card-link:hover span { transform: translateX(3px); }
.story-empty {
  grid-column: 1 / -1;
  padding: 72px 24px;
  border: 1px dashed var(--gold-border);
  border-radius: 16px;
  background: rgba(17,17,17,.7);
  text-align: center;
}
.story-empty-mark {
  margin-bottom: 14px;
  color: var(--gold);
  font-size: 2rem;
}
.story-empty h2 {
  margin: 0 0 8px;
  color: var(--text);
  font-family: 'Syne', sans-serif;
  font-size: 1.35rem;
}
.story-empty p { max-width: 470px; margin: 0 auto; color: var(--text-muted); }

@media (max-width: 860px) {
  .story-grid { grid-template-columns: repeat(2, minmax(0, 1fr)); }
}
@media (max-width: 560px) {
  .story-grid { grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1fr); gap: 16px; }
  .story-card-content { padding: 18px 16px 20px; }
}